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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1685: *DX and station news about: Australia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Congo DR, Cuba and non, Germany, Guam, India, International Internet, Ireland non, Kashmir, Laos, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mexico, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Rwanda non, Sarawak non, Spain non, Syria, Tibet, USA, Uruguay SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1685, September 5-11, 2013 Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [confirmed on webcast] Thu 2101 WTWW 9479 [confirmed] Fri 0326v WWRB 5050 [confirmed at 0329 on webcast] Sat 0200v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 [confirmed on webcast] Sat 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [suspended till Oct] Sat 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [suspended till Oct] Sat 1500 WRMI 9955 Sat 2327v WTWW 9930 [confirmed] Sun 0401 WTWW 5830 [on air but not modulated] Sun 2330v WTWW 9930 [not last week; nor Mon 0000v on 5085] Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Wed 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [suspended till Oct] Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [suspended till Oct] Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [or maybe 1686 if ready in time] Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#world-of-radio WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/customize-panel/addToPlaylist/98/10:00:00UTC/English OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS: Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated, inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** ALGERIA [non]. 11985, Radio Algérienne, Issoudun. Very shaky start to the 5-minute French transmission at s/on 0558. Rattling noise in the modulation, then constant switching on/off of the transmitter for another five minutes till it finally settled down. ID and brief news bulletin. Changed into the Arabic Qur`an service at 0605. Massive signal but the audio appeared under-powered on 23/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** ANGUILLA [and non]. 6090, August 29 at 0520, something`s very wrong with PMS audio; she`s still there, but under constant noise level. It`s not the up-or-downlink as // WWCR 5935 is OK, a reverb apart. Same situation on day frequency 11775 at 1230 check, also 1330 and 1403, as compared to 13845 WWCR OK at 1240. Maybe mistuned satellite receiver in The Valley, where no one is paying attention. Don`t they have webcast or phoneline backup if necessary? But it`s the same old PMS/DGS stuff over and over, so who cares? It`s nothing but a vanity project. 6090, Aug 30 at 0509, DGS service during music break is *still* buried underneath continuous self-imposed noise, 24 hours after first noticed, and also that way earlier Aug 29 on day frequency 11775. Finally at 1306 Aug 30, 11775 is back in whack but with rippling SAH, CCI against PMS from the CNR1 jammer vs AIR in Tibetan via Goa, shortly even worse by comparison. 6090, August 31 at 0553 check, ``Caribbean Beacon`` is off the air. Back on 11775 with usual Asian CCI at 1336 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANTARCTICA. 15476 Jul30 1934 LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica med en riktigt bra signal. Däremot förvånade de med ett ID på franska! Man angav position och sändningstider på FF, men stn-namn på SS. Jag skickade ett mail till dem med en fråga om varför man hade ID på FF, inget svar ännu. Jag spelade in ID med bra kvalitet! AN 15476, July 30, 1934, LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, with a really good signal. However, they surprised me with an ID in French! They announced position and broadcasting times in French, but the station name in Spanish. I sent an email to them with a question why they ID in French. No response yet. I recorded the ID with good quality! AN (Arne Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Sept 1, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST) IIRC in previous incarnations they have run IDs in a few languages (gh, DXLD) 15476, LRA36, Base Esperança, Talking in Spanish and piano music at 1915. Very weak and audible only on LSB. 27/8 (This is the first time I've heard any audio from this station!)(Börje Jansson, Borlange, Sweden (Sangean ATS 909, Kenwood R-1000, LW, 34 meters N/S @ 4-5 meters + home made ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) Checking via Twente sdr at 1825-1859 UT as I pretend to work in my office (I have to use a usb stick & an aluminum foil reflector to establish an internet connection independent of the network) I see no signal from LRA36 on 15476 but there is a station that looks suspiciously like them on 15470. It is too weak to receive any audio but it really looks like their signal did just yesterday. I wonder if they moved down a bit to avoid BBC Arabic splatter. On Twente that is the biggest hindrance to hearing them on most days. Needs further monitoring from people with better receivers than me (Dave Hughes, KCMO, August 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yesterday was 15476 as my log. Today is no signal on 15476 and no signal on 15470, in my QTH. 73 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S 38 58´W - Brasil, 1905 UT Aug 29, ibid.) Nothing on 15470 in HFCC around this time (gh, DXLD) No sooner did I post this than the amateur radio club that runs the Twente SDR began trying out a new antenna & the signal was no longer visible on their receiver. They have weekly meetings on Thursdays & have been playing around with different antennas recently. The mini whip is not a great performer above 15 MHz, I guess (Dave Hughes, 1905 UT Aug 29, ibid.) 15476, Sept 2 at 1925, a JBA carrier on this frequency, DX-398 and shortwire on the porch, presumably LRA36 which others have reported lately with an improved signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. DENUNCIAN INTERFERENCIAS EN LA FRECUENCIA DE RADIO EL MUNDO Radio El Mundo denunció que, desde principios de agosto, la emisora “sufre cortes en distintos horarios del día”, que impiden a sus oyentes tener una adecuada recepción de sus programas. La denuncia fue presentada por la dirección de la radio en la Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones (CNC), ya que las interferencias son ajenas a “aspectos de orden técnico de esta radio y se deben a agentes externos desconocidos”, señalaron sus directivos en un comunicado, que se titula “Radio El Mundo denuncia interferencias en su frecuencia de 1070 Mhz” [sic]. En algunas ocasiones sale del aire y tarda hasta 30 minutos en restablecer su señal. La radio es de las pocas que quedan en la ciudad de Buenos Aires que son críticas del Gobierno nacional; y trabajan periodistas como Pablo Wende, Hugo Grimaldi, Silvina Brandimarte y Néstor Scibona, entre otros. Según el último censo que realizó la Autoridad Federal de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual (AFSCA), a principios de 2011 -al que accedió Clarín, pero cuyos resultados el organismo nunca difundió-, el 73% de las radios son ilegales, ya que 7821 emisoras no tienen licencias y están ubicadas en cualquier parte del dial. Una de ellas es la AM 770 Radio Cooperativa, de Luis D’Elía, que fue censada a nombre de Carlos Amodio. Como AFSCA no está normalizando el espectro radioeléctrico, ni dictó el Plan Técnico de frecuencias y potencias, se multiplican las interferencias a las radios y aumenta el control político sobre sus dueños. Sin embargo, una fuente técnica de AFSCA señaló que “es difícil que las interferencias contra Radio El Mundo provengan de otras emisoras, ya que no son permanentes, sino que se producen en diferentes horarios del día” (tomado de Clarín via GRA blog Aug 31 via DXLD) Programming is lost for up to 30 minutes at a time, ``goes off the air``, yet there seems to be uncertainty whether any of the plague of unlicensed radio stations causes it. Any novice monitor could tell whether the 1070 carrier is cut; stays on with no modulation; or, unlikely, is overridden by a much stronger unmodulated signal. Could also be deliberate blockage of the STL by the government against one of the few stations criticizing it (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. 1629,83 14.8 0206 R América, San José, Entre Ríos. “AM América, frecuencias 1630 kilohercios, San José, Entre Ríos, República Argentina, Sud América”. FD /Se sistasidan i detta nummer för att se vilket fint svar Fredrik fått från denna! –tl/ 1629.83, 8.14 0206, R América, San José, Entre Ríos. “AM América, frecuencias 1630 kilohercios, San José, Entre Ríos, República Argentina, Sud América”. FD (Fredrik Dourén, Sweden, ARC mv-eko 2 Sept, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST) See the last page of this issue to see what a nice verification Fredrik got from this station! -TL / (Tore Larsson, ibid.) ** ARGENTINA. 15345, RAE. 01/09 1850 UT. Mujer habla sobre la formación de los sindicatos de actores y avisos de las emisoras de la Radio Nacional y Radio Nacional de Mendoza. Señal con baja modulación con SINPO: 53343. 73 (Claudio Galaz, Rx: Tecsun PL-660, Antena: Beverage de 15 metros, QTH: Centro de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. 2325, Sept 4 at 1206, VL8T weak music sounds the same as on 4835 VL8A but no time to check //. 2485 VL8K blocked by some ute or local device. Easy to check for carrier on 2325 after PNG/Indonesia on 3325 exactly one MHz higher {whence in turn I may have also downtuned 4 MHz from 7325 CRI} (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 4835, VL8A Alice Springs NT, 1130, August 31. Fair with “Grandstand” live sports coverage of Bombers and Tigers matchup; // 2385 (poor) and 2485 (poor) and today also // to RA on 5995 (fair), 6080 (poor), 6140 (fair - via Singapore), 6150 (fair- poor), 9580 (good) and 12065 (good); RA broke away for brief RA announcements then back to coverage (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9580, 12065, 9475, and with CubaRM, 6150, R. Australia, Friday August 30 at 1250 interview with an INTEL guy who is into steampunk, on `Future Tense` --- what? 1230 Friday is supposed to be `Innovations`, as confirmed on current RA program schedule, with F.T. on Tuesdays at 1230. But it seems there has been no Innovation since July 12, so apparently FT is a suitable replacement/substitute. In fact, even stranger, this episode is the one not supposed to start until September 1 via Radio National, so RA listeners got it in advance: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/steampunk3a-where-history-and-the-future-collide/4915548 There are audio linx already which I haven`t tried, but no transcript yet. 6150, Tuesday Sept 3 at 1233, RA with `Future Tense`, same episode about steampunk as already heard on prepeat Friday Aug 30 at same time --- and no CubaRM, second day in a row without it. 19000, Sept 4 at 0104, news ending ``from the Melbourne studios of Radio Australia`` and into `Asia-Pacific` presented by the Vietnamese guy who kept a job in the English service. In our mornings the news on RA has been from Radio National or the TV network, so we were wondering if anything still come out of Melbourne; for now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. HISTORIC RECORDING: Radio Australia’s "Club Forum" Here's something I found a few days ago! An old cassette tape of part of Radio Australia's Club Forum program, hosted by the legendary Keith Glover. The program went to air on February 4th, 1973 (over 40 years ago). It's only the first 6 minutes of the show, with Keith reporting on the Australian Radio DX Club's Convention '73, held in Melbourne. Keith had been invited to the convention as guest speaker, delivering a wonderful talk on Radio Australia's devoted listeners around the world and the role that the station played in presenting an Australian Voice internationally. For many years, the station was very popular, particularly in Asia. Keith's Club Forum report on his visit to the convention mentions many names of enthusiastic Melbourne and Sydney DXers from that era. Keith's programs were always well-prepared, but he was able to communicate with listeners with a relaxed and very personal style; with a feeling that he was almost face-to-face with you in the same room! You can hear that style come out in this recording. Indeed for many years, Keith was one of the best-known voices on shortwave. He died in 2006. Club Forum was a weekly program, connected to the Radio Australia Listeners Club. A special listeners certificate was available, each individual certificate having its own membership number. I'm making this recording public after all these years because: 1) It may bring back memories to the "Old Folks" amongst us, of a fascinating era when DXing and shortwave listening were blooming, and 2) Just this last month, Radio Australia discontinued their Mandarin and Indonesian shortwave services - what were formerly their two biggest audiences with literally millions of listeners. How times have changed!! I hope you enjoy this brief glimpse into the Radio Australia of a bygone age. You’ll find the recording at the MEDXR Blog: http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/historic-recording-radioaustralias.html (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC, Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) RADIO AUSTRALIA SHORTWAVE – GOING, GOING --- Further to last month’s report, RA’s Indonesian and Chinese shortwave broadcasts did in fact conclude on 22 June. And the prospect is that Radio Australia’s days as an international shortwave broadcaster are numbered. For those of us who have long valued shortwave as a means of reliable cross-border communication, this is hard news to swallow. It is difficult to see how new media options like the Internet and mobile phones could realistically and reliably deliver Radio Australia content to the likes of Papua New Guinea, Melanesia and Polynesia. So, listen to Radio Australia while you can, and if you value RA’s shortwave service, let them know that you do (Aug NZ DX Times via DXLD) ** AUSTRIA. 6155, Sept 4 at 0538, classical music, fair signal from ORF`s only token SW broadcast left, propagating again after a dry summer. It`s reported that this stays on the air only as a legal requirement to allow Moosbrunn site to do all its other business relaying several other stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AZERBAIJAN. Unmodulated strong carrier was observed again on Fri, Aug. 30: 1300-1600+on 9677.6 SPK 010 kW / non-dir to CeAs An unidentified station, without a carrier, probably in Azeri with awful audio and modulation, was observed again on Saturday, August 31: from 0815 on 9677.6 SPK 010 kW / non-dir to CeAs (not Voice of Talyshistan) -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria; Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire; New email: ivo.observer@gmail.com WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Unidentified on 9677.6 --- Hi guys! As I was trying to listen to some Irish churches on 27 MHz, the receiver was set on FM when changing to 9677.6 kHz today at 1100 UT. Surprisingly, the station there was better understandable than in AM mode. It is a relay of Baku based FM station Ictimai Radio // to their websteam at http://www.itv.az 73, (Patrick Robic, Austria, Sept 1, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) with a clip, but still quite noisy and distorted (gh WORLD OF RADIO 1685,) Great catch, Patrick! 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) Unmodulated very strong carrier was observed again: 1300-1600+on 9677.6 SPK 010 kW / non-dir to CeAs on Fri, August 30 1300-2000+on 9677.6 SPK 010 kW / non-dir to CeAs on Sat, August 31 An unidentified station, without a carrier, probably in Azeri with awful audio and modulation, was observed on August 31 and September 1: 0800-1200 on 9677.6 SPK 010 kW / non-dir to CeAs (not Voice of Talyshistan). Mauno Ritola wrote: The modulation is actually more FM than AM and using FM with 15 kHz bandwidth the audio is a bit better. Frequency varying a lot with audio modulation. Patrick Robic wrote: Suprisingly the station there was better understandable than in AM mode. It is a relay of Baku based FM station Ictimai Radio // to their websteam at http://www.itv.az (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** BANGLADESH. 15505, August 29 at 1358:30, BB goes from tone to IS, poor signal today, but improvement from very poor or JBA. Clear timesignal ends at 1359:58, pretty close to reality! And opening Urdu. 15505, Aug 30 at 1357, BB very poor with tone, 1359 IS, timesignal ending at 1359:57, opening Urdu. 15505, Sept 2 at 1359, BB IS is JBA with BFO, and so is the timesignal ending at 1400:11 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BENIN. 1566 TWR Benin right now 0336 UT --- 1566 TWR Benin coming in surprisingly well over the terrible thunderstorm noise here. English announcements and now into a song with consistent audio for the last few minutes. No other TAs noted right now, but 783 was in last night with occasional audio at this time (0330 UT). This might be my best copy of 1566 to date. 73, (Tim Tromp, West Michigan, Perseus SDR + phased BOGs, UT Aug 31, IRCA via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Awesome, hearing it through the noise with attenuation. First time received here, so a new country. Thanks for the tip. Recognizable hymn at 2356 EDT (0356z) so this is QSLable ([Rev.] Jim Renfrew, Holley NY, Drake R8B two longwires phased, ibid.) Great, Jim! They are still going strong here, over 30 minutes now with steady audio with very little fade. TA's never come in like this here, so this is a bit exciting, and the local music a little bit ago was awesome to hear (Tim Tromp, 0409 UT, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, ibid.) By 0415 it has faded down into the noise, though at 0425 I note a female singer or chorus. In Newfoundland this is a bit of a pest, but I'm glad to hear it here! Thanks again for the timely tip. Imagine that, a new MW country in August! (Jim Renfrew, ibid.) No sign of it in Seattle. Not yet anyway (Bruce Portzer, WA, 0408 UT, ibid.) Just the slightest evidence in Victoria at 0430 UT (i.e. spottily visible in Spectran, but no audible het); it's been "better" on some other evenings recently. Nothing noted at 0330 UT though, just a half hour after our sunset here. Congratulations to those more easterly. It's a good sign for the coming season. Best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, BC, 31 Aug, IRCA via DXLD) [and non] Good job, guys. Sometimes there's high end openings to Africa when nothing else is coming in nearly as well. These tend to correlate with sunrise near the transmitter, but this is quite a bit earlier than that. When this is in that well, look for VOA São Tomé thru phased WCKY [1530] as they are from the same general area and also high end. 783 Mauritania has been all night for at least two years I think. I can't get them in IL as I am 14 miles from WBBM but they aren't hard when using Phased BOGs at my WI Lake Michigan Bluff House. Their SW // goes off overnight. They play continuous mx overnight which is basically Arabic with African flavoring. There used to be more high end Africans on the air to try for in conditions like that but most are gone. 1088 Angola while not high end, has put carriers in my IL or WI places before but nothing that I felt was better than 10 dB S/N too low for audio. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, ibid.) continued at MAURITANIA ** BOLIVIA. Re: 3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 1030 appears to have returned, YL noted, alas tuned in late for Bolivia. 28 July (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, US, DXLD) Also heard in Salzburg/Austria in August. Was off since first week of June, 2013 (Walter Eibl, Erlangen, Germany, NEWS ABOUT BROADCASTING (+other) STATIONS, WWDXC DX MAGAZINE 8-9/2013 via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. Radio Mosoj Chaski, 3310 kHz --- Algunas consideraciones sobre Tata Dios en quechua por Radio Mosoj Chaski, al amanecer del domingo [Sept 1] (0902 UT): http://youtu.be/PGirVmOSbfY (Rodolfo Tizzi, http://cx2abp.blogspot.com/ Sept 2, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 4700, Radio San Miguel (Riberalta), 2242 UT 30 Aug. Mencionan que se celebrara el Dia del Peatón y Cochabamba. Periodista termina nota y menciona "Red Pio XII", y siguen Noticias de Sur de Bolivia, La Paz como Destitucion de Concejalas por Peleas. Menciona programa "Bolivia en Contacto" y Red Amazónica y continúan con más noticias. Señal débil y con bastante ruido pero audible en momentos, SINPO: 35222 (Marcos Cox, Vicuña, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 4795.93, 2241-2252 12/8, R. Lípez, Uyuni. Cast[ilian], interview, music. Adjacent QRM de China on 4800. 33332 CGS (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. QSL: Radio Pio Doce, 5952[+], sent brief email in Spanish confirming July 2012 reception. This was for a follow up email in Spanish sent to felitorremi-at-hotmail.com v/s Félix Tórrez Miranda, Director Radio Pio XII. The reply was received 3 days after sending the email followup, 368 days after my original postal report (Bruce Portzer, Seattle, WA USA, Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 6135-, Sept 1 at 0106, Andean music from R. Santa Cruz; off by 0109 --- or rather the carrier is still on and open, but missed the exact time modulation stopped, as usual early on UT Sundays, since I was distracted by an Elderly pair of LDS missionaries casing the neighborhood, offering to pray for me. Maybe they`ll clip our hedge for their own good kharma (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Santa Cruz noted at 0418 UT Monday 2 September on 6134.83 in the clear. Spanish identification at 0423, fair to good signal in Northland NZ. On extended schedule (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai, AOR7030+ and EWEs to North, Central & South America, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Rádio Educadora de Limeira, 2380 kHz --- Nada, practicamente nada, pero se que estaba ahi (0241 UT): http://youtu.be/vPHIIkJX1Gk Con auriculares pueden oirse ráfagas de una voz masculina y un poco de música. No oía Brasil en 120 metros desde principios de los años 90, si no recuerdo mal, cuando escuchaba muy habitualmente a Rádio São Carlos en 2410 kHz. – (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, Sept 2, condiglista yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Limeira was recently reported to be gone for good from 120m. There is an active Brazilian DXer in that town. Lacking something more definite, even in language, something now on 2380 could also or even more likely be a second harmonic of a station on 1190 (Glenn Hauser, OK, ibid.) Re: Radio Educadora de Limeira, 2380 kHz --- Luiz Chaine Neto de Limeira dice lo contrario en la lista Radioescutas en un mensaje publicado hoy. 73 (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, condiglista yg via DXLD) viz: A direção da emissora Rádio Educadora de Limeira que atua em 2380 kHz, deu uma melhorada na transmissão, porém, ainda não está a contento. Forte 73 (Luiz, Limeira SP, radioescutas yg via DXLD) The direction of the station Radio Educator Limeira that operates 2380 kHz, gave an improved transmission, however, is not yet satisfactorily. Strong 73 (Luiz Limeira sp, Google translation via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) This was the recent previous discussion: (gh) Uma das Rádios que eu usava como referência de propagação (sensibilidade) nos meus receptores, sumiu do dial desde o ano passado. Essa rádio acho que não volta mais. É a Rádio Educadora de Limeira 2380 kHz. Você aí em Limeira nunca mais a sintonizou nos 2380? Desde o ano passado nunca mais a captei por aqui. Acabou mesmo?? Se puderes, dê uma reportagem prá nós, OK? Abraço, (Cássio Santos - Goiânia - Goiás, Aug 22, radioescutas via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Olá Cássio, A frequência da onda tropical de 2380 kHz da Rádio Educadora de Limeira (250 watts de potência) ainda não foi desativada. O que acontece é que está saindo só a portadora no ar, sem modulação. Significa que está com problemas. Eu já entrei em contato com o dono da rádio alertando-o sobre o fato. Ele me adiantou que não pretende tirá-la do ar porque tem recebido muitos reportes de recepção de vários lugares. Vamos aguardar, então. Repito: ela está no ar, porém, só com a portadora com modulação pífia. É o que há, caro Cássio. Esperemos que ele nos dê atenção. Forte 73 a você, extensivo à sua família (Luiz Chaine Neto, Limeira - sp -, 23-8-2013, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1685, via DXLD) Summary translation: 2380 has not been deactivated. What`s happening is that only the carrier is going on the air without modulation. So they have problems. I already contacted the owner alerting him to this. He replied that he does not plan to take it off the air, since he has received my reception reports from several places. That`s the way it is (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I still warn people to beware of an 1190 second harmonic of something else which could also appear on 2380, lacking any ID of this (gh, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 4815, Rádio Difusora Londrina (Londrina, Brasil), 2324 UT 30 Aug. Varias canciones de música brasileña, luego anuncios publicitarios, y siguen con programa con sermon en portugués y despues más anuncios publicitarios en el que mencionan a Jesús. Se nota leve interferencia de Radio Logos de Chazuta, Perú. SINPO: 45444 (Marcos Cox, Vicuña, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 4825, Rádio Canção Nova, 2340 UT 30 Aug. Música cristiana brasileña, luego habla locutora en portugués sobre contenido de programa, hora de Brasil y menciona "Estúdios da Canção Nova", y después entrevista a un hombre y una mujer en el estudio radial. El hombre habla sobre la importancia del amor de Dios en Brasil y la mujer da su testimonio religioso entre otras cosas. Se nota inferferencia de al parecer Radio Sicuani pero no se puede identificar ya que señal brasileña es más fuerte, SINPO: 33333 (Marcos Cox, Vicuña, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Radio Relógio 10000 kHz --- Depois de um longo tempo fora do ar, voltou hoje a rádio relógio em 10000 kHz (Ruben Caetano - RJ PU1XTB, 2 September, radioescutas yg via DXLD) I guess he means PPE, which does not call itself by that name (gh) ** BRAZIL. 11735, RTM BRASIL. 01/09 1918 UT. Comienzo del programa “Amigos da radio” hablando sobre las memorias de radio y otras noticias. Señal con poco QRN y SINPO: 55455 // 9530 con SINPO: 32232. 73 (Claudio Galaz, Rx: Tecsun PL-660, Antena: Beverage de 15 metros, QTH: Centro de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 11768-11803, approx. extent of horrible huge FMy signal from out of whack Brasília transmitter, Aug 29 at 0510; can still make out Rádio Nacional ID in Brazuguese. During pauses there is silence, typical of FM. Not the first time this 11780 transmitter has done it. How long will it take them to notice and fix it now? Is no one paying attention in Rodeador Park? // 6180 is OK in normal AM. Fortunately(?) the blob does not reach quite far enough to bother the next Brazilian on 11765, always with much weaker signal. I was expecting this, as first reported several hours earlier by DXLD yg members Gilles Letourneau in Québec, then by Don Moman in Alberta and Jorge Freitas in Bahia. 11780, Aug 30 at 0057, RNA is back in whack, regular AM instead of extremely distorted and wideband FM, 24 hours earlier. Jorge Freitas, Bahia, says it was OK by 1805 UT Aug 29, and the problem happened after a several-hour blackout in much of Brasil, once the power came back on. Still OK at 0513 Aug 30. 11780 & 6180, Sunday Sept 1 at 1011, I am awake so tune around, shocked to hear prayer mentioning Pope Francisco, sermon citing Ecclesiastes (a redlined word unknown to agnostic MS Word spellcheck), from RNA, i.e. the EBC, government station. Brasilian SW is already overrun by Pentecostal sects, plus O&O overtly RCatholic outlets like R. Aparecida, and now EBC is violating Separation of Church and State! Fortunately this may be limited to Sunday sunrise services, as elsewhen RNA has always sounded plenty secular. Is Catholicism the state religion of Brasil? No, per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion#Current_state_religions only seven ``countries`` still do that (including Vatican), of which only two are in Latin America: Costa Rica and Argentina. Now all other religions, let alone Christian sects, must demand equal time on RNA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Efectivamente Glenn, el 1 de setiembre por la noche UT estuve escuchando más de una vez a RN/RNA en 980 y 6180 y me llamó mucho la atención una programación religiosa que al parecer duró bastante tiempo. Según lo que sé, Brasil no es un estado que sostenga oficialmente ninguna religión. Bastante curioso por cierto. -- (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, Sept 2, condiglista via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 9629.9, Aug 9, 2122, R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP. Songs. Barely audible due to weak modulation. Splatter de CRI on 9640. 33432 11854.96, Aug 11, 2100, R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP. Mass. Splatter de UNID frequency on same band. 44444 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via DXLD) Above logs may be the old transmitters, off-frequency; will the new ones be too? Read on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO APARECIDA COM NOVOS TRANSMISSORES EM 25 E 31 METROS Colegas radioescutas: A Rádio Aparecida está operando com novos transmissores nas frequências de 11855 e 9630 kHz e com transmissor antigo em 6135. O Luiz Cláudio, chefe dos operadores da emissora, está nos pedindo reportes da chegada do sinal nas frequências citadas. Os colegas que puderem reportar podem fazê-lo diretamente para: Luiz Claudio-Radio Aparecida Grato e 73's (Antonio [sic] Sérgio, PP2004SWL, Goiânia-GO, 29 August, radioescutas yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Sergio, bom dia, o pessoal da RADIO APARECIDA me pediu para ouvir estas faixas, se estão pegando bem por aqui, sao transmissores novos. Tem como você fazer uma radioescuta por ai em Goiânia? E se for possïvel repasse para os colegas radioescutas e dexistas também avaliarem os novos transmissores da Radio Aparecida. Luis Cláudio (chefe operador da RA) recebe também e este e-mail Obrigado José Roberto R. Jardim Diretor Administrativo Rádio Estância Am/Fm São Lourenço - MG (35)3331-1352 http://www.radioestancia.com.br http://www.facebook.com/radioestancia From: Marcio Rogério Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 7:33 AM To: estancia@radioestan cia.com.br Subject: Frequencias Bom dia, segue as frequencias solicitadas 25 metros 11855 KHZ (Transmissor novo) 31 Metros 9630 KHZ (Transmissor Novo) 49 metros 6135 KHZ (Transmissor velho) Att -- Marcio Rogério Torrubia Junior Técnica Fone: (12) 3104-4429 (12)9740-7769 Fone: (12) 7821-1257 ID 55*96*192685 marcio.rogerio @ tvaparecida.com.br http://www.A12.com Bom dia amigos, Realmente é muito importante que sejam enviados os reportes à Radio Aparecida; nestes tempos em que as emissoras estão desligando seus transmissores de OC, quem coloca novos equipamentos merece nosso respeito. Um abraço (Paulo Labastie, Aug 29, ibid.) Conforme a lo informado a través de la Lista Radioescutas por el colega Antonio Sérgio, sobre los nuevos transmisores de onda corta por los cuales está operando Rádio Aparecida en 9630 KHz y 11855 KHz, esta noche he podido escuchar ambas señales, en 31 metros antes de las 0000 UT ya que a esta hora da inicio las transmisiones en DRM de Radio Exterior de España desde Costa Rica que tapa completamente esta señal; luego de las 0000 en 11855 con mejor señal pero con algo de desvanecimiento. Al momento continúa con su tradicional programa de las noches "Com a Mãe Aparecida" Buenos DX (Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C. - COLOMBIA, UT Aug 29-30, condiglista yg via DXLD) [and non] 11855+, Sept 1 at 0057, fair signal from R. Aparecida, YL in Brazuguese about the pope`s prayer, 0058 mentions Aparecida and another station in Minas Gerais, affiliate and ``Com a Mãe Aparecida`` primary program resuming. Good readability, and definitely better strength than before. I was checking this out following reports in the radioescutas yg that the station has installed new transmitters on 11855 and 9630 (blocked this bihour by REE CR QRDRM), certainly a rarity on the declining SW scene. The news came from Chief Operator Luiz Cláudio in an e-mail to Antonio [sic] Sérgio, Goiânia. Listeners are urged to send them reception reports to encourage such a new investment in SW: Marcio [sic] Rogério Torrubia Junior, Técnica, specified the frequencies as 11855 and 9630 with new transmitters, but 6135 still an old transmitter [really on the air? I soon logged Bolivia there, q.v.]. This was copied to Rádio Estância Am/Fm, São Lourenço - MG, perhaps the joint-ID affiliate I heard mentioned. I found ZYE954, 11855 slightly on the hi side compared to e.g. 11840 RHC, tho on August 10 at 1020, Wolfgang Büschel put it 55 Hz low. We are wondering if the new transmitter means increased power from listed 1 kW, of if it`s merely now at better 100% efficiency. 11855 is now quite a bit stronger than listed more powerful stations on 11815, 11925. If QRM and propagation also coöperate at 1900 (believed to be UT, not specified; if local, = 22 UT), Saturdays on 11855, we may finally be able to hear the one-hour DX program produced by the DX Clube do Brasil, `Encontro DX`, which is also supposed to be on 5035, a frequency not mentioned in the latest new-transmitter publicity [but I often hear a carrier there in Cuba 5040 sideband]. Otherwise, online, or at the one time left via WRMI 9955, UT Sundays 0300-0400. 11855, Sept 4 at 0100:36.5, seemingly precise timesignal is not at all from R. Aparecida, ending that late after the hour. Then takes a full minute to list all(?) their affiliates around the country, including several named Rádio Educadora (whose ``educational`` agenda is surely skewed by RCC doctrine), and into `Com a Mãe Aparecida` show, as the new transmitter of ZYE954 continues to perform well, quite stronger than neighbor 11815 RBC. Got to be more than 1 kW now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 15191.3, ZYE622, Rádio Inconfidência; 2217, 26-Aug; M&W with Portuguese commentaries and pop tune bumpers; ID at 2218. SIO=252+; centers about 15191.26 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. Novas Radios Piratas de São Paulo Paulista FM - 99.5 Mhz - São Paulo SP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDpehqrUP5Q (Preview) 99.7 Mhz - Embu das Artes SP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRWn0ysac88 (Preview) Vitória FM - 104.5 Mhz - São Paulo SP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ndR-tqjKw Sampa FM - 107.5 Mhz - São Paulo SP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRoy-EMWbUQ A Vida FM - 107.1 Mhz - Guarulhos SP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xFK-Y2vBJo 106.7 Mhz - São Paulo SP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdXutx2YVtw (Preview) 73´s (Fran Jr., São Paulo SP, 30 Aug, radioescutas yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL [non]. The Brazilian Hour is celebrating 35 years of broadcasting: Sérgio Mielniczenko, the producer, has been the DJ, emcee, curator, and all-around taste-maker for The Brazilian Hour, which features the best Brazilian music and culture. From its start as a local broadcast in LA to where it is today — broadcasting nationally through satellite and online radio with Live365 — listen as Sérgio makes the transformation of The Brazilian Hour over the last 35 years sound like nothing more than a sly chord progression. http://www.brazilianhour.org/ (From the August Live365 newsletter http://www.live365.com via Chrissy Brand, Webwatch, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) I used to enjoy listening to that show when it was conveniently on some public radio station local to me (gh, DXLD) ** CANADA. 690, Aug 30 at 0539 UT, Québecois interview stands out in the mix of other signals with KGGF KS open carrier. First thought is CBF Montréal, but that`s long gone, its replacement anglais. Loops NNW anyway, so this has to be CBKF-1, Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, the CBC = SRC Première Chaîne outlet which NRC Pattern Book 2005 shows with a minor nite lobe in this direxion, otherwise mostly northward. A predominantly French town? Supposed to serve also Swift Current, Moose Jaw, even Regina? Hearing any French on 690 is certainly a rarity here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, I thought that the CBC French language station in Sask. had moved to FM already. Someone closer will need to confirm this. 73, (Walt Salmaniw (presently in northern Ontario), Aug 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Walt, Hmm, it sure is hard to find any frequency info for SRC-Sask on the web. Possibly CBU (a rarity here) momentarily interviewing someone in French to be translated, or with a heavy Québec accent? Or even EWTN WQNO Nouvelle Orléans doing the same? Await confirmation whether CBKF-1 is still on 690 (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Local late afternoon, no trace of 690. Other Saskatchewan stations are audible and certainly visible so I'd say 690 isn't on (Don Moman, Lamont AB, 2328 UT Aug 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Barry, As you may have seen, I was hearing québecois on 690 last night, so assumed it must be CBKF1 in Gravelbourg, Sask. It has been suggested that station has already moved to FM. It is still on your lookup listing all Sask stations. http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/ Do you have anything definite on whether it is still on 690? 73, (Glenn Hauser, Oklahoma to Barry McLarnon, Ont., via DXLD) As far as I know, the 690 transmitter is still on, and I'm not aware of any plans to move CBKF1 to FM. I'm pretty certain that's who you heard. Cheers, (Barry McLarnon, Ottawa, ON, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, ibid.) Recheck later tonite and I do hear French talk there on eastern wires, CBU dominant on most everything else (Don Moman, Lamont AB, 0510 UT Aug 31, ibid.) Unless a very short clip, I can't imagine CBU either. Sorry for the confusion. I was sure that I had read about them leaving AM sometime in the last year (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria BC, Aug 31, ibid.) CBKF-1 is still on 690 as of Sept 1/13, 2250 UT (Dr Nick, Sask, ptsw yg via DXLD) ** CANADA. Re: Changes at 930 CFBC --- This news from our friend at the ABDX:- ``930 CFBC Saint John NB, has changed format from oldies/classic hits to classic country. Phil Rafuse, VY2PR, Stratford PE Canada`` Best wishes (Barry :-) Davies, Carlisle UK, Aug 26, MWCircle yg via DXLD) Hi, Heard them at 0358 UT on 24 August - no wonder I never recognised the "oldies" but still the same ID by OM "93 - CFBC". 73's (John Williams, Hemel, Hempstead, AOR 7030 + Flag Antenna, ibid.) ** CANADA. PROPOSED NEW STATIONS 850, new, Montreal, QC, Granted CP for new station, U4 50000/22000, French sports, co-owned with EE:TLK 600 and FF:TLK 940 stations to launch this autumn (Tietolman-Tetrault-Pancholy Media). 990, CHRF, Montreal, QC, Radio Fierté (Evanov Communications) has a CP for a new station on 990 which was due on the air in 2013. It has now applied for U4 50000/10000, on 980 kHz (where CKGM Montreal 990 once was, 20+ years ago). In making this application the station now has also applied for an extra year to get on the air, taking it to Nov. 14 (Sept MW News via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) CHRF = the LGBT station; you know, in Canada formats are part of the licensing, and if a station wants to change, government must approve (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** CANADA. 1570, CKMW, MB, Winkler 08/30 1100 EDT. They pulled the plug on the AM Transmitter at 10:00 local time [1500 UT]. This was about two weeks ahead of when their 90 day simulcast on 88.9 FM would have expired. Now off air on AM and only heard on 88.9 FM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jHH-P9S6DQ There is a short video of them going dark. Looks like I get a new frequency to DX this season. 73 Best of DX (Shawn Axelrod, VE4DX1SMA, VEPC4SWL, Winnipeg MB, amfmtvdx at qth.net via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) And he has been cleaning up on 1570, tho XERF dominates (gh) ** CANADA. 'SMALLEST RADIO STATION IN CANADA' By Patrick Kennedy, The Whig-Standard Monday, June 17, 2013 8:01:50 EDT PM AMHERST ISLAND - The first sign that CJAI 92.1 is not in the same radio league as, say, Toronto’s CHUM FM — nor does it ever wish to be, thank you — is the location of the station antenna. The latter’s pole sits on the CN Tower, 421 metres from earth, its 40,000-watt signal slipping south into Pennsylvania and north into the Muskokas. The other transmitter rests 30 metres above the ground atop an empty, rusting silo on Amherst Island. On a clear day, its 250-watt signal stretches west to Picton, north to Sydenham and “to the western edge of Kingston,” said Dayle Gowan, the silo owner and co-host with Susan Filson of the Udder Morning Show. Billing itself as the “smallest radio station in Canada,” Amherst Island Public Radio may well be the quirkiest, too. It might be, as the station’s website hints, the only station on the planet “broadcasting from the milk house of an old dairy farm.” . . . http://www.thewhig.com/2013/06/17/smallest-radio-station-in-canada (via Harold Sellers, ODXA yg and gh, DXLD) Nice article on CJAI, Harold. I tuned in to the Internet feed of the station to get a sense of some of their programming. The program I am hearing is "Jazz from Jim's Vault". It is the type of jazz music I like. For the last 45 minutes the program has been non-stop music with just a brief station ID on the top of the hour and the local weather forecast at 12:04pm. The music covers a range of decades, is mostly instrumental, with some pieces having vocals but without the type of scat singing that I find annoying. I even heard the odd TV theme song thrown in to the mix (such as the theme from Bewitched). -- Cheers! (Kevin Cozens, ODXA yg via DXLD) Peter Trueman, the former Global TV news anchor and who is mentioned in the article, was an ODXA member for several years. We had him speak at a convention held in Kingston, in the 1990s I think. Now he has also retired from his retirement job! (Harold Sellers, ibid.) ** CHINA [and non]. 13775, 2228 CNR 1 Jammer, China. OM and YL with alternate talk, // 7200, CC 252 19/08 SH (Stephen Howie, London SW13, Eton G3 receiver with Sony AN-71 5m LW, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) Martedì 27 agosto 2013; Oggi un po' di ascolti seriali con il VR5000DSP. 0925 - 15465 FIREDRAKE to R. TAIWAN INT. SF 0936 - 13740 FIREDRAKE+CNR1 to VOA. SF 1020 - 17485 FIREDRAKE+CNR1 to VOA. BN/SF (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) Firedrake [non], CNR1 jammer search August 29 before 1300: none found 12-18 MHz around 1240 until: 17450, very poor algo at 1257, likely one of those (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Giovedì 29 agosto 2013, Di nuovo un po' di ascolti seriali, con il VR5000DSP Yaesu, che chissà come mai l'hanno fatto con lo chassis *senza* prese d'aria!! ! :-0 2035 - 9355 FIREDRAKE (RFA in background). BN/MB (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) Quick check of 12-18 MHz, Aug 30 at 1358-1359, finds no Firedrake [non] CNR1 jamming or Firedrake. Firedrake [non] CNR1 jamming scan August 31 circa 1255 finds nothing at all 12-18 MHz, except perhaps 13830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 21710, Firedrake. Usual musical style here 1305, fair signal 31/8 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Yaesu FR101, amplified loop, Racal RA6790/GM, Loop skywire), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) CHINESE FIREDRAKE JAMMER. 01/09 0547 UT 15245 SINPO: 54444 contra RTI en chino. 0559 UT 17495 SINPO: 33333 contra RFA 1 en chino. CNR 1 JAMMER. 01/09 0557 en 15615 SINPO: 43343 contra RFA 1 en chino. 0601 en 17765 SINPO: 33333 con fading contra RFA 4 en tibetano. 0607 en 13790 SINPO: 44444 contra RFA 1 en chino. 73 (Claudio Galaz, Rx: Tecsun PL-660, Antena: Beverage de 15 metros, QTH: Centro de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) Firedrake all-music jamming, Sept 2: 12040, fair at 1404 mixing with CNR1 jamming; vs VOA Chinese via Philippines this hour only. The rest are CNR1 jamming only: 11500, poor at 1334 11605, 11640, 11785, 11805, 11990, 15115 all audible circa 1335 but none out-of-band in the 12s, 13s, 14s, 16s, 17s. 11615, 11990, 12040, fair at 1404; 12040 with FD too as above Firedrake [non], CNR1 jammers Sept 4 after 1330: 15870, fair at 1331; none in the 18s, 17s, 16s, 14s 15565, 15550, very poor at 1337; also the usual lo-banders on 15115, 15195, 15265 13830, poor at 1338; none in the 12s; usual 11-MHz in-banders (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 5860, Voice of Jinling (presumed), 1442, August 26. Two YLs chatting in Chinese; fair, but starting to fade down; 1500 time check (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 7430, Sept 2 at 1408, fair signal with Chinese lesson for Japanese; the only Asian signal left on 7 MHz, CRI this hour only, fortuitously aimed USward beyond Japan 59 degrees from Jinhua-Youbu 831 site with 500 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9410, August 31 at 1245, weak Chinese instead of noise blob, so CNR5 is apparently back in whack today. Replying to my recent musing that the noise could be irregular jamming against Fu Hsing Broadcasting, Taiwan, Ron Howard replies: ``A few random thoughts - It should be noted that the 9774 frequency never had anything like the 9410 blob/noise, so suspect the blob is not a jamming noise as such from China. If that were the case, then I would expect China to also jam 9774, as that is a long standing frequency also used by Fu Hsing BS and China could easily use the blob/noise there to block them or perhaps even distort the CNR2 audio to block 9774, but as I say, that has never happened before to the best of my knowledge. So I am not positive as to just what the blob/noise is on 9410. If it is a faulty CNR5 transmitter (as I had previously thought), then it certainly malfunctions rather randomly, which does not make a lot of sense! A mystery!!`` I can only point out that the CNR1 (mostly ex-Firedrake) jamming of Sound of Hope also defies logic in that it is mostly turned off during the first quarter to third of each hour letting SOH thru (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Giovedì 29 agosto 2013, Di nuovo un po' di ascolti seriali, con il VR5000DSP Yaesu, che chissà come mai l'hanno fatto con lo chassis *senza* prese d'aria!! ! :-0 1916 - 13149-USB, GUANZHOU R., CC, QSOs YL+OM. SF/IN (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) ** COLOMBIA. RADIO GUATAPURÍ CELEBRA SUS BODAS DE ORO http://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/radio-guatapuri-celebra-sus-bodas-de-oro/ (GRA blog via DXLD) Maybe of interest as once on SW; WTFK? (gh) ** CONGO DR. 5066.31, Aug 20 -2108*, R Télé Candip with sign off much later than before. Heard several days up to about 2100. Several mentions of Bunia. Managed to record an ID at sign off (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) 5066.31, R Tele Candip, Bunia, 1925, Aug 23, male and female speakers chatting in vernacular, short music clips, 23322. Also at 0257, Aug 26, romantic Afropop, short ann in vernacular, more Afropop with plucked guitars, cheering, best signal for some time, 25332 (Graham Bell, Simon’s Town, South Africa, DSWCI DX Window Sept 4 via DXLD) ** CUBA. All logs made from Clearwater, Florida, USA, unless otherwise stated. Frequencies in kc/s and times/dates are GMT unless otherwise stated. 1110, Radio Angulo, Mayarí, Holguín. 1015 August 25, 2013. Very good with WBT mostly nulled. Nice traditional Cuban oldies vocals. No trace of presumed still parallel 1100, and I see I didn’t find 1100 on my October, 2012 middle-Keys band scan. But it is listed as only 1 kW. [as I occasionally feel compelled to outpoint, this name Angulo is not stressed on the first syllable like the common word ángulo = angle, as I first learnt from Ron Schatz, who would add an unnecessary accent on the u just to make this clear: Angúlo. In Spanish accents are often omitted from initial capital letters even if included elsewhere -- gh] 1320, Radio Artemisa, Artemisa, Artemisa. 1028 August 25, 2013. Mostly poor under another Cuban and someone domestic with NOS canned format. Parallel 1020 kHz. 1350, Radio Ciudad del Mar, Aguada, Cienfuegos. 1034 August 25, 2013. Good in passing with salsa-ish Cuban vocals (Terry Krueger, FL, Aug 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Email I received from Arnie Coro, who presents "DXers Unlimited" on Radio Havana, Cuba he mentions: "During the winter season 2013/2014 we may be testing a 90 meters band frequency running 50 kiloWatts, probably around 3300 kiloHertz that proved to be quite capable of providing a nice service to Central America, the Caribbean and Southern United States of America." (Alan Pennington, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) [and non]. 15340, August 29 at 1324, 1402 chex, today`s missing frequency from RHC, audiblizing in the clear HCJB AUSTRALIA in Malaylam, Urdu respectively since it`s Thursday, per Aoki. RHC 13780 is inbooming but 17580 JBA. 11680, Aug 30 at 0058, RHC is absent from this scheduled frequency instead of Spanish or wrong-language French as previously. 5040, Aug 30 at 0508, `Cuba Campesina` type story-telling song from RHC; can this be the English hour as scheduled? No! English talk on the other frequencies, 6060, 6125, 6165, so this must be the Spanish service which is supposed to stop at 0500 on all frequencies. Meanwhile 6000 English is absent, but there at 0526; seems it often comes up late; now at 0526, 6165 is undermodulated with some hum, and also CCI underneath making rippling fast SAH, so would that be Chad? Remember it`s allegedly a 250 kW transmitter. The entire Cuban national territory is in a wacky off-timezone, as Aug 30 at almost 1332 UT I heard RHC TC on 15340 as ``las 9:30 en todo el territorio nacional``. They should listen to Reloj Nacional which is no more than a few seconds off. So 15340 is back on today to collide with HCJB Australia. But 13780 is absent at 1358 check. 6150, Sept 1 at 1302, I am still hearing CubaRM under R. Australia, but RHC finally stops at 1302:45*, which means the next frequency must be late coming up. Both 13780 and 15340 are eventually on this Sunday. 17720, Sept 1 at 2102, open carrier blossoms to very distorted music from RHC starting late as usual. 6150, Sept 2 at 1242 and further chex before 1300, R. Australia in the clear about tainted milk in China, no CubaRM for a change, as RHC must be missing; but unlike last time, not on 6125 instead. Probably just another defect rather than permanent change. 6150, Sept 3 at 1233, no RHC CCI to Australia for second day in a row, formerly on to 1300v; can it be intentional? Not replaced by any other 49m frequency to be heard. 17580, Sept 3 at 1309 open carrier dead air from RHC, so I leave a receiver on here while at breakfast, etc.; modulation finally starts about 1402 after wasting at least an hour of vital electrical fluid and the resources it took to generate it. I have been mildly curious how RHC would play the Diana Nyad story, but can`t justify listening to an entire English or Spanish newscast replete with snotty anti-American propaganda. Avoid screaming by not hearing another word about Los 5. I do find an apolitical, seemingly faxual story here: http://www.radiohc.cu/noticias/deportes/41181-luego-de-travesia-a-nado-entre-cuba-y-la-florida-nyad-dice-adios-al-oceano.html First I`d heard she is headed for Moore OK. She has proven another way for the highly motivated to escape from Cuba, but obviously had coöperation of the régime in letting her and her team in and out; did the USG approve as well? I hope she had her travel documents waterproofed upon her. Reverse route probably ruled out not by politix but by the Gulf Stream. 6085, Sept 4 at 0540, JBA RHC English with echo in sideband of Anguilla. That means it`s a mixing product between two RHC frequencies, and indeed there is the same echo when comparing 6165 and 6125, this being a leapfrog 40 kHz lower. I was also hearing traces of it on 6205, 40 kHz higher. If the echo-apart-audio means they are from two different sites, then this must be receiver-produced overload. 6125 is the only frequency out of synch, with 5040, 6000, 6060 and 6165 all matching. 6000, Sept 4 at 1230, RHC Spanish on new frequency, fair with het on hi side, DRM on lo side. Ex-6150, after five months colliding with R. Australia. Way to go, Arnie, you`re really on the ball. I had been complaining about this ever since. I had happened to hear the last few minutes of `DXers Unlimited` at 0548 Sept 4 when Arnie announced the new frequency replacing 6150 at 11-13, due to ``antipodal interference``. He claims it`s the same 250 kW transmitter and antenna with gain producing 1 megawatt ERP. Crummy signal here. Aoki thought it was 100 kW on 6150 at 160 degrees. Now it`s squeezed between R. Australia 5990-5995-6000 DRM from Brandon at 12-14 (plus AM at 11-12), and 6003 with North Korean jamming vs Echo of Hope thruout. Really a throwaway frequency as always much better reception on 9, 11, 13, 15 if not 17 MHz channels. (However, 13780 is off at 1339, so 13785, Kamalabad, Iran is unimpeded in Arabic; BTW, it`s missing from Aoki but in HFCC at 0530-1430.) At 1235 on 6000, timecheck for 8:31, and hot news from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Frequency change of Radio Habana Cuba was observed on September 4: 1100-1300 NF 6000 HAB 100 kW / 160 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 6150 There is a problem in the transmitter. Using a remote receiver in New York. -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Fundador de Radio Habana Cuba recibe importante premio by gruporadioescuchaargentino El Premio Nacional de Radio por la obra de la Vida le fue conferido a Ignacio Lorenzo Canel Bravo, fundador de la emisora Radio Habana Cuba y quien durante más de 50 años se ha desempeñado en diversas especialidades del medio, entre ellas, técnico, realizador artístico, operador de audio, musicalizador, efectista, redactor de guiones y libretos, locutor y director de programas. Nacido en 1942, en La Habana, Canel Bravo incursionó a los 17 años como discotecario en la emisora CMZCOX [sic], del Ministerio de Educación. Luego, en 1961, comenzó en Radio Habana Cuba, donde —además de realizar distintas funciones— tuvo a su cargo la organización del archivo de voces, patrimonio sonoro que atesora alrededor de 10 mil horas de grabaciones con discursos e intervenciones de dirigentes de la Revolución y personalidades extranjeras. Canel, jubilado desde el 2004, ha prestado sus servicios en Radio Berlín, Radio Moscú, Radio Praga y Radio Varsovia. Actualmente dirige la Revista Informativa Iberoamericana, de la propia emisora, que se transmite a los países de la región. Por su labor ha sido reconocido con la Medalla Raúl Gómez García, Orden Félix Elmuza, La Giraldilla, el Micrófono de la Radio, y los Sellos 80, 85 y 90 de los aniversarios del medio radial.alt [sic] Vía telefónica con Granma, el nuevo Premio Nacional de Radio confesó que aunque ha merecido otros galardones, "este es el mayor reconocimiento que he recibido y es para mí una gran emoción. Agradezco a todos los que me han ayudado a hacer radio, un medio al cual le he dedicado casi las tres cuartas parte de mi vida". El Premio le fue entregado el día 16 de agosto en el Memorial José Martí (via GRA blog via DXLD) ** CUBA. RECUERDOS DE LA TV CUBANA ANTES DE 1959 --- COPIADO DE: La Señal Cubana en Europa...: Pioneros Televisivos castigados por 50 años http://parabolicacaliente.blogspot.com/2013/08/pioneros-televisivo-y-despues.html#more [Cuba has finally allowed a major league baseball game to be seen there, but only one with no ex-Cuban players on the teams --- gh] Recientemente y de manera muy destacada, la prensa mexicana dio a conocer que después de 52 años de no hacerlo la televisión cubana, que es gubernamental, transmitió por primera vez un juego de beisbol de las Grandes Ligas de EU. La nota dio a conocer que esa transmisión produjo en la afición cubana "una mezcla de sorpresa y frustración" . Sorpresa porque después de más de medio siglo la fanaticada isleña pudo finalmente seguir a través de las pantallas chicas un juego completo de la Gran Carpa. Y frustración no sólo porque se trató de un juego efectuado mucho antes, el 3 de mayo, es decir, que no fue pasado en vivo, sino principalmente porque en ese encuentro entre Nacionales de Washington y Bravos de Atlanta ningún pelotero cubano vio acción. Apenas parece creíble que la gran potencia beisbolera que siempre ha sido Cuba, haya padecido abstinencia tan prolongada en cuanto a ver beisbol de Grandes Ligas por televisión. El ayuno abarcó prácticamente a dos generaciones de cubanos. Pero aún más inconcebible resulta que tan severo castigo se haya aplicado precisamente al país latinoamericano que fue pionero en las transmisiones de los juegos de pelota, tanto a través de la radio como de la televisión. En efecto, las transmisiones radiales del beisbol comenzaron en Cuba en los años 30 del siglo pasado. Era -y sigue siendo- tal la afición al beisbol en la isla, que hacia finales de los años 40 cuatro radiodifusoras rivales transmitían los juegos que los Havana Cubans efectuaban en el Gran Stadium de la capital. Por esta razón fueron muy conocidos y populares en su tiempo los magníficos cronistas radiales que en su época de oro tuvo el beisbol cubano. Entre ellos Orlando Sánchez Diago, Manolo de la Reguera, "Felo" Ramírez y "Cuco" Conde. Dicen que estas muy autorizadas voces crearon una "comunidad imaginaria" cubana en torno al beisbol. Si así fue en la radio, en cuanto a la televisión Cuba no se quedó un milímetro atrás. De entrada, cabe señalar que ese país fue el primero de América Latina en desarrollar la industria de las pantallas chicas. Y por supuesto el primero también en transmitir juegos de pelota por este medio. Desde la temporada 1950-51 los juegos de la Liga Cubana ya se televisaban y a mediados de la misma década se transmitían por dos canales diferentes. Desde luego que las transmisiones de radio continuaron también. Antes que en nuestro país, desde mediados de la década de los 50 los cubanos pudieron ver en vivo y en directo por televisión los juegos de la Serie Mundial de Grandes Ligas. En México esto fue posible hasta el año 1964, es decir, una década después. Por eso hay cubanos, como el buen amigo Pablo Hernández Ruas, que perfectamente recuerdan, él en su pueblo de Majagua entonces provincia de Camagüey, haber visto la increíble atrapada de Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós en la Serie Mundial de 1955 y el juego perfecto lanzado por Don Larsen un año después. ¿Qué se tenía que hacer técnicamente hace más de seis décadas para realizar esas transmisiones televisivas de la Serie Mundial en vivo y en directo? Se efectuaban "mediante un avión que sobrevolaba al Estrecho de la Florida con antenas de relevo". Sólo una gran afición como la cubana era merecedora de ese alarde técnico para ser debidamente atendida. El sol de Mexico Publicado por antenista alegre en domingo, agosto 25, 2013 73 (via Oscar de Céspedes, FL, Sept 4, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** CUBA. Cuba se prepara para la TV DIGITAL --- COPIADO DE _La Señal Cubana en Europa...: Cuba se prepara para la TV DIGITAL_ http://parabolicacaliente.blogspot.com/2013/08/cuba-se-prepara-para-la-tv-digital.html "La Empresa de Antenas de Villa Clara, única de su tipo en el país, está en condiciones de garantizar toda la producción de los referidos elementos, destinados al programa de desarrollo de la televisión digital en Cuba", aseguró a Granma la ingeniera Tamara Ortiz Méndez, directora de investigaciones e innovación tecnológica de la entidad. Explicó la directiva que en la actualidad la empresa trabaja en el diseño de nueve modelos diferentes de antenas, solicitados por la División Nacional de Radio Cuba, a partir de las necesidades de este tipo de tecnología, los cuales ya han sido probados con éxito en varios municipios de La Habana. Entre los tipos de aditamentos fabricados destacan las multibandas, que pueden ser utilizadas en cualquier lugar de la nación, y las Yagui, mucho más pequeñas y funcionales que las anteriores y que tienen la posibilidad de ser empleadas en dependencia de la frecuencia en que se vaya a transmitir en cada localidad. Con diez años de experiencia en estas labores, los especialistas villaclareños, autores de los diferentes proyectos, aseguran que fabricar estos elementos en Cuba permitirá ahorrar importantes sumas de dinero, atendiendo al elevado costo de las antenas importadas.Como se ha explicado, la puesta en práctica de la televisión digital en Cuba responde a un programa que se aplicará de manera escalonada y de acuerdo con las disponibilidades económicas del país. Publicado por antenista alegre en domingo, agosto 25, 2013 73 (Oscar de Céspedes, Sept 4, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. GROUNDED TV MARTÍ PLANE A MONUMENT TO THE LIMITS OF AMERICAN AUSTERITY === By David A. Fahrenthold, http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/grounded-tv-marti-plane-a-monument-to-the-limits-of-american-austerity/2013/09/02/18cdc324-1047-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_print.html CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- At an airfield in rural Georgia, the U.S. government pays a contractor $6,600 a month for a plane that doesn't fly. The plane is a 1960s turboprop with an odd array of antennas on its back end and the name of a Cuban national hero painted on its tail. It can fly, but it doesn't. Government orders. "The contract now is a `non-fly' " contract, said Steve Christopher of Phoenix Air Group, standing next to the plane. "That's what the customer wants." The airplane is called "Aero Martí," and it is stuck in a kind of federal limbo. After two years of haphazard spending cuts in Wáshington, it has too little funding to function but too much to die. The plane was outfitted to fly over the ocean and broadcast an American-run TV station into Cuba. The effort was part of the long- running U.S. campaign to combat communism in Cuba by providing information to the Cuban people uncensored by their government. But Cuban officials jammed the signal almost immediately, and surveys showed that less than 1 percent of Cubans watched. Still, when Congress started making budget cuts, lawmakers refused to kill the plane. But then they allowed across-the-board "sequestration" cuts. And there was no more money for the fuel and pilots. So the plane sits in storage at taxpayer expense -- a monument to the limits of American austerity. In this case, a push to eliminate long-troubled programs collided with old Washington forces: government inertia, intense lobbying and congressional pride. The result was a stalemate. And a plane left with just enough money to do nothing. "It's hard to state how ridiculous it is" that the plane is still costing taxpayers money, said Philip Peters, an official in two Republican administrations and now the president of the Alexandria- based Cuba Research Center. Peters said the plane's broadcasts had "no audience. They've been effectively jammed, ever since their inception. And rather than spend the money on something that benefits the public . . . it's turned into a test of manhood on Capitol Hill." This plane is a last remnant of a long, weird experiment in television broadcasting across the Straits of Florida. The plan was to broadcast uncensored news and commentary on a station named for Cuban patriot José Martí. The hope was that something boundless -- American disdain for the communist regime of Fidel and Raúl Castro -- could overcome something fixed. Which was the laws of physics. Much of Cuba was simply too far over the horizon to get a strong- enough TV signal from aircraft flying in U.S. airspace. Still, the effort moved ahead. "I am convinced that TV Martí will succeed," then-Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (D-S.C.), a major supporter, said in 1989. "Castro likes to tout his revolutionary credentials," Hollings said. "But he cannot begin to match the revolutionary potential of television." As it turned out, he could. The first broadcast of TV Martí was March 27, 1990. It came in clear in Havana for about 20 minutes. Then the American signal -- weakened by distance -- was jammed by Cuban broadcasts on the same channel. "`La TV que no se ve.' The TV that can't be seen," was what Cubans called it, said Fulton Armstrong, a U.S. official in Havana at the time. Another problem: The early broadcasts happened very late at night, to minimize interference with other Cuban programming. What people saw, Armstrong said, was "a moving shadow of an image of . . . something. At something like 4 a.m." The TV signal was first broadcast from a blimp called "Fat Albert," suspended 10,000 feet over the Florida Keys. But there is weather at 10,000 feet. "Fat Albert" blew off into the Everglades in 1991. It was pulled frequently out of action to dodge high winds. In 2005, it was torn to bits by Hurricane Dennis, and the government gave up on blimps. Instead, it tried planes. First, there was a military C-130. It cost too much. Then came "Aero Marti" and a sister aircraft (now retired), smaller planes fitted with broadcasting antennas and flown in a figure-eight pattern in U.S. airspace near Key West. Since these planes first flew in October 2006, they have cost taxpayers at least $32 million. That's more than $12,000 a day. But on Cuban TV sets, they didn't make much difference. In 2008, according to the Government Accountability Office, a telephone survey found about the same viewership as had been reported in 2006. And in 2003. And in 1990. Less than 1 percent (after that, the U.S. government stopped taking the survey, declaring it was impossible to get valid data on Cuban TV habits). But the planes kept flying. The program was repeatedly protected from Washington budget-cutters by a coalition of Cuban American lawmakers and non-Cuban legislators from Florida. To them, what looked like the program's worst problems were actually proof that it had to be saved. For instance: The broadcasts are jammed. Well, wasn't that the best evidence of their potential, if the jamming stopped or the Castros fell? "If it wasn't important, why would they block the signals? So we know that it's effective," Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.) said in an interview last week. Other backers include Rep. Ileana Ros-Léhtinen (R-Fla.) and Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Robert Menéndez (D-N.J.). Díaz-Balart also viewed another common criticism of the plane -- the cost of the program -- as a strong reason to keep it. After all, he said, the government spent a lot of money to turn an airplane into a flying antenna. "It would . . . be a colossal waste of money" to junk the plane now, Díaz-Balart said. Years went by. Millions poured in. Then, in 2012, the Obama administration officially gave up. The federal Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which pays for the plane, asked Congress to eliminate it. The savings: about $2 million a year. "We have evolved from the airplane to distribute our TV content toward means that we know are popular on the island," said Carlos A. García Pérez, a Cuban American trial lawyer from Puerto Rico who now heads the office. The station, for instance, now broadcasts on DirectTV, to reach Cubans with pirated satellite dishes. And it burns newscasts onto DVDs and sends 1,000 a week to be handed out by Cuban activist groups and churches. The plane kept flying. "No one dislikes TV Martí more than the Cuban government," said Mauricio Claver-Carone, the Washington director of the U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC, a group that lobbies for stronger measures against the Castro regime. "Do we therefore, essentially, give in to those efforts by the regime and do their job for them?" Congress preserved the funding. So from October to this May, the administration spent $751,999 to operate a plane it had declared was not worth the money. But then came sequestration. This was a broad hack across the budget, which Congress made after it failed to agree on more targeted budget cuts. At the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, officials found their share of the cut was $1.4 million. They kept the plane. They cut the flying. Now, the agency still pays $79,500 a year to keep the aircraft in storage, paying money for nothing in a time when sequestration is causing painful cuts in other programs. That cost, for instance, is roughly equal to the average cost of nine children enrolled in Head Start (at a time when Head Start has eliminated services to 57,000 children because of sequestration). And the plane does not seem likely to get out of limbo anytime soon. Congress appears unwilling to kill it and too distracted to focus on small-bore budget cuts. The administration seems unwilling to start flying it again. But they're also unwilling to get rid of it. What if Congress demanded it back? "If the government thinks they may someday resurrect the program, then it would not be in their best interest to have us scrap the airplane," said Dent Thompson, an official at Phoenix Air. In the meantime, the TV Martí operation is adapting to a future without the plane. Under García Pérez, its content has turned from anti-Castro speeches toward more straight news, including reports about Cuba produced on the island by Cubans themselves. The station reports anecdotal signs of progress: 18,000 daily visits to its Web site. More than 2,600 entries from Cuba to an on-air moped giveaway. Marriage proposals to anchor Karen Caballero, sent electronically from Havana. But -- after 23 years, a blimp, three planes and millions of taxpayer dollars -- the operation faces the same problem it did back in 1990. It is a mass broadcast in search of a mass audience. "Only recently, they have started to deliver some DVDs into the island . . . and persons are very eager to watch this," Orlando Luís Pardo, an independent blogger in Cuba, said in a telephone interview. He also said people listen to a sister broadcast, Radio Martí. Pardo said the end of the airplane-based broadcasts didn't change the situation at all: For him, the station was as difficult to watch as it was before. "TV Martí, unfortunately, was born completely blocked," he said. Where do you see government spending? Click here to add your insight to reporter David Fahrenthold's series on government spending. (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. LA TREMENDA CORTE --- Buscando información sobre la radio cubana, fui a dar con esta página web http://www.latremendacorte.info donde hay una completa reseña de este popular programa cubano de humor y sus protagonistas; hoy en día aún se puede escuchar a través de Radio Martí (Rafael Rodriguez R., Colombia, http://dxdesdecolombia.blogspot.com/ Sept 3, condiglista yg via DXLD) Rafael, "La Tremenda Corte" además de "Radio Martí" se escucha a través de WAQI Radio Mambí la grande de Miami. Al llegar al poder Fidel Castro, esos programas que se realizaban "en vivo" fueron censurados. La mayoría de los actores se fueron al exterior y Méjico hubo de presentar a Leopoldo Fernández y Anibal de Mar en la TV que tal vez puedas encontrar a través de Youtube. También escuché programas de "La Tremenda Corte" en emisoras de Centroamérica, a pesar que el contenído escrito por Cástor Vispo, un español que después adoptaría la nacionalidad cubana. Se transmitió por radio entre 1942 y 1961 de forma ininterrumpida. 73 (Oscar de Céspedes, FL, ibid.) ** EAST TURKISTAN. 17490, August 29 at 1244, discussion of Spiderman and the Chinese film industry, same on 17630 but not synchronized; 17490 cuts off at 1257* during disposable Chinese lesson, while 17630 continues. 17490 is CRI Kashgar 308 degrees in English all the way from 0700 to 1257 per Aoki, while 17630 is Ürümqi also 308 degrees at 1200-1457, so schedules overlap during this hour only. [and non]. 6075, Sept 4 at 0052, something with pop music not a mystery for long as I then hear the same on 6020, i.e. CRI English via Albania. 6075 is 174 degrees from Kashgar during this hour only, grayline as sun sets here at 0056, now accelerating to 10 minutes earlier per week as we close in on equinox. 7240, Sept 4 at 0108, very poor signal in uncertain language with music bits. HFCC and Aoki show CRI in Urdu via Kashgar. Hard to believe the ChiCom would also run PBS Xizang/Tibet at same time, as listed in Aoki [but there are lots of such seeming self-conflicts] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. 13850, R. Cairo, Abis. Poor modulation in Arabic at 0657 on 16/8 (John Adams, Beech Forest, Vic (JRC NRD-535 Ewe and Folded Dipole), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 13850, The Daleks have invaded Egypt! They're commanding "EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE!". What a God-awful sound! Raspy rough audio bringing to memory all those wonderful Dr Who sagas. When I first noted this station moving to here on April 2 (ex 9905), the audio was certainly not like this!! Noted at 0607 till about 0610; that's all I could take on 22/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) Giovedì 29 agosto 2013, Di nuovo un po' di ascolti seriali, con il VR5000DSP Yaesu, che chissà come mai l'hanno fatto con lo chassis *senza* prese d'aria!! ! :-0 1748 - 15735 Just open carrier. R. Cairo urdu? BN/SF (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) 17870, R. Cairo, Abu Zaabal. *1214 with music, then English ID and opening announcements. 1215 "Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Asian service of Radio Cairo…". Not bad on 31/8, even modulation acceptable (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Yaesu FR101, amplified loop, Racal RA6790/GM, Loop skywire), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 15480, R. CAIRO. 01/09 2247. Música tradicional en árabe. Señal con baja modulación, y mucho QRN. No obstante, es identificable los relatos y la música por sobre el ruido de portadora, aunque no demasiado y SINPO: 33333. 73 (Claudio Galaz, Rx: Tecsun PL-660, Antena: Beverage de 15 metros, QTH: Centro de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** ERITREA [non]. Martedì 27 agosto 2013; Oggi un po' di ascolti seriali con il VR5000DSP. *1600 - 11610 kHz, R. AL-SHOROOQ - Kostinbrod (Bulgaria), Arabo, parlato OMs. Segnale molto buono. Solo lunedì, martedì e mercoledì. Secondo i link presenti nel sito http://hafash.org potrebbero essere gli stessi di Radio Assenna e Radio Erena (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. Martedì 27 agosto 2013, Oggi un po' di ascolti seriali con il VR5000DSP. 1700 - 15385 ESAT R. + White noise jammer. BN/SF. Giovedì 29 agosto 2013, Di nuovo un po' di ascolti seriali, con il VR5000DSP Yaesu, che chissà, come mai l'hanno fatto con lo chassis *senza* prese d'aria!! ! :-0 1.37 - 15390 ESAT R. + white noise jammer. SF/BN (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) Note frequency change (gh) ** FRANCE. 21780, 1302, R France Int. UNID foreign service, 243, 09/08 SHo (Simon Hockenhull, Bristol, Grundig Sat 700, YB 400, ferrite rods, AKD Target HF3+4m LW, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ??? 21780 is only DW via RWANDA: 12-13 French, 13-14 & 1800-1857 Hausa, per HFCC (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. re BCDX: ``QSL 990 kHz DLR {former RIAS Berlin} Berlin Britz 4. September draeut. (oder 3.9. letzter Tag?)`` I understand that the transmitter will be turned off on 4 Sep around noon (Kai Ludwig, Aug 31, DX LILSTENING DIGEST) Britz 990 kHz closed down at 0938 UTC today. 73 (Harald Kuhl, Germany, Sept 4, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) In fact the Berlin-Britz site in its entirety, closes Sep 4 --- Turned off by Deutschlandradio director Willi Steul himself at 11:38 local time, encircled by photographers and using the emergency push-button on the transmitter: http://www.radioeins.de/etc/medialib/rbb/rad/programm/medienmagazin/9/010.file.jpg If this link works it should yield a recording, made 90 km away: https://soundcloud.com/schulle4u/deutschlandradio-kultur The closure date has been choosen at short notice because on this very day the site first went on air in 1946. Originally the closure was scheduled for 30 June, audio circuits had already been cancelled accordingly. More to follow (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Sept 4, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi, All DLR MW/LW outlets are to leave the air, that's 153, 177, 207, 549, 756, 1269 & 1422 kHz. As far as I know the target date is Dec 31st, 2014. Regards, (Rémy Friess, MWCircle yg via DXLD ** GERMANY. LOG: Classic Broadcast Kall - RSID/Radiogram 6005 kHz / 0558 UT IC-R75/Dipol/STUDIO1/Fldigi Audio: 42332 / 43443 QRM: BBC Data @2000 Hz AF in PSK-250R/Fldigi 3.21.74: ============================================================= Before RSID: <<2013-08-30T05:58Z PSK-250R @ 6005000+2000>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + C L A S S I C B R O A D C A S T + + S E N D E Z E N T R U M K A L L + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --- SENDEPLAN A13 - AB 31.03.2013 --- ... ALLE SENDEZEITEN IN UTC ... ------------------------------------- TX 1: 6005 kHz MON-SUN 0600-0800 Radio Belarus MON-SAT 0800-1000 RADIO 700 MON-SUN 1000-1015 MW Freundesdienst MON-SUN 1015-1630 RADIO 700 MON-SUN 1630-1645 MW Freundesdienst MON-SUN 1645-1700 RADIO 700 SUN 0800-0900 EMR (3. Sonntag) [European Music Radio] SUN 0900-1000 RGI (4. Sonntag) [Radio Gloria International] ------------------------------------- TX 2: 7310 kHz MON-SUN 0600-1600 RADIO 700 ------------------------------------- TX 3: 3985 kHz MON-SUN 0000-1800 RADIO 700 MON-SUN 1800-1900 St. Indonesiens [Voice of Indonesia, in German] MON-SUN 1900-2400 RADIO 700 ------------------------------------- Informationen ueber Abweichungen und Sondersendungen erhalten Sie im Web: http://www.shortwaveservice.com http://www.radio700.eu Wir wuenschen guten Empfang! ------------------------------------- ++++1Üt^0t^c+++++++++++++++++++++++++ [sic] + C L A S S I C B R O A D C A S T + + S E N D E Z E N T R U M K A L L + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (via roger, Germany, Aug 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. Radio HCJB, or better the Weenermoor transmitter (3995) had its first test with only 10 Watts on 7365 on Aug 21 (Christoph Ratzer, Austria, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via DXLD) Viz.: ---------------------------- Hallo zusammen, Ja, stimmt, seit gestern Abend (Aug 21) ist die Antenne fürs 41m Band endlich "oben", ist leidlich abgestimmt und spielt als Test das Jubiläumsprogramm von AVM aus Quito in einer Schleife. Die Sendeleistung beträgt aktuell in etwa 10 Watt an 2 Element Beam Richtung Südost. Es muss noch vieles gemacht werden (Datenleitung, Playout-Server usw), einiges optimiert und last not least die Sendeleistung erhöht werden. Das wird leider noch einige Zeit in Anspruch nehmen. Empfangsberichte sind aber immer willkommen. :-) (73, Stephan Schaa via A-DX mailing list via ibid.) 7364.975, Aug 21, 2100, HCJB, Weenermoor. Thanks to a tip from Christoph Ratzer that there should be the first test transmission on this frequency this day I checked here and found the 60 years HCJB German program with talk between Iris Rauscher and Dorothea Klaue about the history of HCJB. Unfortunately VOA Thailand does not switch off their transmitter until 2101 so the signal was masked by VOA in the beginning. At about 2111 the audio is mostly gone despite a weak carrier still there. A report was sent to Stephan Schaa and a mail verification was received next day (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Radio HCJB Germany 7365 kHz --- Hello to all, Radio HCJB Germany now uses 7365 kHz (41m) as second frequency, at the moment with very low power (100 Watt) from Weenermoor, northwest of Germany using a 1/1/0.3 directional antenna directed to the southeast. The programming is the same as on 3955 kHz (75m). Reception reports are – as always - welcome. Web: http://www.hcjb.de 73 + 55, (Stephan Schaa, HCJB, Sept 3, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. QSL: Adventist World Radio via Nauen 15335, sent a pair of commemorative QSL cards for the "Tribute to Ekala" Wavescan broadcast. v/s Adrian Peterson. 80 days for postal report plus $2 sent to the Indianapolis address (Bruce Portzer, Seattle, WA USA, Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. re BCDX: http://www.kommando.streitkraeftebasis.de/portal/a/kdoskb/ [...] ``100 kW DRM mode transmitter MBR/TDF/DTK Nauen (ex Juelich / Flevo units)`` However, the picture of the officer posing in front of a transmitter rather looks like one of the S 4105 units. Their casings are painted in such brownish colours, while I think the S 4001 units moved in from Jülich and Zeewolde, respectively, still have their original grey. Otherwise it is remarkable how the Bundeswehr PR does not mention Media Broadcast in any way (Kai Ludwig, Aug 31, DX LILSTENING DIGEST) Re BCDX: ``Re Radio Andernach in DRM. Ralph, you're not alone ... SNR is 19-21 dB here in central UKR, such level must ensure perfect audio, alas, no audio here too absolutely "empty feed" I'd say. They' re probably testing and seemingly have a problem there, not sure if they're aware (Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Aug 26)`` Has the background really not appeared in DXLD so far or does the closed society just not read it? Bundeswehr tried out DRM already in 2011, and back then they told that possible regular transmissions in future will be encrypted. This is no surprise at all, since broadcasting operations by federal entities are strictly ruled out (somewhat similar to Schmidt-Mund-Gesetz in the USA). Here's a presentation of the solution presumably in use, http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/de/bf/amm/produkte/digirundfunk/digirundf/heca.html including an English-language PDF: http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/iis/en/dokumente/AMM/HECA_A4_6S_2012_final.pdf This is old stuff, first presented ten years ago during IFA Berlin, using the Zehlendorf transmitter on 693 kHz, causing discussions in the UK because the BBC received complaints about the DRM racket. See also this screenshot of earlier transmissions, on 49 metres, completely unsuitable for reaching the Horn of Africa at noon, causing mistrust of the statements regarding the target of these transmissions: http://www.rhci-online.de/5995kHz_Radio_Andernach_02.gif These 1.92 kBit/s of "MM" could be data related to the encryption, but this would have to be answered by experts. Quite remarkable is the Deutschlandradio news service inserted into this signal, too. Looks like a reactivated generation of the signal that had been included on 855 kHz and the three-hours nighttime token operation on 177 kHz until Deutschlandradio pulled the plug on DRM in last year. Needs further research, if still included on the signals now transmit on a proper 16 mB frequency at all (Kai Ludwig, Aug 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. 1260, 1850, ERA, Rhodes, ID "Eleniki Radiophonia". Music e.g. Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan // MW 729, 1008, SW 7450, 9420, 15650 422 12/08 RP* 1278, 1905, ERA, Florina, independent program (one of the last stations), 322, 12/08 RP* 1404, 1900, ERA, Two signals: one independent, one from government, 422, 12/08 RP* 1512, 0400, ERA, Hania, Crete. Free Greek Radio – maybe the last "rebel" station, ID in Greek. Poor modulation. 533, 13/08 RP* (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria. Simphonia 10 valve rx & 1m loop / Sony ICF2001D, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** GREECE. Transmissions on shortwave continued, albeit intermittently, with frequency usage being somewhat erratic during August. Usually up to three frequencies are on the air during the 1200-0800v UT period (continuously on Sundays without the gap between 0800 and 1200). Main frequencies remain 9420 and 15630 or 15650, but also check 7450, 7475, 9935, 11645. Since 11 June, the station had been identifying in Greek as "Ellenikia Radiofonia" or "ERA" and in English as "Free Hellenic Radio", with news in English heard most days around 1307-1315 UT. However on 25 August programming was heard IDing at "ERA Cosmos" at 1000 and "ERA Sport" at 1200; this would indicate that some of the ERA domestic channels which had closed since 11 June may have resumed broadcasting. However it remains to be seen whether the Voice of Greece itself resumes programming, or continues to relay ERA domestic broadcasts (Dave Kenny, England, observations during August, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) 15630, V of Greece (presumed); 0210 July [sic] 25 F-G, AM, All music, mix of American and European. No IDs or voice announcements after listening for over an hour. On a frequency used by V of Greece 2 hours before scheduled s/on (Jack Amelar, Lowell MI, MARE Tipsheet 30 August via DXLD) [and non]. 9420, UT Sunday Sept 1 at 0512, ERT is still here with Byzantine chanting, fair with flutter. At K=3, minor G1 storms expected per WWV at 0518, degraded conditions make this, weaker 9330 WBCQ and weakest 9535 Algeria Qur`an via France the OSOBs (only stations on band, 31m) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voz da Grécia segue no ar! Amigos, Boa notícia para aqueles que adoram a emissora, como eu, que até aprendi grego por causa da Voz da Grécia. Acho que por enquanto ainda não dá pra chamar essa emissão de "Voz da Grécia", pois a ERT foi fechada oficialmente pelo governo grego neste dia 11 de junho http://www.amusicagrega.com.br/noticias/ert-fechada O governo demitiu mais de 2000 funcionários e prometeu normalizar as transmissões no fim de agosto com a abertura de uma nova empresa, a NERIT. Enquanto isso, funcionários da ERT continuam seus trabalhos como numa emissora pirata (sinal de TV), emitindo via internet http://www.ert-live.gr/ e sendo retransmitida via satélite pela EBU (European Broadcasting Union, a mesma que organiza o Eurovision), que não reconhece o fechamento da emissora grega. Pelo que eu vi na TV, os funcionários reivindicam a volta da ERT e não abrem mão do nome da empresa pública. Todos os dias têm alguma manifestação, show etc, na frente do prédio da empresa. A EBU se comprometeu a continuar retransmitindo o sinal da ERT até que as emissões estatais se regularizassem. O governo grego parece que finalmente está começando algo, emitindo música pelo rádio, como foi reportado pelo JRonaldo. Mas, infelizmente, não é mais a ERT... ;-( Tomara que depois de tudo isso, ainda tenhamos a mesma Voz da Grécia com a qualidade que sempre teve. Só uma atualização. A EBU deixou de retransmitir o sinal de satélite da ERT em 21 de agosto, após o início de um boletim de notícias pelo serviço de TV interino na Grécia. Mas a ERT continua ainda produzindo programas e emitindo pela internet no endereço que indiquei na mensagem anterior. Agora parece mais uma queda de braço entre o governo e os antigos funcionários da ERT. Dá pra ver bem isso na programação "pirata" de TV da ERT. 73! (Marcelo Vieira, Itambé - PR, Sept 1, radioescutas yg via DXLD) 15630, // stronger 9420 // weaker 7450, Sept 4 at 0107 with pop music from ERT or EDT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUAM. 13362-USB, AFN Guam on August 27 did not switch frequency to 5765-USB as they usually do; noted with fair-good reception at 0943 (“News from around the fleet”) and 1307; this was also observed by Glenn. August 28 not broadcasting on either frequency at 1137 and subsequent checks; August 29 again not on either frequency at 1107 and subsequent checks (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5765-USB at 1250 and 13362-USB at 1253 August 31, no signals from AFN; Ron Howard also reports both missing lately. It`s quite sporadic, but we are always apprehensive that one day it will go off and never come back, like happened to the other AFNs in Hawaii, Iceland, Italy, Key West, Puerto Rico. Guam and Diego Garcia are the only ones left (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I believe I heard AFN Guam earlier this week, Monday or Tuesday at about 1000z. I was up early for work, not DXing but scanning over breakfast and it seems they were on the air. Regarding the continued use of Diego Garcia and Guam I wonder if there is a lack of AFN satellite coverage over the Western Pacific, East Asia and Indian Ocean areas forcing continuation of HF? JL (Jerry Lenamon, Waco, Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Through Sept 4, both frequencies continue to remain silent. (Ron Howard, San Francisco, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5765, Sept 4 at 1229, AFN is still AWOL, but now there is fast RTTY on channel! Suspect same USN transmitter repurposed. When AFN was active, there was never any such QRM. Nothing audible on 13362-USB, but can`t depend on it propagating night-path if day frequency really be on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Instead of speculating, why not email an inquiry to AFN and ask them what's going on? I did that last summer after the Key West broadcasts had been missing for about 10 days and received a very nice reply explaining that they had gone off the air permanently (Jim K5JG, ptsw yg via DXLD) ** GUAM. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF $2.9M ANTENNA & UPGRADES http://pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37391:seventh-day-adventist-world-radio-celebrates-completion-of-29m-antenna-a-upgrades&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156 The president of the General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists is here on Guam for the completion of their multi-million dollar antenna at Adventist World Radio in Agat. Pastor Ted Wilson tells PNC about $2.9 million dollars in upgrades were made to the 26 year old KSDA shortwave radio station. He says the new curtain antenna increases their broadcast efficiency and effectiveness by approximately 20%. With the station upgrades done, Wilson notes their coverage has improved to most Asian countries including China, North Korea and India. He explains their programming provides people with better insight on good health, family relationships, interpersonal relationships and spiritual messages on Christianity. “It really is aiming its beams and transmissions to the Asia Pacific area because of the massive amount of people that live in that area,” said Wilson. “The new tower was constructed with a curtain antenna that is very fine tuned in order to reach many different people groups. So this is basically the 5th antenna that the station will have.” Wilson adds their station broadcasts in 34 languages for 287 hours per week (Guam News, By Josh Tyquiengco, 3 September 2013 via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** INDIA. Radio Kashmir, Srinagar has not been heard for many days now on 4950 kHz. The others still off air are: Imphal 4775, 7335 Kohima 4850 Guwhati 4940, 7280,7420 Itanagar 4990 [but see below] Off air for many years: Jammu 4830 Ranchi 4960 Leh still on 4660 instead of 4760 Shillong on 4971 instead of 4970 Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, Sept 3, dx_india yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) AIR Itanagar was monitored this morning at 0145 UTC on 4990 with clear id, poor reception. They were not heard for some time now. Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, sept 5, dx_india yg via DXLD not in time for WOR update) ** INDIA. 4820, AIR Kolkata, 1317-1330, August 26. Poor, but clear reception without the presents of Tibet (PBS Xizang Chinese Service). In English with eclectic selection of music (jazz, from the Student Prince - “Drink, Drink, Drink,” Juice Newton with “Angel of the Morning,” etc.). August 29, a strong Tibet is back on the air again! 4920 AIR Chennai, 1256-1316, August 26. Fair reception without the presents of Tibet (PBS Xizang Tibetan Service); ads; news; 1310 ended of news; more ads; ID; subcontinent music. August 29, a strong Tibet is back on the air again! 5050, AIR Aizawl (tentative). August 29. Recently mixing well with Beibu Bay Radio (BBR) (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 4971, AIR, Shillong. Plenty of carrier but not much audio at 1340 in Hindi with mainly talk and occasional local songs. This one has been irregular in operations, but now seems to be back again, as noted on 15/8 and 20/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 4971.0, AIR Shillong, 1257-1348, Sept 4. Has to be one of their best days for hearing any audio; usually just an open carrier heard; mostly pop hit songs in English (Whitney Houston with “Greatest Love of All,” etc.); seemed to be in English and Hindi; they continue to be off frequency (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 11620, All India Radio, Good reception of a talk in an unknown language then suddenly off in mid-sentence at 1336 leaving a strong carrier! Back on suddenly at 1342 in the middle of an English talk about events in Egypt before an ID at 1345, 17/8 (Dennis Allen, Bargo, NSW DXpedition, Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 13695, AIR. 01/09 1930 UT. Locutora habla en inglés sobre noticias administrativas del gobierno Indio y de la relación entre Pakistán e India. Señal con poco QRN y SINPO: 54454. 73 (Claudio Galaz, Rx: Tecsun PL-660, Antena: Beverage de 15 metros, QTH: Centro de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) 15040, Sept 2 at 1302, AIR Burmese service fair with flutter, one of the better Asian signals on 19m now, with pop music. Stronger than 15775 VOA Korean in Philippines, which often achieves a bigsig. 15040 is 100 kW, 132 degrees from Delhi/Khampur site per Aoki at 1215-1315 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. Arthur Miller listening in Llandrindod Wells (despite some new local QRM) comments that "This has not been a good month for the Tropical Bands though the Asian stations (mostly India) have started reappearing with the change of season". Arthur also queried whether the choral song played at the start of All India Radio (AIR) transmissions is the National Anthem? Well, it’s actually the National Song, given this official status after India’s independence. Its title is "Vande Mataram" which literally translates as "I bow to thee, Mother" and is a hymn to the Motherland (there is a separate National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana"). If you get clear enough reception you can hear "Vande Mataram" mentioned in the lyrics a few times (Alan Pennington, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** INDIA. PRASAR BHARATI TO GET RS 3,500CR MAKEOVER http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prasar-Bharati-to-get-Rs-3500cr-makeover/articleshow/22273353.cms NEW DELHI: Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is set to get a Rs 3,500 crore makeover including infrastructure upgrade and infusion of new content to counter anti-India propaganda along the border areas. The proposal, cleared by the expenditure finance committee on Monday, also includes schemes like fresh programming content for Doordarshan and All India Radio, digitization of its terrestrial network and archives and expansion of DD's Direct-To-Home (DTH) network. DD, with its 37 channels, enjoys viewership of nearly 3.5 crore people. The proposal, likely to be brought before the Union Cabinet, has devoted Rs 173 crore to upgrade of infrastructure in border areas. Of the 70-odd new transmitters proposed to be set up, eight will be along the Indo-Nepal and Indo-China border. Sources said the conventional TV towers were under threat from terrorists or militant attack and so the public broadcaster planned to invest in digital satellite news gathering (DSNG) sets. DD is likely to get around 32 such sets which will allow for on-the-spot broadcasts. The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry's proposal for creation of specific content for border towns to counter propaganda from neighbours has also received the go-ahead. An inter-ministerial committee under the cabinet secretary including representatives from ministries of home, external affairs and defence will advise Prasar Bharati in creating content specific for the region keeping in view the sensitivities and strategic importance. "We have prioritized these initiatives to ensure that Prasar Bharati receives much-needed infusion of funds. The proposal will be placed before the Cabinet as soon as possible,'' a source said. Both DD and AIR will be required to upgrade studios, use new media technologies and digitize their terrestrial network. Of the 1,415 analog transmitters, 630 will be digitized. There are also plans to digitize rare archival material that is in considerable disrepair. DD has recently seen changes with both its prime-time and breakfast news revamped with new anchors and production teams. (via Sudipta Ghose, Kolkata via Jose Jacob, Sept 3, dx_india yg via DXLD) Does any of this involve SW? None such mentioned (gh, DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 774, RRI Fak Fak. Islamic singing without accompaniment 0847, fair, 4/8. Retune at 0946 to hear mention of Fak Fak, and by this time signal was 20db/9! (Seager-BC) 783, RRI Ende. Long time since I've heard this on any frequency. Indonesian talks 0945, into pops. Used to be on 2694 shortwave, going way back, 4/8 (Craig Seager, Berry Creek, NT DXpedition, Icom R75 and Afedri SDR-net, EWEs), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) plus many more MW from Indonesia and beyond (gh) ** INDONESIA. 3324.89, RRI, Palangkaraya. A solid signal from 2040 till fade/out 2140 with no sign of PNG. Islamic chants at 2110, earnest Indonesian talks from 2117. Good opportunity to catch this one on early for Ramadan (usual s/on is just before 2200, which is too late in the morning for reception here), 2/8. Then again on Aug 5 with a mix of Islamic chants and pop music!! Fascinating listening from 2045 till 2100 when a short ID and sudden s/off! (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) [and non]. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya, *1221, August 29. Tuned in at 1215 and was a nice surprise to find that RRI was off the air leaving presumed NBC Bougainville in clear with music program; a rare treat, but did not last long; at 1221 RRI joined the Jakarta news already in progress. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya, 1201, August 31. News in Bahasa Indonesia provided for from Jakarta; PNG-NBC QRM seems to daily be increasing in strength; today // 3344.86 - RRI Ternate (was off the air yesterday) // 4749.96 - RRI Makassar and 9680.05 - RRI Jakarta; 1223 patriotic song “Dirgahayu Indonesiaku” (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. 4749.96, RRI Makassar on August 27, a Tuesday, checking from 1230 to 1300; found no segment in English (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. 4869.89v, RRI Wamena. Both John Wilkins and I have recently noticed better reception here now than in the past! August 29 (Thursday) at 1240 tuned in to the weekly KGI program in progress; series of questions (“How old are you? What school do you go to?, etc.); several pop songs (a non-Beatles version of “Let It Be”); 1309 into Bahasa Indonesia; poor. Thanks to Glenn for correcting my recent reference to Aoki, when in fact I should have indicated Atsunori Ishida. Fortunately Glenn knew the right person (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4869.88v, RRI Wamena, 1201. August 31 running their own programs; not the Jakarta news (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 4870, Sept 4 at 1155 music vs bonker on lo side; 1207 Indonesian talk seems // 4750; still in at 1227 with music not // 4750. 4870 is RRI Wamena, 4750 RRI Makassar. Latter had usual mix with another slightly offset carrier, Bangladesh or China, obvious with BFO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) QSL: RRI Wamena, 4870, replied in about a day to email report sent to rriwamena-at-gmail.com V/s was "Manajer Marketing RRI Wamena" (no name given). The report and reply were both in Indonesian, the report having been pieced together using the Google and Bing translation tools. Partial Google translation of the reply: "You listen to the broadcast on July 25, 2013, at 21:30 to 23:00 (Eastern Indonesian Time), via shortwave 61.6 M (4870 KHz) that is true program of our radio station. Once again on behalf of the institution I say thank you." (Bruce Portzer, Seattle, WA USA, Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. 7289.82, RRI Nabire. MOR song 0155. Talks and Islamic sounding music 0204. Interestingly, then had Christian music 0208. Aoki shows this not signing on until 0500. Fair 4/8 (Craig Seager, Berry Creek, NT DXpedition, Icom R75 and Afedri SDR-net, EWEs), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 9525.88, Voice of Indonesia, 1001, August 27 (Tuesday). Faint audio for the start of today’s first edition of the Tuesday “Exotic Indonesia”; a weekly network program jointly broadcast by VOI and “100.9 Paradise FM, RRI Denpasar”; technical problems, so played filler music till late starting news at 1008; at 1048 light-hearted banter via phone between Jakarta and Bali. Listened again at 1337 to find the second edition of “Exotic Indonesia” in progress with segment via phone from RRI Banjarmasin; talking about South Kalimantan; fair. VOI off the air August 29. 9525.88, VOI, back on the air after being off for two days; August 31, at 1114 with fair reception in stilted Chinese; by 1227 was good (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [non]. War Of The Worlds Keith Perron writes on Facebook: On October 27, 2013 at 1330 to 1430 UT PCJ Radio International will broadcast a special for Halloween. The original UN-EDITED broadcast of War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells staring Orson Wells, Frank Readick, Kenny Delmar and Ray Collins. War Of The Worlds was broadcast on CBS Radio 75 years ago on October 30, 1938. No PCJ announcers will be heard that night. The only announcer you will hear is Dan Seymour who introduced the program in 1938. Keith adds: The version we will broadcast is the full version. What I mean by that is most of the versions of this radio play that were released on LP and CD don't include the original CBS opening and extro. The one I am broadcasting is from a 16" transcription disc that was made during the live broadcast for re-broadcast on the West Coast of the US (via Mike Terry, UK, Aug 30, dxldyg via DXLD) That would be the Sri Lanka site, still 11835 then? mostly inaudible in Grover`s Mills NJ (gh, DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [non]. RADIO CAROLINE - CLOSURE OF SATELLITE SERVICE AND START OF A NEW STATION Announcement on station website: http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html Closure of satellite service After much thought and negotiation we regret that we have decided to end our satellite broadcasts on 30th September 2013. For a long time there have been reception problems that sadly cannot be remedied and this has led to a further decline in our audience on this platform, with those who listen exclusively via satellite falling to a tiny percentage. Our service provider, whilst not responsible for the reception difficulties, has agreed to release us early from our long-term contract as a goodwill gesture. We have mutually agreed that this course of action is in the best interests of the both of us. Our first project following closure of the satellite service will be to launch a brand new on-line radio station to be called Caroline Extra. Click the banner below for more details about this new service which will launch before the end of the year. Otherwise we will be pre-occupied preparing and relocating our ship before considering how we may further expand our broadcasting activities. If this decision affects you directly please contact our advice service. We will do our best to help by suggesting alternative methods you can use to continue listening to Radio Caroline. Please email advice@radiocaroline.co.uk Support The Radio Caroline Campaign to return to Medium Wave 24/7 (via Mike Terry, Sept 4, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) I welcome the new station; the legacy years were the best: "Caroline Extra - Real Music Memories and More Caroline Extra is a brand new service from Radio Caroline which will play music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Many so called 'Gold' stations play only a very small selection but Caroline Extra will be different. We have a huge amount of material from those eras at our disposal and we intend to play the widest possible selection. You'll hear your favourites and you'll hear music that is rarely played. Alongside this great variety of tracks you'll also have another chance to hear some of our specialised programming. Dell Richardson's Good Rockin' Tonight, The Elvis Hour, 60s and 70s Request Show, Americana Roots Show and Stafford's World will all be heard on Caroline Extra." (via Mike Terry, ibid.) I'm intrigued as to what "reception problems" there are from satellite. It has always worked OK for me. Rgds, (Gareth Foster, BDXC- UK yg via DXLD) Moderator: Peter Moore gives the explanation on the Radio Caroline website: Why It Had To Go The sequence was that we once used a satellite signal with manual tuning and, while the various values had to be put in via the remote, the box then recognised Caroline any time the listener selected us thereafter and we had reception on every sort of set. Then we decided to take an Sky EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) but this did not give the expected increase in either listeners or advertisers and it was costing a fortune so we gave that up. All we wanted to do was to revert to manual tuning as before. It was not known by us, nor our provider, that Sky had hardened their attitude to non EPG signals. We found that no Sky SD boxes would get our signal at all. Sky had nil interest in sending a software signal to make the boxes hear us. Then we found that each time they sent a general update to the HD boxes, this wiped the stored memory so that the listener had to go through the tuning process all over again and again. From day one we have been pursuing our signal provider but it took a long time to finally conclude that there was no remedy (aside from going back to an EPG situation). It also took time to get out of our contract which ends next June. I am sure we would not have renewed at that time anyway, so by quitting now we save about £16,000 to put to better use. If the Sky radio guide is examined, there are many gaps where there used to be radio stations, so we are not alone in thinking that satellite radio is now old technology. Peter Moore 4th September 2013 on http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk (via BDXC-UK yg moderator via DXLD) ** IRAN. 11750, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting - Sirjan at 2008 on 8/28. M in English commentary to Europe, interspersed with short bits of local string instruments, W with ID and address at 2024 and ended with brief IS. Seemed to be much smoother, more professional production than I remember. Carrier off at 2029 (Gerry Dexter, Lake Geneva WI, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) 15300, Sept 3 at 1306 Qur`an, poor signal with flutter. Must be VIRI`s Urdu service via Kamalabad. No sign of RFI from RFI, also scheduled here in sesquihour overlap, but flagged in HFCC as `Spezial`, i.e. optional extension of the regular broadcast in French until 1300. VIRI // is 15400 via Sirjan, but not audible there where it used to collide with HCJB before they moved. 1311 into talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRELAND. 27631 NFM, SS Mary & Peter Church, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, 1009-1016 and 1121-1125, Aug 25, mass, O=2-3. 27687 NFM, Our Lady of Consolation Church, Donnycarney, Dublin 5, 0949-0956, Aug 25, mass, 23322 (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX Window Sept 4 via DXLD) ** IRELAND [non]. Worldwide All-Ireland Finals coverage on RTÉ Radio Updated: Thursday, 29 Aug 2013 14:13 http://www.rte.ie/sport/features/2012/0904/336266-worldwide-all-ireland-finals-coverage-on-rte-radio/ RTÉ RADIO ASKS THOSE AT HOME TO HELP IN BRINGING THE GAA ALL IRELAND FINALS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY WORLWIDE RTÉ Radio will broadcast the GAA All Ireland Hurling Final on Sunday 8 September and the All Ireland Football Final on Sunday 22 September on all wavelengths and via the internet to Irish people and communities around the world. RTÉ is asking on those with relatives or friends abroad to let them know that this coverage is available and to invite them to the biggest party in Ireland’s sporting calendar. Ireland: At home, audiences can listen as usual to the GAA finals on RTÉ Radio 1 FM, DAB, RTÉ.ie and on Longwave 252. Britain: Across most of Britain, listeners can receive our coverage on Long Wave 252. In addition RTÉ Radio 1 is available on the UK free to air satellite platform Freesat on channel 750. Worldwide: Across the world, the match commentaries will be available online at www.rte.ie/radio1 and www.rte.ie/sport Shortwave to Africa: In Africa, where many Irish people live and work, often in relative isolation with poor communications, RTÉ is providing special transmissions on shortwave radio. See details below. SHORTWAVE FREQUENCIES FOR AFRICA [sites not given!!] Both Finals throw in at 3.30pm Irish Time [1430 UT] Southern Africa - 7405 kHz (2pm to 6pm) [13-17 UT] East Africa - 17725 kHz (2pm to 5pm) [13-16 UT] East Africa - 11620 kHz (5pm to 6pm) [16-17 UT] West Africa - 7505 kHz (2pm to 6pm) [13-17 UT] These services are part of RTÉ’s continued commitment to Irish people overseas and, over the years, has proven especially popular with those in geographically or technically isolated areas. In addition to RTÉ Radio broadcasts, RTÉ will also broadcast the All Ireland Finals on RTÉ Two Television. Don’t forget also the extensive and dynamic online offering from http://www.rte.ie/sport For further details of RTÉ coverage abroad please see http://www.rte.ie/radio/worldwide.html (via Richard Cuff, ODXA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** IRELAND [non]. 3995, 2332, Life FM (Cork) via HCJB Germany – "here on 93.1, Life FM", English, 454, 20/08 (Alan Pennington, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** ITALY. Andrea Lawendel: IL RITORNO DELLE AM LOW POWER ALL'ITALIANA Radiopassioni 31 agosto 2013 http://radiolawendel.blogspot.it/2013/08/il-ritorno-delle-am-low-power-all.html Sembra proprio che il fenomeno delle piccole stazioni in onde medie che in questi ultimi due anni hanno trasmesso in modo - con poche eccezioni - alquanto sperimentale e occasionale, sia tornato a imporsi all'attenzione degli hobbysti. Dopo l'avvento di una non ancor meglio localizzata Radio Azzurra su 1233, nella giornata di venerdì 30 agosto, mentre ero in Liguria, ho scoperto una nuova trasmissione di prova su 1386 kHz. Segnale molto buono, musica soul-funky, qualche raro annuncio (che suona come "Radio Bar") con slogan assortiti ("my music, my life") e dopo qualche ora di incertezza la conferma che la stazione sembra rivolta a un pubblico italiano, con un chiaro annuncio dell'ora in questa lingua. Ho catturato un piccolo campione del format di questa nuova stazione presumibilmente a bassa potenza, anche se di incerta origine (il suono potrebbe arrivare da nord o da sud) e l'ho caricato su YouTube: http://youtu.be/jSDjYMEVgtc Nello stesso giorno della presunta Radio Bar, ho notato che anche Radio Azzurra 1233, dopo diversi giorni di silenzio, è tornata in onda, forse con qualche watt di potenza in meno. Sarebbe interessante riuscire a fare qualche triangolazione per delimitare le due rispettive location. Ci proviamo? (via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** ITALY. INFO MW RAI FUTURE [sic] PLAN http://air-radiorama.blogspot.it/2013/09/rete-rai-in-onde-medie-ultime-notizie.html (Claudio Re. Thanks alert got from Mauno Ritola. 02 September Via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) La notizie, in generale, è vecchia di quasi tre anni, lo spostamento di frequenza, almeno da quanto confermato al sottoscritto stamattina dai tecnici RAI dell'apposito settore, è una pura invenzione (Roberto Scaglione, Sicilia, bclnews.it yg via DXLD) ** ITALY. Günter Jacob in Passau, Germany has another of his QSL marathons to relate. “When I participated in a listening competition of NZDXRA and NZRDXL (until March 31, 2000), I sent a letter to Rome asking RAI International to verify my two reports of March 7 and 9, so that the two cards could still be counted (I had enclosed two prepared cards to make it easy). My request was not fulfilled. Up until August 2004, I sent another ten detailed reception reports to Rome, always asking to get QSL cards. In February 2006, RAI International Director Massimo Magliaro replied to one of my (follow-up –TD) letters, thanked me for my interest in their programs and expressed his regret that the mail department never passed on any of my reception reports. He recommended that I use e-mail which I had done since 2004. Finally, last week, a large envelope arrived from RaiWay with their QSL cards (from a series of four cards with pictures of Vernazza, Portovenere, Venezia and Positano) verifying four mediumwaves and these shortwave frequencies: 5970, 6185, 7190, 7235, 9605, 9690, 11670, 11895 kHz. The essence of it all? You need patience.” (NEW ZEALAND DX TIMES PAGE 23, AUGUST 2013 via DXLD) and pestilence ** ITALY [non]. ROMANIA/ITALY, Summer A-13 of NEXUS-IBA IRRS Shortwave from Radiocom: [SAF = Saftica site, the third-level one] NEXUS-IBA/EGR/IPAR: 1800-1900 7290 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English 1st/2nd/4th Fri 1800-1900 7290 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English 1st/3rd/4th Sat 1800-1900 7290 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English Sun 1830-1900 7290 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English 2nd Sat 0800-0900 9510 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English 1st/3rd/4th Sat 0830-0900 9510 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English 2nd Sat 0930-1200 9510 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English Sun Radio City: 1800-1900 7290 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu German 3rd Fri 0800-0900 9510 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu German 3rd Sat Radio Rasant: 0800-0830 9510 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu German 2nd Sat 1800-1830 7290 SAF 150 kW / 290 deg to WeEu German 2nd Sat Universal Life (Radio Santec): 1500-1530 15190 TIG 300 kW / 100 deg to SEAs English Sun (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via DXLD) ** JAPAN. 11910, NHK. 01/09 2133 UT. Programa en japonés sobre música clásica, con la voz de un hombre y un niño. Señal con poco QRN con SINPO: 54454 // 13680 con SINPO: 33333. 73 (Claudio Galaz, Rx: Tecsun PL-660, Antena: Beverage de 15 metros, QTH: Centro de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) That was UT Sunday; we used to hear classical music on NHK`s Japanese service on UT Saturdays = Sunday mornings in Japan; so they also do it on local Monday mornings? (gh, DXLD) ** JAPAN [non]. / LITHUANIA. September 1 took Radio Japan in Russian from 0430 to 0500 UT on the frequency 6165 kHz (Sitkunay, Lithuania 100 kW). SINPO: 44444. The program "Sunday puzzle." As always, the transmitter involved in a couple of minutes before the Russian translation and managed to listen to the end of the transmission of Radio Japan in Spanish. (Receiver: Tecsun PL-660; Antenna: Telescopic) (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx"), via RusDX Sept 1 via DXLD) ** KASHMIR. Radio Kashmir, Srinagar has not been heard for many days now on 4950 kHz. The others still off air are: [see INDIA proper] Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, Sept 3, dx_india yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9380, N Korea Reform R., Tashkent. S/on 1400 in Korean with military-style music and ID, then strains of "The Entertainer"!! Weak signal and // 7585 (which was much stronger and down 5 kHz from their old 7590 outlet) on 21/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH. 4900, “Tanshim” Korean Numbers Station V24 at 1328, August 27 with classical music; 1331 start of numbers given in Korean; fair. Also August 28 at 1313 with classical music; 1314 start of numbers given in Korean; much stronger signal today with good reception (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. 15575, August 29 at 1300, KBS WR opening English hour, fair with flutter, but better than almost inaudibility yesterday; pales by comparison to bigsig on 15775, VOA Korean via Tinang, Philippines not even intended for US but aimed here at 21 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN. 4860, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan (Clandestine). Very strong signal here starting at 0225 with sounds of penny-whistle pipe, at 0230 ID "Eira dendzhi Kurdistan Irana" and Hymn (same hymn is used on 11510 kHz also) and on phone of "The Ride of Valkyries" by Wagner and times and frequencies. All in Kurdish, next sermon etc. On 19/8. But on 24/8 was on 4870. The program is recorded because on the // 3960 all same procedure is beginning with 2-3 minutes delay (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna, 16 meters long), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 11510, Sept 2 at 1308, V. of Kurdistan is ululating, fair with flutter, presumably via PRIDNESTROVYE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KUWAIT. 15540, August 31 at 1710, YL in south Asian language, fair, mentions Pakistan, pop music. It`s R. Kuwait`s Urdu service at 16-18, aimed eastward until 1800 switch to English northwestward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KYRGYZSTAN. Birinchi Radio, 4010 kHz --- Pude escuchar por segunda vez a Kirguistán en 4010 kHz a las 0020 UT: http://youtu.be/2VGStci4fOU -- (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, http://cx2abp.blogspot.com/ Sept 2, condiglista yg via DXLD) And what about the radio on 4050 Russia from Kyrgyzstan - perhaps even with a reduced transmission of the first of July - missed if there was a message about it and whether it is connected with the termination of broadcast radio Zvezda (Star) in Tajikistan? (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria / "deneb-radio-dx" via RusDX Sept 1 via DXLD) 5130, UNID, *1630-1640*, Aug 23, UNID language, s/on with test tone, 1635 a man speaking, some accordion music, again speech and close down; checking at 1720 there was a station but tiny signal to understand something, 15341 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria, DSWCI DX Window Sept 4 via DXLD) SW Relay Service, Krasnaya Rechka, Kyrgyzstan, reported 1500-1800 in Pashto and Dari to Afghanistan (Ed Anker Petersen, ibid.) ** LAOS. 6130, Lao National Radio, Vientiane. Very good signal 2239, has been a bit difficult lately in our evenings, talks, fairly relaxed format for the morning program, 6/8 (Craig Seager, Berry Creek, NT DXpedition, Icom R75 and Afedri SDR-net, EWEs), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** LAOS. 6130.00, *2158-2340, 19+26+28.08, Lao National R, Vientiane, Lao and H'mong ann, news and talks, songs, 45233, QRM from 6125 and 6135, but Xizang 6130 was still Off the air (Anker Petersen, Denmark, from Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monfeirni, playdx yg via DXLD) Christoph Ratzer alerted me that Xizang was off on 6130 which made it possible to log Laos. A report was sent and a mail verification was received from Inpanh Satchaphansy promising a QSL by post later (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via DXLD) ** LAOS [non]. Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, 7530 kHz --- Pasará lo que pase, dejarán de transmitir éstas u otras, pero todavía el escuchar Onda Corta sigue trayendo esas sorpresas que a uno siempre lo asombraron. No sé qué es exactamente esto, si una canción, una plegaria, el recitado de un poema o qué, pero suena más que curioso (desde los 0:32 del video): http://youtu.be/nSQ_YWH3-OA A 18000 kilometros de esto, más o menos, quien escribe estas líneas, sólo en una casa de campo, al lado de una taza de café, escuchaba esto con el mismo asombro de sus primeras escuchas de los 15 años, allá a principios de la década de 1980. Llevo más de 30 años en esto y aún no alcanzo a precisar una definición de la clase de magia que tiene este asunto. (De Suab Xaa Moo Zoo poco sé. Recientemente la he escuchado en 11570 kHz también, en la mañana sudamericana) 73! -- (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, Sept 3, http://cx2abp.blogspot.com/ condiglista yg via DXLD) This is a BRB client. Apparently not entered in the WRTH 2013 except in the frequency list. Not found under LAOS, where hmost of the Hmong are to be found outside Hminnesota, but could also be [non] some neighboring areas such as Vietnam. Aoki shows: ``7530 Suab Xaa Moo Zoo(V of Hope) 2230-2300 1234567 Hmong-Blue/Njua 100 250 Tamsui District TWN 2511N 12125E HCM BRB a13 11570 Suab Xaa Moo Zoo (V of Hope) 1130-1200 1234567 Hmong-Blue/Njua 100 250 Tamsui District TWN 2511N 12125E HCM BRB a13`` Similar singing on his clip to what we used to hear easily via WHRI`s `Hmong Lao Radio`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA. Martedì 27 agosto 2013, Oggi un po' di ascolti seriali con il VR5000DSP. 1733 - 11600 R. LYBIA [sic], Arabo, telefonata OM. MB/BN (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) ** MADAGASCAR. 5015.37, R. Madagasikara, Antananarivo. Fascinating!!! Way up from its usually variable 5014 kHz, wondering up much higher than normal. AND with the frequency wobbling around midbroadcast!! Listening in USB on, say, 5013.1 you can actually hear the AM frequency varying up and down. First noted at 1845 with lively Afro pops and occasional announcements in Malagasy. A quick ID at 1858 then suddenly off air. 10/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** MADAGASCAR. 11850, August 31 at 2029, R. Japan IS is poorly heard, 2030 opening French but invariably pronouncing ``NHK World`` as in English. One of few TA signals audible, with TE advantage, and 250 kW fortuitously aimed 305 degrees from Talata (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MAURITANIA. 783, UNID, 0238 8/30 - Mostly a carrier but peaking to weak audio at times under phase-nulled WBBM. When it peaks to audio, sounds like Middle Eastern chanting. Doesn't quite match Syria (via remote receiver), so possibly Mauretania reaching Michigan. I could not find any webstream or shortwave parallel to verify against (is Mauretania still on shortwave?). (Tim Tromp, Muskegon MI, MARE Tipsheet 30 August via DXLD) [and non]. [continued from BENIN] 783 Mauritania has been all night for at least two years I think. I can't get them in IL as I am 14 miles from WBBM but they aren't hard when using Phased BOGs at my WI Lake Michigan Bluff House. Their SW // goes off overnight. They play continuous music overnight which is basically Arabic with African flavoring. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, IL/WI, IRCA via DXLD) The SW // of Mauritania 783 has been totally off the air for years now (was 4845, and before [sic] that 7245). If anyone does hear it again, let us know! 4840 WWCR is a bit of a problem here all night too. 73, (Glenn Hauser, OK, ibid.) If anyone knows of a working live audio stream for 783 Mauritania, or another way to confirm what I think might be Mauritania on 783, it would be much appreciated. I've tried accessing their live audio stream via their website but it doesn't work for me: http://www.radiomauritanie.mr/rm/ I heard weak audio again last night that sounded like Middle Eastern chanting or similar (Qur`an?) What I keep hearing on 783 doesn't really sound musical. Thanks, (Tim Tromp, West Michigan, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Tim, Perhaps another tactic is called for, such as DFing. Nouakchott is about as far west as you can go in Africa, and Damascus is beyond east, in fact about 45 degrees apart by the Great Circles, 90 vs 45 degrees or so from K`zoo [sic; he`s really in another funny-named town, Muskegon]. Their live audio stream launches within seconds of going to the site for me, 2217 UT Sept. 2. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) The stream works for me, I'm listening to it right now at the WNZF-AM Newsroom, based on the link you sent. Monday 3:36PM Eastern (Ron Gitschier, Bunnell, FL, ABDX via DXLD) I'm listening to the stream, too, on my iPhone using the link. It's 3:40 PM CDT (2040 UT) here in southeast Houston, TX. 73 & Good DX (Steve Ponder, N5WBI, Houston, TX, ibid.) Saudi Arabia and Syria are also both there and could potentially have that kind of programming. EMWG appears to indicate Algeria is all in French, but I may be interpreting that incorrectly. In November 2011 at the LBI DXpedition we had two Arabic stations, one with chanting and the other with a talk program with a male and female speaker. One of these two was presumed to be Syria. The other might have been the Saudi or perhaps one of the others (Russ Edmunds, 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia, WTFDA via DXLD) Thanks, everyone. I've tried the link again on another computer and was immediately rewarded with live audio. I should have tried this on another computer before posting. 73, (Tim Tromp, ibid.) Russ: Why assume the other is the "Saudi or one of the others"? Mauritania and Syria are the dominants in Newfoundland, so I'd assume this was a mix of Mauritania and Syria. Was there a parallel on 918 or 828? Mauritanian Arabic is strongly accented so a recording in the hands of some of our Arabic speaking DXers might nail this down (Chuck (Hutton?), IRCA via DXLD) We posted it to RealDX, and the consensus was Syria for the male / female talk, and the chanting was too deep in the mud to get enough to ID it. Absent anything more definitive, we logged it as presumed. In our March 2013 DXpedition, Mauretania was ID'ed for us via RealDX also (Russ Edmunds, 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia, ibid.) Tim, I think you'll find that Mauritania becomes a regular for you with WBBM phased although rarely will it be strong and many times just threshold levels. You reported them around 0330 and by that time Syria is long gone this time of year, if it is possible at all this early. From what I've heard, Mauritania`s music does become more Kor`anic as time approaches their sunrise. Syria is much harder to get and if they are in, you'll note good low band conditions to other more northerly path low end TA's. They'll play Kor`anic stuff pre-SR as well and I've heard the occasional Suriya mention. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, Grafton WI, ABDX via DXLD) Do you have access to as an Android app? It should also work with the PC link. Just as a curiosity, I tried both Android listings for Radio Mauritanie 98.0 (supposedly Islamic Talk) and 93.3 (supposedly Arabic Music) and both feeds worked perfectly ~2225 UT Mon 2 Sept. The 93.3 feed actually sounds like the programming we used to hear on 7245 kHz around that time; the telephone talk show moderated by a woman. Last time GH noted SW on air was slightly more recent than his memory recalls: 0515 UT on 24 Sept 2012. 73 (Theo Donnelly, BC, IRCA via DXLD) Axually IGIM was last heard Sept 25, 2012 at 0553, but gone the next day. As in DXLD 12-39, along with other logs on 7245, not 4845, which was the one which had been gone for years before that. Still no 7245 by October 8 or since (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Tim, For what it worth, at my place, it is too early in the season to hear Syria. Mauritania is just dominant these days on 783 and the same goes for some North African stations (Sylvain Naud, Portneuf, QC, IRCA via DXLD) I've only seen a het, but based on the fact that it stays on past sunset in most other countries (and after almost all the other TA hets disappear) - I'd guess it is Mauritania (Aaron Kreider, location unknown, IRCA via DXLD) I guess he meant sunrise (gh, DXLD) No problem for me, but you can try this address http://statslive.infomaniak.ch/playlist/radiomauritaniechaine1/radiomauritaniechaine1.aac/playlist.m3u Regards (Jean-Michel Aubier, France, Sept 4, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello DXers, I checked their web site and no mention of any SW or MW frequency mentioned in the frequency section. Only FM frequencies. http://www.radiomauritanie.mr/rm/index.php/home.html The link under Radio Mauritania not working. All the best (Tarek Zeidan, Cairo, Egypt, Sent from my iPad, ibid.) The audio link on the homepage works perfectly. News in French heard yesterday (Tuesday) between 1800 and 1810 (as mentionned in WRTH) (Jean-Michel Aubier, France, Sept 4, ibid.) ** MEXICO. 660, August 29 at 1145 UT, lotsa familiar SRS Mexicans as I am now awakening before LSR of 1200; here I am hearing a nice marimba rendition of ``Sandunga``, looping NE/SW, far enough away from ``The Answer`` in The Metroplex, KSKY. 1146 only ID is ``6-60 AM`` which I already know. A few possibilities as far as DF and NW Mexico; may or may not be same station as definitely IDed at 1158 in a string of local ads/announcements with street addresses and phone numbers, finally mentioning ``aquí en Delicias``, i.e. XEACB in Chihuahua, 5/1 kW per IRCA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 660, Sept 4 at 0511, break in Mexican music for ID mentioning FM 102.9. Best place to look up AM/FM parallels is http://www.mexicoradiotv.com/frec_am.htm where we find: ``660 XEEY La Kaliente + FM 102.9 Aguascalientes, Ags. 50,000 10,000`` so if the powers are to believed it`s also the most potent XE at night on 660. Monterrey and Delicias are more common here. This was dominating for a while, then over to KSKY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 680, August 29 at 1157 UT, ``La Mera Jefa`` ID atop the QRM, i.e. XEORO in Guasave, Sinaloa, 1/0.5 kW per IRCA Log. Would someone idiomatically translate this slogan, also used by other Mexicans? My dixionary doesn`t even have mera, instead meramente which obviously means merely (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Answer: see LANGUAGE LESSONS ** MEXICO. 760, August 29 at 1144 UT, ``ABC Radio`` ID in passing as I tune in, from ``la plaza ---``? Maybe really mentioned city of license as below, i.e. XEABC is still propagating. IRCA shows 70/5 kW, from Los Reyes de la Paz, Estado de México, but serving as a defacto DF outlet in that huge overcrowded market (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 770, August 29 at 1155 UT, amid rock music in English, SID jingle as ``Los Cuarenta`` dominating rather than KKOB pre-sunrise there. Per IRCA Log it`s XEREV in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, 5/0.1 kW where it is surely also pre-sunrise, but guess which power they are really using? Short for Los 40 Principales, i.e. Top-40. Is their playlist really that limited, and where do they get it, from the US of A or is there really a US of M Top-40 in English research bureau? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 870, August 29 at 1202 UT, ``diez mil watts de potencia desde Guachochi, Chihuahua, México``. Nice to be hearing this true daytimer again at sign-on which I think is 7 am local yearound, now that it`s just sunrising here {or rather it`s 6 am now CST}. Mixed with kidchoir music, couple announcers wish `` muy buenos días``, 1204 ID ``XETAR, La Voz de la Sierra Tarahumara`` as part of lengthy-named federal indigenous radio system, address, phone numbers, website, rustic music. Only fair but steady signal vs slight SAH probably from Vietnam-in-The-Metroplex (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 990, Sept 4 at 1212 UT, fast SAH from Spanish heading E/W rather than N/S, talking about the ``Valle de Mexicali`` and earthquakes; 1215 into song. Must be per Cantú: ``990 XECL La Rocola Mexicali, B.C. 1,400 3,000`` A few minutes earlier, shortly after sunrise here, the usual NW Mexicans were still in weakly on 650, 710, 730, 870 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 1050, Sept 4 at 1216 UT, mentions California, Spanish timecheck for 6:16 plus some seconds, music. At first I thought it was XED Mexicali, like on 990, but it`s only 5:16 there, so must be per Cantú the other 10 kW ``daytimer``: ``1050 XEBCS La Radio de Sudcalifornia La Paz, B.C.S. 10,000 D`` There are no other XEs in the UT-6 zone now. Followed at 1218 a federal PSA mentioning Chilpancingo, Guerrero, which of course is no clue to the origin of this (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. [QSL received:] miércoles, 5 de junio de 2013 XERO - 1240 kHz - "La Invasora" - Aguascalientes (MEX) Sigo recogiendo los frutos del "amanecer mejicano" del 20 de marzo. Sergio González Velázquez, Director Técnico de Radiogrupo, me ha respondido en menos de una hora, al quinto intento (el segundo directamente a él). XERO reemite la señal de XHERO 98.9 y en algún momento deberá de ser apagada. ¡Muchas gracias! sergio (a) radiogrupo.com.mx [reception was:] 20MAR2013 - 06'17 UTC - 8979 km (Mauricio Molano Sánchez, Spain, http://moladx.blogspot.it via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** MEXICO. Thanks to Jim Thomas who passed along a Mexican government document detailing the next steps in the analog [TV] shutdown in that country. Again, the Tijuana analogs were shut down on July 18th. Now, a date of May 29, 2014 has been set for the analog shutdown in Cd. Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros, and Monterrey. There are of course quite a few frequent analog E-skip targets in these cities, and it now appears we'll get one more (brief) shot at them! The Mexicali digital transition date has been slid to November 26, 2014. Mexico has also established a requirement for TV stations to launch a digital transition hotline, beginning two months before the analog shutdown and continuing for one month after. There is in addition a requirement to establish a "Módulo de Atención Ciudadana" during this period - my Spanish is not up to this phrase. I'm guessing they mean a center for in-person questions (Doug Smith, Sept WTFDA VHF-UHF Diest via DXLD) ** MEXICO [and non]. Things moved very fast in Tijuana after mid July. Tijuana analogs are NOW OFF, as of about July 20. However, the two Tecate analogs are STILL ON. As of Jul 20, I thought that tropo worsened (the “but…” noted above; it had been only so-so, anyway), because all Tijuana analogs disappeared. But that was about when they went off the air, with no announcements that I ever saw. There was one remaining Tijuana DTV transmitter to get on the air. It finally came on, on or before Jul 18. Here is the scenario as I saw it. Jul 18: At home, evening during some tropo, I noted a weak signal on d44 on my indoor antennas. That is a channel where no DTV had been seen before in Santa Bárbara. I finally got to Don Voegele’s place on Jul 23, finding through some tropo on his big dish that there is indeed a new DTV on the air. It is: RF 44 XHBJ-TDT “45” Tijuana (200 mi). It is replacement for analog XHBJ-45 Tijuana. That may have been the reason for delay in getting Tijuana analogs off, because of waiting for this last Tijuana DTV to get on air, and then the analogs went off right away. At my place, the last day that I remember seeing those analogs was approx Jul 19. By about Jul 20, they were gone. Tropo was barely fair that day (Jul 23) at Don’s place. A number of San Diego/Tijuana DTVs were seen, but the only analogs seen were KZSD- LP 39 San Diego (Azteca América, 175 mi) and XHDTV-49 Tecate (“My TV for San Diego” 220 mi). Yes — analog XHDTV-49 is still on, even with its XHDTV-TDT RF 47 “49” on. I did not see analog XHUAA relay 56 Tecate (it is not seen as often). No Tijuana analogs were seen, so are evidently off: XHTJB-3 XETV-6 XEWT-12 XHTIT-21 XHJK-27 XHAS-33 XHBJ-45 XHUAA-57. Jul 30: At Don’s place, San Diego/Tijuana tropo was poor, but analog XHDTV-49 and its DTV XHDTV-TDT 47 Tecate were good, and analog XHUAA- relay 56 Tecate was seen. So those two analogs are still on. I continue in early August to see XHDTV-49 at my place. Aug 6: At Don’s place, tropo fair, San Diego/Tijuana DTV, analogs XHDTV-49 and XHUAA-relay 56 Tecate, plus this new logging at about 0815 PDT for only a few minutes: Analog Ch 7 KZTC-LP San Diego (MundoFox [Spanish] 175 mi). It has been on air maybe 3+ years but I had not seen it here until now. XHBJ-TDT adds 1 new to my SBarb in-town DTV total, to make 59. If DTV seen from local mountains are included, the total is 67. KZTC-LP adds 1 new to my SBarb partially reconstructed analog total, to make 91 in- town and 118 with mtn loggings included. Best of DX to All (Dennis Park Smith, Santa Barbara CA, Sept WTFDA VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD) ** MONACO. GERMAN FORECASTS FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN VIA MONACO RADIO Coastal station DP07 Seefunk http://dp07.com/ is now broadcasting shipping forecasts for the Mediterranean in German on shortwave via the famous coastal station Monaco Radio. Reiner Dietzel, founder of the private coast station has announced that the relay has been agreed until the end of this season. The shipping forecast for the western Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea is broadcast in German from DP07 Marine Radio daily at 0740 UT (0940 local time) on the frequencies of Monaco Radio on 4363 kHz and 8728 kHz. The broadcast will be simulcast on both frequencies. Weather reports from DWD, France and Athens will be used. The German-language shipping forecast follows the forecasts in French and English. Reception reports are welcome via e-mail to info@dp07.com Each report will be rewarded with a QSL Confirmation Card, says Dietzel (from http://www.yacht.de 13 August via Alan Pennington, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** MONGOLIA. 12085.0, Aug 10, 0907, V of Mongolia, Khonkhor. English, songs, interviews, IS at 0930, Mongolian program; Mandarin program 1000-1030. Overmodulated. 35433 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast or Portugal, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via DXLD) ** MOROCCO. No signal from Radio Mediterranée 1 on September 1: [WAS:] 0000-2400 on 9579.2 NAD 250 kW / 110 deg to CEAf Arabic/French 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MYANMAR. 6165, Aug 24, 2322, Thazin R, carrier came on, frequency seemed clear after co/channel VOV-4 had closed 2259, warmingup tone, usual indigenous intro, Chin (listed) opening announcement, westernized pop songs (Martien Groot, Netherlands, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. 7200.1, Myanmar R., Nay Pyi Daw. Seriously distorted audio at 1150 to past 1215. Someone described this as "over-modulation", but I don't think so. If you inject an SSB carrier on the frequency, it reveals a very broken carrier, indicating a serious transmitter fault, not a studio-induced audio modulation issue. And of course we know that the txer has issues already with spurious signals approx. 14.3 kHz either side of the registered frequency (i.e. at 7185.8 and 7214.4 kHz). Both these spurs were also badly distorted. I hope this fault is remedied soon as their music is always enjoyable and relaxing listening. 24/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 7345, Thazin R., Nay Pyi Daw. Nice light Burmese pop music and announcements from 1040. Occasional "Thazin" ID and occasional mentions of Myanmar in that characteristic lilting sing-song local style typical of the local languages of Burma. No ID at the top of the hour due to Myanmar's 6.5 hour time zone. CNR 1 came on late at 1101 which flattened Thazin --- so that was the end of that!! 24/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. LOG: 7375 kHz, The Mighty KBC 01.32z Audio: O=4- 5 + MFSK-32. MFSK-32 txt+pic at 1500 Hz: ======================= 73+55 (roger, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. Frequency changes of Radio New Zealand International: 1551-1745 6135 050 kW / 035 deg AM Cook Isl., Samoa, Tonga, ex 7330 1551-1745 7330 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Cook Isl., Samoa, Tonga, ex 6135 1837-1850 9615 050 kW / 035 deg AM Samoa, Niue, Tonga, ex till 1950 1837-1850 9630 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Samoa, Niue, Tonga, ex till 1950 1851-2050 11725 050 kW / 035 deg AM Samoa, Niue, Tonga, ex 1950- 1851-2050 15720 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Samoa, Niue, Tonga, e x11675 - 1950 (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via DXLD) site: RAN ** NICARAGUA. 8989-USB, 2355, Pescador Preacher, Nicaragua. Preaching "la Palabra", Spanish, 353, 18/08 (Arthur Miller, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales, UK, JRC NRD 525, NRD 545, G5RV long wire, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) Reminds me of a Bob Wilkner log (gh) ** NIGERIA. 6089.84, FRCN, Kaduna. Impressive signal at 2230 with ID and indigenous chants to multiple drums accompaniment, and occasional comments in Hausa. Monitored through to 2300 when final announcements and the national anthem before s/off. The signal strength was pretty watery by the end! Also het from CNR2 on 6090. 11/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** NIGERIA. Voice of Nigeria is back on the air from Saturday, August 31: 0500-0700 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English 0700-0800 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf French 0800-0900 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sony ICF-2001D 30 m longwire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello Glenn, VON 15120 untraced this week in the mornings except occasional carrier with a typical hum. This morning, Aug 31, active from 0600 to 0800+ with many short breaks and variable signal strength and audio. The usual programming in English and French. Probably testing with different settings/powers? 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, 0841 UT Aug 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No signal from Sunday, September 1 0500-0900 on 15120 (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. Hello everyone, Just received an email for possible Radio Casablanca pirate tonight (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal canada http://www.youtube.com/officialswlchannel Envoyé de mon iPhone, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Début du message transféré : Expéditeur: "Richard \"Rick\" Blaine" Date: 3 septembre 2013 17:35:08 HAE Objet: Rick escapes from Nazi labor camp! Radio Casablanca returns! Dear friend, After many, many months of confinement in a Nazi labor camp, manufacturing faulty artillery shells, I recently managed to escape and make my way back to Morocco with the aid of members of the resistance. Radio Casablanca expects to return to the airwaves this evening, starting sometime between 0000-0100 UT. The frequency will hopefully be 6940 kHz AM, if there is no evidence of the Nazi jammers recently noted on the frequency. Otherwise, check around 6923 or 6978ish kHz AM as available. I hope you are able to join us if we make it on the air. For those who may have long been waiting for QSL confirmations from previous broadcasts, these will finally be issued shortly. I sincerely apologize for the long delay. War is hell, and prison is no picnic either. Richard Blaine, American, Radio Casablanca, (2135 UT 3 Sept via Gilles Letourneau, QC, dxldyg via DXLD) I soon got e-QSL (gh) Hello everyone, Radio Casablanca pirate on 6950.3 with rather weak signal at 0019 UT but did hear ID (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Canada, Sept 4, ibid.) Hello everyone, Radio Casablanca is not [sic, must mean now] on 6940 kHz at 0104 UT with a strong signal into Montréal; old time music and ID with email of radiocasablanca1@gmail.com (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Canada, ibid.) Heard Radio Casablanca from *0100-0230* on 6940 AM with "La Marseillaise" IS, intro and outro, audio clips from the film and great 1940s music. IDs (with email address) in NOAA-type robo voice. VG signal strength and audio quality; tnx Gilles for tip. 73 de (Anne Fanelli in Elma NY (near Buffalo), ibid.) ** NORTH AMERICA. 13875-USB, PIRATE-NA. BOR-Blue Ocean Radio, 1858- 1902, 08-23-13. SIO: 222. Per tip on HF Underground, heard BOR testing here with blues music (Chris Lobdell, Stoneham MA 02180, Eton E1; G5RV, NASWA Flashsheet Sept 1 via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. 1120, August 29 at 2035 UT check on caradio, KEOR is off again. August 30 at 1900, it`s still off. Only KMOX audible August 31 at 1221 altho there is a weak SAH from algo when it`s nulled. Regarding KEOR`s irregular late sign-on time (when not cheating all- night), Kevin O`Brien writes: ``Critical Hours - whatever that is? Glenn, In your show this week you talked about a station near you apparently coming on late as a daytimer, and it has critical hours license. It is likely following its license with its start time. Critical hours is a third operational period for AM radio stations, not many have it as an issue, but critical hours are a period of up to 2 hours AFTER sunrise and BEFORE sunset --- that a station operates in its third mode. These are listed as DA-3. Just as some are DA, DA-N or DA-2. Most appear to be newer stations and those that upgraded facilities. You can see why this may be needed when there are times that a distant station can be heard for a period of time before sunset at your location. If you can hear something from a location then that location could be bothered from a signal from your location. Hope this helps`` Yes, but FCC ought to specify exactly when the CH are in effect in each case. 1120, Sept 4 at 1220 UT, KEOR Catoosa/Tulsa/Sperry with praise music in Spanish, 1221 Radio Victoria program promo for some domingo shows; 1222 another such non-ID, music. KMOX had to be nulled at first, vs SAH of 270/minute = 4.5 Hz. Someone suggested previous late sign-on of KEOR would be in keeping with Critical Hours licensing, but not now. Its official September sunrise is 1200 UT and sunset 0030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1520, Sunday Sept 1 before and after 1030 UT, KOKC with `CBS News Weekend Roundup` anchored by Dan Raviv, in-depth news of the week. Can`t say I`ve ever heard this before, but it`s been around for years, full info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News_Weekend_Roundup No doubt because stations schedule it at sleepy times like 5 am Sundays. Same heard an hour later on CBS` own KMOX 1120 St Louis. BTW, KOKC with its 50 kW direxional westward is a common catch in Hawaii, NZ and eastern Australia. Here somewhat offbeam, it is rarely free of CCI at night (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Now with some 50 kW competition from Washington: see U S A 1520 ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1650, August 29 at 1123 UT, open carrier looping E/W; must be KYHN Sallisaw ``Fort Smith AR``; mixed with at least two others, sports from NE/SW, i.e. KCNZ in Iowa, and Spanish religion from NW/SE, i.e. KBJD Denver. Then at 1126 I hear Osgood from CBS in the mix, about Pres. Obama`s speech yesterday. Maybe that`s really from KYHN undermodulating. The Spanish 1650 mentions Radio Transmundial (TWR) at 1125 UT, apparently closing a program from them, and at 1130 a definite ID in Spanish as ``16-50 A-M, KBJD``. I am not going to render the pronunciation of each letter as everyone should know at least that much Spanish. 1650, Sept 1 at 1025 UT, ``Oklahoma`s Talk Radio, KYHN`` singing ID. Yet I see editors keep showing this as Arkansas, Fort Smith, which is merely its city of license. As I have outpointed repeatedly, KYHN transmitter site and business address are in OK, near or in Sallisaw, and now the station itself claims to be Oklahoman (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Super-signals from WWCR and WTWW and my strongest local 1390 KCRC with ESPN are conspiring to wreak havoc on my FRG-7 and its usual longwire antenna. Can`t be sure if something is amiss at KCRC or merely overload here. 9908-SSB, Sept 4 at 1254 I am surprised to hear a net here, could it be MARS? No, regular hams ragchewing, a K8, a WA5, a K7, and N4ZZ. I am not hearing this on the DX-398, so I tune it looking for a match, and find it on: 7128-LSB (did not notice which SB on 9908). Possibly one ham could be radiating a spur, but not a whole net of them! Seemed like real signals rather than image/spurs. Guess what: 9908 minus 7128 = 2780 which is the second harmonic of 1390. Just before that, I was also hearing KCRC mixing in the BS audio on 9980 WWCR. After 1300 there is QRM from the other BS on 9930 WTWW. Then 9908 is gone while the QSOs on 7128 continue. One of them was talking about Davidson County (Nashville), and I-40 to Jackson (TN). 18120, Sept 4 at 1333 as I am looking for CNR1 jammers, here`s KCRC again. This happens to be 2780 kHz from another very strong signal, 15340 RHC, which however is not to be heard on 18120. And another: 12760, KCRC mixing with BS on 9980 plus 2780; 12710 same but weaker, i.e. 9930 plus 2780. I am sure these are not real transmissions anyone else could hear, but I report them as an example of similar problems one may confront (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 104.5, August 31 at 1805 UT on caradio, I am hearing classic rock, very poor in jumble mixing with other weak signal(s), and then definite ID as ``104.5 KRXO``. Meanwhile the original full- power 107.7 OKC is now local-level sports talk, as in previously reported plan by Tyler Media to demote rock to the 104.5 translator so it can add yet another silly sports station to the saturated but insatiable OKC market. FCC FM Query shows that 104.5 is still really K283BW and 107.7 is still really KRXO. I haven`t yet monitored either for legal top-of- hour IDs, or 107.7 for another new false name? So the translator was barely making it to Enid, maybe with a bit of tropo enhancement, not present an hour later. The other signals on 104.5 would be KMYZ, 70 kW in Pryor OK (Tulsa mkt) and KFXJ, 45 kW in Augusta KS (Wichita mkt). At least there is no longer any adjacent blockage from deleted ``The Rocket`` KEIF-LP 104.7 Enid, which has yet to make a comeback as a full pirate after blatantly violating several FCC regulations since its inception, and legal commercial KCRC owner blowing the whistle on them (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Oklahoma City, 107.7 KRXO > Sports: The Franchise [NBC Sports Network] Oklahoma City, 104.5, K283BW Signs on, initially // WRXO [sic] 107.7, but now has changed programming to Classic Rock (FM News by BIll Hale, format and slogan changes, Sept VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD) Not exactly, as per my recent log: 107.7 was still classic rock for a while once 104.5 had come on duplicating it. Then 107.7 went to sports as above (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 42, Aug 29 at 1413 UT, minor area tropo visiblizes KMYT Tulsa, with My TV on 41.1 and TCN on 41.2, the latter being the ZUUS country music video net, which in OKC is on KOKH RF 24, 25.2 PSIP-labeled instead CMN --- seems there is no standardization about these. Meanwhile, other Tulsans are not strong enough to decode, e.g. KOTV RF 45, why? W9WI.com shows the two sites are within a few seconds of each other; KOTV is higher at 504 vs 381 meters, but KMYT is more powerful at 900 vs 840 kW, virtually insignificant difference. [later:] Here is a possible ``why`` --- the KOTV-45 signal would have decoded but is being interfered with by KSNW-45 Wichita. It`s about the same distance, and not unusual for area tropo to be in play both from Tulsa and Wichita. In the NTSC era, two full-power TV stations would never have been assigned on the same channel in cities so close. When there is CCI, we cannot see that; only decoding is prevented. (Except in rare instances where the signals are really equal, there may be a tiling mixture, frozen.) But that`s not all; there is a low-power 45 in OKC, KOHC-CD with 15 kW, rarely boosted enough to see here, but maybe enough at times to mess up other 45s. Consulting the W9WI.com listings by channel, there are more low-power OK 45s in Lawton, Elk City and Enid! K45EJ is Licensed with 25 kW analog in Enid as a relay of KSBI-DT 51, and K45EJ (no suffix) is also an Application for 11 kW DTV in Enid. In reality K45EJ has been off the air for YEARS, but still appears on the legal ID slide of KSBI. Do they really not know at OKC HQ that this station has been off the air all this time, or is it a Big Lie to preserve its ``presence``? Like an AM station, would the license have been deleted long ago due to inactivity, if the FCC knew? KSBI is received well enough on RF 51 direct [not 50 as I wrote first: that`s KOPX] like the other full-power OKC stations, none of which see any need for an Enid translator either, so I seriously wonder whether KSBI will ever get K45EJ back on the air. I hope not! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAKISTAN. 1260, Islamabad. Per Hiroyuki Okamura tip, R. Pakistan was heard on 1260.001 kHz today until -1813* UT, so apparently the planned 400 kW tx mentioned in the WRTH has now started (Mauno Ritola, Finland, mwoffsets Aug 19 via BC-DX Aug 29 via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) 1260 27.8 1800 R Pakistan, Peshawar med test av sin nya 400 kW- sändare. Gick utmärkt i 10 min. ID och sedan nyheter. Skall stänga kring 1815, men innan dess tog Grekland och Dammam, Saudi över kommandot. Tack till MR för snabbt tips! BE. 1260, 27.8 1800, R Pakistan, Peshawar with tests of its new 400 kW transmitter. excellent signal for 10 minutes. ID and then the news. Shall switch off around in 1815, but before that Greece and Riyadh, Saudi took over the frequency. Thanks to MR (Mauno Ritola) for the quick tip! BE (Bengt Ericsson? Sweden, ARC mv-eko Sept 2, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So is it Peshawar or Islamabad? (gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ** PAKISTAN. Radio Pakistan observed in Urdu at 1715 on 15235, 26 August underneath, and sometimes over top, of Channel Africa in English on same channel. Radio Pakistan on 15235 is scheduled on this frequency, but only until 1530. Heard in parallel with webstream which was around 30 seconds behind shortwave). (Alan Roe, Teddington, Middx, UK, Eton Satellit 750, telescopic, 10m random wire, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** PALAU [and non]. 9930, August 31 at 1256, good signal from YL gospel huxter in English, 1259:36 cuts on and off for most of a minute during attempts to play ``Onward Christian Soldiers`` IS, as if T8WH is changing antennas, and indeed it is, from 318 to 345 degrees per Aoki. 318 is across mid-China entering around Amoy on my NGS globe, while 345 runs just west of Koreas. Between 10 and 14, 9930 is on air Sat & Sun only (plus Quê Me, Vietnamese clandestine Fri 1200-1230, endorsed by some big-name US politicians), so collides with WTWW during the final hour, which cuts on with Brother Scare ex-5085 at *1302:34 (a bit after WTWW-1 5830 had already QSYed to 9479), WTWW 9930 now totally blocking World Harvest Radio. Aoki also shows the Sat 1245 program is `Mission for Christ`, on Angel 3, and at 1300 `Truth for the World` on Angel 5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PANAMA [and non]. Comunicado de Antena DX --- Saludos, estimados amigos oyentes, es un gusto ponernos en contacto con ustedes para agradecerles la sintonía y el aprecio que ustedes tienen así Antena DX, espacio radial dedicado a explorar el apasionante mundo de la radio, las telecomunicaciones y las nuevas tecnologías. Queremos informarles que Antena DX ya se puede escuchar en Costa Rica a través de Radio Cultural Pérez Zeledón en la frecuencia de 88.1 FM y 1580 AM y en http://www.radiopz.com Ya son 6 emisoras que emiten nuestro programa, como he de saber, Antena DX es único en Centroamérica por el momento. No existe ningún programa dedicado a esta temática, lo cual causa buena aceptación por los oyentes, ya que los oyentes de las radiodifusora se interesan por saber un poco más de este medio, mas bien Antena DX es un espacio que habla de la farándula radiofónica así como existen programas dedicado a los artistas. Por último, quiero invitarlos a visitar nuestro portal en internet http://programasdx.com/antenadx.htm en donde podrán escuchar los últimos programas. Si usted es dueño o administrador de una radio y esta interesado en retrasmitir nuestro programa no dude en escribirnos a lachispaestereo@hotmail.com Atentamente, Víctor Gutiérrez, Productor y realizador de Antena DX (Sept 2, via Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, DXLD) No, it`s not the only Central American DX/media program: Berny Solano`s `Mundo Soprendente` from Costa Rica, UT Sundays 0300-0400+ on 930, et al. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, Sept 4 at 1153, NBC Madang is the best PNG channel as I awaken a bit before sunrise here and hasten to 90 meters; choir is singing. (3385 and 3205 are off, carriers on 3365, 3345, stronger 3325). Back to 3260, at 1156 group talking after group singing, 1159 harmonious song thru hourtop, 1202 announcement seems TokPisin, believe kHz mentioned. Clip of speaker in echoey venue, 1204 YL in English news, ``scientists believe they have discovered a new`` something. Cut off the air rudely and abruptly at 1205:05*. Aoki shows the languages as Pidgin/Graged. Then checking others at 1205: 3325, 3345 and 3365 are still on, the last one with some audio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 2894, unID NBC station. Island music followed by adverts in English, mentioning PNG then time call in Pidgin, 0841 5/8 (Phil Ireland, Berry Creek, NT DXpedition, Icom R75 and Afedri SDR- net, EWEs), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 3874.6, Unidentified (possibly NBC) outlet here, heard nightly at Berry Creek, and also at around 1930 // 3385. If Phil’s station on 2894v is also this, that would put both frequencies equidistant from 3385 – so possibly a transmitter issue for Rabaul 9/8 (Craig Seager, Berry Creek, NT DXpedition, Icom R75 and Afedri SDR-net, EWEs), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) definitely Re David Sharp PNG log c. 3875, NZers believe this is a spurious xmtr signal of some kind. Interesting PNG info below from David Ricquish. Re: PNG Mystery --- There is a tech crew wandering around the various provincial sites trying to breathe life into various older SW transmitters (can't even get a list of licensed stations out of their regulator; they've even been using my WRTH listing as a supplementary guide to what's on the air!!!) let alone transmitter type - I'd hazard they're Japanese-supplied under some aid program at some stage. The same crew is also installing 1, 2 or 3 FM transmitters at the same site and putting FM aerials onto the single tower so that each SW station also has an FM // to the provincial SW service and a separate FM relaying the national service via satellite from Port Moresby, and in some provincial towns with high youth numbers, they're installing a third FM youth program also via satellite from PM. The end result being that Rabaul would have NBC East New Britain on SW/FM, NBC National [Voice of PNG] on FM and NBC Tribe FM [youth service] on FM. All from the one existing and upgraded SW tower system. Hope this labored explanation helps. It might be that the two spurs are linked to two of the new FM transmissions, bolted as they are onto an old SW tower of doubtful engineering repute and accompanied by a recently gingered up older SW transmitter that may or may not last until next time the wandering tech crew find their way back to Rabaul. It's an extremely hard place to get responses from, or much information, and NBC is notorious dark hole. Cheers, (Dave Ricquish Aug 27, via Jerry Berg via DXPlorer via SW Bulletin Sept 1 via DXLD) 3385, NBC East New Britain, 1159:56*, August 31. Suddenly off; earlier noted with series of advertisements (Kokopo Village Resort/Breezeway Restaurant – “five minutes to the center of Kokopo,” “Kokopo Village Resort is most definitely your home away from home.” Located in the province of East New Britain; website http://www.kokoporesort.com.pg/index.html almost fair. Audio of adv. at https://app.box.com/s/pfm13h8myfem7t22c7ur (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. BTW – Radio Fly on 3915 and 5960 both continue their long standing absence (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. QSL: Wantok Radio Light, 7325, sent FD QSL card and letter confirming May 2012 report. The letter was co-signed by Dorhsi Asang - Administration Receptionist, Alois Ok - Business Development Manager, and Joel Dopo - RF Technician. I'd originally sent an email report, a postal follow-up 2 months later, and then 2 email follow-ups in late 2012. In April, I sent a new email report, which I followed-up with in July. The latter email resulted in a prompt and friendly reply from Mr. Ok apologizing for the delay and saying they would organize a QSL card, which arrived a few weeks later. I'm glad my efforts finally paid off after 448 days. I sent the reports to qsl-at-wantokradio.org as listed on their website. The July followup was also sent to wantok-at-wantokradio.org which may be a better choice for reports. The email address shown on the letterhead and QSL card is alois-at-wantokradio.org which should also work, as should PO Box 1273, Port Moresby (Bruce Portzer, Seattle, WA USA, Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Wantok Radio Light, Port Moresby, 7325. After e-mail, a bid [big?] Wantok radio Card, featuring an antenna, and lots of people waving. Full data, v/s Dorish Asng. She also sent a 2 page information and acknowledge. In her e-mail she mentioned how pleased they were to get my letter. 4 weeks after the follow-up 3 years 9 months total (Wellner, Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** PARAGUAY. ZP14, 1020.105, R Ñandutí, Asunción coming in with fair peaks at this moment. 73 (Martin A Hall, 0543 UT Aug 30, Clashmore, Scotland. Perseus SDR, RPA-1 preamp, MFJ-1026 phaser (modified), beverages: 490m at 276 degrees, 460m at 236 degrees, both terminated. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/clashmoreradio/ MWCircle yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4775, Radio Tarma (Tarma), 2303 UT 30 Aug. ID de Radio Tarma en la que mencionan frecuencias que transmiten y comienza programa "Antena Deportiva" en el que hablan sobre deportes y menciona que es dia feriado y empiezan con titulares con fútbol peruano profesional, escolar, La Copa Perú y más. Luego anuncios publicitarios y siguen con programa deportivo y hablan de campeonato escolar de fútbol y Supercopa Europea, SINPO: 35323. 4775, Radio Tarma (Tarma), 0110 UT Sept 1. Música en español y después locutor de programa manda saludos a oyente y pone canción que pidió; después siguen con más música tropical andina, luego ID de Radio Tarma "Más cerca de Ti" y siguen con varias canciones de musica tropical, SINPO: 35233 (Marcos Cox, Vicuña, Chile, Receptor: DEGEN DE1103 + Antena Cable Largo 3 Metros, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4955, Radio Cultural Amauta (Huanta), 0030 UT Sept 1. Música peruana en quechua, y es cortada por anuncios publicitarios en quechua sobre un colegio y proyectos de desarrollo humano y siguen con otro locutor hablando en quechua que menciona "Radio Cultural Amauta`` y mencionan un programa municipal de los sábados y domingos; después siguen con más música en quechua y después música en español y anuncio que continúa programa en español, SINPO: 45444 (Marcos Cox, Vicuña, Chile, Receptor: DEGEN DE1103 + Antena Cable Largo 3 Metros, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 5980.0, Aug 12, 2120, R. Chaski, Cuzco. Songs, talks in Castilian. Adjacent QRM. 24331 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, SW Bulletin Sept 1 via DXLD) 5980, August 30 at 0059, JBA carrier from R. Chaski on FRG-7, seemed to go off about 0102:49.5* but there remained another carrier until 0103:19.5*, both approximate due to fading. Projected Chaski-cutoff should have been about 0102:45*, 10.5 seconds beyond last check 48 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5980. R, CHASKI. 01/09 0044 UT. Programa “los grandes temas” con el tema sobre los movimientos de la “nueva era”. Señal con SINPO: 44344. 73 (Claudio Galaz, Rx: Tecsun PL-660, Antena: Beverage de 15 metros, QTH: Centro de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) 5980, Sept 1 at 0100, carrier from R. Chaski, Urubamba, vs noise level more from storms than local devices, until sharp cutoff at 0102:56.5*. 48 hours earlier I did not get a sharp cut, so this becomes the one to measure from henceforth. I am back on the porch with the DX-398 and shortwire, trying out one of those clip-on mosquito repellents with a little fan built-in. Seems fairly effective as long as I keep it near my face and hands {but then I have to inhale it too}, but still covered up with various fabrix as much as possible in the heat. 5980, Sept 4 at 0050, R. Chaski carrier with some modulation, until cutoff at 0103:12.5*, which is 16 seconds later than 72 hours earlier, i.e. 5 and a third later per day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PHILIPPINES. 15190, Radyo Pilipinas; 1840-1908+, 26-Aug; Chit- Chatty talk program in Tagalog with occasional English and Spanish words, with hostess (&/or program name) Maria; segment about San Miguel beer (Filipino brew) at 1905; pop tune and Funky Town disco bumper. No ToH break, but lengthy ID promo at 1908 after end of Maria program. SIO=242+ and noticeably better after 1900. QRM sounded like splash, but no one nearby. (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PRIDNESTROVYE. PREDNESTROVIE, 23 August, 0330 to MW 621 kHz "On air radio Prednestrovie, good morning news ....". At 999 was not, but thundered some religious Catholic program in Latin; probably it was the radio Malta? At 621 kHz transmitter to 150 kW and is in reserve for the other 500/1000? (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria / "deneb-radio- dx" via RusDX Sept 1 via DXLD) Question on the radio: - Not recently of Radio Pridnestrovie on the frequency 999 kHz. Also stopped transmitting on shortwave. If you can, please, please, what is the reason? Resuming these programs or not? Best regards, Dmitry. Ryazan. The answer from the radio station: - ``I'm just the reporter Irina Shitova (our bosses on holiday) and I can say that they have been removed, as saving money on broadcasting - most likely will not program 're going to the Internet can listen to us online radiopmr.org - there in the right corner there is an online broadcasting.`` I recall that at 999 kHz the broadcasting in Russian "Prednestrovie", shortwave international service was conducted in English, German and French. At a frequency of 621 kHz is an internal broadcasting Radio Prednestrovie in Russian, Ukrainian and Moldavian (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia/ "deneb-radio-dx" via RusDX Sept 1 via DXLD)) ** ROMANIA. Summer A-13 schedule of Radio Romania International: 0000-0056 on 7335 GAL 300 kW / 310 deg to NoAm Romanian 0000-0056 on 9525 GAL 300 kW / 310 deg to NoAm Romanian 0000-0056 on 9700 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to NEAm English 0000-0056 on 11955 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to NEAm English 0100-0156 on 7335 GAL 300 kW / 310 deg to NoAm Romanian 0100-0156 on 9525 GAL 300 kW / 310 deg to NoAm Romanian 0100-0156 on 9700 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to NEAm French 0100-0156 on 11955 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to NEAm French 0200-0256 on 9520 GAL 300 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Spanish 0200-0256 on 9645 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to CeAm Spanish 0200-0256 on 11945 GAL 300 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Spanish 0200-0256 on 11955 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to CeAm Spanish 0300-0356 on 7350 TIG 300 kW / 337 deg to NWAm English 0300-0356 on 9645 TIG 300 kW / 337 deg to NWAm English 0300-0356 on 15340 GAL 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English DRM 0300-0356 on 17830 GAL 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English 0400-0426 on 17780 TIG 300 kW / 067 deg to EaAs Chinese 0400-0426 on 21540 TIG 300 kW / 067 deg to EaAs Chinese DRM 0400-0456 on 7350 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 0400-0456 on 9770 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 0430-0456 on 7390 TIG 300 kW / 037 deg to EaEu Russian DRM 0430-0456 on 9800 TIG 300 kW / 037 deg to EaEu Russian 0500-0526 on 9700 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu French 0500-0526 on 11830 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu French DRM 0500-0526 on 15340 TIG 300 kW / 187 deg to CeAf French 0500-0526 on 17770 TIG 300 kW / 187 deg to CeAf French 0530-0556 on 9700 GAL 300 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English 0530-0556 on 11875 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English DRM 0530-0556 on 17760 GAL 300 kW / 100 deg to SEAs English 0530-0556 on 21500 TIG 300 kW / 097 deg to SEAs English 0600-0626 on 7435 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German DRM 0600-0626 on 9700 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German 0630-0656 on 9770 GAL 300 kW / 140 deg to N/ME Arabic 0630-0656 on 11790 TIG 300 kW / 140 deg to N/ME Arabic 0630-0656 on 15400 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Arabic 0630-0656 on 17575 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Arabic Curierul Romanesc, Sundays only: 0700-0756 on 13750 TIG 300 kW / 142 deg to N/ME Romanian 0700-0756 on 15260 GAL 300 kW / 110 deg to WeAs Romanian 0700-0756 on 15760 TIG 300 kW / 142 deg to N/ME Romanian 0700-0756 on 17720 GAL 300 kW / 110 deg to WeAs Romanian 0800-0856 on 13750 TIG 300 kW / 142 deg to N/ME Romanian 0800-0856 on 15450 GAL 300 kW / 165 deg to EaAf Romanian 0800-0856 on 15700 TIG 300 kW / 142 deg to N/ME Romanian 0800-0856 on 17860 GAL 300 kW / 165 deg to EaAf Romanian 0900-0956 on 15240 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 0900-0956 on 15380 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Romanian 0900-0956 on 17600 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Romanian 0900-0956 on 17860 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1000-1056 on 15240 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu French 1000-1056 on 15380 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf French 1000-1056 on 17785 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf French 1000-1056 on 17795 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu French 1100-1156 on 15210 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English 1100-1156 on 15430 GAL 300 kW / 165 deg to EaAf English 1100-1156 on 17510 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English 1100-1156 on 17670 GAL 300 kW / 165 deg to EaAf English 1200-1256 on 9410 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu Romanian 1200-1256 on 9675 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German 1200-1256 on 11875 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German 1200-1256 on 13820 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1200-1256 on 15135 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1300-1326 on 15435 TIG 300 kW / 067 deg to EaAs Chinese 1300-1326 on 17860 TIG 300 kW / 067 deg to EaAs Chinese 1300-1356 on 11700 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1300-1356 on 15135 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1330-1356 on 13640 TIG 300 kW / 052 deg to CeAs Russian 1330-1356 on 15160 TIG 300 kW / 052 deg to CeAs Russian 1400-1426 on 9800 SAF 100 kW / 270 deg to SoEu Italian 1400-1456 on 9830 TIG 300 kW / 142 deg to N/ME Arabic 1400-1456 on 11945 GAL 300 kW / 140 deg to N/ME Arabic 1400-1456 on 15160 GAL 300 kW / 245 deg to NoAf Arabic 1400-1456 on 17800 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Arabic 1430-1456 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 210 deg to SEEu Aromanian 1500-1526 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 030 deg to EaEu Ukrainian 1500-1556 on 9690 TIG 300 kW / 037 deg to EaEu Russian 1500-1556 on 11620 TIG 300 kW / 037 deg to EaEu Russian DRM 1500-1556 on 11910 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1500-1556 on 15130 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1530-1556 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 270 deg to SEEu Serbian 1600-1626 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 270 deg to SoEu Italian 1600-1656 on 7315 GAL 300 kW / 135 deg to N/ME Romanian 1600-1656 on 9800 TIG 300 kW / 292 deg to WeEu French 1600-1656 on 9810 GAL 300 kW / 135 deg to N/ME Romanian 1600-1656 on 11950 TIG 300 kW / 292 deg to WeEu French 1630-1656 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 210 deg to SEEu Aromanian 1700-1726 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 030 deg to EaEu Ukrainian 1700-1756 on 9500 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1700-1756 on 9535 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English DRM 1700-1756 on 11740 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English 1700-1756 on 11975 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1730-1756 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 270 deg to SEEu Serbian 1800-1826 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 270 deg to SoEu Italian DRM 1800-1856 on 5920 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German DRM 1800-1856 on 7425 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German 1800-1856 on 9500 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1800-1856 on 11975 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1830-1856 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 210 deg to SEEu Aromanian 1900-1926 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 030 deg to EaEu Ukrainian 1900-1956 on 9500 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1900-1956 on 9665 TIG 300 kW / 262 deg to SoEu Spanish 1900-1956 on 11805 TIG 300 kW / 277 deg to SoEu Spanish 1900-1956 on 11975 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Romanian 1930-1956 on 5910 SAF 100 kW / 270 deg to SEEu Serbian 2000-2026 on 9800 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu French DRM 2000-2026 on 11975 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg to WeEu French 2030-2056 on 9800 GAL 300 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English DRM 2030-2056 on 11745 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to NoAm English 2030-2056 on 11975 GAL 300 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English 2030-2056 on 13800 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to NoAm English 2100-2156 on 15300 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish 2100-2156 on 17745 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish 2200-2256 on 7430 GAL 300 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English 2200-2256 on 9540 GAL 300 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English 2200-2256 on 9790 TIG 300 kW / 052 deg to EaAs English 2200-2256 on 11940 TIG 300 kW / 052 deg to EaAs English 2300-2356 on 9655 GAL 300 kW / 280 deg to SoAm Spanish 2300-2356 on 9740 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish 2300-2356 on 11795 GAL 300 kW / 280 deg to SoAm Spanish 2300-2356 on 11955 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. 5930 (good) // 5940 (Arman/Magadan fair-good) // 7230 (Yakutsk poor) // 7320 (Arman/Magadan fair-good), Radio Rossii with the news in Russian 0700 to 0710, Sept 3. 5930, “Radio Rossii Kamchatka”/GTRK Kamchatka, via the Yelizovo transmitter site on the Kamchatka peninsula. Good reception (slight audio hum) on Sept 3 from 0710 to 0800 with their local/regional programming (not // to the other R. Rossii sites); local IDs; “Radio Rossii Kamchatka”; chimes/bells; interviews; BoH sounded almost like “This is Kamchatka”; local news; at 0800 joined the other R. Rossii stations and again became //. A three minute recording at https://app.box.com/s/28ldp2uz650q9o7iaux2 (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Voice of Russia Gone! We used to hate the propaganda and jamming from Russia, but over the years that's been forgotten; it`s now sad that this international broadcaster (indeed any) is closing (Mike Terry, shortwavelistening yg via DXLD) Amigos, dias desses atrás li aqui na lista uma notícia sobre o fim das emissões em ondas curtas da Voz da Rússia em Janeiro de 2014. Escrevi para o serviço em português da referida emissora, demonstrando a minha tristeza e lamentando o fato. Vejam a mensagem que recebi do serviço em português: ``Bom dia, nosso caro amigo Rubens!;) Tudo bem? Temos muito prazer em receber e-mailes e cartas de voce! Não fique triste! Informação sobre o fechamento ou seja terminação das transmissões em ondas curtas ainda não é oficial; continuamos com o nosso trabalho! Continue escrevendo sobre temas atuais mundiais! Escreve para Correio de Amizade! Atenciosamente, serviço em portugues, Voz da Rússia`` Não há nada oficial ainda, portanto a Voz da Rússia prosseguirá com as suas emissões em ondas curtas. 73! (Rubens Ferraz Pedroso (PY5-007 SWL), Bandeirantes - PR., Sept 4, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Sez nothing official yet about stopping SW in January, but next comment says that is meaningless (gh, DXLD) Rubens, Isso não significa absolutamente nada. A rádio sai do ar na hora que a direção quiser e acabou. Já existe sim esta movimentação nos bastidores, já existe sim um plano de revisão das OC por parte da VOR, mas é lógico que eles não vão falar isso aos ouvintes. Anos atrás, a BBC dizia que o Brasil era uma audiência estratégica para a emissora, que as OC jamais iriam acabar. Faz anos que foram pro brejo... http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130821/182889844/Voice-of-Russia-Radio-Stops-Shortwave-Service.html http://swling.com/blog/2013/08/voice-of-russias-response-to-reported-shortwave-closure/ http://www.allmediainfo.org/international-broadcasting/shortwave/24836-voice-of-russia-radio-stops-shortwave-service.html http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/216536883/scat/88176adfdf246af5 73, (Denis Zoqbi, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Olá amigo. É claro que gosto muito de ouvir a Voz da Rússia. Se ela deixar as ondas curtas, haverão outras para serem ouvidas. Aliás, como dexista, se as grandes deixarem as ondas curtas, sobrarão as de médio e pequeno porte para serem ouvidas. O dexismo poderia até ficar mais interessante. Sempre haverá alguma coisa para ser ouvida nas ondas curtas. 73! (Rubens Ferraz Pedroso (PY5-007 SWL), Bandeirantes - PR, ibid.) Rubens, Discordo quanto ao fato de que a ausência de emissoras de grande porte beneficiará as pequenas. Quantas são as emissoras andinas, indonésias e africanas presentes no espectro hoje em dia, principalmente em ondas tropicais? O número é pequeno e a diminuição segue em ritmo talvez até mais rápido se fizermos um comparativo com as emissoras grandes. Sou da opinião de que para quem gosta de emissoras de radiodifusão (independente do porte), aproveite para ouvir, gravar ou confirmar, pois amanhã pode ser tarde demais. Já disse isso e é algo duro, mas verdadeiro: não há futuro para as transmissões de radiodifusão em ondas curtas ou tropicais. Tampouco creio que a sobrevida das ondas médias será muito longa. 73 (Ivan Dias Jr. - Sorocaba/SP, http://ivandias.wordpress.com ibid.) Ivan e Rubens, Concordo plenamente com o que disse o Ivan, a situação é esta. A Vóz da Rússia deixando as ondas curtas é uma perda para quem acompanha seus programas pelo rádio, não vai abrir espaço nenhum para outras escutas, muito menos para o dexismo, o espectro ficará ainda mais vazio. Assim como as grandes emissoras internacionais, o numero de emissoras regionais em ondas tropicais e curtas também despencou, esta é a realidade. 73 (Samuel Cássio, São Carlos SP, ibid.) Big stations closing may not benefit little stations much, but in this case VOR already cutting off 9665 to Latin America in English certainly benefits Voz Missionária, Brasil, which did not deserve to have VOR imposed on its only authorized 31m frequency (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Comment to "Voice of Russia will end shortwave service January 1, 2014" --- Definitely a long ways from the Radio Moscow (V of Russia's predecessor) in the cold war days when turning on a shortwave radio all you had to do is spin the tuning dial about half a turn to find them. Any SWL from the time period knows what I'm talking about and any ham operator on 40 meter phone in the evening couldn't avoid them. Today's Voice of Russia can be a challenge to find / receive, unless, of course, you audio stream from their website: http://www.voiceofrussia.ru/ There will still be domestic shortwave stations in Russia in Russian language. To get an idea of how many frequencies Radio Moscow would simulcast on, listen to this sign on from 1981; http://www.intervalsignals.net/files/rus-z-radio_moscow_000181.m3u or this sign on from the first day of attempted coup in 1991: http://www.intervalsignals.net/files/rus-z-rmws_coup_190891.m3u (Jack Amelar, Lowell MI, MARE Tipsheet 30 August via DXLD) [non] 9665 - V. Of Russia missing from here at 0130 05 Sept. Not sure if they have changed frequencies or already scaling back programming. I have been away for awhile so I'm not quite up on the latest news. Hearing Voz Missionaria, Brazil, on 9664.57 with good signals music and IDs (Stephen Wood, Harwich, Mass, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST I`m sure 9665 was still on until very recently, maybe stopped after August. Always with that annoying het from off-frequency Brasil showing they didn`t really care whether could be heard clearly (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) No trace of VOR on 9665 at a 0020 check Sept 5. Was there yesterday. Good signal at the same time from Romania on 9700, so not propagation related (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, ibid.) This important news arrived just a bit too late to be included on WOR 1685. More in next DXLD, and already in the DXLD yg (gh) ** RUSSIA. 13m has good signal from 21540 Kuwait, so ``15m`` should be open for hams around there; but all I hear are a Russian and a Ukrainian, q.v., working mostly US stations in the northeast, frequencies approx. due to weak signals: 21225-USB, Aug 30 at 1347, RN3GL, Mike, about 400 km south of Moscow, working stations in New England, New Jersey. So he`s not too far away from UR4MKY. QRZ.com shows: RN3GL Mikhail V. Yuyukin 398036 Lipetsk, ul. Katukova 30-12 Russia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RWANDA. 6055, Radio Rwanda, Kigali. French announcer with music from 2025. Good signal but close to strong CRI station on 10/8 (Philip Brennan, Darwin NT (Yaesu FRG7, Icom R75, Tony Magon pre-amp, EndzFed wire antenna, EWE, Random long wire, Tecsun PL660, Tecsun PL380, Tecsun PL360, Sony SRF 59, Grundig Satellit 2000), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 6055, Starting with test tone at 0240 on 24/8, next hymn by choir from 0255 and voices with reverberation echo sounds announced times, frequencies and programme parade in vernacular (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna, 16 meters long), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** RWANDA. 11805, Sept 2 at 1931, poor signal seemed Spanish, but it must have been Portuguese as scheduled, DW at 210 degrees from Kigali, i.e. for Angola (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RWANDA [non]. New Rwanda clandestine imminent --- A reminder that the new monarchist clandestine, Radio Inyabutatu, is due to start weekly broadcasts today Saturday at 1700-1800 UT on 17870 (via France??). Full details in DXLD 13-35. I am not optimistic about reception here, but should be good further east beyond the skip zone. (Glenn Hauser, 1445 UT August 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17870, Saturday August 31 at 1700, strumming & singing music for the first 5 minutes, 1705 announcement could be French, or maybe French- like intonation upon Kinyarwanda, for this is the new monarchist clandestine that Ludo Maes gave advance notice of via the TDP yg, altho his company is now Broadcast Belgium. Radio Inyabutatu it is called, tho I never caught such an ID, Saturdays only at 1700-1800 on 17870 via unspecified site. Wolfgang Büschel suspects Issoudun, FRANCE is most likely. Still does not appear in latest HFCC as of August 29. I compare it to Issoudun with RFI, 500 kW, 153 degrees on 17850, which ought to be about the same azimuth necessary for 17870: 17850 is quite a bit stronger. 17870 is better than BBC Ascension 17830, and much better than VOA Sri Lanka 17895 (site until 1730 switch to Greenville). About the same as 17745 Sudan Radio Service via Woofferton. 17870 has deep fades, but in the next few minutes improves at stronger peaks, now definitely not French, so presumed Kinyarwanda, mentions Rwanda, and Kigali; 1707 starts interviewing someone on phone. Bill Bingham in South Africa was hearing it better until 1729: ``Good, varying s9 to s9+20. Which probably fits with Issoudun as source, since we are more or less in the same general direction here in Jo'burg`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks to Glenn for the reminder. France??? Radio Inyabutatu, 17870, Issoudun ???? Aug 31, 2013 Saturday. *1700-1729. Straight into Rwandan music at *1700 sign on, OM singing. Unsure of backing instrument, maybe guitar? Or local stringed equivalent? Intro by French-accented OM from 1705, in presumed KinyaRwanda. Many mentions of “Inyabutatu”, an “internet” and a “dot.com”, a “Paul Kagame”, several “Rwanda”, and a “shortwave”. Another OM took over at 1713, replaced again by the first at 1720. Suddenly into another song with guitar? at 1723. Back to talk at 1729. Good, varying s9 to s9+20. Which probably fits with Issoudun as source, since we are more or less in the same general direction here in Jo'burg. Jo'burg sunset 1555 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Heard here in Caversham opening at 1700 GMT (Chris Greenway, ibid.) Hi Bill, Per Aoki: ``17870 Radio Inyabutatu 1700-1800 ......7 Kinyarwanda 50 195 Kostinbrod(Sofia) BUL 4240N 02320E RPRK MBR a13 Aug. 31-`` (Ron Howard, ibid. WORLD OF RADIO 1685) Hi Ron, Thanks for that. Yes, Bulgaria would also fit, it puts Jo'burg in an even better position. But it is hard to believe it is only 50 kW, sounds much more potent at my location. Just signed off at 1759*. Regards, (Bill Bingham, ibid.) Here is a recording I made with Radio Inyabutatu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI__xBeUR24 Started fair to strong shortly after 1700 UT then the signal got weaker. I used a Sony ICF-2010 with its own antenna (Tudor Vedeanu, (Gura Humorului, Romania), dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) What would Ivo Ivanov say? Did he hear it on a groundwave second harmonic? If it`s from neighboring Bulgaria, would not expect Tudor to get it so well in skip zone; back to France? (gh, ibid.) FRANCE, New TDP station is on the air - clandestine Radio Inyabutatu: 1700-1800 on 17870 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Kinyarwanda Sat from Aug. 31 (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Monitored via Global Tuners remote receiver in Italy: Observed opening with poor-to-fair reception at 1700 UT with 5-minute song with guitar accompaniment, followed by announcement in [presumed] Kinyarwanda language. No ID as such noted, though I caught the announced website URL (as previously announced on DXLD): http://radioinyabutatu.com The website has a live audio stream, but it was not in parallel with this SW broadcast (David Kernick, Interval Signals Online, ibid.) 17870, R Inyabutatu, Sofia?, 1700, 31/8, Kinyarwanda?, sx [singing?] by male, ID, http://www.radioinyabutatu.com interview, 444 (Tony Ashar, West Java-Indonesia, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) ** SARAWAK. Kuching, Sarawak. 5030, Very nice FD post card, featuring pagoda and scenes from Kuching. VS: Director of RTm broadcasting. 3 weeks after follow up, total 3 years 8 months (Wellner, Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) No longer any SW direct from Sarawak (gh, DXLD) ** SARAWAK [non]. 15420, R. Free Sarawak, Paochung (site not confirmed). The "Naughty Radio Station" is back!! S/on with a "warm- up" song in English at 1057, then into the usual lovely RFS intro music at 1100, with IDs Iban. Monitored the program for over an hour. Not particularly strong here as the 19 mb is not at its best propagation-wise at this time of year, but should improve towards spring and summer; but nice to hear it back again, 14/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) Same, Very strong 1203 with a couple of IDs, not much on the band this time of the evening, but RFS stands out, 31/8 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Yaesu FR101, amplified loop, Racal RA6790/GM, Loop skywire), Sept Australian DX News via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) 15420, Radio Free Sarawak via Taiwan (assume this is still the site). As I have observed and Glenn has reported, recent conditions on 19m have been very poor, but not so on August 28; decent reception at 1159 with music and ID; into usual chatting on phone; fair. August 29 back to having no useful reception. Very erratic propagation recently on this band! (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 17615, BSKSA, Riyadh. at 1350, this frequency runs // 17625, just 10 kHz away and both aimed at South Asia for their Arabic service. Not sure why they do that; any ideas? Also heard at barely audible level on // 21505. 15/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) As of mid August, these BSKSA transmissions have been missing for about 3 weeks: 0800-1000 French on 17785 (also 0750-0800 English on 17785); 1000-1230 English on 15250 (Observations by Rumen Pankov, Dave Kenny, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) 17660, BSKSA, Riyadh. On 19/8 1400-1555 a program in Urdu was (// 13775) and on 25/8 back in French. It is after long absence of programs in English and French 0751-0955 on 17785 and 1000-1227 on 15250 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna, 16 meters long), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) Giovedì 29 agosto 2013, Di nuovo un po' di ascolti seriali, con il VR5000DSP Yaesu, che chissà come mai l'hanno fatto con lo chassis *senza* prese d'aria!! ! :-0 1741 - 15435 BSKSA 1 + strong buzz. MB/BN (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) ** SERBIA [non]. re BCDX: ``BOSNIA/SERBIA International Radio Serbia in appeared shortwave again 1730-1800 6100 BIJ 250 kW 310 deg to WeEUR Italian August 22`` I think another version of this item was worded in such a way that it did not say the transmitter is back on air, instead rather said that this Italian programme is carried on 6100 kHz again, i.e. they turn it on already at 1730 now. Previously 6100 kHz was on air from 1800. I have not seen any reports of 6100 kHz being missing, which of course says nothing at all, as the Radio Pridnestrovya story impressively shows (no longer on air since the first day of July and no one missed it). (Kai Ludwig, Aug 31, DX LILSTENING DIGEST) Radio Serbia update: Yesterday 6100 kHz was still off around 1745 but on air after 1800 as scheduled. And today around 1830 it was on air again, wrapping up Russian after an art song, followed by English, in the opening saying "on 6100 kHz for Europe and 9685 (?) kHz for North America" (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Sept 1, ibid.) 9685, Sept 4 at 0053, still AWOL is International Radio Serbia, English to North America, without apology or explanation. Have you written to them yet? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SIERRA LEONE. SIERRA LEONE STARTS NEW METHOD OF MONITORING RADIO STATIONS --- News / Africa, September 03, 2013. Nina de Vries Communications student Mohamed Alpha Ba, 21, poses for a picture in the studio of the radio station he volunteers with, at Sierra Leone's prestigious Fourah Bay College in the capital Freetown, November 2012. A new system to monitor media outlets has been implemented in Sierra Leone. While some say this will help improve reporting in the country, others worry it may censor journalists. [caption] Like many reporters worldwide, journalists in Sierra Leone spend countless hours typing away at scripts and chasing down sources for stories. Reporters here tend to lack credibility, however, and so the country's Independent Media Commission [IMC] has decided to address the problem. The IMC, which is separate from the government, regulates media in the African country. The commission has a code that states journalists should be objective in their reporting and keep themselves free from government or opposition control. IMC Commissioner Augustine Garmoh said coverage of the 2012 presidential election showed many Sierra Leone journalists are not following the code. He said several radio stations gave more air time to certain parties, or sometimes only interviewed the ruling party and did not give opposition a chance to go on the air. "During elections we realized, most journalists, most media institutions, were divided among party lines. We saw the issue of objectivity eroded. So we realized even the reportage, the quality of reports, were skewed towards particular directions," said Garmoh. As a result, Garmoh said the IMC has launched a pilot project using a new media monitoring system called Stirlitz. Fifteen radio stations in Freetown, the country's capital, are being monitored by the IMC. The United Nations Development Program [UNDP] is helping to support the project financially and technically. Newspapers already are being monitored through the IMC using a different type of software to enter content data into a system. Hasson Jalloh is the project manager of media development with the UNDP. He said the system, which logs audio, video and metadata, will be useful if journalists are accused of making errors in their reports. "It is helpful because always you have a reference point, that in case there is some infringement you can always come back to past recordings and have evidence of what was actually recorded." The software also has been used in Ghana and Nigeria and worked well there, he said. Kelvin Lewis, the president of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists, sees the monitoring system as a dual-edged sword. He said on the one hand it will help reduce reckless reporting, but on the other... "It could be used to cower journalists into watering down their stories, into making sure they do not talk about things they believe would affect the government." A news reader at Cotton Tree News in Freetown, John-John Whitfield, said the idea is not so bad. “I am not that much worried. I would be worried if I am not going through the right path. As I told you, I have the IMC [media code]. It is my bible. It restricts me from certain things, and it guides me to do certain things. Once I know I am working in line with what my bible tells me, I am not worried." Another Cotton Tree News journalist, Tamba Tengbeh, said journalists should not be afraid to be critical of the government. "You just have to be bold enough and challenge people in position and hold them accountable for certain things." Garmoh insists the IMC does not want journalists to feel intimidated or censor themselves, especially when reporting on the government. He said they should see this as a tool to improve their reporting. "It is actually not a way to muzzle the press, not in a way to be a policeman, to be a watchdog. We are basically making sure there is peace in this country," said Garmoh. According to Reporters Without Borders, Sierra Leone ranks as 62nd out of 179 countries in press freedom this year. Finland has the top ranking. As for what happens with the information IMC documents, it will all be archived on Stirlitz at the IMC building. It also will be used as a teaching tool, said Garmoh. "We also want to use this for research purposes, because we have the University of Sierra Leone and other colleges around the country doing mass communications. We believe that they will be able to use the facility to come and look at archived documents, archived documentaries, archived programs of various radio stations and be able to make very good use of it." He said the pilot project will last until end of the year, and then the hope is to have a national system in place using the software to monitor all radio and television stations in Sierra Leone (From VOA News via Tony Ashar, Indonesia, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. Sentech's Meyerton transmitter, used by the BBC on 6190, has been faulty for at least the past two mornings. It keeps cutting out completely every few seconds or minutes, for several seconds. Not just the modulation, the actual carrier keeps disappearing. Extremely annoying and not much sign of progress in repairing the fault (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA, 1155 UT Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) BBC WS relay, 6190 Meyerton. Aug 31, 2013 Saturday. 0645-0717. Transmitter keeps cutting out every few secs to a minute (as yesterday, August 30, although I did not log it) SAH from 0703 to 0705 marked a change of transmitter, all OK after that. Jo'burg sunrise 0421 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA, 1226 UT Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) BBC WS relay, 6190 Meyerton. Sep 1, 2013 Sunday. 0530-0710. The usual transmitter change at 0600 was followed by a few seconds of modulation drop-out at 0602, then all OK after that. Presumably the carrier drop- out fault that has plagued the morning (local) slot for at least the last two days (August 30 and 31) has been repaired, or Sentech is using a different transmitter. Unlike yesterday (August 31) there was no need today for an unscheduled transmitter change just after the 0700 time pips. Jo'burg sunrise 0420 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. 9625, Channel Africa – Meyerton, 1342, 9/2/13, in Lozi. Apparent news with many mentions of place names including “Democratic Republic of Congo” and “Rwanda.” Fair (Mark Taylor and Bill Dvorak, Mini Dxpedition, 9/2/13, Lake Farm County Park, Dane County (Madison), WI, Equipment: E1 & Flextenna, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. GERMANY: 15620, Overcomer Ministry; 2141- 2205+, 23-Aug; Tune-in to English conspiracy stuff in regards to the U.S. Military, Health & Human Services & Obamacare. Cut off abruptly at 2154 by hymn, which was cut off abruptly by B.S. at2156. B.S. sed a lightning strike has cut off the tabernacle (didn't burn it down apparently). B.S. also sed he has 128K$ due "which is in the process of being paid". B.S. sed he is on 17 SW frequencies and will spend 200K$ this month. SIO=3+53; // 15390 also via Germany, SIO=3+53 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9980, Overcomer Ministry via WWCR, Nashville TN (presumed); 2222, 26- Aug; B.S. shouting & gasping--implied that the Rapture was coming "by the [end?] of the month". I waited if he lapsed into glossalalia, but at 2225, it abruptly morphed into a much calmer B.S. S25 peaks (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) Martedì 27 agosto 2013, Oggi un po' di ascolti seriali con il VR5000DSP. 0842 - 9930 BROTHER STAIR (UNID at 0600). SF/IN (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) WTWW once with 9930 on overnight instead of 5085 (gh, DXLD) 5085, August 31 at 0227, dead air from Brother Scare (hey, it rhymes!), back on at next check 0550 via WTWW-2. 5085 BS still going at 1247; 9930 cuts on at *1302:34 blocking another religionist in English from Palau, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Prezados colegas rádio escutas e dexistas, estou escutando agora uma emissora que nunca vi falar. Primeira vez que escuto. Não sei se algum colega sabe a respeito desta emissora, Radio Brother Stair transmitindo dos Estados Unidos em inglês como segue: 5890 31/08 08:30 utc u s a ee Parece ser uma emissora religiosa. Chega com bom sinal em Porto Alegre RS. Consultando o aplicativo short wave info me surprendi com a variedade de horários de transmissão da Brother Stair, a maioria em 5890 kHz. Grande 73 a todos e boas escutas (Paulo Michelon (ppm), Porto Alegre RS, radio escuta swl, radio amador pu3ppm, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Paulo, 5890 vem de WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee. Também fica em WBCQ, WTWW, WRMI, WWRB; não há ``Radio Brother Stair`` 73, (Guilherme Glenn Hauser, Aug 31, ibid.) Prezado Guilherme, me desculpe discordar de você, esta Radio Brother Stair existe, sim. Tenho o aplicativo do shortwaves shedules atualizado e tanto na consulta por frequência quanto na consulta por estação aparece esta emissora Brother Stair. Na consulta por estação ainda é mais inciso; mostra toda a grade de frequências e horários dela. Quanto a Rádio Nashville, a WWCR 1 2 3 e 4 consta também na busca por estação e por frequência mais nada tem a ver com a Brother Stair. São emissoras diferentes; única semelhança é ser ambas religiosas e ser dos Estados Unidos. Também consultei depois por curiosidade o site da Brother Stair na internet. Então, Guilherme, por todas as consultas que fiz depois, confirmou esta emissora. Agora estou mais informado. Obrigado de qualquer forma a intenção de colaborar. Grande 73 e boas escutas, amigo Guilherme (Paulo Michelon, Porto Alegre RS, radio escuta swarl py3 056, radio amador pu3 ppm, receptores Degen DE 1103 e Sony ICF 7600 DS, ibid.) Above is a horrible example of how some supposedly authoritative SW schedule references, and their apps are totally wrong or misleading. He informs me that I am wrong in saying there is no ``Radio Brother Stair``, and that what he hears on 5890 is not WWCR but BS`s own station, because they are apparently listed separately in his reference. I then replied thus: (gh) Paulo, Please excuse my English, which I need to explain this explicitly and correctly: There is no ``Radio Brother Stair`` -- I mean that there is no such station, and no such name used by B.S.; it is The Overcomer Ministry. His own website listing of frequencies and times is a huge mess. He gets times, frequencies and stations wrong, does not always show them by name or proper location. He is a major purchaser of airtime on *real* stations such as the five US stations I mentioned. Also on several European SW sites, which are constantly changing. He has *no* transmitter or station of his own. If you can understand his English, he is a total wacko, always anticipating the end of the world is nigh. But he manages to raise enough money to become a ``cash-cow`` for SW stations with airtime to sell. If you are referring to some listing which does not properly show 5890 and the other frequencies as the stations they really are, such as WWCR (which part of the time broadcasts other gospel huxters on same channel), you need to discard that listing! If you look at the complete program schedule of WWCR-4, http://www.wwcr.com/program-guides/WWCR_Program_Guide.pdf you will see that Stair/Overcomer is just a very long program that they carry. 73, (Guilherme Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** SPAIN [non]. 9600-9630-9660, Sept 4 at 0100, REE DRM is off the air, clearing among others its direct frequency 9620 from QRDRM. Quickly checked 11815, the other DRM channel and it`s off too, but supposed to close at 0100 instead of 0200 for ``9630`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. QSL received: lunes, 24 de junio de 2013 RADIO EUSKADI - 90.1 MHz - Yoar, Álava (E) Recepción producto de la megaesporádica del 30 de mayo. Más detalles en la entrada correspondiente a VIVE! RADIO Miranda. Escribí a Txabi Machain (Radio Vitoria) quién me respondió que él no me podía confirmar, pero que reenviaba mi correo a Goio Torrontegui, Director Técnico de Radio Euskadi. Supongo que gracias a él me ha llegado hoy la QSL confirmando tan inusual escucha, más una bonita camiseta. Muchísimas gracias! [reception was:] 30MAY2013 - 2016 UTC - 500 km (Mauricio Molano Sánchez, Spain, http://moladx.blogspot.it via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) = 300 miles, awfully short for Es. Below is the referenced item where he discusses this (gh, DXLD) Jueves, 6 de junio de 2013, VIVE! RADIO - 90.1 MHz - Miranda de Ebro (E) - QSL. La "esporádica" del pasado día 30 no sólo trajo las habituales señales alemanas, francesas, italianas; también entraron emisoras mucho más cercanas. Era tal el barullo ionosférico que, probablemente, esta emisora burgalesa me estaba llegando gracias a algún rebote hacia atrás en algún lugar de centroeuropa. [backscatter] No fue la única. También pillé un repetidor de Radio Euskadi en la misma frecuencia, y situado no demasiados kilómetros al este, en el límite de Álava con Navarra. También de Navarra, dos repetidores de R3. Todas estas emisoras están a entre 475 y 550 km de Aldea del Cano: demasiado cerca para un salto "normal" por reflexión en la capa E- esporádica. Esta mañana escribí a VIVE! Radio y en una hora y media me respondió muy amablemente Carlos Cuesta, Director del Grupo de Comunicación Promecal, y esta tarde lo ha hecho también el Director Musical, Mario Alberto Moreno. Muchísimas gracias a ambos! vive@viveradio.es 30MAY2013 - 1753 UTC - 475 km. Publicado por Mauricio Molano Sánchez a las 21:09 (via DXLD) ** SRI LANKA. 11905, SLBC. Noted in different weekdays always with news in English 0200-0202 and next in Tamil/Hindi program with native songs and pop evergreens in English 0202-0230. A song "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler at 0212 on 19/8 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna, 16 meters long), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** SUDAN. Domenica 25 agosto 2013, *16.30 - 9505 kHz, "RADIO DE LA DIFFUSION AFRIQUENNE" Così si annuncia la Voix du Sudan in francese. French, IDs OM, musica reggae, intervista e --- R&B USA??? Segnale molto buono. PL-660 SYNC-USB 100% wiped out R. Australia 9500!!! (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) 9505, Voice of Africa, Omdurman. In English at 1745. Bad QRM from Romania on 9500, but fully readable on USB. 26/8 (Börje Jansson, Borlange, Sweden (Sangean ATS 909, Kenwood R-1000, LW, 34 meters N/S @ 4-5 meters + home made ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 11560, 0600, R Miraya via Bulgaria. YL English/Arabic, long debate about parking in Juba, many IDs as "Miraya Breakfast Show", off 0600, 343, 28/07 (Michael L Ford, Newcastle-u- Lyme, Staffs, NRD515, NCM515, NRD545, 85' lw, Wellbrook 330ALA loop, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) Welcome to the Second World? (gh) ** SYRIA. Síria, Radio Damascus, The External Service 1600-1700 UTC/GMT Turkish daily 9.330 Khz and satellite 1700-1800 UTC/GMT Russian daily 9.330 Khz and satellite 1800-1900 UTC/GMT German daily 9.330 Khz and satellite 1900-2000 UTC/GMT French daily 9.330 Khz and satellite 2000-2100 UTC/GMT English daily on satellite 2100-2200 UTC/GMT English daily 9.330 Khz and satellite 2200-2300 UTC/GMT Spanish daily 9.330 Khz and satellite QRV (Ulysses Galletti, Aug 30, radioescutas yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) Diz quem??? Fora do ar de 9330 faz muito tempo, antes da guerra civil. 73, (Guilherme Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, ibid.) Según Pedro Sedano, habrían retornado a la onda corta por los 9330 KHz de 2200 a 2300 UT. Alguien la ha escuchado? (Ernesto Paulero, Argentina, Sept 1, condiglista yg via DXLD) Hola Ernesto. Nosotros nunca dejamos de transmitir. Lo que pasa que nuestra señal no les llega; no sabemos muy bien qué pasa. Esperemos que todo se resuelve y estemos recibiendo reportes de recepción todos los dias. Gracias por tu comprensión y apoyo. Un abrazo de todo el equipo de Radio Damasco. Atte. Amelia Puga (via Paulero, Aug 2, ibid.) Can it be she is not aware that the SW transmitters have been off the air for years??? Shhh --- don`t tell the staff! (gh, DXLD) On Saturday the Information Ministry in Damascus ordered Syrian radio and TV broadcasters to interrupt regular programs and switch to war status, airing patriotic content and militlary marches. http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2013/08/syrian-tv-radio-switch-to-war.html (Georgi Bancov, dxldyg via DXLD) source? here it is again with same typo: SYRIAN TV, RADIO SWITCH TO WAR PROGRAMMING DEBKAfile August 31, 2013, 11:05 AM (GMT+02:00) The Information Ministry in Damascus ordered Syrian radio and TV broadcasters Saturday to interrupt regular programs and switch to war status, airing patriotic content and militlary marche (via A. Borgnino via Roberto Scaglione, bclnews.it via DXLD) Hello DXers, Starting Saturday 31/8 all the Syrian Radio networks started broadcasting R1 Idhaat Aljamhouriya Al Arabiya Alsouriya (Syrian Arab Republic Radio) with patriotic songs praising the Syrian Army. Monitored the following frequencies: 783 Normal R1 Freq. 666 normal Voice of the people (Sout Alshaab) is now carrying R1 567 // 783 with R1 Online streams are almost the same. Sout al-Shaab (Voice of the People) and Sout al-Shabaab (Voice of the Youth) streams are carrying R1 programs But R1 stream is carrying the overseas section of Radio Damascus, around 1800 UT there was the German section of R. Damascus. Now 0430 UT 1/9 carrying Hebrew section. All the best (Tarek Zeidan, Cairo, Egypt, 0437 UT Sept 1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) That's what they for years used to do on satellite, and so obviously still do, with the same three studio outputs obviously being used also for the webstreams (which thus could be run from abroad by a third party, using a satellite signal as source). Someone with a steerable dish in Europe should check out Express AM- 22, the satellite that became the new home of IRIB's transmissions to Europe as well. Listed on this satellite is a SRT signal on 12.545 GHz h with a symbol rate of 3.000 and FEC 2/3, cf. http://www.lyngsat.com/Express-AM22.html It seems that usual DVB-S boxes miss on search scans this SCPC-style signal, apparently uplinked directly from Damascus without even entering a service ID instead of the "Tandberg TV" placeholder. Thus it probably gets easily overlooked. It further seems that Noorsat in Bahrain remuxes these Express AM-22 feeds into one of its muxes on Eutelsat 7 West (10.922 GHz v), on a spot beam covering North Africa and the Middle East. Worth to check it out from there, where it should appear as "on Nilesat" due to the co- positioning. And another remux of the TV program (labelled "Syria Satellite Channel") and the three radio channels is even listed for Galaxy 19 on 12.146 GHz v. Should be checked out as well, since it would be pretty remarkable if SRT programming is still relayed by a presumed uplink in the USA (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 0913 UT Sept 1, ibid.) In the past hour, I have been monitoring the Syrian radio and television services on satellite regarding the news that the Information ministry of Syria has ordered the Syrian radio and TV to interrupt regular programs and start airing patriotic content such as military music. Here is some up-to-date information: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2013/09/monitoring-syrian-state-radio-and.html (Georgi Bancov, Sept 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SYRIA [non]. TWR to Syria (additional information to end any speculation about the "clandestine" character of the broadcasts) TWR ANNOUNCES LIVE CALL-IN BROADCAST TO TURBULENT SYRIA July 8th, 2013 Live broadcasts sharing the hope of Christ with war-racked Syria have been launched by TWR. Hope for Syria is a live, 30-minute program in the Syrian Arabic language. It airs daily at 11:56 p.m. Syrian time on 1233 AM. “The program is aired live to invite listeners to call in and interact with the presenters of the programs,” said TWR’s Arabic ministry director, whose name is withheld for security reasons. “This is mainly to help people who are in tragedy in Syria to know that we care for them, and they can ask for prayer and find comfort and help by interacting with the program presenter.” This new outreach arose from TWR’s partnership with several organizations, including IBRA Media of Sweden, which is sponsoring 50 percent of the airtime for this special initiative. During the next four months, Hope for Syria will spread the message of true peace amid the civil war that reportedly has killed nearly 100,000 people in the Middle Eastern nation. In addition to the program for Syria, TWR daily broadcasts several hours of Gospel messages in Arabic. Detailed broadcast schedules can be found at http://www.arabicprograms.org and http://www.twr.org An iOS app with high-quality Christian content in Arabic is also available for free download in the iTunes store at http://goo.gl/2GswX TWR’s Arabic Ministries department actively seeks ways to help and bless people of Syria who are going through tremendous turmoil. To help provide hope to people in Syria, visit http://www.twr.org/syria (via Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, Aug 29, DXLD) 1233 kHz site: CYPRUS ** TAIWAN. 11500, Sound of Hope, 1212, August 26 and 29. Both days with no jamming by CNR1 programming; decent signal strength, but muffled audio; both days with same recorded ID in English; spelled out their web address (URL - “wwwsoundofhopeorg”) and said “Sound of Hope” with background singing. Very consistent timing for this distinctive ID. Audio at https://app.box.com/s/i2n2t5c2ewdhlmo5fbyl (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN [non]. PCJ Happy Station --- In a few hours 1330-1430 Happy Station is back on 11835 from Trincomalee. Interesting competition in which you stand a chance to win a Tecsun S2000 radio. Reports welcome. GVG (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, 1344 UT Sept 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) A reminder that PCJ Radio International resume their weekly broadcasts today (Sun 1 Sep) at 1330-1430 on 11835 kHz (125 kW) with Focus Asia Pacific with Andy Sennitt then the Happy Station Show with Keith Perron. Although the transmission targets East and South East Asia (from the Trincomalee, Sri Lanka transmitter site), reception in the UK becomes more of a possibility as days start to get shorter. More details at: http://www.pcjmedia.com/ (Alan Pennington, Caversham, UK 1451 UT Sept 1, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Thanks to the reminder posted here by Alan, today (1 September) I listened to this program from 1330 till 1430 UT here in Germany. Signal was very weak at the beginning but later became strong enough for getting the ID of PCJ Media. Was it also heard in the UK? 73 (Harald Kuhl, Germany, Sept 1, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) It was at this QTH, Harald, with similar reception conditions to you. Slightly weak to start with but as the afternoon went on things gradually improved (Russ Cummings, North Ferriby, East Yorks, UK, AOR 7030+, 60ft long wire, ibid.) This Sunday [Sept 8, 1330-1430 via SRI LANKA 11835] On Focus Asia Pacific with Andy Sennitt we have coverage of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and how the Japanese government after 2 years is losing patience with TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company). Plus a report on how Thailand is planning to introduce tougher tobacco laws. This will be followed by the Happy Station Show with some of your music requests and Bob Zanotti with another Name Game. Come join us. We also have some other surprises coming out in October, November and December (Keith Perron, PCJ Radio, Sept 4, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** THAILAND. 5820, August 31 at 1249, very poor signal must be BBCWS as now scheduled Saturdays and Mondays only at 12-14, instead of 5875, 5840 or 5980 other days of week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET. PBS Xizang: On 1 August, I heard PBS Xizang with quite good reception on 4820 kHz from 2145 UT. They were playing a slow instrumental song. Quite nice background music whilst I updated some notes, generally tidied up the desk, and waited for the next tune. Ten minutes later, and I start thinking that this is a long song, but it finally came to an end – only to start all over again! And then after another five minutes, it repeated once again – and kept on repeating. Mercifully, at 2230, the song is interrupted when the transmitter gives way to a CNR1 relay. It was a sentimental song, and as I listened, I started thinking that the tune would be ideal as a backing track for a sad tale which, as the song reaches its conclusion in slightly uplifting style, has a happy ending and all is well. Maybe the heat of the day (officially the hottest day this near in London) or maybe just hearing the same song for around 10 repetitions, has finally sent me over the edge! That’s all for this month – I look forward to your comments and contributions for next time (Alan Roe, UK, Listening Post, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) August 29, being down for the recent tx maintenance is over. Quick check at 1238 found 4820 (QRM AIR), 4920 (QRM AIR) and 6200 all back with good signals. Nice while it lasted! (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see INDIA Xizang PBS SW back to normal now. This happened during the day today, 29 Aug. During the off period only 7255 and 7385 were active, both in Tibetan (Olle Alm, Sweden, 29.8.2013, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CHINA. 6130, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, 1600, Aug 29, English "Holy Tibet". Very unfortunately they are back again on this frequency ruining any chance of hearing co-channel Laos which was still in the clear Aug 28 2200. // 6025 has been reactivated as well (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX WORLD OF RADIO 1685, LISTENING DIGEST) 4820 is also noted back from today causing interference to AIR Kolkata. It was off air for some days -- Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, August 29, ibid.) ** TIBET [non]. 15525, Sept 2 at 1402, fair signal with bits of choral music, non-Chinese talk, no doubt V. of Tibet, via MADAGASCAR. Looked up later in Aoki, shows this jumping to 15520 at 1408-1428. Or at least it did on some occasion. No jamming audible today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [non]. 17730, Sept 4 at 0105, poor signal in Chinese, i.e. CNR1 jammer against RFA in Tibetan via veiled site Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as in Aoki; transmission and jamming absent from HFCC as both sides pretend neither exists (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIMOR LESTE. 1404 kHz, TIMOR L’ESTE. R. Timor Kamanek, 4/8 2220 - Nice and strong almost as expected seeing the short distance from Darwin. Local language as well as the expected Portuguese (John Schache, Location – Berry Creek, NT, Receiver – Afedri SDR-Net, Antenna – EWE, loop, Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 1404, R. Timor Kmanek, Díli. Mass or Angelus in Portuguese 0920. A bit of co-channel QRM, but coming in rather well otherwise, 5/8 (Craig Seager, Icom R75, Afedri SDR-Net EWEs, Berry Creek, NT, ibid.) ** TUNISIA. 7275, August 30 at 0546, notice that IWT is gone before usual closing just before 0600; I had been dozing to its music around 0535 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. Summer A-13 SW schedule for Voice of Turkey: 0000-0155 on 7260 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Turkish 0100-0155 on 9770 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to SoAm Spanish 0100-0155 on 9870 EMR 500 kW / 270 deg to CeAm Spanish 0200-0255 on 9465 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Uyghur 0300-0355 on 6165 EMR 250 kW / 138 deg to N/ME English 0300-0355 on 9515 EMR 500 kW / 325 deg to NoAm English 0400-0555 on 6040 EMR 250 kW / 138 deg to N/ME Turkish 0400-0555 on 11980 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish 0600-0855 on 11750 EMR 500 kW / 097 deg to WeAs Turkish 0600-0855 on 11955 EMR 250 kW / 150 deg to WeAs Turkish 0600-0855 on 13635 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish 0700-0755 on 11730 EMR 500 kW / 095 deg to CeAs Azeri 0830-0955 on 11795 EMR 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs Persian 0900-0955 on 11750 EMR 500 kW / 210 deg to NEAf Arabic 0900-1155 on 11955 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to WeAs Turkish 0900-1155 on 13635 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish 1000-1025 on 9855 EMR 500 kW / 032 deg to EaEu Tatar 1000-1055 on 9655 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Georgian 1030-1055 on 13650 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Uzbek 1100-1125 on 7210 EMR 250 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Bulgarian 1100-1155 on 15240 EMR 500 kW / 062 deg to EaAs Chinese 1130-1225 on 13760 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu German 1200-1225 on 11825 EMR 250 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Turkmen 1200-1255 on 13710 EMR 500 kW / 092 deg to SoAs Urdu 1200-1255 on 13635 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish 1230-1325 on 11700 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Uyghur 1230-1325 on 15450 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English 1300-1355 on 11965 EMR 500 kW / 020 deg to EaEu Russian 1300-1555 on 9840 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish 1330-1355 on 11880 EMR 500 kW / 062 deg to CeAs Kazakh 1400-1425 on 9610 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Italian 1400-1455 on 9540 EMR 250 kW / 150 deg to N/ME Arabic 1400-1455 on 17770 EMR 500 kW / 252 deg to NWAf Arabic 1500-1525 on 11765 EMR 500 kW / 092 deg to WeAs Dari 1500-1555 on 9765 EMR 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian 1530-1555 on 11765 EMR 500 kW / 092 deg to WeAs Pashto 1530-1625 on 9530 EMR 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs Azeri 1600-1625 on 11765 EMR 500 kW / 092 deg to WeAs Uzbek 1600-2055 on 5960 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to N/ME Turkish 1600-2055 on 9460 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish 1630-1725 on 11930 EMR 500 kW / 270 deg to SoEu Spanish 1630-1725 on 15520 EMR 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs English 1730-1825 on 7360 EMR 500 kW / 190 deg to CEAf French, new 1730-1825 on 11835 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu German 1830-1925 on 9785 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English 1930-2025 on 7360 EMR 500 kW / 252 deg to NWAf French 1930-2025 on 9635 EMR 500 kW / 300 deg to WeEu French 2030-2125 on 7205 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to SEAs English 2200-2255 on 9830 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to NoAm English (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via DXLD) ** UKRAINE. 13m has good signal from 21540 Kuwait, so ``15m`` should be open for hams around there; but all I hear are a Ukrainian and a Russian, q.v., working mostly US stations in the northeast, frequencies approx. due to weak signals: 21255-USB, Aug 30 at 1339, UR4MKY calling CQ; says he is in the eastern part, and fonetik calls easy to copy. QRZ.com shows: UR4MKY Taras Kudimov P.O. Box 207021 94207, Alchevsk Ukraine That`s in the easternmost province of Ukraine, Lugans`k. Profile and photos show he`s 21 years old (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. BBC TO MOVE SWAHILI RADIO AND ONLINE PRODUCTION TO EAST AFRICA --- Date: 27.08.2013 Last updated: 27.08.2013 at 11.47 Director of BBC Global News, Peter Horrocks, will be in Nairobi to announce plans by BBC World Service to move the entire radio and online production of BBC Swahili service to East Africa. . . http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/swahili-east-africa.html (via Hansjoerg Biener, Sept 1, DXLD) BBC BURMESE NOW ON FM IN BURMA http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/bbc-burmese-fm.html (via Hansjoerg Biener, DXLD) In fact 20 minutes of completely apolitical programming per week. And of course recorded, allowing their partner (or rather: those censoring their partner) to edit the material. Still a bit too little to consider it the big breakthrough, I would say. That they do so raises a question: Is hard journalism still a top priority for BBC WS? And if yes, then why this bragging? Who do they want to impress here? (Kai Ludwig, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. BBC changes: - additional frequencies 0000-0100 on 7320 DHA 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs English 0100-0200 on 9500 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs English 1500-1600 on 9735 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs English 1600-1700 on 9910 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs English - frequency changes 1200-1400 5820 NAK 250 kW / 025 deg to EaAs English Mon/Sat, ex 5875 1200-1400 5840 NAK 250 kW / 025 deg to EaAs English Tue/Fri, ex 5875 1200-1400 5875 NAK 250 kW / 025 deg to EaAs English Wed/Sun, ex Daily 1200-1400 5980 NAK 250 kW / 025 deg to EaAs English Thu, ex 5875 1830-1900 9720 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kirundi Mon-Fri, ex 15790 (Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News 797, Sept 3 via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. 10051/USB, WSY70, New York Radio Volmet; 1945- 1950*, 28-Aug; Gave graphic description of clouds; "towering cumulo- nimbus"; don't recall hearing that before. Brief step-on at end when VFG came on; don't recall hearing that happen before either. 10051/USB, VFG Gander Radio volmet; *1950, 28-Aug (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6604-USB, Aug 29 at 0514, New York Radio with Baltimore VOLMET not missing, WSY70 found here after no signals on 2000 and 3485 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4316-USB, Aug 30 at 0518, YL with marine weather, VG signal strength but horrible modulation: background noise and distortion at modulation peaks. It`s been this way for months if not years; no amateur would allow her rig to be so out of whack, but this is professional? The comprehensive schedule of marine weather broadcasts at http://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/Maritime_Weather_Transmissions shows at this time it is: ``0515 New Orleans, LA (NMG) (NMG-2) U.S. Coast Guard 4316, 8502, 12788 kHz UNITED STATES - Atlantic and Gulf Local Notice to Mariners and weather`` She sounds like a real human, rather than a robot, while a roboYL is giving non-// but similar marine weather on weaker 4369-USB at 0520, citing lots of coördinates in the Atlantic, and with good modulation. BUT that frequency (nor 4368, 4370) is not listed at any time in HFUG list! Searching UDXF yg logs, we find 4369 as a WLO Mobile AL frequency but not reported since last year (Glenn Hauseer, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 12788/USB, NMG New Orleans LA (EiBi listed); 2135, 23-Aug; M robo-voice with Atlantic coast marine weather. Strong; // 8502 also via N.O. but nearly covered by strong screech. Listed 4316 via N.O. not heard (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow- tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 17095-CW, Aug 30 at 1334, CQ DE WHL marker once, then ute bursts, 1337 another ID. A couple logs in UDXF this year from Vincent Lecler, France show this as St. Augustine Radio (Florida) on 17095.1; but what is its purpose? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 6823-USB, Wednesday Sept 4 at 1347, Army MARS net with ``TTX`` the NCS; still 1358 discussing computer training, reports and exercises, with ``6KF``, ``6QE``, 1400 about formatting messages on Wordpad. One of them likes this frequency instead of ``M146`` (real kHz must never be spoken for security!). These are abbr`d calls; as previously logged April 18, 2013 at 1343, in DXLD 13-17, full call AAM6TTX being Scott Hamende of Texas Army MARS, and followed up in 13- 33 on another frequency, 5205, both on Thursdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Route 66 special event stations --- Decades ago the Route 66 connected Chicago with Santa Mónica in California. While nowadays the Interstate Highways serve this purpose, the Route 66 myth lives on. The special event stations W6B to W6Q, W6S, and W6T want to keep this spirit alive on the bands. QRV from the 7th till the 15th. QSL only via direct; for info see: http://www.w6jbt.org/2013site/qsl-card-routing-and-station-website-addresses/ http://www.qsl.net/route66/index.htm http://www.w6jbt.org/2013site/route-66-on-the-air/ (Southgate Sept 5 via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. VOICE OF AMERICA HITS NEW LOW IN LATE COVERAGE OF MAJOR WASHINGTON NEWS EVENTS --- By BBGWatcher on 29 August 2013 in Featured News, Hot Tub Blog with No Comments === BBG Watch Commentary VOA report on Obama's comments on Syria On one of the most important news days in Washington, U.S. taxpayer- funded international broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) was once again late and perfunctory in posting major U.S.-oriented news stories on its English website. Once again, BBC, Russia Today, and Al Jazeera offered faster and more extensive coverage than Voice of America and received thousands of Facebook "Likes" for their news stories from the United States, while VOA's social media engagement numbers were close to zero. VOA was late in posting a news item on President Obama's comments on Syria made Wednesday in a PBS interview. Then it took several hours for the news item to be advanced to the top stories on the VOA website. The same happened with the VOA news report on President Barack Obama's keynote address Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Both initial VOA news items were also embarrassingly short. The initial VOA news report on Obama's comments on Syria had only 408 words, while BBC report had 1,345 words. Russia Today's report had 1,183 words. VOA's initial news item on the Martin Luther King ceremony had only 416 words while BBC's report had 896 words. The BBC English news website had an extensive report on President Obama's comments on Syria almost immediately after the airing of his PBS interview and posted it as its top news story. It took VOA several hours to put both Obama stories among its top news items on its English website. BBG Watch has learned that the Voice of America often does not have a single person working in itsCentral Newsroom during the evening hours to post and update stories for the English website. Any updating and posting of news stories during that time must be done remotely by a VOA employee working from home. News reports already filed by VOA correspondents often languish for many hours before they are posted. Even then, they are often edited down to a few paragraphs. According to sources, this happens regularly. It happened again Wednesday with both Obama-related news reports. Sources told us that VOA correspondents apparently spent hours chasing top managers to get their reports posted and advanced to the top stories section of the VOA website. BBC report on Obama's comments on Syria By the time a VOA correspondent report on President Obama's comments on Syria was finally posted and and still showed 0 (zero) Facebook "Likes" and 0 (zero) Tweets, the BBC report already had 1,713 Facebook "Likes" and 634 Tweets. Such dismal social media engagement performance by VOA is seen news story after news story, day after day. Even when VOA correspondents provide good reports on major news stories, they often are shortened, posted late, and not advanced to the top stories section. Exposed to this kind of late and perfunctory news coverage, international audiences have stopped going to the VOA English website and to VOA language websites which often have to use the same late and short reports. Russia Today report on Obama's comments on Syria Russia Today`s report on President Obama's comments on Syria had 2,100 Facebook "Likes and 705 Tweets. Al Jazeera report on Obama's comments on Syria Al Jazerra`s report on President Obama's comments on Syria had 354 Facebook "Likes" and 143 Tweets. BBC report BBC`s report on President Obama's speech honoring Martin Luther King Jr. had 4,654 Facebook "Likes" and 1,101 Tweets. VOA report VOA`s report on President Obama's speech honoring Martin Luther King Jr. had only 35 Facebook "Likes" and 14 Tweets. Sources told BBG Watch, that VOA correspondents have made numerous complaints about the English website to VOA Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch only to have their concerns ignored. These concerns were also expressed to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the State Department and were also ignored. Meanwhile, top VOA executives have been engaged in trying to intimidate and discredit their critics both inside and outside the agency, including independent journalist Matthew Russell Lee, who reports from the UN for Inner City Press, and Gary Thomas, a former VOA senior correspondent who wrote a critical article about VOA for Columbia Journalism Review. Most Voice of America employees are too intimidated by the top VOA and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) management to voice their concerns in public. But in anonymous Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), employees rate VOA and IBB executives as being some of the worst managers in the entire federal government. The same survey has also shown year after year that VOA and IBB have the lowest employee morale among federal agencies. As seen from the latest Voice of America news fiasco and numerous other problems at IBB, neither VOA Director David Ensor nor IBB Director Richard Lobo have done anything to improve performance. They have not replaced or reassigned any of the discredited managers and have not resolved any of the longstanding management and programming issues. BBG Watch hopes that the recently changed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Board will hold both of these executives and their deputies accountable for their substandard performance. Voice of America journalists who do great work and are capable of excellent reporting deserve better leadership and better treatment. Their news stories deserve to be posted on time and in full. Audiences abroad deserve better and faster news reporting from VOA. The management of the Voice of America English news website needs urgent reforms. Also Read: Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today immediately made Obama's Egypt statement their lead story, Voice of America did not Related posts: Bulat Atabayev - Radio Liberty Kazakh Service stopped radio programs and became a tabloid website Digital Journal Op-Ed: America could learn from rappers' tribute to Radio Free Europe The Thomas Affair at Voice of America - the Union Shortlink for this post: http://wp.me/p1PTlq-6r7 (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** U S A [non]. 15195, Sept 1 at 1355, very poor signal with fadeouts, but surely typical Horn of Africa music. This is contrary to Big 3 listings, all showing IBB/R. Free Asia in Tibetan via TAJIKISTAN at 12-14. Makes me wonder if a feed mixup occurred, as VOA does have a Somali broadcast during this hour on other frequencies and relays. No sign of CNR1 jamming either, in case they recognized it wasn`t in Tibetan today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. VOA Radiogram, 31 Aug/1 Sept, includes Vietnamese and Russian This weekend, 31 August/1 September 2013, VOA Radiogram will include sample text in Vietnamese and Russian. There will also be experiments with RSID, the brief signal at the beginning of a digital transmission that automatically changes the mode in the listener's software. A Base64-encoded VOA logo will be transmitted in the very fast MFSK128 mode, with probably little chance of success. More information: http://voaradiogram.net/post/59765503446/voa-radiogram-31-august-1-september-2013-includes The Mighty KBC, via Germany, will include a one-minute MFSK32 transmission, centered on 1500 Hz, UTC 1 September at about 0130 on its resumed 7375 kHz frequency. (Saturday night at 9:30 pm EDT) (Kim Andrew Elliott, Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGESTE) No significant difficulties - no checksum error. In 1997 I had to decode my email attachments still manually from a *. b64/mime-file. That was still an adventurous thing....... ;-) 73+55 (roger, Germany, ibid.) See also NETHERLANDS [non]; GERMANY ** U S A [non]. WOR on HLR (Sat, 24 / August) reception in Sweden --- Hi Glenn, Regarding WOR on Hamburger Lokalradio, I can pass on a reply from Christer Brunström (Halmstad / Southern Sweden) who listened to WOR via HLR on Sat, August 24, at 1430 UTC, with a good to fair reception at his location. Best regards, (Thomas Völkner, Germany, Aug 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: "Hallo! Am 24. August um 1630 MEZ hörte ich auf 7265 kHz die Sendung World of Radio mit guter Empfangsqualität (SIO 344). Um 1645 wurde die Empfang etwas schwächer. Ich danke Ihnen für die Möglichkeit dieses Programm zu hören." (via Völkner, ibid.) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1684 monitoring: confirmed on WTWW-1, 9479, Thursday August 29 after 2100 (by tape while we were out to see `The Butler` movie). Confirmed on WWRB 5050`s webcast, UT Friday August 30 from 0329. At 0328 I started to hear some false-starts, cue-ups? underneath the preacher, whom Dave then cut off to announce that WOR is coming up, and WWRB has made a number of changes/improvements, notably in internet service. Site is out in the middle of nowhere, so needs own microwave link to get it from Charter Cable headend some 20 miles away, but that was hit by lightning and had to relocate it, now working well. Next WOR airings: UT Sat 0200v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Sat 0630 & 1430 on Hamburger Lokalradio, 7265-CUSB 1 kW Sat 1500 on WRMI 9955 UT Sun 0401 on WTWW-1 5830 Maybe 2329v Sat or Sun on WTWW-2, 9930; or 0000v UT Sun or Mon on WTWW-2, 5085. WORLD OF RADIO 1684 monitoring: Scheduled 0200 UT Saturday airing on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB did not happen, as monitoring webcast, I kept hearing music past 0215. Turned out there was an automation ``hiccup`` which delayed start until 0232. I hope everyone stayed tuned. Next: maybe Saturday 2330v on WTWW-2 9930 or Sunday 0000v on 5085 (tho recently TOM has been on during this time); UT Sunday 0401 on WTWW-1 5830; Sunday 2330/Monday 0000 on 9930/5085 which did happen last week. I notice that Amateur Radio Newsline instead of BS is running Saturday after 2300 on WTWW-2 9930, so perhaps World of Radio will too during the next hour on 9930 or after 0000 on 5085 (Glenn Hauser, 2325 UT Aug 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTWW, 9930, Aug 31 UT, 2327, heard World of Radio #1684. This time Amateur Radio Newsline was concluded at 2323, then a wrong computer airing of switching frequencies 5085 kHz, wait a minute; then heard station ID WTWW and your program World of Radio came on as #1684, Happy listening, (Richard Lenke, St Albert, Alberta, Canada using a JRC NRD-535 HF receiver and random long wires outside my window, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WORLD OF RADIO 1684 monitoring: 9930, WTWW-2, Saturday August 31 after 2300 UT has broken away from Brother Scare to carry Amateur Radio Newsline instead, so prospects look good for WOR too in the following hour. As confirmed by Richard Lemke, Alberta, WOR 1684 did play at 2327, not changing frequency yet to 5085. We noted 5085 still with ham stuff, interview at a con but not by Ted, at 0104 Sept 1. Around 0500 and 1015 chex, 5085 was back to BS. Perhaps WOR will also replay on 9930 in a similar fashion 24 hours later, Sunday. WOR also confirmed on 5830, WTWW-1, UT Sunday Sept 1 starting at 0401:47; automation seems to be slipping later and later after the hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WORLD OF RADIO 1684 monitoring: on WTWW-2, 9930, WOR did appear this week Sat at 2327, but not 24+ hours later unlike last week. Sept 1 at 2330, Ted Randall is playing music, 2354 says it`s a new Sunday- evening show, apparently live; takes requests, favors traditional / classic country, doesn`t like contemporary ``country`` where the music is all mashed together and you can`t make out individual instruments. 2356 warns that QSY to 5085 is coming in 5 minutes. His show continues after 0000 Sept 2 on 5085, also at further chex past 0030, 0100. At 0140 it`s dead air, 0142 cut on Brother Scare who presumably continues all night to 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Yes, WOR is still on the air Saturdays and Wednesdays at 0630 & 1430 UT on 7265 kHz. Allbest, (Thomas Völkner, Germany, Sept 3, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But not any more till Oct WORLD OF RADIO 1685 monitoring: confirmed first airing on WRMI webcast, UT Thursday Sept 5 at 0330; 9955 not checked as that has usually proven to be futile. Next: Thu 2101 on WTWW-1 9479 UT Fri 0326v on WWRB 5050 UT Sat 0200v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Sat 0630 & 1430 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB {suspended till Oct} Sat 1500 on WRMI 9955 Sat 2327v on WTWW-2 9930 (if like last week) UT Sun 0401 on WTWW-1 5830 Sun 2327v on WTWW-2 9930 (maybe, or Mon 0000v on 5085) Tue 1100 on WRMI 9955 Wed 0630 & 1430 on HLR 7265-CUSB {suspended till Oct for repairs} (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5830, WTWW, TN, Lebanon with Jim McCanney "science" programme talking about a comet hitting the Sun, lightning (scientists now admit they don't know what causes it...) and comet ISON 're'- discovered and smaller than predicted. In the midst of this he suddenly took a sharp turn into even more bizarreness and mentioned that the international banking cartels are going to destroy the middle class, then came right back to his major theme that 'standard science' is bought and paid for and thus unreliable, but HE knows what is really going on. He's shilling water filters and books and mentioned his website jmccsci.com which is a hoot and a half. He did take many pains to try to distinguish himself from the 'crazies' who are yelling about the end of the world, but I'm not really seeing it. :) 0310-0400 24/Aug in Bronxville at daughter #2's new apartment which despite being in the middle of a huge metropolis seems to be not a horrible place to DX from! (Ken Zichi, NY, MARE Tipsheet 30 Aug via DXLD) ** U S A. 5085, WTWW-2 heard again here August 29 at 1115 (music) and 1229 (Brother Stair); fair. Seems they cannot make up their mind if they want to be here or on 9930 (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9330-CUSB, August 31 at 1240, WBCQ has Chuck Swindoll [no crax about another way to spell that] on `Insight for Living` (presumably part of the Good Friends Radio Network package) preaching about King Solomon. Of interest only because I could also barely make out an echo of his words a few seconds later; print-thru from old reel tape? IIRC, one technique to minimise this was to store tapes tails- out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Good Morning Glenn, Last evening I was listening to Dr. E. C. Fulcher, Truth House Ministries at 0200 UT on 5890 kHz. This was the second night in a row (heard both on 28 August and last night 29 August 2013) he devoted the program to shortwave listening and his Global Shortwave Club. At 0230, he mentioned your name and that he had been in touch with you, so I thought you would appreciate this feedback! By the way, I have been experiencing what appears to be a transmitter modulation issue with WWCR on 5890 kHz. There are times when a "squealing type" sound is present, which continues for a period of time. I don't think my description is very clear, but I'm sure you have experienced the same. Dr. Fulcher is a pretty interesting speaker, who is unafraid of speaking his mind on a variety of subjects outside the religious realm. I can remember several years back when I joined the Global Shortwave Club, that he mentioned in a letter sent with my GSWL Card that shortwave listeners were some of the most interesting people he has ever met. 73's, (Ed Insinger, Summit, NJ, Aug 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Ed, Really? I haven`t been in contact with him that I can remember, certainly not recently. May be a very old recording. What did he say to or about me? In fact I was wondering if he is one of those post- mortem preachers, but on the web I don`t find any obit. 73, (Glenn to Ed, via DXLD) Hi Glenn, Perhaps it was a rerun of an older broadcast. He said that he was in contact with you concerning matters of shortwave, since you were an authority on the subject -- but I am paraphrasing, so these weren't the exact words he used. I was casually listening on my little Tecsun portable, so I didn't take notes. After I wrote to you, I checked his website, truthouseministries.org, and he had a link to his Global Shortwave Club. Even listed portables (Eton, Sangean) which were supposed to open another site for information (perhaps manufacturers sites?) but they didn't work. Interestingly, he also said there was a picture ID card available for members, but no mention of such either on the site, which appears to need some updating. I did send a reception report to the Abington, MD address, so I'll keep you posted on a response. Last time around, (about a month ago) I sent a reception report, no QSL was enclosed, but an offering envelope and newsletter. And I am a GSWC member. 73's, (Ed Insinger, Summit, NJ, ibid.) 5890, WWCR with steel drum ‘tuning signal’ at 0159, WWCR ID and s/on announcement with address. At 0200 Pastor F in mid-sentence Bumping the Bible. :04 YL giving schedule and website URL http://www.truthhouse.org and mentioning we are hearing Rev. Fulcher and giving the postal address and phone number *repeatedly*. At :07 another round of IDs over `Takin’ it to the Streets` by the Doobie Brothers (Good tune!). At :09 abruptly into the same YL giving the phone number, postal address and URL into the ‘live Sunday service already in progress’ with Pastor Fulcher talking about Matthew Chapter 6 with emphasis on praying (and giving) in secret -- not as a way to impress other people and criticizing Catholics who have to repeat the same prayer over and over and (I'm not making this up!) mentioning that you could use the rosary beads to give you pleasure but not by praying on them. The audience laughed loudly and he quickly explained 'I'm told you can use them for that but I don't have personal knowledge of it!' What a hoot! YL ID at :40 briefly interrupting things and back to more talk about what the Bible says about prayer and using God’s name in vain by using it in public prayer. Abruptly off in mid-sentence at ToH and WWCR ID into Brother Scare show. In really well, 5554+4+ at first, degrading to 5544+4 by 0245 -- there must be lightning nearby – yup -- right on top of me actually! 0159-0300 28/Aug (Ken Zichi, Williamston MI, MARE Tipsheet 30 August via DXLD) 5890, WWCR Nashville TN (presumed); *0200-0210+, 29-Aug; On at ToH without any WWCR ID after steel drum IS; right into W with Truth House addy, phone & web; then Pastor Fulcher spent the next dekaminute+ talking about SW, DXing, QSLing and his Global SW club. Mentioned 5085 (WTWW) several times and that he was also on 12172 & 9320 (I don't think so) and sed that WWRB won't QSL but he will. No huxterage! S20. Per Ken Z, this is a repeat program that appears periodically. Not // any other WWCR broadcast on at this time; 5935 otherhuxter, S20; 4840 Alex Jones, S30; 3215 otherhuxter, S30. All in English. No B.S.! (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) Amigo, vc [você] acredita que em todas as épocas do ano que eu varri a faixa das ots [ondas tropicais] durante o período da noite (local), a WWCR sempre esteve presente, chegando com ótimo sinal aqui em Olinda- PE? Eu fico impressionado pois no norte do Brasil temos a rádio Clube do Pará e a Rádio de Macapá com frequências próximas a WWCR mas que nem sempre chegam com bom sinal por aqui (Chicago Valadares, 1 Sept, radioescutas yg via DXLD) It helps to be running 100 kW, far more than the ZYs do. WWCR-3, 4840 is supposedly on a 40-degree rhombic, which should be no good for South America, but those have lots of sidelobes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7555, 11520, 11870, Aug 30 at 0512, all WEWN frequencies are missing; 12050, 11550, 15610, Aug 30 at 1305, 1357, all WEWN frequencies are still missing. NWS shows there have been *no* storms around Birmingham, just fair skies, so some other reason; mowing around the antennas? 15610, 13830, 12050, all three WEWN transmitters are still AWOL, August 30 at 2138. Finally resumed by 0554 August 31 with Radio Católica Mundial ID on 7555, much weaker // 11870 and 11520 English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5920, WHRI. DXing with Cumbre starting just at 0203 (transmitter delay after switch on from 7315) on 19/8 [UT Monday]. Produced once in two weeks, aired and on next week repeated. It seems there are only two items to existing already: "Pirates with Cumbre" by Chris Lobdell and monthly "Australian DX Report" by [banned name withheld] (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna, 16 meters long), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) 9860, Sept 4 at 0056, big open carrier from WHRI about to start, and with it a buzz which tapers out to as far as plus/minus 15 kHz. This could be a problem for Tirana 9850 at 0130. I suggested they should move further away from WHRI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. New KVOH Tests --- Thank you for responding to the test broadcasts KVOH conducted on 17775 kHz a couple of months ago. We were happy that our transmitter performed well, but were disappointed with the propagation conditions that make use of 16 metres challenging at the present time. However, we have also been working hard to restore a second transmitter to operate on 31 metres (a band we have not operated on for over 6 years [way over --- gh]). That work is nearing completion, and we would like to run two more evening tests to see how the tx is performing. Accordingly, we would very much appreciate your reception reports (or preferably, recordings) of the tests we will be running on 9975 kHz on Friday and Saturday evenings this week. The exact times are: Saturday 7th 0100-0400 UTC Sunday 8th 0100-0400 UTC In North and Central America, that would be this Friday and Saturday evenings, 8-11pm Central, 9pm-12am Eastern. The test program will be similar to last time, but not exactly the same. It will contain segments in both English and Spanish. The transmitter site is near Los Angeles, and here it is currently getting dark at about 0230 UTC (7:30pm local). Therefore, during the first half of these tests, the transmission path will be increasingly in darkness, and for the last 90 minutes or so will be in complete darkness. Please let us know what reception sounds like at your location as the evening progresses, and also what type of receiver and antenna you are using. Reception reports may be emailed to "QSL@kvoh.net" or sent to: KVOH - Voice of Hope P.O.Box 102 Los Angeles, CA 90078 United States of America All correct reports will be verified with our QSL card. Thank you very much in advance for your assistance with this test! *:) happy (Ray Robinson, Operations Manager, KVOH - Voice of Hope / Voz de Esperanza, Los Angeles, 0425 UT Sept 5, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This also arrived too late for me to mention on WOR 1685, which I normally try to get finished by the end of UT Wednesdays (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. 529, Sept 2 at 0539 UT, can make out ``LYQ`` in MCW beating against ``K530AM`` Vance AFB, more than vs Cuba, so Dave Frantz`s beacon at his private airstrip in TN has resumed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) By your suggestion, I checked out LYQ 529. Slow code ID. No long tone afterwards, just a repeat of L-Y-Q. It is alive an well on sunrise skip in the NYC area. Easily heard above the din of low-fi broadcasters, ethnic stations and subaudible rolling heterodynes. 9-4-13 0930 UT on my car radio going to work (Karl Zuk, N2KZ, Katonah, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 550, August 31 at 1211 UT, skywave is gone from the lowend, groundwave KFRM Salina KS with ``The Food Chain``, promoting ``food sovereignty`` by urban farming (also eating bugs). Host is interviewing family members in different parts of country; sounds rather unspontaneous. His website: http://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio/ Only 14 broadcast affiliates are listed: http://metrofarm.com/food-chain-radio-affiliates/ On KFRM it`s 7-8 am CT Saturdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 640, Sept 2 at 1222 UT, ``KFI, stimulating talk radio``, PDT TC after 5 am, making slow SAH less than 1 Hz with KWPN OK, so KFI is still audible with it nulled well after sunrise 1204 UT here today. A bit surprised to hear this as there were no other significant skywave signals below 920 by this time, and no XEs at all on the lower half (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 690, UT Saturday August 31 after 0505, KGGF is still on with sports talk, not play-by-play but maybe a break in some late game, since still going at 0605 with the K-State Sports Network closing at 0607, local ads, 0608 dead air, no KGGF sign-off or Taps or America the Beautiful. Coffeyville KS station normally stops just after 0500 with Taps, but leaves carrier on all-night. Friday evenings are favorites of DXers who can stand high school football as many stations cheat, but KGGF doesn`t need to and this was obviously collegiate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 830, Sept 4 at 0602 UT, ``La Caliente 830`` ID by super-hype voice actor (SHVA); no legal ID heard in break from non-soporific Mexican music. NRC AM Log 2012 shows WFNO, Norco LA, ``La Raza 830 AM``. Could be ``Kaliente``, favorite but proprietary(?) misspelling of the word, another hot one in addition to the real Mexican I got the hour before on 660. No, per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFNO ``On March 11, 2013, WFNO changed moniker to “La Caliente 830am.” WFNO is rather regular with WCCO nulled. Don`t you believe their 750- watt night pattern http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/107371-2919.pdf supposed to be a circle tangent to the SSE with the null meward to the NNW (And you`d think there would be a nominal notch north toward WCCO) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. On Saturday afternoon, a small group drove north to Coon Rapids to one of WCCO/830’s two transmitter sites… yes, two. Both have two transmitters to cover for (all?) eventualities as WCCO is a key Emergency Preparedness station, being clear channel non-directional. Until recently, there had been three transmitters at the primary site, but fire damaged the mid-60’s Continental and it was found that damage to the power supply made it uneconomic to repair. I moved hotels on the Monday to be close to the Amtrak station for an early departure Tuesday (hah… the train was four hours late) and was staying a few blocks from KSTP/1500 in St Paul. I managed a few outside photos, then went in and introduced myself to the Chief Engineer, who never admitted to any name to me! Anyway, he was quite ho-hum at a personal visit from someone who had heard them at Mangawhai in March. I did learn that the free-standing tower in the backyard wasn’t used for transmitting (either radio or Ch. 5 TV) but simply held up the studio-transmitter links and other communications stuff (Theo Donnelly, BC, on the Minneapolis DX convention, August NZ DX Times via DXLD) ** U S A. 920, Sept 2 at 1217 UT, ``right here on 920, The Game``, ads with 702-AC phones. Good thing I got the latter, as 2012 NRC AM Log shows no slogan for KBAD Las Vegas NV, but it was/is sports format with Fox SR, 5/0.5 kW. Neat, as Nevadans are rare here; city-to-city distance 953 miles. A few minutes later I was still getting KFI 640 LA CA before low-band skywave fadeout, which lasts a bit longer mid-band. Later in the hour, KYFR in IA resumed dominating 920 here, altho it could have earlier, with September sunrise at 1200 UT. It`s easy to spot with religion and lots of quasi-classical sacred music. FCC AM Query shows KBAD is ND day, direxional at nite only, in a butterfly 4-wing pattern; we are almost due east from there, slightly northward, so somewhere between a null at 70 degrees and a peak at 102 degrees, unless: It`s non-direxional day pattern now, contrary to 2005 NRC Pattern Book which showed it with a tangent circular pattern northeastward. KBAD is not entitled to ND 5 kW day until 1315 UT in September, with no PSRA known. You`d think a station in one Carlsbad or another would crave a call like KBAD. Did this one in LV ever call itself ``K-bad`` under some previous format? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 930, August 29 at 1137 UT, I am nulling WKY OKC to find another very weak station with Spanish music, except it`s more romantic without all the tubas pumping away on La Indomable. But I have to keep adjusting the DX-398 on my belly to be sure I am still hearing the DX. A real Mexican would be nice, but there are none in the northwest beyond Saltillo, so it`s probably KHJ Los Ángeles, a.k.a. ``La Ranchera`` in latest incarnation. By 1142 something in English is taking over the WKY null position. (But WKY also runs ads in English mixed with Spanish as I heard one at tune-in.) Not only by awakening before latening sunrise, but info from NRC DX News that WKY has got an extension on their STA to run 1 instead of 5 kW at night have spurred me to resume DXing 930 beyond OK (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 970, August 29 at 0535 UT, program promos mention WDCJ? in QRM; think it must have been fonetikally similar WGTK Louisville KY sending a radiowave this way (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1070, August 31 at 1219 UT, KNX Los Ángeles remains barely audible after sunrise with KLIO Wichita nulled, already promoting a 2- hour show on Thursday, Oct 3, ``Health Care Uncovered`` on how to get involved in the Affordable Care Act (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1190 & 1330, Sunday Sept 1 at 1114 and 1113 UT respectively, the easily-recognizable voice of John B Wells, weekend host of `Coast to Coast AM` --- it`s certainly rare to hear this show anywhere after 6 am local, and most places it ends at 5 or even 4 am. The likely sources here are nearest known affiliates KFXR Dallas, and KNSS Wichita, where it`s after 6 am CDT and C2CAM affiliate list claims in TX only KFYO 790 Lubbock running it past 6 am and then only on Fri & Sat. While KFXR is supposed to stop at 5 am (10 UT) Sundays; no Kansan anywhere later than 6 am, with KNSS stopping at 6 am daily. Searching the two frequencies for other affiliates, no others in the US are shown on 1330 after 1100 UT, adjusting for timezones. But there is one on 1190, KEX Oregon until 1200 UT daily, but I am certainly not ready to assume I had that instead of KFXR, nice as that would be. KFXR`s own schedule http://www.dfw1190am.com/pages/headline_news.html is probably outdated and full of holes: nothing accounted for overnight weekends, and still shows Phil Hendrie overnight weekdays KNSS`s own schedule http://www.knssradio.com/pages/11085343.php Shows C2CAM ending at 5 am Sundays, then infomercials for two hours. Maybe all this is a Labor-Day-Weekend anomaly? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. I am deliberately checking this frequency since latest NRC DX News AM Switch reported ``1190, KPHN, MO, Kansas City – Went silent 7/31 pending sale by R. Disney``. 1190, August 29 at 1209 UT playing ``Southern Girl`` C&W from NE/SW, then ``Country Legends --- the all-new 11-90, KGGZ`` so at first I think this is KPHN`s replacement, but FCC AM Query has no KGGZ, instead KQQZ in De Soto MO, i.e. St. Louis market. Site appears to be across the river near Granite City IL, while De Soto is axually about 45 miles south of St Louis. So KPHN, or rather FCC facid 4373 is apparently still silent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1200, UT Sun Sept 1 at 0524, somestation is giving WOAI a run for its money, and it`s playing jazz! YL scat-singing at the moment, best with WOAI nulled, making a fast SAH, but its own null indicates direxion ENE/WSW. Fading down by 0530. Last year`s NRC AM Log shows one station on 1200 has a subsidiary Jaz format! WCHB in Taylor MI, 50/15 kW U4, which is mainly news/talk, but their website http://wchbnewsdetroit.com/schedule/ confirms ``Smooth Jazz`` Sat 6 pm to Sun 7 am, and also Sun 6 pm to 12 am [EDT = UT -4] and the DF fits. Due to the rarity of this format on commercial radio, I am tempted to claim a definite log rather than tentative. Doesn`t really matter since I am not counting stations. Night pattern of WCHB supposedly throws everything somewhat east of due north; day pattern also but broader (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1570, WMVX, ex-WNSH, Beverly MA: see UNIDENTIFIED 4710 ** U S A. 1520, KXA, 9/8 1216 - ID as 1520 Country - KXA. Faded up from a generally poor strength (John Schache, Location – Berry Creek, NT, Receiver – Afedri SDR-Net, Antenna – EWE, loop, Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) It`s really KKXA in Washington state, with strange power of 20 kW day, 50 kW night, tho with changes expected (gh, DXLD) 1520, KKXA, Snohomiosh WA. Country format, then promo and slogan "here on the all new country music station KXA" and "This is your radio oasis on the AM dial ....", 1225, 9/8 (Craig Seager, Berry Creek, NT DXpedition, Icom R75 and Afedri SDR-net, EWEs), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) ** U S A. --- MW talking things: 1610, WQCF652, PA, Mercer (presumed) HAR station relaying NOAA weather WWG56 from Youngstown but providing no ID of its own, heard around Mile 4 of I-80 in well at 1217 25/Aug--Zichi PA 1630, WQEU865, OH, Toledo, Ohio Department of Transportation "Travel/ Time information system" with a tape loop giving the current time and unusual traffic conditions (there were none). There are 3 transmitters in this leg of the system per the FCC: 1-I-475 at SR23 Toledo OH 41-41-17.4N, 83-41-40.8W 2-I-475 at I-75 Toledo OH 41-31-59.8N, 83-37-32.5W 3-I-280 at Manhattan Blvd. Toledo OH 41-41-17.8N, 83-31-03.8W In really well on I-280 and I-75 from the Turnpike to the Michigan border. 1535-1540 25/Aug--Zichi OH 1640, WPRR689, PA, Clinton County (pewaumed) HAR station just relaying NOAA from Williamsport. Fading in at mile 191, good by mile 189 on I- 80. Only gave NOAA VHF ID and no indication of MW call, this info from the FCC database. (Why do you suppose no car radio manufacturer has ever made a three band car radio that included the weather radio band? Isn't that an obvious need when you are driving? Include the weather alert function that overrides the car radio when NOAA sends the warning tones and it seems like a WONDERFUL idea that I'd certainly buy!) 2224-2227 24/Aug- -Zichi PA 1640, WPUV623, PA, Clearfield, HAR, PA Department of Transportation heard near I-80 mile 112 when the signs were flashing with a warning about work zone from mile 92-88 where both directions of the highway were routed on the southern lanes to allow for construction and gave ID! Heard well up to mile 92 (there are several 'coordinated' 10 watt transmitters along I-80 here all licensed to 'Clearfield' but they were coordinated well enough that I couldn't tell where one picked up and another left off) 0020-0025 25/Aug--Zichi PA (Ken Zichi, on the road, MARE Tipsheet 30 Aug via DXLD) ** U S A. This is insane. No less than 10 new 1650 TIS entries have recently popped up on the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau site. These are all listed along I-75 in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. These are in addition to the two Sunshine Skyway TIS’s in Manatee County (Palmetto and Terra Ceia), the Sunshine Skyway transmitter on the north side in Pinellas County, and the two I-275 1650 kHz transmitters in Hillsborough County. The below is copied directly from the FCC page: 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX888 Florida Dept. of Transportation, North Port; Site: 1 Address: Site 1, I-75 & Toledo Blade, MM 179.5 City: North Port, FL County: SARASOTA Coordinates: 27 5' 56.0" N, 82 9' 20.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX888 Florida Dept. of Transportation, North Port; Site: 2 Address: Site 2, I-75 & Sumter Blvd, MM 182.4 City: North Port, FL County: SARASOTA Coordinates: 27 5' 54.0" N, 82 12' 12.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX888 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Venice; Site: 3 Address: Site 3, I-75 & Jacaranda Blvd, MM 193.4 City: Venice, FL County: SARASOTA Coordinates: 27 6' 39.0" N, 82 23' 4.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX888 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Sarasota; Site: 4 Address: Site 4, I-85 & SR 681, MM 200.2 City: Sarasota, FL County: SARASOTA Coordinates: 27 11' 30.0" N, 82 26' 16.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX888 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Sarasota; Site: 5 Address: Site 5, I-75 & Clark Rd, MM 205.6 City: Sarasota, FL County: SARASOTA Coordinates: 27 16' 11.0" N, 82 26' 55.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX912 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Sarasota; Site: 1 Address: Site 6, I-75 & SR 780, MM 210.5 City: Sarasota, FL County: SARASOTA Coordinates: 27 20' 18.0" N, 82 26' 47.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX912 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Sarasota; Site: 2 Address: Site 7, I-75 & University Pkwy, MM 214.0 City: Sarasota, FL County: SARASOTA Coordinates: 27 23' 18.0" N, 82 26' 54.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX912 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Bradenton; Site: 3 Address: Site 8, I-75 & SR 70, MM 217.7 City: Bradenton, FL County: MANATEE Coordinates: 27 26' 28.0" N, 82 27' 32.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX912 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Bradenton; Site: 4 Address: Site 9, I-75 & SR 64, MM 221.2 City: Bradenton, FL County: MANATEE Coordinates: 27 29' 29.0" N, 82 28' 18.0" W 1650 FLORIDA (TIS) WQRX912 Florida Dept. of Transportation, Ellenton; Site: 5 Address: Site 10, I-75 & US 301, MM 225.2 City: Ellenton, FL County: MANATEE Coordinates: 27 32' 1.0" N, 82 30' 33.0" W (Terry Krueger, FL, Aug 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1660 in Memphis --- I was in Memphis the other day and noted the following. There are three stations in Memphis giving traffic updates all on 1660. WREX 384 WREX 385 WREX 386 (Kevin Redding, Crump, TN, Sept 4, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** U S A. QSLs: [received] lunes, 19 de agosto de 2013 WWRU - 1660 kHz - Jersey City, NJ (USA) - QSL Por fin! tras innumerables tentativas, al fin he conseguido confirmar una de las emisoras más fáciles de escuchar en la banda expandida de la onda media americana. Hace poco vi que el colega Mark Borthwick había recibido respuesta de Mark Buniak, el (digamos) jefe del control central de la "Multicultural Radio Broadacasting Inc.", la compañía propietaria de la emisora. Ya le había escrito en el pasado sin éxito. Repetí el envío a la dirección que me dió el colega escocés (thanks Mark!). Y esta vez sí que ha funcionado. Me ha enviado un correo-e con una carta-QSL y varias fotos de la emisora. Thank you very much Mr. Buniak! markb (a) mrbi.net [reception:] 13ABR2012 - 0459 UT - 5619 km domingo, 25 de agosto de 2013 [received] WKDM - 1380 kHz - Nueva York, NY (USA) - QSL Otra QSL que me llega directamente desde el control central de la "Multicultural Radio Broadacasting Inc." en Nueva York, de la mano de Mark Buniak. La escucha data del 2008, se realizó en Salamanca, antes de la instalación remota en Aldea del Cano. Thanks again Mark! markb (a) mrbi.net [reception was:] 12NOV2008 - 0427 UTC - 5619 km (Mauricio Molano Sánchez, Spain, http://moladx.blogspot.it via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** U S A. FCC Opens FM Airwaves For Nonprofits http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/fcc-opens-fm-airwaves-for-nonprofits (via Dennis Gibson, WB6TNB, Sent from my iPad, Sept 3, ABDX via DXLD) ** U S A. David ``Stretch`` Gregory, host of NBC`s `Meet the Press` keeps throwing to the first commercial break as ``back in one minute``. Not *a* minute, indefinite, but *one* minute. I`ve noticed before that the commercials run a lot longer than that, so today September 1, I am calling him on that Big Lie: timed from 1821:05 to 1824:50 UT, i.e. TWO MINUTES AND 45 SECONDS! I`m watching the MSNBC repeat, surely no different on the original NBC airing, and even if it should be, no excuse. Next break, ``back in just a moment``, CYA could be anylength, but timed as from 1831:15 to 1833:50, = 2:35. However, followed by only a 25-second plug for Zebox until ``back in 60 seconds``(!!) at 1834:15 after which the commercials really last 92 seconds. This total break time including the disposable teaser in between, a favorite tactic of network commercial-crammers, adds up to over three sesquiminutes. Remember that if you (or panelists) need a bathroom-break amid MTP. Thoroly disillusioned, I did not attempt to time the rest of the breaks in the hour and how he introduced them. I think we many now safely conclude that Mr Gregory is not to be trusted with his assertions, which also damage his credibility as a ``journalist`` (studies have shown Republicans get far more time on MTP than Democrats). He may play devil`s-advocate but also be the devil. Possibly mitigating: altho it seems live Sunday mornings, part or all of MTP may be pre-recorded more conveniently e.g. on Fridays, and the participants may not necessarily be sitting there in real time during commercial breaks, so have no idea how long they really be when aired. But the moderator has no excuse. I also timed the ``one minute`` commercial break toward the end of the first half hour of CBS` `Face the Nation` earlier today, and it really was 60 seconds! (But KWTV-39 failed to switch their local-news rerun reel on 9.2 to the second half of FTN this week; a holiday weekend anomaly, we hope; it took them months to start doing this after I suggested it, as they still refuse to run the whole hour on 9.1 in lieu of an infomercial) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Some area tropo the morning of Saturday August 31, UT: 1422 on 28, trace of NTSC video from north, no doubt KWKD-LP Wichita, 8 kW Daystar, as DTVs are also in from there on 45, 26, 20, 19, 12, 10, 8, altho the lower ones not decoding. And on the DTV STB tuner a `bad` signal at the same time on 28, most likely Ion`s megawatt KTPX Okmulgee/Tulsa OK. 1422 on RF 42, KMCI on PSIP ID as 38-1. That`s Lawrence, KS, obviously trying to relate to Kansas City and its airport. 1423 on RF 18, KCPT with ID as KCPT-1 on 19-1, public TV from Kansas City (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. TV DX: The rest area on I-80 just west of I-77 is well within the service area of Cleveland TV and there are still two analog stations left in Drew Carey's hometown!: Ch 6, WLFM-LP OH Cleveland (3 kW ERP) at mile 169 service plaza and beyond well past "Cleveland" proper on I-80. Never did resolve to allow me to see video, but it appeared to be transmitting at least a black screen, but they are CLEARLY aiming at the FM radio market. Many "87-7 Cleveland Sound" IDs in audio -- no mention of TV at all. Local ad block at :16 ads for Joe's Lakewood Computer, Parma Hospital and a station promo for the first Rock and Roll Cleveland Half Marathon with a $10 off on registration for "Cleveland Sound" listeners -- they have a website too: http://877cleveland.com and of course there is no mention of TV there either! (I had a digital recorder with me: audio ID attached.) In well on both the car radio and the little R-3 with whip antenna with the video monitor on but as I said, no video decoding. 1402-1418 25/Aug--Zichi OH Ch 29, W29CO, PA, Sharon Bible bumping dude talking about "How to survive the cultural crisis (gay marriage etc.) on "Wretched" programme. He also talked about the 'render under Caesar' bit and said 'rendering unto Caesar is one thing but rendering to Barack Obama is another thing altogether. Odd stuff! The audio was there just fine, but just too weak to see any video, which makes sense since the 'service contour' of the station ended about 15 miles shy of my location. The station website does confirm that they were broadcasting this show at this time however there were no audio IDs, but there were local ads for a Presbyterian church on McCrady Road in Churchill (near Pittsburgh), program promos, and the like. VFA 154 0309-0330 25/Aug-- Zichi PA Ch 35, W35AX, OH, Cleveland (10 kW ERP) at mile 169 service plaza with an infomercial for get rich quick with real estate scam, er scheme, er 'system'! Yeah, that's what it is, a 'system'! (Have we learned nothing?) This station is part of the RTV "Retro TV" network -- and I must say, even though it makes me feel old when I do say it, RTV and MeTV are a couple of my favourite networks lately! Video fuzzy but there and audio clear, seen at the rest stop near the junction of I-80 and I-77 which is well inside their service contour. 1354 25/Aug-- Zichi OH (Ken Zichi, on the road, MARE Tipsheet 30 Aug via DXLD) ** U S A. Scanner Stuff: Barkeyville PA has got to be the center of the weather universe --- check out all the local NOAA stations that can be received there! 162.400, WXL55, PA, Williamsport, NOAA Weather from State College NOAA office mentioning the "Middle Susquehanna Valley" as its service area. In well (I wasn't driving!) in the car with just the R-3 and whip antenna near mile 220 on I-80 2200-2205 24/Aug 162.400, KDO94, OH, Akron, programmed from NOAA Cleveland with forecast information etc. In OK in the Barkeyville motel, 0334-0336 25/Aug 162.425, WWG53, PA, Parker programmed from NOAA in Moon Township PA with forecast information, etc. In well in the motel at Barkeyville, 0337-0341 25/Aug 162.450, WWG51, PA, Warren programmed from NOAA at State College PA with forecast information, etc. In poor-fair in the motel at Barkeyville, 0343-0346 25/Aug 162.475, KZZ32, PA, Meadville programmed from NOAA Cleveland with forecast information, etc. In fair in the motel at Barkeyville, 0336- 0337 25/Aug 162.500, WWG56, OH, Youngstown programmed from NOAA in Cleveland with forecast information, etc. In fair in the motel at Barkeyville, 0341-0342 25/Aug 162.550, KHB59, NOAA, OH, Chesterland programmed from NOAA Cleveland with forecast information etc. In well in the motel at Barkeyville, 0330-0334 25/Aug (Ken Zichi, PA, MARE Tipsheet 30 August via DXLD) ** URUGUAY. Emisora Chaná, 5690 kHz --- Finalmente pude grabar una identificacion y una tanda completa de Emisora Chaná de Tacuarembo, el domingo a las 2100 UT: http://youtu.be/ebVfJ8ddxoc (Rodolfo Tizzi, Montevideo, Uruguay, Sept 3, condiglista yg via DXLD) Radio Chaná en 5690 kHz, muy buena señal por Argetina, 2133 UT (Ernesto Paulero, Sept 3, ibid.) Radio Chaná, parece que empezó a galopar hace 10 minutos en 5690 KHz AM/N[arrow] la mejor sintonía, Ahora 5692.50 kHz. Empezó a moverse, je je (Ernesto Paulero, Argentina, 2136 UT Sept 3, WORLD OF RADIO 1685, ibid.) Agárrate bien! Y dale con el rebenque cada tanto (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, 2222 UT Sept 3, Enviado desde mi BlackBerry de Personal, ibid.) These guys are always joking around colloquially. Google translates this: ``Hold on tight! Again with the whip every so often`` Huh? Oh, as if he is riding a galloping horse (gh) Pasa que frecuentemente se desboca... :) [Seems it often runs riot] (Rubén Guillermo Margenet, Argentina, 0033 UT Sept 4, ibid.) Hay indicios de que fue captada en Finlandia por Mauno Ritola. Aunque sin poder discernir audio. HAN (Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, 0113 UT Sept 4, ibid.) Una consulta. ¿Aún transmite 24 horas o tienen algún horario? (Claudio Galaz, Chile, ibid.) Para mi es irregular. La han escuchado de madrugada y hay días que no se la puede reportar directamente (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, ibid.) El dueño dijo 24 horas (Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, ibid.) Según manifiesta el responsable de esta emisora, Sr. Omar: "hola, estamos emitiendo con ofv [?sic] valvular, en espera de conseguir cristal; un abrazo" (Ernesto Paulero, Sept 4, ibid.) ** VATICAN [and non]. Giovedì 29 agosto 2013, Di nuovo un po' di ascolti seriali, con il VR5000DSP Yaesu, che chissà come mai l'hanno fatto con lo chassis *senza* prese d'aria!! ! :-0 1744 - 15570 Offset carrier under Vatican R. EE to EAf. Jammer? SF/BN (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) ** VENEZUELA. Saludos cordiales queridos colegas diexistas, comenzando el mes de julio, me propuse copiar con mis radios todas las emisoras venezolanas de AM, a ver si es posible. Debo reconocer que es un trabajo difícil y voy a solicitar ayuda de colegas diexistas o radioescuchas de otros estados para verificar si muchas de las estaciones que están en el WRTH siguen activas o han cerrado para siempre. Por ejemplo, aquí en la zona norte del Edo Anzoátegui, ya no contamos con las emisoras Mundial Oriental 970, Radio Puerto La Cruz 760, Radio Anzoátegui 1210 y Unión Radio 870. Da tristeza ver como van despareciendo poco [a poco?] estas emisoras y lo que más duele es que parece que esto no le importa a nadie. Hasta ahora he aquí las captaciones que he hecho en Barcelona, Edo. Anzoategui de emisoras de toda Venezuela. Un abrazo (José Elías Díaz Gómez, Aug 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) In fact, a lot of stations have been closed down for daring to oppose the ``Bolivarian`` government, on trumped-up charges, or licensing technicalities. What would Simón say? JE has posted his list several times, adding more and more stations. This is the latest version as of 0324 UT Sept 2. All-caps makes it inconvenient to insert accents (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGSET) Viz.: Saludos cordiales amigos diexistas. Espero se encuentren muy bien. Aqui les anexo una nueva actualización de mi lista de emisoras venezolanas copiadas en Barcelona, Edo. Anzozátegui. La lista sigue creciendo y espero poder llevar a cabo el reto de sintonizar todas las emisoras activas que hay en Venezuela en la Onda Media. EMISORAS VENEZOLANAS EN AMPLITUD MODULADA CAPTADAS EN BARCELONA EDO ANZOATEGUI CON LOS RECEPTORES SONY SRF-M37, SONY ICF-SW11, DEGEN 1103, GRUNDIG S350DL Y GRUNDIG SATELLIT 750. 550 YVKE MUNDIAL (CARACAS) 590 RADIO CONTINENTE (CARACAS) 610 RADIO CENTRO (CANTAURA) 620 RADIO FE Y ALEGRIA (GUASDUALITO) 620 RADIO LIBERTAD (CABIMAS) 630 RNV CANAL INFORMATIVO CARACAS (CARACAS) 640 UNION RADIO DEPORTES (PTO LA CRUZ) 660 RADIO ANACO (ANACO) 670 RADIO RUMBOS (CARACAS) 680 RADIO CONTINENTE CUMANA (CUMANA) 700 RADIO POPULAR (MARACAIBO) 710 RADIO CAPITAL (CARACAS) 720 RADIO VENEZUELA ORIENTE (PORLAMAR) 750 RADIO CARACAS RADIO (CARACAS) 770 RNV VALENCIA (VALENCIA) 780 RADIO CORO (CORO) 780 ECOS DEL TORBES (SAN CRISTOBAL) 790 RADIO VENEZUELA (CARACAS) 830 RADIO SENSACION (CARACAS) 840 RADIO 8-40 AM (BARQUISIMETO) 860 MUNDIAL 8-60 (SAN CRISTOBAL) 870 UNION RADIO NOTICIAS 870 (BARQUISIMETO) 880 RADIO VENEZUELA 8-80 (PTO ORDAZ) 890 RELOJ RADIO AMERICA (VALENCIA) 900 RADIO VENEZUELA MARA RITMO 900 (MARACAIBO) 910 RADIO RQ AM CENTER (CARACAS) 920 RADIO NUEVA ESPARTA (PORLAMAR) 990 RADIO TROPICAL (CARACAS) 1010 RADIO ARAGUA (CAGUA) 1010 VENEZUELA BOLIVAR (CIUDAD BOLIVAR) 1020 RADIO MUNDIAL MARGARITA (LA ASUNCION) 1040 RADIO MUNDIAL LOS ANDES (MERIDA) 1050 RNV CABUDARE (CABUDARE) 1080 RADIO BARCELONA (BARCELONA) 1090 UNION RADIO DEPORTES (CARACAS) 1110 RADIO VENEZUELA CARUPANO (CARUPANO) 1110 UNION RADIO VALENCIA (VALENCIA) 1130 RADIO IDEAL (MAIQUETIA) 1200 RADIO TIEMPO (CARACAS) 1220 RADIO VALENCIA – CIRCUITO R.VENEZUELA (VALENCIA) 1260 BBN RADIO (CARACAS) 1290 RADIO PUERTO CABELLO (PTO CABELLO) 1300 RADIO RECUERDOS AM CENTER (CARACAS) 1310 RNV BARCELONA (BARCELONA) 1320 RADIO APOLO (TURMERO) 1340 RADIO UNO (CARACAS) 1360 RADIO ARMONIA (CHARALLAVE) 1380 ONDAS DEL MAR (PTO CABELLO) 1390 RADIO FE Y ALEGRIA (CARACAS) 1420 RADIO SINTONIA (CARACAS) 1430 RADIO BAHIA (PTO LA CRUZ) 1450 RADIO MARIA (CARACAS) 1470 UNION RADIO VIBRACION (CARUPANO) 1470 UNION RADIO CULTURAL (VALENCIA) 1490 RADIO DINAMICA (CARACAS) 1500 RADIO 2000 (CUMANA) 1590 RADIO DEPORTE (CARACAS) (JEDG, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM. I’ve mentioned the Voice of Vietnam’s Sunday Show before, and probably will again (!), as it seldom fails to inform and entertain. On 4 August, (on 9625 kHz via Austria at 1715 UT) the Sunday Show featured folk singing from Nghe Tinh’s province in Hông Lam region, which is also known as Ví Dam singing. This episode was a quite complex description of the different styles of Ví Dam and Hò folk singing, for example, take this extract (which I’ve cut and pasted from the web page - the (inserts) indicate where a musical example is inserted into the narration): "While collecting and putting Nghe Tinh’s folk songs on stage, along with folk music researchers, I realize that Nghe’s folk songs have more than two kinds of melodies, Ví, Dam and Hò singing. Hò itself is sung in various ways. Hò singing in Ha Tinh is a bit different to Nghe An while singing Hò while rowing is different to singing on the road as an example: (insert). But when they travel by road, they can also sing Hò in different ways, you should pay attention to the rhythm. Listen, a piece of Hò singing on the road (insert). Singing Hò while in a boat or going on the river is different (insert)." As you see, not the easiest to understand whilst just listening. To get the most from this episode, it’s probably best to read the script whilst listening to the online audio archive with the musical examples in the programme. It’s a worthwhile listen, and you can find the audio and script at http://vovworld.vn/en-US/Sunday-Show/Nghe-Tinhs-folk-singing/111668.vov (Alan Roe, UK, Listening Post, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) He got all the Vietnamese diacritics to show in the pdf but some vanished as I edited this thru MS Word (gh, DXLD) See LANGUAGE LESSONS ** VIRGIN ISLANDS BRITISH. An Update on ZBVI 780: The entire 300 foot tower is completed and they are back to broadcasting from it instead of the longwire. There is some fine tuning left to be done and the crew will be back in a few weeks to do that. But for now, ZBVI is back to the normal tower and I'm told (obviously) that local listeners are happy, as the coverage is much better (Paul B Walker, Jr., Sept 3, IRCA via DXLD) So what power now? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** YEMEN. 6135, R. Yemen. Back heard. At 1400 on 19/8 with news in Arabic and political comments, correspondents and listeners calls by phone, ID at 1502 and close/down. Not anything heard on // 9780 or 6005. Also nothing till 0700 on 6135 as in B12 period (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna, 16 meters long), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 960, Aug 30 at 0501-0505 UT during Fox-hole of local KGWA running open carrier only, this time on the SRF-59 I am able to hear *without* nulling KGWA, a station with sports news and scores in English; bearing on it is NNW/SSE. Unknown which network but all- American so can`t be CFAC Calgary which I have DXed before in this window thru KGWA. Now the guessing begins. Based on last year`s NRC AM Log with format info, most likely is KOVO Provo UT with FSR, and which the old Pattern Book shows with a minor lobe this way. But it`s more NW than NNW. Another one I have yet to ID is KROF in Abbeville LA (Lafayette market), listed as talk format if not sports, 95 watts non-direxional. KNEB Scottsbluff NE direxion also fits with 350 watts, but supposedly C&W format. I can hardly wait to recheck these formats in the new NRC AM Log. BTW, I have a QSL card from KOVO endorsed ``third harmonic 2880 2/12/1969 at 6:50-7:38 pm MST``, from Glenn K. Shaw, CE. I think that was when I was in Denver. I subsequently reached a policy decision *not* to try to QSL harmonix, since that would encourage them to be suppressed, and indeed never heard that one since. 2880 in Enid is occupied by KGWA`s harmonic (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 3340, HONDURAS, Radio Misiones Internacional at 1315 with a woman and man with talk - Good at first but rapidly fading Aug 25 (Rick Barton, El Mirage, AZ, Drake R8, and Hammarlund HQ-120X, ODXA YRX via DXLD) Rick, are you sure about this? Was last reported at least a sesquiyear ago, and 1315 seems a bit late for Honduras. I assume it was definitely in Spanish? Would be nice to have Honduras active on SW again. Another possibility appears to me if you did not get an ID: Second harmonic of 1670, KHPY Moreno Valley CA, NRC AM listed as Spanish religion, ``El Sembrador,`` ``La Voz de la Nueva Evangelización``. Please check further? Also at other dayparts. 73, (Glenn to Rick, via DXLD) I will listen again; I hadn't thought about the KHPY. That IS a possibility. I will listen to 3340 some more and report back. I have had some curious harmonics in the tropical bands over the past two days as a matter of fact. BtW, I had considered it a late time for Honduras, but I checked for nearby Guatemala on 4055 and they were coming in pretty good at that time. I also lost them both at the same time. California (MW) could have done that with the local sunrise here tho also (Rick Barton, AZ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Could DXers in MA or elsewhere in New England check whether WNSH 1570 is audible on third harmonic 4710? an unID Spanish has been heard before/around sunrise in Pennsylvania and there are no known LA fundamentals on 4710. Tnx, (Glenn Hauser to several MW lists, DXLD) No sign of anything on 4710 kHz up here on the North Shore. (I`m 4.4km/2.7mi from *WMVX*`s stick, still using the trusty ole Radio Shack DX 440 [aka, Sangean 803A]) Viva 1570, Pura Variedad Musical does stream: http://p.freestreams.com/?pid=227 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMVX_(AM) (~Kaimbridge~ M. Goldchild, 1359 UT Sept 2, WTFDA-AM via DXLD) I'm fairly far from 1570 here in SE MA and didn't hear anything on 4710 tonight. Will check in the daytime tomorrow. Unfortunately there is a huge amount of noise tonight. Even the semi-locals are harder to listen (Craig Healy, Sept 1, IRCA via DXLD) You must mean WMVX? I checked via Hanson MA remote Perseus, and WMVX jumped up at 1014 on 1570 kHz. However, no change in the weak carrier on 4710 kHz. It rather faded away at about that time. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, Sept 2, mwdx yg via DXLD) I was going by the calls for 1570 Beverly MA in the 2012 NRC AM Log, with a Spanish tropical format. FCC shows changed from WNSH to WMVX on Nov 26, 2012. Did the format change too? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nothing on 4710 kHz midday, not even a blip observed on the SDR spectrum analyzer SEP 2 1740 UT, while 1570 WMVX is received solid s9 here in Nashua, New Hampshire (Bruce Conti, mwdxyg via DXLD) The call letters changed to WMVX in November 2012. THe format is still Spanish, last I knew (Paul B walker, ibid.) No, Portuguese: http://www.viva1570.com/ (Mauno Ritola, ibid.) WMVX is now R do Povo and format is Portuguese at least since April 2013. See their Facebooksite. ``Radio Do Povo. Viva WMVX 1570 AM --- Servindo o Brasil na América, a primeira emissora Brasileira, 24 horas no ar com 50.000 mil watts de potência, cobrindo 6 estados na Nova inglaterra. A RADIO DE MAIOR AUDIÊNCIA EM LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA NA COSTA LESTE DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS`` Regards (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Still no further reports of the harmonic; if it can be distinguished as Portuguese rather than Spanish, would be a considerable clew (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. 6165, Suspect this may be Thazin Radio - Phin Oo Lwin, Myanmar. Noted at 1105 and monitored for 20 minutes before giving up. Asian style pop music for much of the time with occasional announcements. But very hard to hear with the much stronger co-channel CNR 6. Only really possible when China was in in talk-mode rather than playing music. 24/8 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Sept Australian DX News via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Giovedì 29 agosto 2013, Di nuovo un po' di ascolti seriali, con il VR5000DSP Yaesu, che chissà come mai l'hanno fatto con lo chassis *senza* prese d'aria!! ! :-0 2046 - 7613, Mx rock non stop (già qualche sera fa). IN/SF (Luca Botto Fiora, QTH G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) Euro-pirate? UNIDENTIFIED. 11950, 1832, R Rohani? OM speaking in French, 555, 07/08 (Keith Knight, Pinner, Middlesex, UK, Sony ICF7600G, Eton mini SW rx / random longwire, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 15427.5-SSB, intruders Sept 2 at 1355-1358* Spanish 2- way, stations about equal level, calm with no swearing heard, and of course, no IDs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ GLENN HAUSER`S MEDIUMWAVE DX REPORTS All my MW DX reports starting two years ago are archived in this forum with open access: http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page15 Weekly in two alternating groupings: Mostly Mexican; Domestic, further subdivided into CANADA, OKLAHOMA, USA, unID (gh) EUROPEAN MEDIUMWAVE GUIDE End of EMWG website, but not of the EMWG Dear all, The EMWG website is no more, but the EMWG is still alive. After thoroughly analysing the visitor statistics, I noticed that 95% of all traffic goes to the 6 main pages: LW, MW1, MW2, PDF version, Perseus version and addresses. That is why I have decided that it is no longer worthwhile keeping all other pages. It is also a bit naïve to think that new people will join the DX community, so the introductions to medium wave in various languages are also superfluous; I may, however, still offer them as a PDF file on my site. Anyway, the EMWG is now nicely integrated into my personal web site. It may be a bit getting used to, but you will quickly find your way. It still needs a bit of tweaking from my side though ;-) The domain http://www.emwg.info will redirect to the new location. I will also make sure that direct links get redirected to the right page. As to the EMWG mailing list, I have decided there is no real point in keeping it either. I will simply delete it and I would advise everybody who is keen on medium wave news to join the Medium Wave Circle http://www.mwcircle.org If you have questions or comments, feel free to drop me a line. Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind regards, (Herman - Boel, Sept 3, MWCircle yg via DXLD) YAHOO GROUPS GETTING REFORMATTED TO OUTRAGED REVIEWS Link to vote for yahoo to go back to its old format. VOTE folks Got this from another Group I am on. I feel it is worth passing on. http://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/209451-us-groups/suggestions/4276993-return-groups-format-to-prior-format-that-works You can vote up to 3 times. 73, (Kevin Raper, KJ4HYD, CE WCKI WQIZ WLTQ, Aug 31, ABDX yg via DXLD) It seems this was Canadian, but --- AFRICAN STATES ---> [ham radio but may have some relevance to SWBC ---- gh] "As part of the on-going research and documentation of callsign history since 1945 for Club Log, and to aid the fine-tuning of Club Log's DXCC entity mapping, I have spent some considerable time researching and documenting the history of prefix changes in Africa", Alan 5B4AHJ says. Go to http://clublog.freshdesk.com/support/solutions and search for 'African states - independence dates and prefix changes'. "This is quite a substantial document, pulling together information from a wide variety of sources. Although I have checked the document as carefully as I can, it is possible that it contains some errors. Please advise if you find any" (425 DX News via Dave Raycroft, ODXA yg via DXLD) NUEVO NUMERO DEL BOLETÍN DIEXISTA CLUB S500 (septiembre 2013, nº 25) Puntual a su cita semestral acaba de publicarse el número 25 del boletín diexista Club S500. Un boletín repleto de noticias e informaciones en sus 60 páginas, con más de 200 imágenes y en el que han participado cerca de 30 colaboradores de todo el mundo. Grandes artículos de temática diexista y radioescucha en general, que en formato PDF es gratuito y tiene un peso aproximado de 11 MBytes. Intentando no extendernos demasiado os podríamos adelantar unos cuantos contenidos. No dejar de leer el mensaje para generaciones futuras en el artículo "La cápsula del tiempo". El último programa "Europarade" de Radio Nederland. Los 60 años de la Deutsche Welle, "La radio antigua" como libro recomendado, las QSL de Radio Damasco, el "agur onda media" de Radio Vitoria en España, la transmisión especial del Radio Praga por su 90º aniversario, Juan Franco Crespo con "radio y filatelia" (esta vez Praga y Budapest), el blog ¡qué onda Taiwán! de RTI, un encarte especial del "Suecia calling DX-ers" datado en 1974, las escuchas de Javier Company (desde Barcelona) y Javier Robledillo (desde Elche), ambos de España. Pero esto sólo es el principio, ¿Te imaginas poder escuchar al planeta Júpiter en tu receptor?, ¿.conocer la onda corta en DRM? ¿.visitar las webs de algunas emisoras internacionales? ¿.la reseña de Hugo Longhi en España? ¿.la despedida de Isabel Ramis en RTI?, etc. Y aunque no pueda parecer así nos quedamos cortos ya que no faltan las secciones habituales de "escuchas", "radio noticias", "tablón de anuncios", "última hora", "las citas de la radio", "cartas a la redacción", y el comentario invitado esta vez a cargo de Rafael Prats Rivelles (periodista en activo de varios medios impresos), y muchísimas cosas más. Por todo ello al final de este correo os relacionamos el índice (y una imagen de la portada como anexo) de esta longeva publicación que cumple más de 10 años y 25 números editados hasta el momento. Para descargar este último boletín, así como los anteriores, visita la web http://www.clubs500.es Ya sabéis que esperamos vuestras colaboraciones y/o aportaciones. Tan sólo desear que todas estas páginas animen a los diexistas a continuar con nuestra afición e inciten a las radioemisoras a seguir ofreciendo sus programas informativos a través de la onda corta. Un saludo diexista para todos (Emilio Sahuquillo, Julio Martínez, Valencia (España), Editores, Sept 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This is a very large magazine freely available in pdf, heavy on the grafix, almost all in Spanish. This issue has a bit in English, such as repro of a Sweden Calling DXers issue from 1972 on yellow paper. The only references to DXLD are in a few linx to some YouTubes, and there are no references to Hauser. Since it`s published on average only twice a year at variable dates, much of the info is ``old`` once it appears, but good for those who want a review of media news, not so much hot DX news. Previous 24 issues are also accessible (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTERNATIONAL RADIO FESTIVAL, ZURICH Roy at Radio Today writes: 4 September 2013 The International Radio Festival is taking place this week in Zurich, and I'm in Switzerland to see what all the fuss is about. It's not your average radio conference - sure there are debates and seminars - but radio presenters from around the world are gathering here to showcase their radio shows to the rest of the delegates. Carl Cox and Dan and Phil are just some of the broadcasters turning up, along with stations such as Julie FM and Radio Adidas. Star FM and Radio Wave are also here - not the UK versions but their namesakes from around the world - Star FM Abu Dhabi and Radio Wave Czech Repl. I'm here to learn, and also report on what's happening via the @RadioTodayLIVE account sponsored by Arqiva. I'm ready to listen to the world - and you can too via the mobile app, or at http://www.internationalradiofestival.com/ (via Mike Terry, Sept 4, dxldyg via DXLD) DX-PEDITIONS ++++++++++++ WORLDWIDE, DXPEDITIONS HUNT ELUSIVE RADIO SIGNALS (by James Careless, Radio World) http://www.radioworld.com/article/worldwide-dxpeditions-hunt-elusive-radio-signals-/221172 (via Horacio Nigro Geolkiewsky, Montevideo, Uruguay, dxldyg via DXLD) Great article. The IDXCI guys are at it since 1980s! Thanks, (Sudipta Ghose/ VU3TKG, -- One of those ... ... ibid.) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ ``LA MERA JEFA`` Re: ``MEXICO. 680, August 29 at 1157 UT, ``La Mera Jefa`` ID atop the QRM, i.e. XEORO in Guasave, Sinaloa, 1/0.5 kW per IRCA Log. Would someone idiomatically translate this slogan, also used by other Mexicans? My dixionary doesn`t even have mera, instead meramente which obviously means merely (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` The adjective mero, mera in the feminine form, is an intensifier meaning mere, pure. In Mexico and areas of Mexican influence this word is frequently used and so, when doubled, it has acquired the additional meaning of "real Mexican", for instance in the phrase la música mera mera, which suggests real Mexican music. Incidentally, WBQH on 1050, serving Washington DC, uses the slogan La mera mera. A station, una emisora, is a feminine word and so it makes sense to attach a feminine tag to a non-sensical callsign, especially if the adjective is a bit ambiguous and if it leaves the listener thinking. Cases in mind are words implying "mistress", such as la favorita, la consentida, la predilecta or terms suggesting "leadership", for instance la poderosa, la campeona, la jefa. La jefa is the chief, the boss, and so La mera jefa will be understood as the the top leader or real leader of the group (Henrik Klemetz, Suecia, Aug 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Tnx, Henrik! I suspected the answer would come from you. I was thinking some other Mexistations used this monicker, but searching thru the FM and AM cuadrantes at Cantú finds only the FM side of this one on 93.7, XHEORO. Maybe there are some USA ones besides WBQH? (gh) VIETNAM: WHERE SAYING 'I LOVE YOU' IS IMPOSSIBLE Composition photograph of scenes in Vietnam 28 August 2013 Last updated at 20:43 ET Bill Hayton was the BBC's correspondent in Vietnam until he fell foul of the authorities for reporting on dissidents in the country and had to leave. Here he looks back at the vagaries of life in one of the world's five remaining communist-run states. 1, It's impossible to say "I love you" in Vietnamese . . . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23501757 (via Gerald T Pollard, NC, DXLD) Fascinating, goes far beyond language. First item refers only to familial ``love``, not between ``lovers``. Can`t say that either? (gh) MUSEA +++++ HISTORY. Radioreceiver in the USSR. http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/ has all the information about Soviet equipment including the XX century a radio. This is a virtual museum catalog. (Yuri, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") Latvia VEF factory radios http://www.radiopagajiba.lv/VEF/vefhome.htm IN «Radiotehnika» http://www.radiopagajiba.lv/RRR/rrrhome.htm (Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine / "deneb-radio-dx") 73! (RusDX Sept 1 via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See also BRAZIL; CUBA; GERMANY; NEW ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ZEALAND; ROMANIA; SPAIN Emissoras em DRM. Onde encontrar???? Prezados, De acordo com um artigo nesse link http://www.rtl-sdr.com/tutorial-drm-radio-using-rtl-sdr/ consegui fazer funcionar o Dream e o meu SDR RTL2832U. Chegou a identificar o sinal e até a rádio (que já não mais me lembro o nome) mas ele estava fraco (só o primeiro quadrinho estava verde e não veio o som. Não sei se pra sair precosa que os tres fiquem verdes! Alguém me diga por favor!!!). Procurei pela internet para ver se encotrava uma lista com emissoras DRM mas não encontrei. Assim fica meio difícil encontrar para fazer testes. Queria saber quais emissoras estão ativas nesse modo, quais as frequencias e horários de propagação boa para o Brasil (mais precisamente para PY4). Tlavez alguém aqui saiba e possa me ajudar. Agradeço! (Luiz Augusto - PY4DH, Rio Doce - MG, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Luiz, Quanto mais forte o sinal, maior a possibilidade de você obter áudio. O banco de dados Aoki inclui transmissões em DRM. Não sei se é suficientemente atual, mas seria interessante tentar. O endereço é http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/use/bia13.txt 73 (Ivan Dias Jr. - Sorocaba/SP, ibid.) http://www.baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/drmdx/main&sort=Target,UTC 73, (Guilherme Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Above `official` DRM schedule altho never totally complete and up to date, can be resorted however you like (gh, DXLD) Olá amigos Guilherme e Ivan! Em primeiro lugar quero agradecer a vocês pela resposta. Muito Obrigado!!! Tenho feito testes, mas acho que a propagação está ruim e a única emissora que obtive êxito na decodificação do áudio foi a Rádio Exterior de Espanhaa em 11810 [sic] khz, que transmite todos os dias de 21:00 às 24:00 PT2 [UT -3 = 00-01 UT]. Espero que a propagação melhore mais. Achei bem bacana o DRM. Abraços, (Luiz Augusto - PY4DH, Rio Doce - MG, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Olá amigos, O próprio programa DReaM tem uma lista atualizável de emissoras DRM, em "View" , "Stations Dialog" , clicar em "Update" para ter a mais nova lista. Pode ser obtida aqui também: http://www.wwdxc.de/drm.htm Para ter áudio com qualidad de CD, é preciso acender os 3 leds verdes! Vejam mais aqui: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/hamdream/rxdrm.htm http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/hfrtl.htm 73 de (Roland, PY4ZBZ, ibid.) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IBOC AT NIGHT FIVE YEARS LATER The latest "Medium Wave News" bulletin from the Medium Wave Circle in Britain, references an article that I hadn't seen before concerning IBOC, and the use of night-time IBOC in particular: http://www.radioworld.com/article/iboc-at-night-five-years-later/218209 Best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, BC, IRCA via DXLD) Indeed interesting, and one I also hadn't seen. The results aren't surprising at all. The IBOC hash travels much farther than the actual digital channels in most cases, and the solid readable signals from digital AM simply don't travel very far at night using consumer equipment to receive. The number of stations dropping digital AM altogether is also a result of economics as some stations can't justify the added expense of licensing fees and equipment repairs, because as the one station noted, nobody complained about dropping it, likely because nobody noticed it in the first place due to the scarcity of affordable receivers (Russ Edmunds, 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia, ibid.) I especially liked the comment where the station shut down the IBOC and there were no customer complaints. That pretty much spells it out. Here in the NW, KEX [1190 OR] dropped IBOC sometime back and their "Hi Fi" audio is back and they sound great. Both KXXA 1520 & KRKO 1380 (Seattle area) run IBOC and they are new with it as of the last couple of years. But that is an exception. Not many new IBOCers noticed here for a long time. Thank goodness. I just hope more and more AM stations continue to shut it down (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.) Back a number of years, what was WDDZ-550 in the Providence, RI market had IBOC. It wouldn't work at night despite a very competent contractor tried getting the antenna system compatible. Finally it was shut down daytime as well. There were no comments at all about IBOC from listeners, even when it started originally or stopped. Nothing at all. WHJJ-920 in Providence also had daytime IBOC. Same antenna system problem, as it simply wouldn't work at night. Last time I asked their engineer, there were no comments there either. WPRO-630 in Providence also ran IBOC, but only a very short time. The only thing I heard about that station was a complaint that IBOC made noise and less pleasant to listen. Now if only WBZ-1030 in Boston, MA drops IBOC, there will be some happier adjacent stations. 1020 Pittsburg, PA and 1040 in upstate NY (Craig Healy, ibid.) Don't hold your breath for that one. WBZ is a CBS station, and the head engineering honcho of CBS is one Glynn Walden, formerly of Ibiquity. CBS is a major investor in Ibiquity and its predecessors, and it's only a slight exaggeration to refer to Walden as the Father of IBOC. WBZ will never drop IBOC while he has any influence at CBS. That upstate NY 1040 station, WYSL, filed a formal and well-documented interference complaint against WBZ way back in 2007 (I helped out by providing an engineering report describing the nature of the interference). It fell on deaf ears at the FCC, and no action at all was taken. Big money talks, and the FCC listens. WYSL finally had to resort to getting an FM translator to sidestep the interference problem (Barry McLarnon, Ottawa, ON, ibid.) I don't blame folks for not being excited about AM HD radio. Poor range, metallic sounding audio and the high price of AM HD tuners doesn't make for a great combination. I don't think the promoters were all that honest with the public. Not to mention all the wideband hiss interference on adjacent channels in the AM band that the FCC should have never allowed. 73 - (Todd WD4NGG Roberts, ABDX via DXLD) Honesty? What honesty? (Dennis Gibson, Sent from my iPhone, ABDX via DXLD) AM IBOC sucked before, sucks now (Kevin Redding, Crump, TN, ibid) It always has and always will. It can't die fast enough to suit me. (Dennis Gibson, WB6TNB, Sent from my iPhone, ibid.) Thankfully it does look like AM HD is suffering a slow death on the AM band as many stations are turning it off. I understand Radio Disney has discontinued IBOC on their AM stations. I bet they gained maybe a dozen IBOC listeners but lost thousands of other listeners after spending all that money on Ibiquity' s folly. A friend who lives 14 miles away from a Radio Disney station in Orlando, FL. said he could not get a lock on their HD signal, which is 50 kW in the daytime. They finally turned off their HD last January, 2013. Before that, they used to have gorgeous sounding AM Stereo that kids could listen to and enjoy on inexpensive AM Stereo radios like Sony and Sangean. But for some reason they refuse to go back to AM Stereo? Their corporate bean- counters should be fired! 73, (Todd - WD4NGG Roberts, ibid.) Unfortunately, Todd, not ALL of them just yet. The 1260 in Belleville, Illinois (the local St. Louis affiliate of the Evil Mouse) is still running it, and it's ruining 1250 and 1270 for me here as I type this. Sucks big time as I need stations in Montana (1250) and Wyoming (1270) here. 73, (Rick Dau, South Omaha, Nebraska, ibid.) Sept 28 should be your day to nab WY on 1270 via SSS as this is typically a very favorable time for SSS and they carry WY Cowboys FB so will be easy to notice. http://www.gowyo.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/wyo-m-footbl-sched.html 1250 MT isn't easy and only has made it here a couple of times in almost 20 years. 73 KAZ Barrington IL (Neil Kazaross, ibid.) Slow death isn't fast enough for me. I'm glad to hear about Radio Disney dropping I-Block. I just checked KDIS-1110, the LA (COL Pasadena) affiliate. It is off. Finally (Dennis Gibson, Sent from my iPhone, ibid.) Hi Dennis, Either they just shut it off yesterday, or they're running it daytime only and it's off overnight. BTW I'm at my grandma's this weekend, a little less than 5 miles west of their transmitter. The hash was blastin' this morning around 9, and I think this afternoon around 4, but when I checked this evening around 8 it was off. Also it seems they are broadcasting full 10 kHz analog, too. I also have my SRF-42 with me, so I checked this evening ... and - Alas, their C-Quam has apparently NOT been resurrected. :'( I also get 1580 KMIK [AZ] quite strong at home just south of El Cajón, CA, at night. Late last year they shut off the hash and went to 10 kHz audio, but earlier this year constricted the audio back down to 5 kHz. They did leave the hash off, and last I checked a couple nights ago it was still off. 73, (Stephen pianoplayer88key, Sept 2, ibid.) I forgot something - their IDs still mention HD, even though apparently KDIS just recently changed theirs. KDIS's ID now is "Radio Disney AM 1110 and HD1, KDIS, Pasadena / Los Angeles." While they were running HD: "This is KDIS and KDIS-HD1, Pasadena / Los Angeles." Before HD, when they were running C-Quam: "AM 1110, KDIS, Pasadena / Los Angeles." I don't remember what their ID was during the early days of OSCWAC-LPD (out-side-channel-width, adjacent/alternate-channels-low-phone-definition) when they ran IBOC day and C-Quam night. Their former San Bernardino affiliate, which never ran HD, was "Radio Disney, AM 1290, KKDD, San Bernardino / Riverside." As for KMIK, it's been "This is KMIK and KMIK-HD1, Tempe / Phoenix" for several years, and still is even with HD off. Before IBOC, they ID'd "AM 1580, KM IK, Tempe / Phoenix." (I remember the pause in the callsign.) (Stephen, ibid.) I'm definitely not excited about the current incarnation of "digital" AM either - it never came close to meeting my expectations. The hiss is detectable on analog-only radios, and registers on non- digital- capable field insensity meters, even when you don't have the transmitter directly connected to the receiver's antenna input. I was expecting analog radios to behave as if no local signal or noise existed, and pull in co-channel DX as if that was the case. While I never heard real live AM HD for myself, from reports I've heard, it was in my opinion, (bleep)-sounding relative to the bandwidth. According to Wikipedia' s Spectral Efficiency article, 56k modems could apparently attain 18 kbps/khz efficiency. In a 10 kHz bandwidth, it seems this would have allowed 180 kbps data rate. When using a (preferably open) codec like Ogg Vorbis, it possibly would have allowed pretty much artifact-free 16-18 kHz audio. I also wanted a provision for if a DXer can detect its analog signal even once in their lifetime from a particular remote spot, with ALL terrestrial interference off the air, then a dollar-store keychain- fob- sized HD radio could get perfect reception 24/7, even on an ultra-crowded graveyard channel. That obviously did not happen. :( I'm of the opinion that maybe digital would be better if it was done in the client receiver, maybe through DSP. It still wouldn't solve the problem of co-channel interference, though. I'd be willing to put up with non-HD stations transmitting as wide as IBOC stations, IF --- The audio was actually good quality, and that bandwidth was taken up with legitimate audio. The FCC mandated that all radios (and devices with radio function, even if not primary) sold new in US jurisdiction for over a $1.99 bargain store price would have razor-sharp skirt selectivity, radios over, say, $5, have at least 2 or 3 selectable bandwidths, and over about $15-20 have continuously variable bandwidth. :) For example, maybe you're briefly close enough to your local station so that your tissue heats up from exposure - from the temperature of a mountain ski resort in winter to the temp of southwest USA desert in summer within 90-120 seconds (I've been in both with the same type of clothes, and it's bearable). Also you're tuned 10 kHz off the pests's carrier frequency. If your IF bandwidth is set to pass 9.99 kHz audio, you shouldn't even be able to detect occasional spits from the pest, and a 5 uV/m signal (maximum allowable overlap to a Class A's protected 100 uV/m signal) should be as good reception as what the non-DXing general public prefers when listening. Opening up the bandwidth to 10.00 khz, putting the local's carrier within your receiver' s passband, should result in clear, high-fidelity audio without the garbled off-tune sound. :) I don't expect that to happen, though. :( I WOULD like to see the FCC crack down on noise generators, though. For example, if a plasma TV's noise, with the shielding removed, is detectable in a screen room deep in Carlsbad Caverns when directly touching the FIM or radio being used to test it, it may be a serious enough violation for just one incident to net a forfeiture high enough to potentially send all companies combined with over $100 million gross lifetime before-taxes revenue into Chapter 7, with the entirety of the fine/forfeiture going directly to the consumer(s), tax free. :p Ok, so I guess HD is fuu--I mean messing with my brain. :o :) (Stephen, ibid.) WBZ will not drop IBOC until the transmitter has been pried out of it's hot dead hands. I've written several emails to Mark Manuellian, chief engineer of WBZ in the past complaining about its wideband noise jamming other stations, and well, let me put it this way, his attitude was not exactly conducive to an ongoing dialogue about the negatives of IBOC. WINS 1010 and WBZ 1030 completely jam 1000-1050 kHz here most nights, besides the jamming the audio is also weak and distorted and barely listenable, in HD it sounds shrill and artifact laden (the few seconds I actually got it to lock in). (Bob Young, Millbury, MA, KB1OKL, IRCA via DXLD) Bob, That may be the case, but who knows how long CBS will own them and/or the CE will be at the helm. How old is the guy? CEs move on to different stations. In our changing World, nothing stays the same. Today, they love IBOC, tomorrow, who knows? If someone would have told me 20 years ago, what things were going to be today, I would never have believed it. Maybe both stations are waiting for all IBOC and to drop analog. We know the outcome of that. But time will tell. 73, (Patrick Martin, ibid.) I just listened with a SRF-42 to the sunrise pattern change for KDIS a few minutes ago, and the HASH came back on with the daytime pattern, along with the restricted analog audio. I may be home (or on my way) at the time for the evening change, so someone else besides me will probably need to check for IBOC after sunset (to see if last night was a one-time event or regular operation). KDIS can be heard by a DXer at my house at night, but is too weak to hear any IBOC hash. Both adjacent channels are also swamped by local 2nd-adjacent splatter, making it impossible to check for wide audio bandwidth or IBOC hiss. 73, (Stephen Airy, ABDX via DXLD) IBOC was never for the consumer. It was not for the station, either. It was to please Wall St shareholders and let AM crash and burn and head for the hills. Problem is getting rid of this mess that should have never been. Our forefathers who set up the original AM radio rules would toss and turn in their graves if they seen this mess along with trashing the clear channels and clogging the band up. IBOC was just the cherry on the cake (Norbert Ansay, ibid.) Actually, I just turned on the radio and it sure sounds like KDIS-1110 has their jammer turned on. And just to complete today's survey, my close neighbor, co-owned KSPN- 710 has IBOC off today, while KABC-790 is still running it. Other stations here that still insist on jamming their neighbors are KFWB- 980 and KNX-1070, and even my other neighbor KMZT-1260 seems to be running it as well. I really thought Saul Levine was a lot smarter than that, though the fact that this is actually one of the only AM music stations in the area gives him a decent excuse (Brian Leyton, Valley Village, CA, 1627 UT Sept 2, ABDX via DXLD) Unfortunately, CEs leaving is not a guarantee of relief. Tom Ray was let go (uh, 'retired') from WOR and the noise box is still on. When will IBOC leave the air? Two options: The encoders die. Unfortunately, they look like they are made pretty well. The CEs or ownership changes. I wish I could say iBiquity's fees would chase it away. Most every station that runs IBOC has some sort of interest in iBiquity. CBS for example. I once wrote to KDKA and WBZ about mutual interference. I got a nice letter from KDKA saying 'sorry - but we can't take it off the air.' - but only after an apology for the interference. WBZ did not reply. Good luck with this. iBiquity provides jobs to in-laws, kids and those who require big favors or buyouts for the broadcast community. Why retire? Will 'promote' you to Vice President of Rack Screw Implementation at iBiquity. What really makes me sad is IBOC is legal, yet those idiotic 10 kHz audio bandpass filters are still mandated. Maybe we could convince the chief engineers to insert the NRSC filters AFTER the IBOC encoding. Or reverse psychology: Let's start a movement for all digital (like the WBT tests) or increasing the IBOC signal strength to ungodly levels. If listeners can no longer hear the big boys because of digital maybe they'll fail and go off the air? Dream on, Karl. How many people in IRCA actually have IBOC receivers? How many can actually use them and achieve reliable results? How many non-technical people would you need to ask before you found one who really knew what 'HD Radio' is?? (Karl Zuk, N2KZ, IRCA via DXLD) Karl, How is NPR involved with IBOC? It seems that many NPR stations adopted IBOC. Fortunately many stations have dropped IBOC. But as you said, the companies that have an interest in iBigiuity will be less likely to drop it anytime soon. Fortunately there is very few IBOCers on MW in the NW. Some in CA, but not like in the East. Probably the worst offender in IBOC noise is KSL here a night. They are a powerhouse. Few people have digital receivers. I know of a few engineers and DXers, but not many. I have mentioned AM Digital receivers to many people through the years and hardly anyone knows what I am talking about. It just never caught on and it never will. The FCC was sold a bill of goods to get this passed and then we end up with legal jamming. I have no idea if going to all IBOC would stop the noise or make it worse. Could anyone tell if the IBOC noise was less during the WBT testing? 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.) I am about 250 miles give or take from WBT's transmitter. I heard them switch from analog to digital on the Saturday morning of the test weekend. When the digital started I checked adjacent frequencies and didn't hear any digital hash. I am going to assume that the digital signal was confined to the standard 10KC channel when it was on the main channel during the test. The sky wave signal wasn't that great at the time. I admit this is strictly anecdotal and no measuring instruments were used other than my ears. I couldn't decode the digital signal as I have no IBOC receiving equipment. If eventually broadcasting does go all digital it would make more sense to me to put it on the main channel and scrap analog but do this after a long sunset period for the analog technology (Dave Marthouse, ibid.) The problem with this - which I'm sure you will appreciate - is the cost for the equipment and licensing. My WAG would be that this factor would cause 60-70% of all currently licensed AM stations to have to choose between remaining analog anyway or turning in their license. I don't think that's a situation anyone wants (Russ Edmunds, 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia, ibid.) http://www.current.org/2012/11/slow-growth-for-hd-radio/ This article from the Nov. 5, 2012 "Current" discusses public radio's involvement with iBiquity to some extent. NPR paid for HD Radio equipment for its member stations -- and its installation. One of their major reasons was HD Radio's "multicasting" capability on FM (the ability to transmit more than one program stream at a time) -- the vast majority of NPR stations are FM. If we can multicast, we would need to purchase more programming, right? But as the article makes clear, NPR is acutely aware that HD Radio continues to be a non- starter; for what that's worth (Randy Stewart, KSMU, Springfield MO, IRCA via DXLD) Radio Disney in Tampa/St. Pete, 1380 AM, is no longer broadcasting in IBOC, day or night. For a long time, they were the only IBOC AM station in the area running IBOC at night, so there’s a double reason to rejoice! (Dick W., ABDX via DXLD) Milwaukee' s Disney on 1640 is still IBOC as is St. Louis' on 1260, whereas Chicago's 1300 dropped it at least a year ago. Perhaps Disney is not bothering to repair IBOC equipment when it breaks down. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, IL/WI, ibid.) AM SEARCHES FOR SUSTAINABILITY http://radioworld.com/article/am-searches-for-sustainability/221162 (via Dennis Gibson, WB6TNB, Sent from my iPad, ABDX via DXLD) I think we all know that the existing hybrid digital/analog system is a total failure. The range that digital in the current hybrid system is a small fraction of the analog coverage. Having said that, does anyone know if the digital-only format has any better coverage area? If not, or if it is only marginally better than the hybrid, why would anyone want to use that? From what I have seen, most AM stations in the 1 kw to 5 kw range can cover more area with a 250 watt FM translator than they can with a useable digital signal in the hybrid format. 73, (Kit, W5KAT, CO, ABDX via DXLD) Interesting for a number of reasons, not least the grand old name of Beverage appearing among those consulted. An interesting take is the strength of minority broadcasting, and whether that is the wave of the future. The American Spectator article referenced is a good read http://spectator.org/archives/2013/08/05/am-radio-signing-off by someone who loves AM radio. Best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, IRCA via DXLD) Interesting reading, and many conflicting viewpoints, which will continue the status quo. Also interesting is the lack of any discussion of the impact of watering down the clears, mini night powers, etc. (Russ Edmunds, 15 mi NNW of Philadelphia, ibid.) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See also CUBA; MEXICO; OKLAHOMA; USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Re: OMG I got a new station thanks to the Bolin Phase Box and FM SDR! I have a phase box and used it for analog TV DXing. However, my early attempts with DTV signals didn't do me any good. Has anyone used phase cancellation with DTV? (Mike Glass N9BNN, Indianapolis, Indiana USA, Digital - Zenith DTT900 Mobile DTV - Coby DTV111 Analog - Samsung 12" Low Band - Winegard HD7084P at 30' AGL High Band/UHF - 10' Superdish at 40' AGL Misc - Icom PCR-100 Preamps - HDP 269 HDHR-US for real time Indy DX at http://www.n9bnn.ham-radio-op.net/TV/ Current count since May 2007 - 208 analog, 370 digital WTFDA via DXLD) I think the trick with TV phasing is the bandwidth of the channel. IIRC analog TV was 6MHz and I assume DTV is similarly wide. Phasing a broadcast FM signal is just 200 kHz and a broadcast AM signal (I have a PB for AM also which is insanely effective) is only 30 kHz (including HD sidebands). So getting a null of a 6 MHz wide signal seems to me to be difficult if not impossible (Bill Nollman, Aug 30, ibid.) I've had a few *RARE* successfully phased DTVs - using a broadband homebrew phaser --- Todd Emslie's design: http://home.iprimus.com.au/toddemslie/phase-cancellation.html Most recent was when "local" WBBZ 7 disappeared due to QRM from distant WWNY. I could not get WBBZ regardless of antenna position. By pointing the antenna at WBBZ and phasing with my vertical LPDA pointed in the same direction, I was able to phase out WWNY and regain a steady WBBZ. No phasing = no WBBZ. Phasing = WBBZ back. I find it has only worked where neither signal has much multipath --- in the example above WBBZ is 60 miles, WWNY is 199 miles. UHF is extremely difficult to phase as the phase of UHF signals seem to shift constantly (esp. when windy due to nearby trees/leaves swaying). OK when phasing analog, but makes DTV almost impossible. However I have done it, for example, with local 47 - getting distant WTVH (174 miles) through local CFMT (33 miles). Although 6 MHz is a wide channel, when I view a 1.6 MHz spectral display on the Perseus, the signals seem to increase evenly across the band while making adjustments. This is with a broadband phaser with no tuning circuits. The problem is getting a >15 dB separation across the entire 6 MHz spectrum. I have yet to receive a new DTV using phasing, and find it to be a waste of time 99% of the time. It might be possible to occasionally get a rare phasing success, but it doesn't seem to me to be worth the trouble trying with my current setup. If someone could write software that controlled the phasing controls in unison to match varying signal levels (i.e.- constantly adjusting the controls - virtually through software - to achieve a minimum signal level), then I think phasing might be possible on a more consistent basis, even with varying phase, (meaning one path that has varying phase - if that makes sense) (Bill Hepburn, Ont., ibid.) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ GOVERNMENT WANTS PSYOPS TOOL TO HIJACK EVERY AM AND FM RADIO STATION IN TARGET AREA "Tactics such as broadcast signal intrusion -- better known as hijacking -- might be classified as psychological operations (PSYOPS). At least the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) Signal Magazine thinks so, since it had a short blurb titled 'Special Ops hunts for PSYOPS tool.'" http://m.blogs.computerworld.com/cybercrime-and-hacking/22716/government-wants-psyops-tool-hijack-every-am-and-fm-radio-station-target-area (via Bill F, Free Radio Weekly Aug 31 via DXLD) HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY, COMPACT CASSETTE: HOW IT STRUCK A CHORD FOR MILLIONS http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/30/50_years_of_the_compact_cassette/ (via Blaine Thompson, IN, Aug 30, ABDX via DXLD) Much more detailed than previous article about this (gh) AMERICAN ELECTROLA DXC-100, THE CHUCK HARDER SW RADIO Look What I Got at Goodwill #1 - Blogs - Pontiac Daily Leader, IL http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/article/20130828/BLOGS/308289998 It’s time for a new segment here on the Barndoor. Besides cycling and cleaning toilets, one of my favorite things to do is buy crap from the Goodwill store, or any other thrift store I can find. In this new segment I’ll show you some of the amazing high quality crap I’ve bought. THIS IS THE AMERICAN ELECTROLA DXC-100 AM/FM/SW RADIO. Here is a little history on the American Electrola: A group of people at a small electronic company in Pittsburgh, PA had heard a SW Broadcast of For the People with Chuck Harder out of Florida. One of Chuck’s listeners had purchased an AF/FM/SW radio from him and was complaining that while Chuck was touting ‘buy American’ he was selling a Chinese made radio. So these guys called Chuck up and said ‘we can build a radio for you and have you sell them on your show’. So the American Electrola DXC-100 was born. Design was started. A prototype was built and they flew to Florida to meet with Chuck. Chuck liked the radio. A new problem arose, CASH. The Pittsburgh guys didn’t have enough to get the radio into production. Chuck went on the air and asked his listeners to buy the radio, send in their money, and the radio would be delivered, but they may have to wait up to 6 months. Chuck Harder’s listeners financed the first production run of 1000 radios. Actually, the first 1000 were sold in 1 day! Money came in, parts were ordered, radios were shipped. A few months later, they tried again. Another 1000 radios were presold in about 5 days. Again, parts were ordered, radios were built, and shipped. The serial number will tell you the production run. All serial numbers started with 52B; the next 2 letters are the production number OA = 1st run, OB = 2nd. The last 4 digits are the order of production. Pretty cool, huh, this radio sells for around 250 dollars these days and I got it for 6 bucks. I was immediately interested in Short Wave radio listening when I got the radio home and found a few stations, but after some reading I attached a very long wire to the antenna. I found where someone recommended tying a sock filled with sand to the one [end] of the wire and throwing it on your neighbor`s roof for better reception. I tried that. It worked really well. For a day there was a this long wire draped between my kitchen window and the neighbor`s house; no one saw it. I was able to get many, many stations in. I listened to cattle reports from Australia, English as second languish [sic] news broadcasts, religious nutjobs, and Cuban propoganda [sic]. Kind of neat (via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) HDSDR:- RECEIVING DIGIMODES, A BEGINNING For beginners, I describe here how to use an SDR receiver and HDSDR (or any other SDR program) for basic data decoding. Various methods must be used depending on the SDR and what sound systems you have available on your computer. I assume you are familiar with HDSDR and have setup you SDR RX or RX/TX for normal operation. I hope this page will give a start, HDSDR offers much more. Look at the bottom of this page for links to more advanced topics. https://sites.google.com/site/g4zfqradio/hdsdr_receive_digimodes Piccolo corso di base per usare un SDR per decodificare i segnali digitali. E'in inglese ma con molte immagini e molti link. http://radiodxinfo.blogspot.it/ 73 (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Sept 2, playdx yg via DXLD) BEHIND YOUR RADIO DIAL, FROM 1947 I stumbled across this [24-minute] video on You Tube. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. To let you know, the first 36 seconds are silent - hey, the tubes have to warm up! It is a documentary produced by NBC. Moderator Powell will notice as I did the liberal use of General Electric/Telechron clocks in the NBC studios which we love almost as much as radio itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvNF8scIar0 (Bob Smoak, Bamberg, SC, ABDX via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ UNUSUAL SHORT SPORADIC E on FM inside SPAIN: q.v. UNUSUAL DX ACHIEVEMENT Australian FM/TV DXers Tony Mann in Perth and Todd Emslie in Sydney have successfully received signals from North America via the Moon. Following the closure of analogue Ch A2 TV broadcasts in the States, the University of Utah has been conducting cosmic ray experiments using old TV transmitters donated by Salt Lake City’s KUTV Channel 2. The university wanted to explore alternative methods of detecting cosmic ray particles using the bistatic radar principle. The transmitter has been radiating very high power analogue RF on 54.10 MHz into a Yagi antenna array aimed at the horizon on a 251 bearing towards the University’s Long Ridge, Utah Fluorescence Detector station. For meteor scatter detection, 251 extends to coastal California (Salinas, and San José) at some 530 miles. Extending the great circle path across the Pacific continues into southeast Queensland. Late last year WTFDA member and KSL-TV Studio Engineer Ken English suggested to Tony and Todd that they look out for possible signal detection and this was first achieved in Perth (9697 miles – great circle distance from the transmitter) and Sydney (7945 miles) on 21 May and 17 June respectively. Ken says the station is running an unmodulated carrier at an estimated 6.3 Megawatts ERP. For his moon- bounce reception, Todd was using a Hills vertical polarised 12 element DL4 wideband Yagi antenna into an Icom R8500 receiver and Spectrum Lab (Aug NZ DX Times via DXLD) He previously got EME from an Arkansas UHF TV station, IIRC (gh, DXLD) REGARDING THE THREE BEST OIRT FREQUENCIES TO MONITOR: 66.2 MHz, Grodno/Hrodna [BELARUS] (classical music) is always first to appear here and I've also had it on meteor scatter. 65.75 is the R2 TV sound frequency and more heavily populated than any other frequency on the OIRT band, anything from Hungary to Siberia is possible here. 67.04 Lwow/Lvov/Lviv [UKRAINE], that other great border city is a fairly common visitor carrying the First Service of Ukrainian radio. Trivia fact: they're still using the studios that used to house Polskie Radio Lwow before the war and from where Poland’s most famous interwar comedians Sczepcio i Tonko used to entertain the whole country. There's a clip of some very DX related buffoonery by the legendary duo at: http://youtu.be/AOEM8QRugXU?t=28m3s the channel of http://www.youtube.com/user/baronklod (Tim Bucknall, UK, Beyond the Horizon, Sept BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) SEEKING METEOR SCATTER ADVICE Armed with my Yaesu FT-817 (ham bands up through 2 meters, plus 440, with some additional VHF coverage including FM broadcast), what would be my best strategy for catching some meteor scatter tonight? What band should I listen to? What is the minimum antenna likely to be reasonably effective? What should my strategy and tactics look like? Thanks in advance for any advice or tips! 73, (Jim WB5UDE Glover, OK, amfmtvdx at qth.net via DXLD) Jim, I can`t speak to MS on the ham bands, but for the FM broadcast band: don`t pick just any night, but a night (or day) when there is a meteor shower increasing your chances. There are always a few random meteors, and unless skewed by a shower, the best time of day is around sunrise. The more gain, the better, but I`ve heard some MS bursts with nothing but a whip, or on caradio. If it`s during a shower, you should aim your antenna toward the radiant, wherever that is at the moment. Distances are typically 400-1000 miles, sometimes more. The high powers and dense packing of FMBC stations should present much better chances than low-power VHF transmissions of any other kind. Find a clear frequency (if possible in a built-up market) and leave the receiver on it and recording. Or if you have instant access to memories and are DXing live, you might want to set up several clear frequencies and attempt to go from one to another if you get a really protracted burst. Now the problem is extracting IDs from a burst lasting a split second to a few seconds at most. You`ll be extremely lucky if this happens during an ID, so be prepared to track down any other clues from what may be heard. Good luck! 73, (Glenn Hauser, OK, ibid.) SEQUESTER SHUTS DOWN SPACE SURVEILLANCE RADIO, MS MONITOR SPACE WEATHER RADIO UPDATE: As a result of indiscriminate "sequester" budget cuts, the USAF Space Surveillance Radar will be shut down at the end of September. Readers have asked what this means for Space Weather Radio. For years we have broadcast Space Surveillance Radar echoes from meteors passing over the facility. Anticipating the shutdown, our radio engineer Stan Nelson is changing frequencies. "I have erected a new 50 MHz 4-element beam antenna for the Digital TV carrier of 54.310 MHz and have it feeding the receiver at SpaceWeatherRadio.com," he explains. The echoes we hear now will be TV signals bouncing off the ionized trails of meteors. "I will be experimenting with the direction and signal strength over the next couple of days, so stay tuned." (from SpaceWeather.com via Russ Edmunds, WB2BJH, 15 mi NW of Philadelphia, WTFDA via DXLD) Unfortunately there are not very many DTV ch 2 carriers around (gh) THIS SOLAR CYCLE DUAL PEAK? Much talk lately has centered around a possible dual peak in the current solar cycle. This would follow a pattern established in recent solar cycles. If this is so, the first peak probably occurred in the Fall of 2011. Now it appears that perhaps the second peak was in Spring 2013. The two stand-out periods were both when the 3-month moving average was above 100. Those were centered on October through December 2011 (118.8, 118.6 and 110) and April and May of this year, when averages were both 106.4 (QST de W1AW, Propagation Forecast Bulletin 35 ARLP035, From Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, WA August 30, 2013, To all radio amateurs, via Dave Raycroft, ODXA yg via DXLD) :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2013 Sep 02 0622 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html # # Weekly Highlights and Forecasts # Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 26 August-01 September 2013 Solar activity was at very low to low levels. The period began at very low levels and continued until 28 August. By 29 August, low levels were reached with an isolated C1 flare from Region 1836 (N11, L=339, class/area Cao/180 on 30 August) at 29/0434 UTC. Also on 29 August was a 44 degree filament eruption centered near S40E00 that produced a coronal mass ejection (CME) first seen in SOHO/LASCO C2 imagery at approximately 29/0600 UTC. The ejecta was directed south of the ecliptic plane and was determined to not be geoeffective. On 30 August, a long duration C8/1f flare was observed from Region 1836 at 30/0246 UTC. Associated with this flare were Type II (1318 km/s) and Type IV radio sweeps as well as a partially Earth-directed CME (estimated speed of 1071 km/s). By 31 August through 01 September, only low level C-class flaring was observed. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at high levels on 26-27 August due to activity associated with a geoeffective coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). Normal to moderate levels were observed for the rest of the period. Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to minor storm levels. Quiet levels were observed until mid-day on 27 August. At approximately 0700 on 27 August, solar wind speed, density and total field measurements began to rise. The Bz component of the went southward to a maximum of -13 nT while wind speed slowly increased to a maximum of 512 km/s by early on 28 August. A solar sector boundary crossing was observed at approximately 27/1816 UTC. The geomagnetic field responded with unsettled to minor storm levels that continued through early on 28 August. By 0800 on 28 August, the total field was diminished to around 4 nT while the solar wind was in decline. Quiet levels were observed once again through late on 30 August, when a positive polarity CH HSS moved into geoeffective position. Solar wind speeds increased to near 430 km/s while the total field increased to around 9 nT. Total field slowly declined to near 5 nT by late on 31 August, however wind speeds briefly increased at approximately 01/0630 UTC to near 580 km/s before ending the period around 450 km/s. Active periods were observed late on 30 August through early on 31 August, but diminished to quiet to unsettled periods for the remainder of the period. The August 30 CME appeared to have a weak impact early on 02 September; however no significant geomagnetic effects were observed at the time of this report. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 02 - 28 SEPTEMBER 2013 Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels. A chance for an M-class flare exists with the return of old Region 1817 (S21, L=241) from 02-15 September. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate levels with high levels expected on 04-07 September, 12-16 September, 19-23 September, and again on 27- 28 September due to activity associated with CH HSSs. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to active levels on 02 September associated with activity from the 30 August CME. Unsettled to active conditions are expected on 04 September, 10-14 September, 17-19 September, 26-28 September due to CH HSS activity. Quiet to unsettled periods are expected on 23-24 September due to a solar sector boundary crossing. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2013 Sep 02 0622 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2013-09-02 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2013 Sep 02 105 15 4 2013 Sep 03 108 5 2 2013 Sep 04 110 8 3 2013 Sep 05 112 5 2 2013 Sep 06 112 5 2 2013 Sep 07 115 5 2 2013 Sep 08 115 5 2 2013 Sep 09 110 5 2 2013 Sep 10 110 10 3 2013 Sep 11 115 15 4 2013 Sep 12 120 18 4 2013 Sep 13 120 8 3 2013 Sep 14 120 8 3 2013 Sep 15 120 5 2 2013 Sep 16 115 5 2 2013 Sep 17 115 12 4 2013 Sep 18 110 18 4 2013 Sep 19 105 15 4 2013 Sep 20 105 5 2 2013 Sep 21 110 5 2 2013 Sep 22 110 5 2 2013 Sep 23 105 8 3 2013 Sep 24 105 8 3 2013 Sep 25 100 5 2 2013 Sep 26 100 8 3 2013 Sep 27 100 10 3 2013 Sep 28 100 8 3 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1685, DXLD) ###