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BC-DX 1435                                                   14 Aug 2020
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ANTARCTICA   After 1830 UT today Aug 8, LRA36 much improved as Base
Esperanza was nearing local sunset - in fact from TF4AH SDR in WeIceland
it was almost armchair level from 1916 to past 2005 UT, with less noise
than the Brazilian SDRs - so overall the best SDR site for today, anyway.
But - at 1735 UT it was barely audible in Iceland. Many LRA-36 ID's and at
1918 UT, the hi-speed CW you mentioned was hrd again. Argentinian folk
songs (could not ID any on Shazam) mixed with lots of chatter with a
female host.
(Bruce Churchill-CA-USA, wor Aug 8)

ANTARCTICA   15475.98-CUSB kHz, Sat Aug 8 at *1629 UT, LRA36 comes on with
fast CW message I am not prepared to copy or record, 1630 UT into song,
1633 UT ID for 'Corazon Antartico' Wed 11-13 LT show. This is the well-
publicized Saturday special supposedly starting at 1700 UT and staying on
for 24 hours. From previous experience we know to tune in at least half an
hour early for the runup, so I've been listening since 1617 UT via Brazil
remote which gets it at S2-S3.

The best one, Pardinho is not available, and Dan Robinson says it's now by
password only. Usual fill of mostly songs, 1645 UT another canned ID;
1656UT plays the Morse code again and this time believe I can copy "LRA36"
toward the end of it. Then voice IDs in Spanish, German, English and
Russian; "Nacional presenta: Corazon Antartico", starting a few minutes
early, into "live" mostly YLs, with G.C. of Esperanza Base, staff credits,
and more chatter. I have to switch to a different Brazilian KiwiSDR at
1717 UT, S1-S2 or S3 but more local noise. 1737 UT break for a song and
then more talk. Altho publicized as an SSB test as if that were something
new, it still has a residual reduced carrier, obvious when downtuned to
15475-USB.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Aug 8)

ARMENIA  7500kHz 300kW Radio, Menschen und Geschichten am 16. August 2020

Werte Hoerende,
Kleider machen Leute, Ereignisse machen Sendungen. Nach laengerer Pause
treibt es das Rundfunkballett Eifel  wieder auf die Bretter, die die Welt
bedeuten. Da Ballett im Radio aehnlich spannend ist, wie Zeitunglesen
unter Wasser, verdingen sich die Prachtelf: Innen dieses Hoerfunkelaborats
sprechenderweise an kommenden Sonntag (16 Aug 2020)

Hier schon mal 2 der 3 geplanten Themen:

Liechtenstein.  Am 15. August 2020 wird Radio Liechtenstein 25 Jahre alt.
Damit ist Liechtenstein eines der Laender, die erst sehr spaet einen
eigenen Rundfunksender bekamen. Dabei reicht die Idee, in dem kleinen
Fleckchen Erde zwischen der Schweiz und Oesterreich ein eigenes Programm
auf die Beine zu stellen bis in die 1930er Jahre zurueck.

Wir haben in den Archiven gegraben und erzaehlen die Geschichte des
Rundfunks in Liechtenstein von den ersten Ideen, einer kurzen Sendeperiode
1938/1939 bis hin zu sehr ambitionierten Projekten in den 1970er Jahren,
die alle zum Scheitern verurteilt waren, bis das Land 1995 endlich seinen
Landessender bekam.

Andorra.  Vor fast 40 Jahren wurde das legendaere Radio Andorra von den
Behoerden geschlossen. Seit 1981 steht das imposante Sendergebaeude in
Encamp, etwas ausserhalb der Hauptstadt des Fuerstentums leer.
Die Restaurierungs- und Reinigungsarbeiten begannen vor 6 Jahren.

Das Nationalarchiv Andorras und Private Firmen haben versucht zu retten,
was noch an Substanz da war. Doch dann ein Rueckschlag: Asbest.
Wir sprechen unter anderem mit Mireia Garcia von RETOC restauracio, die an
den Arbeiten massgeblich beteiligt war ueber den Stand der Arbeiten.

Zu hoeren wird die Sendung wie immer als Podcast zu sein, aber auch auf
Kurzwelle mit leckeren - was soll der Geiz, so jung kommen wir nie wieder
zusammen - 300 kW Richtung Europa aus Armenien an einer
HR8/8/1 Richtantenne {aus Gavar Armenien}.

Das macht 'ne schnuffige Strahlungsleistung von approximativ 10 Megawatt
und ergibt 'ne schoene Braeunung. Optisch, wenn man zu nah am Radiator
steht, notabene, nicht inhaltlich, dafuer sind andere zustaendig.
Frequenz: 7500 kHz, Zeit: 18 Uhr UT, Sunday Aug 16.

Gezeichnet, die Schaende-Leitung.
(Christian Milling-D, A-DX newsgroup, Aug 12)

AUSTRALIA   11749.992  Reach Beyond HCA from Kununurra txion center site
in subcontinantal Hindi? language at 12.04 UT on Aug 8.

11874.995  Reach Beyond HCA from Kununurra, Hindi service sidelobe
signal into Alberta Canada, S=7-8 or -81dBm. 12.10 UT on Aug 8.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

AUSTRIA   Ausstellung Zeughaus Innsbruck.
(Passt vielleicht in die laufende Reisezeit?)

So fern- so nah. Eine Kulturgeschichte der Telekommunikation

In der oesterreichischen Zeitschrift "Die Briefmarke" - 6/2020
ist eine Briefmarke aus der DDR / Wert10 / 125Jahre UIT mit dem Motiv
"Hughes-Apparat"abgebildet und der nachfolgenden Beschreibung:

"Anstelle einer Morsetaste besitzt der Hughes-Apparat eine Klaviatur mit
28 Tasten, die Buchstaben, Ziffern und Satzzeichen darstellen.
Ein Empfaenger konnte das Telegramm sogleich lesen".

Auch eine Abbildung von einem Morseapparat um 1905, der dem Empfang von
Nachrichten dient, findet sich bei der Information ueber eine Ausstellung
im Innsbrucker Zeughaus. Die zum Senden benoetigte Morsetaste wird hier
nicht gezeigt und konnte an das Geraet angeschlossen werden. - heist es
weiter im Text.

Zugehoerige Ausstellung im Zeughaus Innsbruck noch bis 4. Oktober 2020.

Oesterreich Richtfunknetz und Radio/TV Sender:
<http://www.wabweb.net/radio/sender/rifu-1959.htm>

Hier ein interessanter link zu einer Information ueber Rundfunk/TV- und
Richtfunksender in Oesterreich, auf Basis einer Festschrift aus 1959,
erweitert und aktualisiert mit interessanten Fotos.
(Paul Gager-AUT / Harald Suess-AUT, A-DX newsgroup Aug 8/9)

BANGLA DESH/CHINA   Yes, (confirmed via various remote receivers):
4749.949 Voice of Indonesia
4749.988 CNR1 Hailar (seems to be 24hrs)
4750.000 Bangladesh Betar FS
         (they seem to switch the carrier of between)
1430v-1510v, today they switched off a1411 UT)
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, direct Aug 6)

[later]  Listen to recording of remote PERSEUS SDR rx from
New Delhi India noted S=9+20dB or -56dBm at 16.20 UT on August 6th

4750even kHz. Spoken part from radio studio is much overmodulated and
distorted audio to mention, but after switch to music record play the
distortion appeared on lower level.

The bandwidth is abouth 5.8 kHz, no QRM and no pre-amplifier switched on,
no 'peak' level clicked.

the audio signal is really so terrible, not a man-made mistake by Yours
Truly.

CNR Hailar China at 16.18 UT is exact on 4749.987 kHz weak and tiny.
No INS audio string visible at this time anymore.

Stay safe & healthy.
73 wolfie Aug 6

BRAZIL  11780.009  BRA  Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia in Portuguese
at 12.06 UT on Aug 8, S=8 -82dBm signal.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

BRAZIL   9630.338  Aug 11 at 0631 UT, JBA off-frequency, no doubt Radio
Aparecida; 11856v kHz not audible now or ever any more. Also:

9664.839  Aug 11 at 0632 UT, music S2-S4, no doubt Radio Voz Missionaria.
Have not heard these 31ms overnight for some time, and no 9819v kHz.

5939.806  Aug 11 at 0635 UT, JBA carrier in 5935 kHz WWCR splash, but no
problem from 5945 kHz NZ, no doubt also RVM, always off-frequency. Altho a
few other ZYs are reported active on 6, 9 and 11 MHz bands, these are the
only ones detected at this late/early hour.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Aug 11)

BRAZIL  log noted in Massachusetts remote SDR rx unit

9664.798  R Voz Missionaria in Port, S=7 at 22.40 UT Aug 12.

5939.517  R Missionaria in Port, S=6 or -87dBm at 22.53 UT on Aug 12.

6010.017  Tentat. R Inconfidencia, S=4 poor and tiny, at 22.55 UT Aug 12.

6134.883  R Aparecida in Port, S=6-7 or -84dBm at 22.58 UT on Aug 12.
nothing noted on 9630v kHz.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df55sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 12)

BULGARIA   12200 kHz - Station? - UT 18:00 - SINPO 33121 - Aug 09.
(Horst Mehrlich-D, A-DX newsgroup Aug 9)

Bei solchen Frequenzen macht es klick, die bulgarischen Sowjetunion
Schaetzchen in Kostinbrod koennten eine Harmonische geringer Leistung
produzieren ?
In Zeiten extrem guter Ausbreitung kommen hier sogar 500milli Anteile an.

6100  BBC  1730-1830 Farsi   Sofia Bulgaria          IRN /BUL-s UK EiBi
6100  BBC  1730-1830 Farsi   Sofia Bulgaria          ME  250 100 UK ENC
6100  BBC  1730-1830 Farsi   Sofia Bulgaria     40 FARSA 250 100 UK HFCC
6100  BBC  1730-1930 Persian Kostinbrod Bulgaria BBC a20 250 100 Aoki
(wb  df55sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 9)

CHINA   13790even Childrens play hour til 12.30 UT, S=9+5dB or
-64dBm signal strength, likely
CNR1 jamming from China parked here against ?  TWN Mandarin outlet ?
RFA Tibetan here on channel at 15-16 UT daily.
Nothing heard on Aug 10th though.

12055even  CNR17 from Lingshi bcast center, Kazakh language program,
Chinese / Ce Asian mx Orchestra. 14 kHz wideband excellent audio quality
on remote Perseus SDR rx at Delhi Indian subcontinent. S=9 or -75dBm at
10.55 UT on Aug 11.
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8 / 10 / 11)

CHINA   11630 kHz  CNR17, from Lingshi site. Since 1 July w/En language
lessons translated in Kazakh, but from 16 July already lessons in
Russian/Kazakh, confirmed from around 0720 UT on Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, from
1520 UT Mon-Fri and from 1220 UT on Sat & Sun.
(Rumen Pankov-Sofia-BUL, ARDXC ADXN and via wor wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 6)

CHINA   Chinese Terrestrial analog TV will be completely switched over to
digital.

According to Chinese information site Cahcn

<https://cahcn.github.io/posts/2020-04-10.html>     posted on July 30,

China National Radio and TV Administration ordered all terrestrial
analog TV stations to close and switch over to digital system from June
15, 2020, following the "Terrestrial Digital TV Development Plan" set in
2012.

(1)  National Network TV stations should close the analog service between
June 15 and August 31, 2020. Even those who are received special
approval of delay by National Radio and TV Administration should close
until December 31, 2020.

(2)  Local TV stations should close the analog service beginning from June
15. The time limit should be decided by the local Radio and TV
Administration, but the national limit is December 31, 2020. Even in
the regions where terrestrial digital TV is delayed, the last limit is
March 31, 2021.

Chinese own digital TV system DTMB (Digital Terrestrial Multimedia
Broadcast) is adopted for their terrestrial digital TV, using UHF
470-770 MHz.

This means TV-DX reception in Japan of Chinese terrestrial analog TV
stations on VHF band will soon be impossible. Mainly via E-sporadic
propagation (occasionally via F2, Spread F, or Troposphere propagation),
Chinese terrestrial analog TV stations have been often received by
Japanese DXers on C1 - C12 VHF channels, especially on lower channels:

C1 (49.75/56.25 MHz), C2 (57.75/64.25 MHz), C3 (65.75/72.25 MHz),
C4 (77.25/83.75 MHz), and C5 (85.25/91.75 MHz).

(Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo-JPN, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 7)

CHINA   17780even heavy CNR1 jammer on air, S=9+20dB at 00.32 UT, Aug 8,
10 kHz wideband audio, in peaks on music 24 kHz wideband.
Nothing noted, not even a tiny string of actually in expectation
of SOH Taiwan Chinese underneath. Remote SDR rx at Hiroshima Japan Perseus
SDR rx unit.

17560even  CNR1 jamming from different origin places, many echo effect
heard, S=9+15dB at 00.37 UT Aug 8. Underneath tiny tone fragements of
AGM VoA US Yankee relay site at Tinang in Philippines seemingly
plus 4 Hertz string visible on upper side flank.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

CHINA   11630 kHz, CNR17 on Aug 4 (Tuesday), from 1524 to 1534 UT. After
recently checking the weekend schedule for their half hour language
lessons (1230-1300 UT), finally got around to monitoring their later
weekday schedule; heard with the usual multi-language intro ("Hi, Hello,
Ni hao [Chinese for "Hello"], How are you?," etc.); then with only a
10 minute lesson in English ("This is the village ... This is the mountain
... This is the city where I went to university. This is where my mother
went to university," etc.); was only semi-readable; as usual was heard
with the signature background whistling/humming, which makes it very easy
to tell when their language lesson is on the air.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 6)

CONGO D.R.  6115, Radio Congo, at 0531-0550 UT on Aug 6. One of their
better receptions! Clear "Radio Congo" ID; no QRM from Japan. Cutting
through the summertime QRN (static) fairly well. Unusual for them to be
this good.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 6)

CUBA   5024.997 kHz seldom odd fq of Radio Rebelde Spanish via
Bauta site S=9+20dB at 11.40 UT in remote SDR rx at Cape Canaveral
Florida.

5999.994  RHC via Quivican San Felipe TITAN bcast center site
now S=9+25dB or powerful -49dBm at 11.48 UT. I guess this TX unit
refurbished now ? Better audio quality heard today, up to 20 kHz
broad wideband.

6100even excellent audio quality from Bauta site, 18 kHz wideband
remote reception in Cape Canaveral Florida state, and Edmonton Alberta
Canada SDR rx. S=9+25dB or -52dBm at 11.52 UT on Aug 8.

9535.002  RHC Spanish via 50 kW Bejucal bcast site, S=5-6 rather
poor signal towards Antilles target at 11.55 UT on Aug 8.

13740even BOTH EXACT FREQUENCY - bad mixture of
RFI TDF Issoudun French sce - and co-channel
RHC Spanish via Bauta site, S=9 in remote reception in Edmonton Alberta
Canada SDR rx at 12.25 UT on Aug 8.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

CUBA   11950 kHz  Mon, Aug 10, at 2300-2329 UT, Radio Habana Cuba - Mesa
Redonda, Bauta-CUB, in Spanish. A short song; Man presenter says about
Coronavirus in the USA and other countries; 2305 UT Man and woman
announcers continue talking about this theme in "Noticias de la Jornada";
Interviews & Debates in the Roundtable program: All about Covid-19.
Exceptional very good reception at this time and frequency.
(Jota Xavier-BRA, wor Aug 11)

DENMARK   World Music Radio, 15805 kHz from Randers-DEN, very good signal
here in Friol. 0705-0740 UT on Aug 098, very good signal here in Friol and
very nice music.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, wor Aug 9)

Do you find the modulation on 15805 kHz to be very distorted? I hear this
on Brazilian SDRs at quite good levels but the signal is badly distorted
so the otherwise good music is not so good ? ...
(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, wor Aug 8)

SHN made an issue of this some months ago. He knows it's distorted and
requires listening in AM mode instead of SSB.
Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor Aug 9)

Re: World Music Radio, 15805, very good signal here in Friol, Spain.

Glenn, That's true, and I only use either narrow AM (usually 4-5 kHz wide)
or SAM - the only USB listening I do is LRA-36 and Warsan Radio (unless
I'm using it to avoid QRM or to sharpen the audio as I had to do yesterday
with AIR Srinagar on 4950 kHz)...however I find the modulation distorted
in all modes of reception. My Brazilian receivers are usually Caruaru
(very near Recife on the horn of Brazil) or Atlantic Ocean Island near
Rio) - today I also tried W1NT in NH and all 3 rcvrs had distorted
modulation.
(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, wor Aug 8)

GERMANY   Radio60 / Erste Sendung auf Kurzwelle aus MBR Nauen.

Radio 60, ein Mitglied der Studio52 Radiogroup hat nun eine eigene
Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung des Auswaertigen Amtes und darf selbst
ueber Kurzwellensender in Deutschland ins Ausland senden.

Wie der Sender FM Kompakt heute mitteilte, ist die erste Sendung fuer
Samstag den 15. Aug. 2020 von 1100-1400 UT auf 6045 kHz mit 100 kW
aus MBR Nauen geplant.

Die Einzelheiten dazu stehen da <https://radio60.jimdofree.com/>
(via Thomas Schweder-D, via A-DX newsgroup Aug 6)

GERMANY   Channel 292 directional REVOLVING antenna plan.

Hoffnung fuer Rudolf in Sao Paulo oder Peter in Lombok, vielleicht gibt's
bald einen Deutschsender zu hoeren weltweit mit Antennen-Richtwirkung ?
siehe Text unten,
auf 9670 kHz eine drehbare Alliss Antenne im Vorgarten in Ingolstadt ?
73 wb Aug 9
ps. die Signale mit dem 31 mb Dipol von Encore Classical Music Programm
waren wohl bisher ernuechternd.

re:  Channel 292 directional antenna plan.
A more open brain for the owner would be interesting ...
Roberto-ITA, BCLNEWS.IT Aug 8.

Channel 292 directional antenna plan.
From: Texas Radio Shortwave
Ahoy Matey Glenn -
On Thursday, Cap'n Ric received an email from Channel 292 with the subject
line "For all customers using 9670 kHz, or plan to do so."
The email reads as follows:

"We are on plan to build a directional beam with some gain for 9670 kHz.
It would be rotatable 360 degrees. This would enable you to reach your
target area with a stronger signal, while the other areas might get a
weaker one.

So, if we build this antenna:
Would you be interested to use it?
Or would you prefer to use the one with more or less non directional
character?

Any questions?

Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Kind regards
Rainer Ebeling

Radio Channel 292
Eja 2
85276 Pfaffenhofen
Bavaria Germany Alemania

Zuteilungsnummer der Rundfunklizenz {der BundesNetzAgentur} :
BNA 01 95 8482

Tel: +49 8441 - 456 99 88
<info -at- channel292.de>
<www.channel292.de>  (wor, Aug 8)

GERMANY   9670 kHz  'Channel 292' Waal Rohrbach Ingolstadt.

At 1650 this Fri Aug 7, I remember that Uncle Bill's shows are now
scheduled on 9670 kHz from Channel 292, Germany, 16-18 UT University
Enschede Twente and e.g. Lisbon SDR have nothing but JBA carriers. At
least there is no CCI or ACI. By 1742 UT some music audible at both,
better at UTwente, but vs lots of noise level. UTw improving, -75 to
-85 dBm. 1750 UT: at UTwente: Seems more splash from faroff 9685 kHz
Urumqi bigsig than from 9665 kHz Pyongyang. As I posted step by step on
the WOR iogroup. Bill Tilford replies:

"Thanks Glenn, We're going to give this one more try next week just to
exclude a bad day at ionosphere rock, if the results are similar we'll
then test a few hours later. We will be keeping our transmissions on
6070 kHz either way, this is a possible addition rather than a substitute.
Bill"

Just now saw this at 2220 checking 9670 on UTwente, nothin but
noise. Glenn, wor Aug 8.

GREECE   A reply on the WOR iog to my report that VOGreece was missing
from 9420 kHz early UT August 9:

"Voice of Greece could have been temporarily off the air due to some
devastating thunderstorms and flash flooding in the area of their
transmitter site located in Vathi Voiotia, Greece. The nearby island of
Evia across the straight (South Euobean Gulf) to the northeast of their
transmitter site seems to have been worse hit...

<https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53714286>

or EPT television reports (in Greek) here:

<https://youtu.be/BJmh4hke9og>
<https://youtu.be/ARsjeZDB8Is>
(Harry S. Atlanta-GA-USA, wor Aug 11)

GREECE  [and non]  some mediumwave log on Aug 12, taken on remote Corfu at
western Greece SDR rx:

 729.004 Greek R ERA Athens, 18 kHz wideband mediumwave sce at 14.03 UT on
         Aug 12. S=9+10dB at Corfu-GRC, nx at 1400-1405 UT.
 810even MKD  North Macedonian Radio Skopje, S=7-8 daytime propagation
         into Corfu SDR rx. 14.08 UT on Aug 12.
1007.986 much odd fq  GRC  ERA Corfu Kerkyra signal, S=9+40dB or -37dBm,
         24 kHz wideband audio signal. 14.11 UT on Aug 12.
1061.998 ITA  RAI Cagliari Italy, Italien pop mx, S=9+20dB or -57dBm,
         at 14.13 UT on Aug 12, 13 kHz wideband audio signal.
1268.989 GRC  Radio FBI Athens, Greek music pirate, S=9+5dB at 16.30 UT
         on Aug 12.
         {see pirate radio list column, page #219 in WRTH 2020, wb.}
1304.993 GRC  ERA Tripoli, S=8 or -74dBm daytime signal at 14.16 UT.
         Literature reading ?
1538.994 GRC  Greek ? pirate mx program, 16.33 UT on Aug 12, S=7-8 or
         -79dBm signal strength at Corfu island.
         S=9+10dB later afternoon at 16.35 UT.
1544.975 GRC  Greek music pirate, S=9+5dB  signal at 16.43 UT.
1556.992 GRC  Greek music pirate, S=9+15dB signal at 16.40 UT.
1565.993 GRC  Greek music pirate, S=8 or -77dBm signal at 14.19 UT.
1583.995 GRC  Amaliad ? stn, S=9+20dB or -54dBm at 14.21 UT on Aug 12.
         18 kHz wideband audio visible.
1601.996 GRC  Greek mx pirate stn, S=8 at 14.22 UT on Aug 12.
1620.041 GRC  Greek music pirate, S=9+5dB signal at 16.46 UT.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 12)

GUAM   17650.042 kHz much odd fq from GUM - Facpi Point, KSDA AWR Agat
in Chinese S=5 or -95dBm in Hiroshima Japan remote SDR, at 00.40 UT
on Aug 8.

17719.995 kHz KSDA AWR Agat Guam from Facpi Point, nice modern religious
song heard on scheduled Karen (sound like Burmese) program, S=7-8 signal
strength in Japan at 00.45 UT on August 8.

15500.015  KSDA AWR Agat Guam in Mongolian language, S=9+5dB or -68dBm
signal at 10.40 UT on Aug 13.  11 kHz wideband audio block visible on
remote SDR rx Perseus at Hiroshima Japan.

15450.038  KSDA AWR Agat Guam in Mandarine Chinese language, scheduled
10-11 UT, S=9+5dB or -70dBm at 10.45 UT on Aug 13.   // also on
15420.012  same program at S=9+10dB -67dBm signal level.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8 / 13)

INDIA   E-Tenders invited for AIR Kurseong 50kW AM DRM mode SW Transmitter

<https://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/2020/08/e-tenders-invited-for-air-
kurseong-50.html>

Photo courtesy:

<http://airddfamily.blogspot.com/2019/06/air-kurseong-57th-anniversary-
2nd-june.html>

Prasar Bharati has invited E-Tenders for Supply,Testing and Commissioning
of 50 kW AM DRM mode SW Transmitter at All India Radio, Kerseong.

Details here:
<http://prasarbharati.gov.in/tenders/Engineering_258282.pdf>

Earlier budgetary cost estimation & comments in respect of Draft Technical
Specifications were invited from vendors/OEM's during March'2020.

Details here:

<http://prasarbharati.gov.in/tenders/Engineering_765404.pdf>

<http://prasarbharati.gov.in/tenders/Engineering_950145.pdf>

Shortwave transmissions by All India Radio, Kursong were terminated on
30th July, 2019 and decommissioned with effect from 7th August, 2019. They
are now on FM 103.5 MHz, 10 kW & 102.3 MHz, 5 kW. They used to operate on
3355, 4895, 7230 kHz, with the following SW transmitters:

1st SW transmitter - Temporary 2 kW SW - June 2, 1962.
Gates Model HF20BX            20 kW SW - January 1963.
BEL Model HHB144              50 kW SW - 1995.

However during Aug'2019 local officials & MP had requested to replace the
existing shortwave transmitter with a new 300 kW DRM transmitter.

Plea on hill radio station
<http://kalimpongonlinenews.blogspot.com/2019/08/plea-on-hill-radio-
station.html>

Upgrade for hill AIR station

<http://kalimpongonlinenews.blogspot.com/2019/11/upgrade-for-hill-air-
station.html>

<https://tinyurl.com/y6qvv738>

On 22nd Nov, 2019 the Minister of Information & Broadcasting informed in
Parliament that project for replacement of old SW transmitter with a new
one has been approved.

<http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/172/AU958.pdf>

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
LOK SABHAUN STARRED QUESTION No. 958 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22. Nov 2019)
DRM TRANSMITTER AT AIR KURSEONG STATION
958.SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has received any request for installing DRM
transmitter at AIR Kurseong Station;

(b) if so, the details of action taken in this regard along with the
reasons for delay in installation of DRM transmitter at AIR Kurseong
Station; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government for installation of DRM transmitter
at AIR Kurseong Station?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF
INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC
ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a): Yes Sir.
(b)  &
(c): Prasar Bharati has informed that project for replacement of outlived
50 kW SW transmitter by 50 kW digital SW transmitter at Kurseonghas been
approved. The process for replacement has been initiated.

Interestingly AIR Kurseong will be using NVIS antenna which is most
effective in mountainous areas where line-of-sight propagation is
ineffective & has coverage area of 500-800 kms.

About NVIS antenna :

<https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/antennas-
propagation/ionospheric/nvis-near-vertical-incidence-skywave.php>

With best regards,
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, via DXindia iog Aug 8)

INDIA   Special broadcasts by AIR for Independence Day  (Sat 15 Aug 2020)

India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day on 15 August 2020.
Details of special programs by All India Radio for the occasion is as
follows:

14th August 2020 (Friday)  1330 UT (7.00 pm IST) onwards
"Address to the Nation" on the eve of Independence Day in Hindi and
English by Shri.Ram Nath Kovind, Honble President of India.
All stations of All India Radio will relay this on MW, SW & FM.

Look out on the following Home Service SW frequencies:

kHz     kW    Station

4760     7    Leh
4800    50    Hyderabad
4810    50    Bhopal
4835    10    Gangtok
4910    50    Jaipur
4920    50    Chennai
4950    30    Srinagar
5010    50    Thiruvananthapuram
5040    50    Jeypore
5050    10    Aizawl ?
6030   250    Delhi
9380   250    Aligarh
9865   500    Bengaluru / Bangalore ?

MW Frequencies  <http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/mw/freq.htm>
FM Frequencies  <http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/airfreq.htm>

Also on DTH Channels/ airlive news 24hrsx7d
15th August 2020 (Saturday) 0135-0240 UT (0705-0810 hrs IST).

All India Radio will live broadcast the running commentary in English and
Hindi on the Flag Hoisting and Prime Minister's address to the nation to
be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0135-0240 UT (0705-0810 hrs IST) on
15th August, 2020 on the following SW frequencies.

English:
15030  Bangalore 500 kW

Hindi:
 9380  Aligarh   250 kW
 9950  New Delhi 250 kW
11620  Bangalore 500 kW

The following External Services stands cancelled for that day:
11560 kHz Pushtu 0215-0300 UT, Dari  0300-0345 UT.

The Regional SW Stations will start using their day time frequencies about
1 hour or more earlier than usual on 15th August as follows to relay the
Commentary. This may provide enhanced reception of stations than on normal
days.

The sign on schedule for that day is as follows with normal sign on
timings in brackets.

1. Bhopal            - 0130 UT  (ex 0225) 7430
2. Chennai           - 0130 UT  (ex 0300) 7380
3. Hyderabad         - 0130 UT  (ex 0225) 7420
5. Srinagar          - 0130 UT  (ex 0225) 6110
6. Thiruvanathapuram - 0130 UT  (ex 0230) 7290

Other frequencies operating as usual at that time but carrying the
commentary is as follows

kHz      kW     Station

4760      7     Leh
4800     50     Hyderabad
4810     50     Bhopal
4835     10     Gangtok
4910     50     Jaipur
4920     50     Chennai
4950     30     Srinagar
5010     50     Thiruvananthapuram
5040     50     Jeypore
5050     10     Aizawl ?
6030    250     Delhi
7270     50     Chennai
9380    250     Aligarh
9865    500     Bangalore ?

All stations of AIR will relay the running commentary.

Live streaming of the above programs is available in:
<http://allindiaradio.gov.in/>
<https://mib.gov.in/media/all-india-radio>

Reception Reports to: <spectrum-manager -at- prasarbharati.gov.in>
Please send your reception reports on line at:
<http://pbinfo.air.org.in/feedback/>
or by email to:  <spectrum-manager -at- air.org.in>   or
<spectrum-manager -at- prasarbharati.gov.in>          or

Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
All India Radio,
Room No. 204, Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001,
India, South Asia

Watch the events live on Doordarshan TV  on all their channels.
Try the following links:
DD National:  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3RhpgO2ItQ>
DD News:      <http://webcast.gov.in/>
Happy Independence Day to all DX_India members !

73, Jose Jacob & Alokesh Gupta
Join DX India email list at:   <https://groups.io/g/dxindia>
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXindia Aug 12)

INDONESIA   RRI KW Cimanggis nun endgueltig Geschichte.

Die grosse Vorhangantennenanlage in Jakarta ist seit einiger Zeit
ausser Betrieb, bzw. nach der Verschrottung verschwunden,
wie so viele Center in der westlichen Welt.

Ein grosses Aertztehaus / Hospital auf der Einfahrt errichtet.
Links am westlichen Rand von RRI Cimanggis Terrain
sieht man noch eine {letzte} Tropenband-Antenne ? von 90 mb Ausmassen ?

<https://goo.gl/maps/sbvVY5XPKLcyM9ZV8>

Die Immobilien-Gier Heuschrecken lecken sich die Finger nach solch freien
Flaechen.
Damals vor einem Jahrzehnt im 31 Meterband tagtaeglich zu hoeren:
9525 kHz variabel in internationalen Sprachen, und
9680 kHz variabel im BI Heimatdienst.  (wb, Aug 6)

Ich hatte vorgestern (5. Aug. 2020) folgende von mir recherchierte Infos
an die ADDX uebermittelt:

Der RRI KW-Senderstandort Cimanggis ist nun leider endgueltig Geschichte.

Neueste Aufnahmen von Google Earth vom 30. May und 24. June 2020 zeigen
eindeutig, dass die KW-Sendemasten abgebaut und entsorgt wurden. Das
Antennenfeld gliederte sich in zwei Haelften, eines noerdlich der beiden
Sendergebaeude, die noch stehen, und eines suedlich davon. In einer
Aufnahme vom 31. May 2019 sind die Antennenanlagen noch deutlich erkennbar

Einzig verblieben ist ein einsamer MW-Sendemast Lokation
( 06 23 17.98 S  106 51 36.42 E ) fuer die Programme RRI Pro-3 auf 999 kHz
(24hrs, 150 kW) und RRI Pro-4 auf 1332 kHz (2200-1700 UT, 10 kW).

Die noch sehr gut erhaltenen abgebauten Sendemasten wurden in Container
eingelagert und warten dort auf eine spaetere Verwendung. Das 150 ha
grosse Gelaende gehoert dem indonesischen Staat und wird vom
Informationsministerium fuer elektronische Massenmedien - Radio Republik
Indonesia - verwaltet.

Inzwischen wurden 142 ha davon an das Religionsministerium uebertragen,
damit die geplante Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII)
Wirklichkeit werden kann. Damit verblieben gerade mal 8 ha beim
indonesischen Staat, 4,7 ha davon werden fuer digitale terrestrische
Verbreitungswege hergerichtet.

Die auf dem Restgelaende verbliebenen Hauseigentuemer koennen weiterhin
wohnen bleiben, wenn sie bisher schon ueber ein Nutzungsrecht verfuegten,
alle illegal dort Siedelnden muessen das Gelaende raeumen. Es ist nun auch
rege Bautaetigkeit fuer die UIII in Form von Strassenbau und der
Errichtung von Gebaeuden erkennbar.

<https://galamedia.pikiran-rakyat.com/news/pr-35582822/alih-lahan-rri-
cimanggis-untuk-uiii-tidak-merugikan-negara>

or kurz:

<https://tinyurl.com/y52clz6g>

Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia:

<https://uiii.ac.id>

Foto:

<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPcK06MVpEx3_soEWq2YKO-
n3Okaj2Snfip3j5a=h1440>

oder kurz

<https://tinyurl.com/y2r6v88u>

Fotos der Sendeanlagen:

<https://de.foursquare.com/v/komplek-rri-
cimanggis/4c28c71a3492a59393dab728>

oder kurz

<https://tinyurl.com/yyl3u9pn>

<https://de.foursquare.com/v/lapangan-rri-
cimanggis/4c42b7af520fa5935fb1cbac?openPhotoId=51fdac53498e73a6e5a68e12>

oder kurz

<https://tinyurl.com/y3e27xd9>

<https://minanews.net/area-pembangunan-universitas-islam-internasional-
akan-dinetralisir>

oder kurz

<https://minanews.net/area-pembangunan-universitas-islam-internasional-
akan-dinetralisir>

(Arnulf Piontek-D, via A-DX newsgroup Aug 7)

INDONESIA   RRI Palangka Raya, 3325 kHz ?

re zwei RRI Standorte im Flecken Palangka Raya:
heute Morgen habe ich mir noch mal die alten Koordinateneintraege
und die Google Earth Bilder angesehen:

in der Innenstadt befinden sich der RRI Buero- und UKW / TV Standort,

<https://goo.gl/maps/DBgTTF1qwFi2poRn9>

{ Zwei Masten im Vordergrund, noch einer (TV?) weiter hinten
<https://tinyurl.com/y28vyzpr>   (Roger Thauer-D)

aber die 90 mb und die MW Anlage liegt ausserhalb(!) etwa 3.2 km entfernt
an der Peripherie Strasse, in einem kleinen sehr dichten Waeldchen:

INS  Palangka Raya  3325 kHz 10 kW 1197 kHz 5 kW
02 11 22.76 S  113 53 45.32 E

es gibt kein wirklich scharfes Imagebild in G.E., G.M. oder Bing Maps
bedingt durch die hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit auf Borneo bzw. den Wolken.

In Google Maps sieht es so aus, als wenn der Bildbearbeiter sogar
den Bereich hinter dem TX Haus 'dunkelgruen willentlich gedimmt' hat.

Das beste Google_Earth. Bildimage ist vom 19. Dezember 2015.

Und hier noch Bing Maps

<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=34c3c8bc-7a52-4117-b54f-d97e30dfb309&cp=-
2.189596~113.896118&lvl=19&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 7)

Re:  RRI Palangka Raya, 3325 kHz - wirklich Indonesien ?

Das ist schon der 10 kW Sender, Anfang August gibt es ein gutes
Tropenband-Empfangsfenster Richtung Papua/Indonesien, hatte vor grob
20 Jahren einen Artikel darueber fuer unser 'weltweit hoeren' verfasst.

Wobei die Modulation seit Monaten alles andere als "gut" ist, da geht viel
verloren.
73 Christoph  <http://a-dx.at/facebook>  Aug 6

Aehnlicher Bericht zu dieser August Jahreszeit schien gestern auf,
Pfad in schraegem Winkel zum Aequator-Ring auf einer Beziehung
die auch nicht sehr oft aus den USA berichtet wird

Michigan - Brazzaville Congo D.R. 6115 kHz 134 / 315 Grad, 11000 km
oder
Salzburg - Palangka Raya          3325 kHz 138 / 318 Grad, 11000 km
73 wb, Aug 7

INDONESIA   RRI Palangka Raya, 3325 kHz

Ich habe heute etwas Musse gehabt und mir RRI Palangka Raya auf Google
etwas genauer angeschaut. Es gibt m. E. (mindestens) 2 Sendemasten, den
ersten hier:
02 11 25.00 S  113 53 48.01 E
den zweiten hier:
02 11 23.78 S  113 53 42.18 E
evtl. noch einen weiteren hier:
02 11 22.62 S  113 53 44.66 E

Mit Street View habe ich mal Aufnahmen gemacht.
(Arnulf Piontek-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 9)

Re: RRI Palangka Raya, 3325 kHz

Du liegst 100 %ig richtig,
das haben wir schon vor einer Woche heraus gearbeitet,
Du warst nicht im Verteiler,

1. - in der Stadt drin, die Buerostadt von RRI Palangka Raya, sowie einige
UKW / TV Masten,

2. - sowie hier draussen 3.2 km entfernt
die KW 3325 KhZ zwei Dipolmasten, links

einer oberhalb des weiss-schwarzPunkt Icon bei
02 11 23.28 S  113 53 42.48 E

<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=aecd281f-73f6-4689-8f15-b6c8b0cdd30b&cp=-
2.18972~113.89508&lvl=19&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>

und der Mittelwelle Mast auf der rechten Seite bei

<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=86684665-8f0e-4ad2-9dcc-774a25f1da4e&cp=-
2.190366~113.896427&lvl=19&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027e>

Leider hat der Google Maps Mitarbeiter genau den Bereich der
Kurzwellenantenne und des Waeldchens in dunkel-gruener Farbe gedimmt.

Google Earth hat auch nicht gerade superscharfe Images zu bieten,
ist halt die hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit in den Tropen am Aequator geschuldet.

Nur der MW Mast ragt in Google Earth und Google Maps leicht einsehbar bei
heraus.

Und hier der KW Dipolaufhaengungsmast, nahe dem linken Kommunikationsmast
mit Langyagiantennen, die Communications Verbindung vom MW/KW Standort
hinein in die Stadt zum Buerohaus - oder vv.

<https://goo.gl/maps/5iSFdcfvdkTzzn6j8>

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 9)

IRAN   13590.004  VoIRIB Zahedan in Arabic language towards Saudia Arabian
peninsula. Childrens Hour / RadioPlay at 11.07 UT on Aug 11.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 11)

JAPAN   Japan's NHK to reduce satellite TV and radio channels.

As for domestic radio broadcast, NHK says on August 4 that they will
broadcast 1 program on AM and 1 program on FM.

Now Program 1 (general) and Program 2 (cultural and educational) on AM,
NHK-FM on FM. This means Program 2 on AM will be suspended and the their
frequencies will be reduced. They say the exact date of the suspension
will be fixed in 2021 fiscal year (April 2021 - March 2022).
(Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo-JPN, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 7)

With FM thrown into the mix in the NHK document, it could mean that a
combined station is simulcast over FM and AM.

At the same time a TBS-led initiative of commercial broadcasters seeks to
get rid of the mandatory mediumwave distribution, stating that it is not
feasible to invest in a digital future while still having to spend money
on this legacy platform although both listeners numbers and advertisement
revenues dwindle. This was reported by Japan Times on 28 March 2019
(article is no longer online).

Against this background it would be surprising if NHK will keep both
mediumwave chains and use the second one to duplicate its FM program in
future. I don't know if perhaps some of the low power outlets share
infrastructure with ISDB-T, but this network of about 300 transmitters
must cost a fortune to run and maintain.
(Kai Ludwig-D, wor Aug 6)

Thank Kai, I hadn't seen that.

When I was in Japan, TBS and the other commercial broadcasters only had AM
outlets. The expansion of the FM band with the end of analog TV has since
allowed them to all jump onto FM frequencies.

The NHK press release did mention the Internet, so it might be an
indication they are planning to shutter an AM network in favor of
increased reliance on the Internet for distribution.

NHK of course has a legal obligation to provide emergency and disaster
programming that the commercial broadcasters don't, and AM is the only
thing that can reliably reach into all of the valleys across the country,
but they only need one AM network to accomplish that.
(Martyn Williams-KOR, wor Aug 6)

KOREA  D.P.R.  11709.997 kHz  Voice of Korea from Kujang transmission
at 11.58 UT on Aug 8, S=9+10dB in Alberta-CAN. 10 x BUZZ strings noted of
50 Hertz both sidebandes. At 12.00:06 UT station IS interval signal
played / heard.

11735even  KCBS Kujang, Korean language of Voice of Korea, National
Anthem played at 12.01:03 UT on Aug 8. Heard S=9+10dB signal in Alberta.

11864.983   Voice of Korea via Kujang site in Japanese service,
S=7 signal strength in Alberta Canada at 12.08 UT on Aug 8.

13649.962  Voice of Korea Korean KCBS programm via Kujang site
S=7-8 fair at 12.24 UT on Aug 8.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

KOREA REP OF   3480 kHz  Voice of the People, 1300 UT on Aug 12. "Bodo"
(News) in Korean; fair; their best frequency.

9105 kHz  Echo of Hope - VOH, 1228-1238 UT on Aug 12. Continuing
dramatization of the early life of Bill Gates; all in English; very strong
signal; 1242-1255 UT, must be something like a yoga exercise program,
ending with "Namaste."
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, direct and wor via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 12)

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC   5129.941  Afghan Christian, Radio Sesaye Zindagi via
Kyrgyztelekom Radio Krasnaya Rechka Bishkek bcast center, S=6 or -88dBm
at 17.15 UT on August 10, noted in Brisbane Queensland Australia remote
SDR rx installation.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)

LAOS   6130 kHz  Lao National Radio, Vientiane Laos
6130 Laos - noted at 1228 UT - Good Signal on Jakarta SDR remotedly.
(Tony Magon-AUS  VK2IC , wor Aug 7)

Hi Tony, Vientiane Laos has certainly done QRT before 13.30 UT.

At 13.30 UT only the channel request owner China was on the frequency
channel. CHN PBS Xizang, Lhasa Baiding bcast center site in Tibetan,
S=9+15dB signal strength in Hiroshima Japan heard remotedly.

S=9+30dB in Delhi India Perseus unit
on exact even 6130.000 kHz.  73 wolfie  df5sx
<https://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml>  (Aug 7)

LITHUANIA   1386 kHz - Radio Baltic Waves International
Viesintos, Lithuania, 75 kW from August 10, 2020:

0330-0400 NHK World Japan Russian
0400-0500 R. Poland Belarusian
0500-0530 R. Poland Ukrainian

1200-1300 R. Poland English

1530-1600 R. Poland Polish
1600-1630 R. Poland Russian
1630-1700 R. Poland German          <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

1730-1800 NHK World Japan Russian
1800-1900 R. Free Europe / R. Liberty Belarusian <<<
1900-2000 R. Free Europe / R. Liberty Russian    <<<
2000-2100 R. Free Europe / R. Liberty Belarusian <<<
(Rimantas Pleikys-LTU, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10; updated Aug 12)

Re:  Radio Liberty back on 1386 kHz for Belarus.

Isnt it in fact the complete program production that hereby resumes today?
I understand, but have not looked for a confirmation, that in April 2019,
when RFE/RL considerably cut back their use of Viesintos (after they only
in 2017 provided the former AFN Weisskirchen transmitter for keeping the
Lithuanian mediumwave operation alive), linear radio from their Belarus
department ceased altogether, with no terrestrial outlets left.

The new move does not include booking more airtime. It are still just the
three hours between 1800 and 2100 UT they kept last year, until now used
for Russian which is hereby curtailed to 1900-2000 UT.

By the way, just on Monday there had been another change: Polskie Radio
moved German from a pointless (in the absence of any skywave propagation)
noon slot to 1630-1700 UT. It remains to be seen what will happen on
Oct 25, when this slot would move to 1730-1800 UT (Polskie Radio keeps its
foreign broadcasts always at the same local times) but NHK Russian is
already booked at this time...
(Kai Ludwig-D, wor Aug 12)

MADAGASCAR   6135 kHz  Radio Madagasikara, 1340-1344*, *1345-1352* UT,
*1353-1359*, *1400-1406*, *1408+ UT on Aug 4. Still having transmitter
going on and off again, but with a decent signal strength; pop songs;
some commercial announcements. Wonderful to have this frequency free of
the NoKorea jamming that had been here for a long time and is now down on
6045 kHz.

6135 kHz  Radio Madagasikara, at 1309-1347 UT on Aug 12. Very respectable
signal; thanks to Ralph Perry, for the reminder that now is the best time
of the year for my reception here, with my local sunrise today at 1323 UT.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, direct and wor via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 12)

Seems a much downunder winter path in 49 mb, across Indian and Pacific
Ocean on darktime globe, during southern hemisphere winter time (wb)

5009.921  Radio Madagasikara, Ambohidrano/Sabotsy MDG, talk/speech heard
at 17.10 UT on Aug 10. S=5 or -94dBm; noted in Brisbane Queensland
Australia remote SDR rx installation.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)

MEXICO   6185  XEPPM Radio Educacion, Mexico City. "Sonic Farfalla" by
Rodrigo Sigal, the Mexican composer of Electroacoustic music. Fabulously
freaky futuristic "otherworldly" sounds on shortwave!! Quarter tonal and
microtonal harmonies. Noted at 0715 with a fair signal, ID at 0732 UT
on 25 July.
(Rob Wagner-Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS  VK3BVW,
ARDXC ADXN and via wor; via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 6)

MONGOLIA   12084.876 much odd fq, Voice of Mongolia, Ulaan Batar, in
Japanese language, scheduled 1030-1100 UT, at 10.57 UT on Aug 11.
Noted at tiny poor S=5-6 signal level here in southern Germany.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 11)

MYANMAR   5915.980  Myanmar Radio in Burmese via Nay Pyi Daw site
on Aug 8 at 11.35 UT, S=9+15dB or -64dBm signal strength,
heavy QRM neighbour channel of
5910.even kHz CHN  CRI Filipino foreign language program, S=9+35dB.
Remote reception in Hiroshima Japan SDR rx location.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

NEW ZEALAND   5945.004  RNZi English pop mx program from Rangitaiki
at 11.46 UT on Aug 8, S=8-9 or -79dBm signal strength in Florida USA.
Signal path line in full dark on Pacific Ocean to FL state
or Alberta province Canada.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

PERU   5025 kHz  Radio Quillabamba, Peru, Cusco; Aug 11, 2206-2218 UT male
and female seems in Quechua language, folk music. Fair.

<https://soundcloud.com/user-
463139565/r_quillabamba5025khz2206utc110?ref=clipboard>

5025 kHz  R. Quillabamba, Peru, Cusco; 11/08, 2206-2218 male and female
seems in quechua, folk music. Fair (LOB).
<https://soundcloud.com/user-
463139565/r_quillabamba5025khz2206utc110?ref=clipboard>

5020 kHz  R. Solomon Islands BC, Solomon Islands, Honiara; 11/08, 0723-
0734 female english talks, pacific music. Fair (LOB).
<https://soundcloud.com/user-
463139565/sibc5020khz0723utc11082020?ref=clipboard>

6010 kHz  R. Inconfidencia, Brasil, Belo Horizonte; 12/08, 0753-0840
sertanejo music selections. Fady, poor (LOB).
<https://soundcloud.com/user-
463139565/r_inconfidencia6010khz0753utc1?ref=clipboard>

6115 kHz  R. Nikkei 2, Japan, Chiba-Nagara; 12/08, 0840-0905 pop music
selections, male and female japanese talks. Fair (LOB).
<https://soundcloud.com/user-
463139565/r_nikkei_2_6115khz0900utc12082?ref=clipboard>

At 0945 much better signal like this:
<https://soundcloud.com/user-
463139565/r_nikkei_2_6115khz0940utc12082?ref=clipboard>

(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-SP-BRA, hcdx & wor Aug 12)

If 2206-2218z, ie. at UTC-5hrs 1706-1780 local time Peru 05 degr degr PM:
"Peru Andino"
<http://www.radioquillabamba.com/web/?page_id=13918>

"... Envio de mensajes personalizados a las regiones mas remotas de la
Amazonia y de la sierra convenciana ... Enteramente bilinguee en Quechua
y Espanol, Peru Andino es uno de los programas mas emblematicos de
nuestra radio!  Conduccion: Hilda Torre.."

For a future comparison with the web stream:
<http://65.60.45.74:5114/;stream/1;
Server: Ultravox/2.1 SHOUTcast v2.4.7.256/posix(linux x64)>

Content-Type: audio/aacp [64 kbps/44 kHz]
Ultravox sync: 8585 messages, 0 desyncs
Ultravox SID/AvgBR/MaxBR: 1/64000/64000
Stream name: RADIO QUILLABAMBA
(Roger Thauer-D, hcdx & wor Aug 12)

PHILIPPINES   12119.976 kHz  FEBC Bocaue site at 12.18 UT on Aug 8,
in Akha language likely meant for Burma-Myanmar target. S=8 or -79dB
signal in Alberta Canada. But a lot of adjacent QRM signal speedy CW/RTTY
pips on both string peaks on
12119.570 and 12120.410 kHz, likely US Navy PTR UTE relay transmission.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

SAUDI ARABIA   13710.014  BSKSA Riyadh Holy Quran prayer full in action
at 15.35 UT on Aug 9 S=9+25dB -46dBm signal strength powerful in Edmonton
Alberta Perseus SDR rx unit.

11935.045 much odd fq BSKSA from Riyadh ARS, in Arabic language Holy Quran
prayer at 10.53 UT on Aug 11. S=9+15dB or -64dBm signal here in southern
Germany remote Perseus unit.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 11)

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 9 / 11)

THAILAND   9920 kHz  Mon, Aug 10, at 1956-2015 UT, Radio Thailand, Udon-
Thani-THA, in English/German. Woman and man announcers talking; 1958 UT ID
and woman talks; 1959 UT IS and ID and repeats; 2000 ID and begins the
German edition with news by female announcer; 2012 UT IS by man announcer;
2013 UT A song; 2015 UT Ends programming. Good reception.
(Jota Xavier-BRA, wor Aug 11)

THAILAND/CHINA   17485even schedule 09-11 UT, underneath co-channel Yankee
VoA Mandarin service of Ban Dung Udorn Thani Thailand relay AGM United
States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). But heavily covered totally by few
China mainland jamming meant programs, Chinese music ECHO effect trans-
mission and also additional CNR1 program jamming too. S=9+10dB at 10.55 UT
on Aug 13. 20 kHz wideaudio band block visible on Perseus software screen.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 13)

TURKEY   9880 kHz  Mon, Aug 10, at 2019-2030 UT, Voice of Turkey,
Emirler-TUR, in French. ID in several languages; 2020 UT A Turkish song;
2023 UT News by man announcer; A song. Fair to good reception.
(Jota Xavier-BRA, wor Aug 11)

13635.007  TRT Emirler in Turkish, scheduled at 0600-1258 UT, S=9 or
-72dBm fluttery cross Atlantic signal, Turkish music noted 12.25 UT
on Aug 8.

9655.019  Voice of Turkey from Emirler, in Georgian language, scheduled
1000-1058 UT, at 10.40 UT on Aug 11, Chorus of Turkish music, S=7-8 -81dBm
sidelobe here in southern Germany.

11675.008  Voice of Turkey from Emirler, in Turkish language, scheduled
0600-1158 UT, at 10.50 UT on Aug 11. Turkish music program, noted at S=9
or -76dBm signal level here in southern Germany.

13635.007  Voice of Turkey from Emirler, in Turkish language, scheduled
0600-1258 UT, at 11.05 UT on Aug 11. Turkish like RadioPlay program, noted
at S=9-20dB or -53dBm signal level here in southern Germany.

15235.012  TRT Emirler in Uzbek language, scheduled 1000-1058 UT, S=5 only
tiny and poor sidelobe signal into Hiroshima Japan remote installation,
neted at 10.48 UT on Aug 13.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8 / 11 / 13)

USA   "WRMI Radio Miami International - July 14

Longtime listeners to WYFR shortwave (the station that was here before
WRMI took over in 2013) may remember Evelyn Marcy, who was for many years
the assistant to Dan Elyea, the WYFR Station Manager. We are sorry to
report that Evelyn passed away this morning due to complications from an
operation.

A number of Marcy family members have worked at WYFR and/or WRMI,
including Evelyn's husband Ed and her sons Scott and Todd. Scott currently
works as a control room operator at WRMI. Below is a photo of Scott and
Evelyn at one of our WRMI Christmas parties."

<https://www.facebook.com/wrmiradio/photos/pb.269268060386.-
2207520000../10164133668905387/?type=3&theater>
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor Aug 8)

USA   WRMI Weather Related Damage at Okeechobee, FL state USA.

Interesting because I'm hearing 7780 kHz tonight but not 7730 kHz.

This appeared on F_B  Short Wave Listening Group today.

Dear WRMI Listeners:  Earlier this week we experienced a severe
thunderstorm in the area of our transmitter site in Okeechobee (just after
Hurricane Isaias passed by). Our power lines were affected by the storm.
We did not lose power fortunately, but there was a power surge which blew
out some lights in our building and also blew out some parts in our
Transmitter #1 which operates on 7780 kHz.

Our engineers have been working on this for a few days now and have
replaced a number of components in the transmitter, but it still needs
more work to get it back on the air. In the meantime, we are
broadcasting all of our programs that are normally on 7780 kHz from
2000-0200 UT on the alternate frequency of 15770 kHz. (This is another one
of our regular frequencies.) Both of these frequencies are on antennas
directed at 44 degrees. We will air these programs on 15770 kHz until we
get the 7780 kHz transmitter back on the air, which we hope will be
tomorrow Friday August 7.

We are very sorry for this situation, but our engineers are working as
quickly as possible to get 7780 kHz back on the air. This transmitter is
normally on the air 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and has been on
this schedule for over a year now, so it really needs a bit of downtime
for technical maintenance. Thanks for your understanding.
(WRMI, C Gessner <w3on -at- comcast.net>  wor Aug 7)

Good news! 7780 kHz is back on the air. Our engineers Don Frish and Harry
Robbins have been working on this for a few days now, and it's back in
operation. Thanks for your patience everybody.
(WRMI, C Gessner <w3on -at- comcast.net>  wor Aug 8)

USA/ROMANIA   13845even  BOTH CO-CHANNEL QRM FREQUENCY selection
of ROU RRI Tiganesti outlet in Mandarin Chinese language, and
WWCR Nashville in English, S=9+5dB or -68dBm signal strength
at 12.24 UT.
Bad fq channel selection by the Romanian radio authority;
due WWCR held this channel still for some past decades now.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

USA   UNID religious station on 17510 kHz at 2200 UT.

Via Cypress Creek 250 kW 152 degr. This broadcast is from WHRI according
to HFCC, only 1st day of the week & with 250 kW.

I can't find anyone listed on 17510 kHz except China and India in either
the EIBI or short-wave.info listings, but I heard a religious program,
probably broadcast from the U.S., at 2220-2258 UT Aug 9 on that frequency.

Man preaching in English, also religious songs performed, Bible reading,
prayer, etc. I didn't catch the program's name, and then the signal signed
off suddenly without an ID. Very good signal, but deep fades at times;
SINPO 45333 from my site near Seattle.

Any idea who this might be up there in the 16-meter band?
(Eric Fetters-Walp-?USA, wor Aug 10)

17510 kHz  This is WHRI Sundays only to South America via HFCC A20 data.
(Peter W Hansen-USA, wor Aug 10)

USA   Michigan ARE Tipsheet Aug 7 items.

The VOA Relay That Never Was (Via MARE Don Moore and former MARE Bill
Whitacre and Guy Atkins) The photo below, of Voice of America Road was
taken by Guy Atkins (we have permission to pass it along). It was taken at
a county park a few miles east of Port Angeles on the Olympic Peninsula in
Washington state.

The explanation behind it comes from Bill Whitacre at the VOA, (and recent
MARE member hey Bill you didn't renew at the beginning of the year when
you expired! what's up!?) who years ago found out about it and asked
George Jacobs, the famous VOA engineer. It turns out that this park was
supposed to be VOA's Pacific Coast transmitter site *back in the early
1950s*.

But that was the era when Senator Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin was claiming
that there were tens of thousands of secret Communists in the government.
VOA was one of his targets and he also accused them of financial
mismanagement in the purchase of this property. McCarthy's infamous witch
hunts were going on at the time and VOA just decided to drop the whole
thing and turn the property over to the local government for a park.
(Which, of course, Uncle Sam had bought.)

*Eventually VOA would go on to build west coast stations at Delano and
Dixon in California.* [Now both decommissioned kvz]

To see the road and park, plug the following coordinates into Google Maps:
48 08 14.4 N  123 11 51.0 W

<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=a0825d3a-0f4a-44f2-a63e-
2467581b4151&cp=48.137727~-123.197309&lvl=16&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>

<https://goo.gl/maps/2GahqrosBmQbsZXZ7>

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Aug 7)

While the story is interesting, there is an inconsistency in the
timeline which should be cleared:
As far as I know the stations in Dixon (1944-1979, 1983-1988) and Delano
(1944-2007) were built in the 1940s by the big US networks for use by the
Voice of America. It would seem that the station in the North of
Washington was supposed to replace the WW2 installations.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wor Aug 7)

USA   VOA/USAGM / Acting VOA Director Says VOA Urdu Incident Cast Shadow
on Credibility.

<https://bbgwatch.com/bbgwatch/voice-of-america-acting-director-condemns-
biased-voa-election-coverage/>

Acting Voice of America (VOA) Director Elez Biberaj, a longtime VOA
manager with links to Democratic Party politicians selected by new Trump-
appointed U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Michael Pack for a
temporary assignment until a new director is recruited, called the recent
VOA Urdu Service partisan Joe Biden video incident

<https://bbgwatch.com/bbgwatch/sara-carter-voice-of-america-promoted-a-
pro-biden-muslim-political-campaign-ad-then-removed-it/>

"serious breach of our journalistic standards and a violation of the VOA
Charter..." that "implied VOA's endorsement of a partisan election
message."

The Voice of America Urdu Service enhanced and posted under the VOA logo a
political campaign ad asking the Muslim community both in the United
States and abroad to support Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden.
The ad remained on the official VOA Urdu Service website and social media
platforms for several days. VOA language service and regional division
managers only took action to remove the ad when USAGM leadership asked
about it after receiving outside protests.

Biberaj said in a memo sent to Voice of America staff on August 7 that an
internal investigation is still underway, adding that "appropriate
corrective action is being taken and the editorial approval process in the
Urdu Service has been reviewed and strengthened." He provided no further
details, but USAGM Watch has learned that changes in personnel are
expected.

"Any breach of our journalistic standards has a lasting adverse impact and
it endangers the entire VOA and its mission. This incident has not only
tarnished the work of VOA's Urdu Service, but it has cast a shadow on the
credibility of hundreds of dedicated journalists," acting VOA Director
said in his message to staff.

"In light of this unfortunate incident, we are taking immediate measures
to strengthen our editorial oversight procedures and quality controls
throughout the organization to ensure that all content produced on VOA's
multiple platforms adheres to the principles of our Charter. Every member
of the VOA staff should redouble efforts to ensure strict adherence to our
standards and to the Charter. Only by working together at every level of
VOA can we ensure that our coverage is fact-based, balanced, unbiased and
comprehensive. One incident like this is one incident too many. We must
all be vigilant and proactive in our efforts to prevent anything like this
from happening again."
(Dan Robinson-CA-USA, wor Aug 8)

USA   17815 kHz, Aug 8 at 1428-1430+ UT, open carrier/dead air, the OSOB,
has to be WHRI which is active here weekends only; own sked shows
so-called Angel 1 on 17815 kHz not until 1900 UT on Sat & Sun. Even this
might be an exaggeration like so many other imaginary entries. HFCC shows
it registered available 1400-2100 UT daily, 85 degrees toward Africa.

Angel 1 sked shows that service is supposed to be on 21610 kHz at this
time merely with LeSEA music fill, where we have not detected it in ages.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Aug 8)

17775- kHz, Sat Aug 8 at 1513 UT, checking the remotes for KVOH during
presumed 'Wavescan': JBA at TWR Bonaire; no signal at TWRs Key West, Boa
Vista, Raleigh; but JBA at DR; not at Brasilia.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Aug 8)

VANUATU   3945 kHz  Radio Vanuatu, at 1143, 1203 and 1243 UT, on Aug 3.
Heard their usual signature song - "You Are The Only One," along with
other non-stop pop songs.

11835 kHz  RV (third harmonic), on Aug 3, from 0343-0605 UT. In English
from 0343 to 0429 UT; long interview about parliament; pop songs;
0401-0407 UT, with RV news and weather (items about Port Moresby, New
Caledonia, Fr Polynesia and Cook Islands); 0407-0429 UT, "Pacific Beat"
(ABC RA program), with Jordan Fennell (long item about child abuse in
Australia by members of the Catholic Church, etc.); 0429+ UT, in Bislama;
0516 UT, "Inside Sports" program (interview with "famous Vanuatu
footballer"); 0600 UT, homeschooling educational program.  The reception
was so strong that I was able to make out some audio on the 4th harmonic
(15780 kHz), which was a first for me!
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 3)

Aug 6 - Radio Vanuatu (11835 kHz), with an hour in English
(0330-0430 UT); 0400 UT, RV news, sports and weather (pilot project for
Vanuatu mango workers to go to the Northern Territory of Australia to
work, etc.); 0408-0429 UT, "Pacific Beat," (ABC RA program) with items
about the leaders of Papua New Guinea and Australia have signed a
comprehensive strategic and economic partnership agreement, etc.; fairly
readable.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 5)

VANUATU   After my extensive monitoring of Radio Vanuatu, it's clear that
they very rarely give frequencies with their many IDs, but on Aug 11,
on 11835 kHz, did happen to catch a 11-25 kHz. MW, FM100, and 3-9-4-5 kHz.
SW ID. Some CNR2 QRM on my attached brief audio.

11835 kHz (harmonic: 3 x 3945 kHz), on Aug 12, randomly from 0355 to
0605 UT. A few highlight:

0355-0427 UT: In English; pop songs (Elton John, etc.); 0401-0405 UT, news
(Solomon Islands police strengthening security at the Solomon Islands /
Papua New Guinea common border to prevent the spread of COVID-19, etc.);
0417 UT, telling the story of the life of women's activist Yasmine.

On Aug 8 & 9 (Sat-Sun), there was no English hour (0330-0430 UT), but
instead was in Bislama; on Aug 10-11-12, there was no "Pacific Beat"
program during the English hour.

0427+ UT: In Bislama; 0500 UT, "News Update"; 0509 UT, local Vanuatu
weather; 0600 UT, repeat of a "home schooling" educational program that
was heard last week.

3945 kHz, RV continues to keep broadcasting with non-stop EZL pop songs
after 1100+ UT; heard as late as 1413 UT, on Aug 9, with the usual Black
Brothers song, "You Are The Only One." So it would seem that RV has for a
while now only be on 3945 kHz, plus harmonics.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, direct and wor via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 12)

VIETNAM   12018.665 kHz much ODD fq outlet, Voice of Vietnam in Japanese
listed at 12.10 UT on Aug 8, via Son Tay site, west of Hanoi capital.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#

Sonnenfleckenminimum lag im Dezember 2019.

Die Frohe Botschaft fuer alle Kurzwellenfreunde:
Das Sonnenfleckenminimum lag im Dezember 2019!

Das vermeldet Hartmut Buettig, DL1VDL, im DARC-Funkwetterbericht. Denn:
Die ueber die jeweils letzten 12 Monate gemittelte
"geglaettete Sonnenfleckenzahl R12" wurde fuer Januar 2020 mit R12=2,2
veroeffentlicht und lag damit hoeher als der Wert fuer Dezember 2019
(R12=1,9).
(Tom Thomas Kamp-D  DF5JL, A-DX newsgroup Aug 5)

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#

Long Range Navication - LORAN laeuft wieder.

<https://armadainternational.com/2020/08/loran-runs-again/>
(Tom Thomas Kamp-D  DF5JL, A-DX newsgroup Aug 6)

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN>
<https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN>
<https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN>

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#

AUSTRALIA   DRM radio

Tecsun Radios Australia is selling a desk-top DRM receiver: what looks
like a rebadged Gospell GR 216 (The Tecsun Radios Australia Q-3061) for
AUD500 (around GBP285!).

No reviews on their site but a lot of detail and a link to the manual at:

<https://www.tecsunradios.com.au/store/product/tecsun-drm-radio/>

Note they say "This DRM radio has no association with Tecsun of China
and is an exclusive initiative and product of Tecsun Radios Australia"
so presumably not available as a Tecsun elsewhere.

I agree with Simon that the DRM consortium over-hypes the take-up of
DRM. China Radio International (CRI) has been running tests recently in
DRM to Oceania from Kunming, but who is listening?

73, Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK newsgroup Aug 8

DRM radio.
Hi Paul and group,
I believe that the only DRM Radios in the market today are the GOSPELL DRM
Radios which you can import from China.

I had a Morphy Richards but it was not very good as a receiver and really
I am not sure if the Gospell ones are any better.

The Titus II project that was going to be some sort of RTL SDR build in
the same box as an Android Tablet and promised to sell for less than
100 US Dollars, never materialised.

It is a pity that there are no cheap DMR radios in the market even after
many years of DRM Broadcasts taking place on Shortwaves. Perhaps this is
the reason why DRM is still not so popular among broadcasters. There are
just not many DRM Radios around.

I would like to buy a GOSPELL GR-228BP which is more modern and much
cheaper than the Desktop GR-216 and I hope it will be more sensitive as
well, although I have not read any reviews about it yet. I have read in
some review or discussion about the GOSPELL GR-216 not being a good
receiver. TECSUN Australia sells the GOSPELL GR-216 under another name,
but it is the same DRM radio, like the not very sensitive GOSPELL GR-216.

After all China is one huge factory and probably whatever DRM Receiver
you will ever see from them is going to be GOSPELL. Hi hi hi!!!

It is great pity that all Radio manufacturing factories from the West have
either closed down or they have moved to China and everything is made by
one factory nowadays!

Here is GOSPELL's WEBSITE:

<http://www.goscas.com/supplier-drm_radio_receiver-
314000.html?maoyttrade?maoyttrade>

73 de Demetre - M0SUY/SV1UY
e-mail:                <demetre.sv1uy -at- gmail.com>
WINLINK Radio e-mail:  <m0suy -at- winlink.org>
WEB:                   <http://www.qsl.net/sv1uy>
APRS: Best Social Network for Radio Amateurs
(Demetre Greece - M0SUY/SV1UY, Aug 8)