Glenn Hauser log December 24-25, 2014

** ANTARCTICA [non]. 7995-USB, Dec 24 at 2300 checking for the publicized McMurdo station Xmas caroling: not expecting to hear it since this is near local noon in midsummer! (UT +12 zone officially, like NZ without DST). I do hear, however, occasional weak carriers on and off, which I can only assume are nasty ham spoilers, just in case some signal should get out of Antarctica (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11747, Dec 24 at 0701, distorted crackling spur from 11780.1, RNA/RNB is JBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11500 // 11600, Dec 25 at 0156, Chinese vocal music, very weak and //, no doubt CNR1 jammers as per Aoki, 11500 being Sound of Hope, and 11600 being Radio Free Asia relay via SOH, each available very long hours with 0.1 kW transmitters in Taiwan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY [non]. Checking for the Gruss an Bord Xmas eve specials, Dec 24 at 1900 UT, nothing audible on any of the 5 frequencies vs noise level here. Nor the other set at 2116. By 2257, however, most of them have JBA carriers at least, while 9765 has an open carrier, by 2259 just barely modulated, but this is probably CRI Khmer service via Nanning as scheduled from 2300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KUWAIT. 21540, Dec 24 at 1352, no signal from R. Kuwait; there should at least be a JBA carrier, since Saudi is there at very poor level on 21505. The day before, Dec 23, Ivo Ivanov had reported 21540 to be open carrier/dead air at 1215-1545, but today, not even that (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6940-USB, Dec 25 at 0145, blues music on big sig, likely Wolverine Radio: yes, ID as such at 0152; off at next check 0207 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 31 and RF 32, Dec 23 at 2132 UT, I notice that both KXOK-LP transmitters are off the air. And must have been for a few days, since I first noticed their cable channel, 15, was displaying ! WEAK SIGNAL. So no more easy access to color bars instead of Azteca and Mundo-Fox, and no more 24/7 infomercials on main channel. Good riddance! This thing had so much potential as Enid`s only local TV station, never fulfilled, altho originally had some local programming (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 24, KOKH-TV OKC has added a third channel, 25.3 = Weather Nation, along with 25.2 ZUUS country music, and 25.1 FOX 25. This must have happened in the past week, as I happen to step thru the STB channels and suddenly find there is a 25.3 after 25.2. Weather Nation apparently is from elsewhere, carrying national weather maps, etc., but constant Fox 25 bug in LR, crawlers, and apparently total local breakways every 10 minutes on the 6`s (beating The Weather Channel on the 8`s --- sometimes). (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1752 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday Dec 23 at 1415:35 on WRMI 9955, fair signal, no jamming. Also confirmed Wed Dec 23 at 2200 on webcast of WBCQ 7490v; 2201 on webcast of Global 24 9395.

WORLD OF RADIO 1753 monitoring. Ready for first broadcast at 0430 Thu:

Thu 0430 on WRMI 9955
Thu 1330 on WRMI 9955
Thu 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Fri 0001 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395 [ex-0030]
Fri 2130 on WRMI 7570 & 15770
Sat 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Sat 1000 on WRMI 5850
Sun 0231 on KVOH 9975
Sun 2300 on WRMI 11580
Mon 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB
Mon 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955
Wed 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Wed 1415 on WRMI 9955
Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

WORLD OF RADIO [non] --- I hesitate to mention this, but Chris Smolinski has posted on HF Underground, December 24, 2014 at 2152 UT: ``World of Radio Parody to air 1200 UT 25 Dec 2014 --- Or so I hear. Not sure what frequency, possibly on or near 6925`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395, Dec 24 at 1337 check, Global 24 via WRMI is still not carrying `Democracy Now` which it was planning to do M-F during the original live broadcast M-F at 13-14; instead, Deutsche Welle, about markets, blue wine, then something from Paris. At 1400 over to NHK, and 1430 KBS. Next check at 2301, `Democracy Now` is on, a time which does seem to be reliable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Dec 24 at 1914, I settle on KVOH for napping music, as it`s one of the best signals, and not too offensive; praise/Xmas music in Spanish which also helps me brush up my SS lyrix. Modulation is good too this time. No announcements until live interruption at 1943, ``¡mucha atención!`` --- [summary translation] coming up at 12 UTC [sic] there will be 5 minutes of silence, then Spanish until 4 or 5 o`clock, and then English all-night. Then talking about some apps available from 25 Dec for listening on internet and cell phones. Also a new transmitter will be inaugurated next year for better coverage.

KVOH normally signs off at 2000 UT, and at next check 2017 it is indeed off. I suppose the announcement was not live, but a replay of an earlier webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330-CUSB, Dec 25 at 0152, oldtimeradio comedy show on WBCQ; VG signal here and VP on 5110-CUSB, which seems like the same but not in synch. 7490v is also on but different, talk show with Monsey NY address.

At 0205 I do conclude that 9330 is // but not synch 5110, and now 7490 is almost // 9330 but not synch, during a version of ``Night Before Xmas`` with lots of musical produxion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5085, Dec 25 at 0154, WTWW-2 is off, perhaps having exhausted its Xmas tune library many times over. Not paying much attention, but I think 9930 was also off during the Dec 24 daytime (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0415 UT December 25

Log "Girolla" Buccinasco

4835 VL8A AUS Alice Springs NT ,2010-1830 Dec15-21, ABC news ,44444(Giroletti)
15190.16, R Inconfidência B Belo Horizonte,2020 Dec15, px mx local,33333(Giroletti)
11765,Super R Deus é Amor B Curitiba,2030 Dec15, px mx local rel,34444(Giroletti)
11780 ,R Nacional da Amazônia B Brasilia,2035 Dec15,px local  "Amazonia..Brasilia",33333(Giroletti)
11855, R Aparecida B Aparecida,2045 Dec15, px mx local // 9630khz ,33333(Giroletti)
9515, R Marumby B Curitiba,2050 Dec15, px mx local,33333(Giroletti)
9645.3,R Bandeirantes B São Paulo,2055 Dec15, px talk local "Santa Clause",33333(Giroletti)
9694.9,R Rio Mar B Manaus,2045 Dec15, px local,33333(Giroletti)
9818.9 ,R Nove de Julho B São Paulo,2059 Dec15, px local rel,33333(Giroletti)
1550 MW, R Nacional de la R.A.S.D. ALG Rabouni,2105 Dec15, px mx local,33333(Giroletti)
1566 MW, Vahon FM HOL Leidschenveen,2115-2005 Dec15-21,Dutch +Hindi music + ID,33333(Giroletti)
25000,WWV USA Ft.Collins,1625 Dec20, time signal,233(Giroletti)
9610,AWR D Nauen,1002 Dec21, px dx in I"Studio DX"+ Voce della Speranza,55555(Giroletti)
25000,Mikes FIN Espoo,1230 Dec21, time signal "bip..bip...",233(Giroletti)
4949,8,R Nacional de Angola AGL Mulenvos, Luanda,1810 Dec21, Weak modulation mx Tentative ,12222(Giroletti)
4930 VOA BOT via Moepeng Hill,1815 Dec21, px nx in E ,33333(Giroletti)
5066.3,R Tele Candip COD Bunia,1825 Dec21, px mx local weak modulation,12222(Giroletti)
4976,UBC R UGA Kampala,1830 Dec21, px mx Afro,33333(Giroletti)
4557 , Voice of the People CLA  via Goyang,1840 Dec21,px in local //3480//3912//4450//6518//6600khz,33333(Giroletti)
1550 MW,Radio Nacional de la R.A.S.D ALG Rabouni,2000 Dec21, px local better USB ,22222(Giroletti)


Mauro Giroletti
IK2GFT-SWL1510
-JRC 525 NRD-LOWE HF 150-Elad FDM S2
-Antenna LOOP ALA100M-FLAG Antenna West direction
-Filter PAR Electronics – BCST-LPF  
-Lat. 45.25’.00’’ Long. 9.7’.00” -Locator grid. Jn 45 Nk-

Radio Mi Amigo and Radio Marabu on shortwave over Christmas

GERMANY   Radio Mi Amigo and Radio Marabu on shortwave over Christmas:
Radio Mi Amigo
1100-1500 on  7310 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu on Dec.25/26/28 via Radio 700
0700-1100 on  6005 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu on Dec.28 via Radio 700
1600-2000 on  6005 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu on Dec.28 via Radio 700

Radio Marabu, also on parallel frequency 6239,3 on Dec.24/25
0700-1100 on  7310 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu on Dec.25/26 via Radio 700
0900-1300 on  6070 ROB 2.5 kW / non-dir to CeEu on Dec.27/28 via Channel 292

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/radio-mi-amigo-and-radio-marabu-on.html



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73!
Ivo Ivanov

*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

FRS-Holland Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings from all of us at FRS-Holland !
We wish you a Merry Christmas 2014 and a Happy 2015 in good health.
December 28th:
FRS-Holland on 7700//9335 kHz 06:00-08:00 (North America) and
08:00- 15:00 UTC (Europe).

As an extra 15:00- 16:00 UTC on 6065 kHz (10 kW) and 3950 kHz (5 kW).

For details visit the new FRS website [ www.frsholland.nl] which is on-line now.
Using Google you should use the keywords FRSHolland.nl .


All the best from the entire FRS-Holland team.

Relay Info for 25th, 27th & 28th of December 2014

HLR on 25th & 27th Dec:
07.00 to 09.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz
09.00 to 12.00 UTC, on 6190 KHz
12.00 to 16.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz with R.City at 13 - 14 UTC

Radio City on 27th Dec::

There will also be a separate programme transmitted from Sala, Sweden on 6065 and 3950 kHz between 15.00 to 16.00 UTC

Contact address remains   citymorecars@yahoo.ca

Relay Service from Sala in Sweden:

Programme Schedule for the Sala relay Service: http://www.radiorevivalsweden.blogspot.com/  

RGI on 28th Dec:

07.00 to 08.00 UTC, on 9485  

08.00 to 09.00 UTC, on 7265 

09.00 to 10.00 UTC, on 9485 

10.00 to 11.00 UTC, on 7310  via shortwaveservice.com

13.00 to 14.00 UTC, on 6005  via shortwaveservice.com

Internet

16.00 to 17.00 UTC via  Coloradio.org

16.00 to 17.00 UTC via  laut.fm/jukebox

Good reception ! Reports welcome at:  radiogloria@aol.com

HLR on 28th Dec:
12.00 to 16.00 UTC program in German on 9485 kHz

 E-mail: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio.de  Thank you!

73s

Tom

Media Broadcast, Voice of Nigeria, ERTOpen, UNIDentified Number station

Additional changes of Media BroadcastN:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/additional-changes-of-media-broadcast.html

Voice of Nigeria in English, instead of Arabic Dec.23 1730-1800 on 15120

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/observations-of-voice-of-nigeria-on.html

ERTOpen on 9415 at 1200UT, Dec.24:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vliw098KMM4&feature=youtu.be

UNIDentified Number station on 15632USB, any ideas?

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/unidentified-number-station-on-15632-usb.html


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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Ascolti AM Luca Botto Fiora

Mercoledì 24 dicembre 2014
Ieri sera, verso le 22.00-22.30, dai 6-7 MHz in su la propagazione risultava abbastanza disturbata, perché in alto non c'era quasi niente e sui 6 MHz c'erano anomalie tipo Echo of Hope dalla Corea del Sud su 6250 kHz a segnale 6-8. Stamattina, poi, verso le 04.30-05.00, la situazione era più o meno simile e intorno alle 06.30-07.00 si sono ripresi bene i 31 metri con il Brasile (9630, 9665) e altre regolari di quest'ora.
Consultando i dati di Boulder con l'app DX Toolbox, è riportato un radio blackout di categoria R1 e i grafici delle ore appena trascorse evidenziano sbalzi abbastanza rilevanti. (LBF)

***

SWL I1-0799GE
Luca Botto Fiora
QTH Rapallo (Genova) - Italia
G.C. 44° 21' 06.89" N / 09° 13' 30.94" E

***

RICEVITORI
R7 Drake (R7)
VR5000DSP Yaesu (VR5000)
PL-660 Tecsun (PL-660)
DE1103 Degen (DE1103)
-
ANTENNE
(da 70 kHz a 2 MHz)
Loop in ferrite di 75 cm ACA modificata per LW-VLF
-
(da 2 a 5-6 MHz)
Loop magnetico interno tipo KR1ST 150x100 cm su finestra
-
(da 5-6 a 30 MHz)
Dipolo "windom" 20 metri
Balun 4:1 bifilare su ferrite cm 20x1 (15 spire spaziate)
Isolatore di linea (ø 20 cm x 7 spire di RG174)
-
ACCESSORI
(per loop MW-VLF)
Preamplificatore RF K0LR-WA1ION autocostruito (escludibile)
-
(per loop e dipolo HF)
Eliminatore di QRM MFJ 1026 modificato W8JI (escludibile)
Preamplificatore RF kit LX1456 NE (escludibile)
Splitters 0-1000 MHz a 2 vie GBC

-
REGISTRATORI IC SONY:
ICD-BX800 (R7)
ICD-B500 (VR5000)
ICD-BX112 (PL-660)
ICD-B500 (DE1103)

***

SOFTWARE
(Mac OS X 10.6.8)
Audacity 2.0.6 (acquisizione-conversione audio)
DXToolbox 4.4.0 demo (propagazione)
EarthDesk 6.4 demo (scrivania-orologio mondiale)
HourWorld 3.5.0 demo (orologio mondiale)
Multimode 6.5 demo Black Cat Systems (UTEs)
TimePalette 6.2 demo (orologio mondiale)
-
(Android 4.1.1)
Daylight World Map (orologio mondiale)

Glenn Hauser logs December 23-24, 2014

** BRAZIL. 11747, Dec 23 at 0613, trace of the distorted spur here from 11780.1 RNA/RNB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE [non]. 9790, Dec 24 at 0420, RFI French making rippling fast SAH with CRI Chinese via CUBA, which is normally blasting in here, but propped-down tonight. RFI is 100 kW, 20 degrees via SOUTH AFRICA, per HFCC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY [non]. 9600, Dec 24 at 0418, English report on Ebola in Liberia, good // 9800. Both are Kigali, RWANDA, of course, in English at 04-06, but 9600 is due south and 9800 is non-dir (or due north?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. 9415, Dec 23 at 0416, Greek music, good, // fair 9935. ERTOpen has been jumping around the last day or two between 9420 and 9415 again. 9935 back in whack (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN [and non]. 9710, Dec 24 at 0419, fair with flutter, VIRI or rather V. of Justice, concluding English to N America with contact info and off. No CubaRM co-channel and suspected off, but no, it`s merely greatly attenuated in disturbed propagation, since I can barely // trace of music then to 6060. I also quickly checked Iran // 7325 before 9710 was finished but no signal at all --- closed early or completely off today? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MOROCCO. 9575, Dec 24 at 0417, ME music, poor-fair, as Médi 1, Nador, is back on the air after missing a few days, so, yay, Morocco is not yet a dead SWBC country (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, Dec 23 at 0613 check, RNZI seems off --- no, there`s a JBA signal, maybe it; while Australia is not propagating either on 11945, 13630 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NICARAGUA. 720, Dec 24 at 0431, last few bars of a national anthem, vaguely familiar, then off. With WGN weakened and nulled. I bet it`s YNA3RC, R. Católica --- yes, then looked up in WRTH 2015 and it`s one of the stations still listed with a schedule, odd sign-off time of 0430, and a YouTube of the NA matches well enough:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_oppAlORos
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. GLOBAL 24 program schedule, 9395, continues to be updated, http://www.tinyurl.com/G24sked

Now there is a DX-program lineup on Tuesday evenings [UT Wednesdays]
0030 Frequency Cast
0100 Chelmsford Calling [monthly] or other SW shows
0200 Frequency Cast [more? repeat? But now for an hour?]
0300 This Week in Amateur Radio > RAIN Report
0330 Wavescan
0400 World of Radio
0430 Media Network Plus

Also, three major broadcasters` hours in English are now stripped:
0500-0600 NHK World Radio M-F [? But originally only half an hour]
0600-0700 Radio France International, daily
0700-0800 Deutsche Welle, daily

`Democracy Now` has been shifted once again to air at 1300-1400 (live) and 2300-2400 Monday-Friday (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Following the above notice to the DXLD yg, I listen in:

(9395) webcast of Global 24, checking out the new `DX block` per their revised program grid for UT Wednesdays. What I hear from 0030 to 0330 is not exactly what the sked shows. 0031 we`re amid a WRN block which turns out to be ``Radio Poland`` as Swavek Shefs is calling it now, much more succinctly than Polish Radio External Service, and this program continues for the rest of the hour, instead of `Frequency Cast` at 0030. At 0100, Feature Story News headlines from Washington, cut to G24 overmodulated ID, and into `Cheltenham Calling`, the monthly media and music magazine from the UK. 0116 it plugs fellow program `Frequency Cast` without saying when to hear it. 0118 ``Wireless Years`` segment of C.C., which is really about vintage music. Segment about VOA Radiogram and trying their own as Sunny Jim continues talking over the tones with test announcement, trying to prove something? 0142 ``Trance music``; 0155 only a few minutes left for ``Listening Post``
 which is not DX news, but quick mailbag and publicity acknowledgments.

At 0201, `Frequency Cast` really follows, #106. Seems it deals with various media and tech matters, not frequencies where one may pick stuff up!! What a misnomer. (Fortunately we have at least one DX program which is not number-shy!) 0221 guess who`s interviewed, Sunny Jim from the C.C. show, about SWBC vs Internet, numbers stations. Is not a full hour; closing at 0231 says next show will be in 2015y; 0232-0236 extended FS News from London instead of cutting it off after three headlines. 0236 RAIN, the ham news show starts, until 0255. 0257 fill with part of ``Mrs Robinson`` tune.

Not on above sked at all, but at 0301 DX-Extra #7 from Hobart Radio International beginning with the confused story about Radio Dabanga starting 10 SW stations (instead of Sudan starting FM stations to counter it, as we have already discussed). 0331, AWR Wavescan opening with a Christmas Island story I recall hearing before. 0401 WORLD OF RADIO 1752.

All the above heard on webcast. Then I move to the DX-398, only to find at 0415 that 9395 is JBA, enough to recognize it`s me, but that`s it. Presumably MN+ followed at 0430, so the 0330-0500 period should be reliable with three weekly half-hour shows, while the 0030-0330 period cannot be reliable with non-weekly shows of varying podcast/lengths.

As for the 04-07 UT period as mentioned above, NHK World Radio Japan is really at 0500-0530, then WRN promo for Guangdong, and over to Kol Israel! 0546 to Vatican Radio relay. (Now I`m back monitoring the Global 24 Radio webcast.) BTW, it`s NOT ``Global Radio 24`` as I see some references. Also received this publicity from Global 24 Dec 23:

Volume 1, Edition 1 will be available on December 29 for Insider Club Members . . .http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a009eebb6df330d7d63f4e86e&id=b6ed9535f8&e=6914bc391f
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Remaining airings of WORLD OF RADIO 1752:
Wednesday 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Wednesday 1415 on WRMI 9955
(if a `Xmas Cantata` special at 1300 does not run over)
Wednesday 2200 on WBCQ 7490v
Wednesday 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Don`t be surprised if the Xmas Eve/Day causes some regular airings of WOR 1753 to be missed; we hope not (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Dec 23 at 1437, KVOH Spanish but music is extremely distorted, and the S-meter is jumping with the mod; much like ex-La Voz de la Restauración used to accomplish. I bet KVOH is itchin` to tear out this old monster and start running the newly acquired but used Harris from Guam (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9930, Dec 23 at 1421, open carrier/dead air except for some hum from WTWW-2, still so at 1438, past 1500 with no ID break either, 1535, 1557; wake up, Ted! Finally at 1611 some Xmas music starts but it`s rather undermodulated; still like that at 2206 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7505+, Dec 24 at 0425, WRNO is AWOL; leaving 7490v WBCQ QRM-less (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1020, Dec 23 at 0414 UT, nulling semi-local KOKP Perry OK expecting a Latin, I instead hear an echo from another Fox Sports Radio station. According to NRC AM Log, the only other one on 1020 is: KJJK Fergus Falls MN, U2, 2000/370 watts. Its tiny night pattern is NE/SW, so maybe, but ND day pattern would be better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0611 UT December 24

Radio Mediterranee Medi 1 in Arabic/French was back on shortwave

MOROCCO   Radio Mediterranee Medi 1 in Arabic/French was back on shortwave
0000-2400 on  9575 NAD 250 kW / 110 deg to NoAf. Two videos on December 23

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/radio-mediterranee-medi-1-in.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Frequency change for Voice of Tibet effective from December 23

TIBET(non)   Frequency change for Voice of Tibet effective from December 23:
1400-1430 NF 11517 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15568, re-ex 15562
1430-1445 on 11512 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, nothing, moved on NF?
1445-1500 on 11517 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, nothing, moved on NF?

Video:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/frequency-change-for-voice-of-tibet.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Radio Kuwait General Service on 21540 and 9750 kHz on December 23

KUWAIT   Radio Kuwait General Service on 21540 and 9750 kHz on December 23:
1100-1600 on  9750 KBD 250 kW / 286 deg to NEAf Arabic, co-ch NHK in Japanese
1215-1545 on 21540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Arabic, open carrier/dead air

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/radio-kuwait-general-service-on-21540.html

--

73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

S06 Number station Russian Lady 0745 on 11532 USB plus carrier

S06 Number station Russian Lady 0745 on 11532 USB plus carrier
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/s06-number-station-russian-lady-0745-on.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Observations of Voice of Nigeria on Dec.22/23

NIGERIA   Observations of Voice of Nigeria on Dec.22/23
1500-1600 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English, as scheduled B-14
1630-1700 on  9690*IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English, instead of Yoruba
0500-0700 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English, as scheduled B-14
0700-0800 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English, instead of French
* QRM from Ictimai Radio on 9677.6v in FM mode

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/observations-of-voice-of-nigeria-on.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Unscheduled transmission of VIRI IRIB vs Voice of Vietnam

IRAN vs VIETNAM   Unscheduled transmission of VIRI IRIB vs Voice of Vietnam
1950-2023 on  6135 KAM 500 kW / 289 deg to SEEu IS, music, after Italian px
2000-2028 on  6135 WOF 250 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Russian, 2 videos on Dec.22

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/unscheduled-transmission-of-viri-irib.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Radio Sana'a in English was back on shortwave on Dec.22 after break

YEMEN   Radio Sana'a in English was back on shortwave on Dec.22 after break
1800-1900 on 6135*ALH 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME with several QRM and co-chs:
* till 1820 QRM VIRI IRIB Bosnian on 6140, from 1820 co-ch VIRI IRIB French

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/radio-sanaa-in-english-was-back-on.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Mixture between Voice of Tibet in Chinese and Tibetan on 11692 kHz

TIBET   Mixture between Voice of Tibet in Chinese and Tibetan on 11692 kHz:
1330-1400 on 11692 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese strong, Tibetan weak
// frequency 15562 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan.

Several videos:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/mixture-between-voice-of-tibet-in.html
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/frequency-change-of-voice-of-tibe.html

Updated winter B14 shortwave schedule of Voice of Tibet
1200-1215 on 15542 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1215-1230 on 15548 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese

1230-1245 on 15557 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1245-1300 NF 15562 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15563

1300-1315 on 15548 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1300-1315 on 15563 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan

1315-1330 on 15542 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese
1315-1330 on 15568 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan

1330-1345 NF 11692 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 11693
1330-1345 on 15568 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan

1345-1400 NF 11692 DB  100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 11693
1345-1400 on 15562 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan

1400-1415 on 15525 MDC 250 kW / 045 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1400-1415 NF 15568 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15562

1415-1430 on 15530 MDC 250 kW / 045 deg to CeAs Tibetan
1415-1430 NF 15568 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15562

1430-1445 NF 11512 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15592
1445-1500 NF 11517 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11512
All frequencies are jammed by China on xxxx0 / xxxx5
Changes between frequencies vary from 3 to 5 minutes

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Updated schedule of FEBA Radio in English

SRI LANKA(non)   Updated schedule of FEBA Radio in English:
1330-1345 on  9720 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to SoAs English Sat
1330-1415 on  9720 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to SoAs English Mon

Video:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/updated-schedule-of-feba-radio-in.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

ERTOpen in 1200-2000 UT time slot on Dec.22

GREECE   ERTOpen in 1200-2000 UT time slot on Dec.22:
1200-2000 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek
1200-2000 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek, faulty audio
1200-2000 on 15630 AVL 100 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Greek

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/ertopen-in-1200-2000-ut-time-slot-on.html

--

73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Glenn Hauser logs December 22-23, 2014

** BRAZIL. 11747 & 11813, Dec 22 at 0619, RNA 11780.1 distorted spurs are still audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. CNR1 jamming, lots showing up morning of Dec 22 in 11-14 MHz range, as a propagational window coöperates, but not 14-19 MHz:

11605, Dec 22 at 1501, CNR1 jammer has just started against Taiwan in Cantonese; carrier from one of them was already on at 1421

12560, Dec 22 at 1424, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter
10960, Dec 22 at 1425, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter
11430, Dec 22 at 1425, CNR1 jammer, very poor with flutter
11500, Dec 22 at 1426, CNR1 jammer, very poor with flutter
10870, Dec 22 at 1427, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter
12910, Dec 22 at 1427, CNR1 jammer, poor with flutter
12870, Dec 22 at 1427, CNR1 jammer, very poor with flutter
13130, Dec 22 at 1428, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter
13530, Dec 22 at 1428, CNR1 jammer, good with flutter; none higher
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15230, Dec 22 at 0622, RHC Spanish is still on here and propagating fairly. After two weeks, we still get the ICRT intercept when trying to reach http://radiohc.cu --- yet by Google searching, and then employing Google translate, we get to the frequency schedule page, http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.radiohc.cu/&prev=search
which I assume is from an earlier cache (whatever happened to easy access to caches in Google searches??). Anyhow, this indeed shows 15230 (only) on the air in Spanish until 0700. But it still does NOT show 11950 on the expanded schedule we`ve been hearing, past 1400, and around 2100 --- just 12-14 & Mesa Redonda at 00-01 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 9965.35, approx., Dec 23 at 0112, R. Cairo, good signal with music, Arabic service

9860, Dec 23 at 0117, R. Cairo in Spanish, hum, suppressed muffled mod

12035, Dec 23 at 0128, R. Cairo Spanish, extremely distorted but good signal level, // 9860

13620, Dec 23 at 0128, two stations, maybe one Firedrake, and neither seems // 12035. This might be the current third frequency for Cairo`s Spanish service, as listed in Conexión Digital at 0045-0200; but at 0100-0200 IBB Kuwait in Tibetan is also on 13620, thus surely jammed. Other Cairo possibilities HFCC listed: 11670, 11710, 12080. They did start the B-14 season on 12080 instead of 11710, but not heard for several weeks (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. 9935, Dec 23 at 0117, with BFO, carrier is detectable in huge sidebland splash of 9930 WTWW Xmas music, so must be ERTOpen. At 0201, WTWW is off, and now I can clearly hear the motorboating atop the ERT IS // clear 9420 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1170, Dec 23 at 0136 UT, hoarse Spanish gospel huxter conversing with a better-voiced one, surprisingly dominant N/S with KFAQ Tulsa E/W easily nulled, except for a SAH of 112/minute = 1.87 Hz. Must be XERT Reynosa, Tamaulipas, supposedly a 5 kW daytimer. I am also getting Spanish on 1190, and from the San Juan/McAllen station on 1210. Conditions rather auroral.

At 0142, 1170 talkers say they are ``ubicado a 1868 Norte Raúl Longoria, aquí en San Juan, Texas`` [not Tejas, where there are no 1170s at all]. San Juan is the closest trans-riverian town to Reynosa. Plug special Wed service at 7 pm (Xmas eve), more info from 956-702-3211 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. UNIDENTIFIED, 1190, Dec 23 at 0144, Spanish discussion of navidad and niños, while I am getting 1170 XERT and 1210 KUBR; dominant N/S but with fast SAH. Could be Contacto 1190, Monterrey, previously logged, or XEWK Guadalajara; Tampico, or Orizaba, but my first choice would be cultural XEXQ San Luis Potosí which once upon a time was on SW 6045 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1220, Dec 23 at 0146, Spanish from N/S, YL chatter mentions Antena Radio, i.e. an IMER station so I check 1570 XERF for //, and so it is, except XERF is running about a semisecond behind, satellite feed delay. So 1220 of course is XEB in the DF, allegedly 100 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6185, Dec 23 at 0109, XEPPM is JBM in Spanish; what a pity when they have a clear frequency and Brasil is no longer blasting on 6180 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, Dec 22 at 0619, no signal from RNZI as I tune in, then it cuts on a few seconds later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 6090-, on the lo side, Dec 22 at 0620, ANGUILLA is off again, and now I am hearing some very distorted talk, language uncertain. Also some pulse jamming from Cuba, worse on the lo side. Presumed FRCN Kaduna, which has been reported by others in DXLD 14-51 with such modulation: Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, 6089.9 at 2218 13 Dec, ``soremodulada, áudio de má qualidade``; and Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, 6089.858 circa 0600 Dec 15. And which WRTH 2015 lists as the only remaining Nigerian regional still active on SW (7275 Abuja is irregular/inactive, not reported in ages; it used to be JBM anyway). (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, Dec 23 at 0103, JBA carrier until cutoff at 0104:28*, so now I`m sure it`s R. Chaski rather than CCI from BBC/UAE which is on until 0200. Tnx to Daniel Wyllyans, Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, who checked Dec 14 and found it went off around 0103. Now we may expect the cutoff time to continue precessing at the previous rate of approx. 5.83 seconds later per 24 hours; until reset (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TAIWAN [and non]. 11605, Dec 22 at 1421, open carrier past 1431, 1458; finally at 1501 in Chinesish with CCI. Must have been CBS Cantonese service from 1500 and jammed, 250 kW, 205 degrees from Tainan, but carrier on the air much earlier. Or could have been the CNR1 carrier? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1752 monitoring: confirmed on webcast of Area 51 via WBCQ, 5110- CUSB, UT Monday Dec 22 at 0401. Also confirmed Monday Dec 22 at 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395. Next:
Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955
Wed 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Wed 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Wed 1415 on WRMI 9955
Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395, Monday Dec 22 at 1504, Global 24 again misses `Democracy Now`, instead playing a song, fill music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7730, Dec 23 at 0107, WRMI with gospel huxter in English, much stronger than // 9955, and with no jamming. R. Slovakia International, English follows at 0130, sports fragment at 0159, and `Historias de Radio` at 0200, by when 9955 is a total loss to jamming despite lack of exile programming.

WRMI`s latest schedule shuffle put two hours, at least, of the RMI 9955 programming, also on 7730, at 0100-0300. Besides RSI at 0130-0159 Tue-Sat, I`ll pick out the non-religious programming included:

UT Mon 0145 Viva Miami, 0200 Blues R Int`l; 0230 Rock Radio Revival
UT Tue 0200 Historias de Radio, 0230 Frecuencia al Día
UT Wed 0200 Trova Libre, 0245 Viva Miami
UT Thu 0200 Wavescan
UT Fri 0100 Acontecer Venezolano, 0200 Antena DX, 0230 Blues R Int`l
UT Sat 0115 Echo of Europe; 0230 Wavescan

Altho aimed 222 degrees from Okee, which is close to off-the-side from here, 7730 is markedly better than 9955, altho not a bigsig like 7570, 7455 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5109.76 approx., CUSB, UT Tue Dec 23 at 0110, I find that WBCQ is active with some dense instrumental rock music; not // 7490 and 9330 is off. 0114 announced as ``the first broadcast of Electro Space``, to be monthly; write radio @ electrospaceradio.com

Says will continue to broadcast monthly as long as there is an interested audience. Only fair signal and hard to copy the music announcement details or enjoy the music which I would have with a better signal. Rechecked periodically on the PL-880 while I am bandscanning on the DX-398:

0121 some synthetic voices, ``Electro Space`` and 5 tones repeated several times, then adding more tonal variations. 0141 back-announce music, asking for reports again if listening on SW or internet. Next: All I Need, by a French(?) group, Wicked Eyes by ---; Electro Space with --- (DJ name, but can`t copy), on WBCQ. 0151, another ID, address, this time plus postal to Nelson Abby(?), P O Box 225, East Jordan MI 49727; 0158 Jingle Bells; 0159 AW`s promo for airtime on WBCQ and 0200 sign-off with classical music.

A few weeks ago we heard Allan promoting cheap airtime on 50 kW 5110 for pirates to broadcast safely and legally, so this may be one of them. But I found him only by chance, and it`ll be a long 31-day wait until the next appearance (maybe). It`s not on the 5110 schedule at http://schedule.wbcq.com/main.php?fn=sked&freq=5110
nor is anything at all from Mon thru Thu. Better keep an ear on 5110 every evening for whatever else may show up without notice.

Aha, trying www.electrospaceradio.com we get forwarded tohttp://nelsonogden.wix.com/electro-space
So there`s the DJ, Nelson Ogden, and he says there will be another 5110 broadcast Thu Dec 25 at 11 pm Eastern = 0400-0500 UT Fri Dec 26.

Reports wanted but he does not QSL; no podcasts, but streaming only during the SW broadcast (not working tonight, however). Is also on Facebook and a few reports already there; where also says:

``We don't have podcasting rights for the music on this show, but I'll post a link to a recording of the show for those that couldn't hear us on the radio:``http://www.ocsnetwork.net/etc/electrospace/ElectroSpace001.mp3
So I do start listening to Electro Space there. Tnx for the show (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0443 UT December 23

Ascolti AM Luca Botto Fiora

Ascolti AM
(orari UTC)

Lunedì 22 dicembre 2014 (PL660)
1) Ogni anno, più o meno nel periodo tra metà dicembre e i primi di gennaio, verso le 07.30-08.00 Italia e penisola coreana sono abbastanza vicine alla greyline e, di conseguenza, bassi ma puliti, appaiono alcuni segnali sui 49 metri. Stamattina, tre o quattro erano semplici portanti, come ad esempio KBS 6015, mentre Echo of Hope su 6250 e PBS Pyongyang 6400 erano chiare. Penso, comunque, che 6015 e 6250 fossero 'amplificate' dalla sovrapposizione del jamming dalla Corea del Nord.

2) Da qualche giorno, la stazione con canzoni natalizie su 6115 kHz è scomparsa.

3) Il jamming cubano, nonostante tutto c'è sempre. Tra le 7 e le 8 notato su 5980//6030 vs. R. Marti e su 9955 vs. WRMI.

4) Su 11645 la ERT Open, stamattina verso le 07.50, era accompagnata da un ronzio assordante. Trasmettitore difettoso. Non ho controllato altre frequenze.

***

SWL I1-0799GE
Luca Botto Fiora
QTH Rapallo (Genova) - Italia
G.C. 44° 21' 06.89" N / 09° 13' 30.94" E

***

RICEVITORI
R7 Drake (R7)
VR5000DSP Yaesu (VR5000)
PL-660 Tecsun (PL-660)
DE1103 Degen (DE1103)
-
ANTENNE
(da 70 kHz a 2 MHz)
Loop in ferrite di 75 cm ACA modificata per LW-VLF
-
(da 2 a 5-6 MHz)
Loop magnetico interno tipo KR1ST 150x100 cm su finestra
-
(da 5-6 a 30 MHz)
Dipolo "windom" 20 metri
Balun 4:1 bifilare su ferrite cm 20x1 (15 spire spaziate)
Isolatore di linea (ø 20 cm x 7 spire di RG174)
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ACCESSORI
(per loop MW-VLF)
Preamplificatore RF K0LR-WA1ION autocostruito (escludibile)
-
(per loop e dipolo HF)
Eliminatore di QRM MFJ 1026 modificato W8JI (escludibile)
Preamplificatore RF kit LX1456 NE (escludibile)
Splitters 0-1000 MHz a 2 vie GBC

-
REGISTRATORI IC SONY:
ICD-BX800 (R7)
ICD-B500 (VR5000)
ICD-BX112 (PL-660)
ICD-B500 (DE1103)

***

SOFTWARE
(Mac OS X 10.6.8)
Audacity 2.0.6 (acquisizione-conversione audio)
DXToolbox 4.3.0 demo (propagazione)
EarthDesk 6.4 demo (scrivania-orologio mondiale)
HourWorld 3.5.0 demo (orologio mondiale)
Multimode 6.5 demo Black Cat Systems (UTEs)
TimePalette 6.2 demo (orologio mondiale)
-
(Android 4.1.1)
Daylight World Map (orologio mondiale)

ERTOpen in 1300-1900 UT time slot on Dec.21

GREECE   ERTOpen in 1300-1900 UT time slot on Dec.21:
1300-1510 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek
1300-1510 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek, faulty audio
1300-1510 on 15630 AVL 100 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Greek

from 1510 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek
from 1510 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek, faulty audio
from 1500 on 15630 AVL 100 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Greek

from 1515 on  9415 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek
from 1515 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek, faulty audio
from 1515 on 15630 AVL 100 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Greek

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/ertopen-in-1300-1900-ut-time-slot-on.html

Bible Voice Broadcasting via Media Broadcast

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/bible-voice-broadcasting-via-medcia.html

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73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Christmas specials on WRMI

Many of regular programs on WRMI will have special Christmas features in the coming days, including Radio Prague, Radio Slovakia International, Viva Miami, Wavescan and of course most of our Christian religious programs. We want to make special mention of a Christmas Cantata that we are presenting from the Killian Pines United Methodist Church in Miami on Wednesday, Christmas Eve (Dec 24) at 8:00 am and again at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (1300 UTC Wednesday and 0000 UTC Thursday) on 9955 kHz and simulcast on www.wrmi.net.

Wavescan from Dec 21 to 27 will have a special feature on Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean.

RTÉ's longwave service extended until 2017

RTÉ Radio 1 LW will operate a full service in 2015, with reduced hours in 2016 before working towards a full shutdown in 2017.

The service was due to end early next year after RTÉ postponed a decision to close the transmitter until 19 January.

RTÉ had previously announced that it would be ceasing its Longwave 252 service from the Clarkstown longwave transmitter on 27 October and migrating its Radio One service to digital platforms.

RTÉ said that in slowing the pace of the longwave shutdown, it has considered contact from listeners and submissions from a range of groups, who highlighted that more time was needed to "understand and enable the migration to digital platforms for all listeners".

Head of RTE Radio 1 Tom McGuire said: "We've listened particularly to the concerns raised by and on behalf of the elderly Irish in the UK.

"Cost-reduction remains a key priority for RTÉ and we remain convinced that, in the longer term, longwave has had its day.

"Nonetheless and despite the mid-term cost impact, RTÉ believes it is necessary to take a collaborative approach and slow this transition."

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is prepared to work with RTÉ to commission specific research to better understand the community in the UK who listen to the longwave service.

The research will be conducted next year, will be funded by the department and will include perspectives from community groups representing the Irish elderly in the UK.

Chair of the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee John O'Mahoney said he was delighted at the decision of the RTÉ board to retain the service.

Minister for Communications Alex White has also welcomed the announcement.

He said: "I recently met representatives of the Irish community living in Britain, who stressed the value they place on RTÉ's longwave service.

"I welcome the decision to extend the life of the service by two years, which will give the broadcaster space to engage with its listeners about other ways of accessing RTÉ radio in the UK."

Natale da San Pietro: tutte le frequenze della Radio Vaticana

Dal 24 al 26 dicembre 2014 le celebrazioni natalizie saranno diffuse dalla Radio Vaticana anche in onde corte. La prima messa sarà in cinese il pomeriggio della vigilia. Papa Francesco celebrerà la messa della notte di Natale e si rivolgerà a romani e pellegrini alle 12 del giorno di Natale e per Santo Stefano.

Mercoledì, 24 dicembre 2014, vigilia di Natale, dalle ore 17.00, sarà la Santa Messa in lingua cinese la prima a diffondere il messaggio natalizio. Per ragioni di fuso orario alle 17 di Roma corrisponde la mezzanotte in gran parte della Cina dove, quindi, sarà già Natale. La messa - diffusa dalla Cappella dell' Annunciazione di Palazzo Pio - sarà trasmessa in direzione dell'Asia su 9760 e 7285 kHz.

La stessa sera della vigilia, dalla Basilica di San Pietro, sarà diffusa la Santa Messa presieduta da Papa Francesco nella Solennità del Natale del Signore dalle ore 21.30 con commenti:
- in inglese per l'Africa su 11700 kHz (a Roma su 93,30 MHz FM e canale DAB+ "RVaticana Europe"
- in francese per l'Africa su 9610 kHz (a Roma su 103,80 MHz FM e canale DAB+ "RVaticana World"
- in cinese per l'Asia su 7340 kHz
- in portoghese per l'Africa su 13765 kHz
- in italiano (contemporanea Rai) e per l'Italia su DAB+ "RVaticana Italia" mentre su Roma 585 kHz OM e 105,00 MHz FM

Il giorno di Natale il messaggio natalizio e la benedizione "Urbi et Orbi" di Papa Francesco saranno trasmessi dalla Loggia Centrale della Basilica di San Pietro con commento
- in portoghese per l'Africa su 21560 kHz (su Roma 93,30 MHz FM, DAB+ "RVaticana Europe"
- in francese per l'Africa su 21570 kHz (su Roma 103,80 MHz, DAB+ "RVaticana World"
- in italiano per l'Italia su DAB+ "RVaticana Italia" e solo per la zona di Roma su 585 kHz OM e 105,00 MHz FM
- in inglese per l'Africa su 21550 kHz
e senza commento (ma il messaggio è tradizionalmente in italiano) per l'Europa e il Medio Oriente su 9.645, 11740,15.595 kHz.

Il giorno di Santo Stefano il Santo Pade guiderà la preghiera dell'Angelus alle 12 con trasmissione per l'Europa centrale su 9645 e 11740 kHz; per l'Europa occidentale su 11740 e 15595, per il Medio Oriente, per l'Africa occidentale, centrale e meridionale su 21560 kHz. Su Roma 585 kHz e 105,00 MHz. In Italia su DAB+ "RVaticana Italia".

Tutti i programmi sono anche diffusi via internet sul sito della Radio Vaticana.

(Portale Italradio)

Log Roberto Pavanello

  1179 17/12 22.55 R. Valencia - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
  1431 15/12 17.25 R. Ukraine Int. - Kiev Ucraino NX buono
  6030 21/12 00.05 R. Marti - Washington SS NX buono ( no jamming )
  6070 21/12 00.10 CFRX - Toronto EE NX suff.
  6090 21/12 00.15 Caribbean Beacon - Anguilla EE predica buono
  6160 21/12 00.20 CKZN - St. John's EE NX suff.
  6875 21/12 09.20 R. Europe -  EE ID e MX buono
  6950 21/12 09.40 R. Enterprise -  EE ID e MX buono
  7300 21/12 09.25 R. Arcadia -  EE ID reception report buono
10000 17/12 17.20 WWVH - Kekaha EE ID YL e pip pip buono
10000 20/12 12.40 Italcable - Viareggio IT MX e ora buono
11780 21/12 00.25 R. Nac. Amazonas - Brasilia PP NX buono
12085 20/12 12.35 R. Australia - Melbourne EE MX buono
15345 21/12 00.30 R. Nacional - Buenos Aires SS NX suff.
25000 20/12 12.30 MIKES - Espoo pip pip buono


Roberto Pavanello
Vercelli / Italia

Marabu at Xmas

+++DER MARABU WEIHNACHTS-SENDEPLAN 2014 FÜR DIE KURZWELLE 

# Unsere nächsten Sendetermine auf Kurzwelle sind wie folgt:

23, 24,25. Dezember 2014 durchgehend auf der Frequenz 6240 kHz.

25. Dezember 2014 von 08.00 bis 12.00 Uhr auf der Frequenz 7310 kHz

26. Dezember 2014 von 08.00 bis 12.00 Uhr auf der Frequenz 7310 kHz

27. Dezember 2014 von 10.00 bis 14.00 Uhr auf der Frequenz 6070 kHz

28. Dezember 2014 von 10.00 bis 14.00 Uhr auf der Frequenz 6070 kHz

Über Zuschriften, Kommentare zum Programm und Empfangsberichte würden wir uns sehr freuen.

Marabu FM

Freundeskreis Radio Marabu e.V.

Postfach 1166, 49187 Belm

Marktring 14, 49191 Belm

Tel.: 05406/899484 -- Fax: 05406/899485

Mail: info@radiomarabu.de                     www.radiomarabu.de

Log Bruno Casula

2.086,40    - ..... - MIL STANAG-4285/600L/---/USB 18-dic 2051 CRYPTO BROADCAST - (BC)
2.932,00  RFFC - ..... RUS MIL CW 18-dic 1810 WKG RFFN - (BC)
2.932,00  RFFR - ..... RUS MIL CW 18-dic 1803 WKG RFFN - (BC)
2.932,00  RFFP - ..... RUS MIL CW 18-dic 1802 WKG RFFN - (BC)
2.932,00  RFFU - ..... RUS MIL CW 18-dic 1806 WKG RFFN - (BC)
2.932,00  RFFN - ..... RUS MIL CW 18-dic 1810 CLG/WKG .... - (BC)
2.932,00  RFFO - ..... RUS MIL CW 18-dic 1804 WKG RFFN - (BC)
3.099,50  ..... - ..... - [...] MIL-STD 188-110A/---/USB 15-dic 0601 TFC KRY SIMPLEX (BC)
3.199,50    - ..... - MIL STANAG-4481 75/850 18-dic 1658 SEND KG84 MSGS - (BC)
3.365,00  R... EL1C ..... RUS MIL CW 17-dic 2037 TFC/GR(A) - (BC)
3.568,00  ..... - ..... - [...] J3E/USB 18-dic 1705 TFC ARA SIMPLEX (BC)
4.445,00  R... - ..... RUS MIL BEE/36-50 50/200 17-dic 0628 TFC KRY //6328,0 (BC)
4.485,70    - ..... - MIL FSK 75/850 17-dic 0632 N-D - (BC)
4.993,00  R... - ..... RUS MIL J3E/LSB 15-dic 0609 TFC RUS DUPLEX (BC)
5.001,00  ..... 100003 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 17-dic 0600 SOUND - (BC)
5.007,00  ..... 594 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 17-dic 1907 CLG "311" - (BC)
5.007,00  ..... 311 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 17-dic 1907 CLG "594" - (BC)
5.120,00  ..... 106001 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 17-dic 1825 SOUND - (BC)
5.120,00  ..... 165002 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 17-dic 1913 SOUND - (BC)
5.120,00  ..... 130001 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 17-dic 1920 SOUND - (BC)
5.171,00    - ..... - MIL LINK-11 SLEW/USB 17-dic 0717 N-D - (BC)
5.197,00  R... - ..... RUS MIL CW 17-dic 0649 TFC/GR(A) - (BC)
5.314,00    - ..... - MIL STANAG-4285/600L/S5/USB 15-dic 0618 SEND KG84 MSGS - (BC)
5.357,00  R... - ..... RUS MIL J3E/USB 15-dic 0621 TFC RUS SIMPLEX (BC)
5.387,00  ..... DKF2 ..... - [...] CW 15-dic 0625 TFC/GR(A) - (BC)
5.424,00  ..... 1PB ..... - [...] MIL-STD 188-110A/S8/USB 17-dic 0737 SEND MSGS TO "5B" 'TQTQTQT txt TQTQTQ' (BC)
5.810,00    - ..... - MIL STANAG-4285/1200L/---/USB 14-dic 1930 CRYPTO BROADCAST - (BC)
6.375,70    - ..... - MIL STANAG-4285/300L/---/USB 18-dic 0812 CRYPTO BROADCAST - (BC)
6.796,00  EH.. TXFA4 ..... E GC ALE/USB 16-dic 0900 CLG "TZSC1" 0902 CLG "TZSE1"  0913 CLG "TZSG1" 0915 CLG "TZSH1" 0916 CLG "TZSJ1"  0921 CLG "TZSS1" (BC)
6.967,00  ..... - ..... - [...] MODIEFIED MIL-STD 188-110A/--/USB 16-dic 0814 N-D DATA RATE  ERROR  (BC)
7.501,00    - ..... - MIL LINK-11 CLEW/iSB 18-dic 0832 N-D - (BC)
7.644,60  ..... - ..... - [...] CHP-200 250/170 17-dic 0811 N-D - (BC)
7.956,00  ..... AAM6 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 16-dic 0839 CLG "AAC3" - (BC)
7.956,00  ..... AAC3 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 16-dic 0839 CLG "AAM6" - (BC)
8.023,00  R... - ..... RUS [...] FSK 96/250 15-dic 0653 IDLE - (BC)
8.033,00  ..... MOG ..... - [...] ALE/USB 15-dic 0901 CLG "R03" - (BC)
8.033,00  ..... R03 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 15-dic 0901 CLG "MOG" - (BC)
8.098,20    - ..... - MIL STANAG-4285600L/---//USB 16-dic 0606 CRYPTO BROADCAST - (BC)
8.131,00  R... - ..... RUS MIL J3E/USB 16-dic 1554 TFC RUS 'SIMIURKA TRIMIURKA .... PRIOM'  SIMPLEX (BC)
8.424,00  ..... - ..... - RADIO FEC 100/170 15-dic 0700 WX ??? QRM FROM SVA ON SAME FREQUENCY IN CH MARKER (BC)
9.074,40  ..... - ..... - MIL FSK 75/850 18-dic 1629 N-D - (BC)
9.106,00  AGA3DC 3DCAGA ..... USA USAF MARS ALE/USB 18-dic 2323 SOUND - (BC)
9.106,00  ..... 220 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 18-dic 2113 SOUND - (BC)
9.106,00  ..... 420 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 19-dic 0213 SOUND - (BC)
9.106,00  ..... 228 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 19-dic 0234 SOUND - (BC)
9.106,00  ..... 4536 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 19-dic 0300 SOUND - (BC)
9.106,00  ..... 330 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 18-dic 2051 SOUND - (BC)
9.106,00  ..... 225 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 19-dic 0301 SOUND - (BC)
9.106,00  ..... 318 ..... - [...] ALE/USB 19-dic 0443 SOUND - (BC)
9.339,00  ..... - ..... - [...] MFSK-8 125/USB (Systeme 3000) 16-dic 0850 N-D - (BC)
9.361,15  ..... 951 ..... - INTEL  CW 16-dic 1609 GR(N) RPT GROUPS  TTT TTT AT END    (BC)
9.853,00  RMW32 - ..... RUS [...] CW 17-dic 0839 CLG/WKG RFN52/GR(N) - (BC)
9.998,00  ..... - ..... - [...] FSK 50/850 18-dic 1550 N-D ACF=21 (BC)
10.726,00  R.. - ..... RUS MIL MPSK 12/USB 18-dic 0910 N-D - (BC)
11.413,50  ..... - ..... - [...] FSK 200/200 16-dic 0633 N-D SOUND LIKE SELCALL (BC)
11.424,00  R... - ..... RUS MIL FSK 100/250 16-dic 0655 IDLE - (BC)
12.216,00  WGY9.. FR7FEM ..... USA FEMA ALE/USB 18-dic 1014 SOUND - (BC)
15.708,00  WGY9.. FR1FEM ..... USA FEMA ALE/USB 18-dic 1158 SOUND - (BC)
17.130,85  R... - ..... RUS MIL FSK 50/200 18-dic 0940 N-D SOUND LIKE BEE BUT NO DECODE (BC)
18.658,00  ..... - ..... - [...] MFSK 55/USB 16-dic 0855 N-D 55 TONES SPACED 50 HZ FIRST TONE 450 HZ LAST TONE 3200 HZ (BC)
18.938,00    - ..... USA MARS/SHARES PACTOR-3 17-dic 1730 TFC ING/S-OFF - (BC)
20.810,60  KSN21 - ..... - DoS ALE/USB 15-dic 0919 CLG WNG827 0823 CLG WNG808 (BC)
20.810,60  KWX95 - ..... - AMB. USA ALE/USB 18-dic 1046 CLG KWX96 - (BC)
20.810,60  WNG827 - ..... - DoS ALE/USB 15-dic 0819 CLG KSN21 - (BC)
20.810,60  WNG808 - ..... - DoS ALE/USB 15-dic 0823 CLG KSN21 - (BC)


73 Bruno Italy

(via Utilityworld)

Ascolti AM Treviso 21/12

1521  21/12 602 SER Radio Castellón, Ctra Valencia Nx Info  Es 25522
5830  21/12 630 WTWW 1, Lebanon TN   Px rel. E 24533
5850  21/12 631 WRMI Tru News, Okeechobee Info Px rel. E 33533
5935  21/12 633 WWCR 2, Nashville TN Px rel. E 35533
6030  21/12 634 Radio Marti, Greenville Nx Es 23522
6060  21/12 638 R.Habana Cuba, La Habana Px  E 35533
6090  21/12 639 Caribbean Beacon (The Valley, Anguilla) Px  E 33532
6135  21/12 640 Rádio Aparecida, Aparecida Px rel. P 34533
7365  21/12 643 HCJB Deutschland, Weenermoor Px rel. D 25533
9610  21/12 1002 AWR Europe/RVS, Nauen Px "Studio DX 599" It 55555
21560 21/12 1103 Radio Vaticana, S. Maria Galeria Px Angelus IT 35533


73 da N. Marabello
QTH  Treviso, Italia
RX:  SONY ICF SW7600G + quadro 1539 DLF
Ant.: esterna VHF azimuth 090

Intersoundradio and Radio Joystick on Sunday, Dec.21

GERMANY   Two special transmissions on Sunday, Dec.21:
Intersoundradio:
1000-1100 on  9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English

Radio Joystick, scheduled only 1st Sun:
1100-1200 on  7330 MOS 100 kW / 283 deg to CeEu German

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/intersoundradio-and-radio-joystick-on.html

--

73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Glenn Hauser logs December 21, 2014

** BRAZIL. 11747 & 11813, Dec 21 at 0612, distorted music spurs from 11780.1 RNA/RNB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11920, Dec 21 at 0223, surprised to hear RHC Spanish here, fading in and out --- it`s a mixing product of very strong 11760 over 11840 another 80 kHz higher, but in this case probably produced in the FRG-7 due to receiver overload (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. 9420, Dec 21 at 0610, Greek music, F-G so ERTOpen is on, which is far from always the case (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [non]. Robert Conrad, ``Sagegrush Bob`` host of `Weekend Radio` from WCLV and widely syndicated including on KUCO OK, mentioned Dec 22 that he is thinking of re-running one of the best radio serials ever, `Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy` within his one-hour weekly show. There would be 12 x 30 minute episodes, starting in March or April. Listener input requested on this idea. Seehttp://www.ideastream.org/wclv/weekend
or comments @ ideastream.org
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 960, Dec 21 at 0600-0605 UT, Fox-hole dead-air of KGWA Enid checked with tight null: tonight it`s inhabited by Spanish romantic song, 0601 choral NA, 0602.5 XEK Nuevo Laredo ID, more romx past 0605 when KGWA modulation cuts back on. Making fast SAH with the KGWA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6185, Dec 21 at 0615, fair open carrier, must be XEPPM residual from nominal 0600*, and this goes off by 0616* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 12030, Dec 21 at 1545, Castilian conversation, confirming that revived REE does start at early as 1500 on Sundays. 11940, 11685, 9620 inaudible now; 12030 is for the ME and the Indican Ocean (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1752 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday Dec 21 at 0231 on KVOH, 9975; following usual opening procedure: 0225 praise music prélude, 0230 sign-on and program previews until 0500. VG signal, somewhat undermodulated but sufficient. Next:
Sun 2300 on WRMI 11580
Mon 0400v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB
Mon 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955
Wed 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Wed 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Wed 1415 on WRMI 9955
Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330-CUSB, UT Sun Dec 21 at 0226, WBCQ is unusually on the air, seldom-used frequency any more, VG signal with conversation. This schedule would have us believe that 9330 is not on air weekends at all, just M-F 23-24 with `Money Talks`, and UT Sat 01-02 only `AWWW`. http://schedule.wbcq.com/main.php?fn=sked&freq=9330

Axually, this program is probably duplicating 7490:
Sa 7490 06:00PM 09:00PM ET 2300 0200 UTC Pirate Pizza Night
Sa 7490 09:00PM 12:00AM ET 0200 0500 UTC Shortwave Saturday Night -
                                         The Other Pirate Joe Show
or 5110, unchecked:
Sa 5110 07:00PM 09:00PM ET 0000 0200 UTC Radio Timtron Worldwide
Sa 5110 09:00PM 10:00PM ET 0200 0300 UTC The Lumpy Gravy Radio Show
Sa 5110 10:00PM 11:00PM ET 0300 0400 UTC The Lost Discs Radio Show
Sa 5110 10:00PM 11:00PM ET 0300 0400 UTC The Eric Dolphy Mystery Hour
Sa 5110 11:00PM 12:00AM ET 0400 0500 UTC Listener's Choice
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5935, Dec 21 at 0614, WWCR-2 is very strong with DGS, not unusual, but off-tuning slightly to either sideband I am hearing higher-pitched musical crosstalk! And I can immediately match it on a second receiver to the programming on 3215, WWCR-1! After all these years, WWCR is unable to totally isolate the adjacent transmitters and antennas from each other (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1010, UT Sun Dec 21 at 0625 UT, gospel huxter preaching in English, loops WSW/ENE, strong and steady, just like 24 hours earlier when Spanish here was from KXXT Tolleson AZ. Its Spanish hours are allegedly only on weeknites, so is this KXXT too, back to English?

Program schedule athttp://www.familyvaluesradio1010.com/ProgramGuideDaily/
shows this is what ought to be on now in MST:
Sat 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Arizona Sports Network

while 24 hours later it would be more like what we hear:
Sun The Bible Doctrine Hour, 11 pm - midnight
So maybe this is KXEN or something else tonight.

KXXT sked does show its Spanish hours in MST as generically:
M-F 8:00 PM - 6:00 AM Tue-Sat Conexion Cristiana
Not from 6 pm as I thought they announced.

Also has a link to Foreign Language [Christian] Broadcasts:http://familyvaluesradio1010.com/foreign-language-broadcasts
not on this station but many others, mostly webcasts
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1010, Dec 21 at 0629 UT, ESPN Radio mentioned as QRM to gospel huxter dominant. If we were to believe the Wikipedia list of ESPN affils, it could only be WJXL Jacksonville Beach FL, 50/30 kW. However, the 2015 NRC AM Log has a much closer if weaker 1010 possibility, KTNZ Amarillo TX which is 5000/500 watts. Wiki shows the 1440 station in AMA as ESPN but admittedly incomplete and out of date: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ESPN_Radio_affiliates
While ESPN itself now lists 1010 KTNZ: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/affiliate
BTW, in sorting out IDs by sports networks, keep in mind that not all stations are exclusive with one network or another (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1050, Dec 21 at 0627 UT, something in English is easily heard with XEG in fade and easily nullable: ``Giving you the music you want and the truth you need, 10-50, KJBN``. Axually I copied the call as KJVN?? But the slogan matches what`s on http://kjbnradio.com in Little Rock AR. It`s non-direxional day and night, 1000/19 watts. What do you bet it was day power? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1637 UT December 21

Studio DX 599 - 21/12/2014

Radio Exterior de Espana on December 20

SPAIN   Radio Exterior de Espana, sports coverage, football on December 20:
1500-1900 on  9620#NOB 200 kW / 290 deg to NoAm Spanish Sat/Sun, off 1535-1630
1500-1900 on 11685 NOB 200 kW / 161 deg to WCAf Spanish Sat/Sun
1500-1900 on 11940*NOB 200 kW / 230 deg to SoAm Spanish Sat/Sun
1500-1900 on 12030$NOB 200 kW / 110 deg to N/ME Spanish Sat/Sun
Interval signal at 1455, frequency schedule at 1458 and RNE Radio 1 at 1500

# co-ch 1630-1730 CRI in Hausa; 1830-1925 Voice of Turkey in French
* from 1700 QRM Radio Japan NHK World Japanese on 11945
$ till 1600 QRM Radio Liberty in Turkmen on 12025
Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/radio-exterior-de-espana-on-december-20.html

--

73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Glenn Hauser logs December 19-20, 2014

** BRAZIL. 11747 & 11813, Dec 20 at 0632, distorted music spurs from 11780.1 RNA/RNB are still audible. Finally we have reports of these from two others:

Wolfgang Büschel: ``And for the first time noted some spurious outlet of 11780 kHz RNA Brasília unit, as reported often by Glenn Hauser before. See \\

11780.172 kHz not real carrier visible on screen, somewhat scrambling
signals 'seen'. S=9+10dB or -65dBm via SDR installation in northern Alberta Canada. Singer about alegria and corazon [sic]. Two small spurs with scratching audio of RNA 11780 seen in 11741-11749 and 11811-11819 kHz range``. Date and time not given, but seemingly circa 0645 UT Dec 20.

Daniel Wyllyans, Nova Xavantina MT, Brasil, HCDX: ``11745 e 11815 kHz, 13/12 2045, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia com espúrios fora de faixa, já em 11780, Om cxs 45444 DW, Tecsun PL 660 Antena Long wire letra T insolada, somente nas pontas 20 M por 10 M de altura`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 9200, Dec 19 at 1435, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter. No others now in the low-9`s.

9495, Dec 20 at 1459, good open carrier/dead air, then a few seconds before 1500, both CNR1 jammer and IBB Mandarin via SAIPAN cut on at exactly the same time making the usual mess (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COLOMBIA [and non]. 5910, Fri Dec 19 at 0543, HJDH music is atop the TWR music-box IS via AUSTRIA, about to start its Polish broadcast toward Poland; making fast SAH. After this, will not have to contend with such CCI again until Monday Dec 22 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, Dec 20 at 0635, RHC is OFF! Obviously the station has no further raison d`être now that all of Los Cinco have been repatriated! Oh, shux, the other four English frequencies are still on as usual, 6100, 6060, 6000, 5040. What are they going to fill 95% of the programming with now?? See also UNIDENTIFIED 6161 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ISLE OF MAN. 24981-USB, Dec 20 at 1536, Alex, GD6IA making numerous contacts with US stations. All about him, his strict QSL policy and the IOM here [NOT IN THE UK!!!]:http://www.gd6ia.com/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1520, Dec 19 at 0645 UT, KOKC OKC is still OFF, as noted earlier at 0224 UT. Uncovers only very weak unknown signals, one of which sounds like Spanish music looping NW/SE. I instantly think of Barranquilla, Colombia, HJLQ, R. Minuto, but I suppose it would be more like a clock now.

Would you believe WRTH 2015 lists *14* Colombians on 1520? Only two of which, this and Bogotá, are as powerful as 5 kW. This rare situation is one where I do wish I had more antenna gain. Besides the usual hand-held DX-398 for MW DXing, I also try the FRG-7 with its E-W longwire at the bottom of the SW range.

As I doze past 0700 UT, KOKC cuts back on at *0703 UT amid ad in CBS News, 0705 UT KOKC ID with 103.1 FM (250 watts on FM, so who cares about a measly 50,000, or rather 12,500 watts on AM?), weather, rejoin `Red Eye`, 0706 UT cuts off again, and I QRT. Next check at 1358 UT, KOKC is back on 1520 when it may matter a bit more in the daytime (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SUDAN [and non]. 15550, Dec 20 at 1522, heavy CCI among WJHR USB gospel huxter, R. Tamazuj Arabish talk via VATICAN, and tone jammer from SUDAN itself; 1530 on to R. Dabanga. 48 hours earlier, WJHR was alone.

Dan Sheedy, CA, agrees, ``Tamazuj-15550 started at 1530 today (18 Dec.) and way out of synch with 13800 as well`` and ``SUDAN [non] 15550 R. Tamazuj (via SMG) *1500+ 19 Dec. Back on at regular time after goofing off on 18 Dec. until 1528 (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA PL606 'barefoot')`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1752 monitoring: confirmed Friday Dec 19 at 2130.5 on WRMI 7570 & 15770, good on both. Next:
Sun 0200 on WH2XDE-1 Victor NY 1750 kHz
Sun 0231 on KVOH 9975
Sun 2300 on WRMI 11580
Mon 0400v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB
Mon 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955
Wed 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Wed 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Wed 1415 on WRMI 9955
Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395, Fri Dec 19 at 1505, Global 24 via WRMI again misses `Democracy Now`, instead Bach fill music. Signal is again generally fair in the daytime, very good late at night.

9395, Sat Dec 20 at 1456, outro Wanda Landowská performance on `Classical & Beyond` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7555, Dec 19 at 0641, NO signal from WEWN Spanish, as one of their three transmitters is again down. Still weakly audible on 11520 & 11870. Almost 24 hours later, Dec 20 at 0634, 7555 is back on with VG signal about what else? misericordia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. 15150, Dec 20 at 1525, wild S Asian music, alternating vocal and flutish; 1528 ID in unknown language as Adventist World Radio, so it`s the scheduled Punjabi via Nauen, GERMANY until 1529* We are indeed indebted to AWR for preserving music of countless cultures while going about converting targets to their particular Christian sect (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1010, Dec 20 at 0707 UT I rouse from dozing since my final bandscan has stopped here for some nice steady Spanish music, unfamiliar but probably religious. Break mentions ``Centro Sana``?? or something like that, says Spanish programming is from 6 de la tarde hasta 6 de la mañana ``en esta estación``.

It loops WSW/ENE, and is a very steady signal, really no fading propagationally or from SAHs; yet copy is not easy as the modulation is rather muddy with cutouts in the produxion, bad mixing of music beds.

After a bit more music, piece is cut off for adstring starting at 0710 UT. This goes on and on and on and on, as I vainly keep listening for music to resume. Clues soon pile up that this is the station in the Phœnix AZ market: Numerous ads with 602-AC phone numbers, food priced in libras, La Fiesta Restaurante y Tortellería en Avondale AZ; 0716 UT something in Mesa with a 480-AC phone; 0719 UT Frank`s Barber Shop (but still in Spanish); 0720 UT maybe canned ID, plugging J.C., postal address in Phoenix. 0722 UT repeat announcement about Spanish hours en esta estación de lunes a viernes [but this is now sábado]. 0723 UT ad with echo SFX mentioning pecados, vida eterna, etc. 0727 oración from ejercitodeamor.org; 0728 FINALLY a song, or rather hymn after 18 MINUTES OF ADS. Good night!

At some point I did hear some call letters go by, which match the listing of: KXXT, Tolleson AZ, U5, 15000/250 watts, Family Values Radio. Day pattern is circular, tangent eastward, no doubt also day power now in the nightmiddle (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6161-SSB, Dec 20 at 0636, weak 2-way in colloquial Spanish, wasting no time occupying bandwidth of silent RHC 6165, but now with a het from the 6160 CKZ`s (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15573-SSB, approx., Dec 19 at 1420, 2-way in colloquial Spanish, one stronger than the other and with lots of background `engine` noise. KBSWR ``North American`` service on 15575 is a joke, not even enough carrier to het this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 29620-NFM, Dec 20 at 1547, some repeater has strong rock steady signal but rather useless. I hear 2-tones hi/lo periodically, occasional distorted Spanish breaking thru, ``ola prueba``, but mostly fragmentary and distorted; hums. Carrier occasionally drops off. A weak Morse ID goes by once and I miss it. This list http://www.qsl.net/kc4qlp/10meterrepeater.html
has 42 North American repeaters on this frequency; however, considering the skip distance I`d guess the most distant, W1OJ in Boston MA. This older list has countless more around the world:http://www.thiecom.de/10mlist.htm
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1853 UT December 20

EMR - Intersoundradio & HLR

European Music Radio Relay on 21st of December 2014

08.00 to 09.00 UTC  (Gohren) on 7265 KHz  Tom & Mike Taylor

09.00 to 10.00 UTC  (Gohren) on 9485 KHz  Tom & Mike Taylor 

Intersoundradio

10.00 to 11.00 UTC,   (Gohren) on 9485 KHz (intersoundradio@hotmail.com)

Please send all E.M.R. reports to:  studio@emr.org.uk  Thank you!

EMR Internet repeats on Sunday and Monday:    

Programme repeats are at the following times: 08.00, 13.00, 17.00, 20.00 UTC

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the "EMR internet radio" button

which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).

or www.tunein.com and sign in  

If you live outside the listening area please try the Twente/Netherlands Web Receiver at http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

Every Sunday HLR:

12.00 to 16.00 UTC on 9485 kHz

E-mail: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio.de  Thank you!

Good Listening!

73s,  Tom

UNIDentified carrier with test tone on 15600 kHz

UNIDentified carrier with test tone on 15600 kHz

Videos:

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2014/12/unidentified-carrier-with-test-tone-on.html

--

73!
Ivo Ivanov


QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/