Antarctica, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel on air

ANTARCTICA, 15476, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 1835-1853, 28-03, comments and songs. Only audible on USB, extremely weak, barely audible.

Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain

Log in Reinante

Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters

W4HM Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast #2018-87

Greetings to my fellow hamateur radio and SWL radio enthusiasts around the
world.

Welcome to my “not for profit” daily W4HM Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation
Forecast.

It’s the only daily global HF radio wave propagation forecast produced on
the planet.

I'm a heliophysicist, terrestrial meteorologist/climatologist and one of the
few on the planet with advanced education & 44 years of forecasting
experience in both disciplines.

Created and disseminated by Thomas F. Giella, W4HM in Lakeland, FL, USA ©
1988-2018.

If you find this daily HF radio wave propagation forecast useful to your
hamateur and SWL radio activities, feel free to drop me a line and let me
know that at

thomasfgiella@gmail.com

I enjoy hearing from other fellow radio enthusiasts.

Hams and SWLs that are interested in solar, space & geomagnetic weather as
well as radio wave propagation are a special group of people interested in
broadening their knowledge in science.

Feel free without prior permission to redistribute this daily HF radio wave
propagation forecast, as long as you redistribute it in its entirety and
give me credit for it.

Supporting images associated with this daily HF radio wave propagation
forecast can be found in my Facebook account at

https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm

and at my new web page

https://groups.io/g/w4hmradiowavepropagationforecast

but without supporting images.

It's a NO SPAM voluntary "opt" in email type group hosted by Groups.io, so
you have to sign up by using an existing email address and creating a
password.


And last but not least I also post solar, space and geomagnetic weather
goings on and some images in my Twitter account at

https://twitter.com/GiellaW4hm


#87 Issued Wednesday March 28, 2018 at 1430 UTC

Important Solar, Space & Geomagnetic Weather Indices-

The daily solar flux index numbers (DSFI) were 67.5 68.3 67.7

There had been  days in a row with a 2000 UTC daily solar flux index number
(DSFI) below 70.

The official daily sunspot number (DSSN) was 0.

There had been 9 days in a row with a daily sunspot number (DSSN) of 0.

In 2018 there had been 50 days with a daily sunspot number (DSSN) of 0.

The 24 hour period 3 hour interval planetary K index (Kp) had been at a
quiet to unsettled geomagnetic condition of 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1.

The 24 hour period maximum and minimum solar wind speed ranged between 556 &
418 km/s.

Global Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast-

HF radio wave propagation condition trend March 28, 2018- improving

HF radio wave propagation condition trend March 29, 2018- steady state

Steady state means that HF radio wave propagation conditions are not
improving or deteriorating.

Northern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-

We are now in the fall/spring equinox type of HF radio wave propagation
conditions. Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly
balanced across the equator during the fall and spring equinox.

3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- very good at night and poor
to fair at day,

6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- very good at night and
fair at day,

13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- very
poor at night and good at day,

21000-21850 kHz- very poor at night and fair to good at day,

24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- very poor at night and fair at day,

28000-29700 kHz- very poor at night and poor at day.

Excellent- S9+10 or >
Very Good- S9 +1-9
Good- S8-9
Fair- S4-7
Poor- S1-3
Very Poor- S0

Southern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-

We are now in the fall/spring equinox type of HF radio wave propagation
conditions. Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly
balanced across the equator during the fall and spring equinox.

3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- very good at night and poor
to fair at day,

6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- very good at night and
fair at day,

13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- very
poor at night and good at day,

21000-21850 kHz- very poor at night and fair to good at day,

24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- very poor at night and fair at day,

28000-29700 kHz- very poor at night and poor at day.

Excellent- S9+10 or >
Very Good- S9 +1-9
Good- S8-9
Fair- S4-7
Poor- S1-3
Very Poor- S0

This HF Radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the SIGINT_CAP
HF radio wave propagation prediction software. I wrote it beginning in the
late 1980’s but I’m sorry to say that it can’t be distributed to the general
public.

And though this HF radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the
SIGINT_CAP, I do check the actual band conditions at my location in the USA
and tweak the forecast manually where and when necessary. I also check
global HF radio wave propagation conditions via remoted radio receivers
around on every continent of the globe and tweak the forecast manually if
and when necessary.

The hamateur radio JT65A mode RF signal levels received are based on 5 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio PSK31 mode RF signal levels received are based on 25
watts and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio CW mode RF signal levels received are based on 50 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio SSB RF mode signal levels received are based on 100 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The HF shortwave broadcast band AM Mode RF signal levels are based on
100,000 watts (100 kw) and a typical high gain VOA type curtain array
antenna.


Please keep in mind that this is a relatively simplified HF radio wave
propagation forecast, so as to keep it easily understandable and applicable
by the average radio enthusiast.

Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly balanced
during the fall and spring equinoxes and most diametrically opposed during
the summer and winter solstices.

Conditions change daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and by decade, as the
sun rises and sets at different times and at different angles from the
ecliptic, as well as by radio wave frequency. This is due to changes in the
maximum usable frequency (MUF), lowest usable frequency (LUF) and F layer
critical frequency (FoF2).

The D and E layers also come into play through RF radio wave signal
absorption and refraction. And then there is sporadic E (Es) radio wave
propagation that can really throw a wrench into the gears so to speak.

Things like sporadic E (Es) radio wave propagation and lightning storm
static can impact HF radio wave propagation in an unpredictable manner and
mostly bad.

Ongoing solar, space and geomagnetic weather goings on also impact HF radio
wave propagation conditions in a negative manner.

Lower high frequency (80-30 meters) propagation conditions are impacted in a
negative manner not so much by variations in the maximum usable frequency
(MUF) along a particular propagation path and time but rather due to
geomagnetic elevated geomagnetic conditions (Kp-3-4), storms (Kp-5 &
greater) that increase signal absorption via the E layer (the altitude of
the radio aurora). Also increases in the lowest usable frequency (LUF) via D
layer RF signal absorption due to hard x-rays, galactic cosmic waves,
elevated background solar flux levels greater than B0 and energetic proton
flux levels at energies greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

Higher frequency (20-10 meters) propagation conditions are impacted in a
negative manner by variations in the maximum usable frequency (MUF) along a
particular propagation path and time due to the current sunspot number and
also due to elevated geomagnetic conditions (Kp-3-4), storms of Kp-5 &
greater. Also D layer RF signal absorption due to elevated (greater than B0)
background solar flux levels. Also to a lesser extent elevated proton flux
at energies greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

GENERAL GUIDELINES CONCERNING CORRELATION OF PROPAGATION INDICES TO ACTUAL
HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS-

NOTE!!! The propagation indices "interpretations" are my personal
intellectual property. Therefore the radio wave propagation indices
interpretations contained herein is copyrighted © 1988-2018 by Thomas F.
Giella, W4HM, all rights reserved. Reproduction of information herein is
allowed without permission in advance as long as proper credit is given.

All 14 of the following indices have to occur as described below in order to
see the best global high frequency radio wave propagation possible,
something that happens rarely.

1.) Dropping geomagnetic field indices numbers are better, Kp of 0 best.

2.) A daily sunspot number of 150 or higher, 200 or higher best.

3.) A daily sunspot number of greater than 100 for routine stable formation
of the E Valley/F Layer ducting mechanism.

4.) Previous 24 hour Ap index under 10, fewer than 7 for several days
consecutively are best.

5.) Previous 3 hours Kp index fewer than 3 for mid latitude paths, fewer
than 2 for high latitude paths, 0 for several days consecutively is best.

6.) Energetic protons no greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

7.) Background x-ray flux levels greater than B1 for several days
consecutively, greater than C1 best.

8.) No current STRATWARM alert.

9.) Interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bz with a (positive number) sign,
indicates a lesser chance of high latitude path aurora
absorption/unpredictable refraction or scattering of medium frequency RF
signals, when the Kp is above 3.

10.) A -10 or better towards a positive number Dst index during the recovery
time after a geomagnetic storm, as related to the equatorial ring current. A
positive number is best.


Standard Disclaimer-

Note! I use error prone RAW public domain data from the NOAA Space
Environment Center, other U.S. government entities and educational
institutions, to produce this daily HF radio wave propagation
forecast. This data is gathered and made public by the U.S. Government using
taxpayer $$$ (including mine).

However this daily HF propagation forecast that I produce from the RAW
public domain data is my personal intellectual property. Therefore this
daily HF radio wave propagation forecast contained herein is copyrighted ©
1988-2018 by Thomas F. Giella, W4HM.

Feel free without prior permission to redistribute this daily HF radio wave
propagation forecast, as long as you redistribute it in its entirety and
give me credit for it.

Also HF radio wave propagation forecasting is still an inexact
science. The forecasts are not official but for educational and hobby
related purposes only and are subject to human error and acts of God,
therefore no guarantee or warranty implied.

Agenda DX 29/03/2018

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Oriente, Venezuela 720 Khz (1971)
Radio Slovacchia International 6055 Khz (1993)
La Voz de Celendin, Perù 4485 (1988)
WMAQ, Chicago 780 Khz (1922)
Radio General Madariaga, Argentina 840 Khz (1952)

Torna la RAE in italiano in onde corte

Grazie alla WRMI di Jeff White, anche per questo periodo A18 Radio Argentina al Mundo avrà la disponibilità delle onde corte, saranno diffusi i servizi di diverse lingue tra cui la trasmissione in lingua italiana fra le 2000 e le 2100 UTC, dal lunedì al venerdì, sui 9395 khz.

Vatican Media special Easter transmissions

Thursday 29 March
0725-0920 11925pht Vietnamese SEA

Friday 30 March
1900-2030 7360smg English WAf
          9670smg French WAf
          9710smg Portuguese SAf

Saturday 31 March
1830-2115 7360smg English WAf
          7425smg Chinese EAs
          9670smg French WAf
          9710smg Portuguese SAf

Sunday 1 April
0755 - 1020 11925pht Vietnamese SEA
            15570smg English WAf 11580smg French WAf
            15595smg Arabic ME,NAf
            17790smg Portuguese SAf

Listening reports esp. from the target areas are welcomed by Eng. Sergio Salvatori at sergio.salvatori@spc.va

Another Radio Caroline North mega-broadcast this weekend

It's another Radio Caroline North mega-broadcast this weekend, online here and on Manx Radio 1368AM.

We'll be live on board our historic radio ship Ross Revenge from 9am Good Friday morning through until 2pm Easter Monday afternoon, with our annual Easter Fundraiser and much more.

We've unearthed a rare interview with the late Ron Cannon OBE, coxswain of the Ramsgate lifeboat back in 1991 when it attempted to rescue our ship's crew from the Goodwin Sands. And thanks to Lisa Dolley, a listener from Cornwall, we'll again be giving you more chances to win goods from our webshop.

So join us for four memorable days this Easter on Radio Caroline North.

http://radiocaroline.co.uk

W4HM Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast #2018-87

Greetings to my fellow hamateur radio and SWL radio enthusiasts around the
world.

Welcome to my “not for profit” daily W4HM Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation
Forecast.

It’s the only daily global HF radio wave propagation forecast produced on
the planet.

I'm a heliophysicist, terrestrial meteorologist/climatologist and one of the
few on the planet with advanced education & 44 years of forecasting
experience in both disciplines.

Created and disseminated by Thomas F. Giella, W4HM in Lakeland, FL, USA ©
1988-2018.

If you find this daily HF radio wave propagation forecast useful to your
hamateur and SWL radio activities, feel free to drop me a line and let me
know that at

thomasfgiella@gmail.com

I enjoy hearing from other fellow radio enthusiasts.

Hams and SWLs that are interested in solar, space & geomagnetic weather as
well as radio wave propagation are a special group of people interested in
broadening their knowledge in science.

Feel free without prior permission to redistribute this daily HF radio wave
propagation forecast, as long as you redistribute it in its entirety and
give me credit for it.

Supporting images associated with this daily HF radio wave propagation
forecast can be found in my Facebook account at

https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm

and at my new web page

https://groups.io/g/w4hmradiowavepropagationforecast

but without supporting images.

It's a NO SPAM voluntary "opt" in email type group hosted by Groups.io, so
you have to sign up by using an existing email address and creating a
password.


And last but not least I also post solar, space and geomagnetic weather
goings on and some images in my Twitter account at

https://twitter.com/GiellaW4hm


#87 Issued Wednesday March 28, 2018 at 1430 UTC

Important Solar, Space & Geomagnetic Weather Indices-

The daily solar flux index numbers (DSFI) were 67.5 68.3 67.7

There had been  days in a row with a 2000 UTC daily solar flux index number
(DSFI) below 70.

The official daily sunspot number (DSSN) was 0.

There had been 9 days in a row with a daily sunspot number (DSSN) of 0.

In 2018 there had been 50 days with a daily sunspot number (DSSN) of 0.

The 24 hour period 3 hour interval planetary K index (Kp) had been at a
quiet to unsettled geomagnetic condition of 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 1.

The 24 hour period maximum and minimum solar wind speed ranged between 556 &
418 km/s.

Global Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast-

HF radio wave propagation condition trend March 28, 2018- improving

HF radio wave propagation condition trend March 29, 2018- steady state

Steady state means that HF radio wave propagation conditions are not
improving or deteriorating.

Northern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-

We are now in the fall/spring equinox type of HF radio wave propagation
conditions. Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly
balanced across the equator during the fall and spring equinox.

3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- very good at night and poor
to fair at day,

6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- very good at night and
fair at day,

13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- very
poor at night and good at day,

21000-21850 kHz- very poor at night and fair to good at day,

24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- very poor at night and fair at day,

28000-29700 kHz- very poor at night and poor at day.

Excellent- S9+10 or >
Very Good- S9 +1-9
Good- S8-9
Fair- S4-7
Poor- S1-3
Very Poor- S0

Southern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-

We are now in the fall/spring equinox type of HF radio wave propagation
conditions. Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly
balanced across the equator during the fall and spring equinox.

3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- very good at night and poor
to fair at day,

6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- very good at night and
fair at day,

13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- very
poor at night and good at day,

21000-21850 kHz- very poor at night and fair to good at day,

24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- very poor at night and fair at day,

28000-29700 kHz- very poor at night and poor at day.

Excellent- S9+10 or >
Very Good- S9 +1-9
Good- S8-9
Fair- S4-7
Poor- S1-3
Very Poor- S0

This HF Radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the SIGINT_CAP
HF radio wave propagation prediction software. I wrote it beginning in the
late 1980’s but I’m sorry to say that it can’t be distributed to the general
public.

And though this HF radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the
SIGINT_CAP, I do check the actual band conditions at my location in the USA
and tweak the forecast manually where and when necessary. I also check
global HF radio wave propagation conditions via remoted radio receivers
around on every continent of the globe and tweak the forecast manually if
and when necessary.

The hamateur radio JT65A mode RF signal levels received are based on 5 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio PSK31 mode RF signal levels received are based on 25
watts and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio CW mode RF signal levels received are based on 50 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio SSB RF mode signal levels received are based on 100 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The HF shortwave broadcast band AM Mode RF signal levels are based on
100,000 watts (100 kw) and a typical high gain VOA type curtain array
antenna.


Please keep in mind that this is a relatively simplified HF radio wave
propagation forecast, so as to keep it easily understandable and applicable
by the average radio enthusiast.

Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly balanced
during the fall and spring equinoxes and most diametrically opposed during
the summer and winter solstices.

Conditions change daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and by decade, as the
sun rises and sets at different times and at different angles from the
ecliptic, as well as by radio wave frequency. This is due to changes in the
maximum usable frequency (MUF), lowest usable frequency (LUF) and F layer
critical frequency (FoF2).

The D and E layers also come into play through RF radio wave signal
absorption and refraction. And then there is sporadic E (Es) radio wave
propagation that can really throw a wrench into the gears so to speak.

Things like sporadic E (Es) radio wave propagation and lightning storm
static can impact HF radio wave propagation in an unpredictable manner and
mostly bad.

Ongoing solar, space and geomagnetic weather goings on also impact HF radio
wave propagation conditions in a negative manner.

Lower high frequency (80-30 meters) propagation conditions are impacted in a
negative manner not so much by variations in the maximum usable frequency
(MUF) along a particular propagation path and time but rather due to
geomagnetic elevated geomagnetic conditions (Kp-3-4), storms (Kp-5 &
greater) that increase signal absorption via the E layer (the altitude of
the radio aurora). Also increases in the lowest usable frequency (LUF) via D
layer RF signal absorption due to hard x-rays, galactic cosmic waves,
elevated background solar flux levels greater than B0 and energetic proton
flux levels at energies greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

Higher frequency (20-10 meters) propagation conditions are impacted in a
negative manner by variations in the maximum usable frequency (MUF) along a
particular propagation path and time due to the current sunspot number and
also due to elevated geomagnetic conditions (Kp-3-4), storms of Kp-5 &
greater. Also D layer RF signal absorption due to elevated (greater than B0)
background solar flux levels. Also to a lesser extent elevated proton flux
at energies greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

GENERAL GUIDELINES CONCERNING CORRELATION OF PROPAGATION INDICES TO ACTUAL
HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS-

NOTE!!! The propagation indices "interpretations" are my personal
intellectual property. Therefore the radio wave propagation indices
interpretations contained herein is copyrighted © 1988-2018 by Thomas F.
Giella, W4HM, all rights reserved. Reproduction of information herein is
allowed without permission in advance as long as proper credit is given.

All 14 of the following indices have to occur as described below in order to
see the best global high frequency radio wave propagation possible,
something that happens rarely.

1.) Dropping geomagnetic field indices numbers are better, Kp of 0 best.

2.) A daily sunspot number of 150 or higher, 200 or higher best.

3.) A daily sunspot number of greater than 100 for routine stable formation
of the E Valley/F Layer ducting mechanism.

4.) Previous 24 hour Ap index under 10, fewer than 7 for several days
consecutively are best.

5.) Previous 3 hours Kp index fewer than 3 for mid latitude paths, fewer
than 2 for high latitude paths, 0 for several days consecutively is best.

6.) Energetic protons no greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

7.) Background x-ray flux levels greater than B1 for several days
consecutively, greater than C1 best.

8.) No current STRATWARM alert.

9.) Interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bz with a (positive number) sign,
indicates a lesser chance of high latitude path aurora
absorption/unpredictable refraction or scattering of medium frequency RF
signals, when the Kp is above 3.

10.) A -10 or better towards a positive number Dst index during the recovery
time after a geomagnetic storm, as related to the equatorial ring current. A
positive number is best.


Standard Disclaimer-

Note! I use error prone RAW public domain data from the NOAA Space
Environment Center, other U.S. government entities and educational
institutions, to produce this daily HF radio wave propagation
forecast. This data is gathered and made public by the U.S. Government using
taxpayer $$$ (including mine).

However this daily HF propagation forecast that I produce from the RAW
public domain data is my personal intellectual property. Therefore this
daily HF radio wave propagation forecast contained herein is copyrighted ©
1988-2018 by Thomas F. Giella, W4HM.

Feel free without prior permission to redistribute this daily HF radio wave
propagation forecast, as long as you redistribute it in its entirety and
give me credit for it.

Also HF radio wave propagation forecasting is still an inexact
science. The forecasts are not official but for educational and hobby
related purposes only and are subject to human error and acts of God,
therefore no guarantee or warranty implied.

Glenn Hauser logs March 28, 2018

** CUBA. 6165, March 28 at 0613, no signal from RHC English. Still on are 6060 with most modulation, 6100 at S9+10, and 6000 most undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9490, March 28 at 1145, pulse and noise jamming with some beeps against nothing. On here way beyond any hours Radio República may still be using it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 7365 >> // 7335, R. Martí until 1400* with no jamming and heard no reference to next frequencies. Uncovers algo on 7365, i.e. from 1400 VOA Chinese via Tinang, PHILIPPINES, or CNR1 jammer. 

It seems that main/only Martí 7 MHz frequencies are now 7335 and 7365. Haven`t monitored continuously whether jumping to others at some hours like they did in B-17. Latest HFCC of March 27 still does *not* show 7335 anywhen, just 7365 at 00-03 & 05-07 & 12-14; and 7435 at 03-05 instead, not yet confirmed here. Residual jamming against abandoned frequencies has continued to make a mess of the 7 MHz band.

9805, March 28 at 1142, R. Martí under WON jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. 11725, March 28 at 1351, something new, S9+10 lively song and then W&M Indonesian talk, ID in passing for NHK World, must be giving schedule with WIB times and kHz, also domestic FM relays? This transmission is *not* in latest HFCC or NDXC/Aoki. In B-17 the 1315-1400 Indonesian was on 11925 via PALAU and this may well be too; not scheduled now on 11925 either. But per HFCC A-18 triple-registration by NHK, FCC and by BaBcoCk, all claim this is now supposed to be on 11705! via Palau; mistake? I should have rechecked after 1400 whether English was also on 11725 instead of 11705 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** KOREA SOUTH. 5917.477v, March 28 at 1321, weak music from Voice of Freedom, drifting a bit further downward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH. 15575, March 28 at 1347, JBA carrier as KBSWR in A-18 is still attempting to serve North America in English via this far-too-high-night-path frequency. It would work just fine on 9 or maybe 11 MHz where plenty of East Asian signals are audible. In fact this hour is // 9570 but aimed at SE Asia and totally covered here by CRI Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 6135, March 28 at 1402, S3-S5 carrier, maybe trace of modulation and no jamming audible. This has now been confirmed as RNM, tnx to German visitor to Antananarivo Andreas Tschauder who heard it locally // 5010 and FM 99.2, A-DX, via Eike Bierwirth and Wolfgang Büschel, and further monitoring afar by Ron Howard and Mauno Ritola. To here, it must be arriving by long path across the Indian and Pacific oceans (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. 15110, March 28 at 1345, Chinese S9-S7 with flutter. Scheduled this hour is VOA via Thailand at 14 degrees, and jammed:

according to this version of NDXC/Aoki dated March 27 for A-18

http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/ut/userlist1.txt

I think it may really be VOA, but this encourages me to tune out-of-band for more jammers below 15 MHz, but none found down to 12 MHz. Remember the good old days with lots of Firedragons especially in the .9s of each MHz band? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1923 monitoring: not awake until 1106 UT Wed March 28 to check 9455 which should have emitted WOR at 1030-1059, but even now it`s a JBA carrier. (But by 1140, it`s huged up to S9-S7 with RAE Portuguese. and << // 9955 even more so, S9+10.) Next:

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2100   WRMI 9955 to SSE [but not on air in time last week]

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Thu 2230.5 WRMI 5850 to NW [IS CANCELED!]

Thu 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Fri 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 0629   HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW

Sat 1431   HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW

Sat 1930v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND

Sat 2130   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 2300   WRMI 7780 to NE

Sun 0200   WRMI 7780 to NE

Sun 0310v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND

Sun 1030   HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW 

Sun 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Mon 0300v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

Mon 0330   WRMI 9955 to SSE, 9455 to WNW

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW

Tue 2030   WRMI 7780 to NE, 9455 to WNW [or #1924?]

Tue 2130   WRMI 7780 to NE, 9455 to WNW [or #1924?]

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1130, March 28 at 1402 UT, KLEY Wellington KS is back to ``normal``, i.e. modulated carrier cutting on and off irregularly multiple times per minute, mixed with constant-rate faster noise pulsing. 

This has been going on for many weeks now. Does not speak well for the technical prowess of Christopher Miller`s Rocking M Media Group, HQ in Manhattan, with 23 other stations:

http://rockingmradio.com/kley-100-31130/

Like so many station websites, there is *no* info and certainly no contact info about a chief or any other engineer, probably because they have no one with any such responsibility.

IIRC, once before I emailed Miller about the diminished/no signal out of KGNO 1370 Dodge City, and never got a reply (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN [non]. 9610, March 28 at 1144, Vatican News in Spanish with heavy Italian accent, S9 until 1145* cut off during music with no formal sign-off. VN told Greenville to stop after 15 minutes so that`s what they are doing, also at *0145-0200* on 7305; violating Separation of Church and State, 50% less in the mornings, 67% less in evenings. Uncovers weak signal in Chinese, i.e. CRI southeastward from Kunming for the full hour on 9610 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search: 774, March 28 at 1148 on the R-75, so I then do a bandscan on the DX-398 at 1156-1204: 747-NW, 693-NW?, 666-NW, 594-NW, 567-NW, 828-NW, 846-WSW, 1098-W and nothing higher (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11410-USB, March 28 at 1353, Indonesian? semi-singing off and on, presumably a QSO pirate infesting this bandbit (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1651 UT March 28

Ozy Radio on new 4835 kHz.

** AUSTRALIA. new frequency of 4835, Ozy Radio, ex: 5045, March 28. Craig's first day here; thanks to Fred Vos's timely alert in WOR iog, started monitoring at 1009, only to find strong OTH radar (4810-4885); OTHR still there at 1219; a check at 1236 had OTHR gone, but seemed like a utility on the high side of 4835, blocked any reception; by 1240 no longer with any QRM; weak Ozy signal fading in and out (unusable); heard mostly music and occasional announcer (still unusable); luckily my local sunrise today was at 1359 UT, so I was able to catch a positive "Waltzing Matilda" at 1406, after the news, which was the only meaningful detail I could pull in. My brief WM audio at http://goo.gl/1SN6ve  (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via DXLD)  - 1kw Sydney Australia on air 10khz audio bandwidth

A18 schedule: Media Broadcast

WEF ARCH 25TH, 2018

frq start stop ciraf            ant#   azi ant type day(1=Su) from to loc pow broadcaster  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7220  0600 0630 46S              235      200 216 1234567 291017 240318 ISS 250 AWR
12055 1300 1330 49NW             DB_05a   118 416 1234567 250318 271018 DB  100 AWR 
11825 1330 1400 49E              DB_05a   118 416 1234567 250318 271018 DB  100 AWR
12035 0600 0630 46S              203      162 196 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 250 AWR 
11880 0700 0730 46S              223      170 196 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 250 AWR
17570 1630 1700 48               RII02008 122 217 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 250 AWR 
11885 1930 2000 46SE             RII02002 165 211 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 250 AWR
9770  2000 2030 46SW             RII02002 188 211 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 250 AWR 
11790 2030 2100 46SE             RII02002 165 211 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 250 AWR
9655  0300 0330 48               330100   140 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
5975  0400 0430 28SE             310100   140 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 100 AWR
6155  0430 0500 37,38W           330100   220 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 100 AWR 
15455 0600 0630 46S              320200   200 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR
15225 0700 0800 37,38W           320200   210 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 100 AWR 
15225 0800 0830 37,38W           330200   210 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
15225 0830 0900 37,38W           320200   210 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 100 AWR 
11905 0900 1000 28W              330100   180 216 1       250318 271018 NAU 100 AWR
17810 1300 1330 42,43W           310200   75  218 1     7 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
17810 1300 1330 42,43W           310200   75  218  23456  250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR
15285 1330 1500 42,43W           310200   75  218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
15605 1500 1530 41N              340200   87  218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 125 AWR
15215 1530 1600 41N              340200   90  218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
15670 1530 1600 41N,42S          310200   79  218 1234  7 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR
15670 1530 1600 41N,42S          310200   79  218     56  250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
9830  1600 1630 28SE             350300   135 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 125 AWR
15490 1630 1700 48               330200   139 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
17720 1630 1700 48               320200   141 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR
17720 1730 1800 48               310200   145 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
15170 1730 1800 37,38W           320200   210 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 125 AWR
11790 1900 1930 46W              320100   218 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
11800 1900 2000 37,38W           310100   210 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 125 AWR
11790 1930 2000 46S              320100   200 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR 
11955 1930 2000 37,38W           330100   210 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 100 AWR
9610  2000 2030 37,38W           320100   210 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 100 AWR 
9565  2000 2030 46E,47W          330100   186 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 AWR
15590 1500 1530 41S              1101001  105 616 1234567 250318 271018 SOF 250 AWR 
11950 1600 1630 41S              1101001  105 616 1234567 250318 271018 SOF 250 AWR
9955  1330 1400 41NE             TAC_02   131 418 1  4    250318 271018 TAC 100 AWR 
9955  1330 1400 54N              TAC_02   131 418  23   7 250318 271018 TAC 100 AWR
9955  1330 1400 41NE             TAC_02   131 418     56  250318 271018 TAC 100 AWR 
15165 1430 1500 49NW             TAC_03   121 418 1234567 250318 271018 TAC 100 AWR
11755 1530 1600 41E              TAC_02   141 418 1234567 250318 271018 TAC 100 AWR 
12025 1530 1600 41W              TAC_10   186 910 1234567 250318 271018 TAC 100 AWR
9580  1530 1600 41S              TAC_21   163 911 1234567 250318 271018 TAC 100 AWR 
11800 0630 0700 46,47W           RII01002 170 211 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 500 DWL
15275 1600 1700 48               RI01003  130 211 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 500 DWL 
11800 1800 1900 46,47W           RII01001 170 216 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 500 DWL
15200 1800 1900 46,47W           RII01008 165 217 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 500 DWL 
15195 1325 1530 46,47W           RI01004  170 206       7 310318 120518 ISS 500 DWL
5945  0700 0730 27,28N           350100   260 156 1       250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB 
6130  1730 1900 28,29            310101   100 146 1       250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB
11655 0600 0615 46N,47NW,38W,37S 340101   180 146 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 125 BVB 
9550  0445 0515 39N              310100   120 216 1       250318 271018 NAU 125 BVB
9635  1815 1830 39,40            320100   125 216 1       250318 271018 NAU 250 BVB 
9735  0500 0515 39,40            330100   120 216      6  250318 271018 NAU 250 BVB
15310 1600 1800 38S,39S,47,48    330200   148 218 12      250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB 
15310 1600 1730 38S,39S,47,48    330200   148 218   3     250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB
15310 1600 1700 38S,39S,47,48    330200   148 218       7 250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB 
15310 1800 1830 38S,39S,47,48    330200   148 218       7 250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB
15310 1630 1730 38S,39S,47,48    330200   148 218      6  250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB 
15310 1630 1730 38S,39S,47,48    330200   148 218    45   250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB
21480 1200 1230 43S,44S          TM       45  157       7 250318 271018 MDC 125 BVB 
21480 1230 1245 54               TM       85  157 1       250318 271018 MDC 125 BVB
9610  1800 1900 39,40            320100   105 216     5   250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB 
9610  1800 1830 39,40            320100   105 216      67 250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB
9610  1830 1900 39,40            320100   105 216 1 3     250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB 
15265 1400 1430 41               340200   102 218       7 250318 271018 NAU 250 BVB 1st Sa p.M.
15265 1430 1500 41               340200   102 218       7 250318 271018 NAU 250 BVB 
11945 0200 0230 41               1783     125 218 1   5 7 250318 271018 ERV 100 BVB
15350 1630 1700 47,48            320200   145 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB 
9490  1710 1730 38E,39,40W       1100602  141 616  2 4    250318 271018 SOF 100 BVB
9490  1710 1745 38E,39,40W       1100602  141 616   3 56  250318 271018 SOF 100 BVB 
9490  1715 1745 38E,39,40W       1100602  141 616       7 250318 271018 SOF 100 BVB
9810  1700 1900 39               3        115 218 1       250318 271018  MOS 100 BVB 
9810  1730 1900 39               3        115 218       7 250318 271018 MOS 100 BVB 
9810  1700 1715 39               3        115 218      6  250318 271018 MOS 100 BVB 
9810  1700 1730 39               3        115 218     5   250318 271018 MOS 100 BVB
9635  1830 1915 39               310101   126 146 1       250318 271018 NAU 100 BVB   
15350 1500 1600 41NW             1101302  91  616  2 4 67 250318 271018 SOF 100 BVB
7220  0500 0600 46,47            RII01001 167 216 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 100 DAK 
11910 0600 0700 46,47            RII01001 167 216 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 100 DAK
11830 1800 2000 46,47            RII01003 167 206 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 100 DAK 
6055  1030 1100 27,28            340101   222 146 1     7 250318 271018 NAU 125 EMG
15350 1230 1500 41               340200   89  218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 GFA
15400 1330 1530 41NE,43S,49N     320200   85  218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 GFA
15395 1530 1630 40E,41NW         310200   99  218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 GFA 
7410  0030 0130 40E,41NW         340100   100 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 GFA

7410  2330 0030 41NE,43S,49N     330100   85  216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 GFA 
13800 1530 1630 29S              3        95  218       7 250318 271018 MOS 100 HCJ 
7330  1000 1100 27,28            6        283 805 1       250318 271018 MOS 100 JOY 1st Su p.M.
6095  0800 1500 18SW,27,28W,37N  350100   240 156 1       250318 271018 NAU 100 KBC(only via order) 
6045  0800 0900 27E,28           310101   240 146 1       250318 271018 NAU 125 KBC(only via order) 
11650 0700 0800 27N,28S          310101   230 146 1       250318 271018 NAU 125 KBC(only via order) 
5960  0000 0200 2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10 310100   300 216 1       250318 050518 NAU 125 KBC 
9925  0000 0200 2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10 320100   300 216 1       060518 010918 NAU 125 KBC
5960  0000 0200 2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10 310100   300 216 1       020918 271018 NAU 125 KBC 
15315 1830 1900 46S,47SE        HR4/4/0.5 170 216 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 500 LWF
6140  0800 0900 27,28E           6        270 805 1       250318 271018 MOS 100 MVB(only via order) 
13710 1200 1230 19-26            320200   60  218       7 250318 271018 NAU 250 MWF
9680  1600 1630 29,30            1100301  30  556       7 250318 271018 SOF 250 MWF 
17630 1600 1630 47E,48          HR4/4/0.8 130 217   3   7 250318 271018 ISS 500 OGM
15205 1430 1445 41               330200   94  216 1       250318 271018 NAU 250 PAB 
9515  1930 2000 37,38            340101   155 146 1       250318 271018 NAU 250 PAB
6045  0800 0900 27E,28           350100   233 156 1       250318 271018 NAU 100 RSH(only via order) 
5955  1200 1500 27E,28           RII01006 21  146 1234567 250318 271018 ISS 100 SFZ(only via order) 

15420 1700 1800 38E,39S,48       350300   144 216    4    250318 271018 NAU 100 SBO 
15420 1700 1730 38E,39S,48       350300   144 216 1    6  250318 271018 NAU 100 SBO
15420 1800 1859 48SW,52NE,53NE   TF       320 159       7 250318 271018 MDC 250 SJK 
5975  0500 0530 27SE,28SW        4        ND  926 1234567 250318 271018 MOS 300 NHK
6165  0430 0500 27,28            310101   85  146 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 125 NHK 
9490  0300 0500 38,39,40         330100   140 216 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 NHK

15445 1700 1900 38,39,40         340200   140 218 1234567 250318 271018 NAU 250 NHK 
5985  0400 0430 11,12            LPH      222 805 1234567 250318 271018 RMI 100 NHK


List of Broadcasters which are using MEDIA BROADCAST broadcasting facilities :


AWR Adventist World Radio
BVB High Adventure Gospel - Bible Voice Broadcasting
DAK Dandal Kura Radio International
DWL Deutsche Welle
EMG Evangelische Missionsgemeinden in Deutschland
GFA Gospel for Asia
HCJ Voice of the Andes / Reach Beyond
JOY Radio Joystick
KBC The Mighty KBC
LWF Lutheran World Federation
MBR MEDIA BROADCAST
MVB Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Baltic Radio
MWF Missionswerk Friedensstimme
NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
OGM MBR internal customer name
PAB Pan American Broadcasting
RSH MBR internal customer name
SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo
SFZ Studio 52
SJK MBR internal customer name (Radio Itahuka)


(Alokesh Gupta)

Media & Tech - 28/03/2018

SWLDXBulgaria News, March 27-28

AUSTRALIA   Fair signal of Reach Beyond Australia RBA on March 27:
1115-1130 on 15575 KNX 100 kW / 315 deg to SEAs English Mon-Wed/Fri
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/fair-signal-of-reach-beyond-australia.html

EGYPT   Reception of unidentified station with Egyptian music, March 23
1100-1122 on  9400 unknown tx / unknown to ???? Music, fair/good signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/reception-of-unidentified-station-with_28.html

GERMANY   Test transmissions of New Shortwave Radio for Europe on March 27:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/test-transmissions-of-new-shortwave.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun on March 27
1600-1630 on 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat, fair signal:
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
Additional A-18 changes of BVBroadcasting via MBR Issoudun and Secretbrod:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_28.html

INDIA   Good signal of AIR Vividh Bharati & AIR National Channel on March 27
from 1245 on  9865 BGL 500 kW / 038 deg to SoAs Hindi AIR Vividh Bharati Sce
from 1732 on  9380 ALG 250 kW / 188 deg to SoAs English AIR National Channel
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/good-signal-of-air-vividh-bharati-air_28.html

INDIA   Good signal of All India Radio in English AIR on March 28
1135-1140 NF  9620 ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to SoAs English, ex 6145
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/good-signal-of-all-india-radio-in.html

JAPAN   Summer A-18 frequencies of Shiokaze Sea Breeze:
1300-1400 on  6040 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs various
1600-1700 on  6090 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs various
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/summer-18-frequencies-of-shiokaze-sea.html

PHILIPPINES vs INDIA   FEBC Radio vs AIR National Channel on 9380 kHz, March 27:
1000-1600 NF  9380*BOC 100 kW / 345 deg to EaAs Chinese FEBC Radio, ex 9430 A-17
*1320-0040 on 9380 ALG 250 kW / 188 deg to SoAs Hindi/English AIR National Channel
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/febc-radio-vs-air-national-channel-on.html

PHILIPPINES(non)   Good signal of Living Water Ministry Broadcasting, March 27
1500-1600 on  7280 PUG 250 kW / 000 deg to NEAs Korean Tue-Thu, ex 9650 A-17
1500-1530 on  7280 PUG 250 kW / 000 deg to NEAs Korean Fri, addit.txion A-18
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/good-signal-of-living-water-ministry.html

SECRETLAND(non)   BVBroadcasting and ETC Radio via SPL Secretbrod, March 27
Bible Voice Broadcasting
1700-1800 on  9400 SCB 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Persian
End Times Coming ETC Radio Ex-Catholics For Christ
1800-1830 on  9400 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/bvbroadcasting-and-etc-radio-via-spl.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

Glenn Hauser logs March 26-27-28, 2018

** ALBANIA [non]. 9395, March 28 at 0200, NOT R. Tirana relay as now on the WRMI sked, and which I quoted on WOR 1923, but instead Radio Prague in English! 5850 at 2300 had been R. Tirana, but deleted from sked, altho I did not confirm March 27 that it was really off. If so, what of R. Tirana? See USA: WRMI for what else I was hearing around 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 7335, March 26 at 2358, R. Martí now with jamming after a two-day honeymoon. 

March 27 at 0005+ I survey the rest:

 7365, R. Martí over jamming // same as on 7335

 7435, 7355, jamming vs nothing

 6030, RM readable with jamming about equal level

 9565, March 27 at 0016, jamming vs nothing except weak Brazilian

11930, March 27 at 0021, wall-of-noise jamming against nothing; with occasional single beeps

 9955, March 27 at 0013, pulse jamming with same beeps vs gospel huxter in English on WRMI

 9490, March 27 at 0017, WON jamming against NO Radio República, ever at this hour. Ditto at 0559 pulse jamming with beeps - more below

Another survey, March 27 at 0603+:

 7335 & 7365, WON jamming over RM

 7355 & 7435, jamming vs nothing

 5980, WON jamming but RM not on yet

 6030, WON jamming with beeps about equal to RM

 7350 is supposed to be the new frequency for R. República, per Ivo and HFCC info showing 0200-0400 via France, extended Sat & Sun to 0500 (meaning UT Sun & Mon?). So I check it at 0258 March 28: Nothing heard, and no jamming, except for bleed from 7355 where there is no Martí. 9490 still has a very weak signal which sounds like República and no jamming audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. 17540, March 26 at 2147, no signal from R. Japan in Portuguese via WHRI, which is still registered in A-18 HFCC as well as B-17. It used to provide quite a good signal when hardly anything else was to be heard on this band. On March 20, JRX in Brasil reported that they announced that the 2130 transmission would be terminated March 25 but one Portuguese broadcast would remain at 0900 on 6195 WHRI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA [non]. 11530, March 27 at 1923, WRMI is not on the air, contrary to a schedule we got showing that in A-18, R. Herwa International would start half an hour earlier at 1900. At *1927, WRMI does cut on with ``top of hour`` ID & IS loop at bottom of hour, but recheck at 1945 seems music fill unlike R. Herwa programming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERU. 5980, March 26 at 2355, JBA carrier from R. Chaski, no longer blocked by Romania in DRM or AM, as it had been for the past 5 months when it was closing down at 2330. In the meantime, Claudio Galaz in Chile reported it was staying on another half hour. So I`m all set to clock the exact autocutoff time in order to make future comparisons and calculations about how the timer is slipping. For a few years prior, I had been following that at an average rate of 6.7 seconds later per noctem. There it goes! Off at 0000:34*.

24 hours later I`m on it again: March 27 at 2343 the JBA carrier, and this time it cuts off at 0000:32* March 28, which is 2 seconds earlier than last night. So something has changed. We`ll see how it goes periodically for any pattern from now on. BTW, altho no co-channel QRM, noise level went up circa 0000, apparently from 5970 WEWN, with the dirty sidebands, if not also from 5990 CRI via Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1923, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 9760 // 7315, March 26 at 2158, RRI IS poorly preceding English hour, both in AM, not DRM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SLOVAKIA [non]. 7780 << // 5850, March 28 at 0005, RSI in Slovak via WRMI, as scheduled this hour on ``11580`` and 5850, followed by English 0030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 17855, March 26 at 2147, no signal from REE on the North American beam as 2200* approaches; presumably because of no propagation. This more than two hours after sunset at Noblejas. Staying on 9690 would have worked fine at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TAIWAN [non]. 11530, March 27 at 0019, WRMI no longer on the air, as RTI has canceled several broadcasts including this Spanish one (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** THAILAND. 15590, March 28 at 0020, JBA carrier with flutter, from the failing R. Thailand North American Service back on summer frequency ex-13745, 0000-0230 switching beams back and forth between east and west coasts, but not for the great center of America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9830, March 26 at *2157, VOT IS is very poorly audible for the 2200 English broadcast vs RTTY from NAU (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5896.50-USB, March 28 at 0014-0020, multi-service MARS net when fortunately no broadcasters are about. Calls heard fonetikaly include AFA6GP, NNZ6RT (Navy MARS was abolished as its own entity), AAR6JF strong, AFA6GO strong, AFA6TG with weather chat. Also different format calls, NCS307 who appears to be the net control station, but is NCS an axual callsign for him, or for the net? Also an NCS035 who is having a fine day in the Rio Grande Valley. The ``NCS`` are NOT spoken fonetially so could be NCF. I could spend a lot of minutes searching out names and locations for these calls (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1922 monitoring: confirmed at 2353 Monday March 26 the 2330 on WBCQ, 9330.30v-CUSB, S9+5. Also confirmed UT Tuesday March 27 after 0030 on WRMI, 7730, VG S9+20. Also confirmed Tue Mar 27 at 2030 & 2130 on 7780 & 9455, about equal fair levels, as WOR 1923 was not quite ready.

WORLD OF RADIO 1923 contents: Alaska, Albania non, Antarctica, Argentina non, Bhutan, Bougainville, Brasil, Chile, China and non, Colombia, Cuba and non, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany non, India, Iran, Japan and non, Korea North non, Korea South, Kuwait, Madagascar, Nigeria non, Norway, Perú, Philippines, Sudan non, Sudan South non, Taiwan and non, Thailand, Turkey and non, USA, Vietnam; pirate weekend; and the propagation outlook

WORLD OF RADIO 1923 monitoring: confirmed first SW broadcast, Tuesday March 27 after 2330 on WBCQ 9330.3v-CUSB, less than one sesquihour after completion, good. Next:

Wed 1030   WRMI 9455 to WNW

Wed 2100   WBCQ 7490v to WSW

Wed 2100   WRMI 9955 to SSE [but not on air in time last week]

Wed 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Thu 2230.5 WRMI 5850 to NW [IS CANCELED!]

Thu 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Fri 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 0629   HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW

Sat 1431   HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW

Sat 1930v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND

Sat 2130   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Sat 2300   WRMI 7780 to NE

Sun 0200   WRMI 7780 to NE

Sun 0310v  WA0RCR 1860-AM ND

Sun 1030   HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW 

Sun 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Mon 0300v  WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

Mon 0330   WRMI 9955 to SSE, 9455 to WNW

Mon 2330   WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW

Tue 0030   WRMI 7730 to WNW

Tue 2030   WRMI 7780 to NE, 9455 to WNW [or #1924?]

Tue 2130   WRMI 7780 to NE, 9455 to WNW [or #1924?]

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.3-CUSB, March 27 at 0007, Alex Scourby Bible pontification, and // 5129.8 WBCQ, i.e. it`s not Blalock but the Brother Scare show, also after 0000 March 28. Have been hearing Blalock on 7490 after 0100, so it`s now evident these two have swapped but probably not every night, especially weekends. No such correct info appears on the WBCQ websked. 

BTW, a new long story about The Overcomer Ministry appeared today at The Daily Mail (with video and documents), more lurid details than the other ones so far, tnx to Brock Whaley for finding it:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5547131/Inside-sex-cult-rapper-Craig-Mack-died-run-porn-obsessed-pedophile-Satan.html

Even if exaggerated, it`s beyond me how anystation can justify keeping him on their air.

7490, March 27 at 2340 tuneby, unknown hyper DJ on WBCQ claims to be on ``7..495``. Alan Sane is scheduled (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395 << // 9455, S9 vs S9+27, March 27 at 2344, this WRMI hour is Oldies because I am hearing VOA News, but chopped amid a story, dead air and eventually canned Oldies ID and back to music.

Surveying WRMI frequencies before and after 0200 UT March 28:

9395 // 9455 at 0157 fill music presumably after RAE in English

9955, at 0158 March 28, `Viva Miami` *still* playing the 2+month old Spanish show from Kuala Lumpur, about to fly back via Osaka and Honolulu; 0200 R. Praga in Spanish.

7780, at 0159 March 28, PCJ IS at end of its hour, long-outdated announcement about 11580 moving to 7780 from January 8. Was << // 5850 but at 0200, 5850 switches to Brother Scare // 7730. And at 0200, 7780 switches to Radio Ukraine International in English about expelling Russians. 

9455, at 0200 March 28 in Spanish with `El Sonido de la Nueva Vida`, i.e. remnant of Fámily Radio, new time and frequency

5985, 0328 UT March 28, ``top of hour`` ID & IS loop, 0330 `Frecuencia al Día` as sked UT Wednesdays, along with a strip of other shows until daily R. Japan Spanish at 0400-0430.

More concerning WRMI filed in this report under ALBANIA, CUBA, NIGERIA, SLOVAKIA, TAIWAN, WORLD OF RADIO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** U S A. 3185, March 28 at 0010, no signal from WWRB nor 3195 nor 3215 nor 5050, unlike last night when 3185 was on at 0131 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12050, March 27 at 1404, music at S5-S8, must be WEWN Spanish, no spurs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1130, March 26 at 2011 UT check, KLEY Wellington KS is totally off the air rather than cutting on and off every few seconds (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0506 UT March 28

Agenda DX 28/03/2018

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
Radio Caroline 6295 Khz (1964)
Voice of Free Asia 1580 Khz (1968)

Southern Rock Connection special program

"Southern Rock Connection" is the name of a special program which WRMI will broadcast at 0700-0800 UTC April 8, 2018 on 7730 and 5850 kHz. The program will be produced by David Miller in Dunedin, New Zealand and will include material for and about the New Zealand Radio DX League (NZRDXL), which is celebrating 70 years. David is a member of the club and has been since the 1980's.

David has designed a special QSL card for reports on this program, and he requests that all reception reports be sent to Southern Rock Connection, P.O. Box 1212, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Please enclose 2 US dollars to help pay for postage.

The special show will feature songs with the word "radio" in their title, as well as music from New Zealand.

Media & Tech - 27/03/2018

W4HM Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast #2018-86

Greetings to my fellow hamateur radio and SWL radio enthusiasts around the
world.

Welcome to my “not for profit” daily W4HM Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation
Forecast.

It’s the only daily global HF radio wave propagation forecast produced on
the planet.

I'm a heliophysicist, terrestrial meteorologist/climatologist and one of the
few on the planet with advanced education & 44 years of forecasting
experience in both disciplines.

Created and disseminated by Thomas F. Giella, W4HM in Lakeland, FL, USA ©
1988-2018.

If you find this daily HF radio wave propagation forecast useful to your
hamateur and SWL radio activities, feel free to drop me a line and let me
know that at

thomasfgiella@gmail.com

I enjoy hearing from other fellow radio enthusiasts.

Hams and SWLs that are interested in solar, space & geomagnetic weather as
well as radio wave propagation are a special group of people interested in
broadening their knowledge in science.

Feel free without prior permission to redistribute this daily HF radio wave
propagation forecast, as long as you redistribute it in its entirety and
give me credit for it.

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goings on and some images in my Twitter account at

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#86 Issued Tuesday March 27, 2018 at 1430 UTC

Important Solar, Space & Geomagnetic Weather Indices-

The daily solar flux index numbers (DSFI) were 68.0 67.8 67.6

There had been 8 days in a row with a 2000 UTC daily solar flux index number
(DSFI) below 70.

The official daily sunspot number (DSSN) was 0.

There had been 8 days in a row with a daily sunspot number (DSSN) of 0.

In 2018 there had been 49 days with a daily sunspot number (DSSN) of 0.

The 24 hour period 3 hour interval planetary K index (Kp) had been at a
quiet to unsettled geomagnetic condition of 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3.

The 24 hour period maximum and minimum solar wind speed ranged between 556 &
446 km/s.

Global Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast-

HF radio wave propagation condition trend March 27, 2018- improving

HF radio wave propagation condition trend March 28, 2018- steady state

Steady state means that HF radio wave propagation conditions are not
improving or deteriorating.

Northern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-

We are now in the fall/spring equinox type of HF radio wave propagation
conditions. Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly
balanced across the equator during the fall and spring equinox.

3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- very good at night and poor
to fair at day,

6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- very good at night and
fair at day,

13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- very
poor at night and good at day,

21000-21850 kHz- very poor at night and fair to good at day,

24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- very poor at night and fair at day,

28000-29700 kHz- very poor at night and poor at day.

Excellent- S9+10 or >
Very Good- S9 +1-9
Good- S8-9
Fair- S4-7
Poor- S1-3
Very Poor- S0

Southern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-

We are now in the fall/spring equinox type of HF radio wave propagation
conditions. Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly
balanced across the equator during the fall and spring equinox.

3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- very good at night and poor
to fair at day,

6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- very good at night and
fair at day,

13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- very
poor at night and good at day,

21000-21850 kHz- very poor at night and fair to good at day,

24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- very poor at night and fair at day,

28000-29700 kHz- very poor at night and poor at day.

Excellent- S9+10 or >
Very Good- S9 +1-9
Good- S8-9
Fair- S4-7
Poor- S1-3
Very Poor- S0

This HF Radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the SIGINT_CAP
HF radio wave propagation prediction software. I wrote it beginning in the
late 1980’s but I’m sorry to say that it can’t be distributed to the general
public.

And though this HF radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the
SIGINT_CAP, I do check the actual band conditions at my location in the USA
and tweak the forecast manually where and when necessary. I also check
global HF radio wave propagation conditions via remoted radio receivers
around on every continent of the globe and tweak the forecast manually if
and when necessary.

The hamateur radio JT65A mode RF signal levels received are based on 5 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio PSK31 mode RF signal levels received are based on 25
watts and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio CW mode RF signal levels received are based on 50 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The hamateur radio SSB RF mode signal levels received are based on 100 watts
and ½ wave dipole up at 40 feet.

The HF shortwave broadcast band AM Mode RF signal levels are based on
100,000 watts (100 kw) and a typical high gain VOA type curtain array
antenna.


Please keep in mind that this is a relatively simplified HF radio wave
propagation forecast, so as to keep it easily understandable and applicable
by the average radio enthusiast.

Globally HF radio wave propagation conditions are most evenly balanced
during the fall and spring equinoxes and most diametrically opposed during
the summer and winter solstices.

Conditions change daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and by decade, as the
sun rises and sets at different times and at different angles from the
ecliptic, as well as by radio wave frequency. This is due to changes in the
maximum usable frequency (MUF), lowest usable frequency (LUF) and F layer
critical frequency (FoF2).

The D and E layers also come into play through RF radio wave signal
absorption and refraction. And then there is sporadic E (Es) radio wave
propagation that can really throw a wrench into the gears so to speak.

Things like sporadic E (Es) radio wave propagation and lightning storm
static can impact HF radio wave propagation in an unpredictable manner and
mostly bad.

Ongoing solar, space and geomagnetic weather goings on also impact HF radio
wave propagation conditions in a negative manner.

Lower high frequency (80-30 meters) propagation conditions are impacted in a
negative manner not so much by variations in the maximum usable frequency
(MUF) along a particular propagation path and time but rather due to
geomagnetic elevated geomagnetic conditions (Kp-3-4), storms (Kp-5 &
greater) that increase signal absorption via the E layer (the altitude of
the radio aurora). Also increases in the lowest usable frequency (LUF) via D
layer RF signal absorption due to hard x-rays, galactic cosmic waves,
elevated background solar flux levels greater than B0 and energetic proton
flux levels at energies greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

Higher frequency (20-10 meters) propagation conditions are impacted in a
negative manner by variations in the maximum usable frequency (MUF) along a
particular propagation path and time due to the current sunspot number and
also due to elevated geomagnetic conditions (Kp-3-4), storms of Kp-5 &
greater. Also D layer RF signal absorption due to elevated (greater than B0)
background solar flux levels. Also to a lesser extent elevated proton flux
at energies greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

GENERAL GUIDELINES CONCERNING CORRELATION OF PROPAGATION INDICES TO ACTUAL
HF PROPAGATION CONDITIONS-

NOTE!!! The propagation indices "interpretations" are my personal
intellectual property. Therefore the radio wave propagation indices
interpretations contained herein is copyrighted © 1988-2018 by Thomas F.
Giella, W4HM, all rights reserved. Reproduction of information herein is
allowed without permission in advance as long as proper credit is given.

All 14 of the following indices have to occur as described below in order to
see the best global high frequency radio wave propagation possible,
something that happens rarely.

1.) Dropping geomagnetic field indices numbers are better, Kp of 0 best.

2.) A daily sunspot number of 150 or higher, 200 or higher best.

3.) A daily sunspot number of greater than 100 for routine stable formation
of the E Valley/F Layer ducting mechanism.

4.) Previous 24 hour Ap index under 10, fewer than 7 for several days
consecutively are best.

5.) Previous 3 hours Kp index fewer than 3 for mid latitude paths, fewer
than 2 for high latitude paths, 0 for several days consecutively is best.

6.) Energetic protons no greater than 10 MeV (10+0).

7.) Background x-ray flux levels greater than B1 for several days
consecutively, greater than C1 best.

8.) No current STRATWARM alert.

9.) Interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bz with a (positive number) sign,
indicates a lesser chance of high latitude path aurora
absorption/unpredictable refraction or scattering of medium frequency RF
signals, when the Kp is above 3.

10.) A -10 or better towards a positive number Dst index during the recovery
time after a geomagnetic storm, as related to the equatorial ring current. A
positive number is best.


Standard Disclaimer-

Note! I use error prone RAW public domain data from the NOAA Space
Environment Center, other U.S. government entities and educational
institutions, to produce this daily HF radio wave propagation
forecast. This data is gathered and made public by the U.S. Government using
taxpayer $$$ (including mine).

However this daily HF propagation forecast that I produce from the RAW
public domain data is my personal intellectual property. Therefore this
daily HF radio wave propagation forecast contained herein is copyrighted ©
1988-2018 by Thomas F. Giella, W4HM.

Feel free without prior permission to redistribute this daily HF radio wave
propagation forecast, as long as you redistribute it in its entirety and
give me credit for it.

Also HF radio wave propagation forecasting is still an inexact
science. The forecasts are not official but for educational and hobby
related purposes only and are subject to human error and acts of God,
therefore no guarantee or warranty implied.

SWLDXBulgaria News, March 26-27

BELGIUM(non)   Summer A-18 changes of Alyx & Yeyi clandestine stations:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/summer-18-changes-of-alyx-yeyi.html

FRANCE(non)   Oromo Voice Radio & Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via TDF Issoudun, March 26
Oromo Voice Radio
1600-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon/Wed/Sat, fair/good
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
Radio Xoriyo Ogaden
1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri, weak to fair
Transmissions are jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/oromo-voice-radio-radio-xoriyo-ogaden.html

FRANCE(non)   Very good signal of Radio Herwa International via TDF Issoudun, March 26
1930-2000 on 11625 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri, registered 1900-1930UTC
1930-2000 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri, blocked by Dengê Welat!
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/very-good-signal-of-radio-herwa.html

GERMANY(non)   Lutheran World Federation/Voice of Gospel via MBR Issoudun on March 26
1830-1900 on 15315 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Sawtu Linjilia, fair to good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/lutheran-world-federationvoice-of_27.html

GREECE   Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz & 9935 kHz, March 26:
from 1900 on  9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
from 2100 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/greece-voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-9935.html

JAPAN(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via Moosbrun/SM di Galeria on March 27
0500-0530 on  5975 MOS 300 kW / non-dir to WeEu English, very good signal
0500-0530 on  9860 SMG 250 kW / 184 deg to WeAf English, wekk/fair signal
0500-0530 on 11970 ISS 500 kW / 155 deg to SoAf English totaly blocked at
same time on 11970 KBD 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English R.Kuwait DRM mode
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/nhk-world-radio-japan-via-moosbrunsm-di.html

NEW ZEALAND   Good/fair signal of Radio New Zealand Pacific on March 27
0459-0658 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode
0659-1058 on  7425*RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode
*0730-0736 on 7425 unknown tx to Eu S06s Russian Lady Russian in CUSB:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/goodfair-signal-of-radio-new-zealand.html

RUSSIA   Fair to good signal of GTRK Adygeya / Adygeyan Radio on March 26:
1800-1900 on  6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan/Arabic/Turkish Mon
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/fair-to-good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeya.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Fair signal of Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod, March 26
1700-1800 NF  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya/Arabic, ex 11965 A-17
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/fair-signal-of-dimtse-radio-erena-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   Fair signal of North Korea Reform Radio via Tashkent, March 26
2030-2130 on  7500 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean as of A-17 and B-17
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/fair-signal-of-north-korea-reform-radio.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

Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal logs March 17-23

(All SW obs. exc. the one marked ***)

ÁFRICA DO SUL

3320 SAUK/R.Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 1915-1927, 17/3, africânder, música, texto; 35342.

9650 idem, 1637-..., 18/3, africânder, canções, texto; 32441, QRM da GUI.

ANGOLA

4949,7 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 2204-2215, 19/3, noticiário; 35332.

4949,7 idem, 1821-1838, 20/3, discos pedidos, principais títulos do noticiário a dar às 1900; 35433.

BOLÍVIA

3310 R.Mosoj Chaski, 2304-2314, 21/3, quíchua, texto; 35332.

5952,5 R.Pío XII, Siglo XX, 2216-2226, 18/3, castelhano, propag. relig., canções; 35332.

6134,8 R.Santa Cruz, St.ª Cruz de la Sierra, 2201-2218, 19/3, castelhano, noticiário, anúncios vários; 34433, QRM adjacente.

BRASIL

4774,9 R.Congonhas, Congonhas MG, 2202-2213, 17/3, canções; 35332.

4805 R.Dif.ª do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2204-2214, 17/3, progr. de propag. relig.; 34332, QRM de CODAR.

4845 R.Cultura do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2202-2213, 19/3, anúncios vários, música; 35332. Melhor sinal, em 20/3, pelas 2230.

4845 idem, 2241-..., 22/3, progr. musical, lema da estação R.Cultura do Amazonas - mais perto para fical junto de você; 45343.

4875,2 R.Roraima, Boa Vista RR, 2226-2237, 18/3, noticiário local e regional, indicação das freqs., seguida do progr. Show Popular; 35332.

4875,3 idem, 2244-..., progr. musical; 45343.

4885 R.Dif.ª Acreana, Rio Branco AC, 2228-2238, 18/3, texto; 32431, QRM do R.Club do Pará.

4925 R.Educação Rural, Tefé AM, 2226-2236, 20/3, noticiário nacional A Voz do Brasil, 2.ª parte; 35343.

4985 R.Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 2206-2216, 17/3, progr. musical; 33331, QRM de teletipo.

5035 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2231-2242, 20/3, noticiário nacional A Voz do Brasil, 2.ª parte; 35332.

5939,8 R.Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, 2210-2220, 17/3, propag. relig.; 45444.

6040,7 R.Evangelizar, Curitiba PR, 2212-2222, 17/3, propag. relig.; 45433.

6080 R.Marumby, Curitiba PR, 2236-2243, 20/3, noticiário nacional A Voz do Brasil; 23441, QRM adj. e no mesmo canal.

9515 R.Marumby, Curitiba PR, 2228-2238, 22/3, noticiário nacional A Voz do Brasil; 24432, QRM da CHN (p).

9629,9 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1041-desvan. total 1135, 21/3, anúncios comerc. e de programação, canções; 15331. Melhor sinal, em 23/3, pelas 1100.

9630 idem, 2211-2223, 18/3, progr. musical, entrevistas; 35433.

9665 R.Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, 1040-desvan. total 1125, 21/3, noticiário, música, texto; 25342. Melhor sinal, em 23/3, pelas 1100.

9725,4 R.Evangelizar, Curitiba PR, 2214-2224, 18/3, propag. relig., anúncios vários, canções; 35432.

11735 R.Transmundial, St.ª M.ª RS, 1931-..., 18/3, progr. Domingo na Rádio; 34443.

11815 R.Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 1805-1820, 19/3, progr. Show da Tarde; 23441, em ascensão, QRM adjacente. Sinal muito melhor, em 22/3, pelas 1750.

11815 idem, 1220-..., 23/3, música pop'; 15431.

11855,8 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1246-1303, 21/3, oração, anúncios comerc., indicação das freqs., às 1301, ao que se seguiu o progr. musical Som Total; 25342.

11855,8 idem, 1933-..., 18/3, progr. musical; 35443.

11855,8 idem, 1802-1821, 21/3, oração, anúncios comerc., ref. ao progr. Encontro DX, ao que se seguiu uma rubrica de propag. relig., Novena Perpétua; 35443.

11895,1 R.Boa Vontade, Pt.º Alegre RS, 1935-1946, 18/3, propag. relig.; 24442, QRM adjacente.

11895,1 idem, 1806-1826, 21/3, propag. relig.; 33442, QRM adjacente.

11934,9 R.Evangelizar, Curitiba PR, 1937-1948, 18/3, missa; 33441, QRM adjacente.

11934,9 idem, 1804-1824, 21/3, propag. relig., anúncios comerciais; 33442, QRM adjacente.

11934,9 idem, 1225-..., 23/3, texto; 15331.

15190,2 R.Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, 1230-..., 23/3, música, texto;

15331.

CANADÁ

6070 CFRB via CFRX, ambas de Toronto ON, 2210-2220, 19/3, inglês, texto; 24331, QRM adjacente.

CHINA

3950 Emissora de Xinjiangue, Urumqui, 1742-1751, 22/3, mandarim, canções, texto; 35333.

3990 Emissora de Xinjiangue, Urumqui, 1741-1752, 22/3, uigure, música pop' local, texto; 35333.

CLANDESTINAS

3910 Voz do Povo, Goiangue, Coreia do Sul, 1809-1820, 21/3, emissão em coreano destinada à Coreia do Norte, texto; 23431, sinal empastelado pelos norte-coreanos.

3930 idem , 1818-1827, 20/3, emissão em coreano destinada à Coreia do Norte, texto; 33432, sinal empastelado pelos norte-coreanos.

4885 R.Eco de Esperança, Nowon-gu, 1811-1822, 21/3, emissão em coreano destinada à Coreia do Norte, texto; 35332.

ERITREIA

7140 Voz das Massas, Selai Dairo, 1804-,,, 19/3, líng. local, texto, música; 35342, QRM de amador sentida pontualmente.

ETIÓPIA

5950 Voz da Revolução do Tigrê, Geja Jawe, 1814-1826, 20/3, líng. local, texto, chamadas de ouvintes; 23441, QRM adjacente.

7236,5 R.Etiópia, Geja Jawe, 1638-1648, 18/3, líng. local, música pop' local; 24442, QRM adjacente.

GUINÉ-Conacri

9650 R.Guinée, Sonfonia, 1243-1321, 22/3, francês, informações, noticiário das 1200, música; 35443.

ÍNDIA

4910 AIR Jaipur, Rajastão, 1735-1740*, 22/3, líng. ind., noticiário (?); 15431.

4920 AIR Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 1706-1717, 18/3, cânticos; 24331, QRM da CHN.

4920 idem, 1736-1740*, 22/3, líng. ind., noticiário (?); 24442, QRM da CHN.

4950 R.Caxemira, Srinagar, 1705-1719, 18/3, líng. ind., texto; 25331.

5010 AIR Thiruvananthapuram, Muttathura, 1655-1712, 18/3, líng. ind., relato de jogo (críquete?); 25432.

9865 AIR, Bangalore, 1234-1255, 23/3, líng. ind., canções indianas, texto; 15431, mas em ascensão.

MALÁSIA

9835 Sarawak FM via RTM, Kajangue, 1101-desvan. total 1210, 23/3, noticiário, canções, oração corânica; 25432, em perda muito rápida.

MALI

9635 R.Mali, Kati, 1241-..., 22/3, portadora vazia; 35443. Inaudível em

5995, no período vespertino.  Até 23/3, a situação manteve-se inalterada.

NICARÁGUA

8989bls El Pescador Predicador, 2208-..., 17/3, propag. relig.; 25342.

NOVA ZELÂNDIA

7390 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, 1501-1604, 19/3, inglês, noticiário, longo boletim meteorológico, ..., canções, noticiário das 1600; 25331.

7390 idem, *1259-..., 23/3, sinal de ID, inglês, noticiário, ..., música, informações; 25432.

9700 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, *1059-1258*, 23/3, sinal de ID, inglês, boletim meteor., prgr. Dateline Pacific, canções, noticiário das 1200, progrs. da R.Nacional; 44443, QRM adj. de sinal de ponto a ponto e, mais tarde, de um QSO de marroquinos, em 9697bls.

9765 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, 1005-1046, 23/3, inglês, boletim meteor., ao que se seguiu programação da R.Nacional; 45444.

PERU

4747,4 R.Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2223-2233, 20/3, canções; 35332.

4774,9 R.Tarma, Tarma, 2224-2234, 18/3, castelhano, relato de jogo, anúncios comerciais e informativos; 34443, QRM de CODAR + B.

4955 R.Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2230-2240, 18/3, quíchua, texto, canções; 35332.

5025 R.Quillabamba, Quillabamba, 2230-2240, 20/3, castelhano, canções; 33431, QRM de CUB.

5980 R.Chaski, Cuzco, 2234-2244, 20/3, castelhano, propag. relig.; 34332, QRM adjacente.

PIRATAS

3240,4 Não identif. grega, 2238-..., 18/3, texto, canções gregas; 35332. 2.ª harmónica de 1620.3.

3940 R.Batavia_HOL, 2305-2314*, 23/3, holandês, canções, texto; 35332***.

3975 Short Wave R_D, 1744-..., 22/3, música pop'; 35333.

6205 Laser Hot Hits_G, 1509-..., 19/3, inglês, música pop', texto; 25331.

6205 idem, 1140-..., 23/3, inglês, texto, música pop'; 25331.

6267 R.Mustang_HOL, 1825-..., 21/3, canções holandesas, música; 45433. ID via imprensa DX.

6305 Não identif., 1658-..., 18/3, músic pop'; 25342

QUIRGUÍZIA

4010,2 Birinchi R, Bixequeque, 1745-1756, 22/3, russo, texto, relatos; 45343. Áudio fraco.

SINGAPURA

3915 BBC, retransmissora de Kranji, 2202-2220, 19/3, serviço mundial, em inglês, dirigido ao sudeste asiático, noticiário, desporto, às 2220; 35443.

TANZÂNIA

11735 C.ª de Radiodifusão de Zanzibar, Dole, 1511-1545, 19/3, suaíli, música pop' local, canções; 25342.

VIETNAME

9635,8 R.Voz do Vietname, Son Tay, 1007-desvan. total 1230, 23/3, vietnamita, texto, ..., noticiário (p) das 1100; 35433.

ZÂMBIA

4965 Voz da Esperança, Rancho Makeni, 1802-1813, 19/3, inglês, canções, propag. relig.; 35332.

6065 idem, 1816-1825, 20/3, inglês, canções, propag. relig., indicações das freqs.; 55444. // 6065, SINPO 45444.

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73, (Carlos, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

A18 schedule: KBS World Radio

Lang Time (UTC) Freq(kHz)
---------------------------
Europe
Korean 1   1600 1800 7275
Korean 1   1700 1900 9515
Korean 2   0700 0800 9860
Russian    1300 1400 9645
Russian    1800 1900 12065
English 3  1500 1700 9515
English 4  2200 2300 11810
English 5  2100 2130 WRN
English 5  1330 1400 WRN
French     1900 2000 6145
German     2000 2100 3955
Spanish    1800 1900 9740

North America
Korean 2   1400 1500 15575
English 4  1300 1400 15575
Spanish    0200 0300 15575

South America
Korean 2   0300 0400 11810
English 4  0200 0300 9580
Spanish    0100 0200 11810
Spanish    0100 0200 9605
Spanish    1100 1200 11795

Southeast Asia
Korean 1   0900 1100 9570
Korean 2   0800 0900 9570
Chinese    1130 1230 9770
Chinese    2300 2400 9805
English 1  0800 1030 9770
English 4  1300 1400 9570
English 4  1600 1700 9640
Indonesian 1200 1300 9570
Indonesian 1400 1500 9570
Indonesian 1600 1700 9805
Indonesian 2200 2300 9805
Vietnamese 2300 2400 7275
Vietnamese 1030 1130 9770
Vietnamese 1500 1600 9640

Middle East/Africa
Korean 1   1600 1800 9740
Korean 2   0900 1000 15160
Arabic     2000 2100 13585
Arabic     1700 1800 WRN
French     2000 2100 5950(Issoudun)

China
Chinese    1130 1230 6095
Chinese    2300 2400 7215

India
English 2  1400 1700 9785

Japan
Japanese   0100 0200 9580
Japanese   0200 0300 11810

Moscow
Russian    1730 1800 738 (AM)
Russian    2000 2030 738 (AM)
Russian    0500 0530 738 (AM)
Russian    0800 0830 738 (AM)
Russian    1030 1100 738 (AM)
Russian    1330 1400 738 (AM)
Russian    1530 1600 738 (AM)

Jakarta
Indonesian 1200 1300 102.6 (FM)

Buenos Aires
Spanish    1800 1855 94.7(FM)(Mon-Fri)

Non Direction
Korean 1   0900 1100 7275
Korean 2   1000 1100 1170 (AM)
Korean 2   1100 1200 7275
Japanese   0800 0900 7275
Japanese   0800 0900 6155
Japanese   0900 1100 9805
Japanese   1100 1300 1170 (AM)
Chinese    1300 1400 1170 (AM)
Chinese    1300 1400 7275

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