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This file is put together on a voluntary basis and is also included in our WWDXC WWW homepage-German AGDX Club address: or or via Link of Homepage: Both actual and previous week issue are available, previous week under: e-mail #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* ALGERIA 15110 kHz Radio Ifrikya, 2106 UT on March 5. Nice program of re- gional music with vocals and talk in between songs. 2120 UT talk by a man and woman then more music. Fair with noise. 15110 kHz Radio IFRIKYA, 2135 UT on March 9. Two women speaking rapidly back and forth then joined by a man in Arabic. Musical segment with vocals then more talk. Fair with noise. (Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) BRAZIL A Transmitter Park In Brasilia Is Celebrating its 50th Birthday! The facility 40km northwest of Brasilia originally cost $15 Million USD to build and will turn 50 years old on March 11, 2024. It's home to several SW, AM and FM transmitters, including Radio Nacional de Amazonias on 6180 kHz and 11780 kHz. The owner stations, Empresa Brasil deComunicacao, a government owned agency plans to recognize the facility's Gold anniversary. Find out more about the facility's history at this link - {sic with two blank spaces gh - wor} (via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1280 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10) BULGARIA {TAIWAN non} 5900 kHz QSL - Radio Taiwan International QSL card. (Republic of China), via transmitter on SPC-NURTS Kostinbrod Bulgaria re- lay site, QSL via Spaceline Ltd., Sofia in Bulgaria. 1 February 2024, 19:00-19:30 UT, Russian service. Picture: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) CONG0 6115 kHz Radio Congo, Brazzaville, 1802-1832* UT on March 13, French, news, male, female. at 1831 UT music and close abruptly at 1832 UT. 15421. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, BrDXC-UK iogr March 13) CUBA 5025 kHz R HABANA CUBA, 0445 to 0700 UT on 7 March, Spanish. What should have been R. Rebelde, actually turned out to be RHC. Cuban jazz until 0500 UT followed by an hour long news / information programme. No discernible ID at 0500 UT, however at 0600 UT there was the IS and ID for RHC and then a frequency/ schedule run down. Similar ID at 0700 UT. SINPO 43343. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) CUBA 9650 kHz on March 10 at 0048 UT, music and RHC IDs in Spanish, S6/S9. Bauta 11760 kHz is off, but Quivican 15230 kHz is on at S3/S4 seems same but suppressed / distorted suptorted modulation. Nowhere else found until at 0111 UT, 6000 kHz S=9+20/30dB but JBM; and deadair or maybe JBM on 6180 kHz, S=9+20dB, presumably failing to relay China. And 5025 kHz Rebelde is AWOL at 0108 UT. Some things always wrong at RHC, RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) CUBA 15140 kHz / 13650 kHz, March 8 at 2314 UT, no signal from CRI music default instead of Portuguese relay; 15230 kHz no signal either which once substituted. BUT 15140 kHz is on late with RHC Spanish S=9+, good modu- lation. Something's always wrong at RHC: 15140 kHz on March 10 at 1932 UT check, RHC English, S7 into Maryland SDR, thus confirming that as a Running Dog of Yanqui Imperialism, Cuba has ad- vanced to EDT on the same date as their detested escapees in Miami; so much if not all RHC programming, transmissions a real UT hour earlier, to the extent that there be any "schedule". 11760 kHz not on, and one never knows whether 15140 kHz will be. 5025 kHz UT Monday March 11 at 0649 UT, S=9+25/40dB, NOT Rebelde, but RHC Spanish wrapping up 'En Contacto' DX program with CW/theme music, must have started at 0635 UT; RHC ID and 0652 UT 'En Compania del Doctor', med advice show. WWDXC DX program sked for B23 shows 'En Contacto' Sun 1435, 2335, Mon 0235 - but not 0635 UT. I've heard this further repeat before when some frequency happen to be active. The others probably shifted an hour earlier now, on any RHC fre- quencies that can be found. Also Thur 2335 UT, needs to be confirmed. Why not Rebelde? So many RHC SW transmitters are nearly / dead. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 11) 15230 kHz on March 4 at 2313 UT, Chinese music ! S=9/+10dB with good modu- lation, found here after missing from 13650 kHz at 2312 UT, so on WRONG frequency, this CRI 'Portuguese' relay which reliably for years has been nothing but - the same? - fill music day after day. Certainly not // 11760 kHz RHC Spanish which at 2305 UT was crackly and squealy. Recheck at 0121 UT on March 5: 15230 kHz is off. 15230 kHz March 5 at 2259 UT, checking direct, RHC is off, but so is 13650 kHz the CRI music channel which was on 15230 kHz yesterday. 15140 kHz is however running late with RHC Spanish, S6/S8 with squeal. Next check via Maryland SDR at 2338 UT: 15230 kHz is on at weak S5/S7 but only traces of talkmod at peaks. 15140 kHz now off. 13650kHz Chimx now on, S7/S9. 11760 kHz RHC Spanish S=9/+10dB. 15230 kHz on Mar 6 at 2317 UT, RHC only S2/S6 direct, sup/torted talk pre- sumed Spanish or maybe Portuguese; 13650kHz CRI 'Portuguese' music only is back to normal. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) ECUADOR HCJB - Nice Andean Guitar and Flute music on now. After inactivity it was reported with HCJB FM Spanish programming. What was it now ? Does anyone have a contact with the station ? After Horst Rosiak retired, I haven't been able to get in touch with them. Acc. to the old shortwave schedule they should have been in Spanish after 1100 UT, but that wasn't the case when checking via TWR Bonaire KiwiSDR remotedly: it was in Quichua or some other resembling language. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, wor March 16) ESTONIA Trans World Radio, QSL mail. Received e-QSL for reception "Trans World Radio" (1035 kHz, via Tartu-EST) in Russian / Ukrainian / Russian to Belarus. Reception report was sent to Received e-QSL for reception "Radio Liberty" (1035 kHz, via Tartu-EST) in Russian. Reception report was sent to (Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansky Autonomous Area-RUS, via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) E'SWATINI / SWAZILAND [and non] 9585 kHz on March 13 at 1518 UT, FMish blob unreadable but cadence of talk, atop JBA AM carrier, i.e. listed TWR in Malagasy at 1455-1525 UT Mon-Fri but French on weekends. Probably rem- nant by longpath. Blob could be spur of bigsig nearby? Modpeaks do not match blaster 9980 kHz WWCR TOMBS. Could be of local origin? Then should be constant, but nonesuch at 1727 UT recheck. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 13) TWR SWZ 291023-300324 in B-23 season 4760 1630 1645 53W MAN 50 3 0 101 37 TsoPor SWZ TWR Nothing noted here on Saturday March 16, empty air channel today. 6100 1700 1730 53W MAN 100 5 0 142 1234567 Yao SWZ TWR 6099.977 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Yao, S=9+10dB in Doha Qatar at 17.24 UT. QRM co-channel CRI Beijing En on even 6100 kHz. 7410 1820 2001 52 MAN 100 312 0 142 23456 Umb SWZ TWR 7409.970 oddity fqy TWR Africa in Umbundu, S=7 in Doha Qatar at 18.22 UT on March 14. QRM upper-band 7415 kHz CHN CRI Farsi/Persian. 7410 1850 2005 52 MAN 100 312 0 142 17 Umb SWZ TWR 7409.971 oddity fqy TWR Africa in Umbundu, S=9+5dB in Doha Qatar at 19.20 UT on Saturday March 16. 9380 1745 1800 48,53 MAN 100 5 0 142 7 Tuv SWZ TWR 9379.967 oddity fqy TWR Africa in Turkana, S=9+35dB in Doha Qatar at 17.46 UT on Saturday only March 16. 9500 1802 1902 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 17 Eng SWZ TWR Nothing noted here on Saturday March 16, empty air channel. 9499.977 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in English, S=9+35dB in Doha Qatar at 18.05 UT on Sunday March 17. QRM lower-channel TRT Emirler in Spanish on even 9490.012 kHz. 9585 1400 1443 53W MAN 100 5 0 142 23456 PorLom SWZ TWR 9584.990 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Por/Lom, S=7 in Doha Qatar at 14.04 UT on March 15. Mon-Fri only. 9585 1420 1435 53W MAN 100 5 0 142 1 Lom SWZ TWR 9585 1420 1450 53W MAN 100 5 0 142 7 Vmw SWZ TWR 9585 1455 1525 53SE MAN 100 64 0 142 1234567 MalFra SWZ TWR 11660 1630 1730 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 1234567 AmhOro SWZ TWR 11659.984 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Amhar, S=9+30dB in Doha Qatar at 16.36 UT on Sat & Sun March 16 & 17. 11660 1730 1800 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 23456 Oro SWZ TWR 11659.985 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Amhar / Oromo, S=9+30dB in Doha Qatar at 17.32 UT on March 14 & 15. Mon-Fri only. 11660 1730 1845 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 1 Sid SWZ TWR 11880 1500 1530 48 MAN 100 30 17 218 1234567 Som SWZ TWR 11880 1530 1545 48 MAN 100 30 17 218 17 Som SWZ TWR 11879.970 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Somali, S=9+35dB in Doha Qatar at 15.08 UT on Friday March 15. 11879.967 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Somali, S=9+35dB in Doha Qatar at 15.38 UT on Sunday March 17. 13580 1530 1545 47,48 MAN 100 5 0 142 23456 Jub SWZ TWR 13579.982 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Arabic Juba, S=9+20dB in Doha Qatar at 15.39 UT on March 15. Mon-Fri only. 13580 1557 1657 52W MAN 100 5 0 142 1 Kir SWZ TWR 13579.947 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Kirundi, S=9+30dB in Doha Qatar at 16.08 UT on Sunday March 17. Sunday only. 13800 1802 1902 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 23456 Ara SWZ TWR 13799.986 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Arabic, S=9+25dB in Doha Qatar at 18.08 UT on March 14. Mon-Fri only. 15105 1440 1457 48NE MAN 100 13 0 218 1567 Aar SWZ TWR 15105 1532 1621 48NE MAN 100 13 0 218 23456 Tir SWZ TWR 15104.964 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Tigre, S=9+25dB in Doha Qatar at 15.34 UT on March 15. Mon-Fri only. 15105 1547 1621 48NE MAN 100 13 0 218 17 KunTig SWZ TWR 15104.965 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Tigre, S=9+50dB POWERHOUSE (!) signal in Doha Qatar at 15.53 UT on Sunday March 17. SAT/SUN only. 10 kHz bandwidth, in peaks up to 28.4 kHz wide signal in Doha Qatar. 15105 1905 1950 47,52 MAN 100 343 -30 218 17 LinFra SWZ TWR 15104.978 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Lingala, S=9+30dB in Doha Qatar at 19.18 UT on March 16. Sat / Sun only. 15105 1905 2005 47,52 MAN 100 343 -30 218 23456 LinFra SWZ TWR 15104.981 kHz oddity fqy TWR Africa in Lingala, S=9+25dB in Doha Qatar at 19.08 UT on March 14. Mon-Fri only. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 14) TWR SWZ 310324-271024 in A-24 season 4760 1620 1635 53W MAN 50 3 0 101 1 Tso SWZ TWR 6100 1700 1730 53W MAN 100 5 0 142 1234567 Yao SWZ TWR 7410 1820 2001 52 MAN 100 312 0 142 23456 UmbPor SWZ TWR 7410 1850 2005 52 MAN 100 312 0 142 17 UmbPor SWZ TWR 9380 1745 1800 48,53 MAN 100 5 0 142 7 Tuv SWZ TWR 9500 1630 1730 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 1234567 AmhOro SWZ TWR 9500 1730 1745 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 1 Sid SWZ TWR 9500 1730 1800 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 23456 Oro SWZ TWR 9500 1802 1902 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 1 Eng SWZ TWR 9585 1400 1443 53W MAN 100 5 0 142 23456 PorVmw SWZ TWR 9585 1420 1450 53W MAN 100 5 0 142 7 Vmw SWZ TWR 9585 1455 1525 53SE MAN 100 64 0 142 23456 MalFra SWZ TWR 9940 1905 1950 47,52 MAN 100 343 -30 218 17 LinFra SWZ TWR 9940 1905 2005 47,52 MAN 100 343 -30 218 23456 LinFra SWZ TWR 11880 1500 1530 48 MAN 100 30 17 218 1234567 Som SWZ TWR 11880 1530 1545 48 MAN 100 30 17 218 1 Som SWZ TWR 13580 1530 1545 47,48 MAN 100 5 0 142 6 Jub SWZ TWR 13580 1557 1657 52W MAN 100 5 0 142 1 Kir SWZ TWR 13800 1802 1902 48 MAN 100 13 0 218 23456 Ara SWZ TWR 15105 1440 1457 48NE MAN 100 13 0 218 1567 Aar SWZ TWR 15105 1532 1621 48NE MAN 100 13 0 218 23456 Tir SWZ TWR 15105 1547 1621 48NE MAN 100 13 0 218 17 KunTig SWZ TWR FRANCE Now (1415 UT) hearing a TDF Issoudun DRM transmission in French on 9575 kHz. It's the first time I've heard any DRM from them since they ceased transmissions on 3965 kHz in 75-metre band. S/N 20dB at best, but only about 60% decoding due to changes in signal strength. (Ian Brooks-Verwood-Dorset-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr March 11) Re: TDF Issoudun in DRMode on 9575 kHz. I had found similar info from 'The DRM Reception Project for B23season'. I have listened occasionally but it was the first time I had actually received one. They had received reports of this transmission last December. Regards, Ian. (Ian Brooks-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr March 11) It's scheduled as one of numerous irregular DRM tests in the current (B23) TDF schedule (1400-1500 UT via Issoudun). Target CIRAF regions 17, 18, 27, 80 (western Europe and north Atlantic). Full schedule: (Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr March 11) see other DRM digital mode requests in A24 season from March 31, 2024 onwards: 3965 0100 0057 27S,28,37,38,39ISS 10 0 925 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 5890 2330 2400 27SE,28SW,37NE ISS 100 148 146 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 6015 0200 0300 36SE,37W,46NW ISS 100 214 146 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 6100 0530 0600 27SE,28SW,37NE ISS 100 148 146 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 6100 1730 1800 27SE,28SW,37NE ISS 100 148 146 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 6145 2000 2100 36SE,37W,46NW ISS 100 216 156 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 7300 1130 1200 27SE,28SW,37NE ISS 100 148 156 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 7300 2330 2400 28SE,38N,39NW ISS 100 115 211 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 7415 0130 0200 05 ISS 100 350 216 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 9510 2330 2400 39S,40S,41,48 ISS 100 102 216 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 9625 0530 0600 28SE,38N,39NW ISS 100 115 146 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 9630 1400 1500 17,18,27 ISS 100 280 146 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 9740 0800 0900 17,18,27 ISS 100 280 146 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 9765 2000 2100 17,18,27 ISS 100 346 157 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 11610 1930 2000 19,20 ISS 100 350 211 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 11650 0530 0600 38E,39S,48N ISS 100 115 206 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 11810 0800 0900 17,18,27 ISS 100 353 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 11915 2000 2100 17,18,27 ISS 100 346 157 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 13585 1400 1500 17,18,27 ISS 100 346 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 13605 1730 1800 28SE,38N,39NW ISS 100 115 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 13695 1930 2000 05 ISS 100 350 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 13770 0800 0900 09,36,80SW,81 ISS 100 279 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 13770 2000 2100 09,36,80SW,81 ISS 100 279 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 13820 0800 0900 17,18,27 ISS 100 353 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 15280 1400 1500 36SE,37W,46NW ISS 100 214 157 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 15500 0800 0900 36SE,37W,46NW ISS 100 214 157 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 15510 0530 0600 39S,40S,41,48 ISS 100 102 217 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 15535 2000 2100 17,18,27 ISS 100 358 207 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 15600 1730 1800 39S,40S,41,48 ISS 100 102 207 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 17755 1130 1200 28SE,38N,39NW ISS 100 115 147 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 21755 1130 1200 39S,40S,41,48 ISS 100 102 207 1234567 Fra F TDF TDF TES 11970 0500 0800 41 KBD 250 100 217 1234567 Eng KWT RKW MOI 13650 1700 2000 6-8 KBD 250 350 216 1234567 Ara KWT RKW MOI 15110 0945 1325 27,28 KBD 250 310 211 1234567 Ara KWT RKW MOI 15540 1600 1800 41 KBD 250 100 217 1234567 Urd KWT RKW MOI 15540 1800 2100 27,28 KBD 250 310 211 1234567 Eng KWT RKW MOI 5975 1645 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 123457 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 6115 1645 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 123457 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 6135 1645 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 123457 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 7285 1645 1845 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 123457 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 7330 1645 1845 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 1234567 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 9615 1645 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 1234567 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 9655 1645 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 1234567 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 9760 1745 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 1234567 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 11690 1745 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 148 1234567 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 13840 1830 2100 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 156 1234567 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 21660 0759 0900 41 SLA 100 63 151 1234567 Eng OMA BBC ENC ASI 15185 0759 0900 41 TAC 100 163 902 1234567 Eng UZB BBC ENC ASI 3955 0459 0600 27SE,28NW WOF 100 114 100 1234567 Eng G BBC ENC EUR 5875 0459 0600 27SE,28NW WOF 250 78 547 1234567 Eng G BBC ENC EUR GERMANY 21600 kHz eQSL C.M. Obrecht Shortwave Radio. 2 March 2024 at 13.00-14.00 UT, 21600 kHz via MBR Nauen-D to south eastern Asia (86 degr azimuth, 125 kW), E-mail: Picture: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1280 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10) 21600 kHz e-QSL: C.M. Obrecht SW Radio, 125 kW via Media Broadcast GmbH (via MBR Nauen-D), 13.00-14.00 UT, March 2, 2024. Blog: (Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) 21600 kHz e-QSL, C.M. Obrecht SW Radio, / 125 kW via Media Broadcast GmbH (via MBR Nauen-D), 13.20-14.00 UT, March 2, 2024. (Evgeny Kornykhin, Moscow-RUS, deneb-radio-dx; via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) GERMANY 6095 kHz, Welle 370 via Media Broadcast GmbH (MBR Nauen-D). QSL-card, 13.15-14.00 UT, Dec. 22, 2023. Blog: (Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) GERMANY 9810 kHz DRM mode decoding: Hearing most of the DRM broadcast from M4J Media (MBR Nauen, Germany with presumed 125 kW) with techno music. A second channel is listed (Journaline and Slideshow, but how does one see this using kiwiSDR? ... it was easy using the DReaM software. All this at 20:40 UT on March 12. (Walt Salmaniw-Masset-BC-CAN, drmna / wor March 12) 9810 kHz 2000-2100 UT to ITU zones 37S,38SW,46,47W NAU 100kW 213degr azi 0 ITU antenna type_146 35/TUE/THUR 291023-300324 N=DRMode Mul D MBR 4497 A.AFRIC and requested DRM bcast in A24 season instead: 11615 kHz 2000-2100 UT to ITU zones 37S,38SW,46,47W NAU 100kW 213degr azi 0 ITU antenna type_146 daily request 310324-261024 N=DRMode Mul D MBR 3173 A.AFRIC INDIA 11734.80 kHz much oddfqy on March 10 at 0105 UT, something S4/S7 but JBM; first guess would be Korea North, but not sked until 0300 UT. Nothing at this time in Aoki database list, but EiBi shows Akashvani in Tibetan and ChiCom jamming. Bad mod and inaccuracy favor New Delhi INDIA. Only one signal; maybe jammers correctly figured that was unnecessary. VU2JOS confirms "11735" is the current AIR Tibetan frequency, from Delhi. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) INDIA former AIR now called Akashvani External Services - Latest change. The Updated schedule of Akashvani External Services (formerly known as All India Radio) is in their official web site as follows: Note: : Latest change given in it 1045-1215 Tibetan 9875*(ex 9735 kHz) via New Delhi 100 kW 1230-1330 Baluchi 9875 (ex 9735 kHz) via New Delhi 100 kW The same is reflected in HFCC registrations also (Jose Jacob VU2JOS, Hyderabad-IND, DXindia March 12) * At 13.40 UT noted 9874.991 kHz CNR1 Mandarin jamming program, meant against Voice of Tibet TJK/UZB 'sometime request' 9877 kHz. 13.30-15.00 UT AIR Dari sce via Bangalore on 9735.004 kHz. wb. INDONESIA Re: Return of RRI Nabire with outstanding reception. Mauno, so sorry, was my fault ... great excuse. These are just the usual 'Pres Biden age generation' errors in thinking, for whatever reason. PGA Palangkaraya INS 40 kW entry instead on 3325 kHz channel. 3325 1000 1100 54E PGA 40 0 700 Eng INS RRI 3325 1100 1200 54E PGA 40 0 700 Cmn INS RRI 3325 1200 1300 54E PGA 40 0 700 Jpn INS RRI 3325 1300 1400 54E PGA 40 0 700 Eng INS RRI 3325 1400 1500 54E PGA 40 0 700 Ind INS RRI 3325 1500 1600 54E PGA 40 0 700 Cmn INS RRI 3325 1600 1700 54E PGA 40 0 700 Ara INS RRI 3325 1800 1900 54E PGA 40 0 700 Spa INS RRI 3325 1900 2000 54E PGA 40 0 700 Deu INS RRI 3325 2000 2100 54E PGA 40 0 700 Eng INS RRI 3325 2100 2200 54E PGA 40 0 700 Fra INS RRI 3325 2200 2300 54E PGA 40 0 700 Eng INS RRI 3325 2300 2400 54E PGA 40 0 700 Jpn INS RRI 4750 1000 1100 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Eng INS RRI 4750 1100 1200 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Cmn INS RRI 4750 1200 1300 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Jpn INS RRI 4750 1300 1400 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Eng INS RRI 4750 1400 1500 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Ind INS RRI 4750 1500 1600 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Cmn INS RRI 4750 1600 1700 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Ara INS RRI 4750 1800 1900 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Spa INS RRI 4750 1900 2000 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Deu INS RRI 4750 2000 2100 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Eng INS RRI 4750 2100 2200 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Fra INS RRI 4750 2200 2300 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Eng INS RRI 4750 2300 2400 51,54E JAK 3 345 800 Jpn INS RRI 310324-261024 - A24 season requests. (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Monday March 13) INDONESIA 7289.93 kHz RRI Nabire Pro 1, on March 8; very pleased to find them back on the air again after being absent for a while; just in time for the start of Ramadan (March 10 - Sunday to April 9th); decent recep- tion, but after 0900 UT the usual QRN. 0832-0910 UT: The normal programming of mostly EZL songs and announcers. 0910-0916 UT: Islamic Shalawat Tarhim prayer, before the call-to-prayer. 0916-0920 UT: The distinctive Maghrib (sunset) call-to-prayer. Right on time! 0920 till suddenly cut off 0929* UT: EZL songs. My audio of a portion of one minute of the Shalawat Tarhim prayer and one of music - Nabire Islamic call-to-prayer times for March 8: Fajr - dawn 04:49 (1949 UT) Dhuhr - after midday 12:12 (0312 UT) Asr - afternoon 15:14 (0614 UT) Maghrib - sunset 18:16 (0916 UT) Isha - nighttime 19:24 (1024 UT) (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 8) IRAN Ramadan til April 9th, 2024, this season. The latest HFCC files include the following special transmissions: VoIRI Tehran, Ramadan special broadcasts via Sirjan site, 10 - 30 March 2024, acc. to HFCC registrations: 0120-0220 UT Turkish 6060 6170 2020-2350 UT Azeri "A" 7230 2120-2250 UT Tajik 5990 6180 2320-0120 UT Arabic 7220 7250 2350-0050 UT Kurdish 6060 7280 2350-0320 UT Azeri "T" 7230 (Eike Bierwirth-D, direct and dxld March 7) ITALY {non} A24 Nexus Milano Italy schedule. A24 Nexus schedule is in (Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS, Hyderabad-IND, wor March 11) KOREA REP OF KBS WORLD Radio, Broadcast in Russian. Dear friends, now it has become even easier to send an electronic report about receiving broadcasts from our website. You can open the report page using the link that appears among the pop-up links on the left side of the main page of our website above the news. In addition, a link to the report is located in the "Regular Programs" section at the top right of the home page. In order to send an electronic report, you only need to fill out a few fields: first and last name,email address, select a country from the list, select a reception method and note that you agree to provide personal in- formation. All other fields do not have to be filled out. Next,click the "Register" button and go to the second page, where you fill out all the fields: enter the receiver type, antenna type, select the date and time of reception, frequency, select reception quality ratings, click "Register". If you want to send several reports in one message, once again select the date and time of reception, frequency, select reception quality ratings, and click "Register". In the "Note" column you can write a letter or comments on the programs. Then click the "Register" button at the bottom of the page. If you have not filled in something, a hint will appear in a pop-up window indicating what exactly is not filled in. At the last stage, a completed report will appear that can be printed. Let us remind you that KBS World Radio has released a new verification card, with which we have begun to confirm electronic reception reports. ("Mailbox" 2024-03-15 / (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) KOREA's Echo of Hope - VOH Seoul testing on new 7708 kHz? EoH/EoU 7708 kHz AM at 1855 UTC on 09 March 2024: on new frequency 7708 music, ID and news at 1900 UT // 6250 7720 kHz via SDR unit remotedly in Novosibirsk, Russia. Hi Glenn - After seeing the above log (thanks to "FOX" for the posting!), I started monitoring VOH; during considerable monitoring was unsuccessful at hearing 7708 kHz, but then on March 11, success; at 0936 UT; heard VOH with definite 7708 kHz and // 3985 // 4885 // 5995 // 6250 // 6350 // 7720 kHz. Later rechecked at 0943 UT, found 7708 kHz was already silent. Perhaps they are randomly testing this frequency? Needs more monitoring to determine what is happening! (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor March 9 - 13) Re: Echo of Hope - VOH testing on new 7708 kHz ? > re Needs more monitoring to determine what is happening! KOREA / REP / D.P.R. of / CHINA / TAIWAN Nothing heard of 7708 kHz on March 13, 11.06 to 11.30 UT slot, in remote SDR installation at Hiroshima Akitakata Japan location, nor on Tokyo Perseus unit. 7719.994 KOR Echo of Hope, S=9+25dB at 11.06 UT. 7729.872 TWN SOH Mandarin Chinese S=7 at 11.09 UT. 7645.085 TWN SOH Mandarin Chinese S=7 at 11.11 UT. 6350.031 KOR EOH-VOH S=9+40dB at 11.13 UT 6249.995 KOR EOH-VOH S=9+30dB at 11.15 UT 5991 to 5997 kHz ONLY KRE jamming station heard at 11.19 UT, not KOR ! 4885.004 KOR EOH-VOH S=9+35dB at 11.20 UT, equal KRE jammer level. 3985.012 KOR EOH-VOH S=9+15dB at 11.25 UT, slight tiny KRE jammer level underneath, and 3985even ahead some Mandarin Chinese program of CNR-2 Business Radio from Geermu location, S=9+20, 11.30 UT March 13. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 13) LUXEMBOURG History of Radio Luxembourg ... This coming Thursday, March 14th, from 19:00 till 21:00 UK time, on you can listen to part 6 of a series about Radio Luxembourg. The English service will be the main subject. We will follow the history of the sta- tion from the beginning in the 1930s until 1970 and part 6 will be about the period 1963-1964. Frank van Heerde will provide lots of information about those years and of course he plays music from that period. This show will not only be of interest and entertaining for grandparents, but also for everyone interested in free radio. Happy listening! Production: Frank van Heerde and Kees Brinkerink Presentation: Frank van Heerde. Engineering: Frank van Agtmaal. [Note - re Hanks Knot on SMC's Facebook Spot - programme is not in English "but the music is unique"] (via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr March 12) MADAGASCAR 11610 kHz World Christian Broadcasting, via MWV New Life Station at Mahajanga, Madagascar; at 2150 UT on March 3. Woman speaking in listed Chinese followed by choral singing. Brief talk by man that may have been an ID then end of transmission at 2200 UT. Fair with noise. (Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) MADAGASCAR 15420 kHz Adventist World Radio, via MGLOB Talata Volonondry Madagascar relay facility at 2052 UT on March 5. Man in listed Yoruba speaking with probable religious message. At 2054 UT, organ music and choral singing. At 2055 UT a woman spoke giving web address and frequency announcements. Devotional type music followed to 2059 UT with abrupt end of transmission. Good with noise. (Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) MALI 17630 kHz on March 12 at 1557 UT, American English discussion of AI, S7/S9 one of best signals on band. Therefore must be CRI as scheduled via Bamako II site center toward EastAfrica. So this keeps Mali on SW despite absence lately of ORTM {older Bamako I site center to WeAF and Sahel zone Sahara around, wb.}. The Malians ought to insist as part of the relay deal, the ChiCom keep their own transmitter working properly. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 12) MALI Yes both heard recently these days again, on 5995even kHz mornings and this afternoon on 9635even exact signal of RTVM Bamako bcast center#1, 9635even kHz MLI Bamako I sw site, like greyline path from Mali to Doha Qatar SDR remotedly, S=6 fair -90.8 dBm signal at 14.33 UT on March 17, but tiny S=4-5 or -96.9 dBm signal JBA like here in southern Germany or Switzerland Europe remotedly at 14.45 UT. Excellent Chinese national transmitter engineers at Bamako-MLI and P.R. help-funds, ... hold/keep their transmitter and antenna hardware on excellent level, same happened in Cerrik Albania on China's European SW relay site a decade ago ... wb. March 17. MOLDOVA { Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) } Russian radio via Grigoriopol Maiac bcast center. 1413 kHz e-QSL Pridnestrovie radio and television center. We confirmed reception of the station very quickly. 04. March 2024, 18.03-18.59 UT, 1413 kHz Vesti FM. Plus a letter "Hello, Mr. Shukhrat Rakhmatullaev! Thank you very much for your report on the reception. We are very pleased to receive a letter from Tashkent Uzbekistan. Let me tell you about our radio and television center. We are located in the Pridnestrovian Mol- davian Republic, right on the border with Ukraine. Our radio and tele- vision center broadcasts programs from various radio stations. Currently broadcast only on medium waves. In April 2022 Ukrainian saboteurs blew up two short-wave antennas, so HF broadcasting is currently not carried out. In addition to broadcasting on a frequency of 1413 kHz, we broadcast the radio station "Radio Russia" on a frequency of 999 kHz, as well as "Transworld Radio" on a frequency of 1548 kHz. Sincerely, Administration of JSC "Transnistrian Radiotelevision Center". (Shukhrat Rakhmatullaev, Tashkent-UZB, Radio reception - Telegram, via RUSdx #1280 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10) MOLDOVA { Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) former Stalinist USSR area} e-QSL: 999 kHz, Radio Russia via PRTC Grigoriopol Maiac, 14.28-15.06 UT, March 3, 2024. (Evgeny Kornykhin, Moscow-RUS, deneb-radio-dx; via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) NEW ZEALAND 17675 kHz RNZI Rangitaiki at 0333 UT on March 10. Nice program of blues music with vocals by male and female artists and guitar riffs. Very bluesy sound with harmonica. Brief comment by the female host then more music. Lots of guitar music with guitar. 4+1 TP's at 0400 UT then ID by a woman and regional news. Poor to fair tonight but still en- joyable. Best in USB. (Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) SAUDI ARABIA 11915 kHz OPPOSITION. {likely Yemen national radio on ex- cile in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, on March 6 at 2320 UT, S6/S7 of horrible noisebuzz into UTwente, *just like* we heard until last week on 11820 kHz, and before that on 11860 kHz, Sa'udi relay of Republic of Yemen Radio, since the Houthis don't allow it inside Yemen. I bet this be their new chosen frequency, maybe running 18 hours a day, and indeed off after 2400 UT like 11820 kHz had been, so what will it victimise here, per EiBi listings? On 11915 kHz itself, nothing but CNR2 and RTI. 11920 kHz nothing but one hour a week of VORW via France! 11910 kHz, VOK and NHK, all of those on limited skeds. At 2332 UT I check it into UTwente. In Sync mode if I punch in 11915 kHz it displays 11914842.03 kHz at S8. Rock steady while normal signals wobble at least a little down to the hundredth of a Hz. If I step up to 11920 kHz and back to 11915 kHz, it then displays 11914840.44 kHz, again rock steady. Down to 11910 kHz and back up to 11915 kHz: 11915201.72 kHz - apparently the 'lock' hits an exact spot within the noise bandwidth at the first instant and stix to it! At 0013 UT on March 7 recheck, JBA signal on 11915 kHz locking at UTwente but then gone imme- diately. Maybe CNR2 gearing up for *0030 UT via as site, which means Baoji- Sifangshan, Shaanxi, #724 ChinaCom site. Then I see that Aoki, not EiBi database already lists 11915 kHz: 1755-2257 R. Saudi in Arabic from Riyadh, daily. Surely same transmitter but we can't be positive the inaudible programming be Yemenish. - 11915 kHz, March 7 at 2223 UT, again today horrible buzz from scheduled Riyadh, S8/S9 into Maryland SDR. Gone by several minutes after 2300 UT re- check. Unknown whether attempting Yemenish programming - 11915 kHz March 8 at 2156 UT and still 2309 UT, horrible noiseroar con- tinues from SBA, direct. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) SAUDI ARABIA 11915 kHz UNKNOWN {sic} V OF YEMEN RADIO (BIG HUM) {probably Yemen excile radio via Riyadh site, who knows?, wb.}, 1530-1535 UT on 8 March. As reported elsewhere all hum all the time. Perfect signal, however. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) SAUDI ARABIA 11915 kHz March 11 at 1440 UT, buzzroar at S5 but sounding very loud, defective transmitter the earliest heard yet, presumably fail- ing to emit Republic of Yemen Radio. It's a mystery why they keep running this in such a useless condition. Perhaps bureaucratic: transmitter ops just following orders to turn it {comment: one of nine Riyadh SW center TX units is in very bad modulation quality shape at long time past, wb.} on no matter what, while HQ boss has no idea how it sounds? (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 11) SLOVAK REPUBLIC The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has expressed "ex- treme concern" that Slovak public television RTVS will be reformatted into Slovak Television and Radio, and the government will be given the power to remove all current members of the RTVS governing board, including the di- rector general. "This would be a dangerous step backwards for democracy and freedom of expression." - said the EBU. (Shukhrat Rakhmatullaev, Tashkent-UZB, Radio reception - Telegram, via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) RSI und RTVS-Bratislava matter. Erklaerung gegen Gesetzesentwurf zum RTVS - Tagesthema - in Radio RSI Deutsch (RSI, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 16) TAIWAN 9490 kHz QSL-card: Radio Taiwan Int'l, Russian Sce. From Tamsui-Taipei-TWN site, 11.00-11.58 UT, Febr. 7, 2024. Blog: (Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) TAJIKISTAN / UZBEKISTAN_(?) Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet: recently / Voice of Tibet fqy changes continously happen 1300-1305 9899 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex9886 1305-1311 9891 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex9876 1311-1334 9884 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex9876 1330-1400 9826 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan unchanged 1334-1400 9876 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan unchanged Voice of Tibet still via TJK Yangi Yul ? , Oslo Norway All frequencies are jammed by China x0 x5 kHz. Changes between frequencies vary from 5 to 7 minutes see Voice of Tibet entry in WRTH 2024 page #579 After a long pause I checked VoTibet today Sunday March 17 at 13 - 14 UT noon slot, - but surprise, fqy measure looks like fqy oddity of the CRRT RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting bcast center used INSTEAD (!?) . 9872.926 kHz S=9+20dB at 13.22 UT 9892.928 kHz S=9+15dB at 13.42 UT in Doha Qatar Perseus SDR unit remotedly. Did they replace relays from Dushanbe Yangi Yul to Tashkent bcast center INSTEAD ? [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) ps. in 31 mband also noted today 9644.993 KOR KBS Kimjae Rus S=9+15dB 9650even TWN RFI Paris Vietnamese via Paochung S=9+15dB 13.06 UT 9659.996 TWN RTI Mandarin, Kouhu, S=9+10dB 13.07 UT 9664.995 CHN CRI Xian Russian, S=9+30dB powerhouse, 13.08 UT. 9839.961 VTN Vo VTN Son Tay in Indonesian, S=8 13.16 UT 9874.806 UNIDentified - likely CHN CNR1 jammer S=9+15 at 13.18 UT 9880even CHN CRI Kunming, Burmese, S=9+10dB, 13.24 UT. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) THAILAND 6676 kHz E-QSL card and E-letter from Radio Bangkok Volmet. Program with weather report for aviation was transmitted in English on 03. March 2024 on 6676 kHz. Picture: (Piotr Skorek, Poland; RUSdx #1280 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10) TURKEY 9505.005 kHz VoTurkey Emirler in Kazakh service, bad audio quality, but S=9+30dB powerhouse signal at 14.48 UT here in southern Germany. 9410.009 kHz Voice of Turkey Emirler in Russian, S=9+20dB at 14.50 UT, BUT CRASH cutten - SIGNING-OFF suddenly much early at 14.52! UT on Sunday March 17. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) TURKEY 11535.008 kHz Turkish Pres Erdogan security music jammer against Kurdish People national SW relay bcast, S=9+20dB of Osmanic empire music songs played at 11.50UT on March 18, noted on remote Perseus SDR installa- tion in Doha QatarME. In use is the FAULTY txmitter unit at Emirler, which which whistles 3 audio strings variable up and down on 1.3, 2.6 and 3.9kHz apart distance visible. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Monday March 18) 11510.01 1934 Turkish Jammer, Emirler. Turkish mx 252 11/02 TW 11520.01 1905 Turkish Jammer, Emirler. Weak, Esat Kabakli mx, same mx? 252 30/01 TW 11530 1515 Denge Gel via Armenia. OM with Kurdish talk,mx 343 03/02 MLF 11530.01 1923 Turkish Jammer, Emirler. Standard jamming mx 252 14/02 TW 11535 2050 Denge Gel via Tashkent. Moveable feast, martial type mx fair 27/01 RAD 11535.01 1852 Turkish Jammer, Emirler. "Ceddin Deden" mx, a/c type noise 252 27/01 TW 11540.01 1959 Turkish Jammer, Emirler. Slight off freq, Turkish mx 252 06/02 TW 11545.01 1914 Turkish jammer, Emirler. 5Hz low? Uygur Isilak mx,militarymx 252 24/02 TW 11550 1558 Turkish jammer (pres). Speech & mx, blocked at 1600 UT by RFA 232 26/02 TR 11550.01 2008 Turkish jammer, Emirler. Constant effect, local interference 252 26/02 TW MLF Michael L Ford Newcastle-u-Lyme, Staffs, U.K. RAD Richard A. D'Angelo, Wyomissing PA, USA TR Tony Rogers, Birmingham, U.K. TW Tomoaki Wagai Wakayama, Japan Icom IC-7300. (HF Logbook Edited by Stephen Howie-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr 'Communication' magazine March 24; direct and via gh) UAE Received two e-QSL for reception "Radio Slovakia International", 12095 kHz via ENC Al-Dhabbaya-UAE relay site, in Russian. Reception report was sent to (Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansky Autonomous Area-RUS, via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) UAE 12095 kHz WRN Vsemirnaya Radioset (DHABAYYAH), 1545-1555 UT on 8 March, Russian. Story about intelligentsia in {Stalinist} 1930s and life at the dachas. Good. SINPO 44444. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) UAE Re: NHK World R Japan Tokyo in Russian via ENC relay on 12095 kHz 1500-past 1615 UT. Ah ... That explains the "Radio Bolt" at 1530 and 1557 UT and later the "tochka sk" at 16:56 UT and "Radio Slovaki" at 16:57:30 UT and at 16:58:10 UT WRN Russki and wrn.org (Mark Hattam-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr March 12) 'Europe on Shortwave' on the club's website at (compiled by Tony Rogers-UK) shows Encompass WRN on 12095 kHz 1500-1700 UT via UAE (as below) under Russia (target broadcasts to Russia on shortwave). to propagate northwards in coming A-24 summer season in 22 meterband instead 310324 - 271024 in A-24 season on 13650 kHz instead, wb. 13650kHz 1500-1700UT 28E,29W DHA 250kW 345deg 30 218 Russian UAE VTC ENC request#231. (Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr March 12) U.K. {and non} A-24 selected BBC / ENC requests in summer season: 3955 0459 0600 27SE,28 WOF 100 114 0100 1234567 01092710N En G DRM_EUR 5875 0459 0600 27SE,28 WOF 100 78 0547 1234567 31032710N En G DRM_EUR 5875 1230 1300 44NE TIN 250 329 0226 23456 31032710D Ko USA KOREA 5875 1530 1600 44NE TIN 250 329 0226 23456 31032710D Ko USA KOREA 5875 1630 1700 44NE TIN 250 329 0226 23456 31032710D Ko USA KOREA 5875 1730 1800 44NE TIN 250 329 0226 23456 31032710D Ko USA KOREA 5970 1400 1500 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 5970 1500 1600 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 5970 1600 1630 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 5970 1630 1700 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 23456 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 5970 1630 1700 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 17 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 5970 1700 1800 40E,41N ERV 300 100 0218 1234567 31032710D Pr ARM DARIA 5970 1800 1900 40E,41N ERV 300 100 0218 1234567 31032710D Pu ARM PASHA 6150 1700 1800 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 6150 1800 1900 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 6195 0030 0100 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 6195 0100 0130 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 6195 0130 0200 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 7265 1700 2000 52SE,53 MDC 250 265-15158 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_S 7295 0030 0100 40E,41N SMG 250 84 0218 1234567 31032710D Pr CVA DARIA 7295 0100 0130 40E,41N SMG 250 84 0218 1234567 31032710D Pu CVA PASHA 7295 0130 0200 40E,41N SMG 250 84 0218 1234567 31032710D Pr CVA DARIA 7355 1530 1600 44NE PHT 250 21 0157 23456 31032710D Ko PHL KOREA 7355 1630 1700 44NE PHT 250 21 0157 23456 31032710D Ko PHL KOREA 7355 1730 1800 44NE PHT 250 21 0157 23456 31032710D Ko PHL KOREA 7410 0529 0600 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 1234567 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 7410 0600 0629 46 ASC 250 27 0547 1234567 31032710D Fr G FRENA_W 7445 0100 0130 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 7445 0130 0200 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 7445 1600 2000 48SW,53 MDC 250 320 0158 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_E 7530 1230 1300 44NE PHT 250 21 0157 23456 31032710D Ko PHL KOREA 9385 0000 0200 41NE TAC 100 131 0218 1234567 31032710D En UZB ENASS 9390 1530 1600 44NE DB 250 72 0298 23456 31032710D Ko TJK KOREA 9390 1630 1700 44NE DB 250 72 0298 23456 31032710D Ko TJK KOREA 9390 1730 1800 44NE DB 250 72 0298 23456 31032710D Ko TJK KOREA 9410 0200 0230 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 9410 0230 0300 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 9410 0500 0600 46 ASC 125 27 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 9410 0600 0700 46 ASC 125 27 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 9410 1000 1200 51W,54 PHT 250 200 0116 1234567 31032710D En PHL ENASE_S 9410 1800 2000 48SW,53 DHA 250 225-15146 1234567 31032710D En UAE ENAFE_E 9440 0529 0600 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 1234567 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 9440 0600 0629 37 SMG 250 230 0156 1234567 31032710D Fr CVA FRENA_N 9440 0629 0700 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 1234567 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 9440 2200 2300 51W,54 PHT 250 200 0116 1234567 31032710D En PHL ENASE_S 9450 1730 1750 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Am OMA AMHAR 9450 1750 1810 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Or OMA OROMO 9450 1810 1830 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Ti OMA TGRYA 9550 1700 1800 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 9550 1800 1900 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 9685 1830 1850 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Am OMA AMHAR 9685 1850 1910 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Or OMA OROMO 9685 1910 1930 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Ti OMA TGRYA 9685 1930 2000 46SE ASC 250 55 -30216 123457 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 9685 1930 2030 46SE ASC 250 55 -30216 6 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 9750 1800 1830 53S SMG 250 146 16386 1234567 31032710D Fr CVA FRENA_S 9780 1730 1750 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Am OMA AMHAR 9780 1750 1810 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Or OMA OROMO 9780 1810 1830 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Ti OMA TGRYA 9780 1830 1850 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Am OMA AMHAR 9780 1850 1910 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Or OMA OROMO 9780 1910 1930 48 SLA 250 240 0146 23456 31032710D Ti OMA TGRYA 9890 1900 2000 52SE,53 SAO 100 138 0156 1234567 31032710D En STP ENAFE_S 9915 0600 0700 47SW,52 ASC 125 85 0216 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_C 11660 1930 2000 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 123457 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 11660 1930 2030 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 6 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 11810 0500 0600 52SE,53 MDC 250 265-15158 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_S 11810 1900 2100 47SW,52 ASC 125 65 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_C 11810 2100 2200 47SW,52 ASC 125 65 0547 23456 31032710D En G ENAFW_C 11825 2300 2400 51W,54 PHT 250 200 0116 1234567 31032710D En PHL ENASE_S 11870 1300 1400 41NE SLA 250 60 25211 1234567 31032710D En OMA ENASS 11875 1800 1830 37 SMG 100 230 0800 1234567 31032710D Fr CVA FRENA_N 11955 0000 0200 41NE SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D En OMA ENASS 11995 1400 1500 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 11995 1500 1600 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 11995 1600 1630 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 11995 1630 1700 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 17 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 11995 1630 1700 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 23456 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 12065 0529 0600 46SE WOF 250 160 0216 1234567 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 12065 0600 0629 47S,52N ASC 250 70 -15216 1234567 31032710D Fr G FRENA_C 12065 0629 0700 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 1234567 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 12095 0200 0230 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 12095 0230 0300 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 12095 0300 0330 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 12095 0400 0500 48SW,53 MDC 250 315 -5158 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_E 12095 0500 0600 46 SMG 250 199 15416 1234567 31032710D En CVA ENAFW_W 12095 0600 0700 46 SAO 100 335 0106 1234567 31032710D En STP ENAFW_W 12095 1400 1500 48 SLA 250 225 0146 23456 31032710D So OMA SOMLA 12095 1500 1600 48SW,53 SLA 250 225 0216 1234567 31032710D En OMA ENAFE_E 12095 1600 1700 52SE,53 SLA 250 225 0216 1234567 31032710D En OMA ENAFE_S 12095 1730 1750 48 DHA 250 230-30218 23456 31032710D Am UAE AMHAR 12095 1750 1810 48 DHA 250 230-30218 23456 31032710D Or UAE OROMO 12095 1810 1830 48 DHA 250 230-30218 23456 31032710D Ti UAE TGRYA 12095 1830 1850 48 SMG 250 130 0218 23456 31032710D Am CVA AMHAR 12095 1850 1910 48 SMG 250 130 0218 23456 31032710D Or CVA OROMO 12095 1910 1930 48 SMG 250 130 0218 23456 31032710D Ti CVA TGRYA 12095 2000 2100 46 ASC 125 27 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 12095 2100 2200 46 ASC 125 27 0547 23456 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 13580 0700 0800 46 SAO 100 335 0106 1234567 31032710D En STP ENAFW_W 13630 1330 1400 49NW TAC 100 131 0218 1234567 31032710D My UZB BURMA 13630 1800 1830 47S,52N MDC 250 300 0105 1234567 31032710D Fr MDG FRENA_C 13740 1630 1700 48SW,53 DHA 250 225 0206 23456 31032710D Ki UAE KRWNA 13790 1800 1830 46 SMG 250 210 0151 1234567 31032710D Fr CVA FRENA_W 13810 0400 0430 48 MDC 250 0 10157 23456 31032710D So MDG SOMLA 13810 0600 0629 37 WOF 250 180 30216 1234567 31032710D Fr G FRENA_N 13810 0629 0700 46SE SAO 100 20 0105 1234567 31032710D Ha STP HAUSA 13810 1400 1430 46SE SAO 100 0 0105 23456 31032710D Ha STP HAUSA 13850 0200 0230 40E,41N ERV 300 100 0218 1234567 31032710D Pu ARM PASHA 13850 0230 0300 40E,41N ERV 300 100 0218 1234567 31032710D Pr ARM DARIA 13850 0300 0330 40E,41N DHA 250 45 -15146 1234567 31032710D Pu UAE PASHA 15185 0759 0900 41 TAC 100 163 0902 1234567 31032710N En UZB DRM_ASI 15260 0700 0729 46 ASC 250 27 0547 1234567 31032710D Fr G FRENA_W 15295 1200 1400 41NE SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D En OMA ENASS 15310 0300 0330 40E,41N ERV 300 100 0218 1234567 31032710D Pu ARM PASHA 15310 0430 0500 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 15310 0500 0530 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 15325 1330 1400 49NW PHT 250 283 0156 1234567 31032710D My PHL BURMA 15400 0700 0800 46 ASC 125 27 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 15400 1800 1900 46 ASC 125 27 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 15400 1900 2000 46 ASC 125 27 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 15420 0600 0700 52SE,53 SAO 100 138 0156 1234567 31032710D En STP ENAFE_S 15420 1330 1630 48 DHA 250 225-15146 7 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 15420 1400 1500 48 DHA 250 225-15146 23456 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 15490 0500 0600 47SW,52 WOF 250 158-12618 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_C 15490 0700 0800 47SW,52 ASC 125 85 0607 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_C 15490 1800 1830 46 ASC 250 27 0547 1234567 31032710D Fr G FRENA_W 15685 1730 1750 48 SMG 250 130 0218 23456 31032710D Am CVA AMHAR 15685 1750 1810 48 SMG 250 130 0218 23456 31032710D Or CVA OROMO 15685 1810 1830 48 SMG 250 130 0218 23456 31032710D Ti CVA TGRYA 17515 1330 1400 49NW DHA 250 90 0218 1234567 31032710D My UAE BURMA 17530 0700 0800 48SW,53 MDC 250 310-20158 1234567 01102710D En MDG ENAFE_E 17535 1200 1230 37 SMG 250 238 0616 1234567 31032710D Fr CVA FRENA_N 17640 0600 0700 52SE,53 MDC 250 265-15158 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_S 17640 0700 0800 52SE,53 SAO 100 138 0156 1234567 31032710D En STP ENAFE_S 17640 1200 1230 46 ASC 250 27 0547 1234567 31032710D Fr G FRENA_W 17640 1800 1900 46 WOF 250 165 15216 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 17640 1930 2000 46SE WOF 250 165 15216 123457 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 17640 1930 2030 46SE WOF 250 165 15216 6 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 17700 1600 1900 46SE ASC 250 55 -30216 7 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 17745 0400 0430 48 DHA 250 225-15146 23456 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 17745 1100 1400 48 DHA 250 220 0206 7 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 17745 1100 1700 48 DHA 250 225-15146 17 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 17745 1400 1500 48 DHA 250 225-15146 23456 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 17745 1500 1600 48 MDC 250 0 0822 1 31032710D So MDG SOMLA 17745 1600 1700 48 DHA 250 220 0206 1 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 17745 1630 1700 48SW,53 MDC 250 315 -5159 23456 31032710D Ki MDG KRWNA 17745 1700 1800 48 SLA 250 225 0146 1 31032710D So OMA SOMLA 17745 1700 1900 48 SLA 250 225 0206 17 31032710D So OMA SOMLA 17750 0430 0500 40E,41N SLA 250 30 0146 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 17750 0500 0530 40E,41N SLA 250 30 0146 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 17780 1700 1800 46 ASC 125 27 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 17790 1200 1300 41NE SLA 250 70 0146 1234567 31032710D En OMA ENASS 17810 0830 0900 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 17810 0900 0930 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 17810 0930 1000 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 17810 1000 1030 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 17810 1030 1100 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 17810 1100 1130 40E,41N SLA 250 35 0146 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 17815 0500 0600 48SW,53 SMG 250 155-15216 7 31032710D Ki CVA KRWNA 17815 0529 0600 48SW,53 SMG 250 155-15216 1 31032710D Ki CVA KRWNA 17830 0600 0700 47SW,52 SMG 250 170-14616 1234567 31032710D En CVA ENAFW_C 17830 0700 0729 47S,52N SAO 100 88 -12156 1234567 31032710D Fr STP FRENA_C 17830 1600 1700 47SW,52 ASC 125 85 0607 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_C 17830 1700 1900 47SW,52 ASC 125 65 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_C 21470 0700 0800 47SW,52 SMG 250 170 0216 1234567 31032710D En CVA ENAFW_C 21470 0830 0900 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 21470 0900 0930 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 21470 0930 1000 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 21470 1000 1030 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 21470 1030 1100 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pr OMA DARIA 21470 1100 1130 40E,41N SLA 250 63 0151 1234567 31032710D Pu OMA PASHA 21470 1700 1800 46 ASC 125 65 0547 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFW_W 21560 0500 0600 48SW,53 DHA 250 225-15146 1234567 31032710D En UAE ENAFE_E 21560 0600 0700 48SW,53 MDC 250 310 0822 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_E 21560 0700 0800 48SW,53 MDC 250 310-20158 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_E 21630 0700 0800 52SE,53 MDC 250 260 0822 1234567 31032710D En MDG ENAFE_S 21630 1100 1400 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 7 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 21630 1400 1430 46SE ASC 250 55 -30216 23456 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 21630 1600 1700 52SE,53 ASC 125 114 0618 1234567 31032710D En G ENAFE_S 21645 1300 1700 46SE ASC 250 65 0547 7 31032710D Ha G HAUSA 21660 0500 0600 48SW,53 DHA 250 220 0206 7 31032710D Ki UAE KRWNA 21660 0529 0600 48SW,53 DHA 250 220 0206 1 31032710D Ki UAE KRWNA 21660 0759 0900 41 SLA 100 63 0151 1234567 31032710N En OMA DRM_ASI 21660 1100 1400 48 MDC 250 350 0822 7 31032710D So MDG SOMLA 21660 1100 1530 48 DHA 250 220 0206 17 31032710D So UAE SOMLA 25700 1400 1430 46SE SMG 250 185 15216 23456 31032710D Ha CVA HAUSA 25900 1200 1230 47S,52N MDC 250 310-20158 1234567 31032710D Fr MDG FRENA_C USA 5085 kHz WTWW, 0515 to 0535 UT on 8 March, English. Non-stop Christian ballads with IDs at 0520/0535 UT: "Broadcasting on 5085 kHz, this is ancient world radio on WTWW". Left air abruptly at 0538 UT and never returned. Very strong and clear signal nonetheless. SINPO 55555. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) USA 15555 kHz USB, March 12 at 2159 UT, WJHR s/off with contact info accompanied by 'Old Rugged Cross' tune, and off 2200 UT. 9275 kHz WMLK was also still on at 2159 UT but goone when I got back to it after 2200 UT. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 12) USA 17680, after yesterday's {March 11*} surprise appearance of R. Marti at 1939 UT, checking earlier in the day March 12, not on before 1700 UT, but on by 1744 UT recheck, probably from 1700 UT, VG S=9+15/25dB signal into UTwente Enschede university remotedly. { Re: Glenn Hauser logs March 14, 2024. Hi Glenn, I checked and it is listed here on 17865 kHz 1300-1700 UT on Saturdays and Sundays. 17680 is listed as 1700-2100 Mondays through Fridays only. (Peter W Hansen-USA, OCB - Office of Cuba Broadcasting organization, wor March 14) } { Government USAGM Radio Marti anti-Cuba Spanish service program is operated by OCB - "Office of Cuba Broadcasting" see WRTH 2024 page # 569 ; another fighter example: re Cuban war fighters deployed in Angola South Africa were deployed regularly for decades and were provided with RHC Spanish and Portuguese radio broadcasts ... 73 wolfie df5sx wwdxc topnews, March 12 } It's Spanish but all about Ukrussia rather than Cuba, first playing satirical folk(?)song in Ukrainian or Russian with Putin in the lyrix. 1746 UT RM 1180 kHz {OCB?} ID. 1747 UT phone interview about topic A. 1755 UT VOA sounder and USG editorial, in Spanish, about you-know-what. 1800 UT contact info on social nets, email, and 'Abriendo Espacios' show opening, half an hour about "Cuban women" but also really about Ukrussia, and lasts until 1842 UT IDs again. UTwente is getting nothing but carriers at best from 11860, 11930, 13820 kHz, as to be expected aimed at Cuba; checking Maryland remote, again totally non- // programming to 17680 kHz. Meanwhile a source at Grimesland says it's a new service to reach Cubans fighting for Russia in Ukraine volunteers, or convicts? as if they had time or inclination to listen to RM! 250 kW at 45degrees. Further listen- ing to 17680 kHz is nothing but topic-A in Spanish. 1849 UT repeating the VOA editorial. Interviewing native-Spanish speaking Ukrainians, 1857 UT a profesora Tatiana in Odesa; 2030 UT Anastasia Schmidt ? from Mikolaiv, with some accent. At 1856 UT had mentioned pod- casts, and that may be source of this audio, accounting for no breaks at top-of-hours as to be expected on a 'live'broadcast. Would not be surpris- ed at considerable repetition from hour to hour or day to day, but would have to listen a lot more to determine that. 2034 UT a very dramatic poem with music. 2036 UT discusses pronunciation of names correctly in Ukrainian versions rather than Russian. 2043 UT the stirring Ukrainian national anthem, not in Spanish. 2045 UT interview of Russlan enumerating Russian losses in the war. 2100UT VOA Yankee Doodle Dandy s/ON, played twice, by mistake, pause, then 2102 UT VOA YDD s/OFF and off*. So 17-21 UT daily? Or temporarily. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 12) * In case you haven't seen it, my original report about this yesterday: USA 17680 kHz March 11 at 1939 UT, S=9+20/25 surprise signal in Spanish, nothing in latest HFCC March 8. I was seeking some music to nap by, maybe 17600 kHz Algeria, till I hit this; medical discussion, then 1942UT, about IWD and Ukraine with a song, apparent program title 'Abriendo Espacios'. What could this be. Unsounds like RHC which presumably supports Putin but no // s on to check, not even 15140 kHz English. Not // Spain on 17715 kHz. VOA? Deleted SW Spanish years ago. Not // R. Marti 13820, 11930, 11860 kHz BUT at 1947 UT ID as "Martinoticias AM 1180 kHz y onda corta". So it is Grimesland! I recheck on another receiver the lower Marti frequencies and they are // each other but NOT this, altho subject is also Ukraine. Maybe same but far out of synch, not merely a few seconds. How could that happen? 17680 kHz off before next check 2201UT. Maybe a test. If permanentized could obscure NZ 17675 kHz, not even noticed today. Also, I occasionally check 35790 kHz for 3 x 11930 kHz which made it to Alberta, but mostly not even a JBA carrier. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, / Ron Trotto-WDX4KWI, hcdx and wor March 11) USA 17865 kHz March 13 at *1649 UT, continuous OTH radar clickery cuts on. I have been monitoring this via UTwente since 1544 UT, as it's on the GB-6 schedule for R. Marti, 250 kW, 45 degrees for Ukraine at 13-17 UT, same parameters as 17680 kHz at 17-20 UT, but 17865 kHz for that obvious- ly not yet activated. 17680 kHz on March 13 at 1658 UT into UTwente, S=9/+20dB open carrier is on. I'm distracted by other things at ToH but modulation starts at 1700 UT in unknown language, not Spanish or Ukrainian, wrong program input ! 1701 UT switches to Martinoticias. Again today all the content seems to be about the Russian war on Ukraine, and Cuban involvement. At 1723 UT refers to this? being a podcast - rather than 'live' programing like for Cuba it- self on usual lower bands. So,I've started to automatically record the signal on 17680 kHz from about 5 minutes before until about 5 minutes after the hours 17, 18, 19, and 20 UTC using the U.Twente Enschede SDR receiver. As Glenn has already remark- ed, a very interesting s/on today (14 March), with audio starting just after 17:00 and multiple YDDs including the nice orchestral version not frequently heard (at least not by me) and the announcements about propaga- tion conditions. At about 18:03UT there was a VOA editorial. A clip of the first minute is attached. Haven't had a chance to review my other record- ings yet. (Richard Langley-NB-CAN wor March 13) 17865 kHz March 14 from 1600 UT, NO signal from Grimesland for USAGM R. Marti. Will the 13-17 UT segment ever appear? {sic only Sat/Sun, wb} 17680 kHz open carrier is already on at 1653 UT, S=9+10/15dB into UTwente. Very rough start! 1700 UT still dead air. 1701 UT VOA WDC s/on with YDD - again at 1702 UT ! after DA pause, at 1703 UT VOA WDC s/OFF. 1704 UT dif- ferent s/off with contact info for programming. 1704.5 UT VOA ID with YDD. 1705 UT disclaimer, no programming available, so music fill. Disclaimer blaming on propagation conditions. Propagation OK, so resuming programm- ing. 1706UT regrets there is no programming. 1707 UT VOA beginning AFRTS ! VOA finishing AFRTS. Dead air. 1708 UT, finally R. Marti ID, and into program 'La Libertad es Libro', featuring Ukrainian poetry in translation, but mostly discussing it. 1800 UT no ToH break. 1803 UT VOA Editorial: anti-Putin. 1808 UT back to Marti- Noticias. 1809 UT 'Abriendo Espacios' women's show. 1858 UT another VOA Editorial. 2000 UT recheck, VOA editorial about Ukraine, again. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 14) Comments from the WOR iog by Kai Ludwig, Germany: "Nothing in HFCC so far, and no publicity at the usual places either. "Abriendo Espacios" as programme name is too generic for a web search without further digging. Is this Marti or rather VOA? Perhaps some kind of cooperation, but still one could ask if this is a playout from Miami or Washington. And why not from either USAGM Biblis or Lampertheim relay sites?, which would provide significantly better reception? They keep churning out 5.7 million dollar each year for these meanwhile badly underused faci- lities. I think I asked already some kind ago what kind of strategy this is, or if they have any beyond "we always did it this way" at all. So no one in Russia and Ukraine will listen to shortwave anymore, but mercenaries from Cuba will? To a sub-standard signal, delivered over al- most 9,000 kilometres? Made my day. Kai Ludwig, wor March 13" Re: Glenn Hauser logs / Kai's comment March 13-16: ps. WHY Not ? relay bcasts from Greenville NC, instead of USAGM Lampertheim Europe: Electricity in Germany is too much EXPENSIVE these days, so the nation people and industry suffers greatly from the doubling or tripling of electrical power generation costs. The subsidized sales prices for electricity since the 1950s, even to fo- reign state US organizations, that have benefited from present EconMin Habeck from the Greens, are far higher than in France or CSR neighbours, which have benefited from nuclear power plants. German pensioners with a small pension pay 1.5 times more additional elec- tricity costs than a single monthly pension, instead of previous decade. The annual electricity costs of our 'local amateur radio station' in Stuttgart have now doubled to 500 EURo per Year ... thanks to the shutdown of the German nuclear power industry by the sociologist Greens, in her two year reign ideology. (wb. March 16) 17680 kHz Friday March 15 at 1657 UT tune-in via UTwente, open carrier S=9+10/20dB, 1700UT R. Marti ID, nothing about VOA, and right into program 'La Libertad es una Libreria' discussing Ukrainian poetry in translation. That means bookshop, not library. Something to read about this Ukrainian Insurgent Army: Before 1700 UT still no signal on 17865 kHz. Peter Hanson-USA checked IBB monitoring in "Kiev" showing that 17865 kHz at 13-17 UT is for Sat & Sun only; 17680 kHz at 17-21 UTfor Mon-Fri only. So on March 16 we should find it earlier on the other frequency instead. (Wojtek Zaremba-POL, hcdx March 16) Re: New R Marti broadcast to Ukraine in Spanish. An update: Listened to all of my 10-minute clips. There seemed to be a VOA editorial near the top of the hour each hour (except the first hour). At about 21:04 UT, there was a version of the Ukrainian patriotic song "??...", romanized: 'Oi u luzi chervona kalyna' (something like: "Oh, there is a red viburnum in the meadow") in SPANISH ! Most of us have heard various versions of this song since the start of the war but perhaps not in Spanish. When checking on the spelling of the song, I came across this version: Very nice, particularly the portions with brass instruments. The hour con- tinued past 21:06 UT when my recording ended. So not signing off at 21:00 UT according to the supposed schedule. Will extend my recordings to see if there is a consistent s/off time. Slava Ukraini! (Richard Langley-NB-CAN, wor March 15) Re: New R Marti broadcast to Ukraine in Spanish language. Thanks for sharing, Richard! The song was banned in the Soviet Union. As I recall, it was written during the first world war but became popular with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army during and after World War II. As many Ukrainian songs are, it's cryptic, describing how Ukraine, although broken, will arise again. We learned it as children growing up in the diaspora. Always gives me a lump in my throat. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, wor March 15) Re: New R Marti broadcast to Ukraine in Spanish language. On-topic/ off topic side comment regarding Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow. In 2022, David Gilmour and Pink Floyd, excluding Roger Waters, joined with Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk, to record the song 'Hey Hey Rise Up', based on Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow. It was re- leased not only on digital platforms but as a real vinyl 45 rpm record as well. It did well in what passes for the music charts, however that doesn't mean you'll ever hear it on the radio (snarky remark there) (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, wor March 15) Bill Tilford-IN-USA wor: "It wasn't all that far back that Marti was broadcasting DRM to Cuba. They are never given an Oinker Award but have been a worthy candidate for years - an operation in search of a mission. Personally, I think the most plausible explanation for their existence is a place to hide part of the black budget. Just a theory, but a good one methinks" Tony Pavick-BC-CAN wor: "I have a slightly noisy but fairly understand- able signal. Discussion with a university professor talking about writing a diary about Ukraine to tell the world about what is happening. This is a really fascinating undertaking. While some may question its ef- fectiveness, the thought of targeting deployed Cuban troops with R Marti in some form where it won't be jammed as at home is intriguing. In a sense this is a bit like Radio Atlantico del Sur and Argentina's Liberty. Tony" (via wor March 14-16) On 16 February, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled "How Russia Recruits Soldiers From Cuba to Fight in Ukraine; Eager to es- cape Communist island's poverty, Cubans are joining Russian army." In that article, we find: "Ambassador Ruslan Spirin, Ukraine's special representative to Latin Ame- rica and the Caribbean, said the government believes that about 400 Cubans are fighting in the country. 'We take it seriously,' he said. "Others think the numbers go higher. Maryan Zablotskyi, a member of the Ukrainian parliament who has studied the issue, estimates that between 1,500 and 3,000 Cubans have enlisted as the island's state-controlled eco- nomy crumbles." The whole article is quite interesting but is behind a paywall unless you have a WSJ subscription or access through a university library, etc. (Richard Langley-NB-CAN wor March 16) re: 17865 kHz Radio Marti to Ukraine/Russia Weekend Schedule: Starting a new thread for the weekend broadcast. Transmitter signed on with just carrier around 12:55 UTC today (16 March) on 17865 kHz with a very good signal into the U. Twente Enschede SDR receiver. Audio started about 20 seconds past 13.00:00 UT with Radio Marti ID mentioning going to the website for frequency information. But these transmissions to Ukraine and Russia aren't listed there. At least not yet as far as I could see. At least not here: Special programming followed. (Richard Langley-BC-CAN, wor March 16) 17865 kHz 1300-1700 UT on Saturdays and Sundays via USAGM Greenville NC-USA site. USAGM Radio Marti anti-Cuba Spanish service program is operated by OCB - "Office of Cuba Broadcasting" 13.48 UT on March 16 OCB R Marti Spanish 17865 even kHz echo signal, S=9+15dB in Netherlands remotedly Perseus SDR S=9+10dB signal strength in AUT / HNG / central Europe target. S=8 only in Finland on Mauno's place installation, far too NORTH ... S=9+5dB in Warsaw Poland. surprise noted strong DRM mode signal on 17840 kHz ISS DWL or RFI at 13.45 UT ?testing? . Maybe check this wrong digital mode transmission... Saturday German soccer Bundesliga special is scheduled here in Hausa to WeAF nationals (!!) weekends at 14.25-16.30 UT only, 250 kW 175 degr azimuth to western Africa target. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 16) USA Re: 5800 kHz Deutsche Welle via WRMI Okeechobee-FL-USA. Per WRMI "A24" skedgrid, 02-03 UT Tue-Sat on System D via 5800 kHz, is whatever WRN is carrying during that hour. Wonder if DWL Bonn be aware, or even care that their English broadcasts are back on SW despite their best efforts to be rid of them. Xmtr sked at top of grid however shows WRMI-10 on 5800 kHz same hour occupied by RAE Argentina, one of countless self- contradixions. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor odxa naswa March 12) USA/EUROPE soon Last UBMP program on WBCQ the Planet on March 17. Dear radio friends, Our last broadcast on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz on the shortwave bands will be Sunday, March 17 from 6-7pm EST (2200-2300 UT) The program will also stream on (it is livestream ONLY, not available on demand). This will touch on St. Patrick's Day, Daylight Savings Time, spring training in US baseball and some goodies from around the world. In April the show will be migrating to Europe. More details in the coming weeks. This is not an easy decision - we were born on WBCQ,and it was very good to us over the years, but there isn't enough financial support to do both the Americas and Europe, and European audiences have been more engag- ed on the whole than North American swlers over the years. If it can be only one, Europe makes sense. (Bill Tilford-USA, BrDXC-UK iogr March 12) VIETNAM 11885 kHz and 9730 kHz via Hanoi Son Tay site. e-QSL Radio "Voice of Vietnam" on March 4, 2024 at 16.30-16.57 UT, Broadcast language: Russian. E-mail: We have already sent you a paper QSL for the reception report dated March 4, 2024. Could you tell me if you have received any QSL card from our radio station ? We were informed that postal communication between Vietnam and Russia has not yet been restored. In this regard, we can only send you an electronic QSL card for the report dated March 4, 2024. Hope for your understanding! Best wishes, Russian edition of Radio "Voice of Vietnam". Picture: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1280 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10) VIETNAM 9730 kHz e-QSL Voice of Vietnam, German Sce, via Hanoi Son Tay, 18.30-18.57 UT, Febr. 7, 2024. Blog: (Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) 11885 kHz e-QSL Voice of Vietnam, French Sce, via Hanoi Son Tay, 19.30-19.57 UT, March 5, 2024. Blog: (Evgeny Kornykhin, Moscow-RUS, deneb-radio-dx; via RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) VIETNAM 12020 kHz Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi {Son Tay site} heard at 1315 UT on March 4. A monologue by a woman in listed Indonesian. Mostly poor. (Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1142 March 10) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* SWL Contest 2024 - shortwave June, July, andust 2024 Rules here: SWL of shortwave radios in AM, Medium wave and Long wave, with WEB SDR in Europe by SWL F14368 Frank near Paris France. Informations about radio receivers for SWL, antennas, etc. Organiser of SWL contest 2023 and 2024. Please visit my 3 blogs. Thank you. 73 Frank. The SWL Contest 2023 was a success with many listener and nice sponsors I have decide to organise a new SWL Contest in 2024. You don' need to be registred to make this contest Rules in 2024 are not same like in 2023. In 2024 the SWL Contest will be in June,July,and August 2024 In 2024 we listen only shortwave bands ( no medium wave range ) If you need to buy a new SW radio receiver for a cheap price you can look the XHDATA D-109 radio at 40 Euros only include shipping to Europe You must listen a maximum of radios stations on maximum of shortwave bands Only AM radios ( no pirate radios, amateur radios, etc. ) Clandestines radios are accepted. In 2024 I'will give only e-AWARDS. Award will be BRONZE one to forty-nine radios (1 to 49), SILVER fifty to ninety-nine radios (50 to 99), GOLD one hundred to two hundred radios (100 to 200) and PLATINIUM more of two hundred radios (200 and more). In 2024 the goal is to listen maximum of radios stations (not transmitters). In 2024 rules are more simple (in 2024 many listener don't understand the rules ). In 2024 like in 2024 the goal is to have FUN, yes if you are the listener who has listened to the most radio stations it will be very good ! I will translate the rules in French, (and maybe other languages with help of facebook friends ) Contest start 01 june 2024 and finish the 31 august 2024. You must send you list of listening radios before the 9 september 2024. To send your list and and if you have questions the mail adresse is You can write you list or use PDF or EXCEL format. You can simply write your list like a noemal message. Your list must be BAND BY BAND. At the end of your list give these informations: Exemple 11 meter 2 radios 15 meter: 12 radios Etc. At the end of you list you must write for exemple "I have listen 48 radios on 10 SW bands" The goal is to listen maximum of SW radios one all the bands. So if you listen China radio international on 13 meter, you must try also to listen of other bands. But listen only one time on a band. Its nice if you can listen China radio international on 10 bands or more. You can listen with a real radio receiver and real antennas (SDR with real antenna is also OKay). You can listen with a WEB or a KIWI SDR on your computer and internet, but you must listen during the contest only via this WEB or KIWI SDR (you can not change to listen via another Web or Kiwi SDR in another place). Even you are not in Europe you can use a Kiwi or Web SDR in Europe or another continent You must be sure to identified the radio station with these books or CD Klingenfuss or WRTH Your can also use free web sites on internet A easy way is to enter the frequencie on GOOGLE like 13755 khz (its important to write kHz) For each station you listen you must give these informations Date 01 June 2024 Time UTC exemple 06:44 UTC Frequencie exemple 13755 kHz SW band 22 meter Name of the radio station example China Radio International SINPO The place of the transmitter is not important fot this contest. Example China Radio International broadcast from Cuba, Mali and/or China. The important is to listen this radio station name. Do this honestly please, cheating in my opinion is stupid, you participate to have fun not to show that you are the king of the jungle !!! When you will send me your list in September 2024. Give my your name, your country. Example Frank PARISOT in FRANCE Do you listen with a real radio and antenna or a Web or Kiwi SDR (if yes give me the adresse of the this SDR). You name will be important to send you the e-AWARD, i will not publish your family name on my blog or facebook. i will use only you first name and country. For CHINA they are a lot of radios on shortwave You can listen many different radios and enter it in you log. Exemple CNR1, CNR17, PBS Gannan, etc. China Radio International is the most famous but they are a lot of radio stations like PBS and CNR. China national radio They are 17 radio stations You can find all information on: Look at PBS and CNR on SW Infos. On FACEBOOK they are a lot of groups for shortwave listeners. You can find a lot of useful informations In English - Shortwave Radio Listeners Club?? My best links to identify a radio statios on Internet; FREQUENCY VERSION Valid October 29, 2023 - March 31, 2024 ShortwaveSchedule.com A23 Transmission and Programme schedules by Broadcasters and Frequency Management Organisations CLANDESTINE RADIOS Listening timetables and broadcast schedules; By languages Remember to send your list at this e-mail adresse between 1 to 9 Sept 2024 My Facebook page X ex_TWITTER 73 de Frank SWL F14368 (via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr March 14) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* HFCC.ORG organization of A24 SEASON frequency schedule requests: 404 NOT FOUND - on March 18: The A24 season will begin on Sunday 31 March 2024. HFCC A24 DATA Trans- mission and Programme schedules by Broadcasters and Frequency Management Organisations (FMOs) for A24 are expected to be available from around 17 March 2024. The A24 season covers the period from 31 March to 26 October 2024. The HFCC page to check is: { sic, ONLY single Voice of Hope Africa file seen on March 18: } ITU HFBC SCHEDULE PUBLICATIONS. Thanks to Alex Miatlikov for the reminder of the ITU 'early access' schedules for A24 that are available at Alex refers to comments made by Glenn Hauser in October 2023 as to the pros and cons of the list: "Advantage: includes some boycotters of HFCC such as RHC - but everything is HABana without showing which of 3 sites. Disadvantage: by-the-rules, does not list "out of band" info, with following gaps: - 5905 kHz nothing lower; 7445-9405 kHz; 9845-11605 kHz; 12095-13580 kHz; 13865-15105 kHz; 15785-17490 kHz. Frequencies above are the last ones on the edges which have any entries". Alex adds that the current versions (Feb 24) don't feature some broad- casters yet (for example, Radio Romania International). (via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1281 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX END