Shortwave reception from Sofia February 20-21. Videos can be found on
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCShmxjLnxp_dhZhbteQi3XQ/videos
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AUSTRALIA Down Under Special Event Will Use Former Radio Australia Antennas
Over the March 14–15 weekend, members of the Shepparton and District Amateur
Radio Club (SADARC) in Australia will be on the air as VI3RA (Radio Australia)
connecting their transceivers to the curtain array and rhombic antennas at the
former Radio Australia site in Shepparton. Radio Australia ceased transmitting
from the site in 2017. VI3RA will operate on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 meters.
"Local amateurs will be given the unique opportunity to explore the use of high
gain antennas whilst giving amateurs throughout the world a unique opportunity
to contact a station using such high-gain antennas", said SADARC President
Peter Rentsch, VK3FPSR. "This is a rare opportunity for amateur radio operators,
who are only allowed a peak output power of 400 W in Australia when compared to
100 kW of Radio Australia transmitters to hopefully achieve some remarkable
communication outcomes. We expect to get a gain of 15 dB on the lower
frequencies and at least 20 dB on 21 MHz". The special event is being
conducted in cooperation with BAI Communications (Broadcast Australia)
GERMANY(non) Radio Noordzee Top 50 via Channel 292 on February 20
0600-1000 on 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu English Thu, good signal
0800-1000 on 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu Brother Stair NOT ON AIR
GERMANY(non) Reception of Alt Universe Top 40 via Channel 292, February 20:
1000-1100 on 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu English Thu, fair/good signal
from 1100 on 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu Brother Stair - as scheduled.
GREECE Good signal of Voice of Greece in 31mb February 20
0752&0757 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3.
*Arabic/Serbian news and transmitter switches off at 0802UT
KURDISTAN(non) Changes of BRB Denge Welat via Issoudun/Grigoriopol:
0330-0600 NF 7350 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 7360 kHz
1000-1100 NF 15175#KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 13730 kHz
1300-1400 on 13730 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish is addit.time
1400-1600 on 11540*KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish is addit.freq
# on air on February 20, but not on air on February 21, probably test
* on air on February 20, but not on air on February 21, probably test
BRB Denge Welat via Issoudun/Grigoriopol on Fenruary 21
0330-0559 on 7350 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
0600-1400 on 13730 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish
0600-1500 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1500-1559 on 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1600-2159 on 9525 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
In USAGM RMS all are registered as unknown location PTH
NUMBERS STATION E17z English Lady & S06s Russian Lady in 31mb, February 20
0810-0816 on 9820 unknown secret tx site to Eu English CUSB E17z, weak/fair
0940-0946 on 9540 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s, very good
PHILIPPINES Reception of FEBC Radio in 25mb on February 20:
1300-1330 on 11825 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Tibetan, good
1330-1400 on 9465 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Yunnan, fair.
TAIWAN(non) Test transmissions of Radio Taiwan International on shortwave:
0100-0130 on 9490 unknown kW / unknown to SoAm Spanish February 23/24/25/26
0300-0330 on 9500*unknown kW / unknown to CeAm Spanish February 23/24/25/26
* co-ch same 9500 SZG 100 kW / 165 deg to EaAs Chinese China National Radio
TURKEY TRT Voice of Turkey in Bulgarian on wrong 9840 kHz on February 20
1100-1155 on 9840 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Georgian as scheduled B19,
1200-1221 on 9840 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Bulgarian, instead of 7245
1221-1225 on 7245 EMR 250 kW / 300 deg to SEEu Bulgarian N O S I G N A L
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emirler transmitting stn!!
TURKEY Unscheduled TRT Voice of Turkey in Greek on shortwave February 20
1500-1525 on 6185 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Italian as scheduled B-19,
1526-1532 on 6185 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Greek - unscheduled on SW!
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emirler transmitting stn!!
U.K.(non) Radio ERGO & Trans World Radio Africa via ENC-DMS Dhabayya, February 21:
1200-1300 on 17845 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali Daily Radio ERGO, fair signal
1300-1315 on 17680 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Afar Thu-Sun TWR Africa, good signal
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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
