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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1906 contents: Australia, Biafra non, Botswana, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, International Waters, Japan/Korea North & South, New Zealand, Nigeria and non, North America, Perú, Romania, Sa`udi Arabia, Singapore, Somaliland non, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, UK non, USA, and the propagation outlook SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1906, November 28-December 5, 2017 Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 9455 11580 [all confirmed] Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 [confirmed]; 15770 [off the air, post-Irma] Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 9455 Wed 1415 WRMI 9955 [confirmed] Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v [confirmed] Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [not confirmed] Thu 2230 WRMI 5850 [confirmed] Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [not confirmed] Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM [almost confirmed] Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confiremd] Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 [confirmed] Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM [confirmed from 0419] Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v-AM Area 51 Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 Tue 2030 WRMI 9455 11580 7780 [or #1907?] 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) DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** ALGERIA [non]. FRANCE, Frequency change of Télédiffusion d'Algérie via TDF Issoudun: 1800-1858 7375*ISS 500 kW / 155 deg CEAf Arabic Holy Quran no change 1900-1958 7315 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg NWAf Arabic, NOT on new 5905 kHz * co-ch 7375 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg WeEu Romanian Radio Romania Int. http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/frequency-change-of-telediffusion.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángen San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 1816-2100*, 24-11, Spanish, female, comments. Latin American and Spanish songs. Very weak, best on USB. 15311 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. 11/20/2017, 6972/3 kHz AM, "LupoRadio" (Provincia de Buenos Aires) con tangos hacia las 22:42 (Arg.) 0142 UT, Sel. de tangos, intérprete Alberto Castillo. A continuación otro intérprete con "Voz de barrio" (...) "Es en la paz de la noche cuando se visten los patios porteños..." ID (aprox) "(acento castellano) frecuencia 697¿3? KiloVERCIOS [sic] AM desde la Provincia de Buenos Aires Lupo Radio. Reporte de SEÑAL a luporadio@hotmail.com" 22.46 (Arg.) Tango "Antiguo reloj de cobre" Siguiente: (prob) "Qué te pasa Buenos Aires" "yo soñaba ver con ella la porteña (...) ya no queda ni una seña, etc." Freq. 697-2- kHz, SINPO: 32112. Receptor Portable Sony ICF7600GR. Antena de Carrete Sony AN-61P (Interior) En Paraná. Argentina. -31.766133, -60.527364. 73's. (sandrolenart, Nov 20, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA [non]. 11580, Fri Nov 24 at 1353, WRMI is in World Music fill, apparently having lost the feed from Argentina in French, or it was short, or maybe aired only the first time at 1300. Familiar steel band tune with drumming added; 1353 ``Cayman Holiday`` cute promotional song (and RMI side business would be glad to book a cruise to there); 1357 ``La Milonga Cha3``; 1359 cut to WNYW-style ID, 1400 into RAE Spanish for ``jueves``, usual upbeat informal opening chatter by M&W, but maybe they got serious later about the missing sub (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA [and non]. Australia 5045, non 5020 and others --- A quick check this morning Nov 24 just after 1100 showed good audio on 5045 with local news items. Better than they have been the last few days. Surprisingly there was no trace of any SIBC carrier on 5020, checked again, 1122 still no trace. On medium wave 1116 and 1098 had listenable audio at 1120 (presuming Brisbane and Majuro). The top of the 80m band was unusually full of strong BC stations - 3945 and 3925 were loud [Japans], 3985 next best and then 3930 // 3910 with what sounded like jamming mixed in as well. [Koreas] 73 (Don Moman, Lamont Alberta, Perseus, Wellbrook loop, west beverage, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Don, Your W Beverage on 11/22 brought in Ozy Radio at almost armchair level but the time was much earlier, circa 0825 - gray line was at, or near Sydney at that time. SIBC on 5020 was even better circa 0900 on same date (Bruce Churchill, CA, ibid.) 5045, Ozy Radio. Craig has started a new schedule here; Nov 28 at 1242*; no longer 24 hrs.; also noted off the air around the same time period on Nov 25-27; weak signal with only a carrier heard, with OTH radar QRM on Nov 27 (Ron Howard, California, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. Good signal of Reach Beyond Australia, Nov 20 1245-1300 on 11865 KNX 100 kW / 320 deg to SoAs English Daily 1315-1330 on 11865 KNX 100 kW / 320 deg to SoAs English Mon/Wed/Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/good-signal-of-reach-beyond-australia_20.html Good signal of Reach Beyond Australia on Nov 22 1100-1115 on 15575 KNX 100 kW / 315 deg to SEAs Tibetan Mon/Wed 1115-1130 on 15575 KNX 100 kW / 315 deg to SEAs English Mon-Wed/Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/good-signal-of-reach-beyond-australia_22.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) 11865, Nov 27 at 1350, S9+10 song by hyper-soprano, really lovely, brief S Asian announcement and more. 1358 mentions India, few seconds of song in English, 1359 Reach Beyond Australia sign-off by YL until 1330 tomorrow. Aoki/NDXC shows this segment was in Tamil. If the Tamil songs had any Christian content, they were beyond my comprehension, so my rationality remains unchallenged (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BANGLADESH. 3 COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS AWARDED The Daily Star Home City 12:00 AM, November 27, 2017 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:07 AM, November 27, 2017 Staff Correspondent http://www.thedailystar.net/city/3-community-radio-stations-awarded-1496971 Three community radio stations yesterday received "Bangladesh Community Radio Award-2017" for creating awareness about child marriage in remote areas. Those also spread knowledge of health issues and signal disasters. Deutsche Welle Akademie, a Germany-based organisation for international media development, in association with Bangladesh Community Radio Association (BCRA) and channel-i, gave the awards. The radio stations are Radio Nalta in Satkhira, Radio Bikrampur in Munshiganj and Radio Pallykantha in Moulvibazar. The award giving ceremony was held at the channel-i premises in the capital. The community radio award is the first of its kind recognising community radio stations for their contributions to the country. Speaking as the chief guest, Narayan Chandra Shil, director general of Bangladesh Betar, said, "The community radios are reaching out to the communities that Bangladesh Betar cannot always." Michael Karhausen, head of Asia and Europe at Deutsche Welle Akademie, said community radio stations are important for the overall development of the media of Bangladesh. Beatrice Kaldun, country representative of Unesco, said although there are various financial constrains, the community radio stations run their activities (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** BIAFRA [non]. 11530, Nov 22 at 0533, WRMI with R. Biafra, VG S9+20 back to OK, and how well to Nigeria?? Another devotional/prayer in English, something about ``Radio Biafra, dedicated to Jesus Christ, amen``. // 7240 via FRANCE is JBA as usual; still I try to determine the delay because they are not synchronized; as music and talk alternate on 11530, sometimes the opposite is audible on 7240. At 0557, 11530 goes to WRMI music fill, and 7240 goes to dead air. (But that`s not all on 11530 now! See NIGERIA [non].) Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, replies to my last report: ``No such sound noted on 9580 Nov 20 or 21. But "Anambra State elexion [...] legitimate" is also the only content I could make out (except frequency announcements and announcements stressing the station was broadcasting from London, slowly read) on Nov 20. Maybe that's the main point of these broadcasts.`` To which Kai Ludwig, Germany, replies: ``Or at least what prompted this project. The publications from the Igbo side are also completely swamped with "Anambra State elexion illegitimate, everyone stayed home", etc., etc. Must be something of big significance for those in Nigeria, while no one outside takes notice at all. At least not a single hit on the BBC websites. But instead I found something related to the fact that all these media activities use the universal language BSE (bad simple English): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07881kx "Nkem wants to know why he was never taught Igbo as a child and why the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, has warned that Igbo faces extinction in the next fifty years." Kai Ludwig`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) FRANCE, Reception of Radio Biafra via TDF Issoudun on Nov 20 0500-0600 on 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English/Igbo, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-biafra-via-tdf_20.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) FRANCE, Reception of Radio Biafra via TDF Issoudun, Nov 22-23 1900-2000 on 9580 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English/Igbo, good 0500-0600 on 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English/Igbo, fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-biafra-via-tdf_23.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22-23, dxldyg via DXLD) Checked (and recorded) 11530 kHz here in NB from just before 1900 UT yesterday (Wednesday, 22 November) for a couple of hours. WRMI transmitter did not come on the air. No trace either using the U. Twente SDR receiver (-- Richard Langley, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530, USA. Radio Biafra. Okeechobee. Nov 23, 2017 Thursday. 0504- 0520. At 0504, OM talking, and Afro music. Sounded like ID at 0511 (in English) “You are listening … Radio Biafra”. Very poor, almost at noise level. Jo’burg sunrise 0308 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA. Drake R8E, Sony ICF2001D. dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530 USA ??? The Overcomer Ministry ??? Okeechobee ??? (Sorry, I'm getting confused about what is coming from where with this lot.) Nov 23, 2017 Thursday. 0602-0611. OM speaking in American English, religious-sounding song at 0605, back to talk at 0609, so presumed Brother Scare. Poor but readable at times. Jo’burg sunrise 0308 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA. Drake R8E, Sony ICF2001D. dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530, Nov 23 at 0534, Radio Biafra Broadcasting from London, via WRMI is back on as usual, despite the previous transmission Nov 22 at 19-20 having been off the air. Fair with music at the moment, and stronger than VP other WRMIBS 11580. // 7240 via FRANCE is a JBA carrier. 11530 after 0600 again fills an hour with BS, and from 0700 switches to Radio Herwa International --- continued at NIGERIA [non]. 11530, Nov 23 at 1930 check, R. Biafra is back on today via WRMI after missing yesterday during this hour, with music, 1930 ID and text number. 1932 introduces a ``very important announcement``, over to the OM with very heavy accent in English, about mourning for a ``great son of Biafra`` who has died, was VP of Nigeria 1979-1982. 1956 sign-off announcement, clueless YL blows the ``numbers`` again, claiming ``724`` and 11530 are in use for both morning and evening broadcasts, while at 19-20 the second channel is really 9580, JBA carrier here, which she never mentions. Wolfgang Büschel has concluded it`s Issoudun at 170 degrees, just like 7240 at 05, but there is no confirmation of this in HFCC or from WRMI. 11530 cuts off the air about 2000* when the WRMI ID is almost finished (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Checking using the U. Twente SDR receiver this afternoon (Thursday) while in my office, "Radio Biafra Broadcasting from London" is there on 11530 kHz with a very weak (mostly not understandable) signal and also on 9580 kHz (possibly in parallel) with a slightly better (but only poor to fair) signal (-- Richard Langley, 1910 UT Nov 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, R Biafra via TDF Issoudun 9580 S=8-9 -74dBm fluttery in western Europe. Straight southwards at 170degr out of France. 11530 RMI relay in Okeechobee FL-US east coast, S=8 or -79dBm, the other 25mb of RMI 11580 kHz is little stronger S=9 or -68dBm. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, ibid.) Radio Biafra Broadcasting from London and Radio Herwa International Friday, 24 November, 0500-0600 UT: Using the U. Twente receiver, recorded the signal on 7240 kHz. Poor noisy signal. Usual format of frequent IDs and frequency announcements in English and vernacular interspersed with short musical items. Vernacular items might have a bit of topical information but these too are short. When will full programming begin or is that not the intention of these broadcasts? (- - Richard Langley, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Continued at NIGERIA [non] 11530, Nov 24 at 0528 check, Radio Biafra Broadcasting from London via WRMI this time is much weaker than before, very poor S3-S4, and 7240 via France no better than ever, a JBA carrier. At 0600 switch 11530 to Brother Scare, but I`m not up to check for R. Herwa International again at 0700. 11530, Nov 24 at 1906, the other RBBFL via WRMI is good as usual, with ID, plug for texting; 1908 ``important message`` about the elexion. This all sounds very familiar and would not be surprised if same hour files were being played again and again. (But WRMI server has new ones dated Nov 24 for both Nigerian programs.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Biafra via TDF Issoudun & WRMI Okeechobee, Nov 24-25 1900-2000 on 9580 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English, strong/fair 1900-2000 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English, weak signal 0500-0600 on 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English, very good 0500-0600 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English, poor JBA http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/radio-biafra-via-tdf-issoudun-wrmi.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 24-25, dxldyg via DXLD) 11530, Nov 25 at 0543, R. Biafra Broadcasting From London via WRMI this night is only a JBA carrier, down to the level of relay via France on 7240. 11530, Nov 25 at 1930, quick check just long enough to confirm it`s on amid this hour: yes, VG with music. 11530, Nov 26 at 0516 check, R. Biafra is on at fair level via WRMI. See USA: WRMI for more about this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I summarize the general situation with RBBFL, such as one frequency or another being missing some days (WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Recorded and listened to whole of 1900-2000 UT Radio Biafra Broadcasting from London broadcast over WRMI on 11530 kHz on Sunday, 26 November. Still not too much variety of content. Frequent IDs and schedule in English and vernacular, interspersed with musical selections, with the English version stating that a very important announcement will follow and to please stay tuned. That announcement is essentially a plea not to follow Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his ways (violence?) but to use political means to address the problem of "why we [i.e. Biafra] are backward." The IDs and important message are repeated about half a dozen times during the broadcast. There is a subtle religious message with a statement that Biafra is Christian and ending the broadcast with "remain blessed." (Richard Langley, NB, Nov 28, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530, Nov 27 at 0520 & 0535 chex, R. Biafra via WRMI a JBA carrier, above the MUF tonight, while 9955 was quite strong a bit earlier. The WRMI skedgrids still do not identify this hour, nor 19-20 as purveying Radio Biafra toward S America. 11530, Nov 27 at 1927 check, R. Biafra is on via WRMI, amid one of their Igbo messages. 11530, Nov 28 at 0553 check, R. Biafra via WRMI is fair-poor with fading in Igbo; 0554 YL in English with usual canned schedule announcement covering 75% of its frequencies only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of Radio Biafra London via WRMI Okeechobee, Nov 28: 0500-0600 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English tx#10, very good and co-ch 11530 unknown kW / non-dir to EaAs Chinese XiWang Zhi Sheng parallel 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English not on air today http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-biafra-london-via.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 28, dxldyg via DXLD) ** BOTSWANA. Surprised to hear VOA on late last night (21 Nov) on 4930 via Botswana from 0030 tune-in to past 0115. Programme at 0030 was Africa Music Mix in English. Apparently the extended schedule is due to situation in Zimbabwe (Alan Pennington, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) 4930, Nov 22 at 0005, JBA carrier, also at 0220, presumed VOA African service relay in English. After my previous report of that Nov 19 around 0230, ahead of normal *0300, Ron Howard suggested that VOA could have expanded to 24 hours due to the crisis in Zimbabwe. Wolfgang Büschel agreed with a schedule of 23 or 24 hours on this frequency and also MW 909. That`s nice, but most VOA programming is disposable music filler, beyond news on the hour, as Mark Taylor, WI, NASWA Flashsheet was also hearing as early as 0205 as early as November 17. If the crisis is now over with the resignation of Mugabe, perhaps VOA will contract again. But not yet. There are other changes/extensions, as Alan Roe, Teddington, England, UK, reported: ``USA. 21 November at 2000 UT - VoA is broadcasting a special programme concerning Zimbabwe in a local language on 6195 kHz via Botswana in place of usual African Beat English programming`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1905, DX LISTTENING DIGEST) At 1400 UT checked the IBB VoA Special: 24 hrs to Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Mugabe matter, though heard heavy HARD ROCK music played at 1410 UT on Nov 22 on 15579.991 kHz lower fq side from IBB BBG Botswana relay, also \\ 17885 kHz Botswana relay, both with S=9+10dB strength signals here in southern Germany [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 22, dxldyg via DXLD) Using the U. Twente SDR receiver at 1550 UT for 15580 kHz, Larry London's "Border Crossings" airing (also carried on VOA1). Followed at 1600 by "VOA News" and "Africa News Tonight." Signal strength S9 + 30dB. AM sync frequency 15580.002 kHz. Into "Studio 7," the special VOA program for Zimbabwe, at 1700, mostly in vernacular. Then English and vernacular mixed at 1800 (-- Richard Langley, Nov 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non] BOTSWANA/SAO TOME, 13589.991, IBB VoA São Tomé, S=7-8 fluttery signal in Germany, full station ID even at 2000:02 UT, and after that TX OFF at 2002:01 UT. \\ VoA Botswana relay 15579.991, S=7-8 signal at 2004 (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) By 2130, 15580 kHz has petered out (likely earlier, need to check recording) with the U. Twente SDR receiver, but using my own equipment here in NB, 15580 is going fairly strong with VOA1's "The Hits" with Larry London as DJ (although we are in darkness here now so the signal will likely not last much longer). 15580 kHz might be coming from Greenville now? (Richard Langley 2140 Nov 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes. Subsequently realized that use of BOT for 15580 kHz ends at 2100. Then GB comes on at 2100 for just one hour. Transmission ended with usual s/off announcement and YDD but they didn't let YDD completely play out. Use of BOT ends at 2100 according to the schedule. Confirmed with my U. Twente recording. Transmission actually abruptly ended at 2058 UT. No s/off announcement or YDD (Richard Langley, Nov 23, ibid.) I guess he was still talking about 15580, not specified; altho original subject to which he replied was 4930 (gh, DXLD) 4930, Nov 23 at 0102, VP signal amid recognizable VOA News, M&W alternating, mostly not quite readable, then ECSS helps a bit, 0104 about the Lebanese PM unresigning; ``that`s the latest news from V-O- A!! 0105 right back to the ``best music``, which no doubt Central Africans will be eager to hear at 3:05 am. So this VOA relay is still on expanded schedule, perhaps 24 hours, in honor of Zimbabwe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4930, Botswana, VOA, Selebi Phikwe. Nov 23, 2017 Thursday. 0940-0947. Afro and other music, No doubt still the extended broadcast for Zimbabwe. Poor, and probably equally unreadable in Harare, which is about equidistant from Selebi Phikwe as is Jo’burg; and also in broad daylight at around mid-day. Jo’burg sunrise 0308 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA. Drake R8E, Sony ICF2001D. dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Maybe VOA on 4930 from Botswana should stick to their usual schedule. Super reception tonight, an hour or so after sunset in South Africa and Zimbabwe. 4930 Botswana, VOA, Selebi Phikwe. Nov 23, 2017 Thursday. 1724-1732. “Studio 7” for Zimbabwe, in Shona. Several IDs heard. Changed to Ndebele at 1730. Very good. Jo’burg sunset 1640 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA. Drake R8E, Sony ICF2001D. dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4930, Nov 24 at 0118, VOA relay still expanded, VP S4-S6 with music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Noted using the U. Twente SDR receiver, shortly after 2100 UTC, the 4930 kHz BOT transmitter is broadcasting continuous VOA theme music, as we often hear between actual program segments. It's a continuous loop. Keeping the frequency active until programming recommences? (-- Richard Langley, 2124 UT Nov 24, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 9665.21, Rádio Voz Missionária, Camboriú, Santa Catarina. 0857 November 18, 2017. Presumed the Brazilionoid with Braso- Portuguese male preacher nonstop, fair (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9667.62v, Nov 26 at 0122, Voz Missionária unstable transmitter now up to here, S6-S4. By 0638 recheck with Brazuguese preaching at S6-S3, it`s too unstable to pinpoint, audibly oscillating roughly between 9677.43 and 9677.50. 9667v, Nov 28 at 0654, Voz Missionária is OFF, after having been wandering widely around nominal 9665. Not due to propagation, since the other weak off-frequency ZYs are still audible, measured on: 9674.923 at S3-S4, 9725.395; and 9818.795 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9665.56v, Nov 29 at 0033, VM back on and trying to be more nominal, while wobbling, with music, Brazuguese announcement (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 11780, Nov 22 at 2053, poor S6-S2, M&W talk in Brazuguese, so now I`m sure I too have heard reactivated RNA. Seems to be limited to irregular daytime hours only, and very low power, nowhere near the 250 kW it originally ran 24 hours. Nothing from it audible now or later on 6180 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11780, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília, 1930-1940, 24-11, Brazilian songs, Portuguese, comments, male, ID "Rádio Nacional da Amazônia", female. 15321. At 2103 “A Voz do Brasil. 25322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11780, Nov 24 at 2125, poor signal in Brazuguese, S4-S6, must be `A Voz do Brasil` mandatory federal show in summer timing, from RNA, which should stay on the air at least until 2200 for this. Poor as it is, much stronger than the other ZYs now on 25m: at 2124, JBA carriers on 11934.9, 11854.9, 11815; nothing on 11925, 11895, 11764.7, 11735. Is SRDA still active anywhen around 11764.7? Haven`t noticed it for some time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 15190.067, R Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, S=3-4 poor tiny signal at 1352 UT Nov 22. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 22, dxldyg via DXLD) Or leapfrog of Saudi?? ** BULGARIA [and non]. Shortwave Radiogram: fun with bad reception The Shortwave Radiogram broadcast Sundays at 2330-2400 UT on 11580 kHz from WRMI Florida has lately experienced poor reception in most parts of the world. For this reason, this transmission on Sunday, 26 November will be all in Olivia 64-2000. This is a very slow mode (about 28 wpm) but robust in difficult conditions. It could be an interesting test of the limits of shortwave. The other three broadcasts of Shortwave Radiogram will be in the usual MFSK32 (120 wpm), with four images. Details and schedule ... http://swradiogram.net/post/167832601397/shortwave-radiogram-25-26-november-2017-fun-with Patch the audio from your radio to a PC with Fldigi installed, or an Android device with the TIVAR app. If a patch is not available, you can place the radio's speaker near your device's mic (acoustic coupling). (Kim Elliott, Nov 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: Shortwave Radiogram transmits digital text and images on an analog shortwave broadcast transmitter. The program is produced and presented by Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott. Shortwave Radiogram, 25-26 November 2017: Fun with bad reception Last weekend’s experiment with the very fast 8PSK-500F and -1000F modes was interesting and fun. There were not many 100% decodes, but they did include listeners in Belgium, France, and Germany tuned to the transmitter in Bulgaria, as well as listeners in Texas and Oregon tuned to WRMI Florida. Several listeners did successfully receive entire paragraphs, but the decode turned to gibberish during fades (which are not uncommon on shortwave!). We will try more experiment with the 8PSK modes on future shows. Special all-Olivia-64-2000 broadcast this weekend This weekend, we will shift from the very fast to the very slow. In the past few weeks, the Shortwave Radiogram transmission Sundays at 2330-2400 UTC on 11580 kHz from Florida has experienced poor reception in most parts of the world. To improve the chances of a successful decode, this broadcast only (number 23S) will be in the Olivia 64-2000 mode. It will consist of one Voice of America news story. The broadcast will begin with a brief voice intro, then the RSID for Olivia 64-2000. If the RSID does not work, you might have to fine-tune the audio frequency for a correct decode. Olivia 64-2000 is very slow, about 28 words per minute, but robust in difficult conditions. Please note that the text will not print out until a few seconds after you hear the tones (if you hear them). Please record your reception if possible. We may be stretching shortwave to its limit. The other three broadcasts this weekend will be in the usual MFSK32, with four images. Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 23, 25-26 November 2017, all in MFSK32: 1:30 Program preview 2:43 Poorest countries need avenues to electricity* 10:56 Russia may retaliate if Google downgrades RT, Sputnik* 18:16 US Sues to Stop AT&T’s Takeover of Time Warner* 25:35 London’s Crossrail construction image* 27:45 Closing announcements * with image Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net And visit http://swradiogram.net Twitter: @SWRadiogram Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304 F4ECA in France successfully decoded paragraphs in the 8PSK-F mode 19 November 2017, 2041 UTC, 11580 kHz from WRMI Florida. See his results: https://twitter.com/F4ECA/status/93235229212007219 See other results at https://twitter.com/swradiogram (you do not need a Twitter account). The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1500-1600 UT on 9400 kHz (via Bulgaria), with the minute of MFSK at about 1530. If you are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ And to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UT (Saturday 7-9 pm EST) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. The minute of MFSK is at about 0130. Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/ Italian Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) For the complete IBC transmission schedule visit http://ibcradio.webs.com/ Five minutes of MFSK32 is at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama,” per the schedule below: November 24, 2017 (7:23 am) (via DXLD) Really good reception from Sofia on 9400 at 1600 to 1630 this morning of Kim Elliot's Shortwave Radiogram show in MFSK32 format. Usually, I can only barely make out a carrier, but this morning, the signal was fairly good, so I switched to Don Moman's remote site, and wow, perfect decode! A rare occurrence, telling me that Europe is open! 73, (Walt Salmaniw, Nov 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also the propagation of the 9400 kHz is becoming increasingly worse for larger areas in southeastern Europe. In a relatively small area, there is a high difference in RF field strength from very good to: unusable. Even a reduction of the wpm would not be effective here, only a reduction of the frequency, for winter operation.... http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/SW_Radiogram_2017-11-25.htm#SWRG IBC Digital with "425-DX-NEWs" and a message for a special call: "....VE - The Halifax Explosion was a maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 6 December 1917. The blast devastated the Richmond district of Halifax, killing 2000 people and injuring more than 9000. Commemorating those tragic events, the Halifax ARC has been issued the special call CK100VDA for the period 2-10 December. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and LoTW; direct cards should be sent to VA1YL. ......" http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/SW_Radiogram_2017-11-25.htm#IBC (roger, germany, dxldyg via DXLD) ** CANADA. 750, Nov 25 at 0628 UT, mutually nullable with WSB to the east is something from the north with classic rock, soon ID as ``CK750 Classic Hits`` --- except the way I heard it at first was an anagram of hits. It`s the Melfort, Saskatchewan station really callsigned CKJH, supposedly 25/25 kW U4, at night mostly north with a particular notch toward Atlanta (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. BEDSIDE DX - NOV 20, 2017 - Times are CST (UTC-6) Receiver is a CCrane Skywave (Original Version) QTH is Clear Lake City, TX, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ 800, CKLW, ONTARIO, Windsor - 20 Nov 2017 - Tuned in at 0528 CST [1128 UT] to hear a single mention of "CKLW" during what sounded like a weather report with temps given in degrees Celsius. Extremely tough copy due to "local" -- 31 miles NW of my location is considered local in Houston -- sports station KBME on 790 kHz "throwing" their 5 kW signal straight down the Interstate 45 corridor right to my doorstep (at least it seems that way)! I stayed with it, though. At 0548 CST I heard a very entertaining musical promo for the city of Windsor, Ontario, that included more mentions of "CKLW." It was still rough going, though. Not only was KBME-790 still getting in the way, there was an unidentified station on 800 kHz starting to fade in. This station was airing a segment of "NightSounds," a syndicated religious music and talk program hosted by the late Bill Pearce. I checked the NightSounds website, but couldn't find an outlet on 800 kHz for the broadcast. Any fellow ABDX'ers have any hints?? This is the first time I've heard CKLW from my location here in Houston. I have CKLW logged and verified in my Fort Worth logs (02 Aug 1976). 73 & Good DX! Happy Thanksgiving!! (Steve Ponder, N5WBI, Houston, TX, USA, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** CANADA. 1610, UT Thu Nov 23 at 0117 UT, M&W discussion in English but the M has an accent, French Canadian? Fades completely out and back in. Topic at 0124 UT is sundials, and how they would be counterclockwise if invented in southern hemisphere; 0125 UT music up and comments about UN Human Rights vs Duterte, etc. Never heard any local references, but surely CHHA, VocesLatinas, Toronto, and in fact its year+ old sked shows this Wednesday 8-9 pm ET hour is some of its token English, `Urban Definition` http://chha1610am.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PostCard-CHHA-1610AM-2016.jpg Still no sign of Anguilla (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHILE. 5825. R. TRIUNFAL EVANGELICA. 17/11 2300-2317 UT. Espacio musical con lectura de saludos. SINPO: 45343 (Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros de largo; QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** CHINA. PR China, CNR1 on approximately 1146.6 kHz - Heard on remote receiver at Kongsfjord in Northern Norway at around 1030. First reported by Hiro Okamura in Japan on Saturday 25 November (Tony Magon, VK2IC, dxldyg via DXLD) Drifting wildly: (with a screenshot, Mauno Ritola, ibid.) Was location ever determined; follow-ups? Still off-frequency? (gh, DXLD) ** CHINA. 6100. Nov 25, 2017 at 0047-0056, China Radio International, Beijing-CHN, in Portuguese. Man and woman present a Chinese Lesson; ID, website, CRI schedule in Portuguese, IS. Station with good signal and modulation this night, 45444 (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier, Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Degen DE1103, Longwire, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** CHINA. 6145: see INDIA {and non] ** CHINA. Re DXLD 17-47: China Huayi Broadcast Co. (CHBC) ``6185, China Huaayi [sic - Ron] Broadcasting – Fuzhou (Presumed), 1257, 11/19/17, in Mandarin. Woman announcer, mellow theme, 5 pips, woman with announcement (in a fade so I could not make out what she was saying either at the time or on the recording), theme like music, Chinese choral music. Poor with fading throughout (Mark Taylor, Madison, Wisconsin, Perseus, SDRPlay; Eton E1, Grundig Satellit 800, Tecsun PL 880, and various other portables; 42 meters dipole, 100’ long wire, W6LVP loop, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD)`` Hi Glenn, Sorry to say the above log is rather suspect. With the start of the B17 schedule, Voice of Korea (KCBS) has a strong signal 1230- 1320, which is // 6170. Here in California it's daily impossible for me to hear CHBC on 6185. Perhaps Mark saw my pre-B17 reception: "CHINA. 6185, China Huayi Broadcast Co. (CHBC) (very tentative), 1248, Oct 26. Has been a long time since I last checked on this; signal was mostly decent level carrier, but very little audio; seemed to be them, but nothing like the good modulation I heard in past years." (Ron Howard, San Francisco, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 11820, Nov 24 at 0056, song at S5-S2, yet stands out vs much weakened Florida and Cuba nearby on 11825, 11840, etc. Typical CRI behavior: cut off at 0057*. Xi`an does it again on 25m, 500 kW, 200 degrees, long path? in Cantonese from 0000 per Aoki/NDXC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 7415, Firedragon station, at 1555. Crashing and banging, splashing all over the place. More disgraceful government (PRC) censorship of Radio Free Asia (via Tinian). Went on thru the hour. Signal S-9+, Nov 22 Barton-AZ Logs from the Arizona desert. Times/dates UT. Assume English unless otherwise stated. Equipment (unless otherwise noted) RS SW-2000629, Grundig Satellit 750, Hammarlund HQ-180A and various outdoor wires. Listening from middle Arizona. As per previous report, my listening has been spotty; hopefully something here will be helpful to someone. ; ))) 73 to everyone and Good Listening.......! - rb (Rick Barton, AZ, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7415, Firedrake jamming, likely from CNR, November 22, 2017, 1635– 1638. SIO 444. Vigorous clashing instrumental music. [+ same] Firedrake jamming, probably from CNR, November 25, 2017, 1746–1755. SIO 555. Raucous instrumental music. A loud signal of the wrong sort (Vince Henley, WA, NASWA Flashsheet Nov 26 via DXLD) ** CHINA. 11635, CNR1 at 2237 in Mandarin jamming RTI in Mandarin with a man and woman with excited talk – Fair Nov 27 7445, CNR1 at 2220 // 7290, 9710, and 9830 in Mandarin jamming the VOA in Mandarin via Thailand with a series of promos and a man with excited talk – Good Nov 28 – See my logging for comments about the legitimate CNR1 broadcaster on 9830. 7470, CNR1 at 2225 // 7290, 7445, 9710, and 9830 in Mandarin jamming RFA in Tibetan via Tajikistan with a man and woman with excited talk – Fair Nov 28 7480, CNR1 at 2239 // 7290, 7445, 7470, 9710, and 9830 in Mandarin jamming RFA in Tibetan via Kuwait with a man and woman with excited talk – Fair Nov 28 9710, CNR1 at 2205 in Mandarin with a man with excited talk – Fair Nov 28 9830, CNR1 at 2209 // 9710 in Mandarin with a fanfare and a woman with excited talk – Poor Nov 28 – This one and the // frequencies of 7290 and 9710 are legitimate broadcasts whose feed is used to jam AIR, VOA, RTI, and RFA. By checking // frequencies like these you can be sure whether you are hearing the western broadcaster or the Chinese jammer. 9620, CNR1 at 2233 in Mandarin jamming the VOA in Mandarin via the Philippines with a man and woman with excited talk – Poor Nov 23 11635, CNR1 at 2248 // 9620 in Mandarin jamming RTI in Mandarin with a man with excited talk – Poor Nov 23 (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario, Kenwood TS440S or Ten-Tec Argonaut II and 40 and 80 meter off centre- fed dipoles, ODXA yg via DXLD) ** COLOMBIA. 5910, Alcaraván Radio at 1131 in Spanish with a man with talk and ranchero-like music – Weak Nov 26 (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario, Kenwood TS440S or Ten-Tec Argonaut II and 40 and 80 meter off centre-fed dipoles, ODXA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) Haven`t heard this in weeks when I check in evenings to late-nights. Was always way off frequency around 5910.3, but Mark doesn`t report exact frequencies (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) ** CUBA. 530, Radio Caribe, Isla de la Juventud. 0942 November 23, 2017. Buenas tardes [sic] bantering between callers and male announcer, with fake phone ringing. Lots of Caribe mentions, canned "CMBY Radio Caribe" ID by female at 1005. Presumably via the Isla de la Juventud Rebelde transmitter, as signal strength and DFing matches. No trace of the normal 1220 kc/s Radio Caribe transmitter. Did it blow up and Arnie lost his soldering gun? (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 530 Cuba Heads Up --- I was told by a non-member who uses the Bonaire SDR, that the 530 in Cuba that battles Enciclopedia apparently is no longer R Rebelde, but now R Caribe. I was sent two clips. Last year we discovered the Rebelde being in a place called Caribe in Isla de la Juventud --- on Google Maps, I don't remember seeing such a city --- but "Caribe" may have been in the plans all along. After all, what part of Cuba isn't covered by a Rebelde? Even in south FL though, I haven't been able to pick out an ID under Enciclopedia; however, what I heard underneath today sure didn't seem // to the 620 Rebelde I know. Later on, it sounded like uptempo music u/Encic, while I believe Rebelde was talk. Something to look out for. BTW I heard nothing resembling Rebelde on 530 today. EDIT: I was barely able to hear a semi-ID u/Enciclopedia at 0300 UT: sounded like CMBG, not sure, but definitely heard COL of Nueva Gerona, which is indeed on La Isla de la Juventud. cd Last edited by cd637299; 11-26-2017 at 10:02 PM (Chris Dunne, Pembroke Pines, FL, originally 9:01 PM Nov 26, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) Thanks for the tip, Chris! It took about five minutes after reading your post. Heard a "Caribe" ID just now at 0350 UT at Burnt River ON. There's two stations underneath my semilocal CIAO Brampton / Toronto ON. One is spoken word, the other is a mix of music that has at times been choral, instrumental, jazzy and Cuban. The ID is certain, and I am almost sure the match is the music station. No sign of anything // Rebelde 5025. Do you think this is the same xmtr and/or location as the apparently-departed Rebelde? If it wasn't for CIAO this would be pretty listenable (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, UT Nov 27, ibid.) I'd say definitely, based on the fact that "Caribe" was listed as the 530 Rebelde last year, which solved a 4 year old "where is it" mystery. I hope this works on PC in addition to smartphone --- note the by-frequency list from 2016: https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Frsal6ivl69oolusfw9slc4gaga6ylip9 cd (Chris Dunne, ibid.) Rebelde is listed as Guantánamo. Caribe on Isla de la Juventud is at nearly the opposite end of Cuba. Is Guantánamo listing an error? It's only 1 kW and Enciclopedia was always dominant of the two here. Last night Caribe was on top. Is Rebelde truly gone. Maybe it is, but it is also listed as just 1000 watts. But with Cuba one never knows. This may or may not be a new station for me depending on what the QTHs are now and have been. Last edited by Saul; 11-27-2017 at 07:07 AM (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, ibid.) There is still likely the Rebelde in Guantánamo, but I have never heard it. It is best to link to this older thread; many pages, but it can explain better. The audio pre-2012 is gone: http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6771-Another-Cuban-on-AM-530&highlight=Guant%E1namo cd (Chris Dunne, ibid.) Not sure I follow --- are you thinking there was more than one Rebelde on 530? And that Radio Caribe replaces a second Rebelde that was nearer to or perhaps at Caribe / Isla de la Juventud? There has never been more than one listed in any list I've seen (I understand this is Cuba so there's often unknowns...). (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, ibid.) First of all, if you heard the 530 as Rebelde in the past (but not before 2011), I would NOT count this as a new station. I would think that this Caribe is just replacing Rebelde. Now; if u ever heard a Rebelde prior to 2011, you must have heard Gtmo. There will be a test on this.... cd (Dunne, ibid.) I started retaining logs by date starting 2008 for Burnt River and Toronto ON. I simply kept a frequency log prior to that. The only mentions I have of 530 Rebelde are in the frequency log. So I presume my logs of Rebelde in BOTH locations predate 2008. But I know I've had both Cubans since then, so will adjust my log as QTH Unknown until I feel this gets fully sorted out. And I will not consider Caribe to be new - at least until I have evidence that it's new - so I agree with you and appreciate you noting 2011 as a possible date of some kind of change. Both known Cubans have certainly carried well up here over the years despite me having a semi-local in the Toronto suburb of Brampton. I did log Rebelde from Newfoundland in the fall of 2011. My log entry suggests some degree of surprise at hearing Rebelde there. It was // 5025. Since this is a definite 2011+ log of Rebelde I will presume this to be the Rebelde on 530 we've all been hearing the last few years mixing with Enciclopedia. But, again, like I've done with Toronto and Burnt River, with location uncertain. Separately, but kind of one the topic of Cubans and power and unknowns, I logged a Cuban anthem on 970 earlier this fall. Yet only one Cuban is listed on 970 in every list I consulted, and it's listed at 1000 watts. I met Arnie Coro (a DXer and RHC DX show host) during a visit to Cuba close to a decade ago but have lost touch with him. It would be awesome to have a definitive list of Cubans (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, ibid.) Over the past 2 years or so there have been two distinct Rebelde's on 530 along with Enciclopedia for whatever that's worth. The most authoritative source I've seen in the past few years has been Mauricio Molano's, which was last published in 2016 in NRC's DX News. But with Cuban AM's, there is a long history of programs (i.e. Progreso, Rebelde and a host of smaller local or regional programs) seeming to switch. I say seeming because based on some info developed by Mauricio, the same transmitter is often used for multiple programs, especially in the overnight hours as many of the local and regional nets do not supply 24/7 programming. Making things more confusing, Cuba seems over the past few years to call its transmitter sites different things, and to co-locate multiple transmitters at a single site. Anymore, unless I heard the telltale echo of multiples of the same program on a frequency, or unless I hear two different programs on the same channel at the same time, I don't count a second transmitter (location) on any given frequency (Russ Edmunds, 15 mi NW Philadelphia, PA, WB2BJH -- Grid FN20id, ibid.) Further to the above is this logging note from the 10/26-29 LBI DXpedition: 530 - presumed Caribe is coming from this Rebelde transmitter, on top of Enciclopedia's signal with "buenas noches Isla de la Juventud" and Caribe ID's (Russ Edmunds, ibid.) (Russ --- what does LBI stand for?) Saul --- the 970 u heard could well have been R Guamá // 990. It is on Mauricio's list with 5 kW. It started up maybe 3 years ago. As many AM DXers know by now, there is a new R Artemisa on 770, // 1000 & 1020. Not on the 2016 list. The Ft Myers 770 must be having fits. c d (Chris Dunne, ibid.) Long Beach Island ( NJ ) (Russ Edmunds, ibid.) CD, I indeed have the 970 down as Guama; didn't know it was 5 kW though (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, ibid.) Saul, FYI I have been in communication via email with Arnie the past couple days. There is a good possibility he is going to become a member of the WTFDA. I sent him an email yesterday (Sunday) about a current list of Cuban AM's, to see if he has access to anything. So far he hasn't replied with any information (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, Ozark Mountain DTV dxing Daredevil, ibid.) I wish they'd shut that second transmitter down and leave Radio Enciclopedia by itself on 530. It's nice to listen to and the closest thing Florida has to a clear channel. The Rebelde (now Caribe) can be consistently heard by groundwave in Fort Myers. Guantánamo is too far to do that (Ryan Grabow, Fort Myers FL, ibid.) DXer Mark Pettifor reported this tonight on the NRC Facebook page: Here's the full ID I just heard tonight at 0400: "Esta es CMBQ, Radio Caribe, transmitiendo desde Nueva Guerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba." Isn't that the call for Enciclopedia? Has Enciclopedia changed to Caribe? NOTE CORRECTION BELOW... Last edited by Saul; 11-28-2017 at 02:21 AM (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, ibid.) Mark followed up with the calls corrected to CMBG, not CMBQ. So Enciclopedia would be intact, and Caribe would appear to be the westernmost of the two Rebeldes. Anyhow, he heard it in Indiana. It's getting out (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, Nov 28, ibid.) Ryan, if by nice, you mean relaxing --- not all the time. On RE I've heard instrumental versions of: Life in the Fast Lane Walk This Way Kashmir and they really rocked out. Was trying to relax one morning, when Kashmir came up; so much for my rest! cd (Chris Dunne, ibid.) Alright, I'm not an AM radio DXer, so I won't pretend to be one. BUT - why would Radio Caribe have different calls for AM (CMBG?) from their FM counterpart - CMBY? I guess it is entirely possible but then the photo below for the station is puzzling. The primary Radio Caribe transmitter site is located at Sierra Caballos, located just east of Nueva Gerona, in the north central part of IJ, not too far from the northern coast. Incidentally the Sierra Caballos towers are all under the management of engineers from Radio Rebelde and property of ICRT. The Sierra Caballos antenna park also hosts antennas for- Radio Reloj 850 AM/104.1 FM Radio Rebelde 1180 AM/105.7 FM Radio Enciclopedia 1310 AM/92.7 FM Radio Taíno 93.7 FM Habana Radio 94.7 FM Radio Musical Nacional 96.5 FM Radio Habana Cuba 97.1 FM Radio Progreso 100.5 FM I've attached some photos for references- CMBY AM/FM studios in Nueva Gerona, (outside view) taken in 2013; Sierra Caballos transmitter park (towers); Satellite view of Sierra Caballos towers - https://goo.gl/maps/YmgPev6empr Radiocuba current lists the CMBY Radio Caribe outlets at - AM 530 still shown as a Reloj outlet (Sierra Caballos tower); AM 1220 Radio Caribe at Santa Fe IJ tower; FM 101.7 Nueva Gerona (Sierra Caballos towers); FM 93.5 Cocodrilo (CMBY-1 relay), SW side of IJ on the coast. All of the above frequencies are cross-referenced from Radiocuba and the ITU. In a recent email from Arnie Coro (engineer at Radio Habana Cuba), Arnie told me ALL AM/FM station technical information is updated annually with the ITU and the ITU publishes that information. Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. Name: Radio Caribe.jpg Views: 12 Size: 219.4 KB ID: 21184 Name: CMBY Radio Caribe towers.JPG Views: 10 Size: 562.0 KB ID: 21185 Last edited by Jim Thomas; 11-28-2017 at 05:04 PM. Reason: corrections (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, ibid.) Jim, it is just a matter of our ears. In Spanish, G & Y sound similar ("heh" & "jeh" respectively). I was linked to a site in Cuba where it's definitely Y, and then I saw a photo of the building --- thanks. Where I am, R Caribe is also on 1220 which dominates at night. I would like to hear XEB soon, and haven't been able for years. The two 530's are practically the same azimuth, so it would behoove me to tune 1220 tonight. I say that CMBG is not correct at all. That was what it sounded to me like, the first time. cd (Dunne, Pembroke Pines, ibid.) Well, this sure came as a surprise last night, and I wish I had known earlier. BOTH Enciclopedia & Caribe 530's were off the air. Grabbed a decent Rebelde signal, with Select-a-Tenna pointed SE/NW (read: Guantánamo!). Was trying to make a YouTube out of it, when Caribe came back. For a while I could still barely hear the Rebelde in the null of Caribe; again wanted to YouTube, but then it seemed that the Rebelde went off too! Waking up about 10 am today I noticed Enciclopedia still off and Caribe was by itself.* Sometime between 11 am and noon, Enciclopedia returned. [see Terry Krueger`s original report above about this:] Also --- the Caribe was nowhere to be found on 1220 where it once was. I would think then, that it is a permanent move to 530. I was able to squeeze a signal out of XEB in Mexico City --- a blessing for sure, especially since I doubt they are running even half the 100 kW they claim. I stayed up too long last night. [*As I was monitoring Caribe, I noticed NO TOH ID, but rather time on the hour in other parts of the world. Under Enciclopedia at 11:51 am was a faint official Caribe ID --- so apparently they do not ID at the TOH. Now just watch me be 100% wrong...] cd (Chris Dunne, Nov 29, ibid.) ** CUBA. 770, Nov 24 at 0125, Spanish immediately mentions ``nuestro comandante en jefe, Fidel Castro Ruz``, so suspected Cuban. Then a calendar of events to do with various Revolutionary anniversaries; on E-W, not N-S antenna also making Mexico unlikely. Radio Rebelde, as listed for Victoria de las Tunas (named after a music competition?)? No, not // 5025 or 1180. Finally resumes PBP of a partido estúpido de pelota, and lucky me, Radio Artemisa ID in passing, the only other Cuban on 770. In fact, CMCW, La Salud, Artemisa is much closer, just SW of Habana, than Tunas way off to the Orient. 0200 recheck for a ToH ID? Now bleed from KKOB and/or KKOB is mixing, as I hear a Spanish mention of 97.5 FM, but think this is a different station before CMCW fade back in with béisbol. WRTH doesn`t show any 97.5s among the Artemisa frequencies; nor for 770 Mexicans in WRTH, IRCA or Cantú. WRTH link to artemisaradioweb.icrt.cu does not work without the www. But I find nothing about FM frequencies other than the main one 92.1 along with 1000 AM. Why not try the Dominican Republic 770 station? WRTH shows its FM on 97.1 --- close but not close enough. No leads in the WTFDA FM Database either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) It seems that Artemisa on 770 is rather new, as discussed in above thread (gh, DXLD) ** CUBA. 4765, Nov 24 at 0144, no signal from Radio Progreso, just CODAR sweeps. Supposed to start at 0130. No 4764 from Perú either, presumably off earlier. 4765, Nov 25 at 0207, R. Progreso is on at S9+20, altho it was missing last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISSTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 15370, Nov 23 at 1600, RHC signing off all but 11760 for the next trihour, and except for the now four FM 24h frequencies. The new one I can now copy as: 89.1 in provincia de Cienfuegos. The WTFDA FM Database has only one 89.1 in Cuba, Radio Taíno in Holguín. Jim Thomas, editor of the DB, is trying to find out exactly where in Cienfuegos it be, if not the city of the same name; may try asking Arnie. 15370, Nov 24 at 2128, RHC is S9+30 but very undermodulated in electronic music; 2128 IS, 2130 opening Portuguese on ``OC, FM, Internet``, so this apparently a semihour when the FMs will not be in Spanish. 15140 was already off; should have had French from 2100. 11390, Nov 25 at 1344, RHC is S6-S7 here // 11950, so we have a new leapfrog, over 11670 halfway between. How about in reverse? Yes, also audible on 12230, 280 kHz beyond 11950, but weaker. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 13670, Nov 25 at 1352, another new RHC frequency, S9+10 but suptorted; wiggle that patchcord! Something`s always wrong at RHC. 11760 and 11840 are also on, without participating in any perceptible products, except 11840 always flanked by weaker but clearly audible parasites 11830 & 11850. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Prof. Arnaldo Coro's "DXers Unlimited" program in English, Sun in NoAm, Mon in UT, noted start early at 0703 UT on Nov 27, instead of previous 0709 UT start time. DX program last til 0715 UT. Followed by RHC Mailbag program on Sundays. 6000 kHz via 250 kW Quivicán San Felipe TITAN site, low modulated and distorted audio quality. S=9+25dB and -49dBm. Culture report at 0656 UT. Election Day in Cuba soon, after Fidel. 6060 kHz Bauta site outlet S=9-15dB or -64dBm, best understandable modulation {of four 49mb outlets} in Europe, NJ-US east coast and Michigan US-state. My tune as usual on this channel: switch to upperband side, due of Brazilian bad 1170 Hertz BUZZ heterodyne interference signal from odd 6059.832 kHz frequency. 6100 kHz most lowest modulation level. S=9 or -70dBm. 6165 kHz strong powerful signal at 0659 UT S=9+25dB or -54dBm in NJ and MI-US states remote SDR. Despite of power, suffer by 9x BUZZ strongest string signals, on distance apart from carrier: 60, 120, 240, 360 ... 840, 960 Hertz visible both sides on screen (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 27, dxldyg via DXLD) 6165, Nov 27 at 0329, RHC English is S9+20 but just barely modulated; // 6000 is better, merely very undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 11830 & 11840 & 11850, Nov 27 at 1400, RHC with QSY announcement: going off now are 13670 and 11650; continuing until 16 are 17730, 15230, 15370, 11760 and 9535 --- omitting the very frequencies I am listening to! Which stay on with news. At 1412 check, I find 17580 on but NOT 17730; 11650 and unmentioned 11840 and 11950 are still on too. By 1510 rerecheck, 17730 has finally replaced 17580. Something`s always wrong at RHC. There is a severe disconnect between what they say in the studio and what they do at the transmitters. [non] BTW, 13670 audible with something else at 1424, S3 music, i.e. CRI French via Albania; CRI also on 13670 at 13-14 in English via Kashi-Saibagh 2022, East Turkistan, per NDXC/Aoki, Commies vs Commies! 6060, Nov 28 at 0705, RHC in Spanish with loud almost distorted modulation, instead of English, which remains on 6165, 6060 and 6100, in marginally improving levels of undermodulation order. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I am hearing what sounds like Radio Habana on 5820 kHz at 1215 UT, 28 Nov 2017. And I am not hearing the usual booming signals on 6000, etc. Not sure if this is related, but Radio Marti on 5980 seems to be unmolested (Chris Smolinski, Black Cat Systems, http://www.blackcatsystems.com Hard-Core-DX mailing list via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) ** CUBA. MORE CUBA FM --- Hi Jim, Radio Habana Cuba has started announcing a 4th 24h FM frequency, 89.1 in Cienfuegos. I see in the DB there is only one Cuban listed on 89.1, Taíno in Holguín. 73, (Glenn, Nov 23 to Jim Thomas, via DXLD) Thanks for the info, Glenn. I am trying to confirm WHERE in Cienfuegos the signal comes from, the city proper or somewhere else in the province. As always, it is not very easy to get up to date information on Cuba on the internet (Jim Thomas, http://db.wtfda.org DX LISTENNG DIGEST) Estimado Arnie, Glenn Hauser told me that RHC is now mentioning an 89.1 FM in Cienfuegos as a relay station. Do you have any information on this station? Kilowatts, transmitter location, calls (siglas o indicativo). Thank you! (Jim Thomas Worldwide TV-FM Dx Association db.wtfda.org Nov 24 to Arnie Coro, via DXLD) Glenn - Please note the transmitter information that Arnie told me about for RHC. It doesn't sound like his email got too personal, so if there is any information you would find useful for the WOR, you have my permission. It is interesting he addressed my by the casual Spanish for James (Jaime). (Jim Thomas db.wtfda.org DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prof Arnaldo Coro Antich Date: Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 10:29 AM Subject: Re: Radio Habana Cuba question To: James Thomas Hola amigo Jaime: Nice to read your messsage. I began AM FM and TV Dxing as a teenager. Learned a lot about tropospheric ducting and sporadic E layer events. Even wrote for Popular Electronics way back in 1959. April issue carried an article I wrote about TV Dxing. Entered into the professional radio and TV engineering as an apprentice at Circuito CMQ S.A. the owner of the most important radio and TV stations in Cuba. First job came as my 15 years birthday in 1957. Must admit that the fact that my father was the medical doctor that took care of the owner of the company and his family did helped a little. But Mr. Goar Mestre gave me no privileges, and wanted me to be part of the future management of the company, something that obviously did not happen. Anyway, my family decided to stay in Cuba and that gave me the opportunity to expand into the area of broadcast journalism without ever leaving the engineering side of the business. As a matter of fact I continue to enjoy both, by hosting Dxers Unlimited RHC radio hobby show, and at the same time holding the very important position of senior engineering advisor and consultant for Radio Cubana, the part of ICRT that handles the nation's 98 broadcast stations. This year I was awarded the Premio Nacional de la Radio 2017, in English National Excellence in Radio Broadcasting Award 2017, recognizing my contributions to our mass media. I would like, if possible, to be a member of your Worldwide TV-FM Dx Association , as you will be assured of receiving my cooperation in further developing our beloved hobby. Just to give you an example, Cuba is now broadcasting both standard definition and high definition digital TV, using a very interesting standard that is now registered at the ITU International Telecommunications Union of the UN, for use on 6 megaHertz bandwidth TV channels. It is known as DTMB-T Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting and the set top boxes to decode it are built here in Cuba and in China. It also carries 9 stereo audio channels and other value added services, by means of 108 Digital TV transmitters that provide coverage to about 60 percent ot the Cuban archipelago aiming at a phasing out of the energy hungry analog TV transmitters to be done in the very near future. [DTV] Now about your question. I am also the frequency manager and technical advisor to the director general of RHC and thus have to deal with RadioCuba, the Ministry of Communications company that owns and operates the nation's radio and TV facilities, and with ETECSA the telecomms services provider. RadioCuba recently offered us the option of adding one additional FM low power station in south-central Cienfuegos province, on empty channel 89.1, running 300 Watts to a 6 dB gain vertically polarized antenna that is working very well, following the earlier use of 102.5 in Havana metropolitan area, with also 300 Watts to a similar antenna, 97.1 at the nation's second largest island, Isle of Youth, formerly known as Isle of Pines, also same power and sharing the site with both analog and digital TV transmitters. In western Artemisa province we have a similar facility on 103.1, at the 600 mts high Salon Mountain site. By the way, it would be interesting for you to know that the new digital TV broadcasts have awakened a renewed interest in TV DXing, with many hobbysts asking me about how to build high gain antennas, what types of downleads to use, etc., because they hear my Spanish language DX show EN CONTACTO, that I started to replacing a retired host last June. 73 and DX Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich, AKA ''Arnie Coro" on the aire name, Senior Consultant: Radio Cubana ICRT (via Jim Thomas, DXLD) ** CUBA. Caribbean FM News, November 2017 --- Here is an update on recent FM radio developments in the Caribbean islands. Radiocuba has resumed with issuing new FM broadcast licenses this fall. In September 2017, Radiocuba issued licenses for three new broadcast facilities. Two are relays, one is a new station. Relays for Radio Habana Cuba -102.5 moved to 97.1 CMBN-1 Sierra Caballos IJ, 300 watts 33 meters; -103.1 (NEW) CMBN-2 Candelaria AR, 300 watts 400 meters (tower at CTTV Salón site); -89.1 (NEW) CMBN-3 Cienfuegos CF, 300 watts 50 meters (tower at Plan Mangos site). NEW ON THE AIR - October 27, 2017 -105.7 CMEA Manicaragua VC "Radio Arimao, La Voz de Manicaragua" 3kw 100 meters; Has same co-ordinates as CMHW 101.5. Current schedule 4-7 PM daily, community talk radio (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, Ozark Mountain DTV dxing Daredevil, Nov 24, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. 5980, Nov 22 at 1228, R. Martí music with no jamming; while 6030 at same time has wall-of-noise jamming against nothing, since the second RM frequency this hour is: 7435, good over jamming at 1245 with béisbol news. The incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command still hasn`t synchronized with the true schedule of RM, which is no secret and not subject to any anti-jamming abrupt shifts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. The Cuban Left and the Silence ARMANDO CHAGUACEDA | Ciudad de México READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW Diario de Cuba November 22, 2017 POLITICS A sign [caption] In one week, the Cuban State has launched an attack on a sector of society that, despite everything, refuses to choose between submission, exile or silence. It is placing intense pressure on tolerated NGOs, independent filmmakers and university professors, threatening them, in every case, with putting and end to their activities. They have detained the artist and cultural manager Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, the peasant advocate and independent journalist Osmel Ramírez, and community activists Roberto Jiménez and César Iván Mendoza. They have imposed three years of house arrest on economist Karina Gálvez, seizing her home. And, all the while, Rolando Cáceres continues to languish in prison. Simple and noble people, mestizo Cubans of humble origins, never disciples of Goebbels or ISIS terrorists. People with whom you could enjoy a coffee and a pleasant chat. All in one week.. . http://mailchi.mp/diariodecuba/ddc-todaythe-cuban-left-and-the-silence (via DXLD) ** CYPRUS [non]. 9955, Nov 22 at 1401, FG Radio`s ``Travel Gazette`` via WRMI, once AGAIN replaying the old-old episode heard countless times before (since April?), the earnest announcer talking about all the big news ``this week``! Such as banning laptops on airlines, crime in the Caribbean (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EAST TURKISTAN [and non]. 7480, Nov 24 at 0101, humroar obscures any program modulation. Aoki/NDXC shows *jammed RFA Uighur, 200 kW, 60 degrees via TAJIKISTAN this hour only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. 15630.039, Radio Cairo, Dari/Farsi language, S=8-9 sidelobe here in Germany at 1340 UT Nov 22. Distorted scratched bad audio quality. 13-14 UT, but still on air at 1413 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 22, dxldyg via DXLD) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Bata *0520, 25-11, open with good signal, African songs 35423. Radio Bata more weak now, 0530, African songs, but clearly audible. 25432.(Méndez) 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, *0520-0605, 25-11, African songs. Good signal today, at first good to fair, but later the signal deteriorated until disappeared at about 0605, due to daylight path. 25422 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA [non]. SECRETLAND, Frequency change of Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod 1700-1730 NF 9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri, ex 11965 1730-1800 NF 9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg EaAf Arabic Mon-Fri, ex 11965 1700-1800 NF 9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg EaAf Tigrinya Sat, ex 11965 1700-1800 NF 9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg EaAf Arabic Sun, ex 11965 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/frequency-change-of-dimtse-radio-erena.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. GERMANY [non], Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun on Nov 21 1600-1630 11970 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg EaAf Somali Tue/Sat, very good: Transmission is jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_21.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun on Nov 25 1600-1630 on 11970 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat, fair Transmission is jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_26.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25-26, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [and non]. FRANCE, Radio Voice of Amara via TDF Issoudun, Nov 22 1700-1800 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 120 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon/Wed/Sat Transmission is jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-voice-of-amara-via_23.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22-23, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [and non]. GERMANY, Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen on Nov 22 1700-1730 on 11810 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Wed 1730-1800 on 11810 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Amharic Wed Transmission is jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/good-signal-of-voice-of-oromo_23.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22-23, dxldyg via DXLD) ** FRANCE. [JAPAN not] also heard 15130 kHz NHK Radio Japan annoying TRACTOR AUDIO sound out transmission of TDF Issoudun site, at 2007 UT on Nov 22, S=8 signal here in Germany (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE [and non]. Radio Biafra & Radio Herwa Int via TDF Issoudun, Nov 27 0500-0558 on 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English/Igbo, strong 0700-0728 on 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri, strong // for both 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf via WRMI tx#10 is JBA http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-biafra-radio-herwa.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 27, dxldyg via DXLD) See also: BIAFRA [non]; NIGERIA [non]; USA: WRMI ** GERMANY. 7470, Nov 24 at 0102, again JBA carrier about S3 equal to noise level, trace of talk with ECSS, still at 0157. I had been hoping this would turn into Station YHWH anti-Christ pirate on his last known active frequency, as the last time I checked the lists, nothing else was scheduled, e.g. HFCC as of Nov 22; but now NDXC/Aoki dated Nov 23 shows 7470: VOA Deewa Radio in Pashto, 100 kW, 92 degrees via Lampertheim at 0100-0400 --- so if & when YHWH resume, he should do so on another frequency, clear (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Alan Roe Gesendet: Freitag, 24. November 2017 18:09 An: christian.milling@shortwaveservice.com Betreff: Schedule query for Shortwave Service Hi Christian, Do you have a fully updated schedule for Shortwave service transmissions and relays? The schedules at http://www.shortwaveservice.com/index.php/de/sendeplan are rather out of date now. Many thanks! (Alan Roe, BDXC_UK yg via DXLD) Viz.: On 24/11/2017 18:50, Christian Milling wrote: SENDEPLAN 6005 kHz B17 Alle Zeiten in CET [UT +1] Montag-Freitag 0859 Sendebeginn 0900-1100 Radio Belarus (dt.) 1100-1200 RAE Argentinien (dt.) (außer Montags: Musik) 1200-1227 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 1227-1230 Nordschleswiger (dt.) 1230-1300 SRF Rendez-Vouz (dt.) 1300-1327 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1330-1357 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1400-1430 Voice Of Mongolia (en.) 1430-1500 Radio Tirana (en.) 1500-1527 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 1527-1530 Nordschleswiger (dt.) 1530-1557 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1600-1627 Radio Slowakei International (sp.) 1630-1657 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1700-1730 Polskie Radio (dt.) 1730-1757 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1757-1800 Nordschleswiger (dt.) 1800-1900 SRF Echo der Zeit (dt.) 1900 Sendeschluß Samstag 0859 Sendebeginn 0900-1100 Radio Belarus (dt.) 1100-1200 RAE Argentinien (dt.) (außer Monatags) 1200-1227 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 1300-1327 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1330-1357 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1400-1430 Voice Of Mongolia (en.) 1430-1500 Radio Tirana (en.) 1500-1527 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 1530-1557 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1600-1627 Radio Slowakei International (sp.) 1630-1657 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1700-1730 Polskie Radio (dt.) 1730-1757 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1800-1900 SRF Echo der Zeit (dt.) 1900 Sendeschluß Sonntag 0859 Sendebeginn 0900-1100 Radio Belarus (dt.) 1100-1200 Welle370 (1. Woche) / RMG (2. Woche) / Radio Gloria (3. Woche) / RMG (4. bzw. letzte Woche) 1200-1227 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 1300-1327 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1330-1357 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1400-1500 Radio Amathusia (nl.) 1500-1527 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 1530-1557 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1600-1627 Radio Slowakei International (sp.) 1630-1657 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1700-1730 Polskie Radio (dt.) 1730-1757 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 1800-1900 SRF Echo der Zeit (dt.) 1900 Sendeschluß SENDEPLAN 7310 kHz B17 Alle Zeiten in CET [UT +1] Samstag 0859 Sendebeginn 0900-1000 Radio Canada Int. (fr.) 1000-1030 Radio Canada Int. (en.) 1045-1100 Swissinfo (en.) 1100-1200 Welle 370 (4. Samstag / Monat) 1200-1600 Radio MiAmigo International 1600 Sendeschluß Sonntag 1159 Sendebeginn 1200-1600 Radio MiAmigo International 1600 Sendeschluß SENDEPLAN 6085 kHz B17 Alle Zeiten in CET [UT +1] Montag-Freitag 0859 Sendebeginn 0900-1900 Radio Mi Amigo International 1900 Sendeschluß Samstag 0859 Sendebeginn 0900-1900 Radio Mi Amigo International 1900 Sendeschluß Sonntag 0859 Sendebeginn 0900-1900 Radio Mi Amigo International 1900 Sendeschluß SENDEPLAN 3985 kHz B17 Alle Zeiten in CET [UT +1] Montag-Freitag 1659 Sendebeginn 1700-1730 Radio Tirana (fr.) 1730-1757 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1800-1900 SRF Echo der Zeit 1900-2000 Radio Mi Amigo International 2000-2027 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 2027-2030 Nordschleswiger (dt.) 2030-2057 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 2100-2127 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 2130-2200 Radio Tirana (dt.) 2200-2230 SRF Das war der Tag (dt.) 2230 Sendeschluß Samstag 1659 Sendebeginn 1700-1730 Radio Tirana (fr.) 1730-1757 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1800-1900 SRF Echo der Zeit 2000-2027 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 2027-2030 Nordschleswiger (dt.) 2030-2057 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 2100-2127 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 2130-2200 Radio Tirana (dt.) 2200 Sendeschluß Sonntag 1729 Sendebeginn 1730-1757 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 1800-1900 SRF Echo der Zeit 1900-2000 Radio. Menschen und Geschichten (dt. / letzter Sonntag) 2000-2027 Radio Slowakei International (dt.) 2027-2030 Nordschleswiger (dt.) 2030-2057 Radio Slowakei International (fr.) 2100-2127 Radio Slowakei International (en.) 2130 Sendeschluß Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian Milling Kuchenheimer Straße 155 D-53881 Euskirchen Telefon: +49 (2251) 146085 Telefax: +49 (2251) 146089 Mobil: +49 (171) 5340223 Web: www.shortwaveservice.com (via Alan Roe, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) ** GERMANY [non]. Hi folks, tomorrow (Saturday), we will air our anniversary show for 10 years of broadcasting from Kall-Krekel in Germany. The show will be live from 15 to 18 UT and will be aired on 5845 kHz for Europe (100 kW Tashkent) and 9395 kHz for Northern America (100 kW WRMI). We'll have audiobits from the past as well as music, entertainment and (hopefully) you on the air. Our contact: phone: +49-2251-146085 or e-Mail: info@shortwaveservice.com. Best regards, Christian Posted by: (christian.milling, Nov 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) And co-ch BBC as follows 1500-1600 on 5845 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Urdu 1630-1700 on 5845 SNG 250 kW / 340 deg to SoAs Bengali -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, ibid.) UZBEKISTAN, 5845, Short Wave Service via Tashkent, *1500-1515 , 25-11, tuning music, id in German and English "You are listening to the Short Wave Service on 5845 and ... kHz, comments, pop songs "Good morning America", "e-mail: info@shortwaveservice.com". 44444. No signal here on 9395 kHz (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Friol, dxldyg via DXLD) and co-channel BBC in Urdu here in Bulgaria till 1600U (Ivo, ibid.) Saturday, November 25, 2017 Live show for 10 years of broadcasting from Kall-Krekel, Nov 25 1500-1800 on 5845*ERV 100 or TAC 100 kW to WeEu German on Sat, Nov 25 * co-ch same 5845 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Urdu BBC 1500-1600 * co-ch same 5845 SNG 250 kW / 340 deg to SoAs Bengali BBC 1630-1700 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki3USfR9wSk&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDWvFMxnzSo&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7pQACqb6ug&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgLj_9ThONg&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEsn4PWjvlA&feature=youtu.be ??????????? ?? (Observer ? 10:25 AM via DXLD) ** GERMANY [non]. 9395, Sat Nov 25 at 1511, WRMI with the tenth anniversary special of Shortwaveservice, good with rock music. Nothing special about rock, which is all over the domestic radio dials. Since I`m on the noisy computer, it`s more convenient to listen to the // 5845 from Uzbekistan, via UTwente SDR. At 1534, Good signal, more rock but with constant CCI underneath; as Ivo Ivanov pointed out, until 1600 BBC Urdu via ARMENIA is already on here! Why pick such a frequency? UTwente and HFCC find 5840 and 5850 empty, e.g. At 1539 finally announcement in English about Radio Baltic Waves, Lithuania; 1552 acknowledging some greetings from listeners and vice versa; says at 1600 will go into German, 1630 back to English. 1637 ``Radio Ga-ga``, 1641 talks about English being until 1700, recounting visit to Lithuania, ex-Radio Vilnius, and the ``Bloody Sunday`` Soviet invasion of 1991y; 1650 greetings from listeners in Ho Chi Minh City, St Petersburg; 1657 from Alan Gale who is confined to a water bed due to a back injury. One more check at 1740, but it`s in German rather than back to English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY [non]. Radio Mi Amigo Newsletter December 2017 Hello to all Radio Mi Amigo International friends and welcome to the December-Newsletter with a lot of news at the end of the year!! Our monthly ‘high-power-broadcast’: As usual the last Sunday of each month we present two hours with 100 kW of music-power! In the first hour you will hear our monthly magazine 'INSIDE' where you get all news about the station and we will answer your questions, feel free to send your questions to: studio@radiomiamigointernational.com In the 2nd hour we start a new monthly magazine called 'my radio story, my songs'. Each month a DJ from our team tells his (offshore) radiostory and plays his songs of that time. We will start with Wim de Groot. Times and frequencys: Sunday, November 26, from 19-21 hr CET [18-20 UT] on SW 5845 kHz (repeat: Thursday, November 30, 15-17 CET [14-16 UT] on SW 6085 kHz), both times also online: http://radiomiamigointernational.com More Dutch DJ’s and programs: A lot of you asked in the past that they would love to have more dutch programs. We are proud to announce 2 more ‘big names’ from the offshore-past. Colin Peters (‘the real one’, see pic above left) worked on the Ross Revenge from 1986 – 1989 for the dutch programs of Radio Monique, Radio 558 and Radio 819. He will take over the Wednesday ‘Hello Europe’ slot from December. Johan Vermeer (pic above right) worked as a DJ and engenier on the MV Magdalena for Radio Mi Amigo in 1979. You can listen to Johann every Saturday and Sunday. All news about the changes you will find within the next week also on our Homepage (click to the schedule-page and DJ-page): http://radiomiamigointernational.com Daily news you will find always on our Facebook-page which is open for all (even if you are not a member of Facebook you can see the page) : https://www.facebook.com/radiomiamigointernational/ [not to be confused with radio miami go international] Unique Radio Mi Amigo stamps: We are proud to announce our own official Radio Mi Amigo stamps. They are legal for use to send out our QSL Cards (printed by the ‘Deutsche Post’). You can get one of these (there are only 200 available and will never printed again from us) together with the QSL Card. The only thing you have to do: Send us a reception report together with your name and complete postadress in December via the normal post (no email) and please include 1 or 2 Euro/Dollar (no IRC’s as the post does not take them here) Please use the postadress which is mentioned above in the pic (Radio Mi Amigo, P.O.Box 212045, 10514 Berlin, Germany). You will find our postadress also on our homepage (contact-page) The first 200 will get the exclusive QSL-Card with the Mi Amigo stamp on it (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, DXLD) Radio Mi Amigo special transmission via Uzbekistan 5845 kHz but they announce Armenia UZBEKISTAN?, 5845, Radio Mi Amigo via Tashkent?, *1803-1812, 26-11, "This is Radio Mi Amigo International, from Armenia", pop songs, "The special month transmission, 100.000 watts power from Gavar, Armenia", English, comments, pop songs. Very good signal. 45444 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Lugo, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nice strong S=9+30dB clear audio modulated signal of 10.8 kHz wideband, George Harrison 'Hare Krishna' song played performed at 1820 UT. 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Of course via Yerevan 100 kW / 305 deg, not Tashkent -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, ibid.) ** GERMANY. Gruß an Bord 2017 --- Here are the frequencies for NDR Radio, Gruss an Bord 2017 --- 24 December 2017 1900 till 2100 Uhr UTC FREQUENZ ZIELGEBIET 6080 kHz Atlantik – Nord 11650 kHz Atlantik - Süd 9800 kHz Atlantik/Indischer Ozean (Südafrika) 9740 kHz Indischer Ozean - West 9790 kHz Indischer Ozean – Ost 6010 kHz Europa 2100 till 2300 Uhr UTC FREQUENZ ZIELGEBIET 5930 kHz Atlantik – Nord 9830 kHz Atlantik - Süd 9590 kHz Atlantik / Indischer Ozean (Südafrika 9765 kHz Indischer Ozean - West 9650 kHz Indischer Ozean - Ost 6155 kHz Europa *************************************** source: NDR Presse und Information Posted by: "Harald Kuhl", Nov 28, BDXC_UK yg via DXLD) And the sites??? --- ** GERMANY [and non]. ARMENIA/AUSTRIA/FRANCE/GERMANY, NDR Hamburg "Greeting on board" Christmas Special program via MBR FMO organization on single day December 24 in 2017y. 1900-2100 NF6010 ERV 100 kW 305 deg to We/Ce Europe, ex6145 B-16 1900-2100 NF6080 NAU 125 kW 250 deg to Northern Atlantic, ex6125 B-16 1900-2100 9740 NAU 125 kW 130 deg to Indian Ocean West 1900-2100 9790 MOS 100 kW 115 deg to Indian Ocean East 1900-2100 9800 ISS 250 kW 148 deg to Indian Ocean/SoAf 1900-2100 11650 ISS 250 kW 195 deg to Southern Atlantic 2100-2300 5930 NAU 125 kW 250 deg to Northern Atlantic 2100-2300 NF6155 ERV 100 kW 305 deg to We/CeEurope, ex6145 B-16 2100-2300 9590 ISS 250 kW 148 deg to Indian Ocean/SoAf 2100-2300 9650 MOS 100 kW 115 deg to Indian Ocean East 2100-2300 9765 NAU 125 kW 130 deg to Indian Ocean West 2100-2300 9830 ISS 250 kW 195 deg to Southern Atlantic (Ivo Ivanov- BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 19) (BC-DX 25 Nov via DXLD) ** GREECE. Weak signal of Voice of Greece on 9935 kHz, Nov 21: 0606&0756 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1 NO SIGNAL on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 *including news in Arabic/Serbian at 0751-0758, off air at 0800 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/weak-signal-of-voice-of-greece-on-9935.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** GREECE. 9935. Nov 22, 2017 at 0055-0125, Voice of Greece, Avlis, in Greek. Songs; 0100 ID and IS; Man talks with backgrounds; 0103 Woman talks News, presumably; 0105 Greek songs program presented by woman and man announcers; A long conversation between than. VOG with a fair signal and modulation, better than last months, 35443 (sometimes 45444). It´s very good! A musical program is very good this night in my location. At 0115, 45444 (rare signal and modulation)! No signal on 9420 kHz (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Sony ICF- SW100S, Longwire, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** INDIA [and non]. COLLISION. China x India: 6145. Nov 25, 2017 at 0032-0047, All India Radio, Aligarh-IND, in Urdu: Man talks; Indian song. And PBS Qinghai, Xining-CHN, in Chinese: Man and woman announcers talk without pause. First time this happens! (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier, Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Degen DE1103, Longwire, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** INDIA. 7555.657, Nov 22 at 1242, S8-S5 carrier, JB modulated? This is AIR`s always-way-off-frequency and variable Delhi transmitter often logged by Ron Howard, during Tibetan service, but apparently escaping ChiCom jamming unlike its // 9575 & 11620. 11780v, Nov 22 at 1411, song amid humroar on transmitter. EiBi and Aoki show it must be this: AIR Khampur site in Sinhala to Sri Lanka at 1300-1500. I suppose sporadically low-power reactivated RNA BRAZIL could be under there too. 13695, Nov 24 at 1408, Indian classical music, poor, // somewhat stronger 9690, and ID at 1409 as GOS of AIR, more music. Third frequency used to be 11620, but weaker signal sounds like something else. For B-17, AIR HFCC registered on 11620 at this time Delhi in English and Goa in multilingual, but certainly would not be running both at the same time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. All India Radio in Russian ------------------------------------ Dear colleagues on the radio hobby! I asked for your assistance and feedback on the collective letter to the All-India Radio about the frequency change. A big thanks to those who answered, and also I propose to "sign" the appeal to those who have not yet "signed up", but just want to hear Russian speech more often in the square in their receiver. I enclose a rough outline of the letter, I ASK YOUR ADDITIONS and ADJUSTMENTS to send to my mail varzin-ne@yandex.ru, so as not to "spam" the group, thanks to which, I have the opportunity to apply to you. Mallika Gupta (announcer-presenter of All India Radio) replied that, I quote "I offer my help in translation if it is needed". Therefore, forget about the lines in English. Suggestions and remarks set out in Russian. I would be glad if you post your comments before November 29 at 11:59 PM GMT (-3 UTC [sic]). Below, you will find your FI, city, e-mail, email address or phone number (as you wish), your blogs, if you are (specify the web address) and just belonging to the dx-signatures to confirm the identity for the Hindus that you - "a living person", you can simply "specify" as a listener. For example, Victor Varzin, Leningrad region, Kommunar, varzin- ne@yandex.ru, active listener, monitor of the directory Radio broadcasting in Russian and KBS World Radio; subscriber deneb / opendx, member of the DX-Club SPB, will be published as a table. A collective appeal of radio listeners of the Russian service of All- India Radio. Hello, dear employees of the Russian edition of A.I.R., employees of the Foreign Broadcasting Department A.I.R., as well as employees of the technical department of A.I.R.! We would like to draw your attention to the unsuccessfully chosen frequency for broadcasting in the winter period for the Russian edition of the All-India Radio - 15140 kHz from 16:15 to 17:15 UTC. At this frequency, on the territory of Russia, transmission at this time is not audible. This is due to poor passage at frequencies above 12,000 kHz in the dark. When drawing up the schedule for the winter season, it was apparently not taken into account that in the winter in Russia it gets dark early, accordingly, it is necessary to use other frequencies. It's a shame that due to such omissions, many Russian-speaking listeners of the All-India Radio remain without receiving the programs, and the corporation is wasting money allocated from the budget. It is interesting that, recently, the frequencies of some programs of the All-India Radio of the following language services were changed: English, Sinhalese, Dari and Pashto, to avoid interference from other stations. Why not for the Russian service to change or allocate another frequency for analogue broadcasting. In this regard, the request to influence the situation and show professionalism in solving the problem. Select another frequency for analogue broadcasting of the Russian service or replace the current one. In previous years, the passage in the winter period was observed at frequencies of 11620 kHz and, especially, at 9595 kHz, which are not currently used. Now the frequency of 9595 kHz is also not suitable, because during 1615-1715 UT broadcasts the Voice of Turkey radio, using a powerful transmitter. Ideally, it would be to conduct test transmissions on several frequencies and choose the best of them, according to the radio listeners. (on your own, try 7555 kHz, what do you think?) All India Radio is one of the most important and important sources, telling about modern India, political and public news, as well as a means of promoting Indian culture in Russia. I note that this year marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Russia. I look forward to your cooperation and activity! 73! (Victor Varzin, Leningradskaya oblast, Kommunar, Russia)(via Rus-DX 26 Nov via DXLD) ** INDIA [non]. ARMENIA, Good signal of TWR India via Yerevan Nov 20: 1300-1315 on 9745 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Sat 1435-1450 on 9745 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri Wrong frequency announcement: A17 9410, instead of B17 9745 kHz http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/good-signal-of-twr-india-via-yerevan-on.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** INDONESIA [and non]. Reception of Voice of Indonesia on Nov 24 1300-1400 on 9525*JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs English * QRM CRI on 9520 URU 500 kW / 270 deg to SoAs Chinese http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-voice-of-indonesia-on-nov24.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. SHF Satellites: DARS: As noted last time, Sirius/XM is offering a 'free' tease the week leading up to (and including) Thanksgiving. If you have a satellite radio, even if it is not 'activated' and you're not paying, they have 'unlocked' 200 or so channels. My sources say, XM radio uses one of two satellites and broadcasts on XM-3 and XM-4 birds, and transmits down between 2.320-2.3325 GHz. ("DARS") This is NOT a 'geo-stationary' service and there are two Sirius and two XM birds out there providing the service from a high orbit. The logs below are from the XM radio in my Saturn vehicle: XM 116 CNN Audio from the TV network 2000 XM 118 MS/NBC 2000 XM 120 BBC World Service XM 169 CBC Radio 1 with 'Spark' ending and into News and Quirks and Quarks all heard 1950-2015 all logs from 22/Nov The audio quality of the services is echo-y and tinny and HARD to listen to for any period of time. I've noticed this before when I've rented cars with satellite radio, but as I was listening in detail, it is clear the issue is the low data rate and 'compression' which for the primarily voice channels they are REALLY aggressive with. Give me SW static any day! (Ken Zichi, Williamston MI, for Satellite logs: Manhattan DJ-1997 FTA rx +96" movable dish, MARE Tipsheet Nov 24 via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL WATERS. 1650 kHz, GULF OF MEXICO, DVS, oil rig beacon. 0910 November 18, 2017. Fair-good over and under XEARZ, WHKT, CINA and I-275 Tampa HAR WQQJ297 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) For which see USA ** INTERNATIONAL WATERS. NEW BOOK ON THE "REAL STORY BEHIND THE OFFSHORE RADIO STATIONS OF THE 1960S" I’ve just been reading some of the pages (available on Google books) about Radio Northsea International in a new book, “Pirate Gold” published in August. Fascinating stuff. Pirate Gold by Brian Lister https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pirate-Gold-Brian-Lister/dp/0244017182/ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=diwyDwAAQBAJ (Richard Gedye, Nov 23, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Fascinating in what sense? I challenged Brian Lister on the RNI Facebook about some of his unverified claims about Radio Northsea International, which have been dismissed by people who worked on the station and many others, as well as the LadyBird Johnson invested in Radio London nonsense which came out in on his website where he claims to be able to tell the "real story" of offshore radio without apparently having done any original research or interviewed anyone connected with it. Needless to say he didn't reply. Same happened on Digital Spy. In my google books I can't read the RNI pages, just sections from them. He repeats a myth about the equipment on the ship, second hand transmitters, domestic audio equipment apart from the EMT turntables, basic HF receivers, teleprinters and RTTY decoders according to Ian Anderson who worked on the Mebo 2 off Holland. Having put Libya and Stasi into the book search he appears unaware, or has decided to ignore, the fact that Mebo ran out of money in late 1969 and got a loan from Veronica so that they could complete the fitting out of the Mebo 2, one condition being they would not broadcast in Dutch. They announced this shortly afterwards saying that Radio Veronica would not have to worry. They ran out of money again in September 1970 resulting in Veronica taking control of the ship which was collateral in the first loan, they did get a further one. This was published at the time and was admitted by RNI's lawyer in the 1971 court case (Mike Barraclough, Nov 24, ibid.) ** IRAN. 9500, Nov 22 at 1253, VIRI piano IS, brief announcement, NA, 1254 Qur`an, poor S8-S5 with flutter. It`s opening a sesquihour in Urdu via Sirjan site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAN [non]. KUWAIT/THAILAND Re: ``7584.939, at Nov 18 at 0706 UT, off-frequency modern ME music really stix out, YL announcement but cut off at 0710* UT, shortly carrier back on and off again for a split second. *0711 back stronger on correct frequency 7585.000 kHz, Farsi talk and rock music, 0716 UT Farda IDs in passing. Yes, it's R. Farda, scheduled 0400-0830 UT, 250 kW, 58 degrees from KUWAIT (following 0230-0400 UT via Thailand). As usual, no jamming audible vs this clandestine service; why doesn't Iran bother to do that? (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and dxld Nov 18)`` Maybe rather tx/antenna matching check in Udorn Thani-THA, wb. 0230-0400 UT Farda scheduled from Udorn Thani, odd 61 Hertz signal is typical for that Ban Dung personnel workout. Followed by IBB Kuwait relay usage at 0400-0830 UT, mostly on exact Continental 250 kW TX / Ampegon antenna combination (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 19) (BC-DX 25 Nov via DXLD) Could not the same have happened at KUWAIT? It`s daytime for both: 07 UT is 10 in Kuwait, 14 in Thailand. I would think Kuwait propagation more likely to here (gh, OK, DXLD) ** ITALY [and non]. Compact reception report for IBC on 22.11.17 Thursday, November 23, 2017 7:56 AM [sic:] 5845 IBC 2000 just heard the station on 2000+some secs listening "visit IBC webs com" then with Starwars OST and signal S9 with moderate QSB up to S2. While 1584 is normally occupied by a greeK pirate, IBC was well heard with S7 signal. DX program was heard mentioning Salvador 1350 Briscolacio on 1470? and something more. There is a delay between both signals with 5845 preceding the MW transmisssion by 25-50 secs On 2028, 1584 was with MFSK Studio X. was heard after 2030 5845 continued in italian wih DX program Trasmission lasted tilll 2100 .30 secs carrier then s/off. I noticed that program was started abt 1 min ahead of its time (2059 for the next italian program for example) Contuous breaks from listening due to family Reasons!! Usage: R75+16 inv V nearby THS GR on 22/11 (Zacharias Liangas https://www.facebook.com/zachliang https://del.icio.us/gr_greek1/ZAK (all pages), DX LISTENING DIGEST) So what was the site for this, Armenia, or Uzbekistan?? (gh, ibid.) ** JAPAN. I received a QSL card from the worldwide service NHK World Radio Japan October 2, 2017/6165 kHz / Russian Subject: "Autumn Flowere" You can see the card here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/11/blog-post_16.html (Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia, QSL World, Rus-DX 26 Nov via DXLD) ANSWER "RADIO JAPAN" About QSL-CARDS. The Russian edition of "Radio Japan" reported the number of QSL cards issued per year, with which the station confirms the listener's reports. Not so long ago I noticed that in my collection of verification cards from Japan almost two dozen QSL with a forest view, covered with fog in Ibaraki Prefecture. I decided to check with the station - how often they change the subject matter of the cards, which was answered as follows: "We change QSL cards 4 times a year." Thus, if I understand correctly, the verification cards of "Radio Japan" should be updated about once a quarter (IR) [no IR in credits again this week] (Rus-DX 26 Nov via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. HACKER ALLEGEDLY INFILTRATES NORTH KOREAN RADIO STATION, PLAYS 'THE FINAL COUNTDOWN' World, By Joe Difazio On 11/14/17 AT 1:45 PM http://www.ibtimes.com/hacker-allegedly-infiltrates-north-korean-radio-station-plays-final-countdown-2614464 UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at 10:05 p.m. EST: The Jester, a prominent hacker, has reached out to International Business Times to say that he was not responsible for the hijack of a North Korean radio station. His tweet was meant to point out that someone had taken hold of the station to play the "The Final Countdown" by the band Europe. The original story now reflects that. Original story: A famous hacker who goes by the name "The Jester"pointed out on Twitter that it appears as if someone hijacked a North Korean radio station to play "The Final Countdown" by Swedish rock band Europe last week. The song appears to have played on a shortwave 50-kilowatt radio station in the city of Kanggye. The station is located near North Korea's border with China and broadcasts at 6400kHz which is between AM and FM radio. He posted an alleged recording of the one-hit wonder coming across a crackly radio. A god among us has hijacked 6400kHz (North Korean station) and is playing the Final Countdown >> https://t.co/rPJ1aEccUs -- JCST/CR * DCT/UDL^3^3-o^1 (@th3j35t3r) November 9, 2017 Strategic Sentinel, a Washington D.C.-based intelligence firm has said that the station has broadcast encrypted messages -- and noted that that the cryptic broadcasts usually come before weapons tests. The most likely speculation for these messages is an upcoming missile test on the heels of #DPRK FM #UNGA statements -- Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) September 23, 2017 In fact we have. Examples are, 2 days before 6th nuclear test, 1 day before 1st ICBM test, 1 day before both Japan fly overs. -- Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) September 23, 2017 The hacker's identity is unknown, but he has been associated with several high-level hacks and pranks. The Jester claimed credit for splashing a warning across the front page of a website that is Russia's version of the State Department last year, according to CNN. "Comrades! We interrupt regular scheduled Russian Foreign Affairs Website programming to bring you the following important message," he wrote. "Knock it off. You may be able to push around nations around you, but this is America. Nobody is impressed." Taking advantage of a vulnerability in the Russian site, he made it appear as if he hacked the site but didn't. The stunt fooled the Russian government and several news sites like CNN and Fox News. The Jester has also taken credit for hacks against WikiLeaks and radical jihadist websites. The Jester calls himself "a patriotic hacker" and claimed in a 2012 interview with a University of Southern Maine class that he was a U.S. veteran. The Jester said he doesn't work with the U.S. government in his hacks. The hacker's logo also made an easter egg appearance in the show "Mr. Robot." GettyImages-840660082 This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on August 29, 2017 and released on August 30, 2017 shows North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 lifting off from the launching pad at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang. Nuclear-armed North Korea said on August 30 that it had fired a missile over Japan the previous day, the first time it has ever acknowledged doing so. Photo: KCNA/AFP/GETTY (via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. JAPAN, Reception of JSR Shiokaze Sea Breeze via Yamata on Nov 23 1300-1400 on 7410 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu, poor/weak 1600-1700 on 7335 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu, weak/fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-jsr-shiokaze-sea-breeze.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22-23, dxldyg via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. North Korea (non): observation concerning 7410 kHz According to Ivo Ivanov, 7410 kHz is used for Shiokaze, a programme searching for Japanese citizens thought to have been abducted to North Korea. 1300-1330: 7410 (Yamata JP 300 kW, 280 ) Shiokaze: Mon Chinese, Tue Japanese, Wed Korean, Thu English, Fri Korean, Sat Japanese, Sun Korean 1330-1400: 7410 (Yamata JP 300 kW, 280 ) Shiokaze: Korean, Tue Sun Japanese, Thu English Note No 1: The frequency is also used by China Radio International in Japanese (1300-1500 h "Peking Hoso"), which dominates both in North America and Europe. Shiokaze is therefore only heard as the second programme under China Radio International. Probably this service of a good old friend of North Korea also ruins reception of Shiokaze on the Korean peninsula. Note No 2: On 24 November, the double occupancy of 7410 kHz continued after 1400 hours. In addition, there was a regular beeping in the first five minutes. At http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B17&broadc=JIC no longer use is noted. (Dr Hansjoerg Biener 24 November 2017, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Hansjörg, I think in this case this probably just sloppy frequency management by Shiokaze, because according to HFCC, CRI added the Japanese transmission 1300-1400 here in A16, while JIC came there in B16. I sent Shiokaze a note about this, but no reply and no change. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENNG DIGEST) Maybe about ready for a regular QSY Dec 1? (gh, ibid.) {Yup, it`s 6085 at 13 per Ron Howard Dec 1} ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Frequency change of National Unity Radio via BaBcoCk Dushanbe from Nov 17 1200-1500 NF 7530 DB 100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 7520 co-ch Denge Kurdistan http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2017/11/frequency-change-of-national-unity.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22-23, dxldyg via DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. 5857.5-USB. For a long time now I have checked here almost daily and always hear HLL2 Seoul, with the weather in different languages. Significant anomaly on Nov 22, with what seemed to be a mix up of an audio feed? 1241-1300: Weak audio feed of OM & YL alternately reading numbers (not the usual HLL2 Seoul weather audio feed). 1300: In addition to the audio feed of numbers, the start of the normal weather info given in Korean by HLL2 Seoul, which was much stronger that the reading of the numbers. Checked 1308-1330 to hear only a carrier (dead air) with no audio feed at all; normally should have had a segment of weather (HLL2 Seoul). Due to this unique frequency and subsequent dead air (no audio at all), can I safely assume the numbers audio feed was in fact transmitted via HLL2 Seoul? Weak audio of numbers being read, at http://goo.gl/pY4JTY (Ron Howard, San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non] [later:] Thanks very much to Hiroyuki-san for his expert knowledge regarding number stations. As always, I greatly appreciate his assistance. Turns out that I heard two different stations today. One from China (VC01 military numbers station) and the other from South Korea (HLL2 Seoul), which seemed to have had some audio problems today, which helped lead to my confusion. Ron - - - - - from Hiroyuki-san: " > Audio --- This is CHINA VC01 - Chinese Robot Voice (5857.0 kHz USB). Great DXing !!! At this frequency, it is difficult to receive even in Japan which is near China." Hiroyuki Komatsubara (via Ron Howard, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non]. ARMENIA, BRB Denge Kurdistan ONLY on 7520/7320 kHz 0330-1600 on 7520 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to WeAs Kurdish 1600-2200 on 7320 ERV 300 kW / 280 deg to WeAs Kurdish *2030-2100 on 7320 KUN 500 kW / 300 deg to SEEu Bul.CRI Previous registered B17 schedule is inactive at present 0230-0500 on 6155 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to WeAs Kurdish 0230-0500 on 7320 ERV 300 kW / 280 deg to WeAs Kurdish 0500-1800 on 7320 ERV 300 kW / 280 deg to WeAs Kurdish 0500-1800 on 7520 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to WeAs Kurdish 1800-2100 on 6155 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to WeAs Kurdish 1800-2100 on 7320 ERV 300 kW / 280 deg to WeAs Kurdish Winter schedule of BRB Alyx & Yeyi is not yet published http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/brb-denge-kurdistan-only-on-7520-and.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** KUWAIT [and non]. 7530. Nov 25, 2017 at 0140-0146, Deewa Radio, Kuwait-KWT, in Pashto. Man and woman announcers in conversation. Fair broadcasting with a buzz similar to aeroplane audio, 35433. Parallel log on 9765 kHz, relay Udon-Thani-THA, 45433. Both frequencies are VOA service in Pashto (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier, Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Degen DE1103, Longwire, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** KUWAIT [and non]. 9749.812, Nov 22 at 1256, someone is way off- frequency here, VP with weaker het from 9750.0. Aoki and EiBi show three ``9750`` occupants at this time: Kuwait, R. Japan and PBS Nei Menggu, China. Ivo Ivanov had the answer: ``Good signal of MOI Radio Kuwait General Service in AM mode on Nov 2 1100-1600 9749.8*KBD 250 kW / 286 deg NEAf Arabic Gen Sce, instead of 1015-1600 11629.8 KBD 250 kW / 230 deg CeAf Arabic Holy Quran on Nov 1 *1100-1500 9750.0 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Japanese R Japan NHK World`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST) ** KUWAIT. Good signal of Radio Kuwait General Service on Nov 22 0500-0900 on 15515 KBD 250 kW / 059 deg to EaAs Arabic AM mode http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2017/11/good-signal-of-radio-kuwait-general_22.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22, dxldyg via DXLD) ** KUWAIT. 15540, DRM mode of Radio Kuwait Kabd, S=9+5dB in 18-21 requested time slot. 2010 UT on Nov 22 (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MADAGASCAR. 17640, 1841 22 NOV - MWV AFRICAN PATHWAYS R. SINPO = 55334. Bible for children wrap up, ID at 1841z with frequency; next, ‘why do christians sing to god’ fb example a Capella choir song. QSB=slow-to-moderate rate, modulation mostly well above the noise floor with occasional fades to just above it for very short durations. (Combined front and back gutters gave clearest signal). sf74.2, a28, k2, geomag: quiet. 100kw, beamAz 310 , bearing 61 . Sangean ATS505 w/MFJ-1020C active antenna and MFJ-901B tuner used to preselect ~75 feet of rain gutter running north/south. Transmitting from Madagascar Latitude: 15 43’S, Longitude: 046 26'E, Distance: 15031km. Received in Plymouth, MN, United States, Local time: 1241 (Rodney Johnson, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 580, Nov 24 at 0121, Spanish talk and song, best on the N-S antenna, probably XEMU Piedras Negras, Coahuila, still not abandoned for FM? Altho that`s also the opposite bearing for WIBW Topeka in English; then SAH of 64/minute between them = 1.07 Hz. 580, Nov 26 at 0622, ``La Rancherita del Aire`` several IDs in passing, greeting listener in Houston. On a radio favoring N/S, alternates with WIBW dominance of frequency. This slogan belongs to XEMU, Piedras Negras, Coahuila. I often hear their ``rancherita`` music at random chex of 580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Ron, I posted Yucatán discussion so far on the WTFDA AM Forum [as in DXLD 17-47], which drew these replies you may not have received directly: 73, Glenn (to Ron Schiller, Nov 24, via DXLD) Glenn - A treasure trove of info & I had not seen, so thank you very much! WHO is the "NE Ohio" DXer from the 60s mentioned? I found two more of YOUR YP loggings when I expanded the study to include Tabasco State: XEVT-970 (actually the 3rd harmonic you heard many times) and XEVX-570 on 2,19, 2013. I've read that there are least 3 ways of looking at the YP: 3 states plus Belize & small part of Guat; 4 states + & 5 states including Chiapas. From a map standpoint, the 4 states seems most logical to me. When I dug thru the logs from Finland & Sweden I found 10 more stations, 5 of which I hadn't seen reported from No Am! Totals (before I add your e-mail in): 78 loggings of 31 stations by 22 DXers in 10 states, Canada, Finland & Sweden. David Gleason's SIX from Phoenix in the 70s is the furthest west. DX: 1952 miles, Renfrew-NYS; Finland 5700 miles (done with multiple SDRs, multiple beverages in middle of nowhere!) One other OK logging: B Winkleman XEZ-600 Mérida, in 2003. I read an interesting article Gordon Nelson wrote back in the 70s about ground conductivity: the YP has the worst in Mexico (2 on a scale of 40, except for Tabasco at 6). Comparable in the US is New England (much of it granite) and it dawned on me that when I DXed from NJ back in the 50s & 60s, the hardest nearby stations to hear were from northern New England. I marveled at how WSKI-1240 VT was barely audible, yet heard by 3 guys in NZ on same DX Test (groundwave vs skywave, obviously). So, as a non-scientist I'm pretty well convinced it's the limestone bedrock of most of the YP as the major reason why their stations aren't heard more. Found coverage maps for all the Mexican stations; pretty much all the YP stations throw their signal NE, from NNW to ESE, a little less than 180o. Exception small interior stations that are omni-directional and don't even reach the coast! Again, many thanks for the help. Will write an article after more research. I had a guy from TX tell me he tried 4 different locations on the Gulf and couldn't hear a thing from YP! Tim Hall in his 7 excursions to NV/UT border has heard none, tho now he's looking harder, he says! 73, (Ron Schiller, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. RAYMIE`S MEXICO BEAT this week --- [including DTV] Music on TV. It might sound like a now-tired idea from the 80s, but it's what Francisco Aguirre Gómez wants to do with his new Mexico City TV station. http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/dueno-de-radio-centro-apostara-llevar-musica-a-su-canal-de-tv.html This would put it up against several of Televisa's cable channels, such as Bandamax and Telehit. There will also be news programming, drawing on GRC's extensive news resources. ——— Speaking of new stations, the final Multimedios Radio IFT-4 award appears to have its format set. You may recall I reported recently that MM would be building three new La Caliente and two new Hits FM stations. This left some question as to what the new Ensenada 94.7 would be carrying. The answer appears to be MM's Classic format. https://twitter.com/Mike_Terrorizer/status/933572891526029313 ——— And did nonpayment derail two Puebla stations' migrations? The formal Acta for the July 14 meeting that authorized all the second-wave migrants says that two companies didn't pay up: Radio Panzacola (XEEG) and Radio Principal (XEZT). This could mean neither station will migrate, though XEZT has already been promoting a move to FM on 95.5, which matches the report from July that gave these frequencies for the five migrating stations in Puebla: XEPA 89.7 XEEG 92.1 XECD 92.9 XEZT 95.5 XEZAR 96.1 The potential opening up of 92.1 and 95.5 could be used to migrate another station, include the allotment in a future auction, or potentially to move XHPBP-FM out of the Article 90 reserved band. (Raymie Humbert, Phœnix AZ, November 24, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) I've never had a chance to collect this info in one place, but I think it's important that I do so. MIGRANTS THAT REMAIN ON AM: THE "LAST RADIO SERVICE" RULE On September 15, 2008, the publication of the AM-FM migration guidelines began a new era of FM broadcasting in Mexico as hundreds of radio stations moved from AM to FM in the ensuing years. However, not every FM can match an AM in coverage, especially in some of the more rugged regions of Mexico. Thus, migrants are not only allowed to eventually solicit power increases to match their existing service areas, but may also be required to maintain their AM stations for as long as it takes until other radio services reach the communities that would be cut off without them. In July and August 2014, the IFT released two lists of stations with this continuity obligation. http://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/conocenos/pleno/sesiones/acuerdoliga/pift090714209.pdf Here are those lists, collated into one. I also have added one additional station that has a continuity requirement not mentioned. Aguascalientes XEEY-AM 660 Baja California Sur XEBAC-AM 1100 XENT-AM 790 XELBC-AM 730 XEPAS-AM 1200 XESJC-AM 660 XERLA-AM 940 All but one of these stations are Promomedios California stations which disproportionately benefit from statewide coverage on AM. I believe there may be simulcasting among them as well. Campeche XEMAB-AM 950 Chihuahua XEPL-AM 550 XESW-AM 970 XETX-AM 540 XEHB-AM 730 XEFI-AM 580 Chiapas XEMIT-AM 540 XETG-AM 990 Coahuila XEDE-AM 720 XEQN-AM 740 XERF-AM 1570 XEGIK-AM 560 Durango XESRD-AM 560 This one was spelled out in its concession renewal but not Guerrero XEJR-AM 630 XEXY-AM 780 It is worth noting here that XEXY may have opted not to migrate at all, in line with its sister station XERY in Arcelia. Hidalgo XECARH-AM 1480 Jalisco XEEJ-AM 650 XELD-AM 780 XEXXX-AM 840 XEMZA-AM 560 Michoacán XEKN-AM 720 XELCM-AM 920 XELQ-AM 570 XEGQ-AM 1000 XELX-AM 700 Nuevo León XELN-AM 830 XEDD-AM 800 XESH-AM 1400 Nayarit XETD-AM 570 Oaxaca XEPX-AM 650 XEYG-AM 660 XEOA-AM 570 XEACC-AM 870 XEPOR-AM 740 Puebla XETE-AM 1140 XEVJP-AM 570 San Luis Potosí XEIE-AM 1030 XEWA-AM 540 XEWA's last radio service area sprawls into five states, from southern Nuevo León to north-central Querétaro and from northeastern Guanajuato to southern Tamaulipas. Sinaloa XEHW-AM 610 XECSI-AM 750 XEGS-AM 610 XEHS-AM 540 Sonora XEUK-AM 570 XEEB-AM 760 XEFX-AM 630 XEPB-AM 950 Tamaulipas XESFT-AM 780 XEFW-AM 810 Zacatecas XEMA-AM 690 XETGO-AM 1100 These stations must remain on the air until radio services are available in all of their last radio service area. How can that area be diminished? There are several ways. One is by attempting to replicate the AM service area with a power increase. This is what XEMA attempted. XHEMA-FM was authorized on September 10, 2013, the final day of operation of Cofetel, to move from 107.1 to 107.9 and increase its effective radiated power to 100,000 watts. XEHW did something similar, but moving from 102.7 to 101.9 and 50,000 watts. This provision is how XHDD-FM was authorized for its recent Monterrey move-in, though the signal moves *away* from the municipalities of interest for XEDD, Galeana and Rayones. (These areas will almost certainly depend on the shadow.) In some cases, building FM shadows may be necessary as well, particularly given that some of the localities cannot be served by a power hike at the main transmitter — particularly in rugged areas even in the same municipality or in very large ones. The last one, which stations like XEWA will depend on, is the hope that radio stations elsewhere pick up the slack, usually by new construction (IFT-4, for instance). (Raymie, Nov 25, ibid.) It's over! IFT-4 is over! http://www.ift.org.mx/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/es/concluye-la-licitacion-no-ift-4-de-frecuencias-para-estaciones-de-radio-am-y-fm-comunicado-1512017 The final concession was formally awarded on Friday, to Mario Óscar Beteta Vallejo for 88.3 FM at Chignahuapan-Zacatlán-Ahuazotepec, Puebla. A total of 141 new commercial radio stations were authorized to 66 unique companies as a result of the auction, the first ever in Mexico and the first new commercial radio stations in more than two decades. Of the 141 stations, 50 are committed to signing on in HD Radio. The auction raised one billion pesos, or just over US$54 million, between winning bids and security deposits (Raymie, Nov 26, ibid.) Where there's smoke, there's fire, and Grupo Radio Centro had both today. https://twitter.com/rierfm/status/935210768378843136 A fire, apparently due to a short circuit, broke out on the first floor of its Constituyentes 1154 headquarters, which had to be evacuated, around midday. The company's Mexico City radio stations went off the air for a short time, while traffic was backed up in the area as emergency personnel arrived on scene to put out the fire. There were no injuries as a result, though one person was treated for smoke inhalation. https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/controlan-conato-de-incendio-en-edificio-de-grupo-radio-centro-interrumpio-transmisiones-387086.html For the news/talk stations, the timing could not have been worse, as the fire broke out at the end of Enrique Peña Nieto's speech announcing changes in his cabinet, which will allow José Antonio Meade to resign and seek the PRI presidential nomination. I'd like to announce something. 2018 will be, of course, an electoral year (with local elections in every state except Baja California and Nayarit to boot). I'm thinking of working on a Field Guide to 2018 with information on the key presidential candidacies, parties, etc. I can't do that yet because nobody has formally filed to run, and some coalitions are still up in the air (Raymie, Nov 27, ibid.) The IFT has warned that the costs of HD Radio are too high for social stations. http://mediatelecom.com.mx/index.php/radiodifusion/radio/item/150196-el-senado-modifica-las-sanciones-en-la-ley-fintech In fact, just one of the stations with HD Radio in Mexico is social: that's XHUIA-FM Mexico City, which belongs to probably the best- equipped class of social stations, those owned by private universities. The warning came from the IFT's Consultative Council, which notes the major problem is that all stations pay the same costs for the rights to use HD Radio, and that community stations should be exempt from the fees paid to the IFT for the appropriate applications. The IFT also got the ball rolling this week on the 2018 PABF, which (at least not including requests made to the agency) will include primarily social stations for broadcast use as well as a number of commercial FM stations and a smattering of public station allotments: [table which will not copy] The commercial FM stations in the 2018 PABF, along with those in the 2016 and 2017 editions, will be put up for bid in the IFT-8 radio station auction slated for the second quarter of 2018. https://twitter.com/AlexNavarreteMx/status/935968583376445440 Among the largest markets in the 2016-2017 PABFs, sure to excite interest, are stations (these are Class A) at Gómez Palacio, Uruapan, Matehuala, Culiacán, Los Mochis, Caborca, and Tampico (2017), as well as Tepic (B1), Ciudad Obregón, Ciudad Mante, Ciudad Victoria and Fresnillo (Class A). There were 27 stations in 2017 and 42 in 2016. Combined with the 24 stations in the approved 2018 PABF (a number that could still rise after petitions are made), some 93 FM frequencies will be up for the taking. Last edited by Raymie; 11-29-2017 at 04:29 PM. (Raymie, Nov 29, ibid.) A double feature of stories about stations on 106.1 MHz... One is a pirate run by the municipal government of Ometepec, Guerrero, which turned 1 recently. (Get a concession, please!) http://www.lajornadaguerrero.com.mx/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=908:festeja-la-radio-de-todos-su-primer-aniversario-de-transmision-en-ometepec&Itemid=592 The other is the ever-exciting Violeta Radio (XHCDMX-FM), which, now that it has a callsign and its concession, http://www.cimacnoticias.com.mx/noticia/ift-otorga-oficialmente-concesi-n-de-violeta-radio-la-radio-comunitaria-feminista is going in search of a logo and holding a logo contest. Their existing studios are being evaluated and a transmitter setup being designed (Raymie, Nov 29, ibid.) IFT-4 award XHPACP-FM 97.1 Acatlán de Osorio, Puebla — the fairly high-profile Radio TexMex FM — is a step closer to signing on, as its 60-meter stick has gone up atop a mountain. http://www.elpopular.mx/2017/11/27/municipios/colocan-antena-para-radio-migrante-en-acatlan-172547 The equipment had to be airlifted to the hard-to-access site, which is Cerro Verde in San Jerónimo Xayacatlán Municipality. http://radiotexmex.fm/en-proceso-instalacion-de-antena-de-radio-texmex-97-1-fm/ TexMex is making it easy on me. I can get coordinates for that mountain — 18 08'43.8"N 97 56'51.8"W — and we already know that the station's class will be A (Raymie, Nov 30, ibid.) For a 60m tower at those coordinates, I calculate a HAAT of 577 meters. Assuming the Mexican rules for power reduction with antenna height in excess of 100m are the same as in the US (they probably are) the authorized ERP would be 160 watts. Google Earth shows a small square building at that location. Can't tell what it is (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, http://www.w9wi.com Nov 30, ibid.) The barely useful 2018 electoral catalog of stations from the INE is out. The primary takeaways are: -The IFT has authorized tech parameters for a number of the IFT-4 stations, including some of the Multimedios Radio builds and stations like XHPSEB-FM (Juxtlahuaca) and XHPIXT (Asunción Nochixtlán). Some social stations not previously described also seem to have full info. These have full information on their coverage and coverage maps should be forthcoming from the INE. It may take a while before sheets hit the RPC, though. -The other story is that XHBAJA-FM San Quintín, B.C. is on the air and has been since August 12. http://www.elvigia.net/el-valle/2017/8/15/inicio-transmisiones-radiodifusora-279689.html The article that supports this claim says it is the first commercial station in San Quintín: while a permit wolf, it is not actually commercial. It was one of the first stations to receive a social concession from the start. The station is "La Chula" with a grupera/Regional Mexican format and lacks any Web presence. -The second-wave migrants are missing. Article 90 clears retain their current frequencies in this list. -I have a better grasp on current station names than they do. ——— Also, ever seen the IFT Pleno? Or where they meet? I know I hadn't. https://twitter.com/r2rorobles/status/936397173067001856 Last edited by Raymie; 11-30-2017 at 08:07 PM (Raymie, Nov 30, ibid.) Yati Ne Casti! No, I don't know what it means either, but it's the sound of another community radio station getting the green light. Yati Ne Casti, A.C., will be broadcasting to Ixtepec, Comitancillo, Juchitán, Ixtaltepec, Santo Domingo Chihuitán and Santiago Laollaga, Oaxaca. It's the third such station in that region of Oaxaca greenlighted in the last year, after XHIKE 89.1 and XHGCY 106.1. Meanwhile, Familia Brillante, A.C. will set up shop as a community station in Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, where a Radio La Brillante is already operating on 107.7 MHz. https://www.facebook.com/brillanteixmiquilpan/ This station has a religious bent, between the "Devotionals" section on its website, the fish symbol in its logo, and the Bible quotes on its Facebook page. It is the first authorized community station in Mexico that can be characterized as Christian (XHAGP, XHVDR and the FCSM stations are plain old social), though of course religious associations are barred from owning broadcast stations. They evidently *returned* to the air on the 16th — the day after the IFT greenlighted their concession award. This station has operated as a pirate since at least 2014. http://www.cronicahidalgo.com/2016/09/busca-la-brillante-expandir-su-luz/ For fans of multiprogramming authorizations, XHCZC Comitán, Chiapas is getting hooked up, while Sureste TV is being replaced with Gala TV in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Villahermosa, Campeche, and Chetumal, effectively ending the experiment in operating a regional multicast channel in favor of Televisa's strategy to multiplex Gala TV where it can. Coatzacoalcos was already unhooked from Sureste TV earlier this year (Raymie, Dec 1, ibid.) ** MONGOLIA. Frequency change, Voice of Mongolia effective from Nov 20 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/frequency-change-of-voice-of-mongolia.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) Weak signal of Voice of Mongolia on Nov 25 1000-1030 on 12084.9 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Chinese 1030-1100 on 12084.9 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Japanese http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/weak-signal-of-voice-of-mongolia-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25, dxldyg via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1547, Nov 23. NHK program "Friends Around The World"; surprised to hear my name mentioned and they read out an email I sent to the NHK program back in Oct, but didn't mention my reception was via Myanmar (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1219-1233, Nov 27. English language lesson "Say It In English"; today Tom's Aunt Jennifer, who is visiting from Australia, does some banking; "I decided to cash some traveler's checks," "What kind of an account would you like to open?", "When do you plan to go back?", etc.; mostly readable. Will be repeated Wednesday (Ron Howard, San Francisco, at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEWFOUNDLAND [and non]. CANADA, 2749-USB, Nov 23 at 0109, French YL weather, for vendredi, samedi, S7 vs noise level of S6. Canadian Coast Guard schedules at http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Marine-Communications/RAMN-2017/Part2 show the closest preceding start time is 0040 UT from VCO Sydney NS via Port Caledonia site, but nothing about anything non-English. 2598-USB, Nov 23 at 0111, YL with weather here is even weaker, but seems English and more synthetic. Same sked shows VOK Labrador via St Anthony, Newfoundland site, just started at 0107 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. 4146-USB, Nov 22 at 1239, very weak marine weather in English, single digits frequently mentioned. EiBi shows it`s ZLM, Taupo Maritime Radio, at 1233-1305 among several other broadcasts. Frequency is shared with VMT Hobart Radio Wx, Australia: our best chance for that is 0903-0918. Also shared with two Uruguayan stations, should one hear Spanish, and some of those times overlap (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, Fri Nov 24 at 0645, RNZI host seems to be having fun with classical music. As with so much SW programming, relayed from RNZ National, you have to go searching the domestic schedule there to find this segment in NZDT: ``Friday 24 November 2017 7:07 Sonic Tonic - Classics --- Music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence.`` Maybe worth catching from the start next week? But looks like a one-off, part of a larger variety magazine (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NICARAGUA. 800, Radio 800, Managua. 1055 November 23, 2017. Ranchera vocals, male with lots of "Ochocientos" and "Radio Ochocentos" mentions along with Managua and Nicaragua. Fair-good (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. 6089.943, Nov 22 at 0536, carrier at S9-S7, seems dead air or maybe JB modulated from FRCN Kaduna. Still so at 0555. At least there is not enough modulation to rate it as distorted. Wolfgang Büschel had last reported good mod (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. Abuja & upgrade of Ikorodu SW station Below a piece of nostalgia. For the current realities at Abuja see (link valid only for a week) https://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml And at Ikorodu: Click-cloff, power off... https://goo.gl/maps/LH8HgYmt8oG2 (Kai Ludwig, Nov 26, 20107, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) Viz.: FROM: http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/voice-of-nigeria-hopes-to-upgrade-ikorodu-sw-station Voice of Nigeria hopes to upgrade Ikorodu SW station March 14th, 2012 - 15:45 UTC by Andy Sennitt. Despite inaugurating its new shortwave station this week, the Voice of Nigeria (VON) does not plan to close its existing station at Ikorodu. In fact, Director-General Abubakar Jijiwa is hoping for ‘presidential intervention’ for VON’s expansion projects. These include the construction of two additional transmitters and antenna systems at the new station in Abuja in line with global best practices and standards; construction of VON Abuja Broadcasting House and the rehabilitation and upgrading of the ageing Ikorodu transmission station. Mr Jijiwa expressed optimism that the second phase of the project at Abuja would enable VON to embark on 24-hour broadcasting, when completed. “The second phase of this project needs be commenced urgently. It will comprise two additional super power transmitters and one fixed and one rotatable antenna. When this is done and completed, VON will have the capacity for 24-hour broadcast and we can move this from our existing 18-hour broadcast and this will be the hallmark of simultaneous broadcasting which every external broadcaster hopes to achieve.” (via Kai Ludwig, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) ** NIGERIA. 7255/15120, Voice of Nigeria Abuja. Two of three Thomcast transmitters are in daily use now via fixed feeder connection. 7255 kHz outlet is fixed rigid set towards N America 280 degree azimuth only via rotatable ALLISS Thomson, but fixed only - no more rotatability usable! [that explains why such a bigsig here --- gh] 7254.923, V of Nigeria Abuja in Hausa, mostly male announcer, extended talk no music at 0636 UT on Nov 27. West African Music started late at 0651 UT now. S=8 or -77dBm signal in southern Germany, S=9 or -71dBm in NJ-US east coast, S=9+10dB or -65dBm in Michigan-US state. 6089.948 kHz FRCN, Radio Nigeria Kaduna has been repaired, lost many device contacts and had a lot of electric flashovers in past months. The actual old 100 kW Harris transmitter is in the ultimate stage now, but power is limited now, less than 10 kW power range instead. 6089.948 kHz, FRCN Radio Nigeria Kaduna at 0625 UT on Nov 27, S=6 or - 94dBm, BUT VERY LOW MODULATION LEVEL. !! Reception reports to Voice of Nigeria wanted and are much welcomed, !! !! to Director General. !! (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 27, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA [non]. U.K., Audio problem of Radio Dandal Kura Inter via BaBcoCk Woofferton, Nov 20 0700-0800 13810 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg WeAf Kanuri, big audio problem http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/audio-problem-of-radio-dandal-kura.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) Radio Dandal Kura Int via BaBcoCk Woofferton, Nov 16 [sic; later?]: 0700-0800 on 13810 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri, fair/good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-dandal-kura-int-via.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) Nigeria [non] - Results of a monitoring project on 25 and 26 November 2017 http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ Radio Dandal Kura International (Maiduguri, Borno State) was confirmed with the following schedule from Ascension and Woofferton (UK): 0500-0700: 5960 (ASC 250 kW, 55 ) good 0700-0800: 13810 (WOF 300 kW, 165 ) fair 1800-2100: 12050 (ASC 250 kW, 65 ) weak at 1800, but improving and strong towards 2100 The USAID-funded programme was started in 2015 by the experienced radio organiser David Smith, who has led, inter alia, Radio Okapi (Congo-Kinshasa) and Radio Bar-Kulan (Somalia). The broadcasts are destined for the area around Lake Chad, where the terrorist militia Boko Haram originated. Kanuri has around nine million native speakers, who appear to be increasingly diverging in the region. The shortwave signal is significantly delayed compared to the online stream at http://www.dandalkura.com The home page, which reports in English, French, Hausa and Kanuri, does not seem to have a schedule for shortwave broadcasts. At the bottom, you will find a reference to "Radio Programs", but no link (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 26 November 2017, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA [non]. New clandestine to Nigeria - Radio Inheruya [sic] International, Nov 22 0700-0730 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri via WRMI tx10, poor 0700-0730 on 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri via TDF, fair/good: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/new-clandestine-to-nigeria-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22, dxldyg via DXLD) Correct name is Radio Herwa! -- see my Nov 22 log report just published (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Thanks very much Glenn to correct name! -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: 11530, after hearing R. Biafra via WRMI again until 0557 Nov 22, I assumed it went off as usual, but rechecked at 0649, Brother Scare is S9+10/20 on 11530, slightly better than // 11580 at S9 to S9+10, and // 9955, 7780, 7570, 5850 too. What`s next? 11530, Nov 22 at 0700, WRMI in another language, soon obviously Hausa as mentioned, and Nigeria, ID as ``Radio --- something --- International``; news about Zimbabwe. Nothing on 7240 audible now but 11530 is peaking to S9+30! 0706 music; 0708 horn fanfare and IDs again, name sounds like Harao, or Harowai. Schedule announcement mentions kHz twice so there is probably another frequency. Unlike Biafra, this is heavily produced with continuous music, either songs alone or quite a variety of African music behind the talk, most of which is also infected with reverb. Not a word of English on this one either. Next mention sounds like Eherowah. One Hausa word is frequently uttered thrice, ``tara``. So WRMI has more COTB business (WRTH parlance: Clandestine and Other Target Broadcasts). This must be a brand-new one as the name is not anything familiar. Don`t know how long this transmission is, as I need to QRT! Brother Scare must have just been filling the hour in between. Reawakening, I find Ivo Ivanov already has this info on it as of 0828: ``New transmission to Nigeria: Radio Inherua International, Nov 22:`` 0700-0730 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg WeAf Hausa/Kanuri WRMI tx10, poor 0700-0730 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg WeAf Hausa/Kanuri TDF, very good: Videos later today`` Google search gets only one significant hit on the name, i.e. Ivo`s YouTube where 13710 is much better than 11530: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdtV7fhOMD8 Both morning frequencies are also in Aoki as Radio Inherua International starting today, but I wonder how either of them can be sure of the name, as there are no other significant hits on it? Would it also have an evening broadcast? None in Aoki. Let`s try Google translate: no Kanuri, but from Hausa it means ``Inherited``. And tara means nine. Guess what: on a WRMI server, the name is spelt: RADIO HERWA. But Google can`t translate that, maybe proper name or acronym. Searching on Radio Herwa gets nowhere (until it reaches this very post) but the word Herwa leads to something likely related since it`s about Nigeria and explains the Kanuri connexion: http://www.international-alert.org/partner/herwa-community-development-initiative ``Countering extremism in Kawar Maila Supporting women’s leadership in promoting rights, peace and human security Reducing stigma against those affected by Boko Haram Supporting vulnerable communities and conflict-sensitive reintegration in northeast Nigeria`` and further linx to own website in English: http://herwacdi.com.ng/ Nothing mentioned yet about radio among their ``projects`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530, Nov 23 at 0700, WRMI which started at 0500 with Biafra [non, q.v.], 0600 with BS, now Radio Herwa International, still has VG signal in Hausa, and around 0720 sounds like another language which would be Kanuri. Lots of brief announcements and music alternating, much like Biafra. See my previous report for identity, background of this new service. // 13710 via France is inaudible here. Bill Bingham says both African services on 11530 provide insufficient signals into RSA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: 11530, USA ??? Radio Herwa ??? Okeechobee ??? Nov 23, 2017 Thursday. 0701-0709. OM talking at 0701, but unreadable so can’t make out the language. Afro music at 0705 with lots of drumming, back to talk at 0708. Very poor, hovering about noise level. No entertainment value in Southern Africa. Jo’burg sunrise 0308 (Bill Bingham, Johannesburg RSA. Drake R8E, Sony ICF2001D. dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) New Radio Herwa International via Issoudun and Okeechobee, Nov 23: 0700-0730 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg WeAf Hausa/Kanuri, fair to good // freq`y 11530*YFR 100 kW / 087 deg WeAf Hausa/Kanuri WRMI tx#10 JBA: *0600-0700 and from 0730 with Brother HySTAIRical TOM and continues after 0800 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/radio-herwa-international-via-issoudun.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22-23, dxldyg via WORLDL OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) Friday, 24 November, 0500-0730 UT: Using my own receiver here in NB, recorded the signal on 11530 kHz. Negligible audio to start with due to non-existent/poor propagation. Signal started to fade in at about 0550 so only the last 10 minutes of the program was audible. We were then treated to an hour of Brother Stair with the signal continuing to improve. Then at 0700, with a good signal, Radio Herwa International began. Didn't notice any English segments; all vernacular, presumably Hausa. Program ended at 0727:54 followed by WRMI filler music and the transmitter off at 07:29:58. These timings good to about +/- one second (-- Richard Langley, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) FRANCE, Radio Herwa International via TDF Issoudun on Nov 24 0700-0728 on 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-herwa-international.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) Reception of Radio Herwa International via WRMI Okeechobee, Nov 28 0700-0728 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri tx#10, good/fair // frequency 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri not on air today http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-herwa-international_28.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 28, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 5010 kHz -- A new pirate? At 1959 tune-in, hearing rock music on 5010 kHz. No ID at top of the hour. This is AM, double- sideband. Signal sometimes climbs to S3 on my east-facing pennant; drops way down when I switch to the north-facing pennant. So probably not local; but at this hour, on this frequency, I think it has to be groundwave, not skywave (Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD, NRD-545, Pennant antenna with DX Engineering pre-amp, 2014 UT Nov 24, HCDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) This has been logged a few times recently, most recently today: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,38879.0.html But also a few days ago: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,38842.0.html Presumably a pirate, but no ID has been heard yet (Chris Smolinski, Black Cat Systems, http://www.blackcatsystems.com ibid. WORLD OF RADIO 1906 via DXLD) Thanks. Great music, nice modulation. I put it on the Sherwood SE-3 so I could enjoy it properly (Delibert, 2100 UT, ibid.) Unid. Friday, November 24, 2017, 2129, 5010 am. Modern rock music, excellent AM sound. "Evil Ways" by Santana at 2135. Atlanta Rhythm Section "So Into You" at 2147. Mostly heavy metal music from 2215 to 2252, followed by the original version of "Strangers In the Night." Off at 2300. Very good signal, s7/s9 Regards, (Larry Will, 28723 Ridge Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771, radio@zappahead.net Icom IC-R75 with G5RV, Tecsun PL-600, PL-660, random wires, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. Old time radio. Thursday, November 23, 2017, 0017, 6770 am. An unidentified old time comedy radio show in progress. Fair signal, s5/s7, occasionally very good. (Will-MD) Clever Name Radio. Wednesday, November 22, 2017, 2346, 6940 usb. Music by Jimi Hendrix, "The Wind Cries Mary," more rock/metal music. "Good evening and welcome to Clever Name Radio" IDs at 2351. Fair to good signal, s5/s7. (Will-MD) Unid. Friday, November 24, 2017, 2345, 6940 usb. Death metal music. s9 peaks. Regards, (Larry Will, 28723 Ridge Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771, radio@zappahead.net Icom IC-R75 with G5RV, Tecsun PL-600, PL-660, random wires, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, Nov 26 at 0107, torch song at S8-S9, 0108 Wolverine Radio ID. Pirate pickins have been pretty slim lately, at least when I`m bandscanning (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6876-AM, Nov 26 at 2253, algo JBA, rather than anypirate in the 6.9`s. Many logs here say it was The Crystal Ship relayed: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,38930.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 13, 13-2, OETA OKLA subchannel like all PBS stations faced with the abrupt cancellation like a hot potato of Charlie Rose (OMG; who`s next??), scrambles to fill his time: Nov 21 at 0400, and 1800 UT, it`s another repeat of `Antiques Road Show`; but Nov 22 at 0400, Tavis Smiley instead, and OETA Cherokee produxion `OSIYO` at 0430; but Tavis Smiley again at 0500 UT! A different episode? The latter with Salman Rushdie. The OETA online and onscreen skeds hadn`t kept up, planned many weeks in advance. Finally on Nov 22, website shows Tavis not only at 1730 UT but again at 1800, and 1830 a repeat of `Market to Market`. For 0400- 0530 UT Nov 23: Tavis, Market to Market, and more Tavis. Hope PBS come up with another, untainted ``Charlie Rose`` for in-depth hourlong discussions, which we often benefited from, politix, arts, sciences, not including those with rappers and actors we never heard of. Parts or all of the CR hour were often done by substitutes, so there is no shortage of good interviewers ``at some other table``. Come to think of it, did Charlie`s topix in the last weeks ever deal with sexual predation by his predecessors? Not that I recall (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DTV ** PERU. VISIT TO RADIO LOGOS PERU On Monday November 27 I visited Radio Logos in Chazuta, about 90 minutes ride east of Tarapoto. The road is paved. For the last half of the route the road is cut into the side of the steep hills flanking the bank of the Huallaga River. In several places the pavement has been washed away and in one place the original road was covered by a landslide. A detour was plowed through the debris. The prosperity of Tarapoto has not reached the Chazuta area. There are some eco-resorts nearby but the town of Chazuta is very poor. All the streets I saw were dirt. The houses mostly unpainted wood or adobe, a few with thatched roofs and most with rusting tin panels. In the 1800s and early 1900s this was an important transit point on the Huallaga River. (The book I am writing - an historical travelogue of northern Peru - will tell of those times.) The Radio Logos offices are located on a side street several blocks from the plaza. There is a large open compound with a building along the street. The name is painted prominently on the side. I arrived about 10:30 a.m. and the station was off the air until late afternoon. There was no one there but a woman nearby walked me back through to the other side of the compound. Pastor Jairo Sangama lives directly behind there. He was resting in his hammock when I got there. He opened up the station building and took me on a tour of the facilities. There isn't much. In front there is a small control for the transmitter, which he says is on a hillside east of town. Then there is a small studio. and a large mostly empty workshop room. At the moment they broadcast for four hours in the morning and the evening only on 4810 kHz shortwave in twelve different indigenous languages. Most of the programming is prerecorded and comes on CDs but they sometimes do live connections with jungle villages via cellphone. Pastor Jairo showed me two different models of solar-powered fixed- frequency radios that they give to leaders in the different jungle communities. They recently received a license for an FM transmitter in Chazuta but are awaiting the transmitter. They have applied for a license for a new SW station in Pucallpa but are still awaiting approval and so have not bought equipment yet. (I was told elsewhere that the Ministry of Communications is no longer issuing licenses for either medium wave or shortwave.) Pastor Jairo said the station is fully funded from Peruvian sources but they do have some outside contacts. He said he had recently been in Dallas, Texas. Across the street the church was sponsoring a dentistry workshop. Two American dentists, from Florida and Oklahoma, were teaching basic dentistry principles to about twenty young people from scattered jungle villages. They were assisted by two Bolivians who had been trained in a similar program. I got to speak to the wife of one of the dentists. I'm not the first foreign radio hobbyist to visit. Pastor Jairo said a German man had visited a few years ago and played some recordings of reception in Germany. My time right now is mostly devoted to travel and research on my book. However, I have made a number of SDR recordings and visits to former SW stations. In mid-December I plan to 'settle down' in Cuenca, Ecuador for several weeks and at that time I'll update my website with photos and station recordings. Don Moore --- donmooredxer@yahoo.com http://www.donmooredxer.com Life is just a leap of faith. Spread your arms and hold your breath Always trust your cape. --- Guy Clark [tagline] (Don Moore, visiting Tarapoto, Perú, Nov 28, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA [and non]. 7345, Nov 28 at 0649, two stations, both in English, about equal level. One is of course BBC via ASCENSION, from 0600 one of our better chances at it here in the abandoned target area of North America, really aimed into Africa, natch. Surely the other station is here by mistake --- at 0649 conveniently IDs as Radio Romania International. But in HFCC we find that *both* are registered here, from 0630, RRI 300 kW, 307 degrees toward W Europe, and here we are directly beyond. With widely diverse nominal target areas, they must have concluded this is not a collision. But it sure is here, and would not be surprised if enough ASC is making it into Europe to cause a problem there. Both are off by 0701 (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. This week, I would like to add a comment, regarding the method I use to monitor R. Romania Int'l., particularly about the use of Audio Now. I will always try SW first, at least for one minute. It never takes long for me to determine if there is any chance for improvement. Usually, it is during this time that the news is on anyway, and also before the features begin. When I see that I will need Audio Now, I will activate it on the phone, and run the radio at the same time, alternating volume levels. There are times when the radio is completely lowered down; likewise for the phone. I check the radio every 5 minutes for 30-60 seconds for improvement (or QSB). By and large, it's safe to admit that Audio Now is much more pleasant, and a more reliable way to glean information, BUT we are a shortwave club, so the first consideration is to do things the old fashioned way. When I submit my reports to RRI, I always tell them, as I tell you, when I do use Audio Now. They seem cool with it, as I've heard them read several of my letters on air already. It seems to work out fine, and for each report you read by me, RRI gets a report that is much longer. I like to think that it is an acceptable practice, and I thank you for your time and patience (Ronald Sives, South Plainfield, NJ, USA. Equipment: ETON field radio and 66 ft. random wire, NASWA Flashsheet Nov 26 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. St. Petersburg 828 x 2 = 1656 --- 2nd harmonic heard rather strong today in Finland. 73, (Mauno Ritola, 1401 UT Nov 28, harmonics yg via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. RUSSIA THREATENS RETALIATION IF GOOGLE DOWNGRADES RT, SPUTNIK NEWS SITES From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: 22 November 2017 https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-roskomnadzor-zharov-threatens-retaliation-google-downgrades-rt-spunik-news-sites/28868922.html See also: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-media-law-foreign-agents-rferl-voa-cnn-deutsche-welle/28869382.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-ambassador-to-russia-attacks-on-us-funded-agencies/4125489.html (via VOA Radiogram via roger, dxldyg via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [non]. RADIO SPUTNIK ADDS SECOND WASHINGTON DC SIGNAL Radio Sputnik 105.5 W288BS Washington DC November 27, 2017 No Comments Radio Sputnik, the international broadcasting arm of the Russian Federation government, is expanding its programming in Washington DC to a second signal. Way Broadcasting’s 1390 WZHF Capitol Heights MD has dropped its brokered Regiona...Read More https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121294/radio-sputnik-adds-second-washington-dc-signal/ (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) Viz.: Radio Sputnik Adds Second Washington DC Signal By Lance Venta on November 27, 2017 No Comments Radio Sputnik 105.5 W288BS Washington DCRadio Sputnik, the international broadcasting arm of the Russian Federation government, is expanding its programming in Washington DC to a second signal. Way Broadcasting’s 1390 WZHF Capitol Heights MD has dropped its brokered Regional Mexican “Fiesta 1390” programming to carry the mix of Russian news and Washington based talk shows that began broadcasting on Reston Translator LLC’s 105.5 W288BS Reston VA/Washington DC in July via an HD subchannel of Urban One’s 93.9 WKYS. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/118641/russian-governments-radio-sputnik-launches-105-5-washington-dc/ In a filing with the Justice Department upon which it needed to register as a “Foreign Agent”, Reston Translator, owned by renowned broadcasting and communications attorney John Garzliglia, disclosed that Sputnik is paying $900,000 to lease W288BS through the end of 2019. https://www.fara.gov/docs/6490-Exhibit-AB-20171115-2.pdf In their announcement of the launch of their programming on WZHF, Sputnik stated “AM radio has a wider range than FM, meaning that more viewers [sic] will be exposed to alternative perspectives on current events that you won’t hear anywhere else”. https://sputniknews.com/us/201711271059483449-radio-sputnik-am-station-opens/ The 1390 signal operates with 9 kW day/1 kW night from a site due east of Washington. W288BS covers the city of Washington proper and its northern and western suburbs like Bethesda and Silver Spring MD and Tysons Corner VA. Way Broadcasting is headed by Arthur Liu, who also serves as President/CEO of brokered radio operator Multicultural Broadcasting (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** RWANDA [non]. Radio Itahuka via MBR Talata Volonondry on Nov .25: 1800-1900 on 15420 MDC 250 kW / 320 deg to CeAf Kirundi Sat, weak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/radio-itahuka-via-mbr-talata-volonondry.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25-26, dxldyg via DXLD) He`s still publishing wrong language, implying this is for Burundi, rather than KinyaRWANDA! (gh, DXLD) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11745, 1346 19 NOV - BSKSA AL-AZM RADIO (SAUDI ARABIA). SINPO = 15422. Arabic, music with microtonal vocals. QRN almost nil. QSB=moderate rate, modulation on noisy carrier mostly above the noise floor. sf75.0, a6, k1, geomag: very quiet. 500kw, beamAz ? , bearing 35 ?. Sangean ATS505 w/MFJ-1020C active antenna and MFJ-901B tuner used to preselect ~230’ chainlink fence surrounding rectangular backyard. Received in Plymouth, MN, United States, 11316KM? from the transmitter at Riyadh?. Local time: 0746. (Rodney Johnson, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 9695, Nov 26 at 1421, big humroar, no program audible. Aoki/NDXC shows this is R. Saudi International, 1358-1558, 500 kW, 55 degrees from Riyadh in Pashto (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17615.073, Nov 26 at 1402, Arabic, Qur`an, from BSKSA is off- frequency, which I had not noticed before, while 17705 and 17895 are much closer to nominal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15490.089 approx., - though no clear mid-fq-carrier visible, BUZZ FAULTY transmitter signal, 68 x each 120 Hertz distance apart strings visible on screen on both sidebands, terrible spike fence in 15485.2 to 15494.8 kHz range. S=9+15dB at 0910 UT on Nov 24 [WORLD OF RADIO 1906] 15120even fq BSKSA Riyadh in Bengali lang at 09-12 UT, noted S=7 strength in Germany at 0921 UT. 17805.066, BSKSA Riyadh, HQ prayer at 0933 UT, scheduled 09-12 UT, S=9+15dB here in southern Germany. 17615.018, BSKSA Riyadh HQ program, live coverage of Friday pray started at 0940 UT, S=9+5dB here in Germany. 21670.024, BSKSA Riyadh in Bahasa Indonesian language section, 09-12 UT scheduled, noted at 0949 UT on Nov 24, S=9+15dB in Germany, S=9+35dB in remote SDR unit in Delhi India. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 24)(BC-DX 25 Nov via DXLD) ** SINGAPORE. 6676-USB, on Nov 23, *1420-1424*, VOLMET weather; "All stations. This is Singapore Radio"; list of longitudes and latitudes; weather for Kuala Lumpur, Soekarno-Hatta, Brunei, Bali, etc.; "Broadcast ends. Singapore Radio out"; some QRM; fairly readable. Thanks to Dave Valko for his encouragement to try for these various stations that share this frequency. Had never attempted hearing them before. My audio at http://goo.gl/1C6hbF (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see THAILAND ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. See AUSTRALIA [and non] ** SOMALILAND. 7120, Nov 22 at 1247, JBA carrier already detectable from R. Hargeisa, about 2 hours before its sunset at 1439, so plenty long path propagation already (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALILAND [non]. Voice of the People of Somaliland via BaBcoCk Madagascar is cancelled: 1900-1930 9600 MDC 250 kW / 355 deg to EaAf Somali, no signal on Nov 22/Nov 23 My last videos of Voice of the People of Somaliland, Nov 15: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/voice-of-people-of-somaliland-via_24.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. South Africa on 702 kHz heard in Maine --- Sometimes it takes a while to find `the sweet spot` in a week`s worth of wav files. 2100 UT on Nov. 13 is such a spot apparently. I don`t know what the sun was doing while I was at Quoddy House near Lubec, Maine but I`ve got a recording of at least three IDs for LM Radio on 702 kHz in this cut: http://realmonitor.com/qh10/171113/qh100/2100/south_africa-702.wav You?ll need your headphones. First a female announcer at :13 says ``LM Radio``, then a guy says ``Set your time to LM time`` with a ding-dong doorbell sound at :23 and then goes into a announcement of frequencies, including 702 AM, and near the end of the cut there`s another clear mention of LM Radio by a male announcer at :46. I`ve just begun digging thru this wav file and have unIDs on 639, 648 and 972 for that matter! (Bill Whitacre, Alexandria, VA, Nov 27, IRCA via DXLD) [and non] Excellent catch, Bill. I know what you mean about the sweet spot time for those once-in-a-blue-moon receptions. When I finally got 576 South Africa here at the house, it was after many listens on that frequency with RNE Spain-Canaries running the show. I will be giving 702 more attention. A 2100 UT reception from the previous day just had a fairly solid wall of power-line noise with a small pip in the middle on the spectrum plot: a carrier that needed to be 15 dB stronger to produce any identifiable audio. Usually on 702 I have two stations. One is Algeria easily ID'ed by its pip sequence (last one a much higher pitch than preceding ones). The other is a station that seems to have non-stop Kor`an. That could be Iran, as bagged by several people on New England and Canadian shore DXpeditions, or one of several others. South Africa on 702 would be new here. So far just 576 at the house and tentative 846 from Granite Pier a few years back. I'm also looking at 729 which sometimes produces a het when aurora is knocking out the Spain powerhouses such as 774, 855, and 1044. If eastern Brazil (e.g. 760) and 783 Mauritania are producing good signals around sunset and usual UK stations are not, that would be the recipe for deep Africa DX. That was the set-up a few weeks back when 909 VOA Botswana topped the channel here with nary a trace of the co- channel BBC Five Live pest (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, South Yarmouth, MA NRC-AM gg via DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 7570, Nov 24 at 0154, via WRMI, Brother HyStairical brags that he`s on eleven SW transmitters every day, and those who mock are in for trouble. Like WJHR? Also takes pride (?) in being ``the most hated preacher``? Not by me: I merely pity him and those he Scares (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See USA: WRMI ** SPAIN. LOCAL-REGIONAL times on RNE-R5TN network. This is the actual situation in regions with more than one MW station (times UT): ANDALUCÍA (Almería-1098, Cádiz-747+1503*, Córdoba-531, Granada-1017, Huelva-1098, Jaén-1413, Málaga-1152, Sevilla-603): 0730-0745 reg 0745-0800 loc ARAGÓN: (Teruel-1107, Zaragoza-936): 0730-0800 reg CASTILLA-LA MANCHA: (Albacete-1152, Ciudad Real-1305, Cuenca-1314, Toledo-1125) 0730-0745 reg 0745-0800 loc CASTILLA Y LEÓN: (Ávila-1098, Burgos-1017, León-1305, Palencia-603, Ponferrada-1107, Salamanca-1314, Soria-1125, Valladolid-936, Zamora- 1152): 0730-0750-loc 0750-0800 reg CATALUÑA: (Barcelona-576, Girona-1413, Lleida-1152, Tarragona-1314): 0730-0745 reg 0745-0800 loc COM. VALENCIANA: (Alicante-936, Castellón-1125, Valencia-558): 0730-0745 reg 0745-0800 loc EXTREMADURA: (Badajoz-1125, Cáceres-1107): 0730-0800 reg GALICIA: (Coruña-558, Lugo-1098+1503**, Orense-1305, Pontevedra- 531+Vigo-1413***): 0730-0750-loc 0750-0800 reg ISLAS CANARIAS: (Las Palmas-747, Tenerife-720): unable to check PAÍS VASCO (Bilbao-1305, San Sebastián-558, Vitoria-1125): 0730-0745 reg 0745-0800 loc REGIÓN DE MURCIA (Cartagena-1152, Murcia-567): 0730-0745 reg 0745-0800 loc *) relay La Línea de la Concepción **) relay Monforte de Lemos ***) Pontevedra & Vigo stations are broadcasting the same program produced from both studios. 73! (Mauricio Molano Sánchez, Salamanca, ESPAÑA - SPAIN RX site: Aldea del Cano, Cáceres. LAT: 39º17'09.70 N LONG: 6º19'00 W RX: PERSEUS. ANT: WELLBROOK ALA1530S+ http://moladx.blogspot.com/ Nov 24, MWCircle yg via DXLD) ** SPAIN. 15390, Sat Nov 25 at 1500, REE with its early start on weekends, strong enough to tell that modulation is quite distorted, and carrier also unstable. It`s been this way for months, the transmitter now directed toward S America where their greatest audience should reside, duh. 9690 to N America is of course too weak to be usable this early, duh2. Nothing audible on 17715 or 17755. That leaves 15500 best of the lot, but has a propagational echo. It`s aimed exactly the opposite from 9690. Fortunately, most, but not all programming especially on weekends, consists of silly ballgames (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of Radio Exterior de España on 3 of 4 NOB 200 kW frequencies, Nov 26: 1500-1900 on 9690 / 290 deg to ENAm Spanish Sat/Sun, no signal today 1500-1900 on 15390 / 230 deg to SoAm Spanish Sat/Sun, good, distorted 1500-1900 on 15500 / 110 deg to N/ME Spanish Sat/Sun, very good signal 1500-1900 on 17755 / 161 deg to WCAf Spanish Sat/Sun, fair/good signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-exterior-de-espana.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25-26, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SRI LANKA [non]. AWR Changes --- The following are new frequencies/tx sites for Adventist World Radio from 27 Nov 2017. These frequencies/services replace transmissions via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 0330-0400 Amharic 11875(Tashkent) ex 15500 0500-0600 Arabic 17750(Tashkent) 1200-1230 Mon 15195(KSDA) ex 15400 1200-1300 Korean 9880(KSDA) ex 11825 1300-1330 Bangla 15255(KSDA) ex 1230-1300 15430 1400-1430 Meiti 15400(KSDA) ex 15430 1400-1500 Mandarin 11935(KSDA) ex 11630 1430-1500 Karen 15180(KSDA) 1500-1530 Punjabi 15150(Madagascar) 1530-1600 Gujarati 9505(Tashkent) ex 15525 1600-1630 Urdu 11985(KSDA) ex 15360 1630-1700 Pushto/Sindhi 11985(KSDA) ex 15360 AWR Wavescan DX program latest Schedule: Sundays 1600-1630 15715 via KSDA, Guam & 17730 via Madagascar (other DX program broadcasts to S. Asia dropped). Thanks to AWR for the latest info. Note: Several other transmissions that started broadcast in B-17 via Trincomallee, Sri Lanka are still off air. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, http://www.niar.org cell: 91 94416 96043, Nov 28, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) It was two weeks before that Trinco site was reported off the air due to lightning strikes. How severe the damage, still to be off and requiring substitutes? On WOR I cited the ones which are on same frequency as before but different site, to minimise confusion if consulting nonupdated listings. Must we assume all clients via Trinco are also in this situation? If so, why haven`t they told us? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN / SUDAN SOUTH. Although they are two countries, NGO broadcasts for Sudan and South Sudan must be seen together as they report across the borders. The NGO radios for Sudan and South Sudan have the following schedule: 0330-0500: 7315 (SMG 250 kW, 150 ) 15550 (MDC 250 kW, 335 ) Radio Tamazuj. 0430 Radio Dabanga 0400-0500: 7250 (ISS 250 kW, 130 ) Eye Radio (0415 News in English noted) 1430-1630: 13800 (MDC 250 kW, 340 ) 15550 (SMG 250 kW, 150 ) Radio Tamazuj. 1530 Radio Dabanga 1600-1900: 15250 (ISS 250 kW, 130 ) Eye Radio (barely audible, used to have English coverage later in the evening) Eye Radio (English / Dinka / Nuer / Shilluk / Bari / Zande / Lutoho) broadcasts from France (Issoudun) and was audible in the morning rather than in the evening. The other programme producers use stations in Madagascar (Talata Volonondry) and on Vatican territory (Santa Maria di Galeria). Reception of these two programmes was more reliable than reception of Eye Radio. All three NGO broadcasters have news coverage in English on their respective websites: https://www.dabangasudan.org https://radiotamazuj.org/ http://www.eyeradio.org/ It should also be noted that the shortwave program of Eye Radio is apparently not in parallel to the FM station 98.6 MHz or stream at http://www.eyeradio.org/wp-content/themes/eyeradio-master/inc/musesradioplayer/player.html. (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, 28 November 2017, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Sudan / South Sudan - There are two special programmes under the umbrella of the US Broadcasting Board of Governors. Afia Darfur http://www.afiadarfur.com/ in Arabic 0300-0330: 7215 (SAO 100 kW, 76 ) 9510 (SMG 250 kW, 146 ) 9825 (BOT 100 kW, 10 ) 1800-1830: 9650 (WOF 300 kW, 140 ) 11615 (BOT 100 kW, 10 ) 12075 (SMG 250 kW, 145 ) 1900-1930: 9780 (BOT 100 kW, 10 ) 9825 (SMG 250 kW, 146 ) 11615 (UDO 250 kW, 272 ) South Sudan in Focus https://www.voanews.com/z/1465 in English 1630-1700 Mo-Fr: 11850 (MEY 100 kW, 0 ) 13865 (DHA 250 kW, 255 ) 15180 (SMG 250 kW, 146 ) Mo-Fr A monitoring project showed decent reception of South Sudan in Focus in Europe. So the programme provided for some very interesting listening (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, 28 November 2017, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWAZILAND. 15359.970, usually odd fq signal from TWR Manzini, Swaziland, in Urdu to Pakistan at 43 degree azimuth, 1400-1415 UT slot. Always impressive Interval signal of TWR heard already at 1357.5 UT, S=9+5dB here in central Europe [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 22, dxldyg via DXLD) ** TAIWAN. TAIWAN/CHINA SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng, in Chinese, Taiwan B17 Shortwave Frequency list of Nov 21, 2017, all 1-7 = 7 days a week monitored by wb at 0000-0230 UT on Nov 25, 0900-1220 UT Nov 25. 'no nothing' means no any trace of an transmission could be noted, wb. 6230.074 S=8 1154, 0000-2359 SOH 6279.917 S=8 1153, 0000-2359 SOH 6369.931 S=8 1152, 0000-2359 SOH 6729.961 S=7 1151, 0000-2359 SOH 6869.956 S=3 1149, OTHR QRM 0000-2359 SOH 6900.040 S=8 1147, 0000-2359 SOH OTHR 6969.927 S=7 1146, 0000-2359 SOH OTHR 7210.065 S=7 1145, 0000-2359 SOH 7280.050 no nothing 1218, 0000-2359 SOH 7309.990 S=5 1142, 0000-2359 SOH distorted rough harsh modulation 7650.194 S=7 1140, 1600-1500 SOH 7730.064 S=7 1203, 1600-1500 SOH weak signal underneath WRMI co-ch. 7810.040 S=6 1138, 1600-1500 SOH 9099.992 S=3 1205, 2100-1600 SOH but, QRM co-ch 9100even by Echo of Hope KOR, S=8 1136, Nov 25 9155.055 S=7 1132, 0800-2255 SOH 100 kW? 9180.025 S=9 1130, 2213-1711 SOH 100 kW? distorted overmodulation 9200.164 S=7 1129, 2151-1530 SOH 9230.030 S=7 1127, 0054-1610 SOH relay RFA Chi 9255.173 no nothing 2212-1711 SOH 9280.173 S=7 1120, 2212-1711 SOH 9319.947 S=7 1118, 2357-1646 SOH relay RFA Chi 9360.016 S=7 1116, 2357-1646 SOH relay RFA Chi 9539.954 no nothing 1206, 2215-1800 SOH 9634.870 S=4 1113, 2140-1710 SOH QRM 9635.849 kHz VoVietnam 1st px from Sontay on very odd fq 9729.896 S=7 1110, 2105-1705 SOH distorted rough harsh modulation. QRM Myanmar 9729.994 kHz. 9849.946 S=8 1107, 2130-1600 SOH relay RFA Chi rough harsh modulation. QRM KRE, Qinghai CHINA Tibetan 9919.977 S=5 1106, 2150-1700 SOH 9970.196 no nothing 1208, 2147-1702 SOH 10819.902 S=5 1104, 2140-1700 SOH 10869.974 S=8 1103, 2103-1705 SOH 10920.103 S=3 1102, 2125-1745 SOH 10959.793 S=8 1101, 2130-1705 SOH 11070.066 S=8 1100, 2210-1710 SOH 11099.857 S=8 1058, 2200-1610 SOH relay RFA Chi 11100even S=9+20dB 1056, CNR1 jammer from China mainland. 10kHz wide 11120.178 S=3 1055, 2150-1700 SOH 11150.163 S=5 1053, 2150-1700 SOH 11284.995 S=7 1052, 2110-1700 SOH 11300.090 S=7 1032, 2110-1700 SOH 11368.988 no nothing 1209, 2110-1700 SOH 11409.970 no nothing 1217, 2120-1715 SOH 11440.009 S=8 1026, 2041-1700 SOH 11459.900 S=8 1024, 2100-1710 SOH 11460even S=9+20dB 1021, CNR1 jammer from China mainland 16.4 kHz wide 11499.859 S=8 1019, 2030-1700 SOH 11529.974 no nothing 1209, 2000-1600 SOH 11580.024 S=5 1015, 2300-1610 SOH rely RFA Chi 11599.965 no nothing 1210, 0000-1600 SOH rely RFA Chi 11600even S=9+35dB 1014, 1000-1100 R. TAIWAN INT. Indonesian Paochung 11715.071 no nothing 1211, 2105-1700 SOH 11765.131 S=8 1010, 2131-1730 SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Ch 11775.138 S=8 1010, 2131-1730 SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Ch unstable fq1-7 11970.047 S=7 1009, 2130-1700 SOH 12149.942 S=7 1007, 2130-1700 SOH 12189.935 S=7 1006, 2350-1600 SOH rely RFA Chi 12229.994 S=6 1004, 2130-1700 SOH 12369.969 S=8 0935, 2105-1600 SOH 12429.870 no nothing 1215, 2100-1700 SOH 12500.225 S=7 0933, 2135-1700 SOH 12560.143 no nothing 1215, 2130-1700 SOH 12799.997 S=6 0930, 2130-1600 SOH 12819.856 S=3 0929, 2130-1700 SOH 12870.165 S=3 0927, 2130-1700 SOH 12909.936 S=8 0926, 2152-1700 SOH 12950.235 S=3 2200-1450 SOH 12980.134 S=6 0924, 2110-1700 SOH 13130.193 S=7 0022, 2130-1430 SOH 13130even CNR1 jamming S=9+15dB, 230 Hz heterodyne interfere tone too 13199.815 S=7 0921, 2200-1700 SOH 13229.978 S=8 0919, 2200-1700 SOH CODAR QRM 13530.221 S=9 0219, 2110-1550 SOH 13619.888 S=4 0917, 2130-1430 SOH 13639.886 S=9+10dB 0217, 2300-1500 SOH 13680.175 S=9+10dB 0215, 2130-1500 SOH 13870.244 S=8 0212, 2120-1400 SOH 13889.838 S=8 0211, 2200-1700 SOH 13894.986 0208, spur? 13919.958 S=8 0207, 2213-1420 SOH 13979.893 S=6 0206, 2213-1420 SOH 14370.012 S=9+10dB 0203, 2300-1500 SOH 14430.083 S=8 0202, 2110-1700 SOH 14499.902 S=9+10dB 0200, 2200-1600 SOH rough harsh modulation, unstable fq. 14560.145 S=8 0156, 2200-1500 SOH 14690.209 S=9+10dB 0155, 2200-1500 SOH 14774.804 S=9+10dB 0150, 2200-1500 SOH 14800.136 S=5 0152, 2200-1605 SOH 14820.234 S=7 0148, 2200-1605 SOH 14870.168 S=9+10dB 0145, 2200-1605 SOH 14919.837 S=8 0134, 2130-1430 SOH 14979.956 S=9 0132, 0100-1600 SOH relay RFA Chi rough harsh modulation. 15070.201 S=5 0702, 2100-1700 SOH 15339.805 S=9 0130, 2100-1700 SOH 15775.104 S=5 0656, 2130-1600 SOH 15800.171 S=9+5dB 0127, 0000-1703 SOH relay RFA Chi 15840.296 S=7 0125, 2100-1706 SOH new 15869.942 S=9 0124, 2100-1706 SOH 15939.994 S=6 0635, 2130-1600 SOH 15940even S=6 0203, CNR1 jammer from China mainland. much distorted audio of CNR1 jammer. 15969.905S=9+15dB 0121, 2110-1630 SOH 15970evenS=9+20dB 0302, CNR1 jammer from China mainland. much distorted audio of CNR1 jammer. 16100even S=9+25dB 0255, CNR1 jammer from China mainland, 20 kHz wide 16100.280 S=9 0257, 2115-1420 SOH unstable 16160even S=9 0627, CNR1 jammer from China mainland, 18 kHz wide 16160.097 S=9+10dB 0116, 2130-1430 SOH 16249.824 S=9+10dB 0114, 2150-1700 SOH 16299.935 S=9 0248, 2200-1500 SOH much distorted audio feed / phone line net. 16300even S=9+30dB 0246 CNR1 px jammer from China mainland 10kHz wide 16549.999 S=3 0109, SOH 16599.898 S=9+25dB 0243, 2100-1500 SOH 16770even S=9+25dB from 0200, CNR1 program jammer from China mainland, 20 kHz wideband signal. 16769.848 S=9+25dB 0106, SOH 16979.968 S=5 0228, 2130-1530 SOH 17170.049S=7 0236, SOH 17194.999S=5 0104, SOH 17200even S=6 1157, CNR1 program jammer from China mainland, 16 kHz wide. 17200.181 S=9+10dB 0226, 2200-1350 SOH distorted audio quality. Scratchy signal. 17400.272 S=9 0225, 2300-1300 SOH 17440.272 S=8 0224, 2300-1300 SOH phone feederline breaks, audio distortion 18869.786 S=8 0223, 2300-1300 SOH 21799.741 SOH, the highest fq ever noted on SOH Taiwan outlets. S=4 signal at 0910 SOH signals differ often from day to day slightly up to 100 Hertz in frequency; so I guess there is a network pool of approx. 100 or more different small power software defined transmitter available, and used randomly be connected by an automatic computer to access switch on air from various transmitter locations. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] Nov 25 noted in remote SDR units at Thai/Cambodge border in SE Asia (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 25, dxldyg, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I don`t know how he managed to monitor all this, over 100 precise frequencies, during two limited sessions (gh, ibid.) ** THAILAND. 6676-USB, on Nov 23, *1410-1414*; VOLMET weather; about as strong as Singapore (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see SINGAPORE ** THAILAND. 13745, Radio Thailand at 0000 UT November 20 with time pips and sign on in English with a Radio Thailand FM 88 ID brought to you by Thai - Smooth As Silk. Morning News Hour. Very Good, A daily visitor here (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Rx: Perseus SDR, Ant: Wellbrook ALA 100 loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9390, Nov 22 at 1249, HSK9 Radio Thailand with good newscast in English, about North Korea; Aussie has to resign from Senate after discovering is a British citizen, not allowed even if dual; fair with flutter, and LSB necessary to escape 9390 WRMI (another English this semihour from 1230, Bangladesh on 15105, is not making it here unlike further east) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [non]. TAJIKISTAN, Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet Nov 24 1230-1300 on 11602 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan 1310-1330 on 11627 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/frequency-changes-of-voice-of-tibet_24.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet, Nov 26 1208-1230 NF 11512 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 11513 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/frequency-changes-of-voice-of-tibet_26.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25-26, dxldyg via DXLD) ** TURKEY [and non]. MADAGASCAR/TURKEY, 17530, WCB MWV New Life Station, Mahajanga, Madagascar in Chinese language, Chinese prayer/singer, at 0448 UT on Nov 16, S=9+20dB noted in Delhi India SDR location. But much early at 0451 UT onwards co-channel interference by TRT Emirler, English started at 0500-0555 UT. At 0454:18 TRT Emirler Turkish interval signal played on 17530.051 odd frequency. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 16) (BC-DX 18 Nov via DXLD) Turkey in English at 05 on 17530?? It's supposed to be Malay, per HFCC (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks, Glenn; was TRT FMO fault, requested earlier under #12070 as English language entry previously: ``17530 0500-0600 49SW,54NW EMR 500 105 7 219 1234567 291017 250318 Eng TUR TRT TRT 12070`` 73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. 12035, Nov 22 at 1405 and later, no signal, not even a JBA carrier from VOT in English. Propagation seems OK with lots of other signals on band. Either off, or more likely another error running on wrong frequency. No schedule handy to look around for it, but checking EiBi later, sked until 1330 was 15270 in German, a likely candidate probably on same antenna; also 11965 in Turkmen. After 1400 other languages on 15390, 13685, 11815, 9410. 12035, Nov 23 at 1418, Turkish music, poor at tail of VOT English service, back on air successfully today, after missing 24 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voice of Turkey in Turkish on unscheduled frequency 9840 kHz, Nov 25 1100-1155 on 9840 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Turkish, instead of Georgian // frequency 15350 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish as scheduled in B-17: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25, dxldyg via DXLD) ** TURKEY [and non]. 11815, Nov 27 at 1405, about equal mix of Japanese talk from NHK, and Turkish music, talk from TRT, combining for a medium SAH which is heard only in AM, not SSB mode. The collision lasts from 14 to 15, with VOT aiming USward at 310 degrees, NHK, 235 degrees from Yamata; but Turkey does not expect to be heard beyond Europe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. In Kharkiv region, a working group was created to address the issues of information security and the development of the information space ... At a meeting of the working group on November 14, the issue of strengthening the information security of the Kharkiv region and the development of the telecommunications infrastructure was discussed. The representative of the National Council in the Kharkiv region, Yevgeny Maslov, noted the need to cover the "blank spots" of television and radio broadcasting in the border areas. The participants decided to appeal to the Chairman of the National Council of Ukraine for Television and Radio Broadcasting, co-chairman of the Commission on Ensuring the Stable Functioning of the National Television and Radio Broadcasting System, acting under the Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine Yuri Artemenko, with the request to include in the agenda of the Commission the issue of building a new telecommunication tower. This will make it possible to radically change the situation with the broadcasting of Ukrainian media in areas of the region bordering on the Russian Federation ... (Source: National Council website). http://proradio.org.ua/news/2017nov.php (via Rus-DX 26 Nov via DXLD) ** UKRAINE. The English edition of the "Ukrainian Radio" daily prepares 10-minute social and political programs about Ukraine and the world Ukrainian Perspective ("Ukrainian perspective"), which will be published at 5:10 am Kyiv time (21:10 in Chicago or 22:10 in Toronto), as well as the cultural transfer of The Root ("Root") for the third channel of the radio "Culture". About this on his Facebook page, said the general producer of "Ukrainian Radio" Dmitry Khorkin. "Ukrainian Radio" expects that in Ukraine these programs are listened to by foreigners who live on the territory of the country, tourists and those who study English. Despite the fact that the time for listening on the first channel of "Ukrainian Radio" is very early - 05:10, UR advises listening to programs in social networks and podcasts on the site of "Ukrainian Radio". To this end, UR created a special page in Facebook "UA: radio - English edition of the Ukrainian Radio". "These programs will just sound in the evening for those of our compatriots who live and work in America." According to sociological data, out of 950 000 people from the diaspora in the US only 15% use the Ukrainian language, so they will also receive short broadcasts on occasion In addition, now in Ukraine, two-thirds of the population would like to study (or learn) English. Listening to such programs with good voices of English- speaking speakers will help and tighten up the English, and at the same time stay up to date, "said Dmitry Horkkin. He added that in the English version of the "Ukrainian Radio" only four journalists work, who prepare daily social, political and cultural programs. Recall that in October 2017, the radio "Culture" began broadcasting on the US radio Ukie Drive. We will add, on November 12 a new sketch show "Lifshak in Ukrainian", which has been on the "UA: First" TV channel since the beginning of October, started on the air of the first channel "Ukrainian Radio". The program can be heard on the air of Ukrainian-language radio stations in several US cities (Source: Portal "Public Broadcasting"). http://proradio.org.ua/news/2017nov.php (via Rus-DX 26 Nov via DXLD) How come they don`t say anything about their axual SW broadcasts via WRMI??? Current sked shows M-F 2330-2400 & Tue-Sat 0200-0230 on 11580 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U A E. TWR Africa & DWL via BaBcoCk damaged tx Al-Dhabayya, Nov 19: TWR Africa 1300-1315 on 17680 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg EaAf Afar Thu-Sun, good + hum Deutsche Welle 1330-1430 on 9720 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg WeAs Dari/Pashto, fair + hum: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/twr-africa-dwl-via-babcock-damaged-tx.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** U A E. 11720.113, Nov 24 at 1345, talk in SW Asian language, poor S5-S7, significantly off-frequency station I bet is the DHA site in UAE, typically up about 0.1 kHz, as Wolfgang Büschel often remarx. Yes, HFCC shows DW via UAE at 1330-1430, 250 kW, 45 degrees in Prs & Pus, i.e. Dari and Pashto (The World program about dialects also discussed Dari vs Persian/Farsi: it seems the Dari-speakers in Afghanistan don`t like the name, imposed by the Pashtuns and say they really speak Persian). 9719.991, Nov 26 at 1423, low hum with talk. As far as I can tell this hum is transmitted, not a het with another carrier. NDXC/Aoki shows DW in Pashto, 250 kW, 45 degrees via Al-Dhabbiya (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 12095. Nov 28, 2017 at 1937-1945, BBC, Dhabbaya-UAE, in Arabic. Man and woman talk News, presumably. BBC with a very good signal and a buzz transmitter similar to aeroplane audio (this problem continues at last weeks), 45343. (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier, Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, RX (s): Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000, Antenna: Longwire, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** U K [and non]. 7345, Nov 28 at 0649, two stations, both in English, about equal level. One is of course BBC via ASCENSION, from 0600 one of our better chances at it here in the abandoned target area of North America, really aimed into Africa, natch. Surely the other station is here by mistake --- at 0649 conveniently IDs as Radio Romania International. But in HFCC we find that *both* are registered here, from 0630, RRI 300 kW, 307 degrees toward W Europe, and here we are directly beyond. With widely diverse nominal target areas, they must have concluded this is not a collision. But it sure is here, and would not be surprised if enough ASC is making it into Europe to cause a problem there. Both are off by 0701 (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5385.5-USB, Nov 24 at 1448 tune-in, AFA7PM is just closing this MARS net; ``M-7-A now a free net`` but nothing further heard in next two minutes. Top Google hit on callsign is: ``USAF MARS - Region VII - Missouri https://afmars-nc-mil.us/Region7/index.php/state-info-pages/missouri Jun 19, 2015 - Patrick Mcgillan, AFA7PM - Northeast District Emergency Coordinator (no billeted callsign).`` Second top hit: ``USAF MARS Region VII Leadership https://afmars-nc-mil.us/Region7/index.php/mars-leadership/division Jun 8, 2015 - Patrick McGillan, AFA7PM. Region HF Nets Manager`` Yet I can`t find any ham by that surname, on the ARRL/FCC and QRZ.com lookups (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 12350-USB, Nov 25 at 1356, 2-way talking over each other since they have trouble hearing each other. Vessel seems to be named ``Solar Flare``, presumably with WCY Lakeland FL, Marine Weather Center. 2016-2017 sked, about due for an update? https://www.mwxc.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SSB-Nets-2016.pdf (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15570, Nov 22 at 2057, S9+30 of dead air, obviously VOA Greenville B warming up prior to its only hour on 15580; 10 below to avoid collision with VOA Botswana until 2100 which until then achieves only a JBA carrier here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: MW 1130 WBBR below ** U S A. 7565, Nov 23 at 0228, JBA carrier, easily missed in the splash of 7570 WRMIBS if you aren`t looking for it with BFO on LSB. I am, since I just noted IS from Vatican relay in Spanish via Greenville, violating Separation of Church and State, on 7305. In the past this has produced a leapfrog mixing product with adjacent transmitter/antenna carrying Radio Martí at the time, and now that frequency is 7435, halfway between 7565 and 7305. On two radios, one in each ear, with offset BFO, I hear both 7305 and 7565 go off at the same time, 0231*, confirming this expectation. Last year I had several reports on 7425, when the fulcrum was 7365 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1905 monitoring: confirmed the Wed Nov 22 at 1030 on WRMI, when I happen to awaken at 1056, S9+10 on 9455, S9+20/30 on 5850. Also confirmed Wed Nov 22 at 1415 on WRMI 9955, fair with no jamming, but the usual ACI problems. Next: Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490 to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Thu 2230 WRMI 5850 to NW Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] WORLD OF RADIO 1905 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday November 22 at 2200 on WBCQ, 7490, fair-good. Not confirmed UT Thu Nov 23 at 0030 on WBCQ, 9330v-CUSB --- no signal audible on any of my receivers, but may still be on at very low power and very poor propagation; neighbors: 9370 WWRBS S9+25, 9395 WRMIBS S9+5/20, 9265 WINB S6-S2 in Spanish. 7489.95 other WBCQ, good. Next: Thu 2230 WRMI 5850 to NW Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] Full WOR schedule via all media, and podcast access: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html WORLD OF RADIO 1905 monitoring: confirmed Thursday November 23 at 2230.5 on WRMI, 5850, VG. This frequency did not cut on air until 2229.5 with S9+20 carrier; 2230.0 the `Okeechobee River`` song ID before WOR. Certain same versions of the WRMI IDs always play at the same time from week to week. Next: [note: 9330 broadcasts have been barely- to inaudible due to low power and/or propagation; and/or absence?] Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] WORLD OF RADIO 1905 monitoring: not confirmed UT Friday November 24 after 0030 on WBCQ, as no signal is detectable on 9330 via any of my receivers. But could be on / low powered and just not propagating. (US SW stations need to be more flexible and in step with seasonal propagation factors. 9265 WINB is S3-S5, 9470 WWRBS is S4-S7, 9395 WRMIBS is S9+25) Next: Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] WORLD OF RADIO 1905 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT Sat Nov 25 at 0030 on 9330, no signal detectable from WBCQ. Next: Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) GERMANY, 6190, Hamburger LokalRadio, Goehren, 0729-0800, 25-11 [Sat], English, Glenn Hauser’s program “World of Radio”. 25332 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) As usual, not confirmed Sat Nov 25 at 1531 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB, as monitored at UTwente, nor at further chex until 1600; just CRI with Sinhala talk and S Asian music. Next: Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] Full WOR schedule via all media, and podcast access: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11580. Nov 26, 2017 at 0220-0230, WRMI-World of Radio, Okeechobee-FL, in English. DX program: Glenn Hauser presents, in this edition, a lot of logs from various countries. WRMI has a fair transmission, 35433. (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, RX (s): Degen DE1103 Antenna: Longwire, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1905 monitoring: next few weeks are my best chance to hear the Saturday afternoon airing circa 2030v on WA0RCR, 1860-AM near St Louis MO --- and Nov 25 at 2052 UT, I do have a JBA signal vs the noise level which sounds like me. Also confirmed Sat Nov 25 at 2230 on WBCQ, 9329.993-CUSB, poor-to-very poor but definitely on, more audible than usual at 0030 other days of week. Also confirmed Sat Nov 25 at 2300 on WRMI 11580, fair. This frequency fades down and out with the setting sun, and by the next scheduled airing at 0200 UT Sunday Nov 26, 11580 is a JBA carrier, when really checked around 0130 & 0229. Everything on this frequency after 0000 at the latest, should be moved to a lower band in the winter. Also confirmed on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO, UT Sunday November 26 at 0430 about Hargeisa, 21 minutes into show so started circa 0409. No reports yet on the Sun 1130 on HLR 9485-CUSB. Next: Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) GERMANY, Reception of World of Radio on 9485-CUSB via HLR, Nov 26 1131-1200 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun, weak/fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-world-of-radio-on-9485cusb_26.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25-26, dxldyg via DXLD) Not confirmed UT Monday November 27 at 0030 on WBCQ 9330, but a trace? of algo; meanwhile neighbors 9370 and 9395 are good, but 9265 WINB VP. Confirmed, UT Monday Nov 27 from 0400 sharp on Area 51 webcast. Presumably also on WBCQ, which at 0325 was measured on 5129.831, poor. Also confirmed UT Mon Nov 27 at 0430 on WRMI webcast, and at 0458 check, 9955 at S9+20. Next: Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1906?] WORLD OF RADIO 1905 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday November 28 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good as usual. Simultaneously on 9330 there is enough signal from WBCQ to tell that it`s on. By 0110 rechecked on the porch with the PL-880, Blalock is blasting at good level, better than WBCQ has been here for about 3 weeks, so hope WOR in the previous semihour was just as good. Also confirmed Tue Nov 28 at 2130 on WRMI 7780 // better 9455 // best 11580. WORLD OF RADIO 1906 contents: Australia, Biafra non, Botswana, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, International Waters, Japan/Korea North & South, New Zealand, Nigeria and non, North America, Perú, Romania, Sa`udi Arabia, Singapore, Somaliland non, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, UK non, USA, and the propagation outlook WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: confirmed first broadcast which was completed and uploaded only *2 minutes* before 2130 UT Tuesday November 28, good on WRMI 9455. Also confirmed UT Wednesday November 29 at 0030 on WBCQ 9329.99v-CUSB, initially S8 but deep fades, remains mostly readable, by 0040 peaking at S6; neighbors: 9265 WINB at S9+20, 9370 WWRB at S9+10; 9395 WRMI at S8. Next: Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490 to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Thu 2230.5 WRMI 5850 to NW Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] Full WOR schedule via all media, and podcast access: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7490.78, Sat Nov 25 at 2156, WBCQ is starting an hour earlier than usual sked, with The Planet ID & IS loop, S9+25. 2159 singing ID, plug for donations, and 2200 `Tom Call Theater`, this episode ``Dead Horse Beach``. Starts with YL singing ``I Dream of Jeannie``; 2203 dialog starts between M&W, Conrad and Lynn, with surf SFX set on a beach in Salem MA. Wish I had time to listen for the hour, but unplanned. Special bookings really ought to be accompanied by lots of advance publicity. There is still nothing anywhen on the WBCQ program schedule about `Tom Call Theatre`, and several other details are out of date. It was mentioned this week on `Allan Weiner Worldwide`. {same episode repeated exactly one week later} Here`s John Carver`s full report for Nov 25 at 0100 on 7490: ``Show started pretty much on time with a small delay of less than a minute. One could hear voices very low during the short dead air period. Allan and Angela back to hosting the show for the first time in two weeks. Also the first show of the season from Fla. Opening rant was against the people who oppose tax reform. Allan advocated a passive tax revolt. First phone call fuels the tax reform topic. After phone call Allan mentions that the original 7490 transmitter that went through a fire a few years ago had been completely rebuilt and been in use for the past couple of weeks. Taxes come up again with the next phone call. After the phone call Allan said the 5130 transmitter had been reworked and repaired and was working better than ever. Talked again about running 5130 twelve hours a day. Also mentioned that no one has signed up to broadcast on 3265 as of yet but that he was hopeful. Reading of emails began at 0205 with some logs from the Free Radio Weekly. There is a new Tom Call Theater program running over the next few days. Was on the air at this time on 9330. Will be on 7490 tomorrow before Pirate Joe's show [i.e. before 2300 Sat] and again on 7490 on Tuesday at eight I THINK [UT Wed 0100]. I just can't write this stuff down fast enough. New program, a variety show, will be starting week after next on 7490 on Tuesdays at eight PM. Title is Keeping it...Well, Real? Something like that. Again I apologize for not getting the correct title. Allan mentioned that at the moment he, Angela and Dr. Becker are planning on going to the SWL Winterfest in PA this year in early March. Show was off the air at 0223. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. From the Isle of Music, December 3-9, 2017 This week our special guest is Emilio Martini, guitarist, composer and leader of the Natural Trio. We will feature songs from this year’s Cubadisco-winning album Notas al viento. Also, some classic Timba and Cuban Fusion. Four opportunities to listen on shortwave: 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100 kW, Sunday 1500-1600 UT on SpaceLine, 9400, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 UT on WBCQ, 7490 from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9 PM EST in the US) NOTE THAT UT CHANGES BUT EASTERN US TIME IS STILL THE SAME. 3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UT and Saturday 1200-1300 on Channel 292, 6070 from Rohrbach, Germany. Chickens Around the World --- Episode 39 of Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot features songs and dances about chickens (some funky, some strange) from around the world. Sunday, Dec 3, 2300-2330 UT (6:00-6:30 PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 shortwave from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe. Thanks for all you do for radio..... (Bill Tilford, Nov 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. Nov 22 at 1816 UT, I posted this to the DXLD yg: ``RADIO HERWA IN EVENING? [see NIGERIA [non]] Let`s take a look at the latest HFCC Nov 22 for RMI registrations via ISS, with azimuths, not yet active or accounted for, but available: Check 11530 before 19 and after 20 for possible evening broadcast of Radio Herwa, altho not registered, and the first two here, unless it was already at 1600 on 17765: 9610, 1900-2000, 207, English 11795, 1900-2000, 169, multi 13740, 0730-0830, 170, Hausa 15440, 0730-0830, 170, Hausa 15450, 1730-1800, 125, Oromo 17765, 1600-1700, 170, Hausa 9580 is still not registered, except unused for WRMI itself at 0900- 2100 And one more from WRMI itself: 9840, 0600-0800, 87, English`` I was soon out to lunch, but checked on the caradio and a portable. Not even 11530 WRMI was on this day, Nov 22 at several chex between 19 and 20! Does this mean R. Biafra BCFL is done for? Has its purpose been served to disseminate disinformation about the Anambra State elexion, as some suggest? We`ll see; it`s missed a broadcast day before, but resumed. Also between 19 and 20, nothing on 9610 or 11795; nor did Bill Bingham in RSA hear anything. Next times to monitor 11530, Nov 23, whether it`s like last night? 0500-0600 Biafra 0600-0700 Brother HyStairical 0700-0730 Radio Herwa International Also please check the other times and frequencies above, in case RMI start another relay without notice (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Nothing heard in Jo'burg on 9610 or 11795, 1910-1915 ut November 22. Not even a carrier to be found (Bill Bingham, RSA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9455, Wed Nov 22 at 2106, tune in WRMI with FG Radio`s `Travel Gazette` ---- yes, it`s the same hoary old show as always, apparently running since April, as well as 7 hours earlier today on 9955, e.g. ``Come & Get It`` song and 2109 about the EZ-Jet website. As scheduled Wed 2100-2115 at http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs --- which continues to exhibit the wrong frequency for this hour, the suspended 15770 whose antenna was destroyed. It was already // 9455 and now only the // continues altho not shown as such (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7780, Thu Nov 23 at 2052, this WRMI has broken away from The Overkiller to become // 9455 and // 11580 during VORW, which starts at 2000. Have not been checking 7780 every day between 20 and 21, but so far the only other variation known is WORLD OF RADIO Tuesdays at 2030, otherwise BS still heard. At 2100 today, 7780 resumes BS // 11825 et al. Overkiller: see LANGUAGE LESSONS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WRMI: See also ARGENTINA [non], BIAFRA [non], NIGERIA [non] 9395, Thu Nov 23 at 2142, the WRMI Oldies channel is playing a romantic song in German, and then another! Hardly fits the format. On a jaunt into the country, I keep listening continuously on the caradio. 2150, more like it, ``Whiter Shade of Pale``; 2154 a quick jingle/announcement I can`t copy vs the music talker, but it doesn`t seem to be anything about Oldies. Unusually, there is NO break at 2200 for a WRMI or program ID, just keeps playing amid a song, and like so much rock, I can`t make out the lyrix or even be certain this one is in English, but all of them are in romantic vein; and now after 2200, 9455 has rejoined // 9395 after its hour substituting for program variety of suspended 15770. Another uncopiable announcement at 2212; 2216 ``Nights in White Satin`` by Moody Blues. During this entire span there was no break for VOA News either, nor promo/announcements by Bob Biermann. So I am wondering if WRMI has diversified this channel beyond mere Oldies in English, from some other source? Or maybe a holiday diversion? 7780, Fri Nov 24 at 2052, barely enough signal from this WRMI on the PL-880 without external antenna to recognize `Wavescan` and // 9455 // 11580. So Fri 2030 is another carve-out from TOM time. This and a few other secret `Wavescan` times I have discovered inspire an update to: DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html 7780, Sat Nov 25 at 2050, weak music from WRMI, matches // 9455 and 11580, so here is another breakaway from TOM on 7780. Updated Nov 23 skedgrid via http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs still shows 11580 only with Startrek Italy during this quarter-hour only. Does this concern the entire 20-21 UT hour? And every day of week? Only monitoring will find out. Altho improved with more detail than before, especially about what`s really on 9395 & 9455, the WRMI frequency/program grids are still not complete and accurate. What about Radio Biafra, which we have been hearing on 11530 at 05-06 & 19-20; another hour of Brother Scare at 06-07; and even newer Radio Herwa International at 0700-0730? 11530 is still shown for two different transmitters, #3 at 00-02 on 160 degrees to S America, which has long been in use; and now #10 on same beam, but with System D at 05-06 & 0700-0730, System C Overcomer at 0600- 0700, but no explanation of what these Sys D blox contain; anyhow, 160 degrees is NOT toward Nigeria. As I`m checking before 1600 UT Nov 26, it seems the last bit on #10 has just appeared, and Jeff White icon is also logged in, apparently in the process of updating it. Soon adds the 19-20 UT block on 11580 as System D, but not what. And nothing concerning the 7780 variations at 20-21 other than TOM. 7730, Nov 27 at 0622, WRMI VG with ME World Music fill, in the absence of RAE Japanese on this Monday. 9395, Nov 27 at 1848, WRMI Oldies channel is amid one of the floating VOA News relays at odd times during the hours. BTW, Bloomberg News as on WBBR 1130 NY, and presumably their nationwide network, has been carrying VOA News headlines by Christopher Cruise on the hour, and half hour, says listener Charles Harlich (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Dear Friends and Colleagues: December 1, 2017 will mark the 4th anniversary of WRMI's broadcasts from the Okeechobee, Florida transmission site. We broadcast from a site in Hialeah, Florida for 20 years prior to that. To celebrate our 4th anniversary in Okeechobee, we cordially invite you to join us for an Open House/Christmas/Anniversary Party on Friday, December 1 from 10:30 am till 6:00 pm. Stop in anytime for a tour of the plant, where you can see our 14 transmitters (most of them 100,000 watts each) and 23 antennas beaming religious, political and cultural programs in many languages 200 hours a day, seven days a week to virtually all parts of the world. WRMI is the largest shortwave radio station in the Western Hemisphere. You can meet members of our staff and clients who broadcast programs on the station. And there will be plenty of food and drink, so please arrive hungry! WRMI is very pleased to have been part of the Okeechobee community for four years now, and we look forward to being here for many years to come. Our address is below, and your GPS should be able to find it with no problem. We're located 15 miles north of the city of Okeechobee via Highway 441, and then seven miles west on NW 240th Street. You can't miss the 68 antenna towers on the south side of the road. If you get lost or have any questions, feel free to call or e- mail us. I hope to see you on December 1st. Jeff White, General Manager WRMI Radio Miami International, 10400 NW 240th Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA Tel +1-305-559-9764 Fax +1-863-467-0185 E-mail: info@wrmi.net Queridos amigos y colegas: El 1 de diciembre de 2017 será el cuarto aniversario de las transmisiones de WRMI desde el sitio de transmisión de Okeechobee, Florida. Anteriormente, transmitimos desde un sitio en Hialeah, Florida durante 20 años. Para celebrar nuestro 4to. Aniversario en Okeechobee, lo invitamos cordialmente a que se una a nosotros para una Fiesta de Casa Abierta / Navidad / Aniversario el viernes 1 de diciembre de 10:30 a.m. a 6:00 p.m. Puede visitar en cualquier momento para un recorrido por la planta, donde se pueden ver nuestros 14 transmisores (la mayoría de ellos 100.000 vatios cada uno) y 23 antenas radiando programas religiosos, políticos y culturales en varios idiomas 200 horas al día, siete días a la semana para prácticamente todas partes del mundo. WRMI es la emisora de onda corta mas grande del Hemisferio Occidental. También puede conocer a miembros de nuestro personal y clientes que transmiten programas en la estación. Y habrá mucha comida y bebida, así que ¡por favor llegue con hambre! WRMI está muy contento de haber sido parte de la comunidad de Okeechobee durante cuatro años, y esperamos estar aquí por muchos años más. Nuestra dirección está arriba, y su GPS debería poder encontrarla sin problema. Estamos ubicados a 15 millas al norte de la ciudad de Okeechobee a través de la autopista 441, y luego a siete millas al oeste en la calle 240 del noroeste. No se pueden perder las 68 torres de antena en el lado sur de la carretera. Si se pierde o tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en llamarnos o enviarnos un correo electrónico. Espero verle el 1 de diciembre. (Jeff White, Gerente General, WRMI Radio Miami International, WRMI FB Nov 27 via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) ** U S A. 7520, Nov 22 at 0047, no signal from WWCR-4 scheduled here at 0000-0200, after 9980, and before 6115. The other three are found on 5935, 6115 (not yet on 4 or 3 MHz), and surprisingly well with DGS on 13845, which must be getting a sporadic-E boost. Tnx to a tip from Peter W Hansen, FL, at 0225 UT Nov 21, to the DXLD yg: ``Last night WWCR-4 was not on 6115; tonight it has not been on 7520, 6115 or 5890`` Also the next night, Nov 22 at 0205, 6115 is not on altho had logged it some nights before, after the swap from WWCR-1 to WWCR-4 at 0200 for one more hour. So it appears #4 is out of order (or it has suddenly lost a lot of business). The entire website schedule for it, in case its other frequencies also lack: Transmitter #4 - 100 KW - 90 Degrees 12:00 AM-07:00 AM 0600-1300 5890 07:00 AM-06:00 PM 1300-0000 9980 06:00 PM-08:00 PM 0000-0200 7520 08:00 PM-09:00 PM 0200-0300 6115 09:00 PM-12:00 AM 0300-0600 5890 6295, Nov 22 at 2302, JBA carrier. I`m looking for a leapfrog mixing product from WWCR, since when they run two transmitters on the same band, like 5890 and 5935 later at night, they do constantly leapfrog, in that case to a mixture on 5980 (and fighting Radio Martí after 0700, and Cuban jamming even earlier. WWCR is axually contributing to this ``jamming``). In this case, 5935 would leap over 6115, another 180 kHz higher. Suspect it is WWCR on 6295, more likely here than a Europirate. 5890, Nov 22 at 0651 check, WWCR-4 continues to be off the air, no BS here; 9980 also AWOL at 1403 Nov 22. 9980, Nov 22 at 2059, WWCR VG S9+45 with steel drum IS, part of announcement, I thought sign-off, but apparently sign-on; 2100 another ID, hum and ad for gold & silver, 2102 Fanfare for Common Man theme, and `Financial Survival` pushing ``discounts`` on gold and silver to those foolish enough to bite. Hostess says they`ll be playing music instead tomorrow on TG Day, and a rerun the next day --- unless there is important breaking financial news, requiring going live. This show has also been on WBCQ 7490 at same time, but not today, continuous rock music instead. Its repeat at 0400 UT, was also missing from 7490 when I checked Nov 18, instead Brother Scare, so has it been cancelled on/by WBCQ? No, recheck at 2155, now F.S. is running a few seconds behind 9980; WBCQ apparently had a feed pickup problem. As for 9980, the significance of that is, the sked shows it`s WWCR-4 transmitter, the one which has been AWOL for a couple days. Supposedly it runs all the way from 13 to 24 UT (most of it before 21 Brother MoleStair), so maybe I just caught its reactivation starting at 2059? A time when there would normally be no IS and frequency/change/sign/on/off announcement. 7520, Nov 23 at 0052, WWCR-4 also reactivated here, pushing gold; same show? VG signal. 6115, between 0158+ and 0159+, WWCR-1 signs off for move to 3215, and WWCR-4 signs on after about a semi-minute pause, and 0200 joins hummy GCN, into ``this is war`` on `A Call to Decision` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WTWW-1 Scriptures For America, daytime frequency 9475 Nov 21 0200-1400 9475 TWW 100 kW / 050 deg to ENAm English, instead of 5830: 0200-1400 5830 TWW 100 kW / 050 deg to ENAm English as scheduled B-17 1400-0200 9475 TWW 100 kW / 050 deg to ENAm English as scheduled B-17 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/wtww-1-scriptures-for-america-on.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) ** U S A. 5085, Nov 23 at 0156, WTWW-2 is on with ``Silent Night`` --- here we go, as it`s UT Thanksgiving, time to start running Xmasmx into the ground, as Ted`s WTWW does holidayly. Was not on yet when I tuned across circa 0100. Now accompanied as always by weak parasitic spurs about 5072.1 and 5097.9. 5085, Nov 24 at 0111, for the second night in a row, WTWW-2 and parasites are on with Xmasmx audible only on blasting fundamental, ``Sleigh Ride``. Will probably remain more secular than sacred, for the duration, every night? 5085, Nov 25 at 0205, canned WTWW ID not by Ted, and for at least the third night in a row, secular Xmasmx, Xmas Tree song (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 12065, Nov 25 at 1340, no signal from WEWN English, nor on other possibles, 15610, 11520 or 9470; but Spanish on 5970. 12065, Nov 27 at 1345 check, no signal from WEWN English, nor on 15610 scheduled from 1500. This service is increasingly erratic, despite at least 3 transmitters available, while Spanish continues on 5970. One hopes English is off because they know the transmitter if on would be causing splatter/spurs as it has done in the past (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. SPURIOUS EMISSIONS FROM KVOH --- Glen[n], I have been in communication with KVOH concerning "white noise" hash from the KVOH transmitter on 17775 kHz. One of there responses mentioned that they had received a note from you about something too. I live in South Central Texas where their signal strength is often 30/S-9 and this hash is only down to about S-8 in the 18 MHz amateur band, where it is causing severe interference. Could you let me know what you are hearing there in Oklahoma. (The problem is intermittent, not there every day, but more days than not, it is.) They seem cooperative, but claim they can't detect the problem there at the transmitter site. Your thoughts? (Ronnie Miller - K5WLT, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I have also noted that occasionally. I can let you know ASAP next time I do, I told him (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. The item in 17-47 about WIBW and KSAC was wrong, I am told: The share time agreement (and share time agreements among AM stations were pretty much voluntary contractual deals with very light overview by FCC) included a requirement that the university provide sports broadcasting rights to WIBW. The university athletic department sold the rights to some other broadcaster, which instantly terminated the share time agreement and KSAC's operation was instantly terminated. The U engaged a leading consulting engineering firm to see if a new frequency could be obtained for KSAC, to no avail. There are now only 3 AM share time agreements left. One in Chicago, one in Decorah, Iowa, and the very oddball KWSU/KKDZ one in Washington state. (They both have full daytime, KWSU has SS-midnight, KKDZ midnight-SR, but did operate with an evening hours DA until the site was lost, and has an application to replace it.) Also, the call change from KSAC to KKSU came quite a few years before the events leading to the end of it (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** U S A. 780-CUSB, Nov 24 at 0130 UT, C&W music on USB only, but over WBBM, while tuning LSB hears nothing but WBBM. It`s KJME [sic] Fountain CO, 1900/720 watts U4, already known to be USB. This is an important technical factor, but apparently not to be found in FCC info, nor in major references such as the NRC AM Log (nor the WRTH: it`s too low-powered to make the cut for any listing). On SW such as WBCQ, CUSB means ``compatible upper sideband``, i.e. no LSB and the carrier is reduced a certain percentage (how much?) to save power, but supposedly not enough to make it sound like SSB without a BFO. {But I listen in USB mode anyway, not only to 9330 but makes most full-AM DSB signals clearer.} In the case of these MW stations, I assume the carrier is not reduced much, if at all, merely suppressing the other sideband completely. Is this the so-called ``Power-side`` system? And what is the advantage other than reduced power consumption? Surely it`s not to ``protect`` adjacent frequencies in the age of IBOC {but it could have helped my Cuba 770 log marginally). C&W music, then 0131 UT Army National Guard PSA sponsored by the Colorado Broadcasters Association; recheck at 0147, same PSA again way over WBBM, and ad for J. W. Hardwood Lumber CO., 719-396-2346, 20 miles east of Colorado Springs on Hwy 24. This session of MW logs is on the NRD-545, not the DX-398 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn -- Correct city-of-license for what you heard on 780 [USB] (Fountain, Colorado), but the KJME calls are on 890. What you heard was KCEG. Both KCEG and KJME are owned by Timothy Cutforth, according to Wikipedia. On evenings when conditions are favorable to the west from here, KCEG can cause a great deal of interference to WBBM. 73, (Rick Dau, South Omaha, Nebraska, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Tnx, Rick; how did I do that?? (gh) ** U S A. 1090, TEXAS, KULF, Bellville. 1116 November 21, 2017. Asian pop vocals, Chinese (listed as Mandarin) female announcer. Daytime- only 1000 watts, psra 30 watts to protect KAAY. That wasn't happening, much less 30 watts (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1100, Nov 24 at 0133 UT, WTAM Cleveland OH with a creative commercial I axually appreciate for a product I detest: a place called Cigars Cigars, presenting it as if it were a church, along with hymnody, ``the perfect place to rest your ash``; on to iHeart promo for WTAM, KOA, et al. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1110, FLORIDA, WTIS, Tampa. Listed as active in the NRC DX News 85-05 edition's "AM Switch" section. But on November 21, this daytime-only was silent mid-morning and silent just after local sunrise November 22 and 23. But recheck at 1507 GMT on the 23rd, on with the same format automated soft rock oldies and standards like Sinatra's "I Get A Kick Out Of You", Pete Cetera & Cher's "After All" and Blue Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt. Female canned drops such as "Your favorite music on the new WTIS" and "The new WTIS, and soon at 101.1 FM, in tune for Tampa Bay's timeless favorites." Which is W266CW, St. Petersburg. Heard briefly on a test fire September 21 early afternoon, with automated soft rock/pop and "The All New WTIS" slogans dropped in. The website remains stale with the old "Inspiration" gospel format until the station went silent December 31, 2016 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTIS 1110, Tampa --- is a 10 kW daytimer that was off the air for several months, but which has been back on the air the past week, apparently doing some testing. They are a daytimer to protect WBT Charlotte. WTIS is currently running straight music programming called "Timeless Music" with occasional IDs. It has been sunset here for over a half hour, but the station is still broadcasting. There's a possibility somebody might be able to pick it up if the station continues broadcasting! (Dick W., Tampa, 0010 UT Nov 28, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** U S A. 1110, Nov 24 at 0134 UT, obviously KFAB Omaha NE but dead air! Then a computer voice says ``45 seconds``; more dead air; then ``15 seconds`` and about 4 double pips, before music at 0135:30 UT resuming ``The Best of the Glenn Beck program``. So this major station during prime time lets cues on the air during an unfulfilled local commercial break (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. VOA news headlines via Bloomberg News --- Glenn: I’ve noticed that the Bloomberg news stations (I listen to 1130 AM WBBR) is now using the VOA headlines. I originally suspected this several months ago when I heard Christopher Cruise’s voice announcing the latest news. But there was no explicit reference to the Voice of America. On a subsequent broadcast I heard Cristopher Cruise (a distinctive VOA voice) quote the Voice of America as a news source for a specific story. Could Christopher Cruise have switched employers? I told myself not likely but still I had no proof. This morning I was listening to WBBR at 1500 UT and was delighted to hear again Christopher Cruise announcing international news stories. Bloomberg even snuck in a commercial before Christopher Cruz finished all of the newscast. At last I heard conclusive proof that Bloomberg News is using the Voice of America resources. At the end of the newscast, just for a few seconds, I heard the distinctive VOA music (da da da) that identifies the VOA newscast has concluded. The entire bulletin lasted four minutes instead of the traditional five minutes. I suppose this gap is explained by Bloomberg Radio cutting the beginner and end VOA identifier, station information, etc. Also, I believe these VOA newscasts can be heard at the top of the hour and 30 minutes into the hour on Bloomberg Radio. I enjoy having a AM resource for listening to the Voice of America news headlines. Best. Charlie (Charles Harlich, Nov 26, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Maybe on many other stations via Bloomberg`s network. Unfortunately at a time when VOA may be turned into a propaganda voice of the Trumpence regime; but I`m sure Mr Bloombmerg would not be a party to that (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** U S A. 1280, Nov 25 at 1323 UT, KSOK Arkansas City KS playing ``Noël2``, 1328 UT ID only as ``103-3 The Mix``, so already Xmasmx is in the mix, but not mixclusively: 1333 UT disco (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1470, Nov 26 at 0131 UT, ``Kansas Wildcat football`` and fade. There are two KS and two MO stations on 1470, but this: http://www.k-statesports.com/sports/2015/6/29/_131476204439108399.aspx shows the only one on their net is KSMM Liberal KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I wouldn't be surprised if this station was stuck on day rig. I had never heard them before at the Border Inn beverage site (US 6/50 at the Nevada-Utah border) but they are all over my recordings from this year's trip. Oldies, "Southwest Kansas' super hits" slogan, //KAHE- 95.5 (at least some of the time) with lots of ads for Dodge City. 73 (Tim Hall, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I heard them a few weeks ago no doubt on day rig. WMBD has been weaker here recently and KWSL has really diminished in strength over the years from a strong regular to a very weak one because of their drop in power, 2.3/.69 kW U-1 from 5 kW DA-2. 1470 used to be blocked by these two but not anymore. KSMM, WIBD, KHND and WFNT newbies over the past year or two (Todd Skaine, Bloomington MN, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** U S A. 1520, KQQB, TX, Stockdale 11/23 1910 [EST = 0010 UT Nov 24] that Texas station again, that was all the buzz a while back. I was waiting for the fade-in of KOKC. I thought I was hearing it when suddenly I recognized the tape loop from KQQB at about a quarter past the hour. KOKC did come in mixing with KQQB at 1920, which was dominant. Still there on subsequent rechecks, including at 2020 (Rick Barton-PO Box 5503-Peoria AZ 85385 desertmoon_dxshack@inbox.com, RS SW-2000629, Terk Advantage loop, Panasonic RF-2200 WDXR, IRCA DX Monitor Dec 2, published Nov 28, via DXLD) ** U S A. 1590, FLORIDA, WRXB, St. Pete Beach. 0906 November 18, 2017. Back to malfunctioning and wasting energy. Just a mediocre open carrier. Ditto 1720 and 2040 rechecks. And silent mid-morning November 23 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1650, FLORIDA, WQQJ297, FDoT, Tampa. 1302 November 18, 2017. Only a few hours' earlier, running the generic compu-man loop. Now, a compu-man loop of only "Crash on I 275 northbound at Himes Avene. Right lane closed. Expect major delays." (No calls on this loop.) But looking at my mobile phone Google Maps traffic update, all clear. Fake traffic news. And still running this nonsense mid-morning November 23 Florida Low Power Radio Stations: https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/florida-low-power-radio-stations (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1710, LOUISIANA, (PIRATE), Radio Retén lo que Tienes, Bâton Rouge. 0925 November 18, 2017. Spanish male preacher, break with possible ID, and two definite mentions of 107.7 FM at 0927. On frequency today (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Unheard here lately (gh, OK, DXLD) ** U S A. NEW RADIO STATION GOES LIVE IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS By: Jack Highberger Posted: Nov 24 2017 04:30PM CST Video Posted: Nov 25 2017 06:58AM CST Updated: Nov 25 2017 07:08AM CST http://www.fox9.com/news/new-radio-station-goes-live-in-south-minneapolis#.Whigubu5D_U.email MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - A new community radio station hit the airwaves in south Minneapolis for the first time ever Friday morning. It’s a different sort of radio and depending on when you tune in, there’s no telling what you might hear. “By design, we’ve got a little bit of everything,” said Brendan Kelly, the station manager. 98.9 KRSM is a new low power FM radio station in south Minneapolis, featuring programming in six different languages. Topics range from mental health and relationships to music and history. Image Gallery 2 PHOTOS 097059.MXF_00.12.23.17_1511562585242.png 09711P.MXF_00.12.36.16_1511562591689.png “When this station is working at its best, it sounds a lot like walking through my neighborhood,” said Kelly. “You hear conversations in different languages. You hear people who are celebrating, people who are protesting, people who just want to listen to good music.” Kelly is the only paid employee with hundreds of volunteers providing the content and inspiration that hits the air every day. “When you are in here, you are really surrounded by gifts and contributions from your community for sure,” said Kelly. Much of the gear and technology has been donated. It’s all part of an effort to build a radio station that doesn’t just cover the community, but in a literal sense is the community. “And it also puts a burden of responsibility on people like myself and I’m hoping this station can play a role in educating and connecting people from different backgrounds,” said Kelly (via Bruce MacGibbon, ex-Vietnam, DXLD) ** U S A. Your Favorite Radio Hits May Go Silent --- Songwriters threaten to withhold their music if stations don’t give them a bigger share of revenue. By Lucas Shaw https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-22/your-favorite-radio-hits-may-go-silent . . .BOTTOM LINE - Radio remains the biggest venue for music entertainment in the U.S., with 240 million listeners each month. Some songwriters want a larger share of stations’ ad revenue (via IRW via John Carver, DXLD) ** UZBEKISTAN. Reception of FEBA Radio BaBcoCk Tashkent on Nov 23 1430-1500 on 9540 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Hindi Wed-Sun http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-feba-radio-babcock.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22-23, dxldyg via DXLD) Maybe coincidental, but 9540 was one of the frequencies for the much- lamented Radio Tashkent, English broadcasts (gh, DXLD) ** VATICAN [non]. Upcoming frequency change of Vatican Radio via Tinang from Nov 26 1430-1530 7250 250 kW / 270 deg SoAs Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam, ex 11700 // freqy 9505 250 kW / 283 deg SoAs Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam unchanged http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/upcoming-frequency-change-of-vatican.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22, dxldyg via DXLD) ** VIETNAM. 9635.91, Voice of Vietnam-1, Son Tay. 1131 November 18, 2017. Viet male talk, somewhat low modulation. But a fine het (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** YEMEN [non]. 11860, 1327 14 NOV - REP. YEMEN RADIO SANAA (YEMEN). SINPO = 25322. Arabic, male announcer. qsb=moderate-to-rapid rate, modulation on noisy carrier mostly above the noise floor with frequent fades to mixing with it. sf74.4, a9, k3, geomag: unsettled. 50kw?, Omni?, bearing 36 ?. Sangean ATS505 w/MFJ-1020C active antenna and MFJ-901B tuner used to preselect ~75 feet of rain gutter running north/south. Received in Plymouth, MN, United States, 11234KM(?) from the transmitter at Riyadh(?). Local time: 0727/ 11860, 1351 19 NOV - REP.YEMEN RADIO SANAA (YEMEN). SINPO = 23322. Arabic, male announcer reading, gets rater excited ~1354z. QRM=splash from reach beyond Australia on 11865. QSB=moderate rate, modulation mostly above the noise floor and mixing with QRN. sf75.0, a6, k1, geomag: very quiet. 50kw?, Omni?, bearing 36 ? Sangean ATS505 w/MFJ- 1020C active antenna and MFJ-901B tuner used to preselect ~230’ chainlink fence surrounding rectangular back yard. Received in Plymouth, MN, United States, 11234KM(?) from the transmitter at Riyadh(?). Local time: 0751. 11860, 1335 21 NOV - REP.YEMEN RADIO SANAA (YEMEN). SINPO = 25222. music, female announcer. SQB=moderate-to-ff, modulation on noisy carrier mostly just above the noise floor with frequent fades to mixing with it. sf73.7, a8, k5, geomag: minor storm. 50kw?, Omni?, bearing 36 ?. Sangean ATS505 w/MFJ-1020C active antenna and MFJ-901B tuner used to preselect ~230’ chainlink fence surrounding rectangular back yard. Received in Plymouth, MN, United States, 11234KM(?) from the transmitter at Riyadh(?). Local time: 0735 (Rodney Johnson, http://swldx.tumblr.com/ dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11860, UT Thu Nov 23 at 1420, Republic of Yemen Radio, presumably via SAUDI ARABIA, long path, is good S9+10 to S9 with Qur`an, for quite a while, 1440 into spoken preaching. No doubt due to the Fribbath which is underway from sunset in Sana`a at 1430. By 1500 it`s much weaker, site change or just fade? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of Republic of Yemen Radio on Nov 28: 0300-0900 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic, no signal 0900-1800 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic, very good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-republic-of-yemen-radio-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 28, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ZAMBIA. 13680, Voice Of Hope Zambia, Makeni Ranch. 1155 November 18, 2017. Carrier present at tune-in, moments later into something with a repetitive chord note and male voice cycling (unsure if they have an actual interval signal), then at 1200 a clear ID by male, into apparent preaching in English. Weak. Recheck a few times an hour and more later, carrier present, but no audio. Final recheck at 1720, nothing (listed at 1700 closing). Not present or propagating in the local noise the following day (Sunday). Website schedule continues to show this as Saturday and Sunday-only, parallel 9680 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11680, 0457 21 NOV - VOICE OF HOPE AFRICA (ZAMBIA). SINPO = 44334. English, interval signal w/ID. s/on at 0500z ID with frequencies, religious pop music. QRM=slight splash from very strong RHC on 11670. QSB=moderate to rapid rate modulation mostly well above the noise floor with occasional fades to mixing with it for short durations. (recheck at 0530z: SINPO25222 Female announcer). Recording: https://youtu.be/2riZ-mvcreY sf73.7, a8, k4, geomag: active. 100kw, BeamAz 315 , bearing 77 . Sangean ATS505 w/MFJ-1020C active antenna and MFJ-901B tuner used to preselect ~230’ chainlink fence surrounding rectangular backyard. Received in Plymouth, MN, United States, 13667KM from the transmitter at Makeni Ranch. Local time: 2257 (Rodney Johnson, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13680, Voice of Hope Africa at 1630 UT November 25 in English with a program featuring religious pop songs by former member of Destiny's Child. Very Good greyline reception. Also Very Good same time November 26 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Rx: Perseus SDR, Ant: Wellbrook ALA 100 loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZANZIBAR. 11735, Nov 23 at 2059, ZBC with nice ME music, soon to announcement, interrupted by cutoff at 2059:50* or so. It had attained S9-S7, seldom this good earlier, especially for the Spice FM English news somedays at 1800 or even the music when checked around 2000. 6015, Nov 25 at 0330, ZBC, bit of Arabish music and presumed Swahili talk, probably news on surprisingly good modulation and signal from S9+10 to S8, better than 11735 in the afternoons until 2100*; while Hargeisa, also starting right now on 7120 is but a JBA carrier. ZBC nominal start is 0300; and HFCC shows something else on 6015 until 0345: CNR in Kazakh via Urumqi, 100 kW ND (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) TANZANIA, Reception of Zanzibar Broadcasting Corp Nov 25: 1800-1809 on 11735 DOL 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf English, very good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-zanzibar-broadcasting_26.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 25-26, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ZIMBABWE [non]. USA(non), Fair/weak signal of extended broadcast of Voice of America, Nov 22, 0700-1400 on 15580 SAO 100 kW / 100 deg to SoAf Ndebele/Shona/English/Music: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/fairweak-signal-of-extended-broadcast.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 22, dxldyg via DXLD) Special transmissions of Voice of America to Zimbabwe http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/special-transmissions-of-voice-of.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1044 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov 24, 2017 via DXLD) Much more under BOTSWANA UNIDENTIFIED. 4070.5-USB, Nov 27 at 1328, Russian intermittently mentioning a lot of numbers, repetitions, perhaps weather info broadcast; maybe a 2-way contact at 1330, but other side unheard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 5030, re my ``intriguing JBA carrier`` here, never mind: Nov 23 at 1410 it`s more than JBA, with some modulation I can match to my closest local, 1390 KCRC, and mixing with something else. But I can`t figure out the math to land on 5030 by combining with my other local 960 KGWA, nor any likely very strong SW signal. It may be external rather than receiver-produced, since it does not go away when I turn off the R75 preamps (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 7470, Nov 23 at 0152 and 0226 chex, JBA carrier, suspected Station YHWH as nothing legal listed; those who get him better (in the West) should try (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Never mind: See GERMANY UNIDENTIFIED. 9309.6-LSB, Nov 22 at 0655, 2-way in colloquial Spanish, very weak (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9825, Nov 27 at 0620, open carrier at S7-S3, third SSOB after 9395 & 9455 WRMIs. Something warming up for *0630? No, off at 0629 recheck. VOA uses this frequency at various other times, but nothing scheduled around now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 13300-USB, Nov 25 at 1354, 2-way in Spanish discussing chocolate. Probably intruders into this aero band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15151.65-USB, Nov 27 at 1410, 2-way INTURDERS in Spanish; stronger reply closer to 15151.50-USB. A regular area for these, logged several times before (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15550, BUZZY SCRATCH audio signal heard at 1402-1404 UT sudden cut-off, like Radio Cairo or R Pakistan outlet. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 22, dxldyg via DXLD) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1906: Thanks for your dedication to the SWL hobby all these years (Jay Novello, Wake Forest NC, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FUTURELY: More to follow! The last broadcast of yours I caught was especially info-packed! (Chuck Ermatinger, MO, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 Glenn, Sheldon mentioned on his 30th anniversary show that you are the reason he started his International Radio Report show on CKUT. This was the one hour show on November 19, 2017 (Artie Bigley, OH, DX LISTENING DIGEST) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ WORLDWIDE MW MAP I created a worldwide map of all MW tx above 100W and 2000W http://dx.3sdesign.de/ It shows i.e. where the populated of the our planets are. Holding the cursor over a circle shows tx site etc., but no station name. I also created a map with 2012 data, to get an idea what has changed since then (Jurgen Bartels Suellwarden, N. Germany, http://zeiterfassung.3sdesign.de/station_list.htm StationList http://zeiterfassung.3sdesign.de/stationlist-m.htm StationList-M for Android http://dx.3sdesign.de/tv_offset_list.htm Nov 28, mwdx yg via DXLD) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ DIALECTS vs LANGUAGES I often listen to `The World` weekdays at 20-21 UT via 91.7 KOSU Stillwater. Especially recommended is most of the program for TG Day Nov 23, from their podcast, `The World in Words``, exploring where the boundary lie between dialects and languages, examples being Danish/Norwegian/Swedish, and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (never mind Montenegrin). Fuzzy, like red to orange. Hear it here: https://pri.org/programs/pris-world/rohingya-return-deal-signed-hmong-american-chef-and-languages-vs-dialects `The World` is a prime public radio program which ought to be on SW, as I have suggested to Jeff White (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) OVERKILLER AFAIK I am the only one who has pinned this nickname on R.G. Stair, the self-styled ``Overcomer``. For non-native speakers I should explain once, that this has nothing to do with killing or murder --- he`s probably not that evil. The term ``overkill`` merely implies excessiveness, i.e. I mean employing far more transmitters and frequencies than necessary. Come to think of it, his prophecies are also overkill. Another English lesson, sometimes confused even by natives: prophecy (PRA-fuh-see) = noun; prophesy (PRA-fuh-sigh) = verb (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) And then there`s profit vs prophet --- DX-PEDIITIONS +++++++++++++ DXPEDITION TO QUODDY HOUSE - LUBEC, MAINE - NOV. 12-18, 2017 From November 12 - 18 I was on a DXpedition in Lubec, Maine sharing time between Quoddy House [QH] and Lubec Bay Cottage [LBC]. I had 2 DKAZ antennas at QH - one pointing 45 deg. and the other at 100 deg. At LBC I had one DKAZ at 90 deg. All antennas were 160' DKAZ with Vactrol termination resistance [Rt]. I'll be going through Perseus wav files for a while but have a webpage up and a decent start: http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_qh10.php Highlights so far are South Africa on 846 kHz, ID'd by Ralph Brandi and a parallel webstream, and CRI on 1521 kHz from Xinjiang province, China. [East Turkistan] Another highlight was getting a KiwiSDR receiver going at QH. To make sure it was working without totally overloading a slow internet connection a few lucky souls tested it while I was still at QH and dug out some amazing DX - like South Africa [thanks again Ralph Brandi!]. The KiwiSDR will be up, all going well, over the winter from QH on a 1000ft. BOG at ~75 deg. During the few days I had the DKAZ connected to the KiwiSDR and since on the BOG Andy Robins took the set up for a spin DXing NDBs - non- directional beacons - on LW. His excellent write-up of the experience is here: http://realmonitor.com/qh10/Quoddy%20House%20NDB%20Logs%202017.pdf You can give the KiwiSDR at QH a try here: http://qhkiwisdr.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/ Be gentle and patient. It's on a slow RF-link wifi connection assisted by a beta proxy server hosted by the KiwiSDR folks. The 1000ft. BOG is not as good as the 160' DKAZ at 45 deg. but there is no way a DKAZ - as I erect them for DXpedition use - would survive a cold, wet, windy winter on the Maine coast. Based on my experience at QH in 10 trips over the past several years, any antenna not already on the ground would eventually end up there anyway (Bill Whitacre, Alexandria, VA, IRCA via DXLD) NEW DXPEDITION REPORT FROM LAPLAND - PACIFIC CATCHES AND AURORA PHOTOS! You can now find the latest DXpedition report from Aihkiniemi, in the Finnish Lapland, online at http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/aih76rep.htm We heard many rare stations from the Pacific, including Radio Tuvalu (621 AM), never before heard in Finland. Also Gold FM from Fiji (990 AM) and V6AH from Micronesia (1449 AM) were identified. A couple of good mornings to Latin America resulted in a major load of stations from Argentina and Brazil, and North American stations were picked up every day during the two-week DXpedition. In the report you can also enjoy photos of aurora borealis, the northern lights, for which Lapland is an ideal travel destination. The AIH72 and AIH76 DXpeditions have so far resulted in at least a couple of radio interviews and these two news articles: - http://www.lu24.com.ar/lu-24-llego-a-finlandia-a-traves-de-su-am/ - http://www.bomboradyo.com/signal-bombo-radyo-kalibo-umabot-hasta-sa-finland/ This past week the DXing.info website saw a major update and overhaul. DXpeditions are now more prominently displayed on DXing.info, because they are the most popular part of the website. The DXing.info Community (discussion forum) has now been replaced with a Facebook group. If you are interested in AM broadcast band DXing, you're most welcome to join the group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/297973940712631/ 73, (Mika Makelainen http://www.DXing.info/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/297973940712631/ Nov 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) GREETINGS FROM FLORENCE Hi, everyone - as some of you saw about 4 months ago, my wife and I moved to Florence, Italy, which explains the complete absence of loggings from me ever since. We spent the first 3 months in a tourist apartment while we looked for a permanent home, and we found one and moved in there at the beginning of November. Now we are getting settled, and have some furniture, etc. I have been assessing DX possibilities from this location and will be unpacking the ELAD and trying to get a sense of RFI levels. We live on the third floor of a 4 floor 15th century palazzo in the Oltrarno district (the 'left bank' of the Arno, so to speak) so I shouldn`t really have to contend too much with rebar faraday cages, but I do look into an interior courtyard on the balcony, with no real clear view outward - one story of the building completely surrounds my location, about 25 metres away. The balcony is the full length of the apartment, but is very narrow. It is quite likely that I will find a fair degree of RFI once I get things set up, and that I will want to go out on mini-dxpeditions into the Tuscan countryside (which starts about a 20 minute bus ride away), so I am thinking I will want to do as portable a setup as I can. So this is leading me to believe that what I should do is build (or buy, if possible!) a broadband FSL and be sort of a mini-European Gary DeBock. This will give me the portability I want, and also make it so I don`t have to try and erect an antenna either inside (at which thought I shudder, having just come from the realm of the fantastic DKAZ...) or navigate any potential problems with neighbours or the building`s owner when trying to erect one outside on or around the balcony. Just as an aside, the place I live was, as I say, built in the 15th century by the Frescobaldi family and it is still owned by them, the current Marchese (Marquis) living on the floor above me. So the next steps are going to be to review all the literature on FSL construction, decide how big I want to go, and start assembling materials. I don`t know if Guy Atkins ever published anything on making the FSL broadband, but if he did could someone send me a link? And if anyone has one for sale, please let me know as well! Thanks very much everyone, I'll let you know as things progress. I might be able to help a bit on TA identification once I get going since I will be closer to the source as well! Kind regards, (Michael Yule, Firenze, Italia, Nov 27, IRCA via DXLD) Hi Michael, buona sera! I've enjoyed your florentine report on IRCA's mailing list and on behalf of the small Italian community devoted to serious AM band DX I wish you a warm welcome in our country! Living in a crowded urban area, albeit largely built at least two centuries ago, will not help your DX monitoring. The situation usually gets dramatically better if you're lucky enough to spot some countryside location (even better a seaside one) within a reasonable distance. Sometimes, it even helps having a town-park (like the Boboli, in your case) at hand. Anyway, I strongly suggest you to include a non-SDR portable in your portable equipment, an ultralight like the Tecsun 390, or the PL660 would be fine: it can assist you in further exploring your "remote" opportunities. [hereby attached, via my Google Drive link, please find a short clip of Taiwan's superpower on 1557 logged on a beach in Sicily with a barefoot Tecsun PL390, to show how it feels like, one can experience similar receptions on some TA signals] IMG_0011.MOV Essentially, there's a single geographically spread Medium Waves community active here. Some of us are located in the North West (Lombardy/Piedmont), some other in the North East (Friuli Venezia Giulia) or in Emilia Romagna. Very few of us are able to DX from home, however, and many relies upon a few remoted (Perseus based) listening posts. There's even a longwire/beverage antennas site mid-way between Venice and Trieste, close to the Adriatic Sea coast. I'll be happy to assist you in your hunt for new DX point of references, so please don't hesitate asking (Andy Lawendel, Milan http://www.radiopassioni.it whatsapp +39-348-2245512, ibid.) Buona sera, Andrea, e grazie! This is good information for sure, and kind of falls in line with what I was thinking would happen. I`m about 2 minutes away from the Via Romana entrance to the Boboli, and was thinking that I would put together one of those hard shell briefcases with my ELAD and laptop in it, and also have the FSL to carry with me and go and sit on one of the benches by the big fountain until the Carabinieri wonders what I'm up to with the strange looking gear! I can even take a local bus to Fiesole which is only a few more minutes away and is in the hills overlooking the city which would no doubt be even better. I've been thinking of a Tecsun as well, maybe a 660, it seems to have very good reviews. I really appreciate your offer of help, and once I get things pulled together I'll let you know and find out how you think I might be able to get the best use of what I have. BTW thanks also for the audio clip, great stuff! I'll may be get down to Sicily in August next year (or maybe Tropea) and I'd definitely try and bring my DX gear. Thanks again! (Michael, ibid.) Hi Michael, Guy and I did some Broadband FSL experimentation back in 2013, but at least from my perspective (after having been pretty much spoiled by the tuned FSL's high-Q performance advantage) the results seemed pretty dismal. I turned over all my broadband FSL material to Guy at that time. On the other hand there have been a lot of performance improvements to the standard (single-optimized-frequency) FSL antennas, including compact travel models designed to fit inside hand-carry luggage. These FSL's can greatly boost up the DXing performance of any portable radio with a loopstick (including the Tecsun PL-660 and others), but they do require manual tuning to match their frequencies with those of the radio. If one of these "Frequent Flyer" tuned FSL's would help you out in your current situation, Michael, I would be very happy to provide you with one free of charge. 73, (Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA), ibid.) Hi Michael, Wow, you've certainly moved a long distance away from your Vancouver BC home where I visited you in the late 1980s or early 90s! The new place in Firenze sounds very nice from every perspective except potential RFI :^( Sadly, I had no success in making the FSL design both broadband *and* as sensitive/selective as it is when inductively coupled to a receiver for "single frequency" usage. I had excellent input and ideas from Gary and especially Chuck Hutton, but we could not overcome major losses when trying to make a broadband FSL. The best approach was to remove the capacitor and connect the FSL's coil ends to a Wellbrook FLG100LN module's wire inputs, and power the FLG100LN in its normal fashion. Using this component was on the suggestion of Wellbrook's owner Andy Ikin, based on his knowledge of the input impedance for the module. Using this setup I was initially excited to hear (weakly) 738 kHz RFO Tahiti from my inland home of Puyallup, WA, but later discovered that the "broadband" FSL's sensitivity was FAR below useful levels. With an appropriate coupling link to a FSL antenna, it should be possible to get a low-loss connection between a FSL and the 50 ohms input of a SDR or other communications receiver. Everett Sharp experimented with coupling coils on a FSL and he reported that the best results were with a 64:1 impedance transformation ratio (step- down). This will still require the air variable capacitor be tuned for single-frequency reception. I personally think it's highly unlikely a FSL antenna can be made broadband, as the tuned L-C circuit -- peaked on one frequency for major gains in selectivity and sensitivity -- is the key to its high performance. If you can get out to the Tuscan countryside and away from RFI sources, the Bonito Boni Whip would be a very compact, useful antenna to try with SDRs. One of my articles on *The SWLing Post* is about the Boni Whip: https://swling.com/blog/2017/07/portable-powerhouses-comparing-the-bonito-boni-whip-and-wellbrook-ala1530lnp-antennas/ Good DXing in your new location, (Guy Atkins, Puyallup, WA, ibid.) Michael, I will miss your Nova Scotia reports, since they had a lot in common with my DX. On the other hand, your close-up evaluation of European stations that I hunt on this end will be valuable. Also news about any USA, Canada, Brazil, etc. stations that do reach your area will be of interest to compare to conditions on those routes going the opposite direction. You definitely should consider Medium Wave Circle, the UK-based DX club with a fair amount of members in Italy and the rest of Europe. Facebook has a Medium Wave Circle group as well as NRC and IRCA ones, also "DXing.info" and "I Love AM Radio" groups. You will be surprised at how many DXers in Italy are on those FB groups. Many have a decent command of English if your Italian isn't up to par. Guy's comments on antennas for portable operation are very useful. This is what I use on beach DXpeditions: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/loop/car_roof_loop.htm This is broadband since I am typically doing Perseus or Elad spectrum captures for later analysis. I'm not sure what level of car access you have or if you're dependent on trains, buses, etc. to move about (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, South Yarmouth, MA, USA, ibid.) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DRM VIA KIWI SDRs Hi All - There is now a way to demodulate DRM signals using Kiwi SDRs and Dream. I used a Kiwi in Gavonata, Italy. I tried different VOA frequencies today to see if I could demodulate the [Ethiopian] jamming. 9755 and 12140 both had jamming but VOA did not appear to be using them circa 1845. There was a wideband signal there and it does have a digital sound to it, but it would not demodulate as a DRM signal. I was able to hear from DRM from Nigeria and Romania at this time, so the gear was working fine. Please let me know if you hear any other signals like this, I will be happy to check them out. I was hoping that maybe there would be some identifier with these Ethiopian signals, but no such luck today anyway. 73s (Hans Johnson, FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Subject: Romania and Ethiopia DRM Hi Fellas - Wolfgang are right, their scheduling is a mess. 5980 at 2300 started out as AM, then was off and on DRM and now seems to be officially DRM all the time. Regarding jamming of Ethiopia and whether that is DRM. I have asked in the DRM group forum if anyone can get a DRM signal here, we'll see, it seems that it is very hard to demodulate a DRM signal when there is interference and we have a strong signal right in the middle (VOA) here. I can't get anything here in Naples [FL], but given the limitations in the Gospell GR-216 that isn't saying much. 73s, (Hans Johnson, Nov 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC See USA: 780 in passing +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See also CUBA; MEXICO; OKLAHOMA; R E F ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PHŒNIX WILL BE FIRST TO GET NEXT-GEN TV TV viewers in Phoenix will be the first in the country to experience next-generation television broadcasting that promises more channels, better signal quality and support for 4K video. Ten television stations in the city have jointly agreed to make the Arizona city a test market for broadcasts in ATSC 3.0, a new version of the ATSC over-the-air broadcasting format currently used in the United States. http://tinyurl.com/ycj4tlvj (Neal McLain, Texas, Nov 22, WTFDA gg via DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ MAX HEADROOM TV PIRATE ANNIVERSARY FYI, 22 November 2017 was the 30th anniversary of the infamous "Max Headroom" broadcast incident in Chicago. You can see complete coverage of this by going to max headroom incident or max headroom pirate. On Wed 22 Nov 2017 WGN-TV ran an article during the 10 pm news about the 30th anniversary and I recorded the news program on DVD (William Hassig, DX LISTENING DIGEST) MUST SEE TV — Thirty years later, “Max Headroom” TV pirate remains at large Whoever was behind 1987 Chicago "broadcast intrusion" is the D.B. Cooper of media hacking. Sean Gallagher - 11/22/2017, 4:22 PM Enlarge / Not creepy at all. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/thirty-years-later-max-headroom-tv-pirate-remains-at-large/ Thirty years ago today, a person or persons unknown briefly hijacked the signal of two Chicago television stations, broadcasting a bizarre taped message from a man wearing a Max Headroom mask. The "broadcast intrusion" interrupted a primetime news broadcast from Chicago's WGN, and then (more successfully) the 11:00pm broadcast of Dr. Who on the Chicago public television station WTTW. To this day, the perpetrators of the television hack remain unknown. The hack was made possible by the analog television broadcast technology of the day — the attacker was able to overpower the signals sent by the television studios to a broadcast antenna atop the John Hancock building in Chicago with his or her own signals. In the case of the WGN news broadcast, engineers were able to change the frequency used in the uplink to the John Hancock tower after a brief interruption, and the audio from the pirate transmission was drowned in static. But the WTTW takeover lasted a full 90 seconds, and the pirate TV broadcast's audio, while distorted, was audible to anyone who happened to be tuned in. Broadcast intrusions were not rare in the 1980s. The first major one took place in 1977, when someone interrupted the audio of an ITV Southern Television broadcast from a tower in Hannington, England, with a message purported to be from an alien representative of an "Intergalactic Association." The message warned, "All your weapons of evil must be removed… You have but a short time to learn to live together in peace." As with the Chicago takeover, the Hannington broadcast tower was connected by a wireless uplink, not a hard-wired connection. And in 1986, supporters of the Polish labor movement Solidarnoshch hijacked state television stations with printed anti-government messages. State television stations across the Soviet Union were frequently taken over by pirate transmissions that overpowered transmissions from relay stations. But the Max Headroom broadcast was both more comical and creepy. The man in the Max Headroom mask called out a WGN commentator, Chuck Swirsky, whom he referred to as a "frickin' liberal." He also spoofed a Coca-Cola advertising campaign featuring Max Headroom, saying "catch the wave" (Coke's slogan) while holding up a Pepsi can — then crushed the can and tossed it, holding up a middle finger with a rubber extension. After a bizarre homage to the 1959 pseudo-animated television series Clutch Cargo and complaints about "my piles" (or maybe "my files"), he declared he had "made a giant masterpiece for all the greatest world newspaper nerds" — a reference to the Tribune Company and WGN's call sign, which was intended to be an acronym for "World's Greatest Newspaper." He then exposed his buttocks, crying "they're coming to get me!" and then moaning as a woman spanked him with a flyswatter. The Max Headroom "broadcast intrusion" on WTTW, on November 22, 1987. The end of analog television broadcasting in the US and the conversion to digital signals — as well as the increased use of cryptography to secure wireless data links — has made broadcast intrusions much more difficult, but not impossible. The HDTV broadcast of a Washington DC ABC affiliate was hijacked in 2007, with a morning news broadcast being superimposed with a black and white photo of a man and woman. Radio stations are still vulnerable to this sort of attack however, because FM and AM stations still rely largely on analog. A local radio station in Mansfield, England, had its signal hijacked by someone in July eight times — overriding broadcasts with "The Winker's Song" by a comedy band called Ivor Biggun. And a radio attack in April caused tornado sirens in Dallas to sound at midnight (via Indiana Radio Watch via John Carver, via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2017 Nov 27 0259 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 20 - 26 November 2017 Solar activity was at very low levels. Region 2698 (N13, L=108, class/area Cao/060 on 26 Nov), the only spotted region on the disk, was quiet throughout the period. A filament structure, located in the NE quadrant, was observed erupting beginning at about 25/0445 UTC. A subsquent CME was observed in LASCO C2 imagery lifting off the E limb, first visible at 25/0712 UTC. Analysis, and follow-on WSA-Enlil model output, suggested the CME has a potential glancing blow at Earth early to midday on 29 Nov. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at high levels on 20 Nov and again on 22-24 Nov. Moderate levels were observed on 21 Nov and again on 25-26 Nov. A maximum flux of 4,658 pfu was observed at 23/1555 UTC. Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to minor storm (G1-Minor) levels. The period began with quiet conditions through most of 20 Nov. Late on 20 Nov, activity levels increased to unsettled to active and persisted through 21 Nov into early 22 Nov. G1 geomagnetic storm levels were also observed early on 21 Nov. This increase in activity was due to effects from a recurrent, positive polarity CH HSS. Solar wind speeds reached a peak of near 625 km/s at about 21/1500 UTC, total field hit a maximum of 14 nT early on 21 Nov, while the Bz component reached a maximum southward extent of -12 nT at 21/0400 UTC. The remainder of the period witnessed a slow, gradual decrease in wind speeds to finish the summary period near 350 km/s The geomagnetic field responded with mostly quiet to unsettled levels through the remainder of the summary period. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 27 NOV - 23 DEC 2017 Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels throughout the outlook period. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 30 Nov - 02 Dec, 06-10 Dec, 12-17 Dec and 19-21 Dec due to recurrent CH HSS influence. Normal to moderate levels are expected for the remainder of the outlook period. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at unsettled to active levels on 27-30 Nov due to negative polarity CH HSS effects. Isolated G1 (Minor) storm conditions are likely on 29 Nov due to effects from the 25 Nov CME. Unsettled to active levels are expected on 04-08 Dec, 11-14 Dec and again on 17-21 Dec due to recurrent CH HSS effects. In addition, G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are likely on 04-07 Dec and 18 Dec with G2 (Moderate) levels likely on 04-06 Dec, all due to CH HSS effects. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2017 Nov 27 0259 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 2017-11-27 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2017 Nov 27 76 15 4 2017 Nov 28 76 12 4 2017 Nov 29 76 20 5 2017 Nov 30 76 15 4 2017 Dec 01 76 8 3 2017 Dec 02 76 5 2 2017 Dec 03 72 5 2 2017 Dec 04 72 35 6 2017 Dec 05 70 40 6 2017 Dec 06 70 28 5 2017 Dec 07 70 20 5 2017 Dec 08 71 10 3 2017 Dec 09 72 5 2 2017 Dec 10 72 5 2 2017 Dec 11 73 12 4 2017 Dec 12 73 15 4 2017 Dec 13 74 12 4 2017 Dec 14 75 8 3 2017 Dec 15 75 5 2 2017 Dec 16 75 5 2 2017 Dec 17 74 8 3 2017 Dec 18 73 25 5 2017 Dec 19 73 10 3 2017 Dec 20 73 8 3 2017 Dec 21 74 8 3 2017 Dec 22 74 5 2 2017 Dec 23 76 5 2 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DXLD) GLENN`S PROPAGATION OUTLOOK FOR MEDIA NETWORK PLUS, AS OF NOV 30, 2017 Keith, From Spaceweather Canada, the 27 day magnetic activity forecast starting November 27. Greatest DRX Nanoteslas especially in the auroral zone, 220 on December 5 and a lesser peak of 140, December 18. From Space Weather Services, Australia, the global HF propagation forecast thru December 2: normal to fair to normal at all latitude bands. From Spaceweather South Africa thru December 2, magnetic conditions quiet to unsettled to quiet; shortwave fadeouts unlikely; MUF unstable. From Met Office UK, thru December 3, Solar activity very low, no sunspots expected to appear. Geomagnetic conditions mostly Quiet. From F K Janda in Prague, the Geomagnetic field will be: active to disturbed on December 1, 4 - 5, 18 - 19 quiet to unsettled on December 2, 10, 15 quiet on December 3, 9, 14, 17 quiet to active on December 6 - 7, 11 - 13, 20 mostly quiet on December 8, 16 From the Space Environment Predixion Center, China: planetary A index peaking at 29 on December 4, 23 on December 18. Solar flux ranging between 70 and 74 thru December 26. From the Space Weather Predixion Center, Colorado, Solar flux 76 thru December 2, then dropping to 70 on December 5-7, back up to 76 by December 23. G1 minor geomagnetic storms levels December 4-7, peaking at G2 December 5 with A and K indices of 40 and 6. Also G1 minor storms December 18 with A and K of 25 and 5. Lowest A`s and K`s of 5 and 2 on December 2 & 3, 9 & 10, 15 & 16, 22 & 23. RSGB says ``we are now into the build-up to one of the better meteor showers of the year. The Geminids has a broad peak, culminating on 13 and 14 December, but there are normally many meteors throughout the shower period giving useful reflections`` --- such as for FM DX meteor bursts (via DXLD) ###