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Positive Developments from Kyrgyzstan and Algeria

GERRY DEXTER

What’s this? The word “positive” is rarely paired with shortwave news from the Kyrghyz Republic, which is always in the running against North Korea for first place in the world sleaze championship. It may even have slipped down a point or two, having allowed another broadcaster to operate - and a Christian one at that! The new station (the name is unclear so far) operates on 5130 kHz. The station targets Afghanistan, largely in Dari. The new guy’s 15 kW is no match for the government’s 100-kW giant on 4010. (Note Mark Taylor’s tentative log further down of the rarely-noted Kyrghyz government station.) Early May saw the emergence of a new Algerian station – ifrikya FM – dedicated to serving all of Africa. In addition to an FM channel, the…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2023

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