BC-DX 1535 13 March 2023
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ALASKA 9550 kHz KNLS religious broadcast in Russian, Febr 28, at 1524-
1534 UT; SIO 444. POP MX, OM announcer in Russian with talk or sermon. ID
and contact information given in Russian. Homily in Russian by OM.
Minor QRN / QSB. More MX follows.
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
9730 kHz KNLS Anchor Point religious broadcast in Chinese Mandarin, Febr
28, 2023, 1535-1540 UT; SIO 333. OM with homily / sermon in Mandarin.
Moderate QRN / QSB. Flutter on the signal.
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
AUSTRALIA 5045 kHz Febr 26 at 0847 UT.
Bay Islands Radio, just missed their start up; tuned in at 0847UT, to hear
pop songs; random lis-tening; best ever reception since reactivation; had
only been hearing non-stop pop songs re-cently with no announcements at
all, which conforms to what others have been reporting.
But Febr 26, heard with positive YL DJ, so must be a relay of Island FM;
too much QRN (static) to hear positive ID; anomaly 0935-0942 UT, with just
open carrier / dead air / no music; 0942+ UT was fairly easy to ID songs
(The Troggs - "Wild Thing," Joan Jett - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll," Eric
Clapton - "I Shot The Sheriff," The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Women,"
Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way," etc.), till 1120 UT tuned out. Very
respectable reception for a low powered station !
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via SWB #2023, March 5)
AUSTRIA CANCELLATION OF THE RADIO ANDORRA TRANSMISSION THIS EVENING.
Hello, - For technical reasons, the ORS Moosbrunn transmitter will not be
able to broadcast the program "Carte Blanche a Sheila" this evening. We
just learned about it this morning. This issue will therefore be postponed
to a later date.
Our apologies to listeners, radio amateurs and the faithful who listen
to us every month.
Nevertheless our friend Christian Milling will retransmit the program at
1700 UT on his own station with a power of 1 kW and on 75mband 3985 kHz.
(Christian Ghibaudo-F, BrDXC-UK March 5)
AUSTRIA 7340 kHz Adventist World Radio - via ORS Moosbrunn site, 0239-
0259* UT on March 3; man announcer with religious talk in the listed
Punjabi language. Music flute music prior to closing announcements by a
woman announcer. Instrumental music before carrier was terminated. Fair
signal.
(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
AUSTRIA/GERMANY AWR Arabic, morning program 6-8 UT on March 13:
wb comment: "rings the death bell for ORS Moosbrunn Austria installation
totally in A23 season ?, -
strange signal were monitored yesterday March 12 at 10 UT, regarding DARC
Radio transmission expected via ORS Moosbrunn relay site as usual, of the
amateur radio club radio via shortwave 6070 kHz in 49 mb at 10-11 UT
Sunday only hour.
The full power DARC radio transmission came on QRG 6055 kHz from MBR Nauen
Germany site instead.
Is there already a new lease contract of the DARC radio via MBR Nauen for
the A23 season from 26 March onwards ? -- wait and see ..." wb.
11880even AUT AWR in Arabic via ORS Moosbrunn at 06 - 07 UT, S=9+10dB in
Edmonton-CAN on Perseus SDR unit remotedly, at 06.56 UT on Monday March 13
11980even D__ AWR Arabic heard now next hour 07-08 UT via MBR Nauen relay
site, S=9+30dB powerful backlobe into Alberta sdrx at 07.00 UT.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 13)
BRAZIL 11780 kHz ZYE365 Radio Nacional, Brasilia; 0053-0101+ UT on
March 6; 2M in Portuguese with crowd noise bits; 0059 UT W in Port
w/ "Radio Nacional ... onda corta ..." ID; then M in Portuguese "Radio
Nacional Brasilia" & "Radio Nacional Amazonia". S30 peaks.
(Harold Frodge, Midland-MI-USA; wor March 9)
BRAZIL 9665v kHz on March 9 at 0612 & 0729 UT, NO signal from R. Voz
Missionaria which is normally VG; nor from the only other 24hrs ZY on
31mband, R. Nove de Julho, 9819.1 kHz unusual coincidence. Checking since
Gary Pence alerted me that both were missing even unto nearby Argentine
remote, no 9819.1 kHz at 0507 UT, no 9665v kHz at 0551 UT.
However a few hours earlier same date at 0213 UT, Wolfgang Bueschel heard
RVMissionaria on 9664.889 and 5940.020 kHz.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor March 9)
BRAZIL 11749.5 kHz Voz Missionaria - Cambrou (pres), at 0139 UT, on
March 8, in Portuguese. Man preaching with dramatic pauses. Poor - fair
// 9665.0 kHz, fair.
(Mark Taylor, Madison-WI-USA, NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1091 March 12)
Re: R. Voz Missionaria on 4885.028 kHz at 02.20 UT at S=6-7 signal level
in // to Online on web player - EXCUTE AQUI
<https://radioclube.dol.com.br/aovivo/#>
and at 02.10 UT on March 10 R. Voz Missionaria on
9664.942 kHz, S=9+20dB and // 5940.021 kHz, S=7 at 02.16 UT.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10)
BRAZIL 5940.02 kHz Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC, in Portuguese
March 1 at 0302-0326 UT man unclear talk w/ Braz accent, man unclear chat
w/ some women (phone calls), from 0307 UT overwhelmed for about 2 minutes
by qrm strong splats from 5935 kHz, at 0317 UT a woman sung a vocal chant,
continuing talk and chat by man w/ some women and men; better in usb / lsb
sync, non stop rapid no deep qsb, strong qrn rustle, very poor / barely
audible, no audio at times; in // 9665 kHz almost fair.
9665v Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC, in Portuguese March 1 at 0328-
0340 UT man long talk ment Voz Missionaria, until 0332:27" UT, other man
long enhanced announcement above music, other two men w/ some brief excit-
ed talk and hysteric screams, music pause, man brief announcement, slow
chants and man Radio host talk; better in usb/lsb sync,non stop rapid qsb,
strong qrn rustle,almost fair/poor; in // 5940.02 kHz very poor / barely
audible / no audio at times.
(Gianni Serra, Rome-ITA, via wor March 11) // 5940.021 and 9664.942 kHz.
CANADA 6070 kHz CFRX Toronto (Mississauga xmtr) ON; 2144-2151+ UT,
March 6; "The Rush on News-Talk 10-10 Toronto" on smart teachers; 2145 UT
"Time-Saver Traffic" w/usual drive mayhem; ad for Farming for Love farmer
matchmaking. S9+
(Harold Frodge, Midland-MI-USA; wor March 9)
CANADA CIDX Messenger magazine items, of March 2023.
In This Issue: We have 76 pages for you this month. We have the
"In Memoriam" presented at Winterfest 36.
Our Vintage receiver this month is the Sony ICF-2010.; World of Utilities
profiles U.K. utility stations. Chris Lobdell presents his final column as
editor of Pirate Radio Scene. Brian Penney takes over next month.
Not Just Listening has an update on the 2023 WRTH.
Technical Topics features listening aids; and News, Notes & Skeds.
The latest information on developments within CIDX from the CIDX Board
of Directors at CIDX Headquarters.
Welcome to the March 2023 CIDX Messenger, the post 36th annual
SWL Winterfest edition.
The NASWA 36th annual Winter SWL Festival is now in the books. Before any-
thing, on behalf of just over 250 people who participated in this year's
Zoom event, I'd like to thank "Festmeisters" Richard Cuff and
John Figliozzi whose tireless efforts pulled together another extremely
successful and smoothly run event, with an excellent array of presenters
and topics. Congratulations and thanks to both of you!
[...] We had the opportunity to meet old friends and make some new ones,
with many people making it to their very first, and hopefully not their
last, Winterfest. [...] We were very pleased to see no less than
86 CIDXmembers participate in the Fest this year.
Once again this year, NASWA -the North American Shortwave Association, and
CIDX, agreed that those in attendance who are not CIDX members will re-
ceive a free sample copy of our Messenger. Those who are not NASWA members
will receive a free sample copy of NASWA's Journal, and those who are
members of neither organization will receive a free copy of each club's
bulletin. So, we welcome all of those 165 or so people who will be check-
ing out our March edition.
One feature each year at Winterfest that always draws a lot of attention
is my presentation of the "In Memoriam" tribute to those in our hobby and
in the radio broadcasting field that we have lost during the year.
On the pages following this Board report, I'll reproduce the list and obi-
tuaries of those who have passed on since last year's Winterfest.
We honour and pay tribute to them.
Although based in Canada, CIDX membership is open to radio enthusiasts
anywhere in the world. We'd love for you to take a look at what we have
to offer.
Canada's National Radio Club since 1962 Celebrating 60 years in 2022.
The Canadian International DX Club (CIDX), a not-for-profit, volunteer
staffed organization, has been serving its members, and the radio monitor-
ing community, since 1962. CIDX Headquarters are located in Montreal,
Quebec prov., with a western Canadian satellite office in Sherwood Park,
Alberta. CIDX's monthly electronic newsletter, Messenger, is distributed
to club members in pdf format. Membership is open to radio enthusiasts
worldwide.
Canadian International DX Club
P.O. Box 67063-Lemoyne
Saint-Lambert, Quebec
CANADA J4R 2T8 North America
e-mail: <hq -at- cidxclub.ca> Web: <www.cidxclub.ca>
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/785651348139814>
(CIDX Messenger magazine items, via wor March 9)
In Memoriam 2022 at Winterfest 2023 by Sheldon Harvey.
One feature each year at Winterfest that always draws a lot of attention
is my presentation of the "In Memoriam" tribute to those in our hobby and
in the radio broadcasting field that we have lost during the year.
Richard Measham - March 22, 2022 - Via Chris Greenway on behalf of the
BDXC Board.
We regret to report the death on 22 March of Richard Measham, a long-time
friend of BrDXC-UK and a well-known figure to an older generation of DXers
and listeners. A professional radio monitor, Richard had a prominent
career at BBC Monitoring as head of its World Schedules Section and Editor
of the weekly BBCM publication World Broadcasting Information (WBI). [...]
Speaking Russian and German, he was a key part of BBCM in the latter part
of the Cold War, retiring in 1996, but maintaining his interest in the
world of global communications.
KAJ BREDAHL JØRGENSEN - April 15, 2022 - via Anker Petersen-DEN ex DSWCI :
KAJ BREDAHL JØRGENSEN passed away quietly in his new home, 81 years old.
Kaj was an active DX-er all his life. He joined the Danish Shortwave Club
International (DSWCI) in 1958 as member number 93. Later as member of the
DSWCI Board he became Editor two times of the monthly Club bulletin
"Shortwave News" for a total period of 38 1/2 years !
THOMAS (TOM) ALEXANDER LEDOUX - April 18, 2022 -
Via Richard Cuff & Germaine Ledoux (spouse) - March 28, 2022
Thomas Alexander Ledoux of Chalfont, Pennsylvania passed away in his
home on April 18, 2022. He was 81 years old. [...]
Pertti Ayras - May 23, 2022 via Risto Vahakainu-FIN.
One of the absolute top DXers of Finland, Pertti died at the age of 80. He
was fond of DXing the western hemisphere, first Latin America and later
also North America on mediumwave. And later FM DXing of the European sta-
tions. He was active from the 1950's up to the end reporting and QSLing
top radio stations in 8 decades ! He made his last DXpedition to the
Finnish Lapland in 2021 when he was 79.
Jerry "Doc" Plummer - July 24, 2022, via Robert James Finn.
Jerry passed away in Nashville at the age of 68. Doc's true passion was
short wave radio, and he was a very active member of the National Associa-
tion of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB). Doc served many roles with NASB and
was elected President in 2022. He was Frequency Manager at WWCR Interna-
tional Shortwave Radio in Nashville since 2007. He hosted or cohosted over
400 ASK WWCR programs with his longtime friend and associate Brady Murray.
Doc was elected to the HFCC Steering Board and served in various roles for
many years. [...]
Roberto Scaglione - August 1, 2022, via EDXC.
The well known and respected Italian DX'er was the presenter of
AWR's Italian DX Program for a few years. Here is a message from Roberto
Pavanello. "Have a good trip Roberto, I will always remember that meeting;
in Palermo with Giovanni Lorenzi and Dario Monferini, a visit to Radio
Margherita and a visit to Via D'Amelio. We will miss you, I will miss you
but I dare to imagine you talking about the radio with Marconi up there in
the ether where the radio waves are reflected. Ciao Roberto". [...]
Dario Monferini - October 22, 2022 - Via Nexus-IBA.
Dario Monferini died after a long illness in Milano. He was best known for
being a DXer and editor of the PlayDX newsletter that he founded in 1975.
Dario suffered a few strokes since June 2020 and became isolated during
COVID. Unfortunately, his medical situation never improved as he spent
COVID isolated inside the rehabilitation centre and could not get back
onto his feet for the last two years. In late October 2020, Dario had a
second stroke, but his mind remained strong and active. [...]
Dario Monferini became a DXer and started listening to foreign Medium Wave
stations in 1970. After that, he upgraded his receiver and got passionate
about receiving DX signals on Shortwave from South America. [...]
After that, Dario started collecting QSL cards, pennants and stickers from
stations broadcasting on Medium Wave and Shortwave worldwide, not only
stations broadcasting in Spanish as he did at the beginning of his career
as a DXer. He reputedly had over 30000 such items of memorabilia (hope-
fully someone in Italy will archive or preserve this). [...]
Dario had been a member of the European DX Council for several years.
Dario Monferini has also been writing for the Italian magazine Monitor and
cooperated with the World Radio & TV Handbook (WRTH). Dario has also been
a radio producer. For some time he edited a radio edition of the Play DX
magazine that was broadcasted over IRRS-Shortwave on 9815 kHz back in 1989
and 1990.
Prof. Arnaldo de Jesus Coro Antich - CO2KK - January 8, 2023.
Known to listeners as Arnie Coro, he passed away at the age of 80. He was
well-known for his twice-weekly program "DXers Unlimited" on Radio Havana
Cuba, Cuba's English-language shortwave service.
His amateur callsign was CO2KK.
Coro became interested in radio as a child and at the age of 12 joined the
Radio Club de Cuba amateur radio association. In 1957, he began working as
a journalist at Canal 7 (CMBF-TV). During the Cuban Revolution, he was one
of the founders of Radio Havana Cuba in 1961, working to help set up the
station's first transmitter ahead of the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
In 2017, Coro was honored with the National Radio Award by state broad-
caster Radio Cubana. Over the years, Coro produced a number of science and
technology radio programs for Juventud Rebelde, Radio Progreso,
Radio Taino and Radio Metropolitana, as well as for the magazine Juventud
Tecnica. He also authored the 1984 book La Guerra Radial de Los Estados
Unidos de America Contra Cuba (The United States' Radio War Against Cuba).
Coro was always passionate about ham radio. He was an active member of the
Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba, and he worked tirelessly to help
other broadcasters overcome technical problems. He also was sought to
highlight the important role of amateur radio operators during emer-
gencies, and, at the time of his death, he served as emergency coordinator
for Area C of Region 2 of the International Amateur Radio Union.
He was an assistant professor at the Raul Roa Garcia Higher Institute of
International Relations and served as vice president of UNESCO's Cuban
Commission for the Preservation of Audiovisual Heritage.
VIOLET PETERSON - March 31, 2022 - via Adrian Peterson, AWR.
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my dear wife Violet,
at the age of 88 in Martinsville Indiana state, March 31, 2022. Violet was
appointed as the Administrative Secretary for Adventist World Radio, and
she typed all 574 scripts for the original AWR DX program, Radio Monitors
International. In addition, she typed, and hand wrote, and sometimes
signed, several thousand QSLcards on behalf of AWR-Asia and Radio Monitors
International.
Myra Oh - NZ - April 27, 2022 - via Adrian Sansbury, Radio New Zealand
& Mickey Delmage.
Adrian Sansbury of Radio New Zealand Pacific reported that Myra Oh, former
host of the Mailbag program passed away earlier this year. I often listen-
ed to her show answering listeners' letters, DX reports from Paul Ormandy
and of course updates about radio news in the Pacific with Adrian
Sansbury. She was loved by family members, friends and the Radio NZ Inter-
national community and listeners.
GARY BAUTELL - November 23, 2022.
Gary Bautell was an American military radio broadcaster living in Germany.
He broadcast for the American Forces Network (AFN), where he has worked
since 1962. Having worked in Germany for over 50 years, Bautell has become
involved in promoting German-American relations. Since 2010, he has served
as president of the Federation of German-American Clubs. A native of
Bay City, Michigan and alumnus of Michigan State University, Bautell join-
ed the American Forces Network in November 1962, when he held the rank of
private in the United States Army. He had previously been stationed in
Germany while working as an Army engineer, and re-enlisted after working
as a DJ in Houghton Lake, Michigan. He initially worked at AFN headquar-
ters in Hoechst Castle {AFN bcast house location since end of WW II in
1945y, Frankfurt/Main. wb.}
He most recently was AFN Europe's news director.
(March CIDX Messenger; via gh wor #146186 item, March 9)
CUBA 9330 kHz Unidentified numbers station at 0725 UT (in progress at
tune-in) Very strong signal and modulation, Spanish woman 5 digit voice
numbers and digital text file transfers. At this time, WBCQ not on.
Excellent March 3.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ, wor March 3) likely Bejucal-CUB infrastructure
9330 kHz, Sun March 5 at 0759 UT, Spy Numbers presumably about to end
non-daily 0700 UT transmission; and no sign of WBCQ/WLCR.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 4 - 5)
11530 kHz Unidentified numbers station at 1700 UT. Spanish woman 5 digit
number blox, mixed with digital text transfers. The data signals sounded
different today, but w/o specialized equipment the signal cannot be
analyzed by me. We noted the same thing the previous hour on 11435 kHz.
Heard away from home shack w/ 16' vertical antenna and the DX-402. Very
Good.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, wor March 2)
CUBA 11670 kHz March 11 at 0748 UT, RHC still on in Spanish, S=9+10dB.
All the 49mb frequencies are off. Something's always wrong at RHC.
11760 kHz, Sunday March 12 at 0705 UT, RHC is still on here, and nowhere
on 6 MHz band, in Esperanto, now moved one hour earlier for the next
octomonth, since as a running dog of Yanqui Imperialism, Cuba has just
gone on EDT to match Miami. At 1458 UT recheck, 11760 kHz with a local
timecheck as 10:58 UT -4hrs instead of -5hrs.
13700 kHz March 12 at 1500 UT ex-1600 UT, the next repeat of Esperanto
confirmed also earlied an hour, including this extra frequency still go-
ing at 1610 UT in addition to 11760 kHz, the only one on the imaginary
opening announcement, and to 15140 kHz which has really been // for years.
The clueless Esperantists claim it's Sunday at 0800 UT on 6100 kHz, where
it rarely appeared, and at 1600 UT on 11760 kHz, only. The third airing is
even more iffy, having shown up on different frequencies at 2130 UT in-
stead of 2230 or 2330 UT; will it now be 2030 UT ?
English broadcasts are expected to appear one UT hour earlier now, start-
ing with 1900 UT, on 15140 kHz at least. Except to "Africa" at 2200 UT in
winter normally changes backwards to 2300 UT in summer. Has been on 11880
kHz extremely unreliably. All needs to be confirmed by monitoring, but
everything is tentative.
15140 kHz on March 12 at 1900 UT, yes, "news" in English already underway
into Missouri; no signal on 11760 kHz. But 15140 kHz dumps to dead air at
1930 UT, carrier off circa 1935 UT. Then bandscan finds no other RHCs on
11, 13, 15, even 17 MHz. But by 1949 UT, 13680 kHz is on with music, and
French.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor & hcdx March 12)
CUBA 5024.996 CUB R Rebelde Bauta with typical Latin AM mx program,
S=9+20dB in Alberta CAN at 05.18 UT.
6000even fq RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN beast of 250 kHz, English sce,
little distorted modulation audio.
S=9+45dB superb powerhouse strength, at 05.22 UT.
6060 CUB nothing at 05.24 UT.
6100 CUB nothing at 05.26 UT.
6165 CUB nothing at 05.28 UT.
CUBA 11760 kHz as usual - expected as usual here, ! no signal ! - dead
channel at 06.50 UT on Monday March 13.
11670even CUB RHC Spanish via Bauta site, at 06.41 UT, on Monday
March 13, S=9 signal noted in Edmonton-Alb-CAN remotedly.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 12 - 13)
CUBA Glenn Hauser log roundup March 2-9, 2023:
11760 kHz, March 2 at 0748 UT, S=9+20dB of dead air; AND 11670 kHz,
S=9/+10dB of dead air; obviously RHC which may have been modulating
English or Spanish before 0700 UT; while no RHC signals remain on 5, 6 or
10 MHz bands. Something's always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:
"One year of war in Ukraine: a timeline of the Cuban regime's support for
its Russian ally - Havana has tried to ease the UN's pressure on Moscow
and has echoed Putin's disinformation in Latin America.
DDC Madrid 01 March 2023 - 01:47 CET
Russia's war in Ukraine is one year old. Since February 24, 2022, more
than 42,200 people have died and 14 million have been displaced in what
Vladimir Putin defined in his speech as a "special military operation"
in defense of the Donbas region. Beyond the human and material conse-
quences for Ukrainians, the first territorial invasion of a sovereign
state in Europe in 80 years has had international repercussions, from
food to energy.
What the western democracies condemned from the very first moment, and
continue to today, with heavy sanctions against the aggressor, was
justified by the Cuban regime, also from the beginning of the conflict.
Havana has been in charge of reducing pressure on Moscow exerted by the
United Nations, and has disseminated the disinformation spouted by Putin
across Latin America ..."
<https://diariodeCUBA com/cuba/1677631672_45522.html>
11670 & 11760 kHz, March 4 at 0735 UT, no overtime carriers from RHC un-
like most madrugadas recently. Something's always wrong at RHC
March 5 at 0747 UT, NO RHCs to be found on 5, 6, 10 or 11 MHz bands; bod-
ing ill for Esperanto Sunday at 0800 UT. A carrier on 12120 kHz might have
been 2 x 6060 kHz, and no other broadcast now on 12120 kHz per Aoki
9330 kHz, Sun March 5 at 0759 UT, Spy Numbers presumably about to end non-
daily 0700 UT transmission; and no sign of WBCQ / WLCR.
11760 kHz, March 6 at 0744 UT, S=9+10dB of dead air except some hum, RHC
not turned off again. Nowhere else on 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 or 13 MHz bands.
Something's always wrong at RHC.
11760 kHz, March 7 at 1609 UT, no signal from RHC which is supposed to run
past 1600 UT middays, but 15140 kHz succeeds. Something's always wrong at
RHC.
4765 kHz, March 8 at 0437 UT, R.Progreso, is AWOL; as is 5040 kHz RHC, but
active on 9535, 9650 kHz.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor & hcdx March 9)
Monitoring log of March 9 at 01.15 to 03.27 UT will be finnished later the
day,
4734 - 4798 CODAR wiper action at 01.25 UT
4765 kHz nothing on air at 01.16 UT this night from Radio Progreso,
Bejucal 50 kW unit on Cuba island, despite fair signal string seen /
noted in Edmonton-Alb-CAN remote Perseus SDR from Tajik R Dushanbe
Yangi yul co-channel, signal across Scandinavia, North Sea, Atlantic
ocean path.
5024.995 CUB Radio Rebelde, Bauta site outlet, S=9+15dB in Alberta,
01.32 UT in Spanish,, 120 / 240 Hertz apart distance BUZZ tone strings
heard / visible on screen.
5040 kHz NON, no signal of RHC Bauta at 01.33 UT on March 9.
6000even CUB RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW beast site, this
March 9 excellent nice modulation quality to state this NoAMerican
night sce, and
12000even kHz CUB also fine harmonic in English, S=9+5dB (!) at 02.50 UT.
6180even CUB CGTN / CRI NoAM relay site of Quivican San Felipe TITAN
250 kW beast site, this March 9 excellent nice modulation quality to state
this NoAMerican night sce, S=9+30dB powerful signal at 01.53 UT
and
12360even kHz CUB also fine harmonic in English, S=9+15dB (!) at 01.54 UT.
{nearby 12120.418 kHz PTR US Navy colony Puerto Rico Isabela site outlet,
S=9+25dB carrier signal at 02.52 UT ...}
9534.996 CUB On lower fq flank again RHC Bejucal Spanish at 02.09 UT, talk
on '...sin embargo ... theme.. Cochabamba meeting re.union ...',
S=9+25dB powerful signal in Alberta.
9565 kHz scratching sigal, Cuban anti US R. Marti jammer, S=9+5dB,
24hrs/7d/12months around the clock service. 02.10 UT on March 9.
// 9650even CUB RHC Bejucal Spanish at 02.10 UT, powerhouse S=9+40db (!)
much stronger than 9535v, but some buzz tones at +/-120 and 240 Hertz
distance either sideband.
Seldom odd Spanish Bauta CUB fq of 11760 kHz noted on lower flank
11759.997 kHz at S=9+35dB level at 02.38 UT. 'Prensa Conference report...'
11850even CUB RHC in Spanish, site of Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW
beast site, S=9+40dB powerful South America target signal BACKLOBE into
Alberta-CAN, and accompanied 11840 and 11860 kHz sideband strings.
At 02.42 UT.
... and bad mixture on 11860 kHz of US AGM R Marti Spanish US AGM outlet
from Greenville NC state, // 6030 kHz, and ARS Riyadh outlet of
Yemen excile Arabic radio too.
11859.958, 11859.997 and 11860 kHz three strings visible.
11930 kHz 24hrs Cuban scratch jamming at 02.49UT against US AGM RadioMarti
opposition radio in Spanish against Cuba nation country. S=9+5dB signal.
13740even CUB RHC Bauta in Spanish, S=9+35dB powerhouse asignal at02.56UT
15140 Bauta not on air at 02.00 / 03.00 UT nighttime.
15230even CUB RHC in Spanish, site of Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW
beast site towards ARG / Brasil, at 03.11 UT, 120 / 240 / 360 Hertz apart
distance buzz strings. Much bad DISTORTED SCRATCH signal modulation,
much negative quality outlet.
... monitored even on 19 meterband in mid UTC nighttime
15770 kHz was still on air from WRMI Okeechobee FL state, S=9+40dB in
Alberta at 03.28 UT. Orchestra music program performed.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 9)
DENMARK WMR reception via UK kSDSRs 7+8 March. <https://www.wmr.dk/#>
acc. to SW Info the transmitter is located in Randers in Denmark with
200 Watts. The antenna is directed to the South, 180 degrees azimuth.
(Kari Kallio-FIN, wor March 9)
What and where is WMR ? World Music Radio, low power station in Denmark,
supposedly 24 hours - I have never had a trace of it here on 15700 kHz
during routine bandscans. (Glenn, OK-USA, wor March 9)
15700 kHz WMR in Wessex with above marginal signal at -90dbm signal at
1339 UT but still audible in the external speaker. Quite poor over the
noise ID. Tested in places nearby Enschede with no luck for better signal
Tested today Wed in both Wessex and Weston upon Mare kSDRs remotedly in UK
with better signal. Both systems use giga antennas ! Reception near
Randers in Denmark was not possible!
(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wor March 8)
EGYPT 9900 kHz Radio Cairo (presumably); 2032 UT on March 7. Distorted,
but can tell it's in French, as per Aoki database list.
(Harold Frodge, Midland-MI-USA; wor March 9)
FRANCE 15410 kHz Radiyoni Dirree Shaggar in Somali to Ethiopia - Horn
of Africa tentative, March 1, at 1624-1629 UT. SIO 444. Clandestine /
opposition. Talk in Somali via TDF Issoudun. Ethnic MX then off the air
at 1629 UT.
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
GERMANY HF-EMF Drucksache 20 / 5646 Deutscher Bundestag Berlin, Germany.
Falls die Lektuere ausgeht...
Deutscher Bundestag
Drucksache 20/5646
20. Wahlperiode
14.02.2023
Bericht des Ausschusses fuer Bildung, Forschung und Technikfolgen-
abschaetzung (18. Ausschuss) gemaess paragr 56a der Geschaeftsordnung
Technikfolgenabschaetzung (TA). Moegliche gesundheitliche Auswirkungen
verschiedener Frequenzbereiche elektromagnetischer Felder (HF-EMF)
<dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/056/2005646.pdf>
(via Wilfried Melchior-D DC3GR, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 9)
GREECE ERT 1404 kHz Komotini on border to Turkey to reactivate ?
I am afraid not. I have not heard anything lately concerning ERT Komotini.
(Christos, PAOKth; MWmasts March 7)
Re: ERT 1404 Komotini to reactivate.
H Christos, has there been anything more about this ?
(Thanks, Mauno Ritola-FIN, MWmasts March 7)
According to a post on ertnews.gr of 21 Febr 2022, ERT is planning on
refurbishing and reac-tivating the MW station at Komotini on 1404 kHz:
<https://www.ertnews.gr/perifereiakoi-stathmoi/komotini/ta-mesaia-tis-
komotinis-1404-xana-ston-aera/>
21 Febr 2022 - Google translation:
The Middle{mediumwave} of Komotini 1404 kHz again in the "air".
The management and the employees of the station express their gratitude to
those who contributed to the continuation of the transmitter of the Middle
Ages on the ERT radio in Komotini.
In their announcement, the journalists and the staff of ERT Komotini,
thank the Management of ERT, who understood the situation and gave the
green light for the complete upgrade of the transmitter with the purchase
of a new lamp [tube ?, wb], the local MPs of the Prefecture of Rodopi,
Evripidis Stylianidis, Dimitris Charitou, SYRIZA, PS-Ilhan Ahmet -KINAL-,
who "immediately responded to our request for support and activation for
the continuation of the operation of the transmitter of the Medium Waves
1404 Milliocycles / second", but also to the representative D of ERT,
Aristotelis Metaxa, "who provided us with support and documented it with
sound arguments".
They also thank the listeners "from Southern Bulgaria, from Asia Minor
coasts, from Eastern Attica, Evia and Peloponnese, as well as the Aegean
islands, but also Crete, who did not stop calling us and asking when they
will listen to the program of ERT from the Middle of Komotini", as stated
in the announcement.
According to the Management and the employees of ERT, "Each of them acted
in their own way, making it clear to everyone that the antenna of ERT in
Komotini, which is located at the eastern end of the border and spreads
the voice of Greece, in "In the Balkans, on the coasts of Asia Minor, but
also in all the Aegean islands, it had to continue to operate."
(Christos Rigas, Wood Dale-IL-USA, MWmasts March 7)
1404 kHz was silent from November 2014.
1404.008 GRC ERT open Komotini, S=9 at 0500 UT April 18, 2015.
Komotini (Komotini): 98.4 FM, 1404 AM
<http://binged.it/1iT8yRU>
URL image picture {thanks Mike Bethge, wb.}:
<https://www.wwdxc.de/download/Komotini.jpg>
Location: 41 05 54.2 N 25 24 24.9 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/kph2Z9opjUkDHvfd7>
<https://goo.gl/maps/TCh8k8JZwSPHowMf7>
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=2f2d38af-ae5b-46fc-9afd-1ad39e1d0693
&cp=41.098321~25.406678&lvl=18&style=a&pi=0&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
ERT Komotini
<https://www.ertecho.gr/radio/komotini/>
<https://www.ertecho.gr/radio/komotini/player/>
Phone: +30 25310 22970
Fax: +30 25310 22974
Email: <ertkomotinis -at- ert.gr>
from TopNews archive:
GREECE Nach 80 Tagen erhielt ich einen undetaillierten Brief von ERA
Komotini 1404 kHz aus Griechenland.
Laut diesem Brief sendet die Station seit 1954 mit 5kW auf 1404 kHz. 1986
wurde der Sender durch einen neuen 100 kW Sender von Siemens* ersetzt.
{* rather Made in Yugoslavia by RIZ Zagreb, wb.}
Weiters wurde 1986 auch ein 10 kW UKW Sender auf 98,1 MHz von Rohde-
Schwartz installiert. Der MW sendet ist rund um die Uhr aktiv, das
Programm besteht aus lokalen Produktionen und Uebernahmen aus Athen
(genaue Zeiten fuer die Lokalprogramm wurden nicht genannt).
QTH: Kosimou Terma, T.Th. 5, 69100 Komotini, Griechenland.
e-mail: <era-komo -at- otenet.gr>
v/s Theodoros Skoulis.
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX March 28, 2003year )
Thessaloniki MW tx item: [...] The Siemens built medium wave transmitter
have already been removed in early March 2012 by technicians of the
Komotini and Rhodes broadcast centers since they need spare parts for
their medium wave transmitters. [...]
(Christos Rigas, Wood Dale-IL-USA, dxld April 2, 2012year )
Heard on October 16, 2021:
GREECE {and non} Mediumwaves Logs Rhodos island October 2021
heard around 16-17 UTC (19-20 hrs local time)
1404 ERA1/ERA Komotinis/Kosmos, Komotini GRC Greek
kHz Station ITU Details
540 R Kuwait Main Arabic, Kabd/Sulaibiyah KWT Arabic // 1134
630 TRT, Mersin Kazanli TUR Turkish
711 ERTU Al-Shabab wal Riyadah, Tanta EGY Arabic
756 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Lugoj Boldur ROU Romanian
// 855, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
765 IRIB World Service, Chah Bahar IRN Arabic
810 MR Sat Makedonsko R, Ovce Pole MKD Macedonian
819 ERTU Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Batrah EGY Arabic
855 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Tancabesti (Bucuresti) ROU Romanian
// 756, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
864 ERTU Al-Quran al-Karim, Santah EGY Arabic
1044 SBA R Jeddah, Afif ARS Arabic
1134 R Kuwait Main Arabic, Kabd/Sulaibiyah KWT Arabic // 540
1152 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Cluj Napoca/Jucu ROU Romanian
// 756, 855, 1179, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
1179 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Resita ROU Romanian
// 756, 855, 1152, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
1278 IRIB R Kermanshah, Kermanshah=Bakhtaran IRN Farsi
1332 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Galati Barbosi ROU Romanian
// 756, 855, 1152, 1179, 1530, 1593 kHz
1413 BBC World Service, A'Seela OMA Farsi
1440 SBA R Riyadh, Ras al-Khair (Ras al-Zawr) ARS Arabic
// 1467, 1521 kHz
1467 SBA R Riyadh, Hafar al-Batin ARS Arabic
// 1440, 1521 kHz
1521 SBA R Riyadh, Duba ARS Arabic
// 1440, 1467 kHz
1530 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Radauti/Mihaileni ROU Romanian
// 756, 855, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1593 kHz
1548 R Sawa,Al-Kuwayt/Umm al-Rimam, al-Dschahra suburb KWT Arabic
1593 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Ion Corvin ROU Romanian
// 756, 855, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1530 kHz
1620 Greek pirate GRC Greek
1650 Greek pirate GRC Greek
1671 Greek pirate GRC Greek
1710 Greek pirate GRC Greek
(Hans-Friedrich Dumrese-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16, 2021)
INDONESIA [and non] 7289.93 kHz RRI Nabire, 0809 UT till blocked by start
up of CNR1 at 0930 UT, March 9. The usual format of mostly easy-listening
songs till 0900UT, when the music became sounding more like Islamic/Middle
East type songs; the Shalawat Tarhim prayer (0909-0916 UT), which was
written and recited for the first time in 1959 and is given before the
call-to-prayers; followed 0916-0919 UT, with the Maghrib (sunset) Islamic
call-to-prayer; 0919+ UT, more EZL songs; 0929 UT, perhaps an ID (poor
quality audio attached). Thanks again to Tony Ashar for the initial info
about the Shalawat Tarhim prayer. Much appreciated !
March 9 had the following five Islamic call-to-prayer times for Nabire:
Fajr - dawn 04:50 (1950 UT)
Dhuhr - after midday 12:12 (0312 UT)
Asr - afternoon 15:14 (0614 UT)
Maghrib - sunset 18:16 (0916 UT)
Isha'a - nighttime 19:25 (1025 UT)
March 8 - RRI Nabire cut off at 0844* UT.
WRMI Okeechobee FL_state relay of the Voice of Indonesia (Channel Two), on
7780 kHz, at 0805 UT, March 9; in English; the end of the patriotic song
"Bagimu Negeri," played after the news; into their daily "Indonesia
Today" program; today is "National Music Day" in Indonesia and they played
local songs. Was surprised last week to catch an ID here mentioning VOINS
heard over 3325 kHz.
Certainly 3325 kHz VOI carries Channel One programming.
<https://onlineradiobox.com/id/rri/?cs=id.rri&played=1&lang=en>
has audio streaming for the VOINS carried over 3325 kHz, which is very
different from the WRMI VOI relay.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 9)
ITU Geneve A23 schedules by ITU !
ITU is also publishing A23 schedules like HFCC ! Its not complete but of
interest. Please see
<https://www.itu.int/.../broadcast/HFBC/editions/A23T2.txt>
(73 VU2JOS; Jose Jacob-IND, National Institute of Amateur Radio Hyderabad,
India <www.niar.org> wor March 10)
<https://www.itu.int/Pages ... >
see also ITU UN Geneve worldwide monitoring database files, like latest
377.xlsx Excel table file of Febr 23, 2023:
<https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/terrestrial/monitoring/RegMon/DBFfiles/
377.zip>
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10)
IRELAND Another short outage on RTE 252 kHz longwave scheduled on Friday
10 March.
2rn-Summerhill, Co. Meath. Complete outage due to essential maintenance
will affect the RTE Radio One Long Wave service between 08:00-09:00 LT?
on Friday 10th March 2023. ( -at- 2rnNMC on Twitter 5 March)
(last maintenance outage on 252 was back on January 10th I think?)
(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK groups.io March 9)
ITALY We hereby wish to inform you that Amica Radio Veneta 1017 kHz from
northern Italy has begun to confirm reception reports, with information
about the type of receiver and antenna used, time and date when the
transmission was heard, together with the frequency.
Send your reception report to the following addresses:
Amica Radio Veneta
Via Paradisi 26
35010 Vigonza (PD)
Italy, European Union
or by e-mail to <amicaradioveneta -at- yahoo.com>
Recordings in MP3-format are welcome. We will confirm your report with
our electronic QSL via e-mail and/or physical QSL via postal mail. We
would also like to remind you that in order to receive the physical QSL
via postal mail you need to enclose a self-addressed envelope, with size
at least 23 x 11 cm, to the above address.
DX-ers and listeners in Italy: please stamp the return envelope.
DX-ers from abroad: please enclose 3 EUR_os to cover the return postage
via PayPal at the following
<amicaradioveneta -at- yahoo.com>
(Dario Gabrielli-ITA, via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews March 5)
JAPAN The NHK World website has "The service provides broadcast in
18 languages. The live streaming service in Japanese will end
on April 2, 2023."
<https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/radio/about/>
(Mike Terry-UK, wor March 10)
I just found this in the about NHK World page at:
<https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/japanese/radio_japan/>
(or via Google Translate at:
<https://www3-nhk-or-jp.translate.goog/nhkworld/ja/japanese/radio_japan/
?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp>
NHK World Radio Japan
Main domestic news, current affairs programs, sports broadcasts, music
programs, radio dramas, and other programs of Radio 1 Broadcasting will be
broadcast at the same time as in Japan, conveying a variety of information
about Japan. [.....]
Simultaneous distribution of NHK World R. Japan will end on April 2, 2023.
I'm not quite sure what is meant by "simultaneous distribution will end",
but I suspect that it's not good news.
(Alan Roe, Teddington-UK, wor March 10)
Re: NHK World Radio Japan.
Well, what this machine translation gives as "simultaneous" is apparently
the term that in English goes "linear". So "linear distribution ends", and
this is a technocratic paraphrase for "radio will be turned off".
{The translation "linear streaming" reflects wishful thinking I fear.}
(Kai Ludwig-D, wor March 10)
JAPAN Re: NHK World Radio Japan SW news change from April 2023.
This might not be as bad as currently suspected;
? means "same time" aka simultaneous
and ? means broadcast or internet streaming (Distribute + Faithfully, it's
commonly used with computer terminology for sending / delivery failed etc.
...). NHK typically use ? for shortwave broadcasts as it only means
a broadcast or program (Emit + Send).
I have a few thoughts on this, especially as the date doesn't align with
the frequency changes:
Currently NHK World Japanese is relaying NHK Radio 1 during the night-time
with the ? music hours and talk hours show. Perhaps instead they will
broadcast repeats of the daytime shows during the night instead?
Another more probable possibility is that they'll cease streaming
NHK World Japanese language online (A lot of it is not receivable out-
side of Japan currently due to licencing of the music so perhaps it has
low listenership in Japan online and isn't worth the upkeep).
Note that this is in the "?" "Japanese language radio" section and not
the "?" Foreign Language Radio" section where the information for NHK
World Japanese shortwave is labelled as "Japanese Service (?" in the fre-
quency schedule.
I'm holding out hope that this is unrelated to short-wave radio
(Radio Northern Europe International, wor March 10)
JAPAN 13860 kHz March 5 at 0744 UT, ballad song and Japanese talk,
S=8/9+10dB, another bigsig on 22mband besides 13755 kHz NZ: NHK at 0655-
0900 UT. HFCC shows 85 degrees for ITU CIRAFs #14 & 16 Southern Cone of
Chile, Argentina, and parts of neighboring countries: that's 4-6 am local,
where there must be a lot of Japanese migrant early-risers ? Probably also
VG to Hawai'i flanking midnight.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 4 & 5)
KOREA REP OF {SOUTH} Echo of Hope - VOH, on 3985 // 4885 // 5995 kHz
// 6250 // 6350 // 9100 kHz, at 1136 UT, March 4 (Saturday); the weekend
only program of the English language lesson with the continued reading of
a portion of Chapter 12 of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," along
with lengthy explanations in Korean; as usual 9100 UT with very good re-
ception (not jammed). Has been about seven weeks now since VOH last
changed any frequencies !
Voice of the People remains with their long standing unchanged frequencies
on 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 4560 // 6520 // 6600 kHz, at 1105 UT on
March 4.
Voice of Freedom, on 5920 kHz, on March 4, with fairly good reception:
UT
1115 - "Dodbogilo boneun sesang" The world through a magnifying glasses.
1130 - "Aneun geos-i him-ida" (Knowing is power).
1200 - The usual single tone; then "Jayu-e solibangsong-eseo bam 9 (ahob)
sileul allyeodeulibnida" (In English - Voice of Freedom has
announced 9pm); nice singing station jingle - "jinsil-e soli,
huimang-e soli, jayu-e soli bangsong !"
(Voice of Truth, Voice of Hope, Voice of Freedom broadcast); then the
"Bodo gwangjang" (News Plaza) segment.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
Re: Asilomar State Beach, Calif.: Korea - Malaysia - Vanuatu.
KOREA's LOG at 15 UTC, Sunday March 5th
VoP all S=9+35dB in Hiroshima Akitakata Japan Perseus SDR remotedly,
mostly bubble jammed by communist KRE P5_land
- rice food suffering country.
3480.008 15.08 UT
3910.004 15.12 UT
3930.012 15.18 UT
3985.013 15.20 UT BUZZ tone jammed,
scratch mixed 3984.999 and 3982.930 kHz,
as well as jammed wideband jamming on 3976 ... 3997 kHz also.
4010.007 KGZ Kyrgyz Radio Bishkek,
Birinchi Radio Krasnaya Rechka at 15.22 UT
4450even VoP S=9+40dB powerhouse, 15.22 UT, and 4449.978 kHz
jammed by KRE.
4560.011 S=9+35dB signal at 15.25 UT.
4885.004 EoH noise jammed by KRE at 15.27 UT S=9+40dB powerhouse.
5995.030 EoH S=9+45dB at 15.30 UT.
6249.996 EoH S=9+40dB at 15.38 UT.
6350.032 heavy KRE jammed at S=9+30dB level at 15.40 UT.
6520.013 VoP - but KRE jamming dominate heavily S=9+45dB
on this channel, at 15.43 UT.
6600even VoP S=9+40dB at 15.46 UT.
9099.995 EoH from KOR, S=8-9 signal noted in Akitakata Hiroshima
JPN, not jammed at 15.49 UT.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 05)
KOREA REP OF {South} KBS World Radio Seoul, English Service.
A23 season Frequency change. With the beginning of A23 season at 0100 UT
(1000 KST) on Sunday March 26, 2023, KBS WORLD Radio Seoul, English Sce,
to Indian subcontinent will broadcast at 1400-1600 UT (2300-0100 KST) on
9785 kHz instead of 9630 kHz.
Hope the new frequency and the adjustments will better serve listeners in
the target area this season. Please send your listener feedback to English
Service via email, snail mail and social media as always.
Reception reports to: <english -at- kbs.co.kr>
OR, submit online at:
<https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/about_report.htm?lang=e>
<https://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/>
(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1228 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 12)
MADAGASCAR 9765 kHz MWV 'Palavra Allegre' New Life Station, Mahajanga,
MDG, Madagascar, heard at 2218 UT on Febr 27; excited talks by a man and
woman in Portuguese. Poor-fair.
(Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
MALAYSIA Wai FM via RTM Kajang (MLA). e-QSL: 11665 kHz, 00.00-00.30 UT,
Febr 24. Blog:
<http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/02/rtm-sarawak.html>
(Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, rusdxplus & deneb-radio-dx,
via RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
MALAYSIA 11665 kHz Wai FM, 1043-1057 UT, March 4. Well above the norm
and no longer with the long standing poor audio (crackling sounds and
echo audio), so they must have repaired the transmitter! From 1057+ UT,
very strong QRM from 11660 kHz, with VOA and CNR1 jamming.
9835 (Sarawak FM) remains silent since early Nov. 2022. Thanks to Amano
(Japan) for this week pointing out the improved signal and audio. He found
a useful site with the full Wai FM daily programming -
<https://content.astro.com.my/channels/Wai-FM-145>
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
MALI 11640 kHz China Global TV Network / CRI Bamako II relay; *2000:03
-2006+ UT, March 6. On w/"CGTN Radio" into English news; 2005 UT "The
Bridge". SIO=3+53-; only S7 OC from 1956 UT tune-by; Port listed till 2000
UT, but not heard.
(Harold Frodge, Midland-MI-USA; wor March 9)
MONGOLIA 12014.90 kHz Voice of Mongolia, MRTV Ulan Bataar, Feb 27; fair
signal with YL at 1303 UT with nx in Japanese service. Just missed *1300-.
Best hrd by tuning in LSB to escape RTTY QRM. Signal fading around 1310 UT
with local daybreak here. VOM is not so easy to hear anymore, so am happy
with this log. Japanese DXers widely hear this one here but also on 11985
kHz with various langs during 0930-1100 UT slot.
(Ralph Perry, Wheaton-IL-USA, NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
NETHERLANDS 6130 kHz Radio Europe, Alphen aan den Rijn, March 11, at
first stn hrd as unid playing segued electronic dance mx selections with
heavy beat and thumping drums 0515-0530+ UT t/in ... weak signal here in
central USA. For ID purposes, hunted around for a good KiwiSDR and best
signal found on EA5JGN from Hondon Valley, Spain.
Seems a low-powered Euro station, with a couple listed on this fqy, R Onda
and R Europe Netherlands. Finally at 0536 UT ID by OM distorted robot-like
voice for "Radio Europe". Then into hip-hop rap song. Signal peaking
around 0539++ UT and not bad at all as directly tuned in Central USA.
Almost good on some peaks. Played "My Generation" by The Who at 0544 UT.
Biggest problem was splatter from 6135 kHz. Still there and directly re-
ceived at 0600+ UT but fading.
(Ralph Perry, Wheaton-IL-USA, NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1091 March 12)
NEW ZEALAND 13755 kHz Radio New Zealand {Pacific ? from Rangitaiki,wb} ;
<https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/none/galleries/rangitaiki-
transmitter-site>
*0600:02-0610+ UT on March 8; S/on receded by bird tweet ID noted from
0559 UT to pips/tone & on w/"R-N-Zed News"; 0604:44 UT English pgm notes,
weather & more pgm notes; 0608 UT English movie feature. SIO=454.
(Harold Frodge, Midland-MI-USA; wor March 9)
NEW ZEALAND 7390 kHz, February 26 at 1430 UT, RNZ Pacific in English.
"All Night Programme" carrying BBC World Service's "Digital Planet",
starting with a discussion of the importance of amateur radio in disaster
zones, focusing on the earthquake in Turkey / Syria. Later, a chat about
balloons used for communications. 43344.
(Leong-AB-CAN, CIDX via wor March 9)
NIGERIA 7254.93 kHz on March 4 at 0738 UT, VONigeria Abuja, dead air at
S8/S9, when I hear a ham calling CQ in English while I am listening in AM
mode; i.e. he is zero-beat on VON as BFO pretend-AM; but nothing further,
no ID caught.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
NORTHERN MARIANA ISL. 9990 kHz Radio Free Asia in Korean, via Saipan,
Agingan Point. March 2, at 1640-1648 UT. SIO 333. Noisy signal, mixed OM /
YL announcers. Target is Far East. No audible jamming detected here, but
there is heavy QRN / flutter and steep QSB.
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
PHILIPPINES 9405 kHz FEBC Radio Liangyou 3, from Bocaue site, 2220-2302
UT on March 2; repetitious tuning signal with a man announcer giving sta-
tion ID, opening by man and woman announcers in the Mandarin language.
Short religious talks and musical selection. Fair signal at tune in but
slowly deteriorating as noise slowly built up.
(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
PHILIPPINES 9920 kHz QSL Bocaue. Received e-QSL for reception of
"FEBC Radio Teos" (9920 kHz, via Bocaue bcast center site) in Russian.
Reception Report was sent to: <info -at- febc.ph>
(Ivan Zelenyi, Nizhnevartovsk-RUS, hcdx March 10)
PHILIPPINES Bring back the Philippine megawatt ex-1143 kHz.
USAGM's megawatt medium wave transmitting station at Poro, in the Philip-
pines, reportedly produced excellent reception in Taiwan and the adjacent
coastal areas of mainland China. It was taken out of service just a few
years after its relocation on the peninsula to the area of the former
Wallace airbase.
The new facility was evidently well "mothballed" when it was turned off.
So why, given the U.S. government's recent moves toward reinforcing its
military facilities in the Philippines because of escalation of the
implicit threats to Taiwan by the Chinese government, hasn't USAGM brought
back into service this excellent vehicle for communication into China (and
Taiwan)?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor March 6)
These days 60 years later, channel would suffer by some QRM on 1134, 1143,
1152 ... and 1170 kHz fq range from CHN, TWN, KOR, a.s.o. (wb)
Re: Bring back the Philippine VoA megawatt unit ex-1143 kHz.
That interference came from new high power signals in mainland China. It
is understood, at least by those responsible in Washington, that these
signals had been put on 1170 kHz for that very purpose. The PRC had
effectively neutralized the transmitter, thus a decision was made to
abandon it.
I guess it wasn't brought back because it didn't perform too well.
I remember listening to 1143 kHz and later 1170 kHz in those day and I
could hear was 24/7 interference. (QTH Hong Kong)
(via Kai Ludwig-D, wor March 10)
RUSSIA Radio centers in the Far East - in Razdolny and Tavrichanka.
In Russian.
<https://vk.com/public158109176?w=wall-158109176_2871>
A tender has been announced for the demolition of a complex of antennas,
communications and other structures in the southern part of Radio Station
No. 1 in Tavrichanka, Primorsky Krai:
<https://zakupki.gov.ru/epz/order/notice/notice223/
documents.html?noticeInfoId=14998470>
Earlier, at the end of 2022, a similar tender was held for the demolition
of the northern masts of the RVS-1. In both cases, the customer is RTRS.
Thus the Vladivostok broadcasting station near the village of Tavrichanka,
which operated from 1940 to 2016, will soon finally go down in history. In
Soviet times and after it, until 2014, state and international radio sta-
tions were broadcast from the radio center on long, medium and short waves
(for example, Mayak, Yunost and Voice of Russia).
In the 1990s and 2000s, commercial broadcasters also joined them:
"VBC" 612 kHz, "New Wave" 738 kHz, "Lemma" 783 kHz, "Studio OK" 1476 kHz
and some others. And from 2000 to 2016, FM broadcasting was carried out
from RVS-1 at 107.7 MHz ("O'Key Studio" / "Humor FM" / "Mayak").
In the late 2000s commercial stations finally went to FM (VHF-2 band, aka
VHF CCIR). And in 2013-2014, VGTRK and Voice of Russia, later renamed
Sputnik, abandoned medium-wave broadcasting. The radio center was soon
mothballed and disbanded.
<https://vk.com/tv_fm>
(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
For example 5015 kHz 100 kW RV-441 - Tavrichanka.
RV-441 at Tavrichanka near Vladivostok is inactive at present {1998}. The
tx carried regional programs as well as R. St. Tikhiy Okean on 5015 kHz
and was switched off recently in 1997.
(Nikolai Rudnev-RUS, March 8, 1998year)
RUS Vladivostok Tavrichanka Davydovka MW 810 kHz 150 kW,
[once also planned LW 243 kHz DRM mode 500 kW]
and ITU registration planned
and MW site 549 kHz 500 kW, 738 kHz 50 kW, 783 kHz 30 kW, 1377 kHz 75 kW,
1296 10 kW site. 200 meters tall masts at
43 20 36.00 N 131 54 01.90 E and
43 20 35.95 N 131 53 48.63 E
reserve mast at 43 20 02.25 N 131 53 59.48 E
some 6 SW curtains at
43 20 16.59 N 131 53 32.92 E
and
43 19 59.62 N 131 53 37.97 E
and also some 8x smaller security forces and former TASS agency antennas
in the past ... see G.E. image of 23 Oct 2002.
former 16 masts of Wullenweber reception direction finding antenna array ?
43 20 24.60 N 131 54 02.65 E
783 kHz Spassk Dalniy 75 kW non-dir 90degr registration corrected
by Tavrichanka Prim 30 kW.
43 20 35.52 N 131 53 56.95 E
<http://g.co/maps/5n5br>
A single image of
left side - RUS Vladivostok Tavrichanka, LW and MW site 549 kHz 500 kW,
738 kHz 50 kW, 783 kHz 30 kW, 1377 kHz 50 kW. and 1 km southwards
right side - RUS Vladivostok Tavrichanka 1377 kHz 75 kW, 1296 kHz 10 kW
but all Google Panoramio pictures deleted unfortunately in 2016.
On October 5, 2016, Google informed Panoramio users that the service would
be discontinued as of November 4, 2016.
<http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/origi
nal/5156672.jpg>
and probably dimmly in the background, right side, please expand the
image.
<http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/origi
nal/32126884.jpg>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=+43%C2%B020%27
8.00%22N+131%C2%B053%2755.00%22E&sll=43.121614,131.898567&sspn=0.005795,0.
013851&ie=UTF8&ll=43.335542,131.898594&spn=0.023099,0.055404&t=h&z=15>
much better at MS Live Saerch BING -
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.339506~131.90
0139&style=h&lvl=16&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1>
but on archive of 3 July 2007 - an well-known contributor Lev Lytovchenko
wrote about the Razdolnoje bcast center among other things
Recently I read on the Shortwavesites SW Radio Transmitter Site Archive
704, 705 for April 2008 about some confusion with the names Vladivostok -
Razdolnoje transmitter site. Because you were involved in the debate of
this topic, I decided to write to you, though it's a bit late.
My sister in-law, who left Russia for Canada about 10 years ego, lived in
Ussurijsk quite a long time and she knows that region pretty well. And
here's what she told me:
Most of the place-names there still bear Ukrainian background -
Razdolnoje, Tavrichanka, Chernigovka, Poltavka - etc. - as a result of
Stalin's repression of the Ukrainian nation for the active resistance
against collectivization in the 30's when hundreds of thousands Ukrainians
were forcibly moved to the Far East and Siberia {and Kazakhstan}.
The name Tavrichanka comes from Tavria - an ancient name of Crimea, now !
Ukraine, and Ukrainian toponymic Razdolnoje could be translated like wide
open area. A big village, Razdolnoje is located between two cities of
Vladivostok and Ussurijsk about 50 km from each other and famous for being
the longest village.
About 10 years ego my sister in-law could see the huge radar complexes
installed there during the Cold War as part of the defence system to scan
the Pacific region [OTHR on HF, presumably gh]. Not so far from them there
are SW Broadcast transmitting antennas.
It's necessary to mention that this area always in Soviet times
chronically suffered from a shortage of energy (electricity particularly)
and even now little changed. But it was never for military objects like
radar. This is possibly why nowadays 19 out of 30 hours weekly
transmission come from Razdolnoje.
I think that the source of confusion with the names was because of the
geographical location of Razdolnoje just in between two cities. The minor
town of Razdolnoje may gravitate to the major city of Vladivostok rather
than to Ussurijsk just in the minds of Russian bureaucrats. In accordance
with Administrative Division both Razdolnoje and Tavrichanka neither
belong to Vladivostok nor to Ussurijsk. But Tavrichanka is closer to
Vladivostok.
That, I believe, was in the minds of the Russians who gave the registra-
tion data about their yearly transmissions. When I read, for example,
on the A09 season - 7330 kHz - 2 hours from Vladivostok - Razdolnoje and
2 from Ussurijsk - I'm sure that all 4 hours of transmissions are coming
from the same transmitter in Razdolnoje, despite that they put slightly
different coordinates.
The last could be explained by remains of former Soviet mentality to give
just false coordinates for the sites on official maps. So, I can give my
verdict: 'Vladivostok - Razdolnoje' and 'Ussurijsk' are synonyms for the
same transmitter site in Razdolnoje. I hope, this information would be
interesting to some DXers.
(Lev Lytovchenko-CAN, dxld June 24, 2007)
Few different sites close to Vladivostok
1 - Vladivostok downtown 1062 kHz 5 kW
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=+43%C2%B0+7%27
17.81%22N+131%C2%B053%2754.84%22E&sll=51.316881,10.415039&sspn=20.381361,5
6.733398&ie=UTF8&ll=43.121614,131.898567&spn=0.005795,0.013851&t=h&z=17>
and straight 24 kilometers north the most modern powerful SW site
2 - [Vladivostok] Tavrichanka, SW and MW site 549 kHz 500 kW, 738 kHz
50 kW, 783 kHz 30 kW, 1296 kHz 10 kW, 1377 kHz 75 kW. LW and MW masts
northerly and southerly of the various TX houses.
43 20 08.00 N 131 53 55.00 E
16 curtains visible DIMLY on the westerly side, rather much better on
Google Earth, than Google Maps.
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=+43%C2%B020%27
8.00%22N+131%C2%B053%2755.00%22E&sll=43.121614,131.898567&sspn=0.005795,0.
013851&ie=UTF8&ll=43.335542,131.898594&spn=0.023099,0.055404&t=h&z=15>
much better at MS Live Saerch BING -
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.339506~131.90
0139&style=h&lvl=16&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1>
and straight 23 kilometers north, - 29 kilometers south of Ussurijsk.
3 - [Ussurijsk] Razdolnoe LW ex243 kHz 1200 kW, MW 648 kHz 1000 kW,
810 kHz 150 kW, 1251 kHz 600 kW. Also VOA Korean service relay site.
SW registered under common VLD call, but Russian engineering schedule
shows still some Ussurijsk entries on 7260 and 7330 kHz.
43 32 15.07 N 131 55 39.44 E
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.537547~131.92
7622&style=h&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=43%2032%2015.07%20N%20%20131%2055%2039.44%
20E&encType=1>
and Loran-C Chayka station some 86 kilometers north of Ussuriysk
4 - Ussuriysk GRI 7950 Loran-C station at
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5156791>
44 31 58.89 N 131 38 30.58 E
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=44.533054~131.64
1828&style=a&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=44%2031%2058.89%20N%20%20131%2038%2030.58%
20E&encType=1>
all other radio activities are rather north at
RAB-99 Khabarovsk VLF station 48 29 05.95 N 134 49 07.62 E
RSDN-20 Khabarovsk Alpha station 50 03 53.61 N 136 36 58.28 E
Duga-3 former Woodpecker site Komsomolsk-na-Amur tx masts at
50 53 22.59 N 136 50 12.90 E
Duga-3 former Woodpecker site Komsomolsk-na-Amur Wullenweber rx antenna?
50 22 10.89 N 137 21 36.95 E
Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky GRI 7950 Loran-C Chayka station
51 04 42.80 N 142 42 04.90 E
Okhotsk GRI 7950 Loran-C Chayka 59 25 01.75 N 143 05 18.72 E
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky GRI 7950 Loran-C Chayka
53 07 48.18 N 157 41 49.30 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 19, 2012 - 2014 - 2016)
SPAIN 12030 kHz REE Noblejas. Friday March 3 at 2300 UT, token English
from SNR, VG here direct off the back of the ME beam, and overally sounds
marginally better than NoAM (not "Nam") channel 9690 kHz; weaker 11940 kHz
SoAM and 11685 kHz squeally for AF are also on.
At 2306 UT after news, Justin Coe presents what amounts partially to a
'Radio Waves' mailbag after a long absence, based on correspondence from
only one listener, Greg(g?) Hathaway in Ann Arbor MI. His latest email was
Dec 29 about J's interview with ex-BBC correspondent in Spain, Frank, back
on Oct 22. Greg complains that webcast goes into buffering every 3 minutes
unlike other stations so could RNE fix that?
Justin implies don't hold your breath but passes on the info. Then he re-
trieves previous mail from long-time listener Greg as far back at 2011y
who was listening then on 6055 at 0000 UT. Justin says the SW receivers he
got were a Sony ICF-7601 and a Panasonic RFB-65. On Dec 1, 2012, the
English broadcast was cut without notice to the staff or listeners,
management's way of finding out whether anyone cared. Greg did, and it was
resumed a few days later after this brief crisis.
Then on to other topix with Justin. 2316 UT song, 'Trip to Everywhere'.
2318 UT doctors on strike due to insufficiencies of health care being
changed from federal to "autonomous" regional levels. 2321 UT discussing
terminology: should Roma replace Gypsies, etc.? Refers to website of Bra-
zilian guest,
<www.LeonardoMartinsDias.com>
2326 UT bit of music, Queen of Sheba from Handel's Solomon oratorio.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
TAIWAN 11745 kHz March 3 at 0818 UT, S=9+10dB in Japanese from RTI via
Paochung Taiwan site this hour. Carries on well to here far beyond.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1090 March 5)
TAJIKISTAN 4765 kHz Tajik Radio 1, Dushanbe Yangi Yul, in Tajik Feb 24,
at 2312-2331 UT woman interviewed man for about one minute, two typical
local chants w/ instrument music, from 2318 UT woman announcement follow-
ed by man brief talk, continuing w/ interview by woman Radio host to
another man talk a lot until 2325:53" UT, local chorus chants, woman brief
announcement, local chant; better in usb sync, non stop rapid qsb, mo-
derate qrn, fair.
(Gianni Serra, Rome-ITA, via wor March 11)
TURKEY QSL Voice of Turkey - TUR - via Emirler site. January QSL card
arrived for receiving VOT programs in English 7285 kHz, 04.00 UT, Russian
9410 kHz, 14.00 UT and Turkish 11815 kHz, 15.00 UT on January 4, 2023. Also
sent a TRT External Services booklet with satellite schedule bcast and
ending B22 on SW. Reported to the general VOT address
<tsr -at- trt.net.tr>
The envelope was sent from Ankara on January 30, received on March 3, 2023
There is no confirmation for the December report from the English edition
of VOT <englishdesk -at- trt.net.tr> Blog:
<http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/voice-of-turkey-tur-date-
february-27.html>
(Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, rusdxplus & deneb-radio-dx,
via RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
UKRAINE A very reliable reporter on the war has forecast that the most
active town (apart from Bakhmut) for conflict will be Chasiv Yar or Chasov
Yar. This is of course an important site for the UR1 network. The trans-
mitter on 873 kHz could find itself at the epicenter of the war within
days. I pray that at least the mast survives.
(Dan Goldfarb-UK, MWmasts March 4)
It is a tower at location 48.59028625420397 N 37.86394540609312 E
vulytsia Rokosovskoho, 18,
Chasovoiarska miska hromada,
Bakhmut Raion,
Donetsk, Ukraine.
I dont have more info about it like antenna type or transmitter. Currently
it seems that it is switched off on MW like all other MW transmitters in
Ukraine.
I got more info:
Tx tower was shelled and destroyed in December 2022
<https://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=1&kHz=873>
Does anybody know more about the transmitter building?
(Dan Goldfarb-UK, / Marco ?; MWmasts March 4)
UAE Radio Keralam 1476 kHz AM back on air.
Found Radio Keralam back on air whilst listening on the Qatar KiwiSDR at
1630 UT today (7 March) with its usual Malayalam programming (not sure
when it came back, this is the first time I've checked since 20 February)
(Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK iogroups March 7)
[...] re: Radio Keralam 1476 AM off air
Radio Keralam on MW 1476 kHz from Ras al Khaimah, UAE, has been missing
when checked over the past three days (mostly using the KiwiSDR in Qatar).
I checked the live stream this afternoon (14 Febr at 1400 UT) which is
working well and by chance happened to hear the presenter in Malayalam
refer to "1-4-7-6 AM" and "a technical issue", so I assume it was refe-
rence to the AM service and this is just a temporary problem.
Since its initial tests last August and official launch in September 2022,
Radio Keralam has been regularly reported across Europe with good recep-
tion.
(Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK iogroups March 7)
U.K. And while we're waiting for the BBC to outline its new strategy for
the World Service that prioritises Quality, Agility and Impact ...
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/bbc-new-strategy-for-classical-
music>
Of note also the first comment under this:
<https://slippedisc.com/2023/03/bbc-singers-will-be-gone-before-proms/>
("I have recently returned from the IMZ bash at the Berlinale (Internatio-
nal Music and Media Centre) and my friends and colleagues from around
Europe and beyond simply can't understand what the BBC is doing. It used
to be the inspiration for all the other state broadcasters, now its per-
ceived as a largely toothless irrelevance.")
(Re: BC-DX items March 4; Kai Ludwig-D, wor March 10)
USA DST 2023 noted on Monday, March 13 widely on air.
In 2023, daylight saving time begins at 2 AM on March 12 and ends at
2 AM on Nov. 5, 2023 or
Daylight Saving Time (DST) in most of the United States starts on the
second Sunday in March 2023 and ends on the first Sunday in November.
(Paul Gager-AUT, via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews March 12-13)
USA/HAWAII DX Nostalgia column by RFK from Sweden on pages 11 to 14 in
SW Bulletin #2023:
Before we had the Internet many of used to tune in to this station to get
up to date information regarding solar activity which of course is very
interesting for a DX-er. These "geophysical alerts" were about to be dis-
continued in 2011 but this decision was retracted and these reports from
the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) kept on to be
broadcast on SW at 18 minutes past the hour.
WWV is located near Fort Collins, Colorado state and was established al-
ready in 1919 by the Bureau of Stand-ards in Washington, D.C. Originally
located in Maryland it moved to the present site in 1966. The services
provided by the station can be seen listed on the QSL card below received
by Lars Ryden LR in 1953. Both WWV and LR are still active on the bands.
Station WWVH in Kauai, Hawaii provides a similar service since 1948 and
shares the frequencies of 2500, 5000, 10000 and 15000 kHz with WWV. In
order to avoid interference between the two stations the anten-nas of
WWVH are beamed west but still it happens that due to ionospheric condi-
tions both stations can be received on the same frequency at same time.
This is especially common on the west coast of North America. In order to
avoid confusion the two stations use different voices for their announce-
ments. WWV uses a male voice and WWVH a female voice. The voice on WWVH is
that of voice actress and singer Jane Barbe (1928-2003). Her voice is
known from several commercials, voice-overs and voice mail systems.
{...}
an older rx National NC-2-40D image.
Wonderful excellente QSL image pictures too ! :
Circuito Nacional Cubano QSL of 1958.
Circuito CMQ of 1952.
CMQ image of bcasting house in the 50ties.
COKG Cadena Oriental de Radio of 1953.
(Ronny Forslund-SWE, <info -at- rock.x.se> SWB #2023, March 5)
USA eQSL Over the Horizon Radio. E-mail: <othrequests -at- gmail.com>
2023 Febr 25, 12:00-13:00 UT, 15770 kHz (via WRMI Okeechobee FL-state).
(Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS, "Radio reception" - via Telegram, via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
USA Received e-QSL for reception "World's Last Chance" of 9330 kHz,
via Monticello ME, in English. Reception Report was sent via form on web-
site.
(Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansky Autonomous Area, Russia, via
RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
USA Russian-language broadcast on Radio Miami International - WRMI, from
Okeechobee, Florida state, USA.
The largest private shortwave transmission center in the WesternHemisphere
in Okeechobee-FL from 1977 until 2013 belonged to the international reli-
gious radio station WYFR-Family Radio / Family Radio, which broadcast for
a long time since 1974 and in Russian. It was purchased by commercial
radio station WRMI and returned to the air in December 2013. Most airtime
is sold to third parties, including currently four Russian-language broad-
casters.
Since 2016, the weekly half-hour program "Radiopanorama" of the Russian
branch of the World Radio Network WRN (World Radio Network) has been re-
leased, since 2022 - the weekly half-hour program "Kaleidoscope" of the
same broadcaster.
Since 2021, the weekly half-hour program "Your Story Hour" has switched to
WRMI from the closed radio station WHRI-World Harvest Radio, which had
previously aired there for more than 10 years. The radio ministry, and
then the eponymous organization Your Story Hour / "Hour of Your Story",
engaged in staged audio recording and distribution of recorded programs,
has existed in the United States since 1949 and is located in the city of
Berrien Springs, Michigan.
In Russian, 30-minute radio broadcasts have been recorded since 1992 and
aired on central, local and some religious radio channels in Russia and
from abroad - for Russia. Now they are available online on YouTube hosting
via a link from the "home" site
<https://www.yourstoryhour.org/about/russian-program>
On March 14, 2022, the retransmission of the broadcast of the Russian ser-
vice of Radio Liberty * began through WRMI.
From March 16, 2022, 15-minute broadcasts in Russian and Ukrainian
languages of "International Radio for Peace" - RFPI from France will be
broadcast through WRMI. The studio is located in the town of Auro in the
Gironde department, 60 km from the city of Bordeaux.
The schedule has been checked and is valid as of Febr 26. Transmitter
power - 100 kW. WRN-"Kaleidoscope"
Sun 11:30-12:00 UT on 15770 kHz, azimuth 44 degr -
Europe WRN-"Radio Panorama";
Mon 20:00-20:30 UT on 7730 kHz -
transmitter inactive "The hour of your story";
Sat 22:00-22:30 UT on 9955 kHz / bearing 160 degr-SouthAmerica + online at
<https://www.wrmi.net/> and external player, stream
<http://wrmi.listen.creek.fm/stream>
"The hour of your story", 03:30-04:00 UT on 15770 kHz, azimuth 44 degr-EUR.
Radio Liberty*, daily 04:00-05:00 UT on 15770 kHz
Radio Liberty*, Mon-Fri 12:00-13:00 UT on 15770 kHz
RFPI, France, Mon,Tue,Wed 11:45-12:00 UT on 15770 kHz
RFPI, France, Wed,Fri. 06:00-06:15 UT on 15770 kHz
RFPI, France, Sat. 13:30-13:45 UT on 15770 kHz
(Vladimir, Rybinsk, Yaroslavlskaya oblast-RUS;
via RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
USA WRMI transmission sheet updated four weeks ago. Hello to all friends
of the group ! Enjoy whatever you are listening !
I would like to point out the WRMI transmission sheet updated on Febr 18,
2023. It can be viewed at the following URL:
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/
13Hra1coQGQAKDzn8QGeAqPuXbvFsn7umGzESGJQUx5k/edit#gid=0>
(via Nino Marabello-ITA, wor March 10)
UZBEKISTAN/FRANCE/GERMANY{non} At the end of February 2023, I received
a paper QSL from the German radio station NDR Hamburg for receiving the
program "Gruss an Bord" on single day operation on Dec 24, 2022 on HF.
Broadcasting went on several frequencies, and in my conditions reception
was possible only at 6080 kHz through Tashkent UZB relay site.
Also, the station appeared briefly at 6030 kHz, but did not indicate it in
the report.
(Dmitry Puzanov, Russia / "Radio reception" - via Telegram via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
And one more confirmation through the transmitter in Tashkent broadcast
center, also received recently. e-QSL from AWR, received Jan 7 at 15530
kHz in Korean. As far as I understand, AWR have completely switched to
electronic confirmations and even in connection with the end of the pan-
demic they do not plan to return to paper QSLs ?
Previously, they responded very quickly to reports and cards always
arrived fairly quickly by mail.
(Dmitry Puzanov, Russia / "Radio reception" - via Telegram via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1227 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
VANUATU Radio Vanuatu [non-log] on March 3, from 1030 UT, unable to find
any RV signal on any of their usual frequencies; tropical cyclone Kevin
was having a very strong impact on the Port Vila area about this time.
Gary Pence earlier, at 0939 UT, reported RV on 3945 kHz and harmonics.
7260 kHz Radio Vanuatu, from 1005 to 1030 UT on March 4; on the air again
with news till 1017 UT, seemed to be a long interview about the weather
situation on Vanuatu (?); the usual RV promo after the news; much weaker
than normal and mostly unreadable.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 5)
VANUATU 7260 kHz Radio Vanuatu, 0650 UT till cut off at 0658:53* UT,
March 9; announcers and pop island songs. After 0658+ UT, RV was never
heard on any of their known frequencies. The same was noted on March 8.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 9)
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
WRTH 2023 - HFCC Sendeplan A23 summer saison.
Der HFCC-Sendeplan A23 ist jetzt verfuegbar:
<http://hfcc.org/data/a23/index.phtml>
Hier geht es direkt zum ZIP-Datei Download:
<http://hfcc.org/data/a23/a23allx2.zip>
Die Koordinierungskonferenz zum A23-Sendeplan fand vom 5. bis 9. Februar
2023 in Tunesien statt. Die Nachfolgekonferenz (B23 Global Coordination
Conference) wird vom 4. bis 8. September 2023 in Australien stattfinden.
(hfcc.org, March 12)
After many delays the new WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK 2023 is finally
available from the new German publishers since the beginning of March:
{WRTH handbook 2023 arrived here in Stuttgart on March 10, wb.}
Dimensions: 229x146x35 mm
Book weight: 910 g
Page count: 848 pages
Comparison last year: 176 more pages
ISBN: 978-3-9825017-0-3
Price: EUR 39.90 plus Shipping Costs
The book contains full details by country of radio broadcasts and broad-
casters on LW, MW (AM), SW and FM, and details of national TV.
The Features section for this 77th edition includes articles on the Broad-
casting History of Andorra, Broadcasting in the Falklands, History of
Broadcasting Traffic Information, RDS - The Radio Data System, Airi -
The World of Radio for Children, Mining the DX Data, DRM SW Broadcasting
by BBC World Service, as well as other regular articles and updated world
maps.
There are also reviews of the latest equipment including the ELAD FDM-S3,
the Reuter RDR52, the BELKA DX, and the Stampfl Active Dipole. The remain-
ing pages are full of information on National and International broadcasts
and broadcasters, Clandestine and other target broadcasters,
MW and SW frequency listings, and an extensive Reference section.
The national section of the book now presents the most comprehensive and
up-to-date FM, DAB and HD Radio information.
The new WRTH can be ordered from <WRTH.org> and many book shops.
(WRTH via DX Magazine 3-2023, March 13)
GROSSER DANK,
das neue WRTH habe ich am 10. Maerz interessiert durchgeblaettert,
hatte aber wie am Wochenende ueblich, neben Funkerei,Lebensmittel shoppen,
wandern im Naturschutzgebiet, WWDXC TopNews editieren - schon wieder
120.000 Bytes fuers DX Magazine wwdxc erarbeitet / selektiert, und deshalb
bisher keine Zeit zur tiefen Einschaetzung des Buchprodukts dazu erreicht.
Resumen WRTH 2023 auf den ersten Blick:
1. - grosse Leistung (!), in 6 Monaten mit neuem Team eine FACH - Buch-
produktion zu erarbeiten, und deren Datenbanken mit 100%ig Zuordnung
zu mischen ! Respekt dafuer.
2. - Schriftauswahl in Art und Groesse - zum Ausdruck von 850 Seiten - ist
teilweise eine Katastrophe,
3. - die 30 Seiten RX Produktebeschreibung am Buchanfang Seiten 11 bis 44
werde ich trotz guten Sehvermoegens nicht lesen koennen,
{ warum wurde nicht Schriftgroessenauswahl von Seite 10 ? genutzt }
weil mir persoenlich die Schriftauswahl/Groesse viel zu klein geraten
ist, wie im Apothekerbeipackzettel.
In einer Kalkulation von 850 Seitenumfang, sollte ein kleines Mehr
fuer eine entsprechende lesbare Schriftgroesse, welche in den letzten
60 Jahren gebraeuchlich war, weiterhin wuenschensert sein.
{muessen die vielen FM fq Tabellendaten in dieser Datendichte sein,
kann man nicht das Handbook auf 600 Seitenumfang kuerzen ?? }
4. - ? Nutzen fuer DXer nicht allseits umfaenglich erkennbar - ?
Das Buch ist praktisch ein 90 %ig Buch als UKW / FM-List aus deren
Datenbank angereichert weltweit als erweitertes Buchprodukt zu sehen,
das brauche ich als DX und MW-Nutzer bei auftretenden Fragen ueber-
haupt nicht,
ausserdem 'versteckt' es in den nationalen Frequenzdaten-Tabellen die
eingestreuten wenigen LW,MW,SW Frequenzen, welche noch uebrig geblie-
ben sind von den weltweit Broadcastaussendungen, diese muss man mit
der Lupe suchen.
Solche FM Frequenzen brauche ich nur bei FM - Ueberreichweiten im
Juni/Juli aus England, Skandinavien oder Iberien,
oder gar im Urlaub auf Mallorca oder Kanaren um den lokalen Urlaubs-
sender zu erkennen - oder auch für die Kreuzschiffahrt-DXer von TUI-
oder Arosaschiffen vor der Anlandung im Zielhafen.
5. Gewoehnungsbeduerftig ist die ITU-Laenderkennzeichnung, bei unter-
schiedlichen Herkunftslaendern, wie BC-House Produktionsort, Einmie-
tung oder von den Relaysites aus den eigenen Telecommunications-Netz,
z.B. IBRA Schweden origin Dari Programm, fuer den TWR Sender im mus-
limen Abstrahlungs-Umfeld, in Uzbekistan, Kyrghyzstan, Armenien,
oder Taiwan Richtung KRE, statt lediglich 2-facher ITU Land-Angabe.
IBRA Dari Zentagi aus Schweden, über 5130 kHz KGZ Bishkek site
BBC U.K., SNG, Kranji usw.
oder aehnliche BBC oder US AGM relays Angaben weltweit.
6. Diese spezielle Target-Zone Stationen Tabelle ab Seite 667 numeriert,
vertauscht falsch innen im Buchbund plaziert / ausgedruckt (!)
d.h. der Clandestine, Veiled stn. Inhalt mit Targetbezug,
ist sehr gut geloest,
da hat (?) Mauno Ritola-FIN (?) -- wahrscheinlich -- erstklassische
zuordnende Routinearbeit geleistet.
deshalb - nochmals mein Eindruck zum Buch:
1. - grosse Leistung (!), in 6 Monaten mit neuem Team eine FACH - Buch-
produktion zu erarbeiten, und deren Datenbanken mit 100%ig Zuordnung
zu mischen ! Respekt dafuer.
und zum Schluss der Umschlag-Karton mit der neuesten ETON Werbung fuer den
neuen HD / DAB mode Receiver,
erinnert mich an das exzellente E1 Geraet, den Juergen Martens mir 2005 in
F'hafen zur HAM-radio verkaufte ...
in der Reihe Drake RX4 vom ss-Bauer Bamberg in 1975, der Barlow-Wadley rx
Made in RSA by Miramo of Gunter Langweige, der SONY 2010 von Universal
Radio in 1986, seligen Angedenkens.
(wb df5sx, March 10)
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
{see also under KOREA's above }
Also Sunday March 5 at 16.00 - 17.00 UT log of Edmonton, Alberta-CAN
Perseus SDR monitoring remotedly:
11460.115 TWN SOH Mandarin at 16.02 UT
11500.002 TWN SOH Mandarin at 16.03 UT
11509.999 MRA RFA via US AGM Tinian island, in Korean at 16.00 UT.
11520.034 TWN SOH Mandarin at 16.04 UT
11549.978 MRA RFA via US AGM Saipan island from Agingan Point,
S=9+25dB in Korean language at 16.07 UT.
11564.997 UNIDentified stn, in Mandarin Chinese, S=9+10dB at 16.09 UT.
11600even BUL two stations bad signal mixture, TOM BS from Kostinbrod SOF
and likely other TWN SOH Mandarin ?
11610even UK_ VoA Somali via ENC Woofferton England site, S=9+25 16.11 UT
11620even JPN NHK Radio Japan in Urdu language, via Yamata Ibaragi Koga,
S=9+20dB at 16.12 UT.
11640.002 BUL R Dabanga in Darfur, Sudanese Arabic via Sofia Kostinbrod,
at 16.13 UT.
11645.003 KRE Voice of Korea from Kujang in En, S=9+15dB at 16.14 UT.
11654.995 UAE IBRA Radio in Afar, via Al Dhabbaya, S=9+5dB at 16.15 UT.
11670even MRA VoA Tibetan via US AGM Tinian island, S=9+25dB 16.16 UT.
11680even KRE KCBS Kanggye in Korean domestic sce, elegiac songs sung by
woman voice, S=9+25dB at 16.17 UT.
11684.995 ESP REE Noblejas, sunday afternoon football game live coverage
S=9 signal in Alberta-CAN at 16.01 UT.
11695even D__ US AGM Lampertheim with R Farda transmission in Persian
language, 13.30-16.00 UT, S=8-9 at 16.18 UT.
11710even KRE Voice of Korea from Kujang in French, ladies chorus of
much smooth songs, S=9+25dB at 16.19 UT.
11715even CHN CNR1 -(and likely TWN SOH ? ) bad Mandarin mixture radio
S=9+10dB at 16.20 UT.
11720even VTN VoVietnam domestic sce in Vietnamese via Son Tay site,
S=9 at 16.21 UT.
11745.018 ARS Saudi army radio Al Azmd from Jeddah, national ARS music
traditional program at 16.22 UT.
11755.006 CLN-SLK AWR in Urdu via SLBC Trincomalee 16.00-16.30 UT in
S=9+20dB signal strength. 120 Hertz BUZZ tone heard at 16.24 UT
11760even CUB RHC Bauta S=9+10db, but heavy QRM by Trinco at 16.25 UT.
11774.786 and another Chinese Mandarin, likely bad mixture of CNR1 and
TWN SOH sect program. 16.26 UT.
11815even JPN NHK R Japan in Japanese via Yamata Ibaragi at 16.27 UT,
radioplay heard at 16.30 UT, buzz tones 120/240/360 Hertz
apart distance either sideband.
11830even F__ DWL Bonn in Amharic towards Horn of Africa via TDF
Issoudun relay site, S=9+30dB at 16.31 UT.
11860even USA Radio Marti of US AGM in Spanish against Cuba island,
from Greenville NC state, but bad two signals mixture with
ARS Yemen excile radio from Jeddah co-channel, S=9+10dB.
11885even VTN VoVietnam from Son Tay in Russian language S=9+25dB,
16.30-17.00 UT, at 16.32 UT.
11905even D__ US AGM VoA Lampertheim in Somali language S=9+10dB at
16.33 UT on March 05.
11925even CHN CNR Lingshi Shangxi in Chinese, S=9+5dB at 16.34 UT.
11930even USA US AGM R Marti Greenville NC bcast center in Spanish,
much better signal than 11860 kHz channel, at 16.35 UT noted
120 and 240 Hertz apart BUZZ tones either sideband.
11935.007 VAT Vatican Radio in Arabic via Santa Maria di Galeria site,
and another co-channel UNID station program, S=9+25dB. 16.37 UT
11955.010 D__ AWR Tigre via MBR Nauen site bcast center, S=9+15dB 16.39UT
11965even KWT US AGM RFA program in Uyghur to Xinjiang province, 16.40 UT
S=9+20dB signal strength.
11975even CHN CNR1 Mandarin jammer, 20 kHz broadband wide, S=9+40dB
powerhouse, at 16.41 UT.
11990even TWN SOH in Mandarin at 16.42 UT.
11995even SNG BBC in Dari/Persian like, S=9+20dB at 16.43 UT.
12005even D__ US AGM Radio Farda in Persian via Biblis relay site, S=9 at
16.44 UT.
12015even KRE Voice of Korea Kujang, French sce, S=9+10dB, and nearby
high speed RTTY UTE signals of two tone fqs of
12016.570 and 12017.420 kHz on S=9 level. 16.45 UT.
12040.003 D__ AWR Amharic towards Horn of Africa via MBR relay site Nauen
16.30-17.00 UT, S=9+10dB at 16.49 UT.
12050even USA WEWN #3, Spanish at S=9+5dB level, requested database at
14.00-24.00 UT, heard at 16.50 UT.
12065even SNG BBC English live coverage of premier league football match
Liverpool 7 vv M_United 0 goales, S=9+45dB powerful at 16.52 UT.
12075even THA US AGM relay site Udorn Thani Ban Dung, VoA Ashna px in
Pashto to AFG/PAK target, S=9+10dB at 16.53 UT.
12095even SNG BBC London Korean sce via SNG Kranji relay site, S=9+45dB
at 16.54 UT, 120/240/360 Hertz buzz tones accompanied either
sideband.
12101 - 12203 kHz CODAR broadband signal.
12140even KWT US AGM VoA Ashna Pashto program, S=9 strength at 16.56 UT.
12147 STANAG S=9
12160even USA WWCR Nashville TN, female singer heard at 16.57 UT S=9+15dB
12189.951 TWN SOH Mandarin, Falun Gong sect.
12209.975 TWN SOH Mandarin, Falun Gong sect.
12386 STANAG S=9
12806 STANAG S=9
12912 STANAG S=9
12939 STANAG S=9
13197 - 13265 kHz CODAR wiper signal range.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 05)
Monitoring log of March 9 at 01.15 to 03.28 UT will be finnished later the
day,
4734 - 4798 CODAR wiper action at 01.25 UT on March 9.
4765 kHz nothing on air at 01.16 UT this night from
Radio Progreso, Bejucal 50 kW unit on Cuba island,
despite fair signal string seen / noted in Edmonton-Alb-CAN re-
mote Perseus SDR from Tajik R Dushanbe Yangi Yul co-channel,
signal across Scandinavia, North Sea, Atlantic ocean path.
4839.997 USA WWCR English from Nashville TN state, talk on e-mail matter
at 01.25 UT, S=9+10dB. 120 / 240 Hertz fq apart buzz tone audio.
4885.028 BRA station much weak signal string at 01.27 UT, S=4-5 -105dBm.
4939.985 COL tentativelly 'La Montanara' stn, at 01.27 UT.
5010even USA WRMI Okeechobee FLstate, S=6 very poor in Alberta-CAN, 01.20
5024.995 CUB Radio Rebelde, Bauta site outlet, S=9+15dB in Alberta,
01.32 UT in Spanish,, 120 / 240 Hertz apart distance BUZZ tone
strings heard / visible on screen.
5040 kHz NON, no signal of RHC Bauta at 01.33 UT on March 9.
5050even USA ex-4980 kHz 23-05 UT. WRMI Okeechobee now here on this new
channel. S=9+5dB in English, at 01.15 UT on March 9.
5800even USA WRMI Okeechobee FL_state, Slovak Radio International relayed
at 01.35 UT, S=9+10dB strength.
5829.939 UZB RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting bcast
center. Station via
c/o RRTM,
Amir Timur str. 109 A
Tashkent, 100202
Uzbekistan, Central Asia
E-mail: <qabulhona -at- crrt.uz>
URL: <http://www.crrt.uz>
Iran International TV program in Persian,scheduled at 13.30-05.30
S=9+10dB at 01.37 UT.
5850even USA WRMI music program by the rent stn,S=9+5dB at 01.38 UT
5910even ROU RRI Bucharest in Romanian via Tiganesti relay center,01.40UT
S=9+10dB in Alberta-CAN.
5935even USA WWCR Nashville TN, sermon by female pastor,powerful S=9+25dB
01.41 UT on March 9.
5940.020 BRA Voz Missionaria, at 01.42 UT, on upper flank of 5940 channel
confirmed with // outlet of 9664.989 at 0213 UT in 31 meterband.
5950even USA WRMI Okeechobee FL_state, wild-west country song music, at
01.43 UT, S=9+30dB much powerful signal into Alb-CAN.
5990even ROU RRI Bucharest in English via Galbeni relay center, 01.44 UT
female presenter, S=9+10dB in Alberta-CAN.
6000even CUB RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW beast site, this March 9
excellent nice modulation quality to state this NoAMerican night
sce, - and
12000even kHz CUB also fine harmonic in English, S=9+5dB (!) at 02.50 UT.
6009.947 UNIDentified weak signal string, XEOI Mexico or R Inconfidencia
BRA, poor S=5 or -98dBm, at 01.47 UT.
6115even USA WWCR #1 from Nashville TN_state, powerful S=9+30dB, some
px discussion at 01.48 UT.
6159.933 USA WBCQ from ME_state, Hill-Billy-string instrument mx 01.51 UT
S=9+5dB into Alberta.
6180even CUB CGTN / CRI NoAM relay site of Quivican San Felipe TITAN
250 kW beast site, this March 9 excellent nice modulation quality
to state this NoAMerican night sce, S=9+30dB powerful signal at
01.53 UT - and
12360even kHz CUB also fine harmonic in English, S=9+15dB (!) at 01.54 UT.
{nearby 12120.418 kHz PTR US Navy colony Puerto Rico Isabela site outlet,
S=9+25dB carrier signal at 02.52 UT ...}
6184.969 MEX Radio Educacion, Mexico D.F.site, S=9 signal of Mexican folk
music at 01.55 UT.
9264.973 USA WINB Red Lion PA_state, En talk/sermon on 'lord ... Israel,
... Jerusalem, ...' at 01.58 UT. S=9+20dB, strong carrier,
but low modulation noted - and unclean audio, though ... - at
01.59:20 UT station I.D., P.O.Box address given.
9290 STANAG digital signal.
9395even USA WRMI relay Argentine RAE Italian service from Buenos Aires
powerhouse S=9+45dB (!) at 02.01 UT on Thursday March 9.
9455even USA WRMI Okeechobee FL_state, Beatles song and other like 50ties
and 60ties popular songs heard, S=9+30dB at 02.04 UT on March 9.
9490.055 ... 065 kHz unstable frequency of F__ TDF Issoudun relay outlet
of Miami origin Spanish program, Radio Republica by Jeff White
connection. S=9+35dB signal from Europe into NoAmerica target,
at 20.08 UT.
9534.996 CUB On lower fq flank again RHC Bejucal Spanish at 02.09 UT, talk
on '...sin embargo ... theme.. Cochabamba meeting re.union ...',
S=9+25dB powerful signal in Alberta.
9565 kHz scratching sigal, Cuban anti R-Marti jammer, S=9+5dB,
24hrs/7d/12months around the clock service. 02.10 UT.
// 9650even CUB RHC Bejucal Spanish at 02.10 UT, powerhouse S=9+40db (!)
much stronger than 9535v, but some buzz tones at +/-120 and 240
Hertz distance either sideband.
9664.989 BRA Voz Missionaria, at 02.13 UT, music program, confirmed with
// outlet of 5940.020 kHz exact now in 50 meterband.
9690even ESP REE Noblejas in Spanish til 03.00 UT, noted at 02.15 UT on
S=9+30dB signal. Nothing heard on 11685v, 11940, nor 12030 kHz.
9955even USA WRMI Okeechobee FL_state. likely 'Chapter #4' program, of
Aletheia Quest sermon content, S=9+45dB (!) powerhouse, at 0218UT
11559.771 much ODD frequency of IND AIR Delhi Kingsway in Tibetan, S=7
poor signal into NoAM, at 02.21 UT on March 9.
11580 kHz STANAG digital signal.
And high-speed UTE RTTY hopping signal at 02.33 UT
11689.920 minus 11689.070 kHz = 850 Hertz apart distance hopped fqs,
S=9+25dB strength in Alberta-CAN.
11745.010 ARS Saudi army radio Al Azm from Jeddah site, interview/speech
at 02.35 UT, S=9+30dB signal.
Seldom odd Spanish Bauta CUB fq of 11760 kHz noted on lower flank
11759.997 kHz at S=9+35dB level at 02.38 UT. 'Prensa Conference report...'
11815.013 BRA R Brasil Central, S=9+10dB, excellente Latin AM music
canciones - at 02.40 UT.
11850even CUB RHC in Spanish, site of Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW
beast site, S=9+40dB powerful South America target signal
BACKLOBE into Alberta-CAN, and accompanied 11840 and 11860 kHz
sideband strings; at 02.42 UT;
... and bad mixture on 11860 kHz of R Marti Spanish US AGM outlet
from Greenville NC_state, // 6030 kHz, and ARS Riyadh outlet of
Yemen excile radio too.
11859.958, 11859.997, and 11860 kHz three strings visible.
11930 kHz 24hrs Cuban scratch jamming at 02.49 UT against US AGM
Radio Marti opposition radio in Spanish against Cuba nation
country. S=9+5dB.
12120.418 kHz PTR US Navy colony Puerto Rico Isabela site outlet,
S=9+25dB (!) carrier signal at 02.52 UT on March 9 ...
12099.7 - 12201.6 kHz CODAR wipe signals heard at 02.53 UT.
13373.3 - 13578.0 kHz CODAR wipe signals heard at 02.54 UT.
13630even CHN CNR1 jamming stn outlet at 02.55 UT, S=8-9 jammer signal
against TWN SOH sect in Chinese Mandarin.
13740even CUB RHC Bauta in Sp, S=9+35dB powerhouse asignal at 02.56 UT
13759.997 UNIDentified radio stn signal,likely MDG carrier WCB/MWV stn
at 02.58 UT S=8-9.
And high-speed UTE RTTY hopping signal 03.01 UT March 9,
13870.420 minus 13869.570 kHz = 850 Hertz apart distance hopped fqs,
S=9+35dB powerhouse strength in Alberta-CAN.
15105even KRE Voice of Korea Kujang site in P5_land, Mandarin Chinese px
scheduled 03.00-03.57 UT, soldiers chorus noted at 03.03 UT. S=9
15140 kHz RHC Bauta not on air at 02.00 / 03.00 UT nighttime.
15170.057 ARS HQ in Arabic prayer program, S=9+30dB at 03.06 UT March 9.
15190.095 BRA R Inconfidencia from Belo Horizonte, wandered now again to
upper sideband flank, S=8 singer music signal noted at 03.07 UT.
15195even JPN NHK World R Japan from Yamata Ibaragi-Koga, S=9+20dB at
03.05 UT, Spanish to Latin America.
15210.005 IND AIR Bangalore bcast center, Nepalese likely, S=9 at 03.10UT
15230even CUB RHC in Spanish, site of Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW
beast site towards ARG / Brasil, at 03.11 UT, 120 / 240 / 360
Hertz apart distance buzz strings. Much bad DISTORTED SCRATCH
signal modulation, much negative quality outlet.
15319.995 TWN RTI Pao Chung Baozhong site in English, S=8 in Alb-CAN SDR
unit remotedly. 03.13 UT on March 9.
15409.877 (!) much odd frequency measured, likely Ceylon or Uzbekistan
Tashkent relay site origin ? 03.00-03.13 UT scheduled.
AWR SLBC Trincomalee relay site center, AWR in Oromo to Horn
of Africa target, S=8 fluttery at 03.15 UT.
15550even CHN CNR7 px, in Cantonese 'The Great Bay Radio', S=8 at 03.17UT
15595even CHN CNR1 jamming of 16 kHz wideband audio, S=9+25dB powerful
against likely TWN SOH sect in Mandarin Chinese, at 03.19 UT.
15640even PHL R Pilipinas relay via US AGM relay center Tinang, S=8 at
03.20 UT.
15710even CHN CNR6 national sce from Beijing in Amoy language to Taiwan,
S=9+10dB signal of 12 kHz wideband at 03.21 UT.
15720.011 NZL R NZ Pacific, from Rangitaiki, S=9+30dB at 03.23 UT, talk
on Cook Island item, 'mining project', 10.8 kHz wideband signal.
15740even CHN CNR1 jamming against TWN SOH in Mandarin at 03.25 UT on
March 9. Same signals also on 15760, 15800, 15920, 15970, and
16100 kHz, mostly 16 kHz wideband signals up to S=9+20dB at
03.26 UT.
...
monitored even on 19 meterband in mid UTC nighttime
15770 kHz was still on air from WRMI Okeechobee FL state, S=9+40dB in
Alberta-CAN remotedly heard at 03.28 UT. Orchestra music program
performed.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 9)
Other logs this March 12 {see also under CUBA}
5010even USA WRMI En sermon like BS TOM prayer?, S=9 though, but very low
audio modulation level. SW antenna characteristic towards USA ...
5940.022 BRA Voz Missionaria, BrasPort, S=5 -93dBm poor signal in 50 mb,
Brasmx heard at 05.17 UT on March 12.
6069.997 CAN CFRX Toronto En, magazine px talk by two presenter / phone-
in S=9+10dB in Edmonton-Alb-CAN, at 05.24 UT.
6159.934 USA WBCQ undoubtedly BS TOM sermon like program, S=9 at 05.28 UT
"... LORD coming ... last days, ... last SIX days ... last SEVEN
days advent ..."
6184.970 MEX R Educacion Mexico D.F. Spanish, harp / guitar mx singer
performance, S=9+5dB at 05.31 UT March 12.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 12)
Other logs Monday March 13:
11734.997 KRE Voice of Korea Kujang towards ALS, WeCAN, TX, CeAM, Cuba
target, in French language S=9+15dB in Edmonton at 06.47 UT.
11750 two bad signal mixture at 06.49 UT:
CHN CNR Shijazhuang and co-channel Brazilian Voz Missionaria
( // 5940.024 kHz)
on odd
11749.742 kHz - likely ?
11815.015 BRA R Brasil Central BrasPort program, only S=6-7 strength, at
06.56 UT.
6009.950 BRA R Inconfidencia, poor S=6 signal observed at 07.14 UT.
11990 DRM digital audio block
CHN CNR1 radio from northeastern site Qiqihar, where the
Chinese built up the first rotatable western Made in France
Thomcast antenna in 2004 year. S=9 signal in Alberta at 07.01 UT
US AGM Yankee radio organisation trives to provide the Iran audience with
R Farda Persian program at 7-8 UT via the relays in Germany:
12005even D__ Radio Farda in Persian via Biblis relay site in Germany,
S=9+10dB backlobe into We CAN at 07.02 UT.
12035even D__ Radio Farda in Persian via Lampertheim relay site in Germany,
S=9+25dB backlobe into We CAN at 07.04 UT.
6159.937 USA BS roarer TOM px via WBCQ in ME state, S=9+10dB at 07.10 UT.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 13)
vy73 de Wolfgang, DF5SX -
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