giovedì 5 gennaio 2017

Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal HF logs Dec 28-Jan 3

ÁFRICA DO SUL
3320 SAUK/R.Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 1936-1954, 01/1, africânder, prgr. de
música clássica; 35332.

ANGOLA
4949,7 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 1952-2005, 01/1, rubrica desportiva Gira
Bola; 44343, QRM de telegrafia.

AUSTRÁLIA
4835 VL8A, Alice Springs, Territ.º do Norte, 1712-1740, 02/1, inglês,
entrevista, música pop', conversa, noticiário das 1730; 35342.

9580 R.Austrália, Shepp. VIC, 1339-1355, 29/12, emissão em inglês dirigida
ao Pacífico, rubrica sobre política internacional; 35433. O trajecto do
sinal passa pela América do Norte, tal como a antena Beverage o demonstra.

12065 idem, 1340-1352, 29/12, emissão em inglês dirigida ao Pacífico,
rubrica sobre política internacional; 35332. Sinal muito melhor, às 1500.

12085 idem, 1040-1320, 31/12, emissão em inglês dirigida ao Pacífico,
canções, ..., noticiários; 35443. Sinal bastante pobre, pela 1300.

BOLÍVIA
3310 R.Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2221-2233, 28/12, quíchua, propag. relig.;
35343.

BRASIL
4775 R.Congonhas, Congonhas MG, 2218-2228, 01/1, texto; 32431, QRM do PRU.

4805 R.Dif.ª do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2321-2331, 02/1, noticiário nacional A
Voz do Brasil; 34342, QRM de CODAR.

4865 R.Verdes Florestas, Cruz.º do Sul AC, 2326-2338, 02/1, recitação do
terço, por pe. estrangeiro; 34342, QRM adjacente.

4875,1 R.Roraima, Boa Vista RR, 2223-2234, 01/1, canções; 33432, QRM de
sinal de ponto a ponto. Sinal muito bom, em 02/1, pelas 2330, hora em que
difundiam a Voz do Brasil.

4885 R.Club do Pará, Belém PA, 1933-1952, 28/12, rubrica de futebol,
anúncios comerciais, canções; 35343.

4925,2 R.Educação Rural, Tefé AM, 2225-2236, 01/1, propag. relig., canções a
condizer; 24342, QRM adj., da CHN, em 4920.

4985 R.Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 2229-2240, 01/1, rubrica musical
Sucessos; 34432, QRM de teletipo. // 11815 c/ SINPO 35443.

5035 R.Educação Rural, Coari AM, 2335-2346, 02/1, bênçãos, canções relig.;
35332.  P/ que não restem dúvidas, não se tratou da R.Aparecida ou doutra
qq., mas sim da R.Educ. Rural de Coari, que não captava há imenso tempo.

5940,8 R.Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, 2235-2245, 01/1, propag. relig. por
pregador em tom exaltado; 35433.

6040,4 R. B2, Curitiba PR, 2239-2249, 01/1, retransm. da R.Aparecida p/ o
prgr. Com A Mãe Aparecida; 34432, QRM adjacente.

6135,2 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2242-..., 01/1, prgr. Com A Mãe Aparecida,
incluindo a Campanha dos Devotos, canções; 34432, QRM adjacente.  Fora do
ar, em // 9630.

6180 R.Nacional da Amazónia, Parque do Rodeador DF, 1045-desvan. total 1215,
03/1, entrevista acerca de tópicos nacionais, conversa, informações; 15341.

9515 R.Marumby, Curitiba PR, 1852-1914, 30/12, noticiário, anúncios vários,
propag. relig. "temperada" c/ canções a condizer; 25432.

9565 SRDA, Curitiba PR, 1010-desvan. total 1130, 31/12, propag. relig. e
canções; 25432.

9664,9 R.Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, 1901-1914, 021/1, prgr. de propag.
relig. Militares na Evangelização; 45444.

9665 idem, 1104-desvan. total 1215, 02/1, canções relig., anúncios vários;
25432.

9674,9 R.Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 2200-2217, 29/12, rubrica de
propag. relig. Direcção Espiritual; 35433. A emissora reactivou, portanto, o
tx dos 31, mas o facto é que, entre 28DEZ e 03JAN, só nesse dia consegui
captá-lo.

9724,9 R. B2, Curitiba PR, 1050-desvan. total 1150, 03/1, prgr. acerca da
chamada Sr.ª da Aparecida, canções; 24431.

9819,4 R. 9 de Julho, São Paulo SP, 1912-1930, 01/1, canções noticiário
da R.Vaticano, anúncios comerciais; 35433.

9819,4 idem, 1105-desvan. total 1125, 02/1, canções, texto; 24431, QRM
adjacente.

11735 R.Transmundial, St.ª M.ª RS, 1838-1857, 30/12, propag. relig.,
noticiário, canções; 34443, QRM da TZA.

11735 idem, 1306-1328, 02/1, propag. relig.; 35443.

11764,7 SRDA, Curitiba PR, 1232-1305, 30/12, propag. relig., chamadas
de ouvintes; 24442, QRM adjacente, e QRM na mesma freq., às 1300.

11764,7 idem, 1933-1945, 01/1, propag. relig.; 35444.

11815 R.Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 1343-1357, 29/12, rubrica de futebol,
anúncios comerciais; 25443.

11815 idem, 1937-1958, 01/1, canções; 35444.

11815 idem, 1715-..., 02/1, rubrica musical Som da Tarde; 35444.

11854,9 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1341-1355, 29/12, canções; 24431,
QRM adjacente.

11895 R.Boa Vontade, Pt.º Alegre RS, 1939-1950, 01/1, propag. relig.;
24442, QRM adj.; sinal razoável, em 02/1, pelas 1720.

11895,1 idem, 1040-desvan. total 1210, 03/1, propag. relig., canções;
24442, QRM de sinal semelhante a "DRM", por vezes, bem forte, mas
que se foi dissipando.

11915,1 R.Gaúcha, Pt.º Alegre RS, 1307-1325, 02/1, revista de notícias
Chamada Geral (1.ª edição); 24432, QRM adjacente.

11925,2 R.Bandeirantes, São Paulo SP, 1238-1315, 30/12, noticiário,
anúncios comerciais; 34433, QRM adj. mais intenso, às 1300.

11925,2 idem, 1941-2001, 01/1, discussão acerca da política camarária
em São Paulo; 34443, QRM adjacente.

11934,7 R. B2, Curitiba PR, 1240-1310, 30/12, texto, relatos informativos,
anúncios de programação, tudo em Super Som da Manhã; 25432, QRM
adj., às 1300.

11934,8 idem, 2300-2311, 01/1, retransmissão da R.Aparecida, p/ o prgr.
Com A Mãe Aparecida; 25432.

15190 R.Inconfidência (?), Belo Horizonte MG, 2001-..., 31/12, texto, mas
imperceptível, tal a debilidade da modulação; 25342.

CANADÁ
6070 CFRB via CFRX, ambas de Toronto ON, 2246-2258, 01/1, inglês,
entrevista; 34432, QRM adjacente.

6160 CKZN, São João da Terra Nova, 1015-desvan. total 1145, 01/1, ionglês,
canções, texto; 25431.

CHINA
3900 Emissora de Hulun Buir, Hailar, 2341-2355, 02/1, mandarim, texto;
25331.

CONGO-Brazaville
6115 R.Congo, Brazzaville, 1840-1905, 29/12, francês, música pop', texto;
33432, QRM adjacente.

COREIA DO SUL
3480 Voz do Povo, Goiangue (clandestina), Coreia do Sul, 2215-2224, 01/1,
emissão em coreano dirigida à Coreia do Norte, texto, alguma música; 35332.

3912 , idem, 2213-2220, 01/1, cf. // 3480 supra, texto, alguma música;
33431, sinal empastelado pelos norte-coreanos.

3985 Eco de Esperança (clandestina), Geonggi-do, 2255-..., 01/1, emissão em
coreano dirigida à Coreia do Norte, texto; 22431, QRM da D + sinal de
empastelamento norte-coreano.

4557 Voz do Povo, Goiangue (clandestina), Coreia do Sul, 1835-18509, 31/12,
emissão em coreano dirigida à Coreia do Norte, texto; 23431, sinal
empastelado pelos norte-coreanos. // 3480, 3912, 6518, 6600; inaudível em //
4450.

4885 Eco de Esperança (clandestina), Sagan Hwaesongue, 1714-1725, 02/1,
emissão em coreano dirigida à Coreia do Norte, texto; 35332.

CUBA
5025 R.Rebelde, Bauta, 1030-desvan. total 1050, 02/1, texto; 25332.

ETIÓPIA
6110 R.Fana, Geja Jawe (ou Geja Dera?), 1834-1851, 29/12, língua local,
texto, música e canções do chamado Corno de África; 35343.

EUA
4840 WWCR, Nashville TN, 1025-desvan. total 1135, 01/1, inglês, propag.
relig.; 15431.

GUINÉ-Conacri
9650 R.Guinée, Sonfonia, 1931-1943, 01/1, francês, canções locais e notícias
também de carácter local; 34433, QRM adjacente.

9650 idem, 1127-..., 03/1, francês, chamadas de ouvintes, música pop' local,
emissão em língua local, canções cubanas (?); 55544, ou seja, pelo menos p/
a m/ localização, a recepção diurna, mesmo a meio do dia, é
incomparàvelmente melhor do que à noite.

ÍNDIA
4800 AIR Hyderabad, Telengana, 1706-1721, 02/1, música indiana, noticiário
em inglês, às 1730; 32441, QRM da CHN.

4920 AIR Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 1730-1740*, 02/1, noticiário em inglês, às
1730, e numa língua indiana, entre as 1730 e o fecho; 34433, QRM da CHN.

5010 AIR Thiruvananthapuram, Muttathura, 1717-1740*, 02/1, canções indianas,
texto, noticiário das 1730, em inglês e num idioma local; 35332.

MALÁSIA
9835 Sarawak FM via RTM, Kajang, 1101-desvan. total 1255, 02/1, noticiário,
canções, ..., oração corânica, música; 35443.

MALI
9635 R.Mali, Kati, 1125-..., 03/1, líng. local, texto, chamadas de ouvintes,
canções tradicionais; 45444, modulação algo fraca, mas perfeitamente
audível.

NOVA ZELÂNDIA
15720 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, *1959-2215, 31/12, sinal de ID, noticiário, ...,
entrevistas; 15331, mas o sinal melhorou um pouco, até às 2215.

PIRATAS
3905 Não identif._HOL?, 2215-..., 29/12, música pop'; 25432.

3925 Não identif._HOL?, 2218-..., 29/12, música; 23431, QRM de
radioamadores.

4029 Laser Hot Hits_G, 2319-..., 02/1, inglês, música pop', texto; 35332.

6239,7 R.Waves Int'l_F?, 2214-..., 31/12, música, IDs e anúncio do end.
postal, em diversas línguas; 35433.

PERU
4747,6 R.Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2232-2244, 01/1, castelhano, canções, anúncios
vários; 34433, QRM de CODAR.

4774,9 R.Tarma, Tarma, 2219-2230, 01/1, canções; 34443, QRM do B + CODAR.

4955 R.Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2332-2345, 02/1, castelhano, noticiário;
35342.

5980 R.Chaski, Cuzco, 2220-2229, 31/12, castelhano, texto; 23331, QRM
adjacente.

QUIRGUÍZIA / QUIRGUISTÃO
4010,2 KTRK-1, Bixqueque, 1701-1720, 02/1, quirguiz, texto, canções; 35433,
modulação algo fraca.

SOMÁLIA
7120 R.Hargueisa, Hargueisa, Somalilândia, 1836-1852, 29/12, língua local,
texto, canções; 24331, QRM de radioamadores.

TANZÂNIA
11735 Zanzibar BC, Dole, 1509-1545, 02/1, suaíli, texto, música; 34443, QRM
do B.

VIETNAME
9635 R.Voz do Vietname, Son Tay, 1113-desvan. total 1225, 30/12, vietnamita,
texto; 25432.  Sem ser perturbado pelo Mali, igualmente em 9635, mas c/
modulação algo baixa e, de resto, recebido c/ outra Beverage.

ZÂMBIA
5915 ZNBC-Radio 1, Lusaka, 1733-1754, 02/1, língua local, texto; 34432, QRM
adj., sinal em progressão.

Good DX & 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

VOA celebrates 75 years on 1 February 2017


The Voice of America celebrates its 75th anniversary on February 1, 2017. In honor of this momentous occasion, we are taking you on a journey around the U.S. to showcase vibrant and exciting celebrations that take place in various diaspora communities every year. From Persian New Year celebrations in Los Angeles to the West Indian American Day Parade in New York City, to Carnival in Puerto Rico, these celebrations highlight the multicultural diversity that makes the United States what it is today. For example, did you know that the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. all started with a gift of cherry trees from the mayor of Tokyo more than 100 years ago? 

Voice of America’s audience growth has been exponential. In fact, our 2016 numbers were the highest to date. We now reach a record number of 236.6 million people weekly around the globe through various platforms – television, radio, and the web. Every year more people get their news and information from digital platforms, so we placed a greater emphasis on social media this year, and our numbers skyrocketed. VOA sites now enjoy nearly seven  million hits weekly from people around the world.

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation anniversary

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation marks the 50th anniversary on january 5. The corporation has organized a number of programmes to mark this event during the New Year. The inaugural ceremony in this connection will be held today at the Kumarathunga studio under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. The newly constructed administrative building and modified studio complex will be declared open by the president.

A commemorative stamp and a first day cover will be issued to mark the golden jubilee anniversary of the SLBC. An investigative magazine regarding the history of Sri Lanka’s broadcasting will also be launched. An awarding ceremony will also be held to felicitate the staff members of SLBC. An all night pirith chanting ceremony will be held tonight and an alms giving will be offered to the maha sangha tomorrow.  All religious observances will also be held at the new building complex on Monday. The government has spent over 207 million rupees to upgrade the SLBC’s studio complex. Haputale transmitting station will also be developed at a cost of 100 million rupees. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting department was renamed as Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation in 1966.  It was again changed as Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in 1972.

Agenda DX 05/01/2017

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Sri Lanka BC (1967)
Radio Libertad Sport, Uruguay 890 Khz (1932)

mercoledì 4 gennaio 2017

More Brother HySTAIRical via Secretbrod, Jan.4

More Brother HySTAIRical via Secretbrod, Jan.4 from 1800 probably until 2100 on 9700 to WeEu

--
73!
Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Norway to start FM switchover on January 11th

The countdown is on to the official start of digital radio switchover in Norway, beginning on January 11th at 11:11.11am.

The formal ceremony in Norway will be watched by many countries around the world who themselves are heading towards a digital radio future, including the UK. Norway is the first country in the world to move the majority of its radio stations off FM.

Norway has 25 national radio channels via DAB and currently has five national radio channels via FM. The DAB network now covers the same as FM. 54% of digital listeners listen to radio on DAB; 19 per cent of digital listeners are on the net. Local radio stations outside the main cities will continue to broadcast in FM.

The FM networks will be switched off region by region, starting in Nordland. The event will take place in Bodø and the final switch-off will be done at 11.11 pm CET. 

The Norwegian Radio industry will be present in Bodø, represented by head of NRK radio and commercial radio. Also, head of BBC Radio, Helen Boaden, and head of Radio at EBU, Graham Dixon, will attend. 

An international seminar for European broadcasters will be held the day before the historic move to FM switch-off and an international press-conference will be broadcast on inRad.io via radio.no at 1pm GMT. 

Representatives from Digital Radio UK will be at the event, and will keep RadioToday readers up-to-date with developments from next week.


Reaction to the plan to remove stations from FM has not been welcomed in Norway, with a last-ditch attempt to postpone the move failing in the Norwegian parliament.
http://radio.no/countdown/

Log Manuel Méndez

ANGOLA, 4949.75, Radio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos, 1745-1850, 03-01, Portuguese, comments, at 1800 time signals, id. "Radio Nacional de Angola", news. 14321.

AUSTRALIA
2325, VL8T, Tennan Creek, NT, 2045-2057, 03-01, English, comments. Very weak. 14321.

2485, VL8K, Katherine, NT, 2040-2105, 03-01, English, comments, songs. 14321.

4835, VL8A, Alice Springs, NT, 2018-2107, 03-01, English, comments, at 2030 news. 24322.

5025, VL8K, Katherine, NT, 2140-2150, 03-01, English, comments. Interference from Rebelde, Cuba. 21321.

BOLIVIA
3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 0030-0037, 04-01, Quechua, comments. 24321.

5952.45, Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX, 0027-0036, 04-01, Spanish, comments, best on LSB. 14321.

6134.8, Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 0033-0046, 04-01, Spanish, comments. Interference from Radio Aparecida. 12321.

BRAZIL
4864.5, Radio Alvorada, Londrina, 0449-0514, 04-01, Portuguese, comments. Very weak. 14321.

4875.1, Radiodifusora Roraima, Boavista, 0031-040, 04-01, Brazilian songs, Portuguese, comments. 14321.

4885, Radio Clube do Pará, Belém, 2136-2146, 03-01, Portuguese, comments, no "A Voz do Brasil". 14321
Also 0518-0620, 04-01, Portuguese, Brazilian songs, id. "Radio Clube do Pará, Rede Amazonía de Comunicaçao". 24322.

4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 2136-2145, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 14321.

5939.8, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, 2135-2142, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil".  14321.

5965, Radio Transmundial, Santa María, 0640-0651, 04-01, Portuguese, religious comments and songs. 14321.

6120, Super Radio Deus e Amor, Sao Paulo, 0744-0755, 04-01, Portuguese, religious comments. 14321.

6135.18, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 0746-0805, 04-01, Portuguese, religious comments, id. "Na Radio Aparecida, Santuario Nacional". 24322.

6180, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, 2106-2110, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 34433.

9514.95, Radio Marumby, Curitiba, 2104-2107, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 14321.

9630, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 2132-2137, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 24322.

9664.95, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, 2111-2115, 03-01 , "A Voz do Brasil". 34433.

9674.9, Radio Cançao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista, 2058-2110, 03-01, Portuguese, comments, id. "... 4825 kHz, onda tropical, faixa de 49 metros, 6105 kHz, faixa de 25 metros, 9675 kHz..., at 2100 "A Voz do Brasil", "En Brasilia 19 horas, está no ar A Voz do Brasil". 24322. 
Also 0550-0610, 04-01, Portuguese, religious program "Estamos apresentando...", id. "Radio Cançao Nova". 24322.

9724.9, Radio RB2, Curitiba, 0748-0756, 04-01, Portuguese, religious comments, relaying Radio Aparecida. // 6135. 14321.

98819.3, Radio 9 de Julhho, Sao Paulo, 0750-0806, 04-01, Portuguese, religious comments. 14321.

11735, Radio Transmundial, Santa María, 1831-1840, 03-01, Portuguese, religious comments, id. "Esta e a Radio Transmundial...". 23322.

11764.6, Super Radio Deus e Amor, Curitiba, 2127-2136, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 34433.

11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 2126-2134, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 34433.

11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 2125-2136, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 23322.

11855, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 2128-2135, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 34433.

11895, Radio Voa Bontade, Porto Alegre, 2129-2138, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 24322.

11925.15, Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 2130-2141, 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 23322.

11934.7, Radio RB2, Curitiba, 2132-2136. 03-01, "A Voz do Brasil". 23322.

COLOMBIA, 5910, Alcaraván Radio, Puerto Lleras, 0509-0545, 04-01, Latin American songs, id. "Alcaraván Radio", Spanish, religious comments. 24322.
 
CONGO, 6115, Radio Congo, Brazaville, 1806-1820, 03-01, French, comments. 12321.

CUBA, 4765, Radio Progreso, La Habana, 0450-0500*, 04-01, Spanish, news, "Noticiero de Radio Progreso", "Concluye el noticiero resumen de Radio Progreso", "Radio Progreso, Cadena Nacional les ha ofrecido la programación de hoy", anthem and close. 34433.

GERMANY, 6085, Radio Mi Amigo, Kall Krekel, *0755.0830, 04-11, pop music, time signals, id. "...6085 kHz, Radio Mi Amigo International..", "Mi Amigo", English comments and pop music. 24322.

GUATEMALA, 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0540-0620, 04-01, English, religious songs and comments, Spanish, id. comment. 14321.

LIBERIA, 6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, 0540-0630, 04-01, English, religious songs and comments. 14321.

MALI, 5995, Radio Mali, Bamako, 0701-0723, 04-01, French, comments, id. "Radio Mali. 14321.

MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México., 0516-0540, 04-01, Latin American songs, Spanish, comments. 14321.
NIGERIA, 7255, Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu, 0629-0645, 04-01, tuning music, vernacular comments, "Nigeria". 34433.

PERU, 4774.9, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 0032-0044, 04-01, Spanish, comments. 14321.

TAJIKISTAN, 4765, Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, 1852-1910, 04-01, Tajik comments and songs. 24322.


Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Logs in Friol
Tecsun PL-880 and Sangean ATS-909X, cable antenna, 8 meters.

Agenda DX 04/01/2017

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Difusora Roraima, Brasile 4875 Khz (1957)

FESTE NAZIONALI
Festa dell'Indipendenza in Myanmar

martedì 3 gennaio 2017

Glenn Hauser logs January 2-3, 2017

** BRAZIL. 11925.179, Jan 3 at 0705, JBA carrier as R. Bandeirantes appears to have reverted to its off-frequency spot, after a while much closer to 11925.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ERITREA [non]. 11670, Jan 3 at 1504, S9+20 music then Arabic  exhortations, sounds like preaching, yes, then alleges ``Allahu Akhbar``. This is the weekly Tuesday broadcast of Radio Al-Mukhtar, via FRANCE, per Ivo Ivanov:
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
Shared with sibling station Radio Adal in same languages on Wed & Sat (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11600, Jan 3 at 1500, dead air for a minute or so after which it seems weaker, so site change by Denge Kurdistane? Might be PRIDNESTROVYE, FRANCE or BULGARIA. I haven`t tuned in early enough to track it more carefully (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 3 at 0700, no signal from VON when it should be going from Hausa to French; just an outage, or permanent ** BRAZIL. 11925.179, Jan 3 at 0705, JBA carrier as R. Bandeirantes appears to have reverted to its off-frequency spot, after a while much closer to 11925.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ERITREA [non]. 11670, Jan 3 at 1504, S9+20 music then Arabic  exhortations, sounds like preaching, yes, then alleges ``Allahu Akhbar``. This is the weekly Tuesday broadcast of Radio Al-Mukhtar, via FRANCE, per Ivo Ivanov:
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
Shared with sibling station Radio Adal in same languages on Wed & Sat (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11600, Jan 3 at 1500, dead air for a minute or so after which it seems weaker, so site change by Denge Kurdistane? Might be PRIDNESTROVYE, FRANCE or BULGARIA. I haven`t tuned in early enough to track it more carefully (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 3 at 0700, no signal from VON when it should be going from Hausa to French; just an outage, or permanent change? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Jan 2 at 2110, no signal from REE North American service; nor anything detectable on // 15390, 15500. It`s the third day in a row AWOL, which apparently no one else has noticed. I posted this to the noticiasdx yg, where some of the participants should know or be able to find out what`s going on with REE:

``REE desapareció wghauser 2 ene 17:19 --- Desde el 31 de diciembre, y todavía el primero y 2 de enero, no escuchamos nada en las frecuencias habituales de REE, ni en 9690 para América Norte, ni en 15390 ni 15500, entre las 19 y 23 horas TU. Temo que se hayan anulado este servicio, por lo menos en onda corta, sin aviso previo. Favor de enterarnos de qué pasa. 73, Guillermo Glenn Hauser``

One reply so far, Jan 3: ``Buenos días Glenn, hoy a las 1900 estaré chequeando las frecuencias de REE. Yo en días pasados no intenté sintonizarle. Me sorprende que hayan cancelado sin previo aviso, pero todo puede ser. Saludos. Manuel Méndez`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15220 & 11720, Monday Jan 2 at 2110 check, VOA Creole service is still gone on weekday, so assume canceled for 2017. Or totally rescheduled? Haiti no longer needs this? Or, did it ever? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1858 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Jan 3 after 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good but somewhat undermodulated. Not confirmed at same time on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, no signal, and 9265 WINB is VP. Next:
Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE
Tue 2300   WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030   WRMI 5850 to NW [NEW]
Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Note: Allan Weiner says that WOR will also be airing at variable unpredictable times during his Radio Jennifer service on expanded hours of WBCQ 5130v. Also, propagation has been so poor that one cannot always confirm the 9330 airings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490, Jan 2 at 2235, WBCQ with no CCI het unlike yesterday, gospel huxter proclaiming ``if you become a member of a church, you  join yourself to a whore``. Okey-dokey. It`s `The Remnant Ministry` scheduled this hour on Mondays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5765, Jan 3 at 0653, WRMIBS is missing. Then I check all other WRMI frequencies, and find something must be quite wrong at Okeechobee. 5015 is also off; 5950 also off. These are on: 5850 // 7730 with World Music instead of BS; 6855 with different World Music than the others, instead of BS; 7570 BS; 9395 TN; 9955 BS; 11580 music not BS.

15440 & 17790 & 13695 & 5015, Jan 3 at 1508, no signals, but the others are at least detectable at 1537 chex.

Oh2, WRMI has just updated their frequency sked, effective Jan 2! which I have conveniently tinied to
http://tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs

It`s not outages, but major 2017 revamp of scheduling, showing a drastic reduxion in Brother Scare hours, but still on ONLY about 4 frequencies at once. Here it is from the grid converted to text form:

 #1: 11580, 24h
 #2:  5985, 03-05 only
 #3:  7780, 22-12; 15770, 12-22 [but 7780 has been AWOL, still?]
 #4: 11530, 00-02 only
 #5:  6855, 24h
 #6:  9395, 24h
 #7: 21675, 14-23
 #8: 11825, 13-24 [no 5765 at night]
 #9:  5010 [sic, in header but no times; ex-5015 if it come back??]
#10:  9955, 24h
#11:  7570, 23-14 [NO 13695 daytime!]
#12:  5850, 23-14 [NO 15440 daytime!]
#13:  7730, 23-14 [NO 17790 daytime!]
#14:  5950, 11-12 & 22-01

What effect will this have on WORLD OF RADIO? 13695, Thu at 2130, probably our best time on WRMI, is gone, but R. Slovakia at 2100 has been moved to 11580. Not clear if 2130 programs make same move, as program schedules below have not been updated yet. New time for WOR is Wed 1030 on 5850. The others appear to be intact. No changes are shown to the 9955 schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5085, Jan 3 at 0236, WTWW-2 is S9+30 of dead air. I wonder what it might have modulated? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1180, Jan 2 at 2122 UT on caradio, rosary in Spanish, so skywave is already in from 25 kW KLPF Midland TX, Guadalupe net, making 2.2 Hz SAH with algo, probably Omaha KZOT The Deuce (not Duece) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VANUATU. 7260-, Jan 3 at 0700, JBA carrier on lo side, associated normally with R. Vanuatu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1736 UT January 3

 change? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Jan 2 at 2110, no signal from REE North American service; nor anything detectable on // 15390, 15500. It`s the third day in a row AWOL, which apparently no one else has noticed. I posted this to the noticiasdx yg, where some of the participants should know or be able to find out what`s going on with REE:

``REE desapareció wghauser 2 ene 17:19 --- Desde el 31 de diciembre, y todavía el primero y 2 de enero, no escuchamos nada en las frecuencias habituales de REE, ni en 9690 para América Norte, ni en 15390 ni 15500, entre las 19 y 23 horas TU. Temo que se hayan anulado este servicio, por lo menos en onda corta, sin aviso previo. Favor de enterarnos de qué pasa. 73, Guillermo Glenn Hauser``

One reply so far, Jan 3: ``Buenos días Glenn, hoy a las 1900 estaré chequeando las frecuencias de REE. Yo en días pasados no intenté sintonizarle. Me sorprende que hayan cancelado sin previo aviso, pero todo puede ser. Saludos. Manuel Méndez`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15220 & 11720, Monday Jan 2 at 2110 check, VOA Creole service is still gone on weekday, so assume canceled for 2017. Or totally rescheduled? Haiti no longer needs this? Or, did it ever? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1858 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Jan 3 after 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good but somewhat undermodulated. Not confirmed at same time on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, no signal, and 9265 WINB is VP. Next:
Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE
Tue 2300   WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030   WRMI 5850 to NW [NEW]
Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Note: Allan Weiner says that WOR will also be airing at variable unpredictable times during his Radio Jennifer service on expanded hours of WBCQ 5130v. Also, propagation has been so poor that one cannot always confirm the 9330 airings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490, Jan 2 at 2235, WBCQ with no CCI het unlike yesterday, gospel huxter proclaiming ``if you become a member of a church, you  join yourself to a whore``. Okey-dokey. It`s `The Remnant Ministry` scheduled this hour on Mondays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5765, Jan 3 at 0653, WRMIBS is missing. Then I check all other WRMI frequencies, and find something must be quite wrong at Okeechobee. 5015 is also off; 5950 also off. These are on: 5850 // 7730 with World Music instead of BS; 6855 with different World Music than the others, instead of BS; 7570 BS; 9395 TN; 9955 BS; 11580 music not BS.

15440 & 17790 & 13695 & 5015, Jan 3 at 1508, no signals, but the others are at least detectable at 1537 chex.

Oh2, WRMI has just updated their frequency sked, effective Jan 2! which I have conveniently tinied to
http://tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs

It`s not outages, but major 2017 revamp of scheduling, showing a drastic reduxion in Brother Scare hours, but still on ONLY about 4 frequencies at once. Here it is from the grid converted to text form:

 #1: 11580, 24h
 #2:  5985, 03-05 only
 #3:  7780, 22-12; 15770, 12-22 [but 7780 has been AWOL, still?]
 #4: 11530, 00-02 only
 #5:  6855, 24h
 #6:  9395, 24h
 #7: 21675, 14-23
 #8: 11825, 13-24 [no 5765 at night]
 #9:  5010 [sic, in header but no times; ex-5015 if it come back??]
#10:  9955, 24h
#11:  7570, 23-14 [NO 13695 daytime!]
#12:  5850, 23-14 [NO 15440 daytime!]
#13:  7730, 23-14 [NO 17790 daytime!]
#14:  5950, 11-12 & 22-01

What effect will this have on WORLD OF RADIO? 13695, Thu at 2130, probably our best time on WRMI, is gone, but R. Slovakia at 2100 has been moved to 11580. Not clear if 2130 programs make same move, as program schedules below have not been updated yet. New time for WOR is Wed 1030 on 5850. The others appear to be intact. No changes are shown to the 9955 schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5085, Jan 3 at 0236, WTWW-2 is S9+30 of dead air. I wonder what it might have modulated? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1180, Jan 2 at 2122 UT on caradio, rosary in Spanish, so skywave is already in from 25 kW KLPF Midland TX, Guadalupe net, making 2.2 Hz SAH with algo, probably Omaha KZOT The Deuce (not Duece) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VANUATU. 7260-, Jan 3 at 0700, JBA carrier on lo side, associated normally with R. Vanuatu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1736 UT January 3

Brother HySTAIRical via Secertbrod, Jan.2-3

Additional Brother HySTAIRical via Secertbrod
from 1500 probably until 1650/1655UT on unregistered 9465 to WeEu or ME

--
73!
Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525, Jan.3

Jan.3: Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525.0 kHz, instead of 9526.1 khz

--
73!
Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria
Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire

Schedule B16: TWR Europe (mediumwave)

TRANS WORLD RADIO - CAPE GRECO, CYPRUS


TIME/UTC   DAYS     LANGUAGE         FREQ   PWR   AZI    ZONES


2025-2040  123....  Arabic           1233   600   205    38,39,40
2025-2056  ...4...  Arabic           1233   600   205    38,39,40
2025-2126  .....67  Arabic           1233   600   205    38,39,40
2025-2156  ....5..  Arabic           1233   600   205    38,39,40
2041-2056  .2.....  Arabic/Jordanian 1233   600   205    38,39,40
2041-2056  1.3....  Arabic/Lebanese  1233   600   205    38,39,40
2056-2126  ...4...  Arabic/Egyptian  1233   600   205    38,39,40
2056-2156  123....  Arabic           1233   600   205    38,39,40
2126-2141  ......7  Arabic/Lebanese  1233   600   205    38,39,40
2126-2156  ...4...  Arabic           1233   600   205    38,39,40
2126-2156  .....6.  Arabic/Egyptian  1233   600   205    38,39,40
2141-2211  ......7  Arabic/Egyptian  1233   600   205    38,39,40


Day 1 =  Mon ... 7 = Sun


TWR - EUROPE, Vienna Office
Frequency Coordination
Trans World Radio
Postfach 141
A-1235 Vienna, Austria


Telephone: 2236-31248820   Fax: 2236-31248892
Visit our website at:  <http://www.twr.org>

Agenda DX 03/01/2017

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Cairo servizio italiano (1959)
Radio Barahona, Repubblica Dominicana 4940 Khz (1959)
KATZ, Missouri 1600 Khz (1955)
BBC Foreign Sce., Gran Bretagna 1296 Khz (1938)
KERN, California 1410 Khz (1932)

lunedì 2 gennaio 2017

Propagation outlook from Boulder

:Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2017 Jan 02 0408 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
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#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 26 Dec 2016 - 01 Jan 2017

Solar activity was at background levels through the period.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at
high levels from 26-31 Dec, dropping to normal to moderate levels
late on 31 Dec - 01 Jan due to increased geomagnetic activity from
the onset of a positive polarity CH HSS.

Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to G1 (Minor) storm
levels through the period. G1 conditions were observed early on 26
Dec as influence from a positive polarity CH HSS persisted from the
previous reporting period. The CH HSS began to wane early on 27 Dec,
causing a geomagnetic activity decrease to quiet to active levels.
As solar wind speeds continue their slow decline, quiet to unsettled
conditions on 28 Dec gave way to quiet conditions on 29-30 Dec.
Quiet to unsettled activity was once again observed beginning on 31
Dec as the onset of another positive polarity CH HSS was observed.
Wind speeds increased from around 300 km/s to between 450-550 km/s
as well as total magnetic field strength from around 5 nT to a peak
of nearly 20 nT at 31/1636 UTC. Active conditions were observed
early on 01 Jan as the CIR transitioned into the high-speed stream
proper. As total magnetic field strength gradually trended towards 5
nT, geomagnetic activity decreased to quiet to unsettled levels.

FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 02 - 28 JANUARY 2017

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels throughout the
outlook period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is
expected to be high on 02-03 Jan, 05-13 Jan, and 18-27 Jan; moderate
electron flux is expected on 04 Jan, 14-17 Jan and 28 Jan. All
increases in electron flux are anticipated in response to multiple,
recurrent CH HSSs

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at unsettled levels on
02 Jan, 08 Jan, 14 Jan and 23 Jan; active levels are expected on
03-04 Jan, 06-07 Jan, 20-22 Jan and 27-28 Jan; G1 (Minor) storm
levels are likely on 05 Jan and 17-19 Jan. All elevated geomagnetic
activity is anticipated in response to multiple, recurrent CH HSSs.
The remainder of the outlook period is expected to observe quiet
conditions under an ambient solar wind environment.

:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2017 Jan 02 0408 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2017-01-02
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2017 Jan 02      73          10          3
2017 Jan 03      73          12          4
2017 Jan 04      73          18          4
2017 Jan 05      73          24          5
2017 Jan 06      73          22          4
2017 Jan 07      75          15          4
2017 Jan 08      75           8          3
2017 Jan 09      75           5          2
2017 Jan 10      75           5          2
2017 Jan 11      75           5          2
2017 Jan 12      76           5          2
2017 Jan 13      76           5          2
2017 Jan 14      76          10          3
2017 Jan 15      77           5          2
2017 Jan 16      77           5          2
2017 Jan 17      77          25          5
2017 Jan 18      77          20          5
2017 Jan 19      77          25          5
2017 Jan 20      75          18          4
2017 Jan 21      75          20          4
2017 Jan 22      75          20          4
2017 Jan 23      75          10          3
2017 Jan 24      75           5          2
2017 Jan 25      74           5          2
2017 Jan 26      74           5          2
2017 Jan 27      74          12          4
2017 Jan 28      73          15          4
(SWPC via DXLD)

Glenn Hauser logs January 1-2, 2017


** ASCENSION. 6005, Jan 2 at 0542, BBCWS in English, mentions that they are on 93.9 in Nairobi, S9+15 here better than usual, such that the ``generator hum/whine`` is quite audible as it was many months ago and they were supposedly looking into fixing it. Then I check some other ASC frequencies:

7415, Jan 2 at 0547 with Dandal Kura, has the same hum!

7445, Jan 2 at 0547, BBCWS in English is VG at S9+25, even better than 6005, but NO hum here, so it only affects certain transmitters. (12095 also checked and poorly audible, but it`s Meyerton) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** CUBA. 6000, Jan 2 at 0541, RHC English with modulation breakup, suptorted. 6060 at 0543 is better in English, but modulation still rough; 6100 is VG strength and mod; 6165 is fair (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUATEMALA. 4055, UT Monday January 2 at 0534, surprised to find Radio Truth still on with nice Xmassy piano+ music, S9+25. Sunday night sign-off had been just after 0400, two hours earlier than on weekdays. Maybe extension for NY day only, if not NY eve? At 0559, hymn harmony in Spanish past 0600, then ``La Biblia dice``, unclear whether a program title or merely quoting the Bible; 0601 ``How Great Thou Art`` hymn in Spanish. I had been wondering how that lyric would convert to Spanish, sounds like ``Cuan grande sois``, and checking Google translate back to English, it comes out as ``how big are you``, not exactly grandiose as intended. Searching on letra for hymn in Spanish, there are other versions, as ``Qué grande eres!`` and ``Cuan grande es Él!``, switching to third person, not nearly so intimate. 

STILL on at final 0708 UT check, with Spanish ID for 4.05 MHz, QSL info, etc., maybe about to close? I measure it on 4054.991 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PALAU. 9960, Jan 2 at 1428, surprised to hear English from the ACI to 9955 WRMI Wavescan --- but it`s just a Voice of the Martyrs plug, and then WHR`s phone number for prayers, 1430 into Japanese, Furusato no Kaze. If you buy a T8WH or WHRI relay, WHR`s own promotions will be inserted adjacently, no matter what, even if you`re Commie Vietnamese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Sunday Jan 1 at 2122, REE North American frequency is missing again like yesterday. 100% service (4 frequencies at once) is often unachievable, so not sure yet whether this be another temporary outage, or cancellation, but timing of it at yearend is suspicious. Daily schedule had been 19-23 UT // 11685, 15390, 15500 (additional from 1500 weekends, not all on same frequencies) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15220 & 11720, Sunday January 1 at 2122 check, VOA Creole in English is AWOL again like it was yesteryear/yesterday Saturday. Must check Monday whether it`s also still gone weekdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1858 monitoring: not confirmed UT Monday Jan 2 at 0030 on WBCQ 9330, no signal (nor at 0134 check), and 9265 WINB was JBA carrier only, so maybe WBCQ on and not propagating. Confirmed UT Monday January 2 from 0401 on Area 51 via WBCQ, 5129.829-AM, fair. Also confirmed UT Mon Jan 2 at 0430 on WRMI webcast, but 9955 JBA carrier (while at 0400 earlier check during Prague it was good! And at 0700, 9955 with BS is S9+20). Next:
Tue 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 1200   WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE
Tue 2300   WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Note: Allan Weiner says that WOR will also be airing at variable unpredictable times during his Radio Jennifer service on expanded hours of WBCQ 5130v (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1010, Jan 2 at 0557 UT, EOE plug for My Hometown Media, then ESPN, fade for ID but presumably KTNZ Amarillo TX, the usual occupant. Searching on My Hometown Media, it`s hard to pin on Amarillo, however. There is such a radio group in Cherokee Village AR, three FMs, but no connexion to AM and there is no 1010 anywhere in Arkansas (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7490, Sunday Jan 1 at 2242, `Marion`s Attic` on off-frequency WBCQ already has a low audible het and some CCI, not English? Nothing scheduled before 2300 = BBCWS English via Thailand, but suspect that has been expanded, or something new. If it`s on by 2200 to stay, will QRM WOR Wednesdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1800 UT January 2

Vatican Radio ends 85 years of independent operations

On December 31, 2016, after more than 80 years of operation, Vatican Radio is being absorbed into the new Secretariat for Communications.

The move is part of Pope Francis' reorganization of Curial offices, and is intended to make better use of the Vatican's limited financial resources. According to Catholic World News, broadcasting programs will continue—at least for the near-term future—but Vatican Radio will no longer have its own corporate identity.

Today, Vatican Radio employs a staff of 355 representing 59 nationalities, mostly lay people, who together produce more than 66 hours of daily programming (24,117 hours annually). There are currently 45 languages used on air, and 38 languages on the website. Programs are broadcast via short wave, medium wave, FM and satellite.

In recent years, Vatican Radio has experimented with digital transmission technologies (DRM, T-DAB, T-DMB). Their news reports and bulletins have been widely distributed through newsletters, podcasts, audio and video, paving the way to a Web TV. Vatican Radio and CTV began their own YouTube channel in 2010, operating in four languages, and on Twitter (6 channels).


Today with the reform of Vatican communications operations, Vatican Radio director Msgr. Dario Vigano has indicated that he plans to pare down short-wave radio operations. Other broadcasts will continue, but with an eye to controlling costs: Vatican Radio has been losing between €20 and €30 million ($21 - $31.5 million) annually.

Agenda DX 02/01/2017

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
BBC Radio Newcastle, Gran Bretagna 1458 Khz (1971)

domenica 1 gennaio 2017

Glenn Hauser logs December 31, 2016-January 1, 2017


** AUSTRALIA. 9580, Dec 31 at 1817, music at S8-S5, must be R. Australia still propagating later than usual, midday here.

12085, Jan 1 at 1353, R. Australia discussing religious aspects of Bob Dylan`s music and the man. Also // much weaker 12065 and much stronger 9580. Looks like they are still doing religion on `Sunday Nights`. Yes, recheck at 1405 after news, this ``final hour of our summer series`` intros ``John Cleary on ABC Local Radio and Radio Australia``, an interview by guest Rachel Kahn(?) with a gay Catholic theologian/poet originally from Belfast about the `Spirit of Things`. 

That`s ``final hour`` in terms of today`s 3-hour broadcast, rather than forever. I hope there was not a misunderstanding last week when it was reported that `Sunday Night` had been canceled. Anyhow it appears to be rerunning until Janend when RA itself is canceled. That led to an enlightening thread in the DXLD yg discussing the merits of public service broadcasting, vs commercial, and how it is NOT the same as government-controlled broadcasting (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BOTSWANA. 11850, Sat Dec 31 at 2100, YDD and VOA ID cut off before ``signing off``, for dead air until 2101:30* It`s Hausa at 2030-2100 daily except Sundays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11780, Jan 1 at 0143, standing by for another New Year transition, which in the BDT area will be at 0200 UT. Normal programming from RNB/RNA, music, MPB, 0155 mentions Gilberto Gil, outro program `Acervo Origens`, about which scheduled at 01 UT Sundays:
``Acervo Origens --- As raízes da música brasileira com base nas pesquisas e na coleção musical do pesquisador, músico e colecionador Cacai Nunes.``

0159 ID for 300 kW on 980 kHz (SW not worth mentioning), PSAs, 0200 more PSAs with `Jingle Bells` in background, no timesignal, no announcement but then starts `Alô Brasil` show which is apparently live as YL DJ does say it`s primeiro de janeiro, 2017. I might have heard something more exciting, had I tried one of the few non-gospel-huxter private SW stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** CHINA [and non]. 9900, Dec 31 at 2250, rechecking after Egypt would have quit at 2245*, now I hear one station in Chinese. HFCC shows nothing until *2300, IBB via Saipan. But Aoki has the answer: since Dec 1, RTI via Kouhu in Chinese has also been on 9900 at 2230-0030. Both it and RFA are subject to ChiCom jamming, but they are also colliding with each other (unless RFA has evacuated?). And listings from Taiwan, of course, are banned by the ChiCom from HFCC. (And please don`t tell me it`s offensive to refer to the Chinese as Communists, since that is exactly what they proudly are) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6060, Jan 1 at 0030, RHC Spanish is S9+40 of dead air, still at 0055 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040, Jan 1 at 0704, again this Sunday, RHC Esperanto is on this unscheduled frequency, but this week 6100 is off. 6165, at 0705 Jan 1 is still on with music, maybe from Spanish webcast, but shortly both of them are off. So much for Esperanto scheduled until 0730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 9900, Sat Dec 31 at 2156 after Romania has failed to come thru at its New Year, I`m trying Cairo`s English broadcast. Poor as usual talk I can`t be sure is even English, with crackle, but certainly no timesignal or notice at 2200 when the UT+2 zone welcomes 2017y (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ERITREA [non]. 11670, Sat Dec 31 at 1525, HOA music, good S9+10, from the twice-weekly R. Adal broadcast via FRANCE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN [non]. 12005, Jan 1 at 1426, nice pop music, S9 to S7, Radio Farda ID and 1430, 4-pip timesignal about 5 seconds late, into presumed news. HFCC claims this is 100 kW, 105 degrees from the Biblis, GERMANY site all the way from 0630 until 1800. A quick look thru HFCC shows Biblis used only for services in SW and central Asian languages (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN. 6055, Dec 31 at 1500, nothing but dead air from R. Nikkei I --- in the past several NYE`s I have learnt that R. Japan is a bust if you can even get it at local midnight, but so is RN1. NHK used to welcome the western NY with pop song performances and bell-ringing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH. 1566, Jan 1 at 1332, FEBC/HLAZ, Jeju Island is the only TP MW carrier audible, enough to tell that it cuts off again at 1344:31.5* for beam switch from Japan to China; and back on weaker before 1345 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 17640, Dec 31 at 1812, MWV English is S9-S6, as usual the 16m SSOB. Also Jan 1 at 1834 with `This Day in History` capsule ending with introduxion of the Euro in *1999y, slickly morphing into something about Romans trying to trick Jesus with coins?? Tune-out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, Jan 1 at 0054, JBA carrier from R. Chaski, off at 0103:33.5*. That`s 12 seconds later than last check two nights ago, Dec 30 until 0103:21.5*. It was expected to be more like 13 seconds later = 2 x 6.5 on average. But in the meantime a leap second has been inserted to WWV. Timings of Chaski cutoffs are done on my watch, but always having to subtract a correxion factor by then checking WWV, as watch keeps gaining slowly and is difficult to reset. Since last time, the WWV vs watch correxion is a full second more, accounting for the leap! So should the Chaski slippage now be adjusted to 13 seconds or 11? Now I`m confused. Adelante (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** ROMANIA. 7345, Dec 31 at 0723, S5-S9 signal with pop music, as I am checking for the extended NYE schedule of R. Sakha, Russia, as monitored by Ron Howard --- but it`s RRI as evidenced by the 0724 ID in German, long list of transmissions, 0725 IS, and clear at 0728, no sign of Sakha here (nor on 7295) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7310, Dec 31 at 2152, now I am trying RRI for some NYE celebration, 8 minutes before midnight there. This English transmission appears to be yelling in Romanian, drumming, maybe HS relay, so here we go --- NOT. Cut to canned English sign-off at 2155. I am hardly surprised, as most stations are automated to change programming before hourtops. Manually overriding that would be too much trouble (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RWANDA [non]. 15420, Sat Dec 31 at 1808, R. Itahuka via MADAGASCAR is just barely modulated (JBM) but S9+10; by 1818 is it modulating Kinyarwanda with long pauses, fair (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Dec 31 at 1459, music audible as SIBC is on late, and the latest I think I have heard them, almost a sesquihour after sunrise here and a bihour after midnight there. Ron Howard reported quite a NY celebration on that station; see his report and hear his audio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Dec 31 at 2205, NO signal from REE, nor later. Past NYEs, this has been a reliable & loud & clear celebration to monitor in the final hour of the year, inexplicably playing lots of songs in English; but this year it`s off the air to North America! The others, 15500 and 15390, are JBA by this hour. Pfui (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 31 at 2300, no signal in English to North America from VOT, where it`s already next year; but on fairly at 2305 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 12035.008, Jan 1 at 1417, VOT fair in English playing unusual music, sounds like Bach with a Turkish twist; Allah forbid it should imply something Christian! Soon wishes us Happy New Year, peace and love; brief headlines I can`t make out, but should have been about the latest massacre in Istanbul. Sign-off and several IS iterations until 1425* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UGANDA [non]. 15240, Sat Dec 31 at 1730, P signal with talk and music, presumed R. Munansi via WWRB on weekends only. Recheck at 1808, now it`s inbooming at S9+20! in Luganda talk. 1819 recheck music, weaker at S8-S5. By 1825 it`s poor at S7-S5, no signal at 2033, off already? 

It had been hit by a short-skip sporadic E enhancement which also strengthened some other eastern US SWBCs at 1809: 15610 WEWN S9+20-30; 15710 WHRI S9+30; but not WRMI, and not WWCR, close neighbor of WWRB, which on 15825 was only S7-S4, but on 13845 boosted to S9+20. Both are normally quite weak here in daytime, skipping over.

15240, also Sun Jan 1 at 1837 check, very poor with African music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. 7490.0, Dec 31 at 2330, BBC Thailand is nothing but a lo het under WBCQ, `SW Saturday Night`, which is slightly on the hi side. This is among the contradictory rosters of BBCWS frequencies from different listings before and after 0000 where I would like to hear the leap-second-expanded Greenwich timesignal and full strike of Big Ben. At 2358 not blocked but JBA since they are all intended for morning in Asia, are 5875 and 9740 via Singapore and/or Thailand, but too weak to detect anything at *2017y; and meanwhile I have missed counting the 61 seconds on WWV (but later confirmed the leap indirectly; see PERU) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5000, Jan 1 at 0104, WWV is still announcing that a leap second *will be* inserted, which already happened more than an hour ago. Oops. A station whose raison d`être is hyper-accurate timekeeping has difficulty distinguishing future from past. See also PERU (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15220 & 11720, Sat Dec 31 at 2104, NO signals from VOA Creole service, which has been defaulting to English on weekends. So, canceled Sat & Sun, or canceled all? I know I still heard real Creole opening at 2100 one day this past week, but not logged (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1858 monitoring: not confirmed, Saturday Dec 31 at 1555 on HLR 7265-CUSB Germany via UTwente remote: only S Asian music from CRI Hindi via East Turkistan. HLR is sticking to 7265 as a German legacy frequency, no matter what. WBCQ 9330v-CUSB not confirmed UT Sunday Jan 1 at 0003, so likely not on either last year at 2330 Sat (9265 WINB is now S8-S9; however, 9330 is on and audible at 0057, and after 0100; see separate log). WOR 1858 confirmed, UT Sunday Jan 1 at 0429 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about RCW in Chile, 5 minutes in, so started about 0424 this week. Next: 
Mon 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0400v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0430   WRMI 9955 to SSE  
Tue 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 1200   WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE
Tue 2300   WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2200   WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Thu 0030   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Note: Allan Weiner says that WOR will also be airing at variable unpredictable times during his Radio Jennifer service on expanded hours of WBCQ 5130v (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5129.823, Jan 1 at 0003, this WBCQ with `Radio TimTron Worldwide`, and still at 0101 recheck. As sked now 00-02 UT Sundays.
Rather, Timtron, without another capital T, per sked: ``One of the most entertaining programs on WBCQ, Radio Timtron Worldwide combines rock music, comedy, and the occcasional skit into a show always worth tuning in to``. A.k.a. Tim Smith, WA1HLR, active in AM on 80m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.016v-CUSB, Jan 1 at 0042, WBCQ is now on at S7-S5, with DJ about dancing to groovin` music, singing along with ``At the Copa---``; 0049 mentions this is on WBCQ 7415! Friday nights, by operations manager Mike, to be followed at 9 o`clock M-F by Financial Survival 2000, also mentions Ed Bolton show, fadeouts. 0057, it`s apparent Mike was substituting for Allan Weiner that week Worldwide since AW was away on a road trip; 0059 cut to current ID, and 0100 Blalock the Blaster. Mike is the guy who died last week, and no doubt this AWWW was pulled out of the AWWW Y2K archives in memoriam (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15770, Dec 31 at 2253, WRMIBS is still on at VG S9+10, past nominal 2200*. Still haven`t caught when this close if ever, as it may just stay on all night, faded into nothingness, lest successfully QSYing to 7780, which it does not. Recheck at 0015 Jan 1: no signal on 15770, 7780 or 2 x 7780 = 15560 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12050, Jan 1 at 1352, WEWN Spanish is dead air again except for humwhine, and barely audible CCI talk under, which is RFA Tibetan via Kuwait this hour only and/or CNR1 jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1560, Jan 1 at 1345 UT, ID in passing sounds like KLAV, religion. Closest fuzzy match, very likely is KLNG, Council Bluffs IA. 10 kW daytimer. 1345 UT is its official sunrise in January, but it also has a Critical-Hours power of 2.1 kW, which should keep it down to there until 1545 UT, both non-direxional (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZANZIBAR. 11735, Dec 31 at 2040, nice Ungujan music from ZBC, so this should be a good one for Jahrwechsel on UT+3. At 2051 begins some excited talk in presumed KiSwahili, and music, but cut off the air at 2058.7! No countdown or timesignal here. And so go the rest of my unsuccessful attempts to hear special NYE celebrations on SW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 1946 UT January 1, 2017

Welcome to EDXC Conference 2017

The Finnish DX Association wishes you all good DX for 2017.

We also have the pleasure of inviting all DXers and shortwave listeners to join the jubileum European DX Conference to be held in Tampere, Finland on 18-20 August 2017. It is time to celebrate, as this year is Finland's centennial and The European DX Council will have its 50th anniversary. The meeting will be organized by The Finnish DX Association (soon to be 60 years) and Tampereen DX-Kuuntelijat (local DX club celebrating its 50th anniversary).

We will follow our tradition of successful EDXC conferences held in Finland in 1971, 1987, 1992, 2002 and 2008. So it will be three days of lots of program, lots of events and lots of fun.

We plan to open the website of this conference during January. The website will be set to be a part of the FDXA website www.sdxl.fi and when the conference site is open, a link "EDXC Conference 2017" will be found on the main page.

The conference will start on Friday afternoon 18th of August and end on Sunday afternoon 20th of August. This time of summer is not anymore high-season in Finland, so if you like, you should be able to book extra nights pretty easily and with reasonable prices.

Also a post-conference tour is planned. This would last a few days and the target would be Finnish Lapland including visits to the well-known LEM and AIH DX sites and also possibly including a visit to Nordkapp (the northernmost point of the European continent). If you are interested in joining this tour, please don't make any flight bookings  
yet.

The conference organizing committee has been set. The committee chairman is Risto Vähäkainu. You are welcome to address your special questions to rv at sdxl dot org.

Hoping to see many many of you in Tampere next summer!


Risto Vähäkainu
FDXA

Studio DX 705 - 01/01/2016

Obiettivo DX 705 - 01/01/17

AFN PACIFIC FREQUENCIES AND AUTHORIZED POWER

AFN Diego Garcia                               FM          101.9 MHz           250 W
AFN Diego Garcia                               FM          99.1 MHz              250 W
AFN Diego Garcia                               TV          CH 10                     200 W
AFN Diego Garcia                               TV          CH 12                     200 W
AFN Diego Garcia                               TV          CH 6                       200 W
AFN Diego Garcia                               TV          CH 8                       200 W
AFN Okinawa                                      FM          89.1 MHz              1,000 W
AFN Okinawa                                      AM         647 KHz                10,000 W
AFN Sasebo                                          AM         1575 KHz             300 W
AFN Iwakuni                                       AM         1575 KHz             1,000 W
AFN Misawa                                        AM         1575 KHz             1,000 W
AFN Tokyo                                          AM         810 KHz                50,000 W
AFN Daegu - Walker                          FM          88.5 MHz              1000 W
AFN Daegu – Mujuk                           AM         1512 KHz             250 W
AFN Daegu - Carroll                           AM         1440 KHz             5,000 W
AFN Daegu - Busan                            FM          88.1 MHz              250 W
AFN Daegu - Chinhae                         AM         1512 KHz             250 W
AFN Daegu - Chinhae                        FM          88.5 MHz              50 W
AFN Camp Casey                - Casey                  AM         1197 KHz             1,000 W
AFN Camp Casey                - Casey                 FM          88.3 MHz              250 W
AFN Camp Casey                - Red Cloud         FM          88.5 MHz              100 W
AFN Camp Casey - Red Cloud          AM         1161 KHz             250 W
AFN Osan - Osan                                                FM          88.5 MHz              50 W
AFN-Osan - Humphreys                   FM          88.3 MHz              3,000 W
AFN-Osan - Humphreys                   AM         1440 KHz             1,000 W
AFN Kunsan - Kunsan                       FM          88.5 MHz              250 W
AFN Kunsan - Kunsan                       AM         1440 KHz             1000 W
AFN Kunsan - Kwangju                     FM          88.5 MHz              50 W
AFN-Yongsan - Seoul                         FM          102.7 MHz           5000W
AFN-Yongsan - Seoul                         FM          1530KHz              5000W
BLACK RAPIDS AK                             FM          106.1 MHz           30 W
BOLIO LAKE AK                                 FM          106.1 MHz           30 W
FORT GREELY AK                              FM          90.5 MHz              500 W
FORT GREELY AK                              FM          93.5 MHz              500 W
PORT CLARENCE AK                        FM          101 MHz               500 W
PORT CLARENCE AK                        FM          90.5 MHz              500 W
LORAN STATION AK                         FM          101.3 MHz           500 W

LORAN STATION AK                         FM          90.5 MHz              500 W

BBC WS Month Regional Programme Schedules


The BBC WS Regional Programme Schedules for November 2016 to March 2017 are now available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio/help/faq#faq3 - ignore the text which says tha tthe schedules are valid until October 2016, the pdf links are for the current broadcast period.

(Alan Roe, Teddington, UK via dxld yg)

Bretagne 5 again on the air

Bretagne 5 is back on 1593kHz

Happy New Years Show of Spaceshuttle!


Hi today 1st of January 2017 we are onair at 14-16 UTC on 6070 kHz.

Our px includes nice newyear selection of mx as well few request songs. Also a letterbox for our reporters and special Combination px of two stations free radio friends from Finland and Holland.

Stay tuned and enjoy! It's time to relax!

RR always welcome!

Agenda DX 01/01/2017

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio del Centro, Argentina 570 Khz (1997)
Radio Auri Verde, Brasile 760 Khz (1996)
Radio Difusora do Maranhao, Brasile 4755 Khz (1957)
Onda Popular, Panama 960 Khz (1960)
Voice of Broad Masses of Eritrea (1979)
Radio 2000, Argentina 1490 Khz (1998)
Radio Cora del Perù 4915 Khz (1986)
Radio Tingo Maria, Perù 4760 Khz (1960)


 FESTE NAZIONALI
Festa della Liberazione Cubana
Festa dell'Indipendenza in Sudan
Festa dell'Indipendenza ad Haiti
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