Log Roberto Pavanello

621 18/2 18.45 R.N.E. R.1 - Mallorca Mallorchino NX reg. Baleares buono
720 21/1 20.00 Antena 1 - 3 TX PP Benfica - Galatasaray buono
828 20/2 18.30 Smooth R. - 2 TX EE MX suff.
828 21/2 18.30 R. Gazeta Slobo - S. Pietroburgo Russo talk suff.
828 21/2 20.05 Antena 1 - Ponta Delgada PP Benfica - Galatasaray suff.
891 19/2 23.20 R. Sim - Vilamoura PP MX suff.
981 22/2 15.55 Cesky Impuls - Praha Ceco MX buono
1053 23/2 22.53 COPE - Vila Real SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1107 21/1 18.45 R.N.E. R.5 - Logrono SS NX reg. La Rioja buono
1116 18/2 23.00 R. Albacete - SS ID e pubblicità locale buono
1130 23/2 05.15 WBBR - New York EE talk suff.
1161 24/2 00.00 Smooth R. - Swindon EE MX suff.
1269 17/2 17.50 R. Asia - Dubai Malayalam talk suff.
1278 17/2 17.55 R. Kermanshab - Farsi talk suff.
1377 17/2 17.40 CNR1 - Xingyang Cinese talk suff.
1395 17/2 18.00 Studio Denakker - Klazienaveen Dutch MX suff.
1440 23/2 05.30 WRED - Westbrook EE sport suff.
1500 23/2 05.20 WFED - Washington EE NX buono
1539 19/2 23.30 R. Manresa - Catalano ID e pubblicità locale buono
1560 23/2 05.00 WFME - New York EE MX buono
1566 23/2 18.00 R. Kolbe - Schio IT predica suff.
1620 23/2 05.50 R. Rebelde - Habana SS MX suff.
1635 21/2 23.20 R. Pandora - Dutch MX buono
1637 18/2 22.45 R. Vrolijke Mijnwerker - Dutch ID e MX buono
1638 22/2 23.20 R. Bluebird - Dutch MX buono
1660 21/2 23.25 R. Kristal - Dutch MX buono
1671 22/2 23.15 R. Twentana - Dutch MX buono
3915 23/2 23.10 BBC - Singapore EE MX buono
3945 23/2 23.15 Free R. Victoria - Tedesco MX buono
4775 23/2 23.05 R. Tarma - SS MX buono
4885 23/2 23.25 R. Clube do Parà - Belem PP calcio suff.
5810 24/2 09.30 R. 319 - EE MX buono
5840 24/2 09.45 World Music R. - Randers EE ID e MX buono
6150 23/2 13.20 R. Marabu - Tedesco MX buono
6205 22/2 17.15 Laser Hot Hits - EE MX buono
6210 24/2 09.50 King SW - EE MX suff.
6230 24/2 09.40 R. Casanova - EE ID e MX buono
6250 23/2 17.30 Voice of Hope - Seoul Coreano MX buono
6290 23/2 17.50 R. Fox 48 - EE MX suff.
6300 23/2 17.35 R. Parade - EE MX suff.
6400 23/2 17.55 Pyongyang BC - Coreano MX buono
7585 22/2 18.30 R. Farda - Udon Farsi talk buono
7850 23/2 23.20 CHU - Ottawa EE/FF ID e pip pip buono
9505 23/2 17.40 Voice of Africa - Omdurman EE NX buono
9610 24/2 10.00 AWR - Firenze IT Obiettivo DX by Roberto Scaglione ottimo
9665 23/2 23.30 Voz Missionaria - Camboriu PP predica suff.
15215 21/2 16.45 R. Oomrang - Nebel-Westerheide Frisone talk buono

Roberto Pavanello
Vercelli / Italia

Studio DX 817 - 24/02/19

Obiettivo DX 817 - 24/02/19

UNID in DRM mode on 15120 kHz

UNID, porbably Voice of Nigeria

from 0900 on 15120 kHz in DRM mode


update:
DRM Radio Kuwait on 15109.7 &
DRM Voice of Nigeria on 15119.9

 --

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

Wolfgang Bueschel log feb 24

CHINA/TAIWAN  SOH TWN / CNR1 jammer matter.

re Glenn's item of 15990.204, Feb 23 at 1457 UT:

15990v kHz Nothing traced on various SDR's in Delhi, Hiroshima, Gifu Nagara, and Tokyo SDR's.

15800even CNR1 jamming S=7-8 at 0624 UT heard in Tokyo and Gifu Nagara. and accompanied by SOH TWN same strength on

15799.937 kHz at 0626 UT Febr 24.

15869.943 TWN  SOH threshold level Falun Gong program?,

S=3-4 threshold poor level, 0607 UT

15969.909 kHz SOH TWN poor and tiny at 0603 UT S=4-5.

B u T  on 15970.004 kHz CNR1 jamming came up and started at 06.06 UT late after 06 UT.

18 kHz wideband CNR signal, when checked again 06-08 UT at Gifu Nagara Japan.

16100even CHN  CNR1 jamming at powerful S=9 level, 0612 UT. and accompanied

16100.114 kHz TWN SOH program underneath.

16159.102 TWN  SOH at 0616 UT Febr 24, S=5-6 tiny.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 24)

PALAU  15675even KHBN Palau Medorn final annmts in English at 05.56 to 06.00 UT, many IDs, addresses, phone numbers postcode, POBox, told the world has Mon-Fri 15-22 hrs program, phone 110...291...; Indiana address POBox. Finally after all, TX Palau switched OFF at 06.00:18 UT, like Aoki Nagoya database tell, seemingly a Sunday ONLY program ?  S=8-9 in Japan sidelobe

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 24)

re Eritrea / Somaliland / Sudan mornings

7120 nothing from Hargeysa

7140.020 ERI single outlet in 41 mb from Asmara today Febr 24, S=9+5dB at 05.15 UT.

7180v kHz nothing from Asmara ERI.

7205even Drums and singer program, Omdurman S=9+5dB signal in Doha Qatar at 05.20 UT.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 24)

KUWAIT  15529.707 much odd fq of Radio Kuwait Kabd, English cse, S=8 or -78dBm signal strength in Qatar SDR. 05.30 UT, folk music singer - not HQ prayer program.

15515even fq R Kuwait Kabd in Arabic language, S=8 or -79dBm / resp. S=7 or -85dBm in remote SDR at Tokyo Japan at 05.40 UT.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 24)

CHINA   DRM mode China National Radio service.

15250drm  S=9 in Tokyo Japan at 05.49 UT from Kunming site in southwestern China mainland.

15580drm  Not strong from southern China Dong Fang island

at S=7 or -89dBm level at 05.54 UT.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]

(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 24)

Agenda DX 24/02/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Habana, Cuba 9505 Khz (1961)
Radio Huancabamba, Perù 6282 Khz (1985)
La Voz del Toa, Cuba (1953)
Radio Victoria, Cuba (1953)
Radio Libertad, Cuba (1940)
Radio Rebelde, Cuba 5025 Khz (1958)
Voice of America, USA (1942)


FESTE NAZIONALI
Festa dell'Indipendenza in Estonia

Glenn Hauser logs February 22-23, 2019

** BULGARIA. 11600, Sat Feb 23 at 1315, rock music at only S2-S3, i.e. `The Giant Jukebox` on The Mighty Farty KBC, weekly 13-14 broadcast for Europe, but which Mark Coady, Ontario, keeps recommending for better reception than for North America, UT Sunday 0100 on 5960 via Germany --- not the case here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA [and non]. 351 kHz, Feb 23 at 0703 UT, one NDB log before shuteye is YKQ, which is 500 watts from Fort Rupert - Waskaganish, Québec; and it`s overcoming 350 kHz RG, 400 watts at Will Rogers World Airport, OKC, a.k.a. Gally; 2502 km = 1555 miles, so it`s about 22 times as far away as RG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 2749-USB, Feb 23 at 0437 S8 synthyl in French with marine weather, including minimums & maximums, past 0441+.

2598-USB, Feb 23 at 0441 I check the other frequency and hear same thing weaker, running just a split second ahead of 2749, as I am able to hear them on two different receivers. I can never be quite sure whether that be due to transmission delays or DSP-caused reception delays. 0443 one of them stops but shortly they are back almost //.

DXLD 19-07 quoted this info:

``Les Escoumins, Quebec maritime weather station VCF --- Located in the eastern part of the province of Quebec, VCF is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. It broadcasts its weather bulletins in bothEnglish and French as follows:

2598 and 2749 kHz 0437-0500 VCF Les Escoumins QC``

Among other times, this being the final one until 0847. But that info omits important data, true transmitter sites of each frequency as in:

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Marine-Communications/RAMN-2018/Part2#21

``04:37 

Natashquan  2598J3E

La Vernière 2749J3E 

Radiotelephony --- Technical marine synopsis and forecasts for marine areas 215 to 221 and 301 to 302. Wave height forecasts for marine areas 215, 217, 219, 220, 221, 301 and 302. Notices to Fish Harvesters (when available)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CAYMAN ISLANDS [and non]. 1813.90-LSB, Feb 23 at 0449, ZF9CW working K9ZO in Illinois. Per his QRZ.com page, Stan H. Stockton is a big 160m contester, on Cayman Brac, but address in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, almost an Okie. 

I`ve found 160m crammed with hams, during a big contest, LSB all over the place, and many QRMing each other less than 1 kHz apart. Only below 1805 do I hear some CW, and one ragchewer stands out on 1880; something digital intermittently 1840-1845. There are frantic phone contest contacts exchanging 5&9s. Mostly US and Canadian of course, so I pick out the one foreign I log; some further east are working Europe. This QRhaM bodes ill for WA0RCR this weekend, such as during WORLD OF RADIO starting UT Sunday anytime between 0400 and 0505 recent weeks, on 1860-AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9910-9980, Feb 23 at 0011, wall-of-noise jamming against 9955 WRMI not quite into R. Libertad yet, asymmetrically splattering out over this range. Something`s always wrong at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6100, Feb 23 at 0516, this RHC is on but S9+50 in Spanish instead of English, supposed to start at 0500; also // Spanish on 6060 & 5040, leaving English only on 6165 and 6000. Consequently, the 6270 leapfrog mixing product of 6060 over 6165 is bilingual, attaining hefty S5. But 0656 recheck, all four 49m are back in English, with 6000 weakest at only S9. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, Feb 23 at 1453, CRI Plus relay this day is overmodulated and distorted, rather than JBM or suptorted. They can never get it just right! Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, Feb 23 at 0412, trying to hear XEPPM, but its music is underneath talk in unknown language, making SAH of 200/minute = 3.33 Hz. 0400-0430 is the only evening time when CCI is now scheduled: AWR Turkish via AUSTRIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND [and non]. 7330, Feb 23 at 1257, RNZI confirmed here, only S9 with flutterfading to S4, QSY to 6115 announcement, one bellbird chirp and off 1259*. I retune to 6115 which soon comes up, not much better than 7330 and I could easily believe it`s still on the NNW antenna only, not back to split with NNE antenna favoring us. There is also CCI from a fast SAH, probably the Saturday-only Vatican Radio in Chinese via Philippines not turned off yet by 1300*; violating Separation of Church & State (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 27185-AM, Feb 22 at 2110-2147+ continuous extremely repetitive loop of local CB music pirate including phrases such as ``pineapple man``. Lumberjack attempts to interrupt at 2116 producing a LAH briefly. Should anyone hear this stuff on skip, they will know they`ve got Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1-WBFM, Feb 23 at 1459 UT, open carrier/dead air from KUCO, our classical station. So much for the repeat of its signature show, `Performance Oklahoma`, part of which I missed on first airing UT Thu from 0200. I leave a radio on, and modulation finally resumes, mid-music at 1549, until 1559 ID with no back-announcement, apology or explanation of what happened, and into `The Record Shelf`, including Groucho Marx singing Gilbert & Sullivan, ``Tit-willow``. Maybe something to do with KUCO`s imminent installation of a new transmitter; but if some transmitter be radiating, adding modulation to it shouldn`t be too difficult. Later in day the 90.1 signal seems weaker than usual (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOMALILAND [non]. 7120, Feb 23 at 0409, no signal from R. Hargeisa. It`s been missing for weeks, gone for good? Only other hamband intruder remains 7140, VOBME Eritrea, presumed the JBA AM carrier, but not the other one on 7180. 

ARRL reported Dec 13, 2018, that per IARU, Hargeisa had resumed after a break of several weeks, but we saw no definite reports of it since I had a long-path carrier Nov 29 at 1347; and Bryan Clark, NZ, reported it reactivated but with distorted audio Nov 17 at 1812 and 0328 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Feb 22 at 2155 as planned, I`m retuned exactly 24 hours later to REE after I thought I heard them announce frequency as 9620 --- but not any fq anmt today before 2200! Instead plugs special show Monday at 0130 (¿TU o HNE?), ``Festival del Cine desde Los Ángeles``. Obviously about the Academy Awards but no mention of same by name in either language. And multilingual generic REE IDs, fill with ``Sueño`` song about dreaming; 2200 no timesignal (even tho they often emit them at half-hours), and next show ``Marca España`` about worldwide trade. 

2300 recheck for Friday English segment: starts with flamenco music, Justin Coe says in honor of Paco de Lucía anniversary, 2306 starts his performance of ``Concierto de Aranjuez`` by Joaquín Rodrigo, 3-movement masterwork likely to occupy rest of the semihour. ¡Viva la música clásica en onda corta! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 6125, UT Sat Feb 23 at 0415, VOT is S9+10, modulating Turkish music; kept on it for `Letterbox`, but talk feature at 0418 is something historical; o yeah, L`box has moved 24 hours later to UT Sundays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY [and non]. 12035, Feb 23 at 1338, something in Thai S9-S6 way atop VOT in English, so no hearing Letterbox now --- spells out ``T-H-A-I at AWR.org``. So it`s KSDA GUAM as scheduled 1330-1400 due west. Making no het since VOT is on-frequency today. First time I`ve noticed this, as I must have been tuning to Turkey after 1400. 12085 has a very similar broadcast, i.e. KSDA in Lao, same time, same parameters, 1342 with rustic music, same signal but no CCI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. 7460, Feb 23 at 0406, S7-S8 African? music, which must be the Kirundi/Kinyarwanda service of VOA as scheduled 0330-0430 via BOTSWANA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1970 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria confirms: GERMANY, Reception of World of Radio via HLR on 6190 kHz CUSB on Feb.23

https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-world-of-radio-via-hlr-on_23.html

0731-0800 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu Sat, weak/fair signal``

Confirmed Sat Feb 23 at 1246 amid the 1230 on WRMI 9955, good S9. 

As usual no signal here for Sat 1531 on 9485-CUSB via HLR Germany; nor at UTwente SDR; but audible poorly at 1537 on SDR in Italy.

Alan Gale, England, also reports: ``Hi Glenn, HLR faded in here around 1455 UT so no problem hearing Media Network Plus and most of World of Radio today, though I did notice that while the audio sounded fine in the CUSB mode, when switched to AM there was noticeable distortion on it and it sounded a little raspy and overdriven. The signal faded out suddenly at 1552 but didn't come back again unfortunately. A shortmp3 file is attached showing the distortion on the AM signal. Alan``

Next:

2030vUT Saturday  WA0RCR  1860-AM MO non-direxional

2200 UT Saturday  WRMI   *9955 to SSE

0400vUT Sunday    WA0RCR  1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND

0830 UT Sunday    WRMI    5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW 

1130 UT Sunday    HLR     7265-CUSB Germany to WSW

2130 UT Sunday    WRMI    7780 to NE

0230 UT Monday    WRMI    5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW

0400vUT Monday    WBCQ   *5130v Area 51 to WSW

0430 UT Monday    WRMI   *9955 to SSE

0930 UT Monday    Unique  5045-LSB NSW ND

2330 UT Monday    WRMI   *9955 to SSE

* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:

Complete WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM, podcast:

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

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.2, UT Sat Feb 23 at 0100, WBCQ starting `Allan Weiner Worldwide`; also I think on 3264.9 where I make out a trace of opening ``William Tell Overture`` theme; nothing at all audible on 9330. 7490+ is already fading out before AW finishes interjexions, so over to John Carver for his summary:

``Show started a few seconds early on 7490 which is coming in this evening. Prior to startup, signal was just shy of S9 but dropped to S5 when the theme song started. Timtron and Angela in the studio with Allan. Allan says they're broadcasting on 7490, 9330 and 3265.

First phone call at 0105 from Mr. Transistor Norm. Allan says the snow is so deep, they had to hire professional snow removal. Has a crew coming tomorrow to shovel the roofs off as they are expecting a foot of snow by Monday. Says they have four feet of snow in the fields as Tom Barna walks into the studio. Some jokes about Tom stopping by to use the bathroom in the studio as it's the warmest room on the compound. Norm says he's receiving all three frequencies well in FLA with a portable receiver using the whip antenna. 

Some long, deep fades but so far no political talk. Then I hear Allan state that HAARP is no more and that after the superstation starts broadcasting, he predicts that the conspiracy theories will start up again and the new antenna will be accused of causing all sorts of things. Even speculated that North Korea would complain to Trump about being bombarded by something harmful from WBCQ. Says that 9330 will be the primary frequency but they also plan on testing another but a deep fade made it impossible to hear the number. [did anyone get it?? gh]

When the signal comes back up, Tim is talking to Norm about the antennas he uses for working the hambands from his home QTH. Then the signal fades down and disappears at 0134. Can find no signal on 9330 and move to 3265. Signal is jumping between S3 and S5 with some light fades. Allan is talking radio with Norm but they're talking about MW. By 0141 the noise has come up making it difficult to copy the program. I miss the days when the program was also heard on 5130. Now Tim and Norm are talking again but difficult to copy.

Another phone call at 0150 but I can't tell what they're talking about. Hard to believe that WBCQ has become such a difficult DX catch. Lost the signal at 0157. Tuned to 5130 and the Militia program was coming in like gangbusters. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7730, UT Sat Feb 23 at 0404, this VG WRMI is playing World Music fill, including several of our favorites for the rest of the hour such as at 0443, ``Sandunga`` on marimba and orchestra. 0459 Zanotti ID cut off incomplete at 0500*. Too bad that much of WRMI automation is out of alignment now. Programming for this frequency-hour is unaccounted for on the WRMI skedgrids, except for VORW on Fridays; what of the other five days? More World Music? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** U S A. 9395, Sat Feb 23 at 0501, S9+20 of dead air from WRMI, eventually JIP that airline commercial. Maybe it was switchover time from/to Oldies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7570, Feb 23 at 1255, Supreme Master TV via WRMI now playing ``Für Elise``, yay, classical music on SW, but on piano I can notice the recording wowing. 1300 switch to other music including birdchirps. Ending ``part 2`` of something in English; and multilingual announcements; 1308 lengthy listing of worldwide platforms including WRMI frequencies 15770, 4980 and 7570 only, enumerating the exact number of countries each reaches on each continent! I had no idea SW was such a precise medium! 

Also refers to website for language schedule: http://suprememastertv.com/schedule ``/`` always uttered as ``forward-slash``, even tho the forward part is totally unnecessary [and I use ``slant``, much less threatening], as if one were to type a backward-slash in such a position, it would still work! As I just proved going to site http://suprememastertv.com\schedule which autodefaults to English: http://suprememastertv.com/en1/index.php with linx to specific dates --- but nothing resembling a language sked grid, just info about a few specific programs with no times shown! Enough time wasted on this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5085, Friday February 22 at 1751, it`s another on-all-day 

from WTWW-3 rock music, only S4-S5 to here, not completely absorbed. 

But it was not on-all-night as of 1245 Feb 23 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 

LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Sat Feb 23 at 2014, still no signal from KVOH, now sounding its second week of silence. Saturday-only English span should be 16-21 UT. Tnx to Ray, we know what happened, but nothing on website to explain it to all would-be listeners; everything looks fine: http://www.voiceofhope.com/station_americas.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 620, Feb 23 at 0506 UT, unusually something in Spanish: certainly not kaput XEBU Chihuahua2, so XENK in EdoMex or something more exotic? Not a single US or Canadian 620 is listed in the NRC AM Log as SS, altho a few are ETHnic. Immediately hear an ID as ``Radio Oasis``, repeating phone number 469-397-0620, and plugging some event domingo a las 11 de la mañana, ``véngase`` to an address on Harry Hines Blvd. (!) That means this is Dallas, where HH is a major artery I have traversed, and ergo this is KEXB, until now known only as ``Experts in Business`` in English (ex-KWFT, 620 hijacked from Wichita Falls). Also has a het from 621, no doubt CANARY ISLANDS. KEXB websked confirms the program 7 days a week at 11 pm-5 am CT is indeed Radio Oasis, but no further info about it; unsure if it`s religious. = 05-11 UT now, 04-10 UT once DST be imposed. That means KEXB is now exactly 25% Spanish (unless there be even more I haven`t noticed), so worthy of an SS designation among its formats; U4 5/4.5 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1460, 1480, 1600, Feb 23 at 1330 UT, confirming these three Metroplex stations are all in different Vietnamese, i.e. KCLE (weakest), KBXD, KRVA. How big an audience is there there? Google search turns up 85,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth, fourth place metro after LA, San José and Houston. Not clear how many be first-generation with primary language Vietnamese. At 1332, 1600 is playing a choral anthem: I bet it`s RVN, defunct (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [non]. More about the Venezuela Aid concert Fri Feb 22. ``Why not turn 9955 at least back on for this too? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``

As if in reply, Jeff follows up at 1703: ``We are also broadcasting the Venezuela Aid alive concert on 5950 kHz until 2000 UT``

5950 is of course as always here in daytime a JBA carrier as at 1750 check. Meanwhile, higher daytime frequencies on azimuths across North America remain silent. However, at 1730, the WRMI stream is playing, silently: http://wrmi.listen.creek.fm/stream

Jeff White replied at 1809: ``There have been some breaks in the audio we are getting from Colombia, but it’s OK right now.``

More about this:

https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-venezuela-aid-live-unfurled-2019-htmlstory.html

Richard Langley replied at 1754: ``Live with video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J55O252e72k

-- Richard Langley``

I replied at 1855: ``Yes, but monitoring YT, instead all I see is a still photo of huge crowd, and precious little music since 1830, rather impassioned speeches, all in Spanish.

Found this also on the Telemundo TV network, with full-motion video and audio. Backdrop and corner bug map of Venezuela includes Guyana, claim apparently also approved by the anti-Maduros. 1931 pause for commercials, to return? Glenn``

Yes. The ``Guyana es nuestro`` low-res outline map also shows 6 tiny islands off the coast. Oh oh, are they claiming the ABCs too? No, consulting an atlas there are six fully YV islands between ABCs and Trinidad, including a favorite ham DX-pedition target, Aves, where I guess there are also birds, at the western end, and the largest, Margarita at the eastern.

As for Guyana, the Venez claim is thinner than the whole country now, evidently the western half bounded by the Essequibo River, and not including Georgetown (but what about Jonestown?). This appendage is reminiscent of another flaccid hanger the USA has on its southeast.

Richard Langley, UNB, replies the next day Feb 23 at 1501: ``I had continuous live excellent video and audio for several hours on one computer connected to the university's network while doing work on another. Glenn, you could have been having computer/network issues. Pretty well the only English heard was when Richard Branson talked and a few words from some of the performers like Miami-resident Danny Ocean. Not all rock music. Some nice Latin American folk music, too. At one time, over 43,000 people were watching the YouTube feed. It is replaying this morning as I enter this. -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.14, Feb 23 at 0430, off-frequency with some JBA talk, language uncertain, S4-S6 vs storm crashes as spring is nigh. Cannot detect any signal on likely fundamental 1470.07 producing second harmonic. As I mentioned in October, one known harmonic on 2940 is HJNT Cali, Colombia, and this is probably it. MWOffsets shows three possibilities:

1470.063 USA WBCR (Alcoa, TN) 2017-03-30 

1470.075 CLM Radio Huellas (Cali) 1100-0500 2015-12-15 

1470.08  EQA HCED1 Ecos de Cayambe (Cayambe) 2005-07-04

(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7335, Feb 23 at 0408, S6-S8 of dead air. Nothing at all scheduled now among broadcasters; the next being R. Nigeria, Kaduna via France from 0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15990.204, Feb 23 at 1457, JBA carrier, maybe trace of modulation. Such a WOOB frequency instantly brings to mind Sound of Hope, but chance of 100 watts propagating thus is nil. Nor is 15990 one of the scores of SOH frequencies in Aoki/NDXC nor Wolfgang Bueschel`s monitoring. Maybe some spur if not a local device; no spurs from Cuba on 15 or 13 MHz today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 2034 UT February 23

Media & Tech - 23/02/2019

SWLDXBulgaria News Feb.22-23

ESWATINI   Good signal of Trans World Radio Africa on Feb.22:
1802-1832 on  9500 MAN 100 kW / 013 deg to EaAf English Mon-Fri
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/good-signal-of-trans-world-radio-africa.html

FRANCE(non)   Reception of KBS World Radio via TDF Issoudun, Feb.22
2000-2100 on  5950 ISS 250 kW / 180 deg to NWAf French, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-kbs-world-radio-via-tdf_23.html

FRANCE(non)    R.Xoriyo Ogadenya&Voice of Independent Oromiya via TDF are cancelled.
No signal of these two clandestine programs via Issoudun from the beginning of 2019:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/rxoriyo-ogadenya-of-independent-oromiya.html

FRANCE(non)   Radio Nigeria Kaduna & Manara Radio Int via TDF Issoudun on Feb.23
0500-0700 on  7335 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa Radio Nigeria Kaduna, fair
0700-0800 on 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa Manara Radio&TV Int#, good
# instead of 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa Radio Nigeria Kaduna B-18:
My last 3 videos of Manara Radio Int. on 15440 kHz via MBR Issoudun on Dec.8, 2016:
0730-0830 on 15440 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa Manara Radio Int, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/radio-nigeria-kaduna-manara-radio.html

GERMANY   Very good signal of Deutsche Welle on Feb.23
0630-0700 on  9830 NAU 250 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/very-good-signal-of-deutsche-welle-via.html

GERMANY   Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG via MBR Nauen on Feb.23
1130-1200 on  6055 NAU 125 kW / 222 deg to CeEu German Sat/Sun, fair:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/evangelische-missions-gemeinden-emg-via_23.html

GERMANY(non)   NHK World Radio Japan MBR Issoudun on Feb.23
0530-0600 on  7450 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French, fair/good
0600-0630 on  6165 ISS 500 kW / 140 deg to NoAf Arabic, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of World of Radio via HLR on 6190 kHz CUSB on Feb.23
0731-0800 on  6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sat, weak/fair signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-world-of-radio-via-hlr-on_23.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Radio Waves International via Channel 292 on Feb.23:
0800-0900 on  6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu English/French Sat, fair to good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-radio-waves-international_23.html

GERMANY(non)   Weak/fair signal of Radio City via HLR on 6190 kHz CUSB, Feb.23:
1300-1400 on  6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu German 4th Sat, instead of 9485
1300-1400 on  6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English 1st/2nd/3rd Sat UNRadio
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/weakfair-signal-of-radio-city-via-hlr.html

GERMANY(non)   Reception of Radio Tropicana via HLR on 9485 kHz CUSB on Feb.23:
1400-1500 on  9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Spanish Sat, weak/fair plus QRM
at same time  9490 KUN 150 kW / 270 deg to SoAs Bangla China Radio International
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-radio-tropicana-via-hlr-on.html

GREECE   Fair/good signal of Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz, Feb.23
0602-0805 on  9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 & off
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/fairgood-signal-of-voice-of-greece-on.html

ROMANIA(non)   Reception of Radio City via RADIOCOM Săftica on Feb.23
0900-1000 on  9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu German Sat, fair/good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-radio-city-via-radiocom_23.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Good signal of AWR via SPL Secretbrod in 25mb on Feb.22
1300-1330 on 11730 SCB 050 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Chinese Mon-Fri
1300-1330 on 11730 SCB 050 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Uighur Sat/Sun
1330-1400 on 11730 SCB 050 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Chinese
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/good-signal-of-awr-via-spl-secretbrod.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod, Feb.22
1700-1730 on  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya, very good
1730-1800 on  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Arabic Mon/Wed/Fri
1730-1800 on  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/very-good-signal-of-dimtse-radio-erena.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Radio Taiwan International via SPL Secretbrod, Feb.22
1900-1930 om  5900 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu German, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/radio-taiwan-international-via-spl.html

SECRETLAND(non)   BVBroadcasting via SPL Secretbrod in 49/31mb, Feb.22:
1931-1945 on  5900 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME Arabic Dardasha 7, good
1945-2000 on  9400 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to NoAf Arabic Dardasha 7, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-via-spl.html

SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of Mighty KBC Radio via SPL Secretbrod on Feb.23:
1300-1400 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English Sat, very good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-mighty-kbc-radio-via-spl_23.html

U.K.(non)   Voice of America VOA via ENC-DMS Woofferton on Feb.22:
1400-1500 on 15600 WOF 250 kW / 102 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-voice-of-america-via-enc.html

U.K.(non)   FEBA Radio IBRA Radio via ENC-DMS Tashkent, Feb.22
1500-1530 on  5895 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali, good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-feba-radio-ibra-radio-via.html

U.K.(non)   Reception of KBS World Radio via ENC-DMS Woofferton on Feb.22
2000-2200 on  3955 WOF 250 kW / 114 deg to WeEu German/French, very good:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-kbs-world-radio-via-enc_23.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Ndarason International via ENC-DMS Woofferton, Feb.23:
0700-0800 on 13810 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri, fair/good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/radio-ndarason-international-via-enc_23.html

U.K.(non)   Extra frequencies of BBC, due to elections in Nigeria on Feb.23:
0700-1200 on 17780 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf Hausa, instead of WS English
1200-1430 on 17780 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Hausa, instead of WS English
1430-1700 on 17780 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf Hausa, instead of WS English
1700-1930 on 15695 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf Hausa, instead of WS English
1930-2000 on 11660 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Hausa - as scheduled in B-18
2000-2230 on 11660 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Hausa, instead of WS English
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/extra-frequencies-of-bbc-due-to.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   Reception of North Korea Reform Radio on Feb.22
1430-1530 on  7600 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, weak/fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-north-korea-reform-radio_23.html

VATICAN(non)   Voice of America VOA via Santa Maria di Galeria on Feb.23
1100-1130 on 17850 SMG 250 kW / 193 deg to WCAf French Sat, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/02/reception-of-voice-of-america-voa-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

Media & Tech L'Approfondimento - 23/02/2019

Propagation News – 24 February 2019

The Sun played ball this week and matched our predictions. The Kp index soared to four on Thursday, the 21st, thanks to ongoing coronal hole activity, but it was otherwise settled. There had been good conditions earlier in the week. The ARRL International DX Contest gave people contacts into nearly all the US states over the weekend of the 16th and 17th. Meanwhile, Chris, G0DWV worked a host of West Coast US stations, including some in Oregon and Washington, via 40m long path late afternoon on Wednesday the 20th, although his beam helped a lot. This may have also been due to a pre-auroral enhancement, as the Kp index surged upwards later that evening.

Next week we can expect more of the same, with NOAA predicting the solar flux index at 68 to 70 again. Geomagnetic conditions will be settled to start with, but expect the Kp index to rise again from around the 27th due to recurrent coronal hole activity. We may expect the Kp index to hit four or five between 27 February and 2 March, so expect subdued maximum usable frequencies after the potential for enhanced conditions before the geomagnetic storm bites.

As we head into March we can start to kiss goodbye to the long nights that have brought good 160m conditions. It’s time to say hello to better HF conditions, with excellent north-south paths, especially around noon and early afternoon. Eighty metres may also start to continue to be open to the UK after dark, with the critical frequency just managing to cover the whole band at times this week.

VHF and up:

The large area of high pressure nearby to the east and south of Britain will continue to provide good tropo conditions during the first part of the coming week. This long run of tropo weather, pretty much since the start of the month, is typical of slow-moving winter highs, but eventually the Atlantic lows and their frontal systems will always break through. This time it seems the changeover starts from mid-week, as the pressure falls, and the quality of the lift conditions fade. It’s still too early to talk of sporadic E propagation, so that leaves the cupboard bare for other weather-related modes this week, but keep watch in case the odd aurora chances by.

Es’hailSat continues to surprise and activity is high, with reports of people copying narrowband signals with just an LNB pointed at the satellite and no dish! A 45cm Sky dish seems to give acceptable results receiving the narrowband transponder.

Moon declination is negative and falling this week so the Moon will be at low elevation for a short period each day and losses are increasing as we go towards apogee a week tomorrow.

The K7RA Solar Update

No sunspots are visible since January 30. The lack of sunspot activity has persisted for over 3 weeks, as of February 21. This past week (February 14-20) the average daily solar flux was only marginally higher, rising just barely from 70.4 to 70.6. Geomagnetic indicators were lower, with average daily planetary A index declining from 8.1 to 4.9, and average daily mid-latitude A index (measured at a single magnetometer in Virginia) dropping from 6.1 to 3.9.

One advantage at the bottom of the solar cycle is there is less geomagnetic activity, which is a benefit for propagation on 160, 80 and 60 meters. The recent issue of ARRL Contest Update mentioned this, when they talked about the CW weekend last week of the ARRL International DX Contest: “There are many reports that 160 and 80 meters experienced exceptional propagation. The phone version of this contest is coming up on March 2.” Also in the same Contest Update is a link to K0NR and his piece about how VHF has propagation opportunities beyond line-of-sight: http://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2019/02/the-myth-of-vhf-line-of-sight/

In the 45-day outlook for solar flux, the current forecast shows predicted values below 70, for the first time in a few weeks, from March 1-10 and again on March 26 through April 6. We are approaching the end of the winter season, and the vernal equinox (first day of spring) happens on Wednesday, March 20. This suggests better HF conditions. Likewise, in the Southern Hemisphere is the autumnal equinox, a good period for HF propagation.

The 45-day solar flux prediction on February 21 was 71 on February 22 through March 1, 68 on March 2-10, 70 on March 11-25, and 68 on March 26 through April 7.

Predicted planetary A index is 10 and 8 on February 22-23, 5 on February 24-26, then 16, 20, 18, 12 and 8 on February 27 through March 3, then 5, 8, 5, 8, 10 and 8 on March 4-9, 5 on March 10-11, then 12 and 10 on March 12-13, 5 on March 14-17, then 12, 16, 12 and 8 on March 18-21, 5 on March 22-25, then 15, 18, 18, 12, 8 and 5 on March 26-31, then 8, 5, 8, 10, and 8 on April 1-5, and 5 on April 6-7.

Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period February 22 until March 20, 2019 from F.K. Janda, OK1HH:

Geomagnetic field will be

Quiet on February 24-26, March 10, 15-16

Quiet to unsettled on February 23, March 4-7, 9, 11, 18

Quiet to active on February 22, March 3, 8, 12-14, 17, 19-20

Unsettled to active on February 27, March 2

Active to disturbed on February 28, March 1

Solar wind will intensify on February 22, (28,) March (1-3, 6-9,) 13-15, 20

Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.

Again, there are changes in the configuration of active areas, so the predictability of the prognoses decreases and their computation is difficult.

Here is a Newsweek article on the solar corona and the next sunspot cycle: https://bit.ly/2BLeT2W

Regarding the recent unusual (and low) predictions for sunspot numbers and solar flux seen on the final few pages of NOAA’s weekly preliminary Report and Forecast, go to https://bit.ly/2TagxVI to see an update. We will probably need to wait for the next Space Weather Workshop in April. The Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel meets on Friday, April 5, 2019.

Wayne Greaves, W0ZW, of Farmington, New Mexico wrote in a recent email, “The level of activity during the ARRL International DX Contest (CW) last weekend certainly proved to me that you can work DX at the bottom of the solar cycle.  I even made a 10-meter contact with a station in Chile.”

Here is the latest video forecast from Dr. Skov: https://youtu.be/EHeO-5URiQU

If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at k7ra@arrl.net.

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service at http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of numbers used in this bulletin, see http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere.

An archive of past propagation bulletins is at http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.

Sunspot numbers for February 14 through 20, 2019 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of 0. 10.7 cm flux was 71.4, 70.9, 70.7, 70.1, 69.9, 70.2, and 71, with a mean of 70.6. Estimated planetary A indices were 10, 4, 3, 4, 7, 3, and 3, with a mean of 4.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 8, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, and 2, with a mean of 3.9.

BBC reveals details of 5G broadcast radio trial

The BBC has confirmed it will pioneer live radio broadcasts over 5G mobile networks in the first public trial of its kind. 

As reported first by a516digital last March, the 5G trial is one of six testbeds announced by the DCMS.

The broascaster says the trial in Stronsay, Orkney, could help it reach more people in rural areas in the future.

The trial will run for an initial six weeks with a potential to extend. It’s part of the wider 5G RuralFirst initiative, where several other trials will also explore the potential of 5G for rural businesses and communities across the country.

Using a modified version of the new BBC Sounds app and a broadcast-ready smartphone, those taking part in the BBC trial will be among the first to receive live radio broadcasts over 5G - the next step up from 4G mobile networks in use today. The trial will put live radio into their pockets and onto their smartphones for the first time, as well as all the on-demand programmes, podcasts and music mixes BBC Sounds has to offer.

5G broadcast works by sending a single version of a programme out over a wide area, which anybody in range can receive. This differs from live-streaming, where the same programme is sent individually to every person that requests it.

The BBC says that for audiences in rural areas, where bandwidth is often low and unstable, this means enjoying live programmes more reliably on-the-go. And when lots of people want the same live programme at the same time, broadcasting it over 5G can help reduce congestion on the rest of the network. Not only does this free up precious bandwidth and improve the reliability of the internet, but the 5G broadcast won’t eat into people’s data allowances either.

Kieran Clifton, Director of Distribution and Business Development, BBC, says: 

 The internet has changed how people watch and listen to programmes, and we want to bring those benefits to all of our audiences. This can be challenging in rural areas, so we’re pioneering new ways of reaching people using the latest technology. This cutting-edge trial is a chance for us to learn all we can, so we can continue to provide world-class public service broadcasting to the entire UK.

Nick Chrissos, Director of Innovation, Europe, Cisco, says: 

 5G RuralFirst aims to identify practical use cases of how enhanced connectivity will benefit businesses and communities in rural areas across the country. It’s about building a business case for 5G roll outs beyond urban areas and demonstrating the value of investing in the digital infrastructure serving rural businesses and communities for the benefit of the entire country.

A 4G/5G network and associated technology has been installed on Stronsay especially for the trial. The local wireless ISP, Cloudnet, is hoping to take over aspects of the technology at the end of the trial with the aim of providing wireless home broadband services to the island. (www.a516digital.com)

Agenda DX 23/02/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
FCC Federal Radio Commission (1927)
Radio Antilles, Monserrat 930 Khz (1966)
Classic Gold, Gran Bretagna 1431 Khz (1982)
Faro del Caribe, Costarica 5055-9645 Khz (1948)

Glenn Hauser logs February 21-22, 2019

** CUBA. 9624 & 9656, Feb 21 at 2242, diffuse spurblobs obviously out of 9640 RHC transmitter which is S9+20. Not FM, and no modulation recognizable on them. I then scan for more further out at 16x kHz multiples. There is more hash but not on exact spots, such as around 9590, 9540 vs other RHC 9535, 9565? vs jamming, 9520. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5990, Feb 21 at 2315, CRI relay is JBM with scratches, S9+10/20. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, Feb 22 at 1448, CRI Plus relay is S9+40 but suptorted. Readable if you want to put up with it. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. But no spurs on 15 or 13 MHz bands today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Feb 21 at 2156, REE Spanish frequency announcement as 11940 to S America, 9620 to N America ---- what? Did I hear that right? It`s really 9690, of course. Will have to try again at same hour. Seems like 9620 may have been REE sometime in past. Currently not registered anything below 9690, but several imaginary alternates in the 15 and 17 MHz bands likely to return in A-season (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 3264.897V, Feb 22 at 0715, WBCQ is JBA with talk and music not // much stronger 9330+ TOMBS. Haven`t checked much for it lately, as never enough signal to be listenable, but apparently still running 24 hours. V = audibly wavering slightly, as opposed to lower case v meaning long-term variability (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 13755, Feb 22 at 1447, no DRM from WINB, only heard yesterday on this frequency, and not on previous 13690 either. Nor at 1636 recheck. What do they twit about this?

``winb‏ @SWWINB Feb 21 --- New WINB DRM Schedule - Effective Immediately - 07-09 UTC 7315 kHz, 09-12 9265 kHz, 12-17 13755 kHz#shortwave #drm #HFCC #B18``

NOT now, as I said, on 13755. That`s from Hans Johnson in FL, who is reluctant to sign his real name. Here`s some more news:

``winb‏@SWWINB 4h4 hours ago [from 1612 UT Feb 22 --- why in the world don`t they just show the real time of the items???] New WINB DRM program - Unique Radio's @AussieTimG 1100-1200 UTC Wed, Thu, and Fri on 9265 kHz. Reception reports wanted. #drm #swling #shortwave #dx #swl``

We had not even heard about this from Tim Gaynor himself, who earlier had quit WINB completely. But this now on his own website: https://www.uniqueradio.biz/

``HOT NEWS --- Unique Radio will be transmitting on 9265 kHz DRM 1100 - 1200 UTC via WINB, Wednesday's, Thursday's and Friday's (From February 27th 2019), aimed at 62 degrees to Eastern North America, Europe and possibly being able to be received on the North African Continent and very remotely, in parts of Australia. Reports to John Wright C/O ARDXC at the following email: dxer1234@gmail.com``

This twitfeed also includes some posts about other DRM stations: https://twitter.com/@SWWINB

``winb  @SWWINB Feb 13 --- #vonigeria *1600 today 15120 kHz in Arabic! I don't think they have been on in Arabic via shortwave for a few years, certainly not on DRM. Via SDR in Switzerland``. 

And about China DRM. And even some non-DRM, non-WINB items such as Koode Radio International (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Friday Feb 22 at 1512, still no signal from KVOH; however at 1637 there is a JJBBA carrier, maybe KVOH if not an artifact; QRP or just not propagating? Only other signal on band is a JBA carrier on 17830, BBC Ascension (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [non]. Just received this from Jeff White, RMI at 1635 Feb 22; who has special interest in this, as Mrs. Thaïs White is from there, probably family still:

``Venezuela Aid Live concert --- WRMI’s web stream is carrying Richard Branson’s Venezuela Aid Live concert all day today February 22 until approximately 2200 UT. It can be heard on our website http://www.wrmi.net and on TuneIn (search for WRMI).

-- 

Jeff White, General Manager

WRMI Radio Miami International

10400 NW 240th Street

Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA

Tel +1-305-559-9764

Fax +1-863-467-0185

www.wrmi.net``

Why not turn 9955 at least back on for this too? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Feb 22 at 0701-0708: No doubt I would hear more earlier in the evening, but interesting that bedtime check this late is still getting Europe, the western fringes at least. Sunrise at Madrid today was right at 0700 UT. 612, 621, 774, 837, 846 (Kiritimati?), 855(2), 882, 1008, 1035?, 1098(2), 1125, 1152, 1215, 1305(3), 1413, 1485(2), 1503, 1575, 1584. On the R75 with E-W longwire so no DFing. (2) means at least two carriers beating, or even (3) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1703 UT February 22

Radio Menschen & Geschichten in DRM

Radio. Menschen & Geschichten will be on air this sunday, february 24, in both AM and DRM:

0900-1000 UTC online live streaming www.radiomenschenundgeschichten.de 

1800-1900 UTC in AM on 5830 kHz and

1930-2030 UTC in DRM on 5830 kHz 

Media & Tech - 22/02/2019

QSL Superclan Radio

Venezuela Aid Live Concert on WRMI 5950, webcast

** VENEZUELA [non]. Just received this from Jeff White, RMI at 1635 Feb 22; who has special interest in this, as Mrs. Thaïs White is from there, probably family still:

``Venezuela Aid Live concert --- WRMI’s web stream is carrying Richard Branson’s Venezuela Aid Live concert all day today February 22 until approximately 2200 UT. It can be heard on our website http://www.wrmi.net and on TuneIn (search for WRMI).

Live video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J55O252e72k

-- 

Jeff White, General Manager

WRMI Radio Miami International

10400 NW 240th Street

Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA

Tel +1-305-559-9764

Fax +1-863-467-0185

www.wrmi.net``

Why not turn 9955 at least back on for this too? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

As if in reply, Jeff follows up at 1703:

``We are also broadcasting the Venezuela Aid alive concert on 5950 kHz until 2000 UT``

Meanwhile, higher daytime frequencies on azimuths across North America remain silent (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Agenda DX 22/02/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTE
XEUG Radio Universidad de Guanajuato 970 Khz (1961)
Radio Vision Juanjui, Perù 5134 Khz (1980)
TWR Monaco, 1467 Khz (1954)