Glenn Hauser logs August 6-7, 2011

** ALBANIA. 7425, UT Sunday Aug 7 at 0144, R. Tirana IS, 0145 complete English schedule gobbling up 2 minutes of this 12-minute broadcast. OMG, she is still saying the 1845 and 2000 transmissions are on 13640. Didn`t I confirm that they had changed the announcement to match reality of 13735 when that switch was made a few months ago? Everything is announced by YL Klara, who I have some trouble understanding, but much better than the Serb on IRS. 0147 `News from Albania` starting with something about China. 0152 talk about aquaculture; 0156 ``have a nice weekend, goodbye from Albania``, theme and cut off the air at 0157:20*. SINPO 45444, but readability would not rate more than a 3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. 9490, Aug 7 at 0014, R. República via RMI via Sackville, CANADA, strong and steady signal well atop the wall-of-noise jamming, quoting Mahatma Gandhi, ID, and later in hour some kind of awards ceremony for Cuban exiles. Is Sat/Sun 23-02 Sun/Mon only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY [non]. If it`s DW, it can`t be from Germany, so whence are these two roughly equally fair signals only a reverb apart at 0011 August 7 with `Das Magazin`?

12070 is 250 kW, 280 degrees from RWANDA
12050 is 250 kW, 275 degrees from PORTUGAL

HFCC shows both with exactly the same partial CIRAF targets,
10N,10SE,11S,11NW,12N,12SW = Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South American coastal countries from Venezuela to Peru. Perhaps I missed it, but seems that Rwanda had not been deliberately targeted across the Atlantic, tho it obviously worx well. It already has plenty of antennas like the 280 originally intended for part of Africa. Sines, Portugal site was set up for Europe and Africa, but now it`s aiming west too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. Sporadic E reached ch 2 from the south, August 6, UT:

1702 on 2, first signs of CCI; 1703 on 2, Azteca-7 bug UR with 32 degrees and 12:03 clock, mostly ads; two or three stations mixing but the A-7 dominant; at 1731 the 7 bug again with 33 degrees at 12:31 clock; 1740 still not exceeding channel 2; 1800 weakening; 1812 back stronger at 1:12 and 33 degrees: UL says EN VIVO and some other word below it; soccer ball bug in LR; interviewing fans in crowd. 1815 gone; 1823 back with net-7 promo. INFO 7 in LL, promo for it lunes a viernes a 5:55 am. Very likely XHTAU, Tampico.

1824 on 2, brief bit of English about Casey Anthony, very likely XHRIO, Matamoros, then right back to Azteca-7 fútbol interviews.

1845 on 3, MUF finally creeps up a bit to recognize a net-5 bug UR, but shortly later opening is done (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SERBIA [non]. It`s another Saturday night and nothing to watch on public TV since everything is pre-empted by an OETA begathon, so another good chance to check IRS on 9685, which a few weeks ago we caught with an unscheduled English broadcast at 0100 UT Sunday. Tune-in 0058 Aug 7 to music only, too late to hear if there was any English from 0030; 0100 frequencies announced in Serbian, and IS several times. 0101 YL starts talking, and I am at a loss for some time to decide whether she is speaking English or Serbian: her dixion, accent and mike presence make her virtually incomprehensible.

Maybe it`s news; at 0105 a pause with music and straining to copy with headphones, I do hear ``International Radio of Serbia, stay tuned, stay tuned, stay tuned`` a few more times. But I tune away frustrated at 0111. Back at 0115 there is music whose lyrix I don`t expect to understand anyway; 0119 another less incomprehensible YL announces about someone winning a music festival, and more music. 0128 an OM signs off giving frequencies only, not times! 0129 a few IS variations and off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. Heard a promo this morning reminding me of this weird show, `Desde el Infierno` (From Hell), so I made a point of intuning UT Sunday August 7 at 0015. 9535 was best, also audible on 11680, 9620 under Cuba, and weakened 15160. Spooky music, much of it Ligeti-esque and narration to give you nightmares (2-3 am locally). Here`s one program that might benefit from DRM, if it`s working, on 9625-9635 via Costa Rica.

The last 81 shows (except this and previous week`s) are audible via http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/desde-el-infierno/
so you can hear what I mean at your convenience. Explained as 0005 UT Sundays on REE,

Presentado por: Luis G. Chapinal --- "Desde el Infierno es un programa que procede de las entrañas de la oscuridad, donde encontramos criaturas malignas como vampiros y licántropos. En este espacio se revisan sombras cinematográficas y narraciones extraordinarias pertenecientes a los grandes creadores del género... Lovecraft. Poe, Stevenson, H.G. Wells"

0052 Sr. Chapinal starts wrapping it up until next week with e-mail address but the music continued until 0056 program promos. BTW, I was on indoor antenna this evening due to threat of thunder tho little was heard electronically or sonically (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WWCR has finally updated its transmitter schedule, http://www.wwcr.com/transmitter-sched.html
dated effective from August 6 --- or has it? Still shows WWCR-4 as 24 hours on 5890 or 9980, contrary to latest `Ask WWCR` explanation, and we have found 9980 off the air before 1400, and Saturday August 6 it was off before 2100, altho on weekdays it had been running until 2100 with something other than Brother Scare in the final hour.

The program schedule, however, backdated August 1, does show current usage of WWCR-4:
Brother Scare:  daily 0500-1100 on 5890 (except UT Sunday from 0400)
                daily 1400-2000 on 9980 (except Sunday until 2100)
Other programs: 9980 Mon-Fri 2000-2100, Tue-Sat 0100-0200
                5890 UT Sunday 0230-0400

We were checking the site to reconfirm that the signal on 7465, August 7 at 0017, open carrier except for a big squeal, was indeed WWCR-1, scheduled until 0100, and then 7520 for an hour at 01-02 before starting 3215 at 02. The 7520 station before 01 with poor signal and gospel huxter in English is WYFR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. After listening to R. Tirana on 7425, I find that 7415 is on the air with WBCQ, UT Sunday August 7 at 0158; Allan Weiner and friend are discussing early color TV and how it works, TK41 cameras new cost $60,000, etc. Same continued past 0200 without a break. Probably was a playback of `Allan Weiner Worldwide` from Friday night. The last we heard, WBCQ was totally off the 7415 air Saturdays-UT Sundays and the online program schedule still shows nothing between UT Saturday and 1900 Sunday since `QSO with Ted Randall` pulled out. Brother Scare is still shown as 00-03 UT the other six nights a week. Only fair signal in summer storm noise level; 9330 is always better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

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Roberto Pavanello

Vercelli / Italia

Glenn Hauser logs August 6, 2011

** BRAZIL. 9665.1, August 6 at 0543 harp music (Paraguayan?), 0545 Brazilian
announcements, i.e. 10 kW ZYE890, R. Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, poorly
audible tho registering S9+15. Propagation disturbance had wiped out most
signals, but this and some other Brazilians were weakly audible, 9645.3,
9565 mixed with offtime Cuban jamming, 9586.3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake August 6, found only these in full bandscans 10-18 MHz
following G3 geomagnetic storms, K-index at 12 being 3:
10300, fair at 1225, good at 1258; JBA at 1336
12980, poor at 1227 and 1258
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 45, Aug 6 at 0404 UT, Tulsa tropo visiblizes KOTV`s
three channels, with PSIP IDs:
6-1 KOTV-HD
6-2 KOTV-CW
6-3 Newson6
I stayed with 6-3 for some news? No, commercial after commercial until
finally at 0412 I saw that 10 pm news playback had started, judging from the
clock and temp bug in the LR showing 10:02 and 104 degrees(!!). Grafik style
on KOTV matches co-owned KWTV-39 OKC, especially the 6 and 9 in white with
red background.

Still in next morning at 1351 UT when so-called Newson6 is axually running
animated kidvid, no bugs, not even e/i, and poorly selected advertising for
a Bob Moore car dealership at 1357, then credit roll for `Adventures of
Piggly Wiggly`. 1400 `Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?` -- animation on
that sure is jerky, cheapo.

Several other Tulsa-area DTVs were decoding, not including KRSC-36,
unfortunately, only 144 kW. But yes, unfortunately including KWHB-47, WHT =
World Harvest Television as in WHRI on SW, 47-2 named KWHB-D2 with adstring
at 1349. One can rotate north and often get KSNW-45 from Wichita at the same
time as KOTV-45 is tropo-enhanced. KSNW has no subchannels; what a waste.
But then I can sometimes get KPTS-8 on 8.3 with PBS` Create, which OETA will
not air.

Earlier at 1306 UT, the only analog I was getting, peaking due west was on
ch 53, looked like an infomercial for YLs, but it was breakfast time and
when I rechecked at 1340 it had gone. I would have guessed first K53EE in
Follett TX, 1040 watts of KCIT-15 Amarillo, except there were no signals on
47 and 49 to accompany it as yesterday morning. K53CI in Seiling OK is
closer and should be DXable, 815 watts of KFOR-27, but is southerly from due
west, and KFOR has local news at that hour. One other possibility, much
further, is K53BE, Guymon, 6.56 kW with TBN.

I have also been getting signs of analog video on ch 58, not achieving
horizontal hold, even when there is no tropo, and hard to find a peak
direxion; may be cable radiation? It might also have been a 2 x IF receiver
image, except there are no local analogs to produce it (Glenn Hauser, Enid
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

Glenn Hauser logs August 5-6, 2011

** ALBANIA. Checking R. Tirana, during very poor propagation August 6:
at 0028 on 7425, national anthem, 0029 IS, 0030 off as scheduled. Could not hear 9860 for 0030 English to confirm whether both Shijak transmitters are back in use. At 0144, 7425 back on for English but still very poor with flutter, just making out the IS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ANTARCTICA. 15476, Friday August 5 at 1247 and a few later chex, still zero from LRA36, to end another week of silence from the deep-frozen Base Esperanza (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. Minor correxion to previous report of CFQC-TV-1: Aug 4 tune-in was at 2031 UT, not 2037 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. Firedrake August 5, before 1200:
10300, at 1156 I am hearing some very poor Chinese talk, no FD! Presumably a rare catch of Sound of Hope itself
12270, fair at 1157
12500, fair at 1157
13130, very poor at 1158
14720, very poor at 1158
15800, very poor at 1159-1200*
Did not get above 16 MHz before 1200 hiatus, if any

Before & after 1230:
14950, poor at 1228; none higher
14720, very poor at 1228; none in 13`s or 12`s
11545, fair at 1234, 1246; yes, 11545, not 15545. Aoki has nothing on 11545 to jam, but Tajikistan with SOH on 11550 at 1200-1230, 11555 at 1230-1300. Probably had jumped down another 5
11500, see UNIDENTIFIED; none in the 10`s

After 1330:
14720, very poor at 1334; none in the 11`s, 12`s or 13`s; unlike:
14950, very good at 1334
15295, very poor at 1336; Aoki shows vs V. of Tibet 15292 at 1330-1401
16100, very good at 1337
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUAM [and non]. 9910, August 5 at 1147, unison reading of something in Chinese, Bible? With constant het on hi side less than 1 kHz, still same at 1210, and have also noticed it previous mornings. Scheduled is KTWR in Chinese at 1100-1230 except Saturdays. So is it ChiCom jamming or an unfortunate collision with a ute? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MAURITANIA. 7245, August 5 at 0142, checking earlier than before for IGIM, and before Tajikistan is supposed to open at 0200, yes, there is a poor signal here, with flutter, and similar programming to previous overnights --- two fellows now conversing in Arabish. So I am more convinced that IGIM has expanded to 24 hours for Ramadan. But the signal is much better later, as at 0522 in chanting altho with ACI from 7250 Vatican (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1640, August 5 at 1222 UT in a brief hi-end MW scan noting some skywave is still showing, local KFXY is in dead air. Open carrier then goes off at 1229*. Back on as usual later in day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. Tropo is up from OKC in the evening after another of our 40+ degree days, but a minor storm skirted Enid earlier. At 0300 UT Aug 6, 48 KWDW is showing with Univisión, and the only other analog LP I can see is on 19 with gospel huxter in English constantly walking back and forth on the stage; also looks like squeezed video, or he has a very narrow face. 0327 outro as Joseph Prince Ministries, via Cornerstone TV. It`s KUOT-CA with 150 kW, but still quite snowy here (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PHILIPPINES. 12120, August 5 at 1332, 6-pip timesignal two minutes late makes it thru the RTTY QRM, apparently emanating from FEBC Bocaue in Burmese at 1330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. 12150, August 5 at 1256, VOA English has been sufficient during this hour, now concluding with Earth-Sky.org about a killer asteroid coming in 2036y. That took only a sesquiminute, still leaving time for a USG Editorial at 1257.6, on Guinea, Ivory Coast and a third African country holding free elexions; Is due west from Tinang, PHILIPPINES; signal drops after 1300 switch to 349 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7811-USB, August 5 at 0141 UT check, AFN Saddlebunch Keys is back on proper frequency after having been on mispunched 7881-USB for at least 20 hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9955, UT Friday August 5 at 0507, WORLD OF RADIO 1576 in progress, readable at peaks over the pulse-jamming, then fading below it plus T-storm noise level (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Hey, what happened to the robot at the USCG marine weather stations? 8502-USB, Aug 5 at 0524 it`s clearly a live human man reciting the geo coordinates and millibars, also mentions National Hurricane Center. There is background noise which surges a bit during pauses, modulation is not so distorted as it used to be, and // 6501-USB. If this schedule is still correct, http://www.yachtcom.info/MarineSSB/index.html
showing some frequencies are time-shared by different stations, at 0515 UT on 8502 it`s NMG New Orleans, and at 0515 UT on 6501, it`s NMN Chesapeake. So they are supposed to be // from the same announcer? 6501 is also scheduled at other times from NMC Pt Reyes and NMO Honolulu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. August 5 before 1400 UT, tropo was up from the west, with solid rather than marginal signal from 88.1 KWOU Woodward OK, so after breakfast I check TV: at 1419 Woodward`s KOMI-34 and weaker KUOK-35 are in, so now switch to analog like on July 14 as in DXLD 11-28, and find weak translator signals on 47, 49 and 53.

47 is PBS // OETA with Sesame Street but not synchronized; can`t see well enough to rule out the OETA LR bug, but these three signals correlate as translators in Follett, extreme NE corner of TX Panhandle.

The only PBS-47 analog fit in FCC TV Query and W9WI.com is K47BP, 924 watts, licensed to Booker TX, relaying KACV-9 Amarillo, but the FCC map by coördinates puts it much closer to Follett. KACV`s website attributes ch 47 to Follett, in fact. Distance to site calculated by http://www.convertalot.com/great_circle_distance_calculator.html
is 214 km = 133 miles.

The others assumed: K49BB Follett of KAMR-19 Amarillo, and K53BB Follett, of KCIT-15 Amarillo; latter looks like 700 Club, with the other guy than Pat Robertson. 49 faded before I could figure out programming (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9775, August 5 at 1150, again today I am hearing the continuous tone test reported yesterday as 9770, but now it`s closer to 9775. Have a hard time confirming it`s DSB tone rather than a het since the signal is too weak to pin down on the YB-400 with indoor antenna (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11500, fair open carrier at 1235 and 1246 August 5, suspected FD; at 1259, 11500 has some brief tones on and off, Russian-style, so evidently VOR as in Aoki via Tajikistan, supposed to go from English to Hindi at 1300, and after 1300 maybe traces of modulation. This transmitter has had modulation missing before. Aoki also shows Sound of Hope could be on 11500, 24 hours, and consequently Firedrake (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA

CUBA   China Radio Intl-CRI Relay   9740  0348 GMT  English  444  Aug 4  OM with comments on Harry Potter film being showed in Bejing, China.

BOTSWANA   BBCWS Relay   17895  1730 GMT  English  333  Aug 1  OM with comments on a very noisy frequency.

ENGLAND   KBS South Korea Relay   15360  1804 GMT  Russian  333  Aug 1  OM with comments in the Russian Language.

GERMANY   Voice of Croatia Relay   9925    0430 GMT  Croatian  444  Aug 4  YL and OM singing.

GERMANY   Adventist World Radio-AWR Relay   9815  0345 GMT  Amharic  333  Aug 4  Two OMs with ongoing comments.

RUSSIA   Voice of Russia-VOR   9735  0354 GMT  Spanish  444  Aug 4  Two OMs with comments.

UNITED STATES, Cypress    Voice of Germany Relay-DW   17820  1732 GMT  German   444  Aug 1  OM with ongoing comments.

VATICAN STATE   Vatican Radio-VR   15570  1756 GMT  French  333  Aug 1  Two OMs with comments and Off the air 1757 GMT.
...
Stewart MacKenzie, WDX6AA
Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
Rcvrs: Kenwood R5000 and Grundig Satellit 650
"World Friendship Through Shortwave Radio Where Culture and Language Come Alive"
ASWLC: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC
SCADS: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCADS

MV Baltic Radio is on 6140 and 9480 this Weekend

MV Baltic Radio is on 6140 and 9480 this Weekend
 
Dear Listeners,
MV Baltic Radio is on the air this Sunday the 7th of August 2011
 
MVBR Schedule:
0900 to 1000  UTC,  on 6140 KHz,  with 100 KW,  via Wertachtal Germany
0900 to 1000  UTC,  on 9480 KHz,  with 1 KW,  via  Göhren Germany     
1100 to 1200  UTC,  on 9480 KHz,  with 1 KW,  via  Göhren with a Repeat of RGI programme
1200 to 1300  UTC,  on 9480 KHz,  with 1 KW,  via  Göhren with a Repeat of MVBR programme
   
 
 
Good listening and good reception!
 
Good Listening   73s Tom
 
 
PS. MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Summertime 2011/12
       1st    Sunday – MV Baltic Radio                 0900 utc
       3rd    Sunday – European Music Radio        0900 utc    September
       4th    Sunday – Radio Gloria International    1300 utc
 
NEW EMR Postal Address:
         European Music Radio,
         c/o M.V. Baltic Radio,
         Seestraße 17,
         D-19089 Göhren,
         Germany

Glenn Hauser logs August 4, 2011

** BELGIUM [non]. 17750-17755-17760, August 4 at 2026, DRM noise is rampant, TDP Radio via GUIANA FRENCH, while it was missing earlier in the same hour on August 3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA [and non]. Following sporadic E opening from Denver to the NW on 11m, see USA, I turn on TV and see the MUF is up to channel 4 from further in the same direxion, August 4, UT:

2037 on 3, `Doctor Phil` --- signal is so steady and weak that at first I fear it`s cable or VCR radiation. It`s // KOCO-7 OKC, but not synchro and without the big KOCO-5 bug in the LR. Fades are gradually down and up, unlike the rapid fading and heavy CCI earlier in the summer season. Mostly no audio with inadequate MUF above video carrier, but surges at 2035 during local break to hear a promo for a ceremony to honor ``fallen heroes in Saskatoon``. At 2038 back to Dr Phil, but KOCO has cut away for ``Sky 5 Live`` above a wildfire near OKC.

Anyhow this 3 is surely CFQC-TV-1 in Stranraer, full-power relay of CFQC channel 8 in Saskatoon, as received a number of times in past years. At 2108 it`s Oprah on 3, and still // but not synchro with KOCO-7, interviewing supermodels. (If I were one, I would be embarrassed to be called that; no chance, tho; and by ``embarrassed`` I do not mean pregnant.)

Plugging in a Saskatoon postal code to zap2it, S7M 5V7 found for a radio station in the WRTH, another of its multitude of uses, gets the schedules for CFQC et al., confirming Phil and Oprah at 2 and 3 pm CST.

2039 on 2, cooking show. Maybe segment in same show as next on 4?

2045 on 4, talk show about sex when audio briefly infades, think I see a CBC pizza on the set wall. Sex one of the topics listed for today`s `Steven and Chris` show on CBC at 2-3 pm CST. However, ``about`` was pronounced à l`américaine, not canadienne, so is this an import? Never heard of it in the US.

Probably CBKT-1, 100 kW in Moose Jaw (né CHAB-TV), but there is also a 17 kW CBC relay in Greenwater Lake, CBKST-11. At 2100 now a cooking show and I can see a CBC bug in LR. Steady signal, but mostly not reaching audio. Fits nicely with scheduled `Best Recipes Ever` on CBK stations; too bad this was gone by 2138 when ``22 minutes`` airs, the news parody show. 2107 saw some rabbit ears, probably a DTV-conversion warning PSA.

2209 on 2, Rogers Cup promo from CBC. If we are still in Saskatchewan, there are two medium-power CBC relays; perhaps more likely CKSA-TV on the border with Alberta at Lloydminster, which despite being private is a CBC affiliate, and overpowered at 116 kW. No, CKSA is offset zero while I was seeing offset plus or minus, and both the SK stations are +. So per W9WI.com it is either:

Cypress Hills SK CBCP-TV-2 6.750 274.60 +dH 49-39-25.00N 109-30-48.00W R-OP CBKT (9 CBC) via CBCP-1 (7)
or
Spiritwood SK    CBKST-13 21.100 163.60 +dH 53-12- 5.00N 107-30-53.00W R-OP CBKST (11 CBC) via CBKST-9 (5)

2227 on 5, MUF briefly shoots up to video here sufficient to spot CBC bug in LR. As usual, too many options, four in SK and two in AB.

2257 on 2, mostly gone with occasional signs of signals. During most of this period same antenna was also feeding DTV converter on channel 2, but as usual, no sign of anything from the USA (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15385, August 4 at 1914, KJES NM with ``Santa María`` praise music, by pros instead of kids, VG S9+20 with Es help. Modulation a bit rough and then fade music to tell a Jesus story in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15825, August 4 at 1915, WWCR is extremely strong with sporadic-E enhancement, S9+22 estimated on FRG-7 meter, which is about the most any non-local signal can register --- and the squeal is again being heard, not too bad but certainly audible under kid with poor dixion singing an old song reminding us of a ``Little Orphan Annie`` poem, ``[something] will get you if you don`t watch out``, ``control that lower lip``, evidently a morality lesson. July program schedule still posted shows at 1915-1930 M-F, `Daily Story Time`.

Also splattering plus/minus 45 kHz, and the spurs just below 15810 and just above 15840 are clearly audible with // modulation. Of course, all these get worse, the stronger the fundamental signal, but previous strong signals did not audiblize the squeal. Instead of fixing WWCR-1, they might have swapped another transmitter, now back to the original. The -1, -2, -3, -4 designations don`t necessarily apply to specific transmitters, but instead program/frequency/antenna/transmission services which really could be routed thru any of the transmitters (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 20000 had WWV short-skipping in by sporadic-E, so a good time to tune up to 31 MHz. Nothing much on 15 or 12 m hambands, a bit on 10m including on 28430-USB a W-zero working W3s, and:

On 25950 at 1923 August 4 I come to an NBFM signal copiable by slope detexion with adstring, fading up from nothing to S9+5 peaks. I bet it`s the KOA remote unit in Denver, commonly heard further away at moe favorable skip distances than mine, less than 500 miles. Includes ``your Bronco station, 850KOA.com``, ``Colorado, the hail capital`` from a roofer, and several others.

I bet it`s during Rush Limbaugh: yes, back he came at 1926, so I quickly tune on to avoid puking. I should have logged all the advertisers in order to boycott them the next time I am in CO. Quick check again at 1941, but signal is gone by now. I can`t find any previous log by me of this, certainly not in the last biyear. Wasted a lot of time searching DX and official sources for the proper callsign of this unit without any luck. Probably is three letters plus three numbers. The ham at KOA who QSLed some others did not even mention what it really is.

Next check at 2127, it`s back in ad break of some other far-right show by now. Meanwhile I was getting Saskatchewan on TV; see CANADA (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12050, Aug 4 at 1945, tune across WEWN in Spanish to hear ``por su dolorosa pasión`` repeated over and over by unxuous announcer, alternating with caller repeating over and over ``ten misercordia de nosotros del mundo entero``. After more than a minute announcer finally put an end to this nonsense with ``Amen.``

Tuning across WEWN 7555/11870 in the nightmiddle, chances are at least 50-50 that you will hear the very same phrases, in the `Paz a la luz de la luna en vivo desde Miami` program UT Tue-Sat at 04-06. There are at least three different Spanish schedules, but this one appears only on the SW one at
http://www.ewtn.com/radio/sp_radio_sched.asp
While another live call-in program M-F at 19-20 is ``Jesús en ti confío EN VIVO``, apparently from the same source, same host (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1576 monitoring: confirmed on WTWW 9479, Thursday August 4 at 2100, VG signal. Confirmed on WRMI webcast after 1500 and 2100 Aug 4; inaudible on 9955 at 2127 check tho no jamming. WBCQ 7415 not audible either, but confirmed on webcast after 2130. Next chance: UT Friday 0330v on WWRB 5051. Also on ACB Radio Mainstream webcasts 2-hourly from 0100 UT Friday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

Medium Wave 1368 kHz and 1566 kHz improvements

Hello There from IRRS-Shortwave & Mediumwave in Milano, Italy,

Just a short note to inform our European listeners that our technicians just made a couple of improvements to the stations in Padova on 1368 kHz and in Rome on 1566 kHz. Transmitter power in Padova was slightly raised to 10 kW while we wait for the power company to deliver a new electricity line to be able to connect a 50 kW transmitter that is in standby. In Rome, we installed a new antenna and transmitter yesterday that double the signal strength as received into the city area and immediate vicinity. After the new installation, a DX report of our broadcasts on 1566 kHz has been received yesterday from Austria (580+ km or 360+ miles), despite of the low power (1 kW) of this station.

We welcome your reception reports on all of our frequencies. We are on the air daily on 1368 and 1566 kHz from 20:00-20:30 CET in Italian and from 20:30-02:00 CET in English.

I also remind you our high power broadcast daily on 15610 kHz from 13:00-14:00 UTC to Middle East, Asia and Australia and Japan. Daily we are also on the air on 7290 to Europe and Africa from 18:00-20:00 UTC.

Your reception reports and comments on our programming are very much appreciated, and also help us to stay on the air. Please email any correspondence to: reports (at) nexus (dot) org.

Thank you & stay tuned!

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Radio Heritage Expands to Europe

Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
August 4 2011

Radio Heritage Foundation
Extends Coverage to Europe
_________________________


WELLINGTON [New Zealand]

The addition of major new European radio history content at its website [www.radioheritage.com] marks a move by the Radio Heritage Foundation to extend its coverage of radio heritage connections to Europe.

Chairman David Ricquish says 'the borderless nature of radio waves has always made it inevitable that our focus would one day expand beyond our initial work in the Asia and Pacific region. In fact, our collections already have many materials relating to broadcasters based in Europe going back to the 1920's. European broadcasters, their ideas, policies and cultures have had a major influence on Pacific broadcasting for decades.'

The new content covers individual station features, 44 European countries, almost 100 separately researched years of local European broadcasting, over 15 digitized early radio frequency guides and some 250 audio samples and images.

The material has a special focus on local European broadcasting history centered on mediumwave [AM] and longwave stations, events and personalities covering the entire 20th century and the first decade of the current period.

Mr Ricquish adds 'Belgian based Herman Boel has collected together, with help from other European sources, a wonderful treasure trove of radio heritage material. Herman needed to spend more time on other projects so we are delighted to make sure his efforts and dedication are maintained and continue to be freely accessible to the community.'

There are many connections between European and Asia & Pacific radio heritage issues that can now be explored and showcased at www.radioheritage.com. These include the many European based shortwave broadcasters that are now fading from the airwaves but which have influenced several generations of audiences in the wider Pacific region. Amateur radio heritage connections with Europe are another area of immediate concern.

The Radio Heritage Foundation already has over 200 Asian and Pacific radio heritage features at www.radioheritage.com, hosts detailed radio guides such as the PAL Radio Guide series with thousands of stations covered on AM, Shortwave and FM, has researched and produced some 40 radio documentaries for Radio New Zealand International, and is the official World Radio TV Handbook country contributor for over 25 Pacific countries.

Glenn Hauser logs August 3-4, 2011

** ANGUILLA. 6090 and 11775 continue to be absent for about a week, whenever checked on August 3-4. On August 4, George McClintock, consulting engineer and frequency manager for Caribbean Beacon explains, ``A new antenna curtain (wire portion of the antenna) is being installed. Salt air causes problems for the antenna over a long period of time. No transmitter problem`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BELGIUM [non]. 17750-17755-17760, Aug 3 at 2014, NO DRM noise; TDP Disco Palace is scheduled and usually blasting away from 20 to 22 via Guiana French; presumably an anomaly, but needs rechecking (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. 21580, August 4 at 0536 CCI between two stations in Chinese, producing SAH, poor signals but at least propagating into the nightmiddle, i.e. R. Free Asia via TINIAN, and CNR1 jamming from who knows where dentro-China (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 5770-5840, OTH radar pulses, presumed from here,, August 4 at 1131, fortunately avoiding GUAM, q.v., but not MYANMAR.

6780 and 6870, peaks of rather wideband OTH radar pulses, Aug 4 at 1142 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake August 4, before 1200:
13920, poor at 1150; none higher
13130, poor at 1150
12600, fair at 1151
12270, fair at 1151
10300, good at 1153

Before 1230:
14720, very good at 1230, not 14700; none up to 18 MHz
12900, very good at 1224; none in the 13`s
12500, very good at 1224
12270, very good at 1224

Before 1300:
15545, fair at 1252 // 14720 good
16160, poor at 1254, rather than usual 16100 (note: I make complete bandscans, so I will not miss any new frequencies like this, rather than just check previously logged channels)
18180, very poor at 1256; none in the 17`s

After 1330:
10300, poor at 1345
14720, good at 1341
14950, good at 1341
15970, fair with flutter at 1335; 15670 no FD but CNR1 jam flutter
16100, good with flutter at 1337, ex-16160 above before 1300
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. 7210-LSB, Aug 4 at 1215, Nelson, N1NR in Pennsylvania discussing Columbus` voyages and hurricanes, with another SS in Georgia who must not be a totally native speaker from the way he pronounces Bermuda. For once, not anti-Castro rants! Tho still related to Cuba. Weak broadcast carrier was not enough; had to engage own BFO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CYPRUS. 13945-13970, OTH radar pulses, presumed from here, August 4 at 0532; 17640-17660 at 1310, bothering mainly 17650, which I should have paid more attention to, as nothing is scheduled there during this semihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUAM. 5765-USB, Aug 4 at 1131, AFN with several minutes on Casey Anthony attributed to NBC; not // MSNBC, and can`t check NBC as local KFOR-27 is in own news until 1200. However, at 1137, handover to Al Roker working the crowd prior to too-brief national weather summary, so it must be soundtrack of the `Today` show, new for AFN at this time? What about NPR `Morning Edition` which I think used to be aired at 10-12? (At 1045 Aug 3, Jerry Lenamon in TX was hearing MSNBC`s `The Last Word` on 5765-USB, apparently on 10-hour delay.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA for more AFN

** GUATEMALA. 4055, Aug 4 at 1123, not even a carrier yet from R. Verdad, but one detectable in high noise level at 1138. For better DX results in maximum darkness, RV really ought to sign on at the scheduled time of 1100. We are now in a perfect grayline situation, Enid sunrise at 1141, Chiquimula at 1142 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ITALY [non]. 15610, IRRS via Tiganeshti, ROMANIA, Aug 4 at 1308 very poor but heard a bit of music unlike anything from The Overcomer Ministry; however, by 1322 the dulcet hoarseness of Brother Scare could be recognized, altho not // or at least not synchro with 9385 WWRB. 24 hours earlier on 15610, it was not BS but UN Radio or something. 1334 check, not even a carrier audible despite scheduled 13-14 UT. Unlikely another SW fadeout as Bulgaria was still in fairly well on 15700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MALAYSIA [and non]. 6049.6, Aug 4 at 1140, music and talk stronger than het from HCJB 6050.0, presumed Asyik FM on its off-frequency today. Usually HCJB dominates (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MAURITANIA. 7245, checking earlier in the night whether IGIM is expanded to 24h for Ramadan: Aug 4 at 0251 there is a poor signal, man talking continuously in Arabish, but can`t be sure it`s not Tajikistan as also scheduled, which would be in Tajik at 02-04, then Farsi at 04-06. Next check at 0416, sounds the same but weaker. Propagationally, Mauritania would have the advantage if on. By 0519, Nouakchott is certainly active with its characteristic monotonous chanting --- no, at least bitonous if not tritonous (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9795, Aug 4 at 1156, RNW closing hour in Indonesian with satellite info, website, good signal here despite aiming 200 degrees from Tinang, PHILIPPINES (opposite = 20 degrees, close); 1157 to open carrier featuring crackles for a couple minutes, instead of English filler (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 17510, sufficient Aug 4 at 1144, RRI with `Living Romania` program, nevertheless starting with item about Denmark border controls, // weaker 17670, azimuths 307 and 165 resp. I was expecting to rehear the great folk music show `Skylark` which was on the previous Thursday at 1145-1152; shux. Not squeezed in later, as 1154 Enescu competition promo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TAIWAN. 9725, fair Aug 4 at 1207, YL tonal 8-digit Chinese syllables, presumed numbers, from Star-Star (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7415 not, but checking WBCQ stream, Wednesday August 3 at 2129 I am hearing two audios mixing: Amos `n` Andy, `n` somethin` in Spanish for a few sex, sounds like Dino Bloise with `Frecuencia al Día`. Presumably the same happened on 7415. Both audios stop at the same time, 2130 into unnamed show of amateur lo-fi singing of pop oldies. I`ve heard it before elsewhen on WBCQ, but what show is it?

O, it must be: `Goddess Irina 1 Music Show`, which per still outdated 7415 schedule is supposed to be at 2330 on Tuesdays: http://schedule.wbcq.com/main.php?fn=show_program&id=20
Her website in Western [sic] Samoa? including her portrait and spacey art also implies Tuesdays 2330: http://www.goddessirena1.ws/
Her ``Sunshine and Blue Skies`` CD playlist includes as second item, ``Bridge Over Troubled Water [sic]``, which I heard at 2135. WBCQ program may very well have just been playing that CD, which would explain lack of title, announcements.

The 7415 schedule still shows WORLD OF RADIO Wednesdays at 2130 as well as the true time, Thursdays 2130. As for `Frecuencia al Día`, it was regularly on WBCQ for a while, then apparently got lost in the shuffle of schedule changes. It`s still not listed at any time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1576 monitoring. First airing on WRMI 9955 webcast confirmed at 0330 UT Thursday August 4. Further WRMI times: Thu 1500, 2100, Fri 0500, 1430, Sat 0800, 1500, 1730, Sun 0800, 1530, 1730.

A day before the 0500 airing, Aug 4 at 0528, 9955 had Jeff & Thaïs in Spanish, ergo `Viva Miami` with no jamming audible. More WOR times:
WTWW: Thu 2100 9479, UT Sun 0400 5755
WBCQ: Thu 2130 7415, UT Mon 0300v 5110v-CUSB
WWRB: UT Fri 0330v 5051
WRN via SiriusXM 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830
All also with webcasts. Full schedule including many other webcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7881.0-USB, Aug 4 at 0523, I run across a broadcast, not a 2-way, soon obviously AFN instead of on 7811! Somebody`s finger at Saddlebunch slipped on the frequency pad, but if it`s 24/7, why would they ever be punching in a frequency?

Series of typical short features and PSAs, including Dave Ross(?) on CBS Radio Network; 0524 `Soundbite`, 0525 Dan --- with `Today, August 4, in Rock History`, etc. Some het from a weak carrier on 7880, which must be wondering, what the ---?

Next check at 1226, still not corrected and on 7881, not NPR `Morning Edition`, but // 12133.5 with more short features, 1228 PSA on UCMJ, 1229 `Air Force Report` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also GUAM

UNIDENTIFIED. 4940, straining for signals other than Cuba, WWCR, WWV on 60m, August 4 at 1128 the best I can find is a weak carrier and bits of modulation here, slightly on hi side compared to Russia 5940. Most likely V. of Strait, CHINA, rather than AIR Guwahati, which per Aoki does not start until 1200 and where per gaisma.com the sun does not set until 1238 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9770, Aug 4 at 1158, 1000 Hz mystery tonetest, poor. Recheck an hour later at 1257, still audible, very poor, but as I try to confirm it`s DSB rather than a het, the center frequency is around 9773, off by 1300. See 17800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17800, Aug 4 at 1305, mystery 1000 Hz tone, underneath much stronger DW Hausa via RWANDA at 310 degrees USward. Still going at 1338; at least Hausa-listeners had the alternative of 17820 via PORTUGAL. Usually the tones find a clear frequency, but also clashed with DW 17800 on June 23 as in DXLD 11-25; see also 9770 from which I suspect the same transmitter had just upmoved (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

Glenn Hauser logs August 2-3, 2011

** ARGENTINA. 15345-, August 2 at 2132, only a het vs MOROCCO [q.v.] on the hi side, and never overcame with any audio. Finally uncovered at 2202:39 when IMM turns off its carrier, RAE announcing 6060 and 15345 in Spanish, also http://www.radioexterior.com.ar I thought he said, but that goes nowhere, nor the link at Media Network`s Hitlist, http://www.radionacional.com.ar/programacion/rae.html

O, I see in the WRTH it should be http://www.radionacional.gov.ar --- That does get to the domestic service homepage, but just *try* to find any link to the external service, even by internal search!

Anyhow, with the end of DST for this year, prompted by the beginning of Ramadan, Morocco now runs one real hour later on 15345, which means the northern-summer respite for RAE 21-22 UT German service listeners in Europe is over. That was only a fluke, as the two stations stupidly stick to the same frequency, both refuse to participate in HFCC or heed advice by would-be listeners that one or both should move a bit away to plenty of clear frequencies in the vicinity.

A few years ago, Argentina decided to go on DST in its summer, Nov-Feb, and RAE, so remote from the real world of international broadcasting, shifted all its languages one UT hour earlier just so they would stay at the same local time, oblivious of its intended audience. This put German up to 20-21, still colliding with Morocco even when that country was not on DST. English, Italian and French hours from RAE, earlier in the day, remain always blocked by Morocco (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BAHRAIN [non]. 15540, August 2 until 2006, R. Kuwait very good with talk outroed as ``Song of the Sea``, another ``Radio Bahrein produxion, presented by R. Kuwait``. Maybe they stick these in at different times from day to day; August 1 was at 2019-2025 as in previous report under KUWAIT. There used to be a programme exchange called Voice of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Maybe this is that. Back to western pop music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENNG DIGEST)

** CANADA. Nice to get a third reply from MBC Radio = CJLR-FM-3 in Prince Albert, Sask., altho my miles-per-watt calculation is now very incorrect: (gh)

Your reception of MBC Radio 88.1FM in Oklahoma --- Hi Glenn: Very cool that you picked up our rebroadcast of MBC in Oklahoma. We actually just increased the power of that site to 49000 watts on a new tower. Still – very impressive that you picked us up 1220 miles away. I know in the past we've gotten letters from folks in Norway and Sweden that also take part in DXing. 

I am a sales guy at the radio station, and have been involved in radio most of my life. I've always been intrigued at how FM signals can skip like that. On a couple of occasions driving from Prince Albert to Regina (4 hours south of here) I have picked up stations from the US on my cars' FM receiver. Once I picked up 4 or 5 stations from the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. Another time I picked up 3 stations from the Tulsa area. I found it interesting that it was several different stations from the same geographic area that would skip, so obviously something atmospheric was allowing that to happen.

Nice touch on being able to post what you heard / recorded online. Much easier to do that than to start mailing cassettes around. Have a great day!! (James Young, MBC Sales and Marketing, August 3, via DXLD)

** CANADA. 2, August 3 at 0126 UT, brief fade-in of a drama in English from the NNE, likely an Ontarian analog TVDX; no other significant Es lately (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA [and non]. 17735, August 2 at 2030, RCI`s prime English hour left on Sackville, discussion of Pakistan, Kashmir, with a Waterloo professor, hit by OTH radar pulses, then detected 17715-17740, presumed from CYPRUS. Not enough to overcome RCI, which is also far enough from TDP QRDRM on 17750-17760. RCI is // 15330 and 15235.

August 3 at 1335 it was interesting to check Sackville frequencies during SW fadeout: inaudible was 9650 CRI relay, and JBA carrier on 11655 from normally strong NHK relay. Also knocked out 9330 WBCQ, 9370 WTJC (or maybe really off?) while other US signals remained: weakened 9385 WWRB, still strong 9479 WTWW. 7490 WWCR-2, normally a powerhouse, was also incredibly JBA.

We had been warned that a coronal mass ejexion was on the way to hit Earth early August 3. At 1200, WWV e-mailed: ``Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.`` Its 1500 notice had not shown up an hour later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHILE [and non]. 16755, August 2 at 1957, dirty spur from CVC La Voz 17680, still audible, roughly covering 16730-16760. Also at 2040, the weaker distorted blob on the other side around 18600 // 17680. See previous report earlier August 2.

Aug 3 I was waiting for 17680 to sign on at 1200, and so it did without fanfare, but initially quite weak, so no spurs to be heard. By 1306 signals had built up greatly, audiblizing awful dirty distorted music spur circa 16755, and today at 1309 the match around 18605 was stronger.

However, a SW fadeout hit a few minutes later, and by 1330, only traces of the spurs remained on 16755 and slightly more on 18605. Now most of the 16m signals had faded down or out, with CVC 17680 noticeably weaker but holding up best along with Rwanda 17800. By 1340, 17680 had become JBA! While 17800 remained good (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake, August 3; before 0500 in local noon hour:
none found 0445-0453 from 19 to 12 MHz

Before 1200:
10300, very good at 1148
12900, very good at 1152
13130, good at 1152
13920, fair at 1153
15900, good at 1158
16100, poor at 1158

Before & after 1230:
10300, very good at 1229
12900, very good at 1232
13920, very good at 1232, no 13130 now, nor any 14`s
15545, fair at 1238
15900, very good at 1234

Before & after 1330:
15900, very good at 1320; only fair at 1340 after SW fadeout
15425, poor-fair at 1317, het on 15427
15285, fair at 1329
14950, good at 1332
13130, fair at 1332
12025, very poor at 1332; could not detect CNR1 too or anything else
10300, very poor at 1336; none in the 11`s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COSTA RICA. 11880, Aug 3 at 1209, REE relay missing tho audible mixing equally with NHK on 11815. 11880 on at next check 1229 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. Anomaly, SNAFU roundup August 3:

11760, just as I tune in at 0456, sign-off in Spanish is cut off, as after 50 years, RHC has never learned to coordinate transmissions with programming. I immediately retune to 5040, and succeed in hearing once again long-outdated morning frequencies announced to frustrate listeners awakening already at 1100 UT, i.e. including 12000, 9600, 6180.

12020 at 0458 is also still on past 0500, now plugging internet listening overnight; off at next check 0509.

9570, at 1224, CRI relay absent; hope Andy O`Brien in Ontario was rejoicing over temporary lack of QRM to Australia 9580. Some weak Asian signal became audible on 9570: Aoki says KBS in Indonesian.

15230, missing at 1315, no Chinese audible either, while 15120 and 15360 were nominal; RHC back on 15230 at 1330 check.

15330, Aug 3 at 1236 lite pulse jamming against nothing, as R. Martí is not using 15330 at all in the A-seasons! Then it stops; did they read my mind that I was about to deride the DentroCuban Jamming Command yet again for its incompetence? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CYPRUS. 14880-14915, August 3 at 0449, OTH radar pulses, presumed from here altho spreading 35 rather than usual 25 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CANADA

** ITALY [non]. 15610, August 3 at 1319, IRRS via ROMANIA, but NOT with Brother Scare! Instead a YL with long report on US drone attacks on Waziristan, including interview clips; must be from a major broadcaster. Initially poor signal losing out to noise level at 1325; 1327 possibly mentioned UN Radio (which IRRS is known to carry) and a bit of music before becoming JBA at 1328 as all signals were hit by SW fadeout. I see the IRRS schedule at http://www.nexus.org/schedules/wed.htm
has still not been updated since 10 June, so doesn`t show Brother Scare at this time, nor any other specific programming even on stream, altho the SW transmission schedule effective July 18 at http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules/IRRS-SW_A11.html
does show 13-14 on 15610.

So is BS supposed to be on this hour, or not? Could well be another mistake by the downlink site tuning in the wrong satellite channel, and who cares? The Overcomer Ministry homepage still thinks it`s on 15610 at 1800 UTC! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JORDAN. 11960, Aug 3 at 0455 nice ME music, 0500 ID in Arabic mentions Amman, Urdaniya, Hashemiya, a bit more of music and good signal cut off the air, in truncated legacy SW service, our best chance to hear this country, for only one hour daily (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 15180, Aug 3 at 1239, VG signal from VOK, mezzo and that quasi-electronic instrument accompaniment with beautiful harmonies, one can enjoy as long as one cannot understand it`s 99% likely she is extoling great/dear leaders and the paradise that is the DPRK. In fact, I preferred this to Martha Garvin`s Musical Memories I could have understood on WWCR 15825, equally good signal but less fading and less harmonious (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTNEING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 9650 via CANADA, Aug 3 at 1243, KBS World Radio ending Let`s Learn Korean segment concluding `Seoul Calling`, so I am finally prepared to hear their Wednesday traditional music show from the beginning, `Sounds of Korea`: begins with flute and drum playing peasant love song; narratress explains and names the instruments, but I really can`t understand the details. CCI from KOREA NORTH direct not too bad today and minimised by listening on the insensitive DX-390 breakfast table radio using whip/rod antenna only. I feared transmission would cut off conclusion as program kept going past 1258, but wrapped up just in time for 1259* with two notes of RCI IS, without any time for formal KBS sign-off. During semiminute break before Sackville back on different beam, 268 to 240 degrees, for 9650 CRI relay, the RNW IS via Tinang could be heard even on the DX-390 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MAURITANIA [and non]. 7245, Aug 3/Ram 3 at 0447 UT, weak carrier squeezed between 7240 DW English via Rwanda, and 7250 Vatican French; could IGIM be on this early? After Rwanda closed, at 0504 Mauritania definitely on 7245 with usual chanting, early for Ramadan. Still need to look for it in the deep-night 01-04 UT period; however Aoki shows the competition:

7245 0210-0400 RUS Novosibirsk R. Sakha Yak Yakutsk 23456 = M-F
7245 0200-0600 TJK VOICE OF TAJIK Tajik, Persian Dushanbe-Orza daily.
Powers? HFCC shows only 5 kW for Sakha, 100 for Dush, both non-direxional (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MOROCCO. 15345+, August 2 at 2132, IMM is still on, Arabic atop usual het from weaker Argentina on lo side, so post-DST schedule has indeed shifted one UT hour later as expected. 2156 Arabic music vs het; now both are stronger. 2200 no timesignal, YL in Arabic, sounder, presumed news starts until modulation stops after 2202 and carrier cut at 2202:39* uncovering ARGENTINA, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SUDAN [non]. 11800, Aug 3 at 0455, good signal with vocal music, percussion and string instrument. HFCC coyly lists as ``non-specific`` Babcock at 04-05, 250 kW, 125 degrees from Rampisham to CIRAF 47E and 48NW --- a roundabout way of referring to Sudan. Aoki is more explicit as Sudan Radio Service to Darfur in Arabic, daily except Fridays. This is a much better option for us now than mornings on 16m, but apparently disincludes any English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TAIWAN. 15225 & 15305, looking for the RTI 15265 spurs heard 24 hours earlier, not today Aug 3 1315, tho fundamental was still audible with het, and Firedrake from CHINA, e.g. 15900 was VG before the SW fadeout (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TATARSTAN [non]. 15110, Aug 3 at 0445, lo-fi talk in language, seems some Russian influence, fading S6 to S9+5. Presumed R. Tatarstan via Samara, RUSSIA at 0410-0500 with carrier on up to 20 minutes earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17900, unlike last few days, no mystery 1000 Hz tone test audible Aug 3 at 1308 or later. Nor did I find it on any other 13, 15, 17 or 18 MHz channel (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

Dx Mix News # 690

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DX MIX NEWS # 690                                            03 August 2011
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GERMANY(non)  Summer A-11 of Media Broadcast. Part 3 of 3:
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN):
0700-0745 on  5945 WER 100 kW / 300 deg Sat         to WeEu English
0700-0730 on  5945 WER 100 kW / 300 deg Sun         to WeEu English
1800-1830 on  6130 NAU 100 kW / 069 deg Tue         to EaEu Russian
1800-1815 on  6130 NAU 100 kW / 069 deg Fri         to EaEu Russian
1800-1815 on  6130 NAU 100 kW / 069 deg Thu         to EaEu Ukrainian
1815-1845 on  6130 NAU 100 kW / 069 deg Sat         to EaEu English
1800-1900 on  6130 NAU 100 kW / 069 deg Sun         to EaEu English
0900-1000 on 17535 WER 100 kW / 135 deg Fri         to NoAf Arabic
1930-1945 on 11830 NAU 100 kW / 187 deg Sat         to WeAf French, cancelled
1945-2000 on 11830 NAU 100 kW / 187 deg Sat         to WeAf Adja, cancelled
1830-1845 on 11830 WER 100 kW / 150 deg Sun         to CeAf Swahili
1630-1730 on 13720 WER 100 kW / 150 deg Daily       to CEAf Nuer/Dinka
1600-1630 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Thu     to EaAf Oromo
1630-1700 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Fri     to EaAf Amharic
1700-1730 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Tue/Fri to EaAf Tigrinya
1730-1830 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Tue/Fri to EaAf Amharic
1630-1700 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Tue         to EaAf Amharic
1630-1800 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Wed         to EaAf Amharic
1630-1830 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Thu/Sat/Sun to EaAf Amharic
1600-1630 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Fri/Sun     to EaAf Oromo
1800-1830 on 13810 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Fri-Sun     to EaAf Somali
1700-1800 on 15235 ISS 500 kW / 141 deg Sat(Ngoma R)to EaAf Luganda
1900-2000 on 11750 ISS 500 kW / 141 deg Sat(Ngoma R)to EaAf Luganda
1800-1900 on  9430 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Sat         to N/ME English
1815-1845 on  9430 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Sun         to N/ME English
1730-1800 on 11960 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Sat/Sun     to N/ME English, x 17-18
1700-1720 on 13580 ISS 250 kW / 115 deg Mo/Tu/Th/Fr to N/ME Arabic
1700-1735 on 13580 ISS 250 kW / 115 deg Wed         to N/ME Arabic
1545-1600 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Mon/Wed     to N/ME English
1545-1620 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Tue         to N/ME English
1700-1715 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Tue         to N/ME English
1715-1800 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Tue         to N/ME Hebrew
1545-1645 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Thu         to N/ME English
1545-1615 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Fri         to N/ME English
1545-1700 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Sat         to N/ME English
1530-1815 on 13590 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Sun         to N/ME English
1615-1630 on 13600 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Mon/Wed/Fri to N/ME Arabic
1530-1545 on 13630 ISS 250 kW / 091 deg Sun         to WeAs Persian
0430-0500 on  9735 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Tue-Thu     to WeAs Arabic, cancelled
0500-0515 on  9735 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Fri         to WeAs Arabic
1800-1830 on 11855 NAU 100 kW / 105 deg Mon/Wed/Fri to WeAs Persian
1800-1900 on 11855 NAU 100 kW / 105 deg Tue/Thu     to WeAs Persian
1830-1900 on 11855 NAU 100 kW / 105 deg Sun         to WeAs Persian
1800-1815 on 11855 NAU 100 kW / 105 deg Sat         to WeAs Persian
1530-1730 on 12140 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Daily       to WeAs Persian
0030-0100 on  7405 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Mon-Thu     to SoAs Hindi
0030-0100 on  7405 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Fri-Sun     to SoAs English
1530-1600 on 15275 ISS 100 kW / 090 deg Wed/Fri     to SoAs Urdu
1530-1600 on 15275 ISS 100 kW / 090 deg Thu         to SoAs English
1515-1530 on 15275 ISS 100 kW / 090 deg Sat         to SoAs English
1430-1500 on 17495 NAU 250 kW / 095 deg Sat         to SoAs English
1345-1415 on 17495 NAU 250 kW / 095 deg 1st Sun     to SoAs English, ex ISS
1415-1500 on 17495 NAU 250 kW / 095 deg Sun         to SoAs English, ex ISS
1500-1515 on 13740 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sun         to SEAs English

Gospel For Asia (GFA):
0030-0130 on  9445 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1230-1500 on 15350 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1330-1530 on 15390 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1530-1630 on 15215 ISS 250 kW / 086 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
2330-0030 on  9520 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs

Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries
1400-1500 on  9655 MOS 100 kW / 275 deg to WeEu English, ex 1400-1600
1500-1600 on 13810 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg to N/ME English, ex 1400-1600
1500-1600 on 17485 WER 100 kW / 165 deg to NoAf English, ex 1400-1600

Lutheran World Federation Voice of Gospel
1830-1900 on 11975 ISS 500 kW / 167 deg to WCAf Fulani

FEBA Radio
1900-1930 on  7230 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Arabic

WYFR (Family Radio):
1900-2000 on 11840 NAU 500 kW / 205 deg to WeAf French
2000-2200 on  6115 WER 250 kW / 210 deg to WeAf Arabic
2200-2300 on  7420 WER 250 kW / 210 deg to WeAf Arabic
1800-1900 on 13750 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf English
1800-1900 on 13790 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf Hausa
1900-2200 on  9610 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf English
2100-2200 on  7425 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf English
2000-2100 on  9595 NAU 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf French
2100-2200 on  9715 NAU 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf French
1700-1800 on 13840 WER 100 kW / 180 deg to NEAf Arabic
1800-1900 on 11955 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to NEAf Arabic
1900-2000 on  9590 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to NEAf Arabic
1600-1700 on 15160 NAU 500 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Oromo
1600-1700 on 15750 WER 500 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Amharic, del. Swahili 17-18
1800-1900 on  9925 WER 500 kW / 165 deg to SoAf English
1600-1700 on 13645 NAU 250 kW / 130 deg to N/ME Arabic
1700-1800 on 11885 ISS 250 kW / 110 deg to N/ME Arabic
1600-1700 on 13615 NAU 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs Persian
1700-1800 on 13740 NAU 500 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Persian
1400-1500 on 13730 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1300-1500 on 17580 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Bengali
1400-1500 on 15565 NAU 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Oriya Mon-Fri
1400-1500 on 15565 ISS 500 kW / 083 deg to SoAs Oriya Sat/Sun
1400-1600 on 17800 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Sindhi/Kannada
1400-1600 on 15670 NAU 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs Hindi
1500-1600 on 15495 ISS 500 kW / 085 deg to SoAs Gujarati
1500-1600 on 13790 ISS 500 kW / 085 deg to SoAs Tamil
1400-1500 on 15690 ISS 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Malayalam
2200-2400 on  9935 GUF 500 kW / 215 deg to SoAm Spanish
2200-2400 on  7360 GUF 500 kW / 170 deg to SoAm Portuguese
0000-0100 on  7360 GUF 500 kW / 170 deg to SoAm English
0000-0100 on  5930 GUF 500 kW / 215 deg to SoAm English, not Spanish

Log Radio Afghanistan 6100 1st Aug 2011

AFGHANISTAN 6100 Radio Afghanistan 1525 - 1628, Aug 1, 2011 Abruptly on air at 1625 UTC, Talk/Telephonic Interviews by OM/YL in unid lang (probably Dari or Pashto), at 1530 ST, ID in english by OM/YL, frequencies announced as FM 93.0 & SW 6100, followed by english news, song & a talk on Ramadan by OM at 1548 UTC, closing annacts at 1556 followed by another vernacular song. Urdu service noted at 1602 UTC, ID, frequencies announced as FM 93.0, MW 1600 (?) & SW 49 mb, news by OM upto 1611 UTC followed by songs & commentary on current events. Urdu song at 1621 UTC, closing anncts at 1627, abruptly off air at 1628 UTC. Good, clean signal on my portable Redsun RP2100 (aka Kaito KA2100) + Telescopic Antenna.

 

English ID at 1530 UTC : http://tinyurl.com/3z7jsbf

Urdu ID at 1602 UTC : http://tinyurl.com/3cfk6zr

RTA website (in Pashto, eng link not working) has a picture of towers, anyone fluent with Pashto can throw some light on it ?

 

http://rta.org.af/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1139:day-picture-&catid=14:readable-article

---
Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE
New Delhi, India

Glenn Hauser logs August 1-2, 2011

** CHILE. 16750, August 2 at 1409, strong FM-distorted spur in Spanish spreading 20 kHz; certainly was not there previous hour as I scanned several times for Firedrakes. Now soon found // 17680 CVC La Voz at 1410, and matching but weaker spur circa 18600. Recheck lower one at 1415, worst around 16760, so the offset is plus and minus approx. 920 kHz. Fundamental 17680 was also audibly splattering between 17630 and 17710 but 16750-16760 much worse. I also looked for other appearances between the major spurs but did not find any for sure (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake, August 2; before 1300:
 8400, JBA at 1240
10300, good at 1255
12270, good at 1257
14700, fair at 1257
15545, poor at 1258

16480, very good at 1259-1300*, Unusual new frequency; kept a receiver on it past 1318 but did not resume. Not in today`s Aoki. 16480 was last reported in July 2007 when Aoki was listing it as low-power SOH Taiwan and S. Hasegawa was hearing it: see DXLD 7-093, 7-088, 7-086

Before 1330:
15425, good at 1320; off at 1358 check, probably by 1330
15280, fair at 1320

Before 1400:
15515, good at 1351, 1358 with het from 15517 or 15518
15295, fair at 1352; was 15280 during previous and following semihour
12025, poor at 1353 mixing with CNR1 Chinese; none lower to 10 MHz

Before 1430:
17560, fair at 1422, atop but mixing with V. of Tibet via MADAGASCAR
15790, good at 1423-1430+
15280, poor at 1425; was 15295 during previous semihour
12900, fair at 1427; not there in earlier semihours
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11900, August 2 at 1428, song in Chinese, but not // CNR1 jammers on 11990, 12040; then announcements in non-Chinese. I thought I heard `warta berita` mentioned, so tentatively Indonesian but HFCC and Aoki agree it`s CRI in Sinhala at 14-15, 500 kW, 258 degrees from Jinhua-Youb site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. For the record, at least three RHC transmitters suffer from squealing: 13680, 13780, and CRI relay on 13740 all doing it at 1402 August 2; 13740 worst since it`s also undermodulated. Copied RHC frequency announcement for the record:
19m: from 1100, 15120, 15360, 15230 [always failing to specify that 15120 goes off already circa 1400]
22m: from 1300, 13680, 13780
25m: from 1100, 11690, 1760, 11830, 12040; from 1300, 11730
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. 9526-, August 2 at 1250-1255, VOI with Special Japanese announcement, ``Cielito Lindo`` on marimba (or a very close-sounding Indoclone). Fair signal at best. 1312 recheck during English hour, YL in continuous talk, but unreadable. Despite S9+20 on meter, is too weak and undermodulated vs noise level.

It`s Tuesday, so is there another hookup with RRI Banjarmasin? Apparently so, as at 1333 I could barely make out the tones of the Banj announcer, declined to very poor signal. As we approach a sesquimonth past Solstice, we may hope for gradually improving reception. Earlier today at 1110, Chuck Bolland in FL measured VOI 40 Hz below 9526 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ITALY [non]. 15610, August 2 at 1359-1400* very familiar operatic choral excerpt. Presumably IRRS via ROMANIA, tail of Brother Scare relay, now certainly not // WWRB 9385. IRRS plays bits of ``Aïda`` elsewhen as filler or signature. However, I did not notice BS earlier in the hour in tunebies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KUWAIT. 15540, Monday August 1 at 2019 after music, ``Radio Kuwait, in coöperation with Radio Bahrain, presents `Bahrain [something]`, which turned out to be a talk on pearl-diving and the pearl industry there; outro as ``A Radio Bahrain production, presented by Radio Kuwait``, 2025 back to rock music. May we rely on this as a regular relay every week, or day during these 6 minutes? Doubt it.

2048, RK plugs Ramadan, then romantic music, cut short at 2050 for news headlines, this time lasting only one sesquiminute. If the world were ending, still no more than two minutes could ever be spared for this. Topix: congratulatory cables sent to the H. H. the Emir on the start of the holy month of Ramadan [?? as if the emir had something to do with that??]; new Japanese military [attaché?] to Kuwait; US default averted. Got to get right back to more rock music before closing at 2100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MAURITANIA. 7245, August 2 at 0523, IGIM is on a semi-hour earlier than usual, and already chanting. Presumably schedule change for Ramadan; in fact R. Mauritanie used to run all-night for Ramadan, so are they redoing that and sticking to 7245 rather than 4845? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MOROCCO. 15345+, now that it`s Ramadan, August 1, will IMM via Nador stay on an hour later with DST also concluded? I am listening at 2055 to undermodulated Arabic music, het on lo side from Argentina, 2059 Qur`an briefly, 2100 sounder and Arabic talk presumed news, still on air at 2107. Unfortunately, I was out of earshot of the alarm I set for 2157 and missed rechecking it then; but there will be another day.

If now staying on until 2200, again impedes RAE`s M-F German service to Europe, as the two stations doggedly stick to (almost) the same frequency to the detriment of both, and their would-be listeners, despite plenty of alternatives nearby. This is the usual pattern, altho some Islamic-dominated stations extend their schedules far into the night for Ramadan, regardless of any local clock changes. BTW, is fasting and gorging every day good for the body? Ask any physician or nutritionist (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN [non]. 11880, August 2 at 1430, REE quadrilingual news headlines via COSTA RICA // much weaker 11815 also via CR, starting in French. Exact timing of English segment: 1433:34 to 1436:53. Frank Smith the caster today of these items: Concerns about Spain`s debt; Italy`s fiscal crisis; US Senate about to vote on debt limit; police expel remaining `indignant ones` of the 15 de Mayo movement from a square in Spain; Syrian government offensive against Hama, 140 killed since Sunday; UN Security Council to resume discussions; Norwegian killer`s lawyer says client presents list of unrealistic demands.

We need to treasure this brief bit of M-F English, since REE deleted two thirds of its English hours to North America a few years ago, and retains only one other hour of English to Europe/Africa, clearly inadequate for a major world language. However, since there are so many other sources for world news, these 3+ minutes should be devoted to news about Spain we are not getting elsewhere! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TAIWAN. 15225, August 2 at 1300, very distorted spur peaking around here, FMy without specific carrier, bothering RHC 15230, tsk2, Chinese talk, but not // CNR1 on 15670 et al. jammers. Then matched it to 15265, and an equivalent but much weaker spur 40 kHz on the hi side around 15305. 15265 also has a het jammer during this hour: victim and spurrer is RTI, Chinese via Tanshui site, at 13-14 only per Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. 15470, August 2 at 1405, surprised to hear BBCWS in English --- or rather, played twice, ``no program on this channel at present; details of all our services are at bbcworldservice.com``. And 1406 into S Asian language; 1407 cut off briefly, then continued. HFCC shows Hindi via SINGAPORE at 14-15, 250 kW, 315 degrees. Still audible at 1424, peaks S9+10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. Due to 24-hour journalist strike August 1, BBC World News, on TV, was replaced by an evergreen-filler, `Our World` on providing internet access to a remote Nigerian village, whilst taking it away for a few days from a really wired-in South Korean family. Looks familiar; think I have seen it before.

NO News of the day. This is the one anchored in Washington, so even there the BBC journalists must be astrike. BTW, Since OETA moved it from OKLA to main channel and from 2130 to 2200 UT M-F, some breaking news previously has proven that it is really live rather than on sesqui-hour delay as before. Will it be back today? (Glenn Hauser, OK, August 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WWCR has already contradicted what was said on `Ask WWCR`: 9980 was to carry Brother Scare only at 14-20, then go off the air until 0100. But Monday August 1 at 2057 it`s still on with some other program, certainly not // WWRB 9385 --- phone-talk show concluding with comments about zombies, ``back on Wednesday`` [how about Tuesday?], phone 1-800-375-4188, which immediately Googles to ``Located in Central Pennsylvania, Discount Gold and Silver Trading Co. may be contacted by telephone at 1-800-375-4188``. Then at 2059, ``WWCR must now leave the air --- until later today`` twice, and off.

As of Aug 2, WWCR still has not posted a new PDF program schedule, just 1 July`s still showing Brother Scare 24/7 on WWCR-4. Nor the transmitter schedule, still dated June 27-August 31 with WWCR-4 as 24 h on 5890, 9980, switching at 02 and 12 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15790, August 2, tune-in at 1321, and heard a couple words of Dutch before cut off the air, has to be RNW source. Back on at 1325, very good signal with ``Merlin music`` loop to 1327.6* and not back by 1333 or a few later chex. Some Babcock site is playing around; HFCC lists only BBC via Woofferton on 15790 at other hours. Also had Firedrake here later; see CHINA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17900, mystery 1000 Hz tone test heard yesterday is again here today August 2 at 1304, now weaker than Saudi 17895; still on but very poor at 1356, 1410, 1421, chex (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

Dx Mix News # 689

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DX MIX NEWS # 689                                            02 August 2011
===========================================================================
GERMANY(non)  Summer A-11 of Media Broadcast. Part 2 of 3:
Voice of Russia
0000-0200 on  9810 GUF 250 kW / 195 deg to SoAm Spanish
0200-0500 on  9735 GUF 250 kW / 320 deg to NoAm Spanish
2200-2400 on 11605 GUF 250 kW / 180 deg to BRA  Portuguese

Radio Free Asia (RFA):
0100-0300 on  9885 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs Tibetan

Radio Farda
0030-0230 on  5940 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
0230-0400 on  7280 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1530-1600 on 15110 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1630-1800 on  9760 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian

Radio Dardasha 7
0300-0330 on  7310 WER 125 kW / 120 deg to N/ME Arabic
0500-0530 on 11810 NAU 125 kW / 185 deg to WeAf Arabic
1700-1730 on 13600 NAU 125 kW / 130 deg to N/ME Arabic
1900-1930 on 13740 WER 125 kW / 180 deg to WeAf Arabic

Hamada Radio International:
0530-0600 on  9610 WER 100 kW / 180 deg to WeAf Hausa
1930-2000 on 11945 WER 100 kW / 180 deg to WeAf Hausa

Adventist World Radio (AWR):
0400-0430 on  6065 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to EaEu Bulgarian
1600-1630 on  9830 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to EaEu Bulgarian
0900-1000 on  9790 NAU 100 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun
0700-0800 on 11980 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Arabic
0800-0830 on 11980 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Kabyle
0800-0900 on 12010 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf French/Tachelhit
1900-2000 on  9765 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Arabic/Tachelhit
2000-2030 on  9765 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf French
1730-1800 on 11670 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Kabyle
1900-2000 on 15260 NAU 100 kW / 215 deg to NoAf Arabic
1900-1930 on 15205 NAU 100 kW / 200 deg to CeAf Fulfulde
1930-2000 on 15205 WER 250 kW / 180 deg to CeAf Ibo
2000-2030 on  9830 WER 100 kW / 180 deg to CeAf French
2030-2100 on 11755 WER 250 kW / 180 deg to CeAf Youruba
0300-0330 on  6065 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Tigrigna
0330-0400 on  9815 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Amharic
0300-0330 on  9505 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Oromo
1730-1800 on 15155 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Oromo
1630-1700 on 17575 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Somali
0400-0600 on 12050 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to N/ME Arabic, new additional
1900-2100 on  9470 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to N/ME Arabic, new additional
1200-1300 on 17535 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English/Bangla
1500-1530 on 15360 NAU 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs Nepali
1530-1600 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 080 deg to SoAs Hindi
1500-1530 on 15255 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Punjabi
1530-1600 on 15255 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs English
1300-1330 on 15320 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Chinese Mon-Fri
1300-1330 on 15320 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Uighur Sat/Sun
1330-1500 on 15320 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Chinese

Radio Dabanga
0500-0600 on 13730 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Arabic
0530-0600 on 13620 NAU 500 kW / 155 deg to EaAf Arabic
1530-1630 on 15720 WER 500 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Arabic

Radio Mashaal
0400-0900 on 15715 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Pashto

Radio Free Afghanistan
1230-1330 on 15680 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Dari

Radio Ashna
1430-1530 on 15380 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Pashto
1530-1630 on 15380 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Dari

Radio Liberty
1500-1700 on  6060 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1700-1800 on  6105 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1700-1900 on  5930 WER 250 kW / 045 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1600-1700 on  9740 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1400-1700 on 15650 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Turkmen
1400-1500 on 13615 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1500-1600 on 11810 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Avari/Chechen/Cherkassi
1500-1600 on 15565 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Azeri
1900-2000 on  9805 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to CeAs Tatar

Voice of America
1600-1630 on  6040 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to SEEu Albanian
1730-1800 on 11905 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1730-1800 on 13870 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 11925 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Amharic
1900-1930 on 11925 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Tigrigna Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 13870 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Amharic
1900-1930 on 13870 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Tigrigna Mon-Fri
1630-1700 on  9675 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Sudanese English "Focus" Mon-Fri
1630-1700 on 12015 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Sudanese English "Focus" Mon-Fri
1630-1700 on 13830 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Sudanese English "Focus" Mon-Fri
0300-0330 on  9815 NAU 250 kW / 160 deg to EaAf Arabic "Hello Darfur"
1800-1830 on  9815 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Arabic "Hello Darfur"
1900-1930 on  9600 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Arabic "Hello Darfur"
2030-2100 on  9810 NAU 250 kW / 190 deg to CeAf Hausa Mon-Fri
1400-1500 NF 11640 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11645
1400-1500 on 17750 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1700-1800 on 15380 NAU 250 kW / 113 deg to WeAs Kurdish
0230-0330 on  6095 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1630-1930 on  6040 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1400-1500 on 13570 WER 250 kW / 095 deg to WeAs English
1500-1530 on 11940 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1600-1700 on 13745 NAU 250 kW / 095 deg to CeAs Georgian

Deewa Radio
1700-1800 on  9780 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Pashto

Radio Japan NHK World
1700-1900 on 15445 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to N/ME Japanese
2200-2300 on  9620 WER 500 kW / 135 deg to N/ME Japanese

Voice of Croatia:
2200-0300 on  9925 WER 100 kW / 240 deg to SoAm Croatian/En/Sp till Sep.6
2300-0100 on  9925 NAU 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAm Croatian/En/Sp till Sep.6
0100-0300 on  9925 WER 100 kW / 315 deg to NEAm Croatian/En/Sp till Sep.6
0300-0500 on  9925 NAU 100 kW / 325 deg to NWAm Croatian/En/Sp till Sep.6
2200-0300 on  7375 WER 100 kW / 240 deg to SoAm Croatian/En/Sp from Sep.7
2300-0100 on  7375 NAU 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAm Croatian/En/Sp from Sep.7
0100-0300 on  7375 WER 100 kW / 315 deg to NEAm Croatian/En/Sp from Sep.7
0300-0500 on  7375 NAU 100 kW / 325 deg to NWAm Croatian/En/Sp from Sep.7

Tips "Girolla" Buccinasco

date           utc        khz
31/07 2012 7125 R.Guineè-Conakry  GUI   px locale in F -SUFF
31/07 2004 4965 One Africa Radio  ZMB   Makeni Ranch-Lusaka- Px mx +ID -SUFF 
31/07 1956 4940 VOA Pinheira   STP px //4930khz -SUFF  
31/07 1955 4930 VOA Moepeng Hill  BOT  px //4940khz -SUFF
31/07 1908 4976 UBC R Kampala UGA  px locale nx-SUFF
31/07 1901 4780 Rdif.TV de Djibouti -Arta  DJI   px locale in vern-SUFF 
31/07 1850 5066,3  R Télé Candip Bunia COD  px locale modulazione bassa -SUFF  


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Glenn Hauser logs July 31-August 1, 2011

** ALBANIA. 13625, August 1 at 1431, R. Tirana inaudible, not even a carrier traced. Could be off air or late signing-on Monday, first day of Ramadan, but we are really in the doldrums, with nothing else from Europe making it on band, just North American signals and weakies from China. On 19m, nearby Greece very poor on 15630. Yet solar flux 119 for July 31, and K-index 2 at 1500 August 1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake August 1, before 1300:

 8400, JBA at 1252. Had not been able to detect this at all for weeks
10300, very good at 1254
12900, good at 1256
14700, very good at 1257; no others up to 19 MHz before 1300

After 1300:
14700, poor at 1314
15425, fair at 1315

After 1330:
13920, fair at 1339
12900, very good at 1339
12025, JBA at 1339;
11500 and 10300 absent at 1341

After 1400, some signals back earlier than usual:
15900, tune in 1409 to very good open carrier, one note of music, OC again, and restart to stay at 1410
14700, fair at 1412
10300, fair at 1410; still no 11500
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. RHC SNAFU log: 17560, July 31 at 1938 in English instead of French! And much stronger here than on // 11760 despite 17560 for Europe, 11760 for America. Next check at 1952 had corrected to French. Meanwhile 15290 Venezuela relay during this hour still missing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. 6250, August 1 at 0523, R. Japón in Spanish, leapfrog of 6080 Bonaire over 6165, with item during language lesson about ascensor/elevator etiquette; one minute later heard same thing in English on 6110 via Sackville! Basically, don`t block the door, lowest ranking passenger operates the buttons, and keep silent during trip lest reveal business secrets to unknown riders (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN [and non]. 17850, REE via COSTA RICA, Sunday July 31 at 2026 with very strong signal, but music goes into distortion. Still very good on // 15110 direct, ``Breakfast in Belfast``, Basque music on accordion in `Mundofonías` show (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. 9740, August 1 at 1301 via SINGAPORE, BBCWS news continues despite 24-hour strike by journalists: no obvious effect here, but maybe read by a manager. Usual poor reception, but the best we can manage (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 4840, August 1 at 0527, dead air from WWCR-3. Did not hang around to find how long it would last.

9980, absent around 1300 August 1, as WWCR-4 has reduced schedule to 13 hours per day starting at 1400 with Brother Scare. Until then, WWV listeners no longer have to cope with that overload. Neither WWCR nor The Overcomer Ministry have yet updated their schedules to show this.

15825, August 1 at 1405, WWCR-1 with gospel huxteress has built up to S9+15, and listening carefully, no squeal audible. Seems after years of squealing, they have finally replaced defective modulator cards. But the plus/minus 15+ kHz spurs are still there, so unrelated problem, carriers barely detectable just below 15810 and above 15840. By 1412, 15825 has attained S9+22, still asquealous (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17520, August 1 at 1321, open carrier until 1322*, back on at *1323; 1324 a few sex of praise music, back to OC and off at 1324.5* not to return. Probably WHRI testing, registered 16-20 on 17520 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17900, the unexplained 1000 Hz tone tests are still going on after more than a month: August 1 at 1318, fading S4 to S9 peaks, stronger than Saudi on 17895. Did not notice any breaks, and still going past 1400. Recheck at 1414, now it`s only open carrier until off at 1418:42*. Then cuts on briefly twice, off, and back  on at *1419:28. Tone resumes at 1419:52, then open carrier again; still S9 peaks. After 1430 open carrier, still at 1435 and at final check 1455. Meanwhile, other 16m signals were generally poor. At 1323, Saudi audible on 17615, stronger 17705; Libya poor on 17725.

Seems they never play Croatian music any more. Benelux club members were reporting that July 4-5 at various earlier, same and later hours, on 18900, 19000, 19020, 18966.70. I continue to check the 18-19 MHz band too, where HFCC currently has nothing at all scheduled (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

RTI launches new English web site

Radio Taiwan International (RTI) launched a new English web site on Monday, which is also the station's 83rd anniversary. At a reception Monday, Government Information Office (GIO) Minister Philip Yang urged the national broadcaster to continue its role of promoting Taiwan in the international community.

"RTI has introduced Taiwan's voice and its beauty to the international community. It has played a crucial role in seeking more international support. In this regard, RTI is the government's main supporter and a channel of communication," said Yang.

In a congratulatory message, President Ma Ying-jeou called on RTI to continue to emphasize innovation. He said it should also promote Taiwan's multiculturalism at the same time. Meanwhile, RTI Chairman Chang Jung-kung said RTI is a window on the Republic of China on Taiwan.

"The new English web site launched today is RTI's way of promoting the Republic of China. The website is a bridge that connects RTI and the Republic of China to the rest of the world," said Chang.
 
Check out the website at : http://english.rti.org.tw/
 
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Alokesh Gupta,VU3BSE
New Delhi

Dx Mix News # 688

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DX MIX NEWS # 688                                            01 August 2011
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CHINA(non)    Summer A-11 of China Radio International from Cerrik, Albania
0000-0157 on  6020 CER 300 kW / 305 deg to NoAm in English >>2x150 kW in //
0000-0157 on  9570 CER 300 kW / 305 deg to NoAm in English >>2x150 kW in //
0200-0257 on  6020 CER 300 kW / 305 deg to NoAm in Chinese >>2x150 kW in //
0200-0257 on  9570 CER 300 kW / 305 deg to NoAm in Chinese >>2x150 kW in //
0500-0657 on  9515 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NWAf in Arabic
0500-0657 on  9590 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to N/ME in Arabic
0500-0657 on 11710 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to N/ME in English
0500-0657 on 11775 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NWAf in Arabic
0700-0857 on 11785 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEu in Chinese
0700-0857 on 13710 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEu in English
0900-0957 on  7285 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu in Romanian
0900-0957 on  9440 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu in Romanian
1100-1157 on  7220 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu in Bulgarian
1100-1257 on 13650 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEu in English
1200-1257 on  7345 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu in Serbian
1400-1557 on 11920 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NWAf in French
1400-1557 on 13670 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NWAf in French
1500-1557 on  7345 CER 150 kW / non-dir to N/ME in Turkish
1500-1557 on  9565 CER 150 kW / non-dir to N/ME in Turkish
1600-1757 on  5970 CER 150 kW / 330 deg to WeEu in German
1600-1757 on  7380 CER 150 kW / 330 deg to WeEu in German
1600-1757 on  9555 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to N/ME in Arabic
1600-1757 on 11725 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NWAf in Arabic
1800-1957 on  5970 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEu in French
1800-1957 on  6055 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NWAf in French
1800-1957 on  9480 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEu in French
1800-1957 on 11695 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NWAf in French
2000-2157 on  5960 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEu in English
2000-2157 on  7285 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEu in English
2000-2157 on  6185 CER 150 kW / 193 deg to EaAf in Arabic
2000-2157 on  7235 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to N/ME in Arabic
2200-2357 on  6175 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEu in Portuguese/Spanish
2200-2357 on  7210 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEu in Spanish

GERMANY(non)  Summer A-11 of Media Broadcast. Part 1 of 3:
Radio Netherlands World Service
0500-0600 on  9895 WER 500 kW / 120 deg Daily       to SEEu Dutch
0600-0700 on  9895 NAU 500 kW / 220 deg Daily       to SWEu Dutch
0600-0800 on  5955 NAU 500 kW / 210 deg Daily       to WCEu Dutch
0700-0800 on  9740 WER 250 kW / 300 deg Daily       to U.K. Dutch till Sep.4
0800-1000 on  5955 WER 500 kW / 210 deg Mon-Fri     to WCEu Dutch
0800-1000 on  5955 NAU 500 kW / 210 deg Sat/Sun     to WCEu Dutch
0800-1000 on  6120 WER 500 kW / 255 deg Mon-Fri     to SoEu Dutch
0800-1000 on  9895 NAU 500 kW / 220 deg Sat/Sun     to SWEu Dutch
1000-1500 on  5955 NAU 500 kW / 210 deg Mon-Sat     to WCEu Dutch
1500-1600 on  9895 NAU 500 kW / 220 deg Daily       to SWEu Dutch
1500-1600 on 13700 WER 500 kW / 120 deg Daily       to SEEu Dutch
1500-1700 on  5955 NAU 500 kW / 210 deg Daily       to WCEu Dutch
1500-1700 on 13700 WER 500 kW / 240 deg Daily       to SWEu Dutch till Sep.4
1700-1730 on 15710 WER 500 kW / 180 deg Daily       to CeAf Dutch
1700-1730 on 15720 NAU 500 kW / 155 deg Daily       to EaAf Dutch
1800-2000 on 15495 WER 500 kW / 150 deg Daily       to EaAf English
2000-2200 on  6125 NAU 500 kW / 225 deg Daily       to SWEu Dutch till Sep.4
2100-2130 on  9895 NAU 250 kW / 320 deg Daily       to NoEu Dutch

Trans World Radio (TWR):
0645-0820 on  6105 NAU 100 kW / 285 deg Sun         to NoEu English
0715-0750 on  6105 NAU 100 kW / 285 deg Sat         to NoEu English
0700-0750 on  6105 NAU 100 kW / 285 deg Mon-Fri     to NoEu English
1400-1430 on  7215 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Mon         to EaEu Belarussian
1400-1430 on  7215 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Tue-Fri     to EaEu Russian
1400-1500 on  7215 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Sat/Sun     to EaEu Russian
1530-1600 on  9440 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Sat         to EaEu Romanian
1530-1600 on  9440 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Mon-Fri     to CeAs Armenian

Hamburger Lokalradio
0900-1000 on  6045 WER 100 kW / non-dir 1st Sun     to CeEu German

MV Baltic Radio:
0900-1000 on  6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 1st Sun     to CeEu Music

European Music Radio:
0900-1000 on  6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 3rd Sun     to CeEu Music

Evangelische Missions Gemeiden:
1030-1100 on  6055 WER 125 kW / non-dir Sat/Sun     to CeEu German
1100-1130 on 13710 NAU 250 kW / 030 deg Sat         to FE   Russian
1500-1530 on 11695 WER 250 kW / 060 deg Sat         to EaEu Russian

Missionswerke Arche Stimme des Trostes
1100-1115 on  5945 WER 250 kW / non-dir Sun         to CeEu German

RTR Radio Europe, cancelled from June 26
1300-1400 on  5945 WER 100 kW / non-dir Sun         to CeEu German

Radio Gloria International:
1300-1400 on  6140 NAU 100 kW / 126 deg 4th Sun     to CeEu Music

Voice of Oromiyan Liberation Front:
1600-1630 on 11995 WER 500 kW / 135 deg Sun         to EaAf Oromo, ex Sun/Thu

Radiyo Y'Abadanga Ababaka
1700-1715 on 15410 ISS 250 kW / 140 deg Sat         to EaAf Swahili

Ethiopian Liberation Front-Voice of Democratic Eritrea
1700-1730 on 13820 NAU 100 kW / 145 deg Thu         to EaAf Tigrinya
1730-1800 on 13820 NAU 100 kW / 145 deg Thu         to EaAf Arabic

Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo):
1700-1800 on 13830 ISS 100 kW / 126 deg Wed         to EaAf Oromo/Amharic
1730-1800 on 13830 ISS 100 kW / 126 deg Sun         to EaAf Oromo

Christliche Wissenschaft/Christian Science
1800-1900 on  9585 NAU 100 kW / 090 deg Sat         to EaEu Russian

Pan American Broadcasting (PAB)
1930-2015 on  9515 NAU 250 kW / 150 deg Sun         to NoAf English
1930-2030 on  9515 NAU 250 kW / 150 deg Sat         to NoAf English
1400-1415 on 15205 NAU 100 kW / 095 deg Sun         to SoAs English, ex WER
1415-1430 on 15205 NAU 100 kW / 095 deg Daily       to SoAs English, ex WER
1430-1445 on 15205 ISS 250 kW / 083 deg Sun         to SoAs English