Propagation News – 2 December 2018

The CQ Worldwide CW contest last weekend showed that you can work DX with zero sunspots. Reports show that stations as far west as Arizona and California, plus the Caribbean, were workable from the UK on 20 metres, plus there were reports of some limited F2-layer openings on 10 metres. Chris, G0DWV even reported an afternoon greyline opening to Japan on 80m using a four-square antenna array for the band.

The sun remained spotless last week and geomagnetic conditions were very settled, which no doubt helped the HF DX. The Kp index never rose above two and was often at zero for long periods. However, at the time this report was being prepared there was still an alert out for potentially-unsettled conditions on Friday, the 30th, and across the weekend due to ongoing coronal hole activity.

NOAA predicts that next week will see the solar flux index pegged at 68 again. Conditions should be a little more settled geomagnetically with a maximum K-index of three for most of the week. Conditions may be a little worse on Friday, the 7th, and Saturday, the 8th, due to a high-speed solar wind stream from a recurrent coronal hole that will become Earth-facing again.

This is a good time to start to think about the lower bands. Eighty and 160 metres are starting to come into their own with the longer nights. If you have never worked the USA on 80m then it might be worth looking around UK sunrise. There is often transatlantic SSB activity around the top of the band, especially 3790-3800kHz, in the early morning.

VHF and up:

There is a distinctly unsettled look to the charts again for the next week. This means that tropo will not be a big player and the only weather-related DX option is probably limited to some occasional rain scatter on the microwave bands. During the winter months, rain scatter is most likely around the coasts than inland. Last Tuesday’s SHF UK Activity Contest saw the west of the UK missing out as the rain moved east just before the contest started, leaving a disturbed troposphere in its wake. This highlights the fact that good propagation rarely waits for you if you only operate during contests. Rain scatter paths from East Anglia to the north remained good throughout.

Other options might include some aurora on VHF if we are lucky. ‘Space Weather Woman’ Doctor Tamitha Skov tweeted last week that we might reach solar storm levels at the beginning of December due to the coming fast solar wind. So be on the lookout for that.

There are three small meteor showers this week—see the Make More Miles on VHF for details—and remember that the big Geminids shower is only two weeks away now.

Moon declination goes negative today, so Moon windows will be shorter and of lower elevation as the week progresses. Note that the Sun will be very close to the Moon on Friday.

SWLDXBulgaria News, Nov.28-29

BANGLADESH   Very good signal of Bangladesh Betar, Nov.28
1315-1345 on  9455 DKA 250 kW / 320 deg to SoAs Nepali
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/very-good-signal-of-bangladesh-betar_30.html

ESWATINI   Reception of Trans World Radio Africa in Portuguese on Nov.28
1420-1435 on  9585 MAN 050 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Portuguese Mon-Fri, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-trans-world-radio-africa_30.html

GERMANY(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via MBR Issoudun on Nov.28:
1430-1500 on 13725 ISS 500 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Farsi, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-via_30.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen, Nov.28
1700-1730 on  9610 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Wed as scheduled
1730-1800 on  9610 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Wed, not Amharic
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation_30.html

MADAGASCAR(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via Talata, Nov.28:
1430-1500 on 15720 MDC 250 kW / 035 deg to SoAs Hindi, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-via_83.html

PALAU(non)   Nippon no Kaze & Furusato no Kaze via T8WH Angel 5, Nov.28
1300-1330 on  9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean Nippon no Kaze
1330-1400 on  9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese Furusato no Kaze
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/nippon-no-kaze-furusato-no-kaze-via_30.html

TURKEY   Voice of Turkey on odd frequencies 13655.7/7245.7/12035.7 kHz on Nov.28
1130-1155 on 13655.7 EMR 500 kW / 062 deg to CeAs Uzbek, instead of 13655 Nov.27
1200-1225 on  7245.7 EMR 250 kW / 300 deg to SEEu Bulgarian, instead 7245 Nov.27
1330-1425 on 12035.7 EMR 500 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English, instead  12035 Nov.27
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/voice-of-turkey-on-odd-freqs_30.html

U.K.(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via BaBcoCk Al-Dhabayya, Nov.28
1515-1600 on  9580.1 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg to SoAs Urdu, weak/fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-via_15.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

The K7RA Solar Update

At 2335 UTC on November 28 the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a geomagnetic disturbance warning for December 1. "The effect of a high speed solar wind stream from a large and recurrent coronal hole may raise the geomagnetic activity to minor storm levels on December 1 and 2."

Sunspots appeared on only two days over the past reporting week, the weekend of November 24-25, with sunspot numbers of 14 and 15. Average daily sunspot number compared to the previous seven days declined from 9.4 to 4.1, while average daily solar flux went from 70.8 to 68.9.

It seems odd, but both the average daily planetary and mid-latitude A index remained the same as last week’s numbers, 3.3 and 2.1, respectively.

Predicted solar flux for the next 45 days is 68 on November 30 through December 12, 70 on December 13-27, 68 on December 28 through January 8, and 70 on January 9-13.

Predicted planetary A index is 5 on November 30, then 24, 28, 12 and 10 on December 1-4, 8 on December 5-6, then 12, 12 and 8 on December 7-9, 5 on December 10-16, 8 on December 17-18, 5 on December 19-22, 8 on December 23-24, 5 on December 25-27, 16 and 24 on December 28-29, 10 on December 30-31, 8 on January 1-2, 12 on January 3-4, 8 on January 5, then 5 on January 6-12 and 8 on January 13.

F.K. Janda, OK1HH sent this geomagnetic activity forecast for the period November 30 to December 26, 2018.

Geomagnetic field will be:

Quiet on November 30, December 10, 12-15, 19-22, 26

Quiet to unsettled on December 16, 18, 23, 25

Quiet to active on December 3-4, 9, 11, 24

Unsettled to active on December 1, (5-6,) 7-8, 17

Active to disturbed on December 2

Solar wind will intensify on November 30 and on December 1-3, (4-6,) 7-9, (10-12, 15-18,) 24-25

Remark: Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.

Here is the latest video from Dr. Skov: https://youtu.be/GXKTsNMMkug

Mark Lunday, WD4ELG, reported last Friday, November 23 (too late for last week’s bulletin) in a message titled “Excellent Conditions on the Higher Bands,” I’ve been running FT8 on 15 meters, barefoot with a dipole antenna, and have easily worked 5R8 (Malagasy) and 3B8 (Mauritius).  I Also copied FR (Europa, San Juan de Nova, Glorioso, Tromelin or Reunion Island).  While Europe has been heard daily, and even ZS (South Africa) at least 2 or 3 times a week, it has been awhile since I heard Indian Ocean on 15 meters.”

Steve Sacco, NN4X, of Saint Cloud, Florida reported, “I made contact with 4K6FO (Azerbaijan) on 160 meters during the CQ Worldwide CW contest on 11/24 at 0340Z.

“It was an amazing little opening. I was listening to him for a bit as his signal slowly got stronger, and then I commenced calling him. I noticed that no one in North America was doing the same, which was odd. I was able to work him, and I stuck around to listen for a bit and noticed that still there were no calls from North America. I learned later that he had failed to work anyone in the western hemisphere, except me, on 160 meters during the contest.”

Jeff, N8II, reported from West Virginia concerning the CQ Worldwide CW contest last weekend: "We sort of hit a new low in the CQ Worldwide CW contest this past weekend as I was not able to work any DX on 10 meters. Some guys in the US reported less than 5 DX contacts on the band. Fifteen meters was worse than last year, but strangely, as in the CQ Worldwide phone contest, there was a 15-meter opening to Scandinavia east to the Baltic States. Twenty meters was great into Europe; wide open from before 1200Z until starting to fading around 1700Z.

“K3LR reported 11 DX contacts plus 2 Canadians (probably nearby in Ontario) on 10 meters, which means it was pretty close to dead by his standards."

Later Jeff reported: “During the contest, 160-meter signals seemed much worse than some years. Little was heard outside of the US and Canada. Most of my contacts were with the Caribbean and northern edge of South America. A few of the loudest European stations (including 1 Russian) heard me, but there nothing from the Pacific. The big guns did well on 160, with 96 countries worked at K3LR.

“I had noise on 80 meters that was loud enough to cover the weakest stations, but many that I could hear could not copy me. Europe is much louder here in November when the solar flux is higher. Working the West Africans was easy. Sunrise on Sunday was poor, although I did work 2 Hawaiians. I never tried much CQing, knowing it would not bear fruit. The noise did not hurt the results much. K3LR worked 122 countries and with a total of 1558 contacts on 80 meters.

“Signals on 40 meters at around sunset on Saturday were weak. By 2400Z, southern Europe sounded much better. Sunrise on Sunday was disappointing on the band with no readable Japanese stations. I could not work anything from Asia, although I heard Finland, Kazakhstan, Thailand, and western Asiatic Russia on long path. All weekend, conditions seemed poor or closed to northern Europe on 40 meters. Western Africa was loud on the band and I worked Morocco, Canary Islands, and Madeira Island. There were many Caribbean and South Americans with good to loud signals.

“Twenty meters was definitely my money band. Between about 1145Z and 1630Z conditions to Europe were superb on both days with no fading. On Saturday afternoon, we were treated to extended hours into Europe with good signals. It was amazing to work Russians at bottom of cycle near midnight their time, probably due to some auroral sporadic-E propagation! The opening favored farther west in North America, but I picked up Aland Island and Kazakhstan. At the same time, conditions were excellent to all of Africa with activity from all CQ Zones except Zone 34 (Libya/Egypt), the Caribbean and South America with many countries added to my log.

“Notable rare countries logged were Rwanda, Madagascar, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, and Fernando de Noronha Island. There were a few Japanese around sunset, but signals were down from just before the contest. Micronesia was worked. Sunday afternoon, I worked A35, Tonga short path (very weak), FK8, New Caledonia and VK2, Australia on long path. I finished with 929 20-meter contacts.

“Fifteen meters was frustrating, but interesting for sure. I made almost 100 contacts, which was less than last year, and worked 8 fewer multipliers compared to last year. I caught Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia and farther south Ukraine and Moldova (first contact of the day at 1233Z) on Sunday. Best conditions were in the 1400Z hour. I also had good luck with Africa, contacting both 5R, Madagascar, and 3B8, Mauritius, in CQ Zone 39, Senegal in Zone 35, Rwanda in Zone 36, South Africa in Zone 38, and many in Zone 33 in northwest Africa. I could not break the OX, Greenland pile up, even though he had an S9 signal to me. Signals from Germany west to England were marginal, so the openings were of a spotlight nature. The Pacific was punk, with nothing other than Hawaii and New Zealand worked. Skip was generally quite long to the south making the northern Caribbean difficult to work."

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service at http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of numbers used in this bulletin, see http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere.

An archive of past propagation bulletins is at http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.

Sunspot numbers for November 22 through 28, 2018 were 0, 0, 14, 15, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of 4.1. 10.7 cm flux was 69.2, 69.2, 70, 69.6, 68.6, 68.4, and 67.5, with a mean of 68.9. Estimated planetary A indices were 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 5, and 3, with a mean of 3.3. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 4, and 2, with a mean of 2.1.

Shortwave Radiogram, 30 November-2 December 2018

As we approach the (Northern Hemisphere) winter solstice, the Friday 2030 UTC broadcast is now heard better in Europe. The Saturday 1400 UTC show is being received in some parts of the USA, especially the southern states. The Sunday 0800 UTC broadcast, good the Australia, New Zealand, and North America, is delivering a faint signal to Europe. And the Sunday 2330 UTC continues to be heard well in Europe, late hour notwithstanding. Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 75) are provided by Scott on Ontario (Friday 2030-2100 UTC) and  Ralf in Germany (Saturday 1400-1430 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany. This weekend's Shortwave Radio will include some ASCII art. To display it correctly, you will need a monospaced font such as Courier. Or you can copy the text to a word processor or email client, and select a monospace font. The good thing about ASCII art is that it takes advantage of the error correction of our MFSK modes, so they usually print out perfectly and lack the fuzziness we often see with MFSK images. (To capture, read about screen capture and snipping tools for your OS.) Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 76, 30 November-2 December 2018, in MFSK modes as noted:  1:36  MFSK32: Program preview  2:58  Forecast for winter 2018-19*  7:19  MFSK64: Plan for sail-powered vehicle carrier* 11:34  A proposal for domestic shortwave in Australia* 17:12  This week's images* 26:15  ASCII art** 27:08  MFSK32: Closing announcements * with image(s) ** use monospace font such as Courier Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net And visit http://swradiogram.net Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners' results) Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter Friday 2030-2100 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida Saturday 1400-1430 UTC 9400 kHz Space Line Bulgaria Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz 7730 kHz WRMI Florida Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida

Slow Scan Radio transmits SSTV images and text modes Saturdays at 1300-1330 UTC on 6070 kHz (and maybe also 7440 kHz) via Channel 292 in Germany -- according to the latest schedule information I have. The website is http://www.slowscanradio.com. Reception reports to x@xdv.me. The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1300-1400 UTC on 11600 kHz from Bulgaria, with the minute of MFSK at about 1330 UTC (if you are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ ). And to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 7-9 pm EST) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. The minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/.  ASCII art will be transmitted this weekend on KBC. Italian Broadcasting Corporation (IBC)  Five minutes of MFSK32 is at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama. For the complete IBC transmission schedule visit  http://ibcradio.webs.com/  Broad Spectrum Radio is transmitted by WRMI Florida Sundayss at 0700-0800 UTC on 5850 and 7730 kHz. MFSK32 is broadcast during the second half hour of the show. Reports to broadspectrumradio@gmail.com. Thanks for your reception reports! Kim Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB Producer and Presenter Shortwave Radiogram Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom

eQSL from Radio Tawantinsuyo OAX7C in Cusco

Interesting eQSL from Carlos Gamarra (adalidcusco@hotmail.com ) on behalf of the station staff at Radio Tawantinsuyo OAX7C 6,173.4 KHz (presumably, as far as I can tell from this Google Translation):

“Estimado Bruce.estamos gestionando su carta QSL de Radio Twantinsuyo -Cusco PERU...adelantamos que su informe de recepción es correcto y se tendrá que validar su sintonía por SW. pronto tendrá novedades al respecto. La Gerencia de R.TAWANTINSUYO ADELANTA QUE EL REPORTAJE DE RECEPCIN CORRESPONDE A LAS EMISIONES DE R. TAWANTINSUYO. CORDIALES DZ Y MUCHOS 73.”

“Dear Bruce, we are managing your QSL letter from Radio Twantinsuyo -Cusco PERU ... we anticipate that your reception report is correct and you will have to validate your tuning by SW. Soon you will have news about it. The Management of R.TAWANTINSUYO ADVANCES THAT THE RECEPTION REPORT CORRESPONDS TO THE EMISSIONS OF R. TAWANTINSUYO. CORDIALES DZ AND MANY 73.

For reception on 10/14/2017 at 0016 UTC from remote rcvr in Edmonton (Don Moman). Did not expect to hear from any Peruvians so this was a pleasant surprise! I had sent both an e-mail report to the above address and a snail mail report on 10/20/17 w/QSL card and mint stamps to Carlos Gamarra Moscoso, Avenida Garcilazo 411, Wanchac, Cusco Region, Peru. The translation would appear to indicate some other QSL was enroute but I’ll be quite happy with this! I believe Carlos was listed as the QSL Manager for the station.

(Bruce via wor io group)

Media & Tech - 30/11/2018

Glenn Hauser logs November 30, 2018

** ALASKA. 3250, Nov 30 at 0246, JBA carrier rapidly cutting on and off, as I listen from 3249-USB tuning. Slightly stronger at 0252. Tnx tip from Walt Salmaniw at 0201 UT:

``Hearing and watching HAARP at 0150 to 0200 UT. Might be off for now, again, with out of this worldly tones and interesting patterns on the SDR as shown: HAARP 3250 kHz 01h56 30Nov2018 Victoria.JPG [visible in the WOR iog] 73, Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC``

How did he know; was there a twittip? Was HAARP back on when I tuned? Any further activity and frequencies offing? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, Nov 30 at 0702, RHC English news at S9+20, from The Cuban One still on air, and not about to cut off either this time, still at 0713. By then I`m checking 31m, and guess what, 9535 also has much weaker RHC English // 6000, but the undermodulation levels are about the same. A few times before I`ve heard English extension on 9535 supposed to be Spanish-only until 0600* only. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13834, Nov 30 at 1427, here we go again with RHC-FM spurs, first one around here; can tell it`s RHC Spanish mod, but none are at all clear even with FM tuning. Another about 13772 and weak 13906, so these are at ~72 kHz multiples from source 13700-AM. And the 13772 is way too close to the other AM frequency 13780! At 1430 during IS & theme, further traces then found around 13565, 13495. 

1512 recheck, 13780 is off, 13700 still on but now the spurs are much reduced, such as circa 13760 now. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. 3325, Nov 30 at 1353, S3-S4 song weaker than Juche adjacent 3320 but no problem separating, brief announcement could be English, 1355 more music thru hourtop to 1405 announcements and fading to JBA by 1412. Only one signal, presumed VOI via 10 kW ND Palangkaraya, supposedly in English until 1400, then Indonesian. 

Our sunrise today 1324 UT on the way to latest of year in about 5 weeks circa 1344; our earliest sunset is already next week at 2316.

Only one signal and again presumed not NBC Bougainville, which Ron Howard had last reported going off at 1111* Nov 5; before that, as of Oct 22 he said it was always off before 1200; and on Oct 14 it was not even on at 1058. Unfortunately Ron does not expect to be back at the dials for another sesquimonth (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)  

** INDONESIA. 3344.87 approx., Nov 30 at 1356 while monitoring 3325 for Palangkaraya, I also find a JBA carrier around this signature off-frequency or RRI Ternate, recently reactive (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. 13725, Nov 30 at 1429, NHK IS on fair signal, surprise since barely making it on 11815 even with Turkey off. O, this one is 500 kW due east via FRANCE, 1430 opening Persian semihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 11815.007, Nov 30 at 1415 tune-in to big open carrier, and off. Must be VOT with problem, uncovering JBA carrier from Japan direct --- relative reception of these two varies hugely from one day to next. Recheck at 1423, TRT back on at S9+10 with Turkish music slightly distorted when I measure it, not 11815.7 today.

12035.022, Nov 30 at 1416, VOT English sufficient but not as strong as Turkish on 11815.007, during Friday `Letterbox` promising QSL by post; 1419 program outro and final `Question of the Month` for November, reply deadline today, which I still can`t copy (announcer accent does not help), but the multiple-choice answers include 96, 98 and 90-something. Just by guessing there`s a 1/3 chance of winning, too easy? or why not enter thrice for a nice gift? After that I think there`s a drawing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395, Nov 30 at 0705, WRMI Oldies in MUF luck propagating this time to S9+10 of ``Alice`s Restaurant`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5830, Nov 30 at 0704, PPPP back in his grave as no signal from WTWW-1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VIETNAM [non]. Jeff White reported early UT Nov 30: ``WRMI begins airing a new program, Supreme Master TV (suprememastertv.com), on November 30 at 1500-1800 UTC on 15,770 kHz seven days per week. Additional hours of SMTV may appear on other WRMI frequencies at other times. SMTV originates in Vietnam and broadcasts in English and a variety of other languages. The programs promote issues such as world peace, veganism, animal rights and global warming [sic]. Sample program titles include: Cinema Scene, Healthy Living, Science and Spirituality, Nature's Beauty, and Secrets of the Universe. You can also hear various types of music, including music from Vietnam. Your comments and reception reports on this new program are welcome at info@wrmi.net.

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

www.wrmi.net``

I opined at 0538: ``Not heard any yet, but the website gives off bad vibes --- like a cult. For starters a bit of modesty in titling rather than Supreme Master would help, and BTW the Master is a woman (I guess Mistress might be misconstrued), [Ching Hai]. Promoting good stuff like humanitarianism and veganism, but also with religious godly exceptionalism. Reminds of Aum Shinrikyo, or Jim Jones? Beware. Glenn`` Also beware: website autolaunches audio-video without permission.

15770, Nov 30 at 1502, S9+20 of dead air on WRMI, but 1503 bits of music on and off, then YL lexure in English about animal protexion and welfare laws, in an Indian state where nims have the same rights as humans; other items about Israel, Belgium, England. More at supremastertv.com/gca; 1507 repetitive catch-phrases, etc., and fading down (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1651 UT November 30

Supreme Master TV new on WRMI

WRMI begins airing a new program, Supreme Master TV (suprememastertv.com), on November 30 at 1500-1800 UTC on 15,770 kHz seven days per week. Additional hours of SMTV may appear on other WRMI frequencies at other times. SMTV originates in Vietnam and broadcasts in English and a variety of other languages. The programs promote issues such as world peace, veganism, animal rights and global warming. Sample program titles include: Cinema Scene, Healthy Living, Science and Spirituality, Nature's Beauty, and Secrets of the Universe. You can also hear various types of music, including music from Vietnam. Your comments and reception reports on this new program are welcome at info@wrmi.net.

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
www.wrmi.net
(from WRMI FB via Jeff White, DXLD)

Agenda DX 30/11/2018

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Panambi Vera, Paraguay 1140 Khz (1974)
Radio Jaèn, Perù 5005 Khz (1963)
Valley Radio, Gran Bretagna 999-1116 Khz (1996)
Northland Radio, Gran Bretagna 1035 Khz (1986)
Radio ZDK, Antigua 1100 Khz (1971)
XEEP Radio Educaciòn, Messico 6185 Khz (1924)

FESTE NAZIONALI
Festa dell'Indipendenza a Barbados

Glenn Hauser logs November 28-29, 2018

** ALASKA. 7320, Nov 29 at 1401, KNLS IS is S6-S7 vs high noise level; 7560 also playing KNLS IS much better at S9. 7320 is English at 270 degrees on a -30 degree slew from 300, 7560 is Mandarin at 300 degrees, no slew, both types 218 antenna and allegedly 100 kW, yet quite a difference. Maybe because at about 98 degrees we are closer to directly off the back of 270 than 300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11855.74, Nov 29 at 0623, R. Aparecida M&W conversation in Brazuguese, the SSOB and almost the OSOB except JBA carrier on 11815 from the other Brazilian, signs of N Korea on 11680, 11710, and that`s it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040, Nov 29 at 0036, RHC English is S9+40 but just barely modulated; 9720 is off now. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6150, Nov 29 at 1348, RHC is S9+10 mentioning Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, on secret frequency not in Aoki, but EiBi has it at 12-14; // much stronger another new frequency, 11950 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. 3325, Nov 29 at 1352, music at S8-S6, one signal presumed VOI Palangkaraya rather than Bougainville. 1358 fading, 1400 sounds like theme music. The English hour from VOI might even have been listenable from 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA NORTH. 2850, Nov 29 at 1357, KCBS music at S8-S9, qualifying as MW; also on 3320 at about same level as 3325 Indonesia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Nov 29 at 1351, M&W Korean talk, S9/S9+10 and no jamming audible vs Voice of Freedom currently here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 700, Nov 29 at 1304, YL in unknown language, partly Spanish mentioning ``Desarrollo de Pueblos Indígenas``, which is the federal agency running native stations I love to hear, then definite IDs pronounced in Spanish, XEETCH heard twice, and La Voz de los Tres Rios. That`s the 5 kW daytimer in Etchojoa, Sonora. Has growing SAH of 128/min = 2.13 Hz in plain Spanish, likely XEGD in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 810, Nov 29 at 1308, looping SW, Mexican NA by kidchorus is playing; running late? 1310 losing to WHB and can`t make out an ID before ``-AM`` in Spanish. Then some Xmasmx, Greensleeves, 1316 Merry Little Xmas in English so probably a third station. The only Mexfit is XERSV, Tribuna R., Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 5 kW daytimer. (Tim Hall has confirmed that XESB in Chihuahua is gone.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 820, Nov 29 at 1321, canned YL ID as ``Canal Ochocientos Veinte, ABC Radio`` and back to romantic music, easily separable from WBAP at the moment, just before LSR of 1321 UT. It`s XEABCA in Mexicali BCN, which really gets out, and frequently non-IDs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOMALILAND. 7120, Nov 29 at 1347, S5-S7 carrier but just barely modulated, presumed R. Hargeisa by longpath when it could even be in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 710, Nov 28 a 2038 UT, counting the SAH fades between KGNC Amarillo and KCMO Kansas City both on groundwave: 156/minute = 2.6 Hz. Again on caradio at a parking lot in western Enid.

1090, Nov 28 at 2040 UT, SAH here of 5 Hz, talk station vs music station. One is certainly KEXS Excelsior Springs MO, 10 kW, which barely makes it here by groundwave; the other could be KAAY Little Rock, starting skywave as it`s really too far for groundwave. No other 1090s likely (a couple in further reaches of TX). (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1130, Nov 28 at 2101 UT, `The Tiger` ID after weak sportstalk, which I knew had to be KWKH Shreveport, as nearer KLEY Wellington KS is off the air again --- better than pulsing and breaking up as it did earlier this year, but seemed to have recovered (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Nov 29 at 1256-1302, all roughly NW u.o.s.: 594, 693, 747, 774, 828, 837, 882(2), 972, 1098-W?, 1134, 1143 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1521, Nov 28 at 2044 UT, on my MW bandscan in western Enid, KOKC OKC has a JBA het upon it! Roughly 1 kHz, but I can`t tell exactly on caradio and whether it`s 1519 or 1521. Could the 2-megawatt Saudi be propagating this early? 

On NRD at home Nov 29 at 0044 UT, het is definitely from 1521. KSA quit running all-night and should be off by now unless that has changed. TA carriers are certainly in now on a quick check of 1215, 1089, 882, 855, 774, 693.

ZNS 1540 Bahamas has also been reported spurious circa 1521 and 1559. Or it could yet be something else (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6999.98, Nov 29 at 0033, beeps = carrier on and off at the rate of 126/minute (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0051 UT November 30

Complimenti all'Air, che non perde mai l'occasione di dimostrare quanto vale...

Nel pomeriggio di oggi è stato postato su uno dei nostri gruppi un link al blog dei (non) amici commercianti dell'Air - Associazione Italiana Radioascolto... il link è stato chiaramente cancellato dal nostro gruppo, ma vi invito alla lettura perchè, per una volta, c'è qualcosa di veramente interessante.... il post è di OGGI GIOVEDI' 29 NOVEMBRE 2018 e, fra le altre cose, invita ad ascoltare "il regionale della Sardegna (1062 e 1143 kHz)", dell’Alto Adige (657 kHz) e del Friuli (819 kHz), France Bleu Alsace (1278 kHz), "attenti ai 648 kHz BBC World Service", "il trasmettitore di Rai Uno da Bologna è sempre lì (567 kHz)", "c’è Radio Studio X (Momigno, Pistoia, 1584 kHz), Radio Verona (stessa frequenza)", "Challenger Radio (Villa Estense, Padova,1368 e 1566 kHz)", ma a qualcuno piace la Bulgaria e il suono della lingua locale su 1224... complimenti all'AIr, all'autore dell'articolo, e a chi ha ancora il coraggio di diffonderlo... e ai nostri lettori ogni altro eventuale commento.....

Media & Tech - 29/11/2018

FTIOM & UBMP, December 2-8

From the Isle of Music, December 2-8

This week, our special guest is Ricardo Oropesa, Artistic Director of Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro, which was awarded a Premio de Honor at Cubadisco 2018 for its 90 years of existence. This is the group that first took the Son from Cuba around the world. Plenty of great music and some interesting history along the way.

The broadcasts take place:

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 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)

2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 UTC (New UTC) on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). This has been audible in parts of NW, Central and Southern Europe with an excellent skip to Italy recently.

3 & 4. Our usual broadcasts on Channel 292 will not be heard this week due to maintenance at the transmitter.

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, December 2, 2018

Episode 90, Hawaii True & False, presents some genuine music from Hawaii and some parodies.

1.Sunday 2300-2330 UTC (6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe

2. Our usual broadcast on Channel 292 will not be heard this week due to maintenance at the transmitter.

Also recommended:

Marion’s Attic, a unique program produced and hosted by Marion Webster featuring early 20th Century records, Edison cylinders etc played on the original equipment, comes on immediately before UBMP on Sundays from 2200-2300 UTC on WBCQ 7490 Khz.

UBMP (Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot) Holiday Specials

In addition to its regularly- scheduled programming, UBMP (Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot), a program that presents music from around the world along with a little comedy now and then,  will be presenting the following hour-long holiday specials for the Americas  in December:

1. Uncle Bill’s X-Mess Special, featuring Christmas music from around the planet, unusual holiday customs, a laugh or three and other stuff to help you escape the 86th version of that song you just heard 85 times…

Tuesday, Dec 25 8-9pm Eastern US time (meaning Wednesday, 0100-0200 UTC) on WBCQ 5130 kHz

2. Uncle Bill’s Rockless New Year’s Eve Special:  We’ll take a look at some of the more unusual NYE / New Year’s Day rituals around the world with appropriate music to go with the countries in question. If you like to wear weird underwear, set fire to things or gorge on grapes, we may have just the thing for you…

Monday Dec 31 7-8pm Eastern US Time (meaning Tuesday, 0000-0100 UTC) on WBCQ 5130 kHz

For Europe, there will also be a New Year’s Eve UBMP special on Spaceline from Bulgaria, details to be announced.

https://swling.com/blog/2018/11/ubmp-uncle-bills-melting-pot-holiday-specials/

Agenda DX 29/11/2018

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio El Mundo, Argentina 1070 Khz (1935)
Radio Granma, Cuba (1932)
Radio Sicuani, Perù 4826 Khz (1959)
Radio Tucumàn, Argentina 1110 Khz (1928)

One of five TX units at Emirler is out odd frequency

One of five TX units at Emirler is out odd fq
about 681 - 686 Hertz upper side flank.

re 11815 kHz, some 7 (seven) Hertz distance apart
between NHK R Japan and TRT Emirler bcast, today Nov 28.

                                                       check Nov 28
0930-1055 UT 11795 EMR 250 kW 100 deg to WeAS Persian  11795.686
1000-1255 UT 15350 EMR 500 kW 310 deg to WeEUR Turkish 15350.008
1000-1255 UT 15480 EMR 500 kW 150 deg to NE/ME Turkish 15480.007

1100-1125 UT 15360 EMR 500 kW 032 deg to EaEUR Tatar   15360.007
1100-1155 UT  9840 EMR 250 kW 072 deg to CeAS Georgian  9840.021
1130-1155 UT 13655 EMR 500 kW 062 deg to CeAS Uzbek    13655.686

1200-1225 UT  7245 EMR 250 kW 300 deg to SoEaEUR Bulgar 7245.682
1200-1255 UT 13630 EMR 500 kW 072 deg to EaAS Chinese  13630.025
1230-1325 UT 15270 EMR 500 kW 310 deg to WeEUR German  15270.007

1300-1325 UT 11965 EMR 250 kW 072 deg to CeAS Turkmen  11965.024
1300-1355 UT 15350 EMR 500 kW 310 deg to WeEUR Turkish 15350.008
1300-1355 UT 15390 EMR 500 kW 095 deg to SoAS Urdu     15390.009
1330-1425 UT 12035 EMR 500 kW 305 deg to WeEUR English 12035.012
1330-1425 UT 13685 EMR 500 kW 072 deg to CeAS Uyghur   13685.024

1400-1455 UT  9410 EMR 500 kW 020 deg to EaEUR Russian  9410.007
1400-1655 UT 11815 EMR 250 kW 310 deg to WeEUR Turkish 11815.007
1430-1455 UT  9785 EMR 500 kW 072 deg to CeAS Kazakh    9785.019

1500-1525 UT  6185 EMR 500 kW 290 deg to SoEaEUR Italian6185.004
1500-1555 UT  7295 EMR 250 kW 150 deg to NE/ME Arabic   7295.019
1500-1555 UT 17720 EMR 500 kW 252 deg to NoWeAF Arabic 17720.007

1600-1625 UT  9595 EMR 500 kW 072 deg to WeAS Dari      9595.020
1600-1655 UT  6070 EMR 500 kW 105 deg to WeAS Persian   6070.004
1630-1725 UT  5965 EMR 500 kW 090 deg to WeAS Azeri     5965.681
1630-1655 UT  9595 EMR 500 kW 072 deg to WeAS Pashto    9595.021

1700-1725 UT  9595 EMR 500 kW 072 deg to WeAS Uzbek     9595.022
1700-2155 UT  5980 EMR 500 kW 310 deg to WeEUR Turkish  5980.0045
1700-2155 UT  6120 EMR 500 kW 138 deg to NE/ME Turkish  6120.005

1930-2025 UT  6050 EMR 250 kW 310 deg to WeEUR English  6050.018

73 wb

Media & Tech - 28/11/2018

Glenn Hauser logs November 27-28, 2018 [more]

** ASCENSION. 5960 & 6005, Nov 28 at 0656, same low pitch hum infects both relay frequencies, so transmitters` problem or power supply? 6005 with English BBCWS at 05-07 is normally thus, but 5960 at 05-07 is R. Ndarason International in Kanuri. Hum is distinctive but not enough to impede listening, which may be why ASC has done nothing about it for years (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 7545, Nov 28 at 1414, S9 echo-jamming presumably CNR1, since VOA Cantonese via Philippines is on here at 1300-1500, probably the something else underneath (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000 // 6060 // 6100 // 6165, Nov 28 at 0659 music as all four RHC English frequencies manage to be on at once! 0700 restart another English hour repeat previewing DXers Unlimited, and initiating with This Day in History, happy birthday b. 1820 Engels! The word ``communist`` never mentioned in connexion, but he financed Marx. I`m tuned to 6000 and just as the ``news`` is starting, it cuts off the air at 0702*. I then check the others and all are gone except laggard 6165 in dead air which stays on another minute until 0703*.

Anyhow, it`s clear that despite the English program feed continuing, whoever run the SW transmitters at the moment think the schedule end circa 0700 instead of 0800 as per Arnie`s B-18 schedules. A new revision accounting for this and other changes is sorely needed --- but you never know what will really happen from one day to the next! Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13765, Nov 28 at 1518, weak spurblob unreadable even in FM mode but accompanied by 13635, 13570 and 13830 with traces of the F# tone, so it`s obvious these erupt from the 13700-AM RHC transmitter at plus/minus 65 kHz intervals --- 13780 is now off. 

Just on Nov 25 I was getting a much stronger set of FMs at same intervals centred on 13780. In the meantime, RHC must have swapped transmitter/site usage on 13700 and 13780. But sked shows 13700 as Bauta, 13780 as Bejucal. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN. 7355, Nov 28 at 1416, S9/S9+10 but very undermodulated YL in unknown language. I was thinking KNLS, but off at 1443 recheck; at 1320-1420, it`s VIRI in Kurdish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [and non]. 11815.00, Nov 28 at 1444, today the colliders NHK and TRT are but a few Hz apart making medium SAH instead of Turkey het ~700 Hz higher; and about equal level Japanese vs Turkish talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7780, Nov 27 at 2255 WRMI music, 2257 BB ID as on Oldies stream and 2258 start VOA News, not enough time to finish before hourtop. This is all very confusing. The transmission skedgrid shows 7780 with RAE in Italian M-F at 22-23 (but it may have ended 5 minutes early); the System G program schedule below shows 7780 // 9395 with WRN, i.e. DW in English at 22-23. Transmission grid shows at 22-23 the two WRN frequencies are 9395 & 5950 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5950, Nov 28 at 0657, no signal from WRMI, a rare outage. Detectable again at 1407 VP with music, Oldies? 9395 also inaudible at 0659, but in this case hard to tell if off or just way above MUF (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6000 & 5010 & 7500, Nov 28 at 1405, 1415, I am hearing a continuous clicking (carriers on/off) at the rate of 216 X per minute as timed on 5010 at 1407, and they all sound the same. Previously had these on 6000 & 5010, suspected something to do with Cuban jamming transmitters, but with 7500 added, none of these are really jamming targets. The clicks are dissimilar to residual pulse jamming infecting OCB, WRMI, República frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15775.75-USB, Nov 28 at 1513, 2-way in colloquial Spanish INTRUDERS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1810 UT November 28

First short wave trans-Atlantic contact made 95 years ago

It was on the night of 27th November 1923 that the first Trans-Atlantic short wave radio contact was made. It took place between radio hams: Leon Deloy (8AB) in France and Fred Schnell (U1MO) in the USA. This first short wave Trans-Atlantic contact represented the culmination of many tests and attempts to hear and then make contacts across the Atlantic. The contact pushed forwards the technology used, not only by radio amateurs but other users as well. After the First World War, it took some time before British radio amateurs were allowed back on the air, and as a result of restrictions and for many other reasons, the equipment available was limited. This forced the use of improved technology and techniques. That said, the first contact was made between the USA and France, but Britain also succeeded and went on to make the first contacts with the Antipodes later.

SWLDXBulgaria News, Nov.27-28

CHINA   CNR-1 vs Sound of Hope Xi Wang Zhi Sheng, Nov.28
from 0730 on 11580 unknown kW / non-dir to EaAs Chinese
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/cnr-1-vs-sound-of-hope-xi-wang-zhi_28.html

CUBA   Good signal of Radio Habana Cuba in 19 mb, Nov.27
1200-1600 on 15140 QVC 250 kW / 130 deg to SoAm Spanish Radio Habana Cuba &
NO SIGNAL on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English R.Sultanate of Oman
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/good-signal-of-radio-habana-cuba-in-19.html

CUBA   Good signal of Radio Habana Cuba in 60mb, Nov.28
till 0600 on  5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish
from 0600 on  5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba English
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/good-signal-of-radio-habana-cuba-in.html

DENMARK   Reception of World Music Radio Denmark, Nov.28
from 0616 on  5840 001 kW Randers/Denmark to Eu English
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-world-music-radio-denmark_28.html

EGYPT   Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9400/9550 kHz, Nov.28:
0815-0820 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to ????, weak/fair signal
1000-1010 on  9550 unknown tx / unknown to ????, fair/good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/mystery-egyptian-music-station-on.html

ESWATINI   Very good signal of Trans World Radio Africa, Nov.27
1802-1832 on  9500 MAN 100 kW / 013 deg to EaAf English
1832-1847 on  9500 MAN 100 kW / 013 deg to EaAf Arabic
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/very-good-signal-of-trans-world-radio.html

GERMANY(non)   Frequency change of Deutsche Welle via MBR Issoudun from Dec.1
1600-1700 NF 11995 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Amharic, ex 15275
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/frequency-change-of-deutsche-welle-via.html

KOREA D.P.R.   Fair signal of KCBS Pyongyang on Nov.28
from 0800 on 11680 KNG 050 kW / non dir to NEAs Korean
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/fair-signal-of-kcbs-pyongyang-on-nov28.html

KURDISTAN(non)   Denge Welat via Issoudun and Grigoriopol, Nov.28:
0330-0600 on  9525 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good
0600-1500 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-denge-welat-via-issoudun_28.html

NIGERIA(non)   Radio Ndrason International & Radio Nigeria Kaduna in 22mb, Nov.28:
0700-0800 on 13810 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri Radio Ndrason Inter via BAB
0700-0900 on 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa Radio Nigeria Kaduna via TDF
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/radio-ndrason-international-radio.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 31/25mb, Nov.27:
0830-0836 on  9262 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM, good
0830-0836 on 11535 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM, weak
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in_28.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod, Nov.27
1700-1800 on  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya/Arabic, weak/fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-dimtse-radio-erena-via-spl_28.html

PALAU   Reception of World Harvest Radio Int T8WH Angel 3, Nov.27:
from 1030 on  9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs English, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-world-harvest-radio-int_28.html

THAILAND   Very good signal of HSK9 Radio Thailand World Service, Nov.27
1900-2000 on  7475 UDO 250 kW / 324 deg to WeEu English
2000-2015 on  7475 UDO 250 kW / 324 deg to WeEu German
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/very-good-signal-of-hsk9-radio-thailand.html

TURKEY   Voice of Turkey on odd frequencies 15235.7/11795.7/13655.7 kHz on Nov.28:
0600-0755 on 15235.7 EMR 500 kW / 210 deg to CEAf Hau/Swa, instead of 15235 Nov.27
0930-1055 on 11795.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian, instead of 11795 Nov.27
1130-1155 on 13655.7 EMR 500 kW / 062 deg to CeAs Uzbek, instead of 13655.0 Nov.27
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/voice-of-turkey-on-odd-freqs_28.html

USA   Brother Stair via World Wide Christian Radio WWCR-3, Nov.27
1500-2000 on 13845 WCR 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm English Mon-Fri
1300-2000 on 13845 WCR 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm English Sat
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/brother-stair-via-world-wide-christian_28.html

USA   Good signal of RAE Argentina al Mondo via WRMI-1 on Nov.27
2200-2300 on  7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Italian Mon-Fri
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/good-signal-of-rae-argentina-al-mondo_28.html

USA(non)   Frequency changes of Voice of America in Tibetan, Nov.27
1400-1500 NF 11760*PHT 250 kW / 283 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 17830
1400-1500 NF 13830 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15160
* co-ch same 11760 BAU 100 kW / non-dir to NCAm Spanish R.Habana Cuba
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/frequency-changes-of-voice-of-america.html

USA(non)   Cancelled shortwave transmissions of Radio Free Asia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/cancelled-shortwave-transmissions-of.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   North Korea Reform Radio via Tashkent on Nov.27
2030-2130 on  7495 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-north-korea-reform-radio_28.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

Trump suggests creating U.S. 'worldwide network' to compete with CNN

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested the United States should create a "worldwide network" to combat the "unfair" way the country is treated by the media, saying CNN doesn't have enough competition overseas.

"Throughout the world, CNN has a powerful voice portraying the United States in an unfair...." the president tweeted. "....and false way. Something has to be done, including the possibility of the United States starting our own Worldwide Network to show the World the way we really are, GREAT!"

The U.S. government currently funds Voice of America, an international radio broadcast source. Congress in 2017 eliminated the board of directors for the organization, with a new CEO position created, which is appointed by the president.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/26/trump-suggests-us-worldwide-network-1015922

Glenn Hauser logs November 27-28, 2018

** CUBA. 9490, Nov 27 at 1544, pulse jamming against nothing, which is totally uncalled for in a daypart never occupied by Radio República. Lest we forget how paranoid the Cuban commies are (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9720, Nov 27 at 2259, no signal from RHC, maybe just finished the alleged English hour shifted? A JBA carrier, however, which would be CRI starting Japanese via Xi`an (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765, Nov 28 at 0251, R. Progreso is very suptorted, modulation peak spikes only, unreadable. Wiggle that patchcord! Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 9609.596, Nov 27 at 1540, another way-off-frequency stix out sorethumbly, S9-S5 and just barely modulated music, then talk by YL. Got to be the Albanian hour from R. Cairo now scheduled on ``9610``, rather than the other listee, CRI in Bengali via Kunming. Something`s always wrong at Abis (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ISRAEL [non]. The cable channel I24 News, which is owned by the Altice owner of Suddenlink, our cable/IS provider in Enid, has been on cable 83, somewhat buried, but yesterday as channel-surfing I found it duplicated on 49! This is a good strategic move for them, putting it right between Fox News on 48 and CNN on 50, so more people are bound to run across it. 49 had been vacant for a while since Blaze was dropped (why?). Now I see a Suddenlink promo inserted on CNN that I24 is now on 49. Well, yes and no --- I see it on a full-channel cable box, but not on the basic one going up only to 99, where 49 ought to be included too. Maybe needs rescanning/setup to get it. It`s still also on C83 for now.

Meanwhile, KFOR-``4`` the NBC in OKC, has been running a crawler urging viewers to demand Suddenlink not drop it! Is it not a ``must-carry`` as a local OTA station? (Glenn Hauser, OK, Nov 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 9966, Nov 27 at 1538, a constant carrier here making a het against 9965, this semihour being Nippon no Kaze, VP talk in Korean via PALAU. Presumably this is jamming; no carrier on 9964 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KUWAIT. 11629.759, Nov 27 at 1531, MOI Qur`an is S9 to S6. Nov 23 I had measured it on 11629.756. Unlike Turkey 11815V & 12035V, this one stays put (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RUSSIA. 4996, Nov 27 at 0727-0728+, binary sounds on RWM Taldom/Moscow frequency, presumably from that very station. See discussion of its `program` schedule in DXLD 16-26; this hourpart was uncertain, preceded by pips until :20. CW ID minutes are :09 and :39 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY [and non]. 11815.687, Nov 27 at 1456, TRT music is way off-frequency today, making big het with Japanese talk from NHK on 11815.00, as the pair are about equal strength. Offness or not and relative strength vary widely from one day to next. NHK soon closes the Hour of Collision, and at 1536, Turkey is in the clear when casual tuners might even assume it`s really on 11815.00! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1958 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday November 27 at 2030 on WRMI 7780, fair S9-S6. Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI    5950 to WNW

2200 UT Wednesday WRMI   *9955 to SSE

2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ   *7490v to WSW

0729 UT Saturday  HLR     6190-CUSB Germany to WSW

1200 UT Saturday  Unique *9265 via WINB to WSW

1531 UT Saturday  HLR     9485-CUSB Germany to WSW

1700 UT Saturday  WRN    *5950 via WRMI to WNW [unconfirmed]

2030vUT Saturday  WA0RCR  1860-AM non-direxional

0400vUT Sunday    WA0RCR  1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND

0830 UT Sunday    WRMI    5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW [NEW]

1130 UT Sunday    HLR     7265-CUSB Germany to WSW

2130 UT Sunday    WRMI    7780 to NE

0230 UT Monday    WRMI    5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW

0400vUT Monday    WBCQ   *5130v Area 51 to WSW

0430 UT Monday    WRMI   *9955 to SSE

* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:

Complete updated WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM:

http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 4840, Nov 27 at 0728 dead air, then Brother Scare. Was not aware he`s now on WWCR-3 overnight: sked shows M-F 0700-1100, Sat 1000-1200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 540, Nov 27 at 2130 UT, skywave hasn`t reached the lowend yet, so on caradio at a quiet parking lot in western Enid, I count the fades between our two weak groundwave stations, KDFT Ferris [The Metroplex] TX, and KWMT Fort Dodge IA, and find them 1.47 Hz apart, or 88/minute.

570, Nov 27 at 2131 UT, I do the same for 570, KLIF Dallas and WNAX Yankton SD: 3.33 Hz, or 200/minute (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 640, Nov 27 at 2132 UT I am bandscanning on caradio at a quiet parking lot in western Enid, finding dead air again from KWPN, but turning up the volume, somestation is audible under --- it must be WOI, public radio in Ames IA. I hasten to A/B with 91.7 KOSU to make it // during NPR ATC, but ``ESPN 1390`` blasts back on in less than a minute. Anyhow it would not be in // as WOI is amid BBC Newshour, no ATC there until 2200. TROTS: if OU had not stupidly sold off its legacy AM station, WNAD 640, today Oklahoma would have public radio on AM (and a lot better reception in the hinterlands than its low-power FM successor KGOU and satellites can muster) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1270, Nov 27 at 2138 UT, Spanish game report involving a pelota and a dominicano, so béisbol. Groundwave would render KRXO Claremore OK sports in English, so skywave from The Metroplex is already propagating 50 kW KFLC Benbrook TX atop any KRXO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, a good time to check as coastal (east and west) DXers are reporting plenty, Nov 28 at 0240-0248: 531* with bit of audio Algerien, 585, 612(2), 621, 693*, 729, 738, 747, 774*(2), 855, 864, 882*, 909, 936, 999, 1044, 1053, 1089(2), 1125, 1161, 1179, 1215, 1341. *=stronger ones; (2)=at least two carriers beating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4856-USB, Nov 28 at 0250, very poor 2-way in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6000, Nov 27 at 0724, RHC is off, but some beeps are heard here; same kind also at 0726 on 5010. Perhaps artifacts of Cuban jammers or non, as 5010 is a WRMI frequency elsewhen in some Spanish if not exilacious (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6002-CW, Nov 27 at 0719, at tune-in I hear a bit of CW ending in K, like an ID/V marker here in the SWBC band. Immediately brings to mind 4XZ, Israeli Navy, Haifa, which was discussed in DXLD 13-35. Now I keep listening 5 minutes for a repeat, but nothing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7755.4-USB, Nov 28 at 0257, 2-way in colloquial Spanish, well away from any broadcast intruders, halfway between WRMI & WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0554 UT November 28

Wolfgang Bueschel tips

TURKEY   re UNID carrier 9870v kHz at 01-03 UT.

Tonight at Nov 28 on 02-03 UT checked the Spanish sce of TRT Emirler,
on various remote SDR units
at Delhi, Moscow RUS, Greece, Germany, Belgium, U.K. and in Florida USA.

9870.012 kHz mostly S=7-8 signal, carrier empty at 0203 UT.

TRT Spanish from Emirler at 01.57 UT onwards,
heard with played pause signal again and again and annmt by female voice in
Turkish.

9410.006 TUR  TRT S=9+10dB, program start in Spanish at 02.00:09 UT.
From 0200 UT onwards heard 24hrs of China mainland 'metallic sound' of
jamming noise against BBCWS English 9410 kHz channel.
This jamming monitored already about 8 years ago, - for first time.

9650.005 TUR  TRT S=9+10dB, program in Spanish at 0205 UT.

also
9265even USA  WINB En sermon at 0207 UT S=8-9 in Germany.

9335.005 THA  VoA Burmese from Udorn Thani site, S=8 in Germany, at 0210 UT.

9380.005 IND  AIR Hindi program subcontinental singer S=9+10dB heard in
Greece server SDR unit.


some logs of Nov 27 at 1230-1308 UT,
noted in Brisbane Australia and Nagasaki Japan remote SDR's:

5040.001 IND  AIR Jeypore Kolkata, S=7 poor in Australia, 1230 UT.

5049.998 CHN  probably VO Beibu Bay Radio, Nanning #954 bcast center site,
in Thai language at 1232 UT, S=4-5.

3945v two services co-channel, R Nikkei ahead.
3945 kHz JPN  R Nikkei-2 Jap mx program, and
3945.007 kHz from KRE E o Unification Pyongyang in Korean. 1237 UT Nov 27

3219.905 KRE  KCBS Pyongyang in Korean, mx program, shrill female
NoKorean Peoples Army operator singer group. 1240 UT on Nov 27,
powerful S=9+25dB in Queensland Australia. Carrier stronger than
lower modulation level.

3319.995 KRE  Pyongyang BS Pansong, S=9+30dB powerful sce in remote
SDR unit at Nagasaki Japan, 1245 UT on Nov 27.

3324.998 INS  Palangka Raya, female voice, newscast at 1307 UT, many items
mention of Indonesia, S=8 in Queensland Australia remote SDR unit.

73 wb

Agenda DX 28/11/2018

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Cristal, Ecuador 1380 Khz (1982)
Super Suave 11-80, Venezuela 1180 Khz (1951)

FESTE NAZIONALI
Festa dell'Indipendenza in Albania

ANNIVERSARIO EVENTI
Muore a Chicago Enrico Fermi, Premio Nobel nel 1938

VOA Begins Broadcasting in Lingala language

** U S A. VOA IN LINGALA --- all the publicity about adding a new language never got around to telling us what frequencies, what times!

Finally I go searching for it, leading to the VOA French page at

https://www.insidevoa.com/p/voa-broadcasting-in-french-to-africa.html

Then searching on Lingala merely leads to these two items:

Basango na VOA -- a five-minute live newscast in Lingala drawn from Africa division reporting and from Lingala stringers, broadcast at 14:00 UTC / 3 pm Kinshasa time and at 16:00 UTC / 5 pm Kinshasa time.

Bokolongono mpe Bomoyi (Health and Life) -- a five-minute pre-recorded health show in Lingala focusing on Ebola and HIV/AIDS drawn from Africa division’s health reporting and from Votre Sante [sic] Votre Avenir. It airs at 09:05 UTC / 10:05 am Kinshasa time and at 10:05 UTC / 11:05 am Kinshasa time following the five-minute French newscasts.

OK, now to find the SW frequencies for French at 09, 10, 14 and 16 UT:

http://hfcc.org/data/schedbyfmo.php?seas=B18&fmor=IBB

There aren`t any! So must be on FM/web only, which I am not going to hunt for this far away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Hi, Glenn, I’m reasonably sure that, when I was in Johannesburg, in 1984-85, Moscow may have had programs in Lingala. They had several transmissions in what sounded like Central African languages — tonal, with French loan words. I always wished they would have announcements in Russian, as does VOA, in English, telling you what language was coming up: “This is the Voice of America. The following program is in Albanian.”

I once heard Moscow or Peace in Progress, in Zulu, with its distinctive clicks, and intonation [Xhosa? gh], but, never heard it again. I also once heard a clandestine broadcast from Zambia (maybe) in, of all things, Afrikaans, with a black African speaker. Tried to find it again, never did. 73, (Tim Hendel, AL, Nov 25, 2018, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Media & Tech - 27/11/2018

SWLDXBulgaria News, Nov.26-27

CHINA   CNR-1 vs Sound of Hope Xi Wang Zhi Sheng, Nov.27
from 0830 on 11500 unknown kW / non-dir to EaAs Chinese
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/cnr-1-vs-sound-of-hope-xi-wang-zhi.html

EGYPT   Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9550 kHz on Nov.27:
1015-1020 on  9550 unknown tx / unknown to ????, weak to fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-mystery-egyptian-music_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting via MBR Nauen, Nov.26
1710-1730 on  5995 NAU 100 kW / 132 deg to N/ME Arabic Mon/Wed, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Sawtu Linjilia/Voice of Gospel via MBR Issoudun was back on air, Nov.26
1830-1900 on  9800 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Monday, ex Daily, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/sawtu-linjiliavoice-of-gospel-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via MBR Issoudun on Nov.27:
0530-0600 on  7450 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French, very good
0600-0630 on  6165 ISS 500 kW / 140 deg to NoAf Arabic, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-via_27.html

GUINEA/KOREA D.P.R/SAUDI ARABIA   R.Guinée/Voice of Korea/R.Riyadh on 9650, Nov.27
0600-2400 on  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French R.Guinée Conakry
0700-1250 on  9650 KUJ 200 kW / 109 deg to JPN  Japanese Voice of Korea
0900-1800 on  9650 RIY 100 kW / non-dir to N/ME Holy Quran Radio Riyadh
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/radio-guineevoice-of-korearadio-riyadh.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41/49mb, Nov.27:
0730-0736 on  7410 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM, good
1110-1116 on  5975 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in_27.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of S11a Cherta in 25mb on Nov.27:
1020-1023 on  7600 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/good-signal-of-s11a-cherta-in-25mb-on_27.html

ROMANIA(non)   Frequency change of NEXUS IRRS EGR/UNR via Radiocom from Nov.30:
1900-2000 NF  6075 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English 1st/2nd/4th Fri, x 7290
1900-2000 NF  6075 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu German  3rd Fri R.City, ex 7290
1900-2000 NF  6075 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English every Sat/Sun, ex 7290
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/frequency-change-of-irrs-egrunr-via.html

RUSSIA   GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio & SPL Brother HySTAIRical on 6000 kHz, Nov.26:
1800-1900 on  6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan/Arabic/Turkish Mon, fair &
from 1803 on  6000 SCB 050 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English Mon-Fri Brother HySTAIRical
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/adygeyan-radio-spl-brother-hystairical.html

SUDAN(non)   R.Tamazuj & R.Dabanga via Talata Volonondry & Meyerton on Nov.26
Radio Tamazuj
1500-1530 on 11705 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic, very good signal
Radio Dabanga
1530-1600 on 15350 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic, very good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/rtamazuj-rdabanga-via-talata-volonondry.html

THAILAND(non)   Reception of VOA Learning English via Udorn Thani on Nov.27
1130-1200 on 12125 UDO 250 kW / 304 deg to SEAs Learning English, weak/fair
1130-1200 on 15715 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to SEAs Learning English, very good
1130-1200 on 17790 PHT 250 kW / 283 deg to SEAs Learning English, no signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-voa-learning-english-via_27.html

TURKEY   Voice of Turkey in Turkish on wrong frequency 6125 kHz on Nov.27
0500-0555 on 11660 EMR 250 kW / 150 deg to N/ME Turkish, instead of 11660
0500-0555 on  9700 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish, as scheduled B18
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on-wrong.html

U.K.  Reception of FEBA Radio/Radio Sama via BaBcoCk Woofferton, Nov.26:
1700-1830 on  9775 WOF 250 kW / 107 deg to N/ME Arabic, very good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-feba-radioradio-sama-via.html

USA   Fair/good signal of Brother Stair & Radiopanorama via WRMI-1, Nov.26:
till 2000 on  7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother HySTAIRical
from 2000 on  7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Russian Mon Radiopanorama
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/fairgood-signal-of-brother-stair.html

USA   Weak/fair signal of WWCR-2 World Wide Christian Radio, Nov.27
from 0657 on  5935 WCR 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf University Network
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/weakfair-signal-of-wwcr-2-world-wide.html

USA   Fair signal of WRNO Worldwide Radio in English/Chinese, Nov.27
0726&0727 on  7505 RNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm English/Chinese
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/fair-signal-of-wrno-worldwide-radio-in_27.html

USA   Reception of WEWN-1 Global Catholic Radio in 25/31mb on Nov.27
0000-0900 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English, weak signal
0900-1300 on  9470 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English, fair signal
Today on freq 9470 URU 100 kW / non-dir to EaAs Kazakh PBS Xinjiang started at 1038UT
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-wewn-1-global-catholic_27.html

VATICAN   Reception of Vatican Radio via Santa Maria di Galeria on Nov.27
0730-0745 on 11935 SMG 250 kW / 110 deg to N/ME French Mon-Sat, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/reception-of-vatican-radio-via-santa.html

VATICAN(non)   Weak signal of Eye Radio via Santa Maria di Galeria, Nov.26:
1518&1519 on 15410 SMG 250 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic/English Mon-Fri
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/11/weak-signal-of-eye-radio-via-santa.html


--

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

Glenn Hauser logs November 25-26-27, 2018

** CUBA. 13780-AM, Nov 26 at 1433, RHC is back in whack without spewing all the FM spurlobs every 65 kHz as heard 24 hours earlier. Something`s not wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040, Nov 27 at 0107, RHC tropical is off again, impossiblizing any Bautan leapfrogging over 5025 onto 5010, which is fine with me: see MADAGASCAR [and non]. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, Nov 27 at 0108, here we go again, RHC English already in this hour instead of waiting until *0200 as in Arnie`s original B-18 skeds. 6165 is also on but dead air, ditto 0118. But at 0138, JBM music perceptible on 6165 like much stronger 6000. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EAST TURKISTAN. 4500, 4850, 4980, 5060, Nov 27 at 0127, JBA carrier quartet matching the Xinjiang PBS domestic services in four different languages from Urumqi where the LSR was 0119. 4980 is the one for the Uighurs who are being brainwashed en masse by the ChiCom (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ERITREA [and non]. 7180, Nov 26 at 1505, JBA carrier presumed VOBME, stronger than 7120 presumed Somaliland, longpath INTRUDERS, but 7180 soon goes off and by 1507 LSB ham occupies. 

7140, the other VOBME, even weaker JBA carrier at 1506, less than 7120. Of course it`s possible someham(s) could be messing around with AM carriers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA [and non]. 4810, Nov 27 at 0127, two very weak carriers beating rather than one later which I take to be R. Logos, Perú; and AIR Mumbai via Bhopal on air until 0215 per NDXC/Aoki altho WRTH 2018 calls it merely Bhopal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. 5040, Nov 27 at 0123, JBA carrier in the absence of RHC. What else can it be but AIR Kolkata via Jeypore? As listed by Aoki/NDXC altho WRTH 2018 just calls it Jeypore. See also MADAGASCAR [and non] 5010 AIR T`m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11530, Nov 26 at 1459, Denge Welat via PRIDNESTROVYE a very poor signal, but I listen on 1 kHz BFO offset, to hear at 1500 a very smooth transition to FRANCE as per Ivo, not Aoki: no break in carriers, but strength surges considerably without any difference in pitch/frequency. Kurdish talk, ID heard in passing. Mistimesignal is not so accurate, 3+1 pips, last one prolonged ending at 1501:28! Twice as late as last time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1958, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 5009.930, Nov 26 at 0326, very poor carrier but better than previous logs around 0200, presumed R. Madagasikara; I thought this would be feasible, shortly after sunrise in the UT+3 zone but gaisma.com says LSR in Antanarivo was 0203 UT. Anyhow it would not be Cuba or India or WRMI. And the Mad signal could still be propagating westward a sesquihour after sunrise (just like 5025 Cuba can to here).

5009.997, Nov 27 at 0123, JBA carrier already, not Mad but AIR T`m, INDIA as measured here by Bueschel; scheduled until 0215; its sunrise was 0049. As 0200 approaches I keep listening carefully with BFO, and at *0200:08 another slightly stronger carrier cuts on a slightly lower frequency, now measured at 5009.941, which fits for the previous Madagascar measurements very close to that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1958, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Monday November 26 at 2316, REE English good signal, well-spoken YL announcer with news headlines; but from then on starts fading way down; it seems they are always playing music at 2330 which is simply faded out for timesignal and switch to French; while the original English podcast may run on music several more minutes. Nothing audible on the 25m frequencies now except possible carriers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1957 monitoring: confirmed JBA Sunday November 25 at 2145 the 2130 on WRMI 7780. 

NOT confirmed at 2244 the Sunday 2230 on WRMI 9955, instead a discussion of 4VEH Haiti. This is presumably `Impact Radio` as has stayed on the websked, never showing WOR which was apparently a temporary fill-in for several weeks (and at 2130 UT during DST). 

Since stations don`t tell us anything about sked changes affecting WOR, if anyone else hear WOR at an unexpected time, please inform me!

Confirmed UT Monday November 26 at 0230 on WRMI 5950, fair S8; supposed to be // 9395 but that`s only a JBA carrier.

Confirmed UT Monday November 26 at 0401 on Area 51 webcast (following something called ``Radio Legion`` claiming to be on 7415, a long-gone WBCQ frequency), but a JBA carrier on WBCQ 5129.410 as measured a bit earlier at 0324.

Confirmed UT Monday November 26 at 0430 on WRMI webcast; 9955 checked 

at 0419 is a JBA carrier.

WORLD OF RADIO 1958 contents: Asia non, Brazil, China, Cuba, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Kurdistan non, Madagascar, Perú. Spain, Turkey, USA, unidentified, equipmentips, publication, and the propagation outlook

WOR 1958 ready just in time for first airing UT Tuesday November 27 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, good. Next airing UT Tuesday November 27 at 0200 on WRMI 9955 cannot be confirmed on a JBA carrier, while the pulse jamming earlier is no longer audible either, both faded out. BUT this is confirmed on WRMI webcast. Next:

2030 UT Tuesday   WRMI    7780 to NE

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI    5950 to WNW

2200 UT Wednesday WRMI   *9955 to SSE

2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ   *7490v to WSW

0729 UT Saturday  HLR     6190-CUSB Germany to WSW

1200 UT Saturday  Unique *9265 via WINB to WSW

1531 UT Saturday  HLR     9485-CUSB Germany to WSW

1700 UT Saturday  WRN    *5950 via WRMI to WNW [unconfirmed]

2030vUT Saturday  WA0RCR  1860-AM non-direxional

0400vUT Sunday    WA0RCR  1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND

0830 UT Sunday    WRMI    5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW [NEW]

1130 UT Sunday    HLR     7265-CUSB Germany to WSW

2130 UT Sunday    WRMI    7780 to NE

0230 UT Monday    WRMI    5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW

0400vUT Monday    WBCQ   *5130v Area 51 to WSW

0430 UT Monday    WRMI   *9955 to SSE

* also webcast

Complete updated WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM:

http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 3215, UT Tuesday Nov 27 at 0107, no WWRB here nor on 3195 nor on 5050. It used to be active around this DOW and TOD. I`ve yet to catch it on 90m this season tho others have reported it: only UT Sun & Mon? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5130.48, UT Tue Nov 27 at 0120, this WBCQ is on with VP signal, talkshow mentioning Mexican border, so apparently political, which wing, guess? 0128 some music, 0132 announcement still unreadable. Must be one of the new shows on 5130 AWWW mentioned with no details. He refers us to the websked, but it`s not kept up to date: http://wbcq.com/schedule/index.php?fn=sked&freq=5130

5130+ is axually stronger than some different talkshow on downfading 7490.19. So what was this on 5130+? Off the air at 0203 recheck. Sked does show `GRITS Radio` on 5130 UT Monday 0000-0100, which is also wrong as John Carver has just informed me at 0306 UT Monday November 26: ``Glenn, for what it's worth GRITS Radio has moved to UT Sunday 0100 on 5130. Heard them last night and they announced that this was their new time. John Mid-North Indiana`` GRITS = Ghost Riders In The Sky. 

[Guess what, as I write this Nov 27 at 0430, KSFR`s `Beyond Borders` webcast is playing a neat version of GRITS. Susan Ohori says it`s from Vietnam on a traditional one-string instrument. BB is a great show, http://www.ksfr.org/programs/beyond-borders UT Tuesdays 0400-0700] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VIETNAM [non]. 7315, Nov 27 at 0136, VOV via WHRI in English! instead of Spanish scheduled to alternate on the half-hours. This happens every so often: Is Hanoi messing up direct feeds, or is LeSEA mixing up playback files? I listen only briefly but learn something new: VOV claims that Vietnam is the world`s #2 coffee exporter after Brasil; did we know that? What about Colombia? Google sez:

``Searchable List of Coffee Exporting Countries

Rank Exporter 2017 Coffee Exports

1. Brazil   US$4.6 billion

2. Vietnam    $3.5 billion

3. Germany    $2.64 billion

4. Colombia   $2.58 billion

6 more rows • Oct 23, 2018``

O, that`s ranked in dollars, not beans or weight. But Germany?? Surely what they export is grown in more tropical areas, ex-colonies? Check your ever-shrinking coffee can, whether it admit to be Vietnamese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7850-USB, Nov 26 at 0329, I habitually start my 7 MHz band downscan at CHU, but instead of it I am hearing INTRUDERS, 2-way in Spanish, maybe truckers, mentioning camión. Never heard any such QRM to CHU before. More and more it loses out to plunging MUF, but there`s always 3330-CUSB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0458 UT November 27