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20ISRAEL - 15850, Galei Zahal; 2153-2204+, 28-July; M&W interview-- apparently the Hebrew world fortelecommunications is, "telecommunications". 2159 EZL bumper & ID into news to 2202+ into EZL music. All inHebrew. SIO=2+52+ (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All loggedby my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DXLD)ITALY [non] - New IRRS/EGR broadcasts to EU, Africa and Asia/Pacific Hello There from Milano, Italy, Just ashort message to let you know that we just started some new daily broadcasts to Europe, Africa and Asia/Pacific.Our newest schedule has been published on line at Here is some details of broadcasts started today:To Asia, 150 kW:daily from 1400-1500 UTC on 15215 kHzTo Africa, 150 kW:daily from 1700-1800 UTC on 17770 kHzTo Europe, 150 kW:daily from 1900-2000 UTC on 7290 kHzIf you live in any of these targets, we will greatly appreciate receiving emails and receptions reports. We have alimited number of new QSL cards that we will be glad to send to the first 50 correct reception reports. Thank Youand best 73s (Ron Norton NEXUS-Int. Broadcasting Association)FYI, They rent broadcast time and more transmitter capacity at the Spaceline company, which has taken overtransmitter brokery time in Gavar, Armenia some years ago. Have taken over brokery on both Armenia andBulgaria, Sofia Kostinbrod transmitting facilities. So if you want to see locations marked on the QSL card and shouldcollect from the Italian Ron, let confirmation of Gavar, Armenia, location on the numbered QSL card demand. (wb)JAPAN [non] - 11655, Aug 3 at 1312-1325, NHK via CANADA with nice short Bach piano pieces; 1325 on tosomething else with jazzy theme, mentioned Olympix.11655, August 5 at 1324, NHK via CANADA with ``We Got the Beat``, by The Go-Go`s, girl-group from the 1980s;1326 segué to song in Japanese.NHK has no plans to continue this 13-15 UT broadcast to North America via another site once Sackville is kaput,but does plan to move most of the others to Guiana French; English at 0500 and 1200 will have to move to higherbands than 49m (gh, WOR 1629, DXLD)KASHMIR - Caught Radio Kashmir, 4950, Srinagar on extended schedule for Ramadan last night (3 Aug) justbefore went off air, from tune-in at 2252 until went off air abruptly at 2257 UT. Programme mainly adverts (includingKashmir Motors I think!). WRTH 2012 says extended schedule for Ramadan 2145-2245, though this was a littleafter this time.(Alan Pennington, Caversham, UK, AOR 7030plus / longwire, Aug 4, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)KUWAIT - Radio Kuwait Urdu Service Daily broadcasting 1600-1800 UT on 15540 Frequency. I am listening last3 days regularly. After this Urdu Service end, English Service broadcast 1800 UT on 15540.(Abid Hussain Sajid, Mailsi, Pakistan, Aug 3, dxldyg via DXLD)15540, Radio Kuwait 3 August at 2040. Usual selection of western dance/disco songs and brief news in English at2050. Signed off with correct frequency announcements - no mention any more of the non-existent morningshortwave transmission, and announcing 15540 for the 1800 UT evening transmission. Off promptly at 2100,immediately after the National Anthem. (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via WOR 1629, DXLD)MADAGASCAR - 15115 SW Radio Africa (apparently via Madagascar) 0600:44 s/on w/instru. Afro mx and EGID by M "You're listening to a program from SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe's independent voice", then intro for pgm"Crisis Analysis" including an ID. Then said pgm w/M host and many remote journalist reports. The signal suddenlydropped way down at 0622 UT and basically inaudible. Corresponded almost perfectly with a spike in the X-ray flux.Never did return. (Dave Valko-PA-USA, dxld July 29)Outstanding on Dave's reception! His reception is of their new Saturday and Sunday schedule on 15115 kHz.Yes, is via Madagascar. For a long time they were only on 4880 kHz and unheard here in California, so it is great tofind out about this new schedule:MADAGASCAR {ZIMBABWE(non)} - New morning transmission of SW Radio Africa on Sa/Su (not Voiceof People): 0600-0800 UT on 15115 kHz MDG 250 kW / 265 deg to ZWE in English/Shona/Ndebele.This per