Media & Tech - 31/07/2019

Glenn Hauser logs July 29-30-31, 2019

DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated July 31:

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

Note: latest DX LISTENING DIGEST notice had wrong number as subject, typo 19-20 instead of 19-30, rest of info including linx, correct

** BRAZIL. 11855.749v, July 29 at 2335, S8-S9 from R. Aparecida always way off-frequency. 2337 conveniently mentions ``programa Com  a Mãe Aparecida``.

9630.426v, July 30 at 0611, JBA carrier no doubt from another Apparition, while 11855+ is not audible now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. July 30 circa 1330, no CNR1 WOOB jammers audible; must be very poor FE propagation.

July 31 at 1338-1342 WOO bandscanning, 9.2 to 17.0 MHz finds only:

11100, JBA Chinese

11440, JBA Chinese

11460, JBA Chinese weaker carrier

14640, Chinese at S9-S6, best by far

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15140, July 30 at 1335, RHC is open carrier/dead air while 15230 is OK nominal. Same situation at 1432 recheck. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15370, July 30 at 2003, S9-S3, RHC Portuguese is Just Barely Modulated, with hum, while 15140 is S6-S5, JBM seems French. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. 7380, July 31 at 0055, 1 kHz tone at S9/+10 but only poor vs HNL. Aoki/NDXC shows it must be AIR prior to 01-02 Sindhi hour via Bengaluru. HFCC shows odd power of 400 kW at 300 degrees staring at 0045 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, July 30 at 2215, no signal from REE North American frequency, at least not missing English since it`s Tuesday. Still well audible S9+10/20 on ME frequency 12030 backwards, in Spanish introducing blues music from Chicago! Earlier I heard it going into Arabic at 2130, ``Huna Madrid``. 

9690 had been missing for several days, but reported by Richard Langley as heard again: July 29 at 2000; and later that same hour by JRX in Brasil; by RL until 0205* July 30; but missing again July 30 at his 2048 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1992 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue July 30 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair. Next:

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE

(mp3 stream)    http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.m3u

(mp3 download)  http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html

Also linx to podcast services.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 6160v, July 31 at 0057, no signal from this WBCQ, at a daypart it had been active, so what now? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1659 UT July 31

Radio Joystick and Scandinavian Weekend Radio on air this weekend

AUSTRIA, Radio Joystick, The Charlie-Prince Show, Moosbrunn, will be on air  Sunday August 4 at 1000 UTC, like all first Sunday of the month on 7330 kHz: https://radiojoystick.de/

"Since 2013 we broadcast via Media Broadcast. The transmitters are located in the small town of Moosbrunn near Vienna, broadcasting our shows on every first Sunday of each month at 12:00 h German time with 100 kW at 7330 kHz on shortwave to Western Europe." 

FINLAND, Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat, on air this weekend from Friday August 2  2100 UTC to Saturday  August 3 2100 UTC, on 11720, 11690, 6170 and 5980 kHz 

Detailed schedule: http://www.swradio.net/schedule.htm

Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain

Log of Monday July 29, at 19-20 UT time slot

15770even USA  WRMI likely SMTV scheduled, S=8 or -78dBm signal strength
          noted in Doha Qatar at 1903 UT on July 29.
15660even STP  VoA in probably Tigre language, Mon-Fri 19.00-19.30 UT,
          HoA typical music singer at 19.15 UT, S=9 or -74dBm on remote
          SDR unit at Doha Qatar Middle East.
15490even ASC  BBC London in Tigre, S=9+25dB or -53dBm signal strength
          on SDR unit at Doha Qatar Middle East, noted at 19.19 UT.
15400even ASC  BBC London in English at 19.21 UT. S=9+10dB or -66dBm.
15300even F__  RFI Paris in French language at TDF Issoudun bcast center
          at 19.22 UT talk on Palestine-Israel occupation matter.
          S=9+20dB or -58dBm strength in Doha Qatar Middle East.
15190even PHL  Radio Pilipinas via US IBB BBG relay site Tinang-PHL,
          poor S=6-7 into Qatar ME at 19.23 UT.
15130even F__  NHK Radio Japan via European relay site TDF Issoudun,
          talk in Japanese language at 19.24 UT, S=9+20dB or -56dBm.
13660even UK   BBC London English via ENC Encompass Digital Media
          Services FMO at Woofferton-UK, flutter S=8-9 signal
          at 19.28 UT on July 29.
13740even F__  RFI Paris in French language at TDF Issoudun bcast center
          at 19.31 UT. S=9 or -73dBm strength in Doha Qatar Middle East.
11530even F__  Radyo Denge Kurdish station via TDF Issoudun bcast center
          S=9+35dB or -42dBm at 19.34 UT on July 29.
          11.8 kHz wideband audio signal into NE/ME target.
11615.023 TUR  Voice of Turkey Emirler in French language, poor sidelobe
          signal of S=6-7, at 19.35 UT in Qatar ME.
11650even CHN  CRI Beijing in German service, via Urumqi Hutubi bcast
          center #201, sidelobe S=8 in Doha Qatar ME.
11660even ASC  BBC London Hausa sce to West Africa target S=9+10dB signal
          at 19.38 UT in Doha Qatar ME site.
11670.005 ESP  REE Noblejas in Spanish, S=9+5dB in Middle East 19.39 UT.
11695even ALB  CRI European relay site at Cerrik Albania, French S=9+5dB
          in Qatar ME. 19.39 UT on July 29.
11745.010 ARS  Al-Azm army program, via Jeddah bcast center,
          Holy Quran prayer at 19.40 UT, S=9+10dB noted in Qatar SDR.
11750even CHN  CRI Beijing Portuguese sce via Jinhua #831 bcast site
          S=7-8 sidelobe signal noted at 19.41 UT on July 29.
11769.902 NIG  Voice of Nigeria, Abuja, as Fulfulde language sce schedule
          S=6 poor signal at 19.43 UT in Qatar ME.
11775even CHN  CRI German sce via bcast center Kashgar Saibagh #2022 site
          S=8-9 sidelobe signal towards Middle East at 19.44 UT.
11780.008 BRA  Radio Nacional do Brazilia, JBA underneath threshold at
          poor S=5 level. 19.52 UT at July 29.
11790even F__  AWR Fulfulde ministry sce via TDF Issoudun bcast site at
          19.56 UT on July 29. S=9+5dB -75dBm sidelobe into ME area.
11800.004 D__  AWR Arabic sce via MBR Nauen bcast center nice modulation
          S=8 only, at 19.57 UT, scheduled 19-20 UT.
11810even ASC  BBC London in English at 19.58 UT. S=9+10dB or -66dBm.
11820.045 ARS  BSKSA Riyadh, Holy Quran prayer program, S=7-8 fair signal
          in Doha Qatar at 19.59 UT on July 29.
11859.967 ARS  Yemen excile Radio Sanaa via Saudi bcast center Riyadh at
          exact 20.00 UT, S=6-7 poor signal in Doha SDR unit.


and 11895even CHN  UNIDentified endless Chinese music played
radio station at 20-22 UT. Powerful S=9+20dB strength. On other time of
the day NNN Nanning, XIA various Xian sites or Kashgar Xinang signals
use that channel.

11895 kHz channel puzzled me tonight:

endless China folk music, much guitar mx, not CNR1 px,
played of a strong estimated 150 / 500 kW signal,
at 20.00 til exact 22.00 UT, as probably test transmission ?

Later the night,
that channel is used for RFA Kuwait in Tibetan and Chinese at 02-07 UT.

Measured few times in KiwiSDR option TDOA Direction Finding,
used SDR units at Khabarovsk FE_Russia, Delhi, HongKong, Tokyo and Hanoi
units.

Jamming station location couldn't traced exact, too much flutter,
but TX was in the extreme North East of China,
east of known jamming stn Qiqihar,
near Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang province.

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 29)

Agenda DX 31/07/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Voice of National Salvation S/OFF, South Korea (2003)
Radio Jaragua, Brasile 1010 Khz (1948)
Radio Celinauta, Brasile 1010 Khz (1954)
Radio Loyola, Bolivia 5996 Khz (1950)
Radio Ghana 3366 - 4915 Khz (1936)

Media & Tech - 30/07/2019

VOA launches Rohingya language program

Today the Voice of America’s Bangla language service started a five-day-a-week radio show in Rohingya, the language spoken by Muslim refugees that have fled Myanmar. More than 800,000 people have taken refuge at the Kutupalong camp, one of the world’s largest refugee camps at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border.

Titled Lifeline, the 30-minute radio show, is available through short and medium wave signals. The program focuses on the lives and needs of the refugees, providing them with valuable information on security, family reunification, food rations, available shelter, education and health including vaccinations and water purification. In addition, a daily segment of the program offers the refugees the opportunity to share their stories, extend greetings to their families and learn about the hazards of joining extremists groups. One overarching objective of the broadcast is to counter Muslim extremists’ narratives and recruitment efforts in the camps and inform the Rohingya about the U.S. and the international community’s involvement in the crisis.

“After visiting Cox’s Bazaar and the Kutupalong refugee camp last year, it became obvious to me that we needed to address the informational needs of these people caught in the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world today,” said VOA Director Amanda Bennett. “Providing them with a reliable and authoritative source of news, as well as practical information that will improve their lives, is what the Voice of America does well in various hotspots around the world.”

Prior to launching the Rohingya language program, a VOA Learning English team travelled to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in March of this year at the invitation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The VOA instructors offered six days of intensive training on teaching techniques and methods for 100 selected English teachers. The teachers, in turn, will use the acquired knowledge to train another 5,000 of their colleagues in the camps.

Chinese jammer 11895 kHz

11895 kHz channel puzzled me tonight:

endless China folk music, much guitar mx, not CNR1 px, played of a strong 150 / 500 kW signal, at 20.00 til exact 22.00 UT, as probably test transmission ?

Later the night, that channel is used for RFA Kuwait in Tibetan and Chinese at 02-07 UT.

Measured few times in KiwiSDR option TDOA, used SDR units at Khabarovsk FE_Russia, Delhi, HongKong, Tokyo and Hanoi units.

Jamming station location couldn't traced exact, too much flutter, but was in the extreme North East of China, east of known jamming stn Qiqihar, near Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang province.

73 wb

Propagation outlook from Boulder

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
22 - 28 July 2019

Solar activity was at very low levels with no spotted regions on
22-28 July.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at
normal levels on 22-28 July.

Geomagnetic field activity reached unsettled levels on 22 July.
Quiet levels were observed on 23-28 July.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
29 July - 24 August 2019

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels for the outlook
period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is
expected to be at high levels on 02-03 and 05-17 August due to
recurrent coronal hole high speed stream influences. Normal to
moderate levels are expected for the remainder of the outlook
period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at active levels on 01
and 05-06 August due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream
influences. Quiet to unsettled levels are expected for the remainder
of the outlook period.

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2019 Jul 29      67           5          2
2019 Jul 30      67           5          2
2019 Jul 31      67           8          3
2019 Aug 01      67          15          4
2019 Aug 02      67           8          3
2019 Aug 03      67           5          2
2019 Aug 04      67           8          3
2019 Aug 05      67          15          4
2019 Aug 06      67          15          4
2019 Aug 07      67           5          2
2019 Aug 08      67           5          2
2019 Aug 09      67           5          2
2019 Aug 10      67           5          2
2019 Aug 11      67           5          2
2019 Aug 12      67           5          2
2019 Aug 13      67           5          2
2019 Aug 14      67           5          2
2019 Aug 15      67           5          2
2019 Aug 16      67           5          2
2019 Aug 17      67           8          3
2019 Aug 18      67           8          3
2019 Aug 19      67           5          2
2019 Aug 20      67           5          2
2019 Aug 21      67           5          2
2019 Aug 22      67           5          2
2019 Aug 23      67           5          2
2019 Aug 24      67           5          2
(SWPC via DXLD)

Agenda DX 30/07/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Clube Sao Manuel, Brasile 1510 Khz (1939)

Stations heard in Reinante

ANGOLA, 4949.7, Radio Nacional, Mulenvos, 0512-0523, 29-07, Portuguese, comments. 15321.

BRAZIL

4885, Radio Clube do Pará, Belém, 0510-0521, 29-07, Portuguese, comments, id. “Radio Clube”. 15321.

11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 2002-2012, 27-07, soccer, live matches. 25322.

CONGO, 6115, Radio Congo, *0530-0537, 28-07, French, comments. Very weak. 14321.

DENMARK, 5840, World Music Radio, Randers, 0515-0545, 28-07, pop songs in English, Latin American songs, id. “WMR”. 15321.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, Bata, *0505-0536, 25-07, Afropop songs, at 0530 Spanish, political speech. No program “Panorama Nacional” today. 15321. 

Also *0518-0535, 29-07, songs, Spanish, comments. Very weak. 15311.

GUATEMALA, 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0510-0523, 28-07, English, religious songs and comments. Best on LSB. 15321.

GUINEA, 9650, Radio Guinea, Conakry, 0658-0750, 28-07, French, comments, id. “Radio Guinée, la radio de toutes les générations”, African songs, id. “Radio Guinée emettant de Conakry”, “Radio Guinée, le plus grand du monde”, at 0730 religious catholic program “Le Jour du Seigneur”. 34433.

HOLLAND

5809.8, FRS Holland, 1710-2015, 28-07, English, id. “FRS Holland”, comments, pop songs, at 1830 German, Jan van Dijk program at 1915 FRS Holland Magazine, Peter Verbruggen, English, at 2000 Mike Taylor program. At firs 15321, but later 25322.

7700.2, FRS Holland, *1653-2015, 28-07, open with pop song, tuning music, id. English, comments, songs, 1830, Jan van Dijk, FRS Holland, pop songs and German comments, at 1915 FRS Holland Magazine, with Peter Verbruggen, pop songs and comments in English, id. “FRS Holland...”, at 2000 Mike Taylor program, English comments and pop songs. 45444.

MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0450-0503*, 28-07, Latin American songs, “Amapola” and others. 13321. 

Also 0455-0503*, 29-07, Latin American songs. 13321.

SURINAME, 4990, Radio Apintie, Paramaribo, 0530-0540, 26-07, pop songs. 15321.

ZAMBIA, 5915, Zambia NBC, Radio 1, 2031-2040, 28-07, Vernacular comments. 14321.

 

 

Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain

Logs in Reinante 

Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters

Glenn Hauser logs July 28-29, 2019

** BOTSWANA. 7270, July 29 at 0450, tonal African language, S9/+10 with deep fades, what? Aoki/NDXC shows 04-05 M-F, VOA in Shona for Zimbabwe. EiBi shows Zimbabwean languages; WRTH shows it`s the Studio 7 service which could also be in English or Ndebele. This is the only significant broadcast signal now within the traditional 41m band. Altho legal within Region 1, American hams might prefer VOA avoid it. India and China also listed on 7270 parts of this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BOTSWANA. 5925, July 29 at 0454, VOA English with a correspondent in Nigeria, good S9+10/20 with deep fading, off at 0500. Scheduled 0300-0500 daily (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. CNR1 jammer bandscan, July 29 starting at 1327 from 15 MHz downward:

14430, JBA Chinese

13160, CNR1, S6-S9 and choppy

12870, CNR1, S5-S7

12820, CNR1, S5-S7

12550, CNR1, S6-S8

11540, CNR1 mixed with other music from target

11460, CNR1, S3-S6

11440, CNR1, S5-S8

11120, CNR1, S1-S2

11100, CNR1, S1-S3

10960, JBA carrier

No more WOOB found down to 9 MHz. JBA carrier on 10370 is instead local overload mix of 11760 RHC minus 1390 KCRC with audio from both (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11880, July 29 at 1419, CRI Plus relay in English back on proper frequency after stray to 11800 yesterday; now it`s just barely modulated, e.g. compared to RHC itself on 11760. Mod level jumps up at 1431 for canned boilerplate about Roundtable; I would not have blamed the studio for mod problems. No plus/minus 10 kHz spurs from 11880 audible now. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1640, July 29 at 1320 UT and still at 1649, dead air except for some hum from local KZLS Enid. Is no one paying attention at Chisholm Trail Broadcasting? No storms around here to blame (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1992 monitoring: confirmed Sunday July 28 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, JBA as usual daytimes on this band. 

Also confirmed UT Monday July 29 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, S9+10 and local line noise is off; also on WRMI 9395 VG S9+20.

Also confirmed UT Monday July 29 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, JBA vs storm noise from TX panhandle, Wichita areas.

Also confirmed UT Monday July 29 at 0300 sharp on Area 51 webcast; at 0326 check also on WBCQ 5130.35v, and audible on WBCQ 6159.9v, but can`t tell whether also on 3264.9 JBA carrier. John Carver could tell in mid-north Indiana: ``Glenn. 3265 is not carrying Area 51 programming tonight. However WOR is on both 5130 and 6160. John``. and Richard Langley, NB, says 3265 was carrying Pirate Joe`s WHVW programming when he checked at 0155. For me it was a JBA 3264.9 carrier at 0132. When I checked 6160- earlier at 0046, I could tell it was JL as well as on Area 51, 5130+. Area 61??

(My local high line noise problem of S9+ between 3.0 and 9.5 MHz has gone away as of UT Monday July 29 --- unlikely due to any OG&E repair over the weekend, so apprehensive it may cut on again at any time. If not, but still pending, will difficultize OG&E finding the source.)

WOR 1992 also confirmed UT Monday July 29 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, VG S9+20 this time and no jamming audible; WOR started immediately after music fill. Next:

1816 UT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania ND

0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE

0800 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions]

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE

(mp3 stream)    http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.m3u

(mp3 download)  http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html

Also linx to podcast services.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. (7490), July 28 at 2301 listening to WBCQ webcast for `Le Show` of Harry Shearer, instead hear frequent drops in modulation, BCQ IDs inserted, dead air, resume Le Show, etc., etc. Still drops off at 2321, webcast also buffering. I assume the same problems appeared on the SW transmission.

7490+ itself at 0132 check, I notice that TOMBS is on again tho sked shows nothing between 01 and 03 UT Mondays after `Encore`, part of which I enjoyed hearing on mono webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 6159.916, July 29 at 0457, this WBCQ is still on with algo, S8-S9 but suffering from 6165 RHC music splash; while 5130+ is off by now after Area 51 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Re WRMI 5850 missing during WORLD OF RADIO, July 28 at 0130, Bob Biermann explains on the WOR iog in a different response to Walt Salmaniw noting that 5850 has also been missing at least four times this year when he has tried to record SW Radiogram at 0800 Sundays: 

``Just a couple of notes about the Radiogram. First, as someone remarked, they would expect "better service" if they were paying for the program. WRMI airs the RadioGram at NO CHARGE. In addition, the transmission line for the transmitter on 5850 was damaged by a storm over the weekend and was only fixed on Sunday morning when there was daylight. The RadioGram also airs at the same time on 7730. 

Operating any Shortwave station is very difficult these days. The "supply" of technical people that can work on this equipment is shrinking at an alarming pace. In just a handful of years, it will be critical for most SW stations around the world. Many senior engineering staff is at or over retirement age or closing in fast. Younger people show no interest, and why should they? Today they can make as much working in IT than in broadcasting. Now, this is simply my personal opinion and does not represent any station. Personally, I see a tremendous amount of undue criticism on how many of the SW stations are run. Some people seem to be experts who have never operated such a facility. It's not for the faint of heart. The term "armchair quarterback" comes to mind. Unless you are active in the business you can't comprehend the challenges you face on a daily basis. Tube replacement costs are skyrocketing, and certain parts (like qualified engineers) are often in short supply.       

As far as computer glitches, the automation software is highly reliable, and the computer systems are on massive battery backup. The program needs to be uploaded to us. If the program is there, it will air. One of the issues at WRMI is the fact of no decent or reliable Internet Service providers that can reach or serve us. It is worse than third world. We are miles from civilization, and I mean miles. There is no cable or Fiber within 8 miles, just some poorly maintainedcopper wire pairs from CenturyLink. We have an over the air backup,  but it's a multi mile hop, subject to frequent problems we can't control. Many programmers want to stream, but bandwidth is scarce. Satellite "may" be an option in the future, but there are severe data limitations making it a poor option at present, and in Florida, rain fade issues.``

I was surprised at WRMI`s poor internet service, as its streaming of 9955 programming is pretty reliable, and I seldom have any problems uploading 10+ MB WOR files via ftp to four different Systems taking a minute or two each (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5830, July 29 at 0455, WTWW-1 is off, nor audible on day frequency 9475. 5085, WTWW-2 however is on with rock music, accompanied as always by the weak spurs about 5072.1 and 5097.9. Unfortunately did not have a chance to check for similar spurs when 9930 was rarely activated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1700 UT July 29

Radio Free America, the greatest radio shows

The greatest radio shows in America, on your schedule

https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/

Here`s their long station list:

https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/stations

it`s in alfabetical order by city, so you may want to do a search on call letters instead.

I first heard about this from plugs on one of my favorite webcasting stations, KSFR in Santa Fe. RFA mainly allows access to music shows on demand for two weeks, but also linx to them when they are live.

This includes many of the best, or most diverse, public and community radio stations. Some of them used to be on my Monitoring Reminders Calendar, which I had to suspend as just too much work to maintain. Recommended to explore RFA if you have time to listen to so much good stuff (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Media & Tech - 29/07/2019

Eye Radio is again on SW, July 29

Very good signal July 29 via Issoudun
from 1600UT on 15410 in Arabic, from 1616UT probably will be in English

--

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

Voice of America in Bangla on shortwave from today July 29

VOA Bangla from July 29
1130-1200 on 9310 very good, 9980 fair/good, 11570 weak/fair, all via unknown tx sites

Probably VOA Bangla  replace VOA Learning English at same time slot 1130-1200UTC

Today again no signal on former Learning English freqs 12030, 15715 and 17790 all via Tinang

--

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

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VoA English program via IBB BBG relay centers in SoEaAsia
in UdornThani Thailand and Tinang-Philippines.
1130-1200 UT 9310-UDO very good, 9980-UDO fair/good, 11570-PHT weak/fair.

(Wolfgang Bueschel)

Wolfgang Bueschel: China / Tibet observations

CHINA / TIBET  29 38 54 N  91 14 53 E  Lhasa-Baiding # 602 site 594 1134 1377 kHz 300 kW

SW 13 x 100 kW, curtains, also NVIS skywave fountain mountain type antennas visible.

summer maintenance break is over at Lhasa Xizang, is back on air since yesterday July 28:

Chinese   2000(Tu.2100)-1800 UT (not Tu. 0600-1000 UT)

          2230-2300, 0030-0100, 1030-1100 UT relay of CNR1

11950 (290d) 0158-0857 - 7240 (290d) 2000-0157, 0858-1800,

11860 (085d) 0258-0857 - 7450 (085d) 2000-0257, 0858-1800,

6050 (nd), 5935 (085d), 4820 (nd) 2000-1800 UT

Tibetan   2050(Tu.2100)-1805 UT  (not Tu. 0600-1000 UT)

          2300-2357, 0400-0457, 1300-1357 UT relay of CNR11 in Tibetan

          0700, 1600 UT in English "Holy Tibet"

9490 (085d) 0200-0957{not on air at 07.20UT July 29}

7255 (085d) 2050-0200, 0958-1805 UT

7385 (290d) 2050-0200, 1000-1805 - 9580 0200-0928 UT

6200 (85), 6130 (290d), 6110 (220d), 6025 (268), 4920 (nd), 4905 (nd)

Checked appearance of the various SW channels yesterday, due of usual summer maintenance break of the broadcast center facility #602 in Lhasa-Baiding, at difficult weather conditions, 250 freezing days a year mostly, in height of 3700 meters ASL / 11,840 ft.

CHINA   15745 kHz substitute during Lhasa maintenance is now closed, and scheduled 11860 and 11950 kHz from Lhasa are both back in service today.

On July 29 no signal anymore of PBS Xizang in 19 meterband on 15745 kHz from Lingshi to Tibet Chinese target.

narrowed to 36.50 N  112.60 E  TDoA direction finding in KiwiSDR on July 28

- CNR Station Mahexiang Lingshi Jinzhong Shanxi #725 station at locator  36 51 29.10 N  111 52 28.90 E or sister station some 5 kilometers away at 36 52 38.46 N  111 55 30.62 E

some 2000 kilometer distance to Lhasa Xizang target, at 255 degr azimuth,

<https://goo.gl/maps/Qv8Kb6rkZB7sn6bS7>  or <https://goo.gl/maps/orATNbSSJPDmm9pX8>

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 29)

Agenda DX 29/07/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Maracay, Venezuela 930 Khz (1939)
Radio Simpatia, Venezuela 1410 Khz (1981)
Radio Nacional de Venezuela 9540 Khz (1936)
CKCK, Regina, Canada 620 Khz (1922)
BFBS, (in FM) Germania (1945)

Glenn Hauer logs July 27-28, 2019

** CHINA. 14850, July 28 at 1329, CNR1 jammer very poor. Bad propagation from FE today; other JBA carriers or JBA Chinese: at 1335, 11120, 11440; at 1421, 11100, 11440; 

and at 1420 on 10410, but this one is a -1390 KCRC local mix with 11800, temporary CRI English mistaken relay frequency via CUBA, q.v., confirmed as overload by vanishing when I switch from Preamp2 to 1. When CRO goes back to 11880, the mix will go back to 10490 where it ``belongs`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11800, July 28 at 1403, CRI English relay is here instead of 11880!! Punch-up error, no doubt. Good modulation for a change, and S9+20. But this frequency is *not* flanked by plus/minus 10 kHz spurs like 11880 was; different transmitter, also accounting for the error by an unfamiliar sloppyrator at a different site? 1405 starts `Roundtable`. Fortunately, HFCC shows nothing at all supposed to be on 11800 at 1400-1600; nor anything in the Western Hemisphere on 11795 or 11805, only some brief Asians on the adjacents (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, UT Sun July 28 at 0030, honky-tonk music at S9, surely Wolverine Radio which consistently puts in these bigsigs for a pirate. 0047 just missed an ID? 0056 definite ID. Many more logs here between 0028 and 0126: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,56335.0.html where the keyword in song titles was ``long`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1992 monitoring: confirmed Saturday July 27 at 2107, the 2100 on WRMI 9955, poor S4-S6; so I can`t know if transmitter was really on by 2100 this time. 

NOT confirmed UT Sunday July 28 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, so our only WRMI broadcast beamed NW across North America is a bust. 5850 is not on the air at all, nor at earlier check 0052 past 0101, boding ill. So two of the three Saturday times on WRMI were no-shows.

Confirmed UT Sunday July 28 at 0322 already underway the nominal 0315 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, going from Brazil to Canada, which is 3 minutes into, so started circa 0319; S9+10 and not too much line noise level: I then find that it`s worst between 3.0 and 9.5 MHz; also with some peaks in the MW band such as around 1200. Hope OG&E will be back on the case Monday. 

Also confirmed by Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria: ``GERMANY, World of Radio #1992 via Hamburger Lokalradio on July 28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjCxNFUNTc0&feature=youtu.be

https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/world-of-radio1992-via-hamburger_28.html

1030-1100 7265 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun, weak/fair``

Next:

2130 UT Sunday    WRMI 7780 to NE

0130 UT Monday    WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE

0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE

0300vUT Monday    WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW [6160v, 3265v too? CHECK]

0330 UT Monday    WRMI 9955 to SSE

0930 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW

1130 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW

1816 UT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania ND

0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE

0800 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions]

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE

(mp3 stream)    http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.m3u

(mp3 download)  http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html

Also linx to podcast services.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WBCQ special on 5130? Thread about this on the WOR iogroup:

So can anyone hear 5130.38? Is it on the air, and if so with what ``special free radio from the west`` at 20-06 UT? Would not expect it to be on Area 51 webcast, which this was going to replace today, and that is playing rock music (Glenn Hauser, 2234 UT Sat July 27, WOR iog via DXLD)

I quickly checked; it's about an SIO 444 now here in MD with music on my KiwiSDR: http://sdr.hfunderpants.com:8073/?f=5130.3amnz10 (Chris Smolinski, Black Cat Systems, Westminster, MD USA, http://www.blackcatsystems.com 2237 UT, ibid.)

The title comes up on a blank page (Glenn, 2246 UT, ibid.)

Browser issue? (Chris, 2248 UT, ibid.)

I guess so - that was on Firefox. Now getting it on Edge. Could not understand an ID at 2252, then tribute to Wolfman Jack. I suspect it is not YHWH (Glenn, 2253 UT, ibid.)

Checked 5130 a couple times 2100 and 2200 UT; pop and rock music mix with good signal in Montreal (Gilles Letourneau, 2253 UT, ibid.)

I`ve continued listening with one ear [only via Chris` SDR]. Oldies, with some modulation dead air breaks. IDs something like ``Campus Radio Summer Camp``, with seemingly legit callsign IDs for three? Indiana stations, one of them an -LP, in Bloomington; and for WBCQ 5130. Asking for calls from SWLs to 812 369 5839. Announcement breaks circa 2304 and 2331. And other times in between, seems like live DJs (Glenn, 2338 UT, ibid.)

This appears to be the source, higher fi and without the dropouts: https://wiux.org/listen/991fm/ (Glenn, 0011 UT, ibid.)

Hi Glenn, Yep, I also hear WBCQ transmitting on 5130 kHz. Report is as follows: 0105 UT -- English- Program: Music Request Show. SINPO 45334. There is quite a bit of flutter. So, they must have managed to get it to return to the air. 73 de (Chuck W3ON Gessner, 0112 UT, ibid.)

With GPS-sync active on my KiwiSDR, I make it 5130.317 kHz at 0135 UT July 28. Classic rock. S9+20. Relatively good modulation with some distortion, and some thunderstorm QRN (Jim Barrett, Elmira, NY, 0157 UT, ibid.)

Area 51 on 6160 [instead] --- Tuned in at 2245 to get my equipment adjusted. Was mostly noise till 0003 [July 28]. Signal started to come up and wasn't terrible. Marred by two long, noisy hets. At 0101 the audio disappeared completely and could only hear RHC [6165]. Had to shut off the SYNC function and go to a narrower filter to get correct audio back. Could still hear the audio from Cuba underneath things but could copy Area 51 (John Carver, Mid-North Indiana, 0207 UT, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Canned IDs every half hour or so, so swift that it was hard to copy call letters. At first I thought one of them was WIUS, but that`s in IL, and WIUX-LP correlates with Bloomington IN, as well as music audio seemingly matching but far out of synch with WBCQ via MD SDR --- in fact, WIUX itself about 32 seconds behind WBCQ as received here at 0014 July 28. One of the other Indiana calls sounded like WWHH, but that`s not right for any legal station. Did anyone copy them all for sure?

At 0024 UT July 28, I`m finally trying to hear it on my own receiver, VP S8 on 5130.32; programming on 7490+ and 6160 all sound different at 0028. At 0047, 6160 is S9+10 vs local high line noise level. 

Remember that Larry Will expected his Area 51 to be on three WBCQ frequencies Sunday evening/UT Monday: 6160, 5130 and 3265. Please confirm whether this applies to WORLD OF RADIO at 0300v, not just 5130+ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9930, July 27 at 2101, WTWW-2 is OFF, after having been ON during midday as in previous report, testing? Nor is there any signal audible on 15810-, WTWW-3, which was on earlier that morning. 

5085 (nor 9930) is still not on at 2336 nor by 0000 UT July 28, no `Theatre Organ in the Ozarx` to be heard, but probably would be a repeat, and probably on webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1660, July 28 at 0305 UT, Waco ad making fast SAH with the other 1660 around here, Kansas City; then Waco rejoins a Rangers game, presumably silly baseball from Texas vs another game on KWOD. The two are mutually nullable as usual. Checking only because MWCircle had this item via editor Steve Whitt on July 26:

USA ESPN KRZI 1660 off air

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-central-texas-radio-station-vandalized-damage-knocks-station-off-air.html tho it`s not clear in this brief item what the vandalism was and replies from the P.D. indicate it was back on by the next day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. RADIO FREE AMERICA 

The greatest radio shows in America, on your schedule https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/

Here`s their long station list: https://www.radiofreeamerica.com/stations it`s in alfabetical order by city, so you may want to do a search on call letters instead.

Strangely? enough, not a single OK station, nearest being the one from KS, HPPR (High Plains Public Radio out of Garden City).

I first heard about this from plugs on one of my favorite webcasting stations, KSFR in Santa Fe. RFA mainly allows access to music shows on demand for two weeks, but also linx to them when they are live.

This includes many of the best, or most diverse, public, university and community radio stations. Some of them used to be on my Monitoring Reminders Calendar, which I had to suspend as just too much work to maintain. Recommended to explore RFA if you have time to listen to so much good stuff (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1951 UT July 28

FRS Holland on air also on 5809.9

HOLLAND, FRS Holland also on air on 5809.9 with worse signal than on 7700.2. Signal now here in Reintante, on 7700.2 very good, 45444 and on 5809.9, 15321.

HOLLAND, 7700.2, FRS Holland on air, *1653, 28-07, pop song, tuning music. 35433

Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain

Media & Tech - 28/07/2019

Encore today

Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave - Broadcast on Sunday afternoon in Europe and USA

Encore - Classical Music this weekend is being broadcast as usual by Channel 292 (Europe) on 6070 kHz at 15:00 UTC Sunday 26th July. 

And by WBCQ on 7490 kHz at 00:00 - 01:00 UTC Monday 27th July.

There is a repeat on 6070 kHz on Friday 2nd August at 19:00 UTC.

This week's show starts with the overture from the Marriage of Figaro, then a slightly off-piste treat sung by two jazz legends - lifts the hairs on your arms. The whole of a Beethoven string quartet. Then some Buxtehude organ music, some Barbara Strozzi, and lastly a Swedish Rhapsody by Hugo Alfvén.

Both Channel 292 and WBCQ do live streams if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their sites with a google search.

Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave. And thank you to everyone for letting us know how well/badly the signal is received where you live.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril.

Regular Broadcast times are:

15:00 - 16:00 UTC Sunday, and repeated 19:00 - 20:00 UTC Friday on 6070 kHz (Channel 292 Germany).

00:00 - 01:00 UTC Monday on 7490 kHz 9WBCQ - Maine).

(DX LISTENING DIGEST)

SWLDXBulgaria News July 28

AUSTRIA(non)   Reception of Radio DARC#232 via ORS Moosbrunn, July 28
0900-1000 on  6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-radio-darc232-via-ors.html

CHINA   CNR-1 Jamming vs SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng in 19/25mb, July 28
from 0835 on 15800 unknown kW / unknown to EaAs Chinese, very good
from 0935 on 11970 unknown kW / unknown to EaAs Chinese, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/cnr-1-jamming-vs-soh-xi-wang-zhi-sheng_28.html

ESWATINI   Very good signal of Trans World Radio Africa, July 27
1905-1935 on  9940 MAN 100 kW / 343 deg to CeAf Lingala Daily &
1935-1950 on  9940 MAN 100 kW / 343 deg to CeAf French  Sat/Sun
1935-2005 on  9940 MAN 100 kW / 343 deg to CeAf Lingala Mon-Fri
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/very-good-signal-of-trans-world-radio_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Voice of Eritrean Lowlands via MBR Issoudun, July 27:
1700-1702 on 15390 ISS 100 kW / 123 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat ONLY, very good signal
1702-1730 on 15390 ISS 100 kW / 123 deg to EaAf ONLY open carrier/dead air today!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-voice-of-eritrean-lowlands_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Radio Itahuka via MBR Talata Volonondry, July 27:
1800-1900 on 15420 MDC 250 kW / 320 deg to SoAf Kirundi Sat, weak plus jammer
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-radio-itahuka-via-mbr_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Adventist World Radio Obectivo DX#839 via MBR Nauen on July 28
0900-1000 on  9610 NAU 125 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun, very good signal
Today Sunday July 28 no signal of Bible Voice Broadcasting via MBR Nauen
0700-0730 on  5945 NAU 100 kW / 260 deg to WeEu English Sun, cancelled??
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/adventist-world-radio-obectivo-dx839.html

GERMANY(non)   World of Radio#1992 via Hamburger Lokalradio on July 28
1030-1100 on  7265 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun, weak/fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/world-of-radio1992-via-hamburger_28.html

GERMANY(non)   Unscheduled frequency of DW via Issoudun, July 28
1325-1400 on 15195*ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa, very good
1400-1530 on 15195*ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WeAf DW IS, very good
* in A-19 scheduled on Sat Bundesliga till May 18 & from Aug.17!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/unscheduled-frequency-of-deutsche-welle_28.html

GREECE   Good signal of Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz, July 28
from 0700 on  9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/good-signal-of-voice-of-greece-on-9420.html

KOREA D.P.R.  Voice of Korea on unscheduled 11865 kHz, instead of 12015 kHz on July 27
1900-1957 on 11865 KUJ 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu German, instead of A19 scheduled 12015
2000-2050 on 11865 KUJ 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu Korean, instead of A19 scheduled 12015
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/voice-of-korea-on-11865-khz-instead-of.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Missionswerk Friedensstimme via SPL Secretbrod, July 27
1600-1630 on  9680 SCB 100 kW / 030 deg to EaEu Russian Sat, good signal:
Today other transmission of Missionswerk Friedensstimme via MBR Nauen:
1200-1230 on 13710 NAU 250 kW / 060 deg to FERu Russian Sat is totally
blocked same 13710 EMR 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs Urdu Voice of Turkey!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/missionswerk-friedensstimme-via-spl_27.html

SRI LANKA   Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in 31mb, July 28:
1115-1200 on  9720 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to SoAs Tamil/Malayalam, fair to good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/eception-of-sri-lanka-broadcasting.html

TURKEY   Voice of Turkey in Turkish on very odd frequency 11675.7 kHz, July 28
0600-1157 on 11675.7 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to WeAs Turkish, instead of nominal!
0600-1257 on 13635.0 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish - 13635.7 on Jyly 27
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on-odd_28.html

TURKEY    TRT Voice of Turkey in Turkish and Russian on 11965 kHz on July 28:
1300-1355 on 11965 EMR 500 kW / 020 deg to EaEu Turkish(40 sec), then Russian
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/trt-voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-and.html

U.K.(non)   Reception of FEBA Radio via ENC-DMS Yerevan, July 27
1730-1800 on  7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-feba-radio-via-enc-dms_27.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Akhbar Mufriha only 15 mins via ENC-DMS Woofferton, July 27
2100-2115 on  7300 WOF 250 kW / 170 deg to NoAf Tachelhit, good signal - BUT:
2115-2145 on  7300 WOF 250 kW / 170 deg to NoAf Arabic & dialect is cancelled
2145-2215 on  9530 ASC 250 kw / 027 deg to WeAf Hassinya Thu-Tue is cancelled
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/radio-akhbar-mufriha-only-15-mins-via.html

U.K.(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via ENC-DMS Kranji, July 28
1100-1130 on 11695 SNG 250 kW / 000 deg to SEAs English, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/nhk-world-radio-japan-in-english-via.html

USA   Very good signal of World Harvest Radio International WHRI Angel 1, July 27
2100-2200 on 13700 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu En Sat Omegaman Radio, NOT ON AIR
2200-2400 on 11750 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Sat/Sun, very good signal
Again wrong frequecy announcement: .... 9505 kHz, instead of 11750 kHz from May 5
2200-2400 on  9505 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Sa/Su will be from Aug.4!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/very-good-signal-of-world-harvest-radio.html

USA(non)   Unscheduled broadcast of Voice of America VOA-1 in English/Music, July 28:
1130-1200 on 9310 unknown tx, good; 9980 unknown tx, fair and 11570 unknown tx, good.
Probably targeted to SEAs via transmitters located in Udorn Thani or Tinang or Tinian
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/unscheduled-broadcast-of-voice-of_28.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

FRS on air Sunday evening July 28th

On Sunday July 28th, the Free Radio Service Holland will be on with the first of two Summer evening broadcasts. Similar to what we have done in the past few years, thematic programmes will be aired. Programmes will commence at 16:52 UTC/ 18:52 CEST and will last four hours. Close down will be at 21:00 UTC/ 23:00 CEST. 

Attention: most likely programmes will be aired on 7700//5810 kHz (spare frequency is 5800 kHz). Tune in on the 28th of July...It will be worth while with a wide variety of misical topics. Reports but moreover: personal comments are more than welcome. P.O.Box 2702 in 6049 ZG Herten, the Netherlands  (=excellent hard copy QSL) or by e-mail: frs@frsholland.nl . 

Put it on your calendar: the inofficial celebration of our 39th anniversary will be on Sunday September 1st. Details will follow in the second half of August.

FRS-HOLLAND Programme Schedule for Sunday July 28th 2019
UTC Time	NAME PROGRAMME	CEST Time
16:52	Station-opening: ID's & Theme tune.	18:52
17:01	Musical Express- Bert van LeerRelive some of those great '1970s Summer Sounds'	19:01
17:45	Radiowaves- Dave Scott Good old Dave will focus on 'Rare 60s & 70s Prog Rock tracks'	19:45
18:30	German Show- Jan van Dijk Jan presents 'Best of 90s Britpop'	20:30
19:15	FRS Magazine- Peter Verbruggen Peter goes back to the period 1970-1974 when Radio Northsea Int. was broadcasting from that colorful ship: Mebo II. Nothing but R.N.I. tunes (and of course background info as well!).	21:15
20:00- 20:45	Guest Show - Mike TaylorMany SW enthusiasts will know Mike doing E.M.R.'s Mailbag Show for quite a few years. Mike's choice: 'the 1980' s- A Personal Look'	22:00- 22:45

We are looking to have your company Sunday evening July 28th.....!"

Studio DX 839 - 28/07/19

Obiettivo DX 839 - 28/07/19

Agenda DX 28/07/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Luz y Alegria, Brasile 1160 Khz (1957)
Radio Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fè, Argentina (1928)

Glenn Hauser logs July 26-27, 2019

** ALBANIA. 6020 & 9570, July 27 at 0043 check, both CRI relays to North America are still OFF (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 9665.09, July 27 at 0046, Brazuguese, so as I suspected from previous JBA carrier log, it is indeed Voz Missionária varied up to the plus side, after a long time well below 9665.0, and found once even below 9664.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 11870 & 11890, July 27 at 1428, CRI English relay on 11880 is now flanked by much weaker spurs of S5-S7 vs S9+20/30 on 11880. First time I have ever noted this, but means by now this has to be the same transmitter airing RHC Spanish in the tardes centered on 11850 with plus/minus 10 kHz spurs on 11840 and 11860, the latter obscured by jamming at least until RM close (and in previous seasons all 10 kHz lower, 11830-11840-11850). Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15140, July 27 at 1616, RHC Spanish somewhat distorted with hum; 11760 somewhat distorted and no hum. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 11940, July 27 at 0050, REE is managing to modulate in Castilian, unlike last time when it was just noise. But also like last time, the N American frequency 9690 is AWOL. 11940 for S America is offbeam for us, and we always hear 12030 better, close to directly off its back toward Mideast, but it is not run this late.

12030, Saturday July 27 at 1429, REE music is JBA, while 9690 is inaudible, probably still down to North America, altho when active this early on weekends only, it`s a poor second to 12030 for Mideast backwards (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A  [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1992 monitoring; confirmed first SWBC, Friday July 26 at 2200 on WRMI 9955 (which is always SSE, not NNW as I miswrote last time --- altho a lot of us depend on its back radiation.) Seems like lite Cuban pulse jamming starts up at same time; tnx a lot! Anyhow, my local line noise level has relented for the moment, allowing 9955 thru clearly at S9/+10.

Also confirmed UT Sat July 27 after 0130 on WRMI 7780, JBA in HNL.

Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, confirms: ``GERMANY, World of Radio #1992 via Hamburger Lokalradio on July 27:

https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/world-of-radio1992-via-hamburger..html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yGtNk1eWek&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM1FnC2mNCU&feature=youtu.be

0630-0700 on  6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sat, fair``

Not confirmed Sat July 27 at 1130 on WRMI 9955 --- a gospel huxter instead, as now shown on the skedgrid. All the other WOR airings on WRMI appear to be intact, including three imaginary ones between 21 and 22 on the no frequencies of System D.

Not confirmed Sat July 27 at 1430-1500 on Hamburger Lookalradio, 7265-CUSB; via UTwente SDR, as usual, not a trace of even a reduced carrier vs huge splash from 9490 Romania. Next:

2100 UT Saturday  WRMI 9955 to SSE

0130 UT Sunday    WRMI 5850 to NW

0300vUT Sunday    WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] ND

1030 UT Sunday    HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW

2130 UT Sunday    WRMI 7780 to NE

0130 UT Monday    WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE

0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE

0300vUT Monday    WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

0330 UT Monday    WRMI 9955 to SSE

0930 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW

1130 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW

1816 UT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania ND

0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE

0800 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions]

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE

(mp3 stream)    http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.m3u

(mp3 download)  http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html

Also linx to podcast services.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.13v, Friday July 26 at 2358, WBCQ S9+20 including noise, so hardly readable, 6160 hardly audible as local line noise is on again; just prior to this week`s live `AAAWWW`. But I do manage to make some sporadic notes, none from the webcast: 5130 will air a special on Saturday starting at 4pm ET [20 UT], ``a free radio program coming out of the West``, but no further details. (Could it be Station YHWH, which did a special on WBCQ previously?). 

Oh oh, he says #2 transmitter on 5130 just shut down. Some fumbling around as he tries to phone Tom while on the air, then unusually plays a couple minutes of music from 0009. AW back before 0012 saying with 5130 off, will just be trimulcasting now instead of quadri-, i.e. still also on 6160, 3265. 

A 50 kW transmitter has been testing, retuned to 6160, which he nicknames ``Sexy 61-60``. Now during a break in the local HNL, I can also hear him on 6160, but 7490 is better. By 0035, between random HNL bursts, I find 6160 at S9-S5, and no ACI yet from 6165, as RHC may not come on until 0100. Now I measure it just a tad below 6160.00. He also mentions that WBCQ is employing more and more computer control. Then reads an anti-Moslem dissertation. For a more complete summary, over to John H. Carver:

``Tonight's show started a bit early again on 7490. First voice over during the theme music was moon bats. Allan and Angela in the studio again. Opening talk about all the landscaping Angela is doing around the station. Phone lines are locked down at the moment. Allan discloses that 6160 is indeed using the old 9330 transmitter after some TimTron modifications were added for better fidelity. Allan announces that the 5130 transmitter has gone down and attempts to restart it remotely. The attempt fails and he puts some music on and goes out to the transmitter building to see if he can start it. He returned after a few minutes and announced that the transmitter has a grid short and will have to be worked on tomorrow morning. So they are only transmitting on 3265, 6160 and 7490.

He states that he is very happy in general with the new transmitter and antenna. Says it will be back on in late August as they continue tweaking things on it. Says that airtime on 6160 will sell at about twenty-five dollars an hour with generous discounts for blocks of time. Wants good pirate shows, good music shows, etc. Reads some old emails at 0035 of which one sets off some political talk. Reading of current emails at 0058 and closing prayer at 0102. After the prayer he announces that there will be a special program on 5130 on Saturday starting at four Eastern. For tomorrow only the Area 51 service will move to 6160. No phone calls allowed this evening and Allan ran out of time before he could give the state of the station address that he promised at the beginning of the program. Program was off the air at 0106 with no music and directly into Brother Stair. John, Mid-North Indiana``

6159.976, July 27 at 0504 is its measurement now; wobbles slightly in real time and probably varies more over a longer period. This is all I can do with its JBA carrier in HNL, not determine what programming.

Earlier we had this from Larry Will in Maryland: 

``Allan tells me that there is a special programming block that will be on 5130 Saturday from 4pm to 2am US eastern time [20-06 UT]. This displaces our Area 51 programming.

However, we will be on the new 6160 service instead. This is the former 9330 transmitter that's been re-tuned for the new frequency. I've been listening to this new service this week and it is putting out a great signal, much better than 5130 during the times when Area 51 is on.

On Sunday we'll be back on 5130 but should also have a simulcast on 6160 as well.

Our regular 3265 weekend simulcast will remain in place. If I recall, this service simulcasts Area 51 all weekend except for Pirate Joe's talk show on Saturday night.

Allan will be on live tonight at 8 pm eastern time on

3265//5130//6160//7490. Cheers, Lw``

BUT, that arrangement will depend on whether they can get the 5130.4 transmitter working again. Note that this also implies that at 0300v UT Mondays, WORLD OF RADIO should be on 3264.9 and 6160v, as well as 5130.38v. Can anyone confirm by monitoring? 3265 just doesn`t make it here, especially in summer noise (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15809.958, July 27 at 1502, JBA offset carrier must be another WTWW-3 test, while neighbor 15825 WWCR is only a trifle stronger JBA carrier. No sporadic E boost today over their two-close-for-F2 one-megameter paths! First noted 15810 JBA carrier via UTwente at 1458 after trying to hear WOR on 9485. 

9930, Saturday July 27 at 1610, surprised to find WTWW-2 on here for the first time in ages; very strong on caradio but no precision measurement possible. Ted Randall in hamtalk, but his interviewee is muffled, unreadable as if almost totally off-mike. Maybe was an axual ham contact not patched in properly for broadcast? 1615 modulation cuts off and on, while carrier remains steady; 1620 carrier off during which I check all other possible WTWW frequencies on the DX-398 and hear nothing. 1622 back on with dead air. 1623 rockmusic and jingle; Ted asking for reports and music requests; implies a prize for those citing a specific phrase. Apparently testing with pre-recorded programming. Still going with rock music, ham ads past 1700; and still at 1804 check plugging auto-music-request on website for the ``5085`` service --- but it`s 9930 now, geez (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 91.3, July 27 at 1559 UT after financial talk show, ``91.3, KAXR Arkansas City`` ID. On caradio a few miles north of Enid; I never hear this in Enid due to ACI from local 91.1. At this location, Enid`s 92.1 dead air and even 91.1 are losing out to CCI. KAXR is 13.5 kW, a disposable AFR station.

91.5, July 27 before and after 1600 UT, on caradio north of Enid, two stations combating, gospel music vs talk. Music must be KSNS, Medicine Lodge KS, 95 kW vertical, 0 kW horizontal, just across the OK frontier, and somewhat audible in Enid if it get past 91.7 KOSU and its HD noise; as for the other, of the three 91.5 Okies, none likely --- too far, too low-powered or both (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 2037 UT July 27

Media & Tech - 27/07/2019

SWLDXBulgaria News July 27

EGYPT   Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9400 kHz, July 27:
0900-0928 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to ???? open carreir
0927-0930 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to ????, test tone &
0930-0940 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to ???? Music, good.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-mystery-egyptian-music_27.html

GERMANY   Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG via MBR Nauen, July 27
1030-1100 on  6055 NAU 125 kW / 222 deg to CeEu German Sat/Sun, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/evangelische-missions-gemeinden-emg-via_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting via MBR Nauen on July 27
1430-1458 on 15265 NAU 250 kW / 102 deg to SoAs English Sat, very good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of HCJB Voice of The Andes via MBR Nauen, July 27
1529-1629 on 13800 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian/Chechen Sat, good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-hcjb-voice-of-andes-via_27.html

GUAM   Adventist World Radio / The Voice of Hope in 25mb on July 27:
1100-1130 on 12090 SDA 100 kW / 345 deg to FERu Russian, weak signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/adventist-world-radio-voice-of-hope-in_27.html

SECRETLAND(non)   UNID, instead of R.Warra Wangeelaati via SPL Secretbrod on July 27:
1500-1530 on 15515 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf English, instead Afar Oromo Sat, fair
Something`s always wrong at SPL Secretbrod transmitting station, today wrong program!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/unid-instead-of-rwarra-wangeelaati-via.html

SPAIN   Radio Exterior de España REE/RNE on 3 of 4 frequencies on July 27:
1400-2200 on  9690 NOB 200 kW / 290 deg to ENAm Spanish Sat/Sun, no signal
1400-2200 on 11670 NOB 200 kW / 161 deg to WCAf Spanish Sat/Sun, fair/good
1400-2200 on 11940 NOB 200 kW / 230 deg to SoAm Spanish Sat/Sun, very good
1400-2200 on 12030 NOB 200 kW / 110 deg to N/ME Spanish Sat/Sun, fair/good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/radio-exterior-de-espana-reerne-on-3-of.html

THAILAND   HSK9 Radio Thailand World Service in 16mb, July 27
1000-1100 on 17850 UDO 250 kW / 305 deg to N&ME Thai, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-hsk9-radio-thailand-world_27.html

U.K.(non)   Additional broadcast of R.Ranginkaman/Rainbow or other new via Grigoriopol
1630-1700 on  7535 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi will be from Aug.1, not July 27!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/additional-broadcast-of-rranginkaman.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   BVBroadcasting via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on July 27:
1200-1230 on  9370 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Urdu Sat, weak to fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/bvbroadcasting-via-rrtm-telecom.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

Media & Tech L'Approfondimento - 27/07/2019

Ascolti AM Luca Botto Fiora

Ascolti AM  (orari UTC)


1584.0 26.07.19 2050 I R. DIFFUSIONE EUROPEA,Trieste,II, jazz e IDs. LBF
5140.0 21.07.19 2112 PIR CHARLESTON R. INT., EE, IDs e old jazz. G LBF
5990.0 13.07.19 1120 D STUDIO 52, Nauen, IDs px "Radio 60". F-G LBF
7440.0 07.07.19 0730 D CHANNEL 292, mx tape loop. G-F LBF
9663.9 06.07.19 2155 B VOZ MISSIONARIA, PP, tk OM. F-P LBF

***

Luca Botto Fiora (SWL I1-0799GE)
QTH: Rapallo (Genova) - Italia
G. C. 44° 21' 15.2" N / 9° 13' 37.8" E

***

RICEVITORI 
R7 Drake
VR5000DSP Yaesu
E5 Etón


***

ANTENNE
Loop in ferrite di 75 cm ACA (modificata con LW-VLF)
Dipolo 16 metri con balun 4:1 e isolatore di linea coassiale


***

ACCESSORI
(per loop MW-VLF)
Preamplificatore RF K0LR-WA1ION autocostruito
-
(per dipolo HF)
Eliminatore di QRM MFJ 1026 (con modifica W8JI)
Preamplificatore RF kit LX1456 NE

SOFTWARE
(Mac OS X 10.6.8)
Audacity 2.2.0 (acquisizione-conversione audio)
DXToolbox 4.4.0 demo (propagazione)
HourWorld 3.5.1 demo (orologio mondiale)
Multimode 6.6 demo Black Cat Systems (UTEs)
TimePalette 6.3.1 demo (orologio mondiale)
-
(Android 4.1.1)
Daylight World Map (orologio mondiale)


***


GRUPPO RADIOASCOLTO LIGURIA (GRAL 2.0)
https://radioascolto.home.blog/
https://www.facebook.com/graliguria/
https://twitter.com/graliguria

SWLDXBulgaria News July 26-27

BRASIL   Reception of Radio Voz Missionaria in 31mb on July 26:
from 2000 on  9665 CAB 010 kW / 030 deg to BRA  Portuguese, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-radio-voz-missionaria-in.html

CHINA   CNR-1 Jamming vs SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng in 25mb on July 27:
till 0900 on 11775 unknown kW / unknown to EaAs Chinese, fair/good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/cnr-1-jamming-vs-soh-xi-wang-zhi-sheng_27.html

CUBA   Fair signal of Radio Habana Cuba in 25mb, July 26
from 2100 on 11760 BAU 100 kW / non-dir to NCAm Spanish:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/fair-signal-of-radio-habana-cuba-in_27.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Alameda Bible Fellowship via TDF Issoudun on July 26
1930-2000 on 11860 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WeAf English Mon/Wed/Fri, plus co-ch
at same time 11860 JED or RIY / unknown to N/ME Arabic Daily Rep.of Yemen Radio
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-alameda-bible-fellowship_27.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen on July 26
1700-1730 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Fri/Sun, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation_27.html

GERMANY(non)   World of Radio#1992 via Hamburger Lokalradio on July 27:
0630-0700 on  6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sat, fair signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/world-of-radio1992-via-hamburger.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Radio Waves International via Channel 292, July 27
0700-0800 on  6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu En/Ge/It/Fr Sat, fair to good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-radio-waves-international_27.html

GUINEA   Radio Guinée was back on air in 31mb on July 27:
from 0710 on  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/radio-guinee-was-back-on-air-in-31mb-on.html

MALI   ORTM Radio Mali was back on air in 31mb on July 27:
from 0830 on  9635 BKO 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/ortm-radio-mali-was-back-on-air-in-31mb.html

NUMBERS STATION   Fair signal of E11 Oblique in 49mb, July 27
0805-0808 on  5737 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/fair-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-49mb-july_27.html

ROMANIA(non)   Reception of IRRS Radio City via RADIOCOM Săftica on July 27:
0800-0900 on  9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu German Sat, fair/good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/reception-of-irrs-radio-city-via_27.html

SAUDI ARABIA   Good signal of BSKSA General Service on July 27:
from 0854 on  9650 RIY 100 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic co-ch at
same time on  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French R.Guinée
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/good-signal-of-bsksa-general-service-on.html

TURKEY   TRT Voice of Turkey in Turkish on odd frequency 13635.7 kHz, July 26
0600-1255 on 13635.7 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish, instead of nominal
0600-1155 on 11675.0 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to WeAs Turkish, 11675.8 on July 25
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on-odd_27.html

NUMBERS STATION   E11 Oblique and Radio Romania International on 9610 kHz, July 26
1910-1920 on  9610 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode E11 Oblique, weak
at same time  9610 TIG 300 kW / 262 deg to SoEu Spanish AM mode R.Romania Int-good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/e11-oblique-and-radio-romania_27.html

PALAU   Additional daily transmission of WHRI T8WH Angel 3, July 26:
1300-1400 on  9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs English, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/additional-daily-transmission-of-whri.html

RUSSIA   Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio, July 26
1800-1900 on  6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Fri
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan_27.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Ranginkaman via ENC-DMS Grigoriopol on July 26
1730-1800 on  7580 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/radio-ranginkaman-via-enc-dms_27.html

USA   New registered frequencies of WBCQ-6 in A-19 HFCC
Database for World's Last Chance Radio eff.from Aug.5?:
2000-0857 on 12120 BCQ 500 kW / 075 deg to N/ME Arabic
0900-1157 on 15705 BCQ 500 kW / 075 deg to NoAf Arabic
1200-1557 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 255 deg to MEXI English
1600-1757 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 300 deg to WNAm English
1800-1957 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 057 deg to WeEu English
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/wbcq-6-worlds-last-chance-radio.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   North Korea Reform Radio via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, July 26
2030-2130 on  7505 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, good signal + jamming
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/north-korea-reform-radio-via-rrtm_27.html

VATICAN   Very good signal of Vatican Radio in 19mb & 16mb on July 26
1130-1200 on 15595 SMG 250 kW / 100 deg to N/ME English Holy Mass Fri
1130-1200 on 17590 SMG 250 kW / 112 deg to N/ME English Holy Mass Fri
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/07/very-good-signal-of-vatican-radio-in.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

Agenda DX 27/07/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Atalaya Belo Horizonte, Brasile 950 Khz (1977)
North Sound Radio , Gran Bretagna 1035 Khz (1981)

Ukraine streaming

Ukraine - Re DXLD 190718 

** UKRAINE. Since July 8, on all sites of the regional branches of the Public Broadcaster of Ukraine, the online broadcast of radio begins to operate. ... https://www.suspilne.media/branches ...

Unfortunately, the streams are geoblocked. I randomly checked streams at http://ukr.radio/maps and they worked. 

(Dr Hansjoerg Biener 26 July 2019 DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Glenn Hauser logs July 25-26, 2019

** BRAZIL. 9665.11, July 26 at 0114, JBA carrier, and nothing on the minus side. Presume R. Voz Missionária has now slid up to the plus side. Nothing much else propagating from ZY-land on 9 or 11 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1120, July 26 at 0124 UT, Spanish music making heavy ~5 Hz SAH with sillyballgame in English, i.e. KETU Catoosa vs KMOX. KETU official sunset in July is 0145 UT (August: 0115), but supposed to be reduced from 10 to 7 kW during Critical Hours starting at 2345 UT – that certainly does not help out KMOX here. 

KETU pattern has broad major lobe slightly west of south, i.e. right across Tulsa from the north side, with sharp nulls toward the NW (Colorado?) and NE (St Louis), but Enid almost to the west is getting only a fraxion off the shoulder of the lobe. On caradio it`s not enough to overcome powerline, trafficlight noise except in a few lucky spots.

Recheck at 1602 UT with no KMOX, ID as ``La Diferente`` and a .9 FM frequency, presumably the translator listed on 97.9. Later in hour, ad for Mercado Las Americas, the grocery store which I think is involved in KETU ownership, licensed to La Zeta 95.7, which is KSEC, 6/6 kW in Bentonville AR (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 11940, UT Fri July 26 at 0117, S8-S6 of dead air, surely REE which is supposed to modulate here until 0200 on weekdays, for S America; while the NAm frequency 9690 is OFF. More problems.

Alan Roe found out from Justin Coe that co-host Alison Hughes has been on sick leave for months but expected back soon. That explains his sole hosting of English M/W/F at 2200-2230, and mostly-music content (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Since WWV is in well on 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz, July 26 at 0121/0132, I check the NRD-545 for zero-beat tuning. It has always required a correxion factor of about plus 10 Hz, but now I find the offness is not linear:

5000 = tuned to  4999.99, add 10 Hz

10000 = tuned to  9999.98, add 20 Hz

15000 = tuned to 14999.97, add 30 Hz

20000 = tuned to 19999.95, add 50 Hz

These offsets are not precise since tuning display does not go down to the 1-Hz level. My more precise .### 3-digit measurements must be made with the R75 instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1992 contents: Albania, Australia, Brasil, Canada, China and non, Cuba, Denmark, Guam, Kashmir, Korea North non, México, North America, Norway, Perú, Philippines, Sikkim, Spain, Tibet, Ukraine and non, USA, Uzbekistan, Vatican non, khobless caradios, ton of cement; and the propagation outlooks

SW Broadcasts should be:

2200 UT Friday    WRMI 9955 to NNW

0130 UT Saturday  WRMI 7780 to NE

0629vUT Saturday  HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW

1000 UT Saturday  Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [Aug 3, 17, alt. weeks]

1130 UT Saturday  WRMI 9955 to SSE

1430 UT Saturday  HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW

1930vUT Saturday  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND

2100 UT Saturday  WRMI 9955 to SSE

0130 UT Sunday    WRMI 5850 to NW

0300vUT Sunday    WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] ND

1030 UT Sunday    HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW

2130 UT Sunday    WRMI 7780 to NE

0130 UT Monday    WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE

0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE

0300vUT Monday    WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

0330 UT Monday    WRMI 9955 to SSE

0930 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW

1130 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW

1816 UT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania ND

0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE

0800 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions]

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780 to NE

(mp3 stream)    http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.m3u

(mp3 download)  http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1992.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html

Also linx to podcast services.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15770, July 25 at 1547, WRMI in dead air, or is it JBM? Maybe a trace; still/again DA at 1837 check instead of SMTV. What a waste. BTW, I`m baffled why WRMI does not use a single 11 or 13 MHz band frequency in the summer daytimes, rather 6, 7 or 9 MHz which lose a lot to absorption and are lucky to be audible at one-hop distance from Okee (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.2v, UT Fri July 26 at 0110, WBCQ is still on with Brother Scare, more or less like 7570 & 7730 WRMI. WBCQ sked does not show anything on 7490 after 0100, and 0000-0100 is an Available Time Slot. Apparently an ad-hoc extension of TOMBS now that he`s no longer on 9330v, but for how long?

6159.775, July 26 at 0543, JBA carrier, presumed WBCQ slipped down from the plus side. Still too much almost-constant line noise of at least S9 here below 9 MHz, but electric utility OG&E is now working on locating and fixing it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 760, July 26 at 0549 UT, WJR Detroit with heavy CCI making a SAH of 56/minute, almost 1 Hz. Normally there is no such QRM as all the surrounding 760s are either supposed to be daytime-only, or in the case of San Antonio, with a null toward the north; and unseems Mexican (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1834 UT July 26