Agenda DX 25/12/2021

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
KTWO, USA 560 Khz (1934)
WHRI, USA (1980)
Radio Ciudad Bandera, Cuba (1928)
Radio Juan XXIII, Bolivia 4965 Khz (1967)
HCJB, Ecuador (1931)

Glenn Hauser logs December 23-24, 2021

** BRAZIL. 9666.385, Dec 24 at 0728, RVM keeps creeping upward, now here, one of best extracontinental signals overnight, S4-S7 with good modulation in songs, 0730 pause for 4:30 timecheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. 250 MCW kHz, Dec 24 at 0723 UT, dash and FO, ND beacon of 1600 watts at Flin Flon, Manitoba. A number of other Canadians audible, but this one not often. No Blitz storms anywhere in or around North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Dec 23 at 0727, RHC English still on here only, S9 but undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GERMANY [non]. For the first time this year, the annual `Gruss an Bord` from NDR carried on SW for mariners asea, Dec 24 at 1800-2100 was supposed to employ WRMI, on 15770, among several other sites.

But from 1800 onwards, 15770 continued with the SMTV cult as normally scheduled. I reminded Jeff about 15770 at 1806, but still SMTV at 1828. 15770 is JBA into UTwente anyway, so maybe not good into North Atlantic either. ``Go Tell It On The Mountain`` at 1831. 1845 still SMTV on 15770. And at 1936 recheck.

6080 Uzbekistan is best into UTwente, tho it can`t be aimed thataway. [Later:] Axually, HFCC shows 6080 Uzbekistan is 301 degrees aimed back toward Europe, CIRAF 27-28-29 with 125 kW. It also claims WRMI 15770 is 125 kW, despite all Okees being 100 or less.

Meanwhile, Harald Kuhl, Germany reported to BDXC that the SW program in German from 1800 was not `Gruss an Bord`, but something else. He phoned MBR and they got it corrected by 1900. So, screwups everywhere.

I stopped checking 15770 before 2000, but Richard Langley reports:

``So will the frequencies be extended by an hour so the full three hours can be transmitted? Likely not. And still no joy with WRMI on 15770 kHz. At 2000 UTC, Radio for Peace International started. By about 2030 UT, WRMI is now broadcasting Gruss an Bord on 15770 kHz. Don't know when it started. Usual powerful signal into NB. -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. 6000, Dec 24 at 0741, checking RHC frequencies but this one normally off by a sesquihour earlier, yet something weak is here and also with jamming noise. Must be Echo of Hope, instead of alternate 5995. No report from Ron this week about its current jumparounds, but Dec 24 Aoki has it on 6000 from 0500 but no indication of jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 486 kHz, Dec 24 at 2040-2047 UT, no signal detectable at closest SDRs in northern North Carolina, for special Fessenden commemoration broadcast, including music, scheduled for 24 hours starting 2000 UT Dec 24 (and again Dec 31), from WI2XLQ. This year`s publicity does not specify location but last year it was Forest, Virginia, a suburb of Lynchburg. Unfortunately no Kiwi SDRs nearby. Power not specified either but presumably very low, ``Part 5``. Last year it was 150 watts carrier output, maybe 15 watts ERP. Perhaps will get out better at night, if really on. Here is *last* year`s info: http://www.arrl.org/news/virginia-radio-amateur-will-commemorate-1906-fessenden-christmas-eve-broadcast And less detail this year: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/experimental-station-will-recreate-1906-fessenden-transmissions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2118 monitoring: confirmed first SWBCs, UT Friday December 24 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5850 VG direct, 7780 S9+10/20 into UTwente.

Also confirmed UT Fri Dec 24 at 0330 on WRMI 5985, JBA direct and into Querétaro SDR, but S9+5 off the back into Knoxville.

Also confirmed Fri Dec 24 at 1530 on WRMI 9955, S9/+10 direct, no jamming audible.

Also confirmed Fri Dec 24 at 1915 on IRRS SW 7290 via Bulgaria, and 918 kHz via AM Italia, Villa Estense, the latter VG S9+18 into nearby Noale KiwiSDR; but 7290 JBA into UTwente.

I had started listening to both about 1903, when 7290 seemed dead air at S8 with heavy ChiCom ACI de 7290 unless LSB-tuned; but 918 VG S9+18 with `Feature Story News`, 1904 ID, 1905 ``UN News``, 1908 music. By 1907 I could detect same modulation on 7290. WOR still going on both at 1925, but not positively confirmed lasting until 1944; rechecked at 1959, 918 interrupts a commentary about Iran vs USA, for ``IRRS signing off`` with the other Aïda theme, but 918 stays on air with FSN again from 2003.5. Next WORs:

2130 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy
0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous Winter Solstice contribution on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6115, Dec 23 at *2159, WWCR-1 is back on this frequency, just signing on and 2200 into Spanish, as I tune in during WORLD OF RADIO 2118 recording. Notice about 6115 & 3215 being off the air has been removed from website. Span here is 22-02 UT. No 6114 RTTY audible now, but WWCR so strong that could block, or discourage, it.

3215, Dec 24 at 0735, other WWCR-1 frequency is also back, with TOMBS, S9+10/20. Span is 02-12 UT. Harold Frodge, MI, had heard 3215 as early as 0202 UT Dec 23.

4840, Dec 24 at 0735, this WWCR is S9+20/30 of dead air instead of TOMBS; happens all too frequently; or rather, make that: not frequently enough. 5890 still going with S9+40 of BS; and 5935 PMS hitting S9+50! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2111 UT December 24

The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: Solar activity was way up this week, and it was reflected in on-air activity, especially on 10 meters. If only the ARRL 10-Meter Contest were held a week later! The average daily sunspot number jumped by 100 points — from 24.4 last week to 124.4 in the December 16 – 22 reporting week. Average daily solar flux increased from 82.9 to 125.

Average planetary A index went from 5 to 9.1, and average middle latitude A index from 3.9 to 6.4.

It was great to see online images of the sun covered with spots.

Predicted solar flux over the next week looks quite promising, with daily solar flux more than 100 until the end of the year, then rising above 100 on January 16 – 22. But the outlook issued on Thursday, December 23 wasn’t as optimistic as the one issued a day earlier.

Flux values are predicted at 130, 125, 120, 115, and 113 on December 24 – 28; 110 on December 29 – 30; 85 on December 31; then 83, 81, 80, and 81 on January 1 – 4; 82 on January 5 – 6; 83, 86, 90, and 92 on January 7 – 10; 95 on January 11 – 12; 96 on January 13 – 15, jumping up to 115 on January 16 – 17; 114, 111, and 110 on January 18 – 20; 108, 102, and 95 on January 21 – 23; 90, 88, 87, and 85 on January 24 – 27, then dropping to a low of 80 on January 30 before rising above 90 after the first week of February.

Predicted planetary A index is 20, 12, 16, 8, 10, and 12 on December 24 – 29; 8 on December 30 – 31, then 5 on January 1 – 8; 8 and 5 on January 9 – 10; 10 on January 11 – 12; 5 on January 13 – 14; 8, 12, 18, 12, and 8 on January 15 – 19; 5 on January 20 – 22; 8, 10, 8, and 8 on January 23 – 26, and 5 on January 27 – February 4.

These observations from J.K. Janda, OK1HH:

“Unlike meteorologists, for example, we do not have reliable models of the Sun’s behavior and subsequent changes in Earth’s magnetosphere and atmosphere. Therefore, we did not expect the current increase in activity. On the other hand, we can consider them as another promise of a higher maximum of Solar Cycle 25.

“Most spots are in the Sun’s southern hemisphere, M-class flares are observed in both hemispheres, the solar flux has climbed from the lowest to the highest values in 2 weeks, and the solar wind speed increased over 10 days.

“Geomagnetic activity increased relatively only slightly, but only after the spot activity moved to the western half of the solar disk. These changes were mostly favorable for HF propagation conditions. Before the start of the ascent, the 18 MHz band was regularly open for DX contacts, while more recently, the 21 MHz band has opened relatively reliably.

“As a result of the eruptions of previous days, Earth’s magnetic field activity should increase around December 24 and likely again on December 27.

“Before the end of the year, a significant increase in solar activity is expected before it rises again around mid-January.”

Thanks to KH6CP for this article on the new WindCube satellite:

W9NY wrote from Chicago:

“Even though conditions were disappointing for most of the ARRL 10-Meter Contest weekend, there were sporadic openings all over the United States from my Dune Acres location, and for a few minutes at a time signals, from both the Colorado and California areas were very strong. I also worked a number of stations in South America, but only Puerto Rico in the Caribbean.

“On Sunday, 12/19, 10 really opened up for a while. I first heard a W6 beacon in the morning coming in S-9 and not another signal on the band. After one CQ at 28.420, I started a long string of contacts in late morning, and again during mid-afternoon. Some west coast stations running just 100 W to dipoles were coming in 20 dB over S-9, just like in the good old days.

“Made some contacts on 12 meters too. I heard nothing on 6 meters.

“I am looking forward to using my MFJ loop on 10 meters from Miami Beach over the first 3 months of 2022.”

KA3JAW monitors 11 meters for sporadic-E. On December 23 he wrote:

“Wednesday, December 22, saw a 6-hour multi-hop transatlantic sporadic-E event into western Europe on 11 meters, from 1326 to 1929 UTC. Solar flux index hit its highest point in the current solar cycle at 140. This was due to nine sunspot groups; 2907, 2908, 2909, 2911, 2912, 2915, 2916, 2917, and 2918.

“Sunday, December 19, saw a crazy 8-hour single and multi-hop sporadic-E day on 11 meters, from 1623 on December 19 until 0037 on December 20.

“During noontime, western Canadian prairie provinces plus US west coast stations were rolling into the US northeast. From 0222 until 2320 UTC, Es conditions were deteriorating with increased background noise conditions until the last station from Golden Valley, Arizona was heard at 0037 UTC. Seems that the secondary sporadic-E winter season has begun.”

On December 19, Steve Sacco (who did not give a call sign) wrote this, regarding 10 meters:

“I’ve never seen so many KL7s on at the same time. So far, have worked two, plus VE8CK and VY1FC.

“PSKR showing the band open from my location to Europe and KL7 and JA and VK at 2215 UTC on December 19. JA3REX worked at 2217 UTC.

“If only this had happened last weekend!”

Jon, N0JK, wrote:

“I was on 6 meters using MSK144 on the morning of December 14 at the peak of the Geminids meteor shower. 50.260 MHz was busy. Worked WI9WI, WG0G, and KF0Y in rare grid DN92 around 1400 UTC. All random contacts.

“Also checked 50.245 for W5A (EL15). Some flickers on the screen, but no decodes.”

W8TJM of Liberty Lake, Washington, commented on his December 19 activity on 15 meters:

“As soon as I got my 15 meter half-wave vertical antenna up at my low-noise site at 1915 UTC, I worked OH6RM in Finland. He was S-5 – S7 with very little QSB, and we had a solid 25-minute QSO, and then I listened to his contacts off and on for another hour. I also had an enjoyable contact with Per, SM2LIY, at 1950 UTC and he was also S-5 – S-7 but had a very fast flutter on his signal that was consistent. I heard no European stations.”

Carl, K9LA, commented:

“The paths that Toivo and Per commented on can be two different mechanisms depending on where the US station is. I wrote about this (called ‘the Santa Claus Polar Path‘) in my monthly column on my website back in 2014.

Space Weather Woman Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, posted a new forecast on December 23 with a video running 96 minutes.

Sunspot numbers for December 16 – 22 were 127, 119, 117, 109, 115, 147, and 137, with a mean of 124.4. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 117.9, 120.9, 121.3, 115.3, 122.7, 136.6, and 140.4, with a mean of 125. Estimated planetary A indices were 8, 3, 4, 12, 16, 10, and 11, with a mean of 9.1. Middle latitude A index was 5, 2, 2, 8, 13, 7, and 8, with a mean of 6.4.

For more information concerning radio propagation, visit the ARRL Technical Information Service, read “What the Numbers Mean…,” and this propagation page by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio website.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are on the ARRL website. (arrl.org)

Wolfgang Bueschel: Gruss an Bord observations

As Glenn's slogan
'Something's always wrong at MBR/Jeff WRMI feeder line ? '....

15770 Okeechobee FL - not NDR Hamburg Germany px,
rather US English sce(?) at 18.36 UT
'about animal UN organization, micro-plastics on oceans theme ....'

UZB TAC 6080 S=4 or -102dBm in Portugal, S=9+10dB -65dBm in KWT
AUT MOS 9610 S=7 or -73dBm in Sevilla, S=9+10dB in KWT, S=7 or -87dBm in NY
D__ NAU 9740 S=3 or -102dBm in Sao Paulo, S=7 or -81dBm in RSA, S=7
or -87dBm in NY
F__ ISS 9820 totally covered by private BRA_9818kHz S=9+15dB.
S=9+15dB -59dBm in NY, NJ, MA.
D__ NAU Tentativelly ? 11650 unid string S=3-4 -104dBm in Sao Paulo.

73 wb df5sx

Media & Tech - 24/12/2021

Gruss an Bord, Greetings on Board on air

GERMANY, 9740, NDR, Gruss an Bord, Greetings on Board, Nauen, *1800-, 24-12, German, songs, commentS. // 6080, 9820, 11650. 34433.

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Log in Friol

Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters

Vatican Radio special Christmas transmissions

Vatican Radio will have the following Christmas special transmissions:

24 Dec 1600-1645
Chinese 6115pht 7335pht

24 Dec 1820-2015
Arabic 7230
Chinese 6125pht
French 9805
English 7425

25 Dec 1055-1130
Portuguese 17520
Arabic 17790
French 15575
English 17540

31 Dec 1555-1740
Portuguese 13830
Arabic 7230
French 11935
English 9705

All from smg if not mentioned.

China Radio International - New programme schedule

CHINA. Firstly, I have noticed recently, that the English service of China Radio International now seems to be IDing as CGTN Radio. I'm not sure if this is at all times, but I can't recall hearing either the "China Plus" or "CRI" IDs recently.

Also, as of December 14, China now has a new worldwide broadcast programme schedule accessed via http://chinaplus.cri.cn/radio/program-schedule/737725. The "Beijing AM846" schedule seems to be the same as the shortwave schedule and is found at http://chinaplus.cri.cn/radio/program-schedule/737819. I haven't checked the full schedule, but spot checks confirm the new shortwave schedule is as shown for Beijing AM846. (Alan Roe via WOR io group)

SWLDXBulgaria News, December 24

ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Russian, Abkhazian and Georgian on 9535 kHz via Sukhumi on December 24
0530-0801 on 9535*SUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian/Abkhazian/Georgian. Fair/good via SDR Tambov, Russia.
*0600-0730 on 9535 WOF 250 kW / 158 deg to WeAf Kanuri Radio Ndarason International via Woofferton co-channel
*0730-0800 on 9535 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri Radio Ndarason International via Ascension co-channel.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/apsua-r-in-russianabkhazgeorgian-on.html

CUBA Unscheduled broadcast Radio Habana Cuba RHC on 9700 kHz via Bauta after 0700UT, December 24
0700-0754 on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English. Good signal via SDR Half Moon Bay CA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/unscheduled-rhc-on-9700-khz-via-bauta.html

EGYPT Mystery Egyptian Music Station on 9600 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, December 24:
0905-0915 on 9600 E25 Rebeat tx / unknown to ???? Egyptian music. Fair/good, co-ch
same time on 9600 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Chinese PBS Xinjiang - fair signal.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/mystery-egyptian-music-station-on-9600_24.html

IRAN Good signal of VIRI IRIB / PARS TODAY in Arabic on scheduled 9530 kHz via Zahedan, December 24
1030-1430 on 9530.0 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic via SDR Tambov RUS, instead 9130 December 23
NO SIHNAL on 9534.8 SUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs various Abkhaz/Apsua Radio/Avtoradio at same time!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/viri-irib-pars-today-in-arabic-on-9530.html

NETHERLANDS Xmas Show of Radio Delta International on 6020 kHz via Elburg, December 24:
from 1000 on 6020 ELB 001 kW / non-dir to WeEu English. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/xmas-show-of-radio-delta-inter-on-6020.html

NUMBERS STATION Very good signal of Cuban Spy Number HM01 on 9330 kHz via Bejucal on December 24
0655-0746 on 9330*BEJ 050 kW / unknown to Eu/Am Spanish Su/Mo/We/Fr via SDR Half Moon Bay CA, USA
* weak signal 9330 BCQ 250 kW / 225 deg to ENAm English World's Last Chance via WBCQ-6 Monticello.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/cuban-spy-number-hm01-on-9330-khz-via_24.html

NUMBERS STATION Numbers S06s on 12153 & S11 on 6252 via SDR Tambov Russia, December 24
0840-0846 on 12153 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode S06s. Very good signal
0915-0915 on 6252 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB mode S11 Cherta. Good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/numbers-s06s-on-12153-khz-s11-on-6252.html

TURKEY Unscheduled TRT Voice of Turkey in Bosnian on 11710 kHz via Emirler, December 24
0800-0855 on 11710 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Azeri as scheduled in Winter B21 TRT sked
0856-0901 on 11710 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Bosnian unscheduled program on schortwave
from 0901 on 11710 BEI 100 kW / 285 deg to EaAs Chinese CNR-1 Voice of China later start!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/unscheduled-voice-of-turkey-bosnian-on.html

USA Good signal of Brother Stair on 9265 kHz via WINB Red Lion, December 24:
from 0600 on 9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to MEXI English via SDR Milford PA USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/brother-stair-on-9265-khz-via-winb-red.html

USA Very good signal of WRNO in English/Chinese on 7505 kHz via New Orleans on December 24
1018&1044 on 7505 RNO 050 kW / 020 deg to ENAm English/Chinese via SDR Frostburg, MD in USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/wrno-in-englishchinese-on-7505-khz-via_24.html

--

73! Ivo Ivanov

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

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

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

Glenn Hauser logs December 23, 2021

** AUSTRIA. 6155, Dec 23 at 0641, non-classical music from Ö1, now S9+10/20, much better than usual. Until tonight I had been disappointed by poor signals during our only chance to hear ORF, the wake-up domestic service relay from 0600 to 0710/0720; even tho the English news capsule at the end was long ago eliminated. 0644 AustroGerman announcement, novelty song; 0647 TC for 7:47 and finally some Brahms. Moosbrunn 300 kW transmitters except for this are exclusively to relay foreign stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 7220, Dec 23 at 1547 good S8-S9 song, in English? Most likely CRI Japanese from Jinhua site this hour, ergo aimed sorta thisaway; rather than also EiBi-listed hour of VOV in Vietnamese to North Africa. No QRhaM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 9700, Dec 23 at 0550, VP signals SAHing, presumably Turkey and // 6000 RHC English. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 6060, Dec 23 at 0550, RHC still colliding with Algeria via FRANCE. At 0646 S9+20 in the clear, mailbag in English, but somewhat distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 6100, Dec 23 at 0551, RHC VP here in wrong language Spanish not English, // much better 5040; also ACI from 6105 Arabic = Algeria via France at 0500-0700. Same at 0637 recheck, S9/+10. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6000, UT Thu Dec 23 at 0643, RHC mailbag in English, S9+30 but undermodulated; // 9700 S9+10 also u-m. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Fog this morning, Dec 23 at 1510 UT, so there ought to be some tropo enhancement TV. Hepburn maps predict we`re on edge of Level 1, but up to level 4 blob south/eastward as of 1500. Most `open` channels 8-36 show BAD signals into the STB, but only one decodes, RF 26 as KOTV Tulsa on 6-1; KQCW-SD on 6-2; and NewsOn6 on 6-3; soon fading as does the visible fog (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 6145, Dec 23 at 0550, strong music not RHC, 0552 S9+10 Romanian, sure sounds like an adstring. RRI Galbeni scheduled 0500-0600 to W Europe & USward, but chopped off at 0557*. Must be a domestic program relay, but not specifically delineated as such in WRTH 2021 nor current EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2118)

** SPAIN. 12030, Dec 23 at 1549, REE IS at S9+30/40 despite Mideast aiming, also weaker 11670 toward Africa, both programming from 1600 weekdays; nothing yet on Americas frequencies 9690 & 11940, which don`t start until 1855 weekdays, if on air at all (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2117 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday December 23 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5010 S7-S8 into Maryland remote; 9395, S9+10/20 into Missouri SDR, following 0128 `Sound of Silence`. WOR 2118 should be ready early UT Fri Dec 24 for first broadcasts at 0130 on WRMIs 5850 & 7780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2118 contents: Abkhazia, Algeria and non, Antarctica and non, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, (Colomba), Cuba and non, Egypt, France, India, Italy, (Kashmir), Netherlands, New Zealand, North America, Oklahoma, Romania, Russia, San Andrés and non, (Sa`udi Arabia), UK, USA, Zanzibar; unidentified 6114; propagation outlook - ()Countries mentioned but not in order.

WOR 2118 is available as of 0123 UT Friday December 24, 2021

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2118.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2118.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE
0330 UT Friday WRMI 5985 to S
1530 UT Friday WRWI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1915 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580 harmonic; 918-Italy
2130 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy
0230 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
1330 UT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed?]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous Winter Solstice contribution on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 6114, the RTTY INTRUDER, had been heard every night but not Dec 22 around 0700 check. Ron Howard replied to my previous inquiry:

``Hi Glenn - Dec 22, checking 6115 kHz between 0525 to 0610 UT. Japan starting to slowly fade up; no trace at all of Congo; normally Japan would be coming up about 0500, so tonight was rather poor; no RTTY or any kind of QRM; Japan with mostly non-stop pop songs (Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca," etc.). Ron (California)``

6114, Dec 23 at 0546 the RTTY is back, vs JBA 6115 carrier presumed JAPAN not CONGO; still at 0640 when Nikkei music has grown to S6, the RTTY evitable by USB tuning, but that should not be necessary!

I search the UDXF iog on 6114 and only get possibly unrelated hits:

``LOG 4 to 6 MARS 2016 + RUSSIAN NAVY, SCHWEITZER ANDRE 07854 RCV : Russian Navy Sevastopol 1525z CIS-12/AT3004D/USB Encrypted messages – (QYT4 Mode Actived : RIR98 de RCV QYT4 ….) In Dx – Qsx 6114 (05Mar16) (F5JBR)

06114 RIR98 : Russian Navy 1528z CIS-12/AT3004D/USB Encrypted messages – (QYT4 Mode Actived : RIR98 de RCV QYT4 ….) In Dx – Qsx 7854 (05Mar16) (F5JBR)``

i.e. almost 6 years ago in France, first Russian navy log said to QSX = reply on 6114, and then a 6114 log itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2118)

This report dispatched at 0129 UT December 24

Agenda DX 24/12/2021

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Princesa Mont Azul Paulista, Brasile 910 Khz (1989)
Radio Monte Carlo, Uruguay 930-9595 Khz (1924)
CKBW, Nova Scotia, Canada 1000 Khz (1947)
KMOX, Missouri 1120 Khz (1925)

International Radio Report - Special Christmas 2021 Edition

Some of you may know that I have been hosting and producing a weekly radio show here in Montreal on CKUT-90.3 FM since November 1987 called “The International Radio Report”. My co-host and friend on the show for several years now is Gilles Letourneau of Montreal, who you may be familiar with as the creator of the “OfficialSWLChannel” on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/officialswlchannel

Gilles and I have put together a special Christmas gift for all of our listeners, and all of you. It’s a 90-minutel Christmas edition of the International Radio Report available on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb9ifyvUy9I

It’s 90 minutes of radio history, comedy and heart warming stories from listeners that we truly hope you enjoy!

Happy Holidays from Gilles Letourneau and Sheldon Harvey, your co-hosts of the International Radio Report on CKUT 90.3 FM Montreal

Sheldon Harvey

Media & Tech - 23/12/2021

Propagation News – 26 December 2021

Given that this report has to last two weeks it is difficult to be precise in terms of actual HF conditions. What we can say is that we are in turbulent times, with the solar flux index going up and down, and geomagnetic conditions subject to fluctuations as coronal holes and coronal mass ejections come and go.

The NOAA forecast for the next two weeks is that the solar flux index may reduce as we go past Christmas, initially to the 90s and ultimately to the 80s as we head towards the 28th December. NOAA also predicts we may have unsettled geomagnetic conditions on or around the 28th December, possible due to the return of a coronal hole and its associated high-speed solar wind stream. This is very much a guesstimate as this recent crop of sunspots arrived with very little warning. In other words, anything could happen over the next two weeks. At the time of writing there were two active regions on the Sun about to turn to be Earth-facing on the STEREO Ahead spacecraft imagery, but we will have to wait and see how they develop.

What we do know is that mid-Winter is the best time for low-band propagation, so keep an eye on Top Band, 80 metres and 40 metres, which can all show signs of DX activity from afternoon onwards at this time of year. Meanwhile, the higher bands have come into their own with the SFI above 100. If it continues, do check on 12 and 10 metres as they can provide the lowest D-layer absorption and best DX, with some real surprises every now and again. For example, 10m has given quite a few contacts into Australia recently. And 12m has shown good conditions into the mid-west of the USA in the late afternoon before sunset.

So until our regular bulletins start again in the New Year, have a very merry Christmas, a happy New Year and good DX.

And now the VHF and up propagation news:

The good tropo conditions just lasted until the 23cm UK Activity Contest last Tuesday, then a gradual advance of milder Atlantic air with weather fronts, rain and strong winds set the tone for the rest of the week.

The general thrust of the milder air is limited and a battle between cold air to the north and mild to the south will split the country in two over the Christmas weekend. There will be snow in some places for Santa and probably not a lot of VHF propagation to distract him! As a long shot, it can sometimes be productive to beam parallel to a weather front, in this case East to West.

In the week between Christmas and New Year there will be a period of calmer conditions with frosts and a weak ridge of high pressure; so a possible tropo window before the whole pattern returns to mild Atlantic unsettled conditions, but probably with snow on the leading edge.

Finally, to restate last week’s mention; this time of the year can produce surprising out of season Sporadic-E and, with some strong winter jet stream activity, it’s worth a look. Favoured options are to Spain on Boxing Day and more generally to the south and southeast in the second half of the week towards the end of the month. Of course, there’s always a chance of aurora and meteor scatter to keep you amused if the Sporadic-E doesn’t materialise.

The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight from the 2nd of January to the 3rd and can produce a ZHR of 50-100 with some big fireballs. The peak of activity is extremely narrow, lasting only a few hours.

The Moon still has positive declination until the day after Boxing Day and perigee is on New Year’s day, bringing lowest path losses. This day also has high 144MHz sky noise so EME is a bit swings and roundabouts through the holiday period. (sgb.org)

SWLDXBulgaria News, December 23

ABKHAZIA Apsua Radio in Abkhazian/Russian on very odd 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi December 23:
0500-0530 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS
0530&0900 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS.
till 0906 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian, and transmitter Sukhumi off air!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/apsua-radio-abkhazrussian-on-odd-95348v.html

ABKHAZIA Reception of Avtoradio in Russian on very odd frequency 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi, December 23:
0715&0730 on 9535*SUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Good signal in LSB mode via SDR Tambov, Russia.
0800-0900 on 9535 SUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Good signal in AM mode via SDR Tambov, Russia.
*0600-0730 on 9535 WOF 250 kW / 158 deg to WeAf Kanuri Radio Ndarason International via Woofferton co-ch
*0730-0800 on 9535 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri Radio Ndarason International via Ascension co-ch.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/avtoradio-in-russian-on-odd-95348v-khz_23.html

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba in wrong Spanish on 6100 kHz via Bauta, December 23:
till 0700 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg to WNAm instead of English. Very good
via SDR Half Moon Bay CA, USA. Something`s always wrong at Radio Habana Cuba!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/radio-habana-cuba-in-wrong-spanish-on_23.html

IRAN Very good signal of VIRI IRIB / PARS TODAY in Arabic on wrong OBB 9530 kHz via Zahedan, December 23
1030-1430 on 9130 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic via SDR Tambov RUS, instead of registered 9530 kHz!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/viri-irib-in-arabic-on-wrong-obb-9530.html

MADAGASCAR(non) New clandestine broadcast on 11690 kHz via Talata Volonondry effective from December 25
1800-1900 on 11690 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Tigrinya, instead from previous planned date December 15.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/new-clandestine-on-11690-via-talata.html

NETHERLANDS Radio Classic Sunday via Radio Piepzender will change frequency on Sun January 2
Upcoming frequency change of Offshore Music Radio via Nijmegen, registered in HFCC December 22
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/omr-radio-rockpower-radio-piepzender-on.html

NUMBERS STATION Numbers E17z on 9820 & E11 Oblique on 5149 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, December 23
0810-0816 on 9820 unknown secret tx site to Eu English CUSB mode E17z English Lady. Good signal
0820-0823 on 5149 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode E11 Oblique. Very food signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/numbers-e17z-on-9820-e11-oblique-on.html

NUMBERS STATION Numbers E11 on 7469 & S06s on 9540 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia, December 23
0930-0933 on 7469 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode E11 Oblique. Good signal
0940-0946 on 9540 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode S06s. Good, but TODAY
NO SIGNAL on 9540 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Russian tx#2 KNLS The New Life Station
NO SIGNAL on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs various Abkhaz/Apsua Radio/Avtoradio
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/numbers-e11-on-7469-s06s-on-9540-khz.html

U.K.(non) Radio Ndarason International on 9535.0 kHz via ENC-DMS Woofferton, December 23
0615-0625 on 9535.0 WOF 250 kW / 158 deg to WeAf French. Weak/fair via SDR Tambov, Russia
NO SIGNAL on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs various Abkhaz/Apsua Radio or Avtoradio!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/radio-ndarason-int-on-9535-via-enc-dms.html

USA WWCR-1 Brother Stair on 3215 via Nashville was back on air, December 23
0200-1200 on 3215 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to ENAm English and other rlg huxters
2200-0200 on 6115 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg to ENAm Spa/Eng probably also on air!
Very good signal of BSTOM on 3215 kHz at 0600UT via SDR Half Moon Bay CA, USA
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/wwcr-1-brother-stair-on-3215-nashville.html

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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: Thur Dec 23 report of remoted SDR Perseus Delhi India

Thur Dec 23 report of remoted SDR Perseus Delhi India.

INDIA 5040.003 kHz AIR Jeypore in Odiya language scheduled 11.20-17.30 UT,
noted at 12.01 UT on Dec 23.
S=9+5dB or -67dBm at Delhi remotedly. Subcontinental lady singer.

4949.998 kHz AIR Srinagar in Kashmiri language, reciting from the Qur'an,
HQ prayer at 12.49 UT, S=9+10dB or -73dBm.

4760even also AIR Leh 7 kW in Ladakhi language, with like
Hindi female singer program, heard with tiny weak signal
at 12.20 UT on Dec 23.

CHINA 3989.992 GPBS, PBS Gannan, Tibetan ? language, 15 kW unit from
Hezuo location site, S=7 at 12.11 UT on Dec 23.

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 4010.222 kHz at 12.35 UT, Kyrgyz Radio from Bishkek
Krasnaya Rechka bcast center, 15 kW, scheduled 00-18 UT,
S=6 or -86dBm in Delhi India.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 23)

Glenn Hauser logs December 21-22, 2021

** ALGERIA [non]. 6060, Dec 22 at 0405, Arabic IDs from RTA and 0406 into Qur`an. Heavy CCI from RHCuba with humbuzz. TDA is scheduled 04-06, southward from FRANCE toward Algerian outback and Sahel in the protracted absence of registered imaginary SW broadcasts from inside Algeria. Something`s always wrong at RHC. And how is TDA supposed to know Cuba is there if not in HFCC? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, Dec 22 at 1500, LRA36 is on again this Wednesday, S5-S6 music, 1502 Base Esperanza ID; off at 1541 check: via Brasil SDR where I had to camp as two were already tuned for this. Others report it went off at 1530 or 1532* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, Dec 22 at 0408, RHC English is here tonight instead of 6165, S9+20 but undermodulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC. See also ALGERIA [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, Dec 22 at 2000, RHC continues in Spanish, what happened to English? Something`s always wrong at RHC. About today being ``dia del educador`` since 1961, and hyping Cuba as ``territorio libre --- de analfabetismo``, land free of illiteracy. Is this another lie? Venezuela also makes that claim --- then why are those the two least free countries in Latin America?

Then 2004 weather report from Dr. José Rubiera, https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2019-01-23-u164415-e164415-s27061-jose-rubiera-celebro-su-cumpleanos-72 including snow in Labrador, -14 in Calgary, also bits of US, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean predixions. He also appears in English around :15 past those hours. En seguida: deportes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9899.599, Dec 21 at 2208, R. Cairo, S9+30 into UTwente in English but very distorted. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MADAGASCAR. 15355, Dec 22 at 1950, S5-S7 in unknown language, seems a sermon with hymn breaks; 1957 AWR theme briefly, 1959*. Aoki shows Ibo via Talata at 1930-2000; 15355 resumes at 2030 in French via Austria (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Checking out Part 15 FMs in Enid to go with Xmas Sound and Light shows, UT Dec 22 from 0017 past 0100, the two regular ones each year: Singing Xmas Trees, at the NE corner of Oakwood and Oak in an (ex?) oil field lot: 89.5 MHz, seems only three tunes looping: Chipmunx, Jingle Bells and I Wanna Hippopotamus for Xmas. Quite short range; we parked a little too far for full quieting, and it was hard to make out the ``worm`` along the fence.

In the Pheasant Run barrio, address hard to make out but maybe 5701 on that street, the usual house and trees with a longer stereo loop including Mannheim Steamroller and quiet carols alternating, on 94.9 MHz with greater range of a couple blox.

We did not find the third one in another neighborhood, but maybe this one on 95.1 which made the front page of the Dec 22 Eagle:

``Local light show brightens the holidays Kat Jeanne | Enid News & Eagle 21 hrs ago lightshowhouse

The Sudlow Family Light Show is on display at 2442 Edgewood Drive in Enid. (Photo provided)

An Enid family is putting on its fifth annual light show outside of their home with thousands of programmed lights and music.

The light show is at 2442 Edgewood Drive and runs 5:30-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. {CST = UT -6}

“On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, it is pretty packed outside of our house,” Ryan Sudlow said. “People will just line their cars up and down the street and stay and watch the program. The whole point of this is to make sure we have done our part to make people’s Christmases a little bit brighter.”... https://www.enidnews.com/news/local-light-show-brightens-the-holidays/article_bd17a9ea-62af-11ec-8f37-47a9e141a19c.html

I assume similar things are running all over, but I never see any other reports of such ``local DX`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 21 at 2300, VOT is S9+45, English VG into UTwente. Something`s not erroneous in Emirler today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2117 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, From the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees, Dear Glenn: World of Radio #2117, confirmed, below with details, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year 2022, Details:

5850 kHz, QRN, QSB fading, 0141, 0148, 0155 (55433), (55434), 0159, Dec 17 UTC 2021 [Fri]

9955 kHz, 1540, S7 signal howling sounds, 1544, Dec 17 UTC 2021 [Fri]

5950 kHz, jamming, other noise, 0030, 0043, 0058, 0059, Dec 19 UTC 2021 [Sun]

9955 kHz, S7, S8, S9 signal, 2343 half way mark, 2330, 2344 (45433),
2358, Dec 19 UTC 2021 [Sun]

7730 kHz, 0030, S9 signal, 0043, 0058 (45433), 0059, Dec 20 UTC 2021 [Mon]

9955 kHz, QSB fading, 2330, 2359 (45433), 2357, Dec 21 UTC 2021 [Tue]

5850 kHz, QRN, 1032, 1040 (55444), 1059, Dec 22 UTC 2021 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed Tuesday December 21 at 2330 on WRMI 9955, good into Maryland SDR. Chopped off gospel huxter still going at 2330, no ID, and not Wavescan as scheduled before.

Missed zzz Wed Dec 21 at 1030 on WRMI 5850; but Richard Lemke got it, above.

Confirmed Wednesday December 22 from 2200:23 on WBCQ 7490 minus 47 Hz = 7489.953 into Virginia SDR, S9/+10; S9+10/20 direct at 2222. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support. Thanks this week to William T. Hassig, Mt. Prospect, IL, for a Winter Solstice contribution on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, December 22 at 0409, earlier than usual for me so a somewhat different selexion, and tuning downwards: 1584-2, 1566, 1458, 1215, 1161, 1152, 1125-2, 1107-, 963, 855-2, 846!-TP, 837, 774-2, 711, 693, 684, 612, 531 kHz. -2 means at least two carriers beating. 846 presumed TP Kiritimati, almost sundown there already. 1566 suspected TWR Benin. 1584 has low-power Euro/ME only, perhaps most likely 2 x 5 kW SER in Spain and/or another SER in Ceuta (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0044 UT December 23

Agenda DX 23/12/2021

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Difusora Nova Russas, Brasile 780 Khz (1989)
HLKX, Sud Corea 1560 Khz (1956)
Radio Bremen, Germania 936 Khz (1945)
Radio Quitandinha, Brasile (1950)

Ascolti della settimana Davide IW2NZR

  kHz ggmmaa  utc sinpo rx emittente
  234 151221 1943 55555 i9 RTL in FF
  234 181221 2208 55555 i9 RTL in FF
  252 191221 1815 25433 i9 RTE1 in EE
  549 201221 1558 34433 i9 Radio Koper in sloveno
  549 221221 0140 34433 de Radio Koper in sloveno (*)
  576 181221 1910 44433 i7 RNE Barcelona, px nazionale in spagnolo
  648 161221 1948 34433 vf Radio Caroline in EE
  648 191221 1555 34433 pr Radio Caroline in EE
  792 201221 1535 34333 i9 Radio Dechovka in ceco
  819 211221 2210 23433 pr Lomp Radio in olandese
  882 181221 1825 44444 i7 COPE px nazionale in spagnolo
  909 201221 1631 43433 i9 Radio Romania Actualitati in rumeno (dominante su BBC R.5)
  918 151221 2205 44444 i9 Radio Inter in spagnolo
  918 191221 2224 34433 i9 Radio Inter in spagnolo
 1089 151221 1356 44444 ij Talksport in EE
 1089 201021 1504 45433 i9 Talksport in EE
 1278 201221 1703 34333 i9 This is Radio (Media Veneta R.) ID EE, pubblicità in italiano
 1476 171221 1839 34333 i9 Museumradio AM in tedesco
 1548 171221 1759 44444 i9 Gold Radio in EE
 1548 211221 1635 45444 i8 Gold Radio in EE
 3955 191221 1728 45444 pr Radio Waves International in EE
 5930 181221 1753 25342 co VOIRI Pars Today Radio Italia, cattiva modulazione
 5955 181221 1712 45444 i7 Radio Romania Internazionale in italiano
 5955 211221 1703 55444 i8 Radio Romania Internazionale in italiano
 9610 191221 1000 55544 co AWR La Voce della Speranza in italiano
 9670 191221 0947 55544 co Super Clan Radio (via Ch. 292) in EE

(*) possibile QRM da Pristina debole e non identificabile, frequenza da monitorare

Rx:
ij = ITT Junior 28A e ferrite
i7 = ITT Tiny 107 e ferrite (stilo per le onde corte)
i8 = ITT Tiny 108 e ferrite (stilo per le onde corte)
i9 = ITT Tiny 109 e ferrite (stilo per le onde corte)
pr = Panasonic R100 e ferrite o antenna a telaio del ricevitore
co = Collins 392URR ed MLA-30+
de = Degen DE1103 vecchio modello e ferrite
vf = VEF206 e ferrite

A presto e tanti cari auguri
Davide IW2NZR

SWLDXBulgaria News, December 22

ABKHAZIA Apsua Radio in Abkhazian on very odd frequency 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi December 22
from 0534 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS.
from 0734 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian. Fair via SDR Tambov, RUS + co-ch
same time on 9535.0 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri Radio Ndarason International ENC-DMS
0800-0802 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Music/Russian, open carrier and off the air
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/apsua-radio-in-abkhazian-on-odd-95348v.html

ABKHAZIA Apsua Radio & Avto Radio in Russian on very odd 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi December 22
from 0900 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Fair to good via SDR Tambov, Russia
fron 0915 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Fair to good via SDR Albertirsa HNG
from 0925 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs again no signal, transmitter is not on air!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/apsua-radio-avto-radio-on-odd-95348v.html

ABKHAZIA Abkhaz/Apsua Radio in Abkhazian on very odd frequency 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi on December 22
from 1210 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian. Fair in narrow AM via SDR Albertirsa, HNG.
from 1300 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs no signal, transmitter Sukhumi is not on air - again!
Strong QRM on 9530.0 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic VIRI IRIB PARS TODAY as scheduled 1030-1430UTC
Strong QRM on 9540.0 KUN 500 kW / 283 deg to CeAs Chinese China Radio Inter as scheduled 1200-1400UTC
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/apsua-radio-in-abkhazian-on-odd-95348v_22.html

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba was back on scheduled frequency 9700 kHz via Bauta, December 22
0559&0659 on 9700 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English, instead of 6165 kHz December 21
Fair to good via SDR North of Warrenton Missouri, USA. Something`s always wrong at RHC!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/radio-habana-cuba-was-back-on-9700-khz.html

INDIA Unscheduled All India Radio in Hindi/English on 11560 kHz via Bengaluru, December 22
1322-1330 on 11560 BGL 500 kW / 300 deg to WeAs Hindi/English. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/unscheduled-all-india-radio-in.html

NUMBERS STATION E11 Oblique on 7469 kHz via SDR Tambov Khimki, December 22:
0930-0933 on 7469 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode. Good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/reception-of-e11-oblique-on-7469-khz_22.html

U.K.(non) FEBA Radio on 9540 kHz & IBRA MEDIA/Radio Ibrahim on 5895 kHz via ENC-DMS Tashkent, December 22:
1430-1500 on 9540 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Hindi Wed-Sun FEBA Radio. Very good via SDR Tambov in Russia
1500-1530 on 5895 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali Daily IBRA MEDIA. Very good via SDR Tambov in Russia
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/feba-on-9540-khz-ibra-media-on-5895-khz.html

USA EWTN WEWN-2 Radio Catolica Mundial in Spanish on 12050 kHz via Vandiver, December 22
from 1356 on 12050 EWN 100 kW / 155 deg to CeAm Spanish. Very good via SDR Milford PA, USA
Again wrong frequency announcement in Spanish at 1400UTC:...on 5970 kHz, instead of 12050!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/wewn-2-radio-catolica-mundial-on-12050_22.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Martyrs on 9930 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, December 22
1200-1230 on 9930 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/voice-of-martyrs-on-9930-khz-via_22.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Free North Korea on 9910 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, December 22:
1300-1400 on 9910 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/12/radio-free-north-korea-on-9910-khz.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