LATVIA
Some remarks about issue of Radio Merkurs broadcasting (I guess someone translated this issue from Russian into English (from open-dx), but some details lost). This is not the same transmitter that was carrying Radio Nord. Radio Nord was broadcasting from Ulbroka with 2.7 kW, but Radio Merkurs is broadcasting from Riga (Agenskalns, Western Riga). Power should be 1 kW, but most likely power used now is much lower (maybe about 100 W).
After absence in the end of August and in September radio station is on air again since September 30 (not only non-stop music like it was before, but also some programs). Though transmission isn't considered test anymore, engineers are still trying to improve quality of reception.
Usually I hear Radio Merkurs with SINPO: 55454 or 55555 depending on atmosphere noise and probably also on power of transmitter that changes sometimes (Receiver SONY ICF-SW7600GR with ferrite antenna, South-Eastern part of Riga, about 6 km from transmitter).
This transmitter in Agenskalns is carrying not only Radio Merkurs, but also a plenty of FM stations, though many people are worried that antenna is too old and because of strong wind can fall down. Radio Merkurs is the same radio station as former Radio Nord 945 kHz - the same programs, the same music and the same DJs. Relocation was necessary as land of Ulbroka mediumwave transmitter (945 kHz) was sold to someone, future of 9290 kHz Ulbroka transmitter is also unclear. I heard rumours about cancelling all relays via this transmitter December 31.
55! 73! Yuri Dimbovsky, Riga, Latvia (17/11-2008)
LATVIA
Radio Merkurs has been testing on 1485 kHz since August 8. Radio Merkurs continues with the same format and the same 1-kilowatt transmitter that were used by Radio Nord on 945 kHz until mid-summer in the capital Riga. Information about this new station was first published by Yuriy Dymbovskiy in Riga on Open-dx.
DXing.info (17/11-2008)
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LITHUANIA
NEW TRANSMISSION
Yesterday evening I heard Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda) on 1386kHz in
Belarussian: July 16, 2009, around 1900UTC. The signal was very strong, probably via Sitkunai, Lithuania.
Karel Honzik, CZE via mwdx (17/7-2009)
Yes Karel, daily on air July 13 - 18. Also Sunday only bcast, 1386 2000-2030 Bozy Glos program http://www.zilionis.lt/rtv/radio-am.php?e
73 Wolfgang Bueschel via mwdx (17/7-2009)
LITHUANIA
Lithuanian Public Radio announced that it will stop renting the 500 kW mediumwave transmitter in Sitkunai on 666 kHz from 1 April (no April fool).
Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 10 via DXLD 9-015 (18/2-2009)
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LW DXING FROM JAPAN
Hi! Ydun Ritz san. My name is Tsune belong to NDXC. Live in central Japan. These days LW condx is really exellent. My equipment is AR7030PLUS with homebrew K9AY. I am trying to 171(Medi1),183,189(RUV),198(BBC),207(RUV),234(RTL),261(BNR).
Loggings below:
153.00 1728 1750 2009-10-21 ROU R.Antena Satelor 25332
171.00 2200 2249 2009-10-24 RUS R.Kavkaz 15321
177.00 1605 1615 2009-10-21 D DLR-Kultur 25322
207.00 1814 1830 2009-10-9 MRC RTM 15321
216.00 1752 1800 2009-10-21 MCO R.Monte Carlo 15221
225.00 1837 1904 2009-10-17 POL Polskie R.1 25222
252.00 2059 2108 2009-10-9 ALG R.Algerienne 3 25322
270.00 1650 1700 2009-10-21 CZE CR1 R.Zurnal 25322
Good DXing!
Tsunehito Inoue, Japan (25/10-2009)
LW DXING FROM CANADA
Last night, around 23:35 UTC at our sunset, longwave was offering quite a show despite some noisy periods. There was carrier and audio at most channels.
153 ALGERIA, Chaïne 1. Man talking in Arabic. Low modulation level, fair.
162 FRANCE, France Inter. Man in French, good.
171 MOROCCO,appears to be Arabic modern music, fair.
177 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio Kultur. Man in German, poor.
180 TURKEY (presumed), TRT. I had in the past carrier but not enough to generate audio. This time, a bit of audio was present. That was before Europe 1 signed in. According to WRTH and EMWG, TRT sign off at 23:00 UTC on their LW-MW outlets. Was there special programming? I've monitered this one all night long waiting for transmitter dawn but
unfortunatly when the time came, carrier was stronger but the noise level was too high on the band to hear something. Without the Perseus receiver and his waterfall display, I would'nt have tought checking on that one. It is so rare. Please, listen carefully to this file. You should hear chant then woman voice:
http://www.quebecdx.com/turkey_180.mp3 and have a look at the Perseus window
http://www.quebecdx.com/turkey_180.jpg
Any ideas are welcome.
189 ICELAND, Rikisútvarpid Rás 1 and 2. Signal was just beginning to show up with man voice probably Icelandic, poor.
198 ENGLAND, BBC 4.Man and woman in English, good.
207 MOROCCO, RTM-A. Arabic traditional music, fair.
225 POLAND, Polskie Radio 1. Man presumed in Polish, poor to fair.
234 LUXEMBOURG, RTL. Music mixed with local 230 NDB, poor.
250 ALGERIA, Chaïne 1-3. Drifted from his nominal 252. Arabic trad.music followed by man in French.
252 IRELAND, RTE1. Music in English, poor to fair.
Mediumwave was not so impressive.
Caught with the 88 degrees, 228m (750ft) terminated beverage, RPA-1 preamp and Perseus SDR.
Sylvain Naud, Portneuf, QC Canada http://www.quebecdx.com/ via MWDX (1/9-2008)
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