giovedì 23 agosto 2018

SWLDXBulgaria News, August 23

BOTSWANA(non)   Voice of America in 22&19mb via Selebi Phikwe, August 11:
0530-0630 on 13830 BOT 100 kW / 350 deg to CeAf French Mon-Fri, very good
0500-0700 on 15580 BOT 100 kW / 350 deg to CeAf English Daily - very good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/voice-of-america-in-22-via-selebi.html

EGYPT   Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9400 kHz, August 23
0900-0910 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to ????, good signal:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/mystery-egyptian-music-station-on-9400_23.html

GERMANY   Fair signal of DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst, August 23
0600-0630 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode
0600-0630 on  6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/fair-signal-of-dwd-deutscher.html

MADAGASCAR(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via Talata-Volonondry, August 23
1430-1500 on 15745 MDC 250 kW / 035 deg to SoAs Hindi, weak/fair signal:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-via_23.html

MYANMAR    Reception of Myanmar Radio in English on August 23
1530-1700 on  5985 YAN 025 kW / 176 deg to SEAs English, fair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/reception-of-myanmar-radio-in-english_23.html

PHILIPPINES   Reception of FEBC - Radio Teos in Russian on August 23
1500-1600 on 11650 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Russian, good signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/reception-of-febc-radio-teos-in-russian.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Shortwave tests for Africa probably via SPL on August 23
The purpose of the test transmissions is to find out if signal strength is
good enough for coverage in East Africa and possibly other parts of Africa
and the Middle East. And if so - what frequency 9320 kHz or 11550 kHz will
be better. The transmissions will consist of non-stop reggae music. Please
write and tell about the quality of signal to e-mail:<swtest818@gmail.com>
1600-1615 on 11550 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaCeAf/ME non-stop reggae music
1630-1700 on  9320 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaCeAf/ME non-stop reggae music
1900-1915 on  9320 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaCeAf/ME non-stop reggae music
1930-1945 on 11550 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaCeAf/ME non-stop reggae music
Strong signal in Sofia, but Secretbrod is only on 20 km from my appartment
Poor signal in SDR Patreshko near Troyan, due to skip zone from Secretbrod
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/shortwave-tests-for-africa-probably-via.html

SECRETLAND(non)   BaBcoCk Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod on August 23:
1700-1800 on  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya ONLY today, fair/good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/babcock-dimtse-radio-erena-via-spl.html

USA   Reception of WRNO Worldwide Radio in Chinese, August 23
from 0440 on  7505 RNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm Chinese, good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/reception-of-wrno-worldwide-radio-in_23.html

USA   Very good signal of OCB Radio & TV Marti, August 23
0500&0628 on  7335 GB  250 kW / 225 deg to Cuba Spanish:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/08/very-good-signal-of-ocb-radio-tv-marti_23.html


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73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire