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mercoledì 26 settembre 2018

martedì 25 settembre 2018

QSL Radio TW

QSL Radio TW 6070 AM 6070 KHz - radiotw6070am@gmx.de con QSL elettronica allegata in 6 minuti.

FRANCE(non) Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via TDF Issoudun, Sept.24:
1600-1630 on 17770 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri, fair/good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_24.html

FRANCE(non) Reception of BRB Voice of Amara Radio via TDF Issoudun, Sept.24:
1700-1758 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 120 deg to EaAf Amharic Wed/Sat-Mon, weak/fair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-brb-voice-of-amara-radio.html

GERMANY(non) Lutheran World Federation/Voice of Gospel via MBR Issoudun, Sept.24
1830-1900 on 15315 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Sawtu Linjilia, weak signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/lutheran-world-federationvoice-of_24.html

GUAM(non) Weak/fair signal of FEBA Radio via KTWR Agana, Sept.24
1315-1345 on 11580 TWR 200 kW / 290 deg to SoAs Telugu/English Mon
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/weakfair-signal-of-feba-radio-via-ktwr.html

OMAN Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman in English & Arabic on Sept.24:
till 1408 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English as scheduled in A18
from 1408 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic, instead of English:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-in_24.html

PALAU(non) T8WH Angel 4 relay Radio Japan NHK World, Sept.24
1315-1400 on 11705 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Indonesian and
1400-1430 on 11705 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English, good:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-t8wh-angel-4-relay-radio.html

SECRETLAND(non) Reception of Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod on Sept.24
1700-1800 on 9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf ONLY Tigrinya/Arabic, very good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-dimtse-radio-erena-via-spl_24.html

SECRETLAND(non) Bible Voice Broadcasting BVB via SPL Secretbrod, Sept.24
1710-1730 on 9490 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME Arabic Mon/Wed, very good:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting_24.html

SECRETLAND(non) BVBroadcasting Dardasha 7 via SPL Secretbrod, Sept.24:
1745-1800 on 9490 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME Arabic, very good signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-dardasha-7_0.html

SECRETLAND(non) vs.RUSSIA Brother Stair BS TOM vs.Adygeyan Radio on Sept.24:
1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Ady/Ara/Tur Mon Adygeyan Radio
1835-2000 on 6000 SCB 050 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English Daily Brother Stair TOM
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/brother-stair-bs-tom-vsadygeyan-radio.html

SECRETLAND(non) Brother HySTAIRical TOM via SPL Secretbrod, Sept.24
1901-2000 on 9400 SCB 100 kW / 126 deg to N/ME English, good signal:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-brother-hystairical-tom_24.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio AWR via Tashkent on Sept.17
till 1330 on 9955 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs 30 seconds Chinese Voice of Tibet
1330-1400 on 9955 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Indonesian Mon/Tue/Sat, weak/fair
Same time on 9955 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Hmong Thu/Fri & Assamese Sun/Wed.
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-awr_24.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

Propagation outlook from Boulder

:Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2018 Sep 24 0321 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
17 - 23 September 2018

Solar activity was at very low levels this period. There were no
numbered spot regions and no Earth-directed CMEs observed in
available satellite imagery.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reach
high levels on 17 - 23 Sep, with a peak flux of 34,900 pfu observed
at 17/0005 UTC.<o:p></o:p>

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to unsettled levels from 17
- 19 Sep due to effects from a negative polarity coronal hole high
speed stream (CH HSS). Wind speeds began the period on 17 Sep near
370 km/s, but increased to over 500 km/s following the onset of the
CH HSS, seeing a peak speed near 587 km/s. Total field strength
reached 12 nT while the Bz component saw isolated southward
deflections to near -7 nT. Conditions returned to quiet levels on 20
Sep and most of 21 Sep, until the last synoptic period, when a SSBC
ahead of a positive polarity CH HSS, increased activity to G1 Minor
storm levels. The enhanced conditions continued into 22 Sep, with G1
storm levels reached the first period, and unsettled to active
conditions continuing throughout the day. Wind speeds took a while
to increase, but along with the SSBC from negative to positive, a
CIR enhanced the mag field, increasing total field strength to
approximately 11 nT and dropped the Bz component to near -11 nT.
Wind speeds eventually increased to reach a peak of 574 km/s late on
22 Sep. By 23 Sep, conditions remained slightly enhanced, with
active levels occurring the first synoptic period of the day, but
were beginning to subside. Quiet to unsettled conditions returned
for the remainder of the day as CH HSS influence continued to wane.
<o:p></o:p>

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
24 September - 20 October 2018

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels throughout the
outlook period, with a slight chance for C-class flare activity.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is
expected to be at moderate to high levels through the period.
Moderate levels are expected from 06 - 08 Oct. High levels are
expected from 24 Sep - 05 Oct, and 09 - 20 Oct.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at G1 (Minor)
geomagnetic storm levels on 7, 8, 10, and 19 Oct due to recurrent
positive polarity coronal hole high speed streams (CH HSSs). There
is a chance for G2 storm levels on 8 Oct as well. Active levels are
expected on 24 Sep, and 2, 10, and 20 Oct from the influence of the
recurrent CH HSSs as well. Field activity is expected to be at quiet
to unsettled levels throughout the remainder of the outlook period.

:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2018 Sep 24 0321 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 2018-09-24
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2018 Sep 24 68 15 4
2018 Sep 25 68 10 3
2018 Sep 26 68 8 3
2018 Sep 27 68 5 2
2018 Sep 28 68 5 2
2018 Sep 29 68 5 2
2018 Sep 30 68 5 2
2018 Oct 01 68 10 3
2018 Oct 02 70 12 4
2018 Oct 03 70 5 2
2018 Oct 04 70 5 2
2018 Oct 05 70 5 2
2018 Oct 06 70 5 2
2018 Oct 07 70 20 5
2018 Oct 08 70 35 6
2018 Oct 09 70 10 3
2018 Oct 10 70 18 5
2018 Oct 11 68 15 4
2018 Oct 12 68 8 3
2018 Oct 13 68 5 2
2018 Oct 14 68 10 3
2018 Oct 15 68 8 3
2018 Oct 16 68 5 2
2018 Oct 17 68 5 2
2018 Oct 18 68 10 4
2018 Oct 19 68 25 5
2018 Oct 20 68 15 4
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1949, DXLD)

Shortwave radio evolves into an IoT network

KNL Networks is building a mesh network of base stations on ships for securely transmitting operational and machinery data to shore

Shortwave radio can be used for data transmissions from ships to shore and between vessels as an alternative, or even complementary, service to satellite communications.

This is a long way from shortwave radio’s use for voice communications at sea, but KNL Networks has developed this technology to generate a data transportation network. It has built a mesh of multiple base stations and terminals on ships to provide a backbone for internet-of-things (IoT) solutions.

The dedicated IoT network is combined with military-grade security, pole-to-pole coverage and affordable pricing to make maritime IoT connections smarter, said KNL Networks chief executive Toni Linden.

He explained to Maritime Digitalisation & Communications that this shortwave radio network does not have the complexity or issues of satellite communications and can be scaled through simple vessel additions. “We have reinvented shortwave radio so that it is fully digital and automatic,” he said.

“We have created a network concept that is scalable and uses cellular technology in these radios.” The technology’s simplicity is that each ship added to the network becomes a base station and communications hub for the whole network.

“We have created a network concept that is scalable and uses cellular technology in these radios”

KNL radio uses the high-frequency band to connect automatically to another KNL radio with a cellular connection. Ships close to the coast or in port will automatically connect directly to terrestrial cellular networks. It is then possible to transfer IoT data to shore over a network that “can have a range of 10,000 km” said Mr Linden.

Data leaves each KNL radio through the company’s virtual private network encrypted so the data is fully secure, he explained. KNL’s cognitive radio automatically identifies and avoids signal jamming by hostile third parties, increasing connectivity and operational safety.

Security is heighted by tunnelling techniques. “Data streams are kept separate and encryption keys and resources are allocated,” said Mr Linden. “We have government customers so this security comes from that part of the business.”

There are also reliability benefits as mesh networking means there is no single point of failure so if one unit loses its cellular connection, others will serve the terminal with no direct connection.

This network can be dedicated to IoT connectivity allowing broadband communications, crew welfare services and safety connections to operate through the ship’s satellite connection unaffected by KNL’s network.

“We do not affect other communications on the vessel”

“We are independent and can allow access to third-party service providers removing major pain points around integration issues and security” said Mr Linden. “We do not affect other communications on the vessel.”

This solves a number of issues that shipowners and managers have with existing satellite communications. “There are no headaches that come from having cyber security on satellite communications,” said Mr Linden, explaining that there are neither firewalls nor software updates required on KNL’s network.

Cyber security can be an issue for third-party IoT service providers if the firewall or software patches cut them off from the vessel. It then becomes an issue for a shipping company’s IT department that has to reapply connectivity to onboard IoT equipment.

“That is not a problem with KNL as we allow multiple parties to securely access their equipment on board a vessel,” said Mr Linden. KNL also minimises the issues that shipmanagement companies have in collecting and analysing fleet data.

These companies could manage fleets of hundreds of ships owned by several different entities with different satellite communications on board. This would be “difficult for IoT companies to manage” said Mr Linden. “But with KNL, there is one network, one system and it is scalable,” he added.

KNL has set up WaveAccess managed services for IoT data transmission that enables shipowners to pay only for what they need. This includes the radio and network connectivity, bi-directional data transfer coupled with simple API integration and data prioritisation. It can include other services, such as advanced vessel tracking data, email communications and access to digitalisation platforms, like Kongsberg’s Kognifai, which enables shipping companies to optimise data use and perform advanced analytics using third-party applications.

“We provide a secure mail service which can be used globally, even when no there is no satellite coverage or if there is a system failure on the satcoms.”

Mr Linden is expecting a strong adoption of this technology and for the network to rapidly grow in the next three years. “We will work with industry leaders, target providers of smart data services, build trusted partnerships and add more vendor services. Within three years, we will be the standard for IoT connectivity.”

(marinemec.com)

Agenda DX 25/09/2018

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Cidade Jundiai, Brasile 730 Khz (1987)
Radio Tupì, Brasile 1280 Khz (1935)
WTOP, Washington 1500 Khz (1926)
WOAI, Texas 1200 Khz (1922)
Ondas del Titicaca, Perù 4921 Khz (1961)

lunedì 24 settembre 2018

SWLDXBulgaria News, Sept.23-24

GERMANY(non)   BVBroadcasting Dardasha 7 via MBR Nauen on Sept.24:
0600-0615 on 11655 NAU 125 kW / 180 deg to NoAf Arabic, weak signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-dardasha-7_24.html

KOREA SOUTH    Fair signal of KBS World Radio, Sept.24:
1300-1400 on 9645 KIM 100 kW / 304 deg to CeAs Russian
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/fair-signal-of-kbs-world-radio-in.html

NUMBERS STATION   Fair signal of S11a Cherta in 25mb on Sept.24:
1015-1018 on 11493 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/fair-signal-of-s11a-cherta-in-25mb-on.html

TURKEY   TRT Voice of Turkey on very odd frequency 9655.7 kHz, Sept.24
1000-1055 on 9655.7 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Georgian, instead of
1000-1025 on 9855.7 EMR 500 kW / 032 deg to CeAs Tatar, September 23:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/trt-voice-of-turkey-on-very-odd_24.html

U.K.(non)   Follow The Bible Ministries via BaBcoCk Ascension on Sept.23
1900-1928 on 9600 ASC 250 kW / 115 deg to SoAf English Sun, weak signal
1900-1928 on 12030 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf English Sun, fair signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/follow-bible-ministries-via-babcock.html

U.K.(non)   New schedule of BBC in Farsi from Sept.22
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/uknon-new-shortwave-schedule-of-bbc-in.html

USA   Good signal of OCB Radio and TV Marti on Sept.24:
from 0459 on 7335 GB 250 kW / 225 deg to Cuba Spanish
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/good-signal-of-ocb-radio-and-tv-marti_24.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

Media & Tech - 24/09/2018

Glenn Hauser logs Sepember 23-24, 2018

** CUBA. 11975-12025, Sept 24 at 0009, big dirty overmodulated signal of RHC 12000 can be heard splattering out over 50 kHz range; something`s always wrong at RHC.

11840, Sept 24 at 0011, this RHC is S9+10 but suptorted modulation; wiggle that patchcord! Also audible are the parasite carriers on 11830 & 11850. Something`s always wrong at RHC.

15730, Sept 24 at 0013, scanning up the 15 MHz band, it`s as good as dead until at the top I run into this S9+25! RHC French signal, really the OSOB and SSOB. What a waste of spectrum. But it too has suptorted modulation. Wiggle that patchcord. SAWA RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** HAWAII. 15000, Sept 24 at 0045, no WWV, while WWVH is in well enough to copy the propagation semi-minute: YES, unlike WWV which has been stuck at Sept 18, WWVH has current info for Sept. 23: Solar flux 68; planetary A-index 13; K index at ``two thousand one hundred`` September 23 was 2; no storms past or future. Well, by now she should utter the K for 0000 Sept 24. At 0047 promotes listening to WWVH by phone with number (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN. 9550, Sept 24 at 0021, poor S4-S6 signal with chimey IRIB IS, 0023 sign-on in Spanish of Voz de la República Islámica de Irán, NA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1948 monitoring: confirmed Sunday September 23 at 2145 the 2130 on WRMI 7780 --- but *also* on unscheduled and stronger 9955! Supposedly at 2130 Sunday there is `Coming Home`. Also confirmed UT Monday Sept 24 at 0300 on Area 51 webcast, and on WBCQ 5129.84. Also confirmed after 0330 UT Mon Sept 24 on WRMI webcast and at 0343 check on 9955, poor.

Expect to have new WOR 1949 ready for first airing UT Tuesday Sept 25 at 0030 on WRMI 7730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9955, Sunday Sept 23 at 2200, this WRMI had been // 7780 with surprise WOR simulcast until 2159, but now they split: 9955 with `Wavescan` as scheduled, and 7780 with `Your Weekend Show`, the self-absorbed Bob Biermann, now // 9395. 7570 is starting `VORW` with the self-absorbed John J.---. 7730 is not on air yet. 5950 something in Spanish, seems gospel huxter. Before 2200 it was in Italian.

7490v, by 2210 Sunday Sept 23 I find something I`d rather listen to, on WBCQ, `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot`, but only fair signal, with music from Ukraine, and usual clownish SFX.

9955, UT Monday Sept 24 at 0015, WRMI starting `Moderna` with Yadira Escobar, Miami Cuban bloggess with commentary on the so-called constitutional reform in Cuba, and acknowledging listeners in Mexico. Averaging S8, and no jamming, oops! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5055.75, Sept 24 at 0036, WWRB 5050 again tonight putting out filthy parasitic spur at plus 5.75 kHz, also 5044.25 on opposite side. Still on at 0243, much later than usual, with gospel huxtress, and now I find a second-order pair of spurs at twice the separation, circa 5038.4 and 5061.55; the lower one hetting 5040 RHC, which to make matters worse for itself, is now undermodulated, and in addition general splatter out of 5050 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN. 9700, Sept 24 at 0019, song and ID starting ``Thini``, which I associate with Thai or Lao, but maybe extends to Kachin, as now scheduled from RVA Philippines, secretly transmitted via SMG. S5-S7 signal is very alike e.g. Romania on 9730, and nothing direct from SE Asia audible elsewhere on band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7457, Sept 24 at 0025, AM open carrier and off. IIRC this is a MARS frequency, not otherwise in AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0529 UT September 24

Radio Kuwait programma in inglese DRM

Ottimo segnale di Radio Kuwait nel programma in lingua inglese alle 1800 UTC su 15540 kHz in DRM. Allegata clip audio con identificazione. Ricevitore Kenwood TS-440 e antenna Beverage. Convertitore autocostruito. QTH: Tortorici, provincia di Messina.

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Agenda DX 24/09/2018

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Galei Zahal, Gerusalemme (1950)
Radio Mensaje, Bolivia 730 Khz (1974)
XEUDO, Los Mochis, Messico 820 Khz (1992)
Amber Radio, Gran Bretagna 1152 - 1170 - 1251 Khz (1995)
Radio Rincòn, Uruguay 1510 Khz (1962)
Radio Santa Cruz, Bolivia 6135 Khz (1954)
Radio El Mundo, Ecuador 1210 Khz (1947)

domenica 23 settembre 2018

SWLDXBulgaria News, Sept.23

ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio India in English via Yerevan on Sept.23
1514-1544 on 9330 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Sat/Sun, very good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india-in.html

AUSTRIA(non) Reception of Radio DARC via ORF Moosbrunn, Sept.23
0900-1000 on 6070 MOS 100 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun, good:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-radio-darc-via-orf_23.html

FRANCE(non) Radio Voice of Independent Oromiya via Issoudun, Sept.23:
1600-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun, weak to fair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-radio-voice-of-independent.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio AWR via MBR Nauen, Sept.23
0900-1000 on 11955 NAU 100 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun DX px, very good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-awr_23.html

GERMANY(non) Today Sept.23 no signal of Hamburger Lokalradio on 9485 kHz CUSB:
0900-1000 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu German Sun Hamburger Lokalradio
1000-1030 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun PCJ "Media Network+"
1030-1100 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun World of Radio#1948
1100-1200 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Spanish Sun Radio Tropicana
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/no-signal-of-hamburger-lokalradio-on.html

GERMANY(non) Pan American Broadcasting via MBR Nauen on Sept.23
1430-1445 on 15205 NAU 250 kW / 094 deg to SoAs English Sun, good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-pan-american-broadcasting_23.html

GERMANY(non) Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen on Sept.23
1700-1730 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Wed/Fri/Sun, strong
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation_23.html

GERMANY(non) Bible Voice Broadcasting / BVB via MBR Nauen on Sept.23
1830-1900 on 9585 NAU 125 kW / 230 deg to SoEu Spanish Sun, very good
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-in-spanish.html

GERMANY(non) Pan American Broadcasting PAB via MBR Nauen, Sept.23
1930-2000 on 9515 NAU 250 kW / 155 deg to NoAf English Sun, strong
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-pan-american-broadcasting_33.html

OMAN Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman on Sept.23:
till 1400 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English
from 1500 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-on.html

PHILIPPINES Reception of FEBC Radio / Radio Teos in 25mb, Sept.23
1531-1600 on 11650 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Ukrainian Sun, fair
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-febc-radio-radio-teos-in_23.html

ROMANIA(non) Reception of IRRS EGR/UN Radio via RADIOCOM Săftica, Sept.23
0930-1200 on 9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English Sun, fair to good:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-irrs-egrun-radio-via_23.html

SECRETLAND(non) Updated schedule of Brother Stair BS
The Overcomer Ministry via SPL Secretbrod from Sept.21:
1500-1655 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 126 deg to N/ME English
1832-1846 on 9400 SCB 100 kW / 126 deg to N/ME English
1835-2000 on 6000*SCB 050 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English
1901-2000 on 9400 SCB 100 kW / 126 deg to N/ME English
2000-0300 on 5900 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME English
* co-ch same 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs G T R K
Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio till 1900 Mon/Fri; from 1900 Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/updated-schedule-of-brother-stair-via.html

SECRETLAND(non) Reception of From the Isle of Music via Secretbrod on Sept.23:
1500-1600 on 9400 SCB 100 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English/Spanish Sun, good signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-from-isle-of-music-via_23.html

SECRETLAND(non) Radio Nigeria Hausa Sce/Radio of Truth via SPL Secretbrod, Sept.23
1800-1900 on 15110 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to WeAf Eng/Hau Radio Na Gaskiya, weak/fair:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/radio-nigeria-hausa-sceradio-of-truth_23.html

SECRETLAND(non) vs RUSSIA Brother Stair TOM vs.Adygeyan Radio on Sept.23:
1835-2000 on 6000 SCB 050 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English Daily Brother Stair
1900-2000 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Sun Adygeyan Radio
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/brother-stair-tom-vsadygeyan-radio-on.html

TURKEY TRT Voice of Turkey again on odd frequencies 11795.7/9855.7 kHz on Sept.23
0830-0955 on 11795.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian, instead of 11795 Sept.22
1000-1025 on 9855.7 EMR 500 kW / 032 deg to CeAs Tatar, instead of 9855 on Sept.22
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/voice-of-turkey-again-on-odd.html

USA New schedule of Brother Stair BS via World Wide Christian Radio:
0300-0500 on 3215 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to ENAm English Mon-Fri WWCR-1
1400-1900 on 13845 WCR 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm English Mon-Fri WWCR-3
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/new-schedule-of-brother-stair-bs-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of BVBroadcasting via Tashkent on Sept.23:
1130-1133 on 15640 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAs open carrier/dead air,
1133-1134 on 15640 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAs unscheduled AWR prgr &
1134-1200 on 15640 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAs BVB English Sun, fair:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Free North Korea via Tashkent on Sept.23:
1200-1300 on 15630 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair signal
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/09/reception-of-radio-free-north-korea-via.html

--

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

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

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

Glenn Hauser logs September 22-23, 2018

** CUBA. 6000, Sept 23 at 1320, RHC Spanish is S9/S9+10 but just barely modulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13740, Sept 23 at 1405, RHC Spanish audio underneath CRI English, two transmitters mixing about 1 Hz apart, but RHC finally turned off about 1405:45*. Close enough for government work, only 6 minutes overlapping; remaining CRI relay has a big hum. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6965-USB, Sept 23 at 0031, old-style love songs at S9 including ``With a Song in My Heart``, 0033 ``I Feel a Song Coming On``, 0039 Wolverine Radio ID. Evidently tonight`s theme is the very word Song in titles. It was not on at first bandscan circa 0020. Many more logs here including playlist; on the air from 0029 to 0133: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,46187.0.html

Over time it seems that Wolverine has shown up on just about every 5-kHz increment in the Pirate Band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 11490-AM, Sept 23 at 1810, good thing my routine bandscan slipped below 11500, for there is Josiah the YHWH guy with usual rants, anti-Catholic at the moment; S7 fading to S5 but rather undermodulated. Gone at my next check 1846. Generally very poor propagation on bands above 12 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5000, Sept 23 at 1318, WWV with long-outdated propagation info dated Sept 18! Apparently stuck with this ever since, every hour. Art Delibert, Maryland, KB3FJO, posted Sept 22 to HCDX:

``Are they testing us? WWV has been broadcasting an outdated propagation report for several days, giving the solar flux as of September 18 and K Index as of 1200 on September 19.

THIS MAY BE A TEST TO SEE IF ANYONE IS LISTENING, and if not, they’ll shut it down.

We’ve had similar tests from other SW services prior to shutting down – for example, Radio Australia a couple years ago went off the air briefly, allegedly for xmtr maintenance; the response from listeners wasn’t strong enough, and they used that as evidence to shut down permanently. The NIST website gives an email address of: nist.radio@boulder.nist.gov

Does anyone have other addresses for them?``

Stephen Michael Kellat, KC8BFI, Ashtabula OH, replied on the WOR iog:

``At that point, tell WWV that you know they're broadcasting wrong data.

Then you tell the NIST Director, Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Walter Copan that something is wrong at the station. His top priority is said to be cybersecurity. Don't geek out but explain why this WWV falls under "Critical Infrastructure & Key Resources". He doesn't have a public-facing e-mail.

Lather, Rinse, Repeat with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. He's dealing with quite a bit about Census 2020 right now. KISS is operative.

General NIST contact form is here:

https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/contact-us

General contact page for the Commerce Department is here: https://www.commerce.gov/page/contact-us

If you think that this is an instance of Fraud, Waste, and/or Abuse by the folks at NIST you probably should contact the departmental Office of Inspector General who can take "Internal Affairs" types of action.

Their website is here: https://www.oig.doc.gov/pages/default.aspx

And if you feel that WWV/WWVH/WWVB fall into the category of "Critical Infrastructure & Key Resources", apparently Homeland Security has multiple avenues to make suggestions to them such as perhaps having their Office of Emergency Communications take those stations over.

Check out those possibilities here: https://www.dhs.gov/contact-us

-- Stephen Michael Kellat, KC8BFI``

I`ve been trying to tell whether the same thing be happening on WWVH at :45 past the hours; poor reception so far, but maybe not: at 1345 Sept 23 I think one of the dates mentioned had a ``twenty`` in it.

I confess also to subscribing to WWV prop info by e-mail, which has continued updating. However, sometime last week a bunch of them piled up and then arrived in a spurt rather than 3 hours apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Via Terry Krueger and Mike Cooper, here`s another story about Drumpf`s threatened closure of the WWVs, local angle, but mentioning that the WH petition drive fell far short of the 100K replies required allegedly to get his attention, only 20K signatures:

After nearly 100 years, budget cuts could mean radio silence for stations near Fort Collins

Kevin Duggan | Fort Collins Coloradoan | 15 hours agoRadio station WWV has broadcast time and frequency standards from Fort Collins since 1966. [and before that from Maryland]

Kevin Duggan, kevinduggan@coloradoan.com

Time might be running out for America’s timekeeper.

Proposed budget cuts could silence radio stations operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, north of Fort Collins that continuously broadcast the time of day. . .

https://amp.coloradoan.com/amp/1352761002

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1948 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday Sept 23 at 0329 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, fair signal, already 26 minutes into show, so started way early this week circa 0303. Next:

2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE

2330 UT Sunday WBCQ 9330v [maybe] to WSW

0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW

0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE

2330 UT Monday WBCQ 9330v [maybe] to WSW

0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730 [or 1949?] to WNW

2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 5950 [or 1949?]

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395, Sat Sept 22 at 2300, after WRMI ID, `Alameda Bible Fellowship` [California] beginning synthyl Bible readings in English; rechex: 2327 in Spanish; 2341 in French; but at 2346 had reverted to Oldies music. The non-English versions do not sound like synthesized voices.

7730, Sat Sept 22 at 2306, another WRMI with Alameda, now in Japanese, recheck 2320 in Indonesian; 2341-2345+ in Tagalog with some Spanish words such as ``versículo``, right up to 0000 when `Wavescan` starts. So the various languages are not in 15-minute blox as first thought. This stuff is sprouting up at various spots on WRMI, yet nothing whatsoever about it yet on skedgrids, nor on the Programming page. ABF site mentioned on air has more info in various languages: http:/www.searchinghisword.com

5950, UT Sunday September 23 at 0024, this WRMI like last week is replaying an old Wavescan, at odd timing, citing Harold Sellers loggings dated June 22, not // at all to the new one on 7730 which started at 0000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5044.25 & 5055.75, Sept 23 at 0019, WWRB awful modulation includes spurs cutting on and off at 5.75 kHz above and below center frequency 5050. A bit earlier on caradio tuned to 5040 RHC I was also hearing such adjacent QRM squeaking upon it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Sept 23 at 0610 UT: 855, 882, 936, 999, 1044, 1098, 1107, 1125; at 0618, 612 and 648; at 0638 still 882 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 1920 UT September 23

Media & Tech - 23/09/2018

Ascolti AM Treviso 23 settembre

6070 23/9 0900 Radio DARC, AUT-Moosbrunn Px Dx D 35544
11955 23/9 0904 AWR Europe, Nauen Px "Obiettivo DX" It 35433
11985 23/9 1500 Radio Free Asia, MRA-Tinian English jingle ID Px K 45544
12015 23/9 1501 Voice Of Korea, KRE-Kujang Mx ID Px R 35533
13845 23/9 1502 WWCR University Net., USA-NAshville TN Px rel. E 35522
15520 23/9 1504 Radio Exterior Espana, Noblejas Px "Tablero deportivo" Es 35533
15580 23/9 1506 Voice Of America, BOT-Selebi-Phik Px "Music time" 45544
15825 23/9 1507 WWCR 1 Nashville, USA-NAshville TN Px rel. E 25522

73 da N. Marabello
QTH Treviso, Italia
RX: SONY ICF SW7600G
Ant.: esterna VHF orizzontale 230 gradi

Log Roberto Pavanello

828 23/9 08.15 Z100 Milano - IT MX buono
84622/9 03.55 R. Challanger - Villa Estense MX buono
990 17/9 22.02 R. Bilbao - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1368 17/9 20.35 Manx R. - Douglas EE jazz suff.
1395 22/9 03.50 Studio Denakker - Klazienaveen Dutch MX suff.
1476 22/9 23.15 R. Briscola - Lenta IT MX buono
1566 18/9 22.25 Vahon FM - Den Haag Indostano live phone buono
1647 22/9 22.50 R. Keizer & Keizerin Dutch MX buono
3320 22/9 03.10 R. Sonder Grense- Meyerton Afrikaans MX buono
3330 22/9 03.00 CHU - Ottawa EE/FF ID e pip pip buono
3905 22/9 22.35 R. Alice - EE ID e MX buono
3915 22/9 22.40 BBC - Singapore EE NX suff.
4765 22/9 03.30 R. Progreso - Habana SS MX suff.
4845 22/9 23.30 R. Cultura - Manaus PP MX suff.
4875 22/9 03.35 R. Roraima - Boa Vista PP predica suff.
4885 22/9 03.25 R. Clube do Parà - Belem PP MX buono
6090 22/9 03.40 R. Amhara - Bahir Dar Amarico Talk buono
6205 23/9 08.30 Laser Hot Hits - EE ID e MX buono
6230 22/9 22.30 Coast FM - EE ID e MX buono
6250 16/9 17.10 Voice of Hope - Seoul Coreano talk suff.
11855 17/9 20.20 R. Aparecida - PP MX suff.
11955 23/9 09.00 AWR - Firenze IT Obiettivo DX con Roberto Scaglione ottimo

Roberto Pavanello
Vercelli / Italia