Propagation News – 4 September 2016

September 2, 2016 

This week brought a glimpse of better things to come. Andy, M0NKR reports he worked VP6J Pitcairn Island on 12 metres and the maximum useable frequency was often above 21MHz earlier in the week. The downside was, as predicted, periods of unsettled geomagnetic conditions, with the K-index hitting four at times and even six on Friday. But, looking on the bright side, as we enter September we are now heading towards better autumnal HF conditions in the northern hemisphere. The ionosphere is starting to cool and there is a shift towards more monoatomic and fewer diatomic species in the F2 layer. These are easier to ionise so we should start to see maximum usable frequencies increase. But we really need calmer geomagnetic conditions too, so look out for lower K-indices for better propagation on the higher HF bands.

Next week may see the solar flux index increasing thanks to large sunspot group number 2585, which is rotating into position on the solar surface.

The US Air Force predicts the Solar Flux Index will be around 105 this weekend, tailing off to 70 by the end of the week. Geomagnetic conditions may be unsettled at the beginning of the week, but improving by next weekend.

The smoothed sunspot number for September, for use with VOACAP-based prediction programs, is 35.

VHF and up propagation:

This week’s weather will be largely dominated by high pressure, meaning that we’ll be getting a chance to try some VHF and UHF tropo. In fact, for much of the coming week high pressure will extend across much of Britain and, at times, there should be some good quality temperature inversions to cause ducting over quite long distances.

Remember, tropo is not a fleeting signal path like sporadic E, but can last for hours or even days, with some variability. It is often better at higher frequencies, so try the GHz bands and UHF first, then move down to VHF. The positioning of the high should allow contacts from the UK to Scandinavia and down across Biscay to Spain, as well as within the UK itself. This is a chance to test out your station. Don’t rely on a repeater to do the work for you, go simplex and try other modes like CW and SSB.

Moon declination is negative all this week, meaning shorter moon windows. Add this to the Moon’s apogee on Tuesday, bringing the highest losses, and EME opportunities will be more limited.

The Orionids meteor shower is spread over many months between late August and mid-November, so continue to look out for improved meteor scatter conditions this coming week.

http://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/propagation-news/2016/09/02/propagation-news-4-september-2016/

Alcaravan Radio on air

COLOMBIA, 5910, Alcaravan Radio, 0553, 02-09, after several weeks out, now on air with Latin American songs, Spanish, "Es la una...", "Alcaraván Radio". 24322.

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Agenda DX 02/09/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Emisora Victorìa, Argentina 980 Khz (1972)
Radio 1270, Aruba (1961)
Radio Tropical Tarapoto, Perù 4935 Khz (1961)

DX RE MIX NEWS # 965

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DX RE MIX NEWS # 965 from Georgi Bancov & Ivo Ivanov. Date: September 1, 2016.
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ALBANIA   Radio Tirana with distorted audio, but not completely on Aug.30:
0700-0900 on  7390 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Albanian Daily, relay HS-1
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-tirana-with-distorted-audio-but.html

ARMENIA(non)    80th birthday of Radio Prague on shortwave, August 31.
Special transmissions via Shortwaveservice NORATUS Yerevan as follows:
1630-1705 on  9535 ERV 100 kW / 065 deg to EaEu Russian, QRM BBC Bengali 9540SNG
1800-1832 on 11845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu German, bad local noise on 25 mb
1832-1903 on 11845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu French, QRM VOA Kirundi 11835SMG
1930-2002 on  9885 ERV 100 kW / 330 deg to NoEu Czech, bad local noise on 31 mb!
2002-2030 on  9885 ERV 100 kW / 330 deg to NoEu English bad local noise on 31 mb
2100-2130 on  9405 ERV 100 kW / 280 deg to SoEu Spanish bad local noise on 31 mb
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/80th-birthday-of-radio-prague-on_1.html

BELGIUM(non)   Reception of Living Water Ministry Broadcasting, Aug.31:
1530-1630 on  9650*unknown probably PUG to NEAs Korean Wed via Alyx&Yey
*on same freq 9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French R.Guinea Conakry
*on same freq 9650 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans Sonder Grense
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-living-water-ministry.html

CHINA   Reception of China Domestic Services CNR-17/13 and PBS Xinjiang, Aug.24
till 1200 on 12055 LIN 100 kW / 298 deg to EaAs Kazakh CNR-17
1200-1300 on 13700 LIN 100 kW / 286 deg to EaAs Uyghur CNR-13
till 1230 on  9705 URU 100 kW / 247 deg to EaAs Kyrgyz PBS Xinjiang
till 1230 on 11975 URU 100 kW / 247 deg to EaAs Kyrgyz PBS Xinjiang
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-china-domestic-services.html

CUBA   Very weak signal of Radio Habana on Aug.30:
from 0630 on  6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg to WNAm English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/very-weak-signal-of-radio-habana-on.html

EGYPT   Unscheduled transmission of Radio Cairo General Service on Aug.24
1128-1133 on 9965.2 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to ENAm Mx/Arabic/dead air & off
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/unscheduled-transmission-of-radio-cairo.html

EGYPT   UNIDentified station with Egyptian music on air, Aug.30
0925-0930 on  9600 unknown transmitter site, fair to good today
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/unidentified-station-with-egyptian.html

EGYPT   UNIDentified station with Egyptian music on air, Aug.31
0905-0916 on  9600 unknown transmitter site, very good signal:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/unidentified-station-with-egyptian_1.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Voice of Independent Oromiya via TDF Issoudun, Aug.28
1600-1630 NF 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun plus jamming, ex 17860
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-voice-of-independent.html

FRANCE(non)   Radio Front for Independence of Oromo via TDF Issoudun, Aug.28:
1730-1800 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun plus strong jamming
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-front-for-independence-of-oromo.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Al-Mukhtar via TDF Issousdun on Aug.30:
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 15205*ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
*co-ch BSKSA 15205 RIY 500 kW / 320 deg to WeEu Holy Quran at 1551UTC
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-al-mukhtar-via-tdf.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Eye Radio via TDF Issousdun, Aug.30
1600-1640 on 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
1640-1700 on 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Various langs:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-eye-radio-via-tdf.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Publique Africaine via TDF Issoudun, Aug.30
1800-1831 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi
1831-1858 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf French
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-publique-africaine.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Manara Radio via TDF Issoudun, Aug.31
0730-0830 on 15440 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-manara-radio-via-tdf.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Adal via TDF Issoudun, Aug.31
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat, fair to good
1530-1600 on 15205*ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat, very weak
*co-ch BSKSA 15205 RIY 500 kW / 320 deg to WeEu Holy Quran from 1552UT
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-adal-via-tdf.html

GERMANY   Poor signal of Deutscher Wetterdienst, August 24:
from 1204 on  6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/poor-signal-of-deutscher-wetterdienst.html

GERMANY   Good signal of Deutscher Wetterdienst, August 30:
from 0605 on  6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/good-signal-of-deutscher-wetterdienst.html

GERMANY   Poor reception of DP07 Seewetter, August 30:
from 0730 on  9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir to CeEu German
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/poor-reception-of-dp07-seewetter-august.html

GERMANY   Weak signal of Europa 24 on August 30
0623&0717 on  6150 DET 015 kW / non-dir to CeEu German
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-signal-of-europa-24-on-august-30.html

GERMANY   Weak signal of HCJB via Weenermoor, August 30
0610&0720 on  5920 WNM 001 kW / 145 deg to SEEu German
0610&0720 on  7365 WNM 002 kW / 145 deg to SEEu German
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-signal-of-hcjb-via-weenermoor.html

GERMANY(non)   Very good reception of Radio Xoriyo via MBR Issoudun, August 30:
1600-1630 on 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat, without jamming
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/very-good-reception-of-radio-xoriyo-via.html

GERMANY(non)   Lutheran World Federation Sawtu Linjilia via MBR Issoudun, Aug.30
1830-1900 on 15315 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Voice of Gospel
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/lutheran-world-federation-sawtu.html

GERMANY(non)   Frequency change of Mighty KBC Radio, effective from Sep.11
0000-0200 on  9925 NAU 125 kW / 300 deg to NoAm English Sunday till Sep.04
0000-0200 on  6145 NAU 125 kW / 300 deg to NoAm English Sunday from Sep.11
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/frequency-change-of-mighty-kbc-radio.html

GREECE   Random reception of Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz, Aug.30
till 0606 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 & off
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/random-reception-of-voice-of-greece-on.html

GREECE   Voice of Greece on 9420 and 9935 kHz on Aug.30-31
Aug.30
from 1900 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
from 1900 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
Aug.31
0600-0702 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3
0600-0700 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1
*3-5 min.news Serbian, Romanian, Spanish, Russian, Polish,
Albanian, Italian, Arabic and music between each language.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/voice-of-greece-on-9420-and-9935-khz-on.html

GUAM   KTWR Trans World Radio Asia vs WRMI Brother Stair on August 24
1200-1215 on 11580 TWR 200 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Yi Sichuan KTWR Asia,
1200-1300 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/ktwr-trans-world-radio-asia-vs-wrmi.html

GUINEA   Weak to fair signal of Radio Guinea Conakry, Aug.31:
from 0600 on  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French/Arabic
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-to-fair-signal-of-radio-guinea.html

ITALY   From Sep.1 Marconi Radio International moves its weekly broadcasts
from Wednesdays to Thursdays. Here is the schedule for the first Thursday:
1600-1800 on  7700 unknown secret tx site to Eu English and vary langs USB
1815-1915 on 15070 unknown secret tx site to Eu English and vary langs USB
1930-2130 on  9300 unknown secret tx site to Eu English and vary langs USB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/from-sep1-marconi-radio-international.html

NEW ZEALAND   Frequency change of Radio New Zealand International from August 28
0659-1058 NF  7425 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific AM Daily, ex 7245
1059-1258 NF  7425 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg English to NW  Pacific AM Daily, ex 7245
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/frequency-change-of-radio-new-zealand.html

NIGERIA   Very weak signal of Voice of Nigeria, Aug.30:
0557&0613 on  7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Hausa
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/very-weak-signal-of-voice-of-nigeria.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of S06s Russian Lady on August 31
0820-0824 on  9485 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian in CUSB
0830-0833 on 11085 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian in CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-on.html

SECRETLAND(non)   IRRS R.Santec, The Word, The Cosmic Wave via SPL, Aug.28
1500-1530 on 15190 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/irrs-rsantec-word-cosmic-wave-via-spl.html

SECRETLAND vs SWAZILAND   Radio Biafra vs Trans World Radio Africa on August 28:
from 1800 on 11700 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English SPL Radio Biafra dead air
1800-1830 on 11700 MAN 100 kW / 013 deg to EaAf Amharic Sun only TWR Africa:
from 1900 on 11700 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English SPL Radio Biafra live px:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-biafra-vs-trans-world-radio.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of Radio Biafra via SPL Secretbrod on August 30
from 1800 on 11700 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English dead air/music/live
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-biafra-via-spl.html

SOMALIA   Weak signal of Puntland Radio One, Aug.28:
from 1515 on 13800 GRW 020 kW / non-dir to EaAf Music CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-signal-of-puntland-radio-one-aug28.html

SOMALIA   Fair signal of Puntland Radio One on August 30:
from 1400 on 13800 GRW 020 kW / non-dir to EaAf Prayer CUSB
No signal on 13800 GRW 020 kW / non-dir to EaAf at 1430UTC:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/fair-signal-of-puntland-radio-one-on.html

SRI LANKA   Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on Aug.30:
1630-1830 on 11750 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to N/ME Sinhala, relay City FM
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-sri-lanka-broadcasting.html

TAIWAN(non)   Reception of Stream of Praise Music Ministries, Aug.30
2100-2130 on  7530 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to EaAs Cantonese/Chinese
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-stream-of-praise-music.html

U.K.(non)   Reception of RTÉ Radio One via BaBcoCk Meyerton, Aug.30
1930-2000 on  5820 MDC 125 kW / 315 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-rte-radio-one-via-babcock.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Dandal Kura International via BaBcoCk Woofferton, Aug.31
0700-0800 on 15480 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-dandal-kura-international-via.html

USA   Good signal of World Harvest Radio International WHRI Angel 2, Aug.30
0500-0600 on  9825 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Sat-Thu from Aug.7,
0600-0800 on  7355 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Brother HySTAIRical
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/good-signal-of-world-harvest-radio.html

USA   Reception of TruNews and Brother Stair via WRMI Okeechobee, August 30
from 0615 on  9395 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+other tx#06
from 0625 on  7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair tx#03
from 0625 on  9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAm English Brother Stair tx#10
from 0625 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair tx#01
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-trunews-and-brother-stair.html

USA(non)   Additional unregistered frequencies of Voice of America:
1730-1800 on 12110 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Oromo Mon-Fri
1730-1800 on 13615 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 12110 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Amharic Daily
1800-1900 on 13615 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Amharic Daily
1900-1930 on 12110 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1900-1930 on 13615 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
// frequencies for all broadcasts 12040, 12080, 12140, 13860, 15630
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/additional-unregistered-frequencies-of.html

YEMEN(non)   Reception of Republic of Yemen Radio, Aug.30
0600-0900 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic
0900-1800 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-republic-of-yemen-radio.html

http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/dx-re-mix-news-965.html


--

73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

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

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

Glenn Hauser logs August 31-September 1, 2016

** ARGENTINA. 11710.60, Sept 1 at 0329, RAE with extremely distorted, overmodulated music, during scheduled English hour. Very out of order, like heard more often when on 15344vv (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 5035, Aug 31 at 0610, weak broadcast signal, presumably R. Aparecida, not enough here nor on 11854.9 to make a match. 5035 never audible here earlier in evenings, altho blocked by 5040 Cuba; Aoki gives odd schedule of 05-03 UT. 5035 has another Brazilian, R. Educação Rural, Coari, which may or may not relay R. Rio Mar, Manaus; a report of that by Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal was never confirmed by ZY DXers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 6180, Sept 1 at 0101, RNA is back on after missing for two nights, // 11780, hyperentusiasm likely about futebol rather than getting rid of Pres. Dilma? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COLOMBIA. 6010.160, Aug 31 at 0553, La Voz de tu Conciencia, first heard earlier in evening on 6010.17, remeasured now with music, but it varies audibly as a try to pin it. 

5909.978, Aug 31 at 0556, Alcaraván Radio likewise remeasured, compared to 5909.95 earlier. No trace of possible leapfrog mixing products around 5810 or 6110 now that both frequencies are clear.

Meanwhile I received a reply early UT September 1 from QSL manager Rafael Rodríguez R. in Bogotá: ``Hola Don Glenn, Cordial saludo, hasta hoy te respondo su mensaje del pasado 18 de agosto; realmente no he tenido contacto con Martin Stendal para conocer de primera mano la realidad de las emisoras; hoy se han reactivado aunque personalmente las noto muy bajas de señal. Pienso que ha sido una situación técnica y decisiones del propio Martin S en mantenerlas apagadas. El fin de semana, le hice llegar un mensaje vía un tercero; que sería bueno con la llegada de los acuerdos de Paz poner a funcionar las emisoras y creo tuvo eco. Ojalá pudiera chequear si te llega la señal. Buenos DX, Rafael R.`` 

6009.972, Sept 1 at 0358 presumed Voice of Thy Conscience; very weak until cut off at 0359*. Back on at *0401 with carrier, and then low modulation tropical music, remeasured as 6009.978. Last night it was on hi side of 6010. At 0408, I recognize ``When the Saints Go Marchin` In``, sung in English. Nothing audible around 5910, blocked by NHK France until 0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1841, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11840, Sept 1 at 0328, RHC Spanish is S9+25 but very suptorted music on this frequency. Wiggle that patchcord! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CZECHIA [non]. 9955, Sept 1 at 0038, R. Prague via WRMI about the Prague Spring, Olympix --- I suppose this is during their 80-th anniversary special for Aug 31, for which a special QSL was offered, but publicity for it never mentioned the fact that RP is on SW via WRMI, just some special Aug-31-only frequencies via Armenia for Europe.

Nor does RP website, tho it does mention outdated WRMI relay times:

The broadcasts for North America are available at

``02:00 UTC (Monday - Friday, Sunday)

10:00 UTC (Monday - Friday)

12:00 UTC (Monday - Saturday) [this one is still correct]

on the frequency 9955 kHz`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY. 9530, Sept 1 at 0321, weak music not // 4765, so not the R. Progreso harmonic this time. Instead, as scheduled 0300-0330 only, AWR in Tigrigna via Nauen (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 9560, Sept 1 at 0322, S9-35 bigsig in African language, I figure must be Greenville, but it`s really 0315-0400 NHK Swahili via Talata, 250 kW, 320 degrees onward to North America. Sounded sorta Swahili, but with an accent? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENINIG DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 9480, Sept 1 at 0404, no signal from MWV, still off the air, as it would be a bigsig like 9560 NHK relay earlier. Other APR broadcast is also still AWOL from 17640 at 1825 Sept 1 check. I ask again, is anyone hearing the other 18 UT broadcast on 9570 in Russian? Last report I`ve found of it was by Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, on August 5. Are any MWV scheduled broadcasts being heard? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 7425, Sept 1 at 1253, RNZI is fair at S5-S7 on PNG beam, new frequency, ex-7245 since Aug 27 per website, but first I`ve noted it. I suspect my report of 7245 QRMing US Navy ham net before 1300 may have prompted the change [see USA]; if so, tnx. RNZI now in the clear. 7425 scheduled 0659-1058 on Pacific beam, 1059-1258 toward PNG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. Re: ``5980, Aug 31 at 0056, JBA carrier from R. Chaski, but already off at 0104 retune in preparation for cutoff which if had not been reset earlier, would have happened about 0105:53.5* per standard slippage rate. Or it could be an anomaly``

It may well have been an anomaly. On the condiglista, Alfredo Cañote in Lima points out that Aug 30 was a holiday causing some other radio stations to go off the air: ``hoy es feriado en El Perú, día de Santa Rosa de Lima. No transmiten en MW: 880 Unión, 930 Moderna, 1590 Vida``

Didn`t get to recheck whether Chaski resumed recession as before on UT Sept 1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 15450, Aug 31 at 1919, receiver is still tuned here after TURKEY [q.v.] monitoring earlier, now fair signal in Spanish, soon obviously RRI; I leave it on for my nap as there are classical music breaks, including from Die Walküre toward end of hour, hardly dozeworthy. Announced // 17800 not really audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST)

** TURKEY. 15450.014, Aug 31 at 1324, TRT IS is running following English broadcast, off-frequency+plus as usual, poor signal with heavy flutter. And it keeps on going, interrupted at 1328, by IDs in unknown language, as customary when another service is about to begin. *Still* here at 1330.0 with accurate 5+1 timesignal, opening and presumed news until finally cut off at 1337:18.5*. Should be Kazakh, which is supposed to be on 11880 from 1330. Yet another foulup by the sloppyrators at Emirler. I`ll bet no one in charge at Ankara or Istanbul monitors this happening again and again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST)

** U A E.  9410.08, Sept 1 at 0319, S6 signal from something. HFCC shows BBC Arabic via Dhabbaya at 03-04; of course: they can`t get their frequencies right on. Another hour at 04-05 is via Woofferton, where they can. I wouldn`t be surprised if BBC pull out of UAE relays. Remember when 9410 was a reliable 24/7 BBCWS in English frequency, mostly from UK only? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7245.0-LSB, Thu Sept 1 at 1253, US Navy ham net with lots of friendly informal chat, including regular K9YX; finally seems finished at 1310, having started at 1200. I mentioned on WOR 1841 that this was on Wednesdays only and perhaps RNZI moved to 7425 to end the clash; but it`s the net following at 1300, Tin Can Sailors, that is Weds only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1840 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday August 31 at 2100 on WBCQ webcast, presumably 7490. Also confirmed Wed Aug 31 at 2348 during 2330 airing on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, fair.

WORLD OF RADIO 1841 ready for first airings Thursday September 1:

Thu 1130   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Thu 2100   WRMI 13695 to NW

Thu 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Fri 0830   Unique Radio NSW 3210 ND

Fri 2130.5 WRMI 13695 to NW

Fri 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 0630   HLR  6190-CUSB to SW 

Sat 0700   Unique Radio NSW 3210 ND 

Sat 1400   Unique Radio NSW 3210 ND

Sat 1430   HLR  7265-CUSB to SW 

Sat 1930v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sat 2230   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sun 0310v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND 

Sun 0830   Unique Radio NSW 3210 ND

Sun 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Mon 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW

Mon 0300v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

Mon 0330   WRMI 9955 to SSE  

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE [we hope resumed after 3 weeks]

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

** U S A. 11580, Sept 1 at 0330, WRMIBS missing from this frequency while still on stronger 11530; 0418 recheck, 11580 is back (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Correxion: second time reference should have read 0100 instead of 0000; repaired: 9475-, Aug 31 at 0058, WTWW-1 is S9+50 of dead air; 0100 alive with canned ID and back to SFAW. At 0207, 9475 is off and 5830 is not on, yet? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VIETNAM [non]. 7315, as it`s almost UT September 1, I`m tuned at 2359 UT Aug 31 for Voice of Vietnam on new WHRI relay frequency: WHRI is on with own ID, and sure enough, 0000 UT Sept 1 opening VOV in English, S9+20 but fadey. Further chex: at 0036 it`s VOV in Spanish, something else new; at 0100 more VOV in English; at 0154 VOV in Spanish which would have started at 0130. It seems VOV does not announce its frequencies in either language at opening or closing. 

At 0158, 7315 switches to LeSEA music, AIDS promo by WorldVision, 0159 WHRI OCS theme and ID, 0200 into slanted network news (USA?) in English, and now it`s // 9605, which WHRI is still leaving on after the 01-02 KBS WR Spanish relay. Recheck at 0258, 7315 with WHR in Spanish, English ID; 0300 clueless canned announcer says on 7315 ``now broadcasting on 6175``, and more USA R Network ``news``. 

6175??? Well, I am checking this too all evening and it is not on now, nor was it ever on earlier. At 0317, 7315 is still on with praise music, like but not // WHRI 7385, and still no 6175. 

All this was prompted by a new ``effective September 1`` English schedule from VOV forwarded by Richard Lemke, Alberta, but not retracting the imaginary ``August`` schedule we soon debunked by real monitoring. Significant portion of it concerning North America, in sic disorder without sites specified, UT:

Eastern America             1:00 6175 khz

Eastern America             2:30 6175 khz

Central America - Caribbean 2:30 7315 khz

Central America - Caribbean 0:00 7315 khz

I reported: ``7315, never used by VOV before, will surely be WHRI, but will 6175 still be WOF? Probably. Evidently the 0330 broadcast is gone, with two frequencies (and two sites?) at 0230 instead. And a new earlier one at 0000``.

But this is also WRONG, at least not right, YET! As per my axual monitoring above, 7315 *is on* with VOV, English at 0000 & 0100, but at 0130 & 0230 it`s in Spanish. And 6175 is not on at all from anywhere!

12005, not detected earlier, but at 0205 UT September 1, JBA carrier, so seems as if Woofferton UK relay is still active, but high time for it to QSY to 6175. Maybe by the next night?

The current WHR program schedule is also wrong: for Angel 1:

http://lesea.com/whr/whr-iframe-page/?search=Angel1

Shows LeSEA programming on 7315 at 00-01, KBS on 9605 at 01-02, and VOV on 6175 at 0300-0430 --- NOT! And nothing relevant on the Angels 2 and 6 schedules.

I can`t find any SW schedule on VOV`s Spanish page

http://vovworld.vn/es-ES.vov

where you would never know it is even on SW. Those used to be at 0300-0330 & 0400-0430 on WHRI 6175. Also not clear if and when there will still be a Vietnamese language relay to North America; had been 0130-0230 on 12005 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7505v, Sept 1 at 0318 check, WRNO is still/again OFF (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 594, after receiving a carrier from the north Aug 29 at 1146 UT, which fit for the megawatt from Kolkata along the grayline, on Aug 31 I`m up early to start monitoring at 1130, a semi-hour before local sunrise: today there are no `regular` TP carriers like 774 Japan or Australia, but 594 is back! It`s right on 594.0 as I calibrate the DX-398 USB offset clix against 540.0 XETX. 

This is a very steady but weak signal, far too little to pull any audio. If only they would/could cut carrier for a ``CW`` ID test. Repeated DFing puts it slightly CCW from due north, about 355, which is exactly the direxion of Kolkata. I`m expecting it to be fading out by 1230 --- but it doesn`t. In fact still there at ``full`` strength by 1300, 1337, 1420 --- and in full daytime. 

Unless it`s groundwave (hi hi), can`t be Kolkata, but something much closer. Occurs to me that my local 960 KGWA is about the same angle from here, could be spur from it? I walk around the block and find the same signal and angle, so it`s not from within the household. I`ll be driving around Enid to see if it`s stronger near KGWA site and if the DF change significantly. -366 kHz would be an odd spur, and there is nothing at +366 kHz = 1326. 

I conveyed the disappointing news to IRCA group et al., where several stories came in of other cases involving inexplicable carriers on 9-kHz bandplan frequencies which did not/could not turn out to be real DX, and will put them in DXLD. 

There 594 is again, Sept 1 around 1250 UT. Another reason India was unlikely, from Sudipta Ghose, VU2UT: ``The 3 x 400 kW transmitter of AIR Maitri uses directional antenna pointed towards East. The configuration is generally 2 x 350 kW using a combiner. In very favourable situation it is likely to propagate to Pacific as my fertile brain imagines``.

Another idea: harmonic from a longwave beacon? Bill Hepburn`s list shows the only one on 297 kHz is NH from Nouakchott, Mauritania. How about 198 kHz x 3? Only North Carolina, and China. Ken Zichi of MARE logged a DGPS in Bobo, Mississippi on 297. And nothing audible here on either LW frequency at 1825 Sept 1 (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1499.17, Aug 31 at 0603 UT, JBA carrier is still here from some 1500 off-frequency? No replies seen to my previous inquiry (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11893.0, Sept 1 at 0327, JBA carrier, I have also detected before on the NRD-545; probably a birdie unless someone elsewhere hear it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11930, Sept 1 at 0327, only S6 on meter, but huge whining noise made up of multiple closely-spaced carriers beating against each other, rather like we used to hear on 17450. A Cuban radio war frequency, of course, and bits of pulse jamming can be detected around the edges, despite it being a daytime-only frequency for Radio Martí. Still the same at 0400. So is this something secret out of Cuba, or Greenville? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1852 UT September 1

SWLDXBulgaria News Aug.24/28/30/31

Aug.24
CHINA   Reception of China Domestic Services CNR-17/13 and PBS Xinjiang, Aug.24
till 1200 on 12055 LIN 100 kW / 298 deg to EaAs Kazakh CNR-17
1200-1300 on 13700 LIN 100 kW / 286 deg to EaAs Uyghur CNR-13
till 1230 on  9705 URU 100 kW / 247 deg to EaAs Kyrgyz PBS Xinjiang
till 1230 on 11975 URU 100 kW / 247 deg to EaAs Kyrgyz PBS Xinjiang
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-china-domestic-services.html

EGYPT   Unscheduled transmission of Radio Cairo General Service on Aug.24
1128-1133 on 9965.2 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to ENAm Mx/Arabic/dead air & off
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/unscheduled-transmission-of-radio-cairo.html

GERMANY   Poor signal of Deutscher Wetterdienst, August 24:
from 1204 on  6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/poor-signal-of-deutscher-wetterdienst.html

GUAM   KTWR Trans World Radio Asia vs WRMI Brother Stair on August 24
1200-1215 on 11580 TWR 200 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Yi Sichuan KTWR Asia,
1200-1300 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/ktwr-trans-world-radio-asia-vs-wrmi.html

Aug.28
FRANCE(non)   Reception of Voice of Independent Oromiya via TDF Issoudun, Aug.28
1600-1630 NF 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun plus jamming, ex 17860
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-voice-of-independent.html

FRANCE(non)   Radio Front for Independence of Oromo via TDF Issoudun, Aug.28:
1730-1800 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun plus strong jamming
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-front-for-independence-of-oromo.html

NEW ZEALAND   Frequency change of Radio New Zealand International from August 28
0659-1058 NF  7425 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific AM Daily, ex 7245
1059-1258 NF  7425 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg English to NW  Pacific AM Daily, ex 7245
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/frequency-change-of-radio-new-zealand.html

SECRETLAND(non)   IRRS R.Santec, The Word, The Cosmic Wave via SPL, Aug.28
1500-1530 on 15190 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/irrs-rsantec-word-cosmic-wave-via-spl.html

SECRETLAND vs SWAZILAND   Radio Biafra vs Trans World Radio Africa on August 28:
from 1800 on 11700 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English SPL Radio Biafra dead air
1800-1830 on 11700 MAN 100 kW / 013 deg to EaAf Amharic Sun only TWR Africa:
from 1900 on 11700 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English SPL Radio Biafra live px:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-biafra-vs-trans-world-radio.html

SOMALIA   Weak signal of Puntland Radio One, Aug.28:
from 1515 on 13800 GRW 020 kW / non-dir to EaAf Music CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-signal-of-puntland-radio-one-aug28.html

Aug.30
ALBANIA   Radio Tirana with distorted audio, but not completely on Aug.30:
0700-0900 on  7390 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Albanian Daily, relay HS-1
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-tirana-with-distorted-audio-but.html

CUBA   Very weak signal of Radio Habana on Aug.30:
from 0630 on  6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg to WNAm English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/very-weak-signal-of-radio-habana-on.html

EGYPT   UNIDentified station with Egyptian music on air, Aug.30
0925-0930 on  9600 unknown transmitter site, fair to good today
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/unidentified-station-with-egyptian.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Al-Mukhtar via TDF Issousdun on Aug.30:
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1600 on 15205*ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
*co-ch BSKSA 15205 RIY 500 kW / 320 deg to WeEu Holy Quran at 1551UTC
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-al-mukhtar-via-tdf.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Eye Radio via TDF Issousdun, Aug.30
1600-1640 on 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
1640-1700 on 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Various langs:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-eye-radio-via-tdf.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Publique Africaine via TDF Issoudun, Aug.30
1800-1831 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi
1831-1858 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf French
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-publique-africaine.html

GERMANY   Good signal of Deutscher Wetterdienst, August 30:
from 0605 on  6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/good-signal-of-deutscher-wetterdienst.html

GERMANY   Poor reception of DP07 Seewetter, August 30:
from 0730 on  9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir to CeEu German
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/poor-reception-of-dp07-seewetter-august.html

GERMANY   Weak signal of Europa 24 on August 30
0623&0717 on  6150 DET 015 kW / non-dir to CeEu German
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-signal-of-europa-24-on-august-30.html

GERMANY   Weak signal of HCJB via Weenermoor, August 30
0610&0720 on  5920 WNM 001 kW / 145 deg to SEEu German
0610&0720 on  7365 WNM 002 kW / 145 deg to SEEu German
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-signal-of-hcjb-via-weenermoor.html

GERMANY(non)   Very good reception of Radio Xoriyo via MBR Issoudun, August 30:
1600-1630 on 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat, without jamming
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/very-good-reception-of-radio-xoriyo-via.html

GERMANY(non)   Lutheran World Federation Sawtu Linjilia via MBR Issoudun, Aug.30
1830-1900 on 15315 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Voice of Gospel
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/lutheran-world-federation-sawtu.html

GREECE   Random reception of Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz, Aug.30
till 0606 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 & off
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/random-reception-of-voice-of-greece-on.html

GREECE   Voice of Greece on 9420 and 9935 kHz on Aug.30-31
Aug.30
from 1900 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
from 1900 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
Aug.31
0600-0702 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3
0600-0700 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1
*3-5 min.news Serbian, Romanian, Spanish, Russian, Polish,
Albanian, Italian, Arabic and music between each language.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/voice-of-greece-on-9420-and-9935-khz-on.html

ITALY   From Sep.1 Marconi Radio International moves its weekly broadcasts
from Wednesdays to Thursdays. Here is the schedule for the first Thursday:
1600-1800 on  7700 unknown secret tx site to Eu English and vary langs USB
1815-1915 on 15070 unknown secret tx site to Eu English and vary langs USB
1930-2130 on  9300 unknown secret tx site to Eu English and vary langs USB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/from-sep1-marconi-radio-international.html

NIGERIA   Very weak signal of Voice of Nigeria, Aug.30:
0557&0613 on  7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Hausa
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/very-weak-signal-of-voice-of-nigeria.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of Radio Biafra via SPL Secretbrod on August 30
from 1800 on 11700 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf English dead air/music/live
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-biafra-via-spl.html

SOMALIA   Fair signal of Puntland Radio One on August 30:
from 1400 on 13800 GRW 020 kW / non-dir to EaAf Prayer CUSB
No signal on 13800 GRW 020 kW / non-dir to EaAf at 1430UTC:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/fair-signal-of-puntland-radio-one-on.html

SRI LANKA   Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on Aug.30:
1630-1830 on 11750 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to N/ME Sinhala, relay City FM
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-sri-lanka-broadcasting.html

TAIWAN(non)   Reception of Stream of Praise Music Ministries, Aug.30
2100-2130 on  7530 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to EaAs Cantonese/Chinese
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-stream-of-praise-music.html

U.K.(non)   Reception of RTÉ Radio One via BaBcoCk Meyerton, Aug.30
1930-2000 on  5820 MDC 125 kW / 315 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-rte-radio-one-via-babcock.html

USA   Good signal of World Harvest Radio International WHRI Angel 2, Aug.30
0500-0600 on  9825 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Sat-Thu from Aug.7,
0600-0800 on  7355 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Brother HySTAIRical
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/good-signal-of-world-harvest-radio.html

USA   Reception of TruNews and Brother Stair via WRMI Okeechobee, August 30
from 0615 on  9395 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+other tx#06
from 0625 on  7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair tx#03
from 0625 on  9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAm English Brother Stair tx#10
from 0625 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair tx#01
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-trunews-and-brother-stair.html

YEMEN(non)   Reception of Republic of Yemen Radio, Aug.30
0600-0900 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic
0900-1800 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-republic-of-yemen-radio.html

Aug.31
ARMENIA(non)    80th birthday of Radio Prague on shortwave, August 31.
Special transmissions via Shortwaveservice NORATUS Yerevan as follows:
1630-1705 on  9535 ERV 100 kW / 065 deg to EaEu Russian, QRM BBC Bengali 9540SNG
1800-1832 on 11845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu German, bad local noise on 25 mb
1832-1903 on 11845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu French, QRM VOA Kirundi 11835SMG
1930-2002 on  9885 ERV 100 kW / 330 deg to NoEu Czech, bad local noise on 31 mb!
2002-2030 on  9885 ERV 100 kW / 330 deg to NoEu English bad local noise on 31 mb
2100-2130 on  9405 ERV 100 kW / 280 deg to SoEu Spanish bad local noise on 31 mb
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/80th-birthday-of-radio-prague-on_1.html

BELGIUM(non)   Reception of Living Water Ministry Broadcasting, Aug.31:
1530-1630 on  9650*unknown probably PUG to NEAs Korean Wed via Alyx&Yey
*on same freq 9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French R.Guinea Conakry
*on same freq 9650 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans Sonder Grense
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-living-water-ministry.html

EGYPT   UNIDentified station with Egyptian music on air, Aug.31
0905-0916 on  9600 unknown transmitter site, very good signal:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/unidentified-station-with-egyptian_1.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Manara Radio via TDF Issoudun, Aug.31
0730-0830 on 15440 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-manara-radio-via-tdf.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of Radio Adal via TDF Issoudun, Aug.31
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat, fair to good
1530-1600 on 15205*ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat, very weak
*co-ch BSKSA 15205 RIY 500 kW / 320 deg to WeEu Holy Quran from 1552UT
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/reception-of-radio-adal-via-tdf.html

GERMANY(non)   Frequency change of Mighty KBC Radio, effective from Sep.11
0000-0200 on  9925 NAU 125 kW / 300 deg to NoAm English Sunday till Sep.04
0000-0200 on  6145 NAU 125 kW / 300 deg to NoAm English Sunday from Sep.11
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/frequency-change-of-mighty-kbc-radio.html

GUINEA   Weak to fair signal of Radio Guinea Conakry, Aug.31:
from 0600 on  9650 CON 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French/Arabic
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/weak-to-fair-signal-of-radio-guinea.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of S06s Russian Lady on August 31
0820-0824 on  9485 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian in CUSB
0830-0833 on 11085 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian in CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-on.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Dandal Kura International via BaBcoCk Woofferton, Aug.31
0700-0800 on 15480 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/radio-dandal-kura-international-via.html

USA(non)   Additional unregistered frequencies of Voice of America:
1730-1800 on 12110 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Oromo Mon-Fri
1730-1800 on 13615 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 12110 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Amharic Daily
1800-1900 on 13615 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Amharic Daily
1900-1930 on 12110 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1900-1930 on 13615 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
// frequencies for all broadcasts 12040, 12080, 12140, 13860, 15630
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/09/additional-unregistered-frequencies-of.html


--

73!

Ivo Ivanov

QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria

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

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

Agenda DX 01/09/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Nacional, Brasile 1130 Khz (1936)
LT 38 Radio Gualeguay (1973)
Radio del Plata, Argentina 1030 Khz (1970)
Radio Atlantica, Argentina 1120 Khz (1926)
Radio Nacional, Cruzeiro do Sul, Brasile (1980)
RTL Country, Gran Bretagna (1994)
Radio Mundial Margarita, Venezuela 1020 Khz (1968)
XERMX, Messico 9705 Khz (1969)
Emisora Gran Colombia, Ecuador 4910 Khz (1944)
Radio Los Andes, Perù 5030 Khz (1982)
JOOR, Giappone 1179 Khz (1951)
CRE, Ecuador 4765 Khz (1940)
Mongolia National Radio (1934)

Propagation outlook from Boulder

:Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2016 Aug 29 0520 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 22 - 28 August 2016

Solar activity was at very low levels the majority of the period
with low levels reached on 28 August due to an isolated C1/Sf flare
at 28/2128 UTC from Region 2583 (N13, L=023, class/area Dao/030 on
28 Aug). Regions 2579 (N12, L=034, class/area Dao/090 on 23 Aug) and
2581 (N12, L=337, class/area Cao/110 on 28 Aug) were the largest
spot groups on the visible disk, but were in a decay phase as of 24
and 28 August, respectively. No Earth-directed coronal mass
ejections were observed during the period.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at
normal levels on 22 August, moderate levels on 23-24 August, and
high levels from 25-28 August. The maximum flux reached 2,334 pfu at
27/1705 UTC.

Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to G1-minor storm
levels during the period. The beginning of the period, solar wind
conditions were nominal with solar wind speeds between 350 km/s and
420 km/s. The geomagnetic field was at quiet levels on 22 August. By
23 August, total field increased to around 14 nT with the solar wind
speed increasing to around 550 km/s as a negative polarity coronal
hole high speed stream (CH HSS) moved into geoeffective position. By
midday on 24 August, total field had decreased to near 5 nT, however
solar wind speeds remained elevated until late on 25 August when
they began to decline. The geomagnetic field responded with quiet to
G1-minor storm levels on 23-24 August, followed by quiet to
unsettled conditions on 25-27 August. Quiet conditions were observed
on 28 August under a nominal solar wind environment.

FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 29 AUGUST-24 SEPTEMBER 2016

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

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is
expected to be at normal to moderate levels with high levels
expected on 31 August-12 September and again from 21-24 September
due to recurrent CH HSS activity.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at unsettled to active
levels on 29 August-08 September, 13-14 September, 17 September, and
19-21 September with G1-minor storm levels likely on 29-30 August
due to recurrent CH HSS activity.

:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2016 Aug 29 0520 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2016-08-29
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2016 Aug 29      85          20          5
2016 Aug 30      82          18          5
2016 Aug 31      82          10          3
2016 Sep 01      85          15          4
2016 Sep 02      85          12          4
2016 Sep 03      80          10          3
2016 Sep 04      80           8          3
2016 Sep 05      78          15          4
2016 Sep 06      78          15          4
2016 Sep 07      78           8          3
2016 Sep 08      78          10          3
2016 Sep 09      78           5          2
2016 Sep 10      78           5          2
2016 Sep 11      80           5          2
2016 Sep 12      82           5          2
2016 Sep 13      82          10          3
2016 Sep 14      82           8          3
2016 Sep 15      82           5          2
2016 Sep 16      82           5          2
2016 Sep 17      80           8          3
2016 Sep 18      80           5          2
2016 Sep 19      80          15          4
2016 Sep 20      80          12          4
2016 Sep 21      80           8          3
2016 Sep 22      82           5          2
2016 Sep 23      85           5          2
2016 Sep 24      85           5          2
(SWPC via DXLD)

Glenn Hauser logs August 30-31, 2016

** ALBANIA. 9855-, Aug 31 at 0128, same old story from R. Tirana, S6 with IS vs hum, but programming unreadable next semihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BOLIVIA. 4796.01, Aug 31 at 0123, JBA carrier, probably R. Lípez, Uyuni, reactivated. First reported by Eduard Korsakov, Moskva, to the DXLD yg, Aug 30 at 0245-0302 as unID, possibly Peruvian. Not in WRTH 2016. R. Lípez per the DSWCI TBS 2016 was last reported three years ago in August 2013 (and was formerly known as R. Mallku, as still listed in Aoki!). All this is based primarily on the odd frequency, so if anyone can pull a definite ID, that would be nice. It might even have a third name by now. Recheck at 0205, no signal detectable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 6180, Aug 31 at 0055, RNA is still off; and 11780, Aug 31 at 0112, RNA is still on. 6180 still missing at 0402 Aug 31, so VOA French may have another clear shot at 0530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COLOMBIA. 5909.95, Aug 31 at 0125, music at S8 and occasional Spanish announcements, such as 0127 automated timecheck, typical of Alcaraván Radio, which this surely is, at last reactivated. 0159 announcement about ``tema de la independencia colombiana``. Previously was on hi side of 5910.0. So of course I look for its sibling:

6010.17, Aug 31 at 0130, music at S6, not // 5909.95, but surely La Voz de tu Conciencia has also been reactivated. At 0149 it`s S9 while 5910 is up to S9+15, i.e. consistently weaker than 5910v, which is to be expected since its direxional antenna was installed to minimize QRM to XEOI 6010 México DF, but which no longer matters as a defunct station. Hard to copy but 0202 YL announcement mentions Colombia. 

In the old days, the pair at the same Puerto Lleras site would produce a mixing product around 5810. If these exact frequencies persist, that would land on 5809.73 --- look for a carrier there and maybe some audio from one or the other, if both are still on when WEWN finishes with 5810 around 0500. 

(NHK France of course blox 5910 at 03-05; nothing much else on 6010 except erratic Inconfidência, Brasil, which is also off-frequency, and maybe Bahrain after 0300?). Reverse leapfrog would land on 6110.39 --- watch out for R. Fana, Ethiopia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 9965, Aug 31 at 0103, R. Cairo is now humroaring on this frequency which is normally relatively quiet if undermodulated; with useless Cuban pulse jamming underneath. At 0208, only motorboating at S9.

9315, Aug 31 at 0208, R. Cairo in horrible distortion of scheduled English, S8 but at least no spurs!

12085, Aug 31 at 0208, R. Cairo is S1, JBM, seems with Qur`an. Too weak to evaluate modulation quality.

BTW, Richard Langley discovered there is *another* Radio Cairo with much better audio and reception, web relay of the 95.4 FM European service, also in French, via 

http://www.egradio.eg/radio.php?PubPnt=ElBernamegElOrobi&ChnName=6

Details in the next DXLD 16-35 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 6190, Aug 31 at 0206, no signal from La Voz Alegre, Spanish service of MWV. Was also missing earlier from 17640 after 1800 Aug 30, so are both transmitters down now? 6150 also AWOL at 0351 during consecutive Spanish hour. 9480 also missing at 0402 during other hour of African Pathways Radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, Aug 31 at 0056, JBA carrier from R. Chaski, but already off at 0104 retune in preparation for cutoff which if had not been reset earlier, would have happened about 0105:53.5* per standard slippage rate. Or it could be an anomaly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** THAILAND. 13729.94, Aug 31 at 0116, JBA carrier off-frequency. It`s VOA Radio Ashna, at 0030-0230 alternating Pashto and Dari, 250 kW, 300 degrees from Udorn where they aren`t too careful about frequency accuracy. 15590, R. Thailand`s so-called North American service arrives no better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 31 at 0102, S5 La Voz de Turquía is once again on wrong frequency instead of 9770, // stronger correct frequency 9870. Still on 9830 at 0129 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330-CUSB, UT Wed Aug 31 at 0105, WBCQ stays on to carry the weekly `Amateur Radio Roundtable`, first with big band music, then Tom and Kathy (sp?) seemingly behind the scenes discussing how the video web streaming is not working via W5KUB.com so everyone should watch on YouTube. (Meanwhile if this were primarily a radio show, already on shortwave, that would be irrelevant.) 0110 finally ready to open the show, mentions is on WBCQ 9330 new frequency as of two weeks ago and now with much better coverage. She interviews someone from ARRL about National Parks on the Air, over 400 entities eligible. Very good, still going at 0207 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9475-, Aug 31 at 0058, WTWW-1 is S9+50 of dead air; 0000 alive with canned ID and back to SFAW. At 0207, 9475 is off and 5830 is not on, yet?

5085, Aug 31 at 0058, WTWW-2 is on with S9+50 of C&W music and into QSO show replay, still going at 0207.

12105, Aug 31 at 0058, WTWW-3 is S9 but poorly audible with end of Russian Bibling hour. At 0106 now it`s dead air as usually the case for an hour until 0200* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1380, Aug 31 at 0142 UT, ``Una señal llena de vida, Vida 13-80`` ID at tune-in, then `Concepto Financiero` -- for Christians, natch. KRCM Shenandoah TX is *still* obviously running 22 kW day power and pattern at night, dominating frequency here, with local KCRC 1390 easily minimized by LSB tuning. (Can you think of a less Hispanic CoL name than Shenandoah?? But address in Pasadena can be taken as Spanish) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VIETNAM [non]. 12005, Aug 31 0110 at first thought VOV was gone, but then a JBA carrier, still from Woofferton (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1349.2, Aug 31 at 0144 UT, JBA carrier, hetting 1350 stations; some station off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1499.17, Aug 31 at 0139 UT, JBA carrier, hetting KSTP 1500. This is not the same as the wobbly spurs about 0.5 kHz above and below 1500 which are also occasionally heard. Logged on the NRD-545, but also had a JBA carrier on about 1499.2, via the R75, Aug 30 at 0600 UT. Which North American station is off-frequency? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0418 UT August 31

Agenda DX 31/08/2016

ANNIVERASRIO EMITTENTI
FRSH, Olanda (pirate) (1980)
Radio Praga, Repubblica Ceca 6055 Khz (1936)

Glenn Hauser logs August 29-30, 2016 [more]

** INDONESIA. 9525.888, Aug 30 at 1306, VOI is S4 with a bit of undermodulated music when it should be an `Exotic Indonesia` Tuesday broadcast in English. Unable to copy anything, as usual, I instead measure its offness as closely as possible (plus/minus 2 Hz?). 

So via the newly updated by Alan Roe WOR HITLIST,

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

I look at their website which gives the impression that this is a funxional ``world service`` (maybe it is, on the Internet). Here`s their limited expectation for SW coverage:

``In Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South-East and East Asia it is possible to listen to VOI Audio Service through much of the day using a short wave radio. To find out more about short wave visit our short wave information guide. To find out what frequency you need to tune your radio to, go to our Frequency Charts.``

I was really looking for info about a listener contest with prizes of a free trip to Indonesia, but none found this year, just:

http://en.voi.co.id/voi-program-highlight/11510-rri-71-anniversary

``In conjunction with RRI's 71st anniversary on September 11, we invite all listeners of Voice of Indonesia who want to convey their wishes to send their greetings to us in the form of audio, video, text or pictures in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese and Arabic languages to voi@voi.co.id or Facebook messenger Voice of Indonesia by September 5, 2016. We'll publish and air your greetings on facebook and our social medias. Thank you`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 17640, Aug 30 at 1817 check, no signal from MWV/APR in English, sporadic broadcast gone again. Transmitter keeps breaking down? Propagation OK, as 17885 BBC ASC in French is in (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SAO TOME. 6180, Aug 30 at 0537, VOA French is S9+10 and in the clear, as RNA BRASIL is still AWOL like it was a few hours earlier. IBB should not have picked 6180 during a protracted absence of RNA earlier this year, but may not go away until B-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Aug 30 at 1300, JBA carrier still, as SIBC has been running later than 1200* lately per Ron Howard: Aug 24 until 1330*; Aug 26 until 1330* with Wantok FM relay; Aug 27 until 1245* with SIBC itself; Sunday Aug 28 with hymns to 1333*; Aug 29 open carrier only from 1208 to 1238, off by 1312, per Ron (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. 17830, Aug 30 around 1635, glad to find that BBCWS in English has a sufficient signal for easy listening, as BBC fails to prevent its SW from bleeding into undesirable North America. This is 85 degrees from ASCENSION at 16-17, and also 65 degrees at 17-18, hours when I am seldom SWLing. BTW, Aoki shows these are *jammed by the ChiCom, as they must also bleed into China where English is far too understood; can`t allow that! Jamming of BBCWS English is normally by noise rather than Firedragon or CNR1, and harder to detect abroad (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1840 monitoring: NOT confirmed Tue Aug 30 at 2130 on 15770, when WRMI is still replaying their digital special which I hoped would be over after HFCC finished. But confirmed Tue Aug 30 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9329.971v-CUSB, fair. Next:

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 11580, Aug 30 at 1323, WRMI World Music is in Spanish, then song in Chinese. Instead of the same old songs I am hearing some different ones, so maybe this rotation has been refreshed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5085, Aug 30 at 1303, surprised to find WTWW-2 on at this odd hour, Ted with a ``ham-it-forward`` promo, classic rock music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9275, Aug 30 at 1632, 1816 and 1923 chex, no signal from WMLK, which allegedly resumed transmissions Aug 28, per their Facebook, via Richard Langley. Problem was fixing the power supply. I`ve yet to see any real logs of it, and not from me today. Remember: don`t say ``God``, but be sacred, say ``Yahweh``. Even the China radio war vs RFA Saipan is JB audible on 9355 at 1816 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9265, Tue Aug 30 at 1923 UT, WINB is on, but not at 1816 when I am also looking fruitlessly for WMLK on 9275. So much for WINB`s latest schedule dated Aug 14 claiming that on Mon/Tue/Wed only, The Overcomer is run at 17-19; gone again already? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Re trans-Pacific MW carrier search: ``at 1146 UT Aug 29, something on 594 seems to peak N/S --- that can`t be right. Those were on the DX-398``

Now it dawns on me this could well be the megawatt in Chinsurah, INDIA: ``Akashvani Maitree channel on 594 kHz beamed to Bangladesh``

Grayline would work, as sunset in Kolkata is about 1225 UT, and sunrise here 1202 UT. Make that trans-polar! The path goes about 5 degrees from the North Pole, across Cold Bay and The Pas in Canada, 13440 km or 8351 miles to Enid; 74.4 watts per km, or 13.44 meters per watt (if it were strictly along the surface) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Walt Salmaniw, Victoria BC, replies: ``Glenn, I don't think any of us on the PNW coast have ever heard [India] 594. Much more likely this time of year are DU stations. Normally in the Fall/Winter, it's a major NHK frequency. Perhaps Patrick Martin [OR] just might have heard your station?``

Well, this was looping too far north for Japan, and certainly for Down Under. Will try to refine the DF if I have another chance (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0014 UT August 31

MIghty KBC Frequency Change

September 4, 2016 is the final use, for now, of 9925 kHz via Nauen, Germany 0000-0200 UTC.

Beginning with the September 11, 2016 broadcast the Mighty KBC will use 6145 kHz via Nauen for the 0000-0200 UT broadcast to North America.

(Kraig, KG4LAC via dxld yg)

Glenn Hauser logs August 29-30, 2016

** ALBANIA. 9855-, Aug 30 at 0127, R. Tirana is S4 with humroar, but not as loud as usual; unfortunately the IS cannot be heard at all until barely at 0129 under the hum. Usually if anything is audible, it`s the IS. Still no program, just humroar at 0156 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 6180, Aug 30 at 0144, no signal from RNA, but 11780 was active a few minutes earlier as I 25m bandscanned (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9580, Aug 30 at 0131, CRI English relay achieves only bits of distorted audio breaking thru the dead air. Wiggle that patchcord! No such problem on 9570 Albanian relay which is S9+20, huge compared to R. Tirana at the other site, S4.

6165, Aug 30 at 0145, RHC English is suptorted, while the only //, 6000 is OK; WTP (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. 9339-9350, Aug 30 at 0134, weak pulsing probably from the 9315.0 R. Cairo transmitter which upon its own frequency is S5, much louder motorboating humroar (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 680, Aug 29 at 1207, ``información de Sinaloa``, 6:07 timecheck, opening newscast, i.e. XEORO, Guasave, 1000/500 watts per IRCA Mexican Log 2015 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 515 kHz LSB, Aug 29 at 1156 UT, I`m getting a ham mixing with PN beacon from Ponca City --- but I hear the ham only on the R75 preamp 2, i.e. max gain where I normally run it, but known to be risking overload especially on this part of the band. Goes away at preamp 1 or no preamp. Then at 1209 UT I tune thru the 160m band and find the fundamental for the same ham is 1905-LSB, an N5 discussing lawnmowers. Guess what the difference between 1905 and 515 is? 1390! I.e. my strongest local KCRC, but NO modulation from it whatsoever is audible on 515. Yet must be some kind of internal mixing involving KCRC (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTEING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1840 monitoring: confirmed Monday August 29 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9330.045v-CUSB, fair. Next:

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE [pre-empted last two weeks]

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7570, Aug 29 at 0542, WRMI is not BSing, but instead World Music, songs in Portuguese, Spanish, Middle Eastern, French, and not // music on 7730 & 7780 which are presumably still TOM, but why not on 7570? Not until 0600 sharp does 7570 switch to Brother Hystairical (Glenn Hauser, KO, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12105, Aug 30 at 0137, WTWW-3 is S9+35 of dead air! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7520, Aug 30 at 0139, three ``shit``s in a row, unbleeped so it`s OK to swear like that on WWCR-4, during `A Call to Decision` with Butch Paugh per sked; then a bunch of Trump clips seemingly to demonstrate his contradicting himself. Gee, I would have guessed the ``decision`` would be about salvation, rather than politix. O yeah, for the far-right religionists, there is no difference (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 720, Aug 29 at 1141 UT, Spanish call-in classifieds, for sale items with an AC 830 phone, i.e. the region around San Antonio, so this is KSAH Universal City, which per new NRC AM Log is 10000/890 watts U4, 24 h // KSAH-FM 104.1, ``Ranchero 104.1``. But official sunrise in Aug is not until 1200 UT (September: 1215 UT) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 770, Aug 30 at 0158 UT, dominant signal is talk about football, drops off at 0200 UT before any ID, or ``good night to our listeners to the east``, no doubt KKOB Albuquerque NM, as 0200 UT is official FCC sunset in August (September: 0115 UT). KKOB is reliable in switching night/day antennas of 50/50 kW North Valley transmitter and balloon snatcher (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1360, Aug 30 at 0153 UT, YL opening `Messianic Perspective` program with Dr Gary Hedrick; odd time, but maybe it`s only a 5-minuter. I think we can rule out Amarillo or El Dorado KS, as EWTN would not be running such an unCatholic program. No 1360 stations in OK, adjacent, or second-adjacent states on program website listings, so I look for likelies in the NRC Pattern Book and AM Log: A good prospect is KHNC, Johnstown CO, 10/1 kW U4, talk/religion. State-by-state search on program site for affiliates doesn`t find any 1360s

http://www.cjfm.org/stations/colorado/

and in Colorado, KRKS 990 is the only one listed.

However, program guide of KHNC

http://1360am.co/index.php/program-guide/

shows:

6:00pm mst Ahavat Torah (R)

7:00pm mst Alex Jones (R)

So they do run Messianic stuff, and this one could have been crammed into an end-of-hour break during Alex. 10 kW ND day pattern lasts in August until 0200 UT (September: -0115 UT) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. TP carrier search August 29 at 1140 UT: JBA on 774 from NW, so NHK; very weak on 882; at 1146 west on 702 so Australia or NZ, and 666. But something on 594 seems to peak N/S --- that can`t be right. Those were on the DX-398. Then at 1151 I find whether I can hear any of them on the R75 with E-W longwire: yes on 774, 702. Today`s Enid sunrise: 1201 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0350 UT August 30

MRI moves its weekly broadcasts from Wednesdays to Thursdays - schedule for broadcasts of September 1, 2016

Please be advised that  as from September of this year, our weekly broadcasts from Wednesdays move to Thursdays. Here is the schedule for the first Thursday transmissions of MRI on  1 September 2016:  1600-1800 UTC  on 7700 kHz (USB mode), 1815-1915 UTC on 15070 kHz (USB mode)  and 1930-2130 UTC on 9300 kHz (USB Mode).

Our broadcasts include some kind of programmes now sadly missing from most shortwave radio stations:  an old style DX show in English “Italian Short Wave Panorama” (there is also the Italian version called “Panorama Onde Corte”) with lot of recent logs  as well as  a mailbag show (“La Posta degli ascoltatori”) in Italian. Our  station identification  announcements are not only in English and Italian but also in French, German, Romanian, Spanish and Catalan.

For the first time in our history a Facebook page about our station has been introduced. It is called "MRI World" and can be found at this web address: https://www.facebook.com/mriworld - Although it is still  far from being completed  you can leave your comments and suggestions.

MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) of our broadcasts are welcome! We QSL 100%. Our electronic mail address is: marconiradiointernational@gmail.com - Please don’t forget to include your postal address as some lucky listeners will also receive a printed QSL card.

Last but not least,  we need your help! If you use social networks, please post an announcement on Facebook  or send out a tweet the day  before the broadcast. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our  potential audience.

 

We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions.

 

Best 73's

 

Marconi Radio International (MRI)

Agenda DX 30/08/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Guatapuri, Colombia 740 Khz (1963)
Radio Nacional Tartagal, Argentina 540 Khz (1978)

FESTE NAZIONALI
Festa di Santa Rosa di Lima in Perù

The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity over the past week (August 18-24) was down compared to the previous week, with average daily sunspot number s declining from 73.9 to 33.9, and average daily solar flux from 89.2 to 79.6. 

Average planetary A index increased from 6.9 to 9.7, while the mid-latitude number rose from 7.4 to 8.7.

The latest prediction (on August 25, 2016) shows expected solar flux at 78 on August 26-29, 80 on August 30-31, 85 on September 1-3, 90 on September 4-10, 88 on September 11-12, 85 on September 13, 80 on September 14-15, then 78 and 75 on September 16-17, 80 on September 18-20, 84 on September 21-22, then 82, 80 and 78 on September 23-25, 75 on September 26-28, 80 and 85 on September 29-30, and 90 on October 1-7.

More at www.arrl.org

Glenn Hauser logs August 28-29, 2016

** EGYPT. 9315.0, Aug 29 at 0111, S9 R. Cairo amazingly is JBM without any motorboating or spurs! 9964.90, Aug 29 at 0117, S9+10 R. Cairo is JBM with music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. 7570, UT Mon Aug 29 from 0100 on WRMI 7570, PCJ Radio International`s `From the Archives of Radio Netherlands, pt 2` starts as scheduled, preëmpting Brother Scare, VG across North America. First docu item dates back to 1950, interviewing Dutch allied soldiers about to go to war in Korea. At 0113, `The Challenge`, from 1996, Eric Beauchemin docu about poverty. 0144, `Earthbeat` interviews Keith in Taiwan about how a crematory there is using the 1000-degree heat all day from its busy ovens to generate electricity, dissatisfying some traditional Taiwanese, tho the corpses being burnt up aren`t directly involved. On to commercials and some music before hourtop, but instead of a second hour of this, WRMI cuts back to Brother Scare at 0200 UT. So now I can watch BrainDead on CBS-TV without recording something (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 105.1, UT Monday August 29 at 0055 UT on KOSB 105.1, Perry, yes, Triple Play Sports Radio is still doing an oldies music show Sunday evenings, about to wrap up 2-hour program, and presumably also on 1020 KOKP Perry, 1580 KOKB Blackwell (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, Aug 29 at 0106, JBA carrier from R. Chaski until autocutoff at 0105:40.5*, which is 19.5 second later than last timing one trinite ago, Aug 26 until 0105:21*, still averaging 6.5 seconds later per 24 hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UGANDA [non]. 15240-, Sunday August 28 at 1611, R. Munansi via WWRB is already in continuous Luganda(?) lo-fi talk, no nice African music today. Listening on the PL-880 portable with whip antenna only, it is adequate at first, but 1623 fades out completely, 1629 up a bit, 1632 better briefly. Really too close to WWRB for solid F2 daytime reception, but some unreliable sporadic E in between can improve it; of no use to Ugandans (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1840 monitoring: confirmed Sunday August 28 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9329.957v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed UT Monday Aug 29 at 0030 on WRMI, 7730, S9+20. Also confirmed UT Monday Aug 29 from 0301 on Area 51 webcast, and until 0330:30 on WBCQ 5129.860-AM, S9+20. Also confirmed UT Monday Aug 29 at 0330 on WRMI, 9955, S9+10 over pulse jamming: tnx a lot, Arnie! Next:

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 1100   WRMI 9955 to SSE

Tue 2130   WRMI 15770 to NE

Tue 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12105, Aug 29 at 0119, WTWW-3 must be source of JBA carrier, unknown if modulated or not, while 9475, WTWW-1 is still inbooming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1030, Aug 29 at 0132 UT, dominant signal plugs a Sept 13 event at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarx, but never says where it is. We`re supposed to know this has to be Fayetteville AR, or rather CoL Farmington`s KFAY, 6/1 kW U4. Maybe still on day power? Official FCC sunset in August is 0115 UT (September: 0030 UT). Major lobe both day and night goes southwest, but maybe enough to the west on day pattern. S9+20 before it fades; next PSA from CDC about mosquitoes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0414 UT August 29

Agenda DX 29/08/2016

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
South Coast Radio, Gran Bretagna 945 - 1323 Khz (1983)
RCN Neiva, Colombia 1150 Khz (1943)
Southern Sound, Gran Bretagna 1170 Khz (1985)
Radio San Miguel, Bolivia 4925 Khz (1967)
Deutsche Welle 6075 Khz (1924)