Clandestine Radio Watch 031
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CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH
July 3, 1999
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New px planned over Radio Free Somalia
China installs two communication bases in Cuba.
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New px planned over Radio Free Somalia
CLANDESTINE from SOMALIA to ERITREA/ETHIOPIA Sam Voron is planning a
new radio program over Radio Free Somalia.This broadcast would be a
peace program to halt the fighting between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The
project is in the early stages, but the goal is to obtain sufficient
funding and expertise to broadcast a two hour daily program, possibly
on 7100 kHz. More details as we have them.
As for Radio Free Somalia, it continues to operate just two hours a
day (1000-1200) as the local population is the only source of funding
of fuel to run the station's generator.
(DIRECT Johnson Cumbre DX Jul 2 Copyright via CDX 249)
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China installs two communication bases in Cuba.
By Pablo Alfonso, El Nuevo Herald
Published Thursday, June 24, 1999
China is operating in Cuba a sophisticated network of electronic
espionage aimed at the United States and taking advantage of the
Castro regime’s designated "electronic war against yankee imperia-
lism",this according to intelligence sources and documents from
government agencies in which El Nuevo Herald has had access to.
"For China the use of Cuba as a base of electronic eavesdropping is
of tremendous importance because it signifies for them a strategic
placement in the rearguard of the United States", commented an
ex-official of US intelligence.
The Chinese bases of electronic espionage have been camouflaged under
the pretext of a collaboration between China and Cuba in the fields
of electronics and radio communications, where both signed accords in
the past month of February during the visit of Chinese Defense
Minister Chi Haotian to Havana.
The principle bases of Chinese eavesdropping and tracking in Cuba are
located northeast of Santiago de Cuba at the eastern most part of the
country and in the zone of Bejucal in the province of Havana accor-
ding to intelligence sources. The encampment of antennas in Santiago
de Cuba are primarily dedicated to the tracking of US military satel-
lites while in Bejucal the Chinese have mounted a complex system of
intercepting telephone communications.
To cover these activities the official Chinese government radio
station China Radio International is transmitting from Havana its
shortwave programs toward the US and Latin America.
"The transmissions of China Radio International are now originating
from Havana on 9570.0 kHz", asserted an internal report from the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The FCC located China Radio International’s transmitter at 22.56.00
North and at 82.23.00 West, near the town of Bejucal, southeast of
the city of Havana.
"Cuba is now interfering with upper and lower frequency bands with a
powerful transmitter as it has never done before", indicated the FCC
report. "On occasions where interference has been so strong it has
sounded like ‘star wars’", the report added.
According to reports of US government agencies obtained by El Nuevo
Herald, Cuba in the last couple of weeks has been interfering with
powerful equipment in the upper frequency bands and radio communi-
cations of air traffic in New York.
"The Cubans have been interfering with air traffic control communi-
cations and making false aeronautical transmissions of the Air
Traffic Control of New York", stated an FCC communication obtained by
EL Nuevo Herald.
This interference has been tracked by US agencies’ electronic moni-
toring and locating the source southeast of Havana in the province of
Pinar del Rio.
On May 13 at 4:48 p.m. a false communication made at New York air
control was made from Pinar del Rio and the transmission's origin was
found at 22.12 North and at 83.34 West. “On this occasion they spoke
on a high frequency band identifying themselves falsely as "OPEC21",
a US C130 military plane flight”, stated the report.
"This is a delicate issue that is treated practically in a secret at-
mosphere because of its political implications", commented a source.
The Chinese bases are an addition to the electronic espionage station
in Lourdes, province of Havana, that Russia has continued to operate
since the disappearance of the Soviet Union and for which Cuba
receives $200 million annually.
Source: Pablo Alfonso. 1999. China instala dos bases de comunicacion
en Cuba. El Nuevo Herald [Edicion Electronica]. Junio 24.
Translated from original Spanish text.
(via A.F.Mastrapa-ACH for CRW)
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ASIA
Radio Free Asia
Organization: United States Information Agency
Address: Asia Pacific Network, USIA, 330 Independence Ave, SW,
Washington, DC 20547, USA
Website: http://www.rfa.org/
Languages: Mandarin, Tibetan, English, Viet, Burmese, Cambodian
*0100-0200*15695 kHz (new for Tibetian, via TJK)
(Hill-USA June 12 via TFW 90)
CHINA
New Star Broadcasting Station
Organization: Programs consist of Number Transmissions
Languages: Mandarin Chinese
Identification: (Mandarin) Zheli shi Xin Xing Guangbo Diantai,
di yi tai / di er tai / di san tai (first / second / third)
1209- 15388 13750 11430 kHz (Johnson-USA Jul 1 via CDX 249)
ERITREA
Voice of Democratic Eritrea,
Organization: Eritrean Liberation Front
Address: ELF-RC Foreign Information Department, Postfach 200434,
53134 Bonn, GermanyTel: ++49-228-35618
Languages: Arabic, Tigrigna
Identification: (Arabic) Sowt Eritrea al-Dimuqratiya, Sowt
al-Jabhat at-Tahrir al-Eritrea wa majlis ath-thawri
(Tigrigna) Demtsi Democrasiyawet Eritrea
Demtsi Tegadilo Harinet Eritrea Sewrawe
*1428-1458*8020 kHz (ex 9230)
(Vaghjee-Mauritius June 16 via NU 1532)
Voice of Truth
Organization: Eritrean Islamic Jihad Movement
Address: ELF-RC Foreign Information Department, Postfach 200434,
53134 Bonn, GermanyTel: ++49-228-35618
Languages: Arabic
Identification: (Arabic) Sawt al-Haqq
*1500-15308020 kHz (x9230)
(Vaghjee-Mauritius June 16 via NU 1532)
ETHIOPIA
Rainbow Radio
Organization: GRAPECA / RAGPEHA
Address: P.O.Box 140104, 53056 Bonn, Germany
Language: Amharic
Identification:
(Amharic) Kestedamena rediyo ye selamena yewendimamach dimtse
0100-0200Saturday 9855 kHz
0900-1000Sunday 5995 kHz
1600-1700Thursday15105 kHz (BBC Monitoring via NU 1532)
Voice of Oromo Liberation
Organization: Oromo Liberation Front
Languages: Amharic
Address : SBO, P.O.Box 510610, 13366 Berlin, Germany
Identification: (Amharic) Kun Sagalee Bilisumma Oromoo
1700-1759 Wednesday (?) 15715 kHz (x11605)
(W.Bueschel-GER Jun 28 in BCDX 417)
IRAN
Voice of the Communist Party of Iran
Organization: KOMALA - Kurdish Org. of the Com. Party of Iran
Address : R.R., P.O.Box 3015, 145 03 Norsborg, Sweden
e-mail: komala@cpiran.org
Languages: Farsi
Identification: (Persian) Seda-ye Hezb-e Komonist-e Iran
1800-3870 kHz (Z.Liangas-GRC June 23 in HCDX)
IRAQ
Voice of Islamic Revolution in Iraq
Organization: Shii Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution of Iraq
Address: (SCIRI), 27a Old Gloucester St, London WC1N 3XX, UK
Website: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sciri/
Languages: Arabic
Identification: (Arabic) Sawt al-Thawrah al-Islamiyah fi al-Iraq
0330-05309670 9885 11730 13700 kHz (via VOIROI/Iran)
(PanIview-BUL Jun 16 via BCDX 417)
ISRAEL
Voice of Palestinian Islamic Revolution
Organization:
Address:
Language: Arabic
Identification: (Arabic) Sawt al-filistin, sawtal-thawrah
al-islamiyah al-filistiniyah
0330-043011800 13660 kHz (via VOIROI/Iran)
(PanIview-BUL Jun 16 via BCDX 417)
KOREA NORTH (SOUTH KOREA to NORTH KOREA)
Voice of Hope / R. Echo of Hope
Organization: Koreans Living Abroad
Language: Korean
Identification: Shimang-e meiari pangsong imnida
0300-07006348 kHz
1100-15003985, 6003 kHz
1500-18003985, 6003 kHz
2000-23003985 kHz
(ABI website via Ashimori via CDX 247)
1137-12186003 // 3985 kHz (presumed)
(Wilkins-USA via NU 1532)
Voice of the People
Organization: Korean Workers' Union
Language: Korean
Identification: Yoginun Pyongyang-eso ponaedurinun
inminuisoribang-imnida
0300-06006518, 6600 kHz
0900-21003881, 3912 kHz
(ABI website via Ashimori via CDX 247)
KOREA SOUTH (from NORTH KOREA to SOUTH KOREA)
Voice of National Salvation
Organization: Front for the National Salvation
Languages: Korean, English
Address: Amatsu Bld, 2-1 Hirakawa 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Website: http://www.alles.or.jp/~kuguk/index.htm
Identification: Kugukui Sori Pangsong
0300-0700 1053, 3480, (4400) 4450, 4557;
1000-1700 1053, 3480, 4120, (4400) 4450, 4557, 6010 (until 1400);
2000-0030 1053, 3480, (4400) 4450, 4557;
0030-0100 1053, 3480, (4400) 4450, 4557 (English)
*4400 kHz is inactive. 4120 is shared with 9665
Korean Central Broadcasting Station from Pyongyang;
6010 is shared with 6250 Pyongyang Broadcasting Station
from Pyongyang; 4400 kHz is shared with 3560 kHz Radio
Pyongyang's feeder from Pyongyang; 4557 from Haeju,
4450 from Pyongyang, 3480 from Wonsan
(ABI website via Ashimori via CDX 247)
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More Cuban jamming
CUBA The commie dentro-cubanos have attacked another Miami R stn
with heavy bubble jamming: Voz Cristiana, txed from CHL on 21500, as
noted before and after 1700 Jun 21, burying VC underneath but no
trace of jamming on VC's //21550 which is always stronger here, aimed
at MEX.
Actually, tho I find their programming of no interest whatsoever, I'd
be surprised if VC has any political content of concern to the den-
tro-cubanos. I suspect this is another instance of running jammers
far beyond the necessaryh r s[24 hrs daily ?, ed] on a given
freq, i.e. 2100-2200 with R. Marti, Delano, on 21500, as previously
reported. The Cuban commies are bringing not only shame upon them-
selves for being so lacking in self-confidence that they feel jamming
is necessary - but also derision for being so incom- petent in
carrying it out.
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 994 via BCDX 417)
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CLANDESTINE from/to BOUGAINVILLE 3850 RadioIndependence
Bougainville had been off, but was noted in Sydney a few days ago,
0930 sign on until 1050 off early from usual 1100.Still 6 watts and
the only shortwave station operating from the island at the moment.
(S.Voron-AUS Jun 30 via CDX 249)
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TBC - a new Tamil px, but not a Clandestine
"RUSSIA."15635, Tamil B/Cing Corp., a new Tamil-lang. stn, "may
start up anytime this week."They will operate at 1230-1330 in
Tamil to India and Sri Lanka.This is not the same as IBC.It is
based in London and uses xmtrs in the CIS.Background rpts say that
it is more favorable to the Sri Lankan govt, and they carry some nx
from SLBC.They are already on TV in Europe.They have a website:
http://www.tbc-london.com(Goonetilleke-Sri Lanka via RNMN June 24)
Nothing posted on the site yet except their E-mail address, which is
tamil@ibc-london.com(JB) (via NU 1533)
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Tamil sce (IBC) via WRN organization.
9355 0000-0059 41 111 090 3 1234567 WRN (IBC)
(x7475)
(W.Bueschel-GER Jun 28 in BCDX 417)
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Dear CWR readers,
CRW will not be suspendend during the summer,
we'll keep the bi-weekly schedule.
Armando, Martin and Nick
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Thanks to the following contributors :
Source Abbreviations:
ACH : Anti-Castro Historiography-USA
A-DX: A-DX-mailing list-Austria (ex ADXB-OE ml)
BBCM: BBC Monitoring-UK
BCDX: Broadcast DX-Germany
CDX : Cumbre DX-USA
CRW : Clandestine Radio Watch
DXW : DX Window-Denmark
GAT : Gatflash-Italy
SWDXR : Hauser's SW DX Report-USA
HCDX: Hard-Core-DX-mailing list
KWWH: Kurier mit wwh-Germany
NU: Numero Uno-USA
PDX : Play DX-Italy
TFW : The Four Winds Online-Italy
WDXC: World DX Club 'Contact'-UK
BBCM items are Copyright BBCM 1999.
DIRECT items are Copyright Hans Johnson 1999.
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