DX LISTENING DIGEST 17-24, June 14, 2017
Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
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WORLD OF RADIO 1882 contents: Alaska, Antarctica and non, Argentina
non, Bougainville, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Indonesia, Iran non, Korea
North and non, Korea South, Kurdistan non, Kyrgyzstan, Papua New
Guinea, Somaliland, South Carolina non, USA, Zambia, unidentified
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1882, June 15-21, 2017
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [confirmed, Bulgaria]
Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [confirmed, UTwente]
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed; NOT changed to 2330]
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v-AM Area 51
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 15770
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 9455
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
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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:
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seriously need to reduce my workload, much of which has been merely
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** AFGHANISTAN. Weak to fair signal of Radio Afghanistan External
Service, June 9:
1532&1612 6100 YAK 100 kW / 125 deg SoAs English/Urdu & off air 1620
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/weak-to-fair-signal-of-radio_10.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALASKA. 11870, June 8 at 1254, KNLS is S9, surprisingly good, close
to directly off the back, signing off English hour with full new sked
by Rob: 11870 at 08 & 12; 7355 also at 12 (JBA carrier here), 9690 at
10, 11765 at 14. Also if in S Asia, listen at 02 on 9600, 03 on 15515
(which are Madagascar he fails to mention). I first checked 11885
where Dave Valko caught KNLS on June 5 until 1259, // 11870, but no
11885 here today). At 1259, 11870 to open carrier and off, but back on
with open carrier at *1300-1303* (or something else?)
11870, June 9 at 1221, checking KNLS English again earlier in the
hour, which was in well yesterday by closing. Today it`s VP S2-S4 with
echo, long/short path? pop music, 1226 announcements I can`t be
positive are in English, much weaker than Vatican via Philippines open
carrier already on 11875 at S9. KNLS improves slightly to S5-S7 by
closing circa 1255 with English schedule, but still unusable.
Checking their own website, as expected, far out-of-date schedule at
http://www.knls.org/broadcasting-front.html
showing everything on 6, 7 or 9 MHz, nothing higher, and the MWV sked
is also old, from B-16. As usual, we have to go to Russian to find the
current sked for all languages, such as
http://www.knls.net/rus/schedule.htm
The Chinese site http://www.smzg.org/home/ refuses to load for minutes
but when it does, schedule there is out of date too. The Chinese must
also go to the Russian page for accurate info! For example, Chinese at
0800-1000 is really on 11885 (which explains how 11885 was once
erroneously on air a few hours later; and Dave Valko says it was again
today June 9 // 11870 during the 12 English hour), but the Chinese
page shows 9655 and the English page 7355 for Chinese at 08-10! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Just noticed now at 1220 KNLS is on 11885 again unscheduled and
parallel to 11870. Not as good here as the first time noted on Monday.
1221 ID and mailing address announcement by lady, song announcement,
and into "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. Just want to add that
of course no other frequencies are noted on KNLS now except for 11885
and 11870. 1227 short segment about DXing equipment and techniques
now, and into song by U2 (Dave Valko, June 9, Hard-Core-DX mailing
list via DXLD)
Re: ``Chinese at 0800-1000 is really on 11885``
KNLS requested 11870 just after A-17 conference on Feb 23, and 11885
kHz just between March 9 and March 17 database. But 1200-1300 UT
second English entry was still on 7355 kHz 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
25 meters in great shape this morning; I got to the radio too late to
catch anything on 90 meters. KNLS (Alaska) - 11870 - (1206), Dance pop
music followed by YL "this is your new life station" (1207), to
discussion of Cher (yikes!), 1208 "more of your favorite music from
the 80's and 90's" (thanks to the tip from dxld/hcdx) sinpo-33433.
Time to head to the antique radio swapmeet :0), 73's (Chris KC5IIE
Krug, Tulsa, OK, FT-450D, 40m loop, June 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
11885, June 10 at 1256, KNLS English is once again on this unlisted
frequency, // scheduled 11870, both about S5, with music coda and no
announcements before 1259 when 11870 goes off, but 11885 stays on with
carrier, 1300 IS, 1301 Chinese ID and more IS, 1302 theme opening
Chinese hour.
Now at 1303 June 10, I find the other // Chinese transmitter has moved
to 9655 which is S5 while 11885 is now up to S9. I`m beginning to
think 11885 is intentional, despite the most up-to-date schedule
version, at least with A-17 dates, at
http://knls.net/rus/schedule.htm
which shows 11885 only at 08-10 in Chinese; while the 13-14 Chinese is
supposed to be on 9920 // 9655. Not heard on 9920, of course.
Could also be second transmitter is stuck on 11885 and won`t change to
the other scheduled frequencies for the rest of the span until 1800?
Fortunately not much else is in HFCC on 11885 during the 10-18 UT
span, so KNLS can get away with this; just imaginary Ujung Pandang
[sic], Indonesia in English! at 11-13, 100 kW eastward; and at 17-18
SOFia in Tigrinya, but probably also imaginary, as not in Aoki or
EiBi.
BTW, in Russian we are reminded that it`s ALYASKA, not Alaska, the ya
having got lost in transition (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11885, KNLS at 1648 UT June 10 in Chinese. KNLS Interval Signal at
1658 until 1701 UT, then Chinese announcement, another IS to 1702,
then English pop music. Excellent (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park,
Alberta, Perseus SDR, Wellbrook ALA 100 loop antenna, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
11885 // 11870, June 11 at 1243, KNLS same as yesterday, duplicating
English hour on both, so can hardly be accidental. When will they ever
get around to posting correct new schedule on all of their own
websites?? Poor signal on both, interview about how you are 69% more
likely to survive a plane crash if seated in the back. 1247 Profiles
in Christian Music, two songs.
1251 Creation Moment, time to tune out their anti-science utter
nonsense. It`s possible to be a Christian and *not* be creationist,
but you`d never know that from all the SW and other stations that
dutifully diffuse it. Recheck at 1316, also same as yesterday, Chinese
on 11885 // 9655 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11885, KNLS, 1457 M announcer sounded like Mandarin ending with
instrumental signature, then 1458-1500 deadair, and 1500 IS twice
and off. Came back on with IS in progress and into Mandarin
programming. 11 June. 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Perseus SDR with
Wellbrook ALA1530S loop and 153 foot Delta loop antennas, Hard-Core-DX
mailing list via DXLD)
11885, June 12 at 1418 check, VP signal in Chinese, so it`s still KNLS
on unscheduled frequency. On June 10, Mick Delmage in Alberta was also
hearing KNLS on 11885 in Chinese from 1648 past 1700, and on June 11,
Dave Valko had it before and after 1500; so it looks like my previous
assumption is correct: this transmitter stays on 11885 for the entire
08-18 UT broadcast day, most of which is in Chinese.
What does FCC say? Belatedly availablized A-17 schedule dated April 11
https://transition.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/A17FCC01.TXT
does not show 11885 at all, and still no updated version 2, like
https://transition.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/A17FCC02.TXT
11885, Jun [not Jan as typo in original report!] 13 at 1322, no signal
from KNLS Chinese, unlike several days recently, nor on 11870, but
very poor signal on 9655. So either second transmitter is off, or
moved, or maybe not propagating at all. Need to check before 1300 in
English when it`s been 11870 // 11885 contrary to all published sked
info.
7355, June 14 at 1200, KNLS IS opening English ``from the top of the
world``, poor but better than very poor // 11870. So back on correct
frequency 7355 instead of 11885 where it was for several days. By 1250
recheck, 7355 degraded to JBA, and 11870 still VP (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALASKA [non]. Paul Walker, see: OMAN
** ALBANIA. WE RETURN TO THE RADIO SCENE IN ALBANIA: THE WARTIME YEARS
Recent news reports in the international radio world inform us that
the small European country of Albania finally closed its remaining
mediumwave and shortwave stations earlier this year. Thus in Albania,
all radio broadcasting stations throughout the country, numbering one
hundred or more government and commercial stations, are now
concentrated into the standard FM Band 2. However, Radio Tirana
shortwave is still on the air, via a new relay with the large American
commercial shortwave station WRMI in Okeechobee Florida.
In our program today, we present our third episode about the radio
story in Albania, and on this occasion, we begin with the historic era
of ancient times.
Way back in the times of antiquity, the territory now known as Albania
was traversed and settled by wandering tribal peoples coming in from
the east. Then next on the scene came the ancient Roman Empire, and
they conquered and annexed Albania.
Albanian history informs us that a colony of some 70 Christian
families was established in the coastal town of Durres through the
original ministry of St Paul in New Testament times; and two hundred
years later, the entire territory was established in Christianity.
Islam came to Albania five hundred years later again.
Politically speaking, the Kingdom of Albania was established in the
year 1272, though two hundred years later again, the Ottoman Empire
from Turkey took over the country. In 1912, Albania declared its
independence again, as a revived kingdom; in 1939 it was taken over by
Italy; four years later it was taken over by Germany; and after the
end of World War 2, the country was formed into a socialist republic.
In 1991, Albania officially became just a republic.
It was in April 1939 that Italy occupied Albania, and at that stage,
there were just three broadcast transmitters on the air. On
mediumwave, Radio Tirana I (One) was noted with 10 watts on 1384 kHz
with studios and transmitter in the Municipality Building on Rruga 28
Nentori in Tirana.
On shortwave, their scheduling, if listed correctly, showed two
transmitters on the air in parallel, 6080 kHz and 7840 kHz, under the
callsign ZAA. These transmitters were originally installed in 1937 for
the purpose of international radio communication in Morse Code, rather
than for program broadcasting. Their shortwave equipment was
manufactured by Tesla in Prague Czechoslovakia; and their transmitter
base was located at Laprake, in the military encampment on the edge of
suburban Tirana, we would suggest.
In July 1939, a few months after the Italian occupation, shortwave ZAA
was heard in the South Pacific closing with the Italian National
Anthem. Interestingly, the callsign ZAA was retained, in spite of the
fact that some had suggested earlier that maybe the callsign would be
changed to an Italian call beginning with the letter I (eye).
Around that same time under the Italian occupation, an additional
mediumwave transmitter was co-installed in the Municipality Building.
This new unit was originally listed with a power of 1 kW, though
apparently it was operated at only one quarter of that power level.
The new transmitter took over the programming and frequency of Tirana
I (One) on 1384 kHz, and the older 10 watt transmitter was moved to
1290 kHz as Tirana II (Two).
After about a year of Italian occupation, or perhaps a little less,
Radio Tirana was no longer reported as active on shortwave. The final
known listing was in August 1940, when Arthur Cushen in South New
Zealand noted the station on 7850 kHz. Apparently station ZAA as a
program broadcaster lay silent for the remainder of the European
Conflict.
When peace finally began to descend upon continental Europe again,
Radio Tirana ZAA was noted on the air once more, and on the same
shortwave channel 7850 kHz according to Arthur Cushen again. That was
early in the year 1946. Apparently the original old Tesla equipment
had been revived.
Interestingly, all programming at this stage was still in the Italian
language, in spite of the fact that German forces had replaced the
Italians two years earlier.
Next time, growth and development in the radio scene in Albania.
Radio Tirana now on relay via WRMI: 2300 UTC Mon-Fri [sic] 5850 kHz
Audio Insert --- Radio Tirana, station announcement, folk instrumental
(Adrian Peterson, script for AWR Wavescan June 11, 2017 via DXLD)
** ANGOLA. RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 4949.729 2300 UT (Wolfgang
Büschel, check June 8 at 2300 UT til 0052 UT June 9 in southern
Germany, in reply to Carlos Gonçalves` less precise but accurate
frequencies as in DXLD 17-23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4949.8, Rádio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos, 1947-2025, 09-06,
Portuguese, comments, African songs. 15321. Also 1902-2003, 10-06,
Portuguese, news, ID “Rádio Nacional de Angola”, sport news, at 2000
time signals, ID “Nacional, a rádio da República”. 25332 (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Reinante, Tecsun PL-880, Sangean ATS-
909X, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel,
Base Esperanza, 1935-1947, 08-06, comments, songs. Very weak, barely
audible and only on USB. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in
Reinante, Tecsun PL-880, Sangean ATS-909X, cable antenna, 8 meters,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hardly anyone seems to get this but MM, over a trans-Atlantic water
path; I was wondering if still on air as usually vanishes for winter.
Nominal sked 18-21 UT M-F only (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
** ANTARCTICA [non]. Calendar 2016: Tuesday 21 June: British Antarctic
Survey annual midwinter broadcast via BBC World Service to BAS staff
in Antarctica on midwinter's day. The schedule in 2016 was 2130-2200
UT on 5985 kHz Woofferton (UK), 6035 kHz Dhabbaya (UAE) & 7360 kHz
Ascension Island (June BDXC-UK Communication via WORLD OF RADIO 1882,
dxldyg via DXLD)
BBC British Antarctic Midwinter Special Frequency Testing Tonight
There are a number of frequency tests THIS EVENING for the BBC
Antarctic Midwinter specials next week.
Wednesday 14th June - All times GMT
ASCENSION
=========
2130:00-2145:00 7360
DHABAYYA
========
2130:00-2145:00 6035
WOOFFERTON
==========
2130:00-2145:00 7230
2130:00-2145:00 5985
Regards (Martin, 1951 UT Wednesday June 14, BDXC-UK yg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1882, DXLD)
So this year should be on three? of those, WEDNESDAY June 21, 2017
(gh)
Nothing in Metro Detroit. I was using an NRD 525 with a long wire.
Liz 73/ (Liz cameron, 2133 UT June 14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thanks to Martin for providing tonight's test frequencies which are
broadcasting regular WS news programming. All frequencies audible -
7230 444
7360 343
6035 121
5985 555+
(David Morris, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, 2138 UT, BDXC-UK yg via
DXLD)
Of course, nothing possible into the west coast, but using a Swedish
remote Perseus, all frequencies are on:
5985: Woofferton is best with excellent S9 + 10 signal strength.
7230: Woofferton is good, but with adjacent splatter from 7225.
7360: Ascension very good reception
6035: Dhabayya fair/good.
We need 25 meters are higher frequencies to stand any chance here! 73,
(Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, 2138 UT June 14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Here in NB, just outside Fredericton, using a Tecsun PL-880 outdoors
away from the house using just its whip antenna, 7360 kHz from
Ascension had the best signal. Fair but fully understandable with
negligible QRM. Programming seemed to be standard BBC WS fare with
interviews of voters in the general election. 7230 kHz from Wooferton
was also fair. 5985 kHz from Wooferton could also be heard but it was
weak. 6035 kHz from Dhabayya could not be heard (-- Richard Langley,
2200 UT, ibid.)
5985 went off at 21:39:30, but returned shortly after. Transmitters
off at 21:45:00. 73, (Walt Salmaniw, 2200 UT June 14, ibid.)
Dear Martin, dear Dave, BBC WorldService English program test 2130-
2145 UT, British Antarctic Midwinter Special Frequency Testing Tonight
June 14 --- I heard on various remote SDR's:
in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Canaries islands on KiwiSDR net, Kiwi SDR
Liste via Google Chrome browser very easy.
At Rimini Italy and at western Hungary installations, in PerseusSDR
net.
6035, UAE, Al Dhabbaya transmitter already on air at 2126 UT,
sidebandlobe azimuth, S=9+10 in Canaries, and Europe ITA and HNG.
5985, at 2128 UT, suffer by adjacent 5980 VoA BOT French til 2130 UT.
At 2130 UT powerhouse Woofferton S=9+45 to +50dB !!, in Canaries, and
S=9+35dB in Europe. 10 kHz wideband.
7230, requested by CNR1 Xian China underneath signal at 2129 UT, but
Woofferton then S=9+40powerhouse, 10 kHz wideband. S=9+35dB in western
Hungary remote installation post.
7360, ASC S=9+30dB fluttery across Atlantic Ocean, in Canaries and
Europe. Adjacents 7355 kHz IRN Japanese sce S=9+10dB, 7365 kHz S=9
from HCJ Weenermoor Germany.
BBCWS En program end noted UAE 6035 kHz, at 2145:10 UT. 73 wolfie
df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany. 2221 UT June 14, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
While I was recording WOR 1882, several listeners confirmed the BBC
Antarctic tests on June 14 [as above], but Ray Robinson asked, (gh)
Hi, Glenn. Are you sure they're going to broadcast this year? There
isn't anybody there! I was just watching a documentary on the BBC
yesterday about how the British Antarctic Survey team had to evacuate
their base completely for this winter, due to large and unpredictable
cracks in the ice. It will apparently be the first winter in over 20
years that they will have no scientific measurements being taken. So
if they do broadcast, who is it the BBC thinks they will be
targeting??? And apparently, even in an ordinary year, the population
of the BAS base in winter is only 16 people. Ray. Sent from my HTC One
max on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network (Ray Robinson, KVOH, 2347
UT June 14, dxldyg WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I barely managed to squeeze in Ray`s comment as I was completing WOR
1882, but not what followed: (gh)
Well, in any case the tests were done, and well heard via remote
receivers. That's good evidence that it's going to happen again this
year. I would suspect that there has to be more than one British
Antarctic site as well? 73 (Walt Salmaniw, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
You're right, Walt. According to Wikipedia, BAS operates five
permanent research stations in the British Antarctic Territory. It was
only the Halley Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf that was
evacuated. However, three of the others are only manned during the
Antarctic summer. The only base that is currently operating is the
Rothera Research Station on Adelaide Island. That has a summer
population of 130, and a winter population of 22 (Ray, ibid.)
Last year, 7360 kHz provided the best reception here in NB, while 5985
kHz was best in Europe (at least for the U. Twente WebSDR receiver):
https://shortwavearchive.com/archive/bbc-world-service-british-antarctic-survey-annual-midwinter-broadcast-june-21-2016?rq=antarctic
and
https://archive.org/details/BBCWSBASAnnualMidwinterBroadcast7.360MHz21June20162130UTC
(-- Richard Langley, ibid.)
** ARGENTINA [non]. 11580, Monday June 12 at 1350, RAE AVLM via WRMI
in French talking about Radio Rainbow and other DX items, clip in
Spanish of a 250 kW station on 810 kHz, ex-Sutatenza? So the
``Friday`` DX program is still being repeated on Monday before a new
Monday semihour is available (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Estimado Adrian, Algunos asuntos extraños --- Esta noche, 0145 TU
martes 13 de junio en 9395 no hubo RAE sino el programa Wavescan de
WRMI. ¿Qué pasa?
Webcast ahora denominado (WRMI RAE) a las 06 con Frecuencia al Dia, no
sé en qué frecuencia de OC. Antes con 9955 pero ahora en 9955 hay
Brother Scare.
http://wrmi.listen.creek.fm/ stream
Después de las 06 del martes. RAE en japonés, sí en 5850 y 7730. ¿Se
han enterado que la hora en español ha sido agregado a las 14 TU en
11580? Todavia no ha llegado la anticipada tarjeta QSL 001. 73, (Glenn
to Adrián Korol, RAE Director, June 13, via DXLD)
Querido Glenn, Gusto de recibir siempre tus correos. Estuve casi una
semana "fuera del aire" debido a un estado gripal (que casi se ha
puesto de moda al menos en Buenos Aires) del cual estoy recién
recuperado y con ciertos recaudos.
Efectivamente hay algunas irregularidades en el schedule con WRMI que
deben ser ajustadas, muchas de ellas involuntarias, que tratamos de
resolver dentro de nuestras posibilidades. Todo se realizó dentro de
un contexto de emergencia con la finalidad de "mantener" la señal de
RAE en onda corta, y a partir de estas retransmisiones que son ante
todo TEMPORARIAS Y EXPERIMENTALES, generar apoyo de oyentes, informes
de recepción, publicaciones en sitios especializados en SW, etc. que
refuercen ante las autoridades y funcionarios del área a la que
pertenece RAE, la importancia y necesidad de mantener la ONDA CORTA,
más allá de todas las plataformas digitales y esquemas de emisoras
asociadas que podamos desarrollar.
A propósito, nos está yendo muy bien con el público alemán con aquella
retransmisión de 21 a 22 UTC en 3985 via Shortwaveservice Kall,
Deutschland.
Escuché justamente la acá en Buenos Aires con un viejo transceiver
Kenwood TS140S y antena G5RV sintonizada, así como con la SONY ICF
SW55 y su propia antena telescópica, la emision en Japonés en 7730 con
muy buena señal.
No sabía lo del agregado de español de las 14 en 11580. Nos vamos
enterando por los oyentes y por los "profesionales del aire" como vos.
El correo suele demorar (las QSL ya se han comenzado a enviar); sé que
la tuya está en viaje con firmas y rúbrica donde consta que es la QSL
#001. La QSL son tarjetas que hemos impreso a partir del aporte de
oyentes que durante casi dos años enviaban cupones IRC o billetes de
dólar para asegurar franqueo (y aun asi no tenían ninguna respuesta)
por lo que una de las primeras medidas que tomé cuando se confirmó la
retransmisión en SW fue destinar buena parte de esos cupones y
billetes de 1 dólar, a sufragar los costos de diseño e impresión de
QSL en calidad postal con papel de 300 gramos, frente 4 colores con
laca y dorso a un color con la información, por lo que en cada tarjeta
hay una leyenda en idioma español que dice: "ESTA TARJETA QSL FUE
REALIZADA GRACIAS AL APORTE DE RADIOESCUCHAS DE RAE".
Por cierto, aclaramos de paso, RAE no requiere que los oyentes envien
IRC ni billetes de dólar, ya que tiene un presupuesto asignado para
FRANQUEO POSTAL / ESTAMPILLA / CORREO que nos permite responder cada
correspondencia recibida Y NO HAY NECESIDAD DE QUE SE NOS ENVIEN
CUPONES NI BILLETES. Lo que sí necesitamos son informes de recepción,
mensajes de oyentes, emails, sugerencias y cartas para seguir adelante
en onda corta y lograr una pronta reactivación del transmisor de SW en
la planta de General Pacheco.
emails a:
conexionrae@radionacional.gov.ar
o bien a:
rae@raeargentina.com
cartas a: P.O. BOX 555, CP 1000 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Un abrazo estimado Glenn, 73 y hasta pronto (Adrian Korol, RAE, June
13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) English summary below
9395, June 13 at 0146 check, NO English hour from RAE! What happened?
Instead I`m hearing a repeat of `Wavescan`. Not checked now, but later
on skeds I see WS is on 11580 at this time, so apparently // that (at
least WBCQ happens to be playing at this very same time, ``Don`t Cry
For Me, Argentina`` from Evita).
11580, June 13 at 1401, RAE AAM, via WRMI, still opening Spanish as
``primera edición``, 22-23 UT June 12 on 5950. They still don`t know
about this repeat which started early this month, so I have informed
them of it.
Director Adrián Korol agrees there have been some anomalies in
appearances of RAE on WRMI, but emphasizes that it`s all experimental
and temporary, hoping to gather enough listener response quickly to
convince the Radio Nacional powers that be that own SW transmitter
should be repaired and reactivated (and maybe continue the relays
too). If you haven`t yet sent them a report (in some language), please
do so. Adrián emphasizes that return postage is not necessary, and
some rp collected previously has gone into printing the new QSL cards.
E-mail to: conexionrae@radionacional.gov.ar or rae@raeargentina.com
P-mail to: P.O. BOX 555, CP 1000 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Checking 9395 again 24 hours later, June 14 at 0139, still no RAE in
English, instead PCJ with `Happy Station` clips and Patreon fundraiser
plugs, now definitely // 11580 where this has long been scheduled UT
Wednesdays at 01-02. 0147 on to a David Monson piece; remember him? At
0205 check, 9395 is back to Oldies and 11580 on to usual Ukraine relay
in English.
Then I receive a reply from Jeff White: ``That's not supposed to
happen, Glenn. I will check on that.`` Later: ``Yes, it was an
automation glitch. But it should be OK tomorrow (Wednesday). Jeff``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9395, June 15 at 0142, RAE still a no-show on WRMI, instead // 11580
during another `Wavescan` repeat (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Finally resumed UT June 16
** AUSTRALIA. 9685, Reach Beyond Australia, 1117-1128. Somewhat slow
and deliberate English program about Baseball rules and “Almost
Perfect” segment of Armando Galarraga’s near perfect game. 1129
instrumental music, and into next program in Chin Hakha. No ID between
programs. Fair signal. 9 June. 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Perseus
SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop and 153 foot Delta loop antennas,
Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. 5952.42, Radio Pio Doce, 0120-0229*, June 11. Many
on air phone conversations; 0227 start of the normal sign off format
(whistling “Colonel Bogey March,” full ID and chimes) (Ron Howard,
Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 6025. RED PATRIA NUEVA. Junio 7. 2338-2357 UT.
Identificación como “Red Patria Nueva” y avisos de políticas públicas,
luego informaciones sobre la emisora y de su programación. Luego
noticiero de la red nacional llamado: “Bolivia informa” con
informaciones de las actividades que realizará el Presidente Evo
Morales en Bruselas. SINPO: 45444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL – 660;
ANT: Hilo de 40 metros de largo; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg
via DXLD)
** BOUGAINVILLE. See PAPUA NEW GUINEA [not always cross-referenced]
** BRAZIL. Rádio Clube AM de Pernambuco de volta! Após três anos
apenas repetindo a programação da Radio Globo, fruto de uma crise, a
Rádio Clube do Recife, a mais antiga da América Latina, que ficou muda
nestes tempos, ressurgiu na madrugada desta segunda, 12 de Junho de
2017. A rádio já voltou com uma equipe esportiva, a mesma que narrava
os jogos das equipes pernambucanas antes, com programas jornalísticos
e muita música tropical e nordestina.
O fim da Clube AM foi motivo de muita lamentação por todos os ouvintes
espalhadas pelo nordeste e norte do país, que agora comemoram o
retorno daquela que é classificada como o Canhão do Nordeste! Rádio
Clube de Pernambuco, opera com 100 kW, na frequência de 720 kHz. E é
fácil de sintoniza nos finais da tarde e nas noites no centro sul da
Bahia. Em breve coloco aqui um vídeo de como chega aqui a Rádio Clube
de AM de Pernambuco (Ed Santos, Locutor, June 14, radioescutas yg via
DXLD) Seems like long2 ago it was on SW? (gh, DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 1645.0, 2232-..., 01/6, MLZ ndb, Merluza oil rig off São
Paulo state coast. Continuous telegraphy IDs. 25331 (Carlos Gonçalves,
SW coast of Portugal, JRC NRD-545DSP, PERSEUS & DRAKE R-E; Advanced
Receiver amp.; raised, 4 loop K9AY, 30 m 180º/0º mini-Bev., 80 m
300º/120º Bev., 200 m 270º/90º Bev., 270 m 145º/325º Bev., 300 m
225º/45º Beverage, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
There`s a target for North Americans, half-way split frequency (gh)
** BRAZIL. Emisoras y frecuencias que parece que actualmente están
fuera del aire --- BRASIL, Rádio Clube do Pará, Belém, que emite por
los 4885 kHz, siendo captada con buena señal al amanecer aquí en
España, lleva varios dias que no se sintoniza a esa hora (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, España, June 10, noticiasdx yg via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. BRASIL. R. Roraima, Boa Vista RR, 4875.258 2324 UT
R. Educação Rural, Tefé AM, 4925.209 2325 UT
R. Alvorada, Parintins AM, 4965.020 2328 UT
R. Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, 5939.831 2330 UT
R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, Two tiny peaks, 6010.032
stronger, and/or COLOMBIA? 6010.003 kHz 2338 UT
R. B2, Curitiba PR, 6040.702 kHz 2340 UT
{{ ? Radio Evangelizar, Curitiba PR, only daytime ? }}
R. Marumby, Curitiba PR, 6080.029 0020 UT
R. Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, 9665.872 2355 UT
R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, 15190.041 kHz 2359 UT
(Wolfgang Büschel, check June 8 at 2300 UT til 0052 UT June 9 in
southern Germany, in reply to Carlos Gonçalves` less precise but
accurate frequencies as in DXLD 17-23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Obrigado por colaborar!
Em Domingo, 11 de Junho de 2017 19:54, "Luiz A., via Avaaz.org"
escreveu:
Obrigado por assinar minha petição: Petição para Rádio Itatiaia voltar
a transmitir em Ondas Curtas! Toda pessoa que se junta a esta campanha
aumenta nossa força de ação. Por favor, separe um minuto para
compartilhar este link com todos que você conhece:
https://secure.avaaz.org/po/petition/Radio_Itatiaia_de_Belo_Horizonte_Retorno_das_transmissoes_em_Ondas_Curtas/?tzhhCdb
Vamos fazer a mudança juntos, Luiz
---
Aqui está a petição para encaminhar para seus amigos:
Petição para Rádio Itatiaia voltar a transmitir em Ondas Curtas
As ondas curtas são o melhor veículo para que as emissoras possam
atingir os mais longínquos rincões, sobretudo onde a conexão de
internet é deficiente ou mesmo ausente. A rádio Itatiaia desligou há
algum tempo o seu transmissor na freqûencia de 5970 kHz, só
transmitindo em Ondas médias, Internet e SKY!
Enviado pela Avaaz em nome da petição de Luiz
A Avaaz é uma rede de campanhas globais de 44 milhões de pessoas que
se mobiliza para garantir que os valores e visões da sociedade civil
global influenciem questões políticas internacionais. ("Avaaz"
significa "voz" e "canção" em várias línguas). Membros da Avaaz vivem
em todos os países do planeta e a nossa equipe está espalhada em 18
países de 6 continentes, operando em 17 línguas. Saiba mais sobre as
nossas campanhas aqui, nos siga no Facebook ou Twitter.
Para entrar em contato com a Avaaz não responda a este email, escreva
para nós no link www.avaaz.org/po/contact ou ligue para +1-888-922-
8229 (EUA) (via Ariovaldo Lobrito, June 11, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
Is it really off SW? Wolfgang Büschel reported it as late as May 22,
via remote SDR in Florida: ``5969.264 BRA ZYE523 Radio Itatiaia "A
Radio das Minas" Belo Horizonte MG very poor threshold level S=4-5
signal noted at 0517 UT`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Rádio Nacional de Brasília - QSL-card (6180 kHz / 0700 UT /
March 14, 2017) Photo here:
http://qsl-review.blogspot.ru/2017/06/radio-nacional-de-brasilia.html
(Standard QSL with a view of the Amazonka [sic] River). - Received at
the post office by registered mail on May 4, 2017 (KB = Constantine,
St. Petersburg, Russia, Rus-DX June 11 via DXLD)
Must`ve been one of the last receptions/QSLs before latest crash (gh)
** BRAZIL. 9514.97, R. Marumby, 2224-2300, “Voz do Brasil” // to other
ZYs including 9665.87 Voz Missionária, 9674.92 Canção Nova, 11856.02
Aparecida, and 15190.05 Inconfidência. 2300 instrumental music, 2301
usual “Marumby” singing jingle by women, then canned ID/promo with
mention of Marumby, several more canned announcements, and into next
program at 2304. Fady with some 9505 WHRI slop QRM, but stronger than
usual and readable. 9 June. 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Perseus
SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop and 153 foot Delta loop antennas,
Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
Congrats, Dave; 9515v Marumby is one of the weakest Brazilian signals
these days, wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
** BULGARIA. SAVE RADIO BULGARIA - WEBSITE PETITION --- I've been
informed that there is now a 'Save Radio Bulgaria' website petition.
Pretty much for what is the last remnants of Radio Bulgaria. This is
for saving the foreign editors who produce the foreign language
content & for resumption of streaming on the Radio Bulgaria website.
http://saveradiobulgaria.com/en
"....the BNR wants to keep English but it will be just an English
version of the Bulgarian website of the Radio, rather than dedicated
content for users abroad." - Radio Bulgaria (Ian, June 12,
shortwavesites yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD)
Salvemos a Radio Bulgaria / Estimados amigos: Necesitamos su apoyo
para una causa noble y responsable. Radio Bulgaria, que pertenece a
Radio Nacional de Bulgaria, es el único medio de comunicación que
presenta la imagen de Bulgaria ante el mundo en nueve idiomas, como
también en lengua búlgara con programas destinados a las comunidades
búlgaras en el extranjero. ¡Hoy Radio Bulgaria afronta el riesgo de
quedar en la historia!
Les incitamos a que apoyen los esfuerzos de los redactores,
periodistas, traductores e instituciones contra este acto destructivo,
contrario a los intereses de la sociedad y de la estatalidad de
Bulgaria, firmando nuestra petición de salvar nuestra, y también la
suya Radio Bulgaria.
Estimados colegas, correligionarios [sic] y amigos:
Necesitamos su apoyo para una causa noble y responsable.
Con la presente petición pretendemos defender y conservar a Radio
Bulgaria y ayudar a que esta estructura multiligüe sin parangón
despliegue todo su potencial en tanto le sea brindada la oportunidad
de optimizarse y desarrollarse a tono con las últimas tendencias en
las plataformas informativas en Internet. ¡Bulgaria y Radio Nacional
de Bulgaria lo merecen! Trabajaremos a favor de esta causa y
buscaremos la reacción y apoyo de las instituciones para que el
estatuto de Radio Bulgaria permanezca estable y fuera del alcance de
toda suerte de decisiones escasamente perspicaces.
Estimadas señoras y señores: consideramos que la resolución sobre si
ha de existir o no producción de contenidos por Radio Nacional de
Bulgaria en lenguas extranjeros y en qué lenguas ha de ser dicha
producción no es una prerrogativa administrativa de la directiva de
turno de Radio Nacional de Bulgaria sino que es una cuestión de la
política exterior de Bulgaria, así como de la seguridad del país a
largo plazo.
Colegio de Trabajadores de Radio Bulgaria
Radio Nacional de Bulgaria
Carta abierta a las instituciones nacionales firmada por el Colegio de
Trabajadores de Radio Bulgaria con motivo de los planes del Director
General de Radio Nacional de Bulgaria de cerrar Radio Bulgaria.
No existen condiciones para modificar la licencia de Radio Bulgaria
que emite programas en idiomas extranjeros para el exterior.
Consejo para los Medios Informativos Electrónicos
Dictamen jurídico de fecha 6 de junio de 2017
El director general Alexander Velev había pedido modificar la licencia
dejando en el éter únicamente los programas en lengua turca, y
mantener los programas en las demás lenguas extranjeras sólo en
Internet.
Apoyamos íntegramente la opinión expresada en Carta Abierta por el
Colegio de Trabajadores de Radio Bulgaria de que la resolución sobre
si ha de existir o no producción por Radio Nacional de Bulgaria de
contenidos en lenguas extranjeras y en qué lenguas ha de ser dicha
producción no es una prerrogativa administrativa de la directiva de
turno de Radio Nacional de Bulgaria sino que es una cuestión de la
política exterior de Bulgaria, así como de la seguridad del país a
largo plazo.
Carta Abierta
Unión de Periodistas de Bulgaria
Unión de Escritores Búlgaros
Unión de Traductores de Bulgaria
Asociación de Periodistas Hispanohablantes en Bulgaria
Asociación de los Periodistas Francófonos en Bulgaria
Fundación Europa y el Mundo
15 relevantes instituciones estatales y 6 organizaciones profesionales
y públicas expresaron su categórico desacuerdo con las inaceptables
actuaciones del director general de Radio Nacional de Bulgaria,
Alexander Velev, que apuntan a cerrar Radio Bulgaria.
Les incitamos a que apoyen los esfuerzos de los redactores,
periodistas, traductores e instituciones contra este acto destructivo,
contrario a los intereses de la sociedad y de la la estatalidad de
Bulgaria.
http://www.saveradiobulgaria.com/peticion
(via Sandro Lennart, June 13, condiglista yg via DXLD)
** BULGARIA. 5950, 05/11 at 2305, Overcomer Ministry Sofia. English.
Lots of wailing and "woe-is-me". 45444 (Alan Roe, UK, June CIDX
Messenger via DXLD)
?? New frequency on me; had been on 5900; error? (gh, DXLD)
** CANADA. FYI - - - - per the HF Underground, posted 0326 UT:
I've been listening to CHU on 3330, 7850, and 14670 kHz for the past
30 minutes: There are no time pips and no announcements, but the
signal is strong. I've never heard CHU as a quiet carrier before.
There's no mention of any testing or absence of time pips on the
National Research Council Canada (CHU) web site. Dag, Seminole county,
Florida, USA. TS440s + attic dipole (via Ron Howard, CA, 0447 UT June
11, DXLD)
3330-CUSB & 7850-CUSB, June 11 at 0617, both CHUs are dead air with no
timesignals or any modulation! Also 14670-CUSB silent at 1403 check,
but lite SSB ACI from algo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7850, CHU, 1230 nothing but an OC here. Strong signal. Same on 3330
but a much weaker signal. Must be having some technical difficulties.
14670 too weak to tell if there was only an OC there, and the web
receivers didn’t have it any better. 11 June. 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo,
PA, USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop and 153 foot Delta
loop antennas, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
14670, CHU. Indeed, only an OC here at 1900 when the signal was much
improved. Shortly thereafter, Ron Howard forwarded a quote that they
had a suspect piece of equipment and they would be looking into the
problem. By 2045, everything as back to normal on all frequencies.
Reception video of the OCs on all frequencies can be found using this
link:
https://youtu.be/Ox78B0nWFbI
(Valko, 11 June) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Perseus SDR with
Wellbrook ALA1530S loop and 153 foot Delta loop antennas, Hard-Core-DX
mailing list via DXLD)
7850-CUSB & 3330-CUSB, June 12 at 0424 check, CHU has resumed
modulating with bilingual time signals, probably some time ago, but
before that was open carrier, depriving countless Canux from finding
out what time it really was (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7850even, CHU Ottawa, time and standard program, S=9+5dB in MI-US.
Time signal in French and English, time pips procedure in progress at
1720 UT on June 13 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3
Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, on remote SDR unit in Detroit
Michigan USA, 1615-1730 UT on June 13, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Following an alert I received from Ron Howard early Sunday morning, I
contacted NRC about the missing audio. I received a reply that stated,
in part, "We have a suspect piece of equipment that could cause that."
and that they would look into the problem a.s.a.p. A subsequent e-mail
from the CHU engineer sent at 19:59 UTC the same day simply said that
the signal is back on. I confirmed this, at least for 7850 kHz, with
my own receiver a few minutes later. Canadians (and Americans within
"earshot") may still have been able to hear the once-a-day time signal
via CBC/Radio-Canada. As stated on the CHU website: "Both the English
and French radio networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
carry the NRC time signal once per day, the former at 1 p.m. and the
latter at 12 noon Eastern Standard or Daylight Time. Note: The radio
time signals described above may be routed via one or two
communications satellite hops, being delayed by 0.25 seconds per hop."
-- (Richard Langley, June 13, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 3990 // 5970, Gannan PBS, 1315, June 11. Finally able
to clearly hear them //; in Chinese; seems ex: 5979 has really been
abandoned (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 9620, CNR10, Dongfang at 1600 UT June 3 with time pips then
male in Chinese telling a story with very expressive wording. Very
Good (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Perseus SDR, Wellbrook ALA
100 loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Temp frequency
** COLOMBIA. 1170, Caracol, Cartagena, Bolívar. 0957 May 27, 2017.
Bucaramanga and Bogotá news datelines, ID 1000 into commercials (Terry
L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CONGO. 6115, Radio Congo, Brazaville, 1815-1825, 09-06, French,
comments. 14321. Also 1820-1857, 10-06, French, comments, sport
comments. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Reinante, Tecsun
PL-880, Sangean ATS-909X, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CONGO DR. Radio Kahuzi, 6210 kHz. Large envelope received from USA
address containing full data QSL Card, beautiful large banana leaf
painting and station literature after 8 years and 2 months. Well
worth the wait (Patrick Cody, Co. Tipperary, Ireland AOR 7030+ /
Wellbrook ALA-1530 loop, June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
** CUBA. 6060, June 9 at 1230, RHC Spanish is S9+10 of dead air while
6000 & 6100 are modulating at same signal level (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15230, Sunday June 11 at 1412, RHC is in Spanish // 17580 et
al., not Esperanto as heard on this frequency exactly one week ago by
Claudio Galaz, Chile, so that must have been an anomaly. Esperanto
reconfirmed here on scheduled 11760 at 1528 June 11, nominally
starting at 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6230, June 12 at 0438, RHC in Spanish, VP S3-S5 in storm
noise level, but // 6060, of which this is a leapfrog mixing product
over newish 6145, another 85 kHz higher. Used to be on 6270 when the
fulcrum was 6165, and I have been alert for this ever since the QSY to
6145.
6000, June 12 at 0442, RHC music in English service is suptorted here,
clearer on // 6145 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5025, June 12 at 0446, R. Rebelde is on, unlike earlier in
evening, but music is barely modulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CYPRUS [non]. 9955, Wed June 14 at 1307, FG Radio via WRMI playing
Badfinger, ``If you want it, here it is, come and get it; you`d better
hurry, `cause it`s goin` fast``. Then some Famagusta Gazette items
including Easy Jet website redesign a disaster; by 1311 a bit of pulse
jamming is audible before WOR starts at 1315.5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9799.61, R. Cairo, 2205 Arabic music, 4+1 higher pitch time
ticks at 2215, then W with English news ending with ID at 2217. 2219
ID with intro for “Egyptian Challenge” program, then off the air. Back
on with OC a minute later, and program already continuing. Good signal
but audio over modulated. 9 June. 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA,
Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop and 153 foot Delta loop
antennas, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, *0507-0514, 11-06,
extremely weak, only carrier detected (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain,
Logs in Reinante, Tecsun PL-880, Sangean ATS-909X, cable antenna, 8
meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) S/on time varies widely (gh)
** EUROPE. 6205.01, PIRATE, Laser Hot Hits, 0128 Rock song then M with
Off Shore Echos ad, then back to music. 0133 ID jingle, and another
song. Thought this might be someone else as they weren’t on nominal
6220. 11 June. 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Perseus SDR with
Wellbrook ALA1530S loop and 153 foot Delta loop antennas, Hard-Core-DX
mailing list via DXLD)
** EUROPE. Channel 4 Kesäsaundit 31 mb test today ---
From: "Dick Spacewalker"
Some short tests today on 9270 kHz around 1900 up to 2300 UT. Power 5
watts, including announcements and music. Please report all
observations to us, thanks. (Dick Spacewalker, Spaceshuttle Radio,
June 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE. No bids for longwave 162 kHz, power reduced to 800 kW ---
Radio.nl reported on 9 May that the CSA had not received any
expressions of interest for using the former 162 kHz longwave
transmitter.
http://radio.nl/813397/frankrijk-langegolffrequentie-162-khz-blijft-stil
From 14 March, the power of the transmitter was reduced to 1100 kW to
save costs. This did not cause any difficulties for the users of the
time signal. From 9 May they have reduced the power to 800 kW.
http://www.anfr.fr/gestion-des-frequences-sites/signal-horaire/les-tests-du-signal-horaire/#menu2
(Mike Barraclough, June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
** GERMANY. 6070, Atlantic 2000 International, Rohrbach, *0800-0815,
10-06, ID “Atlantic 2000 International”, French, 35th anniversary
program, pop and rock songs, comments. 34433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs in Reinante, Tecsun PL-880, Sangean ATS-909X, cable
antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. No signal of DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst on June 5-6:
0600-0630 on 6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode
1200-1230 on 6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode
2000-2030 on 6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode
* or on alt. 5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/no-signal-of-dwd-deutscher-wetterdienst.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #1012 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, June 10, 2017
via DXLD)
** GERMANY. Weak signal of Radio der Dokumenta 14 in Indonesian
language on June 9
1500-1800 on 15560*KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu Indonesian/English &
other langs
*15 - 16 QRM 15550 SMG 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
R.Tamazuj/R.Dabanga:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/weak-signal-of-radio-der-dokumenta-14_10.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. Reception of Voice of Greece on 9420/9935 kHz, June 6-7
1815-1930 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 & off
1930-2045 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu tx#3 is off air,
2045-0730 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3, BACK
1715-2005 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek & dead air
2005-2012 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu dead air, tx#1 &
2013-0730 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1, BACK
* including news in Arabic 0652 & in Serbian 0655. From 0708 frequency
announcement: 9420 and 9935 to WeEu/ENAm, 11645 to NoAf. But frequency
11645 is not active from beginning of summer A-17. From 0730 live
broadcast from Greek Parliament and off 0755.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/reception-of-voice-of-greece-on-9420_7.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #1012 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, June 10, 2017
via DXLD)
** INDIA [and non]. 4809.998, AIR Bhopal, as always the best AIR India
audio quality sound. S=9+25dB at 1737 UT.
4910.003, AIR Jaipur, more than fair S=9+15dB signal, 1738 UT, on June
13. And two spurs accompanied on plus/minus 50 Hertz either sideband.
4920.001, AIR Chennai Madras, rather poor signal at S=5 level, 1741 UT
4970.016, AIR Shillong at S=9+15dB, but rather on final program
announcement, and followed by transmitter switch off down at 1741:41!
5009.997, AIR Chennai Thiruv..., poor S=5 signal at 1744 UT, female
presenter station ID at 1745 UT on June 13.
And another string visible, poor level, tentative MDG Malagasy on
5009.940 kHz?! (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, remote receiver in eastern
Thailand, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. Radio Republik Indonesia Palangkaraya on 3325 kHz can be
received because of Ramadan === Log by Anker Petersen on blog PlayDX:
https://playdxblog.blogspot.it/2017/06/rri-palangkaraya-su-3325-khz-per-il.html
73 (Giampiero Bernardini, Milan, Italy, June 13 bdxc-uk yg via DXLD)
Dear DX-friends, Here are my latest loggings from Skovlunde, Denmark,
on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire. 73 Anker Petersen
3325.00, 2155-2205 12.6, RRI, Palangkaraya, Bahasa Indonesia ann, nice
Indonesian songs - early programme due to Ramadan 35333 AP-DNK heard
also at 2025 UT, it starts at 1825 (via playdx blog via DXLD)
** INDONESIA. Very weak to fair signal of Voice of Indonesia in
English on June 9:
1300-1400 on 9525vJAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs other broadcast of VOI
in English
1900-2000 on 9525vJAK 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English is totally
blocked by CRI
1900-2000 on 9525 BEI 500 kW / 318 deg to EeEu Russian China Radio
International
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/very-weak-to-fair-signal-of-voice-of.html
(Ivo Ivanov, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD)
Change of frequency to 9526.0, VOI, ex: 9524.95, at 1358, on June 13,
with full ID in English; into Indonesian segment (Ron Howard, Asilomar
State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Checked the Voice of Indonesia Cimanggis program on upper channel
flank, noted at 1752 UT in eastern Thailand at S=6 rather weak signal
on exact 9525.940 kHz. 73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, remote
receiver in eastern Thailand, June 13, WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Thanks very much to Wolfie, who today accurately measured
the new VOI frequency (Ron Howard, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. In Iran, Radio Liberty Doesn’t Live Up to Its Name
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/in-iran-radio-liberty-doesnt-live-up-to-its-name-1497213690-lMyQjAxMTI3MTExMjUxNDIwWj/
Sent from my iPhone (via David Cole, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD)
i.e. RADIO FARDA; Viz.:
Opinion Commentary
IN IRAN, RADIO LIBERTY DOESN’T LIVE UP TO ITS NAME
The Persian-language service too often parrots state media and doesn’t
give Israel a fair shake.
Nenad Pejic, then the interim head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,
in 2014. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images [caption]
By Sohrab Ahmari June 11, 2017 4:41 p.m. ET 27 COMMENTS
President Trump is hiring a chief executive for the Broadcasting Board
of Governors, the federal agency that oversees Voice of America and
other media outlets charged with beaming light and liberty into closed
societies world-wide. Politico reports the leading contender is
Michael Pack, a conservative filmmaker and president of the Claremont
Institute. Whoever gets the job faces an uphill battle to reform an
agency that has lost its sense of mission.
To get a feel for the dysfunction, consider Radio Farda, the Persian-
language component of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. With an annual
budget of $117 million, RFE/RL is supposed to serve as a surrogate
press in 23 countries across Europe and Asia that restrict media
freedom. Farda is one of its most important broadcasters, intended to
give Iranians a rigorous, fair and morally credible alternative to
propaganda from Tehran.
But Farda too often fails to deliver. Nowhere is this more apparent
than in its treatment of Israel. Here’s how it recounted a Palestinian
attack that took place March 19, 2016, amid last year’s stabbing
intifada: “Israeli media, quoting security officials, claimed that
Abdullah Ajlouni, a 20-year-old youth, had, as Israeli media put it,
approached several Israeli soldiers in a ‘suspicious manner,’ and ‘had
tried to attack them.’ ”
In fact, Israeli forces didn’t open fire on Ajlouni merely because he
had acted suspicious. Ajlouni had pulled a knife and stabbed one of
the soldiers before they opened fire.
The story went on to claim that Ahmad Dawabsheh, a 6-year-old
Palestinian boy who eight months earlier survived an arson attack by
hard-line Israeli settlers, had been “transferred to Spain for
treatment of wounds sustained in the flames, and Israel still hasn’t
arrested anyone on suspicion of carrying out the attack.”
Again, incorrect. Israel had two months earlier indicted two Jews,
charging one with murder over the attack, which killed Ahmad’s parents
and 18-month-old brother. Iranians relying on Farda to understand
these events were given the false impression that Israel is a place
where Jews kill Arabs with impunity. Nenad Pejic, a former Balkan
correspondent who now serves as RFE/RL’s Prague-based editor-in-chief,
conceded in an email that the stabbing story that also discussed the
Dawabsheh case had been “inaccurate.”
Here’s a Farda headline, from a March 10, 2016, news brief: “Three
Palestinians and One American Killed in Clashes in Israel.” The
implication of saying that Palestinians were killed in impersonal
“clashes” is that unmentioned Israelis hover in the background as
potential culprits. It is only in the second paragraph that the story
identifies the attacker as a “Palestinian man.” Omitted altogether is
that the “clashes” started after he began stabbing mainly Jewish
civilians.
Such obfuscation of assailants’ and victims’ identities reinforces the
frame, familiar to Iranians from their own media, in which Israelis
are always aggressors. Mr. Pejic acknowledged that this story was
“incomplete.”
Still another article, published in February 2017, concerned Israel’s
decision to deny a visa to a researcher with Human Rights Watch. The
story failed to note that the researcher had participated in the
movement to boycott the Jewish state — context Iranians deserved to
know.
Mr. Pejic countered that a three-paragraph squib didn’t allow room for
elaboration. Yet Farda published a second, much longer story on this
incident that still didn’t divulge the researcher’s anti-Israel views.
Then there is Farda’s coverage of President Obama’s nuclear diplomacy.
At least five stories, published between 2012 and 2017, described
critics of Mr. Obama’s engagement with Tehran as “extremists” and
their views of Iranian realities as “amateurish.”
The extremists in question included Sen. John McCain, congressional
opponents of the deal generally, GOP aides on Capitol Hill, the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Foundation for
Defense of Democracies.
Mr. Pejic said the label “extremist” was “misused” with respect to Mr.
McCain in a 2012 article. But he said the other instances arose from
quotes, or came from opinion pieces, or were otherwise “in line with
the kind of political observation frequently found in news analysis.”
Yet RFE/RL couldn’t point to any instances in which Democrats or
supporters of the deal were labeled “extremists” — or with other
pejoratives like “peaceniks” or “hippies.” As a taxpayer-funded
broadcaster, RFE/RL has a particular duty to refrain from partisanship
when reporting on American politics.
Perhaps most dismaying are the stories that seem to be borrowed
wholesale from state-run Iranian media.
An April 2016 Farda headline quoted President Hassan Rouhani to the
effect that “If It Weren’t for Iran’s Assistance, ISIS would Have
Captured Baghdad and Damascus.” Another, from November 2016, read:
“Iran’s Deputy President Visits Shiite Festival in Iraq.” Like any
item that might appear in Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, these
U.S.-funded stories deferentially quoted one Iranian official after
another without offering context or any alternative view. Mr. Pejic
agreed that these stories were “incomplete.”
If any federal agency could use a Trumpian shake-up, the Broadcasting
Board of Governors is it.
Mr. Ahmari is a Journal editorial writer in London (via DXLD)
** IRAN [non]. U.K., Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow via BaBcoCk
Grigoriopol on June 9
1600-1630 7575 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg WeAs Persian+BBC English* Mon/Fri:
* including BBC English teaching program "Beta Speaking", but only on
Friday.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/radio-ranginkamanradio-rainbow-via_10.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, June
12
1600-1630 on 7575 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Persian Mon/Fri, good:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock_12.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ITALY [non]. ROMANIA, IRRS EGR, UN Radio and other via ROU RadioCom
on June 4:
0930-1200 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun, good signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/irrs-egr-un-radio-and-other-via-rou.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #1012 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, June 10, 2017
via DXLD)
ROMANIA, IRRS EGR, UN Radio and other via RadioCom on June 11:
0930-1200 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun, good signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/irrs-egr-un-radio-and-other-via-rou_11.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KAZAKHSTAN. All stations of Kazakhstan
http://vcfm.ru/radio/radiokz.php
Updated
http://www.vcfm.ru/vc/kazakhstan.htm
http://vcfm.ru/vc/f-indexr-sng.htm
The general list of government stations is basically composed of two
lists, one old, year 2012 or so, severely incomplete, and a second,
relatively fresh and relatively complete, formally 2016, but the
information there is clearly a little older. Some frequency values
??do not match or may differ. Some are unknown.
Some old or questionable stations did not add to the main list. Some
information on the capacities is also taken from the licenses, as far
as they can be understood due to the incompleteness of the data. There
is no information on regional state stations at all, although some
have separate frequencies, and similar TV companies have large
websites and the whole network of social networks.
In Wikipedia, someone wrote a couple of years ago 3 cities with
frequencies for Russian radio (plans were real sometime), but there is
nowhere else to link to it.
With the Russian / Soviet / Kazakh names of cities and places, I was
racking my brains for a long time, but I do not like any option, so I
just wrote what I wanted, without any system. In general, there is
very little open information, and people and organizations need to be
slowed down further. https://vk.com/vcfm2014 (Rus-DX June 11 via DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6165, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata, *1405-
1435*, June 13. In Japanese; usual intro and closing for Shiokaze, but
main body of the program is "Furusato No Kaze" ("Wind of Hometown"),
thanks to Hiroshi for this info; CNR6 has returned to the air here, so
some QRM (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100'
long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. UZBEKISTAN, Voice of Martyrs, including in
English via RED Telecom, June 13
1530-1700 7510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean/English, very weak
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/voice-of-martyrs-inclin-english-via-red.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 5940, Voice of Freedom (clandestine), through June 12,
at 1247, still unjammed here; jamming still going on at ex: 5920 and
ex: 6135 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100'
long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. I don`t recall hearing this before; this frequency is
thick with hams but I can copy some audio by switching to USB.
V of the People (S Korea) (tentative) - 3930 - (1050-1115), OM and YL
announcers over choral music (similar to what N Korea plays a lot),
signal fading by 1125 as sun rises, sinpo 12211. No copy on PNG's the
past few mornings (Chris KC5IIE Krug, Tulsa, OK, IC-7410, 40m loop,
1129 UT June 13, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. On June 13:
Echo of Hope - VOH, at 1348:
3985 // 5995 // 6250, all were jammed;
// 4885 // 6350 // 9100, all with no jamming.
Voice of the People, at 1353:
3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, all were jammed.
Voice of Freedom, on 5940, with no jamming; strong signal today, 1331
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long
wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 15575, June 9 at 1408, KBS World Radio in Korean at
S5-S6, no good, nor I am sure was it any better before 1400 in English
on same beam. Even in summer it`s insufficient to North America, and
totally wasted most of the year because of incompetent frequency
management/refusal to use relays.
Claudio Galaz, Chile on HCDX points out that KBS are running an
``Overseas Listener Satisfaxion Survey`` and we should say ``yes`` to
shortwave at question 12.
http://world.kbs.co.kr/special/survey/2017/
However, question 1 is ``Have you listened to KBS WORLD RADIO in the
past month? Yes (Go to Q2), No (Go to End of Survey)``
So you might want to try to hear it first; good luck!
15575, June 10 at 1305, I`m attempting to listen to KBS World Radio in
order to fill out their survey. News in progress at S5-S7 or SINPO
25322, just not good enough to follow. 1309 news outro, 1310 weekly
interview program with conductor(?) of New York Philharmonic, who must
be on a visit. I give up and monitor HLW2 instead.
Even here in summer, this KBS transmission should be on a much lower
band, probably 25m, where VOK 11710 is S9+10/S9, much better readable
(in Korean now), despite self-jamming! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 12923.0-CW, June 10 at 1320, CQ marker copied over and
over as: ``CQ CQ CQ DE HLW2 HLW2 HLW2 QSX 127Z``. Despite repeated
tries from very poor signal amid fading I can`t be certain of the last
number. I would have expected a 5-digit reply frequency also on the 12
MHz band. HLW2 is Soul Radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1882,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. [Re 17-23, site for the 0330 broadcast on 7350?]
Wolfie, in case you are up DXing exactly one week later, maybe you can
check on this? 73 Glenn to Wolfgang Büschel, June 10, via DXLD)
Sorry no chance, I have no way to >>distinguish<< Issoudun or
Grigoriopol Maiac, with the pure truth. Both outlets are nearly on
zero even frequency. Otherwise, Ivo may check Sofia Kostinbrod on the
local frequency harmonic outlet.
In my log I put/selected only the HFCC location entry on notice paper.
But Aoki list show Grigoriopol instead, I think the Nagoya people took
over the Ivo information? 73 (wolfie, June 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn, Checked TDF ISS / GRI MDA 7350 kHz, 0225 til 0310 UT this
morning June 11.
Check 7350??? / 7460GRI kHz same time to Iran channel.
The most important argument: 7460 kHz GRI/MDA was already on air when
checked at !0226! UT, like Russian TX warm-up behavior, which is still
the same behavior validity in Grigoriopol these days.
But 7350 kHz came on air very late, like TDF / MBR behavior action
handling: at 0229:40 UT TX on air at crash, program music start at
0230:01 UT.
The signals on most central European remote SDR receiver units were
same strong, there is not any difference on 7350 nor/or 7460 kHz; see
the attached European PERSEUS RX unit map, with all checked SDR at
western England, Grenoble France, Switzerland, BEL/HOL, GER, AUT, ITA,
HNG, and Greece. So, I would guess at 90%, Kurdish Radio 7350 kHz
comes from TDF ISS FRANCE broadcast center these days. 73 wolfie
ps. V of Greece Avlis program was on air at 0200 and 0330 UT only on
single 9935.002 kHz, S=9+30 dB here in southern Germany.
(Wolfgang Buschel, June 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Okay, seemingly this schedule according to check today:
0230-0500 ISS 7350
0500-1600 MDA 11600
1600-1930 ISS 11600
1930-2100 MDA crash started at 19.29:55 UT, 11600 kHz,
and additional two spur peaks appeared on screen
plus/minus 50 Hertz distance of fundamental 11600 kHz.
Also checked of 7480 and 9940 kHz today June 11, on Grigoriopol/Maiac
MDA site:
7480 Payem e-Doost Bahai religion, TX GRI on air 1755:11 UT, S=9+20 in
Germany, backlobe.
9940 TWR Africa, ID "TWR Swaziland", TX GRI on air 1757:46 UT,
S=9+20dB, 1759:34 ID "TWR Swaziland". 73 (wolfie, 2020 UT June 11,
WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD
** KUWAIT. Radio Kuwait in English and unscheduled in Arabic on June 5
1800-2100 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English, good signal
1830&2050 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English, nx bulletin
1930-1950 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu R.Kuwait & R.Bahrain
2100-2156 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Arabic & off 2156UTC
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/ministry-of-information-radio-kuwait-in_5.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #1012 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, June 10, 2017
via DXLD)
15540, Radio Kuwait; 1958-2003+, 12-June; 2W in English discussing
makeup, foundations, cosmetics, etc. (Does the Koran allow that?) 2002
break with peppy, Greek-sounding music short & ID, then cosmetics
program continued. SIO=2+53 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B
+ 185' center-fed RW, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in
real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I`ve noticed that even those showing nothing but their face, go heavy
into the eye-makeup. Or draw elaborate oversize eyebrows on their
foreheads (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** KYRGYZSTAN. 4010.218, Kyrgyz Radio Bishkek, S=9+10dB in eastern
Thailand. 1720 UT on June 13. Female presenter in Kyrgyz language.
and 5129.966, KGZ Afghan Pashto religious program "Radio Sedaye
Zindagi" via Bishkek site, S=9 in eastern Thailand, but NOTHING on 2nd
channel of Bishkek KGZ on 4820v kHz (Wolfgang Büschel, WORLD OF RADIO
1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALI. 15125even, CRI Bamako Mali relay in Arabic language to
central Africa, Sahel zone and northeastern part of Africa. Mandarin
Chinese / Arabic language lesson hour at 1652 UT, Salem Alaikum
announcement, S=7 signal sidelobe into eastern North America [selected
SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany,
on remote SDR unit in Detroit Michigan USA, 1615-1730 UT on June 13,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 900, XEW, W Radio, México DF, 1034 June 10, 2017. Local
level riding the local sunrise, with "Pumpin' Blood" by NoNoNo,
"Downtown" by Nancy Sinatra, "Back To Life" by Soul II Soul. Male
canned "W Radio" slogan dropped in (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. RAYMIE`S MEXICO BEAT this week ---
So Tecnoradio received a 14 million peso fine,
http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2017/1027664.html
just for violations of the Federal Economic Competition Law. That
doesn't include any criminal components, which have been taken on by
the Federal Crimes Unit
http://mediatelecom.com.mx/index.php/radiodifusion/radio/item/139317-tecnoradio,-entra-la-pgr-a-investigar
of the PGR.
The IFT also cleared 15 subtyped (community and indigenous) social
stations to receive 1% of the IFT's advertising budget — something
provided for by the LFTR in 2014 but which other agencies haven't even
implemented.
http://mediatelecom.com.mx/index.php/radiodifusion/radio/item/139201-ift-dar%C3%A1-apoyo-a-los-ind%C3%ADgenas
This should help these small stations receive more revenue.
Also, in one of my favorite pieces in a while, Irene Levy interviewed
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/entrada-de-opinion/columna/irene-levy/cartera/2017/06/5/entrevista-tecnoradio-su-version
Alí Eduardo Bañuelos of Tecnoradio — and he doesn't say much, but it
just feels so detached from reality (Raymie Humbert, Phœnix AZ, June
9, WTFDA Forum via DXLD)
IFT-4's amparos keep piling up.
http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2017/1028294.html
Several new ones of note:
-Promotora de Éxitos (Grupo Radio Centro) challenged the rules of
the auction in two separate proceedings.
-Integración Radiofónica Quantum challenges the award of a station
in Querétaro that they did not end up paying for. (I can't explain
this one.)
-CJAguirre Nacional challenges the award of their ability to
participate in the auction. I'm confused. Of course, CJAguirre came
away with three stations after post-Tecnoradio reallocation (Raymie,
June 14, ibid.)
Of potential use or not to DXers, but definitely a change.
A PRD federal deputy has put forth a proposal to make the broadcast of
Mexican AMBER Alerts mandatory for all stations.
http://amqueretaro.com/mexico/2017/06/10/proponen-que-difusion-de-alerta-amber-sea-obligatoria-para-concesionarios-de-radiodifusion
They're not mandatory now but the RTC does provide them on its site.
Anyone who has had 10+ Amber Alert popups show up when visiting the
RTC Pautas page can attest to that. Normally the RTC designates
specific states for the broadcast of these alerts or will label them
"Emisoras: República Mexicana" intending them for national broadcast.
Probably the worst effects would be on border blaster stations that
would have to work these in.
[tagline, after standard disclaimer on government broadcasts] Este
programa es público, ajeno a cualquier partido político. Queda
prohibido el uso para fines distintos a los establecidos en el
programa (Raymie, June 14, ibid.)
** MOROCCO. Emisoras y frecuencias que parece que actualmente están
fuera del aire --- MARRUECOS, Radio Medi 1, que emite su programación
en francés y árabe por la frecuencia de 9575 kHz lleva más de 3
semanas fuera del aire (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, June 10,
noticiasdx yg via DXLD)
** MYANMAR. 9730, Myanmar Radio, 1229*, June 11. There has been a
recent change in sign off format here; for a long time they always
closed with their usual indigenous theme music, but now is // to 5985
and both with singing ID with their three different "kilohertz"
frequencies before going off the air, while 5985 continues on (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. Weak to fair signal of Myanmar Radio in English on June 11
1530-1700 on 5985 YAN 025 kW / 176 deg to SEAs English and strong co-
ch with CRI
1600-1700 on 5985 BEI 500 kW / 257 deg to CEAf Swahili China Radio
International
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/weak-to-fair-signal-of-myanmar-radio-in.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEWFOUNDLAND. 6159.97, CKZN, at 0359, on June 11. Very readable;
"This is CBC Radio One. 98.7 FM, in Mount St. Margaret"; into the
news. While it's unfortunate that Vancouver (CKZU) still is off the
air, is nice to have clear reception from the other coast of Canada
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long
wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NICARAGUA. YNFA-304 --- New log received this evening in Akron,
Ohio. [NTSC RF TV channel] 4, YNFA-304 Managua, Nicaragua at 2,027
miles. Click images for larger version.
Name: IMG_6731.JPG Views: 12 Size: 122.4 KB ID: 20518
Name: IMG_6730.JPG Views: 13 Size: 139.7 KB ID: 20519
Name: IMG_6732.JPG Views: 12 Size: 133.9 KB ID: 20520
Name: IMG_6733.JPG Views: 12 Size: 128.4 KB ID: 20521
The last photo is an ad for a local radio station on 105.1.
Here is a video:
https://youtu.be/rJMTdSn4sFg
(Andrew, ``crazymonkey``, Akron OH, June 11, My TV and FM DX Photos
from Akron, Ohio: https://www.flickr.com/photos/133179 WTFDA Forum via
DXLD)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6940-USB, June 10 at 0028, poor pirate signal with
music, maybe gospel/praise rock? 6940-AM, recheck June 10 at 0032, now
it`s hard rock in AM mode with stronger signal but cuts off at end of
tune 0033* and does not come back for some while. Makes me wonder
whether first 6940 was really AM, or two different stations? What does
HF Underground say?
These logs of 6940-AM
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,35411.0.html
say it was Pee Wee between 0007 and 0033*. Clever Name Radio had been
on 6940-USB much earlier until 2150* June 9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. YHWH bulletin --- After being off a cupla nights,
YHWH and Joshua back on with S-9 signal here in AZ on a modest
receiver. 73 and Good Listening (Rick Barton, 0411 UT June 9, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Rick, I was typing the same thing when you beat me to it! Very low
modulation into Victoria, tonight, despite a decent signal strength.
Essentially unreadable. 7585 kHz at 0413. 73, (Walt Salmaniw,
Victoria, BC, ibid.)
Hi Walt, After three nights of apparently being off the air, YHWH is
back again June 9. Heard on 7585-AM, with a sign on between 0325-0329.
Very decent signal and readable, even with QRN (static). (Ron Howard,
California, ibid.)
7585, June 9 at 0540, very poor carrier registers S9, but Station YHWH
modulation barely audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
June 10 & selected recent logs. The times/dates UT. Assume language
English unless stated otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, equipment
was RS SW-2000629, outdoor Slinky. 73 and Good Listening ! ~Rick
7585, USA [sic] (Pirate) YHWH. 0400 in progress. Creepy song 0442, but
going on thru at least another half hour. June 9 Barton-AZ
7585, YHWH, 0430 (at tune-in). Joshua with another Yahweh or the
highway sermon, 10 commandments of Yahweh, etc. Creepy Lace song at
0517, then went to an OC. Xmtr off at 0530, then back on with subdued
modulation and Joshua again at 0533. On and off with annoying whistle
until 0609. Sounded like tinkering or transmitter trouble during
broadcast - not sure which. Hold the phone! He was back at 0640.
Fair/Good signal with choppiness. June 10 (Rick Barton, AZ, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
YHWH: 7585/AM, 0309, 10-June; Poor but, unmistakable voice of the
Yahweh dude (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' center-
fed RW, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! ---
--, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
YHWH 7585 already on the air at 0220 tune-in. Already hearing Joshua
at poor level, but his distinctive voice. 2 hours from our LSS, so
predictably weak. Brought to your attention, mainly because of the
early sign-on (earlier than the usual 0300, and occasional 0230).
Interesting that the modulation came way up at 0222 to very readable.
"Thank you so much for tuning in". "Most people who believe in God's
kingdom have been brainwashed", etc. (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC,
June 12, ibid.)
Very faint signal here in Massachusetts. Only brief audio, a word here
and there is about all I’m getting (Stephen Wood, Harwich, MA, 0231 UT
June 12, ibid.)
7585, June 12 at 0427, Station YHWH is R4, averaging S8, dissing
``that hybrid man-god, the notorious Jesus Christ``. Walt Salmaniw,
BC, found him on the air earlier than usual already at 0220 this date,
weak a bihour before his sunset (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
YHWH still holding steady on 7585 --- normally I have had to abandon
the patio for the Summer by now. enjoying a cool evening with the RS
SW-2000629, 20' wire. 73 and Good Listening! Current log:
7585, USA (Pirate), YHWH at 0245. At tune-in, lecture by "Josiah" to
creepy "Days of Hard Life"/Lace at 0300. Good signal; subdued audio,
not doing justice to the carrier. June 13 (Rick Barton, AZ, ibid.)
Agree. Signal is pretty strong into Victoria, but really puny audio,
just above the numerous static crashes. 0318 tune-in tonight. 73,
(Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, 0321 UT June 13, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Hi Walt & Rick, June 13, heard YHWH, on 7585-AM, at 0200; mostly fair
and quite readable, good modulation level the whole time, unlike some
of his recent transmissions; 0259-0302, as Rick also heard, the song
"Days of Hard Life," followed by what seemed to be a brief live
segment, with station ID and IDed the song; 0304 back to his recorded
readings; slightly less readable by 0323. My local sunset was at 0326
UT (Ron Howard, California, ibid.)
** OKLAHOMA. 88.1, Thu June 8 at 2333-2335 UT, `StarDate`, then back
to NPR ATC. Presumed KWOU Woodward OK on usual marginal signal easily
overridden by Es DX. We habitually try to hear SD on KWOU M-F at 1331
UT during another 2-minute break in NPR. Morning tropo enhancement
often helps, but not always, in which case our next chance is at 1458
UT via KUCO 90.1. The KGOU schedule grids, both weekly and daily, find
StarDate too insignificant to show, but on their A-Z program list as:
``StarDate Daily 6:31 and 8:31 a.m. and 7 p.m.`` CT, but it looks like
the last one is wrong, unless I was really hearing some otherstation.
And they do not mean every day, but M-F only! More about and access:
https://stardate.org/radio
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 89.5-FM, June 9 at 1827 UT on caradio in western Enid,
surprised to get a weak signal here in the sidesplash of local 89.7.
Fades in and out, but no other signs of Es; promo for Dobson, on
Christian Satellite Network. So do they have a nearby 89.5?
Kudos to these gospel huxters for a user-friendly station list, all on
one page so easily searched:
http://csnradio.com/stations/
Of the nine 89.5 entries, there are two translators not close in
Kansas, and this non-translator in OK:
89.5 KJCC CARNEGIE OK --- That`s west of Anadarko, surely what I am
getting on the margin, rather than Public Radio Tulsa, KWGS. WTFDA FM
DB shows KJCC is 23.5 kW ERP H&V at 118.8 m HAAT.
There is also a 2-page pdf station list; is it identically updated?
http://www.csnradio.com/downloads/pdf/CSN_StationList.pdf
in quite a different format, no callsigns; only foreign outlet on both
is 97.5 in Tonga,
They also have a page with lots of info on frequency and station
changes, etc.: http://www.csnradio.com/news/
Including these:
Stations Off Air: January 9, 2017
Our stations in Carnegie, Oklahoma (KJCC, 89.5 FM) and Chickasha,
102.3 FM (because it takes signal from KJCC) are off the air until
KJCC is reconstructed at a new site.
Station Frequency Change: February 14, 2017
Our translator in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (89.5 FM) is now
broadcasting at 89.7 FM.
So that may explain why I had not been hearing KJCC before. But there
is as yet no new info about KJCC being back on air from new site. From
where to where, and why? I assume call stands for Jesus C. Christ.
CSN was originally Calvary Satellite Network, and got into the FM
satellator business early, gobbling up countless frequencies around
the country, edging out more diversity on the band. HQ is still in
Twin Falls ID. As an example of the absolute nonsense they purvey,
currently promoted on website is a book ``Evolution Impossible``!
From first station list page, link to KJCC shows:
http://csnradio.com/stations/studiowaivered/KJCC.php
``KJCC provides solid Bible teaching and Modern Praise & Worship music
to the Carnegie, OK area. KJCC is a studio-waivered full power FM
station, re-broadcasting our primary station, KAWZ Twin Falls, Idaho.
View a Radio Soft Comstudy Longley-Rice coverage map of KJCC.``
http://csnradio.com/stations/studiowaivered/coveragemaps/KJCC.pdf
This is full of color-coded pixels axually showing a rather small
coverage area, but hard to interpret without firm contour lines, Seems
less than expected for power and HAAT above. Distance to city is 158
km/98 statute miles from here.
{Later checking FCC FM Query, I see that it`s direxional, with
suppressed signal from 80 to 220 degrees, least at 150, which means
it`s pushing more to the NNW than expected. I`m still hearing it
marginally in dead conditions, unlike before. Strangely this FCC page
has no linx to correspondence, callsign changes, no history at all}
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 92.1, June 12 at 0313 UT, checking for Es, and hear a
``Foxy 92`` ID thru local KAMG-LP with the PL-880 whip in just the
right position. Per WTFDA FM DB, turns out to be only this from
southern OK between Chickasha and Duncan: KFXI, Marlow OK, 100 kW H&V,
166m HAAT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OMAN. Radio Sultanate of Oman in Arabic, instead of English June 13
1400-1430 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg WeEu nothing, transmitter is off
1430-1500 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg WeEu Arabic, instead of English:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/radio-sultanate-of-oman-in-arabic.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
DX Tip: Oman, 15140 kHz --- Several things are happening with them,
noted at my location in Northwest Pennsylvania
1.) Coming in better then usual
2.) Actually modulating pretty good
3.) Running English language pop music instead of Arabic language talk
and music.
English is supposed to be 1400-1500 and is usually weak here and
undermodulated. Arabic is 1500-2200 UT and stronger with usually
better modulation. Email sent: Tuesday June 13th 2129 UT
[later:] 15140 is ON LATE, still, as of 0022 UT Wednesday June 14th,
over 2 hours past sign off. This is very clearly because of Ramadan,
even though 15140 is just simulcast the English language pop music
station 90.4 Oman FM. Even heard an official call to prayer from "The
Radio Sultanate Of Oman", some dead air, a 90.4 Oman FM jingle and
then some jazzy sounding instrumental music (Paul B Walker, Jr., Hard-
Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
Maybe, but it`s *not clearly* because of Ramadan, since Oman has
frequently let 15140 stay on late into the night, thru carelessness?
During non-Ramadan.
As for Paul Walker, northwest Pennsylvania? What became of Galena,
Alaska? He hasn`t mentioned it lately. I see he is still on the staff
list of KIYU as operations/program director:
http://www.kiyu.com/staff.html
Paul has a reputation for rarely being able to stay at any radio job
for more than a year (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. After listening for PNG Milne Bay (3365) for the
past week, I finally have a little audio (1111 UT), actually a little
better than Bougainville (3325).
R Milne Bay - PNG - 3365 (actually closer to 3364.96) - 1110 UT, music
followed by OM announcer in unknown language, sinpo 12411 (lots of
what sounds like T-Storm QRM even though weather is fine in NE OK),
pretty much gone by 1140 UT (can still hear carrier but no audio).
Bougainville - PNG - 3325 - 1100 UT, have had pretty reliable
reception of this for the past week or so (after a long absence),
dance music followed by YL announcer at TOH, sinpo 12411, signal gone
by 1142 (no carrier either so may have signed-off??)
(Chris KC5IIE, Krug, Tulsa OK, June 8, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Chris, Very nice report! Glad to see someone else monitoring PNG.
June 8, indeed NBC Bougainville off the air earlier than recently
observed; gone before 1137 today, after being heard earlier: 1106-
1120.
June 8, noted silent were 3260 (NBC Madang) and 3275 (NBC Southern
Highlands), at 1121. So today only NBC Bougainville and NBC Milne Bay
(3365) were heard.
Would seem that NBC will try very hard to keep Bougainville active on
SW, as I have been reading on the web about the importance of the June
15, 2019 referendum, to determine if the the citizens want a separate
independence for Bougainville or want to remain an autonomous region
of PNG. The referendum is not binding on the government. Before voting
in 2019, there will be many factors for them to take into account
regarding this important vote. Will be interesting to see what
develops over the next two years (Ron Howard, California, ibid.. WORLD
OF RADIO 1882) I didn`t make clear referendum is two years off (gh)
Thank you for the interesting PNG broadcast observation. Does anybody
know their sign on/sign off times on 90 m band? Are they working at
1700 or 1800 UT? 73, (Eduard Korsakov, Moskva, ibid.)
** PERU [and non]. R. Tarma, Tarma, Probably PRU 4774.901 kHz ? and
BRA 4774.971 kHz ?, 0038 UT June 9
R. Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 4954.997 0045 UT excellent signal in
southern Germany June 9
R. Quillabamba, Quillabamba, 2202-2213, 5025.005 0048 UT June 9
(Wolfgang Büschel, check June 8 at 2300 UT til 0052 UT June 9 in
southern Germany, in reply to Carlos Gonçalves` less precise but
accurate frequencies as in DXLD 17-23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980. R. CHASKI. Junio 7. 2314-2335 UT. Reflexiones acerca de
la muerte en torno al suceso de Caín y Abel, y el pecado hasta las
2322. Luego espacio musical e ID: “El camino de la vida”, para luego
continuar un espacio musical. Luego avisos de la emisora, cortina
musical, Identificación como: “Red Radio Integridad”, después un
pequeño devocional. SINPO: 55444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL – 660;
ANT: Hilo de 40 metros de largo; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg
via DXLD) Must have turned off around 2335 (gh, DXLD)
** PERU. LA HORA DEL RADIOAFICIONADO
El Sábado 10 de junio de 2017 23:42, "'Carlos J. V.' tati53> escribió:
AMIGOS COLEGAS Y PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Después de mucho tiempo sin nada
para nosotros, quienes amamos las COMUNICACIONES y para aquellos que
deseen aprender e interiorizarse de nuestro HOBBY-CIENCIA, llega LA
HORA DEL RADIOAFICIONADO, un programa radial que estará dedicado
íntegramente a la RADIOAFICION Y AFINES. HISTORIA - ANTENAS -
SATELITES - COMUNICACIONES DIGITALES - DIEXISMO INFO EN GENERAL DE
CONCURSOS Y/O ACTIVACIONES y mucho más referente a nuestra pasión: LA
RADIOAF...ICION. [sic]
Desde el próximo viernes 9 de junio y todos los viernes de 17 a 18 hs.
(8 PM. a 9 PM. GMT/UTC): LA HORA DEL RADIOAFICIONADO, programa
producido por el GRUPO DE RADIOAFICIONADOS DE LIMA - GRALI.
[Peru is on UT -5, so correct conversion from 17-18 local to UT would
be: 22-23!! -- gh]
Nos podrán sintonizar a través del ETER de FM.CIUDAD DE LIMA - 91,9
Mhz. - LIMA - BSAS. También nos podes escuchar en su sitio Web:
http://www.fmciudaddelima.entudial.com
y también en tu celular o tablet ANDROID a través de la APP de GOOGLE
PLAY STORE: FM 91.9 Ciudad De Lima (locución AR)
Enviado por: "Carlos J. V.", June 10
CORDIALES SALUDOS / GOOD LUCK / JUAN FRANCO CRESPO * STAMP JOURNALIST
(AIPET) SÀLVIA 8 (MAS CLARIANA) E-43800 VALLS-TARRAGONA (ESPAÑA-SPAIN-
ESPAGNE-SPANIEN) (via Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, DXLD)
** PHILIPPINES. Radio Veritas Asia via Palauig Zambales on June 13:
1330-1357 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs Chin, poor signal
1400-1427 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs Hindi is cancelled
1400-1427 on 11880 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs Bengali, weak signal
1430-1457 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs Telugu, fair to good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/radio-veritas-asia-via-palauig-zambales.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 11870, June 12 at 1345, now that KNLS quit 11870 at
1259, what`s this? S5 talk halting in unknown language. Sounds a
little like French intonation, or maybe some language spoken with a
French accent. HFCC shows it`s Radio Veritas Asia westward at 1330-
1357 in `ctd` --- so what does that translate to?? EiBi`s nomenclature
makes it ``C-T``. Finally let`s see what Aoki says in plain English:
``Chin``, and all agree it goes with obvious S Asian languages Hindi
and Telugu during the following hour. On to EiBi`s readme.txt for
details: ``C-T Chin-Tidim: Myanmar-Chin (0.2m), India-Mizoram, Manipur
(0.15m) [ctd]`` --- how fortunate are the 350 kilopeople of this
trans-border minority that some Filipino expansionists care enough to
remake them into Roman Catholix! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 6180, June 12 at 0441, JBA talk in uncertain language.
HFCC shows it`s RRI in Romanian at 04-05, 285 degrees from Galbeni;
and certainly not Brasil reactivated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
11850, Radio Romania International at 2032 UT June 7 in English with
news. Sign off announcements and schedule at 2055 UT followed by
Interval Signal. Good (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Perseus
SDR, Wellbrook ALA 100 loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. Fair to good signal of Adygeyan Radio on June 4
1840-1845 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs open carrier,
1845-1855 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs 1000 Hz tone,
1855-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs open carrier,
1900-2000 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Sun:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/russianon-fair-to-good-signal-of.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #1012 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, June 10, 2017
via DXLD)
** RUSSIA. 7345, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk. Recently had been
observing them consistently going off the air 1200-1201*.
June 8, with anomaly of 1208-1300*; therefor blocking reception of
Thazin Radio (Myanmar); 1208-1245 with all traditional singing; 1245
changed to segment of pop songs; 1248 brief ID (anomaly to not have
any ads following ID) and pop music continued; 1257 National Anthem
(first time I have heard this!); off with no IS nor time pips.
So a special one day only anomaly? (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific
Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Sorry, I missed this schedule in DXLD 17-22. My reception was not
an anomaly:
``Sakha Republic ---- Local broadcasting Radio Sakha:
7345 0000-0300 SaSu RUS NVK Sakha
7345 0300-0501 RUS NVK Sakha
7345 0900-1200 RUS NVK Sakha
7345 1200-1300 Mo-Fr RUS NVK Sakha
7345 2100-2200 Su-Th RUS NVK Sakha
7345 2200-2400 RUS NVK Sakha
http://dxing.ru/forum.html?func=view&catid=21&id=25888&limit=8&start=56#37080
(via RusDX 28 May via WORLD OF RADIO 1880, DXLD)
So no more // 7295 [GH]``
June 9 (Friday), on 7345, Radio Sakha mixing at equal strength with
Thazin Radio; 1251-1253 birds chirping; 1257-1300* National Anthem;
again off with no IS nor time pips (Ron Howard, CA, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [and non]. HISTORY DX ============ The data are not
published in chronological order, but as the material is received.
Spring. 1971 year. ----- In the program Radio Sweden - "Sweden Calling
Dxers" in Russian read the address for contacts of the Moscow DX-
system Alexander Firsov. This was a great event of the time in the DX
movement in the USSR. The following year, my mailing address sounded
on the waves of the program. I became the second DX-era, then there
were several more addresses of Soviet DX-sistems, who reported their
addresses for contacts in this program.
In the 60s and 70s, the weekly broadcast of "Sweden Calling Dxers" in
Russian was the only news release, listening to which many began to
get involved in listening to the radio and did it for themselves as a
favorite activity. And most importantly, the Swedish radio was not
jammed, although the USSR mail practically did not miss letters to
capitalist countries. But it was possible to circumvent this ban by
sending a letter through a friend by correspondence or through the
embassy of a foreign country in the People's Democracies - the GDR,
Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia.
At that time, the occupation of the DX hobby was indirectly connected
with the state policy and was not supported as amateurishness. And
reports about the reception were generally considered to be harmful to
the state in its ideological struggle with the West, since the station
knew about the hearing of the station in a certain region and if the
reception was bad, could replace the frequency with another to improve
the signal quality.
DX-listeners called in local committees of the KGB and had
conversations, after which many fans of short waves either switched to
the ranks of radio amateurs, or permanently stopped their contacts and
did not listen to the radio any more. The meaning of the conversations
is clear to all. The most enthusiastic did not abandon their hobbies,
but switched to contacts with radio stations from the People's
Democracies (Radio Berlin International, Radio Prague, Polish Radio,
Radio Budapest, Radio Bucharest, Radio Belgrade, etc.) and the USSR
(Radio Moscow, Radio Kiev, Radio Tashkent , Radio Riga, radio station
"Rodina", radio station "Mir and Progress", etc.). But this is a topic
for another conversation.
This lasted many years until 1988, when Perestroika and glasnost came.
There were new fans of long-distance reception, who can not imagine
that there was another time DX hobby in the USSR.
Here is what Alexander himself wrote about this time in his letter,
which was published with the consent of the author.
"Hello, dear Anatoly! So we found ourselves again. I often remember
you. You were one of the first who was not afraid then, in those far
Brezhnev times, to respond to my call, which suddenly sounded on Radio
Sweden in the distant 1970. With my light hand, it all started.
Unfortunately, no one now remembers me and does not know who was the
true pioneer of Soviet diexing.
Until 1970, everyone was brewing in their own juice, but everyone was
already tired of brewing in their own juice, and when my bold call for
Radio Sweden was sounded, everybody was happy at once, then I was a
powerful impetus and catalyst, and Soviet diexing began. The Soviet
diheksists finally found out that they were not alone in the vastness
of the Soviet Union, they began to communicate with each other and
exchange experience.
Not surprisingly, this immediately alarmed the KGB, the Chekists
feared that the Soviet dieticians would rally their ranks, and
ultimately this could serve as the germ of some kind of informal
organization of dissenters. Then they made trouble and split in our
ranks.
I began to gradually move away from watching broadcast stations in the
1980s, and when perestroika began in 1988, the jamming of foreign
radio programs was completely stopped, and with the easy hand of
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev all ordinary mortals were allowed to
travel freely abroad, and in The completion of everything, in 1995
appeared such a miracle as the Internet, then listening to foreign
broadcasting stations already lost all meaning and lost the former
halo of attractiveness. Everybody has good receivers with a digital
scale, the life of Soviet and Russian dilexists is so simplified that
it became simply not interesting. Letters began to reach all
countries. Everything has become easy and simple, accessible to every
schoolboy, and therefore no longer interesting for us. We are not used
to looking for easy ways!
But I did not lose interest in the ether, just went to higher
frequencies up to 13 GHz. In 1988, I was in Moscow one of the first
who did not hesitate to install a half-meter dish for receiving
satellite TV programs on my balcony, Valdis Ketners from Riga then
came to my house to set up this plate.
Back then, the KGB was still in power, and they did not approve of
satellite dish antennas.
In 1990, I had a huge 100-kilogram parabolic antenna with a diameter
of 3 meters on the polar axis on the roof of my house on Novatorov
Street, which I could aim at any satellite without leaving home.
Since 1989, I began to actively travel to Singapore, then engaged in
the shuttle business, took from there various goods, mostly
electronic: computers, accessories for them, office equipment,
supplies, video cameras, and then VHF radios, radio scanners.
In 1989, finally, I was struck from the blacklist of the KGB, and
finally I was able to get the UA3AMB radio call sign, I started to
work on short and ultra short waves, but then quickly cast short
waves, and my interest was focused on VHF.
He has experimented extensively with VHF radio, packet radio, antennas
and repeaters, telephone interfaces, and trunked radio communications.
Then there was a good business: they sold car radio telephones "Altai"
to businessmen. Naturally, the left. The demand was huge, we sold them
for 2000-2500 dollars, it was the golden time (1996-1997).
At the same time, I became on the frequency of 824-825 MHz to
intercept the signals of honeycomb pipes "Beeline" and learned to
decode digital packages, extracting from them all the necessary
information to make a double tube. This business prospered in 1995-
1997.
Then came the converted home radio-telephones-vampires, who themselves
caught the codes of foreign home radiotelephones and automatically
connected to other people's bases of home radiotelephones.
Then the mobile operator Sonnet appeared in Moscow, and for a long
time I got carried away by cellular communication of the CDMA
standard. Until now, I'm staying in this thread, writing different
programs, developing software and software algorithms. I reverse
engineering, disassemble the binary code of the working microprograms
of cellular telephones assembled on the basis of a processor with the
ARM kernel, modify the binary code of the firmware by hacker methods,
revealing the blocked functions of such devices as cell phones,
personal communicators, palmtops, GPS navigators, mobile bank
terminals. I am engaged in research of SIM cards, other smart cards
...
I have been living in Thailand for 4 years, I started my roots here, I
got a new family, children. Thank you for writing. Thanks to Viktor
Puzanov, that he gave you my greetings from Thailand! I embrace you
all. Your old friend and colleague on a hobby. Alexander Firsov. "
(Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, "Rus-DX Plus" Number 402. Date: 11 /
September / 2011, via Rus-DX 11 June 2017 via DXLD)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 15434.986, BSKSA Riyadh, 1st program in Arabic,
scheduled 1450-1700 UT S=7 in Michigan at 1644 UT on June 13. Male
presenter talk.
15204.968, BSKSA Riyadh, Holy Qur`an prayer program in Arabic, male
voice presenter talk program, S=6-7 poor at 1650 UT,
13710.015, BSKSA Riyadh, Holy Qur`an prayer program in Arabic, male
voice presenter, \\ 15205v kHz. S=7 at 1658 UT [selected SDR options,
span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, on remote
SDR unit in Detroit Michigan USA, 1615-1730 UT on June 13, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SIKKIM. 4835, AIR Gangtok, 1230, June 9. News/stock market report/
sports in English; clearly // AIR Chennai (4920, with PBS Xizang still
off the air) // AIR Shillong (4970) and // AIR Jeypore (5040).
Certainly is not every day that I can hear Gangtok so well (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Wantok FM, via SIBC, 1200-1244*, June 12.
Extended broadcast; 1159 end of NA and deadair till start of relay;
almost fair; frequent generic spots ("Makes me happy. Turns me on,"
etc.), but no Wantok FM IDs as such; played all pop Pacific Islands
songs. My local sunrise was at 1248 UT.
June 11 (Sunday), 1230-1308*; extended broadcast; non-stop pop songs
(Tina Turner - "What's Love Got To Do With It," etc.), instead of the
usual all religious songs (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón
E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALILAND. 7120, R. Hargeisa, 1417, June 12. As they have done in
past years, they are now on the air 1400-1500, just during Ramadan;
their usual schedule is to be off the air during 14-15; heard with HOA
music and a call in program; weak (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach,
CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. Yesterday a local non-radio friend (non-SWL, non
DX'er) told me he had noticed the overnight BBC WS relay was back on
Radio Today 1485, at least for the past two nights. I checked last
night (June 11), and sure enough they switched over to the BBC WS at
2301ut. I don't know how long they have been back, or how long they
are back for. Only monitoring will resolve the latter question.
1485, Radio Today, 1485. Marks Park, Jo'burg. Jun 11, 2017 Sunday.
2255-2315. Usual music at tune in. Switched over to BBC WS relay at
2301. News, into History Hour talking about the 1967 (six-day) war in
the middle east. Jo'burg sunset 1523 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA.
Drake R8E, Sony ICF2001D. dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Power? 1 kW
in Honeydew, per WRTH (gh)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 15235, Channel Africa at 1746 UT June 9 with full
station ID during Africa Digest followed by sports. Sign off
announcements at 1753 followed by music to 1800, then into lang? until
transmitter was shut off at 1804. Very Good (Mick Delmage, Sherwood
Park, Alberta, Perseus SDR, Wellbrook ALA 100 loop antenna, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9370 & 3185, June 9 at 0057, both WWRBS
frequencies are off --- I caught them during a QSY interval. Waiting
for 3185, JBA exciter carrier on at *0059.5, *0100 JIP BS at full
power reaching only S9 here this early (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
9330v-CUSB, June 10 at 1620 check, NO signal from WBCQ, which had been
carrying Brother Scare all day and night; while 9265 WINB is fairly
audible on Saturday this early. Suspect the greatly expanded hours
have been deleted, if not all TOM hours on WBCQ. Axually, was it June
9, 8 or 7, when I checked 9330 for WOR at 2330, and just before then
heard The Planet IS & ID loop, implying 9330 had not been on the air
all day until about *2325. Previously had made an abrupt switch at
2329 from TOM to WBCQ ID and 2330 WOR.
WBCQ schedules still show extensive TOM hours on all frequencies and
likely will be slow to update, just as it took a long time for the TOM
expansion to upshow. Likewise Overcomer`s own schedule which contains
lots of wrong info, including recently reactivated 9370 & 3185 as BOTH
WWRB and WBCQ! More at USA: WBCQ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3215, WWCR Nashville TN (presumed); 0427, 13-June; Bro. STAIRway-to-
doom said that the 8/21 solar eclipse is a sign of the end times and
we should join him in SC that weekend. S30 & about 5 seconds ahead of
// 3185 via WWRB (presumed). The eclipse will pass totality near
BSland. (Personally, I’m shooting for Grand Island NE, but sharing the
eclipse with BS certainly would be interesting. This bodes well for
some interesting commentary from the last days prophet of God this
summer.)
15770, WRMI Radio Miami Int’l (presumed); 2005, 12-June; Gloom & doom,
gasping, screaming religihuxter, from “this year of our Lord 1987.”
Said that there will be a financial collapse & people will throw their
gold & silver into the streets because it’s worthless. (I want to
be around for that!) SIO=454. Overcomer listed, but not Bro.
HySTAIRical, who was on 15760 [WHRI]. (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA,
Drake R8B + 185' center-fed RW, ----- All logged by my ears, on my
receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. Emisoras y frecuencias que parece que actualmente están
fuera del aire --- ESPAÑA, Radio Exterior de España, la frecuencia
para Sudamérica de Radio Exterior, 17715, parece que está fuera del
aire desde hace tres días. Por aquí no se capta ni tan siquiera la
portadora, mientras que las otras frecuencias, 17855, 15520 se reciben
fuerte, mientras que 15390 entraba bien en dias pasados y hoy tampoco
se escucha (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, June 10, noticiasdx yg via
DXLD)
Sigue estando fuera del aire REE en su frecuencia de 17715 hacia
Sudamérica, siendo lunes 12 de junio, 1830 UT (ce3BBC, Hugo López C.,
Santiago de Chile, ibid.)
ESPAÑA, Radio Exterior de España, 1922, 14-06 ya hay señal en 17715;
se recibe aquí en Lugo, con intensidad moderada, 24322 (Méndez, ibid.)
Manuel y amigos, como bien mencionas, ya está de vuelta y por
Sudamérica con intensidad 55545, a las 2136 UT, que es la zona para
donde se dirige. Atte. (ce3BBC, Hugo López C., Santiago de Chile, June
14, ibid.)
** SWEDEN. Importance of Sweden Calling DXers to Russians: see RUSSIA
** TAJIKISTAN. On the 7th of June at 1630 on 14295 kHz, it was quite
possible to hear Tajikistan's radio in the Tajik language (It is
similar to Farsi / Persian) and the main frequency is 4765 kHz (Rumen
Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Rus-DX June 11 via DXLD) Third harmonic (gh)
** TURKEY. April 18, The Voice of Turkey sent a confirmation for the
February auditions, we have June 6; The card is dedicated to the "Day
of abstinence from smoking" (Victor Varzin, Leningradskaya oblast,
Kommunar, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" via RusDX June 11 via DXLD)
Voice of Turkey - QSL-card (9410 kHz / 1400 UT / February 27, 2017)
Photo here:
http://qsl-review.blogspot.ru/2017/06/voice-of-turkey-tur-date-february-27.html
(World Day Against Tobacco) - Sent from Turkey on April 18, received
on June 5, 2017 (total time - more than three months). (KB =
Constantine, St. Petersburg, Russia, Rus-DX June 11 via DXLD)
** U K [non]. 9740, June 9 at 1237 BBCWS with elexion coverage,
including itchy-for-autonomy Northern Ireland and Scotland. 1245-1247
break for other news during special `Newshour` (?), about Catalunya
referendum for autonomy, Qatar, selling baby chimps in Ivory Coast. S9
fading to S6 is the best BBC can do for us, without really trying.
HFCC shows at 10-13 they are splitting SINGAPORE 250 kW with 125 kW
each at 135 and 13 degrees, the latter carrying on USward (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. AMBASSADOR ALBERTO M. FERNÁNDEZ JOINS BBG AS PRESIDENT OF
THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS --- June 13, 2017 --- Ambassador
Alberto M. Fernandez [portrait caption][accent omitted thruout]
WASHINGTON - The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) today announced
that Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez will join the Middle East
Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN) as its new president beginning July
17, 2017. In this role, he will oversee MBN's multimedia operations in
the U.S. and across the Middle East, including its digital properties,
Alhurra Television networks and Radio Sawa.
MBN is a private, not for profit, multimedia corporation funded by the
BBG that provides news and information to the 22 Arabic speaking
countries across the Middle East and North Africa. With a weekly
audience of more than 27.5 million people, MBN supports democratic
values by expanding the spectrum of ideas in the region and producing
accurate, professional, and independent news and information on all
media platforms; and is a trailblazer in audience engagement.
Brian Conniff, BBG veteran and current MBN President, is leaving the
company after 11 years. Under his leadership, MBN has grown to be a
forward-looking, flexible organization responding to the region's
evolving media environment and challenges. "It has been a pleasure to
work with the professionals of MBN," said Conniff. "This transition
comes at a time of strategic importance as the organization continues
to focus its content and seek new ways to increase its impact. I am
confident that Ambassador Fernandez will advance MBN's important work
and continue to increase its impact."
In response to Conniff's announcement, John Lansing, CEO and Director
of the BBG said, "Brian has played a significant role in BBG's growth
throughout the years, and his expertise and counsel has been
invaluable to me. He is an extraordinary leader and has worked very
closely with other network leadership to streamline our collective and
individual efforts, and to develop creative programming that
demonstrates real impact. Ambassador Fernandez is inheriting a first
class team with a portfolio of major initiatives."
Ambassador Fernandez, a fluent Arabic speaker, will join BBG from the
Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), where he served as Vice
President from 2015 to 2017. During his Foreign Service career, he was
widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and impactful U.S.
Foreign Service voices in the Arabic-language media. Ambassador
Fernandez held numerous roles at the U.S. Department of State,
including the Department's Coordinator for the Center for Strategic
Counterterrorism Communications, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of
Equatorial Guinea, Chief of Mission in Sudan, Director for Near East
Public Diplomacy and Director for Iraq Public Diplomacy. He was a
career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-
Counselor and was a recipient of a 2008 Presidential Meritorious
Service Award, the 2006 Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in
Public Diplomacy, and a 2003 Superior Honor Award for his work in
Afghanistan, among other awards. He also served as a Foreign Service
Officer in Iraq, Kuwait, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and the
United Arab Emirates, and as USIA desk officer for Egypt, Yemen, and
Sudan.
Ambassador Fernandez is a graduate of the University of Arizona and
the Defense Language Institute. Ambassador Fernandez has also lectured
and debated on U.S. foreign policy in numerous public venues, and has
published in several publications, including Brookings Institution
publications, the Foreign Service Journal, Journal of International
Security Affairs, Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Cipher
Brief, Providence, the Harvard Review of Latin America, Middle East
Quarterly and the Journal of the Assyrian Academic Society (JAAS). He
is also a Non-Resident Fellow in Middle East Media and Politics at the
TRENDS Foundation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Kenneth Weinstein, Chairman of the Board for the Middle East
Broadcasting Networks, conveyed the Board's support for the selection,
"Ambassador Fernandez shares our values and focus on long-term
growth," he said. "He has the perfect combination of skill,
experience, and regional expertise that we need to continue driving
forward at MBN. We are pleased that he accepted this challenge and
look forward to working with him. The Board and I are also very
grateful to Brian Conniff for his passion and leadership, and thank
him for his accomplishments over many years of dedicated service to
the agency."
"I am truly honored and humbled to join the Broadcasting Board of
Governors as the President of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks,"
said Fernandez. "I am delighted to have an opportunity to contribute
to the impact the BBG's networks have on millions of lives around the
world. MBN is a media leader in the region, and I look forward to
joining with its dedicated and accomplished staff to continue its
growth momentum in new and creative ways." (BBG PR via Dr Hansjoerg
Biener, WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD)
** U S A. TRUMP TO CUT $4.5 MILLION FROM RADIO FREE ASIA
Washington Free Beacon-7 hours ago
The Voice of America, the more official U.S. government broadcaster,
took a similar step in 2011, cutting off short-wave broadcasts into
China during the Obama ..
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/trump-cut-4-5-million-radio-free-asia/
(via Artie Bigley, Mike Cooper, DXLD) See also IRAN [non]!
Trump to Cut $4.5 Million from Radio Free Asia
Mandarin broadcasts to China to end in shift to state-controlled
Chinese social media --- BY: Bill Gertz June 13, 2017 5:00 am
The Trump administration plans to cut $4.5 million from Radio Free
Asia in a move that critics say would sharply reduce Chinese language
broadcasts into China by the pro-democracy radio.
The budget cuts were announced at RFA's Washington headquarters
recently and drew opposition from the staff and the radio's supporters
in Congress, according to administration officials.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the government entity that
is RFA's parent organization, defended the funding cuts to Mandarin-
language radio as part of a shift to the use of social media—outlets
in China that are tightly controlled by the government and explicitly
ban RFA content.
"RFA will continue to focus on Mandarin through social media which is
the platform the agency has determined to be most cost-effective," the
board said in a statement to the Washington Free Beacon.
The proposed budget cut from $40 million last year to $35 million in
fiscal 2018 is "in keeping with President Trump's focus on
streamlining government expenses," the statement said.
"RFA is an authoritative source of East and Southeast Asian news, and
will continue to substitute for domestic media in Asian countries that
prevent or restrict freedom of the press," the board said.
Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for RFA, a federally funded non-profit
organization, declined to comment on the cuts, citing a policy that
prohibits public discussion of budget matters. "We look forward to
Congress establishing foreign policy priorities on China," he said.
RFA President Libby Liu said in a statement: "I'm really proud of the
work done by Radio Free Asia’s Mandarin service in bringing incisive
news and uncensored perspectives to China. We hear from Chinese
listeners every day who are yearning to know more about events
happening in their country that China’s state-controlled media either
chooses to ignore or misrepresent."
RFA Mandarin broadcasts have a responsibility to audiences that fill
an information gap that the radio is working tirelessly to close, she
said.
The cuts come as foreign states, such as China and Russia, are sharply
increasing soft-power official broadcasting and propaganda activities
directed against U.S. interests and allies.
RFA as a semi-official radio station is devoted to promoting democracy
and freedom in China and Asia. It broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese,
Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Vietnamese on
shortwave, medium wave, satellite, television, and the internet.
The Voice of America, the more official U.S. government broadcaster,
took a similar step in 2011, cutting off short-wave broadcasts into
China during the Obama administration.
VOA came under fire from Congress recently for curtailing an interview
with an exiled Chinese billionaire, Guo Wengui, who has been revealing
high-level corruption among Chinese leaders.
Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that
oversees the BBG budget, said he wants RFA to continue broadcasting in
Mandarin.
"As long as Beijing's internet firewall blocks sites including RFA and
VOA, we should continue funding Mandarin radio service," Royce said,
adding that he would "rather see the BBG find cost savings by cutting
bloated bureaucracy in DC."
Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) also criticized the proposed budget cut.
"China's propaganda and censorship efforts are growing, and now even
reach into the United States," he said. "We need to smartly invest in
countering these efforts so that China’s authoritarians do not gain a
strategic advantage in the battle of ideas."
Information specialists criticized the radio cuts.
Retired Navy Capt. Jim Fanell, a former Pacific Fleet intelligence
chief, said the Trump administration should bolster both RFA and VOA
broadcasts that are urgently needed to combat China's approach to
power politics. "Radio is a powerful application and we should not
walk away from it," he said.
"On a daily basis American citizens are bombarded with Chinese
propaganda from state-owned media outlets like China Daily, People's
Daily, and Xinhua," said Fanell.
"In order to keep up with and attempt to counter Beijing's strategic
narrative, venues like Radio Free Asia provide an assured method of
communication to the citizens of China, something that Internet-based
communications cannot do," he added.
"The short-term savings of cutting Radio Free Asia's Mandarin
broadcasts can in no way mitigate the long-term damage to U.S.
national security interests from the public broadcast of the truth of
Beijing's attack on freedom."
J. Michael Waller, an information operations expert, said the budget
cuts would help China's censors maintain party control over Chinese
media and messaging. Beijing likely will cheer the proposed funding
cuts, he noted.
"The U.S. government should be protesting Beijing's censorship, not
facilitating it," said Waller, a senior fellow at the Center for
Security Policy.
"The Communist Party already controls social media access and content
on the mainland. A U.S. shift to social media in China, at the expense
of broadcasting, further empowers the censors."
Waller said any change in funding for Mandarin language broadcasts
should be focused on breaking through official Chinese media
censorship.
"Although the Chinese people have been shifting heavily toward
censored social media, hundreds of millions of Chinese still listen to
traditional radio broadcasting," he noted. "This is why the Communist
authorities continue to jam Radio Free Asia and other independent
Mandarin-language media."
The RFA cuts are part of an overall cut of $63 million in funding cuts
for government-sponsored radio broadcasts, such as the Voice of
America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and other foreign language
broadcast outlets.
The BBG budget document sent to Congress for fiscal 2018 shows that a
total of $4.69 million will be cut from the Mandarin service. Slight
increases in RFA funding for its offices in Taiwan and Hong Kong will
offset some of those cuts for a total cut of $4.55 million to the
entire radio. The budget requests a total of $35.3 million.
The Chinese language broadcast cuts are part of plans by RFA to "focus
its Mandarin resources on social media, which is the platform the
agency has determined to be most cost-effective," the report said.
The Mandarin budget RFA headquarters for the coming year will instead
be around $300,000.
China imposes strict controls on all social media. Inside China,
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are blocked. Chinese microblogging
sites such as WeChat and Weibo, which have tens of millions of users,
explicitly block all content from RFA.
Additionally, the Chinese government recently took steps to further
restrict the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, that are widely
used to circumvent Chinese censorship.
The RFA cuts appear to be part of the Trump administration's focus on
the threat from North Korea while diminishing its policy focus on the
threat posed by China.
John Tkacik, a former State Department China expert, said Radio Free
Asia is "probably the single most reliable, accurate, and
comprehensive source of information the Chinese have on civil society,
environment, and rule of law news today."
"They certainly aren't getting it from the Voice of America which
still relies for much of its Chinese language programming on Chinese
governmental sources like Xinhua and Global Times," he said.
Congress last year mandated that the poorly managed BBG dissolve its
managing board and appoint a single chief executive officer.
The leading candidate for the post is Michael Pack, an experienced
broadcast journalist who is currently president and CEO of the
California-based Claremont Institute and publisher of the conservative
Claremont Review of Books.
The Trump administration also is seeking a replacement for Voice of
America Director Amanda Bennett, a liberal journalist who is married
to former Washington Post Publisher Donald Graham.
Bennett and Graham founded the group TheDream.US, which provides
scholarships to illegal aliens.
William C. Triplett II, a former professional staff member of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee who specialized on China, said
former Vice President Joe Biden help launch RFA as a senator.
"This is Joe Biden's baby. He wrote the legislation. Will he intervene
with Hill Democrats to rescue it or will he let it die? TBD," Triplett
stated in an email.
A spokeswoman for Biden did not respond to an email seeking comment.
(via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD)
similar story:
TRUMP TAKES HEAT OVER PLANNED CUTS TO RFA BROADCASTS INTO CHINA
By World Tribune on June 14, 2017 by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017
http://www.worldtribune.com/trump-takes-heat-over-planned-cuts-to-rfa-broadcasts-into-china/
The Trump administration’s plan to slash $4.5 million from Radio Free
Asia’s budget came under fire for cuts to the pro-democracy Chinese
language broadcasts at a time when Beijing has sharply increased its
propaganda activities against U.S. interests and allies.
“China’s propaganda and censorship efforts are growing, and now even
reach into the United States,” Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican,
said. “We need to smartly invest in countering these efforts so that
China’s authoritarians do not gain a strategic advantage in the battle
of ideas.”
In a social media post, security correspondent Bill Gertz said: “As
China ramps up info war against the US, Trump wants to cut Radio Free
Asia broadcasts to China. What?”
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the government entity that
is the parent organization of Radio Free Asia, (RFA), said the
proposed budget cut is “in keeping with President Trump’s focus on
streamlining government expenses.”
RFA, a semi-official radio station is devoted to promoting democracy
and freedom in China and Asia, broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese,
Khmer, Korean, Lao, Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Vietnamese on
shortwave, medium wave, satellite, television, and the Internet.
“RFA will continue to focus on Mandarin through social media which is
the platform the agency has determined to be most cost-effective,” the
BBG said in a statement to the Washington Free Beacon.
“RFA is an authoritative source of East and Southeast Asian news, and
will continue to substitute for domestic media in Asian countries that
prevent or restrict freedom of the press,” the board said.
RFA President Libby Liu said in a statement: “I’m really proud of the
work done by Radio Free Asia’s Mandarin service in bringing incisive
news and uncensored perspectives to China. We hear from Chinese
listeners every day who are yearning to know more about events
happening in their country that China’s state-controlled media either
chooses to ignore or misrepresent.”
Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that
oversees the BBG budget, said he wants RFA to continue broadcasting in
Mandarin.
“As long as Beijing’s Internet firewall blocks sites including RFA and
VOA, we should continue funding Mandarin radio service,” Royce said,
adding that he would “rather see the BBG find cost savings by cutting
bloated bureaucracy in D.C.”
Voice of America (VOA), the more official U.S. government broadcaster,
took a similar step in 2011, cutting off short-wave broadcasts into
China during the Obama administration.
VOA came under fire from Congress recently for curtailing an interview
with an exiled Chinese billionaire, Guo Wengui, who has been revealing
high-level corruption among Chinese leaders.
Retired Navy Capt. Jim Fanell, a former Pacific Fleet intelligence
chief, said the Trump administration should bolster both RFA and VOA
broadcasts that are urgently needed to combat China’s approach to
power politics. “Radio is a powerful application and we should not
walk away from it,” he said.
“On a daily basis American citizens are bombarded with Chinese
propaganda from state-owned media outlets like China Daily, People’s
Daily, and Xinhua,” said Fanell.
“In order to keep up with and attempt to counter Beijing’s strategic
narrative, venues like Radio Free Asia provide an assured method of
communication to the citizens of China, something that Internet-based
communications cannot do,” he added.
“The short-term savings of cutting Radio Free Asia’s Mandarin
broadcasts can in no way mitigate the long-term damage to U.S.
national security interests from the public broadcast of the truth of
Beijing’s attack on freedom.” (World Tribune via Artie Bigley, DXLD)
** U S A. HOW AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE CHINESE BILLIONAIRE THREW A US
BROADCASTER INTO TURMOIL
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/09/interview-with-guo-wengui-throws-voice-of-america-into-turmoil.html
* Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui alleges corruption among top Chinese
officials.
* Taxpayer-funded Voice of America cut short a live interview with
Guo in April.
* Five journalists were put on administrative leave after the
broadcast.
Evelyn Cheng | @chengevelyn 20 Hours AgoCNBC.com
A dispute over why Voice of America abruptly shut down an interview
with a vocal critic of Beijing is raising questions about whether
Chinese leadership influenced the U.S. broadcaster.
On April 19, taxpayer-funded Voice of America cut short a live
interview with Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui -- and subsequently put
five of its own journalists on administrative leave.
"I suspect somebody caved in to the Chinese government's demand,
because the timing itself was very suspicious," one of those
journalists, Mandarin Service Chief Sasha Gong, told CNBC last week.
"Someone very, very powerful must be very, very afraid of this.
Otherwise, nothing makes sense."
Gong said Chinese authorities met with Voice of America's Beijing
correspondent two days ahead of the April 19 interview and asked for
its cancellation. Voice of America management then asked Gong to
cancel the interview, or at least to shorten it to 15 minutes, she
said.
Gong said management declined to cancel the interview in writing
before it began, but then abruptly pulled the plug one hour and 19
minutes into the live conversation.
"Why was the interview stopped while it was going on? You send a
message to the audience that's watching." -Robert Reilly, former
director, Voice of America
Two of the other reporters on administrative leave, who did not wish
to be identified, concurred with Gong's account.
Voice of America, however, disputes Gong's version.
"At no time was there any management consideration of not doing the
interview, nor of cutting short an ongoing interview for any reason,"
the broadcaster said in a statement to CNBC. Voice of America
confirmed that it put Gong and four other department employees on
administrative leave.
Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett denied that Beijing
influenced VOA's decision.
"It was not caused by the Chinese involvement. It was caused by our
own recognition at a news meeting that an unusual interview had been
scheduled," she told CNBC, arguing that Guo was making allegations
that could not be verified. "It wasn't miscommunication, and the
instructions were clear."
The Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees Voice of America,
appointed James McGregor, chairman of greater China for a public
relations firm called Apco Worldwide, to investigate any influence
from Beijing.
Gong characterized McGregor's role as "crisis management PR." Bennett
said McGregor is "probably as neutral and respected and ethical as
anybody in the field."
McGregor did not respond to a CNBC request for comment.
A law firm and the Broadcasting Board of Governors' internal security
department are conducting two separate investigations, Bennett said.
Mission to encourage a free press
Voice of America was founded in 1942 to encourage freedom of the press
beyond U.S. borders. The organization received $218 million in funding
from Congress in fiscal 2016.
Bennett became director in 2016. She led the projects and
investigations unit of Bloomberg when it came under fire from Beijing
for a report on the wealth of Xi Jinping's relatives in 2012, just
before he became Chinese president.
Bennett resigned from Bloomberg in 2013. She told CNBC she is
"exceptionally proud" of the report on Xi and that it "was extremely
controversial and at various times during the project we faced strong
pressure from China not to publish."
This April when Voice of America began promoting its Mandarin-language
interview with Guo, Chinese officials told the news organization that
the planned program "was interfering with China's internal affairs,"
Gong said, noting the broadcaster has two visas for work in Beijing.
BEIJING'S FINANCIAL CRACKDOWNS LIKELY WON'T AFFECT CHINA'S GROWTH
TRAJECTORY: Pro Wednesday, 24 May 2017 | 8:41 PM ET | 03:05
Among the billionaire Guo's allegations is that Wang Qishan, leader of
Beijing's anti-corruption efforts, is himself tainted by corruption.
CNBC was unable to reach the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs early
Saturday morning Beijing time for comment.
Guo is believed to have fled China for the United States in 2014.
The tycoon's deep involvement in Chinese government and business
affairs has apparently given Guo plenty of inside material, which he
disseminates to his more than 200,000 Twitter followers. A New York
Times profile of him last week noted that while "some of his claims
have been outlandish and easily debunked," others "have turned out to
be accurate."
Guo did not respond to CNBC requests for comment.
Voice of America's Gong said her reporting and live interview with Guo
would have shed light on how much the Communist Chinese government is
spending to monitor and intimidate dissidents -- practices she said
are on the scale of what was seen in the Soviet Union.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has called Guo a "criminal." On the day
of the Voice of America broadcast, the ministry confirmed that it had
asked Interpol to issue a "red notice" for Guo's arrest.
At 9 a.m. ET that day, the live interview in Mandarin began as
scheduled before stopping shortly after an hour. The program had been
planned as a one-hour televised broadcast, followed by two hours of
internet livestreaming. The initial hour of the televised broadcast is
still available on Voice of America's Mandarin Service YouTube
channel.
"As I understand it, there were several members of senior management
who were viewing this as it was taking place," Robert Reilly, who
served as Voice of America director until 2002, told CNBC. "Why was
the interview stopped while it was going on? You send a message to the
audience that's watching." (via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
** U S A. NO LIVE VOA COMEY FEED, DISMAL AUDIENCE
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Unlike BBC, Al Jazeera, RT, DW and almost all other major
international and U.S. news media outlets, U.S. tax-funded ($221
million in FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) did not have a live feed on
its Facebook VOA News English page or its VOA News English website
from former FBI director James Comey's congressional testimony.
During his testimony, VOA News posted on Facebook a number of Comey-
related videos and reports. In some of them, VOA correspondents seemed
to be the major focus of the video, not the former FBI director or his
answers to questions from members of Congress.
There is absolutely no indication whatsoever that anyone in the Trump
administration had ordered VOA not to carry Comey's testimony live on
Facebook or on VOA News website. High-level officials and executives
appointed during the Obama administration are still in charge of the
Voice of America and its "nearly defunct" (Secretary Clinton's 2013
description) parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
In any case, VOA did cover the Comey testimony story extensively. It's
likely that the VOA management and or VOA editors may have been
concerned that a Live Facebook transmission of Comey's testimony could
expose VOA's dismally small audiences for such feeds compared to BBC,
The New York Times, or even Russia's RT audience for Live Facebook
feeds.
Considering the major news value of the Comey testimony story and the
fact that it also concerned the president of the United States and
that the Voice of America is an American, tax-funded media outlet, VOA
should have been in the forefront in news coverage and the size of the
audience it should have attracted for such coverage on its website and
its social media pages. There was, however, no live feed from Comey's
testimony, and VOA's online audience was once again dismal during such
a major U.S. news development.
Audience engagement for VOA News regular Facebook posts on James
Comey's testimony has been also embarrassingly low compared to
Facebook posts from other media outlets on the same story -- both
international like BBC, Al Jazeera, RT or Deutsche Welle (DW) -- or
U.S. news media, such as The New York Times.
Critics blame VOA's decline as a digital news provider almost entirely
on the mismanagement by the Broadcasting Board of Governors. They
mention the tremendous growth of the BBG bureaucracy at the expense of
programs and programming jobs, poor hiring practices and the
inexperience of BBG and VOA senior leaders appointed during the Obama
administration and not yet replaced.
Under their watch, some VOA reporting has become highly biased in
violation of the VOA Charter.
IFRAME: https://www.youtube.com/embed/RcDG6j2qfrA
This one-sided attack video on Donald Trump (with commentary added
later by critics of the VOA management) was posted on Facebook with
foreign language subtitles by one of VOA's many foreign language
services. It was later removed. In 2016, the Voice of America had
posted one-sided attacks not only on Donald Trump but also on Bernie
Sanders.
VOA also has lost recently much of its reputation and credibility in
China as a result of a programming scandal involving the shortening by
the management of a controversial interview. Critics blame this on
decisions by senior BBG and VOA executives who strongly deny that they
are doing anything wrong. Employee morale at the federal part of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors is at record low, as measured in
employee surveys by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Voice of America's decline as a U.S. and international news provider
under the current management of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
federal agency ($748 million in FY 2017, including VOA) can be clearly
seen from the screenshots of VOA and various other news media Facebook
pages taken at about the same time on Thursday afternoon during former
FBI director James Comey's testimony.
These various posts had been on Facebook between one and three hours
when the screenshots were taken. VOA does not even come close to any
of the other media outlets in the number of "Views," "Likes,"
"Comments," or "Shares."
BBC: 982K Views
RT: 47.8K Views
Al Jazeera: 188K Views
DW: 39.1K Views
NYT: 839K Views
VOA Facebook Post No. 1: 6.2K Views
VOA Facebook (non-video) Post No. 2: 323 Likes, 2 Comments, 1 Share
VOA Facebook Post No. 3: 1.9K Views
Screenshot of BBC Facebook Comey Post 1:25 PM ET, Jun. 8, 2017
Screenshot of RT Facebook Comey Post 1:26 PM ET, Jun. 8, 2017
Screenshot of Al Jazeera Facebook Comey Post 1:27 PM ET, Jun. 8, 2017
Screenshot of DW Facebook Comey Post 1:27 PM ET, Jun. 8, 2017
Screenshot of NYT Facebook Comey Post 1:28 PM ET, Jun. 8, 2017
Screenshot of VOA Facebook Comey Post No. 1 -- 1:29 PM ET, Jun. 8,
2017
Screenshot of VOA Facebook Comey Post No. 2 -- 1:30 PM ET, Jun. 8,
2017
Screenshot of VOA Facebook Comey Post No. 3 -- 1:30 PM ET, Jun 8. 2017
When the Voice of America actually did have a Live Facebook feed of
President Trump's major foreign policy speech during his visit to
Saudi Arabia, the number of Live Views on VOA Facebook page was
equally dismal, considering the importance of the speech and the fact
that Donald Trump is the president of the country which pays for VOA's
operations.
Al Jazeera English had nearly 20 times more Live Facebook Views than
VOA News English for President Trump's speech in Saudi Arabia on May
21, 2017.
Al Jazeera also had about ten times more Live Facebook Views than the
U.S. government-funded Alhurra Television. Alhurra is also managed by
the BBG.
Radio Sawa, part of the same BBG network ($108 million in FY 2017),
did not have a Live Facebook feed of President Trump's speech in Saudi
Arabia.
Al Jazeera: 23,100 Live Facebook Views
Alhurra: 2,300 Live Facebook Views
VOA News: 1,200 Live Facebook Views
Al Jazeera Live Trump Facebook Feed 10:42 AM ET, May 21, 2017
Alhurra (Broadcasting Board of Governors) Live Trump Facebook Feed
10:44 AM ET, May 21, 2017
VOA Live Trump Facebook Feed 10:45 AM ET, May 21, 2017
Despite of [sic, written by a native speaker of Spanish???] these
facts, the Broadcasting Board of Governors claims in its press
releases ("Alhurra and Radio Sawa aired extensive coverage of
President Trump's first foreign trip" | BBG Press Release) that it has
a successful outreach in the Middle East.
ALSO SEE: Both BBC and RT beat Voice of America on Comey's written
remarks, BBG Watch, June 7, 2017 (via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
** U S A. VOA Radiogram, 10-11 June --- This weekend is the
penultimate VOA Radiogram. It is all MFSK, includes some Arabic
(prints out right to left), and two images of the VOA Greenville NC
transmitting station.
http://voaradiogram.net/post/161629874212/voa-radiogram-10-11-june-2017-penultimate-is
(Kim Elliott, June 9, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
Shortwave Radiogram will be the name of the show that will replace VOA
Radiogram, starting 24 June. “Shortwave Radiogram” is not as creative
as most of the names suggested by VOA Radiogram listeners. Thanks for
those ideas!
The new website will be http://www.swradiogram.net (maybe active this
weekend), the new email radiogram (at) verizon.net and the new
Twitter account @SWRadiogram
Last weekend’s new transmission via WRMI Florida, Sunday 0600-0630 on
7730 kHz, was, to my surprise, audible in Europe, at least via
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901
in the Netherlands. Reception was marginal at my house in Virginia
(and I was only marginally awake at 2:00 am local time). I received a
great signal using an SDR in Hawaii and a good signal via Australia.
This weekend is the penultimate (always wanted to use that word in a
sentence) VOA Radiogram, so please tune in if you can. The entire
program will be in MFSK32. It will include some Arabic text, that
prints from right to left. You will need the UTF-8 character set for
the Arabic text to display correctly. There will also be two images of
the North Carolina transmitting site.
Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 219, 10-11 June 2017,
all in MFSK32 centered on 1500 Hz:
1:47 Program preview
2:53 Bus-train hybrid drives on painted tracks*
6:27 India launches heavy satellite*
12:57 Arabic text from Alhurra * **
16:33 Three photos*
24:49 Closing announcements*
* with image
** Use UTF-8 character set
Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
See and submit results on Twitter: @voaradiogram
(via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD)
On 9925 kHz (via Nauen), MFSK-32 had problems with strong multi-path
conditions. I got 100% error-free text only after several attempts,
despite loud audio. In this case an OLIVIA mode could provide a pretty
better show.
I could do a few experiments, to determine the different guard
intervals (MFSK vs. OLIVIA), in a multitrack wave editor. But for that
I also need a few days with bad weather .... ;-)
http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/VoA_Radiogram_2017-06-10.htm#9925
(roger, June 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Doug Copeland in Winnipeg, Manitoba says “I think the VOA is
basically a non-verifier. I have sent many reports with no reply. The
latest reports went to VOA Botswana relay site and VOA HQ in
Washington with no reply after 2 and half a month’s”. Yes Doug even
though on their website it says request a QSL card from
lettersuser@voanews.com they do seem irregular at best. I have
received verifications direct from the IBB sites in The Philippines
and Thailand recently (Mick Delmage, June CIDX Messenger via DXLD)
** U S A [and non]. GERMANY, Weak signal of HLR relays on 9485-CUSB,
June 4:
PCJ Media Network Plus
1000-1030 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun
World of Radio#1880
1030-1100 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun
Radio Tropicana
1100-1200 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Spanish Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/weak-signal-of-hlr-relays-on-9485-khz.html
(Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO 1881 monitoring: confirmed first SW broadcast, Thursday
June 8 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, fair S6-S4. Next:
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 to WNW, 15770 to NE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Full schedule for WORLD OF RADIO including AM/FM, webcasts, satellite:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
WORLD OF RADIO 1881 monitoring: confirmed Friday June 9 at 2330 on
WBCQ 9330.1v-CUSB, good. Also confirmed Saturday June 10 at 1439 the
1431 broadcast on Hamburger Lokalradio, 7265-CUSB: via the UTwente
remote, where reception is very poor in noise level but recognizable
if not fully readable. Slightly better at 1454 check, and at least
there is no CCI audible from the ChiCom. Next:
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 to WNW, 15770 to NE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GERMANY, Weak signal of HLR relays on 6190-CUSB, June 10
Switzerland In Sound
0600-0630 on 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Sat English
World of Radio#1881:
0630-0700 on 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Sat English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/weak-signal-of-hlr-relays-on-6190cusb.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO 1881 monitoring: confirmed Saturday June 10 at 2230 on
WBCQ 9330.2v-CUSB, fair-good, having just signed on. Missed checking
the 0200 UT Sunday on WRMI 11580; anyone hear it? Confirmed UT Sunday
June 11 at 0327 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM about Alaska DRM, so just started a
few minutes ago. Next:
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 to WNW, 15770 to NE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GERMANY, Weak/fair signal of HLR relays on 9485-CUSB, June 11
Hamburger Lokalradio
0900-1000 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu German Sun
PCJ Media Network Plus
1000-1030 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun
World of Radio#1881
1030-1100 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun
Radio Tropicana
1100-1200 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Spanish Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/weakfair-signal-of-hlr-relays-on-9485.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
13585, KUWAIT, Babcock International at 2107 with the Babcock IS music
repeating after the obvious sign-off of KBS World Radio at 2100 and
still on at a 2129 re-check – Very Good Jun 12 – A complete waste of
transmitter time and energy! If they need to keep the transmitter
running then why not give the time to a non-profit broadcaster or
Glenn Hauser’s “World of Radio”? (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario, Kenwood
TS440S or Ten-Tec Argonaut II and 40 and 80 meter off centre-fed
dipoles or 40/80 meter NVIS antenna, ODXA yg via DXLD)
WORLD OF RADIO 1881 monitoring: confirmed Sunday June 11 at 2330 on
WBCQ 9330.15v-CUSB, good. Also confirmed UT Monday June 12 at 0300.0
on Area 51 webcast, and at 0310 via WBCQ 5129.82, unusually with a
het, something on 5130.0? Maybe overload. Also confirmed after 0330 UT
Monday June 12 on WRMI 9955 webcast; 9955 was good during previous
half-hour Prague music show. Next:
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 to WNW, 15770 to NE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
WORLD OF RADIO 1881 monitoring: confirmed Monday June 12 at 2344 the
2330 airing on WBCQ, 9330.00v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed UT Tuesday
June 13 at 0030 on WRMI, 7730, very good. Also confirmed Tuesday June
13 at 2130 on WRMI 9455, fair // 15770 very poor and also with splash
from 15760 supersig of WHRIBS. Also confirmed Tue June 13 at 2330 on
WBCQ 9330.25v-CUSB, fair. Next:
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
From: Richard Lemke
City: St. Albert
Country: Canada
Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF
Antenna: random long wires in the trees
9955 kHz, USA, WRMI FL, World of Radio #1881 heard (453), 0330, June
12 UT (Lemke, Richard-AB)
11580 kHz, USA, WRMI FL, World of Radio #1881 heard (453), 0200, June
11 UT (Lemke, Richard-AB)
5850 kHz, USA, WRMI FL, World of Radio #1881, heard (553), 1030, June
14 UT (Lemke, Richard-AB)
Good listening, (Richard Lemke, Alberta, June 14, 2017, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO 1881 monitoring: confirmed Wed June 14 the 1030 on WRMI
5850 // 9455. Also confirmed Wednesday June 14 at 1315.5 on WRMI 9955,
G-VG at S9+10. Also confirmed Wed June 14 at 2100 on WBCQ webcast, but
JBA on 7490.
WORLD OF RADIO 1882 contents: Alaska, Antarctica and non, Argentina
non, Bougainville, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Indonesia, Iran non, Korea
North and non, Korea South, Kurdistan non, Kyrgyzstan, Papua New
Guinea, Somaliland, South Carolina non, USA, Zambia, unidentified
WORLD OF RADIO 1882 ready for first SW broadcast June 15:
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW [or 2330 now??] {NO}
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 to WNW, 15770 to NE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Full schedule for WORLD OF RADIO including AM/FM, webcasts, satellite:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9395, June 9 at 0210, WRMI Oldies music continues with no
break for VOA news, as sometimes happens. During this hour no // 9455,
instead BS. Another check of 9395 now // 9455 at 0543-0544 June 9 gets
the last minute of VOA News by Steve Miller including a clip in German
from Frau Merkel.
9395 // 9455, Sunday June 11 at 1318, secret WRMI airing of `Wavescan`
during discussion about NASB meeting, Ben Dawson`s presentation about
AM still being a viable medium in some parts of the world. Like new
VOH station in Israel, suggested slogan ``Sounds like heaven on 12-
87``, which went on the air March 28. On to Philippine DX report of
loggings.
We`re still waiting for some reports on the events at NASB Simi
Valley, direct from John Figliozzi and/or Ben Dawson. Nothing on the
NASB website itself, but two photo albums are now up, 31 + 25, where
else? on their FB,
https://www.facebook.com/nasbshortwave
but requires login. {It looks like the same photos are on WRMI`s FB,
maybe without login.}
https://www.facebook.com/wrmiradio
Meanwhile there are bits and pieces about it on Wavescan and Ask WWCR
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
YouTube: WRMI Florida tour HamRadioConcepts posted on YouTube June 11
I was able to get a tour through the WRMI shortwave station out at
Okeechobee. 1.4 megawatt transmitter site. If you want to see some
huge antennas, tubes and transformers, check out this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKlic5e47ek
(via Mike Barraclough, June 12, dxldyg via DXLD)
1.4 megawatts? That implies 14 x 100 kW, but WRTH shows 12 x 100 kW
plus 1 x 50 kW. And some of the 100s are probably operating below full
rated power (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40gJJu7iGLw#t=33.2152348
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMwrtxQq9Cs
(Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I`ve noticed that during various hours when no other programming is
scheduled on WRMI`s System D, and when no SW frequencies may be
carrying it, that webcast is still running with World Music, now the
best way to hear it:
http://67.239.246.10:8000/listen.pls
9395, June 12 at 0612, WRMI Oldies channel with something else by Bob
Biermann, his `Your Weekend Show` of soft-core preaching, still a non-
starter, and for the first time against this frequency I hear some
RTTY QRM on the hi side, about 9396. Will WRMI then be banned from
this frequency too?
9395 // 9455, June 14 at 0616, VOA News relay again caught in progress
on WRMI Oldies channel. Both frequencies about equally good here, one
aimed S of, the other aimed N of us. However, in daytime both are
usually too weak (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490v & 9330v & 5130v, June 9 at 0542 check, all WBCQs are
off when they would have been Brother Scaring. 9330 still AWOL at 1254
check. `Tis the season also to check for the new transmitter on 3250,
which tested briefly last fall, and Allan is back in Monticello to get
it going this summer. More likely to try on weekends (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[7490, WBCQ, UT June 10:] Tonight`s AWWW: Show started on time this
evening but with guest host Pirate Joe. Opening theme and voiceovers
were marred by five or six dropouts caused either by Pirate Joe's
internet or someone trying to upload something to the station. I still
maintain that live internet feeds and radio don't mix well, especially
with WBCQ. Rest of the program was dropout free. Pirate Joe announced
right after the theme finished that he intended to talk about radio
tonight and save the politics for his show tomorrow evening.
Immediately got a phone call from Ramsey and they talked about ---
politics.
Discussion switched to video after an email talking about that was
read. Finally moved to radio talk around 0030 but mostly commercial AM
and FM and not shortwave. Another radio related phone call and show
signed off promptly at 0059. Tuned to 5130 to check it and it appeared
to be off the air. No station news or program information was released
this evening (John Carver, Mid-North Indiana, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7490v-AM, UT Sat June 10 at 0020, WBCQ`s `Allan Weiner Worldwide` is
instead subbed by J. P. Ferraro, as AW has something else to do
tonight. On phone with Ramsey, I think, with long discussion about how
DTV means reduced coverage, fewer channels available to J.P., at
least, compared to analog era. At 0037 also detectable on 5129.8-AM,
poor signal and 47 seconds behind 7490. Says Allan has instructed him
to wrap it up by ``9 PM`` = 0100 UT.
I`m wondering if BS hours on WBCQ have suddenly reduced? All
frequencies were off the air late last night. Then on UT June 10 at
0552, 9330 is apparently off, at least not propagating; 5130v is off;
7490 is on with music, not BS as is still on e.g. 5850 WRMI. There
have been other instances of 7490 playing music late at night instead
of BS, who had been running until 0700* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) See also SOUTH CAROLINA [non]
9330v-CUSB, June 10 at 2206 check, WBCQ is off, further evidence that
the greatly expanded Overcomer filler is gone (some of which no doubt
transferred to 24/7 WWRB 9370/3185). 5130v-AM WBCQ is also inaudible
and probably off, as it had been starting at 2200 with BS overnight
except when other programming was already on schedule. 7490v-AM at
2206 is on as usual, with JP Ferraro`s `Shortwave Saturday Night` at
S9, as he reminds us it is not on 5130 too (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, You mention the defunct Overcomer ministry. Is that
"defunctness" only on WBCQ? I can find nothing on google about it.
Thanks. Regards, (George, NJ3H, Redmond, Oregon USA, dxldyg via DXLD)
George, Yes, I meant defunct insofar as the large filltime on WBCQ.
Haven`t checked yet whether he`s still on previous limited schedule,
7490, most weekdays 22-23 and 01-03 UT. Glenn 0028 ut June 13 (Glenn,
ibid.)
7490.0, UT Monday June 12 at 0426, WBCQ is on but not BS; they have
wasted no time in getting a replacement, but it`s more wacky off-the-
wall conspiracy stuff: discussion between a Richard and a Steve
referring to a ``disclosure event`` as if we knew what that is, in
light of current political situation in US and world. Eventually
becomes clear these guys think there are extraterrestrials among us
already. One of them thinks it matters for historical prestige, which
nation gets to make the big announcement. Will Trump do it? Recheck
7490.02 at 0618, still going with more of same at S9 but with deep
fades, giving phone 505-796-8302, on `The Other Side of Midnight`.
Invitations to join Club 19.5, reference website
https://www.theothersideofmidnight.com/
O yeah, it`s the face-on-Mars guy, Richard C. Hoagland, and I vaguely
recall his show was on SW a few years ago, also WBCQ? He thinx the
number 19.5 is extremely significant, keeps showing up here and there,
e.g. NASA budget of 19.5 billion. Will have to do, lacking Art Bell.
Website gives live schedule of ``9 pm-midnight PST Sat & Sun``,
presumably meaning PDT now = 04-07 UT Sun & Mon. And also repeats
``Tuesdays through Saturday Midnight to 2 A.M. PST`` = 0700-0900 UT if
again they really mean PDT. So is on *both* sides of Pacific midnite.
Is WBCQ carrying the full trihour both UT Sun & Mon? Of course,
nothing about this yet on WBCQ website, not in program index:
http://schedule.wbcq.com/index.php?fn=x
and program schedules still show defunct Overcomer Ministry.
How many stations is this broadcast on? Only one is mentioned as a
webcast source, KIYQ. WTFDA FM DB shows it`s KIYQ-LP, 100 watts on
107.1 in Las Vegas NV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
7490.043 kHz noted at 0203 UT June 13, heard on remote Perseus unit at
Michigan US, S=9+45dB powerhouse, not TOM/BS, but modern pop music
orchestra played. 5130v WBCQ not on air. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
7490, June 13 at 0100, WBCQ after `From the Isle of Music` on webcast
I hear music fill instead of Brother Scare, so apparently has also
been reduced from pre-expansion slots. Still music at 0146, `Don`t Cry
for Me, Argentina`, (which is something, considering RAE is missing
from 9395 WRMI at same hour!). I`m not checking during the 0200+ hour
but Wolfgang Büschel was hearing 7490 at 0203 on the Michigan remote,
and says ``not TOM/BS, but modern pop music orchestra played; 5130v
WBCQ not on air``. After 0300, however, I am hearing TOM gospel huxter
rather than `Financial Survival` usual during this hour. Further chex:
at 0417 rock music; 0500+ still music. At 0650 final check of 7490
itself: off the air, so not sure when it really went off altho the
webcast kept running.
7490, next evening, June 14 at 0151, WBCQ is back to BS, several
seconds behind 9455 WRMI. At 0205 both continue with BS. At 0151, 9330
is off and 5129.82 is JBA very poor in storm noise level, presumably
the ham radio show which should have gone up to 9330 for summer!
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WBCQ Schedule Updates --- Hello Glenn, I've confirmed with Allan
Weiner that Brother Scare is back to his old schedule on 7490 and has
dropped all time on 9330 and 5130, and all time after 0400 on 7490.
I've adjusted the online schedule accordingly. There may be some
additional minor adjustments to the schedule based on this change and
I'll try to confirm with Robert later.
Allan also says he is working on the 3250 transmitter now and is
planning to get it online later this summer. Regards, Lw (Larry Will,
MD, June 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7505v, June 9 at 0211, WRNO is AWOL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
0318 tune-in tonight. I think Glenn mentioned the absence of WRNO, but
they are on at excellent levels on 7504.982 kHz in Mandarin at same
time. 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, UT June 13, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
BTW - WRNO, on 7505v, has the current schedule of approximately 0300
to 0400, for their Chinese program "Praise for Today." Heard June 13,
at 0330, with contact info in both English and Chinese. Chinese also
heard June 11, at 0311 and on June 10, with the start of "Praise for
Today" at 0307 and WRNO closed down at 0404*, in mid-ID (Ron Howard,
California, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5890, June 8 at 0616, WWCR Brother Scare disservice is OFF,
while 5935 DGS is VG S9+35 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Dead air of Brother HySTAIRical TOM via WWCR-1 on June 9
1000-1033 on 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu open carrier &
1033-1100 on 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu BS TOM Mon-Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/dead-air-of-brother-hystairical-tom-via.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5930, WWCR Nashville TN (presumed); 0508, 12-June; Move from 5935 or
an oops? Rev. Barbi on female leadership & Miriam. S30; //
distorted 6090 via Anguilla (presumed). (Harold Frodge, Midland MI,
USA, Drake R8B + 185' center-fed RW, ----- All logged by my ears, on
my receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Very weak signal of World Wide Christian Radio WWCR-1 Nashville on
June 12
1115-1130 on 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu Arabic Mon-Fri
religious program
1130-1145 on 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu Russian Mon-Fri, Focus
on Family
1145-1200 on 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu English Mon Australian
DX Report
from 1200 on 15825 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu English Dly various
rlg programs
Slightly distorted on 15795 kHz & good on 15825 kHz, like from 2
different txs
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/very-weak-signal-of-world-wide.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. RADIO HOST CONVICTED IN MINNEAPOLIS PONZI SCHEME LOSES BID
TO OVERTURN HIS SENTENCE
http://www.startribune.com/radio-host-convicted-in-minneapolis-ponzi-scheme-loses-bid-to-overturn-his-sentence/427319023/
Judge upheld radio host Patrick Kiley's 20-year prison sentence.
By Dan Browning Star Tribune June 8, 2017 -- 6:44pm
Copy shortlink: http://strib.mn/2rb7
A Minneapolis salesman who peddled investments in foreign currencies
on the radio failed to convince a federal judge that his conviction in
a $194 million Ponzi scheme should be overturned because his attorney
had conflicts of interest.
Patrick Kiley, 79, is serving 20 years in prison for his role in the
scheme, which bilked more than 700 investors nationwide from its
office in Minneapolis. Kiley said that his attorney, Henry Nasif
Mahmoud, had a conflict of interest because he was paid with investor
funds by the scheme's mastermind, Trevor Cook.
U.S. District Judge Michael Davis issued a 40-page order Thursday
upholding Kiley's conviction, saying that while Mahmoud made mistakes,
the errors were not serious enough to warrant relief. Davis noted that
he oversaw the trial and was familiar with the evidence.
Kiley's former radio program, "Follow the Money," was broadcast on a
Christian shortwave network and bought time on about 200 stations at
its peak. But the investment was a sham created by his sidekick Cook,
who was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2010.
Other participants were sentenced to terms ranging from 7 1/2 years to
30 years in prison.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Kiley's sentence in
2015, but it did not address his ineffective assistance claim because
it had not been presented to the lower court. Davis' ruling resolves
that (via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
Which SW station was it: much more detailed story about convixion:
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1224.txt
Appended with this:
See previous stories on the `Follow the Money` scheme, wherein the
``Christian shortwave network`` was identified as:: WWCR; apparently
they are still held guiltless.
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld9079.txt
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld9085.txt
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1130.txt
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1621, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
(via gh, DXLD 17-24, WORLD OF RADIO 1882)
** U S A. 5085, along with spurs 5072.1 & 5097.9, WTWW-2 is on, Monday
June 12 at 0444 with gospel huxter about to quote John XVII, when he
is rudely interrupted by Ted ID and into gospel music with crackle
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, Tuesday June 13 at 1354, KVOH is already on, warming
up with praise music, S9+10 but distorted modulation and slight ripple
on carrier. 1358 goes to English IDs alternating with guitar IS(?)
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
17774.992, KVOH heard here, scheduled according to Aoki
Nagoya Japan list in Spanish Mon-Fri requested 13-24 UT. S=7 audio
signal strength in Detroit Michigan. And accompanied by two spur
signal strings visible either sideband, plus/minus 60 Hertz visible at
1633 UT on June 13. Sonorous vibrant men`s presenter voice in Spanish.
Spanish language vocal program from 1635 UT onwards, and followed by
English station ID at 1639 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW
15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, on remote SDR unit in Detroit
Michigan USA, 1615-1730 UT on June 13, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WRMI-NASB-KVOH Feature Report: Jeff White WRMI, Jerry Plummer WWCR,
Ray Robinson KVOH. KVOH Transmitter Site, Mt Chatsworth; Dramatic
drive up mountainside, barely paved roadway, 2400 ft above sea level;
Towers raised 1986.
Original 100 kW RCA: Vatican Gardens, late 60s, then HCJB. Similar to
Palau. Early 1980s to KVOH. Bifurcated 2 at 50 kW 1986 Oct. Now 17775
kHz. Now, Harris from KTWR, 100 kW 9975 kHz [inactive! gh] (Adrian
Petersen, summary of segment for AWR Wavescan June 11, via DXLD)
** U S A. FORMAT, SLOGAN AND SILENT STATUS CHANGES: 690, KGGF,
Coffeyville, KS old slogan: “The Mighty 690”, new: “KGGF News Radio
690 AM” (Robert Wien, Broadcasting Information, IRCA DX Monitor June
17, published June 13, via DXLD)
Source? I reported as recently as a sesquimonth ago:``690, May 4 at
0556 UT, one minute of Fox News Radio, ``Mighty 690, KGGF, Coffeyvile
KS`` ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` Must check further
** U S A. 1130, June 11 at 1223 UT, KLEY Wellington KS is still AWOL.
Had not rechecked it lately, but first noted off as of May 20. Gone
for good? Have they notified FCC? On the 1130 DF toward Shreveport I
do have a weak gospel huxter this Sunday from KWKH (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) Finally back on June 17 (gh)
** U S A. 1260, FLORIDA, WSUA, Miami. 0930 GMT May 29, 2017. Initially
presumed this was WWVT, Christiansburg, VA -- WBIX Boston way too late
by 1030 here (and New England is rare) -- with 5 + 1 time sounders,
English BBC World Service ID and news by same female, faded after a
couple minutes. Time time sounders popped through again at 1030.
Listed as BBC, NPR etc. and regional network "Radio IQ" slogan. But
subsequent listens confirm it's actually WSUA, Miami, which otherwise
is Spanish "Caracol 1260" and "W Radio" along with Radio Martí
rebroadcast from 2200 local [02-04? UT]. Comes out of two minutes BBC
with slogans and Spanish news features at these hours at least, but
not on weekends. Today, June 5, the final time sounder was at 0930:17,
so presumably recorded from the top of the hour and inserted 30
minutes later. Why this? (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1580, TENNESSEE, WLIJ, Shelbyville. 0942 June 4, 2017. The
one that's been unidentified for weeks heard again and a reasonably
good signal with a few periods of fades, until lost to throttle ups
from WCCF and WTCL at 1030. Titles heard in order (with some gaps)
were: CSN Southern Cross; AC/DC Shoot To Thrill; Rascal Flatts Bless
the Broken Road; Jo Dee Messina Lesson In Leavin'; Roy Orbison Only
the Lonely; Bill Withers Ain't No Sunshine. Male canned voice briefly
at 1001, probably an ID.
Also, that often-heard snotty, mumble-mouth kid liner at 1010. IDed as
WLIJ "Jax Radio" by David Crawford from his remote site in southern NC
while listening about the same time today as I, with Shelbyville ads,
confirmed ID June 6.
So to recap, two TN stations -- unidentified for many weeks and heard
by two FL DXers from within FL -- are IDed only because said two FL
DXers went to NC where they could then ID these. This one by David,
and WSEV on 930 kHz with their format change a couple weeks ago by
myself (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1480, June 11 at 1228 UT, KBXD Dallas making slow 1 Hz SAH
with KQAM Wichita English talker. Praise music in Spanish, 1234 UT
plug some upcoming revivals, 877 phone number, Iglesia Evangélica la
Nueva Esperanza. So it is still presumably greatly extending the reach
of 700 KHSE by duplicating it with 50 kW day.
On June 8 I received this enlightening info from Jerry Kiefer, FL, who
used to work for KBXD:
``Glenn, The circus is about to move on. Here's the last chapter in
the KBXD saga.
Yet another sale of Dallas AM KBXD/1480, a year after last year’s
transaction with Georgia-based Chris Muse failed to close. That one
was for $1.5 million (May 11, 2016 NOW Newsletter). The backup buyer
is John S. Hammond and Linda Hammond’s Hammond Broadcasting Group, a
niche-format player based right there in Dallas. They’re paying
$600,000 for KBXD, which has a six-tower daytime directional array
blasting 50,000 watts, and a four-tower directional array for the
1,900-watt night signal. This year’s price and last year’s price are
more comparable than you’d think – separately, Hammond’s buying the
Salem-owned KBXD site for $600,000.
The seller of KBXD is the patient Mark Jorgenson of "ACM JCE IV B
LLC." That company took over KBXD and three other AMs previously held
by James Crystal Enterprises out of the 2015 bankruptcy auction. (The
debt-holder was Atalaya Capital.) Buyer Hammond Broadcasting has begun
an LMA with KBXD, adding to its interests around Dallas-Fort Worth.
Quick list of those - Hammond Broadcasting owns [ex-] South Asian KHSE
Wylie, Texas/700. John’s a principal of Texoma Broadcasting, licensee
of South Asian daytimer KVTT Mineral Wells/1110. He also has an
attributable interest in the company that brokers time on Liberman’s
regional Mexican KZMP University Park/1540. Broker on the sale of KBXD
– Jorgenson Broadcast Brokerage.
Not much of a deal. Seller grosses 600K, take out of that 200K for
engineering including a used DX50 Harris transmitter. The killer was
600k$ to Salem for the tower site, plus out of pocket expenses over
the past several years. Hard to move six towers and stay close to the
original site. This was the only place you could throw your night lobe
over Dallas. Jerry`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1490, June 12 at 0455 UT tune-in, one station is atop the
graveyard, with YL ID ``KDMO, Carthage-Baxter Springs-Joplin``, and
NOStalgic music, so this 1/1 kW U1 station. Baxter Springs is across
in Kansas on the opposite side of Joplin from Carthage. KDMO is my
closest 1490 in this direxion. I suppose KBIX Muskogee OK is still
silent, if that helps (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED. 1589.89 approx., June 11 at 0610 UT,
considerable het from off-frequency station, in fact separable with
stronger signal than the 1590.0s --- soft music but it`s just an
interlude before 0612 UT resuming talkshow, YL & YL discussing some
children`s syndrome. IIRC there was an off-frequency station like this
several months ago but I can`t seem to find it by searching IRCA
archive or my own.
1589.9, June 12 at 0448 UT, another check into the off-frequency unID
here: at tune-in, ad/promo for the ``June 28 tenth anniversary of
local Christian TV station, KNLG-TV [?]``, phone in 573 area code;
then back to program with clips of vintage Vietnam war coverage. 573
puts it in Missouri, and NRC AM Log shows KDEX, Dexter MO in SE
corner, has an AC 573 phone number. But it`s a C&W 620 watt daytimer,
and this is the nightmiddle! It turns out that AC 573 also encompasses
Rolla and Jefferson City, so never mind KDEX.
Searching Missouri TV listings in W9WI.com, the best fuzzy match on
call is KNLJ, a megawatt RF Channel 20 in Jefferson City, which is
with Christian Television Network as virtual 25.1. Own website
confirms it`s at tenth anniversary: http://www.knlj.tv/ (But there is
also a KNLC on RF 14, 900 kW in Saint Louis, also religious as virtual
24.1)
Recheck at 0457 UT June 12, 1589.90 with promo for `Pathway to
Victory` show, on Bott Radio Network.com, BRN, 0500 UT Unshackled
theme. 1590 in Rolla MO, not too far from Jeff City, has KMOZ, 1000/85
watts U1, with Bott network, Christian, or BRN. So this is definitely
KMOZ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST) As
in Missouri OZarx?
1589.89, June 14 at 0633 UT, still het from off-frequency station,
previously traced to KMOZ, Rolla MO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. New log - TIS-1680 in SoCal --- Tim Hall, Chula Vista (San
Diego) CA --- Just got home from a quick road trip to Oregon and
discovered we have a new TIS.
1680, TIS. CA, San Diego or Del Mar - 6/10 2330 UT - new TIS for
San Diego County Fair, "brought to you by Albertsons-Vons!".
(Seems a bit dodgy for a TIS to have a sponsor!).
Professional-sounding male announcer with up-to-date info on parking
conditions and tonight's main event concert (Toby Keith). Nice strong
signal (must be 10 watts, and very clean audio) and the transmitting
antenna must be close to the ocean, so I wouldn't be surprised if
folks up the coast get this by waterpath (in years past I've logged
several San Diego TIS stations while driving down US 101 west of Santa
Barbara). Logged well within my 25-mile limit so this is #1401 from
San Diego.
After 41 years in the same town, I'll take whatever I can get! This is
probably the 3rd or 4th TIS the County Fair has had over the years. I
think the prior ones were all on 1610 (and seemingly in different
locations) but I'll have to check my notes. Can't use 1610 now because
UCSD has a station on 1610 nowadays. The county seems to forget about
these stations pretty quickly. I don't recall any of the previous
stations being on the air more than 2 consecutive years. 73 (Tim Hall,
CA, June 10, Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone, ABDX via WORLD OF
RADIO 1882, DXLD)
** U S A. Another sporadic E opening up to 108 on the 6m map, but we
are really on the periphery of more northerly paths. I check anyway
from the bottom and find the MUF here barely creeping into FM band:
88.1 FM, June 8 at 2320 UT, seems Es fading up over the two OK
stations, mentions ``Intermountain Christian`` and ``Fairfield``, and
``88.1 The Bridge`` (but not certain of that word in fade); presumably
this as searched out, Intermountain Christian Camp, Fairfield, Idaho:
http://www.iccfairfield.com/
but that doesn`t mean this signal is direct from ID.
At 2326 another fade-in with gospel choir; no RDS to help. 2330, ``The
Rejoice Broadcast Network``, and a Bible verse.
Own website is user-unfriendly, having to investigate each pin on map:
http://www.rejoice.org/Stations/
Wikipedia is much better:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejoice_Broadcast_Network
but not a single 88.1, not even low-power, as most of them are;
originates with 89.5 WPCS Pensacola FL and only one other full-power
per this is 89.7 KPCS in Princeton MN. O, that station list was
admittedly last updated 3.5 years ago! I remember WPCS itself used to
be a common catch here.
Better luck searching on ``The Bridge`` 88.1 --- KTFY in Twin Falls,
ID! per numerous hits,
http://barefootmm.org/radio/88-1-the-bridge/
but are they with Rejoice?
WTFDA Database has no 88.1 anywhere with Bridge slogan. But searching
on 88.1 for Idaho gets KTFY, and ANOTHER station which *is* with
Rejoice Radio. Now I am thinking I was hearing both stations, a few
minutes apart from the same state:
[KRRB, 88.1, KUNA ID, 45.0 kW H&V, 298.0 m HAAT, 43-37-15, 117-12-35,
REJOICE RADIO, RELIGIOUS TEACHING] 1763 km/1096 stmi to Boise suburb
[KTFY, 88.1, BUHL ID, 0.0 kW H, 60.0 kW V, 199.0 m HAAT V-only, 42-43-
48, 114-25-06, 88.1FM KTFY, CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN] 1602 km/996 st mi
near Twin Falls
Going back to the Rejoice station map, it shows Twin Falls on 89.3,
Boise on 88.1 with coverage maps and dates on air but no further info.
Kuna would be a wonderful rare place to get a call sign to match (like
Kona, Hawaii)! But the real KUNA-FM is 96.7 in La Quinta CA with 970
watts in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. French 91.7 --- local WEGS has been off the air this
weekend. This is the only significant Es signal picked out on the
frequency, probably nothing useful. Suspect CBMB Sherbrook, QC CBC
Attached Files
File Type: mp3 91-7_unid_FF_1714_Jun11_17.mp3 (1.48 MB, 5 views)
(Randy KW4RZ Zerr, Fort Walton Beach, Florida panhandle EM60, June 11,
WTFDA Forum via DXLD)
Hi Randy, This is the Haitian pirate La Voix du Peuple in Brooklyn,
NY. "(347) 851-7727" is said at 00:11. "La Voix du Peuple" is also
said at 00:40. Good catch! (Jon, St. Catherines Ont., ibid.)
Thanks again, Jon; fascinating that they are all over the web! (Randy
KW4RZ Zerr, Fort Walton Beach, Florida panhandle EM60, ibid.)
** U S A. Mark Sills, Dallas, who communicates only by phone, tells me
that his good friend George Thurman, Houston, and one of our longtime
contributors, was having a medical problem, aneurysm? circa June 11,
and asked Mark to call for help. He did so and at first it was not
clear whether he had survived, and the authorities were not very
forthcoming, but as of 2308 UT June 13, Mark says that he found out
George is in stable condition at an unspecified hospital.
Meanwhile, I tried e-mailing him, but no reply: gsthurman at gmail.com
I also checked out Facebook, where his last post was on June 10,
quoting Bernie Sanders. He`s probably not in condition to go on FB
now, but you might want to keep an eye on
https://www.facebook.com/gsthurman
I don`t know how else to contact him to wish him well! (Glenn Hauser,
June 14, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN [non]. 11875, June 8 at 1259, VR IS and off at 1300, first
noticed as some ACI to 11870 ALASKA. HFCC shows 1230-1300 VR is
Russian relayed by VOA Tinang, PHILIPPINES, violating Separation of
Church and State (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM. Voice Of Vietnam SW Transmitter Sites? I know with the
exception of WHR Cypress Creek, it all comes from their own site(s)
now.
Two sites lists VOV as transmitter from Hanoi-Sontay. One other
website suggests Hanoi and Sontay are two separate sites.
I tried finding the co-ordinates for both sites and came upon these
two websites:
http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/vn.htm
http://swcountry.be/vtn.html
I inputted the co-ordinates form those sites and got dropped on google
maps somewhere not even close to the correct location. I don't know
enough about maps, co-ordnates and such forth to try and figure it
out.
I want to see if any decent satellite images exist so I can post one
in my "I take pictures of transmitter sites" Facebook group.
Can someone post the correct co-ordinates so I can find them? Thanks,
(Paul walker, June 12, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
Only Son Tay in WRTH now, Me Tri has been closed. Hopefully this link
takes you there:
https://www.google.fi/maps/@21.1392942,105.417157,2862m/data=!3m1!1e3
(Mauno Ritola, ibid.)
** ZAMBIA [non-log]. 5915, R. One/ZNBC1, through 0432, June 12. They
continue to be silent, as Bill Bingham (RSA) and I have both monitored
this past week; seems like a significant problem, unrelated to the
former "load shedding" (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6920.9-LSB, June 10 at 0030, ``Hola, audio, hello``,
counting 1-2-3 over and over in Spanish and English (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7597.43, June 8 at 1239 hi-speed RTTY on what for hours
and hours earlier at night is nothing but open carrier. Whence?
7597.4, June 9 at 0212 and 0542, rapid RTTY clattering away now from
unknown source rather than open carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. EGYPT [sic], Unidentified station with Egyptian music on
June 12
1110-1116 on 9600 unknown tx / unknown to UNID, very weak:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/06/unidentified-station-with-egyptian_12.html
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
EGYPT station with Egyptian music on June 14
0905-0915 on 9600 unknown tx / unknown to UNID, very weak:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjp1k7OSqkE&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkynycry-vM&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBjEs11CBHA&feature=youtu.be
-- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m.
long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. I've been hearing a beacon on 10100 CW repeating "CN85
CN85" roughly once a minute from first checking around 0200 UT June
14, tnx to a tip from Dwayne VE6QX. Reasonable signal, assume from the
Portland OR area [as in grid square location]. Google couldn't find
out anything about this, at least not with any search parameters I
tried. 73 (Don VE6JY Moman, Lamont, AB, Perseus and Wellbrook loop,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Nothing heard in Redmond, Oregon, 0615-0618Z. Regards, (George, NJ3H,
Redmond, Oregon USA, Perseus and Elad FDM-S2, Wellbrook ALA1530AL-2,
June 14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Not heard throughout the day the few times I checked, but was in
nicely at 2355 ut June 14, repeating the cycle of "CN85 CN85" every 65
to 70 seconds typically but a few when I first started timing them
were 60 seconds. Posted on HF Underground as well but no further info.
CN85 is a grid square centered around Portland, but it's fairly large
so you might be out of ground wave range George. I don't know if they
were on at 0615 either. I had checked at 2340 today and not heard but
then they were on when checked at 2355, decent signal so suspect they
came on sometime in that period.
That's assuming CN85 means a grid locator - but I don't know that it
does. Curious though, as to what the purpose might be (Don Moman,
0010 UT June 15, ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. The Mystery of 13560 by V.E. Henley: Sometime in April
or early May 2017, a signal popped up on 13560 KHz that wasn’t there
earlier. With a short whip for an antenna, the signal strength was S9
or greater and with another radio and an outside dipole antenna
oriented broadside east-west, the signal strength increased to
S9+15dB. This was a very strong signal.
Measurements showed that the signal was centered on 13560 with strong
sidebands extending more than 5 kHz on either side. On AM or SSB the
signal sounded as if it were a strong buzzing and pulsing sound with
seemingly pulsed modulation.
In the USA, this frequency is licensed for “Near Field Communication,”
and certainly not for a strong signal with global propagation
capabilities. There are currently between 400 and 500 licensees listed
in the FCC database and those licenses cover such devices as RFID
merchandising tags, photo printers, laboratory instruments, non-
contact card readers, set-top boxes, gaming devices, Bluetooth
speakers, security devices such as electronic locks, tablet computers,
and hundreds of others.
Since this signal was new to me, I used a portable radio and an “RF
sniffer” to probe all the devices in my home and my newly acquired
automobile. Most of these devices exhibited a near-field digital
“hash” but none of the devices I explored accounted for the signal
described above. I drove around my neighborhood and town but did not
discover any source emitting the signal heard on 13560 other than the
pervasive global one.
A search of the Internet turned up several reports from previous years
that suggested that this signal might belong to an “Over the Horizon”
(OTH) radar. The USA, as far as I know, does not have any OTH
installations still active, and the word is that these are in “warm
storage,” and could be reactivated, but not quickly. Estimates range
from six months to two years for returning these sites to service.
China has an active OTH Radar capability as does Australia, but I am
not aware of any other currently active OTH Radar sites. That doesn’t
mean that there aren’t any. Several nations have sufficient technical
capability and resources to develop and operate such a site.
The mystery continued, as did the signal for 24/7. I suspected that
this activity might be related to the recent activity by North Korea
to test potential ICBMs capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the
USA mainland, and/or of the USA’s simultaneous testing of an ICBM
intercept and destruction capability. I have no hard evidence or proof
for this possibility.
Suddenly, the signal disappeared. I am not certain when it happened,
but my best estimate is that sometime between June 1 and June 4, 2017,
the signal went away. In any event, by June 4, it was gone, and it
remains gone. No trace of it exists on 13560 KHz. There is a slight
hash on the frequency consistent with its licensed intent of multiple
near-field communications devices, but none of these move the S meter
more than a quiver, even if you are in the near field. These are very
weak signals, not something of global propagation capability. For now,
this signal remains unidentified, and the subject of speculation.
(Vince Henley, Anacortes, WA. Equipment currently in use: Tecsun PL-
380, JRC NRD-525, Drake R8B, Sony ICF-2010, Ten-Tec RX-340. Antennas
are half-meter whip on PL-380, 1.2 meter whip on ICF-2010, and Alpha-
Delta DX-Ultra installed broadside east-west, NASWA Flashsheet June 11
via DXLD)
It could still be a relatively nearby RF device. Should have checked
for same signal on various remote receivers at same time. (gh, DXLD)
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UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
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Hi Glenn, Thank you so much for all the updates and info. It is much
appreciated. Regards, (George, NJ3H, Redmond, Oregon USA, SDRs:
Perseus and Elad FDM-S2, Antenna: Wellbrook ALA1530AL, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
No financial support received recently; by check or MO in US funds on
a US bank to : World of Radio, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702; or
Via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com
PUBLICATIONS
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THE NUMBERS STATION movie
Instead of listening to the radio, just finished watching movie on TV,
'The Numbers Station` but was [little?] more than a love story, also
dull, boring. Nothing much to do with numbers stations (Jon Collins,
Birmingham UK, June 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNID HELP WITH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY INTERSEXION REFERENCES
FYI, Wikipedia does a *state by state* of all the sections of
Interstate # and shows each Exit/Junction by Highway name or name of
crossroad. The example here being, I-95 in Florida; there is a
Wikipedia page for the entire stretch of I-95 in Florida:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Florida
You can go through the Exit list and read the names of the junctions,
such as - Highway 1; Miami Avenue - Downtown; etc. (Jim Thomas,
Springfield MO, June 8, WTFDA Forum via DXLD)
RUS-DX EDITOR'S DESK
My illness -------------------- Medicine: the name of the disease and
the other is not published here, it's purely mine. Probably from my
illness, something began to change in consciousness. I remember our
DX-listeners who left the world differently. No one leaves their
memories of their hobbies.
I remember the meeting of the International Radio of Taiwan in Moscow.
Albet Grabarenko, from Dubna, said that his house is packed with many
printed materials about DX and his wife keeps grumbling all the time
that it is necessary to throw everything into the trash. Several years
have passed. Albert did not become, and probably everything is really
sent to the dump. This is really so, since after the death of a
person, all of his property is thrown into the dump. And this is not
only in our country, but all over the world.
But it is not enough that everyone has information on the history of
DX in the USSR and Russia, but many are afraid to publish under their
own name. The syndrome of fear remained. I can publish under the all-
edom [sic]. I receive information by e-mail and postal service in
Russia.
Write contact - address for contacts - the address of the newsletter.
E-mail : rusdx@yandex.ru
(Editor : Anatoly Klepov, Rus-DX June 11 via DXLD)
"History of DX" --------------------- The editor will be grateful for
the information for the "History of DX" section. It's interesting to
know how it was. You can help in this matter, since everyone in the
personal archive has interesting News about the development of the DX
movement in the USSR and Russia. Nobody deals with this topic. And
soon everything can be forgotten.
Your name as a source of information --- Dear readers, at your request
we may not indicate your name in the messages, but only indicate the
name. This, of course, is due to various reasons, of which we do not
ask. Several readers have addressed this request, but we have been
practicing for a long time - in some reports there is only the name
and city of the correspondent. You know that our bulletin is published
in two languages, respectively, in foreign publications, when copying
data, your name may not be there, as there is no name, but the name of
the bulletin "Rus-DX". So do not put forward your ambitions that your
name is not listed as the first one for this information.
(Rus-DX June 11 via DXLD) See also: RUSSIA
MUSEA
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ANDY BOLIN WEBSITE -- 1970'S FM BAND ID'S AND BRIEF AIRCHECKS
Since there is precious little skip anyway, you should all rush to
check out Andy Bolin`s wonderful web site, filled with brief IDs and
air checks from 1970`s FM band. It`s like listening to a time machine.
Even if you live nowhere near the markets that Andy captured, the
sounds and styles of that era will ring true to you. I was instantly
transported back to the days when the FM band was just beginning to
become the most popular radio band.
http://dx.bobandtanya.com
73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, AL, amfmtvdx at qth.net, June 15 via DXLD)
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
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2017 IRCA/NRC/DecalcoMania CONVENTION
IRCA will be hosting the 2017 IRCA/NRC/DecalcoMania Convention held
Thursday August 17-Saturday August 19 (checking out on Sunday) at the
Best Western Airport Plaza hotel, 1981 Terminal Way, Reno NV 89502.
For reservations use phone number 775-348-6371 and request
International Radio Club of America rate of $100 per night plus tax.
Major credit cards accepted. (Attendees are encouraged to double up,
share a room and save). Airlines serving Reno include Alaska,
Allegiant, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United, and Volaris.
Amtrak passenger train service is available as well. Registration fee
(not including banquet) is $25 payable to Mike Sanburn, PO Box 1256,
Bellflower CA 90707-1256. Or, by PayPal (add $1 to cover fee)
mikesanburn@hotmail.com Include contact info and club affiliation(s)
if any. Information on activities, banquet, and station tours will be
announced shortly. Visitor’s information can be found online at
http://www.visitrenotahoe.com.
This year’s IRCA/NRC/DecalcoMania convention in Reno will be an
excellent chance to re-connect with old friends and to share DX
stories. Speaking of sharing, we issue our annual call to action for
those who wish to present a talk or paper during the convention. As
you know, this can be as formal or informal as you want. To make it
easier, we can provide you with audio-visual support, including slide-
preparation and display. If you’re interested in sharing your
experiences... or if you want to present questions for discussion that
might lead to a better understanding of a particular aspect of your
own DXing, please contact Mark Durenberger at Mark4@durenberger.com
It is the tradition of both IRCA and NRC to have a Saturday Night
auction at their annual conventions. This August is no exception. If
you are planning on attending Reno, if you are able to find any
interesting and preferably radio/DX related items that can be donated
it is always greatly appreciated. Perhaps raid the local thrift store
for some radio station coffee mugs, or maybe there is that station T-
shirt which no longer fits, some DX books which you have already read
10 times. Best if you can bring them directly to the convention hotel,
but I can accept smaller and midsized items mailed via USPS to my PO
Box (1256 Bellflower CA 90707-1256) Auction proceeds will be divided
between the clubs and hopefully all attendees can leave with a little
item or two for their shack. Thank for your time (Mike Sanburn KG6LJU,
IRCA DX Monitor via DXLD)
2017 MADISON-MILWAUKEE GET-TOGETHER
Our 24th annual get-together will be on Saturday, August 21 at our
place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, 801 E Park Blvd. By all means, go to
the Reno convention the same weekend if you can, but if you can’t, we
offer an alternative. If you’re travelling to view the eclipse, take
in the get-together as part of your trip. E-mail me at DXing2@aol.com
or phone me at 414 813-7373 if you’d like more information (Tim
Noonan, IRCA DX Monitor via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM, DAB NO cross-references this time
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DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC
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HOW TO LOG ADDITIONAL STATIONS ON LOCAL FREQUENCIES
This may seem like a silly question -- but keep in mind that I'm new
to FM DXing. How does one go about logging additional stations on
channels where you have strong local stations? I've already invested
in the most narrow-pattern antenna I can find -- and spent lots of
time twirling the dial looking for dead spots where tropo stations can
peak through. That's worked on several frequencies. On others, I've
driven around in my car listening to locals--looking for dead spots in
local topography where other stations have a chance to sneak in.
Despite this, I still have a dozen or so channels with only one
logging. Obviously, being alert to these stations being off the air
for maintenance is one way. But are there things I can do to attack
the problem in other ways? 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, June 9, WTFDA Forum
via DXLD)
You can't --- There is no frequency on which I've logged only one
station, but there are seven where I've only logged two, one of them
local. I think most of that is because I've been at it for 20+ years
at this location. You will have maintenance opportunities in that
time. I will say, the second stations I've logged on these frequencies
are not particularly good DX. They're usually the nearest high-powered
station on the channel.
Use an HD radio. In a recent Denver opening I landed three Colorado
stations over locals. The HD sidebands "straddle" the analog signals,
so the HD will come in even if it's weaker than the local analog
signal (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, http://www.w9wi.com
June 10, ibid.)
Definitely echo Doug's input on the HD Radio angle, as even the
strongest analog-only locals will be easily "overcome" with a distant
IBOC decode, since the IBOC carriers are on adjacent frequencies which
are more clear. Nashville and Atlanta locals align pretty closely and
I've logged a few Atlanta stations over my analog-only locals this
way.
Even as, like you, I DX primarily with an SDR, if I'm working the
opening live, it's easy to see sidebands pop up around an analog local
during openings, at which point I swivel over to my Sony receiver and
give that frequency a try.
Oh, and I should also mention phasing. That's another way I've been
able to log stations on tough frequencies. Albeit not against my 100
kW / LOS [line-of-sight to antenna] locals, but it does make a big
difference on translators and stout semi-locals.
(Bryce Foster - K4NBF (formerly KG6VSW), Hermitage, TN EM66,
http://www.k4nbf.com
Tuners: Elad FDM-S2 SDR, Sony XDR-F1HD
Antennas:
Innovanntenna 10 Element FM beam (primary) @35 ft
Winegard HD-6065 (phase) @25 ft with Bolin Phase Box
Tennadyne T2 V/UHF log periodic @ 30 ft,
June 11, ibid.)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See USA: WBCQ; PROPAGATION
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RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
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These antennas turn anything into a radio station
Welcome to the June Technical Topics column. This month, courtesy of
Science News for Students comes an article about some unique antennas
(Don Moman, ed., June CIDX Messenger via DXLD) viz.:
A LOW-POWER APPROACH TO HIJACK RADIO SIGNALS ALREADY MOVING THROUGH
THE AIR --- By Stephen Ornes – Science News for Students
A new device turns posters into radio stations. These smart posters
could broadcast sound clips, such as from bands with upcoming
concerts. - University of Washington Look — and listen.
That concert poster just might be singing. Engineers have designed
antennas that can turn everyday objects, from posters to clothing,
into radio stations. Anyone walking or driving by can tune in and hear
what’s on. The devices use radio waves, but they don’t generate their
own. They hijack the same waves that carry music and news to your
smartphone.
Vikram Iyer is a graduate student in electrical engineering. He
studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. He co-led the
project with Anran Wang, a graduate student in computer science and
engineering. Antennas don't send out new waves. So they need little
power. A button-sized battery could power an antenna for years. “It's
the ideal way to minimize the power consumption for any kind of
communication,” notes Iyer.
The two got the idea for their invention by paying attention to what
was already around them. Their research had focused on new types of
wireless communications that won't require much energy. They wanted
something that would work outdoors in a city. Then they realized the
air is already filled with wireless communications in the form of
radio stations.
“In most cities, you have all these FM radio stations just pumping out
power,” says Iyer. The duo wondered if they could find a way to
harness that power.
Radio waves carry energy at the speed of light from tall transmission
towers to radios in cars, phones and homes. These waves fill the air —
especially in dense cities. The new devices take advantage of that.
They take in existing radio waves and change them slightly. Those
changes add new sound information. The altered waves are then sent
back out into the world where people can listen in. So the device only
needs enough power to change the waves, not generate them.
The scientists tested their device with a poster. It advertised a
Seattle concert by Simply Three, a string trio. People standing almost
4 meters (12 feet) away from the poster could use FM receivers on
smartphones to listen to snippets of the band's music. Those in cars
as far as 18 meters (59 feet) away could use car radios to pick up the
songs.
FM stands for “frequency modulation.” Frequency is a measure of how
many waves pass in one second. The higher the frequency, the closer
the waves must pack together. In FM radio, sounds are encoded in the
waves by making small changes in the wave frequencies. This is known
as “modulating” the frequency.
When a radio wave hits something, it bounces off in a different
direction. This is called scattering. Backscattering is what happens
when the wave heads back in the opposite direction. The new antenna
uses backscattering to send information. It doesn't simply reflect a
wave, though. It encodes a different signal on top of the existing
wave by changing its frequency.
The enhanced waves don't interfere with other radio stations. The new
antenna changes the frequency of the wave so that the new message can
be heard at a frequency not being using by an existing radio station.
The original sound in the wave remains unchanged.
Electrical engineer Daniel Stancil says the idea of using existing FM
signals “is an exciting one.” Stancil is an expert on antennas and
communication at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He did
not work on the new study.
Iyer and his colleagues see many uses for their technology. Ads could
broadcast sounds. Street signs could send out the name of an
intersection or directions. They could also alert people when it's
safe to cross the street.
The technology could even extend to clothes. Iyer, Wang and their team
stitched conductive thread into a cotton t-shirt. That thread conducts
electricity. It turned the shirt into an antenna. It let the shirt
talk to the wearer's smartphone. If a sensor in the shirt tracked a
person's heart rate during exercise, for instance, the antenna could
transmit those data to the wearer’s phone.
The work by Iyer and Wang shows that the devices work. Now they're
trying to figure out the best way to use it.
Stancil sees only one possible downside — that people are using FM
radios less than they did in the past. “People are normally walking
down the street listening to iPods instead,” he says.
NOTE: This is one in a series presenting news on technology and
innovation, made possible with generous support from the Lemelson
Foundation (via Technical Topics, June CIDX Messenger via DXLD)
UPCOMING SOLAR ECLIPSE
So, here's my dilemma: The path of totality nearly crosses my house.
Unfortunately, for reasons beyond my control, I will not be at home
during the eclipse.
As this is a one-time opportunity, I would like to: record the
entire AM band, or as much of it as possible, during the eclipse (I
figure to record a 60-minute period straddling totality).
Since I'm not possessed of the time to record & review on a regular
basis, I don't want to spend too much money on this project. It might
be nice to have an Elad or something, but I probably wouldn't use it
enough after the eclipse to be worth the money.
I'm thinking RTL-SDR and an upconverter. I've diddled with just the
software & USB stick on the FM BCB. I have a reasonably fast PC (HP
Z400 running Windows 10) available; it seems to handle SDR# just fine
for FM DXing.
What do people think of this arrangement? How much disk space will I
need to record the entire AM band for an hour? Any reports on any
specific upconverter? (Will I regret the separate upconverter model &
be better off with one of the packaged setups?) Any experience
starting SDR recordings from a scheduled task? (I'm tempted to install
remote desktop software instead, so that I can *know* it's recording
and stand some chance of recovering if it doesn't) == (Doug Smith
W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, June 6, NRC-AM via DXLD)
Doug et al., I got a cute little SDR that is really quite nice for
casual DX'ing from HRO last year, it's on sale now for $119.95 thru
June:
SDRplay SDRplay RSP1 - Radio Spectrum Processor SDR Receiver includes
SDR-UNO Software
http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-014408
I downloaded and installed HD SDR software with its record feature.
It's not the Drake R-8B but for that price it gives me lots as taping
to listen to when have time. 73 (Wayne Heinen N0POH, Editor AM Radio
Log, June 8, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1882)
I received the RSP1 today. Tossed things together & ran a quick
recording.
- It works. Haven't tried to schedule a recording yet.
- Some strange noise at the bottom of the band. I'll need to test with
the other radios to make sure it isn't somehow coming in on the
antennas. Things sound fine at the top of the dial. (I think I might
have caught a new one on 1290. Fighting an ear infection so IDing
anything over a computer speaker isn't going to happen right now :( )
- Diddling around on the 40-meter ham band and the FM BCB shows it's
decently functional & selective.
- SDRUno is the only software I've been able to get working so far.
SDR#, Windows 10 blocks the driver installation claiming it's malware.
That's not the end of the world, SDRUno is certainly adequate for what
I'm trying to do.
- I wonder if it literally dead-ends at 2 GHz? Surprisingly there
seems to be a plugin for decoding DVB-T on the SDRPlay website. TV
live trucks transmit DVB-T on frequencies *just* above 2 GHz (as in,
IIRC 2000 MHz is the bottom of channel 1). If this thing can be
convinced to tune just a few MHz above 2000, it could be used to
bench-test our microwave transmitters...
- Recording spectrum is magic:) There's a menu option for selecting
the "input" -- you switch between the hardware & a file -- EVERY other
control is identical either way. You tune a spectrum recording in
EXACTLY the same way as you'd tune the actual radio. Only difference
is you can't leave your 2 MHz chunk of band (since the AM BCB is less
than 2 MHz wide, for BCB DXing it makes no difference whatsoever...)
- I think I'm going to end up using TeamViewer as my remote-access
solution. Again, it seems to work in testing. Windows security has
been making it difficult to get any kind of VPN working. == (Doug
Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid. WORLD OF RADIO 1882)
Images of new SDR Airspy HF+ coming soon
http://air-radiorama.blogspot.it/2017/06/le-prime-immagini-del-nuovo-sdr-airspy.html
ciao (Giampiero Bernardini, June 14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIVERSAL RADIO SELECTIVE OVERSEAS BUSINESS
Also writing by letter through the post – and don’t forget that OTD
likes to hear from you by post or e-mail – is DAVID CRYSTAL in Israel.
He tells us “Universal Radio, USA, is owned by Fred Osterman. He is
willing to export books, but will not export anything else except to a
very few people he trusts. Early in his career he was badly burned by
dishonest foreign customers. Laws in the USA and Canada protect mail
order houses, but they have no jurisdiction abroad. Fred Osterman’s
masterpiece is the book Communications Receivers 1942-2013. It is well
worth a US$100, and was reviewed in Communication in November, 2016.
To buy from Universal Radio – http://www.universal-radio.com – you
will need an intermediary in the USA or Canada. The intermediary will
buy from Universal and then change the address on the box and mail it
to you. They charge plenty for their service. For me, the Universal
catalogue is a basic tool.” (June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
GEOMAGNETIC INDICES – Compiled by: Phil Bytheway
E-mail: phil_tekno@yahoo.com
Geomagnetic Summary May 1 2017 through May 31 2017
Tabulated from email status daily (K @ 0000 UTC).
Flux A K Space Wx
1 75 5 3 no storms
2 77 4 2 no storms
3 75 4 0 no storms
4 75 4 0 no storms
5 74 6 1 no storms
6 74 4 1 no storms
7 72 8 2 no storms
8 71 6 1 no storms
9 69 6 2 no storms
10 69 6 3 no storms
11 69 6 2 no storms
12 69 7 1 no storms
13 70 4 1 no storms
14 71 10 3 no storms
15 71 14 3 no storms
16 72 8 2 no storms
17 71 8 2 no storms
18 72 11 2 no storms
19 72 11 3 no storms
20 72 24 3 no storms
21 74 9 2 no storms
22 74 10 3 no storms
23 76 8 2 no storms
24 78 4 1 no storms
25 76 4 2 no storms
26 80 3 1 no storms
27 82 14 6 moderate, G2
28 79 51 1 strong, G3
29 76 10 1 no storms
30 74 7 1 no storms
31 74 4 2 no storms
Gx – Geomagnetic Storm Level Rx – Radio Blackouts Level Sx – Solar
Radiation Storm Level (IRCA DX Monitor via DXLD)
NASA LAUNCHED ARTIFICIAL IONOSPHERIC CLOUDS
Hello All, Not sure if there is anything in this that will affect
propagation, but it is interesting. Curtis Sadowski
http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-watch-live-new-york-artificial-colorful-clouds-us-east-coast-space-624215
Tech & Science -- How to Watch NASA Create Colorful Clouds Over New
York and the East Coast --- By Hannah Osborne On 6/12/17 at 6:23 AM
NASA is set to launch a rocket that will create colorful artificial
clouds over the U.S. East Coast to study part of the Earth’s
atmosphere. The clouds should be visible from New York down to North
Carolina, and as far west as Charlottesville, Virginia.
Live coverage of the mission will start at 8.30 p.m. ET. Viewers can
watch the broadcast online below, or via the NASA Wallops Ustream
site.
The Sounding Rocket will create luminescent blue-green and red clouds
in the sky via vapor canisters that will be released around five
minutes after launch — currently scheduled to take place from the
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, between 9:04 and 9:19 p.m. ET.
Read more: NASA discovers humans have created an artificial barrier
around Earth, and it could protect us from space weather
NASA had initially scheduled the launch for Sunday night, but had to
postpone it because of boats being in the launch range hazard area.
This is the fifth failed launch attempt for the mission, with previous
attempts scrapped due to high winds and clouds as well as boats in the
hazard zone.
NASA artificial clouds Artist impression of the clouds, which should
be visible from New York down to North Carolina, and as far west as
Charlottesville, Virginia. NASA [caption]
The mission aims to study the ionosphere and aurora — by creating
these colorful fake clouds, scientists will be able to visually track
the motions of particles in space.
NASA will deploy 10 canisters — each about the size of a soft drink
can — at altitudes of between 96 and 124 miles to create the clouds.
These canisters will eject “vapor tracers” that form as a result of
the interaction of barium, strontium and cupric-oxide.
The clouds pose no risk to people living along the mid-Atlantic coast.
Once the clouds form, scientists will be able work out particle motion
over an area far larger than has ever been possible before.
Earth’s upper atmosphere extends over 620 miles into space and
scientists would extend understanding of this region by studying
particle motions. “The movement of neutral and ionized gases are
important to understand as they reveal how mass and energy are
transported from one region to another. These movements also respond
to changes in the sun’s activity,” the space agency said.
NASA artificial clouds Map showing the projected visibility of the
vapor tracers. NASA [caption]
The artificial clouds allow NASA to track these changes: “Vapor tracer
payloads are used to measure atmospheric winds and/or ion drifts in
the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. They carry small amounts of gas
into space in a canister that are then released along a portion of the
rocket trajectory.
“The small amount of gas is then visible from the ground. By tracking
their motions directly with cameras on the ground (or in an airplane),
these tracers make it possible to observe the movements of the upper
atmosphere or the ionosphere directly.” (via Sadowski, June 12, WTFDA
gg via DXLD)
VHF-UHF PROPAGATION, TERRAIN and ANTENNAS
Let's be real: what some locations barely receive with a massive 15'
long yagi antenna, other locations (like where Ed lives) can receive
at the same distance using a paper clip. That's just how tropo works,
especially when you're dealing with UHF signals that have a hard time
penetrating any terrain. Tropo comes in all varieties, but most of the
time you need a low-noise location that's unobstructed by terrain.
Flat Midwest is ideal, or on a hilltop; maybe just slightly down the
side of the hill to block signals coming from the non-desired
direction. And the stronger your locals are, the worse this can be for
DX. Personally, I've invested in some channel filters that attenuate
my local blowtorches that are only ONE mile away.
I would not use an indoor antenna. In my opinion, if you`re DXing,
getting the antenna outside alone will drastically improve reception.
But then again, my home has aluminum siding, and that basically kills
off everything.
I have had a hard time with receiving any long-haul UHF tropo at home.
So I've used a 4-bay antenna in a better location, and I've doubled my
number of DTV logs by doing so. Driving 10 miles away to a better
location has been successful.
Here's the tropo probability map too. As you can see, the most number
of ducts occurs over eastern Illinois and a few spots next to the Gulf
of Mexico. If you're trying to DX tropo in Utah, then find another
hobby.
Click image for larger version.
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(Andrew Crazy Monkey, Akron OH, June 10, WTFDA Forum via DXLD)
I'd like to share one observation about terrain and the potential
issues it can cause. I live in an area of SW Missouri that is referred
to as the Ozark Highlands. Constant rolling hills, heavily wooded with
oak and walnut trees. Both are hardwoods. People talk about trees
being an enemy to DTV signals, and if that's the case, the hardwoods
are the worst of the enemies, as researchers have found the hardwoods
*eat* DTV signals (so I imagine the dBm in FM signals probably comes
down also but that's analog). BUT before we even think about the
trees, the rolling hills are the biggest culprit in disrupting the
development of tropo conditions. The numerous valleys in the hills
create eddies of air (pockets) that are sinking and rising, which can
cause the upper atmosphere to be very unstable. This contributes to
the t-storm activity that occurs during the Winter to Spring struggle
in the Midwest.
The ONLY time this area ever gets substantial tropo activity is when a
High pressure ridge develops or moves into the area and winds totally
calm. This allows for tropo to develop. I used to live in Colorado
north of Denver and I had more success with tropo ducts there than I
do here in Missouri, due to terrain issues. If you look at the map
Andrew posted, it would appear Colorado is less prone to benefiting
from tropo conditions. But as I say, it`s the terrain issues. Colorado
east of the mountains is the High Plains region, meaning totally flat
and very few trees. There were several times I received Omaha TV
stations at just under 500 miles. I had to be aware of what the High
pressure systems were doing across the Plains states, because tropo
doesn't occur as often in the drier climate (Jim Thomas, Springfield,
MO, Making FM Dxing more fun than a barrel of monkeys! ibid.)
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:Issued: 2017 Jun 12 0422 UTC
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 05 - 11 June 2017
Solar activity was at very low levels on 06, 08-11 June. Low levels
were reached on 05 and 07 June due to flare activity from Region
2661 (N06, L=211, class/area Dao/200 on 02 June). The largest flare
of the period was a C2/Sf at 05/0531 UTC. No Earth-directed CMEs
were observed in available satellite imagery.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at
normal to moderate levels.
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to G1 (Minor) storm
levels. Quiet to unsettled conditions were observed during the first
six days of the reporting period (05-10 June) under a nominal solar
wind regime. During this timeframe, solar wind speeds decreased from
approximately 400 km/s to near 275 km/s. Total field values (Bt)
ranged between 1 and 7 nT while the Bz did not drop lower than -5
nT. Phi angle was variable. At approximately 11/1330 UTC a solar
wind enhancement occured, indicated by an increase in wind speed to
near 430 km/s, an enhanced total field of 14 nT, and a low Bz value
of -12 nT. Phi angle remained in a positive orientation shortly
after the enhancement indicating a SSBC and the arrival of a
recurrent, positive-polarity CH HSS. The geomagnetic field responded
to this enhancement with unsettled to active levels and an isolated
period of G1 (Minor) storm conditions.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 12 JUNE - 08 JULY 2017
Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels
throughout the forecast period.
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 likely
on 16-26 June due to recurrent CH HSS influence.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be mostly quiet with
unsettled to active levels expected on 12-19 June and G1 (Minor)
geomagnetic storm levels likely on 16 June due to recurrent CH HSS
effects.
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2017 Jun 12 77 15 4
2017 Jun 13 78 12 3
2017 Jun 14 76 8 3
2017 Jun 15 74 15 4
2017 Jun 16 72 25 5
2017 Jun 17 72 15 4
2017 Jun 18 72 12 3
2017 Jun 19 72 8 3
2017 Jun 20 72 5 2
2017 Jun 21 72 5 2
2017 Jun 22 72 5 2
2017 Jun 23 72 5 2
2017 Jun 24 72 5 2
2017 Jun 25 70 5 2
2017 Jun 26 70 5 2
2017 Jun 27 75 5 2
2017 Jun 28 75 5 2
2017 Jun 29 75 5 2
2017 Jun 30 75 5 2
2017 Jul 01 75 5 2
2017 Jul 02 75 5 2
2017 Jul 03 75 5 2
2017 Jul 04 75 5 2
2017 Jul 05 75 5 2
2017 Jul 06 75 5 2
2017 Jul 07 75 5 2
2017 Jul 08 78 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1882, DXLD)
GLENN`S PROPAGATION OUTLOOK FOR MEDIA NETWORK PLUS AS OF JUNE 15, 2017
Keith, from the Space Environment Prediction Center of China, the
Planetary A index peaking at 15 on June 16; 13 on July 8.
From Space Weather Services Australia, the global hf propagaton
foecasst thru June 17: normal at low latitudes; normal to fair at
middle and high latitudes.
From Spaceweather South Africa, thru June 17, magnetic conditions
active to minor storm to unsettlled to active, shortwave fadeouts
unlikely, MUF unstable. [last two parameters seem never to change, but
possible]
From Met Office UK thru June 18; solar activity very low. Geomagnetic
field increasing to Unsettled or Active levels (K indices of 3 or 4)
with a chance of G1 minor storm intervals June 16 and 17.
From the Space Weather Predixion Center in Boulder, Colorado,
Geomagnetic field mostly quiet, with unsettled to active levels
expected until June 19 after A and K indices peaking at 25 and 5 on
June 16. Lowest A`s and K`s of 5 and 2 from June 20 at least thru July
8. Solar flux bottoming out at 70 on June 25 and 26; up to 78 by July
8.
William Hepburn`s VHF UHF DX maps call for extreme tropospheric
ducting thru at least June 20, increasingly off the west coast of
Mexico; off west Africa around Cabo Verde, and off the coast of
Angola. And all around the Arabian peninsula as far as Pakistan. All
across the Mediterranean June 16; central and eastern Mediterranean
June 17 (via DXLD)
TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING
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[Re 17-23:] CHRISTIANITY VS. SECULAR HUMANISM ON SHORTWAVE: A RECENT
EXAMPLE
How about we drop political/religious programming discussion on this
site – I thought this was a SW DXing group… (Bruce Churchill, CA,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I wasn't offended by the post, and I'm a Christian. I too tire of the
(phony) preaching on SW, especially Brother Scare. It would be great
if they had more intellectual programming available that does not seem
to exist on any other airwaves on any band or frequency. Even if they
read Isaac Newton's books, Kepler's Laws, or even the late Dr Lynn
Margulis. I find it rather concerning that even with so many
billionaire philanthropists, there isn't (at least in my findings) ONE
real teaching program on the air. Some one could buy airtime and just
air scientific papers, anything. Even on the old time radio archive
programs, there are Schools of the Air, March of Time, Democracy in
America, oh there are so many, all very bright, not a one dumbed down
for the masses - all enlightening and educating (Kay Morgan, ibid.)
From the description of this yahoo group:
"Both DXing and program listening are covered."
I already knew about the BBC's "Heart & Soul", a wonderful program and
only religious in the broadest sense of the word, but I am happy
Richard made others aware of it. Too bad someone might be offended by
its mention; perhaps we should ask Glenn and others to refrain from
mentioning Koran readings in program schedules from international
broadcasters. (-Saul Broudy, ibid.)
This is my only response to this thread. I became a born again
Christian in 2004.
I do listen to some of the Christian Evangelist radio broadcasters on
MW and SW but I too feel that there is to much of it going on on
shortwave, especially considering that most are charlatans and in it
for the money and power, but they will have to answer for that
behavior when they pass.
On the flip side the radio evangelists keep most of the stateside
shortwave broadcast stations on the air, many of the international
broadcasters also.
I mostly listen to Dr. Charles Stanley on radio http://www.intouch.org
and he is fantastic because he preaches the loving Prince of Peace
gospel versus the revengeful Lion of Judah gospel that Brother
HysSTAIRical preaches. Brother Stair is the self described last day
prophet of God but he will have to answer for that claim when he
passes. 73, (Thomas F. Giella W4HM, Lakeland, FL
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/spaceweather
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