XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX''''''''XXX \XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XX'''''XX x XXx XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXX XX XX XXXXX XXXXXX X X XX XXX XXX XX XXXX XXXXX XXX /XXX XX XXX X/ XXX. XXX XXX''''''''XXX/\XxXxxxxxX.........XXXXX XX XX xxxxxxX' 'XXXX' X X XX X/ ____XXXXX XXX XXXXxXxxxx xxX XX X XXXXXXXX X XXXxx ''XXXXX XXX XX X '''''' X'''X XXXX XXX XX X X XXXX | XXXX XXX XX XXX''''XXXXX XXXXXXXXxxxxxxXXXXXxxXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXxxxXXXXXX 'XX X XX XXXX XXXXXXXX''''XXX Xx XXxxx xxXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXx ''XXXXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XX'' 'X XXXX XXXX XXXX XX XXX XX XXXX XXX .XXXXX XXxxxxxxxxxXXXxxxxXX XXXXXXX" .XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'" .xXXXXXXXXX XXX< .xxXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X by X X Al Quaglieri, NN2U X X SPEEDX Africa Editor X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Here's a little list I made for my own DXing that I think you might also find handy. It is, in essence, a listing - by frequency - of all the stations you might run across who play Mideast music and chat in Arabic, Farsi or Turkish. It seems every time I stumbled upon one of these guys, I had to go rifling through the WRTH, RDI, ILG, DXLD, and every club bulletin from the past six months to figure out to whom I was actually listening. Now, with a quick glance at the chart, I can more accurately determine if I'm hearing a new station, a new frequency, a clandestine (which are NOT listed herein), or something I'd like to ID, as opposed to wasting 45 minutes for an ID only to find yet another Dubai frequency! The danger of this list, as well as any other, is that it is easily misused. YOU SHOULD ONLY USE IT AS A GUIDEPOST, NOT AS THE GOSPEL TRUTH! If, for instance, you tuned across some "wailing Arabic music" (as many loggers report it) on 11665 kHz -2- at a certain time, and you zip down this list and figure you've actually logged Egypt, you haven't logged anything for sure. This is called "list logging" and it is THE most despised practice in the world of DX'ing! ALWAYS GO FOR AN I.D. BEFORE YOU REPORT A STATION AS BEING LOGGED! (The only other acceptable form of I.D. is to use two receivers and look for parallel frequencies broadcasting the same program.) With that necessary caveat out of the way, let me say that I hope you get as much use out of this as I have. It is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and accurate as of the date listed below. It will be revised on a regular basis. Let me know what you think of it! REVISED NOVEMBER 10, 1988 05875 SAUDI ARABIA 1000-2100 AA (HS) 05955 TURKEY 0400-0555 TU 05970 ADEN, YEMEN 0300-2100 AA 05975 IRAN 0500-0700 FA 06000 LIBYA 0800-1800 AA 06035 IRAN 1600-2000 FA 06055 KUWAIT 0230-0000 AA (HS) 06080 IRAN 1730-2030 FA 06085 OMAN 0200-0400 AA (HS) 1800-2130 AA (HS) 06130 IRAQ 1430-2300 AA (HS) 06145 ALGERIA 0700-0000 AA 06150 IRAN 0230-0500 FA 06155 TURKEY 1800-2155 TU (BALKAN) 06155 LIBYA 2200-0430 AA (HS) 06160 ALGERIA 0600-0000 AA 06160 IRAQ 1700-1755 TU 06160 VF SAHARA 2200-2300 AA/FF/SS 06175 IRAQ 1100-2100 AA (HS) 06185 IRAQ 0100-0255 EE 06185 LIBYA 0500-2355 AA (HS) 06195 ABU DHABI 0200-0630 AA (HS) 06195 EGYPT 0330-0430 AA 06195 IRAQ 1700-2000 AA 06215 KING OF HOPE 0300-1430 AA/EE 06280 KING OF HOPE 1430-2300 VAR. 06340.5 TURK POLIS R 0600-1900 06550 VO LEBANON 1500-2300 AA/EE/FF 06900 TS METEO 0500-0900 TU 1100-1650 TU 07110 IRAN 0330-0700 FA 07120 KUWAIT 1830-2115 AA (HS) 07130 IRAQ 0300-2000 FA 07140 TURKEY 1900-1950 GK 07145V ALGERIA 1500-0000 KABYL 07150 SAUDI ARABIA 1700-2000 AA(HS) 07155 JORDAN 0330-0600 AA (HS) 1800-2330 AA (HS) 07160 TURKEY 2300-2350 EE 07180 IRAQ 0300-2200 FA 07180 TURKEY 1700-1750 GG 07190 ADEN, YEMEN 0300-2100 AA 07205 SAUDI ARABIA 1600-1755 FA 07210 IRAQ 1500-2300 AA (HS) 07210 SAUDI ARABIA 2000-2300 AA (HS) 07215 IRAN 0330-1500 FA 1600-2000 AA 07220 SAUDI ARABIA 1000-1500 AA (HS) 07230 IRAN 1330-1515 URDU/PUSHTU 1530-2130 FA 07235 IRAQ 1500-2300 AA (HS) 07245 LIBYA 2230-0430 AA(HS)/EE? 07246 ALGERIA 0600-2300 KABYL/AA 07250 IRAQ 0100-0255 EE 07250 SAUDI ARABIA 1500-2100 AA (HQ) 07265 IRAQ 1800-1900 SS 07270 OMAN 0200-0500 AA (HS) 1600-1800 AA (HS) 07275 SAUDI ARABIA 1800-1900 BAMBARA 1900-2100 AA (HQ) 07280 SAUDI ARABIA 0300-0830 AA (HS) 07280 ABU DHABI 1600-2130 AA (HS) 07280 IRAQ 1900-2300 AA (HS) 07295 IRAQ 1900-2255 FF/GG/EE 07475 TUNISIA 0430-0700 AA (HS) 1800-2300 AA (HS) 09022 IRAN 1530-0730 VAR. 09445 TURKEY 0500-1655 TU 2300-0450 EE/TU 09455 EGYPT 0350-0700 AA (HS) 09460 TURKEY 1700-2255 TU 09475 EGYPT 0045-0330 SS/EE 1800-2350 AA (HS) 09509 ALGERIA 0700-0005 FF/SS/EE 09510.6 QATAR 0430-0700 AA 09515 IRAQ 0100-0600 AA (HS) 09520 IRAN 1100-1400 AA 09520 SAUDI ARABIA 1500-1555 TU 09525 IRAN 1600-2030 FA 09530 JORDAN 0930-1300 AA (HS) 1500-2330 AA (HS) 09535 ALGERIA 0700-0005 FF/SS/EE 09535 QATAR 1700-2130 AA (HS) 09535 IRAQ 1900-2300 AA (HS) 09545 IRAQ 0300-2200 FA 09550 DUBAI 1500-2050 AA (HS) 09560 JORDAN 1300-1800 EE (HS) 09560 IRAQ 1700-1755 AZER 09565 SAUDI ARABIA 1600-1755 FA 09569 SAUDI ARABIA 0300-1700 AA (HS) 09575 MEDI 1 0745-2045 AA/FF 09575 IRAQ 2200-2255 SS 09585 QATAR 0245-0700 AA 09585 IRAQ 0300-0530 FA 09595 IRAQ 0300-0830 FA 1700-2200 AA (HS) 09600 ABU DHABI 0215-0630 AA (HS) 09600 LIBYA 0500-2355 AA 09610 IRAN 2030-0130 FA 09620 EGYPT 0350-0700 AA (HS) 09630 ABU DHABI 1530-2130 AA (HS) 09635 TURKEY 2200-2250 EE 09640 ALGERIA 0700-0005 FF/SS/EE 09640 VF SAHARA 2200-2300 AA/FF/SS 09670 TURKEY 1800-1850 AZER 09675 EGYPT 0200-0330 EE 09675 TUNISIA 0430-0700 AA (HS) 1800-2300 AA (HS) 09685 TURKEY 0400-0450 AZER 09685 ALGERIA 0700-0005 FF/SS/EE 09685 IRAN 1100-1730 AA/FA 09685 TURKEY 2300-0355 EE/TU 09695 ABU DHABI 0215-0600 AA (HS) 1600-2130 AA (HS) 09700 EGYPT 1800-0030 VO ARABS 09705 IRAQ 0300-0800 AA (HS) 1030-1600 TU/ASSYR 09705 SAUDI ARABIA 1400-2300 FF/EE/AA 2130-2300 AA (HS) 09715 IRAQ 0400-0900 AA (HS) 1330-2200 AA (HS) 09720 SAUDI ARABIA 0300-0830 AA (HS) 1400-2300 FF/EE/AA 09720 IRAN 2330-0130 FA 09725 IRAQ 1800-2300 AA (HS) 09735 OMAN 0400-1800 AA (HS) 09740 EGYPT 0045-0200 SS 09740 SAUDI ARABIA 1900-2100 AA (QUR'AN) 09740 IRAQ 2200-2255 SS 09750 KUWAIT 0800-1510 FA/AA(HS) 09755 EGYPT 0200-2200 AA (HQ) 09755 IRAQ 1700-2300 AA (HS) 09770 EGYPT 0300-0600 VO ARABS 09770 IRAN 1000-1500 AA 09770 IRAQ 1900-2255 FF/GG/EE 09779 SANA, YEMEN 0300-2129 AA 09780 ABU DHABI A2000 09805 EGYPT 0350-0700 AA (HS) 09825 TURKEY 1000-2250 GG/EE/FF 09840 KUWAIT 0230-1510 AA (HS) 1530-2300 AA (HS) 09850 EGYPT 0300-0600 VO ARABS 1500-2350 AA (HS) 09870 SAUDI ARABIA 1700-2130 AA (HS) 09880 KUWAIT 1600-2115 AA (HS) 09885 SAUDI ARABIA 2130-2300 AA (HS) 09890 LIBYA 2200-0430 AA (HS) 09900 EGYPT 0030-0330 AA 0430-0500 ALBANIAN 1730-2245 ALBANIAN /IT/GG/FF/EE 09950 SYRIA 1500-1800 AA (HS) 2315-0115 AA/SS/PP 11550 TUNISIA 0600-1700 AA 11625 SYRIA 1400-1500 TU 11665 EGYPT 0350-1800 AA (HS) 11665 KUWAIT 0400-1100 AA(HS) 1800-2100 EE 11665 EGYPT 1900-0030 VO ARABS 11685 SAUDI ARABIA 0400-0555 TU 11715 EGYPT 0045-0200 SS 11715.3 ALGERIA 0600-2100 KABYL 11720 IRAQ 1600-2300 AA (HS) 11730 SAUDI ARABIA 0600-0755 AA (HQ) 11730 DUBAI 1400-2050 AA/EE (HS) 11740 IRAQ 0500-0555 AZER 11745 IRAN 0330-1300 AA 11745 OMAN 0600-1600 AA (HS) 11750 IRAQ 1700-2300 AA (HS) 11760 IRAQ 1300-1700 AA (HS) 11770 ADEN, YEMEN 0300-2100 AA 11775 TURKEY 1700-2255 TU 11785 EGYPT 0700-1500 AA (HS) 1700-0030 VO ARABS 11790 IRAN 0500-0900 AA 1030-1600 VAR. 11795 IRAQ 1600-1655 RR 11810 IRAQ 1400-1800 AA (HS) 11815 ABU DHABI 0215-0600 AA (HS) 1600-2130 AA (HS) 11815 LIBYA 2230-0430 EE/AA (HS) 11820.7 QATAR 1300-1700 AA (HS) 11825 SAUDI ARABIA 1200-1455 BENGALI/ URDU 11825 IRAQ 1600-2300 AA (HS) ?11830 QATAR a2100 AA 11845 IRAQ 1900-2300 AA (HS) 11860 IRAQ 0400-0900 AA (HS) 11860 TURKEY 0500-0955 TU 11875 TURKEY 1100-1330 VAR. 11875 EGYPT 1600-1815 ZULU/ SHONA/NDEBELE 11880 IRAQ 1900-2300 AA (HS) 11890 OMAN 0300-2130 AA (HS) 11895 IRAQ 0600-0900 AA (HS) ?11895 IRAQ 1800-2300?AA (HS) 11905 EGYPT 0300-0600 VO ARABS 11920 JORDAN 0330-1500 AA (HS) 11920 IRAQ 0400-0900 AA (HS) 11920 MOROCCO 1900-0100 EE/FF 11930 EGYPT 1745-1945 FA 11935 SAUDI ARABIA 1500-1700 AA (HS) 11940 DUBAI 0230-0400 AA/EE (HS) 11940 IRAQ 2000-2300 AA (HS) 11955 DUBAI 0615-2050 AA/EE (HS) 11960 TURKEY 1000-1655 TU/AA/TU 11965 ABU DHABI 0215-0700 AA(HS) 1600-2130 AA (HS) 11975 EGYPT 1530-1730 SWAHILI 11980 EGYPT 0600-1400 VO ARABS 11990 KUWAIT 0615-0000 AA (HS) 12005 TUNISIA 0430-2300 AA (HS) 12025 IRAQ 0500-2300 AA (HS) 12050 EGYPT 0700-2350 AA (HS) 12085 SYRIA 0500-1500 AA (HS) 1935-2205 GG/FF/EE 2315-0115 AA/SS/PP 15060 SAUDI ARABIA 0400-0555 TU 1100-1700 AA (HS) 1800-1855 BAMBARA 15084 IRAN 24H SS/FF/FA/ AA/SS/TU 15090/5 SYRIA 0500-1030 AA (HS) 1900-2305 VAR. 15105 TURKEY 0400-0955 AZER/TU 15105 MOROCCO 2100-0100 AA (HS) 15105 TURKEY 1530-1600 RR 15110 IRAQ 0600-2300?AA (HS) 15115 EGYPT 0700-1100 AA (HS) 15140 SAUDI ARABIA 0500-1100 AA(HS) 15150 IRAQ 0700-1200 AA (HS) 15155 EGYPT 1530-1830 AFAR/ SOMALI/AMHARIC 15160 ALGERIA 0700-0005 FF 15160 TURKEY 1000-1655 AA 15170 IRAQ 0700-1100 AA (HS) 15170 SAUDI ARABIA 1000-1400 AA (HQ) 15175 EGYPT 0700-1500 AA (HS) 1500-1600 PU/DARI 15200 TURKEY 0600-0966 TU 15200 IRAQ 0700-1000 AA (HS) 15205 ALGERIA 0600-0000 AA (HS) 15210 EGYPT 1100-1430 AA (HS) 1900-2200 HAUSA/ YORUBA 15215 ALGERIA 0700-0000 FF/SS/EE 15215 VF SAHARA 2200-2300 AA/FF/SS 15220 IRAQ 0900-1300 AA (HS) 15220 EGYPT 2345-0040 SS 15235 LIBYA 1030-0430v AA (HS) 15255 EGYPT 1630-1915 EE/LINGALA ?15265.7 QATAR 0800-1700 AA (HS) 15285 EGYPT 0600-1900 VO ARABS 15300 DUBAI 1500-2050 AA/EE (HS) 15310 IRAQ 0500-0800 AA (HS) 15315 IRAN 0230-1300 FA 15325 ABU DHABI 0600-1600 AA (HS) 15330 MOROCCO 1700-2100 AA (HS) 15335 SAUDI ARABIA 0500-0555 SWAHILI 15335 MOROCCO 1000-0100 AA (HS) 15335 EGYPT 1930-2230 FULANI/FF 15345 KUWAIT 0200-0800 AA (HQ)/EE 15345 SAUDI ARABIA 1200-1455 BENGALI/ URDU 15360 MOROCCO 1100-1700 AA (HS) 15375 EGYPT 1830-2200 OUOLOF/ BAMBARA/EE 15400 IRAQ 0400-0800 AA (HS) 1400-2200 AA (HS) 15405 ABU DHABI 0700-1600 AA (HS) 15415 LIBYA 1130-0430v AA (HS) 15420 EGYPT 2230-2345 PP 15430 SAUDI ARABIA 0400-0455 SOMALI 15430 IRAQ 0900-1300 AA (HS) 15435 DUBAI 0230-1500 AA/EE 15435 EGYPT 0500-1100 AA (HS) 15450 LIBYA 1800-0330v EE/AA (HS) 15495 KUWAIT 0200-0000 AA (HS) 15505 KUWAIT 0700-0000 AA (HS) 15510 ABU DHABI 0800-1600 AA (HS) 17595 EGYPT 1215-1430 EE/BENGALI 17595 MOROCCO 1400-1700 FF/EE 17610 TUNISIA 0700-1800 AA (HS) 17645 ABU DHABI 0600-0800 AA (HS) 17670 EGYPT 1300-1900 AA (HS) 17690 EGYPT 1500-1730 HINDI/URDU 17705 ABU DHABI 1200-1600 AA (HS) 17720 SAUDI ARABIA 0600-0755 (HQ) 1000-1155 INDO 17720 EGYPT 2345-0040 AA 17730 IRAQ 0930-1300 AA (HS) 17735 OMAN 0800-2130 AA (HS) 17745 ALGERIA 0700-0005 FF/SS/EE 17760 TURKEY 2300-0450 EE/TU/EE 17765 SAUDI ARABIA 0500-0555 SWAHILI 17770 OMAN 0200-0800 AA (HS) 17770 EGYPT 1115-1445 THAI/INDO /MALAY 17775 DUBAI 0415-0600 AA/EE (HS) 17785 TURKEY 1330-1530 EE/URDU/ FA/MANDARIN 17800 EGYPT 1100-1130 AA 17800 TURKEY a1230-1400+ EE/?? 17815 EGYPT 1000-1100 AA 17815 MOROCCO 1100-1400 AA (HS) 1700-1900 EE/FF 17820 ABU DHABI 0630-1200 AA (HS) 17830 DUBAI 0415-0600 AA/EE (HS) 17830 IRAQ 0700-1200 AA (HS) 1200-1600 AA (HS) 17845 SAUDI ARABIA 0400-0455 SOMALI 17850 KUWAIT 0400-0600 AA (HS) 17865 DUBAI 0615-1500 AA/EE (HS) 17875 EGYPT 1115-1215 AA 17880 QATAR 0800-1700 AA (HS) 17880 IRAQ 0900-1300 AA (HS) 17885 KUWAIT 0900-1100 AA (HS) 17890 DUBAI 0230-0400 AA/EE (HS) 17895 KUWAIT 0400-0730 AA (HS) 17895 SAUDI ARABIA 0800-0955 AA (HQ) 17895 LIBYA 1130-2300 AA (HS) 17895 KUWAIT 1600-1800 URDU 21495 SAUDI ARABIA 0800-1155 HQ, INDO 21605 DUBAI 0615-1400 AA/EE (HS) 21700 DUBAI 0230-0600 AA/EE (HS) ABBREVIATIONS: AA=Arabic/AZER=Azerbaijani/ EE=English/FF=French/GG=German/ HQ=Holy Qur'an program/ PP=Portuguese/RR=Russian/ SS=Spanish/TU=Turkish/ VO=Voice of ******************************************** This listing may be copied onto electronic bulletin board systems without charge pro- vided that it is reproduced without changes or omissions. 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