JEMBATAN DX NO.136 September 18, 2002
edited by Juichi Yamada
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Contribution on this issue is:
David Norrie, NEW ZEALAND
DX LISTENING DIGEST, U.S.A.
EDXP, AUSTRALIA
Juichi Yamada, JAPAN
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FROM EDITOR
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Hello! "Jembatan DX" bulletin renewed its format. The former "Jembatan DX" was focused on radio stations in
only Indonesia. But Almost Indonesian stations moved to FM or AM instead of SW and for DXer outside
Indonesia, there has been few DX news sourse recently. So I decided to expand its target area. New version of
"Jembatan DX" will be treated radio stations in Far East, South East Asia and Pacific region in addition to
Indonesia. I welcome to your contribution for this bulletin. Thank you.
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DX LOGGINGS
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CHINA
5049.9, Guangxi Foreign B.S., 1424, Good signal with talk by male and female, sometimes music.
(Sep 15, 2002, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)
CLANDESTINE from RUSSIA to CHINA
6035, Falun Dafa station, Reported on this new frequency at 2100-2200 // 9945.
(Sep 13, 2002, Hans Johnson, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
INDONESIA
3266.4, RRI Gorontalo, 1242, lagu hibran and sometimes short talk by male. Jakarta news relay at 1301
which delayed about a minute. 1311 returned own program and announcement of its frequency but gone
soon withoutclosing announcement. Fair. (Sep 15, 2002, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)
3266.47, RRI Gorontalo, With good signal peaking at about 10.30 and firm "RRI Gorontalo" identification.
They played pipe music at 10.25 and call to prayer at 10.58. this was on September 16th.
(Sep 16, 2002, David Norrie, NEW ZEALAND)
3905, RRI Merauke, 1140, Interfered with R. New Ireland on the same frequency. Almost same signal
strength of both stations. Local pops, RPK, the Jakarta news relay at 1200. (Sep 17, 2002, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)
JAPAN
21610, R.Japan, 0341,Hello from Tokyo including interview to Mr. Otake about the 50th anniversary of JSWC.
Fair signal. (Sep 15, 2002, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)
NORTH KOREA
855, Pyongyang B.S., Sangwon, 1517, Local music program. //657kHz. (Sep 15, 2002, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3355, R.Simbu, 1145, Popular music program by female. Stable condition and enough to enjoy it.
(Sep 15, 2002, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)
VIETNAM
4795.8, Son La B.S., 1315, Local music program in Vernacular Suddenly finished at 1358. Heavy QRM from
Russian station on 4795kHz so I picked up this on USB mode. Poor. (Sep 15, 2002, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)
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DX NEWS
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MALAYSIA
RTM continues to develop its MF and VHF networks, in Eastern and Western Malaysia. The facilities used for
domestic HF broadcasting will not be replaced or repaired once their useful life has been reached, and some
transmitters have already been closed down, in Sarawak and Sabah.
The following frequencies were observed as being active, and may also be in use at other times:
4845 24-hrs (Kajang). Tamil, noted with phone-in programming 0430-0500 (100 kW)
4895 *2200-0100*, *0800-1000*, *1030-1500* (off air 1000-1030) (Kuching) (10 kW)
5030 *2200-0000*, *1230-1400 (Kuching) (10 kW)
5965 24-hrs (Kajang). (Malay)(Radio-1) (100 kW)
5980 *2200-1500* (Kota Kinabalu) (10 kW)
6025 *0500-1700* (Kajang) (100 kW). Malay (Radio-8 and indigenous languages)
6050 *2200-1500* (Sibu) (10 kW)
7130 *0400-0600* (Kuching) (10 kW)
7270 0830-1200* *1245-1500* (Kuching) (10 kW)
7295 24-hrs, (Kajang) (100 kW). English, relays 90.3 VHF "Radio-4" from Kuala Lumpur
Notes:
1. Actual operational times for Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Sibu vary, within the time span indicated. Weekday
schedules differ from weekends and holidays
2. At 1300-1310, 5030 4895 5980 6050 7270 all carry national news in Malay from Kuala Lumpur; at 1310 local
programming resumes
3. Upgrading work is in progress at the Kajang site, with higher power being introduced for some services
(EDXP Magazine No.267)
SINGAPORE
The Singapore Broadcasting Authority abandoned all MF broadcasting some years ago, in favour of VHF. A modest
HF capacity survives, from Kranji, operating to this general schedule:
6000 Mandarin *2300-0800*, *0900-1100*, *1400-1600* (250 kW)
6150 English *2300-0800*, *0900-1100*, *1400-1600* (250 kW)
7170 Tamil *2300-1600* (100 kW)
7235 Malay *2300-0900*, *1200-1600* (250 kW)
Notes:
1. The English service consists of relays of these VHF networks:
Gold 90.5
Classical 95.0
Perfect-10 98.7
NewsRadio 93.8
Symphony 92.4
Passion 99.5
2. The Mandarin service comprises relays of:
Capital Radio 95.8
Love 97.2
Y.E.S. 93.3
3. The Malay service takes relays of:
Warna 94.2
RIA 89.7
4. The Tamil service relays OLI 96.8
5. The External Service, Radio Singapore International, is intended for neighbouring countries, with
transmitters at Kranji, co-sited with the Merlin facility, and sharing transmitters with the Domestic
Service. For general information, here is the current (September 2002) schedule for RSI:
1100-1400 6150 9600 English
0900-1200 7235 9665 Malay
1200-1400 7235 9665 Indonesian
1100-1400 6000 9560 Mandarin
(EDXP Magazine No.267)
THAILAND
Domestic HF broadcasting is virtually extinct., with extensive and increasing use being made of MF and VHF
for local and regional services by the Government broadcasting authority.
For many years, dating back to the 1960's, HF domestic broadcasting was carried from several transmitters
located at Bang Phun, in Pathum Thani, in the time span *2200-1730*, using 4830 6070 7115 9655 and 11905.
The latter two frequencies also carried relays of the External Service at times when the domestic program
was not broadcast.
Around early 2001, 4830 9655 and 11905 were closed down, and 6070 and 7115 remained in use on a very
limited basis from 1100-1215, carrying relays of the External Service in Vietnamese, Khmer, Lao, Burmese,
and Malay. These relays are currently active.
The 60 mb outlet of 4830 has been in intermittent operation since mid-2001, carrying relays of Radio
Thailand's Network-3, in English, in parallel with MF 918 kHz (Bangkok). This HF operation was set up to
cater for the large influx of English-speaking tourists visiting areas outside of Bangkok, particularly
the southern beaches at Phuket (and nearby areas), and the northern cities of Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai.
It may now have closed down, as it was not audible at any time during my trip, during July.
Only one non-Governmental station was noted - this originates from the Royal Household in Bangkok, with
10 kW, using 6148. This "split frequency" channel was audible at good level during local evening hours
in Thailand and in nearby countries, around 0930-1100. However, severe interference is caused by the
Radio Singapore domestic HF service on 6150 - the 2 kHz het was very annoying.
(EDXP Magazine No.267)
VIETNAM
The Voice of Vietnam continues to use several HF channels for relaying its Domestic Service to rural areas.
5925 *2200-1600* (XM) 50 kW
5975 *2200-1600* (ST) 50 kW
6020 *2200-1600* (ST) 20 kW
7210 *2200-1600* (ST) 20 kW
9530 *2200-1400* (ST) 50 kW
9875 *0200-1000* (ST) 50 kW
These channels carry relays of Networks 1, 2, 3 or 4, to a varying schedule, in Vietnamese, as well as
programming in various dialects for ethnic communities.
Network 1: Mainly news
Network 2: Mainly educational and cultural features]
Network 3: Music and news
Network 4: Programming for ethnic minorities
At 0200, 5925, 5975 6020 7210 9530 and 9875 all carry the same news summary from Hanoi.
The Hmong Service, which is part of Network 4, has recently extended its transmission hours, to accommodate
extended broadcasts to ethnic minorities, as foreshadowed in EDXP earlier in 2002. New frequencies in the
9 MHz band are now in use, to improve coverage during daylight hours.
This is now heard:
5035 *2200-0000* (XM) 15 kW (previously *2200-2300*)
5035 *1130-1330* (XM) 15 kW (previously *1200-1200*)
6165 *2200-0000* (XM) 50 kW (previously *2200-2300*)
6165 *1130-1330* (XM) 50 kW (previously *2200-2300*)
9855 *0430-0600* (XM) 50 kW (previously *0500-0600*, new frequency)
9650 *0430-0600* (XM) 50 kW (additional new frequency)
Both of the new frequencies 9855 and 9650 gave excellent reception in the countries I visited. Until recently,
the morning and evening services were carried on 5 and 6 MHz, and the midday service only on 6 MHz. Now,
the midday broadcast is on 9 MHz.
Transmitter locations:
XM Xuan Mai
ST Son Tai
Note:
The transmitter operating on 9875 also carries the VOV Asian Service (Network-6) at other times, on 7285, t
o this schedule:
0000-0030 Khmer
0030-0100 Lao
1100-1130 English
1130-1200 Thai
1200-1230 Khmer
1230-1300 Lao
1300-1330 Russian
1330-1400 Khmer
1400-1430 Lao
1430-1500 Mandarin
1500-1530 Cantonese
Domestic radio broadcasting in Vietnam is being continually developed and extended. Population coverage is
now more than 90%, and the government plans for each household to have at least one radio set. There are 61
provincial stations and 528 district stations, including 319 operating on VHF. The remainder are on MF.
There are also over 5000 public address systems operating at village level.
Half of the district stations have been upgraded to achieve better coverage, and all remote and mountain
districts now have low powered VHF transmitters.
(EDXP Magazine No.267)
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