Friday, February 03, 2012

Keeping an eye on Israel and Iran via shortwave



With Iran and Israel currently leading the news, this would be an excellent time to monitor both on shortwave. Kol Israel, in recent years have reduced their shortwave service to two hours in Persian as; 1500-1600 UTC on 9985 and 13850 and 1600-1630 UTC (Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun) on 9985 and 13850 kHz. Israel's Galei Tzahal operates in Hebrew, 24 hours on 7635 kHz.

Tensions could expand and following shortwave is a great extra source.

VOIRI - Iran

Effective to: 25 March 2012

All times UTC

Albanian
0630-0727 on 13810 15500
1830-1927 on 6085 9760
2030-2127 on 6165 9760

Arabic
0230-0527 on 7350 9740 9895
0330-0427 on 7295 9500 "Voice of Palestine"
0530-0827 on 13690 15735 17820
0830-1027 on 13740 13790 15735 17820
1030-1427 on 13790 15735 17670
1430-1627 on 9830 17670
1630-1727 on 6065 9830
1730-2027 on 6065 7335
2030-0227 on 6065

Armenian
0300-0327 on 5915 7300
0930-0957 on 11820 15220
1630-1727 on 5915 7435

Azeri
0330-0527 on 6200
1430-1657 on 6200

Bengali
0030-0127 on 5915 6100
0830-0927 on 13680
1430-1527 on 7320 9730 11805

Bosnian
0530-0627 on 13760 15500
1730-1827 on 6030 9850
2130-2227 on 5950 9710

Chinese
1200-1257 on 13825 15150 15360 15525
2330-0027 on 5955 6110 7380

Dari
0300-0627 on 9805 11860
0830-1157 on 13840 15545
1200-1427 on 11640 13840
1430-1457 on 11640

English
0330-0427 on 7200 7365 "Voice of Justice"
1030-1127 on 21575 21695
1530-1627 on 13785 15525
1930-2027 on 6010 #6115 7320 13670 15450

German
0730-0827 on 15085 17690
1730-1827 on 6205 #7420 7425

French
0630-0727 on 17560 17865
1830-1927 on 6055 #6115 7380 15345

Hausa
0600-0657 on 17810
1130-1157 on 21480 21800
1830-1927 on 11965 13730

Hebrew
0430-0457 on 9755 11870
1200-1227 on 13740 15515

Hindi
0230-0257 on 9510 11710
1430-1527 on 11700 13750

Indonesian
1230-1327 on 17720 21630
2230-2327 on 7380 9675

Italian
0630-0727 on 13650 15085 (9770 SIT deleted)
1930-1957 on 5890 7215

Japanese
1330-1427 on 9585 9625
2100-2157 on 6145 7200

Kazakh
0130-0227 on 7205 7265
1530-1627 on 7380 9540 9850

Kurdish
0430-0527 on 7370 9610
1330-1627 on 5920

Pashto
0230-0327 on 5950 6095
0730-0827 on 13720 15440
1230-1327 on 7225 9725
1430-1527 on 5985
1630-1727 on 6005 7345

Russian
0300-0327 on 7370 9510
0500-0527 on 12025 13680 17680 21600
1430-1527 on 7285 9685 11860 (7420 SIT deleted)
1700-1757 on 3965 6090
1800-1857 on 6130 7305
1930-2027 on 4005 7205

Spanish
0030-0227 on 6010 7345
0230-0327 on 6010
0530-0627 on 13710 15330
2030-2127 on 5930 9630 (6055 SIT deleted)

Swahili
0400-0457 on 13680 15260
0830-0927 on 21510 21640
1730-1827 on 9830 11715

Tajik
0100-0227 on 5950 7300
1600-1727 on 5955 7295

Turkish
0430-0557 on 6085 7360
1600-1727 on 6175 7315

Urdu
0130-0227 on 3965 6100 6185
1300-1427 on 9715 11685 11720
1530-1727 on 6115

Uzbek
0230-0257 on 6175 7300
1500-1557 on 6070 7215
# via Sitkunai,Lithuania
(DX Mix News 703 via Alokesh Gupta, India)
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