horton@viking.DEC (Ken Horton, RBG LJO2/E4 282-2508) (01/21/85)
The English language broadcasts are quite a bit easier. Listen at 2000 hours GMT, 2230, 0000, 0100, or 0200 on 9815, 9440 or 7412 KHz (note: 7412 is currently the best frequency). By the way, the optimal time to receive Kol Yisrael's Hebrew language home service is just after local sunrise on 15615 KHz. Fredric J. Einstein DEC PC Engineering Littleton, MaSS 617-486-2497
Will Martin -- AMXAL-RI <wmartin@ALMSA-1.ARPA> (01/23/85)
By the way, I have been searching my memory and back issues of RIB, PopComm, and the SW Guide, and cannot find any reference to this, yet I am sure I recall reading it -- does anyone know of this or can point me to a reference? I remeber seeing (somewhere!) a mention of time and frequencies for SHORTWAVE transmissions from Israel of their Armed Forces broadcast service (their equivalent of the US AFRTS); this would have lots of info interesting to those who asked about Hebrew-language broadcasts from Kol Yisrael -- it should be in Hebrew (and maybe other languages), have lots of "home-town" type news and bits, sports, etc. [sort of local Israel radio for the troops]. The WRTH lists this service on several medium-wave (BCB) and FM frequencies, but has no mention of it on shortwave. Yet I am POSITIVE I saw a reference to this being heard on shortwave! I can think of an explanation for this: that such a service came into being after the WRTH 84 was compiled, and therefore it isn't listed. Also, maybe this is (or was) a temporary service and no longer exists. Can anyone provide more info about this? Am I simply crazed with the cold, and just totally off-base about this ever existing? Or is it a low-powered DX catch, never listed except in some obscure club column or article, and that is why I cannot find a pointer to it? Or maybe it is considered a "utility" broadcast, never listed in the WRTH anyway [like a feeder relay for a remote broadcast site], and therefore also not listed in info sources about broadcasts either? "What I need is an index to EVERYTHING..." Regards, Will ARPA/MILNET: wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA USENET: seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin