sabato 30 aprile 2022

REE log

SPAIN at 19.15 UT no transmission on 17855 kHz towards Iceland, Canada, USA, North AM continent.

When tuned in at 19.05 UT heard here in all-EUR REE Madrid via Noblejas site
11670 kHz S=9+20dB, nice audio 10 kHz broadband block, excellente.
11940 kHz also S=9+20dB at 19.07 UT,
and 15520 kHz even S=9+10dB towards NE, ME, Indian Ocean/EaAF, Perth WeAus.

Also heard an FEMALE live coverage PRESENTER at this big footbal match on Spain.

73 wb df5sx

Glenn Hauser logs April 30, 2022

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, April 30 at 1450, still no signal from RNASG LRA36 into four Brazil SDRs checked, completing the entire month of April no-shows every Wednesday and Saturday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6165, April 30 at 0608, dead air in English, S9+20. Only other RHC is 6060, but wrong language Spanish with humbuzz. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALDIVES [non]. 11620, April 30 from 1455 I`m listening via Coimbatore, India SDR; carrier on briefly at 1457.5, resuming *1468 to stay, S9+10/20 from secret site. 1500 ``Pastor Eric Foley`` of VOMK Maldives now has a formal sign-on in English, and into start of sermon at much weaker modulation until 1502 cut to the YL in Dhivehi at normal modulation. 1528.5 to music, 1529.7 English sign off just in time and a few seconds gap before *1530.0 Vatican starts Arabic on much weaker signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, April 30 at 0501-0505.7, UR1 via WRMI with English warnews roundup, `Ukraine: Security Issue`; this time with the OM fast-talker. VG into Maryland remote. I cannot recommend these highly enough, to immerse ourselves directly into the Ukrainian point of view; also airing earlier after 0000 UT on 1386 via Lithuania, easily heard via UTwente remote and no doubt many others in Europe, even Russia (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2136 monitoring: confirmed Friday April 29 at 1815 on IRRS SW via BULGARIA 7290, into NW Ireland SDR; and at 1823 JBA on 14580 = 2 x 7290: audible on USB only where there is also RTTY warble, strange; rechecking 7290, it is true AM with LSB and USB and carrier. WOR also on AM Italia 1323 into nearby Noale SDR, but not on 918; but my voice JBA at 1820 on LW 207 kHz, apparently still sporadically experimental!

Had tuned in earlier: 7290 at 1755 with music presumed China; As usual, IRRS transmitter does not cut on air until almost 1801, S9/+15 with `Feature Story News` already in progress; 1803 `FSN Spotlight`; 1805 IRRS ID with Milano PO Box otherwise denied, and `News in Brief from the United Nations`; 1809 sitar? music fill. 1815 WOR also heard past 1830 on 1323 and 7290, so presumably played until finished at 1844.

I was also monitoring 1323 kHz from 1755 when there was talk about Sputnik Radio in the USA, then Jeff White`s voice so it was a fragment of `Wavescan`, chopped off at 1759.

WOR 2136 also confirmed Friday April 29 at 2030 on AM Italia 1323 kHz, S9+10, no signal on 918, and maybe a trace on 207 kHz.

Also confirmed UT Saturday April 30 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+25 into Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed UT Saturday April 30 from 0359.8 on Radio Angela via WBCQ 4790, fair into Maryland SDR vs storm crashes; and QRM from those one-second uteblaaps at 0400:01.5, 0403:01.5, so exactly 3:00 minutes apart tonight; interspersed with another one at 0401:41.5, not tracked further but should also be repeated every 3:00 minutes: these noises are not random and therefore must be deliberate.

Also confirmed Saturday April 30 at 1627 the 1600 on WRN North America webcast. Next:

1930 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430]
1324vUT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918?-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still Apr 24]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed]
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Thanks this week for financial support from Mike Lewis, Alexander City, Alabama who sent a generous check to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and testifies:

``I have been an on-and-off World of Radio listener since the late 1970’s ... I regret that I have utterly neglected the most valuable and thankfully still enduring radio resource, World of Radio! ... Fortunately, World of Radio is still with us. I am finally doing the right thing and offering a contribution, and plan to do more in the future.``

Also, last week`s thankee, Joe Caberlin, Ontario, would always also like to be known as VE1EJ; originally from Nova Scotia.

One may also contribute via PayPal not necessarily in US$, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7555-7585 approx., April 30 at 0550, suspicious noise field surrounding TOMBS on WRMI 7570, which at S9+20 is not strong enough to overcome it on center frequency monitored direct. But noise stops abruptly at 0551, and I soon find it has shifted to 7510-7540. Could be something local? Or out of WRMI transmitter itself? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1855 UT April 30

Media & Tech - 30/04/2022

Log Roberto Pavanello

 1377 29/4 23.10 R. Free Africa - Mwanza Swahili MX suff. 
 1485 26/4 22.34 R. Alcoi - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
 1485 26/4 22.35 Transmitter Joy - Erlangen impulsi suff.
 1584 28/4 22.30 R. Gandia - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono 
 1611 26/4 22.45 R. Augusta - EE MX buono 
 1629 28/4 22.50 R. Bluebird - Dutch MX buono 
 4775 27/4 22.55 R. Tarma - SS MX suff. 
 4875 27/4 22.30 R. Mystery 21 - EE MX ottimo 
 4885 27/4 22.50 R. Clube do Parà - Belem PP talk suff. 
 5140 24/4 15.45 Charleston R. Int. - EE MX ottimo 
 5780 29/4 16.30 Harmony R. - EE MX buono 
 5800 27/4 16.50 Mike R. - EE ID e MX buono 
 5800 30/4 16.40 R. Akenzo - EE MX buono 
 5930 24/4 16.15 WMR - Randers EE MX suff. 
 5940 28/4 23.15 Voz Missionaria - Camboriu PP MX suff. 
 6140 24/4 16.30 R. Onda - Borculo PP ID e MX buono 
 6175 30/4 16.00 R. Jong Europa - Alphen a/d Rijn Dutch MX buono 
 6185 27/4 16.20 R. Gaar - EE MX buono 
 6285 30/4 16.10 R. Monique - EE MX buono 
 6931 27/4 23.00 Indy R. - Sevilla Ucraino relay R. Ukraine buono
 775027/4 16.55 Misti R. - EE MX buono 
10000 26/4 16.30 Italcable - Viareggio IT orario suff. 
11780 28/4 23.10 R. Nac. Amazonas - Brasilia PP MX buono 
11800 26/4 16.45 KSDA - Guam Pashto ID e talk buono 
11815 28/4 23.05 R. Brasil Central - Goiania PP MX suff. 
13600 28/4 15.00 R. Prawda dija Rossii - Russo talk buono

Roberto Pavanello
Vercelli / Italia

RFE/RL Journalist Dies In Russian Missile Strikes On Kyiv

KYIV -- RFE/RL journalist Vira Hyrych has died in Kyiv after a Russian missile strike hit the residential building where she lived in the Ukrainian capital.

Hyrych's body was found early in the morning on April 29 amid the wreckage of the building, which was hit by a Russian missile the night before, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting Kyiv on April 28 as missile strikes hit the capital, including the apartment block.

"We are deeply saddened by the death of our Ukrainian Service staffer Vira Hyrych in Kyiv overnight. We have lost a dear colleague who will be remembered for her professionalism and dedication to our mission," RFE/RL President Jamie Fly said in a statement.

"We are shocked and angered by the senseless nature of her death at home in a country and city she loved. Her memory will inspire our work in Ukraine and beyond for years to come," he added.

Videos and pictures from the site showed the lower floors of the building heavily damaged. Cars in the area had their windows blown out.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov claimed "long-range, high-precision" missiles had hit factory buildings in Kyiv of Ukrainian rocket manufacturer Artem on April 28.

Ukrainian officials have not commented on whether the factory had been hit during the attack.

The United States is still trying to ascertain whether there was a military target for the strike or whether Russia may simply have been “trying to send a message to the international community,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said on MSNBC.

The attack was an assault on the Ukrainian state, the Ukrainian people, and on “those who are doing nothing more than to try to spread the truth,” Price said, noting that Hyrych unfortunately “is not the first journalist to lose his or her life in this fight.”

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram on April 29 that one body had been retrieved from the rubble and another 10 people had been injured in the strikes. He gave no further details.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who met with Guterres in Kyiv barely an hour earlier, has condemned the missile strikes and called for a "corresponding powerful reaction."

Hyrych, born in 1967, began working for RFE/RL in February 2018. Before that she worked at a leading television channel in Ukraine.

She is survived by her parents and an adult son.

REE on 11670 instead of 11685

SPAIN, REE, Noblejas, 1001-1518, 30-04, soccer, live match Real Madrid vs Español de Barcelona. 17855, 15520, 11940 and 11670 instead of 11685. Fair to good signal.

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Log in Friol

eQSL La Voz de tu Conciencia, 6010 kHz

COLOMBIA, 6010, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, received eQSL, v/s Rafael Rodríguez and pennants in 2 hours. Reception report sent to: rafaelcoldx@yahoo.com

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain


Prince Charles and Camilla tour BBC newsroom

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have spoken to journalists reporting on Afghanistan, Ukraine and Russia during a visit to the BBC's headquarters in London.

Prince Charles and Camilla visited Broadcasting House to mark the 90th anniversary of the BBC World Service.

During a tour of the building, the prince expressed admiration for journalists reporting in "the most difficult of circumstances".

Speaking to the BBC's Lyse Doucet and Clive Myrie, Prince Charles said he had watched them "shivering on the roofs" during their recent broadcasts from Kyiv, Ukraine.

The royal couple also met journalists from the Ukrainian service, some of whom were forced to leave the country.

Ukrainian journalist Olga Malchevska, who viewed pictures of her shelled family home while on air at the start of the war, presented the prince with a drawing by her son and nephew, who fled to the UK after their home was bombed.

The drawing, described by the prince as "marvellous", pictured the Union and Ukrainian flags side by side.

Prince Charles and Camilla also spoke via video call to the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg as he travelled from St Petersburg to Moscow by train, and chief correspondent Ben Brown who was on a rooftop in Kyiv.

Elsewhere, they heard from reporters and producers from BBC Pashto.

They were shown round a TV studio by presenter Sana Safi, who also demonstrated delivering a news bulletin.

In 2013 the Queen visited Broadcasting House, when she officially opened an extension to the BBC's flagship building, touring the main newsroom and appearing in the background of a live studio broadcast, surrounded by dozens of members of BBC staff.

BBC director general Tim Davie said: "As the BBC World Service turns 90, it's fantastic to see the work of our colleagues being recognised, especially at a time when accurate and impartial journalism is needed now more than ever."

The BBC World Service delivers news to a weekly audience of 364m in more than 40 languages.

It recently received an additional £4.1m of government funding in response to the war in Ukraine.

The government said the money would help the BBC to relocate staff and operations to safe locations and to "ensure the resilience of their services".

RFI and France 24 contest ‘definitive’ broadcasting ban in Mali

Mali’s media regulator has ordered the definitive suspension of RFI radio and France 24 television in the country, a month after its ruling military junta accused the news organisations of reporting “false allegations” of abuse by the Malian army. The broadcasters’ parent company, France Médias Monde (FMM), has “strongly contested” the decision.

Radio France Internationale and sister TV station France 24 have been suspended in Mali since 17 March. The West African country’s media regulator, the Haute Autorité de la communication, said on Wednesday that their suspension would be “definitive”.    

The French broadcasters are subsidiaries of FMM, a state-owned holding company. They are followed by a third of Mali’s population.  

Responding to the regulator’s order, FMM said it “strongly contested” the decision and would “study all avenues of appeal”. The group also reiterated its “unwavering commitment to the independence and freedom of the media”.  

FMM said it would continue to cover the news in Mali. It pledged to provide technical solutions to ensure Malians could continue to access the two broadcasters.

Destabilising strategy'

Mali’s junta accuses RFI and France 24 of “a premeditated strategy aimed at destabilising the political transition, demoralising the Malian people and discrediting the Malian army”.

The junta has staged two coups since August 2020. It has been accused of violations by several human rights groups, including in a 15 March report by Human Rights Watch, which accused Malian soldiers of responsibility for the killing of at least 17 civilians since early December.

The allegations of abuse in Mali were also made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and subsequently reported by RFI and France 24.

The French government had called Mali's initial suspension of the French broadcasters a grave attack on the liberty of the press. 

“I condemn with the greatest firmness this decision, which seems to me totally at odds with the values espoused by the people of Mali since its independence,” President Emmanuel Macron told a press conference.

Earlier this year, France announced the withdrawal of its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the junta.

French troops were in Mali on a military mission, fighting against al Qaeda and Islamic State group-linked jihadist groups in the Sahel area.

Media & Tech L'Approfondimento - 30/04/2022

RNEI 29 announcement

De: "Radio Northern Europe International" <qsl@rnei.org>
Para:
Enviado: 30/04/2022 11:38:58
Asunto: RNEI 29 announcement

Hei all,

RNEI 29 goes on air this Sunday with multiple broadcasts a week throughout the month!
You can read more about the show and see the broadcasts here: https://rnei.org/2022/04/29/radio-northern-europe-international-show-29-announcement/

Hoping to read your reception reports soon,
Roseanna,
Radio Northern Europe International
https://www.rnei.org

"Radio Northern Europe International Show #29 Announcement
Posted by By RNEI Friday the 29th of April, 2022

Hei alle sammen,

RNEI #29 goes on air this Sunday!
Here are some of the exciting things to look forward to in this months’ show:

Some K&J-pop inspired choices from YOHIO and Dolly Style
Dopha is back and this time she’s having a Pity Party
Helena Routa brings some great Finnish music
Icelandic artist Heidrunna brings us some mellow synth-pop
Faroese artist Reiley is getting tired of the gossip
Two mysterious tracks to end the show, leading into Mamma’s show on some broadcasts, complete with the MFSK 64 data embedded inside
On WRMI 5850, 7730 and some 15770 broadcasts and our On-Demand shows you’ll also hear:
Mamma’s Mest Metal with some fantastic choices for you to enjoy
Stephen’s Feature on the Welsh artist Meinir Gwilym
Daz’s EasyDRF Playlist (Decoder here – Not available On-Demand)
On Channel 292 (And some 15770 WRMI broadcasts) you’ll also hear :
You will hear a fantastic episode of This is an Express Music Show
You’ll also have a chance to receive Daz’s EasyDRF Playlist (Decoder here) just before TIAEMS starts

Day of Month Time Frequency Az
Sunday 1st 12:00 UTC 6070KHz ND
Sunday 10th 12:00 UTC 9670KHz 332°
Saturday 16th 22:00 UTC 9670KHz 80°
Every Thursday 01:00 UTC 5850KHz 315°
Every Thursday 01:00 UTC 7730KHz 44°
Every Thursday 13:00 UTC 15770KHz 44°
Every Sunday 01:00 UTC 5010KHz 181°

We have stuck with 15770KHz for weekly broadcasts to Europe and, with the help of our lovely Patreons Mikey and Frigid, we have brought back some of the beamed broadcasts from Channel 292 which bring a good signal to Northern Europe!
We have found that80°can have a hearable signal inBraziland surrounding areas as well as a strong signal inPortugal & Spain.
332°has a good backbeambetween Ukraine and Italy."


--

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Propagation News – 1 May 2022

RSGB
April 29, 2022

A week of high solar flux indices brought good openings on the higher bands. With the SFI consistently above 140 all week—at the time of writing—there have been reports of 10 metre openings well into the evening.

As Ian Goodier on the 10m UK Net Facebook group reported: “Tonight on 10m you could mistake the band for 20m—East Malaysia in one direction, Mexico in the other.”

There were also reports of Australian and New Zealand stations being worked on 10 metres, making this possibly one of the best weeks for 28MHz so far this solar cycle.

But there were some spanners in the works too. There were a lot of C-class solar flares and two M-class events this week. Geomagnetic conditions have also been disturbed at times, with Wednesday being the worst day with the Kp index hitting five twice on one day. Solarham.net said this was an unexpected geomagnetic storm as the Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) tipped south. Another solar storm is forecast for 29 April, thanks to a large coronal hole on the Sun’s equator.

NOAA predicts more of the same next week with the SFI probably above 130.

Geomagnetic conditions are predicted to be quiet next week, with an average Kp index of two. That is, at least until 7 May, when it could rise to four. However, this presupposes that we don’t have any coronal mass ejections to contend with. At this point in the solar cycle, solar flares and associated CMEs are commonplace and could push the Kp index higher, roughly 48 hours after any Earth-directed CME. As always, keep an eye on solarham.net for daily updates.

And finally, we can now expect a big upturn in sporadic E openings on the higher HF bands. Keep an eye on the European 10m beacons for openings and find out more in our VHF news.

VHF and up:

As we move into May, the chances of sporadic E begin to increase and it’s worth keeping a close eye on the usual bands from 10m up to 6m and, later in the month, the 2m band might surprise us. The propquest.co.uk website contains a useful EPI map plot of regions where sporadic E may be more likely, based upon weather triggers of atmospheric gravity waves that are part of the formation process. It also contains a daily blog, with commentary to highlight significant jet streams and other regions of interest.

The main focus on the weather charts starts with high pressure bringing fairly good tropo conditions at the end of last week. Over this weekend, a small low will drift into western areas and generally disrupt the tropo propagation, producing a weaker pattern for next week, with a hint of isolated showers. Later in the week, some models bring another low south-east from Iceland to Denmark, introducing a cooler north-westerly flow with a few showers, until a new high builds next weekend. The result of this will be possible tropo windows later towards next weekend. There is a possibility of a little rain scatter in between, but generally limited.

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak between midnight and dawn on Friday, 6 May. Its ZHR is a very respectable 50. The shower favours the Southern Hemisphere, and the radiant is low in the sky for the UK in the early pre-dawn hours.

The predictable cycle of moonbounce propagation continues this week with positive Moon declination peaking on Thursday, now almost coinciding with apogee, and therefore highest path losses. After mid-July the trend of rising declination and rising path loss reverses, until, in mid-2026, maximum declination coincides with perigee and minimum path loss again. 144MHz sky noise is generally low this week, reaching 500K on Wednesday. (rsgb.org)

Radio NUG 11940 kHz

Lunedì 25 aprile 2022
14.00-14.15 UTC - 11940 kHz
RADIO NUG - Paochung (Taiwan)
Burmese, tk YL+OM.
RadioNUG(at)MoCITMyanmar.org
Segnale insufficiente-sufficiente

***

Luca Botto Fiora (SWL I1-0799GE)
QTH: Rapallo (Genova) - Italia
RX: PL-660 Tecsun
ANT: Windom 16 metri esterna

Agenda DX 30/04/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
R. RSA (1991) - R. Itapirema, brasile 1390 Khz (1994)
Virgin R., Gran Bretagna 1215 Khz (1993)
Radio Guaìba, Brasile 720 - 6000 - 11785 Khz (1957)
Radio Guatapurì, Colombia 740 Khz (1963)
WRDZ, Ohio 1260 Khz (1950)
CKRD, Alberta, Canada 700 Khz (1949)

FESTE NAZIONALI
Compleanno della Regina Beatrice in Olanda e nelle Antille

venerdì 29 aprile 2022

Media & Tech - 29/04/2022

Glenn Hauser logs April 28-29, 2022

** AUSTRALIA [and non]. Tim Gaynor, Unique Radio, replies:

``Domestic HF Callsigns from Australia and Territories

Hi Glenn, I heard you mention during DXLD that HF Domestic Shortwave stations in Australia (& territories), don't seem to have callsigns in WRTH.

ACMA no longer issue callsigns for HF Domestic Shortwave stations in Australia and territories and haven't for a while now. However, some older licenses still do have callsigns.

https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/register_search.main_page

If you enter either a full name or surname in there, you will find licenses. If you enter - Hacko (Nickola) Radio DX, Gaynor (Timothy) Unique Radio Australia, Tate (Peter) Station X, Schwartz (Kevin) Bay Island Radio or Island FM 88 Shannon Shuttleworth (Also tech for K Schwartz 5045 kHz)and Al Kirton 4KZ Innisfail QLD 5055 kHz. These are the active ones or semi active.

You can also look up frequencies here in https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/assignment_range.search

ACMA main page: https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/register_search.main_page

I hope that helps, Glenn, and I find this a valuable resource of looking up licensed stations in Australia and its territories. Best regards, Tim Gaynor. Unique Radio, Australia`` (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, April 29 at 0629, only RHC frequency still on and in wrong language, Spanish: English frequencies gone: 6165, 6060, 6000, 5040 all off. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALDIVES [non]. 11620, April 29 from 1500, VOMK Maldives, secret site, YL preacher in Dhivehi, S9/+10 into Coimbatore, India SDR, 1528 switch to music, 1529.5 s/off in English, and off 1529.8* in time for Vatican Arabic, much weaker crash-starting at *1530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORFOLK ISLAND. Re the 5045 tests of Radio DX:

``[WOR] That's all from Norfolk 5045 - at least for now Apr 28 at 10:05 PM vk2dx <nick@clockmaker.com.au>

A quick report after two evenings of on-air tests. First, massive thank you to all listeners who invested their time and tuned in. You are a dedicated crowd, and I have an enormous respect for legends who have been listening for 20, 40 or 70 years, and keep tuning the knob to this day. Actually, the only reason even to attempt to get on air from Norfolk is to serve you by 'giving you a chance to log a new one'. Serving you is a pleasure and honour.

Another massive "thank you" goes to Glenn. There is nothing I can tell you about Glenn and his devotion to radio that you already don't know. To have him as an honorary station announcer was a thrill.

A word about Norfolk: my wife and I moved here in October last year. We still travel to Sydney on regular basis, but Norfolk is now (almost) a home. Life on island is complex and 'to get things done' takes far more time and patience than on mainland. Transport of goods to island is almost non existent, and people are still worried about covid. Medical resources are very limited. Same apply to food. The shops are empty and when fruit and vegetables are available, the prices are simply unbelievable. A kilo of apples goes for $15; potatoes are $10 and whole cabbage $50. Meat is reasonably affordable thanks to local producers (there are two butchers on island). Wires, tubing, timber, aluminium, steel, cement and building material appear on island occasional - and disappears fast. We have brought with us so far over 450 kg of various radio equipment and every piece was hand carried between two of us. Internet is painfully slow and even local phone calls are $1 per minute (and no one would dare to call overseas on land line or mobile!).

The relationship between local population and Australian Government is complex. There is a very strong desire for independence and self governance. Clearly, as a newcomer I am trying to see both sides of the story from unbiased standpoint, but there is no clean cut nor fast solution to a complex problem.

On the other hand, the island itself is a pure magic and living here is simply 'worth the trouble'. Playing radios is amazing; at our location we have no man made noise and bands are open to somewhere 24 hours per day. Made 40,000 QSOs already! Norfolk is one of the best places in world to enjoy Amateur radio, fishing and astronomy, and probably one of few where you can enjoy all three.

To broadcasting: a steep learning curve. Quite frankly, I am disappointed that my signal was rather 'amateurish' - it barely made it to West Coast of USA and Canada and even reports from New Zealand were rather modest. There are two reasons for this rather below-average performance: unreliable transmitter which failed to perform as per specs. The overheating protection was kicking in too often. A KW rated transmitter was barely producing 200-300W and most of the TXing was at 100W.

The second 'problem' are propagation on 60m which at this time of year favour north rather than north east. As many have reported, the second night was significantly worse than the first. The good news is that the 14m vertical worked as expected. This is a home made 14m radiator with 16 radials, tuned to 5045 with SWR 1:1 so no issues there.

Where do we go from here? Clearly, an investment in a professional grade transmitter is a must. My license allows me to run 1 KW and this is what is the power level required to produce a decent signal. If you have any suggestion to make or model, please do let me know. Of course, this is not-for-profit radio setup so money is a factor, but I am really looking for transmitter which will be turn on, and left alone, capable of transmitting 24/7 if required.

I will be also reaching out to Tim who is on this mailing list with request for mentoring. There is fair bit to learn about broadcasting - and if I am to put a signal on air, then I do need to do it right and in a professional way. I remain open to all suggestions, especially from fellow members who have been through similar process themselves.

Also, my plan is to apply for secondary frequency as well. It is yet to be seen how ACMA will deal with application, but in my opinion co-sharing a channel is less then ideal solution.

Finally, the bit that probably interest you the most: when is the next transmission? At this stage, assuming than new equipment could be obtained and delivered relatively fast, the next 'proper' transmission should be in September.

Best regards to all, thank you for your support and happy listening!

PS: yes, QSL cards will be printed and mailed out to all who have submitted listening report. No money is required, just make sure I have your mailing address. Unfortunately Norfolk Island stamps are no longer in circulation, sorry. Nick Hacko VK9DX``

{for the historical record, not for undeserved QSLs: gh}

``I recorded most of both nights` tests. I loaded some to Dropbox for Nick to check. Here's a snippet from the first night recorded at my home in New Zealand:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gal5ihtiv1yqr93/20220427%200803%205045%20kHz%20VK9DX%20broadcast%20test.mp3?dl=0
73 Chris Mackerell`` [of World FM]

``Audio of taped WOR segment of Nick’s test from 0640:50 to 0650:42 UT on 27 April 2022 (recording made from the KiwiSDR at Half Moon Bay, CA using the TCI 532 log-periodic antenna pointed 222 degrees):
https://bit.ly/RadioDX220427
Bruce Churchill``

``The 28 April transmission from Radio DX commenced at 0552:20 and concluded at 0738:34 UT. Frequency right on 5045.000. Island FM on the other hand is on 5044.997 - its transmissions are heard later and, as Bruce says, were on air at 1300 UT 28 April. I've noticed them breaking from their continuous music format just after the hour to carry a commercial or public service announcement plus station identification. Regards, Bryan Clark, Mangawhai - NZ`` (all from WOR iog via Glenn Hauser)

** UKRAINE [non]. 7730, April 29 at 0501-0507, Ukraínske Radio 1 via WRMI with English segment `Ukraine: Security Issue`, by YL this time, summary of latest war news; including voice-over translations, but not fading out the UU voice-unders causing self-QRM. VG into Maryland SDR, good into UTwente, but VP if at all into western Russia SDRs which tend to block this portion of spectrum (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2136 contents: Australia, (Austria), Brasil, (Bulgaria), Chile, China, Estonia, Ethiopia and non, (France), (Germany), India, Indonesia, Korea South, Kurdistan non, Maldives non, Nigeria non, NORFOLK ISLAND, Perú, Pridnestrovye, Russia non, Taiwan, Ukraine, USA, Vanuatu, (Vatican); streaming; DRM; Propagation outlook. () countries mentioned not in order

WOR 2136 is available as of 0114 UT Friday April 29, 2022

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2136.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2136.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7730 to NE
1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1815 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580, 1323 & 918?-Italy
2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0400 UT Saturday WBCQ 4790 to WSW
0700 UT Saturday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1930 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430]
1324vUT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918?-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still Apr 24]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed]
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Thanks this week for financial support from Mike Lewis, Alexander City, Alabama who sent a generous check to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and testifies:

``I have been an on-and-off World of Radio listener since the late 1970’s ... I regret that I have utterly neglected the most valuable and thankfully still enduring radio resource, World of Radio! ... Fortunately, World of Radio is still with us. I am finally doing the right thing and offering a contribution, and plan to do more in the future.``

Also, last week`s thankee, Joe Caberlin, Ontario, would always also like to be known as VE1EJ; originally from Nova Scotia

One may also contribute via PayPal not necessarily in US$, to: woradio at yahoo.com

WOR 2136 confirmed first broadcasts UT Friday April 29 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5850, S9+32 into Missouri SDR; 7730, S9+15 into UTwente but with rapid clicking QRM on USB only, OTH radar?

NOT confirmed Friday April 29 at 1430 on WRMI 9955: on the air S9/S5, but open carrier/dead air only! From tune in 1429 past 1632. At least that means a little less BS after 1500. 9395 & 9455 are modulating normally. Something`s odd at Okeechobee. Next: as above Fri 1815 on IRRSes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9940, April 28 at 2141, WTWW #? in dramatic Ukrainian, probably Biblical (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9975, April 29 at 0634, KVOH still on past nominal 0600* with S9+30 of music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 11835, April 29 at 0634, R. Vanuatu good on 3 x 3945, usual canned ID with music and YL and music mentioning Kingdom of Tonga, Papua New Guinea; delusions of grandeur? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL

``Michael C. Lewis, Alexander City, Alabama 35010. April 17, 2022

Dear Glenn,

I have been an on-and-off World of Radio listener since the late 1970’s when I was first introduced to international broadcasting via shortwave at the age of 17 (by borrowing my grandmother’s shiny new GE 8-Band radio). In addition to quickly becoming addicted to the SWL hobby, I obtained my Novice Ham license in 1980 and remain on the air today (KA4JGP).

While spending lots of time and money on too many radios and associated listening books over the years (like we all do in this hobby), I regret that I have utterly neglected the most valuable and thankfully still enduring radio resource, World of Radio!

This point finally hit home last night when I stumbled upon the shortwave radio archive website and listened to a tape of RCI’s final edition of the Shortwave Listener’s Digest with Ian McFarland. If it was not poignant enough, I caught your last DX report on that show in which you both exchanged hopes that you would meet up again.

It then registered with me that I should support your noble efforts. I bumped into Ian at one of the Winter SWL Festivals in Kulpsville, PA in the mid 90’s after he had left RCI. He was selling coffee mugs from his show noting it began about same time I became an active SWL (June, 1977). I really miss Ian and his show and of course your regular contributions to it. Fortunately, World of Radio is still with us.

That said, I am finally doing the right thing and offering a contribution, and plan to do more in the future. I’m near retirement from more than 30 years in local broadcasting and government work and have more time to tune in. Thanks for staying with us SWL’s and long life and good health to you. 73’s Mike Lewis``

This report dispatched at 1639 UT April 29

TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, WEEK ONE OF THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL, AND THE (DIXIE) CHICKS THIS WEEKEND ON TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE, 5950 KHZ

TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET, WEEK ONE OF THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL, AND THE (DIXIE) CHICKS THIS WEEKEND ON TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE, 5950 KHZ

On 5950 kHz, beginning at 2300 UTC on Saturday, April 30, and continuing into Sunday, May 1, Texas Radio Shortwave presents three hours of eclectic programs. Here’s the lineup:

2300 UTC (Saturday, April 30) - Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, from 1952
0000 UTC (Sunday, May 1) - Week 1 of the 2022 Kerrville Folk Festival
0100 UTC (Sunday, May 1) - (Dixie) Chicks Live.

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Tom Corbett, Space Cadet

Join us for an hour of the ABC TV show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, from 1952. TRSW first aired the program on WRMI in June 2021.

In the coming weeks, TRSW will feature other old radio shows: Flash Gordon on May 7 and 14; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on May 21 and 28; and Camel Rock & Roll Dance Party on June 4 and 11. All at 2300 UTC Saturdays on 5950 kHz.

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Kerrville Folk Festival - Week 1
The Kerrville Folk Festival is the oldest music festival in Texas, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
This week’s featured artists are:
Bernice Lewis
Dana Cooper
Darrell Scott
Green Mountain Grass
Kathleen Edwards
Ron Artis II & The Truth
Sara Hickman
Spencer LaJoye
Stephanie Urbina Jones
Susan Gibson
The Arcadian Wild
The Flyin' A's
The Nesting Dolls
Trout Fishing In America
Wheatfield.

Week 2 of the festival will be aired at 0000 UTC, Sunday, May 8, on 5950 kHz.

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The (Dixie) Chicks

Like them or not, The (Dixie) Chicks are one of the most recognizable acts in country music.

The group’s 2006 release of Not Ready to Make Nice responded to their 2003 blacklisting for comments about Iraq's invasion and former President George W. Bush. The song, which itself was criticized in some circles, put them back in the music mainstream.

The program includes these live performances:

Bluegrass (Instrumental)
Cold Day in July
Cowboy Take Me Away
Gaslighter
Goodbye Earl
If I Fall You're Going Down with Me
Let 'Er Rip
Not Ready to Make Nice
Ready to Run
Sin Wagon
Some Days You Gotta Dance
Strong Enough
White Trash Wedding
You Were Mine.

The program’s repeated on Sunday, May 8, at this same time and frequency

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TRSW has an eQSL for each of the programs. Verifications are available for a reception report on at least 20 minutes of a program, emailed to texasradiosw@gmail.com.

--

Terry Colgan N5RTC
Austin, Texas USA

Agenda DX 29/04/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
BBC Radio Derby 1116 Khz (1971)
Deutsche Welle, Germania 6075 Khz (1924)
Radio Padilla, Bolivia 3476 Khz (1974)
WBAX, Wilkes-Barre 1240 Khz (1922)
WTVN, Ohio 610 Khz (1922)

giovedì 28 aprile 2022

Glenn Hauser logs April 26-27-28, 2022

** ARGENTINA. 28480 USB, April 27 at 2306, mostly vacant 10m hamband lets thru LU1JHD, Marc, making quick US contacts. Only other unID signals sound Aussie on 28540 & 28460 USBs. QRZ.com:

``LU1JHD Argentina flag Argentina
MARCELO MARIANO ITZCOVICH (MARC)
BLAS PARERA 128 ( EL MARTILLO)
CONCORDIA, ER C.P.3200
Argentina``
ER stands for Entre Rios province, the one with J## calls, bordering Uruguay to the east and immediately north of Bs As (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, April 28 at 0643, JBA carrier, no doubt R. Kiribati, London, always the first and usually only 9-kHz TP carrier this early since it`s so far east, roughly same longitude as Hawai`i and thus well after LSS circa 0430 UT. Also this time of year, all TAs should have faded out, well after LSR there (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALDIVES [non]. 11620, April 28 at *1500, Voice of Martyrs Korea via unknown site cuts on, S9+10/20 into Coimbatore India SDR while Bengaluru is useless. Quick s/on announcement and starts English preacher, but 1501 cut abruptly to presumed Dhivehi, one YL preacher continuously, in the Maldivian local language, which VOMK has been planning for weeks but so far all in English --- until yesterday when I did not check, but Paul Walker, AK, says it was not English on April 27.

Despite my earlier findings, he thinx it`s via Vatican which follows immediately in Arabic at 1530. BUT, today via that remote the two stations axually *overlap* as VOMKM is still signing off, the English announcement not starting until 1530 for maybe a semi-minute, then VR uncovered and much weaker S8/S9. As I also said before, it`s inconceivable that the RCC`s VR would relay a Protestant service. I.e. anything Christian that is not Catholic or Orthodox (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORFOLK ISLAND. 5045, April 28 at 0605, I find the Upper Hutt NZ SDR already tuned by someone in Glen Innes NSW to 5044.98 AMN, so I camp on it; noisy but getting S7/S8 music which I first expect to be the co-channel Queensland station since Nick has criticized its rock music. Brisbane SDR is not getting anything, but seems deaf on SW, nothing on the waterfall and not even 5000 WWVH.

At 0611, there is my ``Radio DX`` ID, pause and starts playback of WOR 2135 again as test audio. Hardly any interruptions until briefly at 0618. I`m then offline but check out 5045 direct: trace of a JBA carrier, in heavy splash from 5040 Cuba. The Cuban JBA leapfrog on 5055 is stronger than 5045, and not the other Aussie.

Meanwhile others are still monitoring 5045 via other remotes: Walt Salmaniw, BC; Don Moman, AB; Ed Kusalik, AB; Matt Francis, NSW; Chris Mackerell, NZ; Tim Gaynor, NSW of Unique Radio who suggests a move to 5060 as his station had to move from 5045 to 5035. And Bruce Churchill, CA, says carrier off at 0738.5*, not reaching further than Melbourne.

To be a new SWBC radio country, NI is no doubt far enough away from mainland Australia. Norfolk is not on the official NASWA country list -- surely because until now there has been no SWBC from there. http://www.naswa.net/images/NASWA_country_list.pdf I suppose they will eventually catch up (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2135 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday April 27 from 2100:42, good via Maryland remote on 7490.089; following Global Star satellite network ID after preceding `Financial Survival`.

Also confirmed UT Thursday April 28 at 0030 on WRMIs: 9395 S9+20/25;
9455 also S9+20/25 but less treble in the modulation, both into Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed UT Thursday April 28 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5010 S9+5 into Knoxville SDR; 9395 S9+15/20 into Missouri SDR. BTW, 5010 hardly making it to St Lucia or Boa Vista SDRs, yet closer to its azimuth.

Richard Lemke, Alberta also reports on these: ``Dear Glenn:
9395, QRN, static, QSB fading,
9455, jamming [really??], 0042,
9455, 0030, 0041, 0059 (45533),
9395, 0040, 0043, 0058 (45433),
0059, 9455 kHz, April 28 UTC 2022 [Thu]
9395, static QRN, 0130, 0143, 0158 (55433), 0159, April 28 [Thu] Good listening, Richard``

New WOR 2136 should be ready early UT Friday April 29 for downloads and first airings at 0130 on WRMIs 5850, 7730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7780, April 26 at 0054, NO signal from WRMI-13, still missing at 0141. Supposed to start at 2300. Date correct, overlooked for previous report (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7890, April 28 at 0639, R. Vanuatu S3/S4 on 2 x 3945; S9/S6 with flutter on 11835 = 3 x 3945 with island music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1521 kHz, April 26 at 0607 UT, JBA het upon 1520 KOKC. Nothing else on 9-kHz splits. Earlier was looking for Sa`udi Arabia, reported reactive during Ramadan but not 24h. Of course at this very late hour could not possibly be SA even with 2000 kW; so what? There is a 5 kW in Spain, not too late for it? Or early TP? There is 1 kW in NZ, 2 kW in NSW. Date correct: Overlooked in previous report (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1829 UT April 28

Media & Tech - 28/04/2022

Encore - Classical Music on Radio Tumbril - Seasonal Time Changes, Frequencies, Info

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:
10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz

Repeated:
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 7730 & 5850 kHz WRMI to Europe US and Canada (Note change from 7780 to 7730)
16:00 – 17:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 - 03:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. RTTY continues to be heard on 15770 in some areas. Suggest listening using USB or notch filter in LSB if available.
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe (Note time change.)

Some additions to the website:
The Encore website is www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:
Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.
Up to date transmission times and frequencies
The playlists for the most recent programmes
An email link

Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are welcome.

You can help keep Encore on the air:
Encore is a one-man operation. WRMI and Channel 292 are very generous with their air-time but Encore still costs around 200 Dollars/Euros a month to broadcast.
If you can - send a small contribution to help Encore keep going.
There is a PayPal donation button on the homepage of the website - www.tumbril.co.uk - which folks can use if they want to. If PayPal is no good for you then send me an email and we'll sort something else out.
Thank you.

A big thanks to the folks who have donated already.

This week's Programme - First broadcast this coming Saturday on Channel 292 - starts with Ravel's Quartet in F, Clemanti's keyboard Sonata in F, and Bosman's Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra. After that some more Ravel - his Sonata for Violin and Cello.
The programme ends with three songs by Respighi and a chamber sonata by Heinrich Biber.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/ Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.

Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - www.tumbril.co.uk
GMØTLY

SWLDXBulgaria News, April 27-28

ARMENIA(non) Reception of Radio Liberty in Russian on 9370 probably via Yerevan, April 27
1900-2000 on 9370 ERV 100 kW / 330 deg to EaEu Russian. Good signal via SDR Khimki, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-liberty-in-russian-on-9370.html

AUSTRIA(non) Updated SW schedule of Radio Pravda dlja Rossii via Moosbrunn:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/updated-sw-schedule-of-radio-pravda.html

CUBA Fair signal of Radio Habana Cuba in English on 6100 kHz via Bauta, April 28
from 0500 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg to WNAm English via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-habana-cuba-in-english-on-6100.html

CUBA Unscheduled broadcast of Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish on 5040 kHz via Bauta, April 28:
0600-0657 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish. Very good via SDR Boca Raton FL, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/unscheduled-radio-habana-cuba-in.html

CUBA Reception of Radio Habana Cuba RHC in Spanish on 6100 kHz via Bauta on April 28:
1056-1101 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm 10 minutes open carrier/dead air, & then
1101-1300 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm Spanish. Good via SDR Boca Raton FL, USA
Wrong Summer A22 frequency announcement: 6000 kHz missing; 7340 kHz, instead of 9710 kHz
1200-1500UTC on 13700 kHz, instead of 15230 kHz. In Summer A22 RHC schedule 13700 kHz is
1300-1500UTC; 15140 kHz is 19mb, NOT in 25mb. Something`s always wrong at R.Habana Cuba!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-habana-cuba-in-spanish-on-6100.html

TAIWAN(non) Radio Dap Loi Song Nui/Vietnam Democracy Radio on 9670 kHz via Paochung, April 28
1225-1230 on 9670 PAO 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs 5 minutes good open carrier / dead air and then
1230-1258 on 9670 PAO 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Vietnamese. Good signal via SDR Hanoi, Vietnam.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/vietnam-democracy-radio-on-9670-khz-via_28.html

USA Reception of Voice of Freedom via QSO Radio Show on 9940 kHz via WTWW-3 Lebannon on April 27:
from 1951 on 9940 TWW 100 kW / 040 deg to WeEu English WTWW-3. Very good via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/voice-of-freedom-on-9940-khz-via-wtww-3_28.html

USA Reception of WWCR-2 World Wide Christian Radio on 9350 kHz via Nashville on April 27:
from 2000 on 9350 WCR 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English. Very good via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/wwcr-2-world-wide-christian-radio-on.html

USA Reception of WWCR-1 World Wide Christian Radio in Spanish on 15825 kHz Nashville on April 27
from 2102 on 15825 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu Spanish Mon-Fri. Very good via SDR Milford PA, USA
At 2100UTC wrong announcement in English: end of 15825 kHz and from 2200UTC beginning on 6115 kHz!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-wwcr-1-in-spanish-on-15825.html

USA Good signal of Brother Stair TOM in English on 9265 kHz via WINB Red Lion, April 28
0400-0700 on 9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to MEXI English Daily via SDR Boca Raton FL, USA.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/brother-stair-tom-in-english-on-9265.html

USA Very good signal of Brother Stair on 6159.9v kHz via WBCQ-4 Monticello on April 28
from 0700 on 6159.9vBCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to LaAm English Daily via SDR Milford PA, USA.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/brother-stair-tom-on-61599v-khz-via.html

USA(non) Reception of VOA Flashpoint Ukraine in English on 15770 kHz via WRMI-09 Okeechobee on April 27
1930-2000 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Mon-Fri. Very good signal via SDR Milford PA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/voa-flashpoint-ukraine-on-15770-via_28.html

USA(non) Adventist World Radio and Radio Prague in Spanish on 5010 kHz via WRMI-14 Okeechobee, April 28:
1100-1200 on 5010 RMI 100 kW / 181 deg to CARI Spanish Daily. Very good signal via SDR Boca Raton FL, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/awr-rprague-in-spanish-on-5010-via-wrmi.html

USA(non) Very good signal of Ukrainian Radio on 5010 kHz via WRMI-14 Okeechobee, April 28
1200-1300 on 5010 RMI 100 kW / 181 deg to CARI Ukr/Eng Sat-Thu via SDR Boca Raton FL, USA.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/ukrainian-radio-on-5010-khz-via-wrmi-14_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

New High Power Broadcast of VORW Radio International to Europe!

Hello shortwave listeners! I don’t post here very often but I just wanted to get the word out about a new broadcast I’ll be regularly doing for listeners in Europe, Central Asia and perhaps even East Asia.

Beginning Friday the 29th of April, 2022 and continuing every Friday – this radio program will be heard across Europe & Beyond from a high power transmitter in Moosbrunn, Austria.

The broadcast is 1 hour in length and I always consider it to be a light entertainment program. The aim of this radio show is to provide good music and occasional discussion to listeners worldwide. Oftentimes, listener music requests are taken and played and all are invited to participate.

Here is the broadcast schedule for this additional airing:

Fridays 1600 UTC (7 PM EEST/MSK) – 9670 kHz – Moosbrunn 100 kW – Europe, Russia, Central & East Asia

For this airing I will resume QSL verification of reception reports, something I have stopped since 2020.

Reception reports and feedback are most welcome at vorwinfo@gmail.com

That’s all for today, I just wanted to let you all know that there’s a new airing out there if you’d like something to listen to!

SWLDXBulgaria News, April 26-27

AUSTRIA(non) Reception of Radio Pravda dlja Rossii in Russian on 13600 kHz via Moosbrunn, April 26:
1500-1600 on 13600 MOS 100 kW / 055 deg to EaEu Russian Tue/Thu/Sat. Very good via SDR Khimki, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-pravda-dlja-rossii-in-russian-on_28.html

FRANCE(non) Reception of Oromia Public Media Raadiyyoni Dirree Shaggar on 15415 kHz via Issoudun, April 26
1600-1630 on 15415 ISS 500 kW / 127 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo. Fair to good+jamming via SDR Albertirsa, Hungary
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/opm-raadiyyoni-dirree-shaggar-on-15415.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting BVB on 15300 kHz via Tashkent, April 26
1430-1459 on 15300 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to ECAf Nuer Daily. Good signal via SDR Khimki, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/bible-voice-broadcasting-bvb-on-15300.html

GUAM(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India in Uighur on 11590 kHz via KTWR Agana, April 27
1400-1428 on 11590 TWR 250 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Uighur Mon-Thu. Very good via SDR Khimki, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/trans-world-radio-india-in-uighur-on_28.html

GUAM(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India in Kazakh on 11590 kHz via KTWR Agana, April 27
1430-1445 on 11590 TWR 250 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Kazakh Daily. Very good via SDR Khimki, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/trans-world-radio-india-in-kazakh-on_28.html

GUAM(non) Reception of BRB Living Water Ministry in Korean on 9900 kHz via KTWR Agana, April 27
1500-1600 on 9900 TWR 250 kW / 335 deg to NEAs Korean Tue-Sat. Very good via SDR Khimki, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/brb-living-water-ministry-in-korean-on_28.html

SECRETLAND(non) Brother HySTAIRical on 9400/11600/13800 kHz via SPL Secretbrod, April 27:
0500-0800 on 9400 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to WeAs English Daily. Fair/good via Heimiswil, SUI
0500-0800 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English Daily. Very good via Heimiswil, SUI
0500-0800 on 13800 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf English Daily. Very good via Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/brother-stair-on-94001160013800-khz-via.html

TAIWAN(non) Very good signal of Nippon no Kaze in Korean on 9685 kHz via Tamsui, April 27
1530-1600 on 9685 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon in Korea
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/nippon-no-kaze-in-korean-on-9685-khz.html

TAIWAN(non) Very good signal of Furusato no Kaze in Japanese on 9470 kHz via Tamsui, Apri 27
1600-1630 on 9470 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon in Korea
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/furusato-no-kaze-in-japanese-on-9470.html

TAIWAN(non) Very good signal of Nippon no Kaze in Korean on 6110 kHz via Tamsui, April 27
1630-1700 on 6110 TSH 300 kW / 352 deg to NEAs Korean via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon in Korea
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/nippon-no-kaze-in-korean-on-6110-khz.html

TAIWAN(non) Very good signal of Furusato no Kaze in Japanese on 6110 kHz via Tamsui, April 27
1700-1730 on 6110 TSH 300 kW / 352 deg to NEAs Japanese via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon in Korea
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/furusato-no-kaze-in-japanese-on-6110.html

USA Unscheduled broadcast of Brother Stair TOM in English at 0630 on 7730 kHz via WRMI-01 Okeechobee, April 27
0630-0633 on 7730 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English and off air. Very good via SDR Heimiswil in Switzerland.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/unscheduled-tom-at-0630-on-7730-via_28.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in Hindi on 7505 kHz via New Orleans on April 27
from 0400 on 7505 RNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm Hindi via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-wrno-in-hindi-on-7505-khz_28.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in English on 7505 kHz via New Orleans on April 27
from 0730 on 7505 RNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm English via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-wrno-in-english-on-7505_28.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in Arabic on 7505 kHz via New Orleans on April 27
from 0759 on 7505 RNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm Arabic via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-wrno-in-arabic-on-7505-khz_28.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in Chinese on 7505 kHz via New Orleans on April 27
from 0908 on 7505 RNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm Chinese via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-wrno-in-chinese-on-7505_28.html

USA(non) Radio for Peace International RFPI in Russian on 7730 kHz via WRMI-01 Okeechobee, April 27
0600-0615 on 7730 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Russian Wed. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/rfpi-in-russian-on-7730-khz-via-wrmi-01.html

USA(non) Reception of Vatican Radio in Spanish on 7305 kHz via USAGM Greenville, April 27:
1130-1145 on 7305 GB 250 kW / 168 deg to CeAm Spanish. Very strong via SDR Milford PA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/vatican-radio-in-spanish-on-7305-khz_28.html

USA(non) Very good signal of Radio Liberty on 15770 kHz via WRMI-09 Okeechobee, April 27
1200-1300 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Russian. Very good via SDR Milford PA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-liberty-on-15770-khz-via-wrmi-09.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Nippon no Kaze in Korean on 11874.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 26
1300-1330 on 11874.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Good signal via SDR Khimki in Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/nippon-no-kaze-in-korean-on-118749v-khz.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Furusato no Kaze in Japanese on 11874.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 26
1330-1357 on 11874.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Japanese. Good signal via SDR Khimki in Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/furusato-no-kaze-in-japanese-on-118749v.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Wilderness on 9330 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on April 26:
from 1400 on 9330 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Good signal via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon, Korea
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/voice-of-wilderness-on-9330-khz-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Bible Vice Broadcasting in English on 11590 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 27
1300-1330 on 11590 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to EaAs English Mon-Wed. Good signal via SDR Khimki, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/bible-vice-broadcasting-in-english-on.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Nippon no Kaze in Korean on 5845 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 27
1730-1800 on 5845 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Fair signal via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon in Korea
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/nippon-no-kaze-in-korean-on-5845-khz.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Furusato no Kaze in Japanese on 5845 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 27
1800-1830 on 5845 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Japanese. Fair signal via SDR Yuseong-gu Daejeon in Korea
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/furusato-no-kaze-in-japanese-on-5845.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 28/04/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Universidare, Santa Maria, Brasile 800 Khz (1968)
Radio Clube Paranaense in SW, Brasile 11935 Khz (1954)
WSAR, North Carolina 1480 Khz (1948)
WOI, Ames 640 Khz (1922)

Glenn Hauser logs April 27, 2022

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, April 27 at 1437-1440, again this Wednesday NO signals from LRA36 into four Brazilian SDRs, but most are getting some fast clicking, OTH radar? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. 284 MCW kHz, April 27 at 0702 UT, dash and QD, 500 watt NDB at The Pas, Manitoba. I would much rather hear the others on 284, RT at Rankin InleT NU, or YOC at Old Crow YT.

[and non] 332 MCW kHz, April 27 at 0705 UT, dash and QT, 1000 watt NDB at Thunder Bay ON, mixed with weaker but much closer IC Wichita KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 15970, 15920, 15800, April 27 at 0647, Chinese JBA, and 15760 S5/S9: all are CNR1 jammers against Sound of Hope per Aoki.

15785, April 27 at 0648, different Chinese as this is CRI via Xianyang site (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, April 27 at 0653, RHC in wrong language Spanish but chopped off air at 0654*; leaving only 6165 in English. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORFOLK ISLAND. Radio DX Test transmission --- Conversation UT April 27 with Nick Hacko, VK9DX as I posted exclusively on the WOR iog at 0440:

NH: Hi Glenn - making some progress --- the vertical is up and tuned to 5045 kHz and with bit of luck I hope to put at least a carrier around local sunset.

GH: Nick, how much power will you be running? and How active is the other 5045 station lately, at what hours?

NH: I could not detect any signals at my sunset until late for the past week or so. The amp is not complaining at 300 W carrier, but that would be probably max I could run right now.

GH: Last report I find is March 14 when Ron Howard, California was hearing Bay Islands Radio from 1130 UT = not clear whether tune-in time, or not audible until then. I see that your sunset today is 0618 UT, while in Brisbane it is 0720 UT.

So should we tip the group already to be alert tonight? Are you prepared to QSL? Despite NI`s integration into Australia, it`s probably considered a separate radio country by many.

NH: I will start tuning around in 2 hours or so {~0600 UT April 27}. Feel free to give the group heads up, any report received - even just a carrier - would be appreciated. vk9dx@clockmaker.com.au

Yes, I will print a special QSL card for this (and any future) transmission. My only concern right now is to get the signal right, I have no broadcast experience whatsoever. Check my QRZ.com page (VK9DX) for photos of the actual location. https://www.qrz.com/lookup/vk9dx

GH: Great! Nick says there will be a familiar voice on the tests.

GH later: At 0606 UT April 27 I had just tuned the Brisbane SDR to 5045, nothing at first but then a JBA carrier, too weak to lock. Probably Norfolk, as if the Qsld 5045 were on it would surely be stronger there.

At 0611 I move to the Upper Hutt NZ SDR, where I do hear IDs intermittently in AM mode. I record some of them at 0613, and guess what, it`s me! Nick had asked me a few hours before to record IDs for this, and was also going to use the latest WOR as test audio. On next WOR 2136 I shall include recordings as heard off air to remote, and the original studio recording I sent him.

Computer is off and by 0642 I`m checking 5045 direct and do not detect a JBA carrier. But at my final check 0717, there *is* a JBA carrier to Enid.

I wonder if Radio DX has an official callsign? The other three private SW stations in Australia are not shown with any in WRTH, but V- or A- callsigns would be officially expected on licences even if never used on air. I suppose Nick will be testing some more in this timespan as long as Queensland be off.

Previous and further monitoring reports from WOR iog posts:

Walt Salmaniw, BC at 0616: I'm at the dials here in Masset. I don't know whether it was Norfolk Island or not, but right at 0600 and a few seconds before, I could see an intermittent carrier. On for, perhaps, 10 seconds and then off for a few seconds. Nothing again until carrier on at about 0605:15 with a good loud carrier. Couldn't make anything out, though. Strength really decreased over the next minute and carrier off again at 0607:10 or so. Carrier on for a second or two only, then off, then back and off again. Quite easy to hear the carrier using CW. Back again 0608:25, relatively strong again. Just seems to be an open carrier. I'd better send something off! There might have been some speech at 0610, but too weak to be sure. Off, now back again at 06:11. Yes, definitely some speech by OM at 0611:40, but off immediately thereafter. "You are listening to..." seems to be repeated a couple times, then carrier off. Repeated each time. Walt

Bruce Churchill, CA at 0620: Norfolk Island is in fact operating from 0606 tune at the KFS SW site in Half Moon Bay CA. “You are listening to Radio DX, transmitting from Norfolk Island on 5,045 kilohertz” [sic] repeated every few seconds, presumably by Nick [sic]. Carrier being turned on and off. SINPO 35333.

Glenn, OK circa 0623: I`m also hearing it via the Upper Hutt NZ SDR. S4/S5 but high noise level about the same. Nothing but IDs repeated several times with long pauses, can`t tell if carrier stays on or not. AM. At 0619 comes in much stronger, noise level down and/or power bumped up. 0620 carrier off apparently as quieting gone, just noise. 0621 back on with ID. Recorded and will provide later. Have not yet tried it direct but doubtful. Glenn

Chris Mackerell, NZ at 0634: Can you hear anything on my Marahau Kiwis? I'm out for dinner but have left my Elad recording. Cheers, Chris

Bruce at 0637+: Should be able to hear from any NZ Kiwi site – the NZRDXL Mangawhai site was quite good at 0605.

First heard at 0605 from the NZRDXL Kiwi site but the signal was good enough that I decided to switch to the KFS SW site near San Francisco at 0606 using their SW TCI 532 antenna (pointed at 240 degrees, I believe).

Music heard at 0641 with Nick [sic] speaking – hard to understand with static level. Nice signal at S2-3, overall SINPO at 2v3/5/3/3/2.

Walt: Bruce, that's Glenn Hauser's WOR!

Bruce: Roger that! On again at 0643.

Walt: And guess who came on at 0641? Our very own, Mr Glenn Hauser with WOR. Fantastic! Quite readable signal, and very little noise on my brand new 290 deg DKAZ. Oops, looks like Glenn is off again at 0642:15. Walt in Masset, BC

Now some digital interference on the upper side, but short-lived, so not too problematic. Glenn comes and goes with the transmitter! He's off right now (0648 UT)

Bruce at 0703: Test may be over. Nothing heard since 0650:45 (last WOR xmsn was 0649:15 to 0650:45). The good news is that Nick can be heard in WCNA and very likely beyond when he becomes operational. If 300 watts is the power, it’s working!

Nick at 0707: [WOR] NF test transmission update: technical issues. As you can clearly see - dealing with teething / technical issues. In a nutshell: fluctuating between two extremes: exciter either not producing enough power to drive the amp properly, or when it does, the amp's temp protection kicks in and shuts it down. My apology to all who tuned in to give it a go. The good news is that the antenna itself is happy with whatever juice comes in and does good job radiation that RF your way. I will continue to look for a solution, but most likely there will be just more of this intermittent transmission until daytime tomorrow. Hopefully you will be able to catch at least a decent chunk. The plan is to stay up until West Coast sunrise. Thank you again. Nick

Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens, Washington, USA: Via the SW-aimed antenna on the KPH SDR in California, I caught some of Glenn's voice fading in starting around 0713. Still audible at 0715 UT. Nothing definitively audible at first on my own radio here in Lake Stevens, Washington, but I did get faint talking, just barely audible, around 0717 UTC when I checked. Thanks for the testing!

Nick at 1008 UT: Norfolk Island RadioDX now off air --- At 0915 out of blue, Island Music Radio from Queensland jumped on frequency with that ungodly rock. Last thing we want is an on air shouting match :-) so I've pulled the plug. The short term goal is to get the transmitter running at a steady pace of 300W, lay more radials at the antenna base and then transmit when channel is clear.

There is one major thing that would work for North American listeners - Norfolk Island is 1500 km east from Australian mainland, meaning not only that my signal will be stronger in NA but also an hour and half advantage propagation wise. If Island Radio intends to transmit 24/7 on 5045 that would be an issue only for European listeners.

Once again, your reports and messages of encouragement are truly appreciated. If you hear rock and profanities on 5045 rest assured that wasn't Norfolk you've tuned in; SO those listening reports should go to IMR. 73 Nick VK9DX RadioDX

Tom Daly: Nick, I just looked at your QRZ page & the pix of Norfolk Is. are beautiful. Looks like the kind of place that when someone visits they may never want to leave. Thanks for posting them. Tom (all via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U K [non]. 15490, April 27 at 0649, BBCWS surprisingly good S9+10/20 in Sports discussing a stupid ballgame as if it really mattered. HFCC and Aoki show site SMG VATICAN, switching to Ascension at 0700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2135 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear Glenn: World of Radio #2135, confirmed, below with Details:

WBCQ:
6160, static QRN, QRM 6165 kHz, 0300, 0328 (53343), April 25 UT [Mon]
WRMI:
9395, QRN, TV noise, Static, 0130, 0144 (45343), 0159, April 23 [Sat]
9455, 0030, 0058 (45433), QRN, closing remarks, 0058,
9395, 0057, TV noise heard, (45433), April 26 UT [Tue]
5850, 1030, 1031 (55444), 1059, April 27 UTC 2022 [Wed]
Richard, Good listening, April 27, 2022`` Next:

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Thanks this week for financial support from Joe Caberlin, Ontario, for some US$ to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute via PayPal not necessarily in US$, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4790, April 27 at 0359:03, 0402:03, 0405:03, unID uteblaaps of noise, 1 second spaced exactly 3:00 minutes apart, QRMing `After Midnight` segments of Radio Angela on WBCQ as heard via remote in Maryland. Cannot be random; some other nights, exactly 4:00 or 5:00 minutes apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5970, April 27 at 0651, no signal from RCM WEWN Spanish; had been reliable. 9385 & daytime 15610 English have also been absent as Ivo Ivanov points out, leaving nothing but 12050 daytime Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 15780, April 27 at 0645, JBA carrier, presumed 4th harmonic of R. Vanuatu 3945; as usual, best by far on X3 = 11835, S8/S9 in Bislama, frequently with the word ``blong`` at 0644, and JBA X2 = 7890 going into music on both at 0645. By 0659 I also have a JBA carrier on fundamental 3945 which I don`t even bother to check earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1855 UT April 27

mercoledì 27 aprile 2022

Media & Tech - 27/04/2022

SWLDXBulgaria News, April 25-26

ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio India in English on 13690 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, April 25:
1430-1500 on 13690 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri. Good via SDR Khimki, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/trans-world-radio-india-in-english-on_27.html

ARMENIA(non) TWR India relay FEBA Pakistan in Urdu on 13690 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, April 25
1500-1530 on 13690 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu Daily. Good signal via SDR Khimki, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/twr-india-relay-feba-pakistan-in-urdu.html

FRANCE(non) Reception of KBS World Radio in French on 5950 kHz via TDF Issoudun, April 25
2000-2100 on 5950 ISS 250 kW / 175 deg to NWAf French. Very good via SDR Heimiswil in SUI.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/kbs-world-radio-in-french-on-5950-khz.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in English on new frequency 13740 kHz via Agana, April 25:
1245-1300 NF 13740 TWR 250 kW / 285 deg to SoAs English Sun-Wed, ex 11590 kHz. Very good via SDR Hanoi VTN
Today with right frequency announcement: Sun-Wed at 1245UT on 13740 kHz, instead of 11590 kHz on April 24!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/ktwr-asia-in-english-on-new-frequency_27.html

GUAM Reception of Trans World Radio India in Hindi and English on new frequency 13740 kHz via KTWR Agana, April 25:
1300-1308 NF 13740 TWR 250 kW / 285 deg to SoAs Hindi/English Mon-Fri, ex 11590 kHz. Very good via SDR Hanoi, Vietnam
Today with right frequency announcement in the end of English program: on 13740 kHz, instead of 11590 kHz on April 24!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/twr-india-in-hindienglish-on-nf-13740.html

GUAM NO SIGNAL of Adventist World Radio KSDA in Manumanaw Karen on new 12055/12070 kHz via Agat, April 25
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/no-signal-of-awr-in-manumanaw-karen-on.html

SECRETLAND(non) Reception of BRB Denge Welat on 7285 kHz via MBR/SPL Secretbrod, April 26
0400-0530 on 7285 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/brb-denge-welat-on-7285-khz-via-mbrspl.html

SECRETLAND(non) Reception of BRB Denge Welat on 11775 kHz via MBR/SPL Secretbrod, April 26
0530-1700 on 11775 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/brb-denge-welat-on-11775-khz-via-mbrspl_27.html

U.K. Good signal of BBC World Service in English on 15740 kHz via Woofferton, April 25
1400-1500 on 15740 WOF 250 kW / 086 deg to EaEu English Mon-Fri via SDR Khimki in Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/bbc-world-service-in-english-on-15740_27.html

U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio in Afar on 11655 kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya on April 25
1600-1630 on 11655 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Afar. Good signal via SDR Albertirsa, Hungary
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/feba-radio-in-afar-on-11655-khz-via-enc.html

U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio Radio Sama in Tigre on 15510 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, April 25:
1730-1800 on 15510 WOF 300 kW / 128 deg to CEAf Tigre. Very good signal via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/feba-radio-sama-in-tigre-on-15510-via.html

U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio Radio Sama in Fur/Arabic on 15510 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, April 25:
1800-1900 on 15510 WOF 300 kW / 128 deg to CEAf Fur/Arabic. Very good signal via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/feba-radio-sama-furarabic-on-15510-enc.html

U.K.(non) Reception of KBS World Radio in Russian on 11785 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, April 25
1800-1900 on 11785 WOF 300 kW / 066 deg to EaEu Russian. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/kbs-world-radio-in-russian-on-11785-enc.html

U.K.(non) Reception of KBS World Radio in French on 6145 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, April 25:
1900-2000 on 6145 WOF 250 kW / 114 deg to WeEu French. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/kbs-world-radio-in-french-on-6145-via.html

USA Unscheduled broadcast of Brother Stair TOM in English at 0630 on 7730 kHz via WRMI-01 Okeechobee, April 26
0630-0633 on 7730 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English and off air. Very good via SDR Heimiswil in Switzerland.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/unscheduled-tom-at-0630-on-7730-via.html

USA(non) Very good signal of Radio Liberty on 7730 kHz via WRMI-01 Okeechobee, April 26
0400-0500 on 7730 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Russian via SDR Heimiswil in Switzerland.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-radio-liberty-on-7730-via.html

USA(non) Very good signal of Ukrainian Radio in English on 7730 kHz via WRMI-01 Okeechobee, April 26
from 0500 on 7730 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Ukrainian/English Daily via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-ukrainian-radio-on-7730.html

USA(non) Very good signal of Radio Tirana on 7730 kHz via WRMI-01 Okeechobee, April 26
0600-0630 on 7730 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English via SDR Heimiswil in Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/reception-of-radio-tirana-on-7730-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Martyrs on 7530 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 25
1530-1600 on 7530.0 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Good signal via SDR Khimki in Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/voice-of-martyrs-on-7530-khz-via-rrtm_27.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Ranginkaman Rainbow on 7609.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 25
1630-1700 on 7609.9vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi. Good signal via SDR Khimki in Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-ranginkaman-rainbow-on-76099v-khz_27.htmlture=youtu.be

--

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 April 26, 2022

** CANADA [and non]. 346 MCW kHz, April 26 at 0613 UT, dash and YXL, 500 watt ND beacon at Sioux Lookout, Ontario, JBA; only other one is the 1000 watt dash and WG on 248 MCW from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Major storm area in N America now is circa Tamaulipas. FYI, besides the high atmospheric noise levels of the season, I am still stymied in the 380-420 kHz area by protracted elevated noise from local line or unknown device. I did just manage to detect on 417 MCW, 25 watt IY from Charles cItY, Iowa. Even under ideal conditions, I`m at point where any new LW/MW beacon logs are sparse (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 21530, April 26 at 0054, JBA caarrier; 18900 JBA music S6-S8; 18970 weaker, all are known CNR1 jammers vs Sound of Hope; and 17560 JBA carrier, CNR1 jammer against VOA Chinese via Philippines this hour only. Interesting propagation beacons over the dayside (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 15800, April 26 at 1458, CNR1 with good strength, timesignal to 1500*. Aoki shows only this jammer vs SOH at 0000-1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6165, April 26 at 0618, S9+30 of dead air in English from RHC; only other one is 6060, S9+10/20 of English with some hum. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 26 at 2245, VOT is on and even audible direct with music, fair S9/+10 as long as tuned LSB to evade RTTY USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** UKRAINE [non]. 1386, April 27 at 0000-0005, UR1 via LITHUANIA, with `Ukraine: Security Issue` English segment, good into UTwente, but with noise bursts mostly on with brief breaks, not jamming? Not so clear into Bryansk, Russia, SDR, but constant background noise level no different than adjacent frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2135 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday April 26 at 0030 on WRMIs into Knoxville SDR: 9395 S9+30, 9455 S9+10. Crisper modulation on 9395, lower fi with some warble on 9455. At 0057 direct: 9455 S9+10/20, 9395 S8/9+10.

Also confirmed Tuesday April 26 at 2230 on WRMI 9955, S8/S9 direct and undermodulated but no jamming audible at first; by 2257 jamming is building up, but by 2309 R. Libertad is still well audible here atop it. Next:

1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 9455 to WNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Thanks this week for financial support from Joe Caberlin, Ontario, for some US$ to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute via PayPal not necessarily in US$, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0113 UT April 27

Agenda DX 27/04/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Giornata dell'Indipendenza in Sierra Leone e Togo
Radio Carmelo, Uruguay 1460 Khz (1958)
Radio Intercontinental, Spagna 918 Khz (1950)
Radio Necochea. Argentina 960 Khz (1958)

FESTE NAZIONALI
Giornata della Resistenza Nazionale in Slovenia

martedì 26 aprile 2022

TWN / CHN A22 SOH Sound of Hope Falun Gong outlets and accompanied China mainland jamming etc. monitored April 25 to 26th, 6 to 10 MHz part

TAIWAN/CHINA Taiwan Sound of Hope; and other subject of China mainland jamming.

SOH Taiwan A-22 Shortwave Frequency list of 2022,
monitored by wb on April 25, from 01.00 to 02.00 UT, 10.00 to 11.00 UT.
monitored by wb on April 26, from 08.30 to 11.50 UT, 17.30 to 20.30 UT.

Also on log noted some other China CNR1 jamming broadcasts.

Log of April 25 / 26 checked some Asian target outlets on remote SDRs in
Hiroshima, Akitaka, as well as at northern Tokyo Japan Far East.

CNR1 Beijing program compared during monitoring against web player

<http://www.surfmusic.de/radio-station/cnr-1-voice-of-china,10555.html>

5829.938 UZB Iran International TV, Persian, S=9 in Japan 18.12 UT.
5844,978 UZB Furusato no kaze, Japanese, 18.00-18.30 UT 18.14 UT.
5860even KWT US AGM R Farda, Persian from Kuwait, 17.30-24.00 UT
heavy Iran BUBBLE jamming on co-channel, sometime well ahead
of the US signal. April 26. 18.16 UT.
5874.974 UNID jamming location at 18-19 UT HEAVY BUBBLE audio jammer
against BBC London in Pashto likely. S=9+10dB 18.22 UT.
2 x 14 = 24 kHz wideband jamming, much effective penetrating
5919.993 KOR Voice of Freedom, Korean, S=9+25dB 10.28 UT.
BUBBLE and other machine heterodyne audio signals, equal
level. 888 Hertz accompanied string on lower and upper side.
5919.995 KOR Voice of Freedom, Korean, S=9+5dB 18.26 UT.
5995.030 KOR Echo of Hope, Korean S=9+30dB on April 25 10.25 UT.
Veiled clandestine Korean sce towards KRE north.
Not jammed by KRE co-channel, but some weak bubbler
heard on 5982 to 5992 kHz in the neighbourhood !?.
Other SCRATCHING machine noise on exact 6000 kHz the next
channel too. Strange.
5995.030 KOR Echo of Hope, Korean S=9+15dB on April 26 18.28 UT.
6030DRM mode CNR1 Beijing 3FF code digital transmission, S=9+30dB.
Scheduled 09.00-18.05 UT. 10.31 UT.
6045broad KRE North Korean scratching jammer, 10 kHz wideband, noted
here as 24 hrs duty, sometimes against nothing
from western world. 10.35 UT.
6099.914 KRE KCBS Kanggye, soldiers army chorus S=9+40dB powerhouse
up to 30 kHz wide audio block on mx program,
on April 25 at 10.39 UT.
but on different TX unit on April 26
6099.998 KRE KCBS Kanggye, endless male soldier officer of S=9+5dB
lower strength compared to previous day, at 08.36 UT.
6145even 1400-1700 TWN R.Taiwan Int. Kouhu site, Mandarin
6145even 1400-1700 CHN CNR1 Jamming Xianyang. Chi Xianyang S=9+5dB
at 15.33 UT.
6160.004 KRE Pyongyang BS, sweet female soldiers army chorus S=9+30dB
powerful, 9 kHz wide audio block on mx program, at 10.43 UT.
6165.098 UAE TWR Africa, via Al Dhabbya, in Tigre language 18.32 UT.
6180even 1000-1600 CHN CNR1 Jammer. Mandarin, Fuzhou (Fuj
S=9+30dB in remote SDR Hiroshima Japan. 10.45 UT.
6180.0 1000-1600 TWN R.Taiwan Int. Danshui, Mandarin. 10.46 UT.

6214.948 TWN SOH Chinese, S=8-9 level, April 26/25 18.35 10.48 UT.
6215even CHN CNR1 Mandarin Chinese jamming against SOH TWN, S=6
xx.50 UT.
6229.932 TWN SOH Chinese, S=7 in Hiroshima April 26 10.49 UT.
6229.941 TWN SOH Chinese, S=8-9 in Tokyo April 25 18.36 10.49 UT.
6230even CHN CNR1 Mandarin Chinese jamming against SOH TWN
S=9+5dB in Tokyo-JPN 10.50 UT.
6245even KOR Echo of Hope, Korean S=9+20dB on April 25 10.52 UT.
6250even KOR Echo of Hope, Korean S=9+10dB on April 26 18.37 UT.
6251broad KRE jamming against EoH, various scratching machine
bubbler noise, S=9+30dB on April 25 10.55 UT.
6280even TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=7 not 08.43UT 11.01 UT.
6340.172 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=8 18.39 11.03 UT.
6350.033 KOR Echo of Hope, Korean S=9+25dB April 26 18.41 08.44 UT.
6370.008 TWN SOH Chinese Mandarin, 08.40 UT.
6370.111 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=8 18.44 UT.
6520.017 KOR Voice of the People, and KRE jamming S09+15dB 08.50 UT.
6600.020 KRE Only scratching noise jammer heard at 08.53 UT.
6850.020 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli 18.47 UT.
6864.995 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=6 19.18 UT.
6865.108 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=6 18.48 08.57 UT.
6900.023 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=6 08.59 UT.
6960.014 KRE Bubble jamming Harmonic of fundamently 3480 kHz 0500-0100
against KOR VOICE OF THE PEOPLE in Korean, S=6 09.00 UT.
6970.091 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=6 09.05 UT.

7209.892 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=7 09.07 UT.
7280.083 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. 0000-2359 Chinese Miaoli
S=7 in Hiroshima-JPN. 09.09 UT.
7280.092 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. 0000-2359 Chinese Miaoli
S=8 in Tokyo-JPN. 19.23 UT.
7310even CHN CNR1 jamming signal against TWN SoH services,16.54 UT.?
7310.049 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng. 0000-2359 Chinese Miaoli
S=7 in Tokyo-JPN. 09.11 UT.
7310.055 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng. 0000-2359 Chinese Miaoli
S=6 in Tokyo-JPN. 19.26 UT.
7419.987 CHN CNR PBS Nei Menggu Hohhot Chinese, nothing in Tokyo-JPN
summer time, close at 08.50 UT instead ? 09.12 UT.
7600.163 TWN SOH Mandarin S=6, 0200-0100 UT. 19.37 09.24 UT.
7644.982 TWN SOH Mandarin S=7, 0200-0100 UT. 09.26 UT.
7730.075 TWN SOH Miaoli Chinese S=5 signal level 09.28 UT.
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7810.042 TWN 2100-1600 SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Chi Miaoli 1-7
Tokyo-JPN remote SDR rx. S=5-6 signal level 19.41 UT.

9094.992 KOR EoH VOH Korean Clandestine stn program from
Suwon Seoul-KOR, S=9+20dB signal heard on SDR unit in Tokyo
and Hiroshima-JPN. April 26. 19.45 18.04 UT.
9099.990 KOR EoH VOH Korean Clandestine stn program from
Suwon Seoul-KOR, much fluttery S=8 signal heard on SDR unit in
Hiroshima-JPN. 01.17 UT.
9119.990 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen, Miaoli, S=7 April 26 09.36 UT.
9155.007 0000-2359 TWN Sound of Hope Taipei, S=9+15dB 09.39 UT.
9180.004 0000-2359 TWN Sound of Hope Taipei, S=8 09.40 UT.
9215.005 0000-2359 TWN Sound of Hope Taipei, S=7-8 09.45 UT.
9229.951 2200-1610 TWN Sound of Hope Taipei, S=6 09.47 UT.
9254.876 2200-1600 TWN Sound of Hope Taipei, S=9+5dB 09.51 UT.
9255even CHN CNR1 jamming S=9+15dB at 09.53 UT.
9280.104 2200-1600 TWN Sound of Hope Taipei, S=5 poor 09.56 UT.
9299.933 2130-1630 TWN Sound of Hope Taipei, S=7 10.00 UT.
9300even CHN CNR1 jamming S=9+5dB at 11.05 UT.
9339.811 2130-1600 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. S=8-9 10.01 UT.
9399.974 PHL FEBC R Liangyou HKG, Mandarin S=9+20dB 11.17 UT.
not jammed.
9425.004 TWN RTI in Vietnamese 11-12 UT, via Pao Chung 11.24 UT.
9444.973 KRE Voice of Korea Kujang, Chinese, S=9+10dB 11.26 UT.
9460.005 TUR TRT Turkish from Emirler, S=5. April 26. 19.50 UT.
9490.003 TWN R Taiwan Int., Russian, S=9+10dB 11.29 UT.
9499.985 SWZ TWR Africa, Manzini, Oromo sce, 17.30-1800 UT 17.58 UT.
9514.992 KOR KBS World Radio, Kimjae, Korean 17-18 UT S=7 17.53 UT.
Heavy SCRATCHING NOISE type, 2 x 14 kHz wideband from KRE North
9554.988 TWN RTI in Chinese 11-13 UT, via Pao Chung 11.33 UT.
9555even CHN CNR1 jamming S=9+10dB at 11.30 UT.
9559.984 CHN PBS Xinjiang Urumqi, Uyghur sce 11.34 UT.
9635.009 TUR TRT Emirler in French, S=5 in Japan on April 26,
Scheduled 19.30-20.28 UT 19.53 UT.
9650.004 KRE VoKorea in Japanese, 11.00-11.57 UT, S=9+15dB 11.39 UT.
sweet smooth female singer presenter.
9660even CHN CNR1 jamming S=9+10dB at 11.43 UT.
9660.005 TWN RTI in Chinese 11-13 UT, via Kouhu bc center 11.45 UT.
9675.012 ARS R Saudi International, Riyadh, HQ in Ramadan,
Indonesian lang. sce, S=7-8 in Japan at 19.56 UT.
9680even CHN CNR1 jamming S=9+10dB at 11.47 UT.
9680.008 TWN RTI in Chinese 11-14 UT, via Pao Chung site 11.48 UT.
9700.008 NZL R NZ Pacific En, 10.59-12.58 UT 11.50 UT.
9729.968 VTN Voice of Vietnam, Son Tay, Vietnamese, 20.00-20.30 UT
S=8-9 signal 20.04 UT.
9729.971 VTN Voice of Vietnam, Son Tay, Vietnamese, 17-18 UT
S=5 fair signal 17.48 UT.
9739.996 KOR KBS World of Radio, Kimjae, Spanish sce, S=8 in Tokyo,
17.00-18.00 UT, 17.45 UT.
9880.019 TUR TRT Emirler in French, S=5 in Japan on April 26,
Scheduled 19.30-20.28 UT 20.11 UT.
9970even CHN CNR1 jamming signal S=9+15dB, Chinese Firedrake music
against 17.33 UT.
9969.983 MRA US AGM RFA Chinese sce, via Agignan Point, Saipan
S=7-8 level at 17.34 UT.
9989.978 MRA US AGM RFA Korean sce via Agignan Point, Saipan,
Korean 17-19 UT, S=9+10dB signal level. 17.31 UT.

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