SWLDXBulgaria News August 5-6

ALBANIA(non)   China Radio International via Cerrik ND on August 6:
0900-0957 on  7285 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu Romanian, very good
0900-0957 on  9440 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu Romanian, very good
1100-1157 on  7220 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu Bulgarian-very good
1200-1257 on  7345 CER 150 kW / non-dir to SEEu Serbian-weak signal
Albanian braodcast center at Cerrik is out of service 0000-0400UT
for the following transmissions of China Radio International/CRI:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/china-radio-international-via-cerrik-nd.html

ARMENIA(non)   Trans World Radio India in 31mb via Yerevan on August 6
1315-1330 on  9910 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Maithili Mon-Fri, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/trans-world-radio-india-in-31mb-via.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Alameda Bible Fellowship via TDF Issoudun on August 5
1700-1730 on 13660 ISS 500 kW / 135 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-alameda-bible-fellowship_6.html

GERMANY(non)   Adventist World Radio in 19mb via MBR Nauen, August 6
0600-0630 on 15455 NAU 250 kW / 200 deg to WeAf French, fair to good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/adventist-world-radio-in-19mb-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Adventist World Radio in 25mb via MBR Nauen, August 6
0700-0730 on 11880 MOS 300 kW / 206 deg to WeAf French, very strong:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/adventist-world-radio-in-25mb-via-mbr.html

GUINEA   Fair/good signal of Radio Guinée Conakry in 31mb, August 5:
from 1030 on  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf unknown African lang
Today ARS on  9650 RIY 100 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic GS not on air
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/fairgood-signal-of-radio-guinee-conakry.html

KUWAIT   Reception of MOI Radio Kuwait in English in 19mb, August 6:
0500-0800 on 15529.8 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English, weak/fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-moi-radio-kuwait-in.html

MALI   Weak to fair signal of ORTM - Radio Mali in 31mb on August 5:
from 1050 on  9635 BKO 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf unknown African lang
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/weak-to-fair-signal-of-ortm-radio-mali.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb, August 5
1210-1216 on 12165 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_6.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb, August 6
0730-0736 on  7365 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb, August 6
0740-0746 on 11655 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_16.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of E11 Oblique in 25mb on August 6
0845-0848 on 12153 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/good-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-25mb-on_6.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb, August 6
1110-1116 on  7560 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb_6.html

SAO TOME(non)   Reception of Deutsche Welle via Pinheira, August 6
0630-0700 on  9830 SAO 100 kW / 000 deg to WeAf Hausa, fair signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-deutsche-welle-via.html

TURKEY   TRT Voice of Turkey in Bulgarian on wrong freq.9655 kHz on August 5
1100-1103 on  9655 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Bulgarian, instead of 7210 &
1105-1125 on  7210 EMR 250 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Bulgarian, as scheduled A-19
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-turkey-in-bulgarian-on-wrong.html

TURKEY   TRT Voice of Turkey in Russian on odd frequency 11965.7 kHz, August 5
1300-1355 on 11965.7 EMR 500 kW / 020 deg to EaEu Russian, 11965.0 on August 4
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-turkey-in-russian-on-odd-freq.html

TURKEY   Voice of Turkey in Italian on wrong frequency 11965.7 kHz on August 6
1356-1402 on 11965.7 EMR 500 kW / 020 deg to EaEu Italian, instead of 9610 kHz
1404-1425 on  9610.0 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Italian, as scheduled in A19
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-turkey-in-italian-on-wrong.html

U.K.(non)   Weak signal of R.Ranginkaman at new time via ENC-DMS Grigoriopol, Aug.5:
1630-1700 on  7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Persian, instead of registered 7535!
1730-1800 on  7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Persian A19 on air until Wed July 31
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/weak-signal-of-radio-ranginkaman-via.html

U.K.(non)   FEBA Radio Radio Sama via ENC-DMS Moosbrunn on August 6
till 0800 on 15260 WOF 250 kW / 158 deg to CeAf English BBCWS, weak
0800-0830 on 15260 MOS 100 kW / 115 deg to N/ME Arabic, fair signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/feba-radio-radio-sama-via-enc-dms.html

USA   Fair signal of OCB Radio Marti in 41mb, August 6:
from 0559 on  7335 GB  250 kW / 225 deg to Cuba Spanish
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/fair-signal-of-ocb-radio-marti-in-41mb.html

--

73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Atlantic 2000 special broadcast : Radio Andorra, 80 years

Radio Andorra was a legendary radio station, transmitting on mediumwave and shortwave from 1939 to 1981, from the Principality of Andorra, a small country between France and Spain. The station was officially launched the 7th of August 1939.

To celebrate the 80 years of this launch, Atlantic 2000 will transmit a special tribute programme on Saturday, August 10th, from 08:00 to 09:00 UTC on 6070 kHz and online.

From 09:00 to 11:00 UTC, online only, we will repeat the tribute to Radio Andorra that we transmitted in 2009, for the 70th anniversary of Radio Andorra.

Atlantic 2000 will be on the air again on Sunday 11th of August from 19:00 to 20:00 UTC with music and dedications, on 6070 kHz and online.

Streams will be available on our website : http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr

or here:

- 64 kbps

http://87.117.228.65:15124/listen.pls

http://atlantic2000int.listen2myshow.com/

- 24 kbps

http://95.154.254.129:17473/listen.pls

http://atlantic2000.radiostream321.com/

Good listening!

Visit our website: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr   

Listen to our Podcasts and follow us: https://www.mixcloud.com/atlantic2000

Agenda DX 06/08/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Guaira, Paraguay 840 Khz (1950)
Emisora Rufino, Argentina 1520 Khz (1973)
KLIZ, Minnesota 1380 Khz (1946)
Radio Cultural, Guatemala 3300 Khz (1950)
NHK, Tokyo (1926)

Glenn Hauser logs August 5-6, 2019

** CHINA. CNR1 jamming survey, August 6 at 1339+: JBA carriers or Chinese talk JBA on 10960, 11100, 11150, 11170, 11440, 11460. None DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRELAND [non]. 7290, August 5 at *1814, ITALY [non], IRRS via ROMANIA via UTWente SDR, cuts on blasting signal but with heavy selective fading distortion, during tail end of a promo for http://www.radiocurious.org  --- what`s that? Unclear if fully broadcast on IRRS, whose program schedule is out of date, extremely generic and not even showing 7290:

https://www.nexus.org/member-services/radio-and-tv/schedules/monday-program-schedule/

IRRS never acknowledges any location but ``Milano``, even in HFCC, but believed to be Saftica, Romania, still in use altho one of the Tsiganeshti transmitters has been missing and Saftica might fill in for it. That website leads to:

``Radio Curious: Long Form Interviews About Life and Ideas -- Welcome to the 28th year of Radio Curious, now proudly part of the Library of Congress, and broadcast weekly on approximately 85 radio stations.

Here you will find over 700 half hour interviews on a curiously wide array of topics concerning life and ideas. These programs are a gift to you from Radio Curious host and producer Barry Vogel. He started Radio Curious in 1991, to expand the work he began in 1974 as an Attorney, Counselor and Mediator in Ukiah, California, the Mendocino County seat, located about 110 miles north of San Francisco, California.

THIS WEEK’S INTERVIEW: My guest in this program is Wesley Swearingen. Agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have a history of illegal break-ins to homes and offices and conducting wiretaps without a search warrant. In the years when J. Edgar Hoover was the Director of the F.B.I., these warrantless break-ins came to be known as “black-bag jobs”. This archive edition of Radio Curious is a December 1995 interview with Wesley Swearingen a former F.B.I. agent, who in 1995 wrote “FBI Secrets: An Agent’s Expose.”

All programs are free for anyone to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. . . (via gh, DXLD)

** OKLAHOMA. 740, KRMG Tulsa was off the air for a while; unfortunately I missed it, but here`s why: No video yet on website, but there was on the KFOR noon news August 6. Other OKC and Tulsa TV stations probably covered this (gh)

WOMAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO DEADLY ATTEMPTED COPPER THEFT AT RADIO

TOWER --- Angie West [portrait = mugshot]

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. – A woman was arrested in connection to a suspected copper theft at a radio station’s transmitter site in northeast Oklahoma that left one person dead and another in critical condition.

Just before 10 a.m. Sunday, authorities with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office were called to the KRMG AM transmitter site in Sand Springs. According to the Tulsa World, an engineer checked on an interrupted signal and found one man dead with wire pliers in his hand and another man severely burned, convulsing on the ground.

KRMG reports the injured man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Officials have not yet identified the man who died.

The Tulsa World reports 37-year-old Angie West was arrested in connection to the incident. She reportedly told deputies she had taken the men to the area to take copper around midnight. She says she fell asleep in the car and when she woke up, she left. West was arrested and booked into the Tulsa County jail on a complaint of first-degree murder.

CMG Tulsa Market Vice President Cathy Gunther released a statement following the incident.

“Early this morning two individuals broke into the KRMG AM transmitter site. It appears they attempted to access a building through a conduit and were electrocuted. One of the individuals is deceased and one was transported to the hospital. From the tools and materials found at the site, it appears that they were attempting to steal copper. The safety of our community is of utmost importance – please do not enter any transmitter site, for any reason, as the area is extremely dangerous” (via Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1993 monitoring: confirmed Monday August 5 from 1816.5 on IRRS, 7290-AM, still active via ROMANIA, presumed Saftica site altho never specified by NEXUS-IBA IRRS IPAR. It had just cut on at *1814 (see IRELAND [non]), 1815 theme ``Triumphal March from Aïda`` by Verdi, until WOR start. Blasting signal via UTwente SDR, but some deep selective fading distortion. This surely puts our best WOR signal across Europe.

Also confirmed UT Tue Aug 6 at 0123 the 0100 on WRMI 7780, poor in HNL. Next:

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. Here`s a great example of how regular bandscanning can pay off: Despite my local high line noise level (which OG&E blames on Suddenlink sharing the same poles, waiting for Suddenlink to remedy), Aug 5 at 1906 I`m running thru the 7 MHz band with BFO for any signal traces, even at a daypart when nothing would be expected even without the noise --- and there *is* a JBA carrier on 7505, which has got to be WRNO, far outside its nominal schedule, 01-04 UT sometimes, and even outside its registered availability between 22 and a test? Back on at *1917:55 with open carrier; At 1925:45 the gospel music suddenly surges at S9+10, but that is because my HNL has unexpectedly cut off temporarily. At 1927, 7505 is gone again. Recheck at 2141, S9+10 HNL is back on and no WRNO.

While the HNL is off I quickly scan the 49mb, at 1925 and find JBA carriers just where expected at midday from the NAFTA daytime trio: 6185 XEPPM, 6070- CFRX, and 5950 WRMI! (but no 6160v WBCQ)

Furthermore there is a propagation disturbance in progress, making most of the SW bands almost dead, even above the noise level boundary worse below 9 MHz: only decent signals circa 1924 being 12160 and 13845 WWCRs; with 9475 WTWW very poor. WWV reported at 1800:

``Solar flux 67 and estimated planetary A-index 4. The estimated planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 05 August was 5. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.``

Quick check next day Aug 6 at 1837 finds the HNL buzzing of S9 to S9+10 on most frequencies below 8.8 MHz, with a few gaps (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)        

** U S A. [Re my 830 log presumed WUMY:]

NEW TUCSON RADIO VENTURE TARGETS OLDER 'LOST AUDIENCE'

By Cathalena E. Burch Arizona Daily Star Aug 5, 2019 Updated 1 hr ago 

Tucson radio will welcome a new station today that features some familiar voices.

This morning, 101.7-FM and 830-AM will go live as KDRI The Drive, a Tucson-focused music and entertainment station targeting listeners between the ages of 45 to 64.

Owners Fletcher McCusker, Bobby Rich and Jim Arnold say those are the listeners that have long been neglected not only in Tucson but nationwide by corporate-owned radio that focuses on the 25-to-40 segment.

“We kind of view them as a lost audience,” said longtime Tucson business titan and community activist McCusker, the only one among the trio who doesn’t have an extensive radio or broadcast background. McCusker’s only foray into radio was a short stint at KWFM — he was the underground rock station’s first hire — when he was 19 in the late 1960s.

The trio closed last week on the $650,000 purchase of the radio frequencies that had been home to Christian broadcaster Family Life. The Drive will play a mix of music from the 1960s through the ’80s and beyond that they say will appeal to an audience that identifies as baby boomers, Rich said.

“It’s not classic rock. It’s not golden oldies. But it’s going to be unique, programmed by Bobby Rich,” McCusker said. “His library right now is 3,000 songs, so you could literally go weeks without hearing the same songs.”

When pressed for a clearer definition of the format, Rich would only say that he planned to “present on The Drive something that (listeners) will be comfortable with and familiar with and will give them something that they want, which is information and entertainment.”

On Thursday, Tucson Radio began playing nonstop novelty songs, including “Camp Granada” and “Purple People Eater” under the name “The Worm.” On Monday morning, it switches gears as The Drive with Rich and Hill Bailey, most recently of KHYT 107.5-FM, in the morning driver’s seat. . . 

https://tucson.com/business/new-tucson-radio-venture-targets-older-lost-audience/article_145d434b-1c14-5789-beb0-90722a014d86.html

(via Radio World NewsBytes, excerpts of much longer story)

Glenn: That will explain what you heard on 830 kHz, via your E/W wire.

(-- via GREG HARDISON, CA, August 5, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Which I assumed to be WUMY Memphis, ruling out Tucson due to its religious format, but now replaced.

FCC AM Query already has 830 as KDRI, 50/1 kW, Direxional night only, ex-KFLT really since 7/31. It had been KFLT more than 33 years.

Monthly Local Sunset Times:

August      7:15 [0215 UT]

September   6:30 [0130 UT]

Sunrise times MST:

August      5:45 [1245 UT]

September   6:00 [1300 UT]

FCC pattern maps are Not Found! But NRC Pattern Book VIII of 2013 shows it tight toward the SSE, no good here.

I try for KDRI again Aug 6 at 0210 UT before LSS, but hear only a bigsig from a WCCO SBG on 830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 880, Aug 6 at 0613 UT, hymns are being heard underneath JimBo from KRVN Nebraska. First thought would be KHAC, Tse Bonito NM, the make-the-Navajos-Christian station next to Window Rock AZ, but the music is on DSB, not USB only as KHAC transmits. Is KLRG Sheridan AR active or not? Was REL, could be on 220 W night power. It was silent as of 5/2018 per NRC AM Log published last August. See another discussion of this situation in DXLD 19-06. At 0630 I hear a jingle reminding me of REE Spain? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1855 UT August 6

Glenn Hauser logs August 4-5, 2019

** CUBA. 9580, August 5 at 0135, CRI relay is S9+20/30 but undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 9570 Albania relay is still OFF (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9640, UT Monday August 5 at 0136, RHC `En Contacto` is starting, undermodulated but sufficient, also on 11760. Arnie opens with info that the average sunspot number in July was only 0.9. Recheck at 0145, Pepe Bueno in Spain is concluding his monthly DX report on behalf of AER, giving the schedule of Radio CANDIP, Congo DR on 5066! Don`t you believe it. This station has been inactive for at least two years. He is probably relying on ``A-19`` schedule info in the June issue of El Dial-E:

``CONGO DEM.REP. Radio CANDIP Bunia: • 

0300-0700 5066vBUN 001 kW / non-dir COD French • 

1300-1900 5066vBUN 001 kW / non-dir COD French 5066v=5066,4`` 

Followed there immediately by another imaginary station long-gone: ``DJIBOUTI Radio Djibouti: • 0300-2200 4780 DBT 050 kW / non-dir EaAf French/Arabic/Afar`` 

``B-18 schedules of African Stations`` also from AER were quoted in Rus-DX of 20 January 2019, not only these but obviously(???) deleted stations: Chad 6165, Malabo 6250, Hargeisa 7120, Uganda 4976 and 4750!

Last real log of CANDIP we had was from ****2017****, DXLD 17-14:

``CONGO DR. Also R. Candip better than before on 5066.4 till just after 2000, and also stronger than usual (Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)``

I try not to critique fellow DX program presenters despite hearing erroneous info, but just can`t let this one pass. Some of them I deliberately do not listen to, so can avoid such conflicts. But: something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. In last report as I was lamenting KROU/KGOU`s lack of reception in Enid, you may wonder how then I was quoting it on KWOU: the cited 88.1 KWOU relay of KGOU via Woodward is extremely marginal, sometimes audible with a little morning tropo, often barely or blocked by KMSI Moore; and/or rapid choppy peaks in Doppler fading reflected via Vance airplane scatter, which are always buzzing over Enid especially in morning flight training (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DXLD)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1993 monitoring: not confirmed but presumed still there, Sunday August 4 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, JBA carrier vs HNL totaling S9+10.

Confirmed UT Monday August 5 at 0130 on WRMI 9955, VG S9+20 following 0129 ID for ``Son-Power Radio from studios of WRMI on 5850, 7455 [abandoned years ago], 9395``. While // 7780 is S9+10 in high noise level.

Also confirmed UT Monday August 5 at 0258 just in time, the 0230 on WRMI 7780, very poor.

Also confirmed UT Monday August 5 at 0259 on Area 51 webcast, already in progress during first item about Andorra [non] so started about 3 minutes early. WBCQ 5130.3v JBA at 0327 check when HRI has already started; no trace vs HNL now nor earlier this evening of 6160v, unlike last week.

Also confirmed UT Monday August 5 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, VG S9+10/20,

following some scary music fill at 0328 and soothing music at 0329.

Next:

1816 UT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania*                                                                                                       

0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780

0800 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions]*

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780

*NOTE: IRRS might be missing due to transmitter shortage in Romania; and Aussie Tim Gaynor told us August 4 that Unique Radio is off TFN for repairs.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 830, August 5 at 0149 UT on E-W longwire, no WCCO, but a station playing novelty tune, but modulation keeps cutting out, for variable intervals such as on for 22 seconds, off for 5, on for 24, off for 8, etc., etc. 0156 UT, ``Happy Trails to You``, barbershop performance, maybe for a sign-off? No, then ``Fish Heads``, but this is not Dr. Demento; Of course fades out around hourtop; 0202 UT another novelty song with cutouts. 

On the DX-398 it`s hard to DF, best audible with a slow SAH circa 1 Hz in WCCO null which is ESE/WNW, but seems to peak a bit CCW from there, i.e. close to E-W. I don`t see how this could be anything but WUMY Memphis TN (address in Southaven MS suburb), which last year`s NRC AM Log shows as: a 3 kW daytimer, but CP for U1 8 kW day, 2 WATTS night, classic hits format in $tereo; and of course this is way after sunset which in August is officially 0045 UT. Also FCC AM Query no longer shows any such CP, just daytimer license to GMF-Christian Media I LLC [sic] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. BURT WOLF --- TRAVELS & TRADITIONS is an excellent program, available here only once a week on OETA, Sundays at 2100-2128 UT. It`s not just a travelogue but deals with a different subject each week. In current Season 18, two of particular relevance here:

Short Guide To Cell Phone Safety

Description: Burt takes a quick look at the history of communication from the cavemen to the alphorn, to the telephone and finally the cellphone. He traces how the cellphone has changed his work and family life as he travels around the world. He also tracks down a series of stories in the United States and Europe that suggests that the cellphone may not be as safe as most of us thought. He meets with experts in England, Italy, France and the United States to find out how we can deal with the problems that are emerging. And finally, Burt follows an Apple developer's conference where they are working on apps to limit your use of their own products. [HD][CC] Broadcast In: English --- and

Travel & The Danger Of RF Radiation both of which you may click & play on his website:

http://www.burtwolf.com/

(Glenn Hauser, OK, August 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1632 UT August 5

Media & Tech - 05/08/2019

Propagation outlook from Boulder

:Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2019 Aug 05 0339 UTC
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
29 July - 04 August 2019

Solar activity was very low under a spotless solar disk. Other
activity included a filament eruption observed in SDO/AIA 304
imagery beginning at 04/1640 UTC in the NW quadrant. Analysis is
on-going for any potential coronal mass ejections (CMEs) as
coronagraph imagery becomes available.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was
normal levels during the period.

Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to unsettled levels.
Solar wind parameters indicated the arrival of a co-rotating
interaction region (CIR) preceding a negative polarity coronal hole
high speed stream (CH HSS) beginning midday on 30 Jul. Total field
increased to 11 nT by 30/2024 UTC while solar wind speed increased
to a maximum of 596 km/s at 01/0503 UTC. The geomagnetic field
responded with quiet to unsettled periods on 30 Jul-01 Aug.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
05 August - 31 August 2019

Solar activity is expected to continue at very low levels for the
forecast period (05-31 Aug).

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is
expected to reach moderate levels on 05 Aug and 18 Aug. High levels
are expected on 06-17 Aug due to CH HSS influence.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be reach unsettled to
active levels on 05-08, 10-11, 17-18, 26-28, and 31 Aug with G1
(Minor) geomagnetic storm levels likely on 05-06 Aug due to
recurrent CH HSS effects.

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2019 Aug 05      67          25          5
2019 Aug 06      67          25          5
2019 Aug 07      67          15          4
2019 Aug 08      67           8          3
2019 Aug 09      67           5          2
2019 Aug 10      67           8          3
2019 Aug 11      67           8          3
2019 Aug 12      67           5          2
2019 Aug 13      67           5          2
2019 Aug 14      67           5          2
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(SWPC via DXLD)

ARS two txs are off air today, August 5

from 0900 on  9650*RIY 100 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic BSKSA General Service &
from 0900 on 11860 JED or RIY / unknown to N/ME Arabic Republic of Yemen Radio
*respectively 9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French Radio Guinée-good signal

from 1300UT 11860 is on air, but 9650 not

--

73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

SWLDXBulgaria News August 4-5

ARMENIA(non)   Reception of Trans World Radio India via GJSC Yerevan, August 4
1530-1600 on  9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Sat/Sun, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_5.html

AUSTRIA   Reception of Oesterreichischer Rundfunk ORF-1 in 49mb, August 5
0500-0620 on  6155 MOS 300 kW / non-dir to WeEu German Mon-Fri, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-oesterreichischer-rundfunk_5.html

FRANCE(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via TDF Issoudun, August 5
0530-0600 on 11730 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French, good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/nhk-world-radio-japan-via-tdf-issoudun.html

FRANCE(non)   Manara Radio International via TDF Issoudun, August 5
0700-0800 on 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa, weak to fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/manara-radio-international-via-tdf.html

GERMANY   Weak signal of HCJB Germany in 49mb, August 5
from 0500 on  5920 WNM 1.5 kW / 145 deg to SEEu German:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/weak-signal-of-hcjb-germany-in-49mb.html

GERMANY   Reception of DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst in 49mb, August 5:
0600-0630 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode, weak
0600-0630 on  6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-dwd-deutscher-wetterdienst.html

GERMANY(non)   Pan American Broadcasting PAB via MBR Nauen on August 4
1430-1445 on 15205 NAU 250 kW / 094 deg to SoAs English Sun, weak/fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/pan-american-broadcasting-pab-via-mbr_5.html

GERMANY(non)   Adventist World Radio in 19mb via MBR Nauen, August 4
1630-1700 on 15490 NAU 250 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Tigrinya, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-via.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen on August 4
1700-1730 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Fri/Sun, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation_5.html

GERMANY(non)   Bible Voice Broadcasting in 31mb via MBR Nauen, August 4
1815-1830 on  9635 NAU 250 kW / 125 deg to N/ME English Sun, very good
1831-1916 on  9635 NAU 125 kW / 133 deg to N/ME English Sun, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-in-31mb-via.html

GERMANY(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via MBR Moosbrunn on August 5
0500-0530 on  5975 MOS 300 kW / non-dir to WeEu English, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/nhk-world-radio-japan-via-mbr-moosbrunn.html

GERMANY(non)   Adventist World Radio via MBR Moosbrunn, August 5:
0603-0700 on 11880 MOS 300 kW / 175 deg to EaAf Arabic, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/adventist-world-radio-via-mbr-moosbrunn.html

GERMANY(non)   Deutsche Welle via MBR Issoudun on August 5:
0630-0700 on 11800 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-deutsche-welle-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Dandal Kura Radio International via MBR Nauen on August 5
0700-0800 on 13590 NAU 125 kW / 185 deg to CeAf Kanuri, fair/good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/dandal-kura-radio-international-via-mbr_5.html

NUMBERS STATION   Fair signal of E11 Oblique in 25mb on August 5
0600-0603 on 11559 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/fair-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-25mb-on.html

NUMBERS STATION   Fair signal of E11 Oblique in 19mb on August 5
0640-0643 on 15800 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/fair-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-19mb-on.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of E11 Oblique in 31mb on August 5
0745-0755 on  9610 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/good-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-31mb-on.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of S06s Russian Lady in 31mb, August 5
0840-0846 on  9353 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in_5.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of E11 Oblique in 41mb on August 5
0900-0911 on  7449 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/good-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-41mb-on_5.html

SECRETLAND(non)   BBC in 19mb via SPL Secretbrod on August 4
1400-1500 on 15420 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Somali, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-bbc-in-19mb-via-spl.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of From the Isle of Music via SPL Secretbrod on August 4:
1500-1600 on  9400 SCB 100 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English/Spanish Sun, very good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-from-isle-of-music-via-spl_5.html

SECRETLAND(non)   BBC in 49mb via SPL Secretbrod on August 4
1800-1830 on  6180 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Somali, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-bbc-in-49mb-via-spl.html

TURKEY   TRT Voice of Turkey in Turkish on odd frequency 11675.7 kHz, August 5
0600-1157 on 11675.7 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to WeAs Turkish, instead of nominal,
0600-1257 on 13635.0 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish, 13635.7 on August 4
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on-odd_5.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Ranginkaman Rainbow at new time via ENC-DMS Grigoriopol, August 4
1630-1700 on  7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Persian, weak, ex 1730-1800 on same
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/radio-ranginkaman-rainbow-at-new-time.html

--

73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Kai Ludwig: Romania observations

Why, in the first place, is there any need for such cover? There is not a single moment throughout the day at which more than two Tiganesti transmitters are on air simultaneously with RRI programming. This detailed schedule shows only "T1" and "T2" from the start: http://ab27.bplaced.net/rri.pdf

Now you could speculate that the third transmitter is not operational: But in this case no IRRS transmissions after 1200 could originate from Romania without dropping an RRI transmission. Now you could speculate that IRRS has absolute priority on this transmitter: But in this case it would still be available as aux outside the very limited IRRS slots.

One year ago there was a similar situation of one Tiganesti transmitter allegedly being faulty. Back then monitoring around the time of the weekend noon transmissions of IRRS brought definite evidence of the Saftica transmitter used both for RRI on Tiganesti frequencies and, with priority, for 9510 kHz transmissions of IRRS.

Is there evidence of the site usage for the evening transmissions of IRRS (under own label on 7290 and of Radio Warra Wangeelaa on 15515)? I remember some row about this topic but no real reasons being given for either theory.

I fear that, due to time constraints, I have nothing further to add at this point. Just wanted to point out that something does not add up here and, I'm sorry to say, apparently alternative facts about Romanian shortwave operations are being offered (further remarks about "Secretbrod" are unnecessary anyway). And one wild speculation: The same happened exactly a year ago, so I would not be surprised if just some kind of maintenance takes place and needs to be camouflaged as a fault, whatever the motivation may be.

By the way, RRI is proud of having broadcast in Russian already since 1975, resisting an urge to not put these broadcasts on shortwave but only deliver them for transmission to Vsesoyznoye Radio, within the "Golosa Drusey" ("voices of the friends") scheme. Apparently "Golosa Drusey" was not limited to these rebroadcasts, as this excerpt of videotape from 1978 shows, with a very nice appearance of East German radio personality Peter Niedziella in the concert studio of Ostankino TV centre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COGc4Klbvio

(Kai Ludwig via WOR io group)

Agenda DX 05/08/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Frequencia Popular, Perù 4012 Khz (1985)
Radio Educadora Dois Vizinhos, Brasile 1300 Khz (1977)
Voz de Upano, Ecuador 4870 - 5040 Khz (1984)

Glenn Hauser logs August 3-4, 2019

** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey, August 3 at 1438+:

10820

10920, S4-S5

11170

11460, S4-S7

12550, S1-S2

13270, JBA carrier

13550

13870, S3

14850, S2-S3

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. CNR1 WOOB jammer survey, August 4 at 1325: 9255, 11100 and 11120 JBA carriers; 11440, 11460 audibly in Chinese. None further found 12-15 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 12000, Aug 4 at 1323, RHC is S7 on second harmonic of 6000, S9+10, but higher one is less noisy during `Sonido Cubano` music. Altho I`m always interested in harmonix, as long as they don`t QRM anything, there are still something wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15140, Aug 4 at 1337, and again at 1437 check, RHC is extremely suptorted here but OK tho weaker on 15230. Wiggle that patchcord! Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9925, UT Sun August 4 at 0028, The Mighty KBC is VG this week via Germany, S9+20, with a plug from ``A proud supporter``, http://hfradioreview.com/ --- but could not find a link on the KBC website; finally searched it out for exact spelling. Lots of stuff there but ham-oriented. Heard the same announcement once or twice more during following hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 88.1, Aug 4 at 1339 UT, caught the tail of a KGOU Manager`s Minute via KWOU Woodward about some KROU upgrade. To website for text, and while we are at it, a couple previous ones:

https://www.kgou.org/programs/managers-minute

``New Oklahoma City Transmitter Improves Sound

By Dick Pryor • Jul 29, 2019 KGOU --- This is the Manager’s Minute.

We’re pleased to announce installation is complete on the new KROU transmitter, located on the Spencer/Oklahoma City tower that we lease from our friends at KFOR Television.

We did this thanks to grant funding from the Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation and gifts to Karen’s Legacy Fund, in honor of former KGOU general manager Karen Holp.

People who listen to KGOU on 105.7 will notice improved audio quality and a more reliable signal.

The old transmitter, which served us since 1992, is now a backup.

KGOU's "Worldwide Transmitter"

By Dick Pryor • Jul 14, 2019 --- This is the Manager’s Minute.

KGOU broadcasts from five full power transmitters and four translators, but we also serve listeners through our “worldwide transmitter”: http://www.kgou.org

On our website, you can find news stories and resources, community events, streaming audio, weather, the program schedule and information about our programs.

You can donate online, and also find staff bios, station history, awards, and job opportunities.

A New Look and a New Sound • May 6, 2019 Manager's Minute Listen 0:59 === KGOU has a new look; Morning Edition has a new sound

This is the Manager’s Minute. Consistency is one of the most important attributes of a successful organization. As broadcasters, we know our listeners expect us to be consistently good and reliable, but also willing to innovate and change.  

This week NPR’s Morning Edition has a new sound. It’s a fresh take on the traditional Morning Edition theme - warm, engaging, energetic and modern. The new theme music was inspired by the work of BJ Leiderman and is designed to be as engaging and ear-catching as possible to reflect Morning Edition's dynamic mix of engaging, informative and often surprising stories about today's world.

Also, we’ve freshened KGOU’s brand image. Our previous logo served us well for 15 years, but now KGOU has a new look that you'll be seeing online, on social media, in our newsletters and in our business and promotional materials.

Designed by KGOU listener J.D. Reeves, our new logo is clean, bold and smart, with a distinctive shape and the hint of a retro feel.

We think it communicates strength, stability and creativity.  And, of course, it reminds everyone KGOU is still Your NPR Source.

Take a look online and email manager@kgou.org to let us know what our new KGOU logo says to you. Until next time, with the Manager’s Minute, I’m Dick Pryor.`` 

Well, I miss the old Morning Edition sound. As for KROU, it`s still licensed for only 1.6 kW ERP, and impossible in Enid next to local 105.5 translator, not to mention stronger Alva on 105.7; however, we do get KROU on caradio not too far east or south from Enid, which remains a larger OKcity with no local public radio signal, unlike many smaller towns with translators or satellites of KGOU or KUCO. After expressing some interest in serving 50K Enid, when I greeted him as new GM, he later said it was not going to happen. So we are stuck with KOSU only at non-local strength, iffy to receive inside buildings (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DXLD)

** U K [and non]. 12005, Aug 4 at 1757, VP signal in SW Asian language, 1800 time pips a few sex late, and more. Aoki shows first it`s Radio Farda at 1300-1800 via Woofferton; but then BBC in French via ASCENSION - I did not note any site or language switch, it was so poor (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1993 monitoring: Not confirmed Sat August 3 before 1500 on HLR GERMANY, 9485-CUSB via UTwente SDR: as usual, nothing except huge splash from 9490 Romania. But Alan Gale, England reports at 1454:

``Hi Glenn, No luck hearing World of Radio on 9485 kHz here again today, but I decided to check out a few webSDRs and see if I could find it. Most just showed the loud signal on 9490 with the exception of this one in Finland, I could hear you on there at 1450 UT, not great, but definitely recognisable: http://sdr.vy.fi/

The SDRs to the south, even the ones in Germany, seem to be dominated by the Romanian station, but thankfully this one at least picks up something. Alan``

And at 1504: ``Hi Glenn, Thought I'd check out a few more of the Scandinavian webSDRs; this one is run by OH5AE and has you readable, a short mp3 is attached. Still lots of splatter, but much better. At least we know where the signal is going to now: http://oh5ae.dyndns.org:8073/ Alan`` 

WOR 1993 confirmed here Sat Aug 3 at 2100 on WRMI 9955, which was on a few minutes earlier with IS/ID loop, but WOR joined only slightly late, just in time to hear me say in intro ``1993``; fair.

Also confirmed UT Sun Aug 4 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, VG S9+10/20.

Also confirmed UT Sun Aug 4 at 0340 on WA0RCR, Wentzville MO, 1860-AM, as I am quoting Bob Biermann, about 23 minutes into, so started circa 0317; good S9+10 including noise level. Next:

2130 UT Sunday    WRMI 7780

0130 UT Monday    WRMI 9395 7780

0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780

0300vUT Monday    WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v?

0330 UT Monday    WRMI 9955

0930 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW*

1130 UT Monday    Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW*

1816 UT Monday    IRRS 7290 Romania*                                                                                                       

0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780

0800 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions]*

2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v

0100 UT Thursday  WRMI 7780

*NOTE: IRRS might be missing due to transmitter shortage in Romania; and Aussie Tim Gaynor tells us August 4:

``Unique Radio off air till further notice due to technical issues --- Hi, Unique Radio 5045 and 3210 kHz, Gunnedah NSW, will be off air due to several technical issues. Faults in the antenna and also a fault in the DC power supply to the transmitter have made it necessary to go off air for a while. These will be fixed as time permits and also will let you know when coming back on air. WINB broadcasts as per usual and podcasts.also continue.

https://www.uniqueradio.biz

Best regards, Tim Gaynor, Unique Radio, Gunnedah NSW, Australia`` 

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.1v, UT Sun Aug 4 at 0023, WBCQ unreadable vs noise level; also detectable on 6160.1v, but not on 5130.4v vs even higher NL, so suspect Area 51 is missing unless it`s now Area 61 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395, UT Sun Aug 4 at 0008, S9+20 YL in French on WRMI, quelle? O, it`s RFPI as now sked this hour, allegedly also on 5950, both emitting System G. It`s rather puzzling how some European broadcasters would rather relay via WRMI to N America in non-English, e.g. also Italians (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. 1160, August 3 at 0612 UT, KSL Salt Lake City is unusually weak; normally the dominant night signal, as to be expected for a 50/50 kW U1 = non-direxional clear channel station at only ~800 miles. Now it`s bothered by SAH and some station with Mexican music. If Unitedstatesian, besides two weak Floridians, per year-old NRC AM Log (new one soon to be published), that could only be KCTO Cleveland MO, 230 watts at night direxional. WRTH shows only a single possible Mexican, 10 kW XEQIN, San Quintín BCN. IRCA Mexican Log says night power unknown, and four other 1160s have evidently defected to FM.

Getting back to KSL, suspect it is ailing, running low power. Another check Aug 4 at 0520 UT, music unlikely KSL, but a SAH at 168/minute = 2.8 Hz probably caused by KSL against the otherstation. KSL is somewhat northerly; attenuated aurorally? Possibly, but similar latitude altho closer 850 KOA Denver seems normal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1190, August 3 at 0611 UT, Catholic talk is dominating with some fades, as usual at night. KDMR Kansas City with EWTN is supposed to be 500 watts direxional at night, but I suspect may be on 5000 watt day power, and/or: KDMR night pattern has a notch at 205 degrees, but we are somewhat beyond that, close to due SW = 225; FCC pattern map shows major broad lobe centered about 260 degrees https://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/1641134-124452.pdf WWJD? Keep Doting on Maria Regina! (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 1933 UT August 4

Wolfgang Bueschel

NIGERIA   11769.904 kHz
noted VoNigeria Abuja in English when checked 1845-1858 UT on August 4th.

At 18.57 UT heard station annmt with times by female presenter in English.

S=9+25dB or -51dBm proper signal tonight here in central Europe SDR unit.

73 wb  df5sx

NOAA Space Weather figures:

# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2019 Aug 03  67   5  2
2019 Aug 04  67   8  3
2019 Aug 05  67  15  4
2019 Aug 06  67  15  4
2019 Aug 07  67   8  3
(dxld)

Media & Tech - 04/08/2019

One 300 kW transmitter of RADIOCOM Tiganesti is out of service

ROMANIA   One 300 kW transmitter in Tiganesti is out of service
0000-0056 on  7375 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to ENAm English
0100-0156 on  7375 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to ENAm French
0200-0256 on  7375 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to CeAm Spanish
0300-0356 on  7375 TIG 300 kW / 337 deg to WNAm English
0400-0426 on 15220 TIG 090 kW / 067 deg to EaAs Chinese DRM
0430-0456 on  7305 TIG 300 kW / 037 deg to EaEu Russian DRM
0500-0526 on 15340 TIG 300 kW / 187 deg to CeAf French
0530-0556 on  7325 TIG 090 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English DRM
0600-0626 on  7325 TIG 090 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German DRM
0630-0656 on  9740 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Arabic
0700-0756 on  9540 TIG 300 kW / 142 deg to N/ME Romanian Sun
0800-0856 on 11990 TIG 300 kW / 142 deg to N/ME Romanian Sun
0900-0956 on 15130 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Romanian Sun
1000-1056 on 15130 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf French
1100-1156 on 15130 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English
1200-1226 on 15130 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Arabic
1230-1256 on 15160 TIG 300 kW / 067 deg to EaAs Chinese
1300-1356 on 11940 TIG 300 kW / 052 deg to CeAs Russian
1400-1456 on  7355 TIG 300 kW / 300 deg to WeEu German
1500-1526 on  9580 TIG 090 kW / 037 deg to EaEu Russian DRM
1530-1556 on 11830 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to NoAf Arabic
1600-1656 on  9590 TIG 300 kW / 135 deg to N/ME Romanian
1700-1756 on  9760 TIG 090 kW / 307 deg to WeEu English DRM
1800-1856 on  6090 TIG 090 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German DRM
1900-1956 on 11850 TIG 300 kW / 262 deg to SoEu Spanish
2030-2056 on 11850 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to ENAm English
2100-2156 on 11650 TIG 090 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish
2200-2256 on  7325 TIG 300 kW / 052 deg to EaAs English
2300-2356 on  9700 TIG 300 kW / 247 deg to SoAm Spanish

--

73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Radio Romania International more observations

at 14.30 UT:

5910even RRI Mac-Romanian/Aromanian lang via 100kW Saftica site,
         S=9+20dB in CeEUR SDR.

7355     TIG  RRI German 14-15 UT  OFF AIR.  <<<<<<<<<<<<

9600even TIG  RRI German 14-15 UT S=9+40dB powerhouse excellent signal.

9490even GAL  RRI Romanian afternoon sce to Western Europe
  via RadioCom broadcast center Galbeni, noted at 14.39 UT
  S=9+50dB POWERHOUSE  !!!!  285degr azimuth
  powerful clean audio signal of 11.4 kHz wideband block visible.

11950even GAL  RRI Romanian afternoon sce to Western Europe
  via RadioCom broadcast center Galbeni, noted at 14.40 UT
  S=9+40dB POWERHOUSE  !!!!  285degr azimuth
  powerful clean audio signal.


at 15.00 UT
5910even RRI Ukrainian lang at 30degr azimuth via 100kW Saftica site,
         S=9 in CeEUR SDR.

7360even TIG  RRI Russian at 15.07 UT S=9 sidelobe signal in WeEUR.
         37degr azimuth to Russia.
         The Russia target antennas at Galbeni RadioCom site
         have been scrapped some 14 years ago in 2005-2006 year,
         when the US Continental transmitters erected at Galbeni site.

9580     TIG  RRI Russian 15.09 UT  OFF AIR.  <<<<<<<<<<<<

at 15.30 UT
 5910even RRI Serbian lang at 270degr azimuth via 100kW Saftica site,
          S=9+25dB in CeEUR SDR.

 9810even GAL  RRI Arabic at 15.31 UT S=9+35dB backlobe signal in WeEUR.
          140degr azimuth to NE/ME.

11899.984 GAL RRI Arabic at 15.34 UT S=9+20dB backlobe signal in WeEUR.
          140degr azimuth to NE/ME.

11830     TIG  RRI Arabic 15.39 UT  OFF AIR, to 247deg WeAF/NoWeAF <<<<

13660even TIG  RRI Arabic to 247deg WeAF/NoWeAF at 15.42 UT,
          S=9+5dB in CeEUR.

73 wb

SWLDXBulgaria News August 3-4

AUSTRIA(non)   Reception of Radio DARC#233 via ORS Moosbrunn, August 4
0900-1000 on  6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-radio-darc233-via-ors.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of KBS World Radio via TDF Issoudun on August 3:
2000-2100 on  5950 ISS 250 kW / 182 deg to NWAf French, fair/good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-kbs-world-radio-via-tdf.html

GERMANY   Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG via MBR Nauen, August 4
1030-1100 on  6055 NAU 125 kW / 222 deg to CeEu German Sat/Sun, good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/evangelische-missions-gemeinden-emg-via_4.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of HCJB Voice of The Andes via MBR Nauen on August 3:
1529-1629 on 13800 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian/Chechen Sat, fair/good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-hcjb-voice-of-andes-via.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of BVBroadcasting via MBR Nauen on August 3:
1800-1830 on  9610 NAU 100 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Arabic Sat, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-via-mbr_4.html

GERMANY(non)   Dandal Kura Radio International via MBR Issoudun, August 3
1800-1900 on 11830 ISS 100 kW / 167 deg to CeAf Kanuri, very good signal:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/dandal-kura-radio-international-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Koode Radio International KRI via MBR Issoudun, August 3
1900-1930 on  9810 ISS 100 kW / 175 deg to WCAf Nigerian Fulfulde, fair/good signal:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/koode-radio-international-kri-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Adventist World Radio Obectivo DX#840 via MBR Nauen, August 4:
0900-1000 on  9610 NAU 125 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/adventist-world-radio-obectivo-dx840.html

GERMANY(non)   Radio Joystick Charlie Prince Show via MBR Moosbrunn, August 4
1000-1100 on  7330 MOS 100 kW / 283 deg to CeEu German 1st Sun, good signal:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/radio-joystick-charlie-prince-show-via.html

GUAM   KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in DRM eff.from August 5
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/ktwr-trans-world-radio-asia-in-drm.html

KOREA SOUTH   Voice of The People is on the air 24 hrs
instead of 0500-0100UTC, acc.to WRTH A-19 July update:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/schedule-of-voice-of-people-accto-wrth.html

KOREA SOUTH    New shortwave schedule of Echo of Hope,
instead of 0600-2400UTC, acc.to WRTH A-19 July update:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/schedule-of-echo-of-hope-accto-wrth-19.html

NUMBERS STATION   Fair signal of E11 Oblique in 60mb, August 3:
1930-1933 on 5082 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/fair-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-60mb.html

ROMANIA   One of three txs of Romanian 300 kW bcast center at
Tiganesti is out of service at present RadioCom offers now as
substitute service via 100 kW bcast center Saftica as follows
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/radio-romania-international-replace.html

ROMANIA(non)   Reception of IRRS EGR/UNR via RADIOCOM Saftica, August 4
0930-1200 on  9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-irrs-egrunr-via-radiocom.html

TURKEY   TRT Voice of Turkey in Turkish on odd frequency 13635.7 kHz, August 4
0600-1255 on 13635.7 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish, instead of nominal.
0600-1155 on 11675.0 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to WeAs Turkish, 11675.8 on August 3
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on-odd.html

U.K.(non)   Reception of FEBA Radio via ENC-DMS Yerevan, August 3
1730-1800 on  7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte, weak/fair:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-feba-radio-via-enc-dms.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Ndrason International via ENC-DMS Woofferton, August 3
1900-2100 on 12050 WOF 250 kW / 152 deg to WeAf Kanuri, very good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/radio-ndrason-international-via-enc-dms.html

U.K.(non)   Reception of KBS World Radio via ENC-DMS Woofferton on August 3
2000-2100 on  3955 WOF 250 kW / 114 deg to WeEu German DX prgr, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-kbs-world-radio-via-enc.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Akhbar Mufriha via ENC-DMS Woofferton on August 3:
2100-2115 on  7300 WOF 250 kW / 170 deg to NoAf Tachelhit, fair/good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/radio-akhbar-mufriha-via-enc-dms.html

USA   Reception of World Harvest Radio International WHRI Angel 1 on August 3
till 2200 on 11750 SDA 100 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Chinese Adventist World Radio
2100-2200 on 13700 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Sat - IS NOT ON AIR!
2200-2400 on 11750 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Sat/Sun, very good &
2200-2400 on  9505 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Sat/Sun, from Aug.4!
Wrong frequency announcement:... on 9505 kHz, instead of 11750 for final day
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/world-harvest-radio-international-whri.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   North Korea Reform Radio via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 3
2030-2130 on  7505 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, weak to fair signal:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/north-korea-reform-radio-via-rrtm.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   Free North Korea Radio via RRTM Telecom Tashkent is:
1200-1400 on 11510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 1200-1430UT
1900-2100 on  7550 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 1200-1430UT
And Voice of Freedom is new program, according to WRTH A19 July update
1400-1430 on 11510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, A-19 new entry
2100-2130 on  7550 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, A-19 new entry
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/free-north-korea-radio-voice-of-freedom.html


--

73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Studio DX 840 - 04/08/19

Obiettivo DX 840 - 04/08/19

Wolfgang Bueschel: Radio Romania International observations

ROMANIA  RRI Bucharest Arabic sce at 0630 UT
only heard via two units at RadioCom Galbeni site at 140degr azimuth
to NE/ME on 9770 and 11980 kHz both were properly on air,

but both 247degr azi channels of Tiganesti 9740 and 11970 kHz
were OFF AIR at 06.40 UT August 4th.  73 wb


ROMANIA  RRI Bucharest SUNDAY ONLY service "Curierul Romanes" at 07-08 UT
were on air on all four channels,
but 9540.000 kHz noted only here in Europe with tremendous S=9+45dB
powerhouse, - but NOT in Qatar ME SDR installation,
so seemingly 9540 kHz came from Saftica substitute RadioCom site
with revolving log-periodic horizontal antenna in use ?

Tiganesti 11789.984 kHz S=9+5dB in Qatar ME, S=9+35dB signal here in EUR.
Galbeni RadioCom outlets 13750 kHz S=9+10 in Qatar ME, S=9+15dB in EUR.
15200 kHz S=9+5dB in Qatar ME,
but latter surprisingly S=9+55dB powerhouse here in CeEUR.  73 wb



No signal on 15130
0900 in Romanian
1000 in French
1100 in English
(Ivo Ivanov)


ROMANIA  9609.999 approx. RRI Arabic S=9+10dB in Doha Qatar at 12.10 UT
11699.984 odd fq;  as S=9+25 dB stronger in NE/ME.

13750even kHz RRI Arabic towards 247deg WeAfrica, NoWeAfrica Sahara/Sahel,
S=7 sidelobe in Qatar ME, S=9+20dB in WeEUR.

15130 OFF AIR today.


9490even  RRI Romanian afternoon sce to Western Europe
via 100 kW Saftica RadioCom broadcast center, noted at 12.30 UT
S=9+40dB powerful clean audio signal of 11.4 kHz wideband block visible.

13845even kHz RRI Chinese sce at 67degr azimuth, S=9+20 sidelobe
signal into central Europe, but weak and tiny in Doha Qatar SDR unit,
at 12.32 UT on August 4th.

15160 OFF AIR today.

others in 19mb
15109.713 kHz KUWAIT R KWT Kabd in Arabic S=9+40dB into western Europe at
12.35 UT

and
15179.981 KOREA D.P.R.  VoKorea in Korean from Kujang site S=8 at 12.37 UT.

73 wb

TRT Emirler on air again on August 4th, 05-07 UT slot:

TURKEY  TRT Emirler on air again on August 4th, 05-06 UT slot:

6040.004 kHz  TRT Emirler Turkish program little disturbed audio,
noted S=9+5dB in CeEUR, despite azimuth is 138degr towards NE/ME,
S=9+10dB strong monitored at remote SDR in Doha Qatar at 05.37 UT.

11980.004 kHz S=9+45dB powerhouse (310degr azi) in WeEUR,
S=9+10dB in Doha Qatar ME.

13765.023 kHz towards West Africa at 210degr in Hausa language,
despite S=9+20dB properly heard in WeEUR too. Til 06.55 UT.


TRT Emirler on air again on August 4th, 06-07 UT slot
all three Turkish services have clear audio at this hour

11675.006 kHz  TRT Emirler Turkish program,
noted S=9+30dB in CeEUR,
S=9+10dB strong monitored at remote SDR in Doha Qatar ME at 06.11 UT.

11750.009 kHz  TRT Emirler Turkish program,
noted S=9+10dB in CeEUR,
S=9+20dB strong monitored at remote SDR in Doha Qatar ME at 06.15 UT.

13635.698 kHz much ODD FREQUENCY
of TRT Emirler Turkish program,
noted S=9+55dB or -24dBm POWERHOUSE here in CeEUR,
S=9+10dB strong monitored at remote SDR in Doha Qatar ME at 06.15 UT.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 4)

Radio Cook Islands last day of broadcast on AM 630 Khz will be 5th of August

”It’s the end of an era- the AM 630kHz radio mast which has graced the Matavera skyline for decades will soon be brought down. CIIC's Tamarii Tutangata confirms that a contract for the dismantling was signed today and Raro Welding has been awarded the job.

According to Raro Welding’s Esben Torget, work will commence on Tuesday 6th August 2019.

Radio Cook Islands has been announcing for listeners on Rarotonga to switch their radios to the FM frequency of 101MHz since June 2019.

Unfortunately, the FM stations in the Southern Group are not working so they will have no radio at all apart from the individual radio stations on some islands. The FM stations in the Northern Group will continue to operate as per normal. (Each island has different frequencies, and each island knows their frequency)

The official last day of operation for AM 630kHz will be Monday 5th August 2019. The last major events to be broadcast live on AM 630kHz will be the Celebration of the 54th Constitution Day on Sunday 4th August at 6.30pm, followed by the prize-giving and closing ceremony of the Te Maeva Nui celebrations on Monday 5th August from 10am”.

(via Chris Rogers, Australia, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Radio Romania International replace partly Tiganesti by Saftica TX units.

ROMANIA   One of three txs of Romanian 300 kW bcast center at Tiganesti is out of service at present RadioCom offers now as substitute service via 100 kW bcast center Saftica

(old center of 1956 year, which used also as clandestine stn transmitter for comintern "Radio Espana Indepedente" and "Portugal Libre" radio program mouth piece of communist parties of Spain and Portugal towards there home dictatorship countries and to foreign (immigrant) workers in West Europe, in 1956 til approx 1978.)

Saftica uses mainly two newer revolving antennas, of log-periodic horizontal characteristics, seen on Googe Earth or Google Maps images.

RRI English - nothing news of July 2019, older Tiganesti items of 2017 / 2018

https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/technical_revision_at_the_tiganesti_transmitters-2591115

RRI French

https://www.rri.ro/fr_fr/attention_un_emetteur_de_tiganesti_ne_fonctionne_pas-2602246

Chers amis, un des émetteurs en ondes courtes de Tiganesti, près de Bucarest, qui diffuse les programmes de RRI, est en panne. A cause de ce dysfonctionnement, la transmission numérique en DRM est aussi perturbée. Plusieurs émissions sont donc transmises temporairement en OC depuis l'émetteur de Saftica.

Selon notre fournisseur de services de transmission, Radiocom, les réparations s'étaleront, malheureusement, sur plusieurs semaines. Entre temps, nous vous invitons à suivre les émissions de RRI sur la 2e fréquence ayant la même destination, conformément à la liste que vous trouverez sur notre site.

Les fréquences qui ne fonctionnent pas en ce moment sont :

-  7.375 kHz à destination de Montréal entre 1h et 2h TU

- 15.340 kHz à destination de l'Afrique Centrale entre 5h et 5h30 TU

- 15.130 kHz à destination d'Alger entre 10h et 11h TU

RRI Romanian

https://www.rri.ro/ro_ro/anunt_emitator_defect-2602283

RRI Spanish

https://www.rri.ro/es_es/anuncio-2602264

¡Queridos amigos!, uno de los transmisores de onda corta ubicado en Ţigăneşti cerca de Bucarest, que emite los programas de RRI, tiene problemas técnicos. Debido al mal funcionamiento, la transmisión digital (estándar DRM) de los programas de RRI también se ha visto afectada. Algunas de las transmisiones afectadas se transmiten provisionalmente por el emisor de onda corta desde Săftica, cerca de la capital.

Radiocom, el proveedor de servicios de transmisión, ha anunciado que, lamentablemente, tomará varias semanas hasta que se reemplacen los componentes defectuosos.

Durante este periodo, podrán escuchar los programas de RRI en la segunda frecuencia que emitimos en onda corta, según la tabla de frecuencias publicada en nuestra página web.

Las siguientes frecuencias se han visto afectadas:

      00.00 – 01.00     engleză     7,375     New York

      01.00 – 02.00     franceză     7,375     Montreal

      02.00 – 03.00     español     7,375     Méjico

      03.00 – 04.00     engleză     7,375     Los Angeles

      04.00 – 04.30     chineză     15,220     Beijing

      04.30 – 05.00     rusă      7,305     Moscova

      05.00 – 05.30     franceză     15,340     Africa Centrală

      06.30 – 07.00     arabă     9,740     Alger

      09.00 – 10.00 (duminica)     română     15,130     Alger

      10.00 – 11.00     franceză     15,130     Alger

      11.00 – 12.00     engleză     15,130     Londra

      12.00 – 12.30     arabă     15,130     Alger

      12.30 – 13.00     chineză     15,160     Beijing

      13.00 – 14.00     rusă     11,940     Novosibirsk

      14.00 – 15.00     germană     7,355     Berlin

      15.00 – 15.30     rusă     9,580     Moscova

      15.30 – 16.00     arabă     11,830     Alger

      16.00 – 17.00 (luni-sâmbătă)     română     9,590     Israel

      16.00 – 17.00 (duminica)     ebraică     9,590     Israel

      17.00 – 18.00     engleză     9,760     Londra

      18.00 – 19.00     germană     6,090     Berlin

      19.00 – 20.00     español     11,850     Madrid

      20.30 – 21.00     engleză     11,850     New York

      21.00 – 22.00     español     11,650     Buenos Aires

      22.00 – 23.00     engleză     7,325     Tokyo

      23.00 – 24.00     español     9,700     Buenos Aires

----- Original Message -----

Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2019 8:55 AM

Subject: Radio Rumina Int.

08/03/2019

Hello!

https://www.rri.ro/de_de/wichtig_rri_sendebetrieb_teilweise_gestort-2602256

There are technical difficulties with one of our shortwave transmitters in Tiganesti near Bucharest. The DRM transmission at certain times could be affected. Some of our programs are therefore temporarily transmitted by our transmitter in Saftica. According to the national "Company Radiocom" will take the replacement of the defective devices several weeks. During this time, we ask you to use the second frequency available on our website to listen to RRI's broadcasts.

The following frequencies of the German service are affected:

For the midday broadcast the frequency is 7355 kHz.

For the evening broadcast the frequency 6090 kHz.

You can dodge at 9600 kHz at noon and 9570 kHz in the evening.

73s paul (Gager-AUT, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 2)

Unique Radio off air till further notice due to technical issues

Unique Radio 5045 KHz and 3210 KHz Gunnedah NSW  will be off air due to several technical issues.

Faults in the antenna and also a fault in the DC power supply to the transmitter have made

it necessary to go off air for a while.

These will be fixed as time permits and also will let you know when coming back on air.

WINB broadcasts as per usual and podcasts.also continue.

https://www.uniqueradio.biz

Best regards

Tim Gaynor

Unique Radio

Gunnedah NSW

Australia

Agenda DX 04/08/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Frontiera, Bolivia 4450 Khz (1968)
Radio Chortis, Guatemala 3380 Khz (1970)

Something's always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting station

TURKEY  At 21.15 UT Aug 3rd only this single service via SW ON AIR:

9620.021 kHz Emirler TRT in English towards South Asia.

2030-2130 UT 39-41,49,54,55,58-60 EMR  500 105  Eng TUR TRT

S=9+35dB signal strength in Delhi India remote SDR.
S=9+25dB in Doha Qatar remote SDR.
21.22 UT Turkish typical string instrument folk music.
21.26 UT end of En sce, and followed at
21.26:35 UT annmt TRT in ITALIAN language.

TX switch OFF at 21.31:20 UT.

Nothing heard of TRT on 9830 kHz. (TRT VOT with strong signal 2156 in English on 9830 - Ivo Ivanov)

73 wb

Stations heard in Friol

BRAZIL

4875, Radiodifusora Roraima, Boavista, 2201-2240, 02-08, Portuguese, comments, Brazilian songs. 15321.

6010, Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 2302-2310, 02-08, Portuguese, comments. Very weak. 14311.

BOLIVIA

3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 2238-2310, 02-08, Bolivian songs, Quechua, comments. 15321.

6134.9, Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 2220-2245, 02-08, Spanish, comments, female, male. Very weak. 14311.

CANADA, 6070, CFRX, Toronto, 0507-0524, 03-08, English, news, comments. 15321.

CONGO, 6115, Radio Congo, Brazaville, 1820-1903*, 02-08, French, comments. Extended program today. 14321.

CONGO, D. R., 6210.2, Radio Kahuzi, Bukavu, 1750-1808*, 02-08, Vernacular, comments. Extremely weak. 15311.

ECUADOR, 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, 0116-0123, 03-08, Spanish, comments. 25422.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, *0515-0527, 03-08, African songs. 15321.

FINLAND, 11689.8, Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat, 2227-2240, 02-08, comments, pop songs. Very weak. 15311.

GUATEMALA, 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0516-0613*, 01-08, English, religious comments and songs, at 0603 id. in several languages, “Transmite la Estación Evangélica Radio Verdad, ...”, anthem and close. 25322.

INDIA, 5010, AIR, Thiruvananthapuram, 0120-0126, 03-08, Hindi, comments. 24322.

LIBERIA, 6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, 0633-0645, 03-08, religious comments and songs, English. 15321.

MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0457-0502*, 03-08, songs. 14321.

PERU

4767.6, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 0004-0015, 03-08,  comments. Extremely weak, barely audible. 15311.

4774.9, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 2235-2254, 02-08, Spanish, comments, Peruvian songs. 14321.

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2238-2247, 02-08, Quechua, comments. Very weak. 15321.

6173.9, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cuzco (presumed), 2245-2302, 02-08, Extremely weak, only carrier detected. Strong QRM on 6175.

SUDAN, 7205, Sudan Radio, Al Aitahab, 1705-1715, 02-08, Arabic, comments. Very weak. 15321.

SWAZILAND, 4775, Trans World Radio Africa, Manzini, 0602-0610, 01-08, religious comments and songs, English. 14321.

TANZANIA, 6015, Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Dole, 0445-0453, 03-08, Swahili, comments. 14321.

ZAMBIA

6065, Voice of Hope Africa, Lusaka, 1854-1904, 02-08, English, religious comments and songs, id. “From Zambia, this is The Voice of Hope Africa, broadcasting on 4965 and 6065 kHz, Voice of Hope Africa closing down”. 44444.

 

 

Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain

Logs in Friol

Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters

Media & Tech - 03/08/2019