Month: April 2022

Moldova

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PRTC (Pridnestrovsky Radiotelecenter) under attack.
Now confirmed by public german broadcaster ARD:
“Authorities in the pro-Russian separatist-controlled Transnistria region of Moldova have reported explosions at a radio tower near the Ukrainian border. The Transnistrian Interior Ministry said two explosions could be heard in the village of Mayak in the Grigoriopolski district.”
“According to the Transnistrian authorities, no one was injured in the explosions. However, two antennas through which Russian radio broadcasts were broadcast are out of order.”
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/transnistrien-expolsionen-101.html
That would mean, the non-directional one (999) and the 4-mast ARRT aerial “kvadrat” type (1413+1548) should be off air!?

Official picture material by reliable source “Reuters press agency”
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blasts-hit-soviet-era-radio-antennae-breakaway-moldovan-region-authorities-say-2022-04-26/

Robert (2022-04-26)

Moldova

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War reached Transnistria – Majak transmitter damaged – 999/1413 off-air.
Some more info:
http://www.frocus.net/images/antennas/Maiac/AM150verh.jpg
https://cdn4.telegram-cdn.org/file/UCcaN425cT31dp9v-A6qS48MUSyBHonE-c5aQSXCU8-eO4Xaj1XAapxIDwEysA9g1HSxrP76o27w_gtoQKgJfLC8L-GxgiQjJI
GfURL33HVc6yHWWRtYTxTZ_FsHYx
DxTqYdeiqU3he81xRoY0BjwHkr83ApBEH7YBrDxzImuaLNznXOZ
gAY20ngUzp176wQf_Nd1o2NEfZzqOSF7R1_qEit11BACQ_Au7kn
4driSPAMcW1V1DBfK1Artrhgc-HGRDr6KuxUMp7m75yWIdzcI_PX85mybpusIwKxs
N0ses43dZjuiEpN06TZPkx83nN6qkBJVEZTJGVXFgR-i1d2wA.jpg

The collapsed mast has a square cross section.
The single ARRT mast (999) has a triangle.
The picture of the 4 mast ARRT antenna is too small to see it.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/%D0%A1%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0_-%
D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82-.jpg
Does anybody have a bigger one?
For me it looks like triangle but I am not sure. Additionally, the bottom of the 4 mast ARRT looks like spiky. The square mast laying down (see the Telegram pictures) looks different if part we see is the bottom.

Marco (2022-04-26)

Moldova

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War reached Transnistria – Majak transmitter damaged – 999/1413 off-air.

“We have some sad news.
The Grigoriopol transmitter has been destroyed – at least partially.
https://t.me/Soldierline/4490
https://t.me/mvdpmr/13093
https://www.rbc.ru/politics/26/04/2022/626790d39a7947e2ac5ccf85?from=from_main_2
https://translate.yandex.com/translate?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rbc.ru%2Fpolitics%2F26%2F04
%2F2022%2F626790d39a7947e2ac5ccf85%3Ffrom%3Dfrom_main_2&lang=ru-en “

999 and 1413 are not audible at this time in Dorohoi:
http://kiwisdr-dorohoi.ddns.net:8073/
They say that 2 antennas were destroyed (1000 and 500 kW). This fits to the information about 1413/999. If it is true that 1413 used the directional ARRT antenna, then 5 masts are maybe affected.
I just don’t know what really happened, the pictures are not clear enough.

Marco (2022-04-26)

Greece

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It seems that Radio LMG 1359 from Athínai has been reactivated. Presumably heard last night with fair signal in Northern Spain, but no ID heard. Moreover, program was in // with KiwiSDR in Elektron.

Jorge Garzón to MWlist iog (2022-04-26)


These last days I heard them active at 19 20+ 
On 810 there was Iran.

Zach Liangas, Qth Thessaloniki mountain to WOR iog (2022-04-26) 

Saudi Arabia

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Is the 2000 kW Sa`udi on 1521 kHz still active all-night for Ramadan, which lasts until May 1? When it was normally 24h, I used to hear its het upon 1520 KOKC even here in OK, so should I try now in our evenings after 2230 or our sunset?

Glenn Hauser, WOR iog (2022-04-26)


I don’t think it is on all night even now.

Mauno Ritola to WOR iog (2022-04-26)

Estonia / Armenia

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Translated from Spanish:
From 04.20.2022 TWR broadcasts its signal addressed to Ukraine on 1035 Khz at 19:00-20:00 UTC in Ukranian / Russian and on 1377 Khz at 18:47 – 19:47 UTC in Ukranian.

Ruben Medina (2022-04-22)