JEMBATAN DX NO.65 January 12, 1999 edited by Juichi Yamada Contribution on this issue is: Roland Schulze, PHILIPPINES Juichi Yamada, JAPAN Also next DX bulletins helped this issue: North American Short Wave Association Many thanks! *: Sign on or sign off. +: Fade in or fade out. SCI: the Song of the Coconut Islands. RPK: Rayuan Pulau Kelapa. Same as above. All times in UTC. DX LOGGINGS------------------------------------------------------------ 3157.2v Unidentified. Dangdut music at 1955. Talk by male at 1958. Very poor. Some non-RRI station operates around 3.1MHz and 3.5MHz due to Ramadan season. Very exciting! (Dec 29, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 3158v Unidentified(Mabe RPDT2 Halmahera Tengah). Unfortunately no trace since the end of November 1998. (Roland Schulze, PHILIPPINES) 3159v Unidentified. Signed on at 2101 then like reading of Holy Koran. Local pops at 2117. Maybe same station which I picked up on 3163.9kHz on Dec 28. Poor. (Dec 29, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 3163.9 Unidentified. Reading of Holy Koran at 2057. Islamic music at 2110. Poor. RDK Serang?? (Dec 28, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 3165.2v RDK Serang. 1020-1124(signed off) on Dec 21. Popular music, local news at 1100-1107 then time announcement and ID. The station varied between 3165.2kHz and 3158.8kHz. Also heard 3165.31vkHz at 1015 on Dec 22 with ID as "Radio Daerah Kabupaten Serang" then time announcement, popular music. the program was continued past 1234. (Dec 1998, Roland Schulze, PHILIPPINES) 3264.6 RRI Gorontalo. Signed on at 1815 then IS. Opening music with opening announcement by male at 1819 then reading of Holy Koran. Fair. This is special local early morning broadcast in Ramadan. (Dec 29, 1998, JUichi Yamada, JAPAN) 3507.4 Unidentified. Dangdut music and male talk at 2007. Islamic religious program was heard at 2049. The signal was faded at 2113. Poor. (Dec 27, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 3534.3 Unidentified. Dangdut music at 2013. short talk by male at 2028. Faded out at 2031. Moved from 3507.4kHz. This is the same station which I picked up on 3508.0kHz at Ihama DX Pedition on Dec 19 (see Jembatan DX No.64). Poor. (Dec 28, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 4845.2 RRI Ambon. Jakarta news relay at 1900. ID by male at 1906 then lagu melayu and male talk. This is special local early morning broadcast in Ramadan. Usual sign on time is 2000. (Dec 27, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 4925.0 RRI Jambi. Signed on at 1855 then IS. Opening music with opening announcement by male at 1856 then program guidance. SCI at 1859 and Jakarta news relay at 1900. Fair. This is special local early morning broadcast in Ramadan (Dec 28, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 5040.0 RRI Pekanbaru. Signed on at 1954 then IS. Opening music with opening announcement by male at 1955 then program guidance. SCI at 1959 and Jakarta news relay at 2000. Fair. This is special local early morning broadcast in Ramadan. (Dec 28, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) 15150.1 RRI Jakarta, Cimanggis. "Warta Berita" including national anthem "Indonesia Raya" at 1212 then speech by President Habibie and "Indonesia Raya" again at 1227. Good. (Dec 31, 1998, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) MONITORING REPORT------------------------------------------------------- Sign off time monitoring on December 31, 1998(New Year's Eve) is as follows: 3214.8 RRI Manado -1200- Already not heard at 1401. 3231.8 RRI Bukittinggi -1730- Extended schedule. 3264.7 RRI Gorontalo -1230- Already not heard at 1330. 3264.8 RRI Bengkulu -1500- Already not heard at 1615. 3325.0 RRI Palangkaraya -1730# Extended schedule. 3344.8 RRI Ternate -1522# 3355.4 RRI Jambi -1652# 3385.0 RRI Kupang -1400- Not confirmed sign off time due to heavy QRM. 3395.1 RRI Bandar Lampung -1650- Already not heard at 1700. 3905.0 RRI Merauke All night 3960.3 RRI Palu -1620- Already not heard at 1700. Extended schedule. 3976.1 RRI Pontianak -1649# 4000.2 RRI Kendari -1440- Already not heard at 1510. 4003.2 RRI Padang -1730- Extended schedule. 4606.4 RRI Serui -1536# 4753.3 RRI Ujung Pandang -1655# Extended schedule. 4789.1 RRI Fak Fak -1315- Already not heard at 1401. 4845.2 RRI Ambon -1600# Extended schedule. 4925.0 RRI Jambi -1400# Switched to 4927.0kHz. 4927.0 RRI Jambi -1652# 5040.0 RRI Pekanbaru -1603- Already not heard at 1610. 6071.0 RRI Jayapura -1730- 7173.2 RRI Serui -1010- Already not heard at 1050. Extended schedule. 9552.4 RRI Ujung Pandang -0759# 9705.0 RRI Pontianak -0715# 9741.6 RRI Sorong -0755# (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) QSL INFORMATION--------------------------------------------------------- RRI Surabaya 3985,8kHz: No data letter in 23days. V/s read like Pmidjingat, PLH Kepala Stasiun. (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) RRI Surakarta 972kHz: Full data letter in 27days. V/s Titiek Sudartik, SH., Kepala. (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN) RSPDK Maluku Tengah 3578.3kHz: Full data personal letter in 8months after a follow up report. V/s Muchlis Hatala. (Palmersheim- U.S.A. via The Journal of NASWA December 1998) END OF JEMBATAN DX |