domenica 28 ottobre 2018
Glenn Hauser logs October 28, 2018
** CANADA. 388 kHz, Oct 28 at 0650 UT, beacon MM and dash, which means it`s Canadian. Classaxe.com shows 125 watts at Fort McMurray, northern Alberta. 2478 km = 1540 statute miles.
382 kHz, Oct 28 at 0652 UT, beacon YPL, which is a regular here from Pickle Lake, Ontario, 1000 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 650, Oct 28 at 1204 UT, outro news from Canadian Press, ``650 CKOM Update``, 1205 weather from minus 5 to plus 19; plug CKOM.com, back to ``Saskatchewan`s biggest conversation`` seems a playback. WSM easily nulled, XETNT not fading up until later, and KGAB no obstacle. 10/10 kW U4 from Saskatoon. Night pattern is supposed to be all-north; day with a minor lobe south. Last logged here Sept 7, 2017 at 0549. At first I thought they were saying CKON, but that might be in Ontario. Branded as ``650 CKOM`` several times but did not hear ``NewsTalk 650`` as in NRC AM Log, altho that is certainly their format and might still be uttered (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. 15700, Oct 28 at 1409, S9+40, CRI English via CUBA is back on B-frequency, ex-13740 in A-18. So no more overlapping possible with RHC Spanish. At 1402 I had noticed 13740 off, but nothing on 15700 yet which must have come up late. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 13820, Oct 28 at 1401, R. Martí has cut on new B-18 frequency, ex-13605 which remains heavily jammed, while 13820 is clear for now at S9+30. 13820 was empty as late as 1359.
Also, HFCC B-18 as of Oct 26 shows once again this B-season, RM is jumping around 7 MHz frequencies, to keep the jammers on their toes; no more 7335, but:
7355 at 10-14, 23-06
7365 at 01-02
7375 at 22-23
7435 at 12-14, 23-01, 02-07
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 630, Oct 28 at 1215, Spanish plugging a program on Alba? 104.5, a Grupo Radio Centro station, 6:15 timecheck, music; loops SSW. Suspected XEFB Monterrey NL. WTFDA FM Database shows slogan ALFA 104.5, CHR format for XHMF-FM in Mty but does not relate it to 630 XEFB, which used to be news/talk. Is it now just an appendage of an FM, like so many US AM stations, or a promo for sibling station? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND [and non]. 7390, Oct 28 at 1346, RNZI on NF for B-18, ex-5980; would be sufficient were it not for high local crackling noise level, which if it upkeep will severely limit my monitoring! It`s S9+20 peaking on the 7 MHz band, less but plenty above and below. At least WWCR has not shown up on 7390, a surprise new frequency it registered for 14-18 at 85 degrees, alternate for WWCR-2? Nor is 7390 on the B-18 schedules at wwcr.com; while 7490 continues with WWCR-2, S9+50 at 1400 check, until 1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 12035, Oct 28 at 1353, Turkish song with good signal, as VOT English to W Europe and N America beyond, has moved one hour later at 1330 ex-1230, and two bands lower, ex-15450, and should propagate better; altho Turkish about to close is also audible on 15350 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U A E. 11720.115, Oct 28 at 1356, JBA fluttery off-frequency signal, perfectly fitting for DHA site, B-18 scheduled to carry DW in Dari and Pashto at 1330-1430 on ``11720`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 193.5 kHz, Oct 28 at 0636 UT, I`m checking ~24 hours later for the beacon ID EN, and do just barely hear it again when tuned to 193 kHz (but a carrier zero-beats on 193.5). Cannot hear anything to match on x2 = 387 kHz altho there are several carriers in the area. (And see CANADA!) The cycle is very long, 26 seconds, not 8+ as shown in classaxe for the Kenosha WI fundamental of which this EN appears to be a subharmonic. The space between the E and the N is also prolonged, altho the axual dits and dahs are not very elongated. It could be that the transmitter is totally out of whack, radiating on half the intended frequency, which is generated but supposed to be suppressed until multiplied (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, Sunday Oct 28 at 1412, WRMI is still on with Blalock the Blaster. Extension past 1400 had been on Saturdays only, but skedgrid now shows Sat & Sun 14-16 from XMTR 5 on 9955, with System D in yellow, unshown content (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 15300, Sunday Oct 28 at 1404, something new for B-18, VG S9 signal of rock/Afro pop music, so strong it must be Greenville; rare announcements in French as ``VOA Afrique``, past 1456 but weaker. Instead, HFCC shows at 14-15 Sat & Sun only, this is IBB via SMG VATICAN, 250 kW, 169 degrees in Kinyarwanda! If it`s not GB substituting, yet another example of SMG`s great coverage in the wrong direxions; violating Separation of Church & State. See also VATICAN [non]. BTW, GB is again scheduled at 21-22 on 15580, which should reaudiblize Afropop Worldwide for us on Fridays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN [non]. 9695, Oct 28 at 1224, S9-S7 open carrier; what`s this? 1236 recheck it`s papal stuff in Spanish with Italian accent, obviously VR, the relay via Greenville B violating Separation of Church & State, new time and frequency for B-18, ex 1130-1145 on 9610, but at 1230 now 9610 is occupied by KSDA in Chinese. This timeshift obviously for the convenience of Romans, not Americans, to keep it at the same local clock time in the See, post-DST over there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15440-USB, Oct 28 at 1413, 2-way in Spanish, INTRUDERS. Who cares? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1719 UT October 28
B18 schedule: Radio Hargeysa
0330-0630 on 7120 HAR 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Somali
1230-1400 on 7120 HAR 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf English
1500-1900 on 7120 HAR 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Somali
1900-2100 on 7120 HAR 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Somali, irregular
1230-1400 on 7120 HAR 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf English
1500-1900 on 7120 HAR 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Somali
1900-2100 on 7120 HAR 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Somali, irregular
Log Roberto Pavanello
729 26/10 17.45 R.N.E. R.1 - Alicante SS NX reg. Comun. Valenciana buono
837 22/10 22.00 COPE - Sevilla SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1062 25/10 16.30 RAI R.1 - Catania IT NX reg. Sicilia suff.
1377 25/10 17.00 TWR - Yeravan Curdo IS e ID suff.
1377 25/10 22.40 CNR 1 - Xingyang Cinese talk suff.
1566 23/10 16.40 Vahon FM - Den Haag Hindostano MX buono
1602 22/10 18.30 l’ innominata di Como - MX buono
1646 25/10 22.30 R. Vrolijeke Mijnwerker - Dutch ID e MX buono
4810 21/1016.30 R. Armenia - Yeravan Armeno MX suff.
5900 24/10 21.50 IBC - IT HAM NX ottimo
6205 21/10 16.10 Laser Hot Hits - EE ID e MX buono
6230 21/10 16.15 Coast FM - EE ID e MX buono
6285 21/10 16.25 R. Dolfjin - EE ID e MX buono
6325 21/10 16.20 R. Joey - EE ID e MX buono
6400 22/10 16.20 Pyongyang BS - Coreano MX suff.
Roberto Pavanello
Vercelli / Italia
837 22/10 22.00 COPE - Sevilla SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1062 25/10 16.30 RAI R.1 - Catania IT NX reg. Sicilia suff.
1377 25/10 17.00 TWR - Yeravan Curdo IS e ID suff.
1377 25/10 22.40 CNR 1 - Xingyang Cinese talk suff.
1566 23/10 16.40 Vahon FM - Den Haag Hindostano MX buono
1602 22/10 18.30 l’ innominata di Como - MX buono
1646 25/10 22.30 R. Vrolijeke Mijnwerker - Dutch ID e MX buono
4810 21/1016.30 R. Armenia - Yeravan Armeno MX suff.
5900 24/10 21.50 IBC - IT HAM NX ottimo
6205 21/10 16.10 Laser Hot Hits - EE ID e MX buono
6230 21/10 16.15 Coast FM - EE ID e MX buono
6285 21/10 16.25 R. Dolfjin - EE ID e MX buono
6325 21/10 16.20 R. Joey - EE ID e MX buono
6400 22/10 16.20 Pyongyang BS - Coreano MX suff.
Roberto Pavanello
Vercelli / Italia
Glenn Hauser logs October 27-28, 2018
** CUBA. 6060, Oct 27 at 0509, this RHC English is off; but nominal on 6165, 6100, 6000. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 7360, Oct 27 at 2249, RHC Spanish in huge distorted blob, best audible in AM mode, not FM or SSB. The 7330 transmitter *way* out of whack. Had the same thing Sept 28 at 2336. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6180, Oct 28 at 0135, RHC Spanish is S8 and suptorted, new frequency? // 6060. I would assume a leapfrog mixing product except the math does not work out for intermodulation among the active 6 MHz band frequencies: 6000, 6060, 6165. Intentional NFs not due for a week or two as Arnie always lags behind HFCC seasons. It might be mixing with a jammer such as the new one on 5950 against WRMI/OCB [see USA], except that leaping over 6060 it would land on 6170, not 6180. BTW, I`ve yet to catch RNA Brasil on 6180 as Mark Coady has reported a couple times recently.
6270, the longtime leapfrog of 6060 over 6165 another 105 kHz higher, however, is quite audible, S5-S7, stronger than usual with both 6060 Spanish audio and jazz from 6165 English. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5040, Oct 28 at 0145, RHC Spanish is S9+25 but suptorted --- wiggle that patchcord! Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. 7510, Oct 27 at 1422, sounds like an hymn, at S5-S7. Aoki/NDXC shows KTWR Korean between 1315 and 1515, but I just missed an English insertion Saturdays only at 1316-1346. Also, typhoon missed the godly stations here, not the government stations up in the CNMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 11560, Oct 27 at 1414, talk about Pakistan at S9-S7. AIR Bengaluru scheduled from Dari to Pashto at 1415 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. 17640, Oct 27 at 1850, MWV blasting in from the other worldside, never heard better, on BST-1 caradio, with African Pathways Radio hour in English already wrapping up. citing A-18 English sked with nothing about new frequencies effective tomorrow, such as 13670 for this 18-19 broadcast! Good way to lose listeners not following DXLD and HFCC. And at 20-21 11965 ex-17640. Will be interesting to hear how well these reach North America, still aimed USward, but could not be better than 17640 --- maybe resuming in A-19? Then at 1852 plays ``Don`t Worry, Be Happy``, very nice song, ends at 1856, no further announcements and off after a bit of deadair.
Despite its evangelistic remit, I`m fond of this station, especially having touched its transmitters at Continental, Dallas, for HFCC B-11:
http://www.w4uvh.net/hfcc19.jpg
from my full report on that HFCC, with a lot of other info and photos:
http://www.w4uvh.net/HFCCB11.html
Hmmm, I couldn`t stop re-reading this after 7 years. How flime ties
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. 9490, Oct 27 at 2252, OM solo hymn in English, S6-S8; this too is MWV toward the end of its Chinese hour, the one toward China (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 5980, Oct 27 at 1421, RNZI is still here with poor signal this late after SR here, on the last day of A-18. Tomorrow with B-18, it`s to be on 7390 from 1300, which should be better for us. Full sked: RNZI B-18 28 Oct 2018 - 31 Mar 2019
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/listen
UTC kHz Target Days
0000 - 0358 15720 Pacific Daily
0359 - 0558 13730 Pacific Daily
0559 - 1058 9765 Pacific Daily
1059 - 1258 9700 Solomon Islands PNG Daily
1259 - 1650 7390 Pacific Sun - Fri
1259 - 1758 7390 Pacific Sat
1651 - 1750 5975 DRM Cook Islands Samoa Tonga Sun - Fri
1751 - 1834 7285 DRM Cook Islands Samoa Tonga Sun - Fri
1759 - 1858 9780 Pacific Sat
1835 - 1950 9780 DRM Cook Islands Samoa Tonga Sun - Fri
1859 - 1958 11725 Pacific Sat
1951 - 2050 13840 DRM Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands Sun - Fri
1958 - 2058 13840 Pacific Sat
2051 - 0000 15720 Pacific Sun - Fri
2059 - 0000 15720 Pacific Sat
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, Oct 27 at 2232, WFDR with a speech by the President, poor signal. (How one longs for a leader of his calibre!! But as soon as I was born, he was gone.) Off long before next check Oct 28 at 0125. Many more logs here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,47316.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6879.00-USB, Oct 27 at 2234 pirate music without voice at first difficult to pinpoint, 6879.7? 6879.3? Or was it varying? Also some lesser modulation on the LSB, and at times traces of a carrier. Segues and no announcements past 2245, still going when I quit at 2258, and not on when I resume at 0125 Oct 28. It`s Mix Radio International per many more logs here starting at 1616!:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,47300.0.html
No other pirates heard this Saturday evening, altho HFU got some more; still not close enough to Hallowe`en e`en tho it`s the weekend (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. As of late Oct 27, I cannot find anything on the IBB, BBG, USAGM or VOA websites about Typhoon Yutu damage to their own SW transmitters sites on Saipan and Tinian; just these general stories, illustrated, really from AP:
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-sends-aid-to-pacific-islands-devastated-by-huge-typhoon/4631465.html
https://www.voanews.com/a/northern-marianas-slammed-super-typhoon-yutu-face-slow-recovery/4629555.html
WRTH 2018 shows only two MW stations in the CNMI, both 1.1 kW on Saipan, KCNM 1080 and KKMP 1440, which just happen to end in zero to match US autos; and 9 FM stations. How are they? BTW, one of them, 89.9 KORU relays KSDA-FM Guam (not the SW programming) Hmmm, remember when KORU was in Tulsa OK on 103.3? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 9795, Oct 27 at 2256, ``Jesus Saves`` IS on keyboard at S4-S6, but not bad for due west from FEBC Iba preceding the semihour in Mon (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 6130, Oct 28 at 0134, RRI ending `People & Places`, fair S9-S5. This must be my first official B-18 logging, new frequency and English time one hour later. Reception from Europe NVG, hardly any on 9 MHz. Other frequency is 7325 which I did not notice in scanning that band, even poorer? BTW, RRI has a listeners` contest going; see website, if not hear radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 9830, Oct 27 at 2257, VOT is still on with IS after English; will it keep going for a German extra? No, not tonight, off at 2257.4*. From tomorrow moves back to 5960 for English at 2300, and better be a-Germanous, off by 2400 for The Mighty KBC, staying there from 0000 UT only Sundays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 194 kHz, Oct 27 at 0623 UT, beacon ID as EN with very long pause between repeats. DXinfocenter.com has no EN listed on any LF/MF, and nothing below 195 kHz for NDBs. Carrier frequency could be plus/minus 1 or 2 kHz, so I check vicinities.
Maybe subharmonic of something around 388? Nothing. Of course, here in ENID, one might guess an EN could be local! But our only beacon is EI on 341 kHz. The other NDB source https://www.classaxe.com/dx/ndb/rna/signal_list leads to an intriguing possibility!
On 389 is EN at `Codee`, Kenosha WI, last heard 2018-10-19! And with an 8.047 second cycle duration which sounds about right tho I did not measure it! And nothing current around 194 kHz. Power not given on fundamental, but 25 watts is typical. How about that, a JBA 194.5 kHz subharmonic of a VLP beacon. Others closer to Kenosha might confirm this. Of course, next time, if any, I`ll time it and check both frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1953 monitoring: confirmed Saturday October 27 at 1256 the 1231 on Unique Radio, NSW via WINB, PA, S9+10 with only lite wobble. Tim interrupts just before the propagation outlook for a legal WINB ID --- must have known it would play a bit late, and wanted to ID right at ToH; after WOR, into his own music show. Changes are coming, and not merely a 1-hour non-DST shift: Tim says:
``Unique Radio Upcoming changes to schedule from November 10th 2018 via WINB 9265 kHz Red Lion Pennsylvania USA
1000-1100 UT - Sounds of your life hosted by Aussie Tim
(Oldies, obscure, Australian, Artist features 3 in a row)
1100-1130 UT - Hobart Radio International hosted by Rob Wise
(Music and radio features from Tasmania Australia)
1130-1200 UT - International Radio Report - Co-Hosted by Sheldon Harvey & David Asselin & with special features from Gilles Letourneau
1200-1230 UT - World of Radio hosted by Glenn Hauser (International shortwave radio and radio information with loggings)Best Regards, Aussie Tim, Unique Radio, Gunnedah NSW, Australia``
That should be a good time DU and in the EST zone, but here in CST I shall probably not be awake at 6-6:30 am (if I can help it). At least I won`t have to set a DX-398 alarm any more for 7:55 am. I would like also to hear the IRR, but it is and will remain too early for me.
Not confirmed in Enid or via UTwente SDR, the WOR at 1431 Sat Oct 27 on Hamburger Lokalradio 9485-CUSB, various chex between 1419 and 1500. But Alan Gale, NW England reports:
``Hi Glenn, Strange conditions on 9485 kHz today. The signal was fair to good from 1100 to around 1410 UT, but then it faded out completely, and didn't return again until 1440. After that it came up in strength and was better than it had been all day, but then faded down again around 1450, and was just about audible until it vanished completely at 1458 UT. KBC from Bulgaria is very strong on 9400 at the moment, so it looks like it was probably just the F2 layer moving up a bit and lengthening the skip. 73 for now, Alan``
At 1545 UT Oct 27, I asked the WOR iog: ``Is WOR on 5950 at 1600? Would someone who can hear WRMI 5950 in the daytime, such as inside Florida, please check whether it is really relaying WRN English to North America, especially World of Radio at 1600-1630 UT Saturday? Thanks, Glenn`` And tnx to Peter W Hansen who replied: ``Hi Glenn, World of Radio is on 5950, heard at 1610 here at West Palm Beach``That will be 1700 in a week or two.
Also confirmed UT Sunday October 28 at 0322 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about C292 on new 7440, some 5 minutes into show so started circa 0317. Unusually with ACI from an LSB ham on 1863 kHz, re-uttering only ``W0AIH``. I`m going to assume that`s his call rather than a contact and blame Paul E. Bittner in Fall Creek WI; probably a contest going on, tho there is plenty of space further from 1860-AM. Next:
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW [ex-1030]
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9955 to SSE
0130 UT Monday WRN 5950 via WRMI to WNW [or 0230?]
0300vUT Monday Area 51 5130v via WBCQ to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5950, Saturday October 27 at 2231, WRMI with mid-hour ID as ``Radio Poland --- you are tuned to Warsaw`` and then discussion about Czecho/Slovakia, which leads to confusion, but Poland is scheduled this hour on WRN English to North America
5950, UT Sunday October 28 at 0128, now WRMI is running Radio Martí again instead of WRN English, and it`s heavily jammed! with Cuban comedy show, outro as ``La Moderna Corte`` in the style of ``La Tremenda Corte``, just in time for ID at 0130 sharp, mentioning 1180 AM, generic onda corta, y .com. No, it`s not // the original RM from Greenville on 6030, 7335 & 7365; and then 5950 into music.
At 0140 I happen to be tuning past 7365 as that RM plugs 5950 for ``transmisión diferida``, i.e. deliberately separate programming; also plugs next World Series game Sunday at 8 pm [EDT = 0000 UT Monday] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5055.9 & 5044.1 approx., Oct 28 at 0144, WWRB 5050v is now spewing his nasty spurs about here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 27 from 0455 on the R75: 531, 558(2), 576, 585, 612, 621, 639, 666, 693, 729, 738, 756, 774, 837, 855, 882, 909(2), 936, 954, 999(2), 1053, 1062, 1089(2), 1098(-), 1107, 1215*, 1305(2), 1314, 1413, 1422, 1566, 1584(2). (2) = at least two carriers beating: *stronger; (-) perceptibly off to the low side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 28 at 0148-0155, on the DX-398 aimed NE: 531, 549, 558, 576, 585, 621, 639, 693(2), 711, 729, 738, 774, 855, 873, 882, 909, 936, 954, #963, 999, 1017, #1026, 1044, 1053, 1089, #1125, 1134(2), 1152, 1179, 1215, 1458, 1575. #are ones not heard on the sweep up but detected on a second sweep down; everything is fading up and down a bit, and heavy QRM level varies. (2) = at least two carriers beating. In USB tuning, the ones ending in -9 are interesting, as I am getting a big het from the -0 domestics, but also little lower pitch offset het from the TAs; even against 1000 KTOK OKC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15630.034, Oct 27 at 1410, JBA carrier significantly
off-frequency catches my ear. Nothing listed on ``15630`` now, but best bet is Radio Cairo, EGYPT, on late after Dari at 1300-1400 via Abis, per NDXC/Aoki and EiBi --- rather than imaginary RSOman at 1400-1730 in HFCC A-18 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 0556 UT October 28
Agenda DX 28/10/2018
ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Santa Maria, Repubblica Dominicana 590 Khz (1956)
Emisora Rural A Voz do Sao Francisco, Brasile 4945 Khz (1962)
Radio Informativa 1080, Venezuela (1941)
Radio Barcelona, Venezuela 1080 Khz (1941)
Radio Rural, Santarem, Brasile 710/4765 Khz (1962)
Emisora Rural Petrolina, Brasile 4945 Khz (1962)
Emisora Unidad, Bolivia 1250 Khz (1943)
Radio Santa Maria, Repubblica Dominicana 590 Khz (1956)
Emisora Rural A Voz do Sao Francisco, Brasile 4945 Khz (1962)
Radio Informativa 1080, Venezuela (1941)
Radio Barcelona, Venezuela 1080 Khz (1941)
Radio Rural, Santarem, Brasile 710/4765 Khz (1962)
Emisora Rural Petrolina, Brasile 4945 Khz (1962)
Emisora Unidad, Bolivia 1250 Khz (1943)
sabato 27 ottobre 2018
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#300 Issued Saturday October 27, 2018 at 1445 UTC
Important Solar, Space & Geomagnetic Weather Indices-
Solar activity was very low.
The daily solar flux index numbers (DSFI) were
69.9 69.8 69.0
There had been 3 consecutive days with a 2000 UTC daily solar flux index
number (SFI) lower than 70.
The official daily sunspot number (DSSN) was 0.
There had been 11 consecutive days with an official daily sunspot number
(SSN) of 0.
In 2018 there had been 176 days with an official daily sunspot number (DSSN)
of 0.
The 24 hour period 3 hour interval planetary K index (Kp) had been at an
unsettled to quiet geomagnetic condition of
2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3.
The 24 hour period planetary A index (Ap) maximum and minimum values ranged
between
12 & 3,
which was at an unsettled to quiet geomagnetic condition.
The 24 hour period maximum and minimum Disturbance Storm Time Index (Dst)
ranged between
+15 & -5 nT.
The 24 hour period maximum and minimum solar wind speed ranged between
437 & 343 km/s.
Global Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast-
HF radio wave propagation condition “trend” on Oct 27, 2018- steady.
HF radio wave propagation condition “trend” on Oct 28, 2018- steady.
HF radio wave propagation condition “trend” on Oct 29, 2018- steady.
Northern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-
3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- S9 +1 to 9 at night and S1-3
at day,
6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- S9+ 1 to 9 at night and
S4-7 at day,
13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- S0 at
night and S3-4 at day,
21000-21850 kHz- S0 at night and S1-2 at day,
24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- S0 at night and S1 at day,
28000-29700 kHz- S0 at night and S0 at day.
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.
Southern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-
3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- S9 +1 to 9 at night and S1-3
at day,
6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- S9+ 1 to 9 at night and
S4-7 at day,
13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- S0 at
night and S3-4 at day,
21000-21850 kHz- S0 at night and S1-2 at day,
24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- S0 at night and S1 at day,
28000-29700 kHz- S0 at night and S0 at day.
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.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON SOLAR SPACE,
GEOMAGNETIC WEATHER OBSERVING AND FORECASTING AS WELL AS GOINGS ON IN EARTH’S
IONOSPHERE.
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. It does outperform VOA CAP.
And though this HF radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the
SIGINT_CAP software, 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 on every continent of the globe and tweak the forecast manually if
and when necessary.
And last but not least I look at ionsonde stations on every continent of the
globe.
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). Also by propagation path.
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 and therefore also an art. 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.
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 retired heliophysicist, terrestrial meteorologist/climatologist,
physical oceanographer and one of the few on the planet with advanced
education and forecast experience in all aforementioned disciplines. In
terrestrial weather forecasting I have 45 years of experience and in solar,
space and geomagnetic weather forecasting 34 years.
This is 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
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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.
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propagation forecast, as long as you redistribute it in its entirety and
give me credit for it.
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->->->W4HM Solar Cycle 24 Update and Solar Cycle 25 Forecast- Short and to
the point.
Solar minimum may begin later this year and may last longer than any
previous solar cycle in the 20th century. When solar cycle 25 finally gets
underway it could be the weakest since the middle of the 19th century.
Another Dalton type lesser grand solar minimum may occur with a
corresponding cooling of earth’s climate. This would negate anthropogenic
climate change if it were occurring which it isn’t.
On February 1, 2008 I forecasted that solar cycle 24 would be the smallest
solar cycle in the past 100 years. That forecast verified. I also forecasted
that solar cycle 25 would be almost non nonexistent<- <- <-
#300 Issued Saturday October 27, 2018 at 1445 UTC
Important Solar, Space & Geomagnetic Weather Indices-
Solar activity was very low.
The daily solar flux index numbers (DSFI) were
69.9 69.8 69.0
There had been 3 consecutive days with a 2000 UTC daily solar flux index
number (SFI) lower than 70.
The official daily sunspot number (DSSN) was 0.
There had been 11 consecutive days with an official daily sunspot number
(SSN) of 0.
In 2018 there had been 176 days with an official daily sunspot number (DSSN)
of 0.
The 24 hour period 3 hour interval planetary K index (Kp) had been at an
unsettled to quiet geomagnetic condition of
2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3.
The 24 hour period planetary A index (Ap) maximum and minimum values ranged
between
12 & 3,
which was at an unsettled to quiet geomagnetic condition.
The 24 hour period maximum and minimum Disturbance Storm Time Index (Dst)
ranged between
+15 & -5 nT.
The 24 hour period maximum and minimum solar wind speed ranged between
437 & 343 km/s.
Global Daily HF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast-
HF radio wave propagation condition “trend” on Oct 27, 2018- steady.
HF radio wave propagation condition “trend” on Oct 28, 2018- steady.
HF radio wave propagation condition “trend” on Oct 29, 2018- steady.
Northern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-
3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- S9 +1 to 9 at night and S1-3
at day,
6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- S9+ 1 to 9 at night and
S4-7 at day,
13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- S0 at
night and S3-4 at day,
21000-21850 kHz- S0 at night and S1-2 at day,
24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- S0 at night and S1 at day,
28000-29700 kHz- S0 at night and S0 at day.
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.
Southern Hemisphere Radio Wave Propagation Forecast g-
3150-3400, 3500-4100, 4750-5050, 5700-6300 kHz- S9 +1 to 9 at night and S1-3
at day,
6900-7800, 9200-9995, 10000-10150, 11500-12200 kHz- S9+ 1 to 9 at night and
S4-7 at day,
13570-13850, 14000-14350, 15005-15900, 17450-17950, 18068-18168 kHz- S0 at
night and S3-4 at day,
21000-21850 kHz- S0 at night and S1-2 at day,
24890-24990, 25600-26100 kHz- S0 at night and S1 at day,
28000-29700 kHz- S0 at night and S0 at day.
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.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON SOLAR SPACE,
GEOMAGNETIC WEATHER OBSERVING AND FORECASTING AS WELL AS GOINGS ON IN EARTH’S
IONOSPHERE.
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. It does outperform VOA CAP.
And though this HF radio wave propagation forecast is produced based on the
SIGINT_CAP software, 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 on every continent of the globe and tweak the forecast manually if
and when necessary.
And last but not least I look at ionsonde stations on every continent of the
globe.
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). Also by propagation path.
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 and therefore also an art. 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.
B18 schedule: Radio Nigeria Kaduna
0500-0700 on 7335 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
0700-0900 on 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
1100-1500 on 17690 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
2000-2300 on 7235 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
0700-0900 on 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
1100-1500 on 17690 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
2000-2300 on 7235 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa
B18 schedule: Voice of Nigeria
0600-0700 on 7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Hausa
0700-0730 on 7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf French
0730-0800 on 7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Fulfulde
0800-0900 on 7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English
1800-1930 on 9689.9+AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English
1800-2000 on 15120.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English DRM
1930-2000 on 9689.9+AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Fulfulde
2000-2100 on 9689.9+AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Hausa
0900-1400 on 9690.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English (inactive)
1400-1530 on 15120.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English (inactive)
1530-1600 on 15120.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf French (inactive)
1600-1630 on 9690.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Swahili (inactive)
1630-1700 on 7255.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Yoruba (inactive)
1700-1730 on 7255.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Igbo (inactive)
1730-1800 on 11770.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf Arabic (inactive)
0700-0730 on 7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf French
0730-0800 on 7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Fulfulde
0800-0900 on 7254.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English
1800-1930 on 9689.9+AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English
1800-2000 on 15120.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English DRM
1930-2000 on 9689.9+AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Fulfulde
2000-2100 on 9689.9+AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Hausa
0900-1400 on 9690.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English (inactive)
1400-1530 on 15120.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English (inactive)
1530-1600 on 15120.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf French (inactive)
1600-1630 on 9690.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Swahili (inactive)
1630-1700 on 7255.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Yoruba (inactive)
1700-1730 on 7255.0 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Igbo (inactive)
1730-1800 on 11770.0 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf Arabic (inactive)
B18 schedule: ORTM Radio Mali
0600-0800 on 5995 BKO 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French/Arabic
0800-1800 on 9635 BKO 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French/Arabic
1800-2400 on 5995 BKO 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French/Arabic
0800-1800 on 9635 BKO 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French/Arabic
1800-2400 on 5995 BKO 050 kW / non-dir to WeAf French/Arabic
B18 schedule: ELWA Liberia
0530-1000 on 6050 MNR 001 kW / non-dir to WeAf English/Vernaculars
1700-2230 on 6050 MNR 001 kW / non-dir to WeAf English/Vernaculars
1700-2230 on 6050 MNR 001 kW / non-dir to WeAf English/Vernaculars
B18 schedule: Radio Nacional Guinea Ecuatorial
Radio Bata
0500-2300 on 5005 BTA 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf Spanish
Radio Malabo
1900-0700 on 6250 MBO 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf Spanish
0500-2300 on 5005 BTA 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf Spanish
Radio Malabo
1900-0700 on 6250 MBO 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf Spanish
Due ascolti AM a Rapallo
Ascolti AM
(orari UTC)
6070 07.10.18 1000-1015 D DECADE AM, GG, IDs OM. SF LB
6070 19.10.18 1900-1915 D JAZZ FROM POLAND, GG-Polacco, IDs e afro-jazz. SF-BN LB
SEGNALE-SIGNAL
IN - Insufficiente-Poor
SF - Sufficiente-Fair
BN - Buono-Good
MB - Molto Buono-Very Good
***
Luca Botto Fiora (SWL I1-0799GE)
QTH: Rapallo (Genova) - Italia
G. C. 44° 21' 15.2" N / 9° 13' 37.8" E
***
RICEVITORI
R7 Drake - VR5000DSP Yaesu - PL660 Tecsun
ANTENNE
Loop in ferrite di 75 cm ACA (modificata con LW-VLF)
Dipolo 16 metri con balun 4:1 e isolatore di linea coassiale
ACCESSORI
(per loop MW-VLF)
Preamplificatore RF K0LR-WA1ION autocostruito
-
(per dipolo HF)
Eliminatore di QRM MFJ 1026 (con modifica W8JI)
Preamplificatore RF kit LX1456 NE
SOFTWARE
(Mac OS X 10.6.8)
Audacity 2.2.0 (acquisizione-conversione audio)
DXToolbox 4.4.0 demo (propagazione)
HourWorld 3.5.1 demo (orologio mondiale)
Multimode 6.6 demo Black Cat Systems (UTEs)
TimePalette 6.3.1 demo (orologio mondiale)
-
(Android 4.1.1)
Daylight World Map (orologio mondiale)
(orari UTC)
6070 07.10.18 1000-1015 D DECADE AM, GG, IDs OM. SF LB
6070 19.10.18 1900-1915 D JAZZ FROM POLAND, GG-Polacco, IDs e afro-jazz. SF-BN LB
SEGNALE-SIGNAL
IN - Insufficiente-Poor
SF - Sufficiente-Fair
BN - Buono-Good
MB - Molto Buono-Very Good
***
Luca Botto Fiora (SWL I1-0799GE)
QTH: Rapallo (Genova) - Italia
G. C. 44° 21' 15.2" N / 9° 13' 37.8" E
***
RICEVITORI
R7 Drake - VR5000DSP Yaesu - PL660 Tecsun
ANTENNE
Loop in ferrite di 75 cm ACA (modificata con LW-VLF)
Dipolo 16 metri con balun 4:1 e isolatore di linea coassiale
ACCESSORI
(per loop MW-VLF)
Preamplificatore RF K0LR-WA1ION autocostruito
-
(per dipolo HF)
Eliminatore di QRM MFJ 1026 (con modifica W8JI)
Preamplificatore RF kit LX1456 NE
SOFTWARE
(Mac OS X 10.6.8)
Audacity 2.2.0 (acquisizione-conversione audio)
DXToolbox 4.4.0 demo (propagazione)
HourWorld 3.5.1 demo (orologio mondiale)
Multimode 6.6 demo Black Cat Systems (UTEs)
TimePalette 6.3.1 demo (orologio mondiale)
-
(Android 4.1.1)
Daylight World Map (orologio mondiale)
FTIOM & UBMP Oct 28-Nov 3
(Scheduling note: Both FTIOM and UBMP will maintain the same transmission times in UTC for Channel 292 and Space Line for the coming season.
WBCQ's schedule is keyed to Eastern Standard TIme US, and the UTC for those transmissions will change accordingly as of November 4.)
From the Isle of Music, October 28-November 3:
No interviews this week, rather we feature music from Libre de Pecado by Beatriz Márquez, which won the Gran Premio, Cancionistica and Grabación categories of Cubadisco 2018 plus music from Liuba Maríá Hevia, who was awarded a Premio Especial Extraordinario in Cubadisco 2018.
The transmissions take place:
1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)
2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). This has been audible in parts of NW, Central and Southern Europe with an excellent skip to Italy recently.
3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
Also recommended:
Jetzt geht’s los! (Here We Go!), an excellent program of early German Jazz produced by Radio Ohne Nahmen, comes on right before FTIOM on Tuesdays from 1800-1900 UTC on Channel 292.
Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, Oct 28 & 30, 2018
Episode 85 will feature some Estrellas de Areito recordings from Cuba.
The transmissions take place:
1. Sunday 2200-2230 UTC (6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
2. Tuesday 2000-2030 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. If current propagation conditions hold, the broadcast should reach from Iceland to Western Russia, Scandinavia down toNorth Africa and the Middle East, AND a long bounce to parts of New Zealand.
Also recommended:
Marion’s Attic, a unique program produced and hosted by Marion Webster featuring early 20th Century records, Edison cylinders etc played on the original equipment, comes on immediately before UBMP on Sundays from 2100-2200 UTC on WBCQ 7490 Khz.
Thanks for all you do for radio!
William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer
Tilford Productions, LLC
(DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Propagation News – 28 October 2018
We were blessed with quieter geomagnetic conditions this week. And despite the solar flux index only being around 70, a more settled ionosphere meant there was DX to be had. The 6G’s VK9XG DXpedition to Christmas Island off the north-west of Australia has been worked on many bands from the UK, including 160 and 80m. As well as RTTY, SSB and CW, it is also running FT8 as the primary data mode in ‘fox and hound’ configuration, so there is a chance of a contact for lesser-equipped stations too. VP6D on Ducie Island, east of Pitcairn Island, is also active and it too is using FT8 as well as other modes. So generally, HF conditions have been better this week, helped too by the more advantageous autumnal conditions.
Next week NOAA predicts the solar flux index will be pegged at 68. Geomagnetic conditions may be unsettled on Monday, the 29th, due to a small coronal hole, but the rest of the week should be better with a maximum K-index of two.
Make the most of the better conditions as the prediction is that we are in for a geomagnetic disturbance across the weekend of 3 November, and into the beginning of the following week, due to recurrent coronal hole activity on the Sun. This is likely to be due to the return of a coronal hole that pushed the K-index up to five on 7 October, and which has taken around 27 days to rotate back into view.
And don’t forget that this weekend is the SSB leg of the CQ Worldwide contest, when there will be many high-powered and well-equipped stations on the band.
VHF and up:
After some very good tropo for those in the south and west of the UK last week, the weather is changing. British Summer Time has ended and we see a cold northerly airstream flooding down across the country. This is also a signal that the high-pressure system and its tropo of last week are gone, now replaced by windy, showery-type weather. In terms of propagation weather, there could be some useful rain scatter on the microwave bands as heavy showers develop in some coastal regions. Some models do suggest that there may be a hint of high pressure later in the week, but it’s not looking like a very strong contender. Tropo chances could improve though, as the week progresses.
While it will be a quiet week for weather-related propagation, there’s always aircraft scatter on the microwave bands to keep the DX interesting. The digimode JT9F Fast seems to be the best for these bands if fast CW or repetitively chanting call signs and reports on SSB is not your thing.
The Moon reaches maximum declination on Monday and perigee on Wednesday with lowest path losses meaning a good week for EME.
There are no meteor showers this week, so look for the usual enhancement around local dawn for the best meteor scatter contacts as our side of the Earth is rotating into the flux of meteoric particles.
Glenn Hauser logs October 26, 2018
** CHINA. 5965, Oct 26 at 2323, S7-S8 of CNR1 echo-jamming, against IBB Tibetan via Kuwait this hour only, unheard or buried. Best signal from China on band, must be grayline (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 15600, Oct 26 at 2313, VP YL in Brazuguese, one of few signals on band, CRI about 3 seconds ahead of much stronger 13650 relay via CUBA. 15600 is 500 kW aimed NW from Beijing site, a long way across Eurasia, and down the Atlantic toward S America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6100, Oct 26 at 0609, no RHC English here (but a blob of perhaps local origin), while nominal on 6165, 6060 and 6000, all VG. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15730, Oct 26 at 2312, RHC is S9+25 and the SSOB by far, but suptorted modulation cutting out sounds like Kriyol. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA [non]. 11580, Oct 26 at 0604, no signal from WRMI with Radio Nigeria, Kaduna; but in the nightmiddle that`s not conclusively off as was the case during last daytime check at 2013 Oct 25. BUT, Oct 26 at 1335, it`s back on VG S9+10 with continuous Friday Qur`aning until 1358 YL ID.
This cantor is a somewhat higher tenor than usual, and pace is slightly faster, but very beautiful with reverb, artificial? He could have been an opera singer or a crooner. Since I can`t understand a single word of it, I appreciate it on a purely artistic level with no religious baggage. And the third transmission is back on too, 11580 Oct 26 at 2250 check, VG in presumed Hausa. Perhaps yesterday it was just late starting after 2000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. More info on the damage, from Mica F Cochran of USAGM - not sure from which island, if there be any difference, Saipan and Tinian:
``Glen[n], Heavy Damage and couldn't transmit if we had power. Antennas severally damaged, site facilities damaged. Generator issues due to water intrusion, and so on. I could write you a book. That said, everyone is o.k. but up to our necks in everything imaginable. V/R``
And from Glenn Swiderski, NC: ``Wow! Bet they`re happy they trashed Delano and Dixon now. The stations on Tinian and Saipan were built in nothing more than steel Butler buildings. Imagine a shortwave station in a garage. That`s what they had.
What`s great is the guy who the stations are named after [Robert E. Kamosa] took great pride in shutting shortwave down. We referred to him as "Dr. Death"`` (Glenn Hauser, Oct 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Besides NIGERIA [non], here`s what else I`m hearing on WRMI frequencies, Fri Oct 26 in the 2252-2303 period:
9955, great Cuban music until 2259 Oct 26, no program outro but presumably `Noches con Mirka` as scheduled this hour; heavy jamming, but WRMI atop except during some fades. After Rudy ID, at 2300 a `Viva Miami` in Spanish with Jeff and Thaïs discussing their attendance at HFCC and EDXC, which were over two months ago now. And the jamming S/N ratio is worsening for WRMI.
9395 // much weaker 7780, Oct 26 at 2252, RAE in Italian talking about Buenos Aires, mixed with music. Sked M-F 22-23 on both.
5950, Oct 26 at 2254, discussing an ice hockey player, obit? I was sure I heard a Radio Slovakia International ID in passing, but then ``Polish music``. Confusing: Poland is in fact sked this hour on WRN.After 2300 NHK World Radio Japan.
Sked grid has been amended to show XMTR 14 on 5950 at 0000-0300 UT Mon, Wed and Thu, 181 degrees, with System E in yellow.
XMTR 5 on 5950 is also shown at 1500-0300, and 0500-0800 [daily] at 285 degrees, with System E in bright green. It can`t be both.
No details of what either System E entails in program content (but #14 would be the Radio Martí). Still nothing about all the WRN English programming we have been hearing on #5 5950.
5850, Oct 26 at 2303, R. Tirana opening ``internet only`` English, VG signal on Friday-only broadcast; feature to be `Profile` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 830, Oct 26 at 1302 UT, WUMY Memphis TN still audible poorly with more definite info confirming my research yesterday: weather in Spanish for ``ciudad de Memphis``; mentioning cities covered from Jackson (TN) to Jonesboro (AR); 1303 gospel rock tune; 1307, ``105.5 --- Buenas Nuevas`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15153.70-USB, Oct 26 at 1416, colloquial Spanish 2-way INTRUDERS, one strong, one weak; no swearing heard, but mentioned ``puro puerco`` so perhaps pig smugglers.
9628.4-USB, Oct 26 at 1424, weak Spanish 2-way INTRUDERS. Why does no one else ever report these intruders inside our SWBC bands? They are unavoidable in routine bandscans. SWLs don`t care, unlike the hamband intruder-watchers.
13559.0-USB, Oct 26 at 2317, continuous talk in colloquial Spanish, almost seems like a broadcast, vs the constant ISM Part 15 blob centred on 13560 (do others have that? I think this is of local origin). Finally refers to ``puta-madre``, so 2-way (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
this report dispatched at 0135 UT October 27
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