The K7RA Solar Update

The Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning on December 29 at 0010 UTC.

“A recurrent equatorial coronal hole will soon reach geoeffective location on the solar disk. The size of the current coronal hole is relatively larger compared to its characteristics during the previous rotation. The co-rotating interaction region and subsequent high speed streams associated with the coronal hole is expected to affect Earth from late 30 December. Auroras may be visible on the local nights of 30 and 31 December in Tasmania and possibly from the coastline of Victoria.”

The warning said to expect active geomagnetic conditions on December 30 and 31.

The past two and a half weeks have seen seven days with zero sunspots, spread over four periods of one to three days each.

Long Wave in Reinante and Lugo

ALGERIA, 252, Radio Algeria, Tipaza, 0642-0645, 31-12, French, comments. 43433. (Méndez)

DENMARK, 243, DR Langbalge, Kalundborg, 0658-0706, 31-12, tuning music,  Danish, comments. 24322. (Méndez)

FRANCE, 162, France Inter, Allouis, 0630-0650, 31-12, French, comments, id. "France Inter". 35433. (Méndez)

GERMANY, 183, Europe 1, Saarlouis, 0638-0650, 31-12, French, comments. 34433. (Méndez)

IRELAND, 252, RTE, Radio 1, Clarkstown, 0813-0851, 30-12, English, comments. Interference from Algeria. 23322. (Méndez)

LUXEMBOURG, 234, RT Luxembourg, Beidweiler, 0852-0908, 30-12, French, comments. 35333. (Méndez)

MAROCCO

171, Medi 1, Nador, 0843-0855, 30-12, French,comments. // 9575. 14321. (Méndez)

207, SNRT, Azilal Demnale, 0645-0652, 31-12, Arabic, comments. 24322. (Méndez)

MONACO, 216, Radio Monte Carlo, Roumoules, 0851-0857, 30-12, French, comments. 25322. (Méndez)

ENGLAND, 198, BBC 4, 0848-0904, 30-12, English, comments. 24322. (Méndez)

Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain

Logs in Reinante and Lugo

Sony ICF SW 7600G, Tecsun PL-680, Sangean AST-909X

MRI test broadcasts on 7700 (not 6930) kHz

Just a short reminder of our test  broadcasts this week-end with an important change: The frequency will be 7700 kHz (not 6930 kHz).

31 December 2016, from 1400 to 1600 UTC,  1 January 2017, from 1100 to 1600 UTC.  

Reception reports with audio clips (mp3-file) are welcome and confirmed by QSL verification. Some lucky listeners will ALSO receive our printed QSL card, so don't forget to include your postal address. E-mail: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

Best 73's

Marconi Radio International (MRI) 

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Una breve nota per ricordare le nostre trasmissioni sperimentali di questo  fine settimana con un'importante novità rispetto a quanto annunciatoin precedenza:

 

La frequenza sarà 7700 kHz (non più 6930).

Il 31 dicembre 2016, dalle 1400 alle 1600 UTC, l'1 gennaio 2017, dalle 1100 alle 1600 UTC. 

Per i vostri rapporti di ricezione scrivete a: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com La QSL elettronica è garantita a tutti, mentre la cartolina stampata solo ad alcuni fortunati ascoltatori. Non dimenticate quindi di includere anche il vostro indirizzo postale.

Cordiali saluti

Radio Cançao Nova on air

BRAZIL, 9675, Radio Cançao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista, 0555-0601, 31-12 , Portuguese, religious talks, male and female, "A palabra de Deus...", "O Espíritu Santo...", religious songs, weak. 14321

 

Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain

Log in Lugo

Sony ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters

Glenn Hauser logs December 30-31, 2016

** AUSTRALIA. 17840, UT Fri Dec 30 at 2105, RA opening ``RN Summer`` on New Year`s Eve, by playing a year-old discussion at the beginning of 2016 and what it might bring; S5-S3. Dec and Jan are always full of summer replacement shows on RN and Radio Australia. So what does the online program schedule say? Nothing is shown for the 21-22 UT hour this day. Suspect they are not keeping that up-to-date, as for Sat at 13-15 London Time it shows ``ABC Xmas Special``! And more of that for Sunday at 01-11 --- and still shows `Sunday Night` for 11-15 UT, which has just been canceled, but maybe will be in reruns for a month? Hey, it does not give the dates, just the days of week, so we are presented with the past rather than the future (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 9674.90, Dec 30 at 0711, now R. Canção Nova is on and in the clear, but weak S1-S4; do hear a timecheck for after ``5 horas`` = BDT; a bit better S5 at 0738 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 530, Dec 31 at 0300, Radio Rebelde IS of some notes from Cuban NA and then some electronic tones; presumably from the Isla de Juventud (ex-Pinos) transmitter, above Enciclopedia but not as dominant as last time, and also mixing with `K530AM` Vance AFB. 

Strangely, Fox ``news`` // 960 KGWA is cutting in and out, almost sounds like the Vance transmitter is doing it as the PSA loop stops when this happens. However, we have had high winds and some bimetal shorting may be causing anomalies like this and 15280 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, Dec 31 at 0226, no signal from RHC, and 6000 is S9+30 of open carrier/dead air, so English listeners are totally out of luck, tsk2. 6060 however, S9+25 of Spanish is modulating OK, even without the usual distortion, and with lite Brazilian het (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUATEMALA. 4055, Dec 31 at 0235 tune-in, dead air at S9+25, then Radio Truth starts playing ``Harbour Lights``, nice (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST) 

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11600, Dec 30 at 1455, Kurdish music good at S9, stops at 1500 for a sesquiminute of dead air but I do not hear any carrier break, then some more music, finally at 1503.5 Denge Kurdistanye ID and talk. Latest info from Ivo Ivanov Dec 30, DX ReMix News #985 schedule of clandestines in time order, has 11600 D.K. at 13-16 via PRIDNESTROVYE but also at 15-16 via FRANCE, so there must be some uncertainty about the 15-16 hour: there was definitely no echo but there could have been a smooth site switch at 1500 during the dead air.

7455, Dec 30 at 2129, ME music at S6, unseems Qur`an. NO RTTY now which infests this frequency all-night here. HFCC shows BRB has registered 7455 at 1600-2130 via KCH in Kurdish, and Aoki shows 1930-2130 is Denge Kurdistanye via Moldova = PRIDNESTROVYE, as well as at 1600-1930 via France. And DX ReMix agrees. I didn`t realize it must have been about to sign off, until *0330 on 7350 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 5008v, Dec 31 at 0215 and later chex, no sign of RNM, nor the last night or two (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 17640, Dec 30 at 1830, MWV is the SSOB by far yet from the other worldside, much stronger than 17775 KVOH and 17790 WRMI, at the moment playing secular song in a break between proselytizing. I think it was the same a bihour later, tuning in a bit later in the English hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 650, Dec 31 at 0304, Spanish atop WSM which is easily nulled. Whenever this happen, I hope it`s something other than XETNT, but soon promoting the Noticiero Altavoz from Radio 65 en Sinaloa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. UNIDENTIFIED. 1450, Dec 31 at 0251 UT as I tune past, slightly and momentarily atop the pileup mentions KOCO weather, high 48(?). Which means it`s an Oklahoma station not too far from OKC, whence ``channel 5`` (7) supplies the forecasts, so most likely KGFF Shawnee, but also possibly KSIW Woodward, unlikely KWHW Altus (ex-harmonicizer circa 2900v). I look around http://www.kgff.com for a connexion to KOCO without finding any, nor on their active FB. But that`s not unusual for such deals to be uncredited. 

We are informed in fine print at the bottom that ``KGFF Radio is a broadcast service of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation``, one of the lesser tribes, so does KGFF do any native programming? You`d never know it from their website with hardly any program info except `Mike in the Morning`. There is an unlabeled gallery of fairly old/deceased pop stars. NRC AM Log shows format as OLD from Westwood One. I try to Listen Live around 0500 UT, but from Surfer Network get an Access Denied, streaming unavailable due to content. KGFF is barely audible on 1450 daytime groundwave mixing with KSIW (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7375 // 7310 // 6170, Dec 30 at 2130, RRI opening English to Europe and E North America, fair-good signals about equal on all, then `Radio Newsreel` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 3272-USB, Dec 31 at 0233, that MARS net again as heard 8 nights ago, one signal good, another very poor, exchanging Happy New Year greetings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1858 monitoring: not confirmed UT Sat Dec 31 at 0047 on WBCQ, 9330v-CUSB where there is no signal; maybe on but not propagating, as 9265 WINB achieves but a JBA carrier. Next:

Sat 0730   HLR 6190-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1530   HLR 7265-CUSB to SW

Sat 2030v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sat 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sun 0410v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sun 1130   HLR 9485-CUSB to SW

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 1200   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2300   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490-AM, UT Sat Dec 31 at 0130, `Allan Weiner Worldwide` on WBCQ, fluxuating signal from fair to complete fadeouts. Also on // 5129.8 fading too but not necessarily at same time. One could switch back and forth, but with ~30 second delay, you either hear the same thing over or miss half a minute of what came next. Anyhow, what I was able to note on one or the other:

Explains the extra-hours programming we have been hearing on 5130-, as his new ``Radio Jennifer Service`` memorial to his late wife. Says it`s a cornucopia of repeats, mixed with rock music, free programs. Agrees with my review of it heard after 0700. Hal Turner will also simulcast starting next Wed at 9-11 pm ET. RJS can pop up anytime as frequency is available 24 hours. Running it remotely from his office at Deland of Fla. This is deliberately NOT being webcast, to get people listening to SW! There is nothing at all yet on the WBCQ website about RJS. Apparently it will all be ad-hoc, so no program schedule will be possible.

At 0208 he says the latest WORLD OF RADIO will be included in all RJS transmissions, and addresses me assuming I am listening now: your service is priceless; no one on earth cares more about shortwave radio, permanently(?) absorbed, than Glenn Hauser, doing WOR forever. 

He reads some logs from the new issue of Free Radio Weekly just in, including mine of YHWH on 5790, 5792, and the 5150 pirate relay. If he ever mentions the other WBCQ I heard on 5120, I miss it.

This is a Free Radio Weekend, when there may also be special programming on 7490 and 9330, so keep checking all three, all weekend long. At 0232 he says that there are no language restrixions on WBCQ. 

At 0239, says Charlie Prince, for Germans will be on again Saturday January 7 at 9 pm ET; missed which frequency. Copy is more difficult now, not only weak and fading signals, but also local noise bursts have started; Xmas lites still up in neighborhood? (Of course, I could have been monitoring webcast but once I`m committed to a SW monitoring session, the computer is off and inaccessible.) Missed some more items about new programming.

At 0242, Mike, a good man, passed away a week ago today. Mike who? I never could catch his surname. Apparently someone who did a program on WBCQ, and mentioned in ``Access to the Airwaves``. 0246 benedixion, 0249 tribute clip of Mike --- signing off, 0251 cut to Brother Scare on 7490 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** U S A. 15280, Dec 30 at 2110, Brother Scare audio on unexpected frequency, mixing with something else, and synchronized not with WRMI 15440 but with WHRI 15710, which is 430 kHz above 15280. I can`t figure how it would land on 15280; at least the mix is not with my strong local MW 1390 KCRC. Also it cuts on and off; perhaps some external mixing in the neighborhood if not a genuine spur out of Furman (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN. 6070, Dec 30 at 2140, VR IS and into daily Arabic until 2200, completely covering CFRX altho VR is aimed 234 degrees to West Africa. CFRX don`t get no respect, and don`t get no protexion as the Canadians fail to register it with HFCC; unlike the Germans who do register their 6070 for 24 hours, but Vatican ignores them too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1590, Dec 31 at 0247 UT, S Asian music is slightly above the pileup and hard to DF, but seems to peak NNW/SSE rather than NE/SW, i.e. KMIC Houston TX (no more Aleluya), rather that WCGO Evanston IL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11910, Dec 30 at 1512, open carrier at S9-S7; 1523 recheck now talking in unID language; 1550 still at S5-S3. Aoki shows the only thing this hour is BBC in Urdu via THAILAND, so maybe modulation/input failed at first. Preceding hour, however, 14-15 was VOA Tibetan via Kuwait, jammed and the carrier might have been jammer running over (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0622 UT December 31

Agenda DX 31/12/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
WABC, Gran Bretagna 990-1017 Khz (1990)
Eleven Seventy, Gran Bretagna 1170 Khz (1993)
La Voz del Cinaruco, Colombia 4865 Khz (1968)
BBC Radio Solent 999 Khz (1970)

Glenn Hauser logs December 29-30, 2016

** ALBANIA. 6020, Dec 30 at 0121, CRI English fair in AM Mode. Sorry I missed a switch to NBFM, rarely a chance to monitor a SW broadcast that way. Steve Luce in TX had been noting a carrier interfering with the Cërrik relay, but Mike Barraclough found a post and recording of Dec 23 showing it was in narrowband FM. Maybe it will recur:

http://members7.boardhost.com/PirateRadio/msg/1482454468.html

``Posted by Mr Spock on December 23, 2016, 12:54 am --- I don't know if this is deliberate or a transmitter fault, but China Radio International is using FM on 6020 kHz at Midnight local time.

It's a very strong signal and it sounds quite good in FM. It's definitely FM because in the centre of the carrier there is a hum and tuning either side of the carrier you can slope detect the audio.

Here is a recording - the first 30 seconds is AM then I switch to FM  

http://www75.zippyshare.com/v/6zteS1kJ/file.html

LLAP\\//.`` But you have to sign up for a free account to hear it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ANGOLA. 4949.7, Dec 30 at 0057, RNA is on with talk at S7; I gather it has been sporadic lately instead of steadily all-night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 9674.95, Dec 30 at 0123, two very weak signals making a low audible heterodyne, about 50 Hz, where there had been only one, CRI English via Kashgar this hour on 9675.0. As ZY stations are by nature off-frequency, now the new one must be Rádio Canção Nova, reported by Ed Santos in Bahia, radioescutas yg, to have reactivated as of Dec 15. I had sought this some times before without hearing it; hours may be irregular or limited (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA

** CHINA. 5978.98, Dec 30 at 0044, JBA carrier as I am ChiCom-checking along with Chaski-checking on 5980. Even weaker than Perú, and still there at 0106 after Chaski has gone off. Aoki shows the PBS Gannan from Hezuo hours in Chinese and Tibetan, now under 5979 too, as 1020-1410 and 2250-0100 via a 15 kW ND transmitter, instead of original 5970, where WRTH 2017 still shows it at exactly same hours. Better heard in our mornings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11860, Dec 30 at 0130, bandscanning and hoping for a bit of Yemen [non], instead hear CRI theme, opening hour in Nepali, westward from Kunming, JBA at S2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5990, Dec 30 at 0054, S9+15 CRI relay with Chinese song is distorted, joining the club on 6060 and 6090 Anguilla (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9820, Dec 30 at 0128, no signal from RHC where I had heard it 48 hours ago, on a channel which in B-16 had been used only in local mornings and probably appeared evening by operator failure to change frequency on same transmitter. However, RHC 9710 is JBA, while 11840 is S3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EAST TURKISTAN [and non]. 7480, Dec 30 at 0117, I am again hearing nothing but a humwhine, during the hour when Radio Free Asia in Uyghur via TAJIKISTAN is scheduled. Jamming, or malfunxion? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEWFOUNDLAND. 2749-USB, S7 Dec 30 at 0114, YL in French mentioning TUC (UTC), marine weather. Starting at 0107 is VOK, Goose Bay, Labrador, via St. Anthony site at the northern tip of the island. However, the Canadian CG website says VOK operates only in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1650, Dec 30 at 0150 UT, country gospel songs in English are mixing with Spanish religious talk from Denver, and sports talk in English from Cedar Falls. At 0156 UT I would qualify it as praise gospel rock, certainly implying I am really hearing KFSW Sallisaw, which is much more of a challenge than the other 1650s (except XEARZ). But no ToH ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 4774.90, Dec 30 at 0109, weak music vs CODAR. This must be R. Tarma, as Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal had measured it on 4774.910, Dec 3 at 2218, while R. Congonhas, Brasil was way up on 4774.964 (and which I have heard at 0725 Dec 23 on 4774.967; no het from it now). Of course each could also be subject to some variation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980.0, Dec 30 at 0044, R. Chaski is back! with its JBA carrier. Claudio Galaz, Chile, the only other DXer who bothers to track it, got a reply from station Dec 27 that the transmitter had been damaged, but would be back on air shortly; and so, it is. As the autotimer might also have gone thru a reset, I monitor continually from 0059, and do make out some music playing past 0100, until cutoff at 0103:21.5*, starting a new recession cycle no doubt of approx. 6.5 seconds later per diem. China is still on 5979, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 30 at 0053, VOT IS at S9 but noisy. The spurious German broadcast must have aired complete from 0000 instead of turning off after English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1857 monitoring: to my surprise, last week`s show is playing from 0039 tune-in until 0100 UT Fri Dec 30 on WBCQ 5129.84-AM, as this transmitter adds another unscheduled program. At first I assumed it was // but not synchronized with 9330 where WOR is scheduled at this same time, presumably first WBCQ airing of new 1858.

WORLD OF RADIO 1858 monitoring: confirmed Thursday December 29 at 2130 on WRMI, 13695, excellent. Also confirmed UT Fri Dec 30 after 0030 on WBCQ 9330.0v-CUSB, but JBA (and at same time, previous WOR 1857 is playing on 5129.84, as above!) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.0-AM, UT Fri Dec 30 at 0042, WBCQ with `Broad Spectrum Radio` --- no advance publicity about this week`s content, because it turns out to be a repeat of last week`s, James Branum rebutting Allan Weiner`s support of Thump (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5129.84-AM, Dec 30 at 0100 following the unexpected replay of last week`s WOR 1857, ID as ``Radio TimTron``, and 0101 WBCQ ID, continuing with him? Also unscheduled until `Just Right` at 0200-0300 UT Fridays. But it`s getting quite weak (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15770, Dec 30 at 0046, a JBA carrier is here! So now I am concluding that WRMI is simply leaving XMTR 3 on the air into the night, maybe all night, when it is mostly not propagating, instead of switching to 7780 which has been absent except for one log a few nights ago. Maybe #3 is just uncooperative in operating on the 7 MHz band for some reason (but we know would radiate on second harmonic 15560, not that far from 15770). I hadn`t bothered to precise 15770 during normal listening but now I do and get 15769.98. Still a JBA carrier at 0132, but now it measures to 15770.01. There is one other station in Aoki on 15770, AIR Delhi-Khampur, but only at 0400-0530 in Persian, Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7730, Dec 30 at 0046, WRMI with gamelan-sounding music, altho scheduled during this semihour UT Fridays is `Sounding the Alarm`, presumably religious (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1020, Dec 30 at 0138 UT, Spanish religious talk and hymn, steadily audible with semi-local KOKP Perry OK nulled, even tho far from sideways. 0159 UT timecheck for ``9 de la noche in Nueva York`` and at 0201 UT, ``temperatura de 40 grados Fahrenheit``. No greater service can Radiovisión Cristiana, WWRV, 1330, NYC, render to the denizens of Roswell than via KCKN keep them informed about time and temp in La Gran Manzana. But then Roswell is allegedly infested by aliens. Nothing further needed to make this a definite ID. Sure sounds like more than the 1 kW STA recently revealed by the FCC to NRC; maybe they`ve got the 50 kW back in service, so they can resume ignoring the requirement to protect Pittsburgh (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1060.02, Dec 30 at 0141 UT, Spanish interview with a singer, mentions a .ca address, but this is not Calgary, ha ha. Sings ``gracias, Cristo``, etc. At 0153 UT, jingle ``alabanza y adoración, KIJN`` as this Farwell TX 10 kW daytimer unabashedly IDs at night on its signature off-frequency causing fast hets with anything else (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1460, Dec 30 at 0147 UT, two guys conversing in Spanish about pollos. Maybe the chickens are a team as these are surely the bozos on KBZO Lubbock TX with ESPN Deportes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

UNIDENTIFIED. 4824.50-AM, Dec 30 at 0108, S8 open carrier vs CODAR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5930, Dec 30 at 0052, weak S5 signal, in, Spanish? I then hear a couple familiar words and conclude it is Spanish, but uplooked later, the only schedulee is BBC in Dari via Austria. And there is no known unlisted LA station on 5930. A mixing product? Cuba might put one on 5920 or 5940, but not 5930 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6100.0, Dec 30 at 0056, algo talk at S7. Could be CRI Portuguese, 500 kW aimed NW from Beijing site, a long way to Brasil. Or KCBS Pyongyang with a low winter sun. But not the HFCC registration for MBR Nauen, wooden (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0554 UT December 30

DX RE MIX NEWS # 985

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DX RE MIX NEWS # 985 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov. Date December 30, 2016
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CLANDESTINE   Updated winter B-16 of clandestine broadcasts by time order
Radio Republica
0100-0300 on  9490 ISS 150 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish

Radio Payem e-Doost
0230-0315 on  7460 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi

Denge Kurdistan
0330-0600 on  7350 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish

Radio Tamazuj
0330-0400 on  7315 SMG 250 kW / 146 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0400-0430 on  7315 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0330-0430 on  9600 ISS 250 kW / 138 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0330-0430 on 15540 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic

Radio Dabanga
0430-0600 on  7315 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0430-0530 on 15540 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0530-0600 on 15540 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic

Eye Radio
0400-0500 on  7250 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English*
*including other languages Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho

Radio Dandal Kura International
0500-0700 on  7415 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri

Republic of Yemen Radio
0600-0900 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic

Radio Dandal Kura International
0700-0800 on 15480 WOF 300 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri

Denge Kurdistan
0600-1300 on 11600 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish

Republic of Yemen Radio
0900-1800 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic

Radio Free North Korea
1100-1300 on  9355 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean

Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, Voice of Hope
1130-1200 on 11570 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Hmong

Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok
1130-1200 on 17860 TAC 100 kW / 122 deg to SEAs Khmer Thu/Sun

Voice of Tibet
1200-1230 on 11513 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1230-1300 on 11507 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan

Que Me
1200-1230 on  9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs Vietnamese Fri

Radio ERGO
1200-1300 on 17845 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali

National Unity Radio
1200-1500 on  7520 DB  100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean

Denge Kurdistan
1300-1600 on 11600 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish

Shiokaze Sea Breeze
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Chinese Mon
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sat
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sun

Nippon no Kaze
1300-1330 on  9465 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1300-1330 on  9950 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean

Voice of Tibet
1300-1330 on 11513 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1330-1400 on  9508 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan

Shiokaze Sea Breeze
1330-1400 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Mon
1330-1400 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1330-1400 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1330-1400 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1330-1400 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1330-1400 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sat
1330-1400 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sun

Furusato no Kaze
1330-1400 on  9705 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1330-1400 on  9950 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese

Voice of Wilderness
1330-1530 on  7615 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean

Shiokaze Sea Breeze
1405-1435 on  5935 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese

Furusato no Kaze
1430-1500 on  9560 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1430-1500 on  9960 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese

Radio Tamazuj
1430-1500 on 13800 NAU 125 kW / 152 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1430-1500 on 15540 ISS 250 kW / 138 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1500-1530 on 13800 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1500-1530 on 15540 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic

North Korea Reform Radio
1430-1530 on  7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean

Nippon no Kaze
1500-1530 on  9800 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1500-1530 on  9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean

Denge Kurdistan
1500-1600 on 11600 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish

Radio Al-Mukhtar
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue

Radio Voice of Adal
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat

Radio Warra Wangeelaa-ti
1500-1530 on 15515 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Sat

Radio Biafra
1500-1600 on 15325 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English

Nippon no Kaze
1530-1600 on  9465 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1530-1600 on  9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean

Living Water Ministry Broadcasting
1530-1630 on  9650 unknown probably PUG to NEAs Korean Wed

Radio Dabanga
1530-1630 on 13800 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1530-1630 on 15540 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic

Voice of Martyrs
1530-1700 on  7510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean

Shiokaze Sea Breeze
1600-1630 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Chinese Mon
1600-1630 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1600-1630 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1600-1630 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1600-1630 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1600-1630 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sat
1600-1630 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sun

Denge Kurdistan
1600-1930 on  7455 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish

Furusato no Kaze
1600-1630 on  9690 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1600-1630 on  9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese

Radio Xoriyo Ogaden
1600-1630 on 11970 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat
1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri

Eye Radio
1600-1700 on 15250 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English*
*including other languages Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho

Radio Voice of Independent Oromiya
1600-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun

Shiokaze Sea Breeze
1630-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Mon
1630-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Tue
1630-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Wed
1630-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu
1630-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri
1630-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sat
1630-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sun

Radio Sagalee Qeerroo Bilisummaa
1630-1658 on 17840 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Tue/Thu/Fri

Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow
1700-1730 on  7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri

Voice of Oromo Liberation
1700-1730 on 11810 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Wed/Fri/Sun
1730-1800 on 11810 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Amharic Wed

Dimtse Radio Erena
1700-1730 on 11965 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1730-1800 on 11965 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Arabic Mon-Fri
1700-1800 on 11965 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Sat/Sun

Radio Front for Independence of Oromo
1730-1758 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun

Radio Payem e-Doost
1800-1845 on  7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi

Radio Publique Africaine
1800-1831 on 11550 MDC 250 kW / 295 deg to SoAf Kirundi
1831-1858 on 11550 MDC 250 kW / 295 deg to SoAf French

Radio Itahuka
1800-1900 on 15420 MDC 250 kW / 320 deg to CeAf Kirundi Sat

Radio Biafra
1800-2000 on 15325 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English

Radio Dandal Kura International
1800-2100 on 12050 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf Kanuri

Republic of Yemen Radio
1800-2300 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic

Lutheran World Federation/Voice of Gospel/Sawtu Linjilia
1830-1858 on  9800 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde

Sedoye Bahar Voice of Spring
1900-1930 on  7510 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri

Denge Kurdistan
1930-2130 on  7455 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish

North Korea Reform Radio
2030-2130 on  7500 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean

Stream of Praise Music Ministries
2100-2115 on  7530 TAC 100 kW / 090 deg to EaAs Cantonese
2115-2130 on  7530 TAC 100 kW / 090 deg to EaAs Chinese

Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, Voice of Hope
2230-2300 on  7530 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Hmong

Republic of Yemen Radio
2300-0600 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic
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AFGHANISTAN   Reception of Radio Afghanistan External Service on Dec.22:
1630-1700 on  6100 YAK 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs Arabic, fair/good signal
1700-1730 on  6100#YAK 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs Arabic or unknown lang.
#from 1700 on 6100 BEI 500 kW / 318 deg to WeEu English CRI very strong
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-afghanistan-external_23.html

ARMENIA   SM Radio International via NORATUS on Dec.25:
1000-1100 on 11690 ERV 100 kW / 078 deg to EaAs English
1200-1300 on 17695 ERV 100 kW / 100 deg to SEAs English
1800-1900 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English
2100-2200 on  6005 ERV 100 kW / 245 deg to WeAf English
0100-0200 on 12020 ERV 100 kW / 245 deg to SoAm English
0300-0400 on  7305 ERV 100 kW / 330 deg to ENAm English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/sm-radio-international-via-noratus-on.html

ARMENIA   R.MiAmigo International via NORATUS on Dec.25
1900-2100 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-miamigo-international-via-noratus.html

ARMENIA   Upcoming broadcasts of Shortwaveservoce via NORATUS:
Radio Menschen & Geschichten
1900-2000 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Jan.01
Radio Golden 80s Rewind
2000-2100 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Jan.01
ADDX
1900-2000 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Jan.14
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/upcoming-broadcasts-of-shortwaveservoce.html

BELGIUM(non)   Reception of Living Water Ministry Broadcasting on Dec.28
1530-1630 on  9650*PUG 250 kW / 350 deg to NEAs Korean Wed via Alyx&Yeyi
*strong co-ch 9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French R.Guinea Conakry:
From Dec.5 no signal of clandestine R.Voice of Amhara via Alyx&Yeyi
1700-1800 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon/Wed/Sat
This transmission already missing in winter B-16 Alyx&Yeyi schedule
My last recordings of Radio Voice of Amhara on Saturday Dec.3, 2016
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-living-water-ministry_29.html

CHINA vs.JAPAN(non)   PBS Qinghai vs.Shiokaze Sea Breeze on Dec.22:
1300-1400 on  6145 XIN 050 kW / 270 deg to EaAs Chinese PBS Qinghai
1300-1330 on  6145 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu Shiokaze
1600-1700 on  6110 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu Shiokaze
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/pbs-qinghai-vsshiokaze-sea-breeze-on.html

CUBA   Reception of Radio Habana Cuba in Esperanto on Dec.25:
0700-0730 on  6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg to WNAm Esperanto Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-habana-cuba-in.html

EGYPT   Unidentified station with Egyptian music on Dec.26
0930-0940 on  9550 unknown tx / unknown to UNID, poor/weak
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/unidentified-station-with-egyptian_26.html

EGYPT    Unidentified broadcast with Egyptian music twice on Dec.28:
till 0921 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to UNID, poor to weak signal
till 1106 on  9600*unknown tx / unknown to UNID, poor to weak signal
* co-ch same  9600 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Chinese PBS Xinjiang
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/unidentified-broadcast-with-egyptian.html

FRANCE   Radio France International on unscheduled 9675 kHz, Dec.28:
0600-0700 on  9675 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf English as scheduled
0700-0802 on  9675 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf french, unscheduled:
Parallel freq 9790 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg to NWAf French till 0715UTC
// frequency 11700 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French till 0715UTC
NOT parallel  9790 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg to NWAf French from 0715UTC
NOT parallel 11700 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French from 0715UTC
// frequency 13695 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg to NWAf French from 0800UTC
// frequency 15300 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg to NWAf French from 0800UTC
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-france-international-on.html

FRANCE(non)   Denge Kurdistan via TDF Issoudun, Dec.22:
1500-1600 on 11600 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1600-1930 on  7455 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/strong-signal-of-denge-kurdistan-via.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via TDF Issoudun on Dec.26
1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri, very poor
But yesterday Dec.25 no signal of other two clandestine via TDF Issoudun
Radio Voice of Independent Oromiya
1600-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun
Radio Front for Independence of Oromo RKWO
1730-1758 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via.html

FRANCE(non)   Radio Al-Mukhtar & Radio Voice of Adal via TDF Issoudun, Dec.27-28
Radio Al-Mukhtar
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
Radio Voice of Adal
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-al-mukhtar-radio-voice-of-adal.html

GERMANY(non)   LWF  Sawtu Linjilia Voice of Gospel via MBR Issoudun, Dec.22
1830-1900 on  9800 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde, from poor to fair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/lwf-sawtu-linjilia-voice-of-gospel-via.html

GERMANY(non)   Mighty KBC Radio via MBR Nauen on Dec.25
0900-1600 on  6095 NAU 100 kW / 240 deg to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/mighty-kbc-radio-via-mbr-nauen-on-dec25.html

GERMANY(non)   Radio MiAmigo International via MBR Nauen on Dec.26:
0000-0200 on  6080 NAU 125 kW / 300 deg to ENAm English, special px
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-miamigo-international-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Special NDR Hamburg Greeting on board, Dec.24
1900-2100 on  6125 NAU 125 kW / 250 deg to Northern Atlantic
1900-2100 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to West Europe-addit
1900-2100 on  9740 NAU 125 kW / 130 deg to Indian Ocean West
1900-2100 on  9790 MOS 100 kW / 115 deg to Indian Ocean East, co-ch RFI French
1900-2100 on  9800 ISS 250 kW / 156 deg to Indian Ocean/SoAf
1900-2100 on 11650 ISS 250 kW / 195 deg to Southern Atlantic
2100-2300 on  5930 NAU 125 kW / 250 deg to Northern Atlantic
2100-2300 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to West Europe-addit, off at 2101UT
2100-2300 on  9590 ISS 250 kW / 156 deg to Indian Ocean/SoAf
2100-2300 on  9650 MOS 100 kW / 115 deg to Indian Ocean East
2100-2300 on  9765 NAU 125 kW / 130 deg to Indian Ocean West
2100-2300 on  9830 ISS 250 kW / 195 deg to Southern Atlantic
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/special-ndr-hamburg-greeting-on-board.html

GERMANY   Radio Menschen & Geschichten via MBR Nauen on Dec.25:
0900-1000 on  6045 NAU 125 kW / 233 deg to CeEu German last Sun
Next broadcast of Radio Menschen & Geschichten will be on Jan.1
1900-2000 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu German via NORATUS
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-menschen-geschichten-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Channel 292 relay Radio Spaceshuttle on Dec.26
1358-1558 on  6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/channel-292-relay-radio-spaceshuttle-on.html

GERMANY(non)   Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun on Dec.27:
1600-1630 on 11970 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat
Upcoming BVBroadcasting changes via Media Broadcast from Jan.7 and Jan.8
1430-1515 on 17510 ISS 250 kW / 083 deg to SoAs English Sat,ex 1430-1500
1815-1900 on  9715 MOS 100 kW / 115 deg to N/ME Arabic Sun, ex 1830-1900
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_29.html

GREECE   Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz and 11645 kHz, Dec.22
0700-0859 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3
0700-0859 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek*tx#1
from 1900 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
no signal on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
* news in Arabic and Serbian 0804-0812UT and off at 0859UT
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-and-11645_23.html

GREECE   Reception of Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz, Dec.26:
from 1900 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
no signal on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-voice-of-greece-on-9420.html

GREECE   Voice of Greece on 9420 and 11645 kHz, Dec.28-29:
0700-0910 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3
0700-0910 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek*tx#1
* incl.news in Serbian 0804-0809UT and Spanish 0904-0907UT
from 1812 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
no signal on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
from 0620 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek#tx#3
no signal on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek tx#1
# incl.news in Serbian 0805-0809UT and Spanish 0905-0907UT
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/voice-of-greece-on-9420-and-11645-khz.html

GUAM   Reception of Adventist World Radio KSDA Voice of Hope, Dec.28:
1100-1130 on  9460 SDA 100 kW / 345 deg to FERu Russian, weak to fair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-ksda_29.html

GUINEA vs.KOREA D.P.R.  Radio Guinée Conakry vs.Voice of Korea, Dec.26:
0700&0730 on  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French R.Guinée Conakry
0730-1320 on  9650 KUJ 200 kW / 109 deg to EaAs Japanese Voice of Korea
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-guinee-conakry-vsvoice-of-korea_26.html

INDIA   AIR National Channel on very odd frequency 9381 kHz on Dec.22
1320-0040 on  9380 ALG 250 kW / 188 deg to SoAs Hi/En, low modulation
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/air-national-channel-on-very-odd.html

ITALY   Shortwave schedule of Marconi Radio International on Dec.24-25
1300-1600 on  7700 unknown 100 watts tx to WeEu Eng/Ita/Spa USB Dec.24
0800-1100 on  7700 unknown 100 watts tx to WeEu Eng/Ita/Spa USB Dec.25
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/shortwave-schedule-of-marconi-radio_24.html

HOLLAND   Free Radio Service Holland special on Dec.26:
0830-1430 on  7700 unknown tx / unknown to WeEu English
0830-1430 on  9300 unknown tx / unknown to WeEu English
1630-2230 on  7700 unknown tx / unknown to WeEu English
1630-2230 on  9300 unknown tx / unknown to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/free-radio-service-holland-special-on.html

KUWAIT   "Ampegon" to update shortwave transmitters of Radio Kuwait in Al Kabd
Swiss based company "Ampegon" has accepted a contract from Al Rashed to handle
the upgrade of five analog shortwave transmitters, that are more than 20 years
old for the Kuwait Ministry of Information in Al Kabd transmitter station. The
five transmitters were originally installed between 1992 - 1995. "Ampegon" will
refurbish all of the transmitters and in addition upgrade three of them to full
digital DRM integration and converted to the new transmitter control system UCS
this will include: new motor drives within the tuning circuits. Work in Al Kabd
transmitter station is expected to start in January 2017. Shortwave programs of
Radio Kuwait was stopped around the end of May 2015. Here the last A15 schedule
0200-0745 on  5960 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic General Service
0500-0900 on 15515 KBD 250 kW / 059 deg to EaAs Arabic General Service
0800-1000 on  7250 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to WeAs Persian
1000-1200 on 21580 KBD 250 kW / 084 deg to SEAs Filipino
1015-1600 on 11630 KBD 250 kW / 230 deg to CeAf Arabic Holy Qur'an Sce
1100-1600 on  9750 KBD 250 kW / 286 deg to NEAf Arabic General Service
1215-1545 on 21540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Arabic General Service
1600-1800 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu
1615-2100 on  6050 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic General Service
1700-2000 on 13650 KBD 250 kW / 350 deg to ENAm Arabic General Service
1800-2100 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English
2015-2400 on 17550 KBD 250 kW / 350 deg to ENAm Arabic General Service
My last 5 videos of Radio Kuwait, recorded from May 15 to May 29, 2015
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/ampegon-to-update-shortwave.html

MADAGASCAR   WCB Madagascar World Voice only via ONE transmitter, Dec.26
1800-1900 on  9570 MWV 100 kW / 355 deg to EaEu Russian not on air
1800-1900 on 17640 MWV 100 kW / 310 deg to WeAf English, is on air
1900-2000 on  9495 MWV 100 kW / 355 deg to EaEu Russian not on air
1900-2000 on 11945 MWV 100 kW / 355 deg to N/ME Arabic , is on air
2000-2100 on 13710 MWV 100 kW / 355 deg to N/ME Arabic, not on air
2000-2100 on 17640 MWV 100 kW / 295 deg to CeAf English, is on air
2100-2200 on 11610 MWV 100 kW / 325 deg to WeEu Chinese, is on air
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/madagascar-wcb-madagascar-world-voice.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of Cuban Spy Numbers HM01 in 9 MHz, Dec.25:
0658-0749 on  9330 secret / hidden tx ?Bejucal? Spanish Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri
0758-0849 on  9065 secret / hidden tx ?Bejucal? Spanish Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri
0858-0949 on  9240 secret / hidden tx ?Bejucal? Spanish Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-cuban-spy-numbers-hm01-in_25.html

OMAN   Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman on nom. 15140 kHz on Dec.22:
1400-1430 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English, with poor audio
from 1430 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic, not English, good
from 1500 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic as scheduled B-16:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-on.html

OMAN   Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman on Dec.28:
1400-1404 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu dead air
from 1404 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-on_29.html

PALAU   Reception of Radio Que Me via WHRI T8WH Angel 3 on Dec.23:
1200-1230 on  9930*HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs Vietnamese Fri, good
* co-ch weak  9930 unknown tx / unknown to EaAs Chinese Sound of Hope
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-que-me-via-whri-t8wh.html

PHILIPPINES   Reception of Radio Veritas Asia, Dec.22
1330-1357 on 11965 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs Zomi-Chin
1400-1427 on 11965 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs Hindi
1430-1457 on 11965 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs Telugu
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-veritas-asia-dec22.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Radio Biafra London via SPL Secretbrod, Dec.22
1757-2001 on 15325 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English, live px
Wrong frequency announcement at 1857UT: 15600, instead of 15325!
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-biafra-london-via_23.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Radio Biafra London via SPL Secretbrod, Dec.23
1458-1601 on 15325 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English, live px
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-biafra-london-via-spl-secretbrod_24.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of IRRS Radio City via SPL Secretbrod, Dec.24
0900-1000 on  9510 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu German Sat, fair to good:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-irrs-radio-city-via-spl_24.html

SECRETLAND(non)   IRRS Radio Warra Wangeelaati via SPL Secretbrod, Dec.24
1500-1530 on 15515 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Oromo Sat, strong signal:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/irrs-radio-warra-wangeelaati-via-spl_24.html

SECRETLAND(non)   EGR, PAB and Radio Santec via SPL Secretbrod, Dec.25:
EGR European Gospel Radio, UNRadio & other
1030-1300 on  9510 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English Sun
PAB Pan American Broadcasting
1430-1445 on 15205 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English Sun
Radio Santec, The Word, The Cosmic Wave
1500-1530 on 15190 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Eng/Ger Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/egr-pab-and-radio-santec-via-spl.html

SOUTH AFRICA   Reception of South African Radio League on Dec.25:
0756-0800 on 17760 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf freq.announcement
0800-0900 on 17760 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf English/Afrikaans
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-south-african-radio-league_25.html

TAJIKISTAN(non)   Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet
1200-1230 NF 11513 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 11512
1230-1300 NF 11507 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11512
1300-1330 NF 11513 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11507
1330-1400 NF  9508 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11507
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/frequency-changes-of-voice-of-tibet.html

THAILAND   HSK9 Radio Thailand World Service, Dec.22
1800-1900 on  9390 UDO 250 kW / 316 deg to WeEu Thai
1900-2000 on  9390 UDO 250 kW / 324 deg to WeEu English
2000-2015 on  9390 UDO 250 kW / 324 deg to WeEu German
2030-2045 on  9390 UDO 250 kW / 324 deg to WeEu English
2045-2115 on  9390 UDO 250 kW / 316 deg to WeEu Thai
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-hsk9-radio-thailand-world_23.html

U.K.(non)   Reception of Radio Ranginkaman via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol on Dec.26
1700-1730 on  7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri Radio Rainbow:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-ranginkaman-via.html

U.K.(non)   Test of BBC with BaBcoCk Music on Dec.28
1130-1145 on  9900 probably Tashkent, B16 BBC scheduled
1330-1415 on  9900 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Burmese
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/test-of-bbc-with-babcock-music-on-dec28.html

USA   Reception of WMLK Radio, Assemblies of Yahwe on Dec.22:
2010&2028 on  9275 MLK 250 kW / 053 deg to WeEu English, good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-wmlk-radio-assemblies-of.html

USA   Changes of Brother HySTAIRical /TOM/ via WRMI Okeechobee tx#03:
2200-1200 on  7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English is not on air
1000-2200*on 15770 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English, ex 1200-2200
*vary pxs on 15770 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English 2100-2200UTC:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/changes-of-brother-hystairical-tom-via.html

USA   Reception of WMLK Radio Assemblies of Yahwe, Dec.26:
1700-2200 on  9275 MLK 250 kW / 053 deg to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-wmlk-radio-assemblies-of_26.html

USA   Good signal of WMLK Radio, Assemblies of Yahwe on Dec.28:
1700-2200 on  9275 MLK 250 kW / 053 deg to WeEu English Sun-Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/good-signal-of-wmlk-radio-assemblies-of.html

USA   Weak to fair signal of station WINB, Red Lion on Dec.28:
2041-2100 on  9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to CeAm English/Spanish
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/weak-to-fair-signal-of-station-winb-red.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   Extended broadcast of Radio Free North Korea via RED Telecom
1100-1300 on  9355 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 1200-1300
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/extended-broadcast-of-radio-free-north.html

VATICAN   Special broadcasts of Vatican Radio at Christmas, Dec.24-25
Dec.24
1600-1655 on  5975 SMG 250 kW / 055 deg to EaAs Chinese
1600-1655 on  7200 SMG 250 kW / 044 deg to EaAs Chinese
2030-2230 on  6080 SMG 250 kW / 210 deg to NWAf French
2030-2230 on  6185 SMG 250 kW / 055 deg to EaAs Chinese
2030-2230 on  7275 SMG 250 kW / 145 deg to CeAf English
2030-2230 on 11625 SMG 250 kW / 238 deg to NWAf Portuguese
Dec.25
1100-1130 on  9645 SMG 100 kW / 330 deg to WeEu Italian
1100-1130 on 11740 SMG 250 kw / 004 deg to EaEu Italian
1100-1130 on 11740 SMG 250 kW / 310 deg to SoEu Italian
1100-1130 on 15570 SMG 250 kW / 145 deg to CeAf English
1100-1130 on 15595 SMG 250 kW / 067 deg to N/ME Italian
1100-1130 on 17520 SMG 250 kW / 210 deg to NWAf French
1100-1130 on 21560 SMG 250 kW / 165 deg to SoAf Portuguese
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/special-broadcasts-of-vatican-radio-at.html

VATICAN(non)   Vatican Radio, Papal Audience in various languages, Dec.28
0900-1010 on  7250 SMG 100 kW / 330 deg to WeEu Italian/Arabic/Polish Wed
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/vatican-radio-papal-audience-in-various.html

VIETNAM   Voice of Vietnam Home Service 1 on nominal 9635 kHz, Dec.26:
0900&0930 on 9635.0 SON 100 kW / 145 deg to SEAs Vietnamese, ex 9635,8

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/voice-of-vietnam-home-service-1-on.html

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/dx-re-mix-news-985.html

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73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Agenda DX 30/12/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
China National Radio (1940)
WAVG, Kentucky 970 Khz (1933)

Glenn Hauser logs December 28-29, 2016

** IRAN. 11675, Dec 29 at 1405, fair signal in Russian, interspersed with dramatic stingers, mentioning Iran, as appropriate since it`s VIRI, 1320-1420, 500 kW, 336 degrees from Sirjan. which is somewhat SE of the center of Iran. As you might guess, that azimuth is dead-on Moskva, and beyond crosses Greenland exiting at what was Sondrestrom Air Base until 1992, Americans on the DEW line --- and right on to Enid! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1857 monitoring: confirmed Wed Dec 28 after 1415.5 on WRMI, 9955, good S9+10, no jamming. Also confirmed Wed Dec 28 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490v-AM, good. Not confirmed UT Thu Dec 29 at 0030 on WBCQ 9330, no signal audible (while 9265 WINB is a JBA  carrier). 

WORLD OF RADIO 1858 ready for first airings December 29: confirmed Thu 1230 on WRMI 9955, good S7, no jamming. Next:

Thu 2130   WRMI 13695 to NW

Fri 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 0730   HLR 6190-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1530   HLR 7265-CUSB to SW

Sat 2030v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sat 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sun 0410v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sun 1130   HLR 9485-CUSB to SW

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 1200   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2300   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. 9955, Dec 28 at 2100, WRMI `World Music` hour remains on this hour in reality instead of BS; by 2120 Cuban jamming level is building, altho not ``needed`` until 2200 for Radio Libertad.

15770, Dec 28 at 2120, `Viva Miami` old but latest episode about the Everglades is playing again, so started at 2115, contrary to Wed sked showing Radio France International at 2115-2200 --- suspect that has been gone for some time, as it really doesn`t make sense to fill once a week with 75% of a daily 60-minute broadcast. 

From 2200 I`m checking out my theory that WRMI-3 on 15770 in the daytime may accidentally switch at night to 15560 second harmonic instead of scheduled fundamental 7780 which is usually AWOL: not today. 15770 resuming BS, stays on past 2203, but by 2236 recheck none of the three frequencies audible. At 2302, however, there is a JBA signal on 15770, supposedly WRMI, subject to plunging MUF after sunset. Perhaps the 15770 span has been expanded beyond 12-22, as Ivo Ivanov also reports it on already by 1000. At 2331, 15770 is gone again, at least inaudible. Nor at 0030 UT December 29 can we hear 15770, 15560 or 7780. 

7730, Dec 29 at 0030, `Viva Miami` shows up again about the Everglades, on the schedule UT Thu as if it were a half-hour show. 

5850, Thu Dec 29 at 0733 check, // weaker 7730, WRMI is again playing that dramatic narration about the Grinch, presumably ``How the Grinch Stole Xmas``, same as I heard *exactly* one week ago, again airing instead of `World Music` on 7730 and instead of TOM on 5850. Once something is in the automation system for once, it`s likely to keep replaying unless overridden (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** U S A. 2520, Dec 29 at 1227 UT, weak music audible, presumably again 2 x 1260 WOCO Oconto WI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1822 UT December 29

Frequency change of Radio Free Asia in Korean from Dec.29

USA(non)   Frequency change of Radio Free Asia in Korean from Dec.29
1500-1700 NF  9300 TIN 125 kW / 329 deg to EaAs, ex 7195, re-ex 7210


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73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

MRI's test transmissions on 6930 kHz

Please be advised that Marconi Radio International will be on the air this week-end with test transmissions as follows: 30  December 2016, from 1300 to 1600 UTC, 31 December 2016, from 1400 to 1600 UTC,  1 January 2017, from 1100 to 1600 UTC.  The frequency will be 6930 kHz  and power in the region of 300 to 500 watts.

Reception reports with audio clips (mp3-file) are welcome and confirmed by QSL verification. Some lucky listeners will ALSO receive our printed QSL card, so don't forget to include your postal address. E-mail: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

Best 73's

Marconi Radio International (MRI) 

**************************************************************************************

Marconi Radio International (MRI)  sarà in onda questo fine settimana con delle trasmissioni sperimentali come segue: 30 Dicembre 2016, dalle 1300 alle 1600 UTC; il 31 dicembre 2016, dalle 1400 alle 1600 UTC, l'1 gennaio 2017, dalle 1100 alle 1600 UTC. La frequenza sarà 6930 kHz AM e la potenza impiegata varierà da 300 a 500 watt.

Per i vostri rapporti di ricezione scrivete a: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com La QSL elettronica è garantita a tutti, mentre la cartolina stampata solo ad alcuni fortunati ascoltatori. Non dimenticate quindi di includere anche il vostro indirizzo postale.

Cordiali saluti

Marconi Radio International (MRI)

Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, with new website

Today (Thursday, 29 Dec 2016) Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North) have changed their website to: http://vok.rep.kp/CBC/index.php?CHANNEL=6&lang='English'

(Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany via Bclnews)

SWLDXBulgaria News Dec.27-29

ARMENIA   Upcoming broadcasts of Shortwaveservoce via NORATUS:
Radio Menschen & Geschichten
1900-2000 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Jan.01
Radio Golden 80s Rewind
2000-2100 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Jan.01
ADDX
1900-2000 on  6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Jan.14
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/upcoming-broadcasts-of-shortwaveservoce.html

BELGIUM(non)   Reception of Living Water Ministry Broadcasting on Dec.28
1530-1630 on  9650*PUG 250 kW / 350 deg to NEAs Korean Wed via Alyx&Yeyi
*strong co-ch 9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French R.Guinea Conakry:
From Dec.5 no signal of clandestine R.Voice of Amhara via Alyx&Yeyi
1700-1800 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon/Wed/Sat
This transmission already missing in winter B-16 Alyx&Yeyi schedule
My last recordings of Radio Voice of Amhara on Saturday Dec.3, 2016
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-living-water-ministry_29.html

EGYPT    Unidentified broadcast with Egyptian music twice on Dec.28:
till 0921 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to UNID, poor to weak signal
till 1106 on  9600*unknown tx / unknown to UNID, poor to weak signal
* co-ch same  9600 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Chinese PBS Xinjiang
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/unidentified-broadcast-with-egyptian.html

FRANCE   Radio France International on unscheduled 9675 kHz, Dec.28:
0600-0700 on  9675 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf English as scheduled
0700-0802 on  9675 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf french, unscheduled:
Parallel freq 9790 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg to NWAf French till 0715UTC
// frequency 11700 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French till 0715UTC
NOT parallel  9790 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg to NWAf French from 0715UTC
NOT parallel 11700 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French from 0715UTC
// frequency 13695 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg to NWAf French from 0800UTC
// frequency 15300 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg to NWAf French from 0800UTC
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-france-international-on.html

FRANCE(non)   Radio Al-Mukhtar & Radio Voice of Adal via TDF Issoudun, Dec.27-28
Radio Al-Mukhtar
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
Radio Voice of Adal
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/radio-al-mukhtar-radio-voice-of-adal.html

GERMANY(non)   Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun on Dec.27:
1600-1630 on 11970 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat
Upcoming BVBroadcasting changes via Media Broadcast from Jan.7 and Jan.8
1430-1515 on 17510 ISS 250 kW / 083 deg to SoAs English Sat,ex 1430-1500
1815-1900 on  9715 MOS 100 kW / 115 deg to N/ME Arabic Sun, ex 1830-1900
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_29.html

GREECE   Voice of Greece on 9420 and 11645 kHz, Dec.28-29:
0700-0910 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3
0700-0910 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek*tx#1
* incl.news in Serbian 0804-0809UT and Spanish 0904-0907UT
from 1812 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
no signal on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
from 0620 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek#tx#3
no signal on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek tx#1
# incl.news in Serbian 0805-0809UT and Spanish 0905-0907UT
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/voice-of-greece-on-9420-and-11645-khz.html

GUAM   Reception of Adventist World Radio KSDA Voice of Hope, Dec.28:
1100-1130 on  9460 SDA 100 kW / 345 deg to FERu Russian, weak to fair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-ksda_29.html

OMAN   Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman on Dec.28:
1400-1404 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu dead air
from 1404 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-on_29.html

U.K.(non)   Test of BBC with BaBcoCk Music on Dec.28
1130-1145 on  9900 probably Tashkent, B16 BBC scheduled
1330-1415 on  9900 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Burmese
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/test-of-bbc-with-babcock-music-on-dec28.html

USA   Good signal of WMLK Radio, Assemblies of Yahwe on Dec.28:
1700-2200 on  9275 MLK 250 kW / 053 deg to WeEu English Sun-Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/good-signal-of-wmlk-radio-assemblies-of.html

USA   Weak to fair signal of station WINB, Red Lion on Dec.28:
2041-2100 on  9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to CeAm English/Spanish
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/weak-to-fair-signal-of-station-winb-red.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   Extended broadcast of Radio Free North Korea via RED Telecom
1100-1300 on  9355 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 1200-1300
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/extended-broadcast-of-radio-free-north.html

VATICAN(non)   Vatican Radio, Papal Audience in various languages, Dec.28
0900-1010 on  7250 SMG 100 kW / 330 deg to WeEu Italian/Arabic/Polish Wed
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/vatican-radio-papal-audience-in-various.html


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73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Agenda DX 29/12/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Guyra Campana, Paraguay 1420 Khz (1983)
Radio America, Perù 6010 Khz (1941)
Emisora Paraguay 6015 Khz (1952)

Capodanno in onde corte da Piazza San Pietro

Come tradizione il Santo Padre celebrerà (collegamento dalle 9.55 ora italiana) il 1° gennaio 2017 dalla Basilica di San Pietro la Santa Messa nella ricorrenza di Maria SS.ma Madre di Dio, Giornata Mondiale della Pace. 5 le frequenze d'onda corta impegnate con destinazioni primarie l'Africa e il Medio Oriente.

In quattro lingue il commento in onde corte. In portoghese per l'Africa 21560 kHz, in francese sempre per l'Africa su 15570 e 17760 kHz, in inglese ancora per l'Africa su kHz 21550 e infine in arabo per il Medio Oriente su 15610 kHz.

A Roma la trasmissione vede impegnate le frequenze FM 105,00 MHz in italiano, 93,30 MHz in inglese e 103,80 MHz in francese insieme col DAB vaticano. In Italia, nelle zone coperte dal circuito Eurodab, in italiano in DAB+. (Portale Italradio)

Glenn Hauser logs December 27-28, 2016

** ANGOLA. 4949.74, Dec 28 at 0142 again no signal from RNA. Are others finding it to be off the air lately? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 530, Dec 28 at 0153, soft piano version of ``Yesterday``, so R. Enciclopedia regains dominance, no sign of R. Rebelde on 530 as heard 22.5 hours ago. Original format was presenting bits of spoken knowledge as the name implies, but strangely kept the name with flip to EZL music. Do they have any informational shows or segments when we don`t hear them? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** CUBA. 9820.0, Dec 28 at 0129, RHC does it again --- running a Spanish morning frequency at night, and now making a het with weaker Brasil 9819.4. RHC is // 9710, and not audible on 11840, maybe still on but not propagating.

Here we are almost two months into the B-16 season, and RHC STILL hasn`t put up a new frequency schedule at

http://www.radiohc.cu/interesantes/frecuencias

dated Abril-Noviembre 2016 when 9820 was not on it morning or evening (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1857 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday December 27 at 2130 on WRMI 15770, good; also confirmed Tue Dec 27 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, fair and about equal level to wall-of-noise jamming left over from the 22-23 prepeat of Radio Libertad; tnx a lot, Arnie! As hoped, however, the jamming has abated by 2325 recheck. Not confirmed the UT Wed Dec 28 0030 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB when checked at 0058, a JBA carrier, but probably with WOR; and by 0118, very poor signal from Blalock the Blaster is audible on 9329.93v-CUSB (and much weaker than 9265 WINB). Next:

Wed 1415.5 WBCQ 9955 to SSE

Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15560 & 7780 & 15770, Dec  27 at 1455, no signal from WRMI, but 15440 is blasting TOM in as usual, so daytime propagation is funxional. 2130 check, 15770 is on for WOR. Dec 28 at 0120, no signal from 7780 or 15560, while 7570 & 7730 are VG. What is this about?

The long-missing nite frequency 7780 as heard 24 hours earlier is gone again and would be propagating if on. Thinking over its long absence, I am now suspecting that, as had happened a few times before, the transmitter is being tuned up on its second harmonic 15560 instead of fundamental 7780. This would also explain why mostly in the daytime, corresponding frequency 15770 has remained audible. Trouble is, at night, 15 MHz band is not propagating, but I should have kept looking for it there anyway. Tonight, UT Dec 28 at 0120, not even Cuba 15230 nor Australia 15240 is detectable (and 13, 11 MHz are almost dead except for weak Brazilians, and even WRMI is JBA on two 9 MHz channels). 

The nominal schedule for XMTR 3 is 12-22 on 15770, 22-12 on 7780, so just after 2200 would be the best time to check whether it appear on 15560 instead of 7780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5129.84-AM, UT Wed Dec 28 at 0138, this WBCQ is on again during what is scheduled as a multi-day hiatus. A show for Labor Day 2014 is announced; host says he got a postcard for a radio drawing. It`s `Ramsey`s Roadhouse`, when it was Mondays at 7 pm ET on 7490 as also announced. Another prize was Allan Weiner`s book ``Access to the Airwaves``. So for some reason, this WBCQ frequency is getting more airtime by playing old archive shows, such as this one, which in the meantime has changed name to `Furthermore 29/54`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.00, Dec 28 at 0123, WBCQ host says he got a report from Nova Scotia, asks for contributions to gofundme.com/deadfrogradio and also plugs WBCQ`s own fundraiser. As scheduled 01-02 UT Wednesdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1130, Dec 28 at 0149 UT, sports talk in English on steady and dominant S9+20 signal, presumed 50 kW KWKH Shreveport, but then fades a bit. I continue to think their pattern is out of whack, to throw so much signal this way, if not just N-D as in daytime (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1650, Dec 27 at 1326 UT, on the E-W longwire, I am trying to hear anything at all from KFSW Sallisaw OK, but main signal is sports talk, ``The Fan`` no doubt KCNZ Cedar Falls IA, 1330 UT Radio Iowa network news (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** YEMEN [non]. 11860, Dec 27 at 1445, Republic of Yemen Radio is still very good S9+20 with some of the great triumphal music they play, presumed via SAUDI ARABIA. But one must not forget that this exists due to the horrible civil war in Yemen. Sana`a`s own SW station, whatever the government, never had a signal like this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2520.01, Dec 27 at 1307 UT, some talk modulation is audible, 1312 UT music. Mod level is not commensurate with steady S5 signal from presumed WOCO Oconto WI, 2 x 1260 harmonic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 3299-USB, Dec 28 at 0145, a few words sounding like a MARS net, then into digibeeps. A similar unID log occurred 10 months ago: ``3299-USB, 0210 Feb 23, W&M voices conversing, then into digital modes`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0404 UT December 28

Agenda DX 28/12/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Nacional de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática, Western Sahara 1550 Khz (1975)
WEWN, Alabama 7520 Khz (1992)
Radio Valles del Tuy, Venezuela 1030-6120 Khz (1959)
Radio Nacional Rio Mayo, Argentina 1020 Khz (1981)

Glenn Hauser logs December 25-26-27, 2016

** ARMENIA. 12020, Dec 26 after 0100, no signal from SM Radio International, special to S America. The final repeat, 7305 at 0300 to North America, finds no signal at 0311, and a JBA carrier at 0342. Sorry, but Armenia is just not a suitable site for reaching North America under the circumstances (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11925.0, Dec 26 at 2226, enthusiastic Brazuguese talk, maybe a game, VP weak S3, so R. Bandeirantes has normalized its frequency which has been on 11925.2 for months. Next up the dial, Rádio RB2, is still split on 11934.68, S2. 11925.0 again after 0230 check Dec 27 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 530, Dec 27 at 0320, surprised to hear Spanish talk about béisbol, R. Rebelde // 1180 and a bit of an echo against // 5025. Atop music from presumed R. Enciclopedia, which is normally dominant, listed 10 kW from nearest Villa María, Ciudad de la Habana. WRTH 2017 shows two Rebeldes on 530: unknown power in Caribe, Isla de Juventud, and 1 kW in far Guantánamo. 

Rebelde is also atop my local Vance AFB TIS with fake call K530AM, announced at irregular intervals, among still running continuous PSA loops, including what to do when a hurricane is approaching. Oklahoma?

At same time on E-W antenna, 590 is dominated by music, presumably 25 kW Radio Musical Nacional, La Julia, Mayabeque (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** EGYPT. 9900.32, Dec 26 at 2217, weak off-frequency carrier with whine, but no modulation audible. Surely it`s R. Cairo, 2115-2245 English to Europe as scheduled on 9900 per WRTH 2017; alternate frequency is 9800, nothing heard. But also seems to be an even weaker carrier on 9900 even (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ETHIOPIA. 7236.448, Dec 26 at 1438, JBA carrier, off and back on, presumably R. Ethiopia by long path. Nothing from Eritrea (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EUROPE. 7700 & 9300, Dec 26 at 2216, no signals from Free Radio Service Holland, which was going to do a broadcast until 2230, not especially for North America. I read too late that they switched to 9335 to avoid some QRM, but doubt it would have been audible either. They had also mixed up the date previously as Dec 25 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY. 6080, Dec 26 at 0002, two very poor signals mixing, making a fast SAH, as I am checking for the Radio Mi Amigo 2-hour special to North America via Nauen. The other one is presumably R. Marumby, Brasil which I expected to be a problem, but even lacking it, there would not be enough signal from Nauen. Sorry, doldrums of solar cycle plus low winter MUFs call for a closer single-hop site, like WRMI. But thanks for trying to keep SW serving North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR [non]. 5008v, Dec 27 at 0242, no sign of RNM, nor on the hi side of 5010. ANGOLA also absent on lo side of 4950. Both off or just awful propagation from Africa? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7254.925, Dec 26 at 0655, VON playing `Wish You a Merry Xmas` song at end of Hausa hour, drumming, 0700 into French; S9+10 but muffled modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 5792.01, Dec 27 at 0331, [Station YHWH] with usual assertive pro-Yahweh programming, poor. Does anyone have a handy link to FCC notice of previous bust and disposition of case, fine? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 3878.92-AM, Dec 27 at 0247, WA1HLR, Timtron commenting on how poor propagation is now even on 75m; his contact is not on same frequency but 3880.21-AM. Shame on me for listening to hAMs with BFO on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1857 monitoring: confirmed UT Monday December 26 after 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 5130v-AM, very poor but identifiable; also confirmed UT Mon Dec 26 after 0430 on WRMI 9955, this time S9+10 with no jamming. Also confirmed UT Tue Dec 27 at 0030 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed UT Tue Dec 27 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, good. Next:

Tue 1200   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2300   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7302-USB, Dec 26 at 1437, AF MARS net, several radio chex with abbr`d call as ``SLA``, fonetikaly, eventually becoming evident that full call is AFS6LA. Strange skipping the number, but if you`re informally shortening, I guess you can do it however you like. NCS is AFA6EA with a VG signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490, Sunday December 25 at *2155, WBCQ IS & ID runup to sign-on, and 2200 `Marion`s Attic` as per schedule. Was checking around 2130 for `French Dog Radio` as heard exactly one week before by Mark Coady, Ont., presumed from WBCQ but he got no ID, so possibly a pirate/imposter. BTW, I am now wondering if it was really `Dead Frog Radio`, a known WBCQ show elsewhen, from the alleged prisoner.

5129.83-AM, UT Tue Dec 27 at 0240, JBA signal with talk, presumably WBCQ on signature off-frequency, rather than a pirate/imposter, despite nothing being scheduled here in a big gap between 0500 UT Monday and 0130 UT Thursday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7780, Dec 26 at 2230, WRMI has finally reactivated this frequency, S7-S9 with nothing but BS, much weaker than 7730, 7570 as 7780 is on the 44 degree antenna toward Europe like its counterpart 15770 which has not been missing in the daytime but off the air now. Had not been heard at all since Nov 21, nor on 15560 = 2 x 7780 which happened Nov 13. 7780 still audible but VP at 0030 & 0236 Dec 27 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9350, Sunday Dec 25 at 2135, WWCR gospel huxter with awful buzz on the modulation, worse on the sidebands. Scheduled Sundays at 21-22 is TruthHouse Ministries (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9930, Dec 26 at 2105, 2128, WTWW-2 yet again diffusing nothing but strong dead air except for some hum, instead of Dave Ramsey; off at 2216 check. No more Xmasmx either, nor on 5085 around 0230 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 880, Dec 27 at 0313 UT, Spanish giving an AC 713 phone (Houston TX), ``Aleluya Bróádcasting Nétwork``. On E-W antenna, no KRVN to speak of, but bigsig from KHAC AZ on 880-USB, none of that on LSB, only this, which has to be KJOZ Conroe TX, 10/1 kW U4, which has undergone a big change since the 2016-2017 NRC AM Log August deadline which had it as UC:NWS/TLK/SPT - YSR (in English). It also has an application for 5/l.2 kW U4 and change CoL to Baytown. Radio-Locator does have it as Radio Aleluya but still old facilities. This group has more and more AM & FM stations around Houston (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

UNIDENTIFIED. 15080, Dec 26 at 1448, S3-S6 AM carrier. Only All India Radio, Sound of Hope and an occasional pirate (no more Iran) dare to broadcast within the off-route aero band, but none listed on 15080. Soon carrier is replaced by OTH radar pulsing from 15068 to 15090 or so. Suspect the carrier was tuneup for the OTH radar; is that typical behavior from Russia or elsewhere? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0554 UT December 27