sabato 12 febbraio 2022

I 91 anni di Radio Vaticana, "onda" di uno strumento che ispira fiducia

Il 12 febbraio del 1931 Pio XI inaugurava l'emittente pontificia costruita da Guglielmo Marconi. L'anniversario si intreccia con la Giornata mondiale della radio che ricorda la prima trasmissione Onu via etere del 13 febbraio 1946. Lo studioso Enrico Menduni: è un medium anziano che porta bene la sua età, in questo tempo di pandemia compagna nella solitudine e nel disagio di molti
 

Amedeo Lomonaco - Città del Vaticano

“Radio e fiducia”. È questo il binomio che compone il tema, nel 2022, della Giornata mondiale della radio, uno strumento potente per celebrare l'umanità in tutta la sua diversità. La Giornata, istituita dall’Unesco - che si celebra il 13 febbraio nell’anniversario della prima trasmissione radiofonica delle Nazioni Unite avvenuta nel '46 - per una coincidenza temporale segue di un giorno la data di nascita, più "anziana" di un quindicennio, della Statio Radiophonica Vaticana, la prima installazione con cui, grazie alla lungimiranza di Pio XI e al genio di Guglielmo Marconi, dal 12 febbraio del 1931 a oggi l'emittente papale continua a diffondere, aggiornata nei mezzi e nelle competenze, il messaggio dei Pontefici nel mondo.

"Udite o voi tutto che abitate il globo"

Il primo “speaker” della futura Radio Vaticana è l’inventore stesso del mezzo radiofonico. Come un padre, Guglielmo Marconi assiste ai primi “vagiti” di Radio Vaticana. Annuncia che il Papa si rivolgerà a tutte le genti. “Ho l’altissimo onore - afferma Marconi - di annunziare che tra pochi istanti il Sommo Pontefice Pio XI inaugurerà la Stazione Radio della Città del Vaticano. Le onde elettriche trasporteranno in tutto il mondo attraverso gli spazi la sua parola di pace e di benedizione. Per circa venti secoli il Pontefice Romano ha fatto sentire la Parola del Suo Divino Magistero nel mondo; ma questa è la prima volta che la Sua voce può essere percepita simultaneamente su tutta la superficie della terra”. Dopo Guglielmo Marconi, si avvicina al microfono Papa Pio XI. Per il suo radiomessaggio, rivolto a tutte le genti, usa il latino che il Pontefice considera la lingua universale della Chiesa. “Essendo, per arcano disegno di Dio, Successori del Principe degli Apostoli, di coloro cioè la cui dottrina e predicazione per divino comando è destinata a tutte le genti e ad ogni creatura, e potendo pei primi valerci da questo luogo della mirabile invenzione marconiana, Ci rivolgiamo primieramente a tutte le cose e a tutti gli uomini, loro dicendo, qui e in seguito, con le parole stesse della Sacra Scrittura: « Udite, o cieli, quello che sto per dire, ascolti la terra le parole della mia bocca. Udite, o genti tutte, tendete l'orecchio, o voi tutti che abitate il globo, uniti in un medesimo intento, il ricco e il povero - Udite, o isole, ed ascoltate, o popoli lontani”.

La radio, un mezzo credibile

Il mondo della radio non sembra conoscere momenti di crisi. L’agenzia delle Nazioni Unite per l'Educazione, la Scienza e la Cultura sottolinea che in questo tempo di pandemia, a causa della diffusione di informazioni false, si è erosa in generale la fiducia nei media. Ma la radio continua ad essere un mezzo credibile e orientato verso un'informazione verificabile e indipendente. Molti cittadini hanno più fiducia nella radio che in qualsiasi altro mezzo di informazione. 

Un anziano che gode di ottima salute

Sono molteplici i fattori e i vantaggi che rendono la radio, anche oggi, un medium in ottima salute. È quanto sottolinea il professor Enrico Menduni, saggista e studioso della radio, in un'intervista alla Radio Vaticana:

Quale è oggi lo stato di salute della radio nel mondo?

La radio è un medium piuttosto anziano, però porta bene la sua età: il suo sviluppo è protetto dalla sua straordinaria semplicità. In un mondo di adeguamento tecnologico continuo, la radio mantiene una affidabilità costante. È economica, costa poco per chi la riceve e richiede apparecchi di modesto costo. Si diffonde attraverso Internet, le onde elettromagnetiche e il cavo ed è estremamente versatile. Nonostante la concorrenza della televisione, la radio gode di ottima salute.

Perché la radio ispira fiducia ed è credibile?

La radio ha un grande difetto e un grande vantaggio: dispone di un solo senso, l’udito. La televisione o il cinema, ad esempio, usano invece il linguaggio audiovisivo. Questo sembra uno svantaggio ma, in realtà, è l’elemento che rende il pubblico della radio molto più attivo rispetto a quello di altri media. Se la radio, ad esempio, parla di un cavallo, è l’ascoltatore che deve integrare: se il cavallo è bianco, nero, a galoppo o fermo è frutto anche di una autonoma interpretazione dell’ascoltatore. Quindi la radio è un mezzo che fa pensare. L’ascoltatore deve ricostruire, a partire dall’udito, tutto quello che manca. La cosa bellissima è che, mentre il cavallo che vediamo in televisione è uguale per tutti, mentre la trasmissione radiofonica propone tanti cavalli diversi quanti sono gli ascoltatori. C’è una sorta di rispetto della biodiversità del pensiero di ciascun ascoltatore.

La radio è un mezzo che fa pensare. Quali funzioni può svolgere la radio in questo tempo segnato dalla pandemia?

La radio ha delle caratteristiche molto speciali: è un medium che consente di fare altre cose. Non si deve stare fermi davanti ad uno schermo. Si po' riposare, scrivere al computer…

Anche lo smart working, ad esempio, si concilia con l’ascolto della radio…

Si può lavorare, quasi sempre, con una musica o un parlato in sottofondo. È un mezzo che non pretende un grande spazio per sé. È molto rispettoso delle abitudini e delle esigenze dell’ascoltatore. Serve una presenza discreta. È un mezzo che suggerisce concetti, suoni e rumori che poi l’ascoltatore deve interpretare. La radio è particolarmente vicina al pubblico nei momenti in cui questo pubblico vive anche forme di disagio, problemi legati alla solitudine e alla depressione. La radio, alleandosi col telefono, è inoltre fortemente interattiva: consente un dialogo con l’ascoltatore. Questo, in realtà, avviene anche in televisione ma in questo ambito non è un gioco ad armi pari: chi telefona in televisione è una voce fuori campo rispetto alla presenza preponderante del conduttore. Quando invece una persona telefona ad una radio sostanzialmente si realizza uno scambio tra due soggetti che utilizzano le stesse possibilità e lo stesso medium, quello della voce e dell’udito. Quindi si stabilisce un rapporto più paritario che permette una maggiore confidenza. Ed è un modo per “confessarsi” a voce alta.

Parliamo ora di una importante ricorrenza. La Radio Vaticana il 12 febbraio del 2022 compie 91 anni. La sua storia ha attraversato il Novecento ed è proiettata verso il futuro. Quale futuro, quale ruolo possiamo prefigurare per il mondo della radio?  

La radio ha un carattere universalistico che la Chiesa cattolica ha interpretato per prima. La radio offre la possibilità di raggiungere contemporaneamente tutti i popoli del mondo, i ricchi e i poveri, quelli che parlano una lingua e coloro che ne parlano un’altra. Ha una dimensione fortemente universalistica. La radio è un mezzo particolarmente congeniale per mandare messaggi universali di pace. (vaticannews.va)

World Radio Day in Bangladesh

The World Radio Day-2022, a day to celebrate radio as a medium, will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe tomorrow highlighting the importance of radio for ensuring free flow of information.

The objective of the day is to raise awareness about the importance of radio, facilitate access to information through radio and enhance networking among broadcasters with this year's theme "Radio and Trust".

On the eve of the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting all concerned, including officers, employees, technicians and audience of the Bangladesh Betar and wishing all programmes of the day a success.

In his message, the President said Bangladesh Betar is the largest and traditional mass media in the country. Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, as the second front during the great War of Liberation in 1971, played an important role during Liberation War, he said, adding that as a proud inheritor of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, Bangladesh Betar is the main source of information, learning and entertainment of the people across the country.

Besides, Bangladesh Betar is playing role important role against dowry and adolescent marriage, he said, adding that it also playing role in expanding women education and creating mass awareness about various social issues and natural calamities.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, termed this year’s theme of the day- "Radio and Trust" – as time befitting due to Covid-19 pandemic and said radio has gained public trust by disseminating information about the pandemic, guidance and also the government’s measures taken to tackle the pandemic.

Since its inception on December 16 in 1939, Bangladesh Betar has been playing a significant role as the strongest medium, she said, adding, "It also played an important role during our War of Liberation in 1971".

“Broadcasting the historic 7 March Speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 8 ignoring the restriction of the then autocratic rulers, Bangladesh Betar was always with the people in encouraging people during Liberation War and above all in achieving the Independence,” she added.

She said the Awami League government played role in flourishing mass media in the country. During the 1996-2001 tenure Awami League government gave approval to satellite television first time, she said, adding that the present government has also taken steps for flourishing mass media and ICT in the country.

“We have enacted Right to Information Act 2009 and established Information Commission and formulated National Broadcasting Policy 2014,” she said, adding that the government launched ‘Bangabandhu Satellite-1’.

The President and the Prime Minister said, in the new world, Bangladesh Betar has built a bridge between the people and the government through awareness, information and programs on prevention of child marriage and violence against women, prevention of terrorism and militancy, awareness of dengue and corona epidemics and disasters.

Both of them are happy to know that Bangladesh Betar celebrated the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through organizing various programmes throughout the year on the occasion.

They hoped that Bangladesh Betar would continue its efforts to spread the ideals of the Father of the Nation and the spirit of the great liberation war among the youth. (bssnews.net via Mike Terry via wor io group)

WRMI TO AIR ONLY SCHEDULED NORTH AMERICAN BROADCAST OF THE MANY RADIO VOICES OF DR. TIM ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, AT 0000 UTC ON 5950 KHZ

WRMI TO AIR ONLY SCHEDULED NORTH AMERICAN BROADCAST OF THE MANY RADIO VOICES OF DR. TIM ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, AT 0000 UTC ON 5950 KHZ

The only scheduled North American broadcast of audio from German radio pirate Dr. Tim stations will air on February 13. WRMI will broadcast the program produced by Texas Radio Shortwave at 0000 UTC on 5950 kHz.

Listeners outside Europe rarely heard Dr. Tim.

The program includes brief, off the air, audio clips of 21 of the 45 Dr. Tim stations:

BZN Radio
Clinic Radio
Halloween Radio
Love Parade Radio
Radio Bella Italia
Radio Carnivale
Radio Disco Hell
Radio Dr. Tim
Radio Heidi
Radio Jingle Bells
Radio March Music
Radio Polkawelle
Radio Republica da Banana
Radio Sofa King
Rammstein Radio
Reggae Radio
Trance AM
Transatlantic Broadcast
Werner’s Schlagerwelt
Wild West FM
World Cup Radio.
This Spring, WRMI will broadcast another program with audio from more Dr. Tim’s stations.

TRSW has a special eQSL for correct reports covering at least 20 minutes of the broadcast, emailed to texasradiosw@gmail.com.

SWLDXBulgaria News, February 11-12

ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Russian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi, February 12
from 0530 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Fair via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-russian-on-95348v-khz_12.html

AUSTRIA Very good signal of Oesterreichischer Rundfunk-1 in German on 6155 kHz via Moosbrunn, February 12
0600-0710 on 6155 MOS 300 kW / non-dir to WeEu German Sat/Sun and 0600-0720 Mon-Fri via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/oesterreichischer-rundfunk-1-on-6155.html

CUBA Unscheduled broadcast of Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish at 0700UT on 5040 kHz via Bauta, February 12:
0700-0719 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish & off. Good signal via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-rhc-in-spanish-at-0700ut-on_12.html

GERMANY Reception of Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG on 6055 kHz via MBR Nauen, February 12
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_12.html

INDIA Unscheduled All India Radio in Punjabi on 15030 kHz via Bengaluru, February 11
1325-1330 on 15030 BGL 500 kW / 300 deg to WeAs Punjabi unscheduled broadcast and then
from 1330 on 15030 BGL 500 kW / 300 deg to WeAs Dari. Very strong via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-air-in-punjabi-on-15030-khz.html

INDIA All India Radio in Punjabi/Swahili/English on 15030 kHz via Bengaluru February 12
1212-1215 on 15030 BGL 500 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Punjabi unscheduled on shortwave and then
1217-1315 on 15030 BGL 500 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Swahili+English. Good via Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/air-in-punjabiswahilienglish-on-15030.html

IRAN Fair/good signal of VIRI IRIB/PARS TODAY in Arabic on wrong OBB 9130 kHz via Zahedan, February 12:
1030-1430 on 9130 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic via SDR Tambov Russia, instead of 9530 kHz in B-21
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/viri-irib-in-arabic-on-wrong-obb-9130_12.html

NUMBERS STATION Cuban Spy Number HM01 with new time & new type of digital noise on 11462 kHz via Bejucal, February 12
till 0554 on 11462 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Tue/Thu/Sat. Very good signal via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA.
0602-0654 on 14375 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Tue/Thu/Sat, today not on air via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA.
xx02-xx24 and xx32-xx54 broadcasts 22 min; xx24-xx32 and xx54-xx59 dead air; xx59-xx02 change of frequency and dead air
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hm01-with-new-time-new-type-of-digital.html

NUMBERS STATION Cuban Spy Number HM01 with new time & new type of digital noise on 13435 kHz via Bejucal, February 12
till 0724 on 13435 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Tue/Thu/Sat. Very good signal via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA.
xx02-xx24 and xx32-xx54 broadcasts 22 min; xx24-xx32 and xx54-xx59 dead air; xx59-xx02 change of frequency and dead air
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hm01-with-new-time-new-type-of-digital_12.html

NUMBERS STATION Cuban Spy Number HM01 with new time & new type of digital noise on 11635 kHz via Bejucal, February 12
till 0824 on 11635 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Tue/Thu/Sat. Fair/good signal via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA.
xx02-xx24 and xx32-xx54 broadcasts 22 min; xx24-xx32 and xx54-xx59 dead air; xx59-xx02 change of frequency and dead air
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hm01-with-new-time-new-type-of-digital_49.html

NUMBERS STATION Cuban Spy Number HM01 with new time & new type of digital noise on 11462 kHz via Bejucal, February 12
till 0924 on 11462 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Tue/Thu/Sat. Fair/good signal via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA.
xx02-xx24 and xx32-xx54 broadcasts 22 min; xx24-xx32 and xx54-xx59 dead air; xx59-xx02 change of frequency and dead air
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hm01-with-new-time-new-type-of-digital_27.html

NUMBERS STATION Cuban Spy Number HM01 with new time & new type of digital noise on 12180 kHz via Bejucal, February 12
from 1002 on 12180 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Tue/Thu/Sat. Fair/good signal via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA.
xx02-xx24 and xx32-xx54 broadcasts 22 min; xx24-xx32 and xx54-xx59 dead air; xx59-xx02 change of frequency and dead air
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hm01-with-new-time-new-type-of-digital_7.html

ROMANIA(non) IRRS SW relay Radio City The Station of the Cars on 9510 kHz via RADIOCOM Saftica, February 12:
0900-1000 on 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu German Sat. Very good signal via SDR Heimiswil in Switzerland
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-city-station-of-cars-on-9510-khz.html

SECRETLAND(non) Reception of DRE Dimtse Radio Erena on 9720 kHz via SPL Secretbrod, February 11
from 1700 on 9720 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
1730-1800 on 5910 unknown kW / unknown to WeAs Farsi Fri UNID broadcast but ONLY dead air + hum!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/dimtse-radio-erena-on-9720-khz-via-spl.html

U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio India in Hindi on 9540 kHz via ENC-DMS Tashkent, February 11
1420-1430 on 9540 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs 10 minutes open carrier / dead air via Tashkent,
1430-1500 on 9540 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Hindi Wed-Sun. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/feba-radio-india-in-hindi-on-9540-khz.html

U.K.(non) IBRA MEDIA/Radio Ibrahim in Bengali on 5895 kHz via ENC-DMS Tashkent, February 11
1450-1500 on 5895 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs 9 minutes open carrier/dead air via Tashkent,
1500-1530 on 5895 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali Daily. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ibra-mediaribrahim-in-bengali-on-5895.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in English on 7505.1v kHz via New Orleans, February 12
from 0829 on 7505.1vRNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm English via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/wrno-in-english-on-75051v-khz-via-new.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in Arabic on 7505.1v kHz via New Orleans, February 12
from 0835 on 7505.1vRNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm Arabic via SDR Frostburg MD, USA
from 0933 on 7505.1vRNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm Arabic via SDR Milford PA, USA.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/wrno-in-arabic-on-75051v-khz-via-new.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in Chinese on 7505.1v kHz via New Orleans, February 12
from 0944 on 7505.1vRNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm Chinese via SDR Milford PA, USA.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/wrno-in-chinese-on-75051v-khz-via-new.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Voice of Martyrs on 9930 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on February 12
1200-1230 on 9930 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/voice-of-martyrs-on-9930-khz-via.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

La Rosa de Tokyo para este fin de semana: la trayectoria de Nora Perlé

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 Nora Perlé, una de las locutoras más emblemáticos de la radiofonía argentina.
Nora Perlé y una charla íntima con Ángel tras superar el coronavirus | CNN
Nora Perlé cayó en un chiste verde al aire | Perfil

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 MARTINFrecuencia 9

La Rosa de Tokio también sale por onda corta gracias a las facilidades brindadas por WRMI Radio Miami Internacional (http://www.wrmi.net/)
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Cordiales 73

Glenn Hauser logs February 11-12, 2022

** AZORES. 6114, Feb 11 at 0652, RTTY INTRUDER is back, S9/+10 vs JBA 6115 carrier from Japan. Believed to be USN Azores (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6060, Feb 11 at 0653, RHC English, S9+10/20 including big humbuzz. Something`s always wrong at RHC. Others are clear: 6000 VG S9+20/30; at 0658, 9700 VG S9+30/40 and 5040 S9+20/30. Some of these probably about to quit circa 0700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 11 at 0702 UT, PN, 25-watt NDB at Ponca City, is off again (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Friday Feb 11 at 2259, NO signal from REE! N American frequency is off. Something`s always nonsensical at Noblejas. I`ve cleared a semihour to listen to Spain and/or Turkey English at 2300; running two remotes at the computer. Maryland for Spain, which soon finds the other three frequencies active: 11685 weakish with usual RTTY QRM, but 11940 for S America VG S9+10/20 and 12030 Mideast, VG S9+10/15 like a local, so I keep on it! Almost as if knowing that the NAm transmitter is down, REE redirected the 12030 toward us, or at least bidirexional. But even under normal circumstances it`s good for us off the back, often better than 9690 depending on OWF and time of day. So I`m mostly listening to VOTurkey at same time, q.v., via UTwente. On headphones, one of them panned for some separation. Both start with news of course and you can guess the prime topix now. At 2311, REE into an Amy Egan feature about the Eurovision Song Contest this year, May in Torino, but Spain already picked its entry; and about previous years. Sounds like they are all hard-rock, yuk. 2324 it`s over and Justin Coe read my mind, after all that pop-rock, time for a respite of some 200-year-old-music, a Lied from Schubert`s Winterreise about Frühling, danke! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 11 at 2300, VOT English is on today with VG signal into UTwente and modulation, only a hint of squeal. I`ve cleared a semihour to listen to Spain and/or Turkey, almost the only Europeanish SW services in English to N America at this hour. (There is Romania also but officially not for us beyond W Europe, yet putting a VG signal into Maryland on 7220, unlike the other 3 either off or aimed away.) So I`m mostly listening to Spain at same time, q.v. On headphones, one of them panned for some separation. Both start with news of course and you can guess the prime topix now. At 2315, `Weekly Analysis`, by some professor, Turkey`s policy on the Ukraine crisis; Tatars, the related Turkic people in Crimea, are a significant factor. 2329, `Feeling Supreme`, on ``natural cures for cracking hands due to cold; eczema``. Now especially during pauses the CCCCCCI is obvious underneath from East Turkistan, standard denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 6125, Feb 11 at 0430, VOT English is on, S9/+10 into Maryland, modulation OK, no squeal; 0433 a talk about augmented reality. At 0358 direct I feared it would be late or missing, no interval signal yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2125 monitoring: confirmed UT Friday February 11 at 0330 on WRMI 5985, S6-S9 into St Lucia SDR after usual IS/ID loop until ``top of the hour`` [sic]. S9/+10 into Missouri SDR but noisy with bleed from 5980 jamming.

Also confirmed Friday February 11 at 1530 on WRMI 9955, S8/S9 direct but seems undermodulated compared to e.g. blasting/ed 9980 WWCR.

Also confirmed Friday February 11 from 1915.5 on IRRS 7290 via Bulgaria, VG into UTwente; and not quite synchronized on IRRS via AM Italia 1323 kHz. Previously tuned in both before 1900: 7290 from *1859 carrier, as always no modulation until JIP Feature Story News just before 1901. 1323 is already in FSN but rapid SAH and CCI from Romania in domestic German. But AM Italia has some breaks in transmission or modulation, before WOR at 1902-1903, 1911-1912, and JIP late at 1916; now the German QRM is severe. I can`t bear to listen any further, but at least 7290 has been running without breaks. Note: the Fri 1915 airings to be pre-empted next week Feb 18.

Also confirmed Fri Feb 11 at 2154 the 2130 on AM Italia only, 1323 kHz. Now there is no QRM, good S9+10 steady signal into nearby Noale SDR. But at 2156 WOR signal drops down abruptly into noise level but is still barely audible; back up in less than a minute, so still transmission problems at AM Italia [or maybe the SDR?]. WOR plays to completion, IRRS ID, 2200 Feature Story News, 2205 UN News, 2209 still on, into music; off sometime before next check 2227. Next:

0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
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
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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 James Ferry, Thornville, OH 43076, for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com not necessarily US$

One may also contribute by MO or check in US$ on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5850, Feb 11 at 0347, this WRMI-12 is OFF; all others seem on as usual; 0655 recheck, 5850 back on with TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (6160v), UT Saturday Feb 12 from 0100, WBCQ webcast of `AAAWWW`, says it`s live from Fla studio. First denounces horrible cable TV people for being dishonest; why doesn`t everybody stream their entertainment like A&A, from Netflix, etc.?

Transmitter site in Maine is buried after 3 snowstorms of 12-20 inches each, piled up to 3-4 feet or more than a sesquimeter. Could be even worse in March. They support the trucker protesters in Ottawa and elsewhere. Criticizes Putin over Ukraine: this is not the 1920s or the 1820s; also Moslems, not the 820s. Wars are outmoded. Against ``the cult of the mask``.

0121, trimulcasting on 7490, 6160, 4790. New 4790 service starting March 1 will be called ``Radio Angela`` following Uncle Bill`s tests in February. Will be a ``premier`` service with new music, great alternative programming, 4h per night starting at 7 or 8 pm Eastern. Mostly music, some radio theater. Example week 3 of the tests, detailed night by night, but UB has not sent those to us. Will include some from WHVW and WXNZ. This will NOT BE STREAMED. You will have to listen on a SW radio or OK via a remote SDR. 4790 has excellent TimTron audio and is being improved even more. Only religious content allowed on it will be music.

``Gotta get Glenn Hauser`s WORLD OF RADIO on the lineup, the only real DX show left``, says Allan.

0137 call from Cracker, trucker protests spreading, anti-vax, Allan agrees. 0146, a 5-minute podcast lexure by someone, ``A brief history of slavery`` --- it`s existed thru human history, was not started by whites, but ended by whites, so don`t blame them.

A&A going to Ham-Cation in Orlando this weekend, Allan in a safari hat. 0156 Email, someone`s birthday. Elon going to moon to dispose of spent Tesla batteries? And several more, no Free Radio Weekly tho it was promptly published almost two hours ago. 0159 prayer; 0200 this stream goes to some blah-blah-blah screamer. At the computer I did not check the SW frequencies at all this time, remotedly or directedly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5910, Friday Feb 11 at *1730-1800.7*, open carrier dead air except for some hum, equally good into UTwente at S9/+15 and into Kuwait SDR at S8-S9. Checking out the mystery in WRTH Updater which says new unknown clandestine in Farsi for Iran, Fridays only, site unknown too. At 1747 a trace of modulation, but maybe cross- or QRM. 1748 two brief noise bursts could be QRM or failed attempt to make a connexion. Did not even try TDOA since no modulation for delay timing. Evitable ACI from weak 5915 probably Zambia, and continuous CW on 5916 which EiBi lists as RCV, Russian Navy. I reminded the WOR iog of this an hour earlier; Hansjoerg Biener and Zacharias Liangas report the same results on 5910. Shortly Wolfgang Büschel replied:

``MOLDOVA 5910 / 5909.999 kHz ONLY CARRIER total empty channel from late CRASH start 1730:51 UT, to TX-OFF switch at 1800:37, some 100 / 200 / 300 Hertz apart distance strings on both sidebands.

Kiwi-server TdOA function showed signal origin of Radioteletsentr (PRTC) transmitter Grigoriopol Maiac in Russian speaking community Pridnestrovie oblast.

S=9+5dB or -69dBm signal in Kuwait Kiwi remotedly,
S=9+10dB or -64dBm in western Europe and Athens Greece Kiwi_sets.
73 wb df5sx``

I wonder how precise and definite that TDOA was? Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria shortly responded elsewise: ``Tx hum is same as of RRTM Telecom Tashkent [UZBEKISTAN] previous day at same time but on 5925 kHz for Sae Nala`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0213 UT February 12

Agenda DX 12/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Oriental, Ecuador 1100/4780 Khz (1987)
Radio Origen, Perù 5324 Khz (1991)
Radio Ecca, Canary Islands 1269 Khz (1965)
Radio Rio Amazonas, Ecuador 4870 Khz (1962)
RAE, Argentina 11710-15345 Khz (1958)
KPNW, Oregon 1120 Khz (1962)
Radio Vaticana 1530 Khz (1931)

venerdì 11 febbraio 2022

Propagation News – 13 February 2022

We had a good week for HF propagation, with a solar flux index up towards 130 and relatively calm geomagnetic conditions. There were lots of reports of openings to Australia on 10 metres and the KQ2H repeater in up-state New York often put in an appearance on 29.620MHz FM as well.

However, a Coronal Mass Ejection following a filament eruption on the 6th of February impacted the Earth on Wednesday the 9th. The solar wind speed showed only a small increase, while the Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field, or IMF, was fairly neutral.

The net result was that the CME had little effect at first on the ionosphere and only resulted in a Kp index of three, despite dire forecasts in the national press of aurorae perhaps being visible from the UK. But, by 1500UTC on Thursday, the IMF had taken a sudden and swift shift southwards and the Kp index rose to five. Which just goes to show how hard it is to be precise with regards to timings about geomagnetic events.

Critical frequencies continue to exceed 7MHz during daytime, which bodes well for inter-G contacts.

Next week, NOAA predicts that the SFI will decline slightly to around 115, which hopefully should still be enough to provide openings on 12 and 10 metres. NOAA also predicts a Kp index of five on Monday, probably as a result of a returning coronal hole. Other than that, the rest of the week looks relatively calm.

As we head towards mid-February we are starting to see North-South paths opening up a little more. This will improve as we head towards the Equinox in March. But for now, look out for openings to South America on 10 metres, perhaps later in the day as the Sun is setting.

VHF and up:

The Tropo from lengthy spells of high-pressure weather is now some time in the past and it’s hard to see a return anytime soon. In fact, the nearest high pressure systems are out of reach to the south of Britain and the UK will find a sequence of low pressure systems bringing wet and very windy weather with heavy rain and even some snow in places. This is hardly conducive to Tropo, so once again we must turn to other chance modes such as aurora and random meteor scatter.

It is also worth saying that even though we assume this to be a quiet period for Sporadic-E, there have been some days when the critical frequency of the Sporadic-E layer, or foEs, has peaked at 6MHz. See the NVIS tab on Propquest.co.uk graphs for Chilton on the 8th of February. It would make it worth checking for short skip on HF and, if repeated farther afield, perhaps some strong European signals on 10m. These foEs events appear to be found on the maps near to strong upper winds, known as jet streams, and these will be plentiful over the next two weeks with such unsettled weather, so it is worth checking the beacons and clusters for chance openings.

Moon declination is high, but falling all week, going negative again next Saturday. Moon windows will therefore follow suit and shorten as the week progresses. Path losses will fall as we are now past last Friday’s apogee. For VHF EMEers, 144MHz sky noise is low throughout the week, only rising above 300 Kelvin next Saturday. (rsgb.org)

Media & Tech - 11/02/2022

The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Three new sunspot groups appeared on February 3, 6, and 8. Average daily sunspot number rose slightly during the February 3 – 9 reporting week, from 81.3 last week to 83.9. Average daily solar flux also increased modestly, from 123.1 to 126.

Solar flares and geomagnetic storms this week raised the average daily planetary A index from 10.1 to 14.4, and the middle latitude A index — measured at one location in Virginia — went from 6.4 to 9.6.

At 0523 UTC on February 11, the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning. “A recurrent coronal hole is expected to cause unsettled to active conditions with possible minor storm periods on 12 to 13 February.”

A geomagnetic storm on February 4 brought down 40 of 49 just-launched low-Earth orbit Starlink satellites, even though the storm was not especially robust. But February 3-4, the high latitude college A index measured near Fairbanks, Alaska, was 48 and 61, a level that assures the appearance of aurora borealis.

NN4X shared this Business Insider article on the loss of the Starlink satellites.

We typically think of geo-storms as a negative event in terms of HF radio propagation, but not always. Sometimes, signals propagate by bouncing off the aurora.

In this vein, K7SS commented at 2030 UTC on February 10 in an email posting titled, “EU aurora on 10 meter CW.” He said:

“Weak OH, SM, UA, opening now. All aurora-sounding. Point ’em north.”

“All aurora-sounding” refers to the unusual garbled fluttery sounds of auroral propagation, best taken advantage of by pointing antennas north to propagate signals via the aurora.

W7YED responded:

“I saw two SM3s at around 2100 UTC calling CQ on 10-meter FT8. One worked an XE, lasted about 5 mins then went away. And now back to the regularly scheduled Caribbean and SA stations. Things are looking up on 10.”

So far this year, sunspots were visible on every day. Last year, 64 days had no sunspots, and in 2020, 208 days were spotless, according to Spaceweather.com.

Predicted solar flux values for the near term are 118 and 116 on February 11 – 12; 112 on February 13 – 14; 110 on February 15 – 16; 112 on February 17; 115 on February 18 – 19; 118 on February 20; 120 on February 21 – 23; 125 on February 24 – 25; 120 on February 26 – March 4; 115 and 122 on March 5 – 6; 120 on March 7 – 9; 110 on March 10 – 11; 115 on March 12 – 18; 118 on March 19, and 120 on March 20 – 22.

Predicted planetary A index is 20, 12, 22, and 25 on February 11 – 14; 20, 12, 8, 10, and 8 on February 15 – 19; 5, 10, 8, 5, 8, and 12 on February 20 – 25; 8 on February 26 – 27; 5 on February 28 – March 2; 12, 10, 15, and 10 on March 3 – 6; 5 on March 7 – 11; 25 and 20 on March 12 – 13; 5 on March 14 – 15, and 10, 12, and 8 on March 16 – 18.

F.K. Janda, OK1HH, offered this commentary:

“I would like to return once again to the solar flare M1 in AR2936 on January 29, accompanied by LDE, which caused the halo CME. The CME was met near Earth by 49 Starlink satellites launched on February 3 into low-Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As a result, 40 of them did not reached planned orbit and then burned up in the atmosphere in a controlled manner. The cost to launch the Falcon 9 is $30 million, one satellite is $500,000, total damage to Elon Musk = $50 million.

“Solar activity in Solar Cycle 25 is rising faster than most models anticipated. More accurate predictions of further developments are complicated by the fact that there are several irregularly evolving active areas on the Sun at the same time. For this reason too, we cannot rely on the 27-day periodicity, which is otherwise a good tool for compiling forecasts. If we take advantage of it, we can expect the next major disturbance on 13 – 14 February. Things can be expected to calm after February 16, with quiet days after February 19. Solar flux should not fall below 100 or rise too much above 130.”

Space Weather Woman Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, has posted this update.

N8II reported from West Virginia on February 7:

“I was active in the Vermont, Minnesota, and British Columbia QSO parties this past weekend. Conditions were excellent to Minnesota on 20, with loud signals from 1500 UTC until about 2230 UTC (our sunset was 2237 UTC). Even the mobiles were very good copy, many quite loud on 20. Forty meters suffered from D/E layer absorption, with almost all Minnesota signals below my noise level 1700 – 2030 UTC. Eighty was open well before Minnesota sunset, with workable signals at 2300 UTC and some very good signals by 2330 UTC.

“Fifteen and even ten meters were open to British Columbia both weekend days. The peak of 10-meter propagation was in the 1900 UTC hour both days, with Saturday being better on both 20 and 15. Several British Columbia signals on 10 meters were greater than S-9 on Saturday. Many US Rocky Mountain-area and west coast signals were on the band as well. Twenty-meter conditions were excellent Saturday, 1600 – 2400 UTC, but 15 and 10 were slow to open Sunday finally opening around 1830 UTC.

“Propagation to Vermont was about as expected, some loud signals 0000 – 0030 UTC on 40 and mostly loud stations on 75/80. Signals on 160 were fairly weak Friday PM. There was no miracle Es opening like last year, 20 meters was open on backscatter only, and W1JXN was worked on 15-meter CW backscatter just above the noise.

“Sunday morning, February 6 saw a good 10-meter opening to southern Europe. I had an SSB run 1515 – 1550 UTC, working Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, and many French and Italian stations. Many signals were over S-9. Twelve meters in the past few days has been open each day, at least to southern Europe.

“Last Friday, February 4, 10 meters was wide open to New Caledonia, 2130 – 2245 UTC. I easily logged FK8IK on both CW and SSB, and FK4QX on SSB. This followed loud signals from the western US.”

Here are some images of recent sunspot regions.

This study offers an explanation for unusual motions in solar flares, oddly referred to as “solar flames.”

Sunspot numbers for February 3 – 9 were 84, 87, 91, 83, 78, 86, and 78, with a mean of 83.9. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 126.5, 129.6, 125.9, 123.6, 127.2, 123.1, and 125.9, with a mean of 126. Estimated planetary A indices were 27, 32, 12, 15, 7, 5, and 3, with a mean of 14.4. Middle latitude A index was 18, 18, 10, 12, 4, 3, and 2, with a mean of 9.6.

For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical Information Service, read “What the Numbers Mean…,” and check this propagation page by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio website.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are on the ARRL website.

Share your reports and observations. (arrl.org)

Wolfgang Bueschel: unid clandestine to Iran Fri 1730 5910

MOLDOVA 5910 / 5909.999 kHz ONLY CARRIER total empty channel from

late CRASH start 17.30:51 UTC, to TX-OFF switch at 18.00:37 UTC, some 100 / 200 / 300 Hertz apart distance strings on both sidebands.

Kiwi-server TdOA function showed signal origin of Radioteletsentr (PRTC) transmitter Grigoriopol Maiac in Russian speaking community Pridnestrovie oblast.

S=9+5dB or -69dBm signal in Kuwait Kiwi remotedly,
S=9+10dB or -64dBm in western Europe and Athens Greece Kiwi_sets.

73 wb df5sx

Encore - Classical Music on Radio Tumbril - Playlist, Times, Frequencies, RTTY and More

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:
11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz

Repeated:
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 7780 & 5850 kHz WRMI to Europe US and Canada
17:00 – 18:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
22:00 - 23:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
03:00 - 04:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. RTTY continues to be heard on 15770 in some areas. Suggest listening using USB or notch filter in LSB if available.
20:00 – 21:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

Some additions to the website:
The Encore website is www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:
Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.
Up to date transmission times and frequencies
The playlists for the most recent programmes
An email link

Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards welcome.

You can help keep Encore on the air:
Encore is a one-man operation. WRMI and Channel 292 are very generous with their air-time but Encore still costs around 200 Dollars/Euros a month to broadcast.
If you can - send a small contribution to help Encore keep going.
There is a PayPal donation button now on the homepage of the website - www.tumbril.co.uk - which folks can use if they want to. If PayPal is no good for you then send me an email and we'll sort something else out.
Thank you.

A big thanks to the folks who have donated already.

This week's Programme - First broadcast this coming Saturday on Channel 292 - starts with a nocturne by the composer credited with inventing the form - John Field. Then three of John Betjeman's poems set to music and sung, some of a violin sonata by Franz von Biber - revolutionary for its time (the 17th century). Next - some Bartok - Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra, followed by part of a string quartet by Aaron Copland. Three pieces finish off the hour - a traditional Georgian Chorale, Some Telemann, and an arrangement of La Folia by Vivaldi.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/ Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.

Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - www.tumbril.co.uk
GMØTLY

SWLDXBulgaria News, February 10-11

COLOMBIA Good signal of La Montana Colombia on 4940 kHz via Maicao, February 11
0745&1046 on 4940*MAI 001 kW / non-dir to SoAm Spanish via SDR Milford PA, USA
*from 0930 on 4940 FUZ 050 kW / 160 deg to EaAs Chinese Voice of Strait, co-ch!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-la-montana-colombia-on.html

CUBA Good signal of Radio Habana Cuba in English on 5040 kHz & 9700 kHz via Bauta, February 11:
0558&0659 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba English & dead air via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
till 0700 on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English & dead air via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-habana-cuba-in-english-on-5040_11.html

GREECE Fair to good signal of ERT Voice of Greece in Greek on 9420 kHz via Avlis, February 11
0800-0805 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 and off air via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-voice-of-greece-in-greek_11.html

MADAGASCAR(non) Reception of Radio ERISAT in Tigrinya on 11690 kHz via Talata Volonondry on Thu, February 10
1800-1900 on 11690 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Daily, ex Wed/Fri-Mon. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-erisat-in-tigrinya-on-11690-khz.html

SECRETLAND(non) BVBroadcasting Dardasha 7 on 11600 kHz via SPL Secretbrod, February 10
1545-1600 on 11600 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME Arabic. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/bvbroadcasting-dardasha-7-on-11600-via.html

TAIWAN(non) Radio Dap Loi Song Nui/Vietnam Democracy Radio on 9670 kHz via Paochung, February 10
1230-1258 on 9670 PAO 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Vietnamese. Good signal via SDR Hanoi in Vietnam.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/vietnam-democracy-radio-on-9670-khz-via_11.html

TAIWAN(non) Radio NUG The Voice of National Unity Government of Myanmar on 11940 kHz, February 10
1400-1430 on 11940 PAO 250 kW / 205 deg to SEAs Burmese. Very good signal via SDR Hanoi in Vietnam.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-nug-in-burmese-on-11940-khz-via_11.html

U.K.(non) Mizzima Radio in Burmese on 17730 kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya, February 10
1200-1300 on 17730 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg to SEAs Burmese. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/mizzima-radio-in-burmese-on-17730-via.html

U.K.(non) FEBA Radio Sadaye Zindagi in Dari on 15490 kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya, February 11
0830-1030 on 15490 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg to WeAs Dari. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/feba-radio-sadaye-zindagi-on-15490-via_11.html

U.K.(non) NHK World Radio Japan on 17830.1v kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya on February 11
1115-1145 on 17830.1vDHA 250 kW / 105 deg to SEAs Indonesian. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/nhk-world-radio-japan-on-178301v-via-al.html

U.K.(non) Reception of Radio ERGO in Somali on 17845.1v kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya, February 11
1200-1300 on 17845.1vDHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali Daily. Good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-ergo-in-somali-on-178451v-khz-via.html

U.K.(non) Trans World Radio Africa in Afar on 17680.1v kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya, February 11
1300-1315 on 17680.1vDHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Afar Thu-Sun. Good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/trans-world-radio-africa-on-176801v-via.html

U.K.(non) NHK World Radio Japan on 15325.1v kHz via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabbayya on February 11
1315-1345 on 15325.1vDHA 250 kW / 105 deg to SEAs Indonesian. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/nhk-world-radio-japan-on-153251v-via-al.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Nippon no Kaze in Korean on 7585 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 10
1300-1330 on 7585 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Fair/good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/nippon-no-kaze-in-korean-on-7585-khz.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Additional BVBroadcasting in English on 11589.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent February 10
1300-1330 on 11589.9vTAC 100 kW / 066 deg to EaAs English Thu is new, additional. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
till 1308 on 11590.0 TWR 200 kW / 285 deg to SoAs Hindi/English Mon-Fri KTWR totally blocked BVBroadcasting!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/additional-bvb-in-english-on-115899v.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Furusato no Kaze in Japanese on 7585 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 10
1330-1357 on 7585 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Japanese. Fair/good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/furusato-no-kaze-in-japanese-on-7585.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Furusato no Kaze in Japanese on 7525 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 10
1430-1500 on 7525 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Japanese. Good signal via SDR Tambov in Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/furusato-no-kaze-in-japanese-on-7525_11.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Adventist World Radio on 7410 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 10
1500-1530 on 7410 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Tamil. Good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/adventist-world-radio-in-tamil-on-7410.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Adventist World Radio on 7410 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 10
1530-1600 on 7410 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Hindi. Good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/adventist-world-radio-in-hindi-on-7410.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) New Country Broadcast Sae Nala on 5925 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 10
1730-1800 on 5925 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sun. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS
Another clandestine px North Korean Democratization Committee on 6085 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent
1400-1430 on 6085 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sat CDNK is canceled from shortwave!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-sae-nala-on-5925-khz-via.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

Amateur radio - GB100 2MT marking the Centenary of British Broadcasting

On 14th February 1922 the Marconi Company began to broadcast a five minute programme of speech and music within the weekly half hour calibration transmission. The broadcasts were made weekly on Tuesday made using the callsign 2MT from an ex-army hut in the village of Writtle near Chelmsford. Initially the station had only 200 Watts and transmitted on 700m (428 kHz) using an inverted-L antenna.

The enthusiastic team, led by Captain Peter Eckersley, assembled their transmitter together with a gramophone player, microphone, and on occasions a piano from the local public house, to entertain listeners. The regular announcement; "This is Two Emma Toc, Writtle testing, Writtle testing", became quite well known.

This was the first regular wireless broadcast for entertainment in the UK and its success provided the foundation for the formation of the BBC later in 1922.

Members of Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) will operate a special event station to commemorate this historic event. A special callsign, GB100-2MT, is active during February - and on 14th February will operate from Writtle, close to where the original broadcasts were made. Operating will be on HF, as well as locally on VHF/UHF.

QSOs will be confirmed on LOTW and eQSL. Sorry no QSL cards, or bureau.

For further information - see the CARS: Website: www.g0mwt.org.uk or follow on twitter @ChelmsfordARS

(via Southgate http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2022/february/gb100-2mt-marking-the-centenary-of-british-broadcasting.htm)

(Mike Terry via bdxc-news io group)

Glenn Hauser logs February 10-11, 2022

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 10 at 0701, JBA carrier, surely R. Kiribati; while no trans-Atlantic signals are making it. A few nights ago, 846 was stronger than usual, but never able to pull any audio from it. Tnx to Gary DeBock, here`s what it would be like:

``846-Kiribati has a very early fade in (around 0500 UTC in the Oregon coast), and signs off around 1015 UTC. Here's its typical format, with the standard female announcer speaking from 1:30 to 1:58 in another recording from last month`` https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/eajxia826holotxt5l5vx8jpnadvab6v (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515 MCW kHz, Feb 10 at 0703 UT, PN, 25-watt ND beacon at Ponca City, is on at the moment (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A. 344 MCW kHz, Feb 100 at 0711 UT, JL, 25-watt ND beacon at Joplin, Missouri is JBA mixing with something else; tuned to 342 USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2124 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday February 10 at 0130 on WRMIs: S9/+15 to St Lucia SDR, S7/S9 to Missouri; and 9395, VG S9+10/30 to Missouri

WORLD OF RADIO 2125 contents: Abkhazia, Antarctica, Australia, Brasil, Bulgaria, Canada, (Chad non), Colombia, (Cuba), Dominican Republic and non, (France), Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia and non, International Vacuum, Iran non, Korea South, Luxembourg, Mexico, North America, Peru, UK, USA, Vanuatu, unIdentified; propagation outlook ()countries referred to, not in order along with others

WOR 2125 is available as of 0142 UT Friday February 11, 2022

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2125.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2125.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE [both confirmed]
0330 UT Friday WRMI 5985 to S
1530 UT Friday WRWI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1915 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580?; 1323-Italy
2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy
0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
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
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]
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 James Ferry, Thornville, OH 43076, for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com not necessarily US$

One may also contribute by MO or check in US$ on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA

First broadcasts confirmed UT Friday February 11 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5850 VG S9+10/20 direct; 7780 F S9/+10 direct but sounds much weaker by comparison. 7780 good S8-S9 into UTwente as aimed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11555-USB, Feb 10 at 1553, VP 2-way in Spanish Intruders if you consider 25mb SWBC starting at defacto 11500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17850, Feb 10 at 1546, big open carrier turned off in a few seconds before I could measure it. Nothing comparable among few week known signals on 16 mb. Most likely it`s VOA Grimesland NC testing prior to scheduled service on quite different frequency, 17655 from 1700 or 17700 from 1900 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL

``Just a short word. I started listening to SW radio when in high school back around 1980 when I was 14-15 and listened to you regularly for several years. Thank you! The information you provided was absolutely fascinating at a time when world communications really were at the heart of understanding the world.

I am glad to find that you are still doing the program. Thank you for what you do. I am planning to get into Ham radio this year, taking the ARRL exam and going from there.

All the best to you, Dan Golembeski (Michigan)``

This report dispatched at 0157 UT February 11

Agenda DX 11/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
KGTL, Arkansas 620 Khz (1981)
Radio Agricultura, Perù 1590 Khz (1963)

giovedì 10 febbraio 2022

Media & Tech - 10/02/2022

SWLDXBulgaria News, February 9-10

ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Russian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi, February 10
from 0531 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Fair via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-russian-on-95348v-khz_10.html

CUBA Very good signal of Radio Habana Cuba in English on 6100 kHz via Bauta, February 10:
till 0700 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg to WNAm English via SDR SDR Prescott Valley AZ. USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-habana-cuba-in-english-on-6100_10.html

EGYPT Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9400 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia, February 10
0905-0915 on 9550 E25 Rebeat tx / unknown to ???? Egyptian music. Very weak signal.
from 0916 on 9400 E25 Rebeat tx / unknown to ???? 1000Hz test tone of next broadcast
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/mystery-egyptian-music-station-on-9400_10.html

GREECE Possible end of an ERT Voice of Greece transmitting on shortwave 9420 kHz via Avlis
The ERT CEO Giorgos Gambritsos, has signed a decree to close down the shortwave transmitting
facility at Avlis from March 31, 2022. The news release by ERT is leaving the possibility of
shortwave broadcasts to continue only if the Ministry of Defense and Foreign Ministry decide
to oversee the continuation of broadcasts on shortwave. Current schedule of Voice of Greece:
v1800-0805 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek, BUT not daily & 0805-1200 very rarely
NOTE:On the rare days when he works after 0805UT from mid of November there has been NO NEWS
in other languages 0805-0815UT Arabic/Serbian/Albanian; 0905-0915UT Spanish/Romanian/Russian
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/possible-end-of-voice-of-greece-on-9420.html

GUAM(non) Trans World Radio India in Uighur on 9900 kHz via KTWR Agana, February 9:
1357-1400 on 9900 TWR 200 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Trans World Radio Interval signal and
1400-1428 on 9900 TWR 200 kW / 305 deg to CeAs Uighur. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/twr-india-in-uighur-on-9900-khz-via.html

GUAM(non) Trans World Radio India in Kazakh on 9900 kHz via KTWR Agana, February 9:
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/twr-india-in-kazakh-on-9900-khz-via.html

GUAM(non) BRB "Living Water Ministry Broadcasting" on 9900 kHz via KTWR Agana on February 9
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_10.html

NUMBERS STATION E17z English Lady on 9820 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, February 10
0810-0816 on 9820 unknown secret tx site to Eu English CUSB mode. Good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-e17z-english-lady-on-9820_10.html

NUMBERS STATION E11 Oblique on 5149 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia, February 10
0820-0823 on 5149 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode. Weak signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-e11-oblique-on-5149-khz_10.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 9921 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, February 10
0830-0834 on 9921 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode. Good signal.
0840-0844 on 9379 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode, open carrier
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-9921_10.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 11550 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, February 10
0850-0854 on 11550 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode. Fair to good.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-11550_10.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 12142 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, February 10
0900-0904 on 12142*unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode. Fair signal.
* same time 12140 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Dari Radio Free Afghanistan AM.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-12142_10.html

NUMBERS STATION E11 Oblique on 7469 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia on February 10
0930-0933 on 7469 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode. Fair signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-e11-oblique-on-7469-khz_10.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 9540 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, February 10:
0940-0946 on 9540*unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB - Very good signal.
* co-ch same 9540 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Russian AM KNLS New Life Station
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-9540_10.html

SRI LANKA(non) Reception of BBC in Bengali on 9900 kHz via Trincomalle, February 9
1330-1400 on 9900 TRM 125 kW / 015 deg to SoAs Bengali. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/bbc-in-bengali-on-9900-khz-via.html

SECRETLAND(non) New frequencies of Media Broadcast MBR via SPL Secretbrod are registered on February 9:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-frequencies-of-media-broadcast-via.html

THAILAND HSK9 Radio Thailand World Service in Thai on 17630 kHz via Udorn Thani, February 10
1000-1030 on 17630 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to N/ME Thai. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/hsk9-radio-thailand-ws-in-thai-on-17630.html

USA Unscheduled KVOH Voice of Hope America in English on 9975 kHz via Rancho Simi, February 10:
from 0727 on 9975 VOH 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAm English. Very good signal via SDR Milford PA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/unscheduled-kvoh-in-english-on-9975-via.html

USA Reception of WEWN-1 Global Catholic Radio in English on 9385 kHz via Vandiver, February 10:
from 0758 on 9385 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English. Weak/fair via SDR Prescott Valley AZ, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/wewn-1-global-catholic-radio-on-9385.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Free North Korea on 9910 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 9
1300-1400 on 9910 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-free-north-korea-on-9910-khz-via_10.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

World Radio Day over RTL

Sunday February 13th is World Radio Day. Georges Lang will offer from 2300 UTC a 2-hour Show devoted to the fabulous adventure of Offshores pirate radio stations in the 60s. It's on RTL France on 234 kHz from Luxembourg, FM across France and of course on the Internet. (Christian Ghibaudo via bdxc-news io group)

Agenda DX 10/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Olimpica, Colombia 1340 Khz (1969)

Glenn Hauser logs February 9, 2022

** ANTARCTICA [and non?]. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wed Feb 9 not tuned in until 1558, feared too late, but LRA36 still on air with music, VP S3 into Campo, Brasil SDR, no better at Brasília #2. Still going at 1601, but 1602 QRMed by unID 2-way on 15475.00 USB exactly. Maybe Spanish but so colloquial I can`t be sure. Then nothing more from LRA36. I wonder if the 2-wayers and LRA36 are aware of each other. Occasional 2-way contacts next few minutes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13740, Feb 9 at 2310, S9+25/40 of dead air in Spanish from RHC. 13680 is off; something`s always wrong at RHC. 13650 is on with usual Chinese music replacing CRI in Portuguese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.605, Feb 9 at 2155, R. Cairo S9+5/15 and suptorted in English, via Maryland remote tuned to 9900 showing SAM offset -395 Hz, same as stable direct readout daily from UTwente. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6920-, February 9 at 0346 from music into ID as
``--- radio station``, then sounds like Russian rock; 0357 hard rocksong sounds with Russian lyrix past hourtop 0403+. Probably R. Pushka [gun/rifle], I`ve heard previously on this offset frequency slightly low, maybe from western USA, but no HFU reports of it at this time. Pushka posts directly on HFU such as within: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92719.0.html
``Offline RadioPushka Jr. Member ** Posts: 34 I am an idiot, I acknowledge that. View Profile Radio Pushka Email
Re: Radio Pushka (tent) 6920 AM 1221 UTC 8 FEB 2022
« Reply #2 on: Today at 07:05 »
Yessir! Thanks for trying! I like you for helping me! Maybe one day I can get an RF amplifier. But still not bad for 15 watt carrier and 1/4 vertical.``
Other recent reports not evening or at my time, rather 10/15 UT span:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92746.0.html
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,92688.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, February 9 at 2303 direct, no signal from VOT English to N America; still nil at 2312, 2319 chex. At 2337 via UTwente, S9 on 5960.001 --- but it`s Chinese! i.e. PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi, EAST TURKISTAN, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. Don`t buy anything made by their slave labor. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6993, Feb 9, 2022 at 0724 UT, JBA carrier, presumed same as last logged Oct 4, 2021, when I also referenced this from 2017:

``6993, Sept 10 [2017] at 0002, JBA carrier as almost always audible from presumed WH2XWF, experimental 164-watt transmitters with several locations in Florida, to study ionospheric disturbances, never IDing, nothing but dead air``. So new log for the record (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2124 monitoring: ``Dear Glenn: World of Radio #2124, confirmed, below with details, location, St. Albert, Alberta, Details:

5850, 0132, 0144, 0158 (55434), 0159, just made it hearing #2124, February 4 UT [Fri]
9395, muddy, noisy, 0241, 0244, 0258, S7 signal, 0259, February 5 UT [Sat]
7730, jamming [?!?], 0030 (55433), 0044, 0057 (45433), 0059, February 6 UT [Sun]
7730, 0030, can’t hear him, 0040, voice, below S7 signal, 0059, concludes, 0058, Feb 7 UT [Mon]
9395, 0130, 0150 (35442), 0159 Feb 8 UT [Tue! new time I was unaware of but now on program schedule --- gh]
9955, 2330, #2124, confirmed hearing jingle, QRN, 2344, listened to streaming FM Creek, 2359, February 8 UT [Tue]
5850, 1030, 1031, 1040, signal S9, 1043, 1058 confirmed #2124, 1059, Feb 9 UT [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)``

I happen to awaken at 1030 UT Wednesday February 9 so check WRMI 5850: confirmed, VG direct.

Also confirmed Wed Feb 9 from 2200:23 on WBCQ 7490v, VG S9+5/15 into Maryland SDR. Not measured until direct at 2348, 7490.063. Next:

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)

This report dispatched at 0025 UT February 10

La giornata mondiale della radio, evento al Mumec

Prima trasmissione radio da un aereo alla terra al centro del prossimo “World Radio Day”. La XI° Giornata Mondiale della Radio si svolgerà il 12 febbraio e sarà celebrata anche al Mumec, il Museo dei Mezzi di Comunicazione di Arezzo, che proprio per sabato a partire dalle ore 10:30 organizza un grande convegno nella sede di via Ricasoli 22. Tematica di quest’anno sarà appunto la “Comunicazione fra cielo e terra” con particolare riferimento alla prima trasmissione radio tenuta da un aereo, svoltasi alla presenza di Guglielmo Marconi, nel settembre del 1915. L'evento, indetto dall’Unesco, sarà celebrato dal Museo aretino in collaborazione con i Centri per l’Unesco di Arezzo, Firenze e Torino; con l’Aire l’Associazione Italiana della Radio d’Epoca; il Museo della Radio e della Televisione Rai di Torino e Rai Toscana. Durante il convegno si passeranno il testimone il sindaco di Arezzo Alessandro Ghinelli, l’assessore Alessandro Casi e il vicepresidente del Consiglio Regionale Marco Casucci. Interverranno anche Lucia Besi, presidente del Centro per l’Unesco di Arezzo, e i colleghi Vittorio Gasparrini presidente del Centro per l’Unesco di Firenze e Maria Paola Azzario presidente del Centro per l’Unesco di Torino. Albero Allegranza darà il suo contributo come direttore del Museo della radio e della televisione Rai di Torino, presente anche Giovanni Iannelli direttore della sede Rai per la Toscana.

L’incontro sarà condotto da Valentina Casi direttrice del Mumec, tra i relatori della mattinata Fausto Casi, curatore scientifico del Museo dei mezzi di comunicazione che interverrà sul tema fulcro dell’incontro: “Storia della comunicazione fra cielo e terra”. Andrea Ferrero presidente dell’ Associazione Italiana della Radio d’Epoca parlerà de “L’esperienza di Orbassano: replica della prima trasmissione radio da aereo nel 1915”. Il convegno si svolgerà in presenza con obbligo di prenotazione: 0575 377662 - 3498932046 - museocomunicazione@comune.arezzo.it e con obbligo di mascherina Ffp2 e super green pass. Ma sarà possibile assistere ai lavori della conferenza anche da remoto. L'evento infatti sarà trasmesso in diretta su Ameria Radio, e sarà online sulle pagine di Facebook del Museo dei mezzi di comunicazione di Arezzo e del Centro per l'Unesco di Arezzo, Firenze e Torino. (lanazione.it)

Giornata Mondiale della Radio: il 12 e 13 febbraio apertura straordinaria del Museo di Torino

In occasione della Giornata Mondiale della Radio proclamata dall’UNESCO per il 13 Febbraio di ogni anno, sabato 12 e domenica 13 febbraio, dalle 11 alle 19, presso il Museo della Radio e della Televisione di Torino si terrà l’apertura straordinaria per l’evento “World Radio Day”.

In programma anche una visita guidata d’eccezione domenica 13 febbraio alle ore 15, a cura di Bruno Gambarotta e Mario Acampa, accompagnati dal Direttore Alberto Allegranza.



mercoledì 9 febbraio 2022

Atlantic 2000 this weekend

Atlantic 2000 will be on the air this Saturday, 12th of February from 0900 to 1000 UTC (1000 to 1100 CET) on 6070 and 9670 kHz via Channel 292.
Streams will be available at the same time here: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr
Reports to: atlantic2000international@gmail.com

Good listening!

Visit our website and listen to Atlantic 2000: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr

World Radio TV Handbook 2022 B21 International updates

A pdf of updates to the B21 schedules in the International section of WRTH 2022 is now available free of charge. Visit Updates
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and click the "International Updates" link to download the file from the WRTH store.

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Media & Tech - 09/02/2022

RADIO EMMA TOC - CELEBRATING WIRELESS STATION 2MT - AT 100!

Dear Listener / Viewer

I'm pleased to let you know that I will be broadcasting another video stream this coming Monday, 14th February, with the theme of celebrating wireless station 2MT.

In 1922, after requests & petitions from radio hams in the United Kingdom, a licence was issued for station 2MT to transmit a programme of CW (morse), Telephony (voice) & music, on a weekly basis. Transmissions came from a small wooden hut in Writtle, Essex, where engineers working for the Marconi Company were given the task of putting on air a wireless station for 'calibration purposes' aimed at the growing number of radio hams & enthusiasts.

Over a short period, & with the good fortune of this Marconi team having a selection of gifted radio engineers & maverick individuals, 2MT became incredibly popular & - probably without realising it at the time - went on to lay the foundations of entertainment broadcasting that was to follow.

Monday the 14th February will be the centenary of the first transmission from 2MT. From 11am in the morning - 11:00UTC - we will be playing audio documentaries & videos looking at the start of broadcasting here in the UK, & then at around 6.45pm - 18:45UTC - I will present a live programme where hopefully we can all join in to drink a toast to '2MT'.

Our broadcast will not be a full history of the station, more a celebration of the people involved & everything that we enjoy about radio today. I hope to link with others celebrating 2MT & also radio hams on the air on this anniversary day.

I invite you to join me for this amateur enthusiast video broadcast!

Further details are available here:


LINKS & INFORMATION RELATING TO OUR BROADCAST STREAM:

Website - https://www.emmatoc.org/
Website page for this celebration - https://www.emmatoc.org/ 2mtcelebration
Link for viewing (only linking to us on the day of the broadcast) -
https://www.mixcloud.com/ live/RadioEmmaToc/
Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/ emmatoc
Twitter page - https://twitter.com/ radioemmatoc
You can take part in the programme by emailing me with any comments & radio memories - I'd love to say hello to you - our email address is - emmatoc1922@gmail.com

Check our Facebook & Twitter pages for updates in case of any problems with transmissions (things can always go wrong!)

Our friends at Essex Ham have produced a short interview video with more detail - https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=uk_XnGvsJ0M

LINKS & INFORMATION FOR OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

For radio hams, there will be two special event amateur radio stations in operation.
Local Radio Club CARS - Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society - will be operating GB100 2MT from Writtle Village Hall - http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/ events/gb1002mt-writtle/index. htm
Radio Club Essex Ham will be operating GB2MTC from the East Essex Hackspace Hut in Hockley - http://sxham.uk/2mt

It is also hoped that items about 2MT will feature in programmes on the 14th on BBC Essex, Chelmsford Community Radio, & Phoenix FM. I will have more detail on this during my live stream, & if possible will link up with our friend Tim Wander at some time during the evening!


I look forward to being with you on the 14th!

Best wishes

Jim

SpaceX loses 40 satellites to geomagnetic storm a day after launch

BBC News
February 9, 2022

SpaceX has lost dozens of satellites after they were hit by a geomagnetic storm a day after launch, causing them to fall from orbit and burn up.

Such solar "storms" are caused by powerful explosions on the sun's surface, which spit out plasma and magnetic fields that can hit the Earth.

The company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, said up to 40 of 49 satellites from last week's launch were hit.

They had been due to join its Starlink satellite internet project.

Starlink is Mr Musk's bid to provide high-speed internet using thousands of orbiting satellites.

The system is relatively expensive, but can be used in places where wired connections cannot. For example, in Tonga, where January's earthquake severed the island's nation's undersea data cable, a Starlink station is being built in nearby Fiji to help restore access.

The latest 49 satellites were deployed about 210km (130 miles) above the Earth's surface. SpaceX said "each satellite achieved controlled flight" after being sent up on 3 February.

However, a day later, the geomagnetic storm hit the Earth. It is the same kind of mechanism that creates aurorae like the Northern Lights, but it can have dangerous effects too.

This storm warmed up the atmosphere and made it much more dense than expected.

Onboard GPS suggests the escalation speed and severity of the storm caused atmospheric drag to increase up to 50% higher than during previous launches," SpaceX said.

SpaceX tried to put the satellites into a "safe mode", turning them to fly edge-on to minimise drag.

The drag was strong enough to stop the satellites ever getting out of that "safe mode" and back into the orbit they needed to reach to be stable. Instead, "up to 40" will fall back into the Earth's atmosphere and burn up.

Jacob Geer, the UK Space Agency's Head of Space Surveillance, said he does not expect "any part" of the satellites to hit the ground.

"Events like this are a reminder that space is challenging - getting satellites or astronauts into orbit is still not easy," he said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60317806

(via Mike Terry via WOR io group)

Log of Febr 8 - 9, at NoAM, Rochester NY and Edmonton Alb-CAN

Log of Febr 8 - 9, at NoAM, Rochester NY and Edmonton Alb-CAN remotedly on Perseus server at 23.30 to 01.47 UT.

7499even TJK Voice of Tibet Oslo via Dushanbe Yangi Yul site, on Febr 8
at S=9+35dB signal in Delhi India. S=9 in Athens Greece remotedly.
23.44-24.00 UT time segment (ex 7486 ! kHz), and accompanied by
7495even CHN CNR jammer against VoTibet in Tibetan. S=9+15dB in Delhi.
7600even ARM R AFG International in Pashto via Yerevan Gavar site,
at 23.54 UT Febr 8, tremendous S=9+45dB signal in Delhi remotedly.
13-03 UT in deep winter schedule, could be move to spring time
M22 season time at 14.30-02.30 from March 6th again ?
Ludo Maes_? frequency choice decision ?

4799.995 USA WBCQ MA state in northeatern corner US, S=4 tiny in
Edmonton-Alb-CAN remote SDR's, at 23.55 UT on Febr 8.

Annoying scratch wipe CODAR signals on 4770 - 4799 and 4884 - 4915 kHz at
00.00 UT on Febr 9.

5938.824 BRA R Voz Missionaria, in BrasPort, fair S=5-6 signal at 00.02UT
little on lower side now again, after higher in previous weeks.
5990even CUB CRI Beijing via Latin AM relay site at Quivican San Felipe
TITAN with 250 kW beast. Cantonese Chinese scheduled. Guitar mx
noted at 00.04 UT on Febr 9.
6029.996 CAN CFVP Calgary, excellent audio quality, small domestic program
Calgary local advts. and Public radio program with lots of
laughing audience and commedian laughing. S=7 in Edmonton-ALB.
At 00.08 UT on Febr 9.
6069.996 CAN CFRX Toronto, En, poor fluttery S=4-5 strength at 00.10 UT
6159.945 USA WBCQ MA site, poor S=4 signal, only exiter power ? heard at
00.12 UT, accompanied 2 x 60 Hertz apart distance power strings
6180.009 BRA R Nac da Amazonia, Brasilia in Bras Port, S=9+20dB at
00.14 UT,
BUT NOT ON 11780 kHz tonight.
6184.970 MEX XEPPM Radio Educacion Mexico D.F., Spanish mx px, 00.16 UT
S=6 or -86dBm fair signal at this 'gray path' hour.

9420.002 GRC Avlis Greek radio is back on air, was lately a little
irregular on regular service. Proper S=9+40dB in Alb-CAN remote.
00.18 UT on Feb 9. Greek folk mx program. 10.4 kHz wideband audio
9535even CUB RHC La Habana in Spanish via Bejucal site, S=9+20dB in Alb,
00.20 UT, either side 2 x 60, 120 Hertz main power strings seen.
9649.999 CUB RHC Spanish too via Bejucal site, S=9+25dB at 00.24 UT.
9666.587 BRA Radio Voz Missionaria, not stable frequency, varying at
10 Hertz distance jump hop, up and down, S=9+30dB powerhouse
tonight tremendously. 00.26 UT on Febr 9.
9819.125 BRA R 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo SP, also S=9+25dB strength, but hit
heavily by 800 Hertz whistle heterodyne tone against neighbour
9820even CHN CNR2 China Business Radio, Xianyang RTC #594 bcast center.

12094 - 12206 kHz CODAR annoying scratch wipe signal, S=9+20dB at 00.30 UT

11670even CUB RHC Bauta site in Spanish, S=9+35dB strength backlobe signal
in Edmonton-Alb, 00.32 UT, guitar / singer of Latin AM music.
11760even CUB RHC Bauta non-directional Caribbean target signal, folk mx
in Spanish, S=9+30dB at 00.34 UT on Febr 9.
11780 kHz Brasilia R Nac da Amazonia NOT ON AIR tonight.
11815.026 BRA Radio Bras Central program, S=9+30dB much powerful tonight
at 00.37 UT.
11850even CUB RHC La Habana in Spanish towards South America azimuth, via
Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW beast site, bad audio DISTURBED
audio px feed signal at S=9+50dB backlobe azimuth signal, at
00.40 UT on Febr 9, and also accompanied of usual +/- 10 kHz
carrier signal spurs on 11840/11860 kHz channels, but no audio.
11905.004 SLK/CLN SLBC Trincomalee site in Bengali, 250 - but on reduced
125 kW TX power. 00.42 UT, S=9+25dB in Edmonton-Alberta remotedly.
11949.995 CUB Tonight single hour 00-01 UT 'Radio Mesa Retonda' in Spanish,
this Monday-Thursday program, via Bauta site S=9+25dB strenght,
and usual \\
6000 kHz Quivican TITAN site, S=9+30dB at 01.47 UT, and also \\
12000even CUB RHC harmonic of 6000 kHz Quivican San Felipe TITAN site at
S=9+20dB signal strength tonight at 00.50 UT.

13418 - 13577 kHz CODAR annoying scratch wipe signal, S=9+25dB at 00.52 UT

13740even CUB RHC Bauta in Spanish towards South AM, but S=9+35dB proper
backlobe signal at this Alberta azimuth tonigth. AT 00.56 UT
Guitar / singer progr in Latin AM mx.
13795.004 IND Scheduled is AIR Bangalore in Mandarin Chinese, but in
Alberta Canada heard terrible audio mixture, both AIR Chinese
and China mainland CNR jamming on
13795even CHN S=9+10dB at 01.10 UT on Febr 9.

15720.011 NZL R NZ Pacific in En, S=7-8 in Alb-CAN, talk on broadcast
matter program, at 01.16 UT talk on big money invest of New York
Times newspaper, compared budget of BBC London radio and TV.
15624.874 much odd frequency, once again the question, scheduled AWR via
SLK/CLN SLBC Trincomalee relay site, but due of oddity likely
rather via AWR Agat GUM - Amoy language relay site ? 01.18 UT
S=8 signal.
15245even CHN CNR7 program R The Great Bay, from Hohot RTC #594 bcast
center, Cantonese language sce at S=7 at 01.20 UT on Febr 9.
15230even CUB RHC Quivican Brasil/Argentine Spanish sce via Quivican on
backlobe signal into Alberta at 01.24 UT S=6 or -87dBm fair.
15190.081 BRA R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, BrasPort, fair -79dBm
signal at 01.27 UT on Febr 9.
15180kHz DRM block of CHN, CNR1 radio via Kunming bcast center, S=8 or
-82dBm at 01.30 UT on Febr 9.

17770kHz DRM block of CHN, CNR1 radio via Dong Fang island center at
01.34 UT on Febr 9, S=8 or -77dBm strength.
17739.962 MRA RFA Tibetan program at S=6 or -85dBm sidelobe into Alberta,
via Agignan Point, Saipan island. 01.37 UT on Febr 9.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 8 - 9)

SWLDXBulgaria News, February 8-9

ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio / Apsua Radio in Abkhazian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi on February 8
till 1300 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian & off. Poor via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-abkhazian-on-95348v-khz_9.html

ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Georgian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi, February 9:
from 0734 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Georgian. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-georgian-on-95348v-khz.html

CHINA vs. CUBA China Radio International CRI vs. Radio Habana Cuba RHC on 6100 kHz, February 8
from 1200 on 6100 BEI 500 kW / 055 deg to FERu Russian CRI. Good via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
from 1203 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm Spanish RHC. Fair via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/china-radio-international-vs-radio.html

EGYPT Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9550 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS February 8
0815-0820 on 9550 E25 Rebeat tx / unknown to ???? Egyptian music. Weak to fair.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/mystery-egyptian-music-station-on-9550_9.html

EGYPT Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9600 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS February 8
0930-0940 on 9600 E25 Rebeat tx / unknown to ???? Egyptian music. Weak to fair.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/mystery-egyptian-music-station-on-9600_9.html

GREECE Reception of Voice of Greece in Greek on 9420 kHz via Avlis on February 8:
0800&0810 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3. Good via SDR Tambov RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-voice-of-greece-in-greek.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in English on 11590 kHz via Agana, February 8:
1244-1300 on 11590 TWR 200 kW / 285 deg to SoAs English Sun-Wed. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ktwr-asia-in-english-on-11590-khz-via_9.html

GUAM Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in Chinese on 9910 kHz via Agana, February 9:
from 1200 on 9910 TWR 200 kW / 305 deg to EaAs Chinese Sun-Fri. Very good via SDR Tambov RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/ktwr-asia-in-chinese-on-9910-khz-via.html

IRAN Very good signal of VIRI IRIB / PARS TODAY in Arabic on wrong OBB 9130 kHz via Zahedan, February 8
1030-1430 on 9130 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic via SDR Tambov RUS, instead 9530 kHz on February 7
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/viri-irib-in-arabic-on-wrong-obb-9130_9.html

IRAN Good signal of VIRI IRIB/PARS TODAY in Arabic on B-21 scheduled 9530 kHz via Zahedan on February 9
1030-1430 on 9530 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic via SDR Tambov RUS, instead of 9130 kHz February 8
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/viri-irib-in-arabic-on-scheduled-9530.html

MADAGASCAR(non) Reception of Radio Mazaris Sumay on 11705 kHz via Talata Volonondry, February 8
1500-1530 on 11705 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Tigrinya. Good signal via SDR Szekesfehervar, HNG
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-mazaris-sumay-on-11705-khz-via.html

NUMBERS STATION Very good signal of Cuban Spy Number HM01 on 11462 kHz via Bejucal on February 8:
from 0545 on 11462 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/cuban-spy-number-hm01-on-11462-khz-via.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 11945 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, February 8
0800-0806 on 11945 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode. Fair to good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-11945.html

NUMBERS STATION Very good signal of Cuban Spy Number HM01 on 11635 kHz via Bejucal on February 8:
from 0845 on 11635 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/cuban-spy-number-hm01-on-11635-khz-via.html

NUMBERS STATION Very good signal of Cuban Spy Number HM01 on 11462 kHz via Bejucal on February 8:
from 0915 on 11462 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/cuban-spy-number-hm01-on-11462-khz-via_9.html

NUMBERS STATION Very good signal of Cuban Spy Number HM01 on 12180 kHz via Bejucal on February 8:
from 1045 on 12180 BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/cuban-spy-number-hm01-on-12180-khz-via.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 5035 kHz via SDR Szekesfehervar HNG, February 8
1100-1106 on 5035 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode. Fair to good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-5035.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 5975 kHz via SDR Albertirsa HNG, February 8:
1110-1116 on 5975 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode. Fair/good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-5975.html

USA Reception of KVOH Voice of Hope America in English on 9975 kHz via Rancho Simi, February 8:
from 0559 on 9975 VOH 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAm English. Very good via SDR Prescott Valley AZ USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/kvoh-in-english-on-9975-khz-via-rancho.html

VATICAN(non) Vatican Radio on 7420 kHz USAGM Tinian & 9810 kHz USAGM Tinang, February 9
1230-1250 on 7420 TIN 250 kW / 329 deg to FERu Russian. Fair/good via SDR Tambov, Russia
1230-1250 on 9810 PHT 250 kW / 332 deg to FERu Russian. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/vatican-radio-on-7420-khz-tinian-9810_9.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

FTIOM, UBMP & 4790 Test updates February 13-19

From the Isle of Music, February 13-19, 2022:
This week we honor World Radio Day and St. Valentine's Day with music from the 1999 Bridge To Havana concert featuring prominent musicians from the US and Cuba.
The broadcasts take place:
1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)
2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US).
3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1300-1400 UTC (NEW FOR B21) on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
If you don't have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to uplinks from various websdrs in Europe.
Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic/
Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic
Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford

Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, February 13-19, 2022:
Episode 255 presents music from Botswana.
The transmissions take place:
1.Sunday 2300-0000 (6:00PM -7:00PM EST) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
2. Tuesday 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe.
3. Saturday 0800-0900 UTC on Channel 292, 9670 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe with a directional booster aimed eastward.
Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot/
Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic
Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford

WBCQ 4790 kHz Test Update February 13-19 US dates (14-20 world dates), 2022
Propagation testing continues on 4790 kHz using 0100-0300 UTC every night. So far, the signal has been good to excellent in most of eastern and central North America, problematic due to CODAR west of the Rockies and fair to good in much of continental Europe, especially Germany, the Czech Republic and Finland.
On February 14 world date 0100-0200 UTC, there will be a special tribute to World Radio Day and St. Valentine's Day

Geomagnetic Indices - January 2022

GEOMAGNETIC INDICES – Compiled by: Phil Bytheway
DXM.EiC@gmail.com
Geomagnetic Summary January 01 2022 through January 31 2022

No December column! Apparently, the Geomagnetic summary link
I was using for this column was discontinued sometime in
December. Unfortunately, I did not find out until I attempted
to do the December column. I managed to subscribe to the daily
Geomagnetic update early in January.

Tabulated from Geomagnetic forecast Email status daily (K @ 0000 UTC).

Flux A K Space Wx
1 94 11 3 no storms
2 89 10 3 no storms
3 84 12 0 no storms
4 86 6 1 no storms
5 84 3 0 no storms
6 94 2 0 no storms
7 107 2 0 no storms
8 102 14 1 minor, G1
9 102 10 3 no storms
10 102 6 2 no storms
11 100 5 0 no storms
12 103 4 1 no storms
13 106 3 1 no storms
14 110 15 6 moderate, G2, R1
15 116 22 5 minor, G1
16 116 19 3 no storms
17 114 9 2 no storms
18 115 18 3 minor, G1, R1
19 105 23 2 moderate, G2
20 99 5 1 moderate, R2, S1
21 97 8 3 minor, S1
22 95 10 3 no storms
23 94 8 1 no storms
24 95 4 2 no storms
25 101 13 3 no storms
26 102 10 3 no storms
27 107 7 3 no storms
28 113 8 4 no storms
29 125 17 1 minor, R1
30 130 10 3 no storms
31 130 10 2 no storms
Gx – Geomagnetic Storm Level
Rx – Radio Blackouts Level
Sx – Solar Radiation Storm Level
(IRCA DX Monitor Feb 12, published Feb 7 via WOR io group)

New time/freq for TRSW's The Many Radio Voices of Dr. Tim

We just posted this on our FB page. The Radio Dr. Tim program will be of particular interest to your listeners, so please mention this broadcast on this week’s World of Radio broadcast.

NEW FREQUENCY AND TIME FOR TEXAS RADIO SHORTWAVE’S THE MANY RADIO VOICES OF DR. TIM AND A RELAY OF EUROPIRATE RADIO IGLOO

The Many Radio Voices of Dr. Tim will be broadcast at 0000 UTC, February 13, on WRMI, 5950 kHz.

A relay of Swedish pirate station Radio Igloo will air a week later, February 20, at the same time and on the same frequency.

The broadcast of the Dr. Tim program replaces the one originally scheduled for February 14 on 5010 kHz. The Radio Igloo program was initially aired on WRMI earlier in the month.

These programs will air right before TRSW’s regular two-hour program block.

The Many Radio Voices of Dr. Tim catalogs 21 of the 45 different stations operated by the late German pirate Dr. Tim using off-air audio clips. Some of the stations featured are Radio Jingle Bells, Radio Carneval, Radio Sofa King, and Radio Republica da Banana.

Radio Igloo is a popular Europirate, mixing music by Swedish artists with information about the radio listening hobby. This is the third time TRSW’s relayed Radio Igloo.

Agenda DX 09/02/2022

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
La Voz del Norte, Colombia 4875 Khz (1950)
WHIO, Ohio 1290 Khz (1935)