SWLDXBulgaria News July 5

GERMANY   Good signal of Deutscher Wetterdienst in German, July 5
0604-0630 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu CUSB, not on 6180
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-deutscher-wetterdienst.html

GREECE   Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz & 9935 kHz on July 5:
0400-0800 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3
0400-0800 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1
* incl. nx in Serbian, Romanian, Spanish, Russian, Polish,
Albanian and Arabic. Today missing Italian. Off at 0802UT.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-9935-khz-on.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of S06s Russian Lady on July 5
0740-0746 on 11655 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-on.html

USA(non)   Frequency changes of VOA Deewa Radio in Pashto
0100-0400 NF 15205 UDO 250 kW / 304 deg to WeAs, ex 13840
1300-1700 NF 15650 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs, ex  9335
1500-1700 NF 12150 UDO 250 kW / 311 deg to WeAs, ex  7540
1700-1900 NF 12150 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs, ex  9335
1700-1900 NF  9335 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs, ex  9780
Full updated schedule of VOA Deewa Radio July 2
0100-0130 on 11700 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs
0100-0130 on 12035 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs
0100-0130 on 15205 UDO 250 kW / 304 deg to WeAs

0130-0300 on 11700 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs
0130-0300 on 12035 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
0130-0300 on 15205 UDO 250 kW / 304 deg to WeAs

0300-0400 on 11700 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
0300-0400 on 12035 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
0300-0400 on 15205 UDO 250 kW / 304 deg to WeAs

1300-1400 on  9310 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to WeAs
1300-1400 on 12035 UDO 250 kW / 305 deg to WeAs
1300-1400 on 13590 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to WeAs
1300-1400 on 15650 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs

1400-1430 on  9310 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
1400-1430 on 12035 UDO 250 kW / 305 deg to WeAs
1400-1430 on 13590 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
1400-1430 on 15650 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs

1430-1500 on  9310 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to WeAs
1430-1500 on 12035 UDO 250 kW / 305 deg to WeAs
1430-1500 on 13590 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
1430-1500 on 15650 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs

1500-1700 on  9310 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to WeAs
1500-1700 on 12150 UDO 250 kW / 311 deg to WeAs
1500-1700 on 13590 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
1500-1700 on 15650 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs

1700-1800 on  7540 UDO 250 kW / 311 deg to WeAs
1700-1800 on  9310 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to WeAs
1700-1800 on  9335 KWT 250 kW / 078 deg to WeAs
1700-1800 on 12150 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg to WeAs
Videos will be uploaded later today after 17UT.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/frequency-changes-of-voa-deewa-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/

Agenda DX 05/07/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Majaguabo, Cuba (1982)
Radio Inca del Perù, 4762 Khz (1952)

Glenn Hauser logs July 4-5, 2016

Updated:

DX/SWL/Media Programs:

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

Alan Roe`s Hitlist of SW station linx:

http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

World of Radio schedules:

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

** ALBANIA. 9855-, July 5 at 0144 check, R. Tirana still suffering horrible problem of humroar atop some talk in presumed English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** AUSTRALIA. 12085, July 5 at 1306, RA reactivated here after AWOL yesterday, `The Daily Planet` introducing eclectic music hour in store, including double-bass (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHAD. 6165, re my presumed log July 4 circa 0600, Thorsten Hallmann and Wolfgang Büschel in Germany say they are still not hearing it in their evenings, very irregular? Nor could I detect it July 5 circa 0600 as RHC stayed on (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11785, July 5 at 1333, Firedragon! jamming music against understation in Chinese, which is VOA at 09-15 alternating Thailand and Tinang sites. Normally it`s CNR1 jamming instead, but familiar segments including ``ramshorn`` at 1351, drumming 1352. Cursory bandscan 10-17 MHz does not find any OOB FD nor elsewhere on 25m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, July 5 at 0418 tuneby RHC English, Ed mentions they are on [anonymous] SW frequencies, also on FM 102.5 Habana, 103.1 Mayabeque, and 91.7 [sic] Isle of Pines (a.k.a. Youth). While website

http://www.radiohc.cu/interesantes/frecuencias

which is really embedded pdf, continues to claim it`s on 97.1. Contadixion good enough for unelected government work? It also claims webcasting is in ``audio real``, while it`s really Windows media (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960.00-USB, July 4 at 2353, unID S5 signal with song about rock & roll. Also unID in only two other logs here:

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,28928.0.html

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1832 monitoring: confirmed Monday July 4 after 2330 on WBCQ, 9330.000-CUSB! S9+10. Next:

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12105, July 5 at 0145, S9+30, WTWW-3 is back to Bibling, this time in Arabic. Are they now jumbling the language rotation randomly? Arabic in the middle of the Afro-Eur-Asian night makes no more sense than Russian, of course. Arabic was originally at 22-23 UT per

http://wtww.us/pages/bible-worldwide.php

which expresses times only in CDT; ``Worldwide``, indeed! 

12104.980, July 5 at 1846 check, WTWW-3, Ted spells B-I-B-L-E a few times for the illiterate audience, announcing in English that this hour is in Russian --- that`s more like a reasonable time, if it really propagate all the way to Moscow. So I check UTwente at 1851 and hear only a trace of talk below the noise level (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VANUATU. 7259.965, July 5 at 0611, JBA but steady carrier here with noise level amounting to S5, also vs intermittent QRhAM on LSB. Presumed R. Vanuatu. Wolfgang Büschel had it on 7259.957, June 7 via SDR in Brisbane; Ron Howard says it was measured June 27 by Mauno Ritola on 7259.943 with carrier staying on long past earlied 1018 sign-off; how is that saving money? Their sunset was 0625 UT. Urumqi is also on 7260 at 0611 per Aoki, but it`s midday there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11995, July 5 at 0349, strong S9+ carrier and off. Most likely MADAGASCAR, tuning up for the BBC Somali at 0400-0430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1858 UT July 5

Glenn Hauser logs July 4, 2016

** AUSTRALIA. 12085, July 4 at 1321, RA is missing, but still on weak 12065 and strong 9580, during `The Daily Planet` with intriguing music announced later as from Arnhem Land, Groote Eylandt. That name has always intrigued me too, ``big island``? Looks like it might be of Dutch origin, but Google Translate insists it`s English and needs no further translation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHAD. 6165, July 4 at 0553, I`ve almost dozed off during bandscan, stopped here for some S7 vocal music. Sounds African, and quick check of 6000, 6060 and 6100 finds it not the same music RHC English is playing, so it must be Ndjamena with RHC missing from 6165. But as I start to measure the frequency, RHC 6165.00 carrier is back on with ID but barely modulated, yet enough to block Chad, which is just a few Hz away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CONGO. 6115, July 4 at 0603, music very poor S7, so is it R. Nikkei-2 from JAPAN, or R. Congo from Brazzaville? RN2 is // on 9760, but that signal is too poor to compare. In winter it would be a toss-up, but now at midsummer, sunset in Chiba is not until 1000 UT, and then would have to cross a path with the Midnight Sun impinging, so make it Congo, where Brazzaville`s sunrise was less than an hour ago at 0507 UT. Six months from now, sunset upon Chiba will be 0739 UT, with propagation possible a sesquihour earlier into the low-solar-angle winter night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 17730, July 4 at 1404, RHC is S9 but dead air? No, it`s just barely modulated. This one nominally runs until 1500 while 17580 is off at 1400. Very poor 16m propagation makes 17730 nonetheless the SSOB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CHAD

** NIGERIA [non]. 9515, Monday July 4 at 0520, hilife music at S9+10 fading to S6, so Radio Niger Delta, via FRANCE, is back after taking Sunday off. (Others checked the 19-20 July 3 broadcast on 11985 and it was also AWOL.) 9515 signal is again equivalent to Algeria via France on 9535 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17530, July 4 at 1406, open carrier/dead air at S8, presumably Greenville transmitter test for later broadcast, often carried out after 10 am local (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN. 11750, July 4 at 0528, VG S9+20 in tonal African language, with sounders until cut off abruptly at about 0528:35*. Carrier on & off again, stays off past 0531. HFCC shows it`s VOA Hausa via SMG at 0500-0530 daily, tho I hadn`t noticed such a bigsig from it before; violating Separation of Church & State. Tho allegedly aimed south, another example of SMG`s enhanced offbeam coverage (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZAMBIA. 9680, July 4 at 0522, Voice of Hope Africa is poor at only S4-S6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11892.0-USB, July 4 at 0537, 2-way INTRUDERS in unknown language, S9 peaks, spirited conversation including laughing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1705 UT July 4

Log Roberto Pavanello

  1323 27/06 21.20  R. Base 101 - Vigonza IT MX suff.

  1530 27/06 21.25 VoA - Sao Tome' EE MX buono

 3905  01/07 20.40 R. Mustang -  EE ID e MX buono

 4835 2/07 21.15 VL8A - Alice Springs EE NX suff.

 6090  01/07 20.55 FRCN - Kaduna Hausa MX afro buono

 6225  03/07 09.30 R. Casanova -  Dutch ID e MX buono

 6235  01/07 20.30 R. Zwarte Panter -  EE ID e MX buono

  6260 27/06 21.10 R. Batavier -  EE  ID e MX buono

 6295  03/07 08.15 R. King SW -  EE ID e MX buono

 6285  01/07 21.00 R. Focus Int. -  EE ID e MX buono

 6375  01/07 20.35 R. Python -  EE ID e MX buono

 9525  02/07 18.05 Voice of Indonesia - Jakarta Tedesco NX buono

10000 27/06 21.00 BPM - Lintong Cinese ID e pip pip buono

10000  01/07 21.15 Obs. Nac. - Rio de Janeiro PP ID e ora suff.

11735  02/07 18.00 Zanzibar BC - Swahili MX afro buono

11765  01/07 20.50 R. Deus è Amor - Curitiba PP predica suff.

15190  02/07 18.10 R. Pilipinas - Filippino NX buono

15345  01/7 20.45 R.A.E. - Buenos Aires FF ID buono

15345  02/7 18.20 R. Nacional - Buenos Aires SS intervista buono

 

Roberto Pavanello

Vercelli / Italia

Glenn Hauser logs July 3-4, 2016

** CUBA. UNIDENTIFIED. 9530, July 4 at 0139, JBA carrier which I often have around this time, also lite pulse jamming. A more likely explanation here than the second harmonic of Tajikistan, which Rumen Pankov often reports from Bulgaria, is 2 x 4765, Radio Progreso, CUBA. Just too weak to make out any music compared to what`s on 4765 now. 

Need to monitor whether the two cut off at exactly the same time circa 0400*. Which is exactly what I do July 4 starting just before 0400 --- 9530 with JBA carrier on the R75, 4765 with R. Progreso on the PL-880, each offset to different BFO pitches, and with two headphones overlapping on my head, one to each ear. And they do! Both cut off at exactly the same time, 0401:32*. So a definite ID on this. 

Now we need to look for further Progreso harmonix on 14295, 19060, just like Tajikistan; while the fifth on 23825, sixth on 28590 would be far less likely on the after-dark-only schedule starting at 0030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, July 4 at 0154, RHC English is S9+20 but just barely modulated, much softer sounding than // 6000 at S9+30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 15480.010, July 3 at 1952, music at S7-S9, brief announcement and off at 1959*. It`s AWR Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7610.01-AM, July 4 at 0131, soft music, S6 vs S9 Kansas storm noise level; still at 0200. Also UNIDENTIFIED to many in this thread, described as atmospheric music, like on Hearts of Space.

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,28914.0.html

Cf last night when 7610 bore MAC Shortwave/Red Beacon Radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UGANDA [non]. 15239.978, Sunday July 3 at 1610, WWRB with R. Munansi already, judging from the Luganda (?) lecturer, with long pauses, at first wondering if modulation is cutting out rather than his own style of speaking. S9 signal, then mod seems OK. 1822 recheck, still talk with pauses, modulation OK. So it seems that R. Munansi mostly-talk programming airs Sat 1700-1900, Sun 1600-1900, with the previous hour on Saturday attempted to be occupied by music from same source (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1832 monitoring: confirmed Sunday July 3 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.002-CUSB, S9. Also confirmed UT Monday July 4 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good. Also confirmed UT Monday July 4 at 0300 on Area 51 webcast, and at 0327 on WBCQ 5129.908-AM, S9+20. Also confirmed UT Monday July 4 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, good. Next:

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12104.96, July 4 at 0144, WTWW-3 now S9 with Bibling in Spanish, during the hour which used to be occupied by PPPP Junior in English, i.e. more of same SFAW but not // WTWW-1, which is S9+45 on 9475-. Seems the #3 schedule, if any, is being rejiggered, following the long silence (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0419 UT July 4

SWLDXBulgaria News July 3

GERMANY   Good signal of Radio DARC via MBR on July 3
0900-1000 on  6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-radio-darc-via-mbr-on.html

GERMANY   Good signal of Radio Joystick via MBR on July 3
1000-1100 on  7330 MOS 100 kW / 283 deg to CeEu German 1st Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-radio-joystick-via-mbr.html

GERMANY   Unscheduled broadcast of BCL News Radio via Channel 292, July 3
from 1105 on  6070 ROB 025 kW / non-dir to CeEu Italian and off at 1111UT
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/unscheduled-broadcast-of-bcl-news-radio.html

GERMANY   Good signal of Radio Tropicana via Hamburger Lokalradio, July 3
1100-1200 on  9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Spanish Sun CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-radio-tropicana-via.html

USA   Reception of World Wide Christian Radio WWCR-1, July 3
from 1200 on 15825 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-world-wide-christian-radio.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 Stereo 5 in onde medie

Nel pomeriggio,  a Brolo, paradiso dell'ascolto in onde medie e onde lunghe, ho ascoltato Radio Stero 5 su 1539 kHz. La stazione, stando alla pubblicità che manda in onda, opera dalla zona vesuviana e precisamente da Pompei. E' la classica radio FM che trasmette anche in AM. Segnale discreto: 45433. RX: Panasonic RF b-65 e antenna loop in ferrite autocostruita.

Buoni ascolti.

 

Giovanni Lorenzi

 

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 ITALIAN AMATEUR RADIO STATION 
 I T 9 T Z Z 
 ESCLUSIVAMENTE IN TELEGRAFIA 
 Sito web> www.webalice.it/it9tzz 
QRZ.com page> www.qrz.com/db/it9tzz

Glenn Hauser logs July 3, 2016

** BRAZIL. 11925.790, July 3 at 0548, S2 signal presumably R. Bandeirantes jumped/varied up to here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA [non]. 9515, July 3 at 0511 & 0540 chex, NO signal from Radio Niger Delta, so was it a flash in the pan or just takes Sundays off? 9535 Algeria via same site FRANCE is S7-S9 as usual with Qur`an (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA. 17745.075, July 3 at 1405, JBA carrier off-frequency. Aoki shows between 13 and 16, 17745 is nothing but BBC Somali via Meyerton (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SUDAN [non]. 11645, July 3 at 0551, R. Dabanga via VATICAN, S9 with Sunday Greek Orthodox chanting clearly audible underneath // weaker 9420, so once again in collision as VOG sometimes uses 11645 instead of 9935 (or nothing at all). BTW, have not noticed any tone or carrier jamming from Sudan lately around 11645, nor ex-11650 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1519 UT July 3

Agenda DX 04/07/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Indoamerica, Bolivia 1235 Khz (1942)
WVOZ, Puerto Rico 1520 Khz (1949)
Radio Continente, Caracas, Venezuela 5030 Khz (1936)
WRAI, Puerto Rico 1520 Khz (1949)

Ascolti AM Treviso 3 luglio

5975  03/07  0520 NHK World R. Japan, UK-Wofferton Px E 55555
6005  03/07  0521 BBC Radio, Ascension Px "Brexit" E 35543
6100  03/07  0523 Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta Px E 25533
7365  03/07  0526 HCJB Deutschland, Weenermoor Px rel. D 24533
9395  03/07  0528 WRMI -TruNews, Okeechobee Px E 25533
9420  03/07  0529 Voice of Greece, Avilis Px Gr 55555        
9790  03/07  0902 AWR Europe, Nauen Px "Studio DX 679" It 55555
15160 03/07  0958 KBS World Radio, Kimjae Px Info ID K 25533
15450 03/07 1000 AWR KSDA Guam, Agat Info ID E Px rel. M 25522
15595 03/07 1001 Radio Vaticana, S. Maria Galeria Mx Px rel."Angelus" It 35533
17850 03/07 1003 Radio Thailand, Udon Thani Px T 35544

73 da N. Marabello
QTH  Treviso, Italia
RX:   SONY ICF SW7600G
Ant.: esterna VHF orizzontale 230° 

Studio DX 679 - 03/07/2016

Glenn Hauser logs July 2-3, 2016

** ALBANIA. 9855-, July 3 at *0118:51 R. Tirana humbuzz atop IS starts up at S6 level, same old story and laments (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9925, UT Sunday July 3, The Mighty KBC via GERMANY has a good but not really good signal, 0030 break for a sesquiminute of Kim`s Radiogram allegedly presenting fireworx. Recheck at 0100 just in time to hear it going off, so again only one hour this week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA [non]. 9515, July 2 at 0459, JBA carrier, but *0500 S9-S6 signal choppy with deep fading, SINPO 35423, African music and sign-on in English as ``You are listening to Radio Niger Delta, the Voice of Peace, broadcasting from New York on 9515 ---`` with contact info: nigerdeltaradio@yahoo.coom, http://www.nigerdeltaradiovop.com [sic; see below] and also how to text them. ``News, views and comment on development of the Niger Delta``. Also gives two phone numbers. Says an interview will be coming up, but next from 0503 it`s an emphatic speaker but poor quality audio off Skype or something, unreadable. 0533 recheck, YL with contact info again, some music and back to speech; some more hilife music until 0540 final check, S7 to S4.

DXLD yg members have been reporting and opining about this. ``The "background" offered by this clickbaiting trash TV station may well be plain disinformation. It does not appear to use any research, beyond reproducing the announcement posted at https://www.facebook.com/radionigerdelta

This Facebook profile is active already for almost a year. It first pretended to support secessionist efforts (not the Igbo-Biafra ones but a separate "Republic Niger Delta"). Now this: "The broadcast declared total support for dialogue and extends its hand of fellowship to President Muhammadu Buhari. It also expressed its appreciation and readiness to continue working with National Security Adviser General Babagana Monguno."

It is apparently not just this armchair observer who suspects a black clandestine operation from the Nigerian government:

http://www.nairaland.com/3200915/radio-niger-delta-voice-peace

Kai Ludwig``

``It appears that the evening broadcast might simply be a repeat of the morning broadcast. At least that is what it seems to be on the first day of broadcasts. The introductory message says "Good morning, Nigeria" and the morning frequency of 9515 kHz is mentioned. Later in the broadcast, they mention they will be on the air again in the evening on 11985 kHz.

The website address mentioned in the broadcast (www.nigerdeltaradiovop.com) is incorrect. The actual URL is http://www.radionigerdeltavop.com

The name of the station is written on the website as both "Radio Niger Delta Voice of Peace" (more frequently) and "Radio Niger Delta — Voice of Peace" (i.e., with a dash; just in the site banner).

The station is clearly pro-federalist ("Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria"). Richard Langley, NB``

Wolfgang Büschel says the signal on 9515 is equivalent to the Algerian relay via FRANCE on 9535 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6930.00-USB, July 3 at 0022, rap music, S6 vs the S9 storm noise level. These logs say it was WJD Radio Indiana:

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,28895.0.html

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7610-AM, July 3 at 0044 I find a pirate here discussing times which don`t match current: 8:21 ET, 7:21 CT, etc., as monolog continues. Very poor S3 vs Kansas storm noise level of S5. 0048 brief music maybe a jingle, mostly music after 0050. 

0058 recheck is off, then much stronger carrier cuts on and off and on, same or different station? Now S9, 0101 starts talking with background noise, unreadable, then something about television from South America, blond blue-eyed beautiful Aryans; 0102 past 0117 nothing but music, classic rock segués. Wish he had put some IDs in there. By 0120 peaking at S9+20, and I refine frequency to 7609.97 --- then I have to quit and do some mowing before it gets dark even tho it`s above 27 degrees.

7610, recheck at 0243 July 3, it`s still on. Talking about gospel huxters, inviting Brother Scare to pay him to broadcast his stuff; S9+10, more rock music. At 0300, announcement of thanks and shoutout to Kentucky; correct time as 0300 hours UT, refers to X-FM on 6885 (which I have also been hearing; separate log), band improving, and 7610 op has been listening to 6885 which he says has SSB QRM from 6881, but clear if tuned on USB. Fourth of July wishes; tech details on his AM carrier: 15 amps at 240 volts. I still can`t understand an ID he seemingly gives before closedown at 0302*

MANY others have been logging this in HF Underground as MAC Shortwave:

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,28899.0.html

However, the closing ID is reported as Red Beacon Radio! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6950.00-USB, July 3 at 0112, big band music, soon Wolverine Radio ID, S9+25. Off at 0244 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6884.973-AM, July 3 at 0246 talk about July 4, great country of ours; 0248 ID ``XFM shortwave, glorious C-QUAM AM stereo``, greeting Tim Rahto; address xfmshortwave@gmail.com, phone number clearly copied is 408 800 6925. 408 AC is east of San Francisco CA, so it could be a forwarder. Another slogan: ``music to the power of X``. (7610 station was also listening and signed off at 0302 recommending we retune to XFM) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, July 3 at 0103, JBA carrier from R. Chaski, Urubamba until autocutoff at 0103:39* which is 13.5 seconds later than last check two nights ago, July 1 at 0103:25.5*, so averaging 6.75 seconds later per (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545, July 2 at 0542, music at S1-S4, presumably SIBC once again staying on day channel later than usual 0500* on the frequency all to itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SRI LANKA. 11905, July 3 at 0115, S1 SLBC prélude music underway, and 2+1 mis-timesignal ending at 0115:17.5 as expected (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UGANDA [non]. 15240, Sat July 2 at 1650, WWRB is out of whack, African(?) music modulation cutting off and on twice per second. Still at 1658, and same malady continues during formal opening of Radio Munansi, with anthem, and choral themesong. So the preceding music hour is obviously coming over the same feed. Isn`t anyone paying attention? Mick Delmage, Alberta said some good African music went haywire at 1610-1620+. My recheck at 1727 finds it now OK, the speaker in Luganda(?) with looong pauses so I first thought it was dead air. 

It remains doubtful that this broadcast is reaching Uganda. Ivo Ivanov thinks the azimuth is 45 degrees which is aiming at Paris, yet I could not get a readable signal via nearby UTwente, while Uganda is really 70 degrees from WWRB. Try again Sunday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1832 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, confirms the July 2 Sat 0630 airing on Hamburger Lokalradio, 6190-CUSB, which was preceded by Switzerland in Sound. Via UTwente I`m checking HLR 7265-CUSB starting at 1427 Sat July 2: seems nothing, then trace of a signal but too weak to recognize whether it`s my voice on MN+ or WOR, nor the WOR theme which should have played at 1431. No better during following semihour. Anyhow, HLR may be on the air. Also confirmed Sat July 2 at 2255 during the 2230 broadcast on WBCQ 9329.895-CUSB, good. Also confirmed UT Sunday July 3 at 0333 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, about 15 minutes in, at the NZ item, marred by heavy storm crashes from KS/MO, so started around 0317. Next:

Sun 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Mon 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW

Mon 0300v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

Mon 0330   WRMI 9955 to SSE  

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12105, July 3 at 0026, WTWW-3 is reactivated, first time heard in over a week, but no longer with Bibling Worldwide in various languages. Instead it`s country gospel music in English, soon canned ID by Ted, and again 0118; only S7-S8 while 9475 WTWW-1 is S9+50. Neither WTWW-2 frequency is on. 12105 is still on at 0253, ex-0200*, more country gospel music at S9-S7, and now 5085 WTWW-2 is on with same kind of music but not //, S9+40, while WTWW-1 has switched to 5830 with PPP at S9+30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9769.5-USB, July 3 at 0017, 2-way intruders, with whistling, maybe Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 12222.0-USB, July 2 at 1252, ``Kilo 85, this is Com-Com; out``. Or something like that; sounds US military tactical (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0456 UT July 3

Agenda DX 03/07/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Mambì, Cuba (1935)
Liberty Radio, Gran Bretagna 963 Khz (1995)
BBC Ascension relay (1966)
Radio Jornal de Commercio, Brasile 15145 Khz (1948)

SWLDXBulgaria News July 2

FRANCE(non)   Strong signal of Radio TV Algerienne via TDF on July 2
0600-0609 on 11985 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French news bulletin
0609-0651 on 11985 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic Holy Quran px
0651-0655 on 11985 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French news bulletin
0655-0659 on 11985 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic Holy Quran px
Full summer A-16 SW schedule of Radio TV Algerienne via TDF is here.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/strong-signal-of-radio-tv-algerienne.html

GERMANY   Weak to good signal of Hamburger Lokalradio in English on July 2
0600-0630 on  6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu CUSB Sat Switzerland In Sound
0630-0700 on  6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu CUSB Sat World of Radio#1832:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/weak-to-good-signal-of-hamburger.html

GERMANY   Weak signal of Europa 24 via Datteln, July 2
0700&1725 on  6150 DET 015 kW / non-dir to CeEu German
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/weak-signal-of-europa-24-via-datteln.html

GERMANY   Reception of DP07 Seewetter/R.MiAmigo and R.Slovakia Int on July 2
0730-0800 on  9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Daily  DP07 Seewetter
0800-1200 on  9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sat/Sun Radio MiAmigo
1200-1230 on  9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Daily  DP07 Seewetter
1230-1300 on  9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir to CeEu French Daily  R.Slovakia Int
1300-1330 on  9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir to CeEu English Daily R.Slovakia Int
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-dp07-seewetterrmiamigo-and.html

GERMANY   Reception of Missionswerk Friedensstimme via MBR, July 2
1200-1230 on 15320 NAU 250 kW / 060 deg to FERu Russian Sat
1600-1630 on 13750 NAU 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian Sat
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-missionswerk.html

GERMANY   Reception of HCJB Voice of The Andes via MBR, July 2
1530-1600 on 13800 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian Sat
1600-1630 on 13800 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Chechen Sat
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-hcjb-voice-of-andes-via.html

GERMANY   Updated SW schedule of Deutscher Wetterdienst from July 1:
0604-0630 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB, alt.6180
1204-1230 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB, alt.6180
1604-1630 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB, alt.6180
2004-2030 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB, alt.6180
1604UT is additional, but no signal; 2004UT is inactive transmission!
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2016/07/updated-sw-schedule-of-deutscher.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting via MBR, July 2
1400-1430 on 17650 ISS 250 kW / 083 deg to SoAs English 1st Sat
1430-1500 on 17650 ISS 250 kW / 083 deg to SoAs English Sat
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting.html

MADAGASCAR   Reception of WCB KNLS Madagascar World Voice on July 2
1800-1900 on  9570 MWV 100 kW / 355 deg to EaEu Russian KNLS The New Life Stn
1900-2000 on 11945 MWV 100 kW / 355 deg to N/ME Arabic Radio Feda
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-wcb-knls-madagascar-world.html

SECRETLAND(non)   SPL Secretbrod relay IRRS Radio Rasant on Saturday, July 2:
0800-0900 on  9510 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu German Sat, instead of R.City
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/spl-secretbrod-relay-irrs-radio-rasant.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of IRRS Radio Warra Wangeelaa-ti on July 2:
1500-1530 on 15515 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Oromo Sat via SPL Secretbrod
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-irrs-radio-warra-wangeelaa.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod July 2
Surprisingly today no broadcast in Arabic language from 1730UT
1700-1730 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Dly
1730-1800 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Arabic Mon-Sat
1730-1800 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/dimtse-radio-erena-via-spl-secretbrod.html

SRI LANKA   Good signal of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, July 2:
1630-1830 on 11750 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to N/ME Sinhala, relay City FM
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-sri-lanka-broadcasting.html

USA   Good signal of Brother HySTAIRical via WHRI Angel 1, July 2
1300-1400 on 17815 HRI 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English Sat/Sun
1400-1500 on 17815 HRI 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English Sat, LIVE
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-brother-hystairical-via.html

USA   Weak signal of Radio Munansi via WWRB Global 2 on July 2:
1655&1730 on 15240 WRB 115 kW / 045 deg to ENAm Ugandan Sat/Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/weak-signal-of-radio-munansi-via-wwrb.html

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73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

The K7RA Solar Update

Eight days with no sunspots, at least so far. Average daily sunspot number for our reporting week was down 33.6 points to zero. Earlier in this month we saw four days with a blank sun (sunspot number of zero) from June 3-6.

There were no sunspots during all of Field Day weekend.

The last time we saw a blank sun (before June 2016) was 2014. Just one day, on July 17, 2014. Sunspot number was zero, and only for one day. Prior to that, there were just two days in 2011, on January 27, and on August 14.

Prior to that there were 51 days with a blank sun in 2010, with 12 periods ranging from 1 to 13 days. The longest periods were 11 days beginning on May 9, 2010 and 13 days beginning on April 1, 2010.

These recent periods of no sunspot activity are a surprise to me, even though we are in a declining half of the solar cycle. I didn’t expect the extended periods with no sunspot activity would begin so early following the peak of Cycle 24. But perhaps we will see some extended periods of more sunspot activity, since we’ve seen in the past that nothing moves in a straight line up or down. There is plenty of variation.

Or perhaps that reference to memory suggests the classic gambler’s fallacy. This refers to the illogical feeling that because a particular ball in the lottery hasn’t been drawn for a long time that somehow it is overdue, making it more likely that the numbered ball will be drawn soon. This, of course, concerns only a random draw with all independent variables.

Mentioned earlier was the observation that the average daily sunspot number was zero over our reporting week (June 23-29) compared to 33.6 on the previous seven days. Average daily solar flux during the same two weeks dropped from 83.8 to 75.6.

Average daily planetary A index increased from 7 to 9, while the mid-latitude A index went from 6.9 to 9.1.

The latest prediction (June 30) sees solar flux at 75 on July 1-7, 80 on July 8, 80 on July 11, 82 on July 12-13, 80 on July 14-17, 78 on July 18-23, 77 on July 24 and 80 on July 25-31. Following this, the prediction shows solar flux rising two points for the first week in August...

http://www.arrl.org/news/the-k7ra-solar-update-432

Propagation News – 3 July 2016

The Sun has had another virtually spotless week with the solar flux index keeping stubbornly below 80. As we said last week, this is getting close to the kind of figures we expect to see at sunspot minimum, such as when the SFI touched 64 in June 2007. Geomagnetically, things were a little more settled than previous weeks with the K-index generally being two or three.

On Thursday a large coronal hole had rotated into a central position on the Sun, suggesting its plasma output could become geo-effective. If correct we could expect the K-index to soar this weekend, with the chance of visible aurora.

NOAA predicts the solar flux index will be around 80-82 over the next seven days. Other than the potential for unsettled geomagnetic conditions this weekend, the rest of the week looks like it could be better.

The Chilton Digisonde plots show the noon critical frequency as just below 5MHz on Wednesday, giving a predicted maximum usable frequency over a 3,000km path of about 17.8MHz. If you want to work DX via the F2 layer you may need to stay on 14MHz/20 metres during daytime. However, sporadic E should still give strong short-skip conditions at times on the HF bands from 20 metres upwards. Meanwhile, if you do work any decent DX on HF please tell Steve, G0KYA via email to G0KYA@QSL.net.

VHF and up propagation news:

The first hour of the GHz Bands UKAC last Monday brought some rain scatter propagation and the unsettled weather this coming week means more showers will be around again. This is likely to give more rain scatter for the GHz bands.

However, the main DX mode, tropo, needs areas of high pressure to succeed and the next week does seem dominated by low pressure for much of the time. Only at the very end of the week may we see a ridge from the Azores high move across southern Britain. This could give some limited tropo paths in the south and down across Biscay towards northern Spain.

The DX mode of choice at this time of year is still sporadic E, and recent events have confirmed the season is still in full progress. With recent openings to Spain on 2m, all the traditional VHF bands are in play from 10m up to 2m. The position of the jet streams are again likely to favour paths to south-east Europe round to Spain. If your shack time is limited, a good choice for sporadic E activity is late morning and early evening.

The Moon declination is positive, but the Moon’s orbit is taking it further out, meaning losses will rise towards the end of the week.

(RSGB)

Glenn Hauser logs July 1-2, 2016

** ALBANIA. 9854.973, July 2 at 0128, R. Tirana is S9 with interval signal, buried under the humbuzz like it has been for a couple weeks now. This is distressing, as we would hate for R. Tirana to become another zombie like Radio Cairo. As Wolfgang Büschel points out, this transmitter is Chinese-made, there are some Chinese operators at Shijak and more compatriots at Cërrik, so some of them ought to get busy and fix it! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11815.030, July 2 at 0111, ``Brasil Central`` ID in passing, by announcer enthusiastic about something but maybe not a silly ballgame as there are also bits of music. S5 signal now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA [non]. 11985, July 1 at 1900 on PL-880 portable, JBA carrier; hoping for more at 1928 on the NRD-545 & ALA-330 but still a JBA carrier. Scheduled this hour is a new clandestine (or is it just targeter?), Radio Niger Delta, Voice of Peace, which Ivo Ivanov says is probably via Issoudun, FRANCE, starting today in English at 1900-1955. We should have a better shot at their morning broadcast 0500-0555 on 9515. David Kernick, Interval Signals Online, found this info about it for the DXLD yg: 

http://www.igberetvnews.com/34262

"In the battle for hearts and minds in the Niger Delta, some Niger Delta agitators in Diaspora have established Radio Niger Delta Voice Of Peace in New York.

The radio which started transmission this (Friday) morning on 9515 KHZ 31 meter band from 6am-7am Nigerian time [0500-0600 UT] was received with clear signals in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Brass, Warri, Yenagoa, Sokoto, Niamey and Abidjan.

It started with Rex Lawson’s music with a male announcer calling the station ID as Radio Niger Delta Voice Of Peace. The one hour programme featured music, interview with Prince Collins Eselemo from Bayelsa.

The radio broadcast will include night transmission from 8pm-9pm on 11985 KHZ 25 meter band. [1900-2000 UT]

The broadcast declared total support for dialogue and extends its hand of fellowship to President Muhammadu Buhari. It also expressed its appreciation and readiness to continue working with National Security Adviser General Babagana Monguno." (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6925.00-USB, July 2 at 0133, the only pirate signal audible is S7-S5 vs storm noise level at least as loud, with João Felipe Sousa march music for the Fourth Weekend, but over at 0134 and announcement ``this is --- --- station``, only once, can`t read it, and off? A minute later CW VVV marker possibly from same station but can`t read it either as disrupted by ute blaaap bursts, and only sent once, nothing further past 0138. Well, HF Underground will have the answer --- NOT, but a couple other logs of it from Warwick to Denver, as unID:

http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,28886.0.html

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1832 monitoring: confirmed Friday July 1 at 2130 on WRMI 15770 but JBA; also 2130.5 on WRMI 13695, VG S9+20. Also confirmed Fri July 1 at 2330 on WBCQ 9329.963-CUSB. Next:

Sat 0630   HLR  6190-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1430   HLR  7265-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1930v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sat 2230   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sun 0310v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sun 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Mon 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW

Mon 0300v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

Mon 0330   WRMI 9955 to SSE  

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7489.95-AM, UT Sat July 2 at 0102, tune-in WBCQ for the rest of Allan Weiner Worldwide often running another half-sesquihour --- but no, this week AW is wrapping it up, ID and 0103 to gospel music which at first unseems of the quality Brother Scare would play, but indeed // more or less to WRMI frequencies, and soon BS himStairicalself. 

5129.9, July 2 at 0104, I try another WBCQ and find it`s JBA but at least initially sounds like the same music as on 7490. I think Allan said 3250 was also on tonight, but inaudible in summer storm noise level. 9330-CUSB had just signed off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12105, July 1 at 1930 check, WTWW-3 is still OFF --- did it break down, or Bible Worldwide run out of financial backing? Now into its second week of AWOL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** YEMEN [non]. 11860, July 2 at 0108, fair S6-S4 signal with Qur`an, 0109 to Arabic talk including ID ``Huna Sana`a``; then an assertive declamatory speech of some sort in the middle of their night (well, it`s still Ramadan, time for unbreakfast). Anyhow, better than usually heard, including in our mornings circa 1300-1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0410 UT July 2

Agenda DX 02/07/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Reloj, Costarica 4832 Khz (1945)

PCJ Radio International - From the Radio Netherlands Archive

In July PCJ Radio International will present a special two hour program called From the Radio Netherlands Archives.

The special program will broadcast material from the Radio Netherlands archives that has not been hear since it was originally broadcast. Material will be from 1947 to 1995 and will include some rare material.

Rare material will be from Jerry Cowan, Dody Cowan, Harry van Gelder, Eddie Startz, Tom Meijer and many others. Also included will be rare performances recorded at the wereldomroep of some internationally known artists.

The program will be presented by Paulette MacQuarrie; producer, editing will be Keith Perron who will also do the prologue.

This will be the first of a number of specials. Listeners who write in will also get a special e-QSL.

North America: 0100 to 0300UTC – Frequency 7570kHz July 18, 2016

Europe: 0600 to 0800UTC – Frequency 7780kHz July 17, 2016

For more information contact PCJ at pcj@pcjmedia.com

(via Keith Perron)

Solar activity forecast

Solar activity forecast for the period July 1 - July 7, 2016


Activity level: mostly very low
X-ray background flux (1.0-8.0 A): in the range A4.0-A9.5
Radio flux (10.7 cm): a fluctuation in the range 60-85 f.u.
Events: class C (0-1/day), class M (0/period), class X (0/period), proton (0/period)
Relative sunspot number (Ri): in the range 0-25

Tomas Blaha
RWC Prague, Astronomical Institute, Solar Dept., Ondrejov, Czech Republic
e-mail: sunwatch(at)asu.cas.cz

Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period June 29 - July 7, 2016


Unsettled: Jun 30 - Jul 02, 04 - 05
Active:  Jul 03 - 04
Minor storm: possible Jul 03
Major storm:0
Severe storm: 0

Geomagnetic activity summary:
Geomagnetic field is currently quiet. We expected active conditions
between July 2 - 4 when fast solar wind can influence the Earth
magnetosphere. 27 days ago, active conditions reached locally K=5 (Budkov
observatory) but it is less probable.
After the possible active episode, we expect return of quiet to unsettled
conditions to the end of forecasted time.

Tomas Bayer
RWC Prague
Institute of Geophysics of the ASCR, Prague
Department of Geomagnetism
Budkov observatory (BDV)

Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period July 1 - July 27, 2016


Geomagnetic field will be:
quiet on July 16 - 17, 26 - 27
mostly quiet on July 1, 6, 14 - 15, 18, 24 - 25
quiet to unsettled on July 4 - 5, 10, 13, 21 - 23
quiet to active on July 7 - 9, 11 - 12, 19 - 20
active to disturbed on July 2 - 3

Amplifications of the solar wind from coronal holes are expected:
on July 2 - 3, 7 - 9, 11 - 12, 19 - 20


Remarks:
- Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.

Petr Kolman, OK1MGW
Czech Propagation Interested Group
(OK1HH & OK1MGW, weekly forecasts since 1978)
e-mail: kolmanp(at)razdva.cz

SWLDXBulgaria News July 1

CUBA   Fair to good signal of Radio Habana Cuba, July 1
from 1130 on 11760 BAU 100 kW / non-dir to NCAm Spanish
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/fair-to-good-signal-of-radio-habana.html

EGYPT   UNIDentified station with Egyptian music again on air July 1
1100-1110 on  9600 unknown transmitter site, very poor signal today:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/unidentified-station-with-egyptian.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Xoriyo via TDF, July 1
1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-via-tdf-july-1.html

FRANCE(non)   Strong signal of Radio Publique Africaine via TDF, July 1:
1800-1858 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi and French Daily
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/strong-signal-of-radio-publique.html

GUAM   Weak to good signal of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in English on July 1
1527-1546 on 12120 TWR 100 kW / 293 deg to SEAs Mon-Sat, 1527-1557 from July 4
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/weak-to-good-signal-of-ktwr-trans-world.html

INDIA   Again unscheduled English broadcast of All India Radio on July 1:
0830-1135 on 11620*DEL 250 kW / 334 deg to SoAs Urdu, as scheduled in A16
1135-1140 on 11620*DEL 250 kW / 334 deg to SoAs English unscheduled txion
* co-ch weak 11620 XIA 500 kW / 073 deg to EaAs Eng/Jap China Radio Inter
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/again-unscheduled-english-broadcast-of.html

NIGERIA(non)   Radio Niger Delta Voice Of Peace, evening transmission on July 1:
1900-1955 on 11985 probably via TDF/ISS to WeAf English very good signal, videos
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/radio-niger-delta-voice-of-peace-begins.html

U.K.(non)   Changes of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk from July 1
1430-1500 on  9500 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Hindi FEBA Radio Wed-Sun, ex Daily
1500-1530 on  9445 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Dari R.Sadaye Zindagi is cancelled
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/changes-of-feba-radio-via-babcock-from.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, July 1:
1600-1630 on  7575 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock.html

U.K.(non)   Sedoye Bahar/Voice of Spring via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, July 1:
1730-1800 on  7495 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/sedoye-baharvoice-of-spring-via-babcock.html
USA vs GUAM   WRMI tx#1 Brother Stair vs KTWR Trans World Radio Asia, July 1
1200-1300 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair WRMI
1200-1215 on 11580 TWR 200 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Yi Sichuan KTWR TWR Asia
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/wrmi-tx1-brother-stair-vs-ktwr-trans.html

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73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal logs June 22-30

(SW coast obs., exc. those marked "CG" [which means Lisboa] after the SINPO rating).

ÁFRICA DO SUL

3320 SAUK/R.Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 2136-2153, 28/6, africânder, texto, entrevistas, chamadas de ouvintes; 45343.

ANGOLA

4949,8 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 2110-2123, 27/6, chamadas de ouvintes, texto; 25331.

BOLÍVIA

3310 R.Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2202-2214, 22/6, quíchua, texto; 25331.

BRASIL

4774,9 R.Congonhas, Congonhas MG, 2145-2156, 28/6, missa; 35342, modulação má.

4861,5 R.Alvorada (p), Londrina PR, 2102-2117, 27/6, texto; 15331.

4894,9 R.Novo Tempo (p), Co.º Grande MS, 2105-2119, 27/6, canções; 15331.

4925,2 R.Educação Rural, Tefé AM, 2148-2200, 22/6, canções, texto; 24331, QRM adj. pontual.

4985 R.Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 2133-2144, 23/6, prgr de futebol; 35443.

6135,2 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2209-2221, 22/6, noticiário nacional A Voz do Brasil; 34443.

9630v R.Aparecida. Sinal ausente, pelo menos, durante os períodos passíveis de serem captados.

9819,1 R. 9 de Julho, São Paulo SP, 2208-2218, 25/6, propag. relig., entrevistas; 33442, QRM adj. da CHN, em 9820.

11764,6 SRDA, Curitiba PR, 2201-2216, 23/6, noticiário nacional A Voz do Brasil; 34443, QRM adjacente.

11764,7 idem, 1016-1218,29/6, propag. relig., tradução de frases p/ inglês, ..., canções; 25442, QRM adj. mais tarde; SINPO de 23441, às 1200.

11815 R.Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 0913-1310, 26/6, canções, ..., texto; 34443, QRM na mesma freq., durante algum tempo; SINPO de 15441, às 1230.

11815 idem, 2114-2123, 27/6, prgr. de futebol; 32441, QRM adj. da ARS, em 11820.

15190,1 R.Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, 2211-..., 25/6, relato de jogo de futebol Cruzeiro x Palmeiras; 25433.

15190,1 idem, 1215-1430, 29/6, texto, ..., prgr. de futebol; 25442.

CANADÁ

6160 CKZN, São João da Terra Nova, 2134-2147, 26/6, inglês, entrevistas; 35342.

INDONÉSIA

3325 RRI, Palangkaraya, 2205-2216, 22/6, texto; 25331.

MALI

5995 R.Mali, Kati, 2139-2151, 23/6, dialecto local, texto, aparentemente, um prgr. de propag. corânica; 55333, modulação débil.

MAURITÂNIA

783 R.Mauritanie, Nuaquechote, foi, finalmente, captada; 2243-..., 24/6, prgr. em árabe, sobre o Alcorão, SINPO de 54444, QRM de E.  Captada nos dias ss., até 28/6, sensìvelmente à mesma h, c/ sinal variando entre o bom e o francamente mau.  Ontem 30/6, tentei o mesmo, já não na costa sudoeste, mas o único sinal de língua árabe provinha da Síria.

NOVA ZELÂNDIA

15720 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, 2157-2240, 28/6, inglês, texto, noticiário das 2200, ..., noticiário do Pacífico; 35433.

PIRATAS

3905 R.Quintus (p)_HOL, 2211-..., 24/6, canções; 25331.

4029 Laser Hot Hits_G, 2107-..., 30/6, inglês, música pop', texto; 25331 CG

6259,9 R.Batavier_HOL, 2124-..., 27/6, música pop'; 35332.

6265,4 R.Tango Italia (p)_I, 2118-..., 26/6, música argentina; 34332, QRM de

BLÚ.

6255,4 Free R Victoria_G, 2105-..., 30/6, música pop'; 35443 CG

6266,4 R.Batavier_HOL, 2103-..., 30/6, música pop'; 25341 CG

6305,1 R.Underground_G, 2112-..., 26/6, inglês, texto, música pop'; 25342.

6310 Mike R_HOL, 1926-..., 23/6, inglês, música, texto; 35332.

6324,8 R.Piraña Int'l_D?, 2115-..., 26/6, inglês, música pop', texto; 25331.

12255 Reflections Europe_IRL, 2106-..., 26/6, inglês, prgrs. de propag. relig.; 25342; // 6295.

SURINAME (?)

4990 R.Apintie (p), Paramaribo, 2155-..., 28/6, texto; 23341, QRM de sinal de ponto a ponto.

VIETNAME

6165 R.Voz do Vietname, Xuan Mai, 2148-2203, 23/6, hmong, texto; 24331, QRM adjacente.

Good DX and 73, Carlos. (DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Glenn Hauser logs June 30-July 1, 2016

** ALBANIA. 9854.97, July 1 at 0130, R. Tirana with usual humroar overpowering any English program modulation, signal averaging S8. This time it was not on as early as 0120 or even 0125 recheck, so I feared it would be totally turned off by now, which it might as well be until repaired/replaced (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA. 11710.36, July 1 at 0118, RAE with music at S9, better signal than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11881, July 1 at 0111, spurblob from 11780 RNA, approx. here tonight, 10 kHz closer to fundamental than it was last night. Match would be 11679 but totally blocked by 11670 RHC, which is dirty itself splashing out at least 11 kHz. Intermediately, I remeasure the fundamental at 11780.015, always slightly plus, but sounds OK, not giving a clue it is again messing up the band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 9321-9329, July 1 at 0145, humbuzz in this range, same awful sound as on 9315 from R. Cairo, so spurious from that. But no match on the low side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENINIG DIGEST)

** IRAN. 12025.008, July 1 at 0107, open carrier/dead air averaging S9; still there at 0229 down to S7 and maybe just barely modulated. This is scheduled as VIRI in Spanish, 0020-0320, 500 kW, 300 degrees from Sirjan (the duplicate registration for Kamalabad until 0220 only having been abolished). This is the way it is all, or most of the time, as first logged June 5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, July 1 at 0103, JBA carrier from Radio Chaski until cutoff at 0103:25.5*, which is 12 seconds later than last catch two nights before, June 29 until 0103:13.5* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1832 monitoring: confirmed Thursday June 30 at 2100 on WRMI 13695, very good. Also confirmed Thu June 30 after 2330 on WBCQ, 9329.874-CUSB, poor-fair. Next:

Fri 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Fri 2130.5 WRMI 13695 to NW

Fri 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 0630   HLR  6190-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1430   HLR  7265-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1930v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sat 2230   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sun 0310v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sun 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Mon 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW

Mon 0300v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

Mon 0330   WRMI 9955 to SSE  

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 11580, July 1 at 0122, WRMI with Qur`an, i.e. part of their `World Music` concert. At 0148 I am ready to recheck, betting it will be ``Up2 & Away``, and it is!! So now we know what fill the UT Friday 01-02 hour which is currently blank on the WRMI non-9955 programming grid. `World Music` does show on 11580 in the following hour, 02-03, not only on Friday but also UT Saturday and Wednesday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12105, July 1 at 0106 check, WTWW-3 is still OFF. Need to make cursory afternoon chex more often, in case it ever be on any more.

5830, July 1 at 0600 check, SFAW/PPPP is restarting another hour on WTWW-1, which has failed to broadcast on wrong day frequency tonight, 9475 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15816, 15820.5, 15829.5, 15834 approx., nasty spurblobs out of the 15825 WWCR transmitter at ~4.5 kHz intervals. Maybe a trace also on 15811.5 but none further. Not the same as the scratchy spurs sometimes heard circa 15685, 15965, much further away at plus/minus 140 kHz, not this time at 1419 check, tho sporadic-E-boosted fundamental has weakened a bit. 

Same problem just reported by Tobias (T²), in Germany: ``WWCR caught in the "bad audio trap": I randomly checked WWCR on 15825 Saturday 2016-06-25 around 2048z and found it had audio spurs in the frequency range around 4.4 to 4.5 kHz, which, luckily, is high enough to be easily filtered out by a narrow IF filter and, since there are no other stations next to this out-of-band channel, the chirps also shouldn't produce any interference with other broadcasters`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VIETNAM [non]. 12005, July 1 at 0230, VOV via Woofferton UK is S9+20 opening English by YL announcer who has an accent but clearly understood, unlike the OM newscaster who follows with a very heavy accent, hard to understand. I hate to seem like a language chauvinist, as I barely recognize a few words of Vietnamese, but there ought to be higher standards for broadcasters in ``English``. (BTW the same goes for some of the correspondents on NHK World TV news.) 

Being ``fluent`` in a foreign language to the extent of speaking (or reading) it correctly is one thing; doing so without overlaying a heavy accent is quite another. I hear some speaking e.g. Spanish correctly, i.e. it were transcribed, you would not see any errors, yet they speak it as if forcing it into English phonemes. Is it that big a step to switch to ``native-accent-mode``? Too much book-larnin`, I suppose, and too little attention to SW broadcasts. I on the other hand speak some foreign languages with (I think) a good accent tho my vocabulary is insufficient (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9655, July 1 at 0142, also earlier and later, no signal has reappeared from the Arab station heard UT June 29 only, but not on June 30 either. If it were Algeria via France, as suspected for a Ramadan special, it could still recur in the next few days (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 1608 UT July 1

RADIO MI AMIGO NEWSLETTER Special summer news update, 1 July 2016

SPECTACULAR NEWS!

- New International Saturday line-up

- The Return of Peter van Dam!

- New and improved web stream

- Free Radio with ‘Todays Technology’

ALL NEW INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY

This summer we are taking some major steps forward to live up to our reputation as 'Europe's fastest growing AM Radio station’, bringing back that great feeling of listening to Free Radio. Starting on Saturday, July 2nd, we present a brand new International line-up of spectacular Saturday shows for our international listeners.

Most of the Saturday will now be presented in English, while starting the day off in German and Dutch.

The new Saturday schedule:

6005 kHz 49m band and 9560 kHz 31m band:

8:00 - Good morning show - Cpt. Kord (German/English)

9:00 - Manneke pop - Peter van Dam (Dutch/English)

10:00 - Rockin' Ron's Time Machine - Ron O'Quinn (English)

11:00 - Soundtrack of the 60's - Paul Graham (English)

12:00 - Johnny's Offshore Radio Diary - Johnny Lewis (English)

13:00 - All Time Soul Top 500 - Bruno Hantson (English)

All times: Central European Time (CET).

Sunday’s schedule remains unchanged:

6005 kHz 49m band, 7310 kHz 41 m band and 9560 kHz 31m band:

8:00 and 12:00 - Bruno’s Soul Box - Bruno Hantson (English)

9:00 and 13:00 - Hello To The World - Lion Keezer (Dutch)

10:00 and 14:00 - Paul Newman’s Radio Shack (English)

11:00 and 15:00 - Lost and found - Jeffrey Willems (Dutch)

Radio Mi Amigo International News www.radiomiamigointernational.com 

FREE RADIO IS BACK AND ALIVE!

Radio Mi Amigo International is brought to you by a dedicated group of seasoned, professional international DJ's, many of whom learned their trade on great offshore station such as 'Radio Caroline' and 'Mi Amigo', ‘the Voice of Peace' and 'Swinging Radio England'.

Today's Radio Mi Amigo is not just your average 'Oldies station’. It is above all true 'Free Radio'. Our play lists are not computer generated, we never ‘voice-track’ and we don't just look at old charts and play their top-10 hits.

Our DJ's personally try and find those special songs that somehow bring back a memory or put a smile upon your -and our- face. Great offshore hits; sometimes one day wonders, B-sides, forgotten hits or great album tracks... and we even throw in some new songs if we feel like it. All tracks and shows have one thing in common: they all sound great on AM but also on FM or online - guaranteed to take you back to 'the Golden Era of Offshore AM Radio!

And so true Free Radio lives on, using today's technology such as modern studios, a more contemporary presentation style and great sounding internet web streams. But... still with that original Free Radio spirit and completely free of the harsh formats and rules that often makes today's radio sound boring and impersonal.

Radio Mi Amigo can be heard daily on Shortwave and on our new web stream online:

HELLO EUROPE!

DAILY 6005 and 3985 kHz 14:00 and 19:00 hrs [cet]

MONDAYS: Bruno’s Soul Box a fine selection of known and rare tracks from the great days of Northern Soul, Motown and Stax.

TUESDAYS: Former Radio Caroline and Laser 558 jock Johnny Lewis aka Stephen Bishop takes a closer look at some offshore radio hit charts.

WEDNESDAYS: Captain Kord revisits the great Offshore radio stations of the past, playing their hits, jingles + original air checks.

THURSDAYS: Lion Keezer presents the only Dutch edition of ‘Hello Europe’ but with the great international hits of the Radio Caroline All Time top-500.

FRIDAYS: ‘The Weekend Starts Here’ - Paul Graham (like Lion ex- Radio Caroline) with some ‘tasteful chatter’ and an even greater taste in music.

Many of our listeners are Radio enthusiasts who are into DX-ing, enjoying that warm familiar AM sound from the 'Golden Era of Offshore AM Radio'.

But as all of our programs are presented in the spirit of true Free Radio, with a unique selection of hand picked music you hear nowhere else, others prefer to listen to our shows and the music in hifi stereo via the internet.

As we cover large parts of Greater Europe and places where offshore radio was never heard, we decided to upgrade our live web stream with better audio (192 kbps) and better non-stop programming for those hours when we are not broadcasting on Europe's airwaves.

The new improved 192 kbps web stream will be on-line 24/7 as of Friday July 1st, relaying all our presented live Shortwave-, AM- and FM shows as they are broadcast.

And with a great selection of non-stop music, jingles and promo's during off-air hours.

Just click on 'listen' from any page of our website.

Since 2 months all our AM programmes are also broadcast on Radio Mi Amigo FM Stereo in Spain, Costa Blanca on 92.3 and 106 FM, so feel free to tune in if you're spending this year's holiday at the Costa Blanca!

If you're in the Baltic States, Stockholm or southern Scandinavia, our broadcasts can be heard on Medium Wave: AM 1485, on Saturday- and Sunday nights. See our website for schedules and all Shortwave, AM and FM frequencies."

Radio Niger Delta, Voice Of Peace begins transmission from July 1

NIGERIA(non)   Radio Niger Delta, Voice Of Peace begins transmission from
New York this Friday morning July 1 on shortwave 31 and 25 mb as follows:
0500-0555 on  9515 probably via TDF/ISS to WeAf English, strong on July 1
1900-1955 on 11985 probably via TDF/ISS to WeAf please check today july 1
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/radio-niger-delta-voice-of-peace-begins.html

--

73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

SWLDXBulgaria News June 29-July 1

CHINA   CRI via 2 unsynchronized txs on 17650 kHz, June 30
0900-0957 on 17650 KAS 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English
0900-0957 on 17650 KUN 500 kW / 135 deg to AUS  English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/cri-via-2-unsynchronized-txs-on-17650.html

FRANCE   Unscheduled broadcast of Radio France International, June 30:
0900-0915 on 17850 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg to CeAf French and off air
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/unscheduled-broadcast-of-radio-france.html

GREECE    Voice of Greece on 9420 and 9935 kHz on June 29:
from 1800 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
from 1800 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/voice-of-greece-on-9420-and-9935-khz-on.html

GREECE   Powerful signal Voice of Greece on a singe frequency 9420 kHz, July 1
from 0600 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 and off at 0604UTC:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/powerful-signal-voice-of-greece-on.html

NEW ZEALAND   Reception of Radio New Zealand International, June 29:
from 1900 on  9700 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific in AM
from 2000 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific in AM
from 2145 on 15720 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific in AM
Updated schedule of Radio New Zealand International, June 30 is here
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-radio-new-zealand.html

U.K.(non)   Fair to good signal of Radio ERGO via BaBcoCk, June 30
1200-1300 on 17845 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/fair-to-good-signal-of-radio-ergo-via.html

U.K.(non)   Strong signal of Trans World Radio Africa via BaBcoCk, June 30
1300-1315 on 17680 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Afar Thu-Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/strong-signal-of-trans-world-radio.html

U.K.(non)   Unscheduled broadcast on BBC via Ascension on June 30
1230-1240 on 21630 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf French/English and off air
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/unscheduled-broadcast-on-bbc-via.html

USA   Transmitter changes of WRMI Okeechobee from June 26
0000-2400 on  5015 YFR 100 kW / 222 deg to MEXI Brother Stair tx#09, ex tx#01
0000-2400 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu Brother Stair*tx#01, ex tx#09
* except other broadcaster/program 0000-0300, 1300-1500, 2000-2100, 2300-2400
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/transmitter-changes-of-wrmi-okeechobee.html

--

73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Web: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/

Agenda DX 01/07/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio San Francisco Solano, Perù 4750 Khz (1995)
Radio Copàn International, Honduras 15674 Khz (1993)
Radio Horizonte, Perù 4534 Khz (1992)
Radio 710 AM, Brasile (1958)
WXRF, Puerto Rico 1590 (1948)
Radio Ciudad del Mar, Cuba (1936)
Radio Reloj, Cuba (1947)
CMEC Radio Revolucion, Cuba (1933)
Radio Maldwin, Gran Bretagna 756 Khz (1993)
KSKO, Alaska 870 Khz (1981)
NSB, Giappone 3925 Khz (1954)
La Voz de Llano, Colombia 6115 Khz (1960)
CJCY, Canada 920 Khz (1982)
VOA Filippine (1969)
Radio Rio Negro, Argentina 1000 Khz (1963)

Glenn Hauser logs June 30, 2016

** AUSTRALIA. 9580, Thu June 30 after 1105, R. Australia with very engrossing discussion about cosmology, dark matter, etc., by Nobel scientists, usual very good signal. Outro before 1200 as having been from the World Festival of Science, ``To Infinity and Beyond!``. More excellent programming on SW tnx to ABC and RA; may they live long and prosper (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11669 & 11891, June 30 at 0421, approx. centres of extremely distorted scratchy spurs, modulation spikes matching talk from 11780, RNA, which on the fundamental itself still sounds OK, but here we go again! These spurs match plus and minus 111 kHz. First noted closer to 11895 QRMing a JBA carrier from algo. In case these are not first order spurs, I seek similar sounds closer to 11780 but do not hear any (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 2749-USB, June 30 at 0443, very poor YL voice with French intonation, which per the Canadian Coast Guard website at this hour is:

``MCTS Les Escoumins / VCF - Broadcasts 04:37 Natashquan 2749J3E Radiotelephony --- Technical marine synopsis and forecasts for marine areas: 215 to 221 and 301 to 302. Wave height forecasts for marine areas: 215, 217, 219, 220, 221, 301 and 302. Notices to Fish Harvesters (when available).`` And // on La Vernière 2598J3E, unheard.

My previous log of this was as in DXLD 16-03: Jan 17 also at 0443 --- CCG is not pointing out that this place is in les Îles de la Madeleine = Magdalen Islands (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9790, June 30 at 0431, CRI Cantonese relay is extremely strong, S9+50, providing wideband audio including birds tweeting, yet the speech audio is distorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 12084.97 on the NRD-545, June 30 at 0419, R. Cairo at S7 with open carrier/dead air, blessèd silence; but at 0556 recheck, 12085.053 on the R-75, it`s back to usual heavily distorted Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 11645, June 30 at 0428, R. Tamazuj ID in passing, S5 with no jamming around here or 11650, where it had been at previous tuneby 0423 and stronger. At 0428 without any break mentions R. Dabanga, and 0430 its singing ID. No Greece to cope with now since it`s still on 9935.

HFCC A-16 originally had only 11650 for PNW [Tamazuj] at 0330-0430 via MADAGASCAR, and also for PNW [Dabanga] at 0430-0600 via VATICAN, but in the meantime the Dabanga part only (for Sudan, not Sudan South) shifted to 11645 to avoid jamming. The handover axually must have happened about 0427 before I retuned in, and not co-ordinated with the exact time of programming feed switch. BTW, HFCC shows another station, unheard on 11650 at 0400-0500, CRI Vietnamese southward from Kunming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1832 monitoring: confirmed first SW broadcast, Thursday June 30 at 1130 on WRMI 9955, S9+10 and no jamming. Next:

Thu 2100   WRMI 13695 to NW

Thu 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Fri 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Fri 2130.5 WRMI 13695 to NW

Fri 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 0630   HLR  6190-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1430   HLR  7265-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1930v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sat 2230   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sun 0310v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sun 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Mon 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW

Mon 0300v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

Mon 0330   WRMI 9955 to SSE  

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9475-, June 30 at 0435, SFAW is still here at S5 to S3, as Ted has again failed to switch WTWW-1 transmitter to night frequency 5830 circa 0200, where there is nothing now. (WTWW-2, however is on correct 5085 with `Midnight [sic] in the Desert`, and modulating to boot.) 9475 recheck at 0553 is still on now, S9+10 via the other receiver, and STILL so at 1202. 

Fortunately no other stations are registered on 9475 between 02 and 14, so WTWW may feel no harm is done, and it doesn`t really matter which frequency they run overnight. (Here, it`s weak enough not to bother much stronger 9480 MWV Madagascar in English before 0500). HFCC does show co-channels on 9475 during our daytime, however: 1420-1650 Iran in Azeri, and 1745-1815, TWR Swaziland, but I gather WTWW is so weak over there that it doesn`t matter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZAMBIA. 9680, June 30 at 0454 tune-in, tone of about 1.1 kHz at S5, as Voice of Hope is already on air. 0457:35 start IS of guitar music alternating with ``From Zambia to the world, this is the Voice of Hope, Africa``, repeating every 28 seconds. SINPO 35433, best I have heard them yet, tho presumably still on the non-direxional antenna, (and *much* weaker than African Pathways, 9480, MWV Madagascar, which is about to wrap up its English hour). 

0501 change to sign-on announcement, ``With love from Zambia, this is the Voice of Hope broadcasting to all of Africa on 9860 kHz; this is the Voice of Hope`` and into song/hymn. So far announcer has been American accented, but 0504 over to an African harder to understand, stuff about Lusaka and the land. Now about S4 and measured on 9679.98. 0506 back to American with ``Love`` ID and ``Jesus said, ---``, tune-out. This broadcast is M-F only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1752 UT June 30