Glenn Hauser logs February 7-8, 2022

** AUSTRALIA. 2368.43, Feb 8 at 2102, S4-S5 with fades of Greek songs past 2125 via VK2GGC SDR, R. Symban. There has been lots of good discussion about this by nearby Aussies in the WOR iog (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 15190.10, Feb 8 at 2323, JBA S1-S5 of talk, music? Even so it seems undermodulated. I`m confident it`s R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte on its signature off-frequency. That`s a strange name for a radio station if you go by its translations in my Langenscheidt dixionary: ``disloyalty, infidelity, unfaithfulness`` --- perhaps a quite different contextual meaning or historical connotation in General Mines?

11780, Feb 8 at 2322, no signal from RNA, but VG on 6180. Wonder if on the way to installing pure DRM, after successful? low-power but high-gain tests a year ago on 11905 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, Feb 8 at 2258, RHC English is back today after AWOL yesterday, S9+20 but deep fades to S6, just concluding item about ballet and De Falla music I wish I had heard; ``Ed Newman`` outro as first of two hours, but second hour will not follow immediately in current scheduling (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.606, Feb 7 at 2131 check via UTwente, R. Cairo in S9+40+ of dead air except for some hum; and occasional bursts of extremely distorted Englishy talk. Something`s always egregious in Egypt.

9899.606, Feb 8 at 2119, S9+30/40 of big hum but constant suptorted modulation of music and talk, also UTwente. Ditto (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 8 at 2321, VOT English is on today, S9/+20 direct
but undermodulated on the squealing transmitter. Recheck at 2345 on my
other radio, better mod level in music but still squealy. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 8 at 0732 UT, OS, 25 watt ND beacon at Ohio State, Columbus; JBA in additional high noise level here; in continued absence of PN Ponca City OK from 515 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2124 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday February 8 at 2330 on WRMI 9955, S9+10 direct, no jamming audible. Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, Port Colborne, Ontario for some US$ to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA

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** U S A [and non]. 7772-7784 approx., Feb 8 at 2315, WRMI 7780 is battered by clicking OTH radar; WRMI already weak here off the side. Seemingly aimed right against it, or just doesn`t care.

7570, Feb 8 at 2316, this WRMI has very different QRM problem, roaring noise but unlike DRM; nominally aimed NW right at us, WRMI is also much weaker than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN [non]. 9580, Feb 8 at 2313, 1 kHz tone. Must be VR prior to 2315-2400 Vietnamese via USAGM PHILIPPINES, violating Separation of Church & State. For those who don`t care, let me explain that the USG is showing extreme favoritism to one particular religion, thus opening itself up to demands from far less savoury gospel huxters for time on our secular transmitters. That it`s an ``exchange`` for SMG airtime is beside the point, an equal violation. BTW, Aoki shows that Taiwan in Korean is also on 9580 at 2300-2330 but not heard even tho its beaming would be more favorable for us (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4095.7, Feb 8 at 0730, upward sweeps are JBA, i.e. the Desert Whooper beacon which intersperses CW IDs as DW. I often hear it like this without relogging. For some reason DW on Feb 6 reposted to HCDX a last August reply to me with background info about it:

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20220206181502578&mode=print (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11689.90 approx., Feb 7 at 2311, S7-S3 open carrier like at 1531, now measured on my other receiver. On the KiwiSDR network, Feb 8 at 0021 I try to locate it by TDOA; measured now by Missouri remote at -74.8 to -74.9 Hz below, i.e. 11689.925. And by Maryland at -74.7 to -75.0, S5. I pick four locations, Brazil, Rio Grande Valley, NE USA and northern Utah: TDOA leads to ``probably`` in the North Atlantic``; delete the Utah one and try again: ``north Pacific``! Obviously useless, no point in quoting the exact imaginary coördinates; then I realize that TDOA may depend on modulation timing, so no good anyway on open carriers. Next day Feb 8 circa 1530 check, no signal circa 11690. Of the known occupants of 11690, the one most likely off-frequency is Madagascar.

Now at 2034 February 8, UTwente is getting it on 11689.914 at S7 --- with RTTY. So it`s not a broadcaster but a usually idle RTTY outlet leaving the carrier on. Intruder! Anyway. Still clattering away at 2307.

Next step is to search the UDXF iog, on 11689. -- immediately comes up a thread from August *2006* started by me, but mainly about two other frequencies, 7455 and 9960: https://groups.io/g/UDXF/topic/3508999#3014 Search on 11690 gets most of the same, nothing new, disregarding 11690 as a 5-digit cypher group rather than frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0059 UT February 9

Channel 292 off air on 3955 kHz

This just in from #Channel292: Because of a burnt out connection between the antenna & the coaxial cable, 3955 is off air. It will be repaired not later than Friday evening. All programs we have to cancel, will get a new date." (@PopShopRadio on Twitter)

Media & Tech - 08/02/2022

Australia / Uzbekistan observations

AUSTRALIA Ultra tiny small amateurish signal noted in Perseus server net
at Neil's place in Brisbane Queensland at 11.55 UT on Tuesday Febr 8th at

2368.429 kHz. Greek immigrants, background stn, S=3 or -109.7dBm.

Checked against WWVH 2500 and 5000, and CHU Ottawa 3330 and 7850 kHz.

UZBEKISTAN Also checked 03.00-13.00 UT
RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan bcast center;
Tashkent Shortwave Transmitting Station,
usual oddly frequency on lower sideband flank,
fq is regular some 70 to 90 Hertz less.

Afghanistan International (Volant Media UK)
0300-1300 on 7599.9vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Pashto, not 0230-1430UT
1300-0300 on 7600.0 ERV 100 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Pashto, not 1430-0230UT

7599.933 kHz exact measured, today at 12.06 UT on Febr 8.

73 wb df5sx

SWLDXBulgaria News, February 7-8

ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio India in Mundari on 12075 kHz via CJSC Yerevan on February 7:
1315-1330 on 12075 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Mundari Mon/Tue. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/twr-india-in-mundari-on-12075-khz-via.html

ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio India in Hindi on 9965 kHz via CJSC Yerevan on February 7:
1425-1440 on 9965 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Hindi Mon-Fri. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/twr-india-in-hindi-on-9965-khz-via-cjsc.html

ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio TWR India in English on 9965 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, February 7
1440-1510 on 9965 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/twr-india-in-english-on-9965-khz-via_8.html

ARMENIA(non) TWR India relay FEBA Pakistan in Urdu on 9965 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, February 7
1510-1540 on 9965 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu Daily. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/feba-pakistan-in-urdu-on-9965-khz-via_8.html

CUBA Unscheduled Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish after 0700UTC on 5040 kHz via Bauta, February 7
0700-0800 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish. Very good signal via SDR Milford PA, USA
Same time on 6060 BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to ENAm open carrier / dead air via SDR Milford PA, USA
Same time on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm open carrier / dead air via SDR Milford PA, USA
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-spanish-at-0700ut-on.html

CUBA Unscheduled Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish after 0800UTC on 5040 kHz via Bauta, February 7:
0800-0858 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish. Very good & off via SDR Milford PA, USA
Same time on 6060 BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to ENAm open carrier / dead air via SDR Milford PA, USA
Same time on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm open carrier / dead air via SDR Milford PA, USA
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-spanish-at-0800ut-on.html

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish on 6000 kHz via Titan-Quivican San Felipe, February 7
1200-1500 on 6000*QVC 250 kW / non-dir to NCAm, low modulation via SDR Milford PA in USA
Wrong Summer A-21 time/freq.announcement. Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/rhc-in-spanish-on-6000-khz-via-titan.html

GERMANY(non) On February 21: Annual shortwave broadcast of Radio Amrum/Oeoemrang on 15215 kHz
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/annual-sw-broadcast-of-radio-amrum-on.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in Mongolian on 12120 kHz via Agana, February 7:
from 1044 on 12120 TWR 200 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Mongolian Mon-Sat. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ktwr-asia-in-mongolian-on-12120-khz-via.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in English on 11965 kHz via Agana, February 7
from 1103 on 11965 TWR 100 kW / 263 deg to SEAs English Sun-Fri. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ktwr-asia-in-english-on-11965-khz-via_8.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in Chinese on 9975 kHz via Agana, February 7
from 1116 on 9975 TWR 200 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Chinese Daily. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ktwr-asia-in-chinese-on-9975-khz-via.html

MOLDOVA(non) FEBA Radio Pakistan in Pashto via TWR India on 7590 kHz Grigoriopol, February 7
1500-1545 on 7590 KCH 300 kW / 110 deg to SoAs Pashto Daily. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/feba-radio-pakistan-in-pashto-on-7590_8.html

NUMBERS STATION E11 Oblique on 12067 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia, February 7:
0845-0848 on 12067 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB. Very good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-e11-oblique-on-12067-khz.html

NUMBERS STATION S11a Cherta on 6252 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia, February 7:
0915-0925 on 6252 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB mode. Good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s11a-cherta-on-6252-khz_8.html

SECRETLAND(non) From the Isle of Music to discontinue our broadcast via Secretbrod from March 13
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/from-isle-of-music-to-discontinue-our.html

UNIDENTIFIED clandestine broadcast to Iran in WRTH update
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unidentified-clandestine-broadcast-to.html

USA Very good signal of WWCR-2 on 5935 and 7490 kHz via Nashville, February 7
till 1258 on 5935 WCR 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English via SDR Milford PA, USA
from 1259 on 7490 WCR 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English via SDR Milford PA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/wwcr-2-on-5935-and-7490-khz-via.html

USA(non) Reception of Vatican Radio in Spanish on 7305 kHz via USAGM Greenville B on February 7
1230-1245 on 7305 GB 250 kW / 168 deg to CeAm Spanish. Very good signal via SDR Milford PA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/vatican-radio-in-spanish-on-7305-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) North Korea Reform Radio on 7589.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 7:
1350-1400 on 7589.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs open carrier/dead air & 35 sec. Voice of Tibet
1400-1500 on 7589.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Very good + tx hum via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/north-korea-reform-radio-on-75899v-khz_8.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

Special broadcasts 13, 14, 21 Feb

Sunday 13 February: UNESCO World Radio Day Stations around the world will be marking the day, the 2022 theme is Radio and Trust. https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldradioday

Monday 14 February: Radio Emma Toc Celebrates 2MT - video cast, www.emmatoc.org
Programming all day from 1100 UTC; Jim’s live broadcast will start at 1845 UTC.

Monday 21 February 2022: Annual SW broadcast of Radio Amrum (Radio Öömrang) from Amrum Island, German North Frisian Islands. Tentative schedule 1600-1659 UTC on 15215 kHz via Issoudun in German, Frisian dialect and English. QSLs only via transmitter operator Media Broadcast: qsl-shortwave@media-broadcast.com

{Amrum has been showing up every year on that date, time and frequency; it may even be
the same old recording --- gh}

Radio Emma Toc is celebrating the centenary of the first 2MT broadcast with an online stream on Monday 14th February 2022.
The stream starts at 1100 UTC with a programme of audio and video telling the story of 2MT. The live programme, hosted by Jim Salmon (also a BDXC member), starts at 1845 UTC when a glass will be raised to 2MT at 100. Full programme details for the day are listed at: https://www.emmatoc.org/2mtcelebration
Much more on the history of 2MT is at https://www.emmatoc.org/

(BDXC Communication, Feb via WOR io group)

FTIOM and UBMP to discontinue broadcasts from Germany, Bulgaria

Dear radio colleagues,

I began From The Isle of Music six years ago and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot five years ago, starting small on WBCQ and eventually expanding to Europe and beyond with Channel 292 for both programs and Space Line for FTIOM. I am not a wealthy man, and my programs have been literally 99.9% self-funded during that period. The very small handful of contributors has been appreciated but has never been large enough to put a dent in costs.

Over the past two years, my living expenses have increased precipitously while my income and contributions have not. With great reluctance, I must make some difficult financial decisions. One of them is that broadcasts on Space Line will cease March 6, and broadcasts on Channel 292 will cease March 5. This is a purely financial decision, I have very much enjoyed working with both stations and will deeply miss the audiences that I will probably lose. While the financial support was minimal, the emotional support has been huge, many of those listeners feel like family now.

Broadcasts will continue on WBCQ The Planet where these programs began. FTIOM will continue on 7490 kHz, currently Tuesdays 0000-0100 UTC, and UBMP will continue on 7490 kHz Sundays, currently 2300-0000 UTC. Both of these livestream on WBCQ.com, so listeners unable to catch the terrestrial broadcast (or who are asleep at those hours) may be able to record live for later listening. Both programs will also be part of the new special lineup on 4790 kHz which is being sponsored by Angela and Allan Weiner. More details about that will be forthcoming, that frequency may reach parts of Europe terrestrially as an early morning show at a tolerable hour.

Thank you so much for the support you have given over the years, and I hope these admittedly-major changes will not render me uninteresting to you in the future. This has been the time of my life, and I will do my best to continue in that spirit.

73,

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William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer
Tilford Productions, LLC
809 S. 20th ST
Lafayette, IN 47905-1551
email: bill@tilfordproductions.com
phone: 773.267.6548
website: www.tilfordproductions.com

Agenda DX 08/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Gaucha, Brasile 11915 Khz (1927)

Media & Tech - 07/02/2022

Glenn Hauser logs February 6-7, 2022

** CHINA. 7500, Feb 6 at 2238, Chinese JBA S7-S8, presumably CNR1 jammer as always more likely to be heard than target, in this case VOA via Thailand this hour only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, Feb 6 at 2236, NO signal from RHC in English. 11850 is on but dead air or trace of modulation, wiggle that patchcord, flanked by parasitic JBA spur on 11840. 9710 modulates Spanish, nothing on 13 MHz band now. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.60, Feb 6 at 2234 check direct, R. Cairo with S7-S8 of dead air in English. As usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 7 at 0220 UT, PN, 25 watt ND beacon at PoNca City is OFF again. Guess we are in for a spell of intermittency. Still off at 0702, 1524. See USA for a 517 log (Glenn Hauser, Enid,, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Re 1650, ``KYHN`` report: Oops! Current call is KFSW; one shouldn`t believe anything from Red Eye Radio. ``The Cross`` 98.7 which is duplicated on 1650, does not admit to carrying RER on its woefully incomplete ``program schedule``. Does brand itself as serving ``Arklahoma`` rather than ``Oklansas`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 6 at 2311, NO signal from VOT English even unto UTwente, nor the ChiCom. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 517 MCW kHz, Feb 7 at 0702 UT, FN, 25 watt NDB at Clinton / Hills, Iowa, now definitely copied while 515 PN PC OK is off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2124 monitoring: confirmed Sunday February 6 at 2100 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, Villa Estense, S9+10 steady into nearby Noale SDR, no CCI except for lite medium SAH from something; unless a bit narrowed, some ACI from RNE-5 Castilian on 1314, Romanian Actuality on 1332.

Confirmed Sunday February 6 at 2330 on WRMI 5950, S9+30 into Knoxville.

Also confirmed UT Monday February 7 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct.

Almost missed check 0400v UT Mon Feb 7 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160-, but tuned in at 0432 via Maryland remote, JBA sounds like my intonation, if starting a bit late; then bringing up webcast, ``General Underseas Service of Partial India Radio``; pirate I guess provided by HRI as scheduled. Next:

2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, Port Colborne, Ontario for some US$ to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A.. 9940, Feb 6 at 2235, surprise, WTWW active on this rarely used frequency, not 9930. S9+25 with gospel huxter, presumably SFAW but no way I`m going to listen long enough to verify that. 5085 is also on early this Sunday, Ted expressing piety to a caller, in a ham radio show? No other possible frequencies active: 5830, 9475, 9930, 15810. Why not the usual 9475 for SFAW WTWW-1 programming? Something`s looney at Lebanon.

HFCC never breaks down by individual transmitters but for WTWW has three different antenna azimuths each with a possible pair:
40 degrees: 9940, 15810 [#3 by default]
50 degrees: 5830, 9475 [#1]
180 degrees: 5085, 9930 [#2]
But we won`t believe the #3 transmitter be operable unless WTWW ever heard on three frequencies at once (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1460, Feb 6 at 2242 UT, surprised to hear English RCC discussion instead of Spanish KZUE El Reno OK; on E-W antenna, but some signs of KZUE QRM on the N/S. Must be KHOJ ``Heart of Jesus`` with EWTN, skywaving 12 kW day power and pattern broadly thisaway SW from St. Charles MO (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11689.924, Feb 7 at 1531, S2-S3 open carrier. Nothing listed now in EiBi, Aoki or HFCC. At other hours on ``11690``, East Turkistan, Guam, Madagascar; and Finland at this hour if it were first Saturday for SWR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1729 UT February 7

Propagation outlook from SWPC

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
31 January - 06 February 2022

Solar activity was at low levels with many C-class flares observed.
The largest flare of the period was a C9 at 01/2236 UTC from Region
2939 (S16, L=32, class/area Dho/300 on 02 Feb). Region 2939 also
produced a long-duration C3/Sf flare at 06/1341 UTC. Filament
structure suspended above the region, approximately 10 degrees long
and centered near S20W05 at the time of the event, lifted-off during
the flare. The event was subsequently detected in LASCO C2 beginning
at around 06/1436 UTC, and is predicted to hit Earth. Initial
analysis determined 10 Feb to be the likely timing to arrive at
Earth. Regions 2936 (N17, L=116, class/area Ehi/750 on 31 Jan) 2940
(N17, L=35, class/area Dao/320 no 02 Feb), and 2941 (N24, L=340,
class/area Eho/300 on 05 Feb) also contributed several C-class
flares each.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached
high levels on 31 Jan, 01 Feb due to influences from a CH HSS. High
levels were also observed on 04-06 Feb due to influences from a CME.
Normal to moderate levels were observed on 02-03 Feb.

Geomagnetic field activity reached G1 (Minor) storm levels on 03-04
Feb due to impacts from a CME that left the Sun on 29 Jan. Active
levels were reached late on 01 Feb and 02 Feb due to arrival of the
aforementioned CME. Active levels were also reached early on 06 Feb
due to influences from a negative polarity CH HSS. Quiet to
unsettled levels were observed on 31 Jan and 05 Feb.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
07 February - 05 March 2022

Solar activity is expected to be at low levels, with a slight chance
for M-class flares on 07-11 Feb due to the flare potential of
Regions 2940 and 2941. Very low to low levels are expected on 12 Feb
- 05 Mar.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is
expected to reach high levels on 07-20 Feb, and 27 Feb - 05 Mar due
to recurrent CH HSS influences. Normal to moderate levels are
expected on 21- 26 Feb.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at G1 (Minor) storm
levels on 10-11 Feb due to the anticipated arrival of an assymetric
full halo CME that left the Sun on 06 Feb. G1 levels are also
expected on 13-14 Feb due to recurrent CH HSS influences. Active
levels are expected on 18, 25 Feb, and 03, 05 Mar due to recurrent
CH HSS influences. Quiet to unsettled levels are expected on the
remaining days in the highlight period.

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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2022 Feb 07 122 10 3
2022 Feb 08 120 5 2
2022 Feb 09 120 5 2
2022 Feb 10 120 20 5
2022 Feb 11 110 25 5
2022 Feb 12 110 12 3
2022 Feb 13 115 25 5
2022 Feb 14 115 20 5
2022 Feb 15 115 5 2
2022 Feb 16 115 5 2
2022 Feb 17 115 10 3
2022 Feb 18 115 12 4
2022 Feb 19 115 8 3
2022 Feb 20 118 5 2
2022 Feb 21 120 10 3
2022 Feb 22 120 8 3
2022 Feb 23 120 5 2
2022 Feb 24 125 8 3
2022 Feb 25 125 12 4
2022 Feb 26 120 8 3
2022 Feb 27 120 8 3
2022 Feb 28 120 5 2
2022 Mar 01 120 5 2
2022 Mar 02 120 5 2
2022 Mar 03 120 12 4
2022 Mar 04 120 10 3
2022 Mar 05 115 15 4

Radio Caroline North February 2022

Join us over the weekend of 12th-13th February for the second Radio Caroline North broadcast of 2022, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge.

You'll hear some fine music from the 60s – early 90s, plus you can enter our on-air competition to win Hotel Chocolat 'Bring on the Bubbly Collections', kindly sponsored by Addo Addison from Royston, Herts.

Listen in on 648 AM in the South and South-East, on 1368 AM in the North and North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, on the Radio Caroline app and around the world online here (via the Manx AM Radio Player).

We'd love to hear from you during the broadcast via memories@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it's the only email address that gets you straight through to our 'North' broadcasters.

http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk (via Mike Terry via WOR io group)

Iran International log

UZBEKISTAN 5829.939 kHz IITV from London in Persian on Febr 7 at 14.50 UT S=9+10dB signal in Delhi India.

RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan bcast center; Tashkent Shortwave Transmitting Station, usual oddly frequency on lower sideband flank, fq is regular some 80 to 90 Hertz less.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 7)

Wolfgang Bueschel observations

UZBEKISTAN 7599.927 kHz at 08.43 UT on Febr 7, S=4 or -106dBm poor in Delhi India remotedly.

0230-1430 UT Tashkent - RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan bcast center; Tashkent Shortwave Transmitting Station, usual oddly frequency on lower sideband flank, fq is regular some 80 to 90 Hertz less.

ARMENIA 7600 even 1430-0230 UT via CJSC Yerevan Gavar bcast relay site.

TAIWAN 7600.137v At other time of the day also SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng the opposite Falun Gong sect sce from Taiwan in Chinese on air, especially heard in CeAS / Far East AS, and around China mainland, VTN, PHL etc.

KOREA D.P.R. 7580.003 kHz the other neighbour from Pyongyang in Japanese, scheduled BBEF Made in China shortwave TX gear, via Kujang site at 109 degrees curtain array, 07.00-12.50 UT

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 7)

SWLDXBulgaria News, February 6

ARMENIA(non) Radio Afghanistan International on 7600 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, February 6
from 1300 on 7600 ERV 100 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Pashto. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-afghanistan-international-on-7600.html

AUSTRIA(non) Very strong signal of Radio DARC#364 on 6070 kHz via Moosbrunn, February 6
1000-1100 on 6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-darc364-on-6070-khz-via-moosbrunn.html

EGYPT Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9550 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia, February 6
0900-0910 on 9400 E25 Rebeat tx / unknown to ???? Egyptian music. Fair/good signal.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/mystery-egyptian-music-station-on-9550_7.html

GERMANY Reception of Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG on 6055 kHz via MBR Nauen, February 6
1130-1200 on 6055 NAU 125 kW / 222 deg to CeEu German Sat/Sun. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/evangelische-missions-gemeinden-on-6055_7.html

GERMANY Charleston Radio International in English on 5140 kHz via Berlin, February 6
from 1148 on 5140 BLN unknown kW / ND to WeEu English. Good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/charleston-radio-international-in.html

GERMANY(non) Very good signal of Welle 370 on 6140 kHz via MBR Moosbrunn, February 6
0900-1000 on 6140 MOS 100 kW / 270 deg to WeEu German 1st Sun via SDR Heimiswil, SUI.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-welle-370-on-6140-khz-via.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio/Obettivo DX on 9610 kHz via MBR Nauen on February 6
1000-1100 on 9610 NAU 125 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun. Very good signal via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/awrobettivo-dx-on-9610-khz-via-mbr_7.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Radio MiAmigo International on 6030 & 6085 kHz both via Kall, February 6:
from 1015 on 6030 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu English via R.SWS. Fair+cw chirping via SDR Heimiswil
from 1015 on 6085 KLL 001 kW / 120&300 to CeEu English. Very good+cw chirping via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-miamigo-international-on-6030_7.html

GERMANY(non) Good signal of Radio DARC#364 on 9670 kHz via Rohrbach Waal on February 6:
1000-1100 on 9670 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-darc364-on-9670-khz-via-rohrbach.html

GERMANY(non) Radio Joystick / The Charlie Prince Show on 7330 kHz via MBR Moosbrunn, February 6
1100-1200 on 7330 MOS 100 kW / 283 deg to CeEu German 1st Sun. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-joystick-charlie-prince-show-on.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of PAB Frank&Ernest Discussion on 11800 kHz via MBR Nauen, February 6
1430-1445 on 11800 NAU 250 kW / 094 deg to SoAs English Sun. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/pab-frank-discussion-on-11800-via-mbr_7.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation in Afan Oromo on 9610 kHz via MBR Nauen, February 6
1700-1730 on 9610 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Sun. Very good aignal via SDR Tambov in Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/voice-of-oromo-liberation-in-oromo-on_7.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in Japanese on 7500 kHz via Agana, February 6:
1217-1245 on 7500 TWR 200 kW / 320 deg to JPN Japanese Sun. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ktwr-asia-in-japanese-on-7500-khz-via_7.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in English on 11590 kHz via Agana, February 6
1247-1300 on 11590 TWR 200 kW / 285 deg to SoAs English Sun. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ktwr-asia-in-english-on-11590-khz-via_7.html

NETHERLANDS Good signal of Mike Radio on new 5830 kHz via Heerde, February 6
from 0848 on 5830 HEE 001 kW / non-dir to WeEu English via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/mike-radio-on-new-5830-khz-via-heerde.html

NETHERLANDS Reception of Radio Delta International RDI on 6020 kHz via Elburg, February 6
from 1008 on 6020 ELB 001 kW / non-dir to WeEu English. Fair signal via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-delta-international-rdi-on-6020_7.html

PHILIPPINES FEBC R.Teos on 9920 kHz via Bocaue, February 6
1500-1300 on 9920 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Russian Sun
1530-1545 on 9920 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Ukrainian Sun
1545-1600 on 9920 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Russian Sun
Wrong time and frequency announcement 1900-2000MST on 11650
instead 1800-1900MST on 9920 kHz. Good via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-febc-radioteos-on-9920-khz.html

PIRATE RADIO Radio Free Waves Bay relay Radio Five Corners on 3940 kHz, February 6
from 1854 on 3940 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-free-waves-bay-relay-radio-five.html

ROMANIA(non) NEXUS IRRS European Gospel Radio on 9510 kHz via RADIOCOM Saftica on February 6
from 1030 on 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/european-gospel-radio-on-9510-via_7.html

ROMANIA(non) Reception of AWR Wavescan#675 on 9510 kHz via RADIOCOM Saftica on February 6
1200-1230 on 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun. Very good via SDR Heimiswil SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/awr-wavescan675-on-9510-khz-via.html

SECRETLAND(non) Reception of From the Isle of Music on 9400 kHz via SPL Secretbrod, February 6
1500-1600 on 9400 SCB 100 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English/Spanish Sun. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/from-isle-of-music-on-9400-khz-via-spl_7.html

SRI LANKA Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on 11750 kHz via Trincomalee, February 6
from 1630 on 11750 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to N/ME Sinhala City FM. Good signal via SDR Tambov Russia.
This was special transmission - Tribute Programme of "Melody Queen of India" - Ms. Lata Mangeshkar.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/sri-lanka-broadcasting-corporation-on.html

U.K.(non) Follow The Bible Ministries in Arabic on 6180 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, February 6
1830-1858 on 6180 WOF 300 kW / 105 deg to N/ME Arabic Sun. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/follow-bible-ministries-on-6180-khz-via.html

U.K.(non) Follow The Bible Ministries in English on 12010 kHz via ENC-DMS Ascension, February 6
1900-1928 on 12010 ASC 250 kW / 115 deg to SoAf English Sun. Good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/follow-bible-ministries-on-12010-khz.html

U.K.(non) Follow The Bible Ministries in Arabic on 7315 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, February 6
2000-2028 on 7315 WOF 300 kW / 180 deg to NEAf Arabic Sun. Weak signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/follow-bible-ministries-on-7315-khz-via.html

U.K.(non) HCJB Radio Akhbar Mufriha in Tachelhit on 7300 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, February 6
2100-2115 on 7300 WOF 300 kW / 170 deg to NoAf Tachelhit. Weak signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hcjb-radio-akhbar-mufriha-on-7300-khz.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Iran International on 15629.8v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 6
from 1228 on 15629.8vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-iran-international-on-156298v-khz.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Iran International on 5829.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 6:
from 1330 on 5829.9vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi. Weak/fair signal via SDR Khimki, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-iran-international-on-58299v-khz.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Voice of Wilderness on 9380 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 6
1400-1530 on 9380 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Sun. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/voice-of-wilderness-on-9380-via-rrtm.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) New Country Broadcast Sae Nala on 5925 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 6:
1730-1800 on 5925 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sun. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-country-broadcast-sae-nala-on-5925.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

Agenda DX 07/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Africa N° 1, Gabon 9580-15475 Khz (1981)
Radio Ancash, Perù 4991 Khz (1984)

Wolfgang Bueschel: Cuba observations

CUBA on Febr 6 morning; when tuned-in at 07.30 UT:

Nothing heard on empty 5040 kHz Bauta site. Only 5025 kHz Bauta still on mx service.

Nothing on 6000QUI, 6060BAU, 6145/6165BAU kHz around 07.31 UT,

only 3 minutes test signal on air, on BAU6100 kHz, but at 07.33 UT Bauta TX OFF. # see below

the only RHC English sce on air at 07.35 UT this Febr 6 morning 9700 kHz from Bauta site towards NoWeUSA / WeCAN, ALS. Piano jazz program, S=9+15dB in Rochester NY state.

6159.946 kHz tiny S=3 exciter signal of WBCQ at 07.34 UT.

7254.940 kHz Voice of Nigeria from Abuja on blocked antenna fixed at WeAF and SoAM azimuth, S=5-6 in Rochester at 07.45 UT Febr 6.

7505.050 much odd fq on upper side flank these days, Febr 6 at 07.48 UT, S=9+20dB, WRNO New Orleans, DISTURBED TERRIBLE AUDIO, English pop like singer, 16 kHz audio wideband tone block.

73 wb df5sx

Glenn Hauser logs February 5-6, 2022

** ANDORRA [non]. 7400, Feb 5 at 2157, another Radio Andorra Revival special for a bihour, this time via ARMENIA. S9+5/15 into UTwente, signal good but modulation level fading down and up, and it`s quite lo-fi, deficient feed to site? Zach Liangas had same reaxion:

``Andorra 7400 final report! 7400 heard at 2133 via local SDR with S9 signal but rather poor reception with lots of local noise and with very trebly sound. Rather under modulated as like someone turned off Dolby while playing a cassette and with full treble! Spectrum analyzer shows that very clearly. In my radio it's much more noise. Check in central Italy with S10 and splitter in the lab with very trebly sound lacking bass and up to 35 db of fades. Also test in Brasília with signal to S10 but strong fading -- Zacharias Liangas, Temp Litohoron, Greece`` in the WOR iogroup.

Anyhow. at my check there was conversation in French rather than music. First of four airings earlier at 12-14 UT across N America on WRMI 5850 should have been well received here if anyone were awake. It seems this is a really big deal in Europe among fans of R. Andorra way back when. I did QSL it 62 years ago direct on 5972 kHz:
http://www.w4uvh.net/andorra1.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/andorra2.jpg
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, February 5 at 1544 tune-in, LRA36 is on! this Saturday to belie my WOR 2124 remark that it had not been appearing Saturdays, correct as of then. Via Brazil SDRs: Pardinho is still not getting it: antenna broken? Only S2-S3 into Campo and about the same to Brasília #2. Music at first, 1545.5 ``Nacional, la Radio Pública`` ID. 1552, LRA36 ID; still 1619 another ID but fading to JBA music, 1628 ``NLRP``, 1650 trace; 1715 now better into Campo with Antártida themesong past 1709; recheck at 1748 now gone. I later see that Sam Sánchez, Orygun in the WOR iog heard it first at 1352 today via same remotes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5040, Feb 5 at 0720, RHC Spanish is still on here, S9+40. This happens so often that we wonder if it`s intentional rather than accidental. One STL is still carrying English past 0700, today at 0722 check, into 6060 which is S9+20/30 and no humbuzz! and only 9700, S9+10 with usual anti-American propaganda unworthy of detailing. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``Cuban pastors and 11J: A turning point in the repression of evangelicals --- Yoe Suárez La Habana 29 Ene 2022 - 04:16 CET

Although clashes with the State and acts of punishment or intimidation of these churches had multiplied since then, they had not escalated to the point where a large number of pastors were imprisoned for days, weeks or months. Until ‘11J’ came along...`` https://diariodecuba.com/derechos-humanos/1643426194_37148.html

``Crime in socialist Cuba: the economic crisis fuels crime, but it is not the only cause - DIARIO DE CUBA spoke with Cuban lawyers Julio Fernández Estrada and Laritza Diversent, and Mexican professor Vidal Romero --- Yusimí Rodríguez López, Madrid 02 Feb 2022 - 19:14 CET

Why has crime increased in Cuba in recent months? Is it an effect of the increase in poverty? Are the regime's grip on power and the delay in the democratic transition threatening citizen security? DIARIO DE CUBA talked to two Cuban lawyers and a Mexican professor about these questions...`` https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1643825652_37234.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, UT Sun Feb 6 at 0727, this RHC English remains on at
S9+30, maybe to prolong until 0830 with weekly Esperanto? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAIPAN. 11550, Feb 6 at 1550 tune-in, surprised to hear English ID,
``You are listening to Radio Free Asia --`` and back into Korean,
scheduled 1500-1900 via Agignan Point (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2124 monitoring: Confirmed Sat Feb 5 at 1700 on WRN North America webcast.

Also confirmed Saturday February 5 at 2032 UT already underway on
WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, VG into nearby KB0FX SDR; and ending at 2056, so
started circa 2027. Altho most of my opening billboard country roster
has to be cut because of the music, that time is made up for by
interruptions every dekaminute for WA0RCR IDs, FCC requirements.

Also confirmed UT Sunday February 6 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG S9+20 into Missouri remote.

Distracted, I missed checking the WA0RCR 1860 AM airing nominal 0415 UT Sun Feb 6; did anyone hear it?

As usual, slept thru the 1330 Sunday Feb 6 on WMRI Europe via Channel 292, Germany, 9670; did anyone hear it? Next:

2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, Port Colborne, Ontario for some US$ to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, UT Sun Feb 6 at 0052.6, WTWW ends hamstuff for canned ID treating snippet of Star Spangled Banner as if it were a jingle, but not into `Theatre Organ Under The Arch`, as often happens at odd hour, and for which I was checking. Instead filled with rock music and a couple more of same ID, until axually starting at 0100! As if trying to begin it at hourtop for a change. Unfortunately it`s also time for `Encore` classical music on WRMI 5850, so over to that for me; as TOUTA also clashes with The Giant Jukebox on 5960 and Texas Radio Shortwave on 5950 in the Saturday evening musicglut. I do listen to second hour of TRSW blues at 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505.052, Feb 6 at 0720, WRNO unusually off-frequency and undermodulated in English, music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 620, Feb 6 at 0708 UT, KTNO ID as ``Radio Luz, Dalas``, then rabid Spanish gospel huxter. KTNO is dominant here on the frequency hijacked from KWFT Wichita Falls TX, which was a good talk station; I was even on its program schedule P-mailing list for years. In Spanish you would pronounce it ``Dah-yahss`` with two Ls. CoL is axually Plano, and physical address in Irving (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6018 approx., Feb 5 at 0724, very rapid FSK/RTTY, a new intruder while the slower 6114 one is absent. At least not QRMing any broadcaster except the jamming spillover from 6030!

Probably unrelated, but look at this in the WOR iog from

``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Friol: UNKNOWN, Mexican? station, 6017, heard for about ten minutes, 0605-0615*, 06-02, Mexican songs, at 0614 anthem, I think was the Mexican National Anthem and close. Weak but clear signal here in Friol, also checked via SDR Kiwi remote receiver in Iceland and exactly the same frequency, 6017 kHz with a bit better signal, via Pardhino, Brazil, no signal``

Well, Radio Mil, XEOI, used to be on 6010, gone for many years. Its AM base on 1000, XEOY is now ``Stereo Cien`` as an FM simulcast. BTW, in Spanish the calls are clever: OY can be pronounced ``oye`` = listen, and OI = ``oí``, I listened. Of course, Aoki has never removed ``6010 XEOI Núcleo Radio Mil``, daily 22-05 UT! The last definite log of it I can find is Sept 23, *2013* by Ron Howard with a recording on 6009.97. At that time, had been reactivated on evening-only schedule after a previous absence (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. RF 10, 12, 31, 35, Feb 5 at 1550 UT, BAD DTV signals into the STB, none decoding. Both tropo maps call for a lot of level 1-2 enhancement around here today and next week: it`s been frigid, but a little warmup over snowpack sets it off. At of 15 UT, area affected is most of OK and eastern KS. However tropo maps the next morning Feb 6 show much less of it expected (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1955 UT February 6

Media & Tech - 06/02/2022

Special transmission by SLBC

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Mourns the Death of “Melody Queen” of India, Ms. Lata Mangeshkar ...

Await a Special Tribute Programme tonight 10 pm onwards (1630 utc) on 11750 khz SW and Medium Wave 873KHz

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Ascolti AM Treviso 6 febbraio

4840 6/2 0701 WWCR NASHVILLE, Nashville Px rel. E 35533
5140 6/2 0702 Charleston Radio Inter., Berlin Mx E 45544
5890 6/2 0703 WWCR The Overcomer Ministry, Nashville Px rel. E 25522
5920 6/2 0704 HCJB Deutschland, Weenermoor Mx Px rel. D 25522
5930 6/2 0705 World Music Radio, DK-Bramming Mx Dk 25522
5955 6/2 0709 Sunlite Radio, NL-Overslag Mx E 25532
6020 6/2 0715 Radio Delta Internationa Hol-Elburg Mx Nl 25522
6070 6/2 0716 Radio Channel 292, D-Rohrbach Waal Mx D 45544
9510 6/2 1030 IRRS- Living The Bible, Tiganesti jingle ID Px rel. E 55555
9610 6/2 1031 AWR Europe, Nauen Px <RVS Magazine> It 55555
9610 6/2 1100 AWR KSDA, Guam-Agat infp ID E Px rel. M 35533
9910 6/2 1102 KTWR GUAM Unlimited Grace, Agana TX6 Px rel. E 35533
9965 6/2 1103 Hope Radio Christ's Church PLW-Palau Medor Px rel. E 25522
11690 6/2 1104 AWR KSDA, Guam-Agat infp ID E Px rel. M 45544
11725 6/2 1105 Radio New Zealand Pacific, Rangitaiki Nx E 35533

73 da N. Marabello
QTH Treviso, Italia
RX: TECSUN PL-365
Ant.: filare 6 metri
https://acquamarina.blogspot.com

Stations heard in Friol, NW of Spain

ANTARCTICA, 15476usb, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 1653-1707, 05-02, Spanish, comments, female, male. Very weak and strong fading, only audible at times. From 1530 to 1653 checked several times and no signal, audible at times from 1653 to 1707.

ARMENIA, 7400, Radio Andorra Revival, Gavar, *2130-2145, 05-02, Radio Andorra interval signal and id. “Aquí Radio Andorra, emisora del Principado de Andorra”, French, comments, songs. 35433.

AUSTRALIA, 5055, Radio 4KZ, Innisfail (presumed), 2014-2025, 05-02, songs, comments. Extremely weak. 15411.

AUSTRIA
6175, Radio Andorra Revival, Moosbrunn, *1630-1655, 05-02, Radio Andorra interval signal and id. “Aquí Radio Andorra, emisora del Principado de Andorra”, French, comments, songs. 45444.

7330, Radio Joystick, The Charlie-Prince Show, Moosbrunn, *1100-1106, interval signal, German, id. “The Charlie-Prince Show”, comments, pop songs. 45444.

BOLIVIA, 3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 0120-0136, 06-02, Bolivian songs, Quechua, comments. 25432.

BRAZIL
4885, Radio Clube do Pará, Belém, 0515-0705, 06-02, Brazilian songs, program “Clube da Madrugada”, id. “Radio Clube do Pará…, Rede Amazonia de Comunicaçao, Belém, Pará, Amazonia, Brasil”. 35433.

9550, Radio Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre, 2101-2118, 05-02, Portuguese, religious comments. 15321.

11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 1907-1928, 05-02, Brazilian songs, id. Radio Nacional”. 35433.

11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 2001-2020, 05-02, Brazilian songs. 33343.

COLOMBIA, 4940, Fueza de Paz, 0502-0603, 06-02, Spanish, religious comments and songs. 25322.

CUBA, 4765, Radio Progreso, Bejucal, 0451-0501*, 06-02, Cuban songs. 35433.

DENMARK
Radio 208, Hvidovre, 1807-1823, 05-02, rock songs. 15321.

25800, World Music Radio, Marlest, 1745-1756, 05-02, pop songs. // 5930. 25322.

ECUADOR, 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, 0453-0500*, 06-02, songs, Spanish, comments, anthem and close. 34433.

ERITREA, 7140, Voice of Broad Masses, Asmara (presumed), 0520-0533, 06-02, comments and songs. Very weak and Ham QRM. 12421.

ETHIOPIA
6030, Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa, 1813-1838, 05-02, East African songs, 24322.

7110, Radio Ethiopia, 1635-1656, 05-02, East African songs, Vernacular, comments. Ham QRM. 32432.

FINLAND, 11720, Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat, 0710-0740, 05-02, Finish, comments, id. in English “You are listening to Scandinavian Weekend Radio”, music. 24322.
Also 1605-1626, 05-02, rock songs in English, Finish, English, comments. 15321.

FRANCE, 1467, Radio Andorra Revival, Roumoules, *1900-1910, 05-02, Radio Andorra interval signal and id. “Aquí Radio Andorra, emisora del Principado de Andorra”, French, comments, songs. 35444.

GERMANY, 6030, Radio Mi Amigo International, Kall Krekel, *0759-0812, 06-02, id. “Radio Mi Amigo International”, song “More than a woman” by Bee Gees, more songs and comments. Some disturbing noise // 6085 with better and clearer signal. 15321

KYRGYZSTAN, 4010.2, Kyrgyz Radio, Bishkek, 1739-1748, 05-02, Kyrgyz songs. Very weak. 15311.

LIBERIA, 6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, 0721-0745, 06-02, English, religious comments. 24322.

MALAYSIA, 9835, Sarawak FM, Kajang, 0951-1025, 06-02, Malaysian songs and comments. 24322.

MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0507-0825, 06-02, Mexican songs, comment, id. “Radio Educación”. 25422.

NETHERLANDS
5955, Sunlite Radio, Westdorpe, 0745-0810, 06-02, pop songs, id. “The music you love, this is Sunlite”. 35433.

6020, Radio Delta International, Elburg, 0656-0733, 06-02, Radio Delta song in Dutch, id. “Good Morning listeners, Dxers, you are listening to Radio Delta International...”, English, comments, songs, announcing the next program, “The Finish Hour”, more songs. 35433.

PERU, 4775, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 0123-0135, 06-02, Spanish, comments, Peruvian songs. 15321.

TAJIKISTAN, 4765, Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, 1801-1817, 05-02, comments. Very weak. 15311.

UNKNOWN, Mexican? station, 6017, heard for about ten minutes, 0605-0615*, 06-02, Mexican songs, at 0614 anthem, I think was the Mexican National Anthem and close. Weak but clear signal here in Friol, also checked via SDR Kiwi remote receiver in Iceland and exactly the same frequency, 6017 kHz with a bit better signal, via Pardhino, Brazil, no signal.

ZAMBIA, 5915, Zambia NBC, Radio 1, Lusaka, 1720-1810, 05-02, Vernacular, comments, at 1800 English, news. 25322.

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Logs in Friol, NW of Spain
Tecsun S-8800 and PL-880, cable antenna, 8 meters

Log Roberto Pavanello

567 1/2 18.04 R.N.E. R.5 - Murcia SS NX reg. Comun. Murciana buono
621 2/2 18.04 R.N.E. R.1 - Mallorca Mallorchino NX reg. Baleares buono
828 4/2 00.10 BBC Asian Network - Sedgley EE MX Hindy suff.
837 31/1 23.17 COPE - Burgos SS ID e pubblicità locale suff.
1080 31/1 21.59 R. Huesca - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1125 4/2 18.04 R.N.E. R.5 - Toledo SS NX reg. Castilla - La Mancha buono
1152 31/1 18.04 R.N.E. R.5 - Lleida Catalano NX reg. Catalunya suff.
1341 1/2 21.58 R. Leon - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1341 1/2 22.07 R. Onda Cero - Ciudad Real SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1350 30/1 23.30 R. Boa Vontade - Salvador PP predica suff.
1467 5/2 19.00 R. Andorra Revival - Roumoules FF MX ottimo
1476 1/2 20.10 Museum R. - Bad Ischl Tedesco MX buono
1539 3/2 23.00 R. Elche - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1566 1/2 20.15 R. Kolbe - Schio IT giaculatorie serali buono
1611 30/1 20.30 R. Augusta Int. - EE MX buono
1629 31/1 20.10 R. Bluebird - Dutch MX buono
1629 5/2 23.25 R. Turftrekker - Dutch MX buono
1646 3/2 17.30 R. Twentana - Dutch MX suff.
1647 5/2 17.50 R. DB - Dutch MX buono
1652 5/2 23.20 R. Moby Dick - Dutch MX buono
1655 1/2 17.40 R. Belladonna - Dutch MX suff.
1655 2/2 22.25 R. Witte Raaf - Dutch MX buono
1665 31/1 17.30 R. Digital - Dutch MX buono
1670 30/1 21.10 Technische Man - Dutch ID e MX buono
4775 3/2 23.35 R. Tarma - SS NX suff.
4875 30/1 17.00 R. Mystery 21 - EE MX buono
4885 1/2 20.05 Echo of Hope - Seoul Coreano MX buono
4885 3/2 23.40 R. Clube do Parà - Belem PP talk suff.
5140 30/1 14.00 Charleston R. Int. - EE MX ottimo
5512USB 2/2 17.45 Jerusalem FM - Ebraico talk suff.
5780 30/1 17.05 R. Harmony - EE MX suff.
5800 31/1 17.45 Mike R. - EE MX ottimo
5995 30/1 21.25 R. Mali - Bamako Vern. talk buono
6065 1/2 17.35 Voice of Hope - Lusaka EE predica suff.
6175 5/2 17.15 R. Andorra Revival - Moosbrunn FF MX ottimo
6205 5/2 14.05 R. Extra Gold - Dutch MX buono
6210 5/2 17.20 R. King SW - EE MX suff.
6260 5/2 14.00 R. Lowland - EE MX suff.
6266 30/1 14.20 Valley Wave R. - EE MX insuf.
6270 30/1 17.30 R. Parade - EE MX suff.
6275 4/2 17.40 R. Studio 52 - EE MX buono
6280 30/1 17.10 R. Baken 16 - EE MX suff.
6295 30/1 14.10 R. Ronalisa - EE MX suff.
6320 30/1 14.15 R. Joey - EE MX buono
6921 30/1 17.20 Indy R. - Sevilla SS MX buono
6950 30/1 17.25 Zenith Classic Rock - EE MX buono
7110 4/2 17.35 R. Ethiopia - Addis Ababa Amarico talk buono
7475 31/1 19.00 R. Thailand - Bangkok EE talk ottimo
9380 3/2 17.45 TWR - Manzini Swahili MX afro ottimo
9610 6/2 10.00 AWR - Firenze IT Obiettivo DX by Roberto Scaglione ottimo
9665 30/1 21.15 Voz Missionaria - Camboriu PP MX suff.
11690 5/2 09.45 Scandinavian Weekend R. - Virrat Finlandese MX buono
11780 1/2 20.00 R. Nac. Amazonas - Brasilia PP NX suff.

Roberto Pavanello
Vercelli / Italia

A cuore aperto: 6Y6 (1935)

In tutte le collaborazioni, abbiamo preso in esame molti apparecchi, cuffie, altoparlanti e strumenti legati alla radio come tester, oscillatori ed altro ma mai ci siamo occupati di sapere come fosse fatto il componente basilare di molti dei nostri apparecchi, soprattutto di quelli più vecchi e così, ho deciso di mettere a cuore aperto una semplice valvola, la vera protagonista dei nostri ascolti e trasmissioni, rimasta fissa sul suo zoccolo a fare il suo servizio per oltre un secolo, di cui non spiegherò il funzionamento, ma la sola costruzione, visto che il funzionamento è cosa nota a noi tutti.

VALVOLA 6Y6	6Y6 HALTRON da esaminare	VISTA INTERNA
SIMBOLO ED ELETTRODI	TRIODO SEMPLICE	LOGO HALTRON

Quella che vedremo è una 6Y6, pentodo di potenza, definito "a fascio", utilizzato in amplificatori di bassa frequenza, modulatori ed in generale, impiegato dove fosse necessaria una forte amplificazione con tensioni relativamente basse. Infatti, al contrario delle sue simili 6V6, 6L6 e 6F6, questa valvola fornisce una buona amplificazione già con tensioni anodiche inferiori ai 200 volts. La denominazione "A FASCIO" deriva dalla adozione, intorno al 1937, di una griglia focalizzante che concentrasse più possibile l'emissione di elettroni verso la placca, limitando la emissione secondaria e di conseguenza la distorsione di ampiezza e di fase.

CATODO - PICK UP GRIGLIA SCHERMO E DISTANZIATORE IN MICA	CATODO E PICK UP GRIGLIA SCHERMO	SALDATURE VETRO - METALLO E SMORZATORI EMISSIONE SECONDARIA
DISTANZIATORI E CENTRATORI MICA - VETRO	CATODO - FILAMENTO E SALDATURE ELETTRODI	FILAMENTO - SALDATURE ALIMENTAZIONE

Aprendo la nostra defunta 6Y6, vediamo, a partire dalla base, il collo in vetro che funge da supporto e che ingloba i vari conduttori che arrivano agli elettrodi. Il primo di questi, il più evidente, è la placca o anodo che, polarizzato positivamente, attrae verso di sé gli elettroni emessi dal catodo.

PLACCA O ANODO IN TUNGSTENO

COLLEGAMENTO CATODO - GRIGLIA

DISTANZIATORE ED ELETTRODI - notare il taglio con tronchese -

Come appare evidente, le saldature dei vari conduttori sono eseguite tramite fusione dei due metalli e non tramite leghe saldanti, troppo delicate e sensibili alle temperature elevate. I due distanziatori in mica servono a mantenere fisse le distanze tra le varie parti della valvola e ad impedire che il tutto possa muoversi all'interno dell'ampolla, mettendo in corto circuito la valvola. Sulla parte interna della placca è visibile la traccia lasciata dal bombardamento degli elettroni, visibile come una macchia scura, con addirittura l'ombra delle griglie.

DISTANZIATORE IN MICA smontato	ANODO - GRIGLIE E CATODO	ANODO - GRIGLIE E CATODO vista laterale
ANODO RIMOSSO - GRIGLE E CATODO -	GRIGLIA CONTROLLO - SOPPRESSORE E SCHERMO -	VISTA SUPERIORE  ANODO - TRACCIA DELL'EMISSIONE DI ELETTRONI - EFFETTO EDISON -

Tutti i materiali costituenti gli elettrodi devono avere lo stesso coefficiente di dilatazione termica, ad evitare che le griglie possano deformarsi ed entrare in contatto tra di loro rendendo la valvola inservibile. Le griglie, anch'esse in nikel, sono state messe al loro posto manualmente e fissate tramite saldatura a punto caldo e distanziatore a mica. Da notare che ogni elettrodo di sostegno sia stato tagliato tramite una tronchesina.

LE SOLE GRIGLIE

GRIGLIE SOPPRESSORE E SCHERMO

SOPPRESSORE 1

Il catodo, elemento fondamentale, ha preso il posto del vecchio filamento in tungsteno di breve durata ed è ottenuto tramite un tubetto in nickel cosparso di materiale ad alta emissione di elettroni generalmente TORIO, che garantisce una lunga durata nel tempo, circa 2000 ore di funzionamento continuo mentre il vero filamento è costituito da un filo di tungsteno o wolframio, avvolto a spirale, cosparso di materiale isolante per impedire il contatto con il catodo, ed inserito all'interno del catodo stesso, al solo scopo di riscaldatore.

SOPPRESSORE 2

CATODO - GRIGLIA CONTROLLO E GRIGLIA SCHERMO

GRIGLIE CONTROLLO E SCHERMO

Le griglie sono distanziate in modo da abbassare al massimo possibile le capacità interelettrodiche e lo stesso catodo è montato in modo che la distanza dalla griglia controllo sia minima, nell'ordine di uno o due millimetri. Lo zoccolo, in questo caso octal, sostiene l'intera valvola e grazie ad un innesto a chiave, impedisce l'errata inserzione. Tallone d'Achille di ogni valvola è la saldatura tra il vetro del collo di sostegno ed il metallo dei conduttori che vanno agli elettrodi che spesso hanno creato seri problemi di ingresso d'aria e conseguente inutilizzabilità della valvola.

CATODO E GRIGLIA CONTROLLO	CATODO TRATTATO CON TORIO - base emittente -	INTERNO CATODO - FILAMENTO - CATODO SMONTATO
FILAMENTO	SOSTEGNO ELETTRODI E SALDATURA	DISTANZIATORE MICA BASE ELETTRODI

La 6Y6 che abbiamo messo a cuore aperto, ha prestato servizio per circa trent'anni nel modulatore del mio trasmettitore hf autocostruito, fino a qualche giorno fa, quando il filamento si è interrotto. La descrizione è solo costruttiva ma allego anche le specifiche di questa valvola, semmai dovessero interessare a qualche amico appassionato e spero che anche questo argomento sia stato di interesse per tutti gli amici appassionati.

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Paolo Pierelli

Studio DX 971 - 06/02/22

Obiettivo DX 971 - 06/02/22

Unknown Mexican? station on 6017 kHz

UNKNOWN, Mexican? station, 6017, heard for about ten minutes, 0605-0615*, 06-02, Mexican songs, at 0614 anthem, I think was the Mexican National Anthem and close. Weak but clear signal here in Friol, also checked via SDR Kiwi remote receiver in Iceland and exactly the same frequency, 6017 kHz with a bit better signal, via Pardhino, Brazil, no signal.

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Log in Friol

Agenda DX 06/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Rivera, Uruguay 1440 Khz (1960)
CFFB, NW Territory, Canada 1230 Khz (1961)

SWLDXBulgaria News, February 5

ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Abkhazian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi on February 5:
from 0543 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian. Fair/good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-abkhazian-on-95348v-khz_5.html

AUSTRALIA Reception of Reach Beyond Australia in Japanese on 11905 kHz via Kununurra on January 5:
1055-1100 on 11905 KNX 075 kW / 005 deg to EaAs Reach Beyond Australia Interval Signal & English ann
1100-1130 on 11905 KNX 075 kW / 005 deg to EaAs Japanese Sat/Sun. Fair/good via SDR Tambov in Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reach-beyond-australia-in-japanese-on.html

AUSTRIA(non) Very good signal of Radio Andorra on 6175 kHz via Moosbrunn, February 5:
1630-1830 on 6175 MOS 100 kW / 270 deg to WeEu French via SDR Heimiswil in Switzerland
1200-1400 on 5850 RMI 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm French via WRMI tx#12 NOT ON AIR TODAY!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-radio-andorra-on-6175-khz.html

CUBA Reception of Radio Habana Cuba RHC in English on 5040 kHz via Bauta, February 5
0558-0658 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba English. Very good via SDR Milford PA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-habana-cuba-in-english-on-5040.html

CUBA Unscheduled Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish after 0700 on 5040 kHz via Bauta, February 5
from 0658 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish. Very good via SDR Milford PA, USA
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-spanish-after-0700.html

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba in English on two frequencies via Bauta after 0700UT, February 5
from 0700 on 6060 BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to ENAm English. Very good via SDR Milford PA, USA
from 0700 on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English. Good, low modulation via same SDR
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/rhc-in-english-on-two-frequencies-via.html

CUBA Unscheduled Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish after 0800 on 5040 kHz via Bauta, February 5
from 0800 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish. Very good via SDR Milford PA, USA
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-spanish-after-0800.html

CUBA Unscheduled broadcast of Radio Habana Cuba in English via Bauta after 0800UTC, February 5
from 0800 on 6060 BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to ENAm English. Very good signal, in B-21 till 0700UT
from 0800 on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English. Good, low modulation, B-21 till 0700UT
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-english-via-bauta.html

CUBA Unscheduled Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish after 0900 on 5040 kHz via Bauta, February 5
0900-0934 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish. Very good & off via SDR Milford PA, USA
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-spanish-after-0900.html

CUBA Unscheduled broadcast of Radio Habana Cuba in English via Bauta after 0900UTC, February 5
0900-0931 on 6060 BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to ENAm English. Very good and off via SDR Milford PA, USA
0900-0935 on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English. Weak/fair, low modulation and off air
Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba or everyone sleeps sweetly at Bauta txs center!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-english-via-bauta_5.html

FINLAND Fair signal of Scandinavian Weekend Radio on 11689.9v via Virrat, Fenruary 5
from 0812 on 11689.9vVIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Finnidh/English via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/scandinavian-weekend-radio-on-116899v.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Radio MiAmigo International on 6030 & 6085 kHz both via Kall, February 5:
from 1000 on 6030 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu English via R.SWS. Good+cw chirping via SDR Heimiswil
from 1000 on 6085 KLL 001 kW / 120&300 to CeEu English. Very good+cw chirping via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-miamigo-international-on-6030.html

GERMANY(non) Preparing for Jesus in Japanese on 5945 kHz via MBR Tashkent on February 5:
1258-1300 on 5945*TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to JPN BaBcoCk Mx Pashto Afghanistan International
1300-1400 on 5945*TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to JPN Japanese Sat. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia.
* co-channel 5945 BEI 100 kW / 222 deg to EaAs Chinese CNR-1 Voice of China, weak signal.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/preparing-for-jesus-on-5945-khz-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting on 11900 kHz via MBR Nauen on February 5
1400-1500 on 11900 NAU 250 kW / 102 deg to SoAs English 1st Sat. Very good via SDR Tambov RUS
1200-1300 on 6240 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Urdu Sat BVBroadcasting IS NOT ON AIR AGAIN!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/bible-voice-broadcasting-on-11900-khz_5.html

GERMANY(non) HCJB Voice of The Andes in Russian & Chechen on 9500 kHz via MBR Nauen, February 5:
1529-1629 on 9500 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian/Chechen Sat. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hcjb-voice-of-andes-on-9500-khz-via-mbr.html

GUAM(non) Trans World Radio India in Kazakh on 9900 kHz via KTWR Agana, February 5:
1428-1430 on 9900 TWR 200 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Trans World Radio Interval signal and
1430-1445 on 9900 TWR 200 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Kazakh. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/trans-world-radio-india-in-kazakh-on_5.html

GUAM(non) BRB "Living Water Ministry Broadcasting" on 9900 kHz via KTWR Agana on February 5
1500-1600 on 9900 TWR 250 kW / 335 deg to NEAs Korean Tue-Sat. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/brb-living-water-ministry-on-9900-khz_5.html

IRAN Reception of VIRI IRIB/PARS TODAY in Arabic on 9530 kHz via Zahedan, February 5
1030-1430 on 9530 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic. Good signal via SDR Tambov RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/viri-iribpars-today-in-arabic-on-9530.html

PHILIPPINES(non) Reception of Vatican Radio on 7485 and 9720 kHz via USAGM Tinang, February 5
1230-1315 on 7485 PHT 250 kW / 332 deg to EaAs Chinese Mass Sat. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
1230-1315 on 9720 PHT 250 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Chinese Mass Sat. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/vatican-radio-on-7485-and-9720-khz-via_5.html

ROMANIA(non) NEXUS IBA IRRS SW relay AWR Wavescan#675 in English on 9510 kHz via RADIOCOM Saftica, February 5
0930-1000 on 9510*SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sat. Very good signal via SDR Heimiswil in Switzerland.
* instead of 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu German Sat Radio City The Station of the Cars as scheduled B-21
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/awr-wavescan675-in-english-on-9510-khz.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

QSL Radio Extra Gold

QSL Radio Extra Gold 6205 KHz - Olanda con e-mail e QSL elettronica allegata in 2 ore da janhariot@extragold.nl per rapporto d’ascolto inviato a webmaster@extragomd.nl (R. PAVANELLO)

Media & Tech - 05/02/2022

Ascolti da Romania, Spagna 5 febbraio a Treviso

5955 5/2 1719 Radio Romania Inter., Tiganesti Px "musica jazz" It 55555
9690 5/2 1726 Radio Exterior Espana, Noblejas Px "Deporte" Es 45544
11685 5/2 1728 Radio Exterior Espana, Noblejas Px "Deporte" Es 35533
11940 5/2 1729 Radio Exterior Espana, Noblejas Px "Deporte" Es 45544
12030 5/2 1730 Radio Exterior Espana, Noblejas Px "Deporte" TS Es 55555

73 da N. Marabello
QTH Treviso, Italia
RX: TECSUN PL-365
Ant.: filare 4 metri
https://acquamarina.blogspot.com

Radio Mi Amigo International: additional programme in French, additional frequency 6030

Germany: Several changes at Radio Mi Amigo:

1) Radio Mi Amigo International usually broadcasts 0900-1800 h on 6085 kHz via Shortwave Service Kall.
I noted a second frequency 6030 kHz on the air. It is parallel to 6085 kHz, but registered with the HFCC with a different abbreviation at http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=SWS. To my knowledge, this frequency was used for special programmes both from Luxembourg and Kall.

2) Looking at https://www.radiomiamigo.international/english/news.html, I see that there is a second presenter in French after Bruno Hantson on their line up.

DJ's: Eric Coullet
Eric Coullet has been passionate about radio from an early age and has been captivated by the pop music and radio shows of legendary French Radio Luxembourg DJs such as Jean Bernard Hebey and Georges Lang since his childhood.
With the arrival of the first free FM stations in France in the early 1980s, he embarked on his own radio adventure and could be heard on several stations in the thriving FM pirate scene of Paris.

After a 10-year hiatus, he returned to Internet radio in 2002. Eric went on to produce a daily column on 80s music, movies and TV series. After that, he produced and presented a large number of themed radio shows such as: 'Classic Rock Station', 'Platinum Collector', 'Pop Rock Collection', which were broadcast on more than 120 stations.
In 2015 he launched 'Seven Eighties', a program dedicated to the pop, rock and funk sound of the 70s and 80s. Featuring exclusively English-language pop, it was an instant success in France for a still growing audience.
International Radio Mi Amigo has enjoyed an increasing interest from the French-speaking regions for some time now. In 2022, Bruno Hantson persuaded his friend Eric to also make 'Seven Eighties' for Radio Mi Amigo International, with mainly music from the 70s and 80s.

We are thrilled Eric joined us and proudly present Mi Amigo International's 2nd French-language show 'Seven Eighties', which can be heard Fridays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. [CET].

Welcome Eric Coullet!

3) At https://www.radiomiamigo.international/english/sw-schedule.html, Radio Mi Amigo International gives the following line up of weekend (as if) live programmes:

FRIDAYS "Live":
Shortwave 49m band 6085 kHz and online:
12:00 - Oldiethek - Andy Gordon (German)
13:00 - Retro Hit Box - Bruno Hantson (French)
14:00 - Seven Eighties - Eric Coullet (French)
15.00 - Johnny's Offshore Radio Diaries - Johnny Lewis (English)
16:00 - The LA Connection 1e uur - Emperor Rosko (English)
17:00 - The LA Connection 2e uur - Emperor Rosko (English)

SATURDAYS "Live"
Shortwave 49m band 6085 kHz and online:
09.00 - Retro Hit Box - Bruno Hantson (French)
10.00 - Ron's Rewind uur 1 - Ron O'Quinn (English)
11.00 - Ron's Rewind uur 2 - Ron O'Quinn (English)
12:00 - Soundtrack of the 70s - Johan Vermeer (Dutch)
13.00 - Hello To The World - Lion Keezer (Dutch)
14.00 - Radio Shack - Paul Newman (English)
15.00 - Soundtrack of the 60s - Paul Graham (English)
16.00 - The LA Connection uur 1 - Emperor Rosko (English)
17.00 - The LA Connection uur 2 - Emperor Rosko (English)

SUNDAYS - "Live":
Shortwave 49m band 6085 kHz and online
09:00 - Mi Amigo Musical Memories - Mi Amigo (zeezender favorites)
10.00 - The Mi Amigo Lounge - Paul Graham ('Easy Listening' - English)
11.00 - Johnny's Offshore Radio Diaries - Johnny Lewis (English)
12.00 - Radio Shack - Paul Newman (English)
13.00 - Hello To The World - Lion Keezer (Dutch)
14:00 - Soundtrack of the 70s - Johan Vermeer (Dutch)
16.00 - Ron's Rewind uur 1 - Ron O'Quinn (English)
17.00 - Ron's Rewind uur 2 - Ron O'Quinn (English)

(Dr Hansjoerg Biener 5 February 2022 via WOR io group)

Radio Andorra Revival

AUSTRIA, 6175, Radio Andorra Revival, Moosbrunn, *1630-1637 , 05-02, Radio Andorra interval signal and id. “Aquí Radio Andorra, emisora del Principado de Andorra”, French, comments, songs. 45444.

FRANCE, 1467, Radio Andorra Revival, Roumoules, 1900-1908, 05-02, *1900-1910, 05-02, Radio Andorra interval signal and id. “Aquí Radio Andorra, emisora del Principado de Andorra”, French, comments, songs. 35444

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

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Media & Tech L'Approfondimento - 05/02/2022

Glennn Hauser logs February 4-5, 2022

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 4 at 2321, VOT English is on the air, S9+20 into UTwente, VG modulation level -- except also with that horrible squeal, during music break, then intro some Analysis, 2325 multi-lingual ID loop filler which takes a couple minutes. Squeal is constant pitch during pauses, but varies when `modulated`. Enough of that. Try 9690 Spain at 2320 which is S9+25 into Virginia SDR, but it`s a repeat of JC`s interview with musician J L Montón (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2124 monitoring: confirmed Friday February 4 from 1915.4 on IRRS via AM Italia 1323 kHz, and via Bulgaria 7290. Tuned via nearby Noale SDR, 1323 has QRM from Romania HS in German; 7290 via UTwente has considerable ACI from 7295 CGTN Radio in English via East Turkistan; standard denunciation. At 1917 I try Carlow, Ireland SDR, which gets 7290 better at S6-S7, best tuning SAL or AMN modes. 14580 harmonic not audible. Both 1323 and 7290 to WOR completion at 1944. Tuning in earlier:

At 1854, 1323 is crescendo Ravel`s Bolero, not sure which station, but I fear it will be interruptus before climax, and indeed I never hear that by 1900. At 1859 there is CCI from other music, IRRS ID mix with Hungarian concluding hour from Romania.

At *1858 on 7290, S-meter jumps a unit when Bulgacarrier oncomes. As usual, no IRRS ID or sign-on but cut on modulation a bit before 1901 with `Feature Story News` already started, leading with Russia expelling Deutsche Welle. And now heard on both asynchronously. 7290 already with QRM as above; 14580 not audible. 1323 with CCI in German from Romania. Not on 918 or 207 kHz. 1908 music fill on both before 1915 IRRS ID and WOR.

Also confirmed WOR 2124 repeat Feb 4 at 2130 on 1323, now VG S9+12 with no QRM at Noale SDR. I guess Romania signs off at 2000 or 2100.

Also confirmed UT Saturday February 5 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, S7-S6 into VE4KRK Winnipeg SDR, fading down to S5-S4 by 0245; so switch to KB0FX SDR in Warrenton MO, good at S8-S9. I picke these because of NNW azimuth. Next:

1700 UT Saturday WRN North America webcast
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, Port Colborne, Ontario for some US$ to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4790-, Feb 5 at 0015, WBCQ with old tunes, soon announcing as Behaviour Night, and at 0058 closing Sir Scratchy mentions 4790 so a special edition. That`s normally on 7490 at 2200-2300 Fridays: this is part of a 2300-0100 test this week for the music and other entertainment shows planned as a regular 2-hour block from March, ``curated`` by Uncle Bill; but haven`t decided exactly which hours will propagate best. It`s S9+10 but noisy here. From tomorrow for a week the test hours will be 0000-0200 UT. The trouble is, spring storm noise level will be constantly increasing, and darkness will be latening, so an ideal? time in Feb will not necessarily apply in March or April or beyond. Furthermore, what`s ideal will depend very much on listeners` distance and direxion from Monticello.

Walt Salmaniw just posted to the WOR iog: ``4790 is a really poor frequency choice on the west coast due to the very loud CODAR interference across that part of the spectrum including 4790. They should move 100 to 200 kHz higher. Heard this afternoon via Masset SDR. Would have been fair/good except for CODAR. 73, Walt`` Here`s an idea: WBCQ should puts its best programming on 250/500 kW 9330, not its worst (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490.1v), UT Sat Feb 5 at 0100, WBCQ webcast of `AAAWWW`, new this week after one show thrice in January: coyly they don`t explain why they missed two weeks, just ``busy``. Says it was unusually hot in FL today, 86F. As always they interrupt and yell over each other which is not pleasant for the bylistener. Usual far-right digs such as referring to President Biden as ``the puppet``. ``Rachel Maddow scares me`` --- good, that says a lot more about you than her. ``Whoopie Goldberg is ugly``. ``Don`t care if you`re purple``. WBCQ should double its rates, losing money. Good news: some new programs coming, a new music show Sat at 7-8 PET on 7490. Already carrying `The Power Hour`, M-F at 11 am to 1 pm ET on 6160. Or did he mean 11 pm to 1 am?? If it were in 24-hour UT there would be no confusion! I suspect that`s the original Power Hour with Joyce Riley scheduled around noon by iHeart, not the podcast of the same name with Adrienne somebody?

More and more sunspots are being seen with their scope. Last night at 7:30 PET, 7490 & 9330 vanished from their FL monitors: it was a CME. Trimulcasting now on 7490, 6160, 4790. I do a quick check of 4790 on remote and confirm it`s still on, offset slightly minus. Then talks about the 4790 tests and at 0123 Uncle Bill calls in about them. Will feature pre-Nazi jazz, music from Finland, Brazil. 0130 reading an article about radio ad sales going up in the industry. 0137 about old music being popular among younger people today. Fantasizes that AM on SW will become *the* medium for new music. 0145 James Careless` Radio World article reviewing a couple of portable SW radios. 0147 something about Canada. World Radio Day Feb 13 should be marked by some special programs, but no details. (BTW I`ve been simulviewing the ChiCom Olympic opening ceremonies.) 0155 reads pirate radio logs from new Free Radio Weekly just in, edited by Larry Will. When edited by an alternate, it`s never out till later on Saturday. One item is axually credited to Mr Hauser. Some e-mailed reception reports. 0159 prayer, 0201 JIP Hal Turner late as usual. My best wishes to fellow AAAWWW monitor John Carver, who has been sidelined/delayed by some health issues (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0534 UT February 5

FREQUENCY CHANGE FOR SWEDISH PIRATE RADIO IGLOO RELAY: NOW 5010 KHZ AT 0100 UTC, FEBRUARY 7, ON WRMI

FREQUENCY CHANGE FOR SWEDISH PIRATE RADIO IGLOO RELAY: NOW 5010 KHZ AT 0100 UTC, FEBRUARY 7, ON WRMI

WRMI will broadcast two TRSW programs on a different frequency than originally scheduled on February 7 and February 14. Instead of the programs airing at 0100 UTC on 5950 kHz, the new frequency will be 5010 kHz, same time.

The change will affect two programs: the Radio Igloo Relay on February 7, and The Many Radio Voices of Dr. Tim on February 14.

Agenda DX 05/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Centro, Bolivia 1420 Khz (1964)
Wyvern AM, Gran Bretagna 954-1530 Khz (1982)

TEXAS BLUES CRUISE SAILS AT 0100 UTC ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 5950 KHZ, ON WRMI

WRMI airs two hours of blues music by Texas artists on Sunday, February 6 from 0100 to 0300 UTC on 5950 kHz.

Blues has long been a staple of Texas Radio Shortwave’s programs, whether individual blues artists or compilation programs with a variety of artists. Both programs on February 6 are collections of songs.

Featured artists in the first hour are:

Chris Duarte
Linda Riggi & The Covert Blues Band
Darrell Nulisch
Arc Angels
John Dee Holman
Omar & the Howlers
The Silvertones
Black Ace
Algier “Texas” Alexander
Delbert McClinton
Guitar Gabriel
Calvin Russell
Long John Hunter.

Featured artists in the first hour are:

Lou Ann Barton
Helen Wilson
Bessie Tucker
Big Martha
Kathy Valentine
Big Mama Thornton
Levenia Lewis
Hattie Burleson
Carolyn Wonderland
Mabel Franklin
Lavelle White
Diunna Greenleaf
TAngela Strehli
Ida May Mack
Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli
Ruthie Foster.

A distinctive eQSL is available for each hour’s program. Detailed reception reports should be addressed to texasradiosw@gmail.com.

Last Scorribande's weekend

Scorribande, the Italian programme for shortwave listeners, carried over the transmitters of Shortwave Gold from Germany, will be aired for the last time (100th Edition!) as follows: Saturday 5th February 2022, 1100-1200 UTC on 3975, 6160 kHz; 1500-1600 UTC on 3975 kHz. Sunday 6th February 2022, 0900- 1000 UTC on 3975, 6160 kHz; 1300-1400 UTC on 3975, 6160 kHz; 1500-1600 UTC on 3975 kHz. Reception reports welcome and verified by e-QSL! Our e-mail address: scorribande@shortwaveradio.de All transmissions available on www.scorribande.net

Russia closes DW operations in the country

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has issued a statement [3 February 2022] announcing that it is closing the operations of Germany's international broadcaster DW in the country.

The statement reads:
As part of the response measures announced on February 2 in response to the unfriendly actions of the Federal Republic of Germany to ban satellite and other broadcasting of the German-language television channel RT DE, the Russian side intends to implement the first stage of response measures:

- closure of the correspondent office of the German television and radio company Deutsche Welle in the Russian Federation;

- cancellation of accreditation of all employees of the Russian Bureau of Deutsche Welle;

- termination of satellite and other broadcasting of the Deutsche Welle television and radio company on the territory of the Russian Federation;

- initiation by the competent authorities of the Russian Federation of the procedure for considering the issue of recognising Deutsche Welle as a foreign mass media outlet acting as a foreign agent;

- launching the process of forming a list of representatives of state and public structures of Germany involved in restricting the broadcasting of RT DE and otherwise putting pressure on the

Russian media operator, who will be banned from entering the territory of the Russian Federation. The list is not expected to be published.
Information on the next steps in the response will be published in a timely manner.

The Russian move comes the day after the German Commission on Licensing and Supervision (ZAK) decreed that RT must cease broadcasting German-language programmes saying it "does not have the necessary broadcasting licence". RT DE acquired a licence from the Serbian media regulator on 17 December 2021. Both Germany and Serbia are signatories to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television. Licences granted by one ECTT member state provide the legal grounds for transmission and reception of a licensed service in another ECTT-ratified state. (AIB media industry briefing | February 2022)

La Rosa de Tokyo para este fin de semana: la trayectoria de Jorge «Cacho» Fontana

La Rosa de Tokio es un programa dedicado a difundir el apasionante mundo de la radio y del diexismo que se transmite cada semana en amplitud modulada, frecuencia modulada, onda corta e internet.

Este fin de semana estaremos en el aire a través de los medios de comunicación que se detallan más adelante para recorrer la trayectoria profesional y la vida personal de Jorge “Cacho” Fontana, uno de los locutores más emblemáticos de la radiofonía argentina.
Cacho Fontana: "Hoy es un día inolvidable para Radio Rivadavia" - Radio Rivadavia AM630

No se pierda los audios históricos con los cuales se “ilustrará” el programa.

En amplitud modulada La Rosa de Tokio se irradia por Radio Claridad, desde Monte Grande, Partido de Esteban Echeverría, Provincia de Buenos Aires, 1080 khz
Radio Claridad

En frecuencia modula se retransmite a través de una extensa red de emisoras de toda la República Argentina en forma semanal en diferentes días y horarios. En la provincia de Buenos Aires nuestro programa es emitido por radioemisoras de Alberti, Garré, Carlos Tejedor, Pellegrini, Navarro, General Alvear, Lobería, General Lamadrid, Junín, Rojas, Mercedes, La Plata y Chascomús entre otras ciudades.
100.5 FM SAN MARTIN
Frecuencia 9

La Rosa de Tokio también sale por onda corta gracias a las facilidades brindadas por WRMI Radio Miami Internacional (http://www.wrmi.net/)
▷ Radio Miami International - WRMI - FM 99.55 - Miami - Escuchar Radio en Vivo

Puede ser escuchada a demanda en cualquier momento entrando en la página ProgramasDX: http://programasdx.com/larosadetokio.htm Si desean escuchar otros programas diexistas en: http://programasdx.com/ Programas DX en facebook: https://www.facebook.com/programasdx Programas DX en twitter:
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Cordiales 73

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