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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1888 contents: Anguilla, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bougainville, Canada, China, Colombia, East Turkistan, Falkland Islands, Iceland and non, India, Indonesia, International Waters, Israel non, Korea North non, Korea South, Kuwait, North America, Philippines, Russia, USA SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1888, July 25-31, 2017 [now starting first airings on Tuesdays; see below] Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 15770 [confirmed] Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 9455 Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 [confirmed] Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v [confirmed] Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 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 Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS: Tnx to Dr Harald Gabler and the Rhein-Main Radio Club. http://www.rmrc.de/index.php/rmrc-audio-plattform/podcast/glenn-hauser-wor ALTERNATIVE PODCASTS, tnx Stephen Cooper: http://shortwave.am/wor.xml ANOTHER PODCAST ALTERNATIVE, tnx to Keith Weston: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GlennHausersWorldOfRadio NOW tnx to Keith Weston, also Podcasts via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/glenn-hausers-world-of-radio/id1123369861 AND via Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/worldofradio OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS: Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated, inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser NOTE: I have *resolved* to make DXLD leaner, more selective, as I seriously need to reduce my workload, much of which has been merely editing gobs of material into presentable form. This makes it even more important to be a member of the DXLD yg for additional material which may not make it into weekly issues (gh) NEW NOTE: With WOR produxion moved a day earlier to Tuesdays, DXLD closing must be coordinated for nominal Tuesday issue dates instead of Wednesdays, and published ASAP after that, in this case Thursday. DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** AFGHANISTAN. Weak to fair signal of Radio Afghanistan External Service, July 21 1530-1540 on 6100 YAK 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs tx is off, open carrier/dead air 1540-1640 on 6100 YAK 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English/Urdu/Arabic, off the air http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/radio-afghanistan-external-service-in.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 7445, July 21 at 0031, poor signal in noise, maybe stilted Spanish? Far from it: latest HFCC shows BBC in Dari at 0030-0100, 250 kW, 86 degrees from Woofferton UK. (And alternating Pashto and Dari semihours continue on 7445 with site changes: 0100- 0300, 35 degrees from Oman; and 0300-0330 switching again to 163 degrees from Uzbekistan) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALASKA. USCG DRM on 6850 [Kodiak] --- Still testing and ran across them tonight on 6850 with occasional decodes indicating, "Standard PRBS" and 4 channels as before, with the Journaline service on Channel 2 the only stream that DReaM software can decode. All this at 0518 tune in. 73, (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, UT July 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANGUILLA. 6090, July 22 at 0615, shux, DGS and Caribbean Beacon are back on with good modulation, explaining exactly what a beacon is --- wait, no, it`s Deacon; hmm, why not call it Caribbean Deacon?? 11775, July 22 at 1701 check, CB is off again from daytime frequency. 6090, July 23 at 0045, CB is on again in music break, good modulation at S9+20 // 5935 WWCR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6090, University Network (presumed); 0220, 23-July; Dead Dr. Gene waxing about Passover. S9. 11775 not heard since 7/12 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' RW --- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! ---, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11775, July 25 at 1736 check, CB is still off. Current situation appears to be active on night frequency 6090, not on day frequency (or 6090 could be running all day? Check whether it cut off circa 1000 or fade in before 2200) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA [non]. 7730, UT Saturday July 22 at 0621 via WRMI, RAE Argentina al Mundo (not sure how you say that in transliterated Japanese) finishes a tango, and Japanese YL introduces ``DX`` show starting with a log from Manuel Méndez in Spain of KNLS. I suppose identical info is in the original Spanish version, translated to all the other languages (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ASIA [non]. RFA Funding: See USA [and non] ** AUSTRALIA. 5055 kHz sporadic & very brief feeble signals --- Sporadic on/off feeble signals, too weak to identify if any audio present. Noted within Australia on 5055 kHz. First noted at 0930 UT for some seconds then off, then noted again around 0956 24th July, 2017 for less, then off again. I could speculate that this is 4KZ testing, but I really have no idea who/where/what, etc. I didn't have time to get an exact frequency, but is was on the lower side of 5055 kHz. Noted on a couple of Aussie SDR receivers (Ian, NSW, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. Yolngu Radio (ARDS) This item below from a well respected Aussie DXer: For the last time on Tuesday 18 July 2017, Yolngu Radio (ARDS) switched off its 1530 AM transmitter at the Broadcast Australia site, Ludmilla, Darwin and is now transmitting for Darwin solely on the high power FM frequency 88.9 MHz. The entire Yolgnu Radio network is now solely in the FM broadcast band, having converted its large network of LPONs to TCBLs a few years ago. The last remnant of an attempt to serve Arnhem Land with a skywave service is now gone (via Ian, NSW, July 25, mwmasts yg via DXLD) ARDS was also active on SW 5050 about ten years ago from Humpty Doo, Northern Territory; remember? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRIA. 9550even, AWR Turkish via ORS Moosbrunn relay site in Austria, 0400-0429.31 cut off midst on station ID. S=9+30dB signal noted in Doha Qatar, 11.4 kHz wideband audio visible on screen, Program end at 0428:30, program ID til 0429:30 UT, sudden-off. Wolf's morning log 0300-0500 July 23 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschle, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRIA. Reception of Radio DARC via ORF Moosbrunn, July 23 0900-1000 on 6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun, good: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-radio-darc-via-orf_23.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) DARC SPECIALS ON IARU REGION 1 SHORTWAVE CONFERENCE http://www.arrl.org/news/radio-darc-to-cover-iaru-region-1-general-conference-on-shortwave-this-fall https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/general-conference/landshut-2017 https://iaru2017.org/ Preliminary Schedule: Sunday, September 17 through Friday, September 22, 2017 1730-1800 UT: 13775 @ 300 kW for Africa 1730-1800 UT: 9790 @ 100 kW for eastern Europe/Russia/ Middle East 1800-1830 UT: 6070 @ 100 kW for central, northern, southern Europe 1800-1830 UT: 9540 @ 100 kW for western Europe Perhaps a note worth for the next SW Radiogram. Transmitting times and frequencies best in a csv form, I suggest (roger, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Site not given! But HFCC says Moosbrunn, Austria for all, and language English, not German (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AZERBAIJAN. From around 2 months no signal of Ictimai Radio in broadband FM mode 0815-1415 on 9676.9 unknown tx / unknown to CeAs Azeri. My last videos on May 20 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/from-around-2-months-no-signal-of.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, July 20, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BHUTAN. 6035, BBS, 1210-1223*, July 22. Announcer in vernacular; usual short break for their unique indigenous instrumental music at 1215; suddenly off; PBS Yunnan already off. BBS is not often heard (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6035, BBS (tentative), 1345-1400*, July 25. Noted definite open carrier, but unable to pull in any audio. Cut off time matches my positive BBS reception here on July 1, so believe it was again them with an extended broadcast (Ron Howard, ocean-side at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 5952.42, Radio Pio Doce, 0227-0230*, July 25. Start of whistling “Colonel Bogey March” with full ID and chimes; poor (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 3310, R. MOSOJ CHASKI. Julio 15. 2321-2335 UT. Mujer y hombre sostienen un contacto telefónico, luego un espacio musical. SINPO: 45454 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 6025, RED PATRIA NUEVA. Julio 21. 0409-0423 UT. Informaciones acerca de Evo Morales y sus declaraciones sobre Nicaragua, la demanda contra Chile por una salida soberana al mar, luego identificación como: “Bolivia informa” con noticias sobre la extensión de la red de gas domiciliario en La Paz y noticias de políticas sociales gubernamentales del departamento de Oruro. SINPO: 44444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) ** BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, July 23 at 1200, must be NBC, best signal here in a long time, S9 fading to S6 with rock song; 1201 YL & OM converse for a while, not like news, unseems Indonesian, but not English either, so Pidgin. 1206 song, 1210 YL announcement maybe English; 1216 rock with heavy beat, 1224 a familiar tune at last {but what is it!}. Initially this is the SSOB; ignoring Korean outliers on 2850 & 3480, virtually the OSOB except for JBA carrier on 3260, Madang. 3325 rates SINPO 25432. It`s diminishing by 1224, and at 1230, S7 to S5; 1252 recheck, only a JBA carrier is left on 3325. Never any sign of RRI Palangkaraya co-channel, altho Atsunori Ishida says it has been active every day thru July 22 until 1700v*. RRI is much further from here and always likely to be weaker if at all. Both nominally 10 kW per WRTH. RRI should switch to a nearby clear frequency like 3355 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. Hi Glenn, That is a nice log of Bougainville from your QTH. This Sunday (July 23), I was also listening; mostly from 1042 to 1325+. Yes, certainly was all local programming in Pidgin; frequent IDs for "NBC Bougainville"; music program (some Sunday religious songs, pop Pacific Islands music and C&W songs [Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - "Islands In The Stream," etc.]); no election results today, but several mentions of "regional seats"; yet another day with an extended broadcast past their former 1200*. For a while (1042 to about 1130) did have some RRI Palangkaraya light QRM underneath, but NBC was much stronger and their signal improved to almost fair at times. My report on July 19, for 1245+, with "no trace of any RRI Palangkaraya signal" is now explained by Atsunori Ishida, who lists RRI that day at 1500, so a very late sign on. NBC Madang (3260), on July 23, also running past 1325+, but very different format than NBC Bougainville; instead with a lot of info in Pidgin about the vote count, but not very readable, unlike Bougainville. NBC on 3275 & 3365 continue silent. BTW - Also noted 5020 (Solomon Islands - SIBC) did not have an extended Sunday broadcast today (Ron, listening oceanside at Pacific Grove, Calif., Howard, July 23, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3325, NBC Bougainville --- July 24, listening on-and-off 1058-1249+; mostly non-stop pop hit songs ("Another Day in Paradise," "True Colors," etc.); very few announcers in Pidgin, so no election results today, but still with extended broadcast past 1200. No RRI Palangkaraya QRM noted today, due to another late sign on per Atsunori Ishida ("-1400-1702* LA."). July 25, at 1140, again with music program noted till tuned out at 1302 (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 11815.033, July 23 at 0529, poor signal with music, Rádio Brasil Central, but really stands out with hardly anything else propagating on 25m. I look for other ZYs and find only 11934.938 also with music, Rádio Evangelizar. On 31m, only 9819, 9675, 9665, 9630, not measured precisely (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) {SRDA used to be at least detectable around 11764.6 despite RHC 11760} ** BRAZIL. BRASIL: 11855.09, ZYE954, Rádio Aparecida (presumed); 2200- 2210+, 21-July; M&W with news in Portuguese; items re Brasil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Peru y Argentina. SIO=2+52+; listed 9630 not audible (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' RW --- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! ---, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No sign of this here later night (gh, July 25, ibid.) ** BULGARIA. SECRETLAND, Reception of From the Isle of Music via SPL Secretbrod, July 23 1500-1600 9400 SCB 100 kW / 030 deg EaEu Eng/Spa Sun plus 2nd harmonic 18800 kHz http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-from-isle-of-music-via-spl_23.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. The Way Back Machine: All things CHUM: http://chumtribute.com/ This page celebrates all of the great times at CHUM 1050. It states: “This site is a tribute to Allan Waters, the Waters family and everyone who worked at 1050 CHUM as a music station from 1957 until the music era ended in 2009.” If you remember the good old days of CHUM this site is the perfect way to bring back those memories (Shawn Axelrod, MB, DX Toolbox, NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via DXLD) Dave Yocis [ed.] note – As a kid growing up in Connecticut, I used to hear music under the Mets games on WHN-1050 and wonder where it was coming from. Then one night the music station actually had news that I could understand – about the fall of the Canadian government (which probably dates this to May 1974, right after I turned 12). I didn’t know anything about DX then, and I was amazed! Later I figured this must have been CHUM (NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via DXLD) ** CANADA. Oh Canada! As we up here in the Great White North celebrate our 150th anniversary of Confederation (the founding of Canada on July 1 1867) it has become apparent that AM radio is on the decline. Over the years I have helped update the NRC AM Log and my “job” of helping to find information and changes in data for Canadian radio stations has become easier. The reason it is easier is that there are less and less stations each year. Many of us in the hobby have lamented the death of AM radio and in Canada it is a very visible event. Below are the annual statistics for the number of AM radio stations on air that I helped proof for the AM Log: [presumably including 40-watt LPRTs] 2011 330 stations 2012 318 stations 2013 303 stations 2014 277 stations 2015 262 stations 2016 257 stations 2017 247 stations This shows that between 2011 and 2017 Canada had 83 less AM radio stations on the air. Now to those of you in the U.S. of A. 83 stations may seem like a small number, but if you look at it as a percentage that is a drop of just over 25%. If 25% of the AM stations in the U.S. of A. went off air there would be a very noticeable drop in stations. Also there are 21 application or construction permits outstanding to convert from AM to FM as of June 30 2017. These 21 should be implemented by the end of 2019 if not sooner in many cases. There are all of 9 applications or construction permits for new stations. The AM band may be in trouble here in Canada and around the world, but I for one will not say it is dying but it is shrinking quickly. In point of fact the Province of Prince Edward Island has no AM broadcast stations on air at all. In the North the conversion from AM to FM is in high gear making it almost impossible to log an AM station from the three territories. The CBC is converting many of its relay stations to FM at a cost of $30,000.00 to $80,000.00 each. They claim it will be cheaper to go to FM than to replace the old AM transmitters and towers with new AM equipment. In my humble opinion you are using the poor condition of some AM equipment as an excuse to convert to FM regardless of the costs. This may sound bad but it is better than some European countries that have already withdrawn from the AM band completely and only broadcast on FM. Just more signs of the time, but not time to give up on the hobby. There is always something new to DX (Shawn Axelrod, MB, DX Toolbox, NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, via DXLD) ** CANADA. Many thanks from RCI's Ian McFarland "To all my SWL friends & colleagues, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading all your birthday wishes & comments that Colin so kindly collected & transcribed from all your e-mails. For this old man it was a most enjoyable exercise in pure nostalgia. Thank you all so very much! There were lots of familiar names on those messages, and of course, to be truthful, lots of names that weren't familiar after so many years. Memory loss is, after all, one of the unfortunate drawbacks of getting to the age that people refer to as "elderly"! I find it hard to believe that I retired from RCI over a quarter century ago now, mercifully, some years before its impending virtual destruction over the next few years. I'm just grateful that I was at RCI during almost 25 years of RCI's heyday. I'm also grateful for all the opportunities I had to travel to Europe, the U.S. and other parts of Canada to attend a variety of SWL gatherings and have the opportunity to talk with so many of my listeners. I'm sure that over my years at RCI I met many times more listeners than the rest of RCI staff and management combined. Attending all those events, including the three ANARC conventions that were hosted by RCI, gave me many useful insights into what our listeners liked to hear about, and the determined efforts they made, especially in the noisy interference ridden listening environment in Europe, to tune in to my SWL Digest program. I can't tell you how much that meant to me. Many thanks again for all your wonderful birthday wishes & comments. Cheers for now & Good Listening, everyone. Kind regards. Ian." (via Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Colin, I meant to submit my birthday wishes to Ian, but it got past me and it shouldn't have. I'll never forget my surprise when I found that RCI's recorded schedule for blind users was done by Ian McFarland himself. That was a treasure from a man who certainly had plenty on his plate. Ian has much to be proud of. To many listeners, he _was_ Canada (Rick Lewis, IRCA via DXLD) IIRC, Ian was a supporter/promoter of the Handicapped Aid Program (HAP); whatever became of that? (gh, DXLD) I can forward any belated greetings. It's an honor living on the same Island as a legend (Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC, IRCA via DXLD) ** CANADA [non]. On Jul 22, 2017, at 12:36 PM, Squarespace wrote: Name: Glenn Hauser Email Address: wghauser@yahoo.com Subject: Reception report on Requiem for QSL Message: Amanda, As of July 22 I still have not received a QSL or any reply from you to my report originally e-mailed to you on May 27. Here it is again. Hope to hear from you! Her reply 3 minutes later: Form Submission - Contact - Reception report on Requiem for QSL Saturday, July 22, 2017 3:39 PM From: "Amanda Christie" Hello Glenn, I am in the process of packing my entire two studios and house to move to Montreal. I sent out the first batch of QSL cards the week after the transmission. I have a file of all reception reports that came in later than that, along with more QSL cards to fill out, but I will not be able to send them until after I move… I only have one week left to pack up… and it’s going to be tight. Please be patient. Thank you (Amanda Dawn Christie -------------------------------- 506-871-2062 http://www.amandadawnchristie.ca amanda@amandadawnchristie.ca July 22, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan, 1203-1216+, July 20. Extended broadcast past normal 1200*; non-stop EZL instrumental music till suddenly cut off; BBS/Bhutan off the air during this time today (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 15040, July 21 at 1303, CNR1 echo jamming, poor, against All India Radio`s Chinese scheduled until 1315, but can`t hear any of that, supposedly 500 kW, 60 degrees from Bengaluru (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also INDIA Re China jamming on 11845 kHz. Yes, correct, AIR Chinese service and AIR interval signal only heard on 15040 and 17705 kHz, not on 3rd channel 11845 kHz anymore. CNR1 China mainland jamming TX switched on crash start fully exact at 1145:08 UT, powerful S=9+25dB strength even at remote New Delhi SDR site. 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) To explain clearly: 11845 kHz CNR1 jamming started exact transmission from Zero to S=9+25 dB at 1145:08 UT. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, July 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. 6010, R. LA VOZ DE TU CONCIENCIA. Julio 18. 0540-0555 UT. Música de vallenatos, luego coros de góspel y canciones de mambo, rock and roll y vallenato. A las 0555, se identifica como: “La voz de tu conciencia” SINPO 45444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) 6010.103 varying slightly, July 24 at 0419, weak talk S9 but vs OK storm noise, and music splash from 6000 RHC, M&W alternating. Listening closely, I realize that the W is in English and the M in Spanish, so one is translating the other, presumably a sermon. Guess which is the originator? From La Voz de tu Conciencia. Meanwhile there is nothing circa 5910+ from the other HJDH, Alcaraván Radio, which I have not heard for some time beyond a sometimes JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 6000, July 20 at 0124, RHC English is dead air; while // 6145 is sufficient. There`s always something wrong at RHC. 6060, July 23 at 0043, surprised to find RHC in French here, instead of scheduled Spanish from 0000; // 5040 where French is only supposed to be. Both Bauta per Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) EN CONTACTO DE RADIO HABANA CUBA, Emisión nº 30 del 23 de Julio 2017 Programa diexista “En Contacto” emitido por Radio Habana Cuba todos los domingos, dedicado a los oyentes de las ondas cortas, Diexistas y Radioaficionados del mundo, con Manolo de la Rosa. [no! véase abajo] Página Web de RHC: http://www.radiohc.cu/ Dirección Postal: Radio Habana Cuba - Programa En Contacto Apartado Postal 6240 La Habana, Cuba. Email: encontacto@rhc.cu Para escuchar otros programas diexistas en español en: http://programasdx.com/ Programas grabados de Radio Habana Cuba: http://www.radiohc.cu/audios Programas DX en facebook: https://www.facebook.com/programasdx Programas DX en twitter: https://twitter.com/programasdx Cordiales 73 - Programas DX, (José Bueno, Spain, July 23, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) 11670 // more distorted over-modulated 11760, UT Monday July 24 at 0135, RHC opening `En Contacto` DX program. I`m catching its last airing this week, since the weekly automatic promos for it on the noticiasdx yg keep alleging that Manolo de la Rosa is hosting it, but I thought he had retired(?). YL opens it without identifying herself, nor the ``profesor`` who soon comes on from his home studio, but obviously Coro. He admits that his topic is based on something he already covered in English on DXers Unlimited. He calls her Marta, so indirectly we know them both. Ho hum, first topic of conversation back and forth is the 56th [? Or 58?] anniversary of RHC`s first major transmitter, from Switzerland, which went on air in late 1959 on 11760, a frequency which they have retained ever since. [No, I think that didn`t happen until 1961g, which would make 56 correct!] Then she mentions a graphic about solar flux which Claudio Gálaz forwarded from the GRA group. Claudio, who writes in very correct Spanish, never puts an accent on his first A, so I always pronounce him gah-LAHSS --- which is correct? Anyhow, it`s clear that Arnie, who thinks it`s fine that other DX programs should be jammed, is now the main voice of the Spanish as well as English RHC DX programs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BTW `profesor` in Spanish embraces mere teachers. Here`s a more complete account of the entire show, with a bit of ``news`` that RHC will be on 90 meters next year (as Arnie has been forecasting, year after year, without fulfillment) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11840. RHC. Julio 23. 2245- UT. Programa “En contacto”, con información sobre las 93 formas de hacer Diexismo que va desde el reflector de la luna entre otros, la antigua Onda Corta Experimental Cubana que salió en los 11760 kHz –banda de 25 metros- que es una frecuencia que RHC usa hasta hoy, citas a los gráficos y tabla de propagación elaborada por el Grupo de Radioescucha Argentino, información acerca del audio en tiempo real que se ofrece en internet. A las 2252, se da información sobre el transpondedor que se capta en la banda KU y que utiliza el satélite Hispasat, que contiene canales de televisión y emisoras de Cuba. Luego, se habla del incremento de las interferencias eléctricas en la onda media y en otras bandas. A las 2255, noticias desde la CO2KK con informaciones de un concurso de RTTY emitidos desde Chile y Argentina, el estatus de las manchas solares desde hace unos días. Anuncio de transmisión de RHC para los 90 metros, que saldrá al aire el próximo año, luego se habla de las fuentes de ruido eléctrico y algunos consejos para aminorarla. SINPO: 45444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** EAST TURKISTAN. CHINA. Reception of China Domestic Service PBS Xinjiang on July 20 1030-1230 on 9705 URU 100 kW / 247 deg to EaAs Kyrgyz, weak signal 1030-1230 on 11975 URU 100 kW / 247 deg to EaAs Kyrgyz, fair signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-china-domestic-service-pbs.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 500 kW high-power SW beasts at Urumqi CRI / RTC broadcast center --- N o t h i n g noted special-break from this RTC tx center on July 23, 24, nor 25th. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, 1216 UT July 25, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. 6050. HCJB. Julio 23. 0203-0218 UT. Música instrumental con mensajes en quechua y luego un vallenato con letra cristiana en español, para proseguir con música de huaynos serranos y avisos en quechua. SINPO: 45444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 6250 Malabo reactivated July 26 after 6+ years: details next DXLD, already in the DXLD yg ** ERITREA. 7150.019, Asmara program, not on 7175 kHz this morning, S=9+10dB in Doha Qatar at 0407 UT, rather East African local pop music, young singer recording played. Wolf's morning log 0300-0500 July 23 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschle, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA. 6089.999, R Amhara, S=7-8 in remote Doha Qatar SDR unit, HoA music, at 0402 UT similar signals on ETH 5950 6030 6110 kHz. Wolf's morning log 0300-0500 July 23 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschle, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. R. Xoriyo Ogaden & Sagalee Qeerroo Bilisummaa via TDF Issoudun, July 21 Radio Xoriyo Ogaden 1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri Sagalee Qeerroo Bilisummaa 1630-1658 on 17840 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Tue/Thu/Fri Jammed by Ethiopia with strong white noise digital jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/radio-xoriyo-ogaden-sagalee-qeerroo.html Reception of Sagalee Qeerroo Bilisummaa via TDF Issoudun, July 25 1630-1658 on 17840 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Tue/Thu/Fri via Alyx&Yeyi Transmission is jammed by Ethiopia with fair white noise digital jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-sagalee-qeerroo-bilisummaa_25.html Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen on July 21 1700-1730 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg EaAf Afan Oromo Wed/Fri/Sun strong, Jammed by Ethiopia with very fair white noise digital jamming: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation_21.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen on July 23 1700-1730 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg EaAf Afan Oromo Wed/Fri/Sun, strong; jammed by Ethiopia with very weak white noise digital jamming: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation_23.html Radio Voice of Independent Oromiya via TDF Issoudun, July 23 1600-1630 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf Oromo Sun via BRB Alyx&Yeyi Jammed by Ethiopia with strong white noise digital jamming: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/radio-voice-of-independent-oromiya-via.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun, July 25 1600-1630 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat, weak/fair Transmission is jammed by Ethiopia with fair white noise digital jamming: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_25.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FALKLAND ISLANDS. Captaciones de Antonio Paredes, desde Argentina: Radio costera de Malvinas con su pronóstico del tiempo para los buques en la zona, en inglés y español. 4066.1 kHz USB, 13/07/17, 1130 UT. Recibido en Mar del Plata, Argentina. Receptor: SDR-IQ - Antena: short dipole. 4066.1 kHz Radio Costera Malvinas/Falkland, "All ships, all ships, all ships, this is the Falkland Island ..." every day at 1130 UT, 24 hour forecast for ships in the FICZ (Falkland Islands Conservation... [Zone?] (via Conexion Digital 23 July via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) Would seem too late to propagate much, but gaisma.com shows current sunrise at Stanley is 1138 UT July 25, so possible, but will be earlying as spring oncomes; and who knows, may have other broadcasts in full darkness (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** GERMANY. Radio Gloria International – Alternative Music Radio De: "Andy nn" Para: Enviado: 23/07/2017 0:17:25 RGI schedule summer Sundays April 23, May 28, June 25, July 23, August 27, September 24 http://laut.fm/jukebox Sunday 17-19 (15-17 UT) Wedn. 20-22 (18-20 UT) Satd. 13-15 (11-13 UT) http://satzentrale.de every Tuesday 23-24 (21-22 UT) http://coloradio.org Sunday 17-19 (15-17 UT) SW 7310 parallel http://shortwaveservice.com Sunday 11-12 (9-10 UT) for SW-listeners: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901 Good reception! (via Manuel Méndez, Spain, July 23, dxldyg via DXLD) ** GERMANY [non]. 21780, 1600-1630, Deutsche Welle via Ascension. Good signal with deep fades. News program in English for Africa. Good to hear some activity on 13 meters. – (Nick B., Nottingham/UK, Tecsun PL- 880 + ALA1530, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Changes of Deutsche Welle: 1300-1400 on 21780 DHA 250 kW / 260 deg WeAf Hausa Daily, ex MDC 1325-1530 on 15195 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg WeAf Hausa Sat*, no change 1325-1530 NF 17840 ISS 250 kW / 065 deg WeAf Hausa Sat*, x 15355 ISS *DW Bundesliga Football Aug 19/26, Sept 9/16/23/20, Oct 14/21, 2017 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/changes-of-deutsche-welle.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. Random reception of Voice of Greece on 9420 & 9935, July 22 from 0800 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3, 0855 UT is off NO SIGNAL 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1 or on alt 11645 1800&1900 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 and continues 1800&1900 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1 and continues http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/random-reception-of-voice-of-greece-on_22.html Reception of Voice of Greece on 9420 and 9935 on July 23 0800&1100 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3, off at 1150 0800&1100 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1, off at 1150 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-voice-of-greece-on-9420_23.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUAM. Weak signal of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia on July 25 1430-1500 on 9975 TWR 200 kW / 285 deg to SoAs English Mon-Sat http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/weak-signal-of-ktwr-trans-world-radio.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUINEA. 9650, RTV Guinée at 2059 in French with African hi-life music and a man with brief talk over music and into talk at 2100 with mentions of “Afrique” and “Guinée” then OC from 2101 and still an OC at 2112 and 2137 re-checks – Fair at best Jul 21 – Guinea is not a rich country. Keeping a transmitter on after a sign off, assuming it was 2100 on this day, is a waste of precious resources (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) Rather it`s supposed to run until 2400, so must have lost modulation feed (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** HAWAII. 1460, KHRA, Honolulu – License reinstated June 30; had been deleted June 1 at licensee’s request, but licensee found a buyer. Station remains silent. SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) --- STAs granted: 690, KHNR, Honolulu – Granted STA for reduced power (using U1 8000- 9000). 1040, KLHT, Honolulu – Granted STA, same site as KHKA-1500 (as below). 1130, KPHI, Honolulu – Granted STA, U1 550/550, transmitter problems. 1500, KHKA, Honolulu – Granted STA, U1 5000/5000, has lost licensed site due to light rail project but will use temporary tower just 75 feet away, 21-20-09/157-53-33. 790, KKON, Kealakekua – Silent June 30; problem with programming source. 850, KHLO, Hilo – Silent June 30; problem with programming source (AM Switch, NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via DXLD) ** ICELAND [and non]. I went to Iceland for the past week and did a bit of DXing using a Tecsun 880. It was limited as I was travelling with family, hotel noise levels varied greatly, and "night" time hours were limited (3-4 hours). 666, RUV Iceland is on the air most of the time (maybe 90% when I checked) and is probably still running low power as they weren't super strong in Reykjavik. On the east coast of Iceland with a nice water path and generally 1-4 km from the water, I had regular very weak daytime reception of 810 BBC (North Scotland) and 693 BBC (not sure which transmitter). I also had some hets (probably including BBC Wales). I tested several cliffs and didn't notice any gain. Is it possible that lava rocks lack [sic] iron and thus aren't as good? I've read that Iceland is low on metals. This is the best daytime distances I've ever had on MW so I was quite happy! I did one short session of night time listening on the south coast of Iceland near Vik. I didn't hear Faero 531 - so they are still inactive. I also didn't hear Greenland or any US stations. I got the best reception from the UK, followed by Spain. Algeria (531 and 549) was good. I also tentatively heard Tunisia and Morocco. The furthest signal was from Saudi Arabia (585). Reykjavik isn't the best for DXing Europe as it on the coast, but has a lot of land between it and Europe. Iceland is an amazingly beautiful country due to the volcanos, though rather pricy (expect to pay double or more what you do in the US). We drove the highway 1 which wraps around the shoreline much of the time and would provide a lot of opportunities for a more DX oriented visit. Most of the country is open fields and you could also set up long antennas without a problem, assuming the sheep cooperate and that you can figure out who owns it (or frankly they probably won't care or find out). It is nice and temperate in the summer, though it can be also be rather cold (40) and windy (we had 30 mph gusts one day). (Aaron Kreider, July 20, IRCA via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) Yes, they [666] are on, but just with 10 kW (Mauno Ritola, Finland, July 23, ibid.) ** INDIA. Dear Glenn, I read that you did not get the attachment of AWR via AIR. Please find the attachment. -- Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, July 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Tnx, Jose; tho only of academic interest over here. Nicely laid-out jpg table has some interesting aspects: all are 15-minute segments on certain days of the week; mostly in Hindi, but a few in English called `Spice`. Of the MW frequencies listed, only three are AM, and thirteen DRM --- and none of them paired at same location. Both AM and DRM frequencies are in the 9-kHz bandplan, none of them offset 1 kHz as was earlier publicized when there were pairs. More of the programs are on FM, where there is no DRM alternative. (If there were, they should be sublabeled DRM or FM, under VHF; FM is not a frequency range but a mode of transmission which could be applied anywhere). The only SW on this table is 4760 Port Blair, // MW 684 AM, Fri/Sat/Sun 1100-1115 UT, `Lamhe` in Hindi. The table is by Jose himself (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. Dear Glenn, With reference to All India Radio in Chinese on 11845 as mentioned in DX Listening Digest 17-29 [i.e. Chinese jamming still heard], I would like to inform that this frequency is now not used by AIR at that time. Only 15040 & 17705 are used. [1145-1315 UT] Their official sked listed in website is: http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Oppurtunities/Tenders/Documents/NE%20Asia%2021042017.pdf Yours sincerely, Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re China jamming on 11845 kHz. Yes, correct, AIR Chinese sce and AIR interval signal only heard on 15040 and 17705 kHz, not on 3rd channel 11845 kHz anymore. CNR1 China mainland jamming TX switched on crash start fully exact at 1145:08 UT, powerful S=9+25dB strength even at remote New Delhi SDR site. 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) To explain clearly: 11845 kHz CNR1 jamming started exact transmission from Zero to S=9+25 dB at 1145:08 UT. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, July 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. AIR on 9910 instead of 9870 --- AIR Bengaluru noted with Vividh Bharati program today 23 July 2017 on 9910 instead of 9870 from tune in at 0030 UT. Sked is 0025-0435 UT. Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India Mobile: +91 94416 96043, http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos dxindia yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) Presumably coincidental with next item? ** INDIA. Indian Broadcasting Day - 23rd July 1923 "Radio---harbinger of new hope and life". http://akashvanisamvaad.blogspot.in/2015/07/indian-broadcasting-day-23rd-july-1923.html Related : AIR Mumbai, the pioneering radio station of India, completed 90 year of service. http://airddfamily.blogspot.com/2017/07/air-mumbai-pioneering-radio-station-of.html All India Radio listeners recall their experiences http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-07-23/All-India-Radio--listeners-recall-their-experiences/314039 (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxindia yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) ** INDIA. AIR Kannur becomes the FIRST ever Solar Powered Station! All India Radio tweeted on 19th July that All India Radio, Kannur in the state of Kerala has become the FIRST ever Solar Powered Station! https://twitter.com/AkashvaniAIR/status/887538508855787520 ---- (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, July 22, dx_india via DXLD) Tell that to KTAO (gh, DXLD) ** INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, at 1237, on July 25. Start of the usual Tuesday “Heart to Heart” program; DJ in English playing EZL hit love songs ("Can't Help Falling in Love," Celine Dion - "The Power of Love," etc.) (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. 9525.95, VOI, 1040, July 21. In English with music program; 1056 in stilted Chinese; 1213 in Japanese (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. SATELITES DE COMUNICACIONES Las llamadas vía satélite se utilizan normalmente cuando se quieren realizar comunicaciones seguras, o en zonas donde no hay cobertura de antenas en tierra. Los móviles vía satélite más modernos cifran el tráfico por voz con un algoritmo para evitar que haya quien pueda escucharlo. Ahora, la seguridad de este sistema se ha hecho añicos. Un grupo de investigadores chinos ha conseguido descubrir una manera de descifrar las llamadas vía satélite en una investigación que trabajaba sobre un trabajo previo de 2012 de unos investigadores alemanes, y con la que finalmente se ha conseguido vulnerar el algoritmo de cifrado GMR-2 prácticamente en tiempo real. Este cifrado es muy popular, pues el que usan los teléfonos vía satélite de Inmarsat. GMR-2 genera una serie de claves implementando una serie de transformaciones criptográficas en los vectores iniciales de la clave de cifrado, añadiendo texto plano mediante XOR para obtener el texto cifrado final. Para que el método sea seguro, ha de ser difícil para un atacante obtener la clave de cifrado original, no siendo este el caso de GMR-2. A diferencia del método usado por los alemanes, en el que intentaban obtener la clave de cifrado mediante un ataque de texto plano, los investigadores chinos invirtieron el proceso de cifrado para extrapolar la clave de cifrado desde el flujo de datos de salida. Usando el método miles de veces en un canal de 3.3 GHz de comunicación vía satélite, consiguieron reducir el tiempo de búsqueda de la clave de cifrado de 64 bits, haciendo más fácil encontrar la clave de descifrado. Con todo esto, se consiguió escuchar la conversación cifrada con un retraso de apenas 0.02 segundos de media (20 milisegundos), demostrando los graves problemas de seguridad que tiene GMR-2 en la actualidad. Los investigadores recomiendan a los operadores de comunicaciones vía satélite que actualicen sus módulos criptográficos para que las comunicaciones que actualmente venden como confidenciales sigan siéndolo. Cifrados como AES o PRESENT son mucho más seguros en la actualidad. La propia compañía británica Inmarsat en 2012 arregló los problemas de seguridad encontrados por los primeros investigadores, asegurando que el fallo fue completamente resuelto. Por desgracia, los resultados de esta nueva investigación parecen dejar esa afirmación en entredicho, en una comunicación vía satélite cuya seguridad es clave, pues es utilizada por presidentes o por militares en conflictos bélicos. Las comunicaciones vía satélite van a jugar un papel importantísimo en los próximos años, sobre todo para comunicar zonas aisladas del planeta en una red única que permita tener cobertura el 100% del tiempo que se esté en cielo abierto, con proyectos como el 5G for Satellite europeo, o los miles de satélites que SpaceX quiere poner alrededor de la Tierra. Esto ayudará también a que barcos yaviones puedan ofrecer conexiones mejores y más baratas (ADSL Zone via Conexion Digital 23 July via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. i24 --- see ISRAEL [non] ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. Not SWL DX, but still interesting --- As fewer and fewer stations are evident on SW, I've looked elsewhere for my radio kicks. Last night, I downloaded a SSTV image from the ISS on 145.8 MHz NFM as it passed overhead at 0649 UT. It's a rather easy process. I simply recorded the digital signal, then played it through MMSSTV software which worked perfectly. To know when the ISS is within range, this website proved very useful: https://www.issfanclub.com/# And here's my image, using an old Kenwood R2000 with the VHF option and a simple outdoor discone antenna, although it was also heard well with a simple rubber duck antenna and hand held Yupiteru scanner: Inline image 1 [visible to some on the DXLD yg] 73, (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, 0517 UT July 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I thought they might repeat the SSTV last night at 05:45 UTC, but nothing but dead air, so I suspect it was a weekend thing. Cheers! Walt 1630 UT July 25 ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. I'm on a satellite forum and there was some talk there several months ago that the FTA (free-to-air) satellite hobbyists are *DXers* also. A person may argue that satellite reception is always there, so it isn't really DX. BUT - the satellite hobbyist that calls himself a DXer would disagree and they generally have a reason for referring to it as DX. Just like any other band, C & Ku are radio/TV frequencies, they require a digital receiver and dish with the lnbf (antenna) to receive the signals. And not all signals are equal. Some are very strong and others are weak. Obviously, it doesn't take as sophisticated equipment to receive the strong signals. To get the weak and fussy signals, it takes a larger and well tuned dish, and especially aimed in the correct direction (degrees & azimuth). Hey, this is starting to sound like TV & FM DXing! And then there are some satellite *DXers* that collect photos of how many TV stations from various countries they can get - in other words, they keep a tally of the number of countries *logged*. Stations come and go. They move from satellite to satellite. They go off the air for awhile and then reappear. Didn't I just say this sounded like TV & FM DXing? I have four Ku band dishes up, along with one 6' C band dish. I've been chasing satellite TV channels since the mid 90s. But I don't think I've seen TVGE [Guinea Ecuatorial] yet (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, July 21, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) I have a Ku dish in my backyard. If you want hundreds of channels you'll never watch, then a Ku dish may be perfect for you. I don't consider this DX. It's just a matter of having the right equipment for what you want to receive. I used to have a motorized dish that could receive everything from 15 degrees west to 125 degrees, but it was too much work to maintain. Every once in a while the alignment would go slightly off and the whole arc would be off. Now I just keep it aimed at Hispasat (30 degrees west). Pointing there, I can receive Cuba, Argentina, and Spain. (Andrew Crazymonkey, My TV and FM DX Photos from Akron, Ohio... https://www.flickr.com/photos/133179000@N04/albums July 24, ibid.) I never intended to claim these ID slides as DX. I post them, simply, to show folks who've never had the chance to see these international channels. I find them interesting. Even though I don't speak many of the languages, the old saying still holds true --- "A picture is worth a thousand words." I've seen events, on the international channels, that you'll NEVER see from, what masquerades as News Media, here in the States. There's much to be learned from watching international TV, and, as another old saying goes: "Knowledge is power." If someone wants to count sat-surfing as DX it doesn't bother me any. 73, (Ed NN2E, Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds, KY, ibid.) Ed, you are correct. By the way, my Ku dish came in handy on Friday during an e-skip event. I had some UNID on channel 2, and I couldn't even figure which direction it was coming from. I almost thought the signal was peaking aiming NE on analog channel 2. I flipped on Cubavisión on my Ku dish, and sure enough, the programming matched; so I figured it was Santiago de Cuba, which is far less common than Havana's Tele Rebelde. The programming was super-weak, but good enough to see that it matched the Ku dish (Andrew, Akron OH, July 24, ibid.) ** INTERNATIONAL WATERS. HISTORIC FLIGHT OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN Southgate July 23, 2017 The commemorative around the world flight marking the 80 years since the disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart has finally left New Zealand (July 23) and is headed for Pago Pago American Samoa. Full report here: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/july/historic-flight-over-the-pacific-ocean.htm (via Mike Terry, July 25, dxldyg via DXLD) Viz.: Page last updated on: Sunday, July 23, 2017 Historic flight over the Pacific Ocean The commemorative around the world flight marking the 80 years since the disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart has finally left New Zealand (July 23) and is headed for Pago Pago, American Samoa. Brian Lloyd WB6RQN the 62-year old pilot has reported all is well after sorting out the reason for an aborted flight out of Hamilton in New Zealand’s north island a week earlier. On that flight headed for Pago Pago the plane’s engine spluttered and stopped, but with a lower altitude saw him regain control, but decided to return to Hamilton and sort out the problem. He advised that the test flight had confirmed the earlier fault was a combination of a partial blockage in the fuelling system and vapour lock, where the fuel had vaporised before reaching the engine. The single engine ‘Spirit’ plane on that test was taken to an altitude of 23,000 feet but could not replicate the earlier fault. Before taking off from Hamilton, Brian WB6RQN gave his estimated itinerary of Pago Pago International Airport, then an overfly of Howland Island, to Hawaii and the USA mainland to complete the circle. He intends to drop a floral wreath on Howland Island to pay respect to the Earhart flight that disappeared near there in 1937. The two month flight began on June 1, and has included South America, Africa, India, South-East Asia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. At each country he has put a flag sticker on the plane’s fuselage Brian WB6RQN embarked on the Project Amelia Flight in memory of aviation pioneers like Amelia Earhart. During the flight he has been heard talking on the Amateur Radio bands. Stuie VK8NSB who met the pilot when in Darwin reports he has worked WB6RQN today on 15m and 20m with the bands being very good. Many VK's, ZL's and also a couple of American stations have made the contact Jim Linton VK3PC (via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) WTFK?? Darn! Missed out on Brian's overflight of Howland Island yesterday (July 24) at about 2130 UT. He was on 20 mb, 14346-USB, I believe. Currently on the ground in Hawaii (Bruce Churchill, CA, 1844 UT July 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Wednesday, July 26, 2017 PROJECT AMELIA EARHART FLIGHT NEARS ITS END The commemorative around the world flight by pilot Brian Lloyd WB6RQN crossed the Pacific Ocean, landing first at Pago Pago in American Samoa, then Hawaii via a symbolic flyover of Howland Island. The Mooney M20K 231, registration number N916BL, named ‘Spirit’ has expanded fuel capacity, modern satellite avionics gear, and a ham radio transceiver enabling WB6RQN Aeronautical Mobile to talk to hundreds of radio amateurs. At Pago Pago (July 23) he was greeted by a news reporter for an interview, then got the latest weather information, with Ellie from the National Weather Service finishing her shift and taking him to a downtown restaurant for a meal of Samoan Oka (rockfish). Brian WB6RQN said the next stage was the hardest leg of the trip that was going to “push both the plane and me to the limit of our abilities”. He explained that the single engine propeller driven ‘Spirit’ was fully fuelled including three hours flying time of reserve fuel because “there are scant alternatives should problems mount up for any reason”. Earlier the flight had magneto problems, a fuel vapouring scare that caused him to turn back to New Zealand, not to mention adverse weather with fierce winds, blasting sandstorms, severe tropical conditions, thunder snow and high altitude ice. After leaving Pago Pago just before sunrise with about 19 hours ahead there was the planned flyover of Howland Island dropping a floral wreath where Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan tried unsuccessfully to land. Brian WB6RQN in reflection said: “My respect for Amelia Earhart has risen a thousand per cent now that I have flown 20,000 miles in her shoes. “I am talking about flying the plane and dealing with the issues that come up as part of the flight. She was the sole pilot in her plane as I am with mine. Speeds are comparable and I have had to deal with the same weather she did." [what about the navigator??] Project Amelia Earhart funded by The Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum and other donations retraces the route taken by the famous aviator in June 1937. Brian WB6RQN then headed for Hawaii to land at the Honolulu International Airport (July 25). After an overnight stay he took off again (July 26) passing over the historic Pearl Harbor sites on his final flight over the Pacific Ocean to Oakland California, then to the Amelia Earhart Museum in Atchison, Kansas. The epic flight taking in about 20 countries began on June 1, was to end at Kestrel Airpark Texas on July 30, which is the pilot’s starting point and his home airfield. Jim Linton VK3PC (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. R Ranginkaman/R Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol July 21 1600-1630 7575 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg WeAs Persian Mon/Fri, good signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock_21.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ISRAEL [non]. Regarding i24 and its corporate master Altice, I happen to see an ad for Altice on CNN (possibly inserted locally by its Suddenlink subsidiary), July 21 at 0537 UT, during which it is pronounced Al-teece. And quite by chance, the head honcho, Patrick Drahi, is subject of this story from Portugal, which came to me as spam. It`s a teaser for the full story about to be published in the major print magazine VISÃO, which I have not yet seen online: ``O lado oculto de Patrick Drahi anteVISÃO --- Mafalda Anjos, Diretora 19 de Julho de 2017 Provavelmente já ouviu falar de Patrick Drahi. É ele o empresário de origem judia que quer somar a TVI à Portugal Telecom e desafiar a concorrência, tornando-se num (ainda mais) poderoso empresário no panorama nacional. É conhecido por ser implacável, tratar as pessoas com desprezo, pagar-lhes o menos possível e, nos negócios, cultivar a rapidez na tomada de decisão. O que poucos sabem é que este homem de nome estrangeiro tem afinal desde o final do ano passado um novo passaporte português no bolso, atribuído ao abrigo da lei que desde 2015 admite a atribuição de nacionalidade aos judeus sefarditas com ascendentes nascidos no País. No tema de capa desta semana, Clara Teixeira e Cesaltina Pinto traçam o perfil do magnata que sonhou em comprar a Time Warner e quer ser o dono disto tudo em Portugal.`` [Google translation of above, slightly improved:] July 19, 2017 --- The Hidden Side of Patrick Drahi ``You've probably heard of Patrick Drahi. He is the businessman of Jewish origin who wants to add TVI to Portugal Telecom and challenge the competition, becoming an (even more) powerful businessman on the national scene. He is known to be ruthless, to treat people with contempt, to pay them as little as possible and, in business, to cultivate speed in decision-making. What few know is that this man of foreign name has since last year a new Portuguese passport in his pocket, attributed under the law that since 2015 admits the attribution of nationality to Sephardic Jews with ascendants born in the country. On this week's cover, Clara Teixeira and Cesaltina Pinto trace the profile of the tycoon who dreamed of buying Time Warner and wants to be the owner of it all in Portugal.`` I then searched for more of the story and got this version, as also translated: ``Drahi, the owner of PT and TVI, has a new passport: Portuguese Economy 19.07.2017 às 17h08 Rui Duarte Silva Descendant of Sephardic Jews, Patrick Drahi acquired Portuguese nationality before launching himself for the purchase of Media Capital. It's the third passport to get into his pocket. In the two years between the acquisition of Portugal Telecom and Media Capital, Altice's boss, Patrick Drahi, has not stopped. Under the new law of 2015, he acquired Portuguese nationality after having been able to prove that he descends from three Jewish families expelled from Portugal by the edict of D. Manuel I, in 1496: Os Adrehi (name that will have evolved to Drahi), the Sicsú and the Amouyal. Of the Adrehi and Sicsú, there are records of their return to Faro in the 19th century, after Diaspora had taken them first to Livorno (Italy), and then to Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, where Patrick would be born in 1963. In the Algarve city, the ancestors of the magnate are remembered as influential members of the Jewish community, and the proof is in sight of whoever crosses the portal of the Lisbon Synagogue. Learn all about Patrick Drahi's life and Media Capital's buying deal in this week's VISION, Thursday on the newsstands. AVAILABLE ALSO: Ipad - Digital Edition`` (via Glenn Hauser, DXLD) Hi Glenn- I hope things are going well. A) i24 News has actually been around for a number of years. It just started being broadcast on US cable systems full-time, until recently. It was actually just made legal to broadcast in Israel a few months ago, but I don't believe it's yet broadcast there. The push to make it legal was made, since the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation / Kan does not have English TV news. It has been available live on the web, since its inception. There were no "overnight" Israel time live programming, until they started in the US and opened up their Times Square studio. Even now, as you mentioned, many of the segments are replays. i24 News website - including live feed and schedule: http://www.i24news.tv/ The live feed is also available on http://dailymotion.com (which is what the i24 News website links to) and YouTube. Some background about i24 News: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I24news Info about becoming legal in Israel: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/146511-170529-government-approves-bill-allowing-i24news-to-be-broadcast-in-israel B) While I'm here, I'm not sure if it was noticed, but the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation / Kan (replacement for IBA), does have English radio news. It's one, 1-hour broadcast a day at 8 PM Israel Time [17 UT during DST]. Sunday-Thursday it's live news. Friday and Saturday, it's a weekly recap. The English radio staff is pretty much the same as IBA. The IPBC was allowed to hire something like 40% of the IBA staff. I can't recall the exact percentage. Kan REKA live feed website, Press play/pause button shown on the radio dial graphic: http://www.kan.org.il/live/radio.aspx?stationId=10 Kan English news, on demand, recorded broadcasts: http://www.kan.org.il/Radio/program.aspx/?progId=1158 Unfortunately, the Kan website is not in English, although web translation sites can be used to translate it, of course (Daniel Rosenzweig, July 23, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: On i24 and Kan radio news in English Following on to Daniel Rosenzweig's comments yesterday ... i24 in French and English are also on C-band FTA (Free To Air) satellite as well; we don't need no stinking web-feed – at least in North America! ;) Here is my first log of that service: 121.0 W, Galaxy-23, 3.910-H/14400 Msps, i24 Israel News network with one stream in English 24/7. English news & news features, a nice addition to the 'free' birds! I don't know how long this has been here since a robin's nest in my dish super-structure prevented me from skewing the dish this far in the last month, but since the chicks have now flown the nest.... ;) Inline image 2 --- I don't know if the photos will appear in the 'list but I'll include them above just in case. [yes, they do --- gh] This transponder is a bit 'eclectic'. Stream 001 remains "Pursuit" network (w/hunting/fishing shows) but the rest is 'new' (this was "ET" -- Taiwan television in Chinese before) Stream 002 is Israel's i24 in French and stream 003 is i24 in English. 64% and steady. Both i24 streams are 1080i HD 8PSK/H.264. 1550-1615 24/Jun. It IS an interesting news service. -- One can never be too rich, too thin or have too many radios. D <-- and I'm still not with stupid! --> R (kv zichi, mi, UT July 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: On i24 and Kan radio news in English Thanks. The following URL has the satellite frequencies and cable channels for i24 around the world. It must not be 100% up to date, as it does not yet include the United States. It also seems to be a bit buggy. Once you select a country in which there is no service, it tells you all future selected countries, have no service. http://www.i24news.tv/en/channels The Kan / Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation FM / Satellite (local area) information is here. Unfortunately, it's a Hebrew, PDF file. Luckily, the numbers are the same :-) http://www.kan.org.il/download/files/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%97%20%D7%AA%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf BTW, REKA is now listed in tunein.com as "Here REKA" (Kan, meaning "Here") https://beta.tunein.com/radio/Here-REKA-1003-s97675/ (Doni Rosenzweig, July 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN [non]. 5985, NHK. Julio 17. 0400-0430 UT. Via WRMI. Noticias sobre actividades de la Cruz Roja en Corea del Norte, comentarios sobre las acciones de Japón con respecto al intercambio comercial con Estados Unidos, Investigación científica sobre hormigas rojas, altas temperaturas en Japón, 36% de aprobación de Trump, declaraciones de Macron sobre el antisemitismo, Presidente de Botsuana invita al Dalai Lama a visitar su país, entre otras noticias breves como un incendio en China, consumos de bebidas, informaciones bursátiles que no serán llevadas a cabo por ser el día del mar. A las 0415, se emite el programa: “Hablemos en Japonés” con la frase: “Suba la escalera y vaya a la derecha” y palabras como escalera, subir, mañana, entre otras en la sección: “enséñeme profesora” y luego una mini lección de onomatopeyas con la expresión ton-ton. Luego un vistazo al diario de Ana y su visita en Japón. Después, un comentario y descripción de las librerías de manga. A las 0426, un tema de balada en japonés y despedida del servicio en español. SINPO: 45444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** KASHMIR AZAD. [Re 17-29, Mirpur, 936 kHz:] Thank you for the report. Looks like 792 kHz is gone for good. Do you hear 7265 kHz often? 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENNG DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 2850, KCBS (Presumed) at 1050. Very low modulation today, but hearing fairly strong carrier. July 23 (Rick Barton, AZ, most with indoor antenna and window frame antenna due to unpredictable and frequent thunderstorm activity. Receivers: Zenith Royal 7000, R.S. SW-2000629, County Comm GP-5/SSB and Grundig Satellit 750. Stations in English unless otherwise stated, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I state otherwise: this would not be in English (gh) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Back to former 5965, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata, ex 7215. At 1300, on July 21; in Korean with no jamming yet; fair-good. July 22, first day of heavy N. Korea jamming, on 5965, at 1246; before the *1300 of Shiokaze (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5965, July 24 at *1300, very poor signal starts with YL talking and Shiokaze music from JSR JAPAN. Ron Howard says it moved back here from 7215 on July 21, and North Korean jamming started the next day. Presumably English still on Thursdays only, but far too long after sunrise here a sesquihour earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. [Re 17-29: ``Affected`` --- WTH does that mean?] Anything from off the air completely, to part of the time, to reduced power, to different azimuth, or part of the time, or even partly substituted by other relay sites? And is that all? Two hours a day for 4+ months? But not any other transmissions, transmitters or antennas involved? If so, why can`t they do the maintenance at some other time when would not be on air anyway? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Having just read your comments, I thought I’d pass on some info I have about work at the KBS short wave site. The KBS Japanese and Spanish web pages give more details. Apparently the South American curtain antenna is being totally replaced (currently 3 stayed [guyed] masts – 4x4 high/low band – 81 degrees slewable +/- 15 degrees). Broadcasts affected are: 0100-0400 UT on 11810 kHz (Spanish, Japanese, Korean) 0100-0300 UT on 9580 kHz (Japanese, English) 1100-1200 UT on 11795 kHz (Spanish) In 2015 the South Asia and African antennas on stayed masts were replaced by new curtain antennas on self-supporting towers, no doubt space saving and requiring less maintenance. I am guessing that the new South American arrays will also use the same type of towers. During the last antenna rebuild, non-directional antennas were temporarily in use, so there is every reason to suppose that this will also be the case this time. OK for listeners in Japan, but bad news for those in South America. According to information I had from one of their tech team a few years back, no antenna at Kimjae can operate any higher than 15 MHz. It is wishful thinking to expect their new South American antenna to include the 17, 21 and 26 MHz bands, ideal for evening coverage into Central and South America, especially during times of higher sun spot activity. A pity they didn’t install two or three of the “Alliss type” rotatable antennas instead of updating their current fixed antenna layout. 73 (Alan Holder, Isle of Wight, UK, July 22, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH [non]. USA, 9605 [via WHRI]. KBS. Julio 16. 0131-0200 UT. Programa “Buzón del Radioescucha” con lectura de las cartas de papel, luego: “Literatura en audio: La vegetariana” con la escena sobre la visita de la cuñada a la casa de los protagonistas, después un tema de FT ISLAND, para dar el espacio de las cartas llegadas electrónicamente. A las 0149 comienza: “Corea en 5 minutos” con respecto a la forma de pasar el calor, la lluvia del mes de Julio con el uso de los zapatos de plástico, los artículos usados para evitar las filtraciones de agua, los mosquitos, el aire acondicionado, los refrescos, la visita de Busán. A las 0155, se emite la despedida del programa y un tema del cantante G-Dragon. SINPO: 35443 // 15575, 0200-0210 UT, no se escucha. Por lo tanto, coincide con la información sobre el ajuste de las antenas desde el centro emisor de Kimjae, dicho la semana anterior. 9605, KBS. Julio 17. 0100-0159 UT. Programa: “Destacados” con comentarios de las noticias de la semana, tales como: el Tratado de Libre Comercio con Estados Unidos y el probable efecto del déficit por el TLC, retroceso en el mercado automotriz de marcas coreanas tanto internamente como en China, envejecimiento poblacional en Corea del Sur. A las 0110, se emite: “Melodías de Corea” con la presentación de Cristian Burgos y con presentación de temas de KPOP. A las 0115, Top Ten de la semana con grupos como Twice, Blackpink, APINK, G-Dragon, Mamamoo. Para luego emitir en completo la canción de Mamamoo, titulada: “Yes, I am”. A las 0114 con comentarios sobre el Top Ten. Luego se emite una canción de la artista Chung Ha que perteneció a I.O.I, llamada: “Why Don't You Know”. A las 0129, se lee la letra de la canción: “No quiero llorar” de Seventeen que se emite de forma inmediata. A las 0135, se emite el especial de un canta autor de fines de los años 90, que actualmente es productor y presentador de televisión. A las 0145 comienza el mini segmento “Rincón del melomano” con las presentación de los ganadores y las canciones seleccionadas por ellos hasta las 0159. SINPO: 55454, a las 0118 en adelante SINPO: 35343, A las 0127 con SINPO: 55444. A las 0144 con SINPO: 55555 9605, KBS. Julio 18. 0127-0159 UT. Programa: “La ciudad en Metro” con la descripción de un barrio y su mercado. A las 0132, se vuelve a “Corea diario” con respecto a una protesta realizado por fotógrafos. Luego perfil de una esgrimista surcoreana que participó en las olimpiadas de Pekín y Londres que tuvo una hija. A las 0138, se emite la canción: “Champion” de PSY. A las 0142, “Coreano en Dramas” basado en un dialogo de la novela: “5 niños”. A las 0146 se emite el programa “Economía Hoy” con el enfoque económico sobre la predicción de crecimiento económico de las autoridades monetarias coreanas y la mantención de las tasas de interés durante este año, además de los tipos de interés. A las 0154, se emite el segmento sobre las pequeñas empresas coreanas dedicada al ocio marítimo y desarrollo de la realidad virtual de lanzarse en tirolina. SINPO: 55444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) 9605 KBS [via WHRI]. Julio 20. 0136-0200 UT. Programa “Corea diario” con informaciones acerca de la publicación de poemas en el metro y la molestia de los usuarios frente a las temáticas de algunos de ellos. A las 0137 un tema musical. A las 0140 se inicia “Coreano en Dramas” con el uso de una expresión de exageración y dolor referidas a las personas enfermas y que, también, tienen otros usos. A las 0145, se emite: “Al son de Corea” con el tema y canciones acerca de los antagonistas presentes en algunos relatos de la literatura antigua como la canción sobre los acantilados rojos u otra referido al modo de pasar lista, por parte de un villano. SINPO: 45454. 9605 KBS. Julio 21. 0132-0200 UT. Programa: “Corea diario” con la nota informativa sobre el turismo médico y el trasplante de brazo. Liberación de delfines en la Isla de Jeju. A las 0139, se emite: Red Flavor de Red Velvet. A las 0141, “Coreano en dramas” con una expresión acerca de la exageración y los niveles de formalidad de los mismos. A las 0145, se habla de temas de los temas intercoreanas como: las presiones de Estados Unidos contra Corea del Norte como la sanción de las firmas chinas que invierten en Norcorea, inauguración de un centro de ayuda a los desertores norcoreanos con trabajos y recreación. Despedida del servicio a las 0158. SINPO: 55444. 9605 KBS. Julio 23. 0110-0159 UT. Vía WHRI. Programa: “Cine en la Radio” con la descripción del filme “El Anarquista de la colonia” y la comparación con otras películas de la misma época. Luego top de las 5 películas más vistas en Corea, después presentación de la banda de sonido de una película dedicadas a las bandas de los años 70’s y el ambiente de esa época de dictadura en Corea y la canción “La llama de la juventud”. A las 0125 se emite: “Buzón del Radioescucha” con el aviso del festejo del 55 aniversario de la emisora y los preparativos del mismo. A las 0129, se leen las cartas de papel. A las 0132, se emite: “Literatura en audio: La vegetariana” con la descripción del esposo acerca de la reacción de sus cuñados con respecto a su mujer con respecto a la comida servida. A las 0137, se emite una canción de pop. A las 0141, se leen las cartas llegadas por email, dentro de uno de los comentarios se hace alusión de los ajustes del sitio de emisor de Kimjae. A las 0150, se emite: “Corea en 5 minutos” acerca de la gran cantidad de personas que saben tocar al piano y otras academias, por ejemplo, la de artes e inglés, el uso de las patinetas, la popularidad de los legos, ir a los cibercafés, las cartas. A las 0156, se da fin a la emisión con una canción de pop rock. SINPO: 55555 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 11600, PRIDNESTROVIE, Denge Kurdistane at 2040 in Kurdish with a man with possible news or a news magazine with talk with sound bytes with mentions of “Kurdistan” – Fair Jul 21 (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) ** KUWAIT. Re R. Kuwait: DRM mode in Arabic on 13650 at 1700 UT, July 20 (Ivo Ivanov, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Summer A-17 temporarily schedule of Radio Kuwait, July 20: 0500-0900 on 15515 KBD 250 kW / 059 deg to EaAs Arabic General Service 0800-1000 on 7250 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to WeAs Persian 1600-1800 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu 1700-2000 on 13650 KBD 250 kW / 350 deg to ENAm Arabic GSce DRM, ex AM [350 degrees from Kuwait is to western NAm, not eastern --- gh] 1800-2100 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English DRM mode,ex AM All other registered frequencies of R Kuwait are inactive at present: 0200-0745 on 5960 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic General Service 1000-1200 on 21580 KBD 250 kW / 084 deg to SEAs Filipino 1015-1600 on 11630 KBD 250 kW / 230 deg to CeAf Arabic Holy Qur'an Sce 1100-1600 on 9750 KBD 250 kW / 286 deg to NEAf Arabic General Service 1215-1545 on 21540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Arabic General Service 1615-2100 on 6050 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic General Service 2015-2400 on 17550 KBD 250 kW / 350 deg to ENAm Arabic General Service [350 degrees from Kuwait is to western NAm, not eastern --- gh] http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2017/07/summer-17-temporarily-schedule-of-radio.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15515, 0500-0900 UT towards Ce/EaAS, IRN, KAZ, TJK, weCHN, TWN, KOR/KRE, JPN, at ITU zones 43,45 KBD 250kW 59degr 0 216 Ara KWT RKW MOI 15515, Radio Kuwait in Arabic towards Ce and East Asia, noted July 24 at 0515 UT, Arabic nx read by male presenter, Radio Kuwait ID "Ida'at Kuwait" in Arabic at 0517 UT. S=8-9 signal in ME skip zone of Doha Qatar, and \\ local mediumwave 540 kHz S=9+15dB, 1134 kHz S=9 strength too. S=9+10dB signal strength in Delhi India at 0517 UT. S=4-5 poor in Brisbane Queensland Australia at 0519 UT. S=1-2 tiny on threshold in Hiroshima and Tokyo Japan. S=9+15dB in Moscow Russia remote unit at 0521 UT. S=9+15dB in central Italy Rimini, Bologna. S=7-8 backlobe signal into Hungary Europe. S=7-8 strength also here in southern Germany. S=6-7 in central Belgium. S=3 poor and tiny propagation into Liverpool western England. S=5 in central Sweden. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA. Log: Libya al Wataniya 677 kHz at 2000 UT on July 20. Das Heimatlandprogramm aus Benghazi heute zur Abwechslung mal auf 677.0 kHz. ID "Idha'atul Libya al Wataniya". O=3 (Patrick Robich, Austria, A-DX ng July 20 via BC-DX 21 July via DXLD) 677.5 kHz sagt das WRTH 2017 Handbook als Alternative, heute abend eher minus 6 Hertz gemessen als Fussprint bei 676.994 kHz, at 2029 UT July 20. 73 wb [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20 via BC-DX 21 July via DXLD) ** LITHUANIA [non]. BROADCASTS OF WESTERN RADIO STATIONS TO SOVIET LITHUANIA 1950-1990. Zaksauskiene I. Summary of the dissertation (in English, pdf): https://epublications.vu.lt/object/elaba:8281184/ The analysis of US radio broadcasts to the Soviet Lithuania reveal the type of policy that the United States implemented during the Cold War in terms of its relations with Lithuania by means of public diplomacy rather than traditional diplomacy. Studies of Western radio broadcasts are important not only in analysing the policy implemented with regard to Lithuania but also in revealing fundamental processes of the society`s development, differences of ideological indoctrination from those of other Soviet societies, the changing relationship of their members with the Soviet system, and also the position of the regime itself with regard to various threats. The analysis of the processes taking place in the Soviet Lithuanian society reveals that Western radio broadcasts produced for each state of the Baltic Bloc in their native languages motivated citizens` passive resistance, distrust in the Soviet regime as well as led to questioning its legitimacy and achievements. The view that during the Cold War the USA sought to affect the inner development of Soviet Lithuania`s society by means of radio broadcasts provides an opportunity to assess the policy of the non-recognition of the annexation of the Baltic States. territory in a different light and to analyse political and socio-cultural processes in the Soviet Lithuania`s society from a new perspective. Zaksauskiene I. Vakaru radijo transliacijos i sovietin Lietuva 1950- 1990 m. Dissertatsiya (na litovskom yazyke) pdf: https://epublications.vu.lt/object/elaba:8281197/ (via Rus-DX July 23 published July 22 via DXLD) ** MEXICO. 650, July 23 at 1120, Mexican music from XETNT, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, the major lowband signal holding up as Enid sunrise 1131 is nigh. 1128 full ID as Radio 65, Radio Viva, noticias Altavoz.com, and into choral NA at this odd time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 700, XEGD, Hidalgo del Parral, Chih. JUL 19, 1102 - National anthem followed by AM/FM ID (XEGD 700 AM, XHGD 90.3 FM); address and phone numbers were also given but unreadable; "La Poderosa" slogan. Fair/poor. Mexican stations seem to have more latitude these days as far as when to play the national anthem. Used to be at 6:00 a.m. local time, with virtually no exceptions but XEGD played it at 5:00 and have noted others at 5:30 (John Wilkins, Wheat Ridge CO; Drake R8, 4-foot box loop, NRC IDXD via DXLD) ** MEXICO. 6185, R. EDUCACIÓN. Julio 17. 0334-0351 UT [Mon]. Música de baladas rancheras. A las 0349, identificación del programa: “Sintonía Libre” con la lectura de la noticia de una premiación a una emisora. SINPO: 45343 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) Sintonía Libre = DX/media program? (gh, DXLD) Radio Educación XEPPM --- Folks, I have just published some photos of the antennas at R. Educación for their 6185 and 1060 kHz outlets. These come after a discussion I've been having over the past week with my friend and fellow DXer, Magdiel Cruz in Mexico. Magdiel visited the station in 2013 and took many excellent shots of the txer, antennas and studios. More details at: http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/radio-educacion-mexico-transmitters-and.html And Magdiel's website is well worth checking out. Hope this may be of interest to someone here. XEPPM is the only remaining Mexican SW station on air. Cheers, (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, July 23, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) Viz.: My recent post http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/radio-educacion-mexico-6185-khz-youtube.html on the winter reception of Radio Educación, XEPPM, Mexico City (6185 kHz) has created some interest from readers of this MEDXR blog. It certainly was pleasing to catch the signal back on June 14. However, there appears to be some confusion about the transmitter power output on the shortwave outlet. WRTH lists XEPPM as 10 kW. Another list shows it as 1 kW. Last week I asked my Mexican DXing friend, Magdiel Cruz Rodríguez if he knew what the correct output was for 6185 kHz. He was able to confirm the following from the actual information plates on each transmitter: Shortwave 6185 kHz: 5 kW max, 1 kW reduced power Mediumwave 1060 kHz: 50 kW max, 10 kW reduced power Magdiel and friends visited the Radio Educación transmitter site back in July 2013 as part of their XIX Encuentro Diexista Mexicano. The visit included a tour of the transmitter plant, the antennas, the studios, and even a shortwave antenna construction workshop, organised by the station engineers! There are many more excellent photos of the transmitter site and antennas at Magdiel's website called Entre Ondas. Please check out his report at: http://entre-ondas.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/xix-encuentro-diexista-mexicano-visita.html My thanks go to Magdiel for his most useful information (via DXLD) ** MOROCCO. [Re 9575 Medi-1 off the air:] Old transmitter, often failures, no /expensive spare parts; reaching the audience in S France now via cable / FM (Walter Eibl, ed., July WWDXC DX Magazine, via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio. Special coverage of Myanmar vs Brunei, in the U23 soccer games (under age 23), on July 21, at 1139 and still going at 1255; seemed to perhaps be a TV audio feed, as less than full spoken coverage. July 23, with coverage of the Myanmar vs Australia U23 soccer game; these matches being held in Yangon; heard at 1239; fair (Ron Howard, oceanside at Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) For those that are interested, here is video of today's highlights of the U23 soccer match between Myanmar and Australia, that was held in Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FntxOAIhV5M (Ron, ibid.) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9925, UT Sunday July 23 at 0032 and further chex following hour, only a JBA carrier! Presumed The Mighty KBC via GERMANY. Yet Greece is good S9 on 9935, and better on 9420. Can a slightly more northerly path account for this disparity? WWV reported: ``Solar-terrestrial indices for 22 July follow. Solar flux 70 and estimated planetary A-index 16. The estimated planetary K-index at 0000 UTC on 23 July was 3. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. 7425, RNZI at 1040. News magazine, interview, N-Z Film Commission, Fijian swimming medalist, changing antenna azimuth at ToH and losing most of signal. Armchair until antenna change. July 21 (Rick Barton, AZ, most with indoor antenna and window frame antenna due to unpredictable and frequent thunderstorm activity. Receivers: Zenith Royal 7000, R.S. SW-2000629, County Comm GP-5/SSB and Grundig Satellit 750. Stations in English unless otherwise stated, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NICARAGUA. 539.859, R. Corporación, Managua, JUL 8, 0458 - Het against 540 WLIE; measured 539.859 kHz, signed off at 0459 UT (Bruce Conti, WPC1CAT, Nashua NH; WiNRADiO Excalibur, MWDX-5, variable termination SuperLoop antennas 15 x 18-m 60 northeast and 15 x 23-m 180 south, NRC IDXD via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6955-USB, July 23 at 0120, rock song at S9, 0123 announcements but can`t copy due to high storm noise level. 0132 a jingle and ID with reverb as Radio Interlochen -- as in Michigan; or is it Interlaken, as in Switzerland? Neither: that`s what I am disposed to hear as a classical music aficionado, but godforbid any SW pirate should ever play any of that!!! Numerous logs here https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,36288.0.html spell it as Radio Enterhaken --- which I guess is a known pirate of yore, but has anyone really seen it in print? Rafman cites announced e-mail address as enterhaken@gmx.net so that would clinch it, but did they spell it out? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, many of us have QSL’s from Radio Enterhaken with the correct spelling – (Ed. Mark Taylor, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, July 23 at 0152, another pirate with wild music while 6955 is still on. It`s unID for even more numerous loggers https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,36293.0.html despite a number of SSTV captures showing PEE WEE under the slogan ``I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to do`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925, July 23 at 0153, JBA AM carrier slightly on lo side. No matches for this on HFU, tho earlier there was an unID on 6925.1. This hour I have been mainly attentive to CNN`s `Declassified` about Russian spies caught in the US, illustrated with a DX-440 SW radio just like mine (out of service); for real, or re-enactment? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. YHWH pirate on right now === Here in Arizona, I am hearing "Josiah" on 7585 right now. The signal is pretty anemic, so I cant say if he has the same modulation issues or not. We're still in twilight here, so maybe the signal will build. 73 and Good Listening! (Rick in AZ Barton, 0251 UT July 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7585, July 25 at 0311, JBA carrier, tnx tip from Rick Barton, AZ, that anti-Christ pirate Station YHWH was back on the air, but very weak for him until off at 0312*. Had not been reported since June 30. Not heard by Ron Howard or Volodya Salmaniw then, but Walt had Josiah the next night July 26 at 0220 an hour before BC sunset with fair signal and good modulation; not rechecked here yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7585, UNITED STATES (Pirate), YHWH at 0245. Familiar voice of "Josiah", only could make out "Prophet" and "Yahweh", very weak signal. It is twilight here, waiting for signal to build. Poor, Fair on peaks on Grundig Satellit portable with indoor wire antenna. update: creepy music song ("Days of Hard Life") at 0309. Went off at 0312. July 25 (Rick Barton, AZ, 0553 UT July 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Earlier: Nothing heard into Victoria on 7585 when checking from 0350 UT. 73, (Walt, dxldyg via DXLD) Hi Walt, Was checking 7585 on-and-off 0300-0400, but nothing heard here on the coast. Not very good conditions overall this evening. (Ron, California, 0534 UT, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 740, Sunday July 23 at 1140 UT, distracted from SRS DXing by an interview on KRMG rather than far-right talkshows; with conductor of an orchestra about their upcoming 10-concert 2017-2018 season, seems like it`s quite creative. Some time references imply however this was recorded circa last February. I figure it`s the Tulsa Symphony --- but no, wrapping up at 1156 UT with Andrés Franco, conductor of the Signature Symphony, of which I had never heard, http://www.signaturesymphony.org on the program `Oklahoma Perspective`. Season theme is ``"From the Heartland: Tulsa Music Connections" as explained: http://signaturesymphony.org/signature-symphony-at-tcc-announces-2017-2018-season/ Quite affordable too, individual tickets $12, season $60. Makes me wish I were much closer to Tulsa. The S.S. is part of Tulsa Community College. This motto appears twice on website: ``Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam.`` It looks like Latin, but maybe it`s nonsense? Google can`t translate it all. In segments, comes up with ``just hate tomorrow, protein and antioxidants in poverty and need`` --- huhhh??? Tulsa Symphony, OTOH, emphasizes that it`s ``professional``, now in its twelfth season following the demise of the Tulsa Philharmonic. https://tulsasymphony.org/ It`s also broadcast on KWTU 88.7, the only one pending on current schedule: ``September 10, 4-6 pm [CDT Sunday = 21-23 UT], Classics Series: The Firebird, Symphony No. 90 (Haydn), Hary Janos Suite (Kodaly), The Firebird Suite (Stravinsky)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1520, KOKC, Oklahoma City – Applies to extend STA, U1 10000/10000, temporary tower (AM Switch, NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. [Re previous research into KAMG-LP 92.1 Enid:] ``Representative, when original licensee Amigos Ministry (thus the call letters), was consummating assignment of license, signed by Salvador Cuadra, President.`` I remember this guy from way back. He was a TV DXer and he was in the WTFDA. There was some issue with him and it was related to religion. I'm a bit fuzzy how it all went down so I won't say what I think happened, but he did leave the club. I think his TV DXing began to take a back seat to his involvement with Christian radio. But the point that I wanted to make was that I went to the link Glenn provided and scrolled slowly from beginning to end and back again from end to beginning and I just could not find anything at all on John Broomall, which was sad because I really was interested in reading about this guy. If he is still around, and it appears that he is still around, he must be around 90 (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, July 25, WTFDA gg via DXLD) The 2013 DXLD item was this: Christian Community Broadcasters, meanwhile, says its services are continuing during the shutdown. CCB’s John Broomall tells Radio World his company is still able to conduct frequency searches and prepare applications off-line, in preparation for when the FCC’s online databases are working again. CCB is also conducting a contest to guess how many LPFM applications will be filed. (Remember, we’re talking about filed, not actually granted.) The person with the closest guess will win a Raduga Professional Radio Automation System. In the first LPFM Window cycle in 2000–2001 there were 3,258 applications filed, according to Broomall. “Anyone interested in LPFM can enter,” according to Broomall (via Oct CIDX Messenger via DXLD) Broomall was once a TVDXer (gh, DXLD) Their website now says: From: http://ccbroadcasters.com/about_ccb.htm About CCB --- Christian Community Broadcasters is the "Ace" of community broadcasting because of its Advocacy of Low Power, Consulting and FCC filing services, and Equipment to transmit an FM signal. CCB was founded by John and Henri Broomall in early 2000, shortly after the FCC authorized Low Power FM radio in January 2000, to assist churches, ministries, schools, and other community groups to apply for, construct, and operate LPFM stations. CCB has prepared hundreds of FCC filings from basic routine applications and waiver requests to the most complex technical and regulatory pleadings. CCB's goal is to provide current and accurate information about FCC regulations, equipment, programming, music licensing, and underwriting ("paying the bills"). Christian Community Broadcasters was formed to provide Christian low power broadcasters with support and advocacy. John Broomall, Sr., helped found Atlanta's non-commercial Christian television station, WATC-DT 57, nearly 20 years ago, and served as its Underwriting Manager until his retirement in 2012 Non-profit organizations were permitted to file for stations during four "FCC filing windows" from June 2000 to June 2001. Today, nearly 800 LPFMs are on-the-air; of these, more than half are operated by churches and Christian ministries. Formats range from KGOD-LP airing Scripture 24/7 without commentary to stations offering "God's County," (Christian country music format). The FCC is currently processing 2,800 Applications filed in an October- November 2013 LPFM Filing Window. Mission: To assist Christian organizations in the United States, and around the world, apply for, construct, and operate local community radio stations. CCB disseminates a wide range of relevant information and serves as an advocate for low power broadcasters (via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. 92.1, July 21 at 1429 UT check, local KAMG-LP is *still* transmitting dead air; only a few miles away, but quite weak, and with PL-880 antenna properly positioned, KFXI again penetrates it, with rock, 1434 UT Pauls Valley Ford ad, ``KFXI, Foxi 92``, i.e. 100 kW from Marlow, southern OK. There is slight tropo enhancement. This and 94.1 Lawton are all I get when I set up on the porch after Es to here halfway up the FM band is implied by the 6m DXmap (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 94.1, July 21 at 1430 UT, with a little tropo boost, rock music manages next to local splatterer 94.3 KLGB-LP. Program plugs it also being on AFN, see bobandtom.com and then national ads from Home Depot, NAPA, but 1431 UT ``Lawton-Fort Sill`s Rock Station, Z-94``, which is KZCD, 35 kW H&V, 178m HAAT. It`s their only OK station per affiliate list: http://www.bobandtom.com/stations/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 24, July 25 at 1420 UT, KOKH ``25`` OKC megawatt is unusually breaking up as if suffering from CCI. Tropo map shows some enhancement in OK & KS, but no other channels are showing anything unusual. This happens on one of my antennas, but not the other, maybe a fluke. Nearest other RF 24s are per W9WI.com: K24IW-D in Ardmore, close to same heading as OKC, 500 watts but CP for 15 kW; the KTUL Tulsa booster really in McAlester, 600 watts (and application for a 700-watt one in Bartlesville(?)) both listed as ``Tulsa``. Reversely there are four CPs in Kansas afar, Colby, Chapman, and Russell, obviously assigned in a row as K24LE, LF and LG; and Wichita CP anear, KGPT-CD with 15 kW. BTW, KOKH on 25-2 is now Charge! for some time, not Grit as in W9WI.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DTV ** OKLAHOMA. Checking the NWS Enid website July 20 around 1915 UT, I am astounded to see it display a current temp of 122 F = 50 C! After finding contact form, I tell them: ``It`s hot, but surely not THAT hot, which would be record breaking -- - current temp as 122 = 50 C????? How can we rely on this. Today`s high separately predicted at only 103. I copy from your own site for Enid: Current conditions at Enid, Enid Woodring Regional Airport (KWDG) [not a radio callsign] Lat: 36.38 N --- Lon: 97.79 W --- Elev: 1168 ft. Partly Cloudy 122 F 50 C Humidity 16% Wind Speed S 9 mph Barometer 30.00 in Dewpoint 64 F (18 C) Visibility 10.00 mi Heat Index 127 F (53 C) Last update 20 Jul 1:50 pm CDT PLEASE EXPLAIN!!`` Next check a few minutes later, it has declined to *only* 106. No reply received. Here`s a screenshot of the evidence: http://www.w4uvh.net/NWSEnid122.bmp (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OMAN. 15140, Radio Sultanate of Oman; no sign of them at 1430, 22- July (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' RW --- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! ---, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 4810. R. LOGOS. Julio 22. 0301-0311 UT. Música y luego un hombre habla sobre un juego de encontrar cerditos y la cantidad de derechos de movimientos. SINPO: 43343 con un CODAR como QRM. (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** PERÚ. 5980, R. CHASKI. Julio 16. 2244­2255 UT. Hombre lee acerca del contexto histórico de la escritura de la Epístola de Pablo a los Romanos, la opinión de la patrística y cada uno de los temas que trata. A las 2254, se identifica como: “Red Radio Integridad” y emisión del Himno: “Castillo fuerte”, SINPO: 55555 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) 5980, July 20 at 2335, JJJBBBA carrier from R. Chaski, fading up and down vs the noise level. Cuts off at approx. 2339:15* which is 75 seconds later than last check 11 nights ago, July 9 until 2338:00*, so averaging 6.82 seconds later per noctem, right in line with previous calculation of 6.72 seconds over a 34-day span. If it was really until 2339:14* today, as well it could have been within margin of error, that would average out to 6.73! Anyhow, they obviously still have not reset the autotimer closer to nominal 2330.0* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5980. R.CHASKI. Julio 20. 2300-2310 UT. Espacio musical instrumental, aviso de los compromisos de las iglesias locales, identificación como: “Red Radio Integridad desde Lima, Perú…” a las 2303. A las 2305 comienza: “Alimento para el alma” con el tema de la reconstrucción del Templo de Salmón y la restauración de las personas. Luego espacio musical. SINPO: 55555. 5980. R. CHASKI. Julio 22. 2325-2339 UT. Música instrumental, luego avisos de la emisora. A las 2331 se emite: “Jungla semántica” acerca de la paciencia, la fe y otros conceptos derivados de las cartas del Apóstol Pablo, junto a una crítica al Pentecostalismo. A las 2339, salida del aire. SINPO: 45454 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** PHILIPPINES. 15355, July 20 at 2256, surprised to find a fairly good signal here with jazz music, interspersed with thrice repeated IDs in English for Radio Veritas Asia, Quezon City, which would start Filipino at 2300 on 15355. After that does start, the signal fades, but it had been #3 only to the Cubans on 15370 and 15230 in the original 19m band, besides a few more weak signals upper, 15610 WEWN, 15730 another RHC. Aoki shows 15355 as daily 2300-2327, 250 kW, 0 degrees from Palauig, meaning due north or non-direxional? WRTH avoids the issue by never publishing azimuths (not in the Bargraph Frequency Guide either), just very general target areas, in this case Asia. HFCC shows registered targets as CIRAF 42 & 43, i.e. western and central China, which make no sense, neither for language nor for azimuth. Anyhow, this does attain central North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PHILIPPINES [non]. Radio Veritas Asia via SMdiGaleria, July 21 1430-1457 on 11630 SMG 250 kW / 089 deg to SoAs Urdu, powerful 1500-1552 on 15620 SMG 250 kW / 107 deg to N/ME Filipino, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-radio-veritas-asia-via.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PRIDNESTROVYE. 9900, July 24 at 0113 algo very poor talk. EiBi shows it must be TWR via ``Moldova``, 0045-0115 M-F in Hindi, to be followed by another 15 minutes in different languages, ``NE`` on Mondays, which probably means Nepali (other weekdays: Dzongka, Hindi, or Tibetan) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. [Re 17-29:] Hi Glenn, Thanks to a tip from Mauno Ritola , on July 24, found 7295 silent, with no Radio Sakha at all, at 1021, 1125 and 1152; while on 7345 heard Russia 1045-1051. Since July 18, had been hearing 7295 daily (Ron Howard, California, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA [non]. A brief overview of all known events in the form of a scientific article - in any case, the publication is clearly within the framework of the protection of some scientific work - The place and role of Western radio stations in the information space of the USSR and the new Russia (on the example of radio stations: Voice of America, BBC and Radio Liberty) Scientific research: Broadcasting Releases: Issue number 4. 2016g. Authors of materials: Kolchina Anna Sergeevna Link for citing: Kolchina AS The place and role of Western radio stations in the information space of the USSR and new Russia (on the example of radio stations: Voice of America, BBC and Radio Liberty) // Mediascope. 2016. Vol. 4. Access mode: http://www.mediascope.ru/2241 © (Kolchina Anna Sergeyevna https://vk.com/dxing via Rus-DX July 23 published July 22 via DXLD) If you are interested in lots of info presented in English about domestic radio in Russia, almost all of which is on FM, and not quoted here, you may want to subscribe to RUS-DX. Header of latest issue: --------------------------------- “RUS-DX” # 934 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS and Baltiya (ex. USSR). Sunday / 23 July, 2017 --------------------------------- Time : UTC --------------------------------- Editor : Anatoly Klepov --------------------------------- QTH : Moscow, Russia --------------------------------- E-mail : rusdx@yandex.ru Web site : http://rusdx.narod.ru (Russian / English) Mailing List : http://groups.google.com/group/rusdx QSL, a photo : http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/ --------------------------------------------------------- Broadcasting and radio communication Russia, CIS and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Worldwide broadcasting in Russian. Editor’s desk. Country information. Radio broadcasting in Russian. WEB radio & TV in Russian. QSL world. DX program. Calendar radiodat. Philately. Mass Media. Radio program. ----------------------------------------------------------- “RUS-DX” may not be redistributed without permission. If quoting from the bulletin, please list original reporter and “RUS-DX” as source. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine translation : http://translate.google.ru ----------------------------------------------------------------- (via gh, DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Extracts from the "List of coastal radio stations and the timetable for their work on the waterways of the United Deep Sea System of the European part of the Russian Federation" for 2016, relating to HF communication and some output data ... You can buy the brochure for funny money here: http://www.morkniga.ru/p200047.html List of coastal radio stations and timetables for their work on waterways of the United Deep Sea System of the European part of the Russian Federation. Publisher: ???????? Place of publication: Moscow Year: 2016 Format: ?5 (148 x 210 mm) Pages: 38 (from https://vk.com/dxing via Rus-DX July 23 published July 22 via DXLD) ** SEYCHELLES [non]. FEBA Radio, Radio Sama via BaBcoCk Moosbrunn, July 19 0800-0830 on 15260 MOS 100 kW / 115 deg to N/ME Arabic, very good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/feba-radio-radio-sama-via-babcock_19.html Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Yerevan on July 22: 1730-1800 on 7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte, fair to good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-feba-radio-via-babcock_22.html FEBA Radio, Radio Sama via BaBcoCk Woofferton, July 23 1730-1900 on 15510 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg to CEAf Tigre/Fur/Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/feba-radio-radio-sama-via-babcock_23.html Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Al-Dhabayya on July 24 1200-1230 on 15215.1 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAs Tibetan, weak signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-feba-radio-via-babcock-al_24.html Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Trincomalee on July 24 1415-1428 on 9775*TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to SoAs English Mon, fair/good *CNR2 on same 9775 BEI 150 kW / 270 deg to EaAs Chinese, weak signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-feba-radio-via-babcock_24.html Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Tashkent on July 24 1500-1530 on 9390 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali, fair/good: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-feba-radio-via-babcock_14.html FEBA Radio, Radio Sama via BaBcoCk Woofferton, July 24 1700-1830 on 15260 WOF 250 kW / 105 deg to N/ME Arabic, very good: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/feba-radio-radio-sama-via-babcock_24.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1019 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, July 25, 2017 via DXLD) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, July 23 at 1206, SIBC must be off already, no signal in quick check amid 3325 Bougainville monitoring (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALILAND. 7119.999, SOMALIA, R Hargeysa typical local pupils singer group, 0403 UT S=8 in Doha Qatar unit, rather low modulated. Wolf's morning log 0300-0500 July 23 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschle, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. 3320, R. SONDER GRENSE. Julio 16. 0214-0232 UT. Hombre habla, en idioma afrikáans, sobre Beethoven y Brahms, luego presenta pequeñas piezas musicales representativas de aquellos autores. SINPO: 45343 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** SPAIN. 17855, Saturday July 22 at 1704, no signal from REE`s North American frequency which is supposed to start at 1400, mostly for silly ballgames. Propagation is sufficient, since very poor REE signals are audible on 17715 and 15520 for elsewhere. At 2133, still no 17855, while 17715 is fair, 15520 good and 15390 very poor. Ivo Ivanov often notes one of the four is missing, but you never know which one it will be. 17855, Sunday July 23 at 1400, REE is still missing for the second day from its North American frequency, while 17715, 230 degrees to South America, is poorly audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) At 1635 UT ONLY 2 TXs ON AIR, at REE Noblejas, on July 23. Symphonic music concert. 17715 kHz, S=9+15dB in Qatar and Liverpool remote sites, 15520 kHz, S=9+30dB in Liverpool and southern Germany, latter heavy QRM of co-channel 15520.046 odd fq of S=8 signal from VoTurkey Emirler, at 1640 UT on July 23. NOTHING on 15390 nor 17855 or 21620 kHz. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) R. Exterior de España RNE on two of four frequencies July 23 1355-1400 REE Interval Signal/frequency announcement 1400-1800 15520 NOB 200 kW / 110 deg N/ME Spanish Sat/Sun, fair/good 1400-1800 17715 NOB 200 kW / 230 deg SoAm Spanish Sat/Sun, poor/weak 1400-1800 17855 NOB 200 kW / 290 deg ENAm Spanish Sat/Sun, no signal 1400-1800 21620 NOB 200 kW / 161 deg WCAf Spanish Sat/Sun, no signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/radio-exterior-de-espana-rne-on-two-of.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Exterior de España, la frecuencia de 17855, que esta emisora usa para sus transmisiones hacia Norteamérica se encuentra, desde hace unos dias, fuera del aire. Sigue emitiendo por 17115, 15520 y 15390 kHz (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, 2007 UT July 25, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SRI LANKA. 11905, July 24 at 0113:30, JBA carrier is already on from SLBC. I frequently check for this when around a radio at the right time, but it never gets any better than this. I strain to detect a mis-timesignal from 11 to 19 seconds past 0115 as used to be possible, but no luck yet, just too weak (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN. 7205even, R Omdurman, Arabic, S=9+10dB at 0409 UT, news read on political conflict QAT / UAE-ARS-EGY-BAH. Wolf's morning log 0300- 0500 July 23 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschle, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN [non] & SUDAN SOUTH [non]. R. Tamazuj and R. Dabanga July 20: Radio Tamazuj 1430-1500 on 15150 ISS 250 kW / 138 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic 1430-1530 on 15550 SMG 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic 1500-1530 on 15150 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic Radio Dabanga, weak signal 1530-1600 on 15150 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic 1530-1600 on 15550 SMG 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-rtamazuj-and-rdabanga-july.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) As I have to repeatedly point out (but no one else does), R. Dabanga is not for Sudan South, and thus unlikely to speak the Juba dialect of the South, like R. Tamazuj! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. Reception of Eye Radio via Alyx&Yeyi TDF Issoudun on July 20 1600-1900 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf Arabic/English/other*, good * other languages in different times: Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho. http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-eye-radio-via-alyx-tdf_20.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN [non]. 11530 [via WRMI]. RTI. Julio 16. 0000-0059 UT. Noticias sobre unas fotografías sobre el proceso de democratización en Taiwán en los años 80’s que fueron parte de un comentario de la Presidente, recuerdos sobre los tiempos de la ley marcial, la problemática de aplicar la justicia transicional y las diferencias de las memorias históricas, Ley de autodefensa, informaciones acerca del Foro Taipei – Shangai y la posición de China continental. A las 0009, se da el pronóstico meteorológico, luego aviso de un concurso que consiste en el llenado de un cuestionario. A las 0012, se emite un programa de gastronomía taiwanesa con base en el uso del mango, su exportación, la historia de la introducción por parte de los holandeses, la cantidad de variedades, sus usos en jugos tradicionales. A las 0025, se emite el programa: “Desde el Oriente con alegría” con presentación de temas musicales. A las 0035, se emite: “El cartero” con comentarios acerca de la temperatura de Taipei, la visita del presidente de Paraguay, recuerdo sobre la encuesta, vídeo de una de las locutoras, el nuevo formato de las clases de Mandarín, lectura de un comentario sobre las voces de las locutoras, luego informes de recepción y de cumpleaños de auditores, junto a otros mensajes. A las 0057, finalización del servicio en español. SINPO: 45444, aunque desde las 0042 con SINPO: 55444. 5985. RTI. Julio 21. 0335-0359 UT. Via WRMI. Hombre habla de los instrumentos, luego de una sala de conciertos. A las 0345, se emite un programa de proverbios chinos llamado: “Había una vez” con una explicación de la historia del origen de los mismos, algunos con referencia a la cultura y a la política de la China antigua. A las 0357, se dan los datos de la emisora. SINPO: 45343 variable a 45333 desde las 0349 en adelante. 11530 [via WRMI]. RTI. Julio 23. 0017-0058 UT. Reportaje sobre “la manzana de cera” y sus beneficios a la salud de las personas, junto a una receta japonesa adaptada al paladar taiwanés. A las 0025, se emite el programa: “Desde el Oriente con alegría” con música fusión entre pop romántico y folclórica que se emite en varias versiones. A las 0036: “El Cartero” con el tema del día del amigo en Argentina, anuncio de un nuevo dúo de locutores de este programa, recuerdo de la encuesta y del comentario de un auditor que se demoró 20 minutos en el llenado de la misma. Además de la corrección del nombre y apellido de un auditor nombrado en la semana pasada. A las 0047, se emite una cortina musical de las celebraciones de cumpleaños. A las 0049, se leen los comentarios de los auditores hasta las 0058 cuando se da fin al programa en español. SINPO: 55444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** TURKEY. 6040.017, TRT Emirler in Turkish, 0355 UT, July 23, news at 0400. Wolf's morning log 0300-0500 July 23 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschle, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKS & CAICOS. The Radio Scene on an almost Canadian Island in the Caribbean During the past century or more, there have been several calls on the part of the Canadian government, and at times by the Canadian populace, to accept a distant and isolated territory into the Canadian federation. For example, at some time or another, consideration has been given to the political possibility of various island groups in the areas of the Americas joining with Canada in some form of union. Among the islands for which some form of union with Canada has been considered over the years are the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Jamaica and the West Indies Federation, all British territories. However, the island cluster for which the most frequent consideration has been given for a union with Canada are the Turks and Caicos Islands on the edge of the Caribbean and the Atlantic. The earliest consideration for the Turks and Caicos Islands joining Canada came from the Canadian Prime Minister Dr. Robert Borden in 1917. Since then, serious consideration has been given to this matter on many occasions, including as recently as 2014 when Premier Rufus Ewing of the Turks and Caicos Islands made a visit to Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. During his visit Premier Ewing stated that he was open to a possible marriage between his islands and Canada, sometime in the future. During the 1990s, 90% of the citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands were in favor of a special relationship with Canada. Back during the year 2007, Dr. Kim Elliott with the Voice of America in Washington DC, observed that Canada has given consideration on several occasions to the possibility of annexing the Turks and Caicos Islands and that this would provide a suitable location for a shortwave relay station for RCI Radio Canada International. Back then, RCI was still on the air worldwide. The Turks and Caicos Islands are sister archipelagoes lying side by side north of the island of Hispaniola (which contains Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The Turks and Caicos are made up of 8 main islands with 299 small island cays, 40 of which are inhabited. They are a British Overseas Territory and they are a holiday destination for North America and Europe. The Turks were named after the Turk’s Cap Cactus, and the Caicos received its name from two words in the local language meaning string of islands. The total population is 35,000; and the United States dollar is the official currency. According to Trip Advisor Travelers Choice, the Grace Bay Beach on Providenciales Island received the best beach in the world award for 2016. As with all of the islands in the chain of islands located along the edge of the Caribbean and the Atlantic, the original inhabitants were Amerindians who had migrated into the area. It is thought that the first European to sight the Turks and Caicos was the famous Italian born Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492, though the first historically recorded actual visit was made by the Spanish conquistador, Juan Ponce de León twenty years later, in 1512. During the following year (1513), the Spanish captured all of the inhabitants of the Turks and Caicos and transported them for slave labor to Hispaniola and other nearby islands. Thus, it is reported, the Turks and Caicos Islands lay uninhabited for more than a century. Around 1680, salt collectors from Bermuda settled in the Turks and Caicos and slave labor was brought in from Africa. The Spanish and French showed an interest in the islands and then in 1799 the English annexed the islands as part of the Bahamas. The capital city for the Turks and Caicos is Cockburn Town on the quite small island known as Grand Turk Island. Grand Turk is just 6½ miles long and 1½ miles wide. The first wireless station in the Turks and Caicos Islands was installed in December 1939. We would presume that the location was Grand Turk, and that this facility was a forerunner to Cable and Wireless C&W in this island cluster. The operating frequency was 5975 kHz, and the power level was just 20 watts. According to the Turks and Caicos entries in the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Handbooks, which were issued every second year back then, the usage of a low power C&W transmitter each evening for a brief news bulletin lasting ten minutes or so began in the mid 1950s. The annual editions of the WRTVHB picked up the information regarding this rare country on shortwave in 1961. At that time, these evening news bulletins were on the air with 200 watts on 4560 kHz under the callsign VSI8. Six years later, Arthur Cushen at the tip of South New Zealand reported in the Australian monthly magazine Radio and Hobbies that the transmitter on Grand Turk was a Marconi unit at 100 watts and the signal was fed into a half way center fed T type antenna system 50 feet high. At that time, the brief daily transmissions were logged on exactly 8000 kHz. The shortwave news broadcasts were gradually extended over a period of time but they came to an abrupt end in 1976 when a 1½ kW mediumwave transmitter was inaugurated on 1550 kHz under the callsign VSI. Both the studios and transmitter were located at Governor’s Beach on Grand Turk Island. Four years later (1980), the transmitter power was increased to 2½ kW, the operating frequency was adjusted to 1460 kHz, and a new callsign was in vogue, VHT. However, the mediumwave station was closed fourteen years later (1994) when a 1 kW FM transmitter was launched on 94.9 MHz. These days, the capital city area Cockburn Town receives its FM coverage from the government operated radio broadcasting station on the adjusted channel 101.9 MHz. More about the radio scene in the Turks and Caicos Islands next time, including: What happened to the projected VOA relay station in the Turks and Caicos Islands? (Adrian Peterson, IN, AWR Wavescan script for July 23, 2017 via DXLD) ** UKRAINE. THE FIRST CHANNEL OF THE UKRAINIAN RADIO BEGAN BROADCASTING TO THE WHOLE TERRITORY OF DONETSK http://kochegarka.com.ua/?p=110173 The press service of the Donetsk Regional State Administration reports. Concern ??? Broadcasts the First Channel of the Ukrainian Radio to the whole territory Donetsk and Lugansk regions at a frequency of 872 kHz from the Clock of Yar. Besides, the signal covers part of Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye Areas. "We have confirmed information that the Ukrainian radio stable works in such cities as Donetsk, Gorlovka, Debaltsevo and Stakhanov. At night, there is a signal even in Rostov-on-Don. Better radio station heard in cars, the listeners appreciated the signal level ", - noted member of the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting Sergey Kostinsky. The general potential audience of the radio station, by approximate counts more than 12 million listeners. The main task that puts Public broadcasting - the creation of high-quality spoken content. The first channel consists of information and music blocks, Information programs and issues highlighting the most important events in Ukraine and abroad, programs on socio-political, socio-economic themes, literary and artistic, music programs, programs for children and young people (Moscow Information DX Bulletin. Weekly electronic edition No. 1053, July 18, 2017, via Rus-DX July 23 published July 22 via DXLD) ** U K. MSF - ANNUAL MAINTENANCE: 14 – 31 AUGUST 2017 The annual maintenance shutdown of the MSF service to allow safe maintenance of the masts and antennas, including greasing of the stays, will take place between 14 August and 31 August 2017. The service will be off-air from 08:00 to 19:00 BST each day, including weekends. If the weather is unsuitable for work to be carried out, then the service will not be turned off. If the work is completed sooner than 19:00 BST on any day, the service will be restored as soon as possible. MSF Outages : Time : Products & Services : Time & Frequency : Science + Technology : National Physical Laboratory http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/products-and-services/time/msf-outages Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) WTFK? 60 kHz less QRM to WWVB ** U K. 11615, ENGLAND, Babcock at 1536 with a loop of a man with “You are listening to a test transmission” and occasionally adding “Please e-mail your reception reports to transmissiontest@gmail.com” along with music bridges of various genres and occasional Babcock signature tunes and off at 1602 – Poor Jul 25 – I sent a reception report but have not heard back from them but Ron Trotto has an e-mail QSL from them that mentions this is via Woofferton (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) My reply came in this morning to my report on Babcock's 11615 test transmission. Babcock have a fault with one of their 250/300 kW HF transmitters at Woofferton and are using the tests to fault locate. They mention that the tests will vary in length until they find the fault and can fix it (Coady, July 26, ibid.) ** U K [non]. ASCENSION: 12095, BBC; 2157-2159:29*, 21-July; English feature on how the shape of a ball affects a game (only on the BBC!) to ID at 2159+ & off. SIO=353 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' RW --- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! ---, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [and non]. More inactive frequencies of BBC, registered July 21 1700-1800 on 9585 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various 1700-1800 on 11625 KCH 300 kW / 163 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various 1700-1800 on 15720 WOF 250 kW / 122 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various And previous, also inactive frequencies of BBC, registered in HFCC: 1730-1830 on 9585 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various 1730-1830 on 11795 KCH 300 kW / 163 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various 1730-1830 on 15355 WOF 250 kW / 120 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various 1930-2030 on 6155 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various 1930-2030 on 9780 SLA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various 1930-2030 on 17745 ASC 250 kW / 070 deg to EaAf/SOM Mon-Fri various http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/more-inactive-frequencies-of-bbc_22.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. Special frequencies of BBC on Saturday July 22 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/special-extra-frequencies-of-bbc-on-sat.html 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1300-1400 on 9890 DHA 250 kW / 035 deg to N/ME WS English 1300-1400 on 15475 MDC 250 kW / 315 deg to EaAf WS English 1300-1400 on 17780 ASC 250 kW / 114 deg to CeAf WS English 1300-1400 on 17830 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf WS English 1400-1500 on 9890 DHA 250 kW / 035 deg to N/ME WS English 1400-1500 on 15475 DHA 250 kW / 220 deg to EaAf WS English 1400-1500 on 17780 ASC 250 kW / 114 deg to CeAf WS English 1400-1500 on 17830 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf WS English (??????????? ?? Observer ? 9:21 PM via DXLD) For what? Probably a stupid ballgame (gh, DXLD) ** U K [and non]. History of CB radio --- Southgate July 22, 2017 The website of radio amateur RF-Man has an interesting article on the history of CB radio that covers UK usage from the mid-1960s and the early development of CB in the USA The UK Citizen's Band Association was formed in 1976 to campaign for a legal CB service in the UK. The President was James M. Bryant G4CLF one of the many radio amateurs who actively campaigned for legalisation. Read CB History at http://ukspec.tripod.com/rf/cb/ Read the article about CB Radio written by James Bryant G4CLF in the March 2, 1978 issue of New Scientist magazine http://tinyurl.com/CBradioNewScientist The RF-Man site also covers the history of UK amateur radio call signs, see http://ukspec.tripod.com/rf/ukcalls.html http://www.southgatearc.org Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. I think WWVB did something 2-3 weeks ago to improve their signal. Prior to that, I would get reception bars on my MFJ-148RC (WWVB) clock occasionally. For a few weeks now, I’ve had full bars continuously (Harold Frodge, MI, MARE Tipsheet 21 July via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. WITH CHINA EXPANDING MEDIA CONTROLS, CONGRESS MUST FULLY FUND RADIO FREE ASIA -- By Dan Southerland 07/17/17 03:00 PM EDT http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/342371-with-china-expanding-media-controls-congress-must-fully-fund Tucked away in a U.S. broadcasting budget, you’ll find the end to the radio and television operations of one of America’s most effective foreign language services. President Trump’s proposed budget for U.S. international broadcasting for fiscal 2018 would cut more than $4.7 million from congressionally funded Radio Free Asia’s annual budget. This would eliminate RFA’s Mandarin’s radio and television broadcasts to China. And it would leave RFA with social media as its sole means of reaching Chinese citizens just as China increasingly monitors and controls social media. Radio Free Asia is a nonprofit organization that reaches listeners, viewers and internet users via radio, satellite television and social media in East Asian countries where the media are censored and in many ways restricted. RFA’s nine language services are mandated by congressional legislation to serve as free media “surrogates” covering stories that would otherwise be blocked by authoritarian regimes. The proposed cut comes at a time when China has been increasing its broadcasting efforts overseas, including a rebranding of its flagship television broadcaster CCTV. Working with a budget many times larger than that which the United States devotes to international broadcasting, China has expanded CCTV’s operations with the aim of improving China’s image overseas. All of this ties in with China’s larger aim of expanding its “soft power” alongside growing economic and military power. China’s “soft power” budget comes to roughly $10 billion a year, with much of that devoted to broadcasting. In contrast, the U.S. international broadcasting budget will now be reduced by nearly 13 percent to $685 million. The budget is meant to cover broadcasts by five entities, including RFA, Middle East Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, The Office of Cuban Broadcasting and the Voice of America. When Congress reviews the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to RFA it should note that CCTV as well as China Radio International (CRI) enjoy unfettered access to U.S. viewers and listeners. In contrast, China heavily jams RFA and VOA broadcasts and prohibits RFA from opening an office in China. Citizen journalists who provide information, video or tips to RFA risk imprisonment and persecution. And RFA reporters’ family members in China are forced to live under a threat of harassment and jailing by the authorities. RFA focuses on Chinese censorship in expert analyses and call-in discussions, because some Chinese listeners are unaware of how much censorship actually exists. Others, particularly among the well- educated elite are able to find ways to share their thoughts as well as circumvent China’s “Great Firewall” by using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). This has been documented by Xiao Qiang, editor-in- chief of China Digital Times. Thanks to VPNs, RFA has been able to use Facebook and YouTube to engage a diverse range of citizens. But Bloomberg reported on July 10 that the Chinese government has instructed telecommunications carriers to block individuals’ access to VPNs by early next year. This will target the most popular way to reach websites based outside the country. RFA Mandarin connects with its listeners through two call-in shows that deal with discussions of democracy and other issues ignored by the Chinese state media. Callers include dissidents, workers and petitioners whose voices aren’t carried by the state media. Han Dongfang, a consultant and labor activist, investigates Chinese workers’ complaints. RFA television shows carry in-depth coverage and visuals provided by China-based citizen journalists, and Mandarin-speaking stringers across Asia. Mandarin reporters in Taiwan and Hong Kong report on issues deemed taboo in China. RFA has also focused on a Chinese government campaign to destroy Christian churches and has provided exclusive videos of the destruction. Like other broadcasters, RFA uses social media extensively. But RFA is valued for its in-depth coverage and award-winning investigative reporting. These, as well as television, require considerable time and investment. RFA needs to be fully funded in order to continue this challenging work. A caller in his 70s, a longtime listener, said it all: “Radio Free Asia is the best present that the American people have ever given to the Chinese people … It allows us to speak … RFA is like a torch that leads us on the road to democracy.” Eliminating RFA Mandarin’s radio and television broadcasts would give a different kind of present to the Chinese Communist Party. Dan Southerland, former executive editor of the congressionally funded network Radio Free Asia. Southerland was also The Washington Post’s bureau chief in Beijing from 1985-1990. The views expressed by contributors are their own and are not the views of The Hill (via Benn Kobb, DXLD) ?? Therefore, The Hill`s views are exactly the opposite of the contributor; otherwise they should say, ``not necessarily ---`` (gh, DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. 11580, WRMI at 2311 with Glenn Hauser’s “World or Radio” - Very Good Jul 22 (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 1887 monitoring: confirmed Friday July 21 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.12v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed Saturday July 22 at 2235 the 2230 on WBCQ 9330.32v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed Sat July 22 at 2300 on WRMI, 11580, fair; also confirmed UT Sunday July 23 at 0220 the 0200 on WRMI, 11580, very poor by now. Also confirmed me talking but no possible details, UT Sunday July 23 at 0323 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Missouri. Lots of lightning noise from west TX, NM, OK panhandle, closing in on OK proper. Next: 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, Reception of HLR relays on 9485-CUSB, July 23: Hamburger Lokalradio --- World of Radio#1886 [sic], 1030-1100 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/reception-of-hlr-relays-on-9485cusb_23.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Well I hope it was really latest 1887 (gh) WOR 1887 also confirmed by gh, Sunday July 23 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.3v- CUSB, good! Also confirmed UT Monday July 24 at 0310 on Area 51 webcast about Ian McFarland, which is up to 7 minutes in, so started about 0303; also via WBCQ 5129.83v-AM still going at 0329 about Somalia, very poor in noise level. Also confirmed UT Monday July 24 from 0330 on WRMI 9955, fair. 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 1887 monitoring: confirmed Monday July 24 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.2v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed UT Tuesday July 25 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, good. Since we have lost any Thursday or Friday airtimes on WRMI, but there are plenty on Tuesday and Wednesday, I have decided from this week, July 25, to produce WORLD OF RADIO a day earlier on Tuesdays (subject to change if I just can`t get it done in time). So the first WRMI broadcast will be Tuesday at 2130 on 9455 & 15770, rather than having to wait until Saturday at 2300 on 11580. First on WBCQ also Tuesday at 2330 on 9330v-CUSB instead of Thursday. And the only 7490 WBCQ airing Wednesday at 2100 will be fresh instead of a week old (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: 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 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 Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0315v 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 WORLD OF RADIO 1888 contents: Anguilla, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bougainville, Canada, China, Colombia, East Turkistan, Falkland Islands, Iceland and non, India, Indonesia, International Waters, Israel non, Korea North non, Korea South, Kuwait, North America, Philippines, Russia, USA --- First report just in:: ``Hi! Heard Worldofradio Tuesday [July 25] over WRMI, 2130 UT, 15770. SINPO 43233 (Jon Collins, Birmingham UK, Tecsun PL-660, telescopic whip`` --- What was the interference at 3-level?? (gh) Also confirmed WOR 1888 first SW broadcast on new schedule, Tuesday July 25 at 2130 on WRMIs 9455 & 15770. At first 15770 was better, then faded, then roughly equal at fair. Also confirmed Tuesday July 25 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.20v-CUSB, good (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. Shortwave Radiogram, 22-23 July 2017 --- this weekend is all MFSK32, with four images. Please tune in and decode. http://swradiogram.net/post/163259536647/shortwave-radiogram-22-23-july-2017-text-ahoy (Kim Elliott, July 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Am 21.07.2017 um 19:44 schrieb Shortwave Radiogram: ``Hello friends, Sorry about the break in transmission during last weekend’s broadcast at 1600-1630 UTC on 9400 kHz. At least the disruption was fairly brief`` The failure during the SPUTNIK image concerned "only" the main transmitter. The RF power of the control unit was sufficient here, to complete the image (but with a higher noise component). The signal loss was 30 dB or more, I guess (because of the automatic gain control, this is somewhat unclear). http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/SW_Radiogram_2017-07-15.htm#Kostinbrod ``The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1500-1600 UTC on 9400 kHz (via Bulgaria), with the minute of MFSK at about 1530 UTC (if you are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ ). And to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on 9925 kHz, via Germany. The minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC`` Again a good image motif, (black round thing against a white background) to see the ghost shadow of an echo, 15 pixels later. http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/SW_Radiogram_2017-07-22.htm#KBC (roger, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: Shortwave Radiogram, 22-23 July 2017 "Reception in the Americas is unlikely" To see if reception of 9400 kHz [BULGARIA] was indeed unlikely in the Americas even for the east coast of Canada, I went to my RF-quiet spot on campus and tried for the signal using my Tecsun PL-880 and a Tecsun AN-03L 7-metre wire antenna strung to a nearby tree. Indeed, it was extremely weak and barely detectable, mostly buried in the background noise. Nevertheless, a few words near the beginning of the program were successfully decoded. I didn't hang about for the full show as I doubt if reception would have improved. Perhaps a better antenna or even a quieter spot would have helped. And, perhaps as we approach autumn, reception conditions on 9400 kHz might improve. Of course, there was a strong signal using the U. Twente receiver, which I recorded but did not decode. (-- Richard Langley, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Blast from the past: trying an old bookmark, I find this still exists on the web: Global 24 Schedule December 2014 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sfbOQ_lr65W7iIFaD-lnYF7zJuI3RsNtMPoSTFEfmdA/edit?pli=1#gid=0 Ahh, look at that great programming variety, which still has not been surpassed on SW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9395, Friday July 21 at 1236, WRMI with `The Power Hour`, YL host rather like Joyce, and pushing paranoid products after OM co-host or guest about the 100+year-old sprintress. Fair signal and running 26 seconds behind blasting // 7490 WWCR, also 13845. WRMI Programming page still unshows TPH, but the transmission sked claims 12-15 UT on 9395 (really M-F only), and does not show anything but Oldies on 9455, which really joins in at 13-15 (both still with VOA news on the hour?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9395 // 9455, UT Sat July 22 at 0558, WRMIs with VOA news relay at inopportune time during Oldies channel, cut off at 0559:30 for ID, and 0600:00 immediately into `Your Weekend Show`. I listen for the first few minutes as Bob Biermann explains that he has left Florida and WRMI to take up a full-time position as the third pastor at a church in Sky Valley, Georgia. He loves being in the cool mountains, but remains fond of FL. (This place is in the extreme NE corner of GA, population 250 and originally a ski resort, but not enough snow so now it`s a summer resort only. Elevation is 1 km, which hardly qualifies as mountainous in the real West. The mountain it`s next to is Rabun Bald, peaking at 1431 m, which is like ground level in Santa Rosa NM; yet is the second-highest ``mountain`` in Georgia.) Says he had been in semi-retirement in Jensen Beach FL, when he ``got the call`` to go back to ministering full-time. WRMI staff list at http://wrmi.net/index.php/about/our-staff still shows him as ``Bob Biermann - Transmitter and Studio Engineer``. Of course he was involved in getting the WRMI Oldies channel going, but it`s so automated he hardly needs to be there, nor does he of course, in order to continue with `YWS` if he wishes. His low-key style of preaching is appreciated, only in stark contrast to all the screaming gospel huxters elsewhere on SW and WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: Monitored WRMI Sunday Evening / Monday Morning (UTC) 11580 kHz Schedule --- From my recording last Sunday evening, 23-24 July (some changes since posting of 6 June): 2015 Holy Gospel replaced by: Viva Miami 2030 VOA Radiogram 2100 Radio Slovakia Int. in English 2130 Walking in Power 2200 World Music 2300 Wavescan 2330 VOA Radiogram (repeat) 0000 Radio Slovakia Int. in Slovak 0030 Radio Slovakia Int. in English (repeat) 0100 At WWCR (another repeat of the NASB episode) replaced by: Viva Miami (repeat) 0115 Made in Italy replaced by: World Music 0130 Evangelical Outreach (-- Richard Langley, NB, July 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Glenn. For what it's worth, latest email from `Power Hour` has dropped the WWCR frequency for the West Coast [13845] and added 9395 [WRMI, also 9455 after 13] along with 7490 [WWCR] as main frequencies now. Still listing replay of the news hour at nine PM CST [sic] as 4848 [sic, WWCR] and three hour replay from two to five AM CST [sic] on 4840 (John, Mid-North Indiana, Carver, July 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7490, Monday July 24 at 1306, checking for `The Power Hour` on WWCR -- - it`s gone! Replaced by some gospel huxter. This was and is a huge signal here, so TPH now must be sought on inferiors. 9395 // 9495, July 24 from 1305 adstring, via WRMIs and at 1308 TPH resumes with guest on the line, guess who, Jeff White! Apparently had been on the previous hour too. Now talking about a $3 SW radio in Nigeria for which he paid $10, not negotiating, but cheap! Host is named Daniel (what?). Taking lots of calls for this SW expert. First one says he remembers Jeff White ``from the Glenn Hauser days``! Complains that 7780 and 9395 are not well received in Arizona, wants better frequency for there, and possibly nighttime repeat. Jeff says 7730 is beamed that way [285 degrees] but does not commit to it. Dan says they are looking into getting a repeat on WRMI. Caller says can listen to TPH via phone on 605-522-4092. At 1325 Dan says ``WWCR pulled the rug out from us``, meaning the cancellation of 7490. WWCR pdf program schedule still dated July 1 and still shows TPH with Joyce Riley (! Will she continue to broadcast from the grave?) on both WWCR-2 7490 and WWCR-3 13845, M-F at 7-10 am Central and still misconverted to 13-16 UT. So are they still on 13845? Can`t tell, not propagating yet, but indeed on new // 7780 from WRMI, but very poor. 9455, which often gets overlooked, and is still not shown with TPH on the WRMI grid, averages slightly better than 9395, but both are fading down in sunshine. 9455 interrupted at 1330 for canned WRMI ID, and adstring. At 1333, 13845 WWCR has temporarily faded in at S9+10, probably tnx sporadic E. Paranoid caller asks about feds having a black box at SW stations to take over their programming. Jeff says no, SW stations are exempt from EAS. At 1337, 13845 has faded down again. At 1339, Bob Biermann calls in from his north-Georgia pulpit, goes on for some time. At 1345 all frequencies are poor here, and I listen to KOSU/NPR rest of the hour. At 1400, 9395 and best 9455 are cribbing VOA News. I should think TPH types would be horrified by government news; will it last? 7780 is a JBA carrier, 13845 inaudible; and 7490 is calling for hymn #824 to be sung. Always a 3-minute adstring at 5 past the hour, 1405-1408 until TPH resumes, Jeff still guest. At 1409 YL gives sked as 7-10 am [CDT] on 7780, 9395; 7-8 am on another(?), 7-10 am on 13845. I`m about to give up at 1411 when all are weak, but at 1412 find 7780 is suddenly in at good level. Did WRMI switch from a NE to NW antenna? Now shows on grid as TPH, 1200-1500*, still #1 at 44 degrees toward Europe. 6m Es map shows I am likely getting more temporary sporadic-E enhancement from FL. Next a caller with bad echo --- turn your radio down! He is not instructed. He recommends pre-selectors and DSP to improve reception. At 1420.5 another 4-minute ad break introduced. 1430.0 again interrupted for WRMI ID and ads. And so it goes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Today's Guests --- Jeff White of Radio Miami joins this morning to share his educational insight on shortwave broadcasting. Radio Miami International was founded in 1989 by Jeff White (currently General Manager) and Kiko Espinosa (chief engineer, who passed away in 2005). RMI began broadcasting in 1989 via hired airtime on other shortwave facilities in various locations. Eventually, White and Espinosa applied for a license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to put their own station on the air from Miami, and they brought two additional partners into the company. In June of 1994, WRMI went on the air. WRMI is a member of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB), and WRMI General Manager Jeff White is currently Secretary-Treasurer of the NASB. He is also Chairman of the High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC) which coordinates shortwave frequencies on a worldwide basis. Website: wrmi.net The Power Hour is available on the following shortwave frequencies: Morning Drive (7a-10a) 7.780 -NEW- Morning Drive (7a-10a) 9.395 [still fails to mention 9455 from 8a -gh] Morning Drive (7a- 8a) 7.490 [so first hour only still on WWCR] Morning Drive (7a-10a) 13.845 *Times listed are Central Standard [sic] (The Power Hour Email Blast, July 24 via John Carver, DXLD) New program via WRMI Okeechobee tx#1 & tx#6 from July 24 - The Power Hour: 2200-1200 7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg WeEu English tx#01 BSTOM as sched 1200-1500 7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg WeEu English tx#01, 3h extension 1200-1500 9395 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg ENAm English tx#06, instead of Oldies --- Each hour started with 5 minutes VOA News in English, confirmed via SDR's in USA http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/07/new-program-power-hour-via-wrmi.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7490, July 25 at 1251, `The Power Hour` is still on this WWCR, but for the first hour only. At 1259, Brady announces the toll-free phone number for TPH, then switches right into the new gospel huxter which bumped TPH, Challenge Ministries International. TPH also on WRMI 9395, but 9455 is still // 9955 Eslovaquia in Spanish, until joining in at 1300 for VOA News in English relay, with mid-ID at 1302. The presumed still running WWCR // for TPH again from 1308, 13845, is a JBA carrier, as is the WRMI // 7780. By 1410 for the third hour, 9395, 9455 and 13845 are about equal at poor-fair level, and 7780 beamed out into the north Atlantic remains a JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 11825, July 25 at 1257, WRMI run-up to 1300 opening Brother HyStairical, Bob Biermann with IDs and music, but can we call it an IS? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Tonight's AWWW --- Show started on time with no dropouts or interruptions. Show was celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Pirate Ship Sara. Actual date for the anniversary is either the 22nd or 23rd of this month as there are some discrepancies in Allan's memory and the account in the book Access to the Airways [-waves?]. Lots of tales and anecdotes from back then during the program. Far too many to list here. This will be a show worth tracking down through the archives and listening to. All of the talk and the few phone calls as well as most of the email had to do with this topic. Show was off the air at 0142 (John H Carver Jr, Mid-North Indiana, 0149 UT July 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) From 0000 UT Sat on WBCQ 7490v, 5130v. May also be repeated at least partially at various times in following week. Eventually look for it at bottom of this archive: http://radionewyorkinternational.com/archives/index.php?path=aww/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO NEWYORK INTERNATIONAL --- Glenn, In case you haven't heard, Larry Will announced on his show last night that the Zombo program would be pre-empted this evening and he would be running tapes of the original broadcast of RNI from the pirate ship (John Carver, Mid-North Indiana, July 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Zombo last appeared UT Monday July 10 at 0000-0300 on Area 51 via WBCQ 5129.83v-AM. Also via http://www.splatterbox.us:5110 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5085, UT Thursday July 20 at 0121, WTWW-2 is on, sounds like the Theater-Organ-in-the-Ozarx guy, Bob Heil, but now talking about Heathkit restorations; must be another ham show. Usual bigsig and the weak parasites Ted can`t get rid of close to 5072 and 5098. 9475-, July 20 at 0237, WTWW-1 is still on late, and with usual now suptorted modulation; guess Ted forgot to QSY by 0200 to still vacant 5830 since he`s more attentive to running WTWW-2, 5085 where he is now playing rock music. It sure helps to work for absentee owners who don`t know or care what`s really going on at the station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I've often wondered about this station and its long stretches of open carrier and poor sounding tapes. Apparently even the program sponsors don't care that their program's frequently not on or that it sounds awful and unlistenable. Cheers, Lw (Larry Will, Mount Airy MD, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9475, WTWW, Lebanon TN (presumed); 2149, 21-July; Perpetually Petulant Pastor Pete Peters ragging on WWCR for dictating to him when & for how long he would be on the air. S15 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' RW --- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! ---, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Now that he`s passé, is he satisfied with WTWW instead? (gh, DXLD) 5830, July 22 at 0618, WTWW-1 is AWOL, and no trace on daytime frequency 9475 either; nor on 5085 WTWW-3. Further chex July 22 at 1706: still missing from 9475, 9930, and of course 12105. 1817 recheck in case still on night frequencies: but no traces either on 5830 or 5085 which might be detectable midday at 1 megameter. (A while ago, I heard Ted admit that sometimes he sleeps late, which explains anomalies in WTWW transmission? If his human intervention is required a few times a day for manual frequency changes, transmitters on/off). Anyhow, no `Theater Organ in the Ozarx` this Saturday afternoon at 1800+ on 9930; no 9930 at all. By 2122 recheck, only 9475 is back on with suptorted SFAW. By 0044 UT Sunday July 23, 5085 has come on with rock music at S9+30, and TOITO is going by 0102. 9475 & 5830, July 24 at 0121, WTWW-1 is absent from both possible frequencies. All other QRGs empty too: 5085, 9930, 12105. 5830 July 24 at 0416 check, now WTWW-1 is on here, as usual suptorted but S9+30. 9475 & 9930 & 12105, July 25 at 1737 check, all three WTWW transmitters are OFF. 9475 might instead be on night frequency 5830 as has happened before while Ted dozes, but cannot detect it now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15555, QSL: WJHR Radio International - Milton verified an electronic report with an extensive no data series of attachments presumably designed to verify my reception. The first attachment was a no data Spanish letter "Jorge". The second was a nice photo of the station equipment. The third was a copy of an info ad providing some old data such as station times and frequency. The fourth was a no data QSL. The fifth was a Bible tract. The sixth was a brief letter from G. S. Mock essentially thanking me for listening. The seventh was another brief letter from G. S. Mock welcoming a newlistener. The eighth and final attachment was information about the station including WJHR was named after John Hill who dedicated 40 years of faithful service to the recording of sermons (Rich D'Angelo, PA, DXplorer July 17 via BC- DX 21 July via DXLD) ** U S A. 9370 & 3185, July 23 at 0028, both BS frequencies from WWRB are missing, maybe in the middle of a QSY, but which nominally occurs in the following hour. 5050, however is on with hateful gospel huxters 3185, July 24 at 0121, WWRB is dead air instead of Brother Stair --- quite an improvement. Means day frequency 9370 is already off. But WWRB`s only other frequency, 5050 is also off, if it had been on before 0100 this UT Monday? It`s other gospel huxters, UT Sun-Mon-Tue only starting circa 0000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9265, WINB Red Lion PA (presumed); 2142, 21-July; English religihuxter on how bad everything is & ragging on “The Roman” & "dike pastors", saying “amen” after every sentence. SIO=3+53+ (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' RW --- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! ---, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Stations informing the FCC that they are silent: 630, KLEA, NM, Lovington – Silent June 30; pending sale after owner’s death (AM Switch, NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via DXLD) ** U S A. Louisiana sheriff retiring to take new job in radio [WWL] http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LA_SHERIFF_RADIO_JOB_LAOL-?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-25-15-43-28 (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** U S A. 1020, formerly Kendall FL and now allocated for Boynton Beach is not yet back on air, but will be so before year's end, as the final piece of the three station move: 990 from Miami to Kendall, 1040 Boynton Beach to Miami, and 1020 Kendall to Boynton Beach. All resulting with greatly improved signal for all three. So DXing the Cubanos on this frequency, 1020, should be pretty good for a while. The Cuban operation created significant interference to the Kendall use of the frequency, but will be somewhat less troublesome in Boynton Beach (Ben Dawson, WA, July 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) inspired by Krueger`s CUBA log on 1020 & 1000 in 17-29 Current calls in FCC AM Query: 990 WMYM, 1020 WLVJ, 1040 WURN (gh) ** U S A. Modification to pending CP granted: 1120, KLIM, CO, Limon – Has CP for D1 50000 (ch 3000); granted modification to D3 50000 from a different site (39-16-28/104-09-52). (AM Switch, NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via DXLD) ** U S A. 1290, KWFS, TX, Wichita Falls – Granted STA, reduced power (using about 60% now), transmitter problems (AM Switch, NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via DXLD) Licensed: 5000/73 watts U1 (gh) ** U S A. 1460, July 24 at 0132 UT, YL speaking calmly in Asian language really stands out --- not Mandarin, but seems tonal, maybe Cantonese, Vietnamese, Cambodian or even Myanmarianese? At the moment atop some CCI in Spanish, maybe still KZUE in OK. Loops about 170/350 degrees on the DX-398, so I bet it is something from the multi-ethnic Houston market. Also makes fast SAH circa 10 Hz with algo. At 0140 UT, language disappears, replaced by Home Depot, Lowe`s ads in English, then ``Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN-Radio at Wrigley Field`` (likely KXPN Kearney NE, 5000/56 watts U1). Later checking NRC AM Log, the obvious answer: KBRZ, Missouri City TX, 5000/125 U1, but applied for 10000/125 U5. FCC AM Query now does not show any such app. However, KBRZ FCC sunset in July is 0130 UT, so they were a bit late dropping power; August: 0100* UT. Physical address in Houston, ETHnic format, ``International Language Radio``, per NRC. Radio-locator instead calls it ``Sangeet Radio``, http://www.sangeetradio.com/ which pretends 95.1 FM is its only frequency, but which is really just a measly translator, K236AR per NRC Log. A.k.a. on website ``No. 1 Desi Hit Music Station``. Program sked for ``Weekend`` (so Sat & Sun are identical?) shows 6-9 pm [CDT = UT -5] `Zeeshan ON AIR` with the ``RJ``, Zeeshan Ishaq. She(?) is not among the RJs (which means?) in the ``Profiles`` photo gallery. We still don`t know what language this involves, no doubt obvious to the ethnix. ``About Us`` at http://www.sangeetradio.com/?page_id=10 still does not enlighten us, but says KBRZ caters to all South Asians. So who is Zeeshan Ishaq? Searching on that seemingly unique name gets lots of hits, at least top-10 at linkedin. Adding KBRZ to search gets to this one: http://zeeshanonair.com/schedule/ indicating it`s a guy who plays Bollywood music, far from what I was hearing. Also linx to his FB https://www.facebook.com/Zeeshan-On-Air-951-FM-1460-AM-626258387450241/ where it`s clear he is a Pakistani Moslem, backing Azad Kashmir against Indian occupation. So maybe he had this woman guest talking on his show when I heard it, in Punjabi? Urdu? But those are not tonal, I think. I don`t find any other ETH stations near here that I might have been hearing; altho there are plenty of SS on 1460 around the country, KBRZ is in fact the only ETH of the 69 North American stations on 1460 in the NRC AM Log 2016-2017. It seems I had not logged KBRZ since August and February 2012, also a bit iffy. Missouri City is on the SW corner of Houston beyond Loop 8 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Is WMEX [1510, 50/50/50 kW U7 Boston MA] off for good? (Todd Skaine, MN, July 22, IRCA via DXLD) No. The people who'd been running it couldn't come to terms on a renewal of the transmitter site lease. The license is for sale and it's likely they'll find a new sucker to lose another six-figure sum trying to make this dog hunt (Scott Fybush, NY, WORLD OF RADIO 1888, ibid.) Hello, This confirmative note from our friends at the NRC. 1510 WMEX MA Boston – Silent June 30; has lost transmitter site. This station has ruled 1510 for all of my DXing career for some 50 years. Let's hope it stays off until at least next summer and that WLAC is not all we hear this winter, hi! Best wishes (Barry :-), Carlisle UK, Lat. 55.0119N, Lon. 02.9672W, Davies, MWCircle yg via DXLD) ** U S A. 1520, July 21 at 1220 UT, an hour after LSR here, I start some MW bandscanning, where skywave has not quite faded out yet on the topend. KOKC talk from OKC has almost equal signal making slow SAH of 24/minute = 0.4 Hz, and inseparable by DF, so obviously KYND Cypress (Houston market) TX. It`s playing hymns in English, with a brief unID announcement between them. As of a year ago in the NRC AM Log, KYND was UC:OLD/TLK, 25 kW direxional daytimer, reduced to 18 kW critical hours, different pattern. The indispensable new 38th edition NRC AM Radio Log (about 300 pages on paper only, 3-hole-binder punched) will be out in about a month, and pre-orders are being taken via http://www.nrcdxas.org/catalog/books/index1.html#ARL (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1540.0, July 21 at 1223 UT, since I`ve just heard KYND 1520, time to look for KGBC in Galveston, and there it is with a live timecheck between songs for ``23 past the hour on Galveston`s own KGBC``. How nice that it is once again Galveston`s rather than China`s own (KGBC and KYND both used to relay China Radio International). This has a 72/minute SAH = 1.2 Hz, perhaps with remnant of KXEL if not something closer, and obviously is back almost on-frequency (last year it was way off plus making an audible tell-tale het). 1227 UT a string of about a dozen people getting happy-birthday wishes; and one may apply to be included via http://www.kgbcradio.com --- do you have to prove you`re local? Celebrating un-birthdays would be 364x less risky for identity theft. By now some SS CCI is growing; at first I thought I heard San Antonio mentioned, which would be KEDA, but then definitely ESPN-Deportes Radio, i.e. KZMP. Due to direxionality, it`s not unusual for 2.5 kW KGBC to overcome twice-as- close 32 kW KZMP in Ze MetroPlex (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1680, 7/25, 0845E [1245 UT]. Malfunctioning promo for Larry Elder & Dennis Prager. Chopped up tape loop of promo playing over and over for over an hour. "On AM 16-80, The Answer". Went on until 0957E when Hugh Hewitt just popped on out of nowhere. I had left one radio on tuned to 1680 just to see how long it would take for someone to fix the glitch, tho the station is also fading out at this time due to local sunrise. It was hilarious, at 0959, there was a break from Hewitt's show and yet another promo for Larry Elder and Dennis Prager! I tuned out shortly after. Recent logs. Indoor antennas due to local thunderstorm activity. Mostly Panasonic RF-2200 and R.S. SW-2000629 inductively coupled to Terk loop. Times & dates in Eastern. 73 and Good Listening (Rick Barton, Sun City/Peoria Arizona, ABDX via DXLD) Rick doesn`t say, but I don`t see how this could be anything but KGED Fresno CA (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. 1690, July 21 at 1230 UT, ``Money Talk 1690`` and moneytalk1690.com ID from KDMT Arvada CO. Note the word Denver is not included in the URL. Remnant skywave yet from the NW more than an hour after SR here. KDMT should have been bumped up from 1 kW night to day power 10 kW from its FCC-official July sunrise of 1145 UT (August: 1215 UT) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. FEMA Schedules Next National EAS Test --- radioworld.com --- By Tom Vernon Number three and counting? Mark your calendars, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has scheduled the 2017 national EAS test for Wednesday Sept. 27 at 2:30 p.m. ET [1830 UT] (If, by chance, a hurricane is making landfall on that date, or some other event interferes, the test will be run on the following Wednesday.) The test will be conducted in the same way it was last year, with both English and Spanish language text and audio. Total duration is expected to be about one minute. (Shown below are FEMA officials about to launch the 2016 test in a facility not far from Washington.) The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission has already released instructions as to how Emergency Alert System participants must register for access to the 2017 EAS Test Reporting System. As a result of feedback regarding last year?s use of the ETRS, the FCC has mandated that filers using the ETRS must use a single account. The Public Safety Bureau also said to expect a further notice soon about the opening of the 2017 ETRS, and the date by which EAS participants must file their data. As Radio World has reported, the 2016 EAS test was considered by officials to be a success, with an over 87 percent participation rate, although there were some technical glitches. A few test participants reported complications ranging from equipment configuration issues, equipment failures, failure to update equipment software, audio quality issues, source issues, clock errors, and, in some cases, noncompliance with Part 11 rules. At the local level, the Alabama Broadcasters Association plans to discuss the test procedure in depth at its annual conference next month in Hoover, Ala. Other active state associations will likely be communicating with their own members about the test as well (via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) ** U S A. “In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself'” --- FRESH AIR - NPR Several years ago, when Garrett Graff was working at Washingtonian magazine, a coworker brought him a lost ID badge that he'd found on the floor of a parking garage. "It was a government ID for someone from the intelligence community, and he gave it to me since I write about that subject, and he's like, "I figure you can get this back to this guy,' " Graff recalls. There were driving directions on the back of the ID, so Graff looked it up on Google Maps, and it led him to West Virginia. "The road dead ends into the side of a mountain," he says, "And you can see very clearly these big concrete bunker doors — this little guard shack, chain-link fence, and then this set of concrete bunker doors beyond.” Graff had stumbled onto one of the government bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a nuclear, chemical or biological weapon attack — most of which were built at the outset of the atomic age and throughout the Cold War. "It was a facility that I had never heard of, that wasn't on any map ..." Graff says. "It just made me so curious to go back and understand what the history of these plans were, and what they are in modern times as well.” The result of that curiosity is Graff's new book Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself – While the Rest of Us Die. Based in part on recently declassified documents, it describes the bunkers designed to protect government leaders, lines of succession to replace officials who are killed, and the roles for various agencies in the event of catastrophe. Also, a review of the movie “The Big Sick”. (44”) http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2017/06/21/533830498/fresh-air-for-june-21-2017?showDate=2017-06-21 (via John Figliozzi, Podding Along, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. MSNBC FINISHES FIRST IN PRIMETIME BASIC CABLE FOR FIRST TIME EVER --- By Joe Concha - 07/24/17 08:19 PM EDT http://thehill.com/homenews/media/343558-msnbc-finishes-first-in-primetime-basic-cable-for-first-time-ever © Getty Images [caption of Rachel Maddow portrait] MSNBC finished as the most-watched network in all of basic cable in primetime on Monday, for the first time in its 21-year history, according to Nielsen Research. The Comcast-owned network averaged 2.34 million viewers, edging Fox News and its average of 2.25 million. Disney's 1.74 million, USA Network's 1.57 million and HGTV's 1.51 million viewers rounded out the top five. Cable news rival CNN finished ninth behind the Discovery Channel in total viewers in primetime, averaging 875,000 viewers. Fox News still finished first in the "Total Day" (6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) category, extending its winning streak over all basic cable channels to 29 consecutive weeks, averaging 1.4 million viewers. New daily developments regarding investigations into Russian election meddling and possible collusion with Trump campaign associates has been a boon for progressive MSNBC, particularly host Rachel Maddow. Maddow again had the No. 1 program of the week in cable news, averaging 2.94 million total viewers and 711,000 in the key 25-54 demographic advertisers covet most. In all of basic cable, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) on USA Network was the most-watched in cable news, with Maddow coming in second (The Hill, via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) Maddow has the best journalism on what`s really going on in Washington politix, not to be missed, UT weeknites at 01, repeated at 04; as well as 2 hours before and after her (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UZBEKISTAN. Tashkent Volmet transmitting from Uzbekistan in Russian language. 1425 UT. 11279 kHz. Receiver located in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Dave Gurr, https://www.facebook.com/groups/SWRLAG/1703430893299147/ (via Rus-DX July 23 published July 22 via DXLD) ** VIETNAM [non]. USA. 7315, VOV. Julio 17. 0030-0058 UT. Via WHRI. Noticias sobre los lazos entre Vietnam y México. Programa de desarrollo turístico de una localidad vietnamita, Homenaje a los mártires del regimiento 52 y la lucha contra el colonialismo francés, Evaluación del informe de la ONU sobre el progreso de los derechos civiles y políticos en Vietnam, Muestra de localidades vietnamitas en San Francisco, Estados Unidos y otras noticias. A las 0039, se dan informaciones internacionales, especialmente de las relaciones entre Vietnam y Argentina, luego de un país de África, Las declaraciones de Corea del Sur con respecto al conflicto intercoreano, comentario acerca de las relaciones entre México y Vietnam, la muerte del ex embajador cubano García Rivera, referencia del bloqueo de Estados Unidos a Cuba, un hecho de corrupción, supervisión de las Naciones Unidas del proceso de paz en Colombia. A las 0047, se habla de las relaciones entre Laos y Vietnam y sus vínculos bilaterales. A las 0052, se presenta el programa: “Vida social” con un reportaje acerca de las familias vietnamitas en la República Checa. SINPO: 55444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 60 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, comuna de Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) 7315. VOV. Julio 20. 0030-0058 UT. Inicio del servicio a las 0030, luego informaciones acerca del intercambio entre Vietnam y Camboya. La visita por el 50 aniversario de relación entre ambas naciones. Reformas en el sector social en magisterio nacional vietnamita. Noticia sobre las labores de la Cruz Roja de Vietnam. Intercambio entre Hong Kong y Vietnam. Celebración de vietnamitas en ultramar. Foro de la ONU donde se trata la temática del desarrollo sostenible entre otros temas de la agenda 2030. ASEAN aplica política de apertura de la región. A las 0042 noticias sobre Venezuela y declaraciones contra Estados Unidos. Recuerdo sobre el legado de Mandela en Sudáfrica. Noticias sobre la OTAN. Evaluación positiva de los Derechos Civiles, Económicos y Humanos en Vietnam, destacando la protección del Estado en estos derechos y relación con la ONU. A las 0050, se emite el programa: “Figura Vietnamita” con la vida de un artista autodidacta. SINPO: 45444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: PHILCO IC 18R; ANT: Telescópica; QTH: Bus entre Los Vilos y Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 6130-6140, July 21 at 0615, Cuban-style pulse jamming with no reason to be here, stray? Peaking at 6135. Of course quite different North Korean jamming attacking 6135 could be audible much later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9355-9385 kHz, strong OTHR signal visible, S=9+20dB in Doha Qatar, 0416. Wolf's morning log 0300-0500 July 23 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschle, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 13927-USB, July 21 at 1307, ``have a good flight, 5RN``, off and nothing more for next few minutes. It`s an active USAF MARS long-range frequency, and should bring lots more traffic if one had the patience to sit upon it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15016-AM, July 21 at 1304 and still 1409, JBA carrier. Possibly an R75 birdie, tho not noticed before; unlikely as it is very close to on-frequency and not wavering. 15016 listed only by EiBi as 15016 0000-2400 USA US Air Force Messages E NAm But of course those would be in USB, details of mode not covered by EiBi. Possibly one of those transmitters is occupying the channel. Many logs of this elsewhere as one of those secret-message alfanumeric channels (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1888: Thanks to Larry Will, Maryland, for a generous contribution In memory of Michael Ketter, via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by check or MO in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 Thanks as always for the great work that you do for us short wave hobbyists. Regrettably I do not contribute much news these days, as my listening is more and more restricted by local RFI. In spite of my best efforts to combat it, the neighbours seem to be winning the battle with their noisy electronic gadgets. 73 (Alan Holder, Isle of Wight, UK, July 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ EiBi English Extracts July 20, 2017 EiBi English Extracts are posted in Schedules section of http://www.kg4lac.com 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist, July 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) NRC AM RADIO LOG 38TH EDITION PREORDERS: The National Radio Club is proud to announce the publication of the 38th edition of the AM Radio Log. The AM Radio Log is a source for information on AM Radio Stations in the United States and Canada. The 38th edition of the Log contains more than 300 pages of data and cross references and 12 pages of instructions in 8-1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole punched, U.S. loose leaf format. This publication fits nicely into a 1" three-ring binder. 9,000+ updates since last year's 37th Edition of the log! Cross references include by State/Provinces in frequency order. This list is ideal for targeting needed areas. Additional reference lists include call letters of FM simulcasts with the AM Stations listing, listings of regional groups of stations in the groups section (separate section of the log book) and a cross reference of those stations that are licensed to use IBOC (In Band On Channel) digital audio and a comprehensive list of FM translators that are now simulcasting with AM broadcasters. Order by snail mail by check or money order in U.S. funds to National Radio Club, P.O. Box 473251, Aurora, CO 80047-3251 or order using your Pay Pal account at http://www.nrcdxas.org For U.S. delivery (Priority Mail) $26.95 to members, $32.95 to non- members. For delivery to Canada (Global Priority Mail) US$39.25 (members/non- members). For delivery elsewhere (Global Priority Mail) US$49.75 (members/non- members). (NRC DX News July 31 published July 24, via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Se celebra el XXIII ENCUENTRO DIEXISTA MEXICANO 21/07/2017 Comienza el evento público abierto a todo aquél interesado en estos temas de las radiocomunicaciones, radioafición y hobby del DX. Se trata de la cita anual de todos los entusiastas de la radio: Diexistas, radioexperimentadores, oyentes de la onda corta, asociaciones, grupos, clubes y radio-escuchas en general; de México y eventualmente de cualquier parte del mundo, además de representantes de radioemisoras internacionales y locales. Información: https://www.facebook.com/events/1276377342406913/ Profr. Abigael Najera, Facebook: Abigael Diexista (GRA blog via DXLD) Viz.: Jul 21 at 10:00 AM to Jul 22 at 11:00 PM UTC-05 pin Show Map La Piedad De Cabadas, Michoacan De Ocampo, Mexico About Discussion [requires log-in] 18 Went 24 Interested - Share this event with your friends Details Reunión de Diexistas, SWL, radioescuchas y radioexperimentadores con los propósitos de convivir y compartir experiencias (via DXLD) RADIO PHILATELY +++++++++++++++ THERMOCHROMIC STAMP FOR THE USA’S TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE Stamp Magazine July 25, 2017 The US Postal Service has pre-empted the total solar eclipse which will be visible across the country on August 21 by issuing a stamp which mimics its effect. Printed using thermochromic ink, its image transforms from that of an eclipse (with the Sun’s corona behind a shadow moon) to that of a full moon when you you rub it. The total eclipse will be visible by Americans from coast to coast for the first time in 99 years, passing through 14 states between Oregon and South Carolina. The reverse of a pane of the stamp has a map showing the path of totality. Thermochromic stamp for the USA’s total solar eclipse - World http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/thermochromic-stamp-for-the-usa-s-total-solar-eclipse/25389 Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See ALASKA; INDIA; KUWAIT ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC See PUBLICATIONS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See also OKLAHOMA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHECKS ARE GOING OUT The FCC is sending out checks to the winning bidders of the incentive auction. Two CT stations, WEDY and WRDM have to go off by 1-23-18. You can check here: https://www.fcc.gov/document/winning-reverse-auction-bidders-receive-incentive-payments (Mike Bugaj, July 21, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) DTV RECEPTION OBSTACLES Here I go, again: Computer modeling is a wonderful thing but, sooner or later, it has to come out of the computer and into the real world. At this point, all bets are off. At ch 49 (680+ MHz) all it takes is a chunk of sheet metal, about 1.5 ft square, to make a nifty reflector. Once the signal hits any such object you can say: "Let the multi-path interference issues begin!" Think about all of the metal objects within a station's transmitted footprint (and in your neighborhood), Cars, trucks, barns, buildings, and let's not forget overhead wires; the list is nearly endless. Throw in a couple of other signals from these multi-tx systems and, well, you see where this is going. A neighbor could park his car in the 'wrong' spot and end up wiping out your, once viewable, DTV signal. I've had it happen here. After a storm, my neighbor's barn had some of its sheet metal roofing come loose and start flapping in the breeze. I lost the ability to watch one of my local UHF DTVs and, I saw wild signal variations / picture break-up on other UHF channels. Once repairs were made to the barn roof, everything went back to normal. Really, it's just wishful thinking that multi-transmitters can co- exist on the same channel in relatively close proximity. It may look fine on the computer but, in the real world, chaos is inevitable. The exception might be, two tx's in mountain valleys with a 5000 ft peak in between them. 73, (Ed NN2E, Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds, KY, July 24, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) Fully agreed & that's why we don't have many single-frequency networks (SFNs) in the USA. ATSC-1 isn't very well suited for them. There is a single modulated carrier, and if it suffers any interference (even from another transmitter broadcasting the same program) it's toast. As Raymie says, you have to use computer modeling to try to put the interference areas in places where no large audience lives. If you're a *small* audience (like Ed!) you're out of luck. ATSC-3 will probably be better at this. It uses multiple carriers (thousands of them). The chances that any one (or two, or fifty) will suffer interference are fairly high. The chances that *most* of them will suffer interference are fairly low. In a SFN, it is even (very) possible carriers from one site will fill in carriers lost from another site -- receiving two or more SFN sites simultaneously can *improve* reception. The downside is higher peak-to-average power ratio. Which means for the same *average* power (and coverage) the voltages are higher. To keep things from arcing over you need physically larger (and more expensive) RF components -- antenna, feedline, filters, etc. (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, http://www.w9wi.com ibid.) LOOKING FOR NEW HDTV Currently using a 7 year old Samsung 32 inch. It's OK except for one real issue. Power consumption. In fact this gives off so much heat that right now the AC in an adjacent room is having a tough time keeping my room relatively comfortable. I noted new 32 inch and smaller TV's use around 50 watts or less of power vs. the nearly 200 watts my Samsung consumes. This leads me to the following. At one time a couple of people recommended LG as a good TV for DX and overall reception. I bought one but the picture was not very good. And I didn't find the tuner to be an upgrade from my 7 year old Samsung. Replaced it with a Insignia which has a better tuner and picture but for DX purposes it is less than ideal since you can't even add new channels without doing a complete rescan. At least with my Samsung I can physically punch in an apparent unused channel under ordinary reception conditions and have it add a station coming in via skip. Can't do that with many TV's I suspect. Wondered if anyone has used Vizio or TCL TV's for DX and general reception and was wondering how sensitive the tuners are and if it is easier to add channels for DX purposes? (will62, Indiana, July 22, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) Will, you should go to the WTFDA's main website http://www.wtfda.org/ There is a short article on the front page. Our List of STBs (and DTVs) Good For TV DXing Keep in mind if you are really wanting it for TV DXing, you should also want an analog tuner in the TV. Many of the brands are dropping analog tuners now. The LG's continue to have the analog tuner, in addition to direct access to the digital RF channels by going into setup and then channel editing. I have a 32" LG brand that is now about 7 years old and I am quite pleased with it, although it isn't really my dx TV. I do use the analog tuner in it for Es (generally looking for Cuba), but my main dxing tools for DTV are the Zenith STB and the HDHR auto logger (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, ibid.) Another thing to consider, down the road --- ATSC 3.0. Even the newer TV's sold in stores today can be old hat, if/when 3.0 is implemented. This means "Deja vu" of 2009, with converter boxes and such. Something to consider, before plunking down $ for a new TV now. cd (Chris Dunne, Pembroke Pines FL, ibid.) Not an issue. If I was going to buy a large TV and spend a lot of money then this would matter. Just going to buy a 24 inch right now to tide me over for a while and then wait to see what happens with the repack. Not much in the way of analog TV left. I am looking at the manuals of every TV I am considering before making any decision as to what to purchase. Noted the Vizio like the LG can pick up analog signals. And adding new channels is also possible. Will be buying a 24 inch which is cheap and will have multi function capability. Back up computer monitor, DX TV and also mostly for main TV viewing. Space is at a premium in my current home and I have to be mindful of the size of any electronics that I buy as well as the amount of heat it generates. LG looks like it may work since I read some reviews that the picture of the newer models is much better than the model I bought about three years ago (will62, ibid.) Be very careful with Vizio units. These are being sold as monitors and not HDTVs because they do not have tuners! I think Vizio calls them digital display monitors now. Vizio seems to think OTA is dying and in the future people will only be streaming. And without a tuner in the unit the price would be lower, supposedly. I stream with DirectvNow but I still need a tuner for my local stations. The OTT services are streaming more locals, but just the major networks and not everything. You really still need a tuner (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, -72 30' W/41 59' N, FN31RX, July 23, Online since 1999 and still going at mikesdx.com Archives: Original Mike's TV/FM Page with Tuner Mods and Lots of Old Stuff, ibid.) Thanks, Mike. Good info. Will be sure to completely read the box of any Vizio TV I may purchase first. BTW. Still have that CM 4251 that you sold me in 2000. Hope to use it again one of these days when I buy a rural property for recreation purposes. Currently living in a urban area in KY just south of downtown Cincinnati and I not only don't have room to install that behemoth but it would also overload my tuners since I have so many strong signals nearby. Now that I am back in a house again I want to get a DXing system back in place. Have not done it for several years since I last owned a house in a small town outside of Kansas City (will62, ibid.) I have been reading about this on the electronics manufacturers forums - electronics industry analysts have been speculating recently that TV's will eventually become just digital monitors, with DTV tuners being a stand-alone product. The speculation for this points to ATSC 3.0. You have a stand alone ATSC 3.0 tuner, with an HDMI cable bridging the gap. Its been said that *many electronics manufacturers feel they are going to get a bad rap* when ATSC 3.0 comes out and they would have an ATSC 3.0 tuner in the set, given that OTA viewers will still remember the ATV > DTV transition. Many people don't think there will be another CECB program when ATSC 3.0 is fully rolled out, due to the fact many are transitioning to streaming TV. That means no $$ breaks or help in buying a converter box. It also means if you buy a ATSC 3.0 stand alone receiver, you can cable it to your ATSC 1.0 TV. (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, ibid.) If I am reading this correctly, upgrading to the new ATSC 3.0 system, at least initially, would be a lot like buying a STB for HDTV signals to work on an old pre HDTV tuner TV. Is this correct? If so, then any TV I buy could probably work with a new stand alone tuner. In that case perhaps I should consider buying a larger screen and mounting it on the wall. Newer HDTV's use a lot less juice than units built in 2009 to 2010 when mine was built (will62, ibid.) That is correct. The ATSC 3.0 set top box (STB) will have an HDMI cable that connects to your HDTV. It is NOT a converter box. It would actually receive the ATSC 3.0 signal from the connected antenna cable. Keep in mind this is all just industry conjecture at the present time. The big players in the electronics industry will set the tempo when their decisions have been made (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, ibid.) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ Re: 80 years ago Guglielmo Marconi died 15 SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT GUGLIELMO MARCONI, THE MAN BEHIND RADIO COMMUNICATION https://blog.oup.com/2016/08/15-facts-guglielmo-marconi/ Guglielmo Marconi was an important figure in radio history. Here is some more info about Marconi: Note #11, 14. (Jorma Mantyla, Kangasala, Finland, mwdx yg via DXLD) I.e. he was a fascist, and OK with Hitler (gh, DXLD) Marconi’s Day on Monday 15th August [sic] will mark the achievement of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, who successfully sent the first long-distance radio transmission from his base at The Needles, Isle of Wight more than a century ago. The Isle of Wight Radio Society will also be setting up a station at the Landmark Attraction. See island Echo http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/day-celebration-mark-120th-marconi-anniversary-needles (via Mervyn Coleman, Sandown, UK, July 24, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Can you confirm the date. As Monday is the 14th (Dave Thorpe, Sent from my iPhone, ibid.) An interesting post; thanks, Mervyn. It should read Monday 14th August per the Isle of Wight Radio Society Facebook group (Mike Terry, BDXC- UK yg via DXLD) Tnx for info --- btw: not to be confused with International Marconi Day (IMD) celebrated in April of each year http://gx4crc.com/international-marconi-day-2017/ 73 (Harald Kuhl, ibid.) WHY THE NAVY SEES MORSE CODE AS THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION Engineering.com July 18, 2017 A signal lamp aboard the USS Stout beam message in Morse to the USS Monterey. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy.) [caption] For centuries, mariners around the globe have used lamps and shutters to beam messages via Morse code from ship to ship. But today, Morse code isn’t being learned by every sailor, even though lamp light communication is still being used. So, how we reconcile these two facts? Well, if you’re the U.S. Navy you update your lamp light communication systems to encode the modern form of Morse code: texting. In a test recent carried out aboard the USS Stout, the U.S. Navy used a new mechanism it calls the Flashing Light to Text Converter (FLTC) system. During the test, sailors aboard the Stout fired off text messages and the FLTC converted them to their Morse code lamp light signals which were interpreted by the USS Monterey, moored at a dock in Norfolk, Virginia. Full article here: http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/15283/Why-the-Navy-Sees-Morse-Code-as-the-Future-of-Communication.aspx Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) TEXT TECH: CAN NAVY VESSELS USE SHIPBOARD SIGNAL LAMPS FOR TEXT MESSAGING? --- By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research 18 July 2017 ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- The signal lamp aboard the USS Stout flashed light bursts to the USS Monterey, located pierside 250 feet away. Aboard the Monterey, its own signal lamp used a mounted camera to receive the incoming Morse code - which then was converted into text appearing on an accompanying handheld device. Peering at the device connected to the Monterey's signal lamp, Scott Lowery chuckled as one word popped up on the screen: "random." "I asked them to text me something random, so they signaled the word 'random,' " said Lowery, an engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City, Florida. "Simple, but it shows the system is working." Lowery recently was at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, conducting a demonstration of the Flashing Light to Text Converter (FLTC)-a ship- to-ship communication system that he's helped develop to enable U.S. Navy vessels to use their signal lamps to text message each other. Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) TechSolutions program, FLTC features (1) a camera that can be mounted atop a signal lamp and hone in on Morse code bursts from another lamp within view, and (2) a hand-held device or laptop computer connected to this camera to display text messages sent and received. Linking the commercially available camera and device is a proprietary converter that uses specialized software algorithms to process incoming light flashes into high-frequency signals - and then convert those into text messages. To reply to a text, a Sailor can use the device to type a response that is sent back as a Morse code message via specially powered LED lights that flash automatically. Since World War II, the process for sending messages using signal lamps has barely changed. It requires someone trained in Morse code to operate the lamp's shutter by hand, and involves a lot of time receiving, decoding, and replying to messages. Using FLTC, Sailors can quickly and easily type and send messages - with fewer mistakes-even if they don't know Morse code. "The best part of this flashing light converter is how easy it is for Sailors to use," said Lowery. "It's very intuitive because it mirrors the messaging systems used on iPhones. You just type your message and send it with the push of a button." FLTC also would be useful in certain "communications - denied" scenarios at sea where satellite communications is risky or unavailable, said ONR Command Master Chief Matt Matteson. "FLTC could be extremely valuable if a ship's main communications go down or if it needs to maintain a low electronic signature to avoid detection by an adversary," he said. FLTC originated in 2015, when the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in San Diego sent a request to ONR's TechSolutions program for a text-messaging interface for signaling between ships. TechSolutions is ONR's rapid-response science and technology program that develops prototype technologies to address problems voiced by Sailors and Marines, usually within 12-18 months. To provide a solution to SMWDC, TechSolutions selected and funded NSWC Panama City and a commercial company-Creative MicroSystems Corp.-to develop the components of FLTC. "In the future, we envision a standard retrofit kit that could be placed on all existing signal lamps," said Lowery. Later this year, TechSolutions will deliver prototype FLTCs to SMWDC for further testing and evaluation. Lowery and his team hope to see the system issued throughout the fleet next year. Watch a video of the FLTC demonstration. https://youtu.be/8dpdBPyIoLA Warren Duffie Jr. is a contractor for ONR Corporate Strategic Communications. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=101513 Image: From the accompanying video ... Sending Pic:225x141C; (Shortwave Radiogram July 22 via roger, DXLD) From Southgate Amateur Radio News: DEEP CONCERN OVER RADIO SPECTRUM 17 July 2017 At Friedrichshafen, IARU Region 1 President Don Beattie G3BJ said "I am deeply concerned about our ability to maintain a usable radio spectrum in some parts of suburban Europe" Don Beattie G3BJ, gave an opening address at the Friedrichshafen Ham Radio 2017 event in which he covered the spectrum challenges of today. "It is of little value having radio spectrum allocated to the amateur service if it is made unusable by the presence of multiple sources of interference – be it electrical interference or intruders in the amateur bands. And so IARU is deeply involved in the work of the international standards organisations, arguing for common sense in the setting of emission standards for electrical and electronic devices. "Areas which are of current concern are solar photo-voltaic generators, wind generators, digital devices, VDSL+ and Wireless Power Transfer. Some would say that even with the work we are involved in on standards, much of the radio spectrum is becoming unusable in the suburban environment, and I have sympathy with this view." http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/july/deep-concern-over-radio-spectrum.htm#.WXE5FFGQwY1 (with link to full text of G3BJ's address) (via Shortwave Radiogram July 22 via roger, dxldyg via DXLD) MICHAEL BLUEJAY'S BATTERY GUIDES Rechargeable Batteries. 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Janda, OK1HH Czech Propagation Interested Group OK1HH compiling weekly forecasts since January 1978 e-mail: ok1hh(at)rsys. cz (via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2017 Jul 24 0308 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html # # Weekly Highlights and Forecasts # Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 17 - 23 July 2017 Solar activity was at low levels on 17-19 Jul and very low levels on 20-23 Jul. Region 2665 (S06, L=111, class/area Ekc/710 on 09 Jul) produced the strongest flare of the period, a C2 flare observed at 19/0007 UTC from around the west limb. Region 2666 (N13, L=103, class/area Cro/030 on 13 Jul) was mostly quiet as it decayed to plage before rotating around the west limb. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at high levels throughout the summery period. A maximum flux of 13,630 pfu was observed at 19/1755 UTC. Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels throughout the reporting period. On 17 Jul, the continuing influence of a CME caused quiet to active conditions with an isolated period of G2 (Moderate) storm levels reported during the 1500-1800 UTC synoptic period. Waning CME effects led to quiet to unsettled conditions on 18 Jul. Conditions were quiet on 19 Jul through early on 20 Jul. Late on 20 Jul conditions reached unsettled as a solar sector boundary crossing (SSBC) became geoeffective. An isolated period of active was observed during the 0000-0300 UTC synoptic period on 21 July as total magnetic field strength (Bt) increased to near 10 nT. Following the SSBC was a co-rotating interaction region (CIR), causing solar wind speeds to increase from around 450 km/s to a peak of 800 km/s observed at 21/1804 UTC. With the exception of G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions observed during the 22/0900-1200 UTC synoptic period, quiet to active conditions were observed through the remainder of the period under the influence of positive polarity CH HSS. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 24 JULY - 19 AUGUST 2017 Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance for M-class flare activity (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate) on 30 Jul - 12 Aug due to the return of old Region 2665 (S06, L=115) as it rotates through the visible disk. Very low activity is expected for the remainder of the outlook period. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to range from normal to high levels. The influence of recurrent, positive polarity CH HSSs are expected to cause high levels from 24-29 Jul and again on 18-19 Aug. Moderate levels are expected on 30-31 Jul and the remainder of the outlook period is likely to be at normal levels. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels. Quiet to G1 (Minor) storm levels are likely on 05 Aug; quiet to active levels are likely on 24 Jul and 17-18 Aug; quiet to unsettled levels are likely on 06-07 Aug and 19 Aug. All enhancements in geomagnetic activity are due to the influence of multiple, recurrent, positive polarity CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be quiet under a nominal solar wind regime. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2017 Jul 24 0308 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2017-07-24 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2017 Jul 24 70 8 4 2017 Jul 25 70 5 2 2017 Jul 26 70 5 2 2017 Jul 27 70 5 2 2017 Jul 28 70 5 2 2017 Jul 29 70 5 2 2017 Jul 30 80 5 2 2017 Jul 31 82 5 2 2017 Aug 01 82 5 2 2017 Aug 02 82 5 2 2017 Aug 03 82 5 2 2017 Aug 04 82 5 2 2017 Aug 05 82 25 5 2017 Aug 06 82 10 3 2017 Aug 07 82 8 3 2017 Aug 08 82 5 2 2017 Aug 09 82 5 2 2017 Aug 10 82 5 2 2017 Aug 11 82 5 2 2017 Aug 12 80 5 2 2017 Aug 13 75 5 2 2017 Aug 14 70 5 2 2017 Aug 15 70 5 2 2017 Aug 16 70 5 2 2017 Aug 17 70 15 4 2017 Aug 18 70 15 4 2017 Aug 19 70 12 3 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1888, DXLD) MASSIVE EXPLOSION ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN On July 23rd, NASA and European spacecraft observed a massive explosion on the far side of the sun. A spectacular CME tore through the sun's atmosphere and it now appears to be en route to Mars. Earth will not feel the effects of the blast because of its location on the opposite side of the sun. However, the source of the eruption, old sunspot AR2665, will turn back toward our planet in early August, possibly bringing a new round of geomagnetic storms and auroras. Read all about it on today's edition of Spaceweather.com http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=23&month=07&year=2017 Posted by: (Mike Terry, July 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###