DX LISTENING DIGEST 19-43, October 24, 2019 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, http://www.worldofradio.com Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only if full credit be maintained at all stages and we be provided exchange copies. DXLD may not be reposted in its entirety without permission. Materials taken from Arctic or originating from Olle Alm and not having a commercial copyright are exempt from all restrictions of noncommercial, noncopyrighted reusage except for full credits For restrixions and searchable 2019 contents archive see http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html [also linx to previous years] NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 2005 Contents: Albania non, Antarctica, Argentina non, Canada, China non, Cook Islands, Cuba, Ecuador, Eritrea non, France, Germany, Hawai`i, Iran*, Ireland, Japan* and non, Kiribati, Korea South and non, Kurdistan non, Mali, México, Morocco, New Zealand*, North America, Oklahoma, Pitcairn, Pridnestrovye, San Andrés, Sudan non, Turkey, Ukraine and non, USA, Zambia; propagation outlook; *B-19 schedules. WOR 2005 is available as of UT Friday October 25 (mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2005.m3u (mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2005.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. 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November 25] Note: this issue covers material mainly from the week of October 18-23, and some earlier which did not reach us until then. ** ALBANIA [non]. 15770, USA, Radio Tirana, via WRMI, at 2034, news to 2037 then a feature on Albanian economy. - Good, Oct. 17 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia. Listening in my car, parked beside Kalamalka Lake, using a CommRadio CR-1a and Sony AN-1 antenna, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) That was a Thu. R Tirana now on the System H 15770 schedule as M-F 2030 after Prague at 2000 (gh, ibid.) 15770 kHz on 20191023 at 2050 UT. Radio Tirana (Albania) relayed by WRMI (Okeechobee, FL, USA) playing some pop music, but not sure on what language it is in. SIO 453. ID based on WRMI schedule. Later hearing some R&B music in the same lang (maybe Albanian?). Sta. ID in Eng at 2058. then some traditional Albanian music. WRMI sta. ID at 2059, then start of “The Overcomer Ministry” with “Brother Stair” (BS is actually a notorious accused sex offender, Ralph Stair) http://blog.jmb.mx/index.php/2019/10/24/kg5jst-radio-listening-log-oct-23-2019-utc/ KG5JST Radio Listening Logs - Oct. 23, and 17-19 - (James Branum, OK, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** ANDORRA. Book Review: Ràdio Andorra, la història d’un mite que va fer historia Gualbert Osorio Historia de la radio Crèdit Andorrà Andorra, 2013 ISBN: 978-99920-60-52-0 182 páginas Escrito por Gualbert Osorio y editado por Crèdit Andorrà en octubre de 2013, 172 páginas, edición en catalán, lleva por subtítulo La història d’un mite que va fer història (La historia de un mito que hizo historia). El autor, profesional sumamente comprometido con la historia de la mítica emisora, nos ofrece un libro de primera mano sobre los entresijos de una historia que en su momento nadie comprendía y, la verdad sea dicha, tras leer este precioso testimonio, uno tampoco llega a entender tantos dolores de cabeza para una cosa tan sencilla. Personalmente creo que no se sabrá nunca el cómo y el porqué de tanta desidia hacia una de las grandes emisoras de todo el continente, salvo que haya un trasfondo no explicado para poder entender por qué se hizo enmudecer. . . https://letralia.com/lecturas/2019/10/23/radio-andorra-de-gualbert-osorio/ Reseña biográfica Textos recientes --- Juan Franco Crespo Docente e investigador español (Alhama de Granada, 1953). Profesor de primaria, licenciado en geografía y estudios de doctorado en historia de América. Ha colaborado regularmente desde los años 70 con publicaciones especializadas del mundo de las comunicaciones, como WRTH (Dinamarca), DSWC (Dinamarca), Radio Nuevo Mundo (Tokio, Japón), y otras de Argentina, Uruguay, Perú, México, Estados Unidos y España, entre otros países. Durante varios años también colaboró en el mundo de la radio con diferentes emisoras internacionales. Actualmente algunos de sus trabajos son radiados para América Latina a través del espacio Frecuencia RM, en la emisora La Voz de Rusia. Colabora regularmente con Madrid Filatélico, El Eco Filatélico y Crónica Filatélica y mantiene una sección, sobre filatelia alusiva a literatura infantil y juvenil, en la revista Educación y Biblioteca, así como en las publicaciones electrónicas OpusMúsica y Naturaleza Educativa. CORDIALES SALUDOS / GOOD LUCK / (JUAN FRANCO CRESPO * STAMP JOURNALIST (AIPET), SÀLVIA 8 (MAS CLARIANA), E-43800 VALLS-TARRAGONA (ESPAÑA-SPAIN-ESPAGNE-SPANIEN), DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANGUILLA. 18121-USB, Oct 20 at 2132, CQ DX from VP2E#H; can`t copy the middle letter on two or three utterations. On QRZ.com lookup went thru entire alfabet and found four fitters: VP2EEH, EIH, EMH and EQH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re my ham log missing one letter, Chuck W3ON replies: ``Glen[n], I just checked the K3LR DX cluster. The following stations are currently operating. VP2ETE VP2EIH VP2EKG`` ``Anguilla Island: I took another look at the K3LR DX cluster. Most likely what you heard from Anguilla was VP2EIH. The station was spotted on the K3LR DX cluster on October 20th on 18121 kHz at 2133 UT`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANTARCTICA. LRA36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel special transmission Saturday 20th October, more details in Grupo de Radioescucha Argentino website: https://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/2019/10/18/transmision-historica-40-aniversario-de-lra36-radio-nacional-arcangel-san-gabriel LRA 36 will be on air Saturday 20th of October with a special transmission due to its 40th anniversary: "TRANSMISION HISTORICA 40 ANIVERSARIO DE LRA36 RADIO NACIONAL ARCANGEL SAN GABRIEL El domingo 20 de Octubre de 2019, LRA36 Radio Nacional San Gabriel, la emisora de la Antártida Argentina celebra su 40 aniversario y RAE Argentina al Mundo participa con un programa especial en sus diferentes idiomas de transmisión. En efecto, este domingo, desde las 1200 UT y por la frecuencia de 15476 khz desde Base Esperanza, en Antártida Argentina habrá un programa presentado por las conductoras de LRA36 y a partir de las 13.00 UTC se transmitirán los programas producidos por RAE de acuerdo a este esquema 1310 a 1320 Ingles 1320 a 1330 Frances 1330 a 1340 Chino 1340 a 1350 Italiano 1350 a 1400 Japones 1400 a 1410 Aleman 1410 a 1430 Español (Especial de ACTUALIDAD DX) REPETICIONES: DOMINGO 20 de octubre desde las 1700 y luego desde las 2300 UT, siempre por 15476 kHz. De 20 a 23 UT se emitirá música, identificaciones, saludos y contenidos generales en español Los informes de recepción serán verificados por un Certificado Digital Conmemorativo. Enviarlos a: [lra36@hotmail.com] (via Manuel Mendez, Spain, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) So did anyone hear directly or indirectly, the publicized LRA36 anniversary special today? I did get the JBA 15476- carrier at 1400. Altho scheduled to be 3 hours long from 1200, including multi-lingual segments, 2-hour repeats are scheduled for 18-20 and 23-01 UT, with music in between (Glenn Hauser, 1615 UT Oct 20, WOR iog via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No positive replies to that. Around 1830 Oct 20, I start trying to hear it via remote KiwiSDRs --- most in S America either busy or no signal. By 1842 I get one outside Brasil with a very weak S2v signal on 15475.93-USB as tuned. Immediately hear ``Arcángel San Gabriel`` mentioned and an occasional copiable word later or by a man, a break for a song, and more conversation past 1930 but just about gone. With my paltry further details I may yet try for a QSL (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re noch mal ARG Antarctica zum 40 Jahre Jubiläum. Viel besser jetzt um 2145 UT als nachmittags das dünne Signälchen um 1400 UT, da haben sich viele Andere auch vergeblich versucht. Da hat man nur an der Grasnarbe gehört. Aber jetzt auf dem KiwiSDR in Brasilien http://177.20.168.179:8073/ von S=7 -86dBm hoch bis S=9 -72dBm, aber im Modus 'AGC-aus' geschaltet, Manual Gain hoch ziehen auf 90 dB, nix Latin AM spezifische Musik oder gar Andean type, oller international anglo-american pop music mittlerer Brüllerei mit spanischen Einsprengseln. Ich weiß nicht warum man solche Art zu einem Jubiläum spielen muß. 73 (wolfgang df5sx bueschel, Oct 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15476-, Oct 20 after 2300, no signal from LRA36 for final repeat of anniversary special, via the S American remote which did forward it as late as 1930. Not too surprising as post-sunset down there, a good reason not to regularly broadcast evenings if nothing but such a high frequency be available (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) LRA36: Nothing more than a blip on the screen around 1400 UT this morning in central Alberta. 73 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, AB, Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) At 0000 UT I am getting snippets of audio from LRA36 on 15476 kHz thru the noise. SdR shows a pretty good blip on the screen. Sun is just setting here in central Alberta. 73 (Mick, Oct 21, ibid.) Thanks for the tip, Mickey! Yes, snippets on Don's remote Lamont, AB SDR, but that's about it at 0045 UT (Walt Salmaniw, ibid.) Yes, still in the screen at 0055 but no audio here. 73 (Mick, ibid.) Greetings From Minnesota! On Sunday I again tried to hear LRA36 at around 1300z and I could zero-beat a carrier just below 15476 kHz but I didn't hear any audio. But when I turned on the radio again around 0400z later I could still zero-beat at the same frequency so I wonder if this isn't some form of local RFI, which is why I resist to log it without more observations (and maybe even the slightest hint of modulation). (Rodney Johnson, Plymouth MN, Oct 21, WOR iog via DXLD) to Mickey Delmage ANTARCTICA FYI - re LRA36 on Oct 20th --- despite of JBA signal level at 1400 UT reception on Oct 20, now at 2145 UT excellent audio heard on remote KiwiSDR in Brazil. http://177.20.168.179:8073/ of S=7 -86dBm signal UP TO excellent S=9 -72dBm, but used Mode 'AGC-switched_off', Manual Gain slide moved up-to 90 dB option ... see screenshot of KiwiSDR remote reception attached here. vy73 de wolfie df5sx wwdxc germany (Wolfgang Bueschel, Oct 21, WOR iog via DXLD) On the outside chance that a propagation anomaly might occur, I recorded 15476 kHz here in NB using my PL-880 mostly unattended between about 1115 to 1530 UT and again from about 1720 until about 2015 UT when I switched over to record WRMI. No positive audio detection. Might have had a barely detectable carrier when directly checking a few times and I thought I might have had some brief very weak audio (music) at 1526 but I'm not even sure LRA36 was on the air at this time. Despite being far from the house, there was a noise level of about 10 dBµ on most frequencies in the 19m band compared to 0 dBµ on lower frequencies (-- Richard Langley, Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) Hi Richard and group, Here in central Alberta we had snippets of audio from 2350 past 0047 UT. Still a small blip on the screen after 0102 Oct 21st so unless someone else was on 15476 kHz, they stayed on longer than expected. I am going over the recording to see if I have enough to send to the station to see if they can identify what was heard here. 73 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, AB, ibid.) Late Report - LRA-36 Special Broadcast --- Late report due my need to re-listen to a 2h 47 min recording. On Oct 20 I tuned the KiwiSDR in W. Iceland and started hearing LRA-36 at 1235 with a woman announcer in Spanish. I recorded until 1522 at which time I had to leave for a family commitment. The signal was never that good with a SINPO of 1v2/3/2/3/2. QRM from a station on 15475 was bothersome but only until 1300 when they left the frequency. The real problem was with the band noise level as noted by Richard, and moderate QSB; the signal only got near S2 on three occasions: 1235-1300, 1415-1430 and lastly 1505-1522. From 1333 to 1338 I switched to the Pardinho site in Sao Paulo but the signal was not that much better – just a little less noisy. The only real discernment of a non-SS was at 1420 when a woman announcer was clearly speaking in Japanese. At 1427 another woman announcer was heard in either Japanese or Chinese – could not discern the difference. Even in the other audible segments, the language was non-recognizable except at 1235. From 1505 to 1522, there was non-stop easy listening music with no announcements. All-in-all, not a great experience for the 40th anniversary broadcast! I did send the station an English e-mail report, so we’ll see what happens (Bruce Churchill, CA, Oct 22, ibid.) Thanks, Bruce. So, they were still on 1522 UT? I suppose they could have still been on at 1526 then when I heard faint music on the frequency. So perhaps I heard them after all albeit very poorly and just for a few tens of seconds (-- Richard Langley, NB, ibid.) Yes, for sure, still on at 1522 when I tuned out to leave home. And at this time there was non-stop music which I suspect may have continued well beyond 1530…I was going to send you the audio file from 1505 to 1522 but it seems all my recordings have disappeared from my Dropbox account…hmmmmm ☹ - hopefully temporarily! (Bruce, ibid.) 15476-, Oct 24 at 1932, JBA carrier, so LRA36 is active this Thursday afternoon. In B-19, HFCC has no 15475 registrants at all (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANTARCTICA [non]. Mauno Ritola wrote on the WRTH Facebook group: From Adrian Peterson: "You are invited to listen to a very special feature in the next edition of the AWR DX program Wavescan, beginning this coming weekend. This special feature is a remarkable Station Profile on LRA36 Radio National Archangel in Argentine Antarctica [sic] as presented by Jeff White at Radio Miami International in Miami Florida, together with audio inserts of their shortwave programming. You will also hear an update regarding the medium wave radio scene in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. You can tune in to Wavescan via KSDA Guam, KVOH Los Angeles California, Voice of Hope Zambia, WWCR Nashville Tennessee, WRMI Miami Florida, IRRS Italy, and the AWR shortwave stations that carry Wavescan. We are grateful that there are so many broadcasts of Wavescan each week that provide worldwide coverage for the program. Please check the internet for Wavescan coverage in your part of the world, and please alert your friends also." (via Mike Terry, Oct 23, WOR iog via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA [non]. USA New winter B-19 frequency of WRMI-03, probably for Supreme Master SMTV: 2100-0500 NF 6060 RMI 100 kW / 160 deg to LaAm English Daily, replacing 4980 2100-0100 on 4980 RMI 100 kW / 160 deg to LaAm English Daily SMTV Summer A19 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/new-winter-b-19-frequency-of-wrmi-03.html (Ivo Ivanov, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Nueva frecuencia para WRMI: Por favor, anoten que a partir del lunes 28 de octubre el programa en español de RAE Argentina al Mundo tendrá un nuevo horario y una nueva frecuencia en WRMI. La nueva frecuencia será 6060 kHz, la cual es una frecuencia histórica de RAE. Y el nuevo horario será 0100-0200 UT. Esta nueva transmisión de RAE en espánol reemplazará la transmisión actual en 5010 kHz de 2200-2300 UT. También la programación de Supreme Master TV estará en 6060 kHz de 2100-0100 UT, reemplazando la frecuencia vieja de 4980 kHz (Info: wrmi-facebook via Dino Bloise, FL, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** ARMENIA. 9300, Oct 21 at 1313, TWR music box IS, S4-S6 with flutter; preceding the TWR Indian broadcast at 1315, which on Monday and Tuesday is in the MUNdari language spoken by 1.1 million in Jharkhand, Odisha, per EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ASIA [non]. Full updated schedule of Radio Free Asia found here: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-change-of-radio-free-asia-in.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 17-18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) B-19 frequency changes of Radio Free Asia: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/winter-b-19-frequency-changes-of-radio_21.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 20-21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. 5055, 1218 17 OCT 2019 - 4KZ INNISFAIL [Presumed]. SINPO = 15111. ?, male announcer. 1218z tune-in I could hear a hint of modulation and was able to zero beat a carrier and with a hint of modulation in LSB mode. Signal had faded out by at 1220z. 1224z carrier returns with a hint of music with AM sync. detected on LSB. Backyard gutter antenna, Etón e1XM. 1.5kW, Omni, bearing 279°, North Queensland (Latitude: 17°32’S, Longitude: 146°03’), Distance: 13744km. Received at Plymouth, MN, USA. Local time: 0718. 73s (--Rodney Johnson, http://swldx.tumblr.com Backyard Gutter: ~75 feet (~23 meters) of rain gutter running north/south, WOR iog via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. B-19 schedule of Reach Beyond Australia in English https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/b-19-schedule-of-reach-beyond-australia.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 23-24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITY LOOKS TO END HF FOR MARITIME DISTRESS COMMUNICATIONS --- Radio Resource October 4, 2019 https://www.rrmediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/newsID/18792 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recommended that jurisdictions cease high-frequency (HF) radio monitoring of distress and safety communications in Australia. The authority is seeking comment on the proposal by 29 November. AMSA said the use of HF communications for distress and safety calling has steadily declined. The authority said there are several alternative communications systems. AMSA recommended a two-year timetable to cease HF operations, specifically on 1 January, 2022 (via Mike Terry, Oct 17, WOR iog via DXLD) Hmmm, if I understand this correct, this isn't the end of HF for maritime distress communications in Australia. Put simply, they just want to end the monitoring of old maritime radiotelephone HF distress channels (analogue all the way). HF DSC monitoring will go on. As the related article says, there's actually no use to monitor these old frequencies anymore when there are fancy new digital/satellite systems available. Back in 70's and 80's when I was radio officer onboard ocean-going ships, the human ear monitoring was a must ;-). 73, (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) Hi Jari, Yes it could get very noisy on 500/2182/4125 - Not so bad on HF CW though. Worked at ZLO on and off from `68 to `75, then ZLB `75 to `89 - and ZLC relief operator in `76, `83 and `85/`86, then VIS from `89 to `92 - then worked as a Phone and Data tech until 2003. GMDSS was a pain when it first came online - was working at VIS and the were a multitude of false alarms. 73 (Tony VK2IC Magon, Oct 17, WOR iog via DXLD) ** BONAIRE. Larry Russell: TWR Bonaire stuff; Download the pdf file; it has a coverage map [2018]: http://www.twrbonaire.com/broadcast_schedule/ WRTH article; http://www.twrbonaire.com/news/view/450/2019/01-02/twr-bonaire-radio-station-got-featured-in-world-radio-tv-handbook-2019 Tower painting; http://www.twrbonaire.com/news/view/468/2019/07-25/working-four-hundred-feet-up-in-the-air RW article link: Click on the tower/milky-way pic to enlarge; http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2018/05/radio-world-article-about-twr-bonaire.html TX pics; http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2019/01/bonaire-transmitter-pictures.html (MARE Tipsheet 18 Oct via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 6134.8, Radio Aparecida – Aparecida (Presumed), 2340, 10/19/19 in Portuguese. Indigenous singing into a program of nice romantic ballads with a woman announcer. Poor (Mark Taylor, Lake Farm County Park near Madison, WI, with Carlie Forsythe. Mini DXpedition 10/19–20/19, 2130–0030 (when we got too cold to DX), Equipment: Eton E1; MLA-30 “Mega loop” (cheap Chinese loop), NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 9818.483, Oct 21 at 0621, JBA signal with some modulation, no doubt R. 9 de Julho with R. Aparecida programming. What else? Own Aparecida appears to lack an apparition on 9630+, but there is a much stronger: 9664.859, Oct 21 at 0623, Brazuguese conversation at S9-S7, from Voz Missionária well heard overnight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 10000. Oct 22, 2019. 0045-0058, Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, in Portuguese. Woman announcer says Brasilia time each ten second; Time pips each a second. Time Signal Station arrives with good reception in my area this night, 45544. 11780. Oct 22, 2019. 0100-0140, Radio Nacional da Amazônia (RNA), Brasilia-DF, in Portuguese. man announcer, Mr Mauricio Rabello presents a musical program "I´m here, you´re there" (I`m over here, you`re over there, says Glenn Hauser!). He talks with many listeners, by phone, and heeds their requests and reads many sent messages. It´s five days RNA arrives with a unusual good reception in my area and that´s very good! SINPO 45444 (JRX_Jose Ronaldo Xavier, SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL, Cabedelo, Brazil, Receiver (s)_ XHDATA D-808, Antenna (s)_ Mini Loop to SW, WOR iog via DXLD) ** CAMBODIA [and non]. The merits of the specialists of Voice of Vietnam Radio formed the basis for the development of Cambodia radio station https://vovworld.vn/en-US/saturday-report/the-faithful-friendship-between-vov-and-cambodian-radio-790061.vov In 1979, after the overthrow of the Polpot regime of genocide, the government Cambodia invited Radio to send a delegation of technicians and radio editors to assist in rebuilding a radio station in Phnom Penh. 40 years ago, the first delegation of technicians and editors of Radio led by Huin Ngok Anom went to Cambodia to provide help radio station Cambodia. According to Dao Tien Ngo - one of the members delegations, they had to work around the clock in order to study broadcasting system of the Phnom Penh radio station and then Vietnamese specialists started technical training for this radio stations. Dao Tien Ngo recalls: . Nguyen Van Khiem - former employee of the French edition of the Foreign Broadcasting Service, one of the members of the delegation of Radio , who worked in Cambodia from 1980 to 1984, recalls: . Thanks to the experts of Radio , were prepared qualified footage for a Cambodian radio station specializing in broadcasts in English, French, Thai, Lao and Vietnamese. Editor Nguyen Van Khiem says: . The disinterested help of the Vietnamese specialists of the radio station of Cambodia in particular, and the communication activities of this country as a whole, received praised Cambodian Minister of Information Khieu Kanyarit during his visit to Vietnam in December 2018. Minister shared his Reflections: . The merits of the specialists of Radio "Voice of Vietnam" served as the basis for development radio stations of Cambodia, and also helped strengthen friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia. [sic!!!:::] https://vovworld.vn/en-US/%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1 % 8B% D0% B8-% D1% 80% D0% B5% D0% BF% D0% BE% D1% 80% D1% 82% D0% B0% D0% B6 /% D0% BA% D1% 80% D0 % B5% D0% BF% D0% BA% D0% B0% D1% 8F-% D0% B4% D1% 80% D1% 83% D0% B6% D0% B1% D0% B0-% D0% BC% D0 % B5% D0% B6% D0% B4% D1% 83-% D1% 80% D0% B0% D0% B4% D0% B8% D0% BE-% D0% B3% D0% BE% D0% BB% D0 % BE% D1% 81-% D0% B2% D1% 8C% D0% B5% D1% 82% D0% BD% D0% B0% D0% BC% D0% B0-% D0% B8-% D0% BD% D0% B0% D1% 86% D0% B8% D0% BE% D0% BD% D0% B0% D0% BB% D1% 8C% D0% BD% D0% BE% D0% B8-% D1% 80% D0 % B0% D0% B4% D0% B8% D0% BE% D1% 81% D1% 82% D0% B0% D0% BD% D1% 86% D0% B8% D0% B5% D0% B8-% D0% BA% D0% B0% D0% BC% D0% B1% D0% BE% D0% B4% D0% B6% D0% B8-790060.vov (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / “deneb-radio-dx” via Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** CANADA. 346 kHz, Oct 23 at 0612 UT, dash and YXL, 500 watts from Sioux Lookout, Ontario. This NDB is not destined for decommissioning, unlike 341, YYU, Kapuskasing, no longer mixing with local NDB EI; http://dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm now shows a bunch of other Canadians to be decommissioned as of March 26, 2020 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 1350, CIRF, Brampton ON. Transmitter relocation and extension approved. Radio Humsafar received approval today to move the transmitter site for the "yet to be launched" CIRF 1350 in Brampton, Ontario. Similar applications have been rejected three times in the past due to issues of improperly serving the station's city of licence and possible interference to nearby existing stations. The CRTC now seems satisfied with this latest proposal. Radio Humsafar was also granted a one year extension to get the station on the air by October 21, 2020 (Canadian Radio News fb group via Ydun’s Medium Wave Info 18.10.2019 via ARC mv-eko 21 Oct via DXLD) ** CANADA. 2749-USB, Oct 22 at at 0623 UT, YL weather in English, gale warning mentioned repeatedly; 0625 ``This is Halifax Coast Guard Radio; out`` but immediately resumes briefly in French {same station?}, back to English. S6 vs an S5 noise level. Winterish conditions are looking up. Maybe special broadcast as it`s 3:25 am in NS. 2598-USB also with a weaker YL voice at 0627, too weak. This frequency covers NL and vicinity. There are a few other 2 MHz channels listed further north and west which I have never managed to hear, if they still exist (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 15034-USB, Oct 20 at 1435, for the record, Trenton Military is still distorted and ``no report received`` from anywhere (presumably, altho I do not listen to entire cycles, but always such at random chex). 15034-USB, Oct 22 at 1354 check, Trenton Military, ditto. 15034-USB, Oct 24 at 1431, Trenton Military, ditto (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHILE. 6925 kHz, RCW, Radio Compañía World Wide from San Francisco, Chile. Oct 22 at 2200 UT, with news about social and political crisis from Radio Bio - Bio. SINPO: 35433 (Claudio Galaz, Antenna: Beverage; Receptor: TECSUN PL 660; QTH; Ovalle, IV región, Chile, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** CHINA. 6075, CNR 1 in Chinese, October 17, 2019, 1542–1549. SIO 444. CNR domestic broadcast. OM and YL announcers with monologues. Advertisements and overt jamming, likely of RTI on same frequency. Jamming is effective here in the Pacific Northwest. Cannot hear RTI under the CNR signal. // 7300 (Vince Henley, Anacortes, WA, U. S. A. Equipment in use: WiNRADiO G39DDCe SDR, ICOM IC-R8600, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R8B, SDRPLAY RSP Duo, TECSUN PL-880. Antennas: whip on PL-880 and Alpha-Delta DX-Ultra installed broadside east west at 30 feet for all others, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** CHINA. 9355, Firedrake Jammer (AKA Crash & Bang, Chinese Headbanger) via Cangzhou, China SDR, 1810 Oct 12, 555, AM. Presume to be covering listed R Free Asia via Kuwait. Checking other SDRs, Eastern receivers had 555 reception (Jack Amelar, Lowell MI, Kenwood TS-480 + long wire, MARE Tipsheet 18 Oct via DXLD) I’m leaning toward Symphonia de Pots & Pans. -- HF (Harold Frodge, ed., ibid.) ** CHINA. 9255, CNR 1 at 1230. M in Chinese, anthem, pips & off at ToH. Surely this was not Sound of Hope listed here on this sked. Very Good Oct 17 (Rick Barton, SW Logs from in and out of Sun City and the Verde Valley (Cottonwood-Jerome) AZ, Unless otherwise stated, equipment is barefoot "Longine's Symphonette World Traveler", and barefoot Sangean ATS-909X; RS SW-2000629 with various outdoor wires & indoor shortwire. 73 and Good Listening.....! - rb, WOR iog via DXLD) ** CHINA [and non]. 9659.95, Oct 20 at 1439, some off-frequency talk vs weaker 9660.0. CNR1 jammers are usually on-frequency, but this makes it a bit worse, vs RTI, both 1000-1600 per Aoki and nothing else on 9660 during this span (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9180, 9215, 10960, 11440, 11460, 12880, Oct 21 at 1312-1321, only WOOB CNR1 jammer/carriers found in a sweep from 9 to 15 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [non]. 13650, CUBA, CRI at 2300. NHK Japan tuning signal heard loud and clear under the silent carrier before the hour with sign on in Japanese music. Unfortunately blotted out on the hour by CRI sign on and then going to that often heard Chinese filler music. A few minutes later. however, the two stations begin fighting it out like a pair of medium wave AMers, over & under one another for the rest of the hour - Very Good Oct 12 13650, JAPAN, NHK World/R Japan stat 2340 JBA, heard co-channel under classical Chinese music apparently from Quivican Cuba relay of China Radio International (supposedly in Portuguese but with no voice). China / Cuba closed at 2357 (with no announcement), leaving only NHK, with M and W in (listed) Burmese Fair/Good Oct 13 Barton-AZ 13650, JAPAN, NHK World/R Japan at 2300, Heard co-channel under strong open carrier (Cuban transmitter at Quivican to relay Portuguese from CRI to Brazil). Monitored on battery portable, whip. First heard, actually, just before the hour with NHK tuning signal, theme music, and sign-on. Went on into programming (Thai language listed) with M, then W. At 2304, CRI begins the now familiar Chinese filler music until I tuned out at 2330 - Good Oct 14 Barton-AZ 13650, China Radio International (via Cuban relay) at 2300 coming in over top of Japan NHK after sign on by man in Chinese, usual CRI music, then that odd Chinese filler music often heard here. VG signal, but a few times, faded out and NHK covered and dominated. Another program that sounded like Jade Bells & Bamboo Pipes (sans Carlson Wong - and from the wrong station/country) - Very Good Oct 20 (Rick Barton, SW Logs from in and out of Sun City and the Verde Valley (Cottonwood-Jerome) AZ, Unless otherwise stated, equipment is barefoot "Longine's Symphonette World Traveler", and barefoot Sangean ATS-909X; RS SW-2000629 with various outdoor wires & indoor shortwire. 73 and Good Listening..........! - rb, WOR iog via DXLD) 13650, CRI via Quivican, CUBA: 2333z 10/22 nonstop Asian instrumental music during supposed Portuguese service with flutes, harps and stringed instruments. VG way over cochannel NHK with Thai and Vietnamese talk (Steven Wiseblood, RGV TX, WOR iog via DXLD) ** CHINA. PRC17, otherwise in the Kazakh language, changed the time of transmission of lessons in Russian. Now they come out from the 1st to the 15th day of the month. From October 16th, lessons are in English. Time: from Monday to Friday from 1510 to about 1515, and on weekends from 1220 to about 1232 UT - frequencies 9630 and 11630 kHz. Probably soon there will be 6145 and 9630 kHz? (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** CHINA. Winter B-19 frequency changes of China Radio International: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/winter-b-19-frequency-changes-of-china.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 17-18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA [and non]. Henrik Klemetz: “THE COLOMBIAN RADIO IS IMMEDIATE AND RESOURCEFUL” --- Germán Posada 7.4.2018 via Bo Nensén, translation Christer Brunström, ARC Very possibly the name of Henrik Klemetz is not that well-known on the Colombian radio scene. Even if he never was a radio personality or a professional journalist, throughout his life he was involved in the magic of the radio waves. Henrik Klemetz is a Swedish citizen who fell in love with an antioqueña and who used to live in the capital of Colombia. He was a very prominent DX-er who spent a lifetime researching the history of broadcasting all over the world. He gave talks, wrote the book “Latin America by Radio” and was associated with famous radio stations like Radio Sweden, Radio Netherlands and HCJB on a free-lance basis. Klemetz frequently had good things to say about the Colombian radio industry and in one of his last talks in Sweden he discussed the late Cristóbal Américo Rivera whose distinctive voice impressed the audience when Klemetz played a recording of the famous radio personality. In this short interview, Klemetz talks about the disappearance of the licence requirement for Colombian radio announcers, about a record-setting ballad singing on Radio de la Policia Nacional and about Caracol’s fabulous coverage of the US invasion of Panama. G.P.: What are your links with Colombia? H.K.: After studying Romance languages and getting to know Spain I travelled to Colombia in 1966 for further Spanish-language studies at the Caro y Cuervo Institute. Since then I have returned to Colombia on several occasions and in the 90s I resided in Bogotá with my Colombian wife. G.P.: What have been your relations with the broadcasting media? H.K.: Without being a professional journalist I have worked for different communications media in my country and elsewhere. I have produced both spoken and text contributions. G.P.: Which international stations have you worked for? H.K.: I was never employed by a radio station but I have collaborated in Swedish, English and Spanish on numerous occasions with Radio Sweden, Radio Netherlands and HCJB The Voice of the Andes just to mention a few. G.P.: What about your monitoring activities? H.K.: Basically it is a hobby activity known as DXing. DX listeners tune in to and then send reports to foreign radio stations. After World War II this was a very popular activity in my country. Every household had a radio receiver but there was only one single radio channel for the entire country (incredible but true). Commercial radio was not allowed for political reasons. As a consequence, many listeners tried to find music and news on foreign stations and especially when there were no broadcasts on the Swedish national radio. At times there were more than a dozen foreign stations broadcasting in Swedish to our country. They offered music and political propaganda but also commercial programming or Christian teaching. In Europe we all experienced the Cold War as there was much jamming of certain radio stations. It was the Communist nations which did their best to jam foreign broadcasts. In Sweden the government closed some commercial stations which operated from ships anchored in international waters. There was a huge number of radio stations on shortwave but fortunately we had the World Radio TV Handbook. G.P.: What was your work as co-editor of the Latin American section of the World Radio Handbook? H.K.: The book has been published each year since 1947 and it was first edited by Danish journalist O. Lund-Johansen. I had the pleasure of knowing him as well as his successor Jens M. Frost. I was appointed assistant editor for the information relating to Latin America. At the end of the 80s, after having spent time in Ecuador and Colombia, I went on a tour of Latin America on behalf of the WRTH. The plan was to compile up to date information and to strengthen the already existing relations between the editorial office and official organisations in every country. I also met with many local DX listeners. This trip provided me with information to write a book about Latin American radio. G.P.: What’s the name of your book? H.K.: It is called “Latin America by Radio”. It was an attempt to describe the Latin American radio scene. Sales of the book were reasonably good and I later returned to Colombia where I remained during most of the 1990s. G.P.: What did you do as a monitor of RCN for Radio Netherlands? H.K.: When RCN signed a contract to exchange programmes with Radio Netherlands this latter station asked me to monitor RCN to find out what use they made of its material. I had excellent relations with RCN and I helped them to create an up to date list of Colombian AM and FM stations. I got involved with the Radio World magazine which was unrelated to the World Radio TV Handbook. They offered me to serve as the magazine’s Latin American correspondent. G.P.: What exactly was your work for Radio World? H.K.: In order to follow the development of radio broadcasting in Colombia I had already established excellent contacts with the press and radio and TV stations where I was welcomed. To give just one example, let’s go back to early 1998 when I was sitting in my car listening to Radio de la Policía Nacional. They were broadcasting an attempt by two local police officers who were also singers to break the existing record of the longest ballad. Thus I turned around my car and headed for the radio station to make an interview. I had never previously visited the Radio of the National Police but I had no problem in getting in along with my camera and tape recorder. G.P.: What was your experience as a middle-man in the negotiations of the sale of Colombian radio stations? H.K.: This is another example of the importance of having good relations. A local businessman had told me that he wanted to sell one of his stations. He presented me with a contract for me to sign and return to him. The following day he decided to cancel the contract. However, later I heard from another businessman that he was looking for a similar station in Valle. I mentioned my previous experiences and the deal was made without a middle-man. The buyer paid me a modest commission, something which I had not expected. G.P.: What was the topic of your latest talk? H.K.: Last year I talked about the importance of the voice in radio communications to an audience of members of the Swedish DX Federation and the Arctic Radio Club. The event took place 5-7 May in the city of Jönköping with participants from Sweden, Norway and Finland. I illustrated my presentation with recordings made in my own country and in different Latin American nations. There were greetings from Uruguay, Peru and Colombia. The message from Colombia had been recorded by Edwin Alonso Ortiz R., manager of JD Estudio in Ocaña, NS. He also recorded an identification in Spanish for the special event station which was on the air during that weekend. G.P.: Did you particularly mention Latin American radio announcers in your speech? H.K.: I touched on various topics relating to Latin American broadcasting, much of it related to the many changes which are due to technical advances, the causes and consequences of the end of shortwave broadcasting, the migration from AM to FM, etc. But what has stayed with me is the music and the voices. I come from a country where only professional singers are allowed to use their voices to produce a clean sound. Swedish is a language with a melodious accent – which is rare in Europe – and where is important if a vowel is long or short. It is a language which can easily build a word using seven consonants and just one vowel. If I have discussed radio announcers it has been to point out the care with which they speak but also the quality of their voices and their ability to capture an audience. Using voice recordings I spoke about Jacobo Zabludowski of Mexico, Tito Arévalo of Chile, Ariel Delgado of Argentina-Uruguay-Nicaragua and also about Cristóbal Américo Rivera of Colombia. I know his career from when he presented the news on Emisora Horizonte, La Primera del Cuadrante (The first on the dial), at the beginning of the 1970s. The audience was greatly impressed by his way of reading the news. He also included a greeting to his visitor whom he referred to the “correspondent of Radio Super in Sweden”. G.P.: Which Colombian radio announcers are your favorites? H.K.: Such a list would be very long and I very much prefer not to mention anyone in particular. G.P.: What is your opinion about Colombian broadcasting? H.K.: Colombian radio is immediate, resourceful, innovative and technically advanced. There are cases where it covers news stories faster than international networks. One example is the US invasion of Panama on 20 December 1989. The news department of Caracol gave the news 15 minutes before the BBC. Perhaps this was the reason why Caracol chose to name one of its newscasts “Cuarto de hora Caracol”. (Years later I spotted a framed fax message about the event which I had sent to Caracol from Sweden in the office of Yamid Amat). G.P.: What’s your take on the radio announcer’ licences which no longer exist? H.K.: The licence undoubtedly fulfilled an important mission in past times when audio quality was not always perfect from a technical point of view. They needed to speak clearly with a strong voice. Also announcers were required to be properly trained for their important job. Not everyone can present a newscast in a convincing way. However, “locutor” no. 364 stayed on the air for more than four decades. G.P.: What’s your take on the future of broadcasting in view of the increase of the social media? H.K.: Today, when the social media interact with radio broadcasters, we get a totally new situation where everything happens at an incredible speed. The negative is that everything is of an ephemeral nature. Long before Internet, the Romans put it this way: “Verba volant, scripta manent” (The words fly but what’s written remains). http://germanposada.com/henrik-klemetz-la-radio-colombiana-es-inmediata-y-recursiva/ (ARC mv-eko 21 Oct via DXLD) See also SWEDEN ** COOK ISLANDS. RCI REACTIVATED ON MW 630 Hi Glenn, Here is the latest news regarding Radio Cook Islands. Radio Cook Islands have reactivated an AM630 kHz service from an old standby transmitter with a mast of 25 metres located at Black Rock on the Island of Rarotonga, on the 18th of October. The mast and the main transmitter at Matavera were decommissioned on the 5th of August and replaced with a FM service on 101 MHz. An email received from the station manager Jeane Matenga said the old AM standby transmitter was reactivated at the government`s request due to the poor replacement FM coverage. Best regards (Chris Rogers, Australia, Oct 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [also posted immediately to MW groups] 25m mast height doesn't sound even close to what you need for get-out-ability at 630 kHz (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, MA, IRCA iog via DXLD) Mark, This reactivation isn't likely to amount to much, as far as DXers are concerned. Even the original 630-RCI couldn't hold down the frequency in the Cook Island of Aitutaki (150 miles away) at night, during an April 2018 trip. It was routinely getting plastered by 630-RNZ and 630-4QN after local sunset (Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA), ibid.) ZK1ZC 630 has always been a toughie on the OR coast. Logged here a few times. The first time logged and QSL'd was back in the early 80s during "Extreme" auroral conditions. I don't think I have ever experienced an AU night like that. The N/NE/E was pretty much knocked out off the SW EWE. Even Seattle was very poor (KIRO 710 with an ERP 86 kW to the SW), had LA on top! But anyway, around 2200 PST 630 kHz was totally dead on my old E.H.Scott receiver, by 2300, I started hearing weak Island music, and 0000 PST, came the ID ``You are listening to the Cook Islands Radio and Newspaper Corporation``. I about fell out of the chair. I sent a tape & report out the next day and in those days I was a member the NZDXL and got my bulletin a couple day later stating there was a cyclone that had hit a week before my reception, and ZK1ZC was operating with only 500 watts. Lo and Behold, a month later when I got my QSL card, the CE has noted I heard them with 500 w. I have never had a morning so AU to the SW ever again, to that extent. I also logged The Solomons on 1062 (3 KW), and others that morning. I heard ZK1ZC a couple other times later, after they were back to 5 kW, but it was never to that strong and buried in the muck. I have a lot of great memories from those early days with the SW EWE. But I hope someone is lucky enough to log this while they are still in operation (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.) Pat, I was just imagining what it could have been like if SDRs existed back then! Wow, that would have been something! 73, (Walt Salmaniw, BC, ibid.) Only a 25m mast? What power will they use? 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, IL, ibid.) Hi Glenn, Further to my last news report here is a Radio New Zealand report and also some information from a Ham Radio contact over there https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/401526/cook-islands-reactivates-am-transmitter My ham contact over there tells me it is a 1 kW Nortel txer using a version of a Marconi T type antenna end fed strung between two 25 metre tubular guyed masts. He doubts whether it will be running at full power, though (Chris Rogers, Melbourne, Australia, Oct 22, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COOK ISLANDS. Cook Islands reactivates AM transmitter 11:12 am on 22 October 2019 https://amp.rnz.co.nz/article/54a4770f-6d17-468c-bbe8-cf208767a631?fbclid=IwAR1aVL_Uwhg_awBPjCFTkVxm4zarWjKrNpvlASD039ZHBFj7qR5DemY7Q48 The Cook Islands government has asked Radio Cook Islands to put its backup AM transmitter back into service. Photo: Facebook/ Radio Cook Islands The signal was lost in August when the main transmitter's rusty mast on Rarotonga was dismantled. Radio Cook Islands' general manager Jeanne Matenga said Blue Sky, which manages the network, reactivated a smaller transmitter near the airport late last week. She said the government seemed to be worried about the absence of a radio signal to some parts of the country as the cyclone season neared. "People in Aitutaki can hear it and I got a text message from someone in Mitiaro saying they could hear it there as well. "If it reaches Mitiaro, it will get Atiu and Mauke because those islands are very close to each other. Possibly Palmerston might be able to get a signal too because it's closer to Aitutaki, and the Northern Groups still have their FM." (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) I was wondering the same thing, what power? They were 5 KW, but with an 80 foot tower, at 630 kHz, the signal may not be all that good (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, KGED QSL Manager, Oct 19, IRCA iog via DXLD) Mark and Patrick are right. 25 meters (82 feet) is approximately 1/20 wavelength on 630. Many stations that get out well have 1/4 wavelength towers or a bit less. 1/4 wavelength on 630 is 390 feet. Using a very complex antenna tuning unit a very good engineer can probably fool a transmitter into thinking it’s seeing the desired input impedance when the actual antenna impedance isn’t anywhere close. I’ve seen this in ham radio. That short tower would work extremely poorly. The laws of physics still apply. There’s no free lunch (Dennis Gibson, ibid.) That early '80s aurora to bring 500 watt Cook Islands 630 to Pat must have been incredible. Pat's use of a Ewe antenna at that time is also of interest since it's several years before terminated loops gained traction with the MW DX and ham communities in general (following the "Is This Ewe for You?" article in QST). Bevs were the typical top-gun broadband antenna of the '80s and tuned indoor loops still had popularity before man-made noise soared off the charts. Pat, if you have the QSL, can you pass along the date and time so I can perhaps correlate with my own logs as well as others who may have reported to now-archived DXWW and IDXD columns? I'm thinking especially of Neil Kazaross who was quite likely in Ogunquit, ME at the time. He certainly took advantage of some doozy auroras to bag some of the best African and South American logs of the pre-Newfie-DXpeditions era. I remember some killer auroras going back to the '60s. When I was 14 and listening to my portable radio in a train returning to Boston from a family Christmas shopping trip to NYC, I remember Bahamas on 1540 totally blowing out blowtorch WPTR Albany, NY - typically one of the loudest night signals in that era. This was December 1963, shortly after the JFK assassination, and the train was somewhere between New London, CT and Westerly, RI. Auroras that wipe out northerly stations from one end of the band to the other are the most interesting. Ernie Cooper bagged many Florida graveyarders that way as did Marc DeLorenzo, both here on Cape Cod. In the modern era, late March 2015 featured some of the best aurora. This page has some of my recordings from then: https://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/doc1/audio_march2015.htm More recently, auroral activity has tended to be of brief duration, seldom more than a day or two and often not thoroughly band-wide (low end more often affected). We could use one of those bigger flare-ups again now that so many have SDRs and good antennas to "milk" these openings. For those without such hardware, there are more than enough online receivers to make it still an interesting game (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, South Yarmouth, MA, ibid.) Thanks, Mark. In those days the South Pacific conditions were nearly nightly. I figured I would hear this stuff forever as it went on for years, from the time I moved back to Seaside in 1979. I remember I rented the downstairs part of a duplex. I was 1/2 block from the Seaside Beach. A couple days after I moved in, I ran a wire around the side of the place, to see what I would hear. I have no idea if there was any lobe to the Pacific or not, but the hills to the East of me pretty much cut out a lot of QRM from Portland and farther East. I was at the dials every morning with my E.H. Scott and an outboard Q Multiplier, as the L/C selectivity only went down to 3 kHz. In many cases the 3 kHz was plenty, from one end of the dial to the other, DUs everywhere. It was like a kid in a candy store, but where do I start? In Nov 78, the Pacific changed to 9 kHz, so by March 79 when I moved back, everything was in place. I remember one day in the Summer of 79, I went to the PO to find 7 DU QSL's! Four from Australia and 3 from NZ. I got one of the favorites, 2GB 873 Sydney. A beautiful QSL card with the call letters in gold "2GB". In the 1981 I moved out here 8 miles North of Seaside, a mile from the Pacific and was deciding on what type of antenna I wanted. I could not run a Beverage to the West because of power lines, so one afternoon I experimented a bit. I went up the Shore pine tree behind the house about 20 feet and ran a wire over to the tree (NE) in the meadow. I had to have it high enough to keep it out of the way of the cows, So I decided to try something different, not knowing what I may find. I ran the wire over to the tree and straight down. I had Bill Block's old Heathkit Signal Generator that I have made a make-shift transmitter out of. It gets out fairly well on FM. I ran the audio output of the E.H. Scott to the audio in on the Signal Generator so I could monitor the signal with a portable. I was on 630 kHz during the middle of the day. So out I went to tree in the meadow to play with the wire a bit. I had an old Radio Shack ground rod that I pushed in the swampy soil, and touched the wire to the ground rod. Before I touched the wire, KGDN (then) Edmonds WA was dominant (near Seattle, to the NE), I touched the wire to the ground rod and had a mix of KGDN and KWRO Coquile OR (down the Coast). I found that very interesting. I figured, why not try a pot between the rod and the wire. So I went in the house and grabbed a bunch of misc pots. I first tried 100 K or something like that. It did nothing, dropped to 50K, still nothing. Found a 10K in the bunch and turned the pot and pretty much lost KGDN, for KWRO but using 10K, it was really touchy. Ran over to Radio Shack and picked up a 5K, and found the sweet spot. My thought, how is this possible? The antenna is now directional off the SW side. I remember calling Bruce Portzer and asking him. He had no clue. A few weeks later went to BP's GTG and talked to Nick. We were all scratching our heads. That is how my experiment went in 1981. Now we all know they are loops. But for years, we just figured it was some coastal effect. I called the antenna my "Upside down U" Maybe I should have gotten a patent on the antenna, before a Ham took credit? hi. I heard and QSL'd a lot of DX on that antenna, and I have one up again, but I raised it a bit. Seems more directional to SW than the old one was. I just wish I had the conditions now. I was spoiled to say the least. Anyway, you asked for the ZK1ZC 630 reception date. It was 9/4/82 at 0700-0711 GMT (UT). I had another memorable AU morning a couple years later, where I had Vietnam on 1010 kHz, alone. No domestics noted on the frequency. I think Deleno CA was off at Midnight in those days. Anyway per the QSL that AU opening was 12/13/1984 at 1200-1220 GMT (UT). Charlie Taylor said that that transmitter was not in great shape and he figured about 50 kW output. Charlie Taylor who worked for VOA used to help me ID a lot of Asians, especially Chinese. I send him cassettes and he would say, my reception sounded like his when he was in Taiwan or The Philippines, but a few DB weaker. Ah, the good ol' days. It is a lot fun to remember those days. Hopefully while I am still around, DX conditions will repeat themselves. At least I still have my EWE. My noise level has increased a lot unfortunately, especially new Northern EWE. I still need to try some detective work to maybe get an idea where the noise may be coming from. The Northern EWE runs over the Service meter behind the house though. That doesn't help. 73, (Patrick Martin, OR, ibid.) You could easily run 1 kW into a long wire antenna and I suspect that`s exactly what they'll do; it just won`t be as efficient as a tower. And if they wanted, they could bring one of the RCI main transmitters over and use that (Paul Walker, WY, Oct 21, ibid.) Thanks, Glenn. Even though 1 kW or lower, sometimes the Marconi wire antenna can lead to skip. So during a strong AU night along the coast, it might be possible (Patrick Martin, ibid.) The original story mentioned activation of an 'old' standby transmitter; but if it's a Nautel unit, that wouldn't be ancient, and the mentioned location is the airport on Raro. That seems to indicate something 'civil aviation' being brought into service after government pressure. Weather emergency advice is a big deal. RNZ Pacific (on shortwave) plays a crucial role in that. But remember the Cooks' population is less than 20,000, so it's not as if financial resources are huge. If the re-activation is getting out to Aitutaki, that's impressive. Gary DeBock can tell you it's more that a few 'Olympic swimming pool' laps from Raro north! (Theo Donnelly, BC, ibid.) When I was in Rarotonga a few years ago, there was a nice vertical antenna adjacent the airport, and on the local golf course. Wonder if that was pressed into service? 73, (Walt Salmaniw, BC, ibid.) I remember the tower well, as I managed to hit a guy wire with my ball. 73, (Nigel Pimblett, Dunmore, Alberta, ibid.) It`s a long wire between two poles I read (Paul Walker, ibid.) LOL, Nigel. It's a great course. I still remember someone riding a scooter/motorbike between holes on that course. Too funny! 73, (Walt, ibid.) Hi All, I wonder who the bright spark was in Rarotonga decided to originally shut down 630 kHz and only operate FM - No doubt that people in the Northern Islands of Rarotonga would get no radio service. 73 (Tony VK2IC Magon, mwcircle iog via DXLD) Tony, Even with the original 630-RCI transmitter and antenna, when we visited the Cook island of Aitutaki (200 km north of Rarotonga) in April of last year, nobody that I talked with admitted listening to the station, or even knew that it existed. During the daytime it was around S5, but after sunset it got plastered by 630-RNZ and 4QN. During dangerous weather the station would stay on overnight and run an RNZ feed, but 630-RNZ from Hawkes Bay would be usually be stronger than the RNZ feed from RCI :-) (Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA), ibid.) I can remember back in the 60s it operated on 820 kHz and it could be heard weakly under our local station 4ZA in Invercargill. 73 (Tony VK2IC, Magon, ibid.) i.e. southern tip of NZ, distance of 4 megameters, or 2.5 kilomiles (gh) Members, "Hi Dan, Are you aware that Radio Cook Islands has activated their standby transmitter on 630 kHz using a Marconi T antenna? Paul" This post is now relocated to show the correct country! I have scoured the excellent Street View for Avarua. Immediately behind the Returned Servicemen Association building there is an AM and TV/FM mast around 21° 11' 56"S, 159° 47' 54"W. The two masts are unequal which makes me wonder if this spot is really the right one. No wire link forming a T-Shape can be seen between them. Any help will be appreciated. 73 and 88 (Dan Goldfarb, 23 Oct, mwmasts iog via DXLD) Hi Dan, Here is a street view picture of the mast in question, it’s at Black Rock (info via Bryan at DXDialog). Only one mast can be seen but the ‘T’ part of the aerial can be clearly seen. https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-21.2072196,-159.8218942,3a,15y,172.58h,114.58t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipMZEJQctbewIltco__fQim8wEg3VqZpqmm2hHdC!2e10!3e11!7i11000!8i5500 (Paul Rawdon, NZ, ibid.) LIMITED AM BROADCASTS AHEAD OF CYCLONE SEASON http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/74651-limited-am-broadcasts-ahead-of-cyclone-season Normal transmission has resumed to Rarotonga on the old AM frequency – well, almost normal, at least. AM transmissions were reactivated last week, less than two months after they were turned off for the demolition of the 100-metre Matavera AM radio mast. The new 630 kHz broadcast comes from a smaller 36-metre mast at the golf club premises in Nikao, which had previously been a back-up for the Matavera mast. Bluesky chief operating officer Ngateina Aniterea said government had requested the AM back-up transmitter be reactivated, though there are still “blind spots” on Rarotonga beyond the reach of the smaller mast. Aniterea said the islands of Aitutaki and Mitiaro were receiving some radio signals, but the rest of the Pa Enua is not able to tune in. Radio Cook Islands' general manager Jeanne Matenga said the government seemed worried about the absence of a radio signal to some parts of the country as the cyclone season neared. The Matavera AM mast was demolished because of its rusty and deteriorating condition, posing a danger to the safety of the children and teachers of Takitumu primary school. The loss of the AM 630 station, which had broadcast since the 1970s, raised concerns about ways of alerting the Pa Enua during natural disasters such as cyclones (via Artie Bigley, Oct 24, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Three older articles on the Cook Island RADIO Last July OF INTEREST: http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/item/73349-safety-fears-islands-lose-am-radio Safety fears: Islands lose AM radio - cookislandsnews.com “This is really sad,” said Radio Cook Islands boss Jeanne Matenga. “AM is the only one that can carry a signal as far away as Penrhyn, and at night, depending on the atmospheric conditions, the signal can bounce all around the world.” http://www.cookislandsnews.com TWO Comments: Thursday, 11 July 2019 16:37 posted by Zelda It is most concerning to read this! Secure communications are important! Thursday, 11 July 2019 15:59 posted by Gene Kruper Would shortwave radio work just as well, everyone on the outer islands would have to buy new receivers though. Cook Island radio is mentioned on page 28 here: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/UNDP%20_%20Cook%20Islands%20Country%20Preparedness%20Package%20Booklet%20HRv1%20%28web%29.pdf Radio Cook Islands has a draft disaster response plan (internal document only – this is not publicly available). Blue Sky has a disaster response plan in place and works with EMCI to ensure that the plan is in line with the national disaster plan (that directories and contact lists are up to date). Blue Sky operate a back-up services plan in place and are on full standby in the event of a disaster. Needs during a disaster • Restoration of communications especially in the outer islands. • Transportation of materials after disaster. NATIONAL KEY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS AND WEBSITES Telecommunications Act 1987: Contact Blue Sky for access National Key Contacts Chief Executive Officer Radio Cook Islands Jeanne Matenga jeanne@oyster.net.ck +682 29460 2000: http://www.pireport.org/articles/2000/02/21/jeanne-matenga-pitt-taking-charge-radio-cook-islands SUVA, Fiji Islands (February 18, 2000 - PINA Nius Online)---Jeanne Matenga-Pitt has to succeed. Success is not only familiar to her - failure is unacceptable. The 25-year-old Cook Islands broadcaster has so far achieved both her bachelor’s degree and her master’s degree on a lightening-speed trail of learning overseas. She has also worked in engineering for Telecom Cook Islands while working part-time as a broadcaster, and producing an award-winning documentary. Now Matenga-Pitt is general manager of Radio Cook Islands, one of the pioneering women in radio station general management in the Pacific Islands. Her task: to turn the former government-owned station into a success despite a declining population and a difficult economic climate. In Suva for a Training the Trainers in Commercial Radio Programming workshop organized by the UNESCO/PINA Pacific Journalism Development Centre under the AusAID Pacific Media Initiative, she summed up her difficult mandate: "It is my job to reinvent radio so that we have a product that attracts advertisers and is entertaining for the audience. I have to do that." (all via Artie Bigley, Oct 24, DXLD) ** CRIMEA [non]. MOLDOVA/UKRAINA: New 24h channel in Russian from Ukraine to occupied Crimea is on the air on MW 648 kHz confirmed since 22nd of October or earlier. On AM now from UKR here is only UKR1 on MW873 heard 1900-0300/Mon 2000-0300/ but under Moldova at other times. On Mondays at 1815-1845 on MW 873 & 1494 is the program in Russian of Radio Free Europe to the separatist region around Tiraspol in Moldova (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Oct 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UKRAINE ** CUBA. Cuban MW: Here’s the list that Rob Ross uses; https://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=3&kHz=0 Click on the frequency ranges to the right of “ALL:” about half way down. The home page for this is: https://www.mwlist.org/ul_login.php Here’s another comprehensive list (no date): http://www.bamlog.com/cubalist.htm And another (copyright date 2019): http://www.radiostationworld.com/locations/cuba/radio_broadcasting/ Accuracy for any of these, who knows? (MARE Tipsheet 18 Oct via DXLD) ** CUBA. 6100, RHC at 0540. M with commentary. Had to comment, tho RHC is well documented by Glenn in Oklahoma, we were struck by how powerful the carrier was at that moment, but how milquetoast the audio was. S-meter is all the way to the top, but we have to turn up the volume knob very high to hear anything here. // 6165 weaker, but not quite as bad on the audio - Oct 16 (Rick Barton, SW Logs from in and out of Sun City and the Verde Valley (Cottonwood-Jerome) AZ, Unless otherwise stated, equipment is barefoot "Longine's Symphonette World Traveler", and barefoot Sangean ATS-909X; RS SW-2000629 with various outdoor wires & indoor shortwire. 73 and Good Listening.....! - rb, WOR iog via DXLD) 5040+, Oct 18 at 0118, this RHC continues off-frequency another night and barely modulated in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 6000, Oct 18 at 0120, RHC is S9 to S9+10, but JBM; I have to strain to be sure it`s in English. 6165 is even worse at S9-S6, the only two English frequencies during prime time. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, as Glenn reported the other day, RHC Bauta in 60 mb is on odd fq of 5040.052 kHz at 0030 UT on Oct 18. S=9+30dB powerhouse noted in Cape Canaveral FL state. ID in Arabic (!) noted at 0030 UT and followed by typical Radio Cairo traditional Arabic ! mx of the 60ties at 0031 UT. 73 wolfie df5sx (Wolfgang Bueschel, WOR iog via DXLD) 5040.053, As Glenn reported recently, the RHC Bauta outlet is odd fq these days. Spanish sce heard at 0107 UT on Oct 19. In Cape Canaveral FL state at 0150 UT noted as S=9+30dB proper level, 19.5 kHz wideband signal, "madera industry problemas in Brazil, Latin America etc. ..." But now here in western Europe noted co-channel underneath 5040.005 INDIA AIR Jeypore Hindi sce noted on lower audio level [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 19, Logs of Oct 19, 0100 to 0300 UT, noted signals in Cape Canaveral FL state, Detroit MI USA, and Edmonton Alberta, Canada remote SDR rx, WOR iog via DXLD) 4765even, String noted at 0032 UT of R Progreso Bejucal old USSR relay site, carrier test and 2 seconds of music on air, then regular program started a minute later around 0033 UT, S=9+25dB at Cape Canaveral FL SDR rx site. 5990even, CRI Beijing in Spanish via Latin American relay site at Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW site, S=9+35dB powerhouse in FL state SDR rx. 5999.994, RHC Quivican in English, low modulated but super strong carrier though. S=9+35dB at 0041 UT in Florida remote SDR rx. 73 wolfie df5sx (Wolfgang Bueschel, WOR iog via DXLD) 5999.994, RHC La Habana English sce to USA & CAN English audience target, at 0207 UT on Oct 19, S=9+45dB powerhouse from 250 kW Quivican San Felipe TITAN bcast center site, OVER-modulated, scratchy audio though. Up to 20 kHz wide audio block visible on remote SDR rx in Cape Canaveral FL. 6165even, RHC Bauta in English sce, at 0218 UT one of the better transmitter units on air, nice audio modulated tonight, S=8-9. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 19, Logs of Oct 19, 0100 to 0300 UT, noted signals in Cape Canaveral FL state, Detroit MI USA, and Edmonton Alberta, Canada remote SDR rx, WOR iog via DXLD) 11880, Oct 19 at 1410, CRI Plus relay in English is S9+20 but very suptorted as often but not always the case. Something`s wrong at RadioCuba. 5990, Oct 20 at 0007, CRI Spanish relay is S9+20/30 but suptorted; wiggle that patchcord. // 15120 is only S4-S6 and seems equally suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 5040+, Oct 20 at 0020, another night this RHC is useless, JBM and off-frequency+plus (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Tonight Oct 21 noted an intermodulation of the parallel 10 kHz fq channel distance of 250 kW bcast center at Quivican San Felipe TITAN on Cuba island. 5990even CRI Beijing English program via Latin AM Cuba relay site at 2327 UT on Oct 21, S=9+35dB powerhouse signal into remote SDR rx at Cape Canaveral FL state, but bad scratchy voice modulation, and intermodulation of the transmission on same bcast center 5999.994 kHz of RHC Quivican Spanish cse [?] program, S=9+40dB, not believable up to 34 kHz peak! audio block visible on SDR software screen, at 2333 UT on Oct 21, and on upper flank 6009.990 kHz the audio mod of CRI 5990 kHz channel could be heard loud and clear too. vy73 de wolfie df5sx wwdxc germany (Wolfgang Bueschel, Oct 21, WOR iog via DXLD) 15230, Oct 22 at 1353, RHC S9+10/20 but suptorted while // 15140 is OK. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 11880, Oct 22 at 1420, China Plus relay in English is S9+30 but extremely suptorted; wiggle that patchcord or render a refund to the ChiCom! Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 9620-9660, Oct 22 at 1425, the RHC 9640 transmitter is still spewing a buzzfield at least plus/minus 20 kHz, worst peaks circa 9630 & 9650. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11760, Oct 22 at 2146, RHC S7-S9 but only a trace of modulation, unlike sufficient 11850. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11880, Oct 23 at 1450, CRI Plus English to North America relay is S9+20 of open carrier/dead air except for some hum. Was it always thus for the entire bihour today? Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 11880, Oct 24 at 1429, S9+20 of dead air from CRI in English. On WOR 2005 I have merely cited all the Something`s Always Wrong frequencies monitored the past week with no further details (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CZECHIA [non]. USA / Czech Republic / Lithuania --- Finally, I still got a full QSL-card (namely, not a letter!) From Radio Liberty from Prague. Confirmed Reception in Russian at a frequency of 1386 kHz September 20 from 1800 UT, through Lithuania (UTENA). Verification done on normal letterhead RFE / RL confirmation, filled with ballpoint pen with all the details and sent without an envelope in the form of a postcard from Prague 09/30/2019 and received by me on 10/15/2019. On the main side of the card is a photograph, Head Office "Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty" in Prague. My acted letters and your invaluable help! In yesterday’s news about receiving the long-awaited confirmation from Radio Liberty, I forgot to mention that I wrote a letter and a reception report in English only and sent it to the public relations director Jana Hokuvova hokuvovaj@rferl.org with a request to hand it over to a person, who deals with confirmations. Yana instantly reacted and ferried, about which I briefed me the next day. And the direct mail address of the girl confirming the reports did not write ... (Sergey Shokhin, Selyatino, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia / “deneb-radio-dx”, QSL World, Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** ECUADOR. Observation of 1510 Ecuador --- Here in the Northeast, 1510 about the only open frequency on the AM Band. A problem at times would be WLAC TN. and WRNJ NJ. Using the 1530 LNP Loop in our back yard with the G-33 receiver at 70 Heritage Circle, East Falmouth, MA. these are my observations. 9-29-19 In. 9-30-19 In 10-1-19 In. 10-2-19 In. 10-3-19 In. 10-4-19 Out. 10-5-19 Out. 10-6-19 Out. 10-7-19 Out. 10-8-19 In. At 0338 tune in good. At 0415 went to the local beach at the end of Marivista Ave. and the pips started to come in at that beach. This just using the truck radio. On my way back home the pips still in for about 1 mile (2 miles to the beach) and then gone. But at home in the driveway the pips came back weak but still in. 10-9-19 In. 10-10-19 Out. 10-11-19 In. 10-12-19 In. Went to the local beach again at 0342 and the pips in at the beach on the truck radio but not at home. 10-13-19 In. 10-14-19 Out. 10-15-19 In. 10-16-19 In. 10-17-19 In. Most of the time the pips would come in around 10 PM local time (0200 UT). If not I would sit on the channel for 1/2 hour before saying it was in or not. Many should be able to pick this station up here in the Northeast. Also many times the station, Radio Monumental from Quito would be in along with the pips. Check out the 3 clips. OLD ROY FROM OLD CAPE COD (Roy Barstow, MA, Oct 18, IRCA iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** ERITREA [non]. GERMANY, B-19 frequency change of Voice of Eritrean Lowlands via MBR Issoudun: 1700-1730 NF 11875 ISS 100 kW / 123 deg EaAf Arabic Sat from Nov.2, ex 15390 B-18 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/b-19-frequency-change-of-voice-of.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 21-22, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** ERITREA [non]. GERMANY, Reception of Radio Sinit Eritrea via MBR Issoudun, October 19 0500-0600 11660 ISS 250 kW / 123 deg EaAf Tigrinya ONLY Sat, vy good 0530-0600 11660 ISS 250 kW / 123 deg EaAf Arabic not on today again 0500-0600 9540 ISS 250 kW / 123 deg EaAf Tig/Arabic Sat from Nov 2 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-radio-sinit-eritrea-via_19.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 18-19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. GERMANY, Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen, October 18 1700-1730 15420 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg EaAf Afan Oromo Fri/Sun, good 1700-1800 15420 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg EaAf Afan Oromo Wed. From Oct 27 1700-1730 9610 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg EaAf Afan Oromo Fri/Sun 1700-1800 9610 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg EaAf Afan Oromo Wed https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 18-19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. Re: [WOR] Mini-Transat Broadcasts --- have apparently ended as of today (18 October). Nothing heard today on 13730 kHz and no DRM noticed on 15300 kHz. As of 1600 UT today, all but two of the yachts still in the race have reached port. I guess the two stragglers have been left to fend for themselves weather-wise. The broadcast on 16 October started, anomalously, with the weather in French by the female announcer already in progress and with no musical introduction. She then gave the weather in English and the boat placements. The closing music ended the broadcast. Transmitter off at 1515 UT. Yesterday (17 October), back to the somewhat normal format with the James Bond theme starting the program, then the weather in French given by the male announcer then in English by the female announcer. Then the placement of the boats in (mostly) French by the male announcer and the Mission Impossible theme closing the program. Transmitter off at 1515 (-- Richard Langley, WOR iog via DXLD) Resuming Nov 2 for second leg, Gran Canaria to Martinique (gh) ** FRANCE [non]. B-19 schedule of Radio For Peace Inter/RFPI Europe* https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/winter-b-19-schedule-of-radio-for-peace.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News Oct 18-19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: 2300-2400 9955 RMI 100 kW / 160 deg LaAm French every Wed WRMI-10 1400-1500 21525 RMI 100 kW / 087 deg NCAf French third Thu WRMI-07 0200-0300 5130vBCQ 050 kW / 245 deg ENAm French first Fri WBCQ-04 2000-2100 15770 RMI 100 kW / 087 deg NCAf French every Fri WRMI-09 1900-2000 6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir CeEu French second Sat Ch-292 2100-2200 7780 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg WeEu French every Sat WRMI-01 0000-0100 9395 RMI 100 kW / 355 deg ENAm French every Sun WRMI-06 We wish you the best. Kind regards. Sylvain RFPI, mail: * RFPI Eu is a sister station of Atlantic 2000 International v=5130.4 kHz is in CUSB, all the other broadcasts are in AM. Публикувано от Observer в 11:24 AM (via DXLD) Post a Comment: 5130.4V has not been on CUSB for a long time and more recently has changed to slightly below 5130.0-AM. One would expect the current Wed 2100 time on 9955 to shift one UT hour later from Nov 6, not two (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** GERMANY. DE: website https://shortwaveradio.de/ is active again After a downtime from at least August to early October, the website https://shortwaveradio.de/ is active again with a new design. The content however seems to be identical, except for mentioning new schedules from 1 September and from 1 October 2019: „News October 1st 2019: Broadcasting times have again been changed due to propagation conditions as follows: 3975 kHz: 10:00 to 21:00 UTC (12:00 to 23:00 CEST) 6160 kHz: 10:00 to 20:00 UTC (12:00 to 22:00 CEST)“ Unfortunately, as of today, no mention is made of the upcoming special broadcast of Skyline Radio Germany on the occasion of 20 years on air: „Shortwaveradio.de kindly gave us another possibility to be on air with some brand new shows via their transmitters in Northern Germany. If you would like to try to catch our programmes, 6 hours on October 26th, 2019, Saturday before Halloween, 13.00 - 19.00 UTC would be a good time to give us a listen again. Try 75 metre band shortwave on 3975 kHz!“ (Dr Hansjoerg Biener 20 October 2019, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes indeed, our website has been updated finally. The new design is responsive. Should give nice results on tablets and mobile phones. New schedule for Shortwave Radio starting October 27th: 3975 kHz: 09:00 to 22:00 UTC (10:00 to 23:00 CET) 6160 kHz: 09:00 to 18:00 UTC (10:00 to 19:00 CET) 73's SWR (Shortwave Radio Services, Winsen/Aller, WOR iog Oct 20 via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** GERMANY. New extended schedule of Shortwave Radio for Europe 1000-2300 3975 WIS 001 kW / non-dir NWEu English Daily, ex 16-23 UT 1000-2200 6160 WIS 001 kW / non-dir NWEu English Daily, ex 16-22 UT Skyline Radio Germany will be on air Oct 26 via transmitter Winsen: 1300-1900 3975 WIS 001 kW / non-dir to NWEu Saturday, before Halloween --- Skyline Radio Germany, 20 years on air. Reception reports and comments to: P.O. Box 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, The Netherlands or https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/extended-schedule-of-shortwave-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 17-18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY [non]. DW B19 wef 27 Oct 2019 to 28 March 2020 Language Time/UTC Frequency Transmitter Site Target Area Weekday ---------------------------------------------------------------- AMHARIC 1600 - 1700 11995 kHz ISSOUDUN Ethiopia daily AMHARIC 1600 - 1700 13775 kHz ISSOUDUN Ethiopia daily HAUSA 0630 - 0700 07220 kHz SAO TOME Africa (west) daily HAUSA 0630 - 0700 09570 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west) daily HAUSA 0630 - 0700 09830 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west) daily HAUSA 1300 - 1400 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa (west) daily HAUSA 1300 - 1400 11980 kHz SAO TOME Africa (west) daily HAUSA 1300 - 1400 17800 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west) daily HAUSA 1800 - 1900 09570 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west) daily HAUSA 1800 - 1900 09785 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west) daily HAUSA 1800 - 1900 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa (west) daily SWAHILI 1000 - 1100 15275 kHz MADAGASCAR Africa (east) daily SWAHILI 1000 - 1100 17710 kHz MADAGASCAR Africa (east) daily Football specials in HAUSA: 1425 - 1630 15195 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 02.11.19 - 09.11.19 1425 - 1630 15320 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 02.11.19 - 09.11.19 1425 - 1630 15195 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 23.11.19 - 21.12.19 1425 - 1630 15320 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 23.11.19 - 21.12.19 1425 - 1630 15195 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 18.01.20 - 21.03.20 1425 - 1630 15320 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 18.01.20 - 21.03.20 (via Alokesh Gupta, DXLD) That`s all?! (gh) Cancelled Dari/Pashto Sces 1330-1400 UT (Ivo Ivanov, ibid.) ** GERMANY [and non]. NDR Christmas "Gruss an Bord" via MBR Dec 24 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/ndr-christmas-gruss-bord-via-mbr-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 18-19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) NDR Hamburg - Gruss an Bord Weihnachten 2019. Only single day Was waere Heiligabend ohne die NDR Info-Sendung "Gruss an Bord"? Es ist eine lange Tradition des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, die Seeleute auf Schiffen in aller Welt zu Weihnachten zu gruessen. Auch in diesem Jahr schickt der NDR die Botschaften der Angehoerigen an Offiziere und Mannschaften, die nicht zu Hause sein koennen. Die Radiosendung auf NDR Info beginnt am 24. Dezember um 20.05 Uhr LT - 19.05-21.00 UTC wie immer mit dem Dampfertuten aus dem Hamburger Hafen. Folgende Frequenzen sind im HFCC-Plan B-19 registriert (Tom Kamp-D DF5JL, A-DX newsgroup Oct 16) FREQ STRT STOP CIRAF ZONES LOC POW AZI SLW ANT ADM FMO 6030 1900 2100 27,28,29 ERV 100 305 0 238 ARM MBR 6080 1900 2100 27,80,36,81,11 NAU 125 250 0 216 D MBR 6145 2100 2300 27,80,36,81,11 NAU 125 250 0 216 D MBR 6155 2100 2300 27,28,29 ERV 100 305 0 238 ARM MBR 9570 1900 2100 41,49,54,79,58 MOS 100 115 30 218 AUT MBR 9590 2100 2300 57,53,48,79 ISS 250 148 0 216 F MBR 9650 2100 2300 41,49,54,79,58 MOS 100 115 30 218 AUT MBR 9720 2100 2300 48,53,41,79 NAU 125 130 0 216 D MBR 9740 1900 2100 48,53,41,79 NAU 125 130 0 216 D MBR 9800 1900 2100 57,53,48,79 ISS 250 148 0 216 F MBR 9830 2100 2300 13,46,15,66,52,57 ISS 250 195 0 216 F MBR 11650 1900 2100 13,46,15,66,52,57 ISS 250 195 0 217 F MBR (HFCC-org; MBR request entry Dec 24, only; via Christian Milling-D A-DX newsgroup, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17, BC-DX 18 Oct via DXLD) Re: [WOR] NDR - Gruß an Bord 2019 Am 16.10.2019 um 22:29 schrieb Tom DF5JL: Moin. Und plötzlich ist wieder Weihnachten... Was wäre Heiligabend ohne die NDR Info-Sendung "Gruß an Bord"? Es ist eine lange Tradition des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, die Seeleute auf Schiffen in aller Welt zu Weihnachten zu grüßen. Auch in diesem Jahr schickt der NDR die Botschaften der Angehörigen an Offiziere und Mannschaften, die nicht zu Hause sein können. Die Radiosendung auf NDR Info beginnt am 24. Dezember um 20.05 Uhr LT - wie immer mit dem Dampfertuten aus dem Hamburger Hafen. Folgende Frequenzen sind im HFCC-Plan B19 registriert https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/terrestrial/broadcast/HFBC/editions/b19t2.txt FRQ STRT STOP CIRAFZONES LOC POWR AZIMUTH SLW ANT DAY FDATE TDATE MOD 6080 1900 2100 27,80,36,81,11 NAU 125 250 0 216 3 241219 241219 D 6145 2100 2300 27,80,36,81,11 NAU 125 250 0 216 3 241219 241219 D 9720 2100 2300 48,53,41,79 NAU 125 130 0 216 3 241219 241219 D 9740 1900 2100 48,53,41,79 NAU 125 130 0 216 3 241219 241219 D AFRQ LANGUAGE ADM BRC ORG REQ# OLD NOTES 9600 Mul D MBR MBR 1485 A.XMAS D Man kann das kommende HFCC b19allx2.zip auch schon im csvUB laden, für die weiteren Standorte: http://hfcc.org/data/b19/b19allx2.zip So wie es aussieht hat sich gegenüber Weihnachten 2018 absolut nichts geändert, was Frequenzen, Zielgebiete etc. betrifft. Dadurch war mein Änderungsaufwand minimal: http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/SW_Radiogram_2019-10-19.htm#GAB (roger, Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) ** INDIA. 11561, Oct 22 at 1418, AIR 11560 with a song has a 1 kHz het/carrier on the hi side; whence? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET & VACUUM. Hi Glenn. I hope you are well. I am writing to ask if you've received any notification from World Radio Network about changing their web platform, or, even, about shutting down completely. On Friday, 10/18, it was brought to my attention that Global Community Radio Channel 1 was running dead air during times when we're supposed to be airing programming from WRN. As it turns out, the Shoutcast server for WRN is no longer accessible, and nor is the wrn.org website. There is still a WRN page on the website of its parent company, Encompass Digital Media, but the listen links on that page point to the dead Shoutcast server. So, as of this email, there is no way to access WRN audio via the web. I am not sure if it is still available via satellite, as I do not own a satellite dish/receiver. Do you know anything about this? I am contacting various people I know who are in some way connected with WRN to try and get some answers. I have also called the North American office of Encompass in California and left a voicemail with the person in charge of said office. Haven't heard back from him as yet. Needless to say, this is very inconvenient for Global Community Radio. We rely on WRN for some of our international news programming. Some of that programming is not as yet available as on-demand podcasts. So, if WRN is indeed gone, I'm afraid we will have to drop several of our international broadcasters on GCR1. Here's hoping that does not happen. If you have any info, or if you find out anything, I would appreciate it if you would please pass it along. As always, thanks for the use of your outstanding program, World of Radio. Regards, (Jake Longwell, Global Community Radio, Oct 21, via DXLD) I replied that WRN had not notified me about any of this (gh) Hi Glenn. I just got an e-mail from Paul Firth at Encompass in their London office who specifically handles radio inquiries. As it turns out, the wrn.org domain has been retired. He did not give me the new domain for WRN, but here is the page on the Encompass website. https://www.encompass.tv/world-radio-network/ Also, here is the new URL to access the WRN North America English audio stream. http://193.42.152.215:8000 I thought you might find this info helpful. Regards, (Jake Longwell, Oct 22, DXLD) ** IRAN, VIRI/IRIB/Pars today B 19 English excerpted from below: *7315 1520 1620 41,49,54 SIR 500 105 15 218 Eng IRN IRB ENGLISH 6040 1920 2020 27,28 SIR 500 313 0 218 Eng IRN IRB ENGLISH 11880 1920 2020 52,53,57 SIR 500 211 15 216 Eng IRN IRB ENGLISH (hfcc B-19 IRIB entries, time sorted via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 13c= via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXKD) *later changed this one IRIB Tehran broadcasts in B-19 season from Oct 27, 2019, til 29 March, 2020. Time sorted. Late removed requests of Oct 4 and 13. All 500 kW with CIRAF zones, azimuth, slew, antenna type 7230 2320 0050 12-16 SIR 240 -30 218 Spa SPANISH 6090 0020 0220 12-16 SIR 298 -15 218 Spa SPANISH 5950 0050 0220 30-31,40-42 SIR 65 -15 156 Tgk TAJIKKI 7360 0050 0220 30-31,40-42 SIR 46 -30 206 Tgk TAJIKKI 6055 0130 0330 39 SIR 215 0 211 Ara ARBIC-S 6075 0220 0320 40E,41W SIR 65 -15 156 Pus PUSHTO- 6160 0220 0320 40E,41W SIR 59 0 211 Pus PUSHTO- delete Pashto 7230 & 7390 0220 0320 40E,41W AHW 250 84 PUSHTO in B18 7380 0230 0530 38,39 ZAH 289 0 145 Ara ARBIC-W 6070 0320 0420 38E,39W SIR 285 15 156 Ara PALESTI and 6085 0320 0420 38E,39W SIR 288 -25 218 Ara PALESTI 9550 0320 0420 30,31 SIR 18 0 146 Rus RUSSIAN addit 7370 0330 0600 39 SIR 198 0 146 Ara ARBIC-S 9755 0420 0450 38E,39W SIR 293 30 218 Heb HEBREW- 11780 0420 0450 38E,39W SIR 287 0 218 Heb HEBREW- 11875 0420 0550 29S,39N SIR 310 0 211 Tur TURKISH 13680 0450 0550 39,47,48,52 SIR 211 15 216 Swa SWAHILI and 15140 0450 0550 39,47,48,52 SIR 216 0 216 Swa SWAHILI 13820 0530 0730 38,39 ZAH 289 0 145 Ara ARBIC-W 13710 0550 0650 46,47 SIR 255 -15 218 Hau HAUSAA- 15360 0550 0650 46,47 SIR 263 0 218 Hau HAUSAA- 12035 0550 0820 30S,31S,40E SIR 65 -15 156 Prs DARIIII exAHW 13790 0600 0830 39 SIR 216 0 216 Ara ARBIC-S 15440 0650 0720 38E,39W SIR 295 0 211 Heb HEBREW- 17540 0720 0820 27,28,37,38 SIR 298 -15 218 Spa SPANISH delete 17545 0720 0820 27,28,37,38 SIR 293 30 218 Spa SPANISH 17630 0720 0820 27,28,37,38 SIR 295 0 218 Spa SPANISH addit 13820 0830 1030 38,39 SIR 282 0 146 Ara ARBIC-W exZAH 11930 0920 1150 30S,31S,40E SIR 65 0 156 Prs DARI--- exAHW 9495 0920 1220 30S,31S,40E SIR 53 -30 218 Prs DARI--- addit delete Kazakh 15235 & 17660 0920 1020 30,31 SIR 18 KAZAKHI in B18 15130 0930 1130 39 SIR 198 0 146 Ara ARBIC-S 9440 1030 1430 38,39 ZAH 289 0 145 Ara ARBIC-W delete Japanese 13830 1050 1150 45 SIR 60 JAPANESE in B18 15130 1130 1430 39 SIR 198 0 146 Ara ARBIC-S 11930 1150 1250 30S,31S,40E SIR 65 0 156 Prs DARI--- addit 15240 1150 1220 38E,39W SIR 270 -25 156 Heb HEBREW- delete: 13630 13830 13855 1150 1250 42-44 SIR 68 -15 218 CHINESE in B18 17595 1220 1250 46,47 SIR 248 -15 218 Hau HAUSAA- delete: 15180 15720 17570 17715 1220 1320 49,54 SIR 115 MALAY/INS in B18 7360 1220 1320 30S,31S,40E ZAH nondir 935 Pus PUSHTO- addit 7435 1220 1320 30S,31S,40E SIR 60 -30 218 Pus PUSHTO- addit 9510 1220 1320 30S,31S,40E AHW nondir 935 Pus PUSHTO- 6000 1250 1420 40E,41N SIR 83 0 218 Urd UURDUU- 7355 1320 1420 39 SIR 313 0 218 Kur KURD-SH 9835 1320 1420 28E,29,30 SIR 336 0 146 Rus RUSSIAN 6010 1420 1520 41 SIR 100 -15 218 Hin HINNDI- 7300 1420 1520 41 SIR 102 0 146 Hin HINNDI- 6150 1420 1520 41NE SIR 90 0 218 Ben BENGALI 9870 1420 1520 41NE AHW nondir 935 Ben BENGALI exSIR 7310 1430 1730 37,38,39 ZAH 289 0 145 Ara ARBIC-W 9800 1430 1730 39 SIR 216 0 216 Ara ARBIC-S delete 7445 9810 1450 1550 30,31,40 SIR 18 UZBEKKI in B18 6000 1520 1620 40E,41N SIR 90 0 145 Urd UURDUU- 7315 1520 1620 41,49,54 SIR 105 15 218 Eng ENGLISH 5925 1550 1720 29S,39N SIR 298 -15 218 Tur TURKISH 5935 1620 1720 40E,41W ZAH nondir 935 Pus PUSHTO- exAHW 6150 1620 1650 41NE SIR 90 0 218 Ben BENGALI 7375 1620 1650 41NE SIR 90 0 145 Ben BENGALI 7430 1620 1720 29,39,40NW SIR 320 0 146 Axm ARMENIA 6055 1720 1820 27,28 SIR 320 25 156 Deu GERMANY 6115 1720 1820 27,28 SIR 313 0 218 Deu GERMANY addit only 5 kHz apart distance, 6110 / 6115 kHz from same Sirjan site. 6110 1720 1820 28S SIR 300 30 218 Bos BOSNIAN 6060 1730 0230 37-39 ZAH 289 0 145 Ara ARBIC-W 6010 1820 1920 27,28 SIR 313 0 218 Fra FRENCH- delete: 6135 1820 1920 27,28 SIR 313 0 218 Fra FRENCH- [250 kW] 5925 1820 1920 28S SIR 295 0 156 Sqi ALBANIA addit 7305 1820 1920 28S SIR 320 0 146 Sqi ALBANIA 7435 1820 1920 46,47 SIR 255 -15 218 Hau HAUSAA- 6135 1920 1950 28S SIR 295 0 156 Ita ITALIAN 6190 1920 1950 28S SIR 300 30 218 Ita ITALIAN 6040 1920 2020 27,28 SIR 313 0 218 Eng ENGLISH 11880 1920 2020 52,53,57 SIR 211 15 216 Eng ENGLISH 7360 2020 2120 27,28,37,38 SIR 298 -15 218 Spa SPANISH 11870 2020 2120 12-16 SIR 238 -15 218 Spa SPANISH delete 5955 6145 7425 2050 2150 45 SIR 53 JAPANESE in B18 7225 2220 2320 46,47 SIR 255 -15 218 Hau HAUSAA- and? 7280 2220 2320 46,47 SIR 255 -25 156 Hau HAUSAA- new delete 5935 6010 7420 2220 2320 49,54 SIR 115 MALAY/INDONES in B18 delete 5990 6110 9490 2320 0020 42-44 SIR 68 CHINESE in B18 7260 2320 0020 46,47 SIR 255 -15 218 Fra FRANCE- new or? 9660 2320 0020 46,47 SIR 263 0 218 Fra FRANCE- new 7230 2320 0050 12-16 SIR 240 -30 218 Spa SPANISH 6090 2320 0220 12-16 SIR 298 -15 218 Spa SPANISH (hfcc B-19 IRIB entries, time sorted via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 13, BC-DX 18 Oct via DXLD) ** IRELAND. Hi! RTE 1 from Dublin back on 252 kHz long wave but with almost the same reception signal strength as before supposed to have done work on the masts to improve reception for listeners outside of the Republic of Ireland (Jon Collins from Birmingham, middle of the UK, 2219 UT Oct 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RTÉ'S LONGWAVE RADIO SERVICE RETURNS TOMORROW AFTER BEING OUT FOR A MONTH FOR 'REMEDIAL WORK --- TheJournal.ie 17 October 2019 https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-longwave-radio-returning-4855598-Oct2019/ Chairsperson of the Oireachtas Communications Committee Hildegarde Naughton has welcomed confirmation from RTÉ that the longwave radio service will return tomorrow. RTÉ announced plans to end its longwave radio service in 2014 which sparked criticism from groups who said the move would isolate elderly people, particularly those in Britain, who rely on it to keep up to date with Irish news and current affairs. A group in Manchester signed a petition calling for it to be saved so Irish expats could continue to receive the service abroad, with some saying “having a voice from home” helped solve loneliness. Cancelling the service would have seen some older radio sets unable to pick up RTÉ Radio 1, with RTÉ’s director general Dee Forbes at the time saying it made the decision in keeping with “evolving technologies”. Representations were then made to the Oireachtas communications committee on behalf of the Irish diaspora in Britain, and chair of that committee, Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton confirmed last month that works had begun to ensure the broadcast continues for at least another two years. The service has been unavailable since 7 September this year as RTÉ undertook “significant remedial work” on transmission equipment to ensure the continuance of the service for at least another two years. The longwave service is now turn to return tomorrow. “RTÉ committed earlier this year to maintaining the service following engagement with the Committee,” Naughton said. “Following the temporary suspension of the service, to allow the works to be carried out, I am pleased that the service has resumed and listeners in the UK and beyond cna be assured that service will continue for a minimum of two years,” she said. “We will continue to work with RTÉ to ensure longwave has a viable future.” RTÉ has been contacted for comment (via Mike Terry, UK, Oct 17, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** IRELAND [non]. 3995, 0215-0220 18.10, GERMANY, LifeFM, Ireland, via HCJB, Weenermoor, English religious talk and songs, 35343. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, recently heard stations on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire here in Skovlunde, wbradio yg via DXLD) ** ITALY. Letter from IRRS-Shortwave (NEXUS-IBA) “Dear Anatoly, Thank You very much for your email and reception report of our broadcasts. We do acknowledge your reception report for our broadcast, and we are attaching an electronic QSL card. This QSL is a copy of the first card printed in 1990 and designed by a local artist in Milano. Please also notice that we have discontinued our PO BOX or any regular mail address for listeners' correspondence, and we are unable to reply to QSL request by regular mail. In case you mention any particular program, we will forward your reception report to the programmers that you heard for verification. They may also reply to you with a QSL or verification letter. If this is not acceptable, please let us know by return email within the next 24 hours. Please refer to our privacy policy at https://nexus.org/privacy-policy Due to budget constraints, we may be unable to reply to all QSL requests and cannot send information, stickers, pennants, schedules or gadgets by regular mail. However, we usually confirm by email with an electronic QSL, upon your request, when: 1) we run special broadcasts that are announced over our mailing list or on the air, and you request a QSL card; 2) we receive detailed comments on the content of our programming (good or bad, not just on the technical side). Comments on each program are extremely useful to our program producers and, help us all in improving the quality and content of our broadcasts. We do take special efforts in answering your questions and confirming your reports by email when you write to reports@nexus.org Please check our web site at https://nexus.org for more information on our broadcasts and our association. Our latest schedules are available at: https:/www.nexus.org/schedules/ Our broadcasts can also be received 24/24 and 7/7 over the Internet: https://nexus.org/mp3 or: https://nexus.org/irn-player/ You may also subscribe to our low-noise mailing list to receive information on schedules or test broadcasts at: http://mailserv.nexus.org/mailman/listinfo/irrs-listeners Hope it helps, stay tuned and very best 73s, Ron” [``Norton``] See the 1990 card here: Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/10/blog-post_13.html (Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia, QSL World, Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** JAPAN. 774 & 828, Oct 21 at 1225, JBA YL talk, no doubt the superpower NHKs in Akita and Osaka, tho can`t be sure of language and not necessarily Japanese during language lessons. I also have no doubt I`m getting same stations when they are JBA carriers looping NW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also UNIDENTIFIED ** JAPAN [non]. 9605, Oct 19 at 1422, Woman narration in English; 1426 ending story until part 2 next week, song ``Long Good-Bye``; 1429 NHK sign-off citing entire English SW sked in a minute, including this frequency to SE Asia, until 1430*. If it`s NHK in English it can`t be from Japan! We know it`s via Palau. 1400 English also on 9450 via Tashkent but unheard there; see TAIWAN. In B-19 this 1400-1430 NHK English will be on 6165-Tashkent, and 11925 via UAE and/or Palau: HFCC shows FCC and NHK plan due west from Palau; Encompass due east from Dhabayya. That should make for quite a collision over S Asia! unless they sort it out in a week. If 11925 proves to be off-frequency, we`ll know it`s UAE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KIRIBATI. 1440, T3K1 Radio Kiribati Reception --- From: Martin Hall Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:23:15 PDT Heard this morning with full ID and closing announcements in English at 0937 on a fair peak. I was actually listening to this live, and used the Jaguar functionality to record the buffered data containing the ID after I’d heard it. As you can see from the Jaguar screenshot below of the carriers on 1440 kHz the signal peaked nicely during the ID, and the carrier went off at about 0941. Much better reception than when I heard it last year. It’s going to take some time to fully analyse all of today’s recordings – conditions have been outstanding. 73, Martin A. Hall, 1523 UT 23 Oct, Clashmore, Scotland. Perseus SDR with Jaguar Pro, RPA-1 preamp, beverages: 420m at 46° (Asia), 460m at 236° (SAm), 490m at 276° (ECNA), 630m at 342° (WCNA/HI), all terminated, MWCircle iog via DXLD) Was the closing announcement by female voice? Any singing after that? Too weak here and I didn't find the stream in time to compare. Carrier off at 0941. Did you check London from Northern Line Islands (NLI) on 845.996 kHz. They switched off the carrier about 10 minutes later, but far from audio. Also Tonga here with music at 1140 on 1017.001½ kHz, confirmed from stream. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) Hi Mauno, Yes, the announcer was female, and then there followed a nice “South Seas” choral anthem (or whatever) followed by a tone and then off. Your marker is on the right offset, and the carrier off time matches. I haven’t checked other frequencies yet – it will probably take me weeks, if not months to forensically investigate my recordings. Thanks for the tips. 73, (Martin, ibid.) [and non]. Excellent Conditions Continue - NOW! 940 KKNE Waipahu HI booming in this morning at 0857, dominant over CJGX Yorkton SK. 73, (Martin A. Hall, 0905 UT, mwcircle iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH. B19 Winter schedule of the VOICE OF KOREA, Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North) effective Sunday, 27 October 2019, 03:00 UTC 6 Files 433.8 kB Download All [by language; time; different sorts] Hello everybody! On Sunday, 27 October 2019, 03:00 UTC, VOICE OF KOREA, the official external broadcasting service of the DPR Korea (North) from Pyongyang, will be introducing the B19 Winter schedule. No changes to the B18 schedule have apparently been made. Please find enclosed all the details. VOICE OF KOREA are anxious to get reception reports and letters from their listeners. Please send all mail to: VOICE OF KOREA PYONGYANG DPR KOREA (NORTH) eMail: VOK@star-co.net.kp http://vok.rep.kp/index.php?CHANNEL=6 Enjoy listening and our hobby! Vy 73, (Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Six different versions of this were attached to the WOR iog and I will not attempt to edit them to DXLD standards (gh) ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 6040, Oct 18 at 1316, Shiokaze from JAPAN in Korean talk by woman; over JBA tone pulse jamming, and // 5935 with no jamming audible. Unlike Ron Howard I seldom can hear any jamming on these (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6045, Oct 18 at 1308, songs and Korean talk. This is listed everywhere (well, Aoki and EiBi, but missing from HFCC) as National Unity Radio, via Tajikistan at 1200-1458, but this signal is very much like the east Asian ones peaking now just after sunrise, including adjacent 6040 from Japan to Korea North; not what I would expect from faraway and near-transpolar Dushanbe. Would someone please perform a TDOA on 6045 to pinpoint whence it axually emanate? Aha, WRTH 2019 info now a year old, says site was tsh = Tamshui, TAIWAN, which makes a lot more sense propagationally and nearily! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. 3990, 2255-2300 14.10, CLA, R Echo of Hope, via Gyeonggi-do, South Korea ex 3985, Korean ann, music, 45434 // 4885 (35333) and 6255 (ex 6250) (jammed 11331). 4450, 2250-2255 14.10, CLA, Voice of the People, via Goyang, South Korea, Korean talk with music and songs in the background, 11331 jammed // 3485 (ex 3480 25242), 6520 (22332 jammed) and 6605 (ex 6600 which was jammed! 34333 CWQRM). Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, recently heard stations on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire here in Skovlunde, wbradio yg via DXLD) 6000, Oct 18 at 1312, RHC with CCI, presumably Echo of Hope and North Korean jamming, as Ron Howard has reported VOH on 6000 ex-5990 and ex-5995; and Aoki Oct 17 issue also has them both on 6000 only; but, tomorrow? I take the opportunity Oct 18 at 1317 for a quick survey of the other VOH/VOP frequencies which have been jumping around. Some are just carriers, others including noise jamming: 3485, 3915, 3930, 3985, 4450, 6250, 6520, 6605, 9100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3480, 3910, 3985, 4450, 4880, 5995, 6515, 6600, 9095, Oct 21 at 1256, quick survey of EOH/VOH/VOP clandestine frequencies find some have shifted a further 5 kHz than before, some back on originals; also Japan 3925 seems to have CCI SAH and nothing on 3930! Can`t tell if on 6250 due to uteblob. Some also have jamming noise, some not, or JBA carriers, but presumed since nothing 5 kHz away where previously landed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9095, Oct 22 at 1346, algo JBA, no doubt Echo of Hope, clandestine on its latest shift as also heard yesterday, and nothing on original 9100 nor interim 9105. The Oct 21 edition of Aoki has it only on 9095, but what about tomorrow (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540 now 20z with an ID --- 11540 ?? Turkish language 1950 shouting talks as by revolutionaries -80/ German reporter about Kurdistan SNR 12. Many dropouts in audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bm3uon1udc4zx3m/11540%201955%20191019%20unIDed.wma?dl=1 Possible ID at 0430+ (Zacharias Liangnas, Oct 19, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Hi Zach, Denge Welat - the Kurdistan radio voice - is JAMMED by the Turkey Army or their security forces now? I was not at home on Saturday Oct 19 though, - but Erdogan Turkey seems JAMM now the Kurdistan station program on 11530 kHz there on that daylight fq channel since 2 decades or so. ... someone asked me to monitor it tomorrow Sunday 20th. ``Since this morning Denge Welat on 11530 kHz is being interfered by a Turkish station. As a result the frequency of Denge Welat has been changed since 1100 UT to 11540 kHz. In case you have the chance to identify where the Turkish station on 11530 kHz is coming from, that would be most appreciated.`` This week in A-19 season check Denge Welat on monitor 7350 / or 9525 kHz at 0330-0500 UT and 11530 / or 9525 kHz at 1330-2100 UT. 73 wolfie df5sx ps. 96 years after Osmanic empire collapse in 1923 after WW I, some 35 million Kurdish nationals settle still in the Near East, see Kurdistan area: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kurdish-inhabited_area_by_CIA_%281992%29.jpg/440px-Kurdish-inhabited_area_by_CIA_%281992%29.jpg The Turkish NATO army invaded Syria last week. MOLDOVA/TURKEY, re Denge Welat Kurdistan radio program checked this Oct 20 morning around 0330 UT, Kurdish radio is jammed by UNID Turkish program on much odd frequency. 9525even kHz Denge Welat {ex'Radyoya Denge Kurdistane'} program regularly from Radiotelecentr (PRTC) transmitter Grigoriopol Maiac in Moldova Pridnestrovie, now jammed by Turkish station on odd 9525.782 kHz and result accordingly as 800 Hertz whistle BUZZ tone. 7350 / or 9525 kHz at 0330-0500 UT 11530 kHz at 0500-2100 UT or 11530 / or 9525 kHz at 1330-2100 UT. 73 wolfie df5sx (Wolfgang Bueschel, Oct 20, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Yes, Denge Welat is on new 11540, instead of 11530. BUT on 11530 kHz is pro Erdogan TRT transmission in Turkish language! (Ivo Ivanov, 0928 UT Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) Ja natürlich, nicht "östliches Rumänien" sondern noch etwas nördlicher "Moldova": https://www.dropbox.com/s/j1jvw1z5q4w38yo/2019-10-20_11540_kHz_1015z.png?dl=0 http://37.187.140.96:8000/;stream.mp3 List source: userlistAOKI.txt, file date 2019/10/19 07:53 kHz: 11530 UTC/PSN: 0600-1500 Days/PI: 1234567 (Mo-Su) Language: Kurdish Station: Voice of Welt (Radyo Denge Welat) Country: MDA (Moldova) Transmitter: Kishinev-Grigoriopol Latitude: 47.2831 (47N16'59") Longitude: 29.4067 (29E24'24") Modulation: AM Power (kW): 300 Target: 130 Distance: 1348 km Bearing: 104° Notes: MEZ BRB a19 Details: From Moldova QTH locator: KN47qg87tw Remarks: Distance and bearing for Petersberg, 11.96/51.55, JO51xn52ea ===> http://babulgupta-dxer.blogspot.com/2012/10/moldova.html -prid qsls (roger, Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) 11530 pro Erdogan and 11540 Welat Denge Welat is now QSY to 11540 from 11530 and also possibly QRMed at 1030. Today Sunday I heard them with S20=30 and also with STANAG 4825 type QRM at various times. At1200 they are QRMed by RFA. Meanwhile 11530 is now occupied by a pro Erdoğan station that is received in my house with poor signal. TDoA shown a place near Ankara (40.7, 32.20). NO ID has been found as far as I tested except public demos and speeches from Erdoğan and less frequently songs or hymns. Its signal is better in S Greece and S Italy with up to S10 after 10z with even better signal at 12z in Doha and Kuwait the signal is S10 about 10-15 db lower than Welat as monitored on these remote SDRs (Zacharias Liangas 20-10-19 1250 UT, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: [A-DX] 11530 kHz <==> 11540 kHz re Erdogan Sicherheitsdienst Jamming gegen all-Kurdistan Radio. Aus Zeitmangel weiss ich nicht was sich heute Morgen auf 9525 und 11530/11540 kHz abspielte. Soeben um 07.45 UT stand nur ein leerer Träger auf 11530 kHz, und auf 11540 kHz- wahrscheinlich - das Denge Welat Program in West Europa, GRC und Doha Qatar unbeleckt, starkes klares Signal aus Grigoriopol Pridnestrovie aufzunehmen. Seltsam nur, 2000 km nördlicher in Ost Finland bei Mauno's Schätzchen stand mittig auf 11540 kHz ein 3 kHz breites sehr starkes - like - STANAG digitales Armeesendersignal, gleiches auch in Edmonton Alberta stark zu hören, dagegen davon nichts in Europa, Nahost, Indian und Japan zu bemerken. Russland oder Türkei NATO STANAG digital ? 73 wb (Wolfgang Bueschel Oct 21, A-DX via wb, DXLD) Hallo a-dxer, hallo Wolfgang, Stand heute 1500 UT: Radio Recep ist auf 11540 kHz nachgezogen und Radio Kurdistan hat Zuspielprobleme (Modulationsaussetzer). Beide Sender etwa gleichauf. STANAG Signal kann ich derzeit nicht ausmachen. 73, (Uwe Volk, Oct 21, ibid.) Bei Mauno in Finnland auf 11540 kHz nur der Kurde 'Denge Welat' aus Grigoriopol auf der Kanalschwingung, kein türkisches Jamming aufzunehmen, um 1557 UT, und der livestream von http://37.187.140.96:8000/;stream.mp3 ist 9 Sekunden !später! dran, als die Kurzwelle im 25 mb zu hören gibt, all das über das Perseus Server Angebot in West Europa am 21. Oktober. 73 (wolfgang bueschel, Oct 21, DXLD) Earlier in the evening, before everything faded out, clearly two different signals, with carriers hetting against each other, could be noted on 11540 while no trace of any carrier was on 11530 anymore. So indeed Emirler followed Denge Welat, thus their intention is not to take over the established frequency and its Kurdish audience but merely to jam Denge Welat. Meanwhile also the routing for this "special broadcast" has been found: http://en.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php?mux=11096&pid=28&live=89&sec=0&lang=en The ID of this channel indicates that it was the feed for the Arabic broadcasts on 630 and 1062 kHz, which apparently have been discontinued recently. So TRT is really deeply involved in this jamming operation (Kai Ludwig, 2020 UT Oct 21, DXLD) Now, at 0650 UT: Both the Grigoriopol broadcast and the Emirler jamming are back on 11530. Must have been decided yesterday and makes me really wonder what may go on behind the scenes here (Kai Ludwig, Oct 22, ibid.) Frequency changes of Denge Welat on October 20: 0500-0600 NF 11540 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11530 0600-1600 NF 11540*KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11530 1600-2100 NF 11540 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11530 BUT on 11530 kHz is pro Erdogan TRT transmission in Turkish lang! * co-ch STANAG and 1200-1400UT Radio Free Asia Tibetan via Kuwait 1200-1400 on 11540 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg to CeAs plus CNR-1 jammer Probably B19 schedule of Denge Welat will be as of B18 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-changes-of-denge-welat-in.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 19-20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Frequency changes of Denge Welat on October 20: till 1600 NF 11540*KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11530 1600-2100 NF 11540 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11530 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-changes-of-denge-welat-in_20.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 20-21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11540, Oct 20 at 1530, VP S2-S3 signal, and a noisy weaker one on 11530. 11540 is much better at 1940 but still poor S5-S7 talk, sounds like Türkish, no QRM audible; and 11530 is a JBA carrier. Best I can do, but there has been heavy discussion on the WOR iog by those further east: Dengê Welat, the PKK clandestine transmitted from France or Pridnestrovye, has shifted from 11530 to 11540, after Turkey usurped 11530 with some kind of anti-PKK clandestine, while also jamming 11540. Note that DW is not all-Kurdish language, has long been partly in Turkish. Roger provides TDOA map showing 11540 coming from eastern Romania: 11540 kHz Radyo ya Dengê Welat so ca. östliches Rumänien: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j1jvw1z5q4w38yo/2019-10-20_11540_kHz_1015z.png?dl=0 And roger provides TDOA map showing 11530 site now surely Emirler: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fc1mlsuhett94da/2019-10-20_11530_kHz_0940z.png?dl=0 [WORLD OF RADIO 2005] Similar thing happening to other DW frequency 9525. Wolfgang Bueschel reported: ``9525even kHz Dengê Welat {ex 'Radyoya Dengê Kurdistane'} program regularly from Radiotelecentr (PRTC) transmitter Grigoriopol Maiac in Moldova Pridnestrovie, now jammed by Turkish station on odd 9525.782 kHz and result accordingly as 800 Hertz whistle BUZZ tone. 7350 / or 9525 kHz at 0330-0500 UT 11530 kHz at 0500-2100 UT or 11530 / or 9525 kHz at 1330-2100 UT. 73 wolfie df5sx`` On Oct 20, Kai Ludwig, Germany, tells me: ``Yes, Dengê Welat from Grigoriopol is now on 11540 kHz while some other transmission is on 11530 kHz. The audio of this other transmission sounds like Emirler transmissions typically do (no high-pass filtering, no hard multiband compression), and the frequency deviations are typical as well. Thus there should be little doubt about Emirler being the origin of this RF signal. Next question is, of course, about the program audio TRT puts on these war transmissions. A quick, first impression is that it is indeed heavy war propaganda. So the next steps would be, of course, to work out the ID this program uses (do they operate it in "clandestine station" style?) and to determine if it goes out anywhere else, too (like on Turksat satellites). [later:] The Emirler transmission on 11530 kHz is a loop of 30 minutes and a few seconds, with no obvious station/program name being noted so far. A detailed monitoring report is here [in German]: https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/medienmagazin/radio_news/beitraege/2014/denge_kurdistane.html So in all likelihood no other distribution platforms are in use for this, ahem, audio product. Still it could be worth to check if this program audio is on Türksat, which could be the case if TRT has terminated the terrestrial circuits to Emirler and this loop is not played out locally. The evening transmission of Dengê Welat via Issoudun has been moved to 11540 kHz, too. So what remains to be determined is what they do with the 31 metres morning slot. Kai`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530, Oct 20 at 1715, S9+20 of Cuban spy numbers and diginoise overrides any possible Turkish clandestine here. 11540, Oct 20 at 1715 has some weak talk presumably Dengê Welat. Above should have preceded my subsequent obs at 1940 as in last report. 11540, Oct 21 at 1316, Kurdish? talk presumed from Dengê Welat, maybe jamming but nothing on 11530 from new Turkish counterpart. Other reports about these today; from Ivo Ivanov, Observer, Bulgaria: ``TURKEY/KURDISTAN Pro Erdogan Radio Recep & Denge Welat, October 21: from 1500 NF 11540.0*EMR 500 kW/105 deg Turkish, good+STANAG ex 11530 * co-ch same 11540.0 KCH 300 kW/130 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat -weak from 1600 on 11540.0#ISS 250 kW/090 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat-trong # co-ch same 11540.0 EMR 500 kW/105 deg Turkish Pro Erdogan TRT- weak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOddHnIREDE&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDXyGVuogW0&feature=youtu.be `` [WORLD OF RADIO 2005] TURKEY/KURDISTAN, Pro Erdogan Radio Recep & Denge Welat in 25mb, October 21: from 1500 NF 11540.0*EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish, good+STANAG, ex 11530 * co-ch same 11540.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat - weak from 1600 on 11540.0#ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat-strong # co-ch same 11540.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish Pro Erdogan TRT - weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/pro-erdogan-trt-px-brb-denge-welat-on.html Pro Erdogan Radio Recep & Denge Welat on new 11520 kHz, Oct.22 0600-1300 Pro Erdogan Radio Recep & Denge Welat are on 11530, instead of 11540 Oct. 21! 1315&1515 NF 11520*EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish, good signal, ex 11530/11540 * co-ch same 11520 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish Denge Welat-very weak signal from 1400 NF 11520*KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, fair signal, ex 11530/11540 * co-ch same 11520 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish TRT Radio Recep, weak signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/pro-erdogan-radio-recep-denge-welat-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 21-22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Kai Ludwig, Germany: ``Earlier in the evening, before everything faded out, clearly two different signals, with carriers hetting against each other, could be noted on 11540 while no trace of any carrier was on 11530 anymore. So indeed Emirler followed Denge Welat, thus their intention is not to take over the established frequency and its Kurdish audience but merely to jam Denge Welat [WORLD OF RADIO 2005] Meanwhile also routing for this "special broadcast" has been found: http://en.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php?mux=11096&pid=28&live=89&sec=0&lang=en The ID of this channel indicates that it was the feed for the Arabic broadcasts on 630 and 1062 kHz, which apparently have been discontinued recently. So TRT is really deeply involved in this jamming operation. Kai`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) MOLDOVA/TURKEY, Checked 11530 / 11540 kHz channels at 0657 UT Oct 22: here in central / western Europe 11530even Radio Denge Welat program in Kurdish, S=9+20dB strength, 9.6 kHz wideband audio block visible, and 4 Hertz fq distance - underneath - 11530.004 kHz TRT Emirler, one of the five 500 kW units in central Turkey --- see below direction finding screenshots in png format. TRT broadcast of Turkish secret service brought Arabic mens chorus sung performance, and also marching music band of army music played in between, as reported widely yesterday. target: HOL/BEL border Denge Welat px ahead, TRT px underneath. Northern ITALY Denge Welat px ahead, TRT px underneath. POL Warsaw Denge Welat px underneath, TRT px ahead. Stuttgart GER Denge Welat px, TRT px, both equal signal level. GRC Denge Welat px, TRT px, both equal signal level. Doha Qatar Denge Welat px, TRT px, both equal signal level, but increase of Denge Welat at 0720 UT. http://www.digitalbitrate.com/files/s30/S30_11096_1316.ogg?v=1571641574 35 million Kurdish national people settled in former Osmanic Empire in Turkey, Irak, Iran and Syria, - as well as worldwide spread. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kurdish-inhabited_area_by_CIA_%281992%29.jpg/440px-Kurdish-inhabited_area_by_CIA_%281992%29.jpg vy73 de wb df5sx https://twitter.com/ChrisGreenwayUK/status/1186278178614059008 thanks, Kai Ludwig wrote on Oct 21: In der Digitalbitrate-Liste fiel mir auf einem TRT-Ostbeam-Transponder diese Kennung auf: DIS YAY ORTA DALGA ARAPCA Der Übersetzer extrahiert daraus Mittelwelle und Arabisch. Könnte ja durchaus eine Zuführung sein. Allerdings luxuriös in Stereo. http://en.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php?mux=11096&liste=1&live=89&lang=en Sound of Turksat 42E East Beam, 11096 https://www.lyngsat.com/radiochannels/tr/TRT-Dis-Yay-Orta-Dalga-Arapca.html Am 20.10.2019 um 11:44 schrieb Roger Thauer: 11530 kHz TDoA: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fc1mlsuhett94da/2019-10-20_11530_kHz_0940z.png?dl=0 TDoA 11540 kHz Radyo ya Denge Welat, Grigoriopol Moldova: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j1jvw1z5q4w38yo/2019-10-20_11540_kHz_1015z.png?dl=0 (Wolfgang Bueschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) At 1300 UT both TRT broadcast of Turkish secret service & Radio Denge Welat are on new 11520, ex 11530, re-ex 11540 (Ivo Ivanov, Oct 22, WOR iog via DXLD) 11520, Oct 22 at 1417, something new here, talk in unID language, S4-S7, unused frequency per Aoki. Nothing now on 11530 and maybe some noise on 11540, so suspect another shift by Dengê Welat. Or is it Turkey jamming? The situation could change from day to day or even hour to hour. Ivo Ivanov indicates when I heard it, both on 11520: Pro Erdogan Radio Recep & Denge Welat in 25mb, October 21: from 1500 NF 11540.0*EMR 500 kW/105 Turkish, good+STANAG, ex 11530 * co-ch same 11540.0 KCH 300 kW/130 Kurdish BRB Denge Welat - weak from 1600 on 11540.0#ISS 250 kW/090 Kurdish BRB Denge Welat-strong # co-ch same 11540.0 EMR 500 kW/105 Turkish Pro Erdogan TRT - weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/pro-erdogan-trt-px-brb-denge-welat-on.html Pro Erdogan Radio Recep & Denge Welat on new 11520 kHz, Oct. 22 0600-1300 Pro Erdogan Radio Recep & Denge Welat are on 11530, instead of 11540 Oct. 21! 1315&1515 NF 11520*EMR 500 kW/105 Turkish, good signal ex 11530/11540 * co-ch same 11520 KCH 300 kW/130 Kurdish, Denge Welat - very weak from 1400 NF 11520*KCH 300 kW/130 Kurdish, fair signal ex 11530/11540 * co-ch same 11520 EMR 500 kW/105 Turkish TRT Radio Recep, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/pro-erdogan-radio-recep-denge-welat-on.html FRANCE/TURKEY, Denge Welat on 11530 & Pro Erdogan Radio Recep on 11520, Oct. 22 from 1600 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish R.Denge Welat, vy strong from 1600 11520 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish TRT Radio Recep, vy good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/denge-welat-on-11530-erdogan-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 21-22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: Radio war in Turkey, TRT Emirler against Denge Welat Kurdish radio towards 35 millions in Kurdistan target October 22 from 1600 UT Radio Denge Welat is on 11530 ISS and TRT broadcast of Turkish secret services on 11520 EMR. [Audio-]Videos will be added after few minutes (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, Oct 22, WOR iog via DXLD) October 22 from 1600 UT Radio Denge Welat is on 11530 ISS and TRT broadcast of Turkish secret services on 11520 EMR Denge Welat on 11530 & Pro Erdogan Radio Recep on 11520, Oct. 22 from 1600 on 11530 ISS 250 kW/090 Kurdish R. Denge Welat, very strong from 1600 on 11520 EMR 500 kW/105 Turkish TRT Radio Recep, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/denge-welat-on-11530-erdogan-radio.html I assume ``Radio Recep`` is Ivo`s nickname for it, not a real ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530, Unsure if this is Denge or the pro Erdoigan station. Today it is alone in the sub-band part at 1755 and after 1800 with demonstration shouts and a hymn, then 1801 interview mentioning various talks mentioning also Erdogan. Signal is -63db or S9+20 with mean fade levels to 20 db. Many audio dropouts. Sample audio is here with sudden stop at 30 secs. https://www.dropbox.com/s/gaeqs45nxfljohs/2019-10-22T175847Z%2C%2011.53%20MHz%2C%20AM.mp3?dl=0 (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, Oct 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11530, PRIDNESTROVIE, Radyo Dengê Welat at 1600 in Kurdish with male folk vocals followed by a woman with excited talk to time pips at 1601 and a man with ID and news then folk vocals; at 2050 re-check to a rousing vocal anthem and off at 2059 – Fair at first but Good by 2050 Oct 22 (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario with a Kenwood TS440S, Ten-Tec Argonaut II, or a Drake SPR-4 and an 80 meter off centre-fed dipole or an Alpha Delta DX-LB dipole both mounted in an inverted vee configuration and a 40 meter off centre-fed dipole mounted in a sloper configuration, ODXA iog via DXLD) KURDISTAN/TURKEY (non), Denge Welat & R. Recep Erdogan in 31/25mb October 23 0230-0500 on 9525.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat 0230-0500 on 9525.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 0500-0600 on 11530.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat 0500-0606 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan from 0600 NF 11520.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat from 0608 NF 11520.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan Videos will be added later today from 1100 on 11530.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish BRB Denge Welat, ex 11520 till 1100 UT from 1100 on 11520.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish R.Recep Erdogan, probably will be changed (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, WOR iog via DXLD) from 1133 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/radio-denge-welat-radio-recep-erdogan.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1300-1600 NF 11550.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish, ex 11530 in A19 1313-1600 on 11550.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan Videos will be added later today (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So, the task of "Radio Recep Erdogan" is simply to jam Radio Denge Welat or to be well received in the target area? Do we know what the relative strengths of the two stations are in the target area? Using the U. Twente SDR receiver at 1540 UT, only one station, quite strong, can be heard on 11550 kHz. Presumably it is Radio Denge Welat (haven't heard an ID yet) as there are frequent references to Kurdistan -- likely an entity the Turks do not recognize (-- Richard Langley, NB, WOR iog via DXLD) from 1600 UT Denge Walat is on new 11540 Issoudun, ex 11530 Videos after few minutes (Ivo Ivanov, Oct 23, WOR iog via DXLD) Frequency changes of BRB Radio Denge Welat on October 23: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-changes-of-brb-radio-denge.html It was definitely Radio Denge Welat. Heard an ID when playing back the recording. Again, no other station heard in the background. If it's there, it must be quite weak (-- Richard Langley, ibid.) Richard, listen carefully to all the recordings of today. Issoudun's signal is much stronger than Grigoriopol's, but believe me, where there is co-channel, there is https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/radio-denge-welat-radio-recep-erdogan.html https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-changes-of-brb-radio-denge.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Oct 23, WOR iog via DXLD) Denge Welat livestream to compare at 1945 UT: much bad performance on KiwiSDR in Kuwait, a lot of noise http://9k.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/ Denge Welat audio stream via http://37.187.140.96:8000/;stream.mp3 (Wolfgang Bueschel, 2007 UT Oct 23, ibid.) Thanks, Ivo. I was not doubting that "Radio Recep Erdogan" was also on the frequency. It's just that it couldn't be heard with the U. Twente SDR receiver underneath the strong Radio Denge Welat signal. However, checking recordings later, I think I may have heard "Radio Recep Erdogan" on 11550 kHz AFTER Radio Denge Welat signed off, presumably around 1600, but I had to go to a meeting around that time and so my recording was not continuous. I will try for automated recording tomorrow (-- Richard Langley, ibid.) Turkish Army Intelligence radio service or Radio Recep Erdogan are nickname for this unknown radio service vs Denge Welat (Ivo, ibid.) Frequency changes of BRB Radio Denge Welat on October 24: 0230-0500 on 9525.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish as scheduled A19 0230-0500 on 9525.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 0500-0600 NF 11540.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish, ex 11530 Oct 23 0500-0603 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan from 0600 NF 11550.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish, ex 11520 Oct 23 from 0605 NF 11550.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan Videos will be added later today -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, ibid.) from 0800 on 11530.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish as scheduled A19 from 0810 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan (Ivo, Oct 23, ibid.) MOLDOVA/TURKEY, Radio war in Turkey, TRT Emirler Turkish Army intelligence sce radio program against Denge Welat Kurdish radio towards 35 millions in Kurdistan target. On Oct 24 0800 UT Denge Welat Kurdish radio Livestream is 16 seconds behind, http://37.187.140.96:8000/;stream.mp3 Checked 11530 / 11540 kHz channels at 0800 UT on Oct 24: 11530even Radio Denge Welat program in Kurdish, S=9+25dB strength, 9.6 kHz wideband audio block visible in remote Finnland SDR rx, and 4 Hertz fq distance - underneath - 11530.004 kHz TRT Emirler, one of the five 500 kW units in central Turkey. TRT broadcast of Turkish secret service brought Arabic men`s chorus sung performance, and also marching music band of army music played in between, also machine gun speedy fire sound, as reported widely yesterday. 35 million Kurdish national people settled in former Osmanic Empire in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria, - as well as worldwide spread. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Kurdish-inhabited_area_by_CIA_%281992%29.jpg/440px-Kurdish-inhabited_area_by_CIA_%281992%29.jpg and next door 11540 kHz on Oct 24: 2840 Hertz broadband digital? signal, like STANAG, 11538.580 - 11541.420 kHz broad wide, at 0810 UT on Oct 24. 73 wb df5sx wwdxc (Wolfgang Bueschel, ibid.) 11550, Oct 23 at 1448, singing and drumming, another new frequency for Denge Welat and/or Turkish jamming, as there is nothing now on original 11530, nor recently jumped 11540 or 11520. 11550 seems to have a SAH hinting that both are on here at the moment. At 1459, talk and music continue past 1500 with no ID caught, but now I time the SAH at 2.4 Hz. 11510, Oct 24 at 1358, frequency of choice today, music and a JBA carrier on 11540, else? By 1426, only 11510; 1430 talk, S5-S7 with flutter. 11520, Oct 24 by 1921, the Kurdo-Turco radio war has shifted to here, S3-S7 of Kurdish? talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear DX-friends, It is interesting to follow the new Radio War between the old Kurdish Clandestine Dengê Welat and the Turkish station, which hunts it between 11520 and 11550 kHz. Here are my loggings from Skovlunde on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire: 11520 1105-1110 23.10 TUR New Turkish station Turkish military songs 35333 AP-DNK 11530 1110-1115 23.10 CLA Dengê Welat, Grigoriopol, Moldova (ex 11520) Kurdish talk about the Russian-Turkish agreement 45434 AP-DNK 11530 1940-1950 20.10 TUR New Turkish station Turkish political talk (by Erdogan ?), Turkish songs (reported s/off 2030*) 25232 AP-DNK 11530 0750-1000 21.10 TUR New Turkish station Turkish speech and military songs with gunfire 45434 AP-DNK 11540 2025-2100* 20.10 CLA Dengê Welat, Issoudun, France (ex 11530) Kurdish talk 15131 AP-DNK 11540 0745-0835 21.10 CLA Dengê Welat, Grigoriopol, Moldova (ex 11530) Kurdish speeches about Kurdistan and Democracy with gunfire , songs 45544 AP-DNK 11540 0920-1000 21.10 CLA Dengê Welat, Grigoriopol, Moldova Kurdish speeches for audience, often mentioning Kurdistan, but Turkey and Ankara was also heard, military songs 45544 11540 1335-1400 21.10 TUR & CLA Both stations on same frequency (ex 11530) Kurdish talk about Syria and Turkish military songs 52542. Also heard at 0535-0540 22.10 42442 AP-DNK Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, wbradio yg via DXLD) MOLDOVA/TURKEY, Radio war in Turkey and Kurdistan, TRT Emirler Turkish Army intelligence sce radio program against Denge Welat Kurdish radio towards 35 millions in Kurdistan target and at 1100 UT traced next door 11540 kHz on Oct 24: 2840 Hertz broadband digital? signal, like STANAG NATO marine signal, 11538.580 - 11541.420 kHz broadband wide, at 1105 UT on Oct 24. Checked 11530 / 11540 kHz channels at 1100 UT on Oct 24: 11530even Radio Denge Welat program in Kurdish, S=9+25dB strength, 13.5 kHz wideband audio block visible in remote Greece and Qatar SDR rx, and 4 Hertz fq distance - underneath - 11530.004 kHz TRT Emirler, one of the five 500 kW units in central Turkey. TRT broadcast of Turkish secret service brought Arabic men`s chorus sung performance, and also marching music band of army music played in between, also machine gun speedy fire sound, as reported widely yesterday. At Qatar remote SDR, the Turkish TRT secret service is ahead at 11.04 UT, but different signals in Europa (Finnland, Greece, western Europe) 11530even Radio Denge Welat program in Kurdish is ahead of S=9+30dB signal strength, the TRT Emirler clandestine underneath at 11.03 UT on Oct 24. # # # # wb (Wolfgang Bueschel, 1118 UT Oct 24, WOR iog via DXLD) From 1200 UT Denge Welat is on 11520, from 1212 Radio Recep is also on 11520 (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, Oct 24, ibid.) Frequency changes of BRB Radio Denge Welat on October 23: 0230-0500 on 9525.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish as scheduled A19 0230-0500 on 9525.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 0500-0600 on 11530.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish as scheduled A19 0500-0606 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 0600-1100 NF 11520.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish, ex 11530 in A19 0608-1130 NF 11520.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 1100-1300 on 11530.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish as scheduled A19 1133-1310 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 1300-1600 NF 11550.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish, ex 11530 in A19 1313-1600 on 11550.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan from 1600 NF 11540.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish, ex 11530 in A19 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-changes-of-brb-radio-denge.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 23-24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Frequency changes of BRB Radio Denge Welat on October 24: 0230-0500 on 9525.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish as scheduled A19 0230-0500 on 9525.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 0500-0600 NF 11540.0#ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish, ex 11530 Oct 23 0500-0603 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan 0600-0800 NF 11550.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish, ex 11520 Oct 23 0605-0808 NF 11550.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan from 0800 on 11530.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish as scheduled A19 from 0810 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish R. Recep Erdogan #co-ch QRM Russian or Turkish NATO STANAG digital fair to good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-changes-of-brb-radio-denge_24.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 23-24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) At about 1600 UT, Radio Denge Welat switched to 11520 leaving "Radio Recep Erdogan" in the clear on 11510. Then, about three minutes later it, too, switched to 11520 kHz. Clearly cat and mouse (-- Richard Langley, Oct 24, WOR iog via DXLD) Frequency changes of Radio Denge Welat in 25mb on October 24 1200-1400 NF 11520.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish, ex 11530 on Oct.23 1212-1401 on 11520.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish Radio Recep Erdogan 1400-1600 NF 11510.0*KCH 300 kW / 130 deg Kurdish, ex 11550 on Oct.23 1401-1600 on 11510.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg Turkish Radio Recep Erdogan from 1600 NF 11520.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg Kurdish, ex 11540 on Oct.23 *till 1430UT 11510.0 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Free No.Korea Radio! https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/frequency-changes-of-radio-denge-welat.html (Ivo Ivanov, WOR iog via DXLD) At 1640, the Turkish jammer on 11520 is stronger than Radio Denge Welat as received at the U. Twente SDR receiver (-- Richard Langley, ibid.) I've been following this thread only occasionally. Question: has there been any spoken word from this Turkish jammer or is it only music? 73, (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) And programming seems to be speeches (Recep Erdogan?) and military / patriotic music. Both stations continued on 11520 kHz past 1700 UT but getting rather weak as noted using the U. Twente SDR receiver. So, is the schedule of Radio Denge Welat and the jammer approaching 24 hours a day now? (-- Richard Langley, ibid.) {gh ed. note: Sorry if some of the above is duplicative; it`s been a nightmare to try to sort it all out} [The media magazine you monitor with your mind, WORLD OF RADIO 2005] ** KUWAIT [and non]. 11629.766, 1410 kor`anic verses mixed with the poor signal of CNR 17 that is barely heard, 16 Oct (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11629.771, Oct 19 at 1415, JBA carrier vs even weaker RTTY on 11630.0. Of course, it`s R. Kuwait as often found on such offsets, nominally 11630 too at 13-16 in Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KUWAIT. 15090, Oct 21 at 1409, JBA carrier. EiBi shows R. Liberty all the way from 0430 to 1430 alternating Dari and Pashto for IRAN --- shouldn`t that be AFGHANISTAN? With inband 19m SWBC so little-used, there is no reason for a major broadcaster to intrude into the aero band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KYRGYZSTAN. 4010.23, 0220-0225 18.10, Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka, Kyrgyz conversation, 45444. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, recently heard stations on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire here in Skovlunde, wbradio yg via DXLD) Always off fq v (gh) ** LITHUANIA [and non]. 1386 kHz. The recent past and present. Radio observers and listeners are familiar with this mid-wave frequency. For several years Radio Liberty and several other stations (Poland, Japan) have been broadcasting here from the Lithuanian repeater. A couple of years ago the transmitter was changed. If previously the Sitkunai (Kaunas) radio center was used for broadcasts, now broadcasts are being conducted from Vesynthos. To update the transmission equipment, a modern 200 kilowatt transmitter was sent to Lithuania. It is likely that it was impossible to maintain a radio center in Sitkunai, where the majority of Soviet-made transmitting equipment (SV), although there were transmitters there that outperformed even new equipment in Vesynthos. Considering that Freedom and Poland and Japan were the only customers, the center’s work incurred losses and was probably not covered by payment from customers. Since May 1, 2019, the Belarusian Freedom Service has gone on air and the schedule of transmissions from the repeater has been adjusted. In particular, the Russian Freedom service began broadcasting 21-24 MST, and not most of them at night, as it was before. This is more rational, because the potential audience of Freedom is sleeping at night. However, from May to September, receiving transmissions from Lithuania's transponder is problematic. Since daylight hours are long, the signal is unstable or completely absent. This is especially painful for Poland and Japan. It is much more logical, at least in the summer, to broadcast the above programs in the short-wave range. This is of course if we are talking about Poland and Freedom. Japan broadcasts quite aptly on KV and relaying from Lithuania is a kind of “supplement” for potential listeners of the Baltic states, Ukraine, Belarus and, ultimately, Russia. In the morning, the broadcast in Russian is also broadcast from Germany (Nauen) at a frequency of 6165 kHz. Direction: Russia. Of course, in the summertime, and with this frequency there are problems, however less noticeable than the Japanese transmission at a frequency of 1386 kHz. Next, you are offered a historical background on broadcasting at a frequency of 1386 kHz and a dispute between Lithuania and Russia over the right to broadcast on it. Posted by Sigitas Zhilionis, Lithuania. Taken from here: http://www.zilionis.lt/history/1386-r.htm (For users of the Russian Federation blocking of material is possible. Use bypass means) P.S. I could not find information whether Lithuania eventually broadcast on 1386 kHz itself, or acted and is acting only as a relay of programs of third-party companies. In March 2002, the Vilnius radio company International Radio Baltic Waves received a license to use the average wavelength of 1386 kHz for broadcasting with a radiated power of 32.1 dBkW (1622 kW). However, the same frequency is also used by the powerful station in Bolshakov, Kaliningrad Region, to broadcast the Voice of Russia broadcasts in German and English for listeners in Western Europe. Many hams and professionals are asking questions about such an obvious clash on the air. How so? What is it? To answer this, you should look into the story. In the Swiss city of Lausanne, at a preparatory meeting for the Washington Radio Conference in 1927, a broadcast wave of 219 meters was allocated to the Kovno, Lithuania station (Kovno is now Kaunas). Internationally, often in 1939 Montreux this channel is destined for the Memel, Germany station (Memel is the current Klaipeda, a city in western Lithuania). In the post-war frequency distribution plan adopted in Copenhagen in 1948, this channel is again listed behind the Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR station. After a couple of years, the construction of a broadcasting station in Sitkunai (18 km from Kaunas) is finally completed, and it begins broadcasting on the frequency allocated to it. However, somewhere between 1953 and 1972, the Sitkunai station leaves this channel. Later, in 1974, a powerful station was built in the village. Bolshakovo of the Kaliningrad region, and is launched on the Lithuanian frequency. This new station is located 140 km from Kaunas. From a legal point of view, the transfer of the station to more than 30 km from the place registered in international plans should be coordinated with other European countries. However, Moscow did not bother to comply with the signed international agreements, and did not even inform anyone about the transfer of the station. In 1978, a new frequency distribution plan for the European continent, the Geneva Plan, entered into force. In it, Moscow again confirms the assignment of a frequency of 1386 kHz to the Lithuanian station Kaunas. And finally, in 1991, after the separation of Lithuania from the USSR, the ministries of communications of Lithuania and the USSR signed a separation of functions protocol, in which Moscow declares that it recognizes frequency assignments in Lithuania. Alas, in fact, everything looked different. Russia not only did not release the frequency of 1386 kHz, but worked on it with increased power. Instead of the 1000-kilowatt transmitter authorized by the Geneva agreement, a 2500-kW transmitter worked. Instead of an omnidirectional single-mast antenna with a gain of 2.1 dB, permitted by the Geneva agreement, an antenna "CB 4 + 4" (2 rows of 4 masts) with a gain of 12.7 dB was installed. In total, this combination gives the radiated power twenty-nine times the power allowed by international agreements. In the fall of 2001, the Lithuanian communications authorities appealed to their Russian colleagues to stop illegal broadcasting. This was done because Lithuania intended to launch its own station on this channel, in accordance with the Geneva plan. Russia's response, however, had no intention of stopping the work; they even demanded that Lithuania delete the 1386 kHz frequency from the Main Frequency Register of the International Telecommunication Union. Currently, in the middle of May 2002, work is ongoing in Lithuania to launch a station in Sitkunai at a frequency of 1386 kHz with a power of 750 kW at night and 250 kW at daytime. It is expected that the station will be ready in June 2002, after which trial broadcasts will be conducted to determine the reception area and the real level of interference from the Russian transmitter. At present, Bolshakovo station operates between 0900 and 2100 GMT with an 8-mast antenna and an estimated power of 1200 kilowatts. By the way, almost the same situation exists at another medium-wave frequency used by the Bolshakov superstation - 1215 kHz. The parameters are identical with 1386 kHz: a transmitter with a power of 1200/2500 kW and an antenna "CB 4 + 4". Agreed by international agreements? No way! The Geneva plan lists Orissare, Estonia, 30 kW. Appendix 1. Broadcasting services and stations whose reception areas are reduced due to illegal operation of Russian superstations at frequencies of 1215 kHz and 1386 kHz: France Bleu: Bordeaux, France, 1206 kHz Tirana Radio and Trans-World Radio: Flake, Albania, 1215 kHz Virgin AM: 15 station sync network, UK, 1215 kHz Radio Bulgaria: Vidin, Bulgaria, 1224 kHz France Bleu, RFI, and R. France Urgences: Lille, France, 1377 kHz ERA2 and Voice of Greece: Athens, Greece, 1386 kHz Trans-World Radio: Flake, Albania, 1395 kHz Business Nieuws Radio: Trintelhafen, Holland, 1395 kHz Appendix 2. Subsequent Events. 05/31/2002 Radio Baltic Waves (RBV) received a letter from an employee of the Center for Radio Communication and Radio Broadcasting No. 2 (TsRR-2 - the enterprise that owns the Bolshakovo radio transmission station). In it, he demanded that the RBV "release" the frequency of 1386 kHz. He also expressed the opinion that the TsRR-2 should jam not only RBW test transmissions at a given frequency, but also regular transmissions at a frequency of 612 kHz, and even the frequency of 9710 kHz, which is used by Lithuanian Radio. In the end, he added that he would do everything in his power to disrupt the RBV plans. On 07/07/2002, in his second message, the same employee of TsRR-2 specified his actions: "if we can not jam your test transmissions officially, then I will personally try to rent our 1386 kHz transmitter for the duration of your test transmissions to jam them." 07/03/2002 it was noticed that TsRR-2 turns off the transmitter at a frequency of 1386 kHz not at 21:00, as usual, but at 22:00 GMT; An additional hour of broadcasting consists of programs from the Moscow radio program Sodruzhestvo. Since the RBV intended to broadcast even after the end of the Russian program (in order to avoid mutual interference), the extension of this program itself is essentially the embodiment of threats to “disrupt the RBV plans”. Russia responded to the appeal of the Lithuanian side to stop illegal actions on the air by expanding such actions, thereby demonstrating its attitude to the small neighboring countries. 26-27.05.2003 Talks in Vilnius between representatives of the communications administrations of Lithuania and Russia. No results. September 9-10, 2003 Another round of negotiations in Vilnius. The Russian side agreed to gradually curtail broadcasting at a disputed frequency and release it before the end of 2007. 11/01/2007 the Russian station in Bolshakov stopped broadcasting at a frequency of 1386 kHz. The conflict is settled. Andrey Molokov, St. Petersburg, Russia / https://vk.com/club158109176 (via Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** MALI. 5995, RTV Malienne – Bamako, 2151, 10/19/19 in Bambara. Malian guitar and vocal (very nice), man announcer. Listened off and on until 2357 hoping for s/off before Cuba s/on; however, Cuba came on at 0000 drowning out the man announcer who had been talking the whole time. Fair signal improving to good by 0000 (Mark Taylor, Lake Farm County Park near Madison, WI, with Carlie Forsythe. Mini DXpedition 10/19 – 20/19, 2130 – 0030 (when we got too cold to DX), Equipment: Eton E1; MLA-30 “Mega loop” (cheap Chinese loop), NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** MALI. 13685, China Radio Int’l; 1439-1448+, 10/22; M&W in English on standard of living in China--the W sounds like Rexella van Impe! SIO=2+33- with buzz QRM; //13710 via China, SIO=343 with buzz. 17630, China Radio Int’l; 1513, 10/22; M&W in English on China-U.S. “trade war”. SIO=1+52+, // 13685 also via Mali; buzz heard earlier gone! (Harold Frodge, MI, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CRI via Bamako is on air now, Oct. 24 1400-1557 on 13685 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to SoAf English, very weak 1400-1557 on 17630 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English, very good Videos will be added later today - 73! Ivo Ivanov China Radio Int via Bamako is on air again, October 24 1400-1557 on 13685 BKO 100 kW / 111 deg to SoAf English, poor/weak 1400-1557 on 17630 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English, very/good 1600-1657 on 15125 BKO 100 kW / 085 deg to CEAf Arabic, weak/fair 1600-1657 on 17880 BKO 100 kW / 020 deg to NEAf Arabic, fair/good B-19 of China Radio International via Bamako is same as A-19/B-18: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/china-radio-international-via-bamako-is.html (Ivo Ivanov, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) 13685. Oct 24, 2019. 1444-1455, China Radio International, Bamako, in English. Women voices in conversation about Chinese themes, including development; 1452 IB by man voice; 1453 Returns conversation. Good reception, 45544. 17630. Oct 24, 2019. 1456-1508, China Radio International, Bamako, in English. A conversation between women, sometimes laughs; 1500 ID and starts news by woman and man announcers. Good reception, 45444 (JRX_Jose Ronaldo Xavier, SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL, Cabedelo, Brazil, Receiver (s)_ XHDATA D-808, Antenna (s)_ Mini Loop to SW, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** MEXICO. 620, XENK Radio 620, México, CDMX, 1033 October 6, 2019. Aretha Franklin "Jump" into Hall & Oates "Maneater" then man "Radio 6-20, la música que llego para..." into Eric Carmen, Toto, Philip Bailey & Phil Collins duet, etc. Very annoying and spastically generated rooster crows falling atop songs as well as embedded in the canned top-of-hour ID. This on a local Sunday morning on what's supposed to otherwise be a mostly news/talk format station. And subsequent weekday checks in the 1045-1200 range are alternating man and woman newscast. Choral anthem is up near 1100 daily. 770, XEACH, Radio Fórmula Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, 1130 October 9, 2019. Mexi-tune (maybe filler) but otherwise news, female at 1131 with "XEACH... frecuencia modulada.." and at 1144, man "7-70 AM, Grupo Fórmula Monterrey" into ads, bookending with a Gobierno de México PSA on child health care. Parallel slightly delayed station web stream. Truncated choral anthem close to 1100 on previous checks. 1510, XEQI, Opus 1510, Monterrey, Nuevo León 1038 October 10, 2019. Continuous classical string and woodwind until quick female ID at 1100, but they refused to honor their nation at the 1100 mark with the anthem, instead back to classical music. WLAC mostly nulled (Terry Krueger, All times/dates GMT, Niceville, FL, R-75, NRD-535, ICF-7600RG, active loop, random wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. The reactivated XED 1050 --- 3 Files 2.7MB MP3 750kB XED-AM 1050 Mexicali, BC, Mexico Mon Oct 14, 2019 742pm mountain.mp3 MP3 943kB XED-AM 1050 Mexicali, BC, Mexico Mon Oct 14, 2019 750pm mountain.mp3 MP3 1MB XED-AM 1050 Mexicali, BC, Mexico Tue Oct 15, 2019 740pm mountain.mp3 I am pretty sure this is XED. In the Oct 14 742pm clip, you`ll hear a mention of La Poderosa, Radio Rama, Baja California and Mexicali. In the Oct 15th clip, the lady mentions Mexicali (Paul Walker, Laramie WY, Oct 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO [and non]. 1090, Oct 19 at 0502, tonight I`m tuning an hour earlier to get a headstart before the mattress TV infomercial I`ve been hearing after 0600 --- but it`s already running now! And I`ve missed another ToH ID, if any. Maybe all-mattress-all-the-time? Or late for those who can`t sleep well on their awful mattresses. La Voz del Colchón, or Radio Colchón Internacional? I continue to think it`s XEAU, Monterrey NL. KAAY off the side must be nulled, and hope there be no KEXS or anything else closer to the axis. But as late as 0613, more mattressing, and there is still that TA carrier pest on 1089, or really the seven UK Talksport synchros adding up to 722 kW --- not including the 0 kW from the one in the Chunnel. The 910 stations also suffer a Brithet from 909. 1090, Oct 20 at 0622, Spanish from the south finally with a non-mattress infomercial, instead sounds like ``Derma-Wand`` some product for women`s anti-aging skin care. Yes, there is such a thing, with very mixed reviews in English. XEAU Monterrey still suspected but no ID. 1090, Oct 21 at 0559, YL promo for `Milenio Diario` newscast at L-V times, 0600 into infomercial. Still no ID, but another match for XEAU, Monterrey, since searching immediately finds: ``XEAU-AM is a radio station on 1090 AM in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It is owned by Multimedios Radio and carries Milenio Radio along with sister station XHFMTU-FM 103.7 HD3. Wikipedia``. Of course that does not prove that no other 1090 station airs M.D., but surely XEAU, our closest 1090 anyway is the one I have been hearing. As usual, KAAY from the east can be nulled, but not the annoying 1089 het from the 700+ kW of UK synchros (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 1130, Oct 19 at 0601, not much can be extracted with KWKH nulled as much as possible, but think I hear ``Radio-Activa`` which may or may not be an ID slogan. Trying to nail down a definite XECHAP, new station supposed to have just started, as in previous reports. 1130, I am still trying to ID the Spanish here, which has seemed like it must be the newly activated XECHAP, Chapingo, EdoMex, educational station in the new IRCA Mexican Log as Radio Chapingo, 10/5 kW, ex-1610 XEUACH, projected to start 10/4/2019. However: October 20 at 0631, amid tunes I hear a non-ID as ``El Poder de --?-- siete, La Poderosa``. No such slogan for any of the possible four in the current Log --- but checking the previous one on paper, 2018 edition #21, there was a Poderosa on 1130: ``XEYZ, Aguascalientes2, 10/2.5 kW, La Poderosa 107.7; La Más Famosa, 24h, //107.7 FM XHYZ. Still active on AM 10/17`` --- So now we may extend that to 10/19! And put it back into the Log. Approx. from SSW, making medium SAH with KWKH to the SE nulled as much as possible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re my ID of the 1130 station as XEYZ Aguascalientes2, still on the AM air, Tim Hall, editor of the IRCA Mexican Log, replies, first on the ABDX yg: ``Thanks for the update. This is very odd. I can't imagine what they would be doing back on the air. They surrendered their AM license almost a year and a half ago (see URL below for a copy of the self-cancellation letter). I haven't heard anything about them being forced to turn the AM back on (a "continuity obligation" can be invoked if the Mexican government determines that the AM shutdown leaves even a few people with no remaining radio or TV coverage). The AM license was not restored as of the August 2019 IFT list. Maybe it will show up on the next list? http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/35226_181212173840_5224.pdf 73 Tim`` And directly Oct 21: ``For now I've added the note to the Mex list database. I'll see if I can re-log XEYZ from the Border Inn next weekend. Hopefully I'll catch XECHAP too, if they made their projected on-air date of Oct 4th. XEYZ-1130 is still including AM 1130 in their ID: 1 File 381.6 kB https://www.w4uvh.net/20191020_2302_XEYZ_1130_web_stream_ID.mp3 ...despite surrendering the AM license almost a year and a half ago. The attached ID was taken from their web stream a few minutes ago. 73 Tim`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 6185, DF R. Educacion; 1422z US and UK rock music, ID "R Educacion" (Steven Wiseblood, RGV TX 10/19, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Supposedly on air only evenings, but I hear carrier at midday and wonder when they really come on. I never get them this early, only FE stations on 6185. Steven is as close as you can get to CDMX and still be in USA, the RGV (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MONGOLIA. QSL from "Voice of Mongolia". Received a verification card from the English service “Voices of Mongolia”. I took their program on September 30, 2019 in Ulan-Ude at a frequency of 12085 kHz. Most likely the antenna is directed to the southwest and the signal quality of their broadcast in the capital of Buryatia leaves much to be desired, although the transmitter is not so far. QSL-card received on October 18, 2019. The postcard depicts Genghis Khan. Report sent to e-mail vom_en@yahoo.com (Igor Kolke, Moscow, Russia / https://kolkeradio.blogspot.com QSL World, Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** MOROCCO. Off-channel AM station via the Grimsby remote receiver tonight on odd 595.9 kHz in Arabic or related dialect as of 2120 UT. Can anyone cast any light on this station? Also hearing 590 from Canada by the way (Chris McWhinnie, UK, Oct 23, bdxc-news iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Hi Chris, I’m hearing OM & YL spearing [swearing? speaking?] in Arabic and, I think, French. Could this be SNRT from MRC? (Will Grocott, England, 2137 UT Oct 23, ibid.) Looks like Morocco has climbed up one more kHz. 73, (Mauno Ritola, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 2005) Ahh, possibly. I thought I heard some French briefly too, then it was back to a form of Arabic. Is this regularly heard on this odd frequency? I’ll try to find a parallel frequency tomorrow (Chris McWhinnie, ibid.) Yes, this is Morocco, heard here on 595.9 with resultant het. It has been off channel for a long time. The IRRS owner mentioned at the EDXC conference in Andorra in September, the problem this causes in Italy to Challenger Radio who relay IRRS on 594 kHz. 73 (Alan Pennington, ibid.) MOROCCO, In southern Italy a remote SDR rx appeared again, after long absence in remote access server net. 595.896 kHz noted talk by men in Arabic, S=9+5 signal traced near Bari Italy at 0142 UT on Oct 24. TX SNRT Oujda acc WRTH 50 kW these days. vy73 wolfie df5sx (Wolfgang Bueschel, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 2005) Then I heard 595.9 in OK (gh) ** NEW ZEALAND. B-19 frequency changes of Radio New Zealand Pacific B-19 schedule of Radio New Zealand Pacific AM mode Daily 1959-2058 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex Sat only! 2059-2258 on 13840 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 2059-0458 2259-0558 NF 15720 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 13840 B18 0559-0758 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 0459-0658 0759-1058 on 9765 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 0658-1058 1059-1258 NF 9700 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg to NWPacPNG/As English, ex 7330 B18 AM mode Sun-Fri 1259-1650 on 6115 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Saturday 1259-1958 on 6115 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English DRM mode Sun-Fri 1651-1750 on 5975 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English 1751-1850 NF 7330 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English, ex 7230 B18 1851-1958 on 9780 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English Публикувано от Observer (via Richard Lemke, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Oct 24 at 0615, no signal from VON, which is always VG when active; not heard on 9690- or 11770- either, tho one could be on and not propagating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. [nrc-am] Music on 1710 kHz? While looking around for TAs tonight I find an S9 signal on 1710 with instrumental new-age type synthisizer music. It blew right past 9 pm EDT without any ID and just keeps going. My flag is directional east and it's hard to determine what direction the signal is coming from, but if you're in this area check it out. Definitely not a TIS and I can hear a TIS (Spfld Armory?) under it between selections (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, 0117 UT Oct 22, nrc-am gg via DXLD) Radio Corsair, a pirate. It`s been reported by several folks in the eastern US over the last week. Can`t be a TIS as they are not legally allowed to play music (Paul Walker, WY, ibid.) Mike, Very strong in western NY. Just music so far, and I've been listening since about 9 PM. Way underneath I'm getting the Jersey City station. Last night the Jersey City station was most dominant with something else trying to get through. I suspect that one is the Springfield TIS station. Is the music Corsair Radio that others have reported? (Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY, ibid.) Radio Corsair pirate even into IL on car radio. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, 0127 UT Oct 22, IRCA iog via DXLD) Just IDed as Corsair Radio. Super-strong signal. I'm sending a report to the e-address that was announced at 9:27 PM EDT (Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY, ibid.) They went off around 10:15 [0215 UT] and I caught the s/off. I think the audio is worth listening to. It explains quite a bit (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, ibid., audio attached on the WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Another 1710 pirate! AT 10:42 pm EDT, "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, then dj says "1710 Radio New York" hello to Radio Corsair, if you're still out there; 1710 Radio New York". At that point the Springfield Armory came up and covered it. 1710 New York was around S2-3, nowhere close to R. Corsair's signal level. Actually I find this stuff interesting. It reminds me of the AM band back in the middle '60s when there were NYC pirates on 1710. What was old is new again (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, 0250 UT Oct 22, nrc-am gg via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Love hearing pirates on 1710 kHz; I’ll have to listen for this one tonight. It does remind me of the old days. 1610 used to popular as well — we had a great pirate here in Birmingham who duplicated the sound and style of Top 40 rocker, WSGN 610. The operator had been a former employee of the actual station—and had saved tons of their on-air promos, air checks, etc from the trash bin. He was able to recreate the sound of the Top 40 station perfectly with great audio. He used to do a semi-regular Tuesday night broadcast here on 1610 (before the expanded band launched) and you could hear it all over town. I always try to check 1710 when doing any on-air session or if I’m in the car; been greeted with some great surprises over the years. 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, 121 Mayfair Park, Maylene, AL 35114, EM63nf. nrc-am gg via DXLD) Jim, Is it possible to share that Radio Corsair email address? Be cool to get a pirate QSL (Bob Galerstein WB2VGD, Morris Plains, NJ, nrc-am gg via DXLD) The email address is in the sign off audio twice. You can't miss it. Check the attachment on this email. Also, if you have a gmail or Google account you can find it here where all the messages are stored: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/nrc-am/JHchZARAoAY (ans via DXLD) viz.: radiocorsair@protonmail.com ``The biggest AM pirate radio station in the US --`` (via gh, DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6907-USB, Oct 22 at 2345, S9 pirate music, with abrupt breaks in modulation = transmission, but YL ``CNR`` IDs at 2345, 2353, apparently stays off from 2357*. Many earlier logs here: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,59435.0.html It`s not so Clever when Clever Name Radio be initialized (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORWAY. [WOR] Norway abolishes the NRK licence fee http://www.radionytt.no/eng1909.php For many years the licence fee in Norway has been linked to ownership of a television. This will all change from 2020. Norway abolishes the licence fee and will finance the public broadcaster NRK via the State Budget. In the governmental proposal NRK will receive 5.7 billion kroner in 2020, around 570 million euros, for producing radio, television and online material. The Minister of Culture, Trine Skei Grande says: - It is important to make sure the financing of an independent NRK will work in the future. This model will be more socially correct than the licence fee. The licence fee has been unpopular, because every household has to pay the same amount no matter what income they have. Financing over the State Budget means that everyone will pay for NRK relative to income and how much taxes they pay. In recent years fewer people in Norway has bought and owned a television, because many Norwegians, especially young people, no longer watch linear TV and instead uses a laptop or a mobile to stream content online. Hence fewer people has paid for NRK (via Mike Terry, Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. 341 kHz, EI, Enid`s only NDB, 25 watts at Woodring Airport, has not been heard since Sept 7 when it was audible along with YYU in Kapuskasing, the latter scheduled for decommissioning Oct 10. That leaves on 341 OIN, Oberlin KS and many others listed. It appears EI has also been. I finally visited Woodring the afternoon of Oct 21 and asked their new diector, Deirdre Gurry, about it: https://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/new-airport-director-introduced-at-woodring/article_7b3a48aa-1630-51ce-b23b-1cf313604d26.html It`s the FAA`s responsibility and I should seek out a NOTAM notice about it, but she thinx it used to be on the south side of the runway, and that such LW beacons are being phased out as who needs them with GPS? Maybe it failed naturally and will not be fixed. Here it is, as if still extant, but as of 12 September 2019: http://www.airnav.com/cgi-bin/navaid-info?type=NDB&id=EI&name=GARFY which was linked from everything else you need to know about KWDG: http://www.airnav.com/airport/KWDG 341 kHz, Oct 22 at 2153 UT, EI is back! EnId`s 25-watt MCW ND beacon at Woodring airport. The manager and others I visited yesterday had no direct knowledge of it or its status, referring me to FAA; but maybe my inquiry led her to look into turning it back on? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 341 kHz, Oct 23 at 0611 UT. Enid Woodring Airport beacon EI continues to be heard, day or night: also at 1445 UT when I note a period of 8 seconds, which means quite a pause between each pair of dits. Also Oct 24 at 1355 UT check. At night there is no longer co-channel from dash and YYU, Kapuskasing, Ontario, which http://dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm confirms has been Decommissioned. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The beacon EI at Enid [341 kHz] would have been a Location Outer Marker for (and south of) Woodring apt. Has it been destroyed yet? I show its location here: 36.2750331 , -97.7907633 re: the comment about GPS. It is ironic that little puddle jumpers in the wilds of Alaska use hi-tech GPS, but large commercial aircraft still rely much on older technologies. I see that both Vance and Woodring still have the VHF band omni range navigation beacons at the field. Woodring has a VOR-DME on 109.0 MHz with the ID ODG, and the VORTAC at Vance AFB is END on 115.4 MHz. The reference name for the Enid NDB "EI" was "GARFY" NDB. It is no longer depicted on aviation charts. 73 from the desert southwest - rb (Rick Barton, ABDX yg via DXLD) Later: EI is gone again (gh) ** OKLAHOMA. Re the 1161.0 non-TA carrier I have: Oct 19 at 0607 UT when all the TVs, computers are off, so is it; still on are cable boxes, etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. FORMAT, SLOGAN AND SILENT STATUS CHANGES FREQ CALL CITY OF LICENSE NEW INFORMATION 1550 KMAD Madill, OK was silent, back on with new unknown format (IRCA DX Monitor Oct 26, published Oct 22 via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. 1580, Oct 18 at 1807 UT, KOKB Blackwell is off again. What is going on with this station? When on it sounds fine with no technical problems. [and non]. 1580, Oct 21 at 1304 UT, KOKB Blackwell is still AWOL after sunrise, leaving us to hear mariachi borracha music from the NW = KFCS Colorado Springs, which is not supposed to go from 140 watts night to 10000 day until 1315 UT in October (1345: November), but soon fading while KHGG AR talk ascends. By 1900 UT check, however, KOKB is back on alone. 1580, Oct 22 at 1930 UT, KOKB Blackwell is cutting off and on the air, and when on is weaker than normal, compared to other stations and the noise level. 1580, Oct 23 at 1502 UT, a SAH denoting more than one station, but one of them per ID at 1503 is KOKB Blackwell, still underpowered; and audio cuts out irregularly, unlike // 1020 KOKP Perry, where the audio is a few seconds ahead. The other 1580 likely our second closest, KHGG Van Buren AR, normally totally blocked daytime by KOKB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 88.2V, Oct 21 at 1335 UT, big hum and carrier around 88.3, very intermittent, blocking KWOU 88.1 during `Stardate` at 1342.5; not my transmitter and heard on at least 3 radios, again suspected to be the rotten K202BY Family Radio translator for Enid, otherwise AWOL. There it is again, Oct 21 at 2351 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, Oct 22 circa 2115 UT in a pledge break, KUCO says it will be moving to ``beautiful new studios in downtown OKC`` --- thus following in the footsteps of KOSU which could not resist the allure of the Big City, both forsaking their original campi in Edmond and Stillwater. At least KGOU remains at OU in Norman. If only KUCO would spend some of that expense to attain a local-quality translator signal into Enid. At least we may hope its recently refurbished transmitter/site will remain on the north side (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OMAN. Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman in English/Arabic, October 22: 1403-1500 9620 THU 100 kW / 315 deg WeEu English RSO Oman FM 90.4FM 1500-1512 9620 THU 100 kW / 315 deg WeEu English, instead of Arabic from 1512 9620 THU 100 kW / 315 deg WeEu Arabic, as scheduled A-19: Something`s always wrong at R.Sultanate of Oman Thumrayt station! https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-in_22.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 21-22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of R Sultanate of Oman in English/Arabic, Oct 23: 1401-1501 9620 THU 100 kW / 315 deg WeEu English RSO Oman FM 90.4FM from 1501 9620 THU 100 kW / 315 deg WeEu Arabic, as scheduled A-19: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-in_23.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 23-24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PANAMA. 18130-USB, Oct 19 at 2115, HP1STB working US stations, for a KB3 a new country. It`s Steven Tyler Barnett in Panama City, an American retiree and fanatic motorcycle traveler per his QRZ.com page. I`m checking this band after hearing that 17850 carrier believed to be WRMI X 3, q.v. 18155-USB, Oct 19 at 2118, HP9SAM, another Panamanian, the only phone stations on the band, maybe a selective opening? Distance Panama City to Enid is 3568 km = 2217 statute miles; so is this F2 or multi-Es? He`s another American retiree who managed to get a callsign with his own initials, Stephen A. Myers, Pocri, Province of Los Santos 0758, Panamá (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also SAN ANDRÉS ** PERU [and non]. Radio Tarma --- Tuning 4774.95 on Oct 17 at 2300 from SDR in Iceland – R. Congonhas noted with male announcer but periodically a het came on the frequency for a few minutes at a time which may have been R. Tarma testing new transmitter?? CODAR QRM was light, but there (Bruce Churchill, CA, Oct 18, WOR iog via DXLD) Re: Radio Tarma 4775 test imminent, special QSL --- October 17 I noted only Congonhas on 4774.93 running past 0330, with no sign of Tarma. The Brazilian was strong via Paradinho and I // it via the Weston UK SDR (Dan Robinson, circa DC, Oct 18, ibid.) How accurate is that SDR's frequency accuracy? (Bob Biermann, FL, ibid.) Bob, you are right, seems not very accurate. I had them a bit lower the day before. Tonight after carefully calibrating my Perseus against WWV on 15 MHz, I get Radio Tarma on 4774.904 kHz with fair audio at times and Rádio Congonhas with a much weaker carrier on 4774.915 kHz. I think I can guarantee this to ± 1 Hz, at least at 2310 UTC ;-). Best regards, (Mauno Ritola, Oct 20, ibid.) Oct 19 tuning Iceland SDR at 2320, R Tarma mostly (but not always) better than R. Congonhas on 4774.90 with male announcer, commercial(s) and into Peruvian vocals at 2321.5. Male announcer & commercials again at 2337 – more Peruvian vocals at 2339. Best on LSB for some separation. Actually both stations continually trading places – unique nature of Peruvian vocals makes it easier to discern one from the other. Tarma used to own this frequency in early to mid-2018. Last logged in April 2018 when Don Moore was visiting station (Bruce Churchill, ibid.) And an other measure puzzle could NOT solved so far, two co-channel equal radio power strings noted on 4775 kHz 0110-01.25 UT, when checked western Europe remote SDR units, as well as a SDR in Cape Canaveral FL state, as well as a few KiwiSDR rxs in Bonaire, Chile, Brazil and Argentina too. 4774.904 and 4774.913 kHz strings apart distance only 9 Hertz at 0110-0125 UT, likely either R Tarma Peru Spanish or R Sora [sic] de Congonhas Brazil in BrasPortuguese, in Brazil mostly only S=5 -95dBm poor in Sao Paulo. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 19, WOR iog via DXLD) I am still waiting for anyone to prove, in print or sound, that the Congonhas station calls itself ``sora`` rather than an erroneous cut-off ``difusora`` word in some listing (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) I read the specifications for one of the popular SDR units. It was only accurate to something like + or - 18 parts per million. At 10,000 kHz that would be an error of + or - 180 CPS. I'm sure some may be better, because they have an external reference source (Bob Biermann, ibid.) I have been doing this for two decades. Of course one has to calibrate on as high frequency as possible and with no TCXO room temperature change affects it a bit, so best always to calibrate just before measuring. But I understand already, that I can't convince you (Mauno Ritola, ibid.) PERU, 4774.914 kHz, Checked your Iceland SDR rx tune at 0012 UT Oct 18 in Perseus net unit Hanson MA-US eastern state, and unit at Detroit MI state, but area is CODAR signal 'infested'. 73 wolfie df5sx (Wolfgang Bueschel, ibid.) ** PITCAIRN [non]. 5085, Oct 20 around 0015, ARNL item on WTWW about DX-peditions mentions one underway here, from Oct 18 to Nov 1. I haven`t heard it yet; WTFK? But QRZ.com info: VP6R - Pitcairn Island DXpedition - October 2019 including CQWW Phone Contest. QSL info: https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/vp6r Team: EA3HSO, EY8MM, JR4OZR, K0IR, K0PC, K9CT, K9NW, N4GRN, N6HC, SM5AQD, W0GJ, W0VTT, W6IZT and W8HC The Pilots: WB9Z (Chief Pilot), Website: http://pitcairndx.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/58 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The Pitcairn Island DXpedition with call sign VP6R, is now in operation, on many ham radio frequencies from 1.8 to as high as 24 MHz. The signal is easy to hear. Their web site is at: https://pitcairndx.com/ 73 de (Chuck W3ON, Oct 22, WOR iog via DXLD) VP6R Pitcairn on 14185 now (15h04) --- After a session on the MW band, I switched over to see what was happening elsewhere, and there's the DXpedition to Pitcairn in voice on 14185U. In the clear, weakly, but with lots of IDs for VP6R. It's been years since I've heard Pitcairn! 73! (Walt Salmaniw, Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) VP6R doing very well on 18131usb calling Europe. It is 1620 UT, here in Central Alberta. 73 (Mick Delmage, Oct 20, ibid.) Ham Radio-Pitcairn Island Dxpedition Info --- The Pitcairn Island amateur radio dxpedition, call sign is VP6R, is under way. The dxpedition started on October 18th and is scheduled to operate until November 2nd. It is an all band operation from 1.8 MHz to 50 MHz, that mostly follows the radio propagation. They are being widely heard in most parts of the world. I have heard them on 14185 kHz, 18135 kHz on voice 14028 kHz, 18069 kHz, 21023 kHz [on CW?] More information at: https://pitcairndx.com/ http://www.arrl.org/news/pitcairn-island-vp6r-dxpedition-on-the-air-injured-operator-evacuated Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416/ (Chuck Gessner, Oct 22, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) [non]. 14185-USB, Oct 23 at 1455, pileup of weak hams on the publicized VP6R DX-pedition frequency. Itself not heard, but someone says ``split``, implying that it (or they) should be on a separate frequency. Not to be confused with Barbados, original island called VP6; why change? No luck on the 18 MHz band either, but it seldom opens utc [under-the-circumstances] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. 13650, Oct 18 at 2049, RRI in English is on at S6-S8, news about the EU, Romania has the highest inflation rate. Still no signal from the other 2030 Tsiganeshti frequency for us, 11850. Also listed for Europe on Galbeni 6170 and 7315-DRM, not much use here if they be on. Per HFCC B-19, in 9 days this jumps an hour later to 2130, even tho we are stuck with DST for another week; and jumps way down to 6170 and 7310 for us, 6030 and 7375 for Europe. But which frequencies will be missing then? 7320-7325-7330, Oct 24 at 0614, DRM noise at S8; thought it might be WINB, but that`s not until 0700 in A-19, while RRI Tsiganeshti is in English and German WNW at 0530-0630. Neither scheduled in B-19 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio România Internaţional/ Things to know / Tiganesti emitter --- 2019-10-03 11:45:00 România Internaţional https://www.rri.ro/en_gb/tiganesti_emitter-2604949 Tiganesti [sic] emitter out of order Dear friends, one of the short wave broadcast emitters at the Tiganesti site, near Bucharest, transmitting RRI programs, is out of order. This also creates problems with the digital broadcast (DRM standard) of several RRI programs. Some of the affected broadcasts will be transferred temporarily to the short wave emitter at the Saftica site, near the capital. Please tune in to RRI broadcasts on the second short wave frequency listed in the chart on our website for each respective target area (via Jimmy James, Oct 20, ptsw iog via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Far East and Eastern Siberia. More about short-wave DRM broadcasting in Chukotka. The HFCC database, the organization managing data on international short-wave radio stations, has three registered frequencies for broadcasting in the DRM standard from the radio center in Komsomolsk-on-Amur: - 11615 kHz, broadcast time from 2000 to 1000 GMT, power 250 (?) KW; - 12025 kHz, broadcast time from 2000 to 0300 GMT, power 25 kW; - 15735 kHz, broadcast time from 0300 to 1000 GMT, the same 25 kW. The first frequency was registered for use on July 15 of the current year, the other two on September 5. Moreover, there is a note to the registration record for the first frequency: "PROPAGATION TESTS" (radio wave propagation test). The azimuth of the antenna for all three frequencies is 34°. As a broadcasting program, the former international radio Voice of Russia is indicated there. Database Links: 1) http://hfcc.org/data/schedbyfmo.php?seas=A19&fmor .. 2) http://hfcc.org/drm - as a broadcast grid https://vk.com/tv_fm (via Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. ABANDONED LARGE JAMMING OF EASTERN SIBERIA. The Far East Destroy team talks and shows about one of the centers for long-range radiation protection and broadcasting in Angarsk. Text and photo: https://zen.yandex.ru/media/dv_destroy/zabroshennoe-bolshoe-glushenie-vostochnoi-sibiri-5b8c82b0ff3b8f00aadcbc3c Andrey Molokov, St. Petersburg, Russia / https://vk.com/club158109176 (Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) see also LITHUANIA ** RUSSIA. CINEMA. -------------- Hello, I hear you! Anatoly Papanov will talk about the appearance of various types of communication in a fascinating form of a cartoon. Soyuzmultfilm, 1971 https://vk.com/club158109176?z=video-158109176_456239043%2F1391c06f39c6bb6f23%2Fpl_wall_-158109176 (Andrey Molokov, St. Petersburg, Russia / https://vk.com/club158109176 via Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** SAN ANDRES Y PROVIDENCIA. 21300-USB, Oct 19 at 2122, very rapid QSOs with Spanish accent? More likely Czech, uttering only contact call, ``fifty-nine, thank you`` and on to the next one at the rate of maybe 10 per minute unless someone has to repeat a call. Occasionally gives own call as QRZ, 5K0K, fonetikally but I have a hard time understanding the last letter, kilo. And ``5 up``. Among his contacts, some from Japan JG- and JH-. First DX I`ve had on 14m in ages, usually deadband. Checked it anyway since 18 MHz was open from Panamá. The OPSOB. Whatever became of HK0? San Andrés is axually 464 km = 288 miles *closer* to us than Panama City. QRZ.com info: ``San Andres DX pedition 2019 http://www.cdxp.cz https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.qrz.com/k/5k0k/5K0K.jpg Dates: Arrival: October 15th, Departure: October 28th On air approx: limited/building up 17, 18th, full operation planned from 20th till 27th, limited/dismantling 28th Call sign: 5K0K 2019 Operators: Rob HK3CW, Petr OK1BOA, Petr OK1FCJ, Palo OK1CRM, Pavel OK1GK, Ruda OK2ZA, Ludek OK2ZC, Karel OK2ZI, David OK6DJ Operation modes: SSB, CW, RTTY (incl FT8) Radios: Elecraft K3, Kenwood TS480 (both multiple units)PA: Expert 1,3k-FA, JUMA’s, RF Power Antennas:10-15-20 incl WARC 3 x Spiderbeam VDA antennas 30 4SQ 40 4SQ 80 vertical + radials, 1/4 vert + radials 160 vertical + capacitive hat RX: Beverages + DHDL Focus on low bands QSL via OK6DJ, OQRS, LOTW. OK6DJ QRZ address: David Beran, Dolni Kamenice 55, Holysov 34562, Czech Republic. Help us reach our goal. Donate the DXpedition via paypal`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA. #183 / RECEPTION IN SÃO BERNARDO SP, BRAZIL - GG66rg October 19, 2019 (Time in UTC) Rx: KiwiSDR (PY2-81502 SWL - São Bernardo SP BRAZIL) Antenna: PA0RDT Mini Whip CLANDESTINE, SAUDI ARABIA: 11745 kHz Al-Azm Radio, via Jeddah, Arabic, 18/10 1910. Talk by male voice. Typical instrumental music. 25542 (RG). According to WRTH 2019, page 518, this must be a transmitter for Saudi military personnel serving in Yemen and Southern Saudi Arabia. (Rudolf Grimm PY2-81502 SWL São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL, http://dxways-br.blogspot.com YouTube: GrimmSBC, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Then why classify it as clandestine, any more than BFBS or AFRTS? (gh) ** SOUTH AFRICA. DAB+ in RSA Long live radio, Hans vd Groenendaal, 19 October 2019 “Radio is dead! Long live radio!” That is how my interview with Dave Cherry started when talking about DAB+, an advanced digital radio technology that is currently being trialled in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The trials are to the delight of many owners of cars fitted with DAB+ receivers, have portable DAB+ radios or who have downloaded the necessary software and have a dongle that will tune the frequency the DAB+ trial operates on. Dave Cherry is part of the consortium involved with the trial. His interest in DAB and DAB+ goes back to when he was technical manager at Classic FM when the station could not get an additional FM frequency in Pretoria and was looking at DAB+. Dave, now retired, is still very active with the trial... http://mybroadband.9.evlink.net/servlet/link/15423/524185/31153387/1680166 (via Bill Bingham, Jo'burg, RSA. WOR iog via DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. CRACKDOWN ON PIRATE RADIO STATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA By Jamie McKane 21 October 2019 https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/324282-crackdown-on-pirate-radio-stations-in-south-africa.html The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has shut down a number of community-run radio stations across the country. These radio stations were broadcasting without a valid licence, which classes them as “pirate” radio stations. The National Community Radio Forum (NCRF) – a member-run group advocating for community radio – released a statement which criticised ICASA’s decision to shut down community radios stations. “The Central Executive Committee (CEC) has noted that this is the second onslaught on the community radio sector, where over 40 stations have either been shut down or threatened to be shut down,” said NCRF general secretary Thabang Pusoyabone. “The real threat to the community radio sector is that it has become easier for the state to close community media projects. That is risky for media freedom and diversity in South Africa.” The NCRF demanded that ICASA rescind its decision to shut down these radio stations and that the government spend at least 30% of its advertising budget to support community media. Onslaught denied ICASA said it has noted the media statement issued by the NCRF and denied that it had any plans to shut down any validly operating community broadcasting service licensees. “ICASA’s mandate is, among others; to ensure compliance by all licensees with all applicable laws, regulations as well as licence terms and conditions,” the regulator said. “In executing this mandate, ICASA has identified approximately 29 community radio stations (and not 43 as purported by the NCRF) who do not possess the required broadcasting licences to operate as community radio stations.” It is prohibited (and therefore unlawful) for any person to provide a broadcasting service without a licence, making these 29 community stations “pirate” broadcasters which did not comply with the appropriate regulations. “ICASA will neither promote nor allow illegal broadcasting and illegal use of the radio frequency spectrum,” said ICASA CEO Willington Ngwepe. “It is for this reason that the closing down of any community radio station or any other licensee becomes a step that is taken as an absolutely last resort, after repeated instances of non-compliance and repeated attempts on the side of the Authority to get the licensees to remedy same.” Affected stations The NCRF claimed that ICASA had shut down the following 43 community radio stations: Community Radio Stations Lekwa FM Lukhanji FM Mohokare FM MP East Community Radio Nkungumathe FM Ncuthu Community Radio Zibonele FM Greater Middleburg FM Merafong FM KZN Capital FM Catitura Community Radio Mozolo FM Lephalale FM Greater Zaneen FM Phalaborwa FM The Rock FM Devine Touch FM Emmanuel Haven East Griekwaland FM Franshoek Community Radio Giyani Youth FM Hlanganani FM Kanyamaza FM Kingfisher FM Kopel Studio Lebowakgomo FM Lekho Community Radio Lentswe FM Lethabong Community Radio Letlhabile FM Radio Kaap se Punt Radio Sekunda Radio Unique Radio Renosterberg Siyathuthuka FM Sunshine Community Radio Swartland FM Ubuhle Beshowe FM UCT Community Radio Vaal Community Radio Endermark Community Radio Bophirima FM Naledi Community Radio ICASA refuted this, however, stating that only 29 radio stations were shut down due to noncompliance with the regulations. This makes it unclear which of the radio stations listed above remain active and which have been taken off the air. In its statement, ICASA advised the NCRF to work with the regulator and assist the community broadcasting sector in complying with the law and regulations. “Such collaboration is essential to ensure sustainability of the sector so that it can fulfil its critical mandate in society,” Ngwepe said. To assist community radio stations in complying with the regulations, ICASA is conducting workshops across the country, with the first held on 18 October 2019 at its head office in Centurion, Gauteng. The regulator said it believes that its workshops will aid the community broadcasting sector in finding clarity regarding the new regulatory framework (via Mike Terry, Oct 21, WOR iog via DXLD) More on RSA pirate stations http://mybroadband.9.evlink.net/servlet/link/15423/524606/31153387/1681694 (via Bill Bingham, Jo'burg, RSA, Oct 22, WOR iog via DXLD) I feel the need to comment. First of all it is strange to me that the media authority shuts down the community stations first, then tries to organize workshops about the content of the law. It seems that they sit on the horse reversely and when the horse starts to go forward they think it goes backward despite the horse going into the right direction. Here in Hungary the media authority and the press inform the public well-before a law goes into effect or a modification is in the pypeline or the law was modified. Even the media authority's legal service informs you about the law when you ask it. It is a different question if the media authority in Hungary makes fair decisions or not (I think not). Another thing came to my mind too: what happens if these community stations did not know in time that the media authority wanted to shut them down. In order to understand the problem, we have to delve into the differences between an European-style postal system and African-style which is not necessarily valid for South Africa. I don't know how the postal service works in the Republic of South Africa: does it work on sub-saharan African way where there are no postmen/postwomen to deliver the letters onto your doorstep. In these places you have to make a pilgrimage to the state-owned Post Office and ask them whether is something arrived to you or not. But, wait a minute: how do you know when you need to visit the Post Office? I have no idea. One friend in Tanzania visited in every 1-2-3 weeks to see. Why is this relevant here? Here in Europe the post are delivering letters, administrative decisions, court judgments to our doorsteps and in the case of administrative/court decisions you have to sign a justification notice which justifies to the sender that the letter was delivered. If you aren't at home the postmen tries to deliver to you those letters twice in 2 weeks while leaving a message in your own postbox that you have such a letter. Between these 2 delivery attempts the letter awaits you in the post office where you can take over too. If you don't take over and the second delivery attempt fails they send it back to the sender with a note about the cause of the delivery failure. After that the administrative/court decision will be deemed delivered and the decision can be enforceable by the law and you cannot challenge that decision. In some sub-saharan African countries a decision is handed over to the parties directly at the site. If one party isn't there (because nobody informed that party that a decision will be expected) the other party must deliver it himself or via its proxy to the other party. This process makes the whole legal system slow, ineffective where the enforceability of decisions, judgments are shaky. In this environment some parties think that the law is unjust and they put the law into their hands to make "justice", their own "justice", the "justice of the street". This is also called mob justice. This leads to individual and gang violence then general lawlessness on longer term. Bill, do you continue monitoring neighbouring stations like Zambia, Zimbabwe like you did in the past? Are you or the South African broadcasting scene affected by the rolling power outages in RSA? (Tibor Gaal, Budapest, Hungary, Oct 24, WOR iog via DXLD) Hi Tibor, Thanks for your interest. I think your comments on postal services applies equally to South Africa. I tend to use my home address for mail now, but I still maintain a very expensive post box for emergency use. It gets checked once a year around Christmas, because it is a 30 km round trip to get there and back. Home delivery is very unreliable and some stuff just doesn't arrive or gets delivered to the wrong street in the wrong suburb! I do occasionally check on stations in Zambia and Zimbabwe, but not as often as I used to, because I have immense difficulties with antennae now and am plagued by noise. The rolling power blackouts are a pain, and they certainly affect those listeners like me that don't have a backup plan, but the big stations now seem to have power backup generators or batteries and inverters to cover the outages. Fortunately we have had no power cuts for the past week, but we never know when they will return. I hear and read that Zambia is having its share of power cuts right now, although that seems to be blamed on lack of rain. Bill. Hi Tibor, More comments on the SA Post Office for your interest: The South African Post Office tested – 100% failure rate https://mybroadband.co.za/news/government/273931-the-south-african-post-office-tested-100-failure-rate.html Regards, (Bill, ibid.) Hah, that SA Post Office stuff sounds very familiar. I'm now talking about Finnish postal services. 73, (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) ** SPAIN. 11670, Oct 19 at 2048, REE finally active again on fourth frequency, the one to Africa so better here on all the others: 12030, 11940, 9690. 11670 also noticed yesterday but before that had been absent for weeks (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. 11670, Oct 24 at 1923, the REE African frequency is gone again while the other three are on, 9690, 11940, 12030. In B-19, the silent frequency to resume is 11685 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SRI LANKA. 11750, SLBC at 1659 UT October 15 in Sinhala with music and talk. Good signal to 1740 when it started to drop. Also noted at 1726 Oct 20 with fair reception. 73 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Rx: Perseus SDR, Ant: Wellbrook ALA 100 loop, WOR iog via DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. SECRETLAND(non), Winter B-19 frequency change of Radio Dabanga via SPL Secretbrod: 1529-1557 NF 11640 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Darfur Arabic, ex 11650 last minute https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/winter-b-19-frequency-change-of-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** SWEDEN. REMEMBERING HENRIK KLEMETZ LWV, Lennart Weirell minns HK Man har ju ett speciellt band till likar även om man inte känner personen väl. Vi båda var (är) ex-västerbottningar, Henrik kom från Tvärålund och jag från Bygdeå i Västerbotten, ungefär på samma breddgrad med ca 50 km avstånd. Vi träffades aldrig där uppe i norr, utan våra vägar korsades först här i Västerås på DX-Parlamentet 1990 där han försökte ”kränga” sin bok Latin America by Radio som kom ut året innan. Jag var ingen LA-DX-are då (och inte nu heller), men jag köpte ändå hans bok som han signerade. Sedan dröjde det till DX-Parlamentet i Göteborg 2009 då Henrik hade en presentation om Arne Skoog och SCDX. Några månader tidigare hade jag sett ett kuvert till WRTH på Tradera med ett Radio Nord-klistermärke som var stämplat Tvärålund 3.1.61, och jag misstänkte att det var skickat av Henrik. Jag passade på att fråga honom på DX-P om det var han som skickat brevet och han bekräftade det. Han ville ha en kopia av det, så jag mailade över det till honom. Kuvertet såldes för 135:-. Sista mötet med Henrik var på ARC-SWB-konventet 2017 i Jönköping, där han deltog med en presentation och berättade om den mänskliga rösten och kopplade samman stationsröster i Sydamerika med exempel på inspelade stationer. Sista kontakten med Henrik var via e-mail våren 2018 då han bidrog med underlag för min uppdatering av SM-NM genom tiderna. Jag hittade även en artikel i VLT om kända västerbottningar, som jag vidarebefordrade och han kommenterade. Jag minns Henrik som väldigt kompetent, korrekt och hjälpsam. Ditt minne kommer att leva länge. (Stort tack för dina fina ord om Henrik! /TN) [Google translation:] LWV, Lennart Weirell remembers HK Man has a special band to like even if you do not know the person well. We both were ex-western bottlings, Henrik came from Tvärålund and I from Bygdeå in Västerbotten, about the same latitude with about 50 km distance. We never met up there in the north, but our roads were first crossed here Västerås at the DX Parliament in 1990 where he tried to "screw" his book Latin America by Radio that came out the year before. I was no LA-DX then (and not now either), but I still bought his book like him signed. Then it was delayed to the DX Parliament in Gothenburg in 2009 when Henrik had one presentation about Arne Skoog and SCDX. A few months earlier I had seen an envelope for WRTH at Tradera with a Radio Nord sticker which was stamped Tvärålund 3.1.61, and I suspected it was sent by Henrik. I took the opportunity to ask him at DX-P if it was he who sent the letter and he confirmed it. He wanted a copy of it, so I emailed it to him. The envelope was sold for 135: -. The last meeting with Henrik was at the ARC-SWB Convention 2017 in Jönköping, where he attended a presentation and talked about the human voice and linked station voices in South America with examples of recorded stations. The last contact with Henrik was via e-mail in the spring of 2018 when he contributed basis for my update of the SM-NM through the ages. I also found an article in the VLT about known western bottoms, which I forwarded and he commented. I remember Henrik as very competent, correct and helpful. Your memory will live long. (SW Bulletin Oct 20 via DXLD) Big thanks for your nice words about Henrik! (/ Thomas Nilsson, ed., ibid.) See also COLOMBIA [and non] ** TAIWAN. 9685, Nippon no kaze / il bon ue baram 1515 (in progress) W in Korean, JP-pop music, W with closing announcements at the BoH. Noted // nearly as strong via Palau on 9975; 7335 (via another Taiwan site) not heard. Went on thru into the next half hour, but with the Palau relay // now on 9965 (Good). 1535 had woman, in monologue, in Korean - Very Good Oct 16 (Rick Barton, SW Logs from in and out of Sun City and the Verde Valley (Cottonwood-Jerome) AZ, Unless otherwise stated, equipment is barefoot "Longine's Symphonette World Traveler", and barefoot Sangean ATS-909X; RS SW-2000629 with various outdoor wires & indoor shortwire. 73 and Good Listening..........! - rb, WOR iog via DXLD) 9450 & 9560, Oct 19 at 1420, S6-S8 similar open carriers. Aoki/NDXC shows Furosato no Kaze, clandestine to North Korea is about to start a Japanese half-hour at 1430 via two Taiwan sites, Paochung and Tamshui, respectively. 9450 gets splash from TOMBS on 9455 WRMI. And no sign of scheduled NHK in English via Uzbekistan. 9560 should have just finished Kurdish from Iran until 1420 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN. 14850, Sound of Hope (Xi Wang Zhi Sheng) at 0240 UT Oct 17 in Chinese with two men chatting. Very Good. 73 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Rx: Perseus SDR, Ant: Wellbrook ALA 100 loop, WOR iog via DXLD) Not CNR1 jammer? Or did you hear a XWZS ID? (gh) 11410. Oct 23, 2019. 0029-0040, Sound of Hope, xx-TWN, in Chinese language. Man and woman announcers talk; 0036 Man and woman voices with music background. Poor reception, 35422. 11580. Oct 23, 2019. 0043-0053, Sound of Hope, xx-TWN, in Chinese. Man and woman voices during this log. Poor reception, 25422 (JRX_Jose Ronaldo Xavier, SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL, Cabedelo, Brazil, Receiver (s)_ XHDATA D-808, Antenna (s)_ Mini Loop to SW, WOR iog via DXLD) Standard inquiry! Anyone thinking they are hearing SOH must explain how they have ruled out CNR1 jamming which is much stronger and far more likely to be heard; and yes, both these are *jammed according to Aoki (gh, DXLD) ** TAIWAN [and non]. 6105, CHINA / TAIWAN. Both CNR 1 & Radio Taiwan International – Qigihar (listed) & Kouhu (Presumed). Both stations had different female announcers. A mess. Either would have been fair (Mark Taylor, Lake Farm County Park near Madison, WI, with Carlie Forsythe. Mini DXpedition 10/19 – 20/19, 2130 – 0030 (when we got too cold to DX), Equipment: Eton E1; MLA-30 “Mega loop” (cheap Chinese loop), NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** THAILAND. Updated schedule of HSK9 Radio Thailand World Service from October 1: [all UDOrn 250 kW][B-19 9940 replaces 9390] 1100-1115 5875 / 144 deg to SEAs Bahasa Malay, instead of Vietnamese 1115-1130 5875 / 144 deg to SEAs Chinese, instead of Khmer 1130-1145 5875 / 030 deg to SEAs English, instead of Lao 1145-1200 5875 / 284 deg to SEAs English, instead of Burmese 1300-1315 9390 / 054 deg to EaAs English, instead of Japanese 2000-2015 9920 / 321 deg to WeEu English, instead of German Full updated schedule of HSK9 World Service can be found here https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/updated-schedule-of-hsk9-radio-thailand.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 17-18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. Voice of Turkey in Turkish on odd frequency 13635.7 Oct 18 0600-1255 13635.7 500 kW / 310 deg WeEu Turkish, instead of nominal 0600-1155 11675.0 500 kW / 150 deg WeAs Turkish-11675.7 till Oct.17 Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emirler station! https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on-frequency.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 17-18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voice of Turkey, Emirler, late request change in B-19 season delete 11730 1730-1830 30S,40E,41N EMR 500kW 105deg 0 215 Eng TUR TRT replaced by addit 9660 1730-1830 30S,40E,41N EMR 500kW 105deg 0 215 Eng TUR TRT (BC-DX 18 Oct via DXLD) ** TURKEY/FRANCE(non). TRT on 9525.7/11530 & Denge Welat on 11540, October 21: 0230-0500 9525.7 500 kW / 105 deg WeAs Turkish Pro Erdogan TRT prgr, 0500-2100 11530.0 500 kW / 105 deg WeAs Turkish Pro Erdogan TRT prgr, 0500-0600 NF 11540.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish Denge Welat, ex 11530 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/trt-px-on-9525711530-denge-welat-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 20-21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY [and non]. Addendum: Turkey vs. Denge Welat The Emirler transmission on 11530 kHz is a loop of 30 minutes and a few seconds, with no obvious station/program name being noted so far. A detailed monitoring report is here: https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/medienmagazin/radio_news/beitraege/2014/denge_kurdistane.html So in all likelihood no other distribution platforms are in use for this, ahem, audio product. Still it could be worth it to check if this program audio is on Türksat, which could be the case if TRT has terminated the terrestrial circuits to Emirler and this loop is not played out locally. The evening transmission of Dengê Welat via Issoudun has been moved to 11540 kHz, too. So what remains to be determined is what they do with the 31 metre morning slot (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 20, WOR iog via DXLD) much more about this at: KURDISTAN [non] ** UKRAINE. MOLDOVA/UKRAINA: New 24h channel in Russian from Ukraine to occupied Crimea is on the air on MW648 kHz is confirmed since 22nd of October or earlier. On AM now from UKR here is only UKR1 on MW873 is heard 1900-0300/Mon 2000-0300/but under Moldova at other times. On Mondays at 1815-1845 on MW873 & 1494 is the prgr in Russian of Radio Free Europe to the separatist region around Tiraspol in Moldova (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Oct 22, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) Radio station "Crimea Crimea. Realities" is expanding its coverage by starting broadcasting in the medium-wave range at a frequency of 648 kHz. Broadcasts of the radio station are conducted from the Chongar section of the Genichesky district of the Kherson region according to the permission of the National Council for temporary broadcasting, the transmitter power is 10 kW. Recall that the radio station “Radio Crimea. Realities” - the GO radio station “Radio Crimean Communities”, broadcasts on the Internet, and since September 2017 - also around the clock at a frequency of 105.9 MHz s. Chongar. In addition, Radio Crimea. Realities collaborates with NSTU and a number of other broadcasters (Source: Portal "Terrestrial Television and Radio Broadcasting in Ukraine"). http://proradio.org.ua/news/2019oct.php (via Rus-DX 20 Oct via DXLD) ** U K. [bdxc-news] TRANSMITTER ENGINEER JOB VACANCY AT WOOFFERTON Oct 18 at 8:28 PM Martin Goulding Woofferton are looking for a Transmitter Engineer to join the team. You can find out details of the position here: Transmitter Engineer https://encompass-careers.vibehcm.com/portal.jsp?Vy3uQUnbK9L0Tsu2+J4EClz4kkZ7byd3tTvVII4uYLDOvj3vf0PwLgpYQuSKqOJNIdF0inzDGe2bJnXl1NZU7J3fGO6QkgwwonVqq75kB9Jk=V Please spread the word and contact me if interested. Thanks (Martin Goulding, Oct 18, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) ** U K. 9820, Woofferton (Presumed), Test Transmission at 1342 UT Oct 17 with "You are listening to a test transmission" then music "Worldwide Harmonics" by Desco. Also mentioned a GMail address for reports, the same as used in the past when engineers were working on transmitters at this site. Only lasted a few minutes. Very Good. 73 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Rx: Perseus SDR, Ant: Wellbrook ALA 100 loop, WOR iog via DXLD) ** U K [non]. Winter B-19 frequency changes of BBC World Service For the first time ENC-DMS using txs via Santa Maria di Galeria https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/winter-b-19-frequency-changes-of-bbc.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 19-20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. GLOBAL TO LAUNCH 24 HOUR ROLLING NEWS RADIO STATION Radio Today By Roy Martin October 21, 2019 Global is taking its London rolling news service national and around the clock as it launches LBC News on D1. LBC News will be on 1152 AM in London, in addition to Global Player and social media. With the strapline “Where The News Never Stops”, the station will operate under a full news update in 20 minutes every 20 minutes format, with presenters including former Sky News presenters Martin Stanford, Lisa Aziz, Ian Payne as well as Jim Diamond. LBC London News currently broadcasts in London for 13 hours a day, with the rest of the output taken from LBC. The relaunched station will also broadcast Prime Minister’s Questions live and in full every Wednesday at midday, as well as staying with press conferences and other events of major importance for extended live coverage. Ashley Tabor-King, Global’s Founder & Executive President, said: “As the first commercial radio station in the UK, LBC has a 46-year history of providing the latest news, so it is exciting to launch LBC News, a new, dedicated station for the brand that can stay with major stories and events live longer and dedicate itself to pure news. “With Global’s 24-hour rolling news radio channel, there will be no opinion or debate, just the news – on the radio, online and on our app – live, as it happens.” The UK’s only other rolling news service, News Radio UK, has a format of rolling news in 10 minutes, every 10 minutes, and is available on a couple of local DAB multiplexes along with Radioplayer and apps. LBC News launches on Monday 28th October at 6.00am. In related news, Radio X is switching from mono on Digital One to Stereo using DAB+. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/10/global-to-launch-24-hour-rolling-news-radio-station/ (via Mike Terry, Oct 21, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) ** U K. RADIO CAROLINE - OCTOBER 2019 AM MAINTENANCE REPORT On Friday 11 October our engineers made a long planned visit to our 648 transmitter site to give the equipment a general tuneup and service. It was two years ago when we installed the equipment at Orford Ness in October 2017 and we knew that future access for maintenance visits would need careful planning and arrangement. Not just because it is located on a remote site only accessible by boat, but also our engineers all live 100-200 miles away and have their own busy work schedules. It is testament to the quality of the 25 year old Nautel transmitter and the other equipment which was expertly installed by our engineers that it has run for 2 years without requiring a single maintenance visit - something that was unimaginable when we were out at sea and equipment needed almost constant attention. However, our on site telemetry system reported minor problems following late summer thunderstorms, and over the past month or two our own observations plus comments from listeners were that our signal was not as good as it used to be. 📷 The Nautel Transmitter On site we found that two of the six power amplifier modules within the transmitter had shut down (presumably as a result of lightning strikes) and would not respond to a remote reset command. These were manually reset and a general overhaul of the equipment was undertaken. The air filters for the cooling fans were found to be caked in dust and dirt and with these cleaned the airflow is now much better and the amplifier temperature much lower. All electrical connections were inspected for tightness and voltage and meter readings noted to make sure everything was within spec. We also took the opportunity to finely adjust our audio processing since this is much easier to do precisely when you have test equipment such as an oscilloscope and modulation monitor connected to the transmitter rather than adjusting remotely and relying on your ears! Overall we were impressed as to how clean and the stable the installation was, considering it is so close to a saltwater environment. Various comments received from listeners during Friday all reported improved reception so it was definitely a worthwhile visit and gets our signal ready for those dark winter days when interference levels on the AM band generally increase. Alan Beech – Transmitter engineer (Radio Caroline website via Mike Terry, WOR iog via DXLD) ** U K. talkSPORT wants to start turning off AM transmitters talkSPORT has asked Ofcom to reduce the transmission coverage of its AM national commercial radio licence by 2.4%. The regulator has provisionally agreed the changes but will carefully consider any comments from stakeholders before making a final decision because it will mean some listeners will lose their ability to receive talkSPORT on the AM band. talkSPORT says that there has been a decline in analogue listening at a rate faster than it had predicted and the listening at the sites it wants to close, based on RAJAR data, is no longer at appreciable levels due to the evolution of audience behaviour. The following seven transmitters are at risk of closure: • Rosemarkie (Inverness); • Redruth (Cornwall); • Redmoss (Aberdeen); • Londonderry; • Occombe (Devon); • Plummers Barracks (Plymouth); • Pearce’s Hill (Devon) Ofcom has already given permission for Northsound 2 to switch off its AM transmitter, and Absolute Radio gained approval to close 12 transmitters (and reduce power at five others) in 2018. Of the seven sites identified, five are in areas where Absolute Radio already switched off its service. talkSPORT also adds: “The findings of this exercise may also lead talkSPORT to look at additional sites to option for switch off at a later date as AM listening declines further.” In addition to its national AM licence, talkSPORT also broadcasts nationally on the Digital One multiplex. The service is also available via television on the Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media platforms, in addition to the internet. Radio Today, 23rd October: https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/10/talksport-wants-to-start-turning-off-am-transmitters/ (via Alan Pennngton, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) ** U S A. 353 kHz, Oct 23 at 0614 UT, confusing NDB MCW ID changes from one time to the next: INLN, four letters? NO, it`s two different beacons mixing at slightly different periods. They are exactly the same pitch and same frequency. I ran into this before, these: 353 IN USA MN International Falls - Ray 100 48 28 53 -93 16 41 353 LI USA AR LITTLE ROCK 400 34 40 8 -92 18 20 per dxiinfocentre.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7293.9-AM, Oct 20 at 2143, weak VP hAM S7-S3 helped by ECSS, says he is using a 160-m dipole now; sure sounds like TimTron altho belchless, known to hang out around here; indeed 2144 ID as WA1HLR. His contact is much stronger S8-S9, and asks him about his WBCQ work (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 13565-CW, Oct 21 at 1323, K6FRC HIFER beacon from Patterson CA; seems I usually hear it around this time rather than later in the day when MUF should be higher. 13565-CW, Oct 24 at 1426, K6FRC HIFER beacon again audible from Patterson CA, and no others on this band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WRN to NORTH AMERICA: see INTERNATIONAL INTERNET & VACUUM ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2004 monitoring: confirmed first SWBC, Friday October 18 at 2200 on WRMI, 9955, fair. Also confirmed UT Saturday October 19 on WRMI 5850, VG S9+20; 7780 JBA; 5010 S9-S8, poor in noise. Next: 0629vUT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW 1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [alt weeks, Oct. 26] 1430 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] 1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE 0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW; 6160v? 0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania to WNW 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW 0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5010even, USA, WRMI Okeechobee tx unit, heard WoR by Glenn Hauser program at 0147 UT only tiny poor S=6 signal in Cape Canaveral FL state though likely at 10 kW ? reserve unit in 60 mb. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 19, Logs of Oct 19, 0100 to 0300 UT, noted signals in Cape Canaveral FL state, Detroit MI USA, and Edmonton Alberta, Canada remote SDR rx, WOR iog via DXLD) WORLD OF RADIO 2004 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov: ``GERMANY, World of Radio #2004 via Hamburger Lokalradio October 19 0631-0700 on 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat CUSB, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-of-radio2004-via-hamburger.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ibMhj0Rq1c&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3PfVl5s0sg&feature=youtu.be Wrong frequency announcement: HLR on 7265 kHz, instead of 6190 kHz`` Confirmed Saturday October 19 at 1450, the 1431 on Hamburger Lokalradio, 9485-CUSB: JBA gh voice via UTWente SDR with heavy splash from 9490 Romania. Next: 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] [at 0338 ham news, so maybe WOR will be later instead of earlier?] 1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE 0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW 0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania to WNW 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW 0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) GERMANY, World of Radio#2004 via Hamburger Lokalradio October 19 0631-0700 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sat CUSB, good Wrong frequency announcement: HLR on 7265 kHz, instead of 6190 kHz https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-of-radio2004-via-hamburger.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 18-19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) USA, Fair signal of World of Radio#2004via WRMI, October 20 1300-1330 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Sat: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/fair-signal-of-world-of-radio2004via.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 19-20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No, 44 degrees to Europe per WRMI skedgrid (gh) GERMANY, World of Radio#2004 via Hamburger Lokalradio, October 19 1431-1500 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat CUSB, good, QRM same time 9490 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg WeEu Romanian R.Romania Int. Again wrong frequency announcement: HLR on 7265, instead of 9485 kHz https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-of-radio2004-via-hamburger_20.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 19-20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2004 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, reports: ``GERMANY, World of Radio#2004 via Hamburger Lokalradio, October 19 1431-1500 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sat CUSB, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-of-radio2004-via-hamburger_20.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ22vB--YEU&feature=youtu.be QRM same time 9490 GAL 300 kW / 285 deg WeEu Romanian R.Romania Int. Again wrong frequency announcement: HLR on 7265, instead of 9485`` Not confirmed here, UT Sunday Oct 20 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, checked at 0338 and 0401 during ham news, S9+10/20. I hope WOR already ran earlier than variable 0315 start, or much later. Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, also reports: ``GERMANY, World of Radio#2004 via Hamburger Lokalradio, October 20 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-of-radio2004-via-hamburger_8.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNuxCmI9u5w&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmNECkuv1AY&feature=youtu.be 1032-1101 7265 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun CUSB, fair`` Next: 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE 0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW 0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania to WNW 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW 0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE WORLD OF RADIO 2004 monitoring. Confirmed Sunday Oct 20 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, S8-S6. Also confirmed UT Monday Oct 21 at 0130 on WRMI 9395 VP; 7780 JBA. Also confirmed UT Monday Oct 21 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, VP. Also confirmed UT Monday Oct 21 from 0301:40 on Area 51 webcast (after a flurry of F-words; standard disclaimer); and at 0314, S9+10 on WBCQ 5130- but considerable storm noise from the other side of OKC Also confirmed UT Monday Oct 21 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, S9 but noisy. Next: 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW 0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE WORLD OF RADIO 2004 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday October 23 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, JBA. Next: 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE WORLD OF RADIO 2004 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday October 23 starting at 2100:20 on WBCQ 7490.1, poor S6-S8; their clock is running late, or previous program always runs over/tight, not leaving enough time for full ID; but no problem, this flexibility is an advantage as nothing is cut off. Also confirmed UT Thu October 24 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, poor S8-S9. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 Contents: Albania non, Antarctica, Argentina non, Canada, China non, Cook Islands, Cuba, Ecuador, Eritrea non, France, Germany, Hawai`i, Iran*, Ireland, Japan* and non, Kiribati, Korea South and non, Kurdistan non, Mali, México, Morocco, New Zealand*, North America, Oklahoma, Pitcairn, Pridnestrovye, San Andrés, Sudan non, Turkey, Ukraine and non, USA, Zambia; propagation outlook; *B-19 schedules. WOR 2005 is available as of 0414 UT Friday October 25 (mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2005.m3u (mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2005.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave broadcasts should be: 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5850 to NW, 5010 to S 0629vUT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW 1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [alt weeks, Oct. 26] 1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 [NEW] to NE 1430 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] 1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany [ex-1030] to WSW 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE 0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW 0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE 0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW 1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania to WNW 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW 0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) NEW TIME FOR WORLD OF RADIO ON WRMI: Saturday 1300 on 15770 to the NE. Tnx to Ivo Ivanov who noticed this on Oct 12. I had asked Jeff for some time, any time on Saturday since all the previous ones had gone away. No reply, and skedgrid still shows blank spaces for System D 15770 at 1300-1400 on Sat & Sun; on weekdays that hour has variety programming, unlike TOMBS before 1300 and Supreme Master TV after 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Non-DST shifts: WOR one hour later on 9955, Monday 0430 UT, Fri 2300 UT; also one hour later on HLR (WORLD OF RADIO 2005) WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI RMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI: ** U S A. New B-19 frequency of WRMI-03 probably Supreme Master TV 2100-0500 6060 RMI 100 kW / 160 deg LaAm English Dly, replacing 4980 2100-0100 4980 RMI 100 kW / 160 deg LaAm English Daily SMTV A19 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/new-winter-b-19-frequency-of-wrmi-03.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 17-18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) What do they mean, English? SMTV is far too multilingual (gh) Monitored WRMI Sunday Evening / Monday Morning (UTC) 7780 kHz Schedule --- From my abbreviated recording last Sunday evening, 20-21 October UT (fairly good signal for the full recording period): 2015 Viva Miami (Jeff White reading James Careless's recent article "The Internet's Impact on International Radio"; repeat -- yet again) 2030 Reserve Military Retirement 2100 Wavescan (#556) 2130 World of Radio (#2004; last sentences again cut off by aborted WRMI ID and transition music as usual) 2200 Voice of the Report of the Week 2300 Full Gospel Broadcast (tape bleed-through echoes) 2330 Shortwave Radiogram (#122) 0000 Radio Slovakia International in Slovak 0030 Radio Slovakia International in English 0100 Wavescan (#556) 0130 World of Radio (#2004) (-- Richard Langley, NB, WOR iog via DXLD) 17850, Oct 19 at 2111, JBA carrier, as heard several times before around this hour, and suspect 3 x 5950 WRMI. Traces of audio, so again I try to match it to the BS of 5950 on another receiver. Cannot be quite positive, but cannot be quite negative either. Altho 17850 is the OSOB on this disused broadcast band, the MUF is way up as I have Panama on 18 MHz hamband, and even San Andrés on the 21 MHz band, qq.vv. 17850, Oct 22 at 2138, JBA carrier, presumed WRMI 5950 X 3, but still too weak to audiblize a match of BS; would be OSOB & SSOB if 17775 KVOH were not running late. I always check too for any trace of Kuwait to us on 17550 which propagates only at midsummer, but zilch. 17850, Oct 24 at 1928, JBA carrier, suspected 3 x 5950 WRMI; 17775 KVOH is already off, but 17530 Grimesland is still on; and that`s it for 16m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ BCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ: ** U S A. 9330.00, Oct 18 at 2041, WBCQ-6 is on again, S9+20 with WLC M&M chat about their peculiar religion. At that strength it would seem to be aimed thisaway rather than thataway as presumably scheduled for the first few hours. 5130, UT Sun Oct 20 at 0013, Area 51 WBCQ is S7-S9 but dead air or maybe JBM. 7490 is replaying AAAWWW this hour; 9330 is off this afternoon and evening, no WLC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7490+, UT Sat Oct 19 at 0000, previous program cut to WBCQ ID and a minute of dead air before 0001 AAAWWW theme WTO starts. Not much politix this time, mostly AW reveling about what a lucky guy he is to have such a beautiful wife, and how she runs around in a string bikini, since it`s so hot in FL unlike ME, provoking envy in some of the usual callers. Says the super-station has been testing since last Saturday on 9330 only, starting at 3:30 pm [ET = 1930 UT] until about 10 pm [0200 UT]; until 6 pm [22 UT] to Arabic-speaking countries [but in English!], then back toward North America. Full bore 500 kW with gain amounting to 20 megawatts. Someone wanted AAAWWW to be on the S-S, but he`s noncommittal; maybe later, but now WLC is entitled to all the airtime. Lots of time reading P-mail reception reports and apologizing for late replies, and then some e-mail. Canned AW ID interrupts live AW at 0100 for Hal Turner to start on time. John Carver`s report from mid-North Indiana: ``Very sorry, Glenn. Can't copy 7490 this evening and have checked the other frequencies and can't find it anywhere else. John`` O, before 2400 I checked all the frequencies: 9330 vamp music and restarted WLC; 5130 weak and presumably with anothershow as usual; 6160 no signal; 3265- maybe a JBA carrier; but 7490+ sufficient here, altho I then switched to webcast since I`m at the computer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Deja-Vu --- Tonight's AAWWW brought back memories of the old days on 7415. Back then I would lose AWWW all winter long every year. After a few years of that I started emailing Allan every week after his show begging him to simulcast AWWW. Was very happy when he finally decided to do so. Can't remember the original frequency used. Might have been 5110 back then. I remember that I would tune it in every week and listen to the noise in hope that I would hear something during the hour. Did the same thing this evening and I did hear for a minute or so when Norm called and they both said hello to him and then it was gone again. As I said, it brought back a lot of bad memories and hope this isn't a preview of this winter's reception (John Carver, Oct 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Stations such as this really need to be hands-on flexible when it comes to best frequency usage to compensate for propagational changes, long- or short-term, rather than being wedded to traditional frequencies whether they be viable or not (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) 9330even, WBCQ Monticello Maine near New Brunswick, Canada border. Daily Mailbag program, letter received from PNG listener at 0231 UT. Genesis Six, Angles theme, S=9+20dB signal strength noted in FL state, S=8 both level at western Europe and at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada remote SDR. Likely revolving Ampegon antenna set to 245 degr azimuth tonight, not at CA-US [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 19, Logs of Oct 19, 0100 to 0300 UT, noted signals in Cape Canaveral FL state, Detroit MI USA, and Edmonton Alberta, Canada remote SDR rx, WOR iog via DXLD) Test of WLC Radio via WBCQ-6 Super Power Station: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/test-of-wlc-radio-via-wbcq-6-super.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 18-19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9330.00, Sunday Oct 20 at 2127, I notice that WBCQ-6 is on with preaching in English about Yahweh (sp?); only S9+15/20 so probably still on the 60 degree beam awayward. 9330, Oct 22 at 2132, WBCQ-6 is off today; why? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see UNID 12120.4 OTHERSW OTHERSW OTGHERSW OTHERSW OTHER OTHERSW OTHERSW OTHERSW OTHERSW: ** U S A. 12070, Oct 21 at 1318, spurblob from WEWN which on fundamental 12050 is distorted with hum and crackling carrier, S9+20, much stronger than usual, Radio Católica Mundial ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 17774.99 approx., Oct 22 at 2135, praise music in Spanish registering only S1, as KVOH is still on past nominal 2100* on Tue & Thu; remains slightly off-frequency and have never answered my query whether this be the old or ``new`` transmitter. It`s the SSOB but not the OSOB tnx to WRMI? on 17850, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4840, Oct 24 at 0620, WWCR S9+20 of dead air; tsk2, guess TOMBS feed failed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15555-USB, Oct 24 at 1430, WJHR preaching is JBA. In B-19 it`s the only registrant on 15555, claiming unbelievable 50 kW, at 5 degrees; and if they shift to 15550 again will collide with France at 1530-1630 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. B-19 frequency changes of Adventist World Radio Additional languages: Kyrgyz; Khasi; Nigerian Pidgin and Tala Cancelled languages: Afar, Kabyle and Wolof + two Hindi programs https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/winter-b-19-frequency-changes-of_18.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News October 17-18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Would dearly love to know the effectiveness = conversion percentage of each population hit by multi-lingual evangelizers (gh) ** U S A. AM SWITCH, FCC news: SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) STAs granted: 1540 KGBC TX Galveston – Granted STA, U1 625/127, two towers lost to rust. 1560 KGOW TX Bellaire – Granted STA, U3 15000/15000 from night site; flooding at day site. Applications for STAs received: 780 KCEG CO Fountain – Applies for STA, U1 500/37, drop wire antenna at CP site. 890 KJME CO Fountain – Applies for STA, U1 1000/11, drop wire antenna at CP site. SILENT STATIONS Formerly silent stations informing the FCC that they are back on the air: 1560 KGOW TX Bellaire – Silent Sept. 18, back on the air with STA Oct. 11. NRC AM Log Updates 620 KTNO TX Plano – Format to SS:REL (ex-BIZ); slogan to "Radio Luz," drops nets. (GH) 1150 KCKY AZ Coolidge – Format to SS:AC (ex-SS:REL); delete Grp= Radio Casa. (GH) 1440 KETX TX Livingston – Adds // K272FY-102.3. (GH) 1440 KEXB TX University Park – Format to Stunting (ex-SS:REL), drop slogan. “This is KEXB, University Park, 1440-AM, Experts in Business. Radio Luz Dallas se ha mudado de la 1440-AM a su nueva casa, la 620-AM.“ (GH) 1650 KSVE TX El Paso – Format to SS:NOS (ex-SS:SPT); slogan to "Jose 1650." (RV) Group Changes Grp= Radio Casa drops KCKY-1150 Coolidge (GH) Thanks to Shawn Axelrod (SA), Bill Hale (BH), FCC Database (FCC), John Wilkins (JW), Paul Snider (PS), Robert Vance (RV), Dan Sys (DS), Tom Jasinski (TJ) WMFN, and Glenn Hauser (GH). (NRC DX News Oct 29, published Oct 22, via DXLD) ** U S A. 620, Oct 18 at 1235 UT, signal from SSE in Spanish. Must be KEXB Dallas, which some months ago became split-personality, Spanish religion overnight, still businews in English overdays. Now Spanish has expanded, overtaken? Checked again at 1812 UT, still Spanish as Radio Luz, all-talk sounding like infomercial with religious overtones, a (972) area code and then a different one. Break at 1900 UT for legal ID in English as KTNO, Plano, a Salem station. That has been the one on 1440! So they must have flipped. And into outright preaching. FCC AM Query confirms that only yesterday, Oct 17, did the 1440 station change calls from KTNO to KEXB. (Before 3/15/1994 it was originally KDNT --- I remember, that was in Denton, another town too close to The Metroplex to be able to hold on to its local radio station, succumbing to giant sucking --- like Wichita Falls which lost at least two including the original 620, KWFT). KEXB 1440 is licensed to Inspiration Media of Texas LLC, University Park. 620, KTNO licensee is named merely Inspiration. Nothing in FCC about either pertaining to Salem as I heard announced on 620. Radio-locator.com is confused about which be which: ``KEXB-AM 1440 kHz University Park, Texas "Experts In Business" Station Format: Business News`` Website: https://620amkexb.com/ But that site now displays: ``620 KEXB Business Talk is no longer available. Thanks for listening to the station over the past 8 years. Please check out one of the other Salem Media Group radio stations in Dallas-Fort Worth. (KLTY) 94.9 KLTY https://klty.com (KSKY) 660am The Answer https://660amtheanswer.com (KWRD) The Word 100.7FM https://thewordfm.com (KTNO) 620AM Radio Luz https://luzdallas.com (KLTY-HD2) 94.9-HD2/102.5 El Pez https://elpezdfw.com`` That last one is also sloganned ``Inspirando Tu Vida`` -- El Pez refers to the Christian idea that it`s somehow related to the Greek word for fish, ichthos -- a back-formation acronym translated as ``Jesus Christ, Son of God``. Thus the fish symbol on rearends of cars, people, and elsewhere. Note: in Spanish once a fish be caught, it becomes a pescado, i.e. ``fished``. So I guess Christian converts are also pescados; hopefully without too much injury to their lips. Note one is spelt with a z, the other with an s. Roughly 50% of fish are female, so why isn`t there a feminine equivalent of el pez? La pez is a chemical term meaning pitch. But I digress? [v LANGUAGE LESSONS] This is probably not new, but on the caradio I notice that 620 is stronger/louder than 570 KLIF Dallas. Both 5 kW, so if everything else were equal, KLIF should be slightly stronger on a lower frequency, or essentially the same. KLIF also has constant daytime CCI here from understation WNAX Yankton, the only such SD, while 620 has none. The 620 daytime pattern FCC pdf is still labeled KEXB! It`s broad and flattened from WSW to NNE. KLIF daytime is almost circular but offset from center favoring the south side. At 2058 UT on two radios, I confirm that 1440 is not // 620, but can`t tell yet what format is now thereupon. The former home of Radio Luz, at U4 50000/350 watts, 1440 ought still to be useful for something in the daytime. Hey, there can never be enough Vietnamese in DFW. 1440, Oct 18 at 2343 UT now that SS skip is in, we have the interim answer: indecision. YL loop running over and over which I transcribe: ``This is KEXB, University Park, 1440-AM, Experts in Business. Radio Luz Dallas se ha mudado de la 1440-AM a su nueva casa, la 620-AM --- misma programación, mejor cobertura, más alcance. Radio Luz Dallas, iluminando mente y corazón``. And I go to the trouble to record it for posterity: https://www.w4uvh.net/KEXB_1440_loop_2019_1018_2349z.mp3 Official Oct SS/SR for KEXB and KTNO are 0000/1230 UT, so at 2349, 1440 still legally on 50 kW day power, before cut to only 350 watts night (Nov: 2330-1300 UT) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also 1440 entry below! ** U S A. 630, ARKANSAS, KVMA, Magnolia 1031 October 17, 2019. Stampeders, Mamas & the Papas, Jackson Browne, Berlin, Phil Collins across the hour and lost at 1108 to KYFI. Unidentified until October 19, good signal at times with male canned liners after almost every song, such as "You love Classic Hits, KVMA." One short break at 1114 with GEICO and a life insurance company spots. Mentions an FM on some of the liners, presumably 107.1 K296FC. Holding up until about 1150 daily, but some KYFI [St Louis] co-channel after 1100. The Wiki entry wrongly appends their C&W sister station KVMZ "Magnolia's Country 99.1" streaming link. Surely running 1000 watts overnight and not the 30 watts they're supposed to be at. Magnolia is just across the Louisiana border (Terry Krueger, All times/dates GMT, Niceville, FL, R-75, NRD-535, ICF-7600RG, active loop, random wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 780, Oct 18 at 1240 UT, with nearby KSPI nulled, a station giving school lunch menus and activities for today in Madison --- not WI, but the next town south of Norfolk NE, and soon a WJAG ID rather than WBBM. Cannot imagine bigcity BBM ever doing that (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 820, WWBA (presumed), Largo FL, 9:10pm 10/14 [EDT = 0110 UT Oct 15] Michael Savage. "From Tallahassee to Naples..." 813 area code. Radiogenesis.com? 9:56pm [0156 UT] gone--power drop? "On October 8, 2019, 820 WWBA switched back to a news talk format." per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWBA (Larry Russell, Flushing MI, Kenwood R-11 + Spiral loop, MARE Tipsheet 18 Oct via DXLD) Eventually stopped 50 kW at night (gh) ** U S A. 910, Oct 21 at 1243 UT, Iowa Public Radio is seeking a professional engineer, i.e. WSUI Iowa City, onetime WORLD OF RADIO affiliate; soon losing out to an iHeart station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1190, Oct 18 at 0543 UT, brief bit of Navajo-like chanting, looping NW/SE, then maybe more conventional music. No Native stations known per se, as I assume this is the eclectic student station, KVCU Boulder CO, U1 6800/110/CH5000 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1190, Oct 18 at 0543 UT, as I am DFing the chanting from the NW, I encounter a much stronger signal from the NE. Normally would expect KDMR Kansas City, U2 5000/500, yet often dominant at night. But that`s EWTN and what I am hearing is far too extreme for RCC commentary --- racist anti-NAACP rant employing the N-word with no bleeping but reverb for emphasis; also refers to St. Clair County and St. Louis. Therefore, this is KQQZ, CoL Fairview Heights IL, address in Belleville, but just across from MO, U4 10000/650/psra 138, ``1190 The Patriot`` per NRC AM Log. KQQZ and three other stations in the group are in big trouble, because the owner Robert Romanik is a convicted felon, ineligible to own stations. A.k.a. ``The Grim Reaper``, I think this must be himself still on the air. Haven`t heard anything lately, but see https://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1929.txt for a bunch of media reports about this as of June, when the stations were headed toward an FCC license revocation hearing. How did that go? If Bob lose his own outlets, there`s always on SW ``the last free-speech radio station``, which has already welcomed some felons (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This follows up my log on KQQZ 1190 of The Grim Reaper, where I wondered what had happened about that since June: (gh) Eric Bueneman of Hazelwood MO sends along the following dated 9/26/19 (article courtesy of St Louis Today): [some calls corrected by gh] The AM airwaves are about to undergo another change in the St Louis region. Salem Communications has become the second broadcast conglomeration to exit the region in the last three years (the other one being Emmis Communications which pulled out in 2017). Salem has sold WSDZ 1260 and KXFN 1380 (along with relays K236CS 95.1 and K287BY 105.3) to a Catholic group (my guess is Relevant Radio). St Louis already has Covenant Network (WRYT 1080/KHOJ 1460) which receives the bulk of their programming from EWTN. Salem had two formats with intense competition; the Urban Gospel format on WSDZ 1260 had competition from KSTL 690 and KATZ 1600, while the Conservative Talk format on KXFN 1380 had competition from KFTK 1490/97.1 and to a lesser extent KMOX-1120 and KTRS 550. Rumor has it that the Conservative Talk format may land on KXEN 1010. Entertainment Media Trust (d/b/a Insane Broadcasting Company), which owns KQQZ 1190, KZQZ 1430, KFTK 1490 (leased to Intercom) and the now-silent WQQW 1510 has filed Chapter 7 liquidation. The licenses have been slated for a revocation hearing next year because of irregularities in the group ownership statements to the FCC. Bob Romanik (The Grim Reaper of Radio), who runs the stations, has been using one of his stations, KQQZ for a one-hour talk show that espouses his racist views. I listened to part of his show with several DXers at the 2018 IRCA Convention in St Charles MO; we were shocked as to the number of racial slurs uttered on his show. I, for one, was outraged. 1190 and 1430 are arguably the most valuable parts of the cluster. KZQZ 1430 Saint Louis MO is temporarily operating 50 kW DA-D. The offensive programming is on KQQZ 1190 Fairview Heights IL. Editorial: BANKRUPTCY FILING SUGGESTS ROMANIK'S RACIST PROGRAMMING COULD SOON BE HISTORY, By the Editorial Board September 16 2019 https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-bankruptcy-filing-suggests-romanik-s-racist-programming-could-soon/article_d0c82433-5d89-5b78-ad1e-c17c4cd335e1.html From the sound of it, racist radio host Bob Romanik is declaring defeat as the Federal Communications Commission advances its effort to revoke the license of the Belleville-based stations that carry his programming. Entertainment Media Trust, the official name of the broadcast licensee, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidation of assets. Romanik has long tried to avoid on-air commentary about his deepening FCC troubles, refusing to engage when callers raise the subject. But since the bankruptcy filing on Wednesday, Romanik has declared verbal war on the FCC and various politicians, including Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who have urged action to shut him down. On Monday, he declared, “FCC, kiss my axx... you scumbag, (expletive), rotten bastards.” More than 15,000 complaints have been filed against him, Romanik acknowledged. Many if not most of those complaints regard his filthy on-air language, which during a typical daily broadcast can include upwards of 50 usages of the N-word along with constant racist, sexist and homophobic taunts. He leveled several on Monday against St Louis and Missouri black politicians. An announcer states before each broadcast that Romanik’s stations represent “white awareness radio,” or WAR, while his Killer Klassic Kountry (KKK) nickname for station KQQZ-AM suggest he is openly trying to provoke a race war. “I don’t know how much longer you’re going to hear me,” Romanik stated, citing a “full-court press” against him by the FCC. License revocation is so rare, it was last used about 25 years ago. Much as Romanik’s detractors would like to see his racist language silenced, the FCC action is predicated on much more mundane legal principles. The FCC alleges in court documents that Entertainment Media Trust lied about the true nature of Romanik’s involvement in the ownership and control of the stations. Romanik asserts the government is out to curtail his First Amendment rights, but the real issue is that he is a two-time felon – which negates his eligibility to own and operate under an FCC license. Substantial financial records submitted for review by a federal administrative law judge provide a convincing case that Romanik tried to hide his true role in the four stations licensed to Entertainment Media Trust. Many of the financial documents subpoenaed by the FCC have been redacted from public view, but ample publicly available evidence exists to demonstrate that Romanik has repeatedly intermingled his personal finances and political activities with those of the radio stations. It’s entirely possible that the bankruptcy filing is a flimsy ploy designed to convince the federal judge that the stations’ closure and liquidation of assets are imminent and, therefore, license revocation would be redundant. But revoking the license, rare and radical as such an action might be, is essential to send a clear message that wanton abuse of the public airwaves will not be tolerated (via IRCA DX Monitor Oct 12, published Oct 9, via DXLD) (latest on Saint Louis stations) https://madisonrecord.com/stories/514819344-judge-denies-stay-in-fcc-license-revocation-proceedings-involving-grim-reaper-of-radio (IRCA DX Monitor Oct 26, published Oct 22 via DXLD) ** U S A. 1440, Oct 21 at 1239 UT, KEXB Dallas is still running the Spanish/English loop about KTNO moved to 620; now with growing CCI probably Topeka (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) More on this filed above under 620 {later: Paul Walker reports Oct 24 that 1440 has joined the Catholic `Relevant Radio` net in English -- WORLD OF RADIO 2005 (gh)} ** U S A. 1700, Oct 21 at 1302 UT, open carrier/dead air from KKLF Richardson TX, as confirmed by DF; KBGG Des Moines modulation also audible by rotation of the DX-398 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. [nrc-am] Music on 1710 kHz? While looking around for TAs tonight I find an S9 signal on 1710 with instrumental new-age type synthesizer music. It blew right past 9 pm EDT without any ID and just keeps going. My flag is directional east and it's hard to determine what direction the signal is coming from, but if you're in this area check it out. Definitely not a TIS and I can hear a TIS (Spfld Armory?) under it between selections (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, 0117 UT Oct 22, nrc-am gg via DXLD) Radio Corsair, a pirate. It`s been reported by several folks in the eastern US over the last week. Cant be a TIS as they are not legally allowed to play music (Paul Walker, WY, ibid.) Mike, Very strong in western NY. Just music so far, and I've been listening since about 9 PM. Way underneath I'm getting the Jersey City station. Last night the Jersey City station was most dominant with something else trying to get through. I suspect that one is the Springfield TIS station. Is the music Corsair Radio that others have reported? (Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY, ibid.) Radio Corsair pirate even into IL on car rx. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, 0127 UT Oct 22, IRCA iog via DXLD) Just IDed as Corsair Radio. Super-strong signal. I'm sending a report to the e-address that was announced at 9:27 PM EDT (Jim Renfrew, Clarendon NY, ibid.) They went off around 10:15 and I caught the s/off. I think the audio is worth listening to. It explains quite a bit (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, audio attached on the WOR iog via DXLD) Another 1710 pirate! At 10:42 pm EDT, "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, then dj says "1710 Radio New York" hello to Radio Corsair, if you're still out there. 1710 Radio New York" At that point the Springfield Armory came up and covered it. 1710 New York was around S2-3, nowhere close to R. Corsair's signal level. Actually I find this stuff interesting. It reminds me of the AM band back in the middle '60s when there were NYC pirates on 1710. What was old is new again (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, 0250 UT Oct 22, nrc-am gg via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** U S A. THE POSSIBLY PENDING DEATH OF A LEGENDARY RADIO STATION – Friday A/V Club: When Timothy Leary, Ayn Rand, and Big Mama Thornton shared a microphone --- Jesse Walker | 10.18.2019 9:00 AM https://reason.com/2019/10/18/the-possibly-pending-death-of-a-legendary-radio-station/ (via David Cole, Oct 19, DXLD) Detailed history of WBAI and several long audio linx (gh, DXLD) WBAI STAFF GETS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO RETURN https://radioinsight.com/headlines/180972/wbai-staff-gets-temporary-restraining-order-to-return-to-station/ (via Artie Bigley, Oct 22, DXLD) ** U S A. A MUSICAL REVOLT SUCCEEDS: WNYC, IN A REVERSAL, KEEPS `NEW SOUNDS' https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/arts/music/wnyc-new-sounds.html After an outcry, the station decided to continue to air its influential, eclectic new music program, which has been a tastemaker since 1982. Image John Schaefer, left, the host of WNYC`s `New Sounds` interviewing Jaap van Zweden of the New York Philharmonic. Credit Nina Westervelt for The New York Times By Michael Cooper * Oct. 21, 2019 There has been a reprieve: After an outcry from artists, composers, listeners and staffers, WNYC-FM announced Monday that it had reversed its plans to cancel "New Sounds," the influential, eclectic new-music program that has expanded the city's tastes for 37 years. "There was an overwhelming response from the community: I'm sure it took everybody in management by surprise," John Schaefer, the program's host, said in a telephone interview. "It took me by surprise." "There were people writing not just impassioned emails, but really thoughtful emails," he said, "making points about what public radio should be." The station had announced on Oct. 10 that it planned to end "New Sounds" -- which was often the first place to hear future Pulitzer Prize-winning composers, avant-garde rockers and music from different parts of the world -- by the end of the year, along with most of its remaining music programming, as part of a shift to more news and talk. The protests were immediate. "Why would they do that?" the avant-garde musician Laurie Anderson, who was the program's first guest in 1982, said in an interview when the news broke. Julia Wolfe, a Pulitzer-winning composer, spoke of the vital role the program played in new music circles: "It was huge, because we were just kids, and we did this crazy thing, and there it was, on the radio." The composer Gabriel Kahane set that quotation of hers to music, and posted it on Twitter. Some listeners took to social media to say they were dropping their WNYC memberships. Others protested last week at a WNYC community advisory board meeting. And many WNYC staff members spoke out against its cancellation -- including at a tense staff meeting last Friday with Goli Sheikholeslami, who began work as the station's new president and chief executive officer this month. (In her email inviting the staff to the meeting to share their thoughts, Ms. Sheikholeslami wrote that she was "not yet here when the decision was made" to end the program.) On Monday Ms. Sheikholeslami, announced that the program had been saved: It would continue to be broadcast seven nights a week, and to be available online at newsounds.org. Several other threatened features, including Gig Alerts, were preserved as well. "I appreciate your candor, your thoughtfulness, and your commitment toour mission here at New York Public Radio," Ms. Sheikholeslami wrote in an email to her staff. "I've also read the heartfelt responses from our listeners and the larger New York City cultural community who have come to rely on John Schaefer and `New Sounds' for musical discovery, creative inspiration, and access to a community of music lovers they can't find anywhere else." Asked whether any foundations had threatened to pull their support from the station because of the cancellation, Jennifer Houlihan Roussel, a spokeswoman for WNYC, said in an email that the decision to reinstate it had not been financially motivated. "Funders and members were among those who were disappointed with the decision," she wrote, "and the feedback we received from many constituents led us to the decision we announced this morning." Ms. Anderson said in an email that she was delighted by the reversal, and that she hoped it would help the station's coming pledge drive. "Both the cancellation and the reversal," she wrote, "reminded me of how vital these shows are in the middle of the vast sea of commercial and straight up pop music." And Mr. Schaefer -- who had asked Ms. Anderson, his first guest, to be his last -- said that he still looked forward to having her back on the show. "It's not going to be the interview that we feared it would be," he said. "She does have a fine new recording that I've wanted to discuss." Michael Cooper covers classical music and dance. He was previously a national correspondent; a political reporter covering presidential campaigns; and a metro reporter covering the police, City Hall and Albany. A version of this article appears in print on, Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: WNYC Nixes Cancellation Of a New-Music Showcase After a Community Outcry (via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ** U S A. Re: Tornado in Dallas --- The KNON 89.3 Studios on North Central Expressway in Dallas apparently took a direct hit from a tornado tonight. Picture is the long link below... https://scontent.foma1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/73372196_10101249439641687_8354397468795863040_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_eui2=AeEGOyjb7KV3ML_MqAwWUma1wKJmZ7Spwv6ABcayBrvsDG9h6lsS-2C0WRxkCX50xRY61xp_fpz9wlpygB6y0O799TVN0aRW6z4y2Gi3Hu3WcQ&_nc_oc=AQlPCTqK3g9IiNOJ_N81_YqVyCUiA1RD6Y4tiPBU6-VS6gI_8ZDE7jatAS0YSV4UYYY&_nc_ht=scontent.foma1-1.fna&oh=4e46279a0d8b8e8e03c00613dc4e6351&oe=5E624626 (Paul Walker, WY, UT Oct 21, ABDX yg via DXLD) KNON and Tornado https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181199/tornado-strikes-knon-studios/ https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/significant-damage-reported-in-dallas-after-possible-tornado-touched-down/ [...] A radio station, KNON-FM, went off the air as the studio suffered major damage from the tornado. Lew Morris, one of the hosts of “Reckless Rock Radio” was preparing for the show at the station while another show was broadcasting. He told The Associated Press in a Facebook message that the power at the station went out first, followed by the “distinctive whistle” of a tornado within three minutes. He said there were three staffers in the building, which he described as having a lot of large glass windows. He told the host of the show that had been broadcasting to follow him to the bathroom, to get away from all the glass. “We then heard the building shaking and could hear the glass windows shattering everywhere along with debris banging around. We waited until all the noise died down,” Morris told the AP. “We walked out to see the studio he was just broadcasting from destroyed.” Morris — whose own car was covered by a tree — said the third staff member took shelter in a stairwell. It’s unclear when the station will begin broadcasting again, but Morris says he’s heard there might be a temporary set-up from which they can broadcast. Godwin, the meteorologist, said the size and severity of the tornado won’t be known until crews arrive to survey the damage. NWS warning coordination meteorologist Jennifer Dunn told the AP there may have been two or more tornadoes in north Texas, but reiterated that the extent wouldn’t be known until later Monday afternoon, after survey teams assess the damage (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) In addition to 89.3 KNON Dallas, two other stations were directly hit by Sunday evening’s tornado that struck Dallas. Metro Broadcasters’ suburban targeted Americana/Red Dirt Country “95.3 The Range” KHYI Howe and Classic Country 92.1 KXEZ Farmersville TX, which operate from studios in North Dallas, saw their building directly hit by the tornado with multiple windows blown out from their eighth floor offices... More on the Storm damage: https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181251/khyi-kxez-sustain-damage-from-dallas-tornado/ (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U S A. Glenn, The Tornado and the silly ball game on TV Glenn, They mentioned this last night on the Fox TV 28 affiliate local news here in Columbus, Ohio about this. The evening FOX TV 28 Weatherman then said we have a great crew here where they can be on the air within 60 seconds of a weather emergency. Then the lady anchor from Oklahoma said that people get mad at us for interrupting their favorite TV show but look what happened in Dallas! The fact that this game had monster rating had an impact on the decision at CH 5 no doubt: https://deadline.com/2019/10/dallas-cowboys-win-sunday-night-football-ratings-batwoman-supergirl-madam-secretary-nbc-nfl-1202764952/ Capital Weather Gang QUESTIONS RAISED AFTER DALLAS TV STATION AIRS NFL GAME INSTEAD OF BREAKING TORNADO COVERAGE The station acknowledged “we made a mistake.” A screen shot of NBC DFW's brief cut-in at 9:06 p.m. shows chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell pointing at a "debris ball" as an EF-3 tornado tore through the northwest suburbs of Dallas on Sunday night. The station returned to a live football broadcast seconds later. (NBC DFW) By Matthew Cappucci October 22 https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/10/22/questions-raised-after-dallas-tv-station-airs-nfl-game-instead-breaking-tornado-coverage/ A Dallas television station apologized to viewers after airing a football game — rather than severe weather coverage — as a powerful tornado tore through the city on Sunday night. The incident has brought renewed attention to the dilemma TV stations face when severe weather strikes during popular programming. If they break in and interrupt shows and sporting events, they can often expect a rush of calls from angry viewers. At the same time, it’s not yet clear whether, in the case of a damaging tornado, offering severe weather coverage via online streaming services is an effective alternative to traditional televised weather coverage. The chronology Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, a powerful tornado began plowing its way through the northwest suburbs of Dallas. As thousands scrambled to seek more information, they turned to their local television station for the latest. Folks who turned on Channel 5 — NBC Dallas-Fort Worth [a.k.a. KSCS, ex WBAP-TV --- gh] — did not see informative weather maps or urgent pleas to seek shelter. Instead, a tense game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles flashed across the screen. There were no meteorologists, no radar plots and little indication that a 140 mph EF-3 funnel had been churning through northwest Dallas since 8:58 p.m. [Destructive Dallas tornado lifts debris 20,000 feet high] At 9 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning, yet the football game played on. By 9:02 p.m., a “debris ball” appeared on radar where the tornado was lofting building supplies from damaged or destroyed structures. It wasn’t until 9:06 p.m. that the station preempted the football broadcast to deliver a “weather alert.” This was eight minutes after the twister touched down, six minutes after a warning was issued, and two minutes after the National Weather Service described it as a “particularly dangerous” and “life-threatening” situation, in which “flying debris may be deadly.” The destructive Dallas tornado tosses debris more than 20,000 feet high. (GR2 Analyst/Matthew Cappucci) “Folks, we have a developing dangerous weather situation,” began NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell when the station finally cut in. “We believe that this is an actual tornado that is occurring,” he said, emphasizing the twister is north of Love Field. Less than 10 seconds later, he again stated that “the National Weather Service is confirming a tornado is occurring in that area.” Mitchell appeared rushed, however, briefly outlining safety protocol and urging viewers to a place of safe shelter. “We’re going to put a quick storm track on this,” he said, before reiterating “again, confirmed tornado in this area.” But that’s where things got cut short. “We’re going to continue our coverage on the website as well as our app," Mitchell concluded. “Stay with NBC 5; we’ll keep you ahead of the storm.” The entire interruption — about eight minutes after the tornado touched down — lasted 62 seconds. The tornado, which at this point had carried debris to a height of more than 20,000 feet, lasted 32 minutes. The aftermath The backlash to the TV station’s choice to limit tornado coverage was swift. “Pushing people to an app or website is inexcusable when they have a broadcast signal,” wrote one Twitter user. “A game isn’t more important than people’s safety and lives,” tweeted another. The TV station may have been in a no-win situation. In recent instances when stations have interrupted programming, such severe weather coverage has elicited a barrage of hate mail directed at stations and their meteorologists. In February, a Nashville meteorologist made a collage of the comments she received when covering tornadoes and deadly flooding. An Atlanta meteorologist said she received death threats in April. ESPN’s Michael Wilbon lambasted a D.C. station for interrupting a previously aired golf tournament on the same day. And one Dayton meteorologist decried viewers live on the air, shouting “I’m done with you people” when fans of “The Bachelorette” wrote in to complain during a violent May tornado outbreak. [ESPN’s Michael Wilbon could not pardon Masters weather interruption. Meteorologists revolted.] If you’re a TV station faced with needing to report life-threatening weather during prime time, there’s often no easy answer on what to do. As severe weather generally affects only a fragment of a television market, it’s impossible to satisfy all viewers, regardless of the solution. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth released a statement Monday, writing that “we made a mistake by not immediately interrupting.” Mike Smith, a retired AccuWeather executive, urged viewers to support the storm warning system. “If you like receiving tornado warnings regardless of content, call the station. Otherwise, the people who don’t want them will be accommodated.” NBC 5 DFW had tried to direct folks in the affected areas online and to their mobile app. But KGNS-TV [Laredo?] chief meteorologist Richard “Heatwave” Berler said online platforms should complement live on-air coverage — not replace it. “Social media coverage … is not available or uncomfortable to use for a significant number of elderly folks,” Berler wrote in an email, stressing that it’s imperative that coverage be available without delay. Matt Serwe, a meteorologist at KETV in Omaha, Neb., has worked his fair share of tornadoes. He says stations should use every means necessary to get the word out about severe weather. “Streaming coverage should only enhance a station’s tornado coverage. It should never be an alternative” he wrote via email. “It’s great to have that tool to disseminate information. However, with a confirmed tornado potentially affecting 1.3 million people, one should use every tool possible to get lifesaving information to the people who need it the most.” Marshall Shepherd, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Georgia, tweeted that “many elderly, low-income, and marginalized [populations] cannot access or consume digital sources/streaming.” James Spann, the Birmingham, Ala., meteorologist widely regarded as a leader in severe weather coverage, discussed the need for stations to have coverage plans in place before an event like this so as to not be scrambling at the last minute. “Trust me, [these conflicts] will come up,” Spann wrote in an email. “They were going to be the target of hate and rage no matter what decision they made last night. My position is to do the right thing and provide tornado coverage. A human life is more valuable than any football game or TV program. Go with wall to wall coverage, full screen, or a double box.” He added: “The decision [Sunday] night was most likely not made in the weather office, but by those in management at some level. Rick Mitchell is an excellent meteorologist and is very good with severe weather coverage.” Howard Bernstein, a meteorologist at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., worked with Mitchell for years at KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City. “I see no way that not going on was his call,” said Berstein. “Rick has worked in Tornado Alley for a quarter century. His hands were tied in a way they never should have been. This will be a wake up call for a lot of stations.” NBC 5 DFW wrote that “we look forward to regaining the trust of anyone we may have disappointed,” an apology that seems to have largely been accepted by the community. “I think it was very admirable they admitted their mistake, and apologized" Spann wrote. “Most companies won’t do that.” Miraculously, there were no serious injuries or fatalities, even though the EF-3 tornado carved out a destructive 16-mile path across a heavily populated region. It’s a happy ending but will undoubtedly spur more discussion and offers potential lessons for the future (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U S A. KXAS APOLOGIZES FOR DELAYED TORNADO CUT-IN DURING COWBOYS GAME --- Says it recognizes that seconds count in such situations https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/kxas-apologizes-for-delayed-tornado-cut-in-during-cowboys-game TV STATION ISSUES APOLOGY FOR OPTING TO AIR FOOTBALL GAME INSTEAD OF TORNADO WARNING TV stations are frequently criticized for opting to break into regular programming in lieu of severe weather coverage. On Sunday, the NBC affiliate in Dallas opted to not break into a Cowboys game ... https://www.kristv.com/news/national/tv-station-issues-apology-for-opting-to-air-football-game-instead-of-tornado-warning NBC STATION IN DALLAS APOLOGIZES FOR DELAYING TORNADO WARNING DURING COWBOYS FOOTBALL GAME - theblaze.com An NBC affiliate station in Dallas, Texas, is apologizing for not interrupting soon enough an NFL game in order to warn about a tornado that hit the city and damaged many homes and businesses. "During Sunday night's Dallas Cowboys game, we made a mistake by not immediately interrupting the football game with a Tornado Warning," read a statement. . . https://www.theblaze.com/news/station-showed-cowboys-ignored-tornado-warning (all via Artie Bigley, OH, DXLD) ** U S A. Oct 20 at 1448 UT, some tropo DTV DX as we are on the edge of level-1 per Hepburn predixions, extending as far as DFW, KC and St Louis, with higher levels. Bandscan finds Bad signals on many channels: 8, 10, 11, 12, 21, 26, 28, 31, 35, 36, 45. And also some OKC channels are Bad, blocked by DX: 7, 13, 18, 23, 33. I wonder what`s on RF 13. There are a bunch of further full-power if not super-power Texans, but in Dallas only a 3 kW CP for KHFD-LD. Besides RF 20, 19-1 KQCW-HD in Tulsa market, two decodes from The Metroplex: RF 30, DTV 29-1 KMPX, 1448 UT Oct 20, infomercials in Spanish, 1459 ad for Luna 98.3 FM Solo Exitos, and Estrella TV logo; 29-2 a different Spanish infomercial, 1500 one in English. W9WI.com shows 29.1 only, a megawatt in Decatur TX with a 900 kW backup. Decatur is NW of Dallas, almost halfway to Wichita Falls. RF 14, KERA-HD 13-1, with PBS; 13-2 kids, 13-3 Create (like KETA but its 13-2 is World, and kids is on 13-4). Contrary to W9WI.com which shows KERA with PBS World on -2. KERA Dallas runs 975 kW ERP. Rabbitears.info matches the channeling I have monitored (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UZBEKISTAN. 12160, Oct 22 at 1415, S Asian language talk vs CODAR, S9-S7. Amid the TWR India 1345-1545 broadcast via Tashkent in a complex compendium of tongues; Aoki shows M-F at 1400-1430 it`s Sin which per EiBi means Sinhalese, not Sindhi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VATICAN STATE. Radio Vatikan (Name) is back ... Traditionsreiche Marke "Radio Vatikan" kehrt zurueck. Nach gut zweijaehriger Pause ist im Vatikan die traditionsreiche Marke "Radio Vatikan" zurueckgekehrt. Der Radiosender des Papstes informiert seit 1931 in mehreren Sprachen ueber den Vatikan und die Weltkirche. Waehrend der Medienreform im Vatikan wurde die Marke beim Start des multimedialen Internetportals "Vatican News" 2017 groesstenteils abgeschafft. Nur die italenische Variante "Radio Vaticana" blieb. Nun firmieren saemtliche Audioprogramme des unter Papst Franziskus eingerichteten Portals "Vatican News" wieder unter dem Namen "Radio Vatikan". "Man hat wohl gemerkt, dass es schade waere, eine so eingefuehrte Marke wie "Radio Vatikan" sterben zu lassen", sagte der neue Leiter der deutschsprachigen Redaktion von "Vatican News", Stefan von Kempis. Die Audioprogramme von Radio Vatikan informieren in mehr als 40 Sprachen. "Radio Vatikan" ist Teil von "Vatican News", das sich als Internetportal inzwischen etabliert habe, sagte von Kempis. Seiner Aussage nach wird beim Audioangebot auch die urspruengliche Grussformel der Programme, "Laudetur Jesus Christus" (Gelobt sei Jesus Christus), wieder verwandt. Die Titelmelodie des Senders ("Christus vincit)") ist in einer modernisierten Fassung zurueck. Rom (KNA new agency) - 12 Oct 2019 --- Bericht in der "Katholischen Sonntagszeitung fuer Deutschland" Nummer 41 - 12 Oct. 2019 (via Paul Gager-AUT, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 12, BC-DX 18 Oct via DXLD) ** VATICAN [nonish]. VATICAN CITY EXTRA-TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AREA: 15565, Vatican Radio, English service starting with the ‘Brady Bunch’ reminiscent theme for the African Service & ID, into English programming, including a reading from the 2nd Book of Kin (a new one on me!) and other ‘non-wackadoodle-religion’ stuff like features on medical care in Africa & preserving the Amazon rain forest, etc. It never ceases to amaze me that the same people who take Genesis ‘literally’ and will argue about a 6000 year old earth & creation in six literal 24 hour periods, ignore the commandment in that same book to ‘care for my creation’ & think it is OK to destroy the planet & even laud it as an attempt to bring the second coming more quickly. Into instrumental ‘Laudetur Jesus Christo’ [sic] theme tune to abrupt carrier off (beam change). Then back with French programming. 3+543+3 with QRN sneaking in during fades, but pretty readable despite that. Carrier off briefly, then back up at 1659 (for French service beam change?) but the audio didn’t reappear until 2 minutes after -- only the carrier before then. 1630-1658* (EE) & *1659-1705 (FF) 12/Oct (Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI2, SDRplay + SDRuno + FLDigi + randomwire, MARE Tipsheet 18 Oct via DXLD) Laudetur Iesus Christus --- LIX --- which could easily transform 59 into a magic number like the fish symbol! (gh, Catholic advisor) ** ZAMBIA. 5915, Zambia NBC, Radio 1 – Lusaka (Tentative), 0139, 10/19/19 in listed Lunda. Man announcer audible on peaks and inaudible on troughs. Language sounded African when it was in (Mark Taylor, Madison, Wisconsin. Equipment: Perseus, Elad FDM-S2, Airspy HF+ & HF+ Discovery, Tecsun PL 880, and various other portables; 42 meters dipole, 100’ long wire, W6LVP loop, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** ZAMBIA. I regularly visit your website for the short wave schedules of your stations in the US and Zambia. I wonder whether https://www.voiceofhope.com/schedule/voh-africa_program_grid.pdf lacks a second page for afternoon/evening programmes (Prof. Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, Oct 20, to Ray Robinson, via DXLD) Hi, Dr. Biener. Thank you for your interest in Voice of Hope - Africa. On Monday 7th October, the electricity utility in Zambia, 'ZESCO', implemented a more wide ranging schedule of power outages throughout the country, due to the perilously low water levels at the Kariba Dam hydroelectric generating plant on the Zambesi River. As a result, at our transmitting site, there is now no power from 1400 to 2400 local time, daily. Consequently, we have had to temporarily suspend our afternoon and evening broadcasts of Voice of Hope - Africa. We expect the situation to be eased during the upcoming rainy season (Oct-Mar), and will re-instate our afternoon and evening programming when circumstances allow. Ray Robinson Strategic Communications Group Voice of Hope World Radio Network www.voiceofhope.com (via Dr Biener, WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) So Wavescan has been moved to 0600 UT Sundays (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Oct 18 at 1244, I`m on 1566 from the NW to observe a signal drop when HLAZ used to change beams from thisaway to thataway, but it seems about the same with a little fading --- o, I must have misremembered, as WRTH shows the switch from Japanese to Chinese is at 1345, not 1245. For that we`ll have to wait for latest sunrise here, close to 1345 around Epiphany. Others now: 1098-W, 1026-WSW, 972-NW, 882, 828-NW, 774-NW, 747-NW, 693-NW, 594-NW until 1252 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 20 at 0034-0044 UT: 531, 549, 558(2), 612, 621, 738, 774(2), 828, 846, 855, 882, 891, 909, 936(2), 945, 1008, 1017, 1026, 1044(2), 1053, 1098, 1107(2), 1125(2), 1134(2), 1152, 1179, 1206, 1215(2), 1305(2), 1341, 1413, 1458(2), 1575 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, presunrise 1244 UT Oct 21 at 1230-1237; on the R75 with E-W longwire this time, so no DFing to separate the NW from the WSW: 567, 594, 693, 702, 729, 747, 756, 774, 828, 837, 873, 882, 891, 918, 972, 1008, 1017, 1035, 1053, 1107, 1512, 1548 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 810, Oct 20 at 0050 UT, I am hearing rapid SBG coverage in Spanish, employing pelotas, mentions Atlanta. Are The Braves playing right now, and where would they be broadcast in Spanish? The only Mexican in the NW is XERSV, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 5 kW daytimer (until 0200?) with news format. KSWV Santa Fe? It`s not Spanish any more, or even Spanglish with CLR FM 99.9 simulcast and more westerly than my DF of WSW/ENE. By language, proximity, direxion and legal night operation, the best US fit is KXOI Crane (Odessa market) TX, U4 1000/500 --- except it`s SS:REL. Other SS of some sort are in FL, IN, MI, TN, mostly daytimers or negligible night power and none with sports format, tho SBGs often preëmpt a station`s nominal prime format. By 0055 losing out to WHB, KC MO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1059.95 approx., Oct 21 at 1248 UT, something in Spanish making a LAH against 1060 stations; suspect KIJN Farwell TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1120, Sunday October 20 at 0605 UT, during ``Duffy`s Tavern`` on `When Radio Was` from KMOX, heavy fast SAH from talk in English with KMOX nulled, i.e. NW/SE, not noticed earlier. The CCI soon fades. Suspect KCRN 50 kW daytimer Limon, Colorado again on air at night; if not, maybe KANN Roy Utah 10/1.1 kW; or KTXW Manor TX 5.6/0.155 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1161.0, Oct 18 at 0536 UT, carrier very close to a TA frequency making het against KSL, but looping approx. 005/185 degrees on the DX-398 --- yet, no such signal to be heard on the R75: so it must be a local artifact (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1180, Oct 18 at 1256 UT, from NW/SE, string of legal ads, PSAs, one mentions Houston, but these may be national, as soon back to wrapup of `America`s First News`, but fadeout during 1300 ID! So is it KGOL Humble TX (Houston market)? That`s supposed to be La Suavecita, in Spanish, ex-ESPN-D. Or has it flipped again? Only other fit on this axis is KOFI Kalispell MT, which is news/talk, but no complete program schedule on website! Then I check the affiliate list for `America`s First News` and find no 1180 in TX or MT. I still suspect it`s KOFI, where Oct sunrise is not until 1400 UT (November: 1445 UT), U2 50/10 kW. Night pattern is basically N/S with a deep notch toward Rochester, so there is some signal here to the SE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1490, Oct 21 at 1308 UT, ``APR Network News`` plug, perhaps outro of `cast, loops E-W, briefly atop jungle. Figure it must be something from Arkansas, of which there are 3, but no connexion to any such network in the NRC AM Log or by searching; closest is KWXT Dardanelle; more easterly but further, KDRS Paragould; and more to the SE, KXAR Hope. Alabama Public Radio calls itself APR, but all on FM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1690, Oct 22 at 2156 UT, heavy SAH of about 2.5 Hz, between WVON Chicago --- and?? Retén lo que Tienes, Bâton Rouge pirate? There is certainly a second station to cause the SAH. This long before sunset, possibly KDMT Arvada CO is already propagating here at the Top End; WMLB further east could be if it`s no longer silent in GA, but seldom/never heard here. I compare this SAH to another one later at 0038 Oct 23 which is more like 2.8 Hz and definitely between KDMT and WVON. MWOffsets had those 3.9 Hz apart so it`s all inconclusive (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. (!) 6009.988, mixture of 3 unidentified signal mixture of S=7 level, intermodulated on that channel at 0044 UT on Oct 18. 73 wolfie df5sx (Wolfgang Bueschel, WOR iog via DXLD) 2 Cuban, 1 Brasil? UNIDENTIFIED. 6841-USB, Oct 21 at 2103, ``Mister Rock, this is Mountain Radio, I hear you loud and clear``; 2105 ``How copy: loud & clear, split operations working OK. Standing by on this frequency``. So his contact was on some other frequency; nothing else heard here. What`s this, military? UDXF iog searches on frequency, calls unproductive (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 7314.980, An Arabic talk station program noted in Europe S=8 at 0135 UT, and stronger S=9+15dB at 0214 on Oct 24 in Doha Qatar and at remote SDR rx in Delhi India. Any ID's? From Sudanese Arabic / Somaliland area? 73 wolfie df5sx wwdxc (Wolfgang Bueschel, DXLD) gh removed repetition of `UT` as redundant clutter to make wb`s post more readable to a wider audience. About the worst time of night for any listeners in the Arab world (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. em 7820 at 2250 --- I ask colleagues for help in identifying this listening. It was made by a colleague and he only has this listening part. WhatsApp Video 2019 10 20 at 19 53 44 https://youtu.be/wfrWd-DjbIE (Jorge Freitas My Blog: https://dxlogfreitas.blogspot.com/ Feira de Santana Bahia, 12°14´S 38°58´W - Brasil, Oct 21, WOR iog via DXLD) Intonation sounds somewhat like Haitian Kriyol, a language used by RHC = which has it scheduled on 7380 during this semihour, per EiBi. Maybe a very bad mis-punch. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) At times it sounds to me like accented French. Strange. 73, (Jari Savolainen, Finlande, ibid.) Muito Obrigado, Glenn. Acredito que seja isso mesmo. 73 (Jorge Freitas, ibid.) UNIDENTIFIED. 9095 ?-UNKNOWN-? 0800. M and W in Chinese, heard on a number of rechecks from 0800 to 1100. Was heard on nightstand portable, so may have been a harmonic of something not here. Looking for any comments - Fair/Good Oct 21 (Rick Barton, SW Logs from in and out of Sun City and the Verde Valley (Cottonwood-Jerome) AZ, Unless otherwise stated, equipment is barefoot "Longine's Symphonette World Traveler", and barefoot Sangean ATS-909X; RS SW-2000629 with various outdoor wires & indoor shortwire. 73 and Good Listening.....! - rb, WOR iog via DXLD) Echo of Hope jumping around from 9100 (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. 9341.25-USB, Oct 24 at 1356, 2-way in Spanish; Intruder if we consider the 31m SWBC extend beyond (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9630.0, Oct 21 at 0627, JBA 1 kHz tone, like carriers on 9629 & 9631, in the absence of R. Aparecida unlike two other ZYs just measured on 31m. Only thing scheduled is CNR1, besides an alternate channel for RNZI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 12120.4, Oct 22 at 2149, S4-S7 of open carrier; could it be WBCQ-6, not on 9330 now? Surely not, so off-frequency, but originally registered here for A-19 afternoons, with 11730 to be next in B-19, should they attain higher-frequency capability. More likely NAU Isabela PR RTTY idling (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 12665, Oct 21 at 1321, JBA CW, unusual in marine band; UDXF iog search comes up with a 5-year-old log of 12665, FUG La Regine/Saissac, France? but as STANAG, not straight CW. EiBi has Meteo Fax from Rio, PWZ33 but not at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15330-USB, Oct 22 at 1351, 2-way in colloquial Spanish altho the other way inaudible, INTRUDERS upon the ex-AFRTS frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15490, Oct 21 at 1411, S9 dead air and right off. Maybe Nauen or Ascension testing for later use of this channel; or Greenville which likes to test on frequencies not otherwhen active (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 17765, Oct 21 at 1412, S7 open carrier and right off, like what I had just heard on 15490. Only thing sked on 17765 is BBC Ascension at 1200-1230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 2005: The World of Radio DXing would be a much poorer place without WOR. Deep thanx Glenn! SpM (Steve McGreevy, Sept 27, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FUTURELY: Hi, Glenn, I mailed you a check, sent it yesterday. Sorry it’s a little late, it is my offering for WOR 2,000. Glenn, in all the years of WOR, I think I can honestly say I have not missed more than 30 or 40 editions, not counting the time I was in South Africa, where I could not hear it well. At that time, I think it was only on WRNO. You will note that I have not sent in as many tips as I used to do, back in Miami. One reason is that, for reasons I do not know, SW reception is not at all good here in Huntsville. Another is that, for the past few years, I have been suffering from a very substantial hearing loss. I do use hearing aids, but, they aren’t that great! So, I haven’t made as many new discoveries as I used to. Nevertheless, I value WOR very, very highly!!! 73, (Tim Hendel, Huntsville AL) Who is also blind Hi Glenn, Congratulations on your WOR 2000! You are the bedrock of our hobby! Best regards, (Ron Howard, CA, with a generous donation to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702) Tnx to William Hassig, IL, for a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Many thanks for printing my Voice Of TrumpMerica proposal in 19-41. And much more gratitude for all you do in the interests of communications and rational living. Resist, and Very 73z! -- (GREG HARDISON, CA, with a generous check to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702) Hello Glenn, I am a retired radio (sound engineer and SWL). I also did the short column "Allo DX information" on shortwave RTBF in Brussels and CBC Radio Canada International (french). Currently I spend my time realizing the site http://www.media-radio.info and the Facebook page radiosdumonde. Friends from Belgium Michel FREMY Chaussée de Nivelles, 649 B-6230 Buzet (Belgium) Tel. : +32 67 84 36 09 GSM: +32 473 63 71 71 Mail: michel@fremy.be Web: www.media-radio.info Facebook: radiosdumonde [new member of WOR iog] PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ YAHOO GROUPS QRT An hobby data era will end next week. Yahoo Groups closing down and content will be deleted, after Oct 28, 2019 read at (BC-DX 18 Oct via DXLD) not exactly, not completely (gh) Yahoo is deleting all content ever posted to Yahoo Groups | Ars Tech https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/yahoo-is-deleting-all-content-ever-posted-to-yahoo-groups/ (FYI via Richard Cuff, ODXA yg Oct 18 via DXLD) AS LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS SHUTTER, RURAL AMERICA SUFFERS MOST Stateline Article October 21, 2019 By: April Simpson Read time: 7 min Production workers stack newspapers onto a cart at a printing and distribution plant in Janesville, Wisconsin. News deserts afflict all types of communities, but they’ve hit rural America especially hard. Angela Major/The Janesville Gazette via AP [caption] Journalism professor Penny Muse Abernathy lives in a news desert. She says there’s little local media coverage of Scotland County, North Carolina, among the poorest in the Tar Heel state. Her television news broadcasts come from neighboring South Carolina. As a result, it’s difficult to find local news or information on relevant state issues that she could vote on, Abernathy said. A vibrant free press, protected from government interference by the First Amendment, can hold the powerful to account and empower readers to make informed decisions on major issues. Newspapers and other local media outlets reflect community values, and when they go under, there is less coverage of the high school sports and community events that bind people together. Amid the steady decline in local news, some states are considering stepping in to support the Fourth Estate. But critics worry that doing so might undermine the press’s role as a government watchdog. . . https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/10/21/as-local-news-outlets-shutter-rural-america-suffers-most (via Indiana Radio Watch via John Carver, DXLD) Includes map showing newspaper numbers in every US county. Also deals with public radio (gh) SHORTWAVE RADIO SCHEDULES Re: [bdxc-news] App for smartphone Hi members, In response to Dario's question, an app called 'shortwave radio schedules' is available on Google Play store. It provides schedules that you can specify by language, station name, area, frequency and time. I paid a small fee for the premium version with extra features several years ago and find it very helpful (Alan, Portsmouth, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) Source of info??? (gh) Thank you very much about the answer of App. I have in my smartphone this app called shortwave schedules in italian language that an italian OM Mr Romani, has adapted in from www.eibispace site. I hope the App that Alan speak is this. I send a screenshot of the app that I have. The app of Shortwave is up on the right. I hope that is App update in continuation. I see that the Argentina national radio is called RAE Radio Argentina al exterior yet instead of Radio Argentina al Mundo. Thank (Dario Gabrielli, ibid.) RADIO HISTORY TOPIC ON PODCAST I think podcasts are great. I think podcasts about history are outstanding. I think podcasts about history that are less than fifteen minutes long are awesome!! I subscribe to one such podcast called “This Day in History.” As its name suggests, it’s a daily podcast highlighting an important historical event that happened on that day. I listen to my podcasts via TuneIn. It’s also on iHeart Radio. I’m pretty sure it’s available on Apple iTunes, too. Today’s podcast - October 18th - is about the invention by Texas Instruments of the first commercial transistor radio, the Regency TR-1, back in 1954. Give it a listen - it’s only six minutes and twenty seconds long. Enjoy!! (Steven Ponder, Oct 18, IRCA iog via DXLD) LAST TRAIN TO HILVERSUM Radio book !!! Hi All, I have just read a book from the local library entitled ‘Last train to Hilversum‘ by Charlie Connolly; it covers the broad spectrum of radio from the very beginning written in Charlie's humorous style. Well worth a read. 72, (Brian, G0NSL, Oct 22, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) MUSEA +++++ WW1USA Amateur Radio Station When: Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m local. Where: National WWI Museum and Memorial West Lobby, Kansas City What: The Museum and Memorial is teaming with area amateur radio operators to host special event station WW1USA. During this time, station operators will contact hundreds of other amateur radio operators across the world. Individuals are welcome to serve as a guest operator of WW1USA at any time, with all receiving a special amateur radio operator certificate. https://www.prweb.com/releases/veterans_day_weekend_events_honor_those_who_serve_our_country_at_national_wwi_museum_and_memorial_friday_monday_nov_8_to_11_2019/prweb16661196.htm About the National WWI Museum and Memorial The National WWI Museum and Memorial is America’s leading institution dedicated to remembering, interpreting and understanding the Great War and its enduring impact on the global community. The Museum and Memorial holds the most comprehensive collection of World War I objects and documents in the world and is the second-oldest public museum dedicated to preserving the objects, history and experiences of the war. The Museum and Memorial takes visitors of all ages on an epic journey through a transformative period and shares deeply personal stories of courage, honor, patriotism and sacrifice. Designated by Congress as America’s official World War I Museum and Memorial and located in downtown Kansas City, Mo., the National WWI Museum and Memorial inspires thought, dialogue and learning to make the experiences of the Great War era meaningful and relevant for present and future generations. To learn more, visit http://theworldwar.org (via Mike Terry, Oct 21, WOR iog via DXLD) NUEVOS PROGRAMAS DE HISTORIAS DE RADIO DE DANIEL CAMPORINI 19 DE OCTUBRE 2019 [each about 7 minutes long] RADIO ASIA LIBRE Desde mediados del siglo XX hasta la fecha, han existido en el mundo de la radiodifusión internacional, tres diferentes organizaciones, que llevaron el nombre de Radio Asia Libre. La primera de ellas fue lanzada allá por 1951 y se mantuvo en el aire, al menos por dos años. La segunda versión surgió diecisiete años más tarde, en 1968. En esta oportunidad empleando un transmisor de onda media de 1000 Kw, que emitía en los 1575 kilociclos, ubicado en la planta retransmisora de La Voz de América en Tailandia y también retransmitida por transmisores de onda corta de otras plantas transmisoras de La Voz de América en sudeste asiático… https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/historiasderadiodc/episodes/2019-10-18T03_00_00-07_00 RADIO MÉXICO El primero de septiembre de 1969, comenzaba a transmitir la emisora XERMX, Radio México en la onda corta. La estación oficial que representaba al gobierno, que estaba dedicada a difundir los diferentes aspectos de la cultura y tradiciones del país hacía el exterior… https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/historiasderadiodc/episodes/2019-10-18T03_00_01-07_00 LA RADIO EN MEDELLIN Por la cantidad y calidad de sus emisoras de radiodifusión, Colombia es uno de los países más importantes de Sudamérica. Si bien su radiotelefonía no ha sido una de las primeras del continente, recordemos que la emisora pionera data de 1929, muy pronto logró alcanzar un alto grado de desarrollo, impulsada por la actividad privada y comercial. Donde la industria encontró en el medio la herramienta ideal para promocionar sus productos… https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/historiasderadiodc/episodes/2019-10-18T03_00_02-07_00 RADIO JORNAL DO BRASIL En los intensos años de practicar el diexismo en las bandas tropicales, en los horarios nocturnos, se escuchaban muchas señales de emisoras brasileñas. Algunas muy potentes y algunas de ellas también durante el día, en frecuencias en bandas internacionales como la de 49, 31 y 25 metros. Pero siempre recuerdo a una de ellas porque era rutina encontrarla en la banda de 60 metros y yo solía emplearla como faro para saber si la banda estaba abierta. Esta es su historia… https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/historiasderadiodc/episodes/2019-10-18T03_00_03-07_00 Página del programa: http://programasdx.com/historiasderadio.htm Podcast Historias de Radio: http://historiasderadiodc.podomatic.com/ Para cualquier consulta: historiasderadio@hotmail.com Si desean escuchar otros programas diexistas en español pueden visitar: http://programasdx.com/ Programas DX en facebook: https://www.facebook.com/programasdx https://www.facebook.com/radiodifusion/ Programas DX en twitter: https://twitter.com/programasdx Cordiales 73 (Daniel Camporini/José Bueno, Oct 19, playdx yg via DXLD) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ PEZ/CADOS Re: [WOR] Glenn Hauser logs October 18-19, 2019 "...Note one is spelt with a z, the other with an s. Roughly 50% of fish are female, so why isn`t there a feminine equivalent of el pez? La pez is a chemical term meaning pitch. ..." Glenn: -- Pez is also known as a brand of rock-ish candy, especially popular in Southern California in the '60s, and apparently was or is still available in other places as well. Pez was known for its handheld "dispensers", usually depicting images of known or unknown cartoon characters, and designed to actually shoot the candied morsels into the mouths of adulating children. That design may reflect upon the candy's origins in Austria, as noted below from Google: "PEZ Candy was invented in Vienna, Austria by Eduard Haas III as an alternative to smoking. The name PEZ comes from the German word for peppermint, “PfeffErminZ” taking the P from the first letter, E from the middle and Z from the last letter to form the word PEZ. In 1952, PEZ came to the United States. ... the pastel candies have been made at the company's headquarters in Orange (Connecticut, evidently) since 1972. ... The dispensers are still manufactured in Austria, as well as Slovenia and China, in factories that are owned and operated by Pez." As we digress from our discussion of Salem Communications, it seems these "dispensers" could be marketed as popular promotional items by the rabid Conservative groundswell we find these late days in the United States. One envisions Pez dispensers depicting the heads of icons such as Trump, McConnell, Rudy, Stephen Miller and a white-topped Pence. The functional design, "shooting" small pieces of sugar-laden candy into juvenile mouths, would seem to meld well with current pro-NRA sentiments professed by associated ideological practitioners. Perhaps we've indeed stumbled upon an ingenious political/promotional tool to be utilised by Salem ("El Pez"), as part of its endless hyping of far-right ideals. https://us.pez.com https://elpezdfw.com El Pez - Dallas, TX --- Uno de los principios de Dios para el avance es el requisito de ser diligentes con lo que tenemos y dónde estamos antes de que él nos lleve a cosas más grandes y mejores. elpezdfw.com (GREG HARDISON, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 2019 GETS UNDER WAY ON OCTOBER 28 ARRL 10/24/2019 http://www.arrl.org/news/world-radiocommunication-conference-2019-gets-under-way-on-october-28 World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) opens on Monday, October 28, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. WRC-19 is sponsored by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some 3,000 delegates from most countries around the world will attend the international meeting, which lasts 4 weeks, and will discuss and agree to changes to the ITU Radio Regulations. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) will field a team of 14 from among its member-societies, representing the Amateur and Amateur Satellite services. WRC-19 has a wide-ranging agenda, with a few items that could affect Amateur Radio. Of particular interest to IARU are these Agenda Items (AIs): AI 1.1. To allocate spectrum in the 50 – 54 MHz band in ITU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, and the Mideast) to the Amateur Service. AI 1.13. To consider new spectrum for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), which could impact amateur spectrum in the vicinity of 47 GHz. AI 1.16. This could impact amateur spectrum in the vicinity of 5 GHz. AI 9.1.6. Addresses Wireless Power Transmission (WPT), where harmonics of WPT systems could impact the MF/HF radio spectrum. AI 10. To consider possible agenda items for WRC-23 that could impact the Amateur Service, including the 1240 – 1300 MHz band. This meeting is the culmination of 4 years’ work by IARU in ITU and regional telecommunications organizations to protect and enhance Amateur Service frequency allocations. The IARU team will provide updates as the conference progresses. The IARU has participated in ITU conferences since 1927 and is a member of the ITU Radiocommunication and Development sectors. (Thanks to the International Amateur Radio Union) (Via Mike Terry, Oct 24, WOR iog via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See FRANCE; NEW ZEALALND; ROMANIA; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ RUSSIA; RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM: Ampegon DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB See SOUTH AFRICA; UK ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV see also USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GOOD-BYE, 600 MHZ BAND T-Mobile has been heavily advertising launching its ``600 MHz`` service with better coverage than anything. This is what caused the latest repacking of UHF DTV to lower channels; in its wisdom, FCC has been clearing out all TV stations above channel 37, which is 608-614 MHz. So T-Mobile really better not show up below 614, the single channel, 37, which has been and remains free of anything else for radio astronomy, since there is something very important galactically around half-meter wavelength. There are still TV stations (for now?) on ch 36 and below, i.e. under 608 MHz. See: https://www.universetoday.com/101885/the-curious-channel-37-must-see-tv-for-radio-astronomy/ ``If Channel 37 were ever lost to TV, the gap would mean a loss of information about the distribution of cosmic rays in the Milky Way galaxy and rapidly rotating stars called pulsars created in the wake of supernovae. Closer to home, observations in the 608-614 MHz band allow astronomers to track bursts of radio energy produced by particles blasted out by solar flares traveling through the sun’s outer atmosphere. Some of these can have powerful effects on Earth. No wonder astronomers want to keep this slice of the electromagnetic spectrum quiet. For more details on how useful this sliver is to radio astronomy, click HERE.`` [13 pp] A Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio Emission at 611 MHz http://www.phys.vt.edu/~jhs/eta/references/KatzEtal2003.pdf (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ DEAD ZONE FOR CAR REMOTES Sparky Blue Fox: (concerning Tom Schoen’s item in the last Tip Sheet about a “dead zone” in Amherstburg ON); The news article calls out a Chrysler Minivan as being interfered with, AND the frequency being monitored is 315 MHz. Too bad that is the wrong frequency for most FCA [Fiat Chrysler Automobiles] vehicles! The dude should have been listening around a 1.75 MHz wide range, centered on 433.92 MHz! ISM bands - Industrial, scientific & medical bands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISM_band (MARE Tipsheet 18 Oct via DXLD) Oh well, that’s what he gets for NOT being a member of MARE! (Harold Frodge, ed., ibid.) FURNACE RFI Fwd: Topband: Furnace RFI Recently Zacharias Liangas posted here about a new kind of interference, with noise spikes evenly spaced up and down the band. There has recently been a discussion on the Topband amateur radio reflector about precisely this type of interference emanating from certain new heating units and what to do about it (assuming you can find the source!). See below for more information. (via Art Delibert, Oct 19, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Begin forwarded message: PDF Resolving Furnace and A/C RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) 73, (Tony K4QE, Scandurra, Topband via Delibert, ibid.) The ARRL has a 2017 presentation on their website titled "Resolving Furnace and A/C RFI Problems" _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector (MrToby, Oct 4, ibid.) I once had such a problem in an apartment when winter arrived, in Denver I think it was; probably from noisy brushes on the blower motor (gh, DXLD) WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO AMPEPGON? In case you guys aren't on the Radio World e-mail distribution list. Some of what this guy says may not be exactly true, but at least it's an explanation. It seems very unlikely that a voluntary transaction would be as messy as what he describes. We were told it was a bankruptcy, but we haven't seen that in writing anywhere. Perhaps the Swiss business regulatory entity would have accessible records. https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/guest-commentaries/what-exactly-happened-to-ampegon?utm_source=Selligent&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9010&utm_content=RWI_Newsbytes_October%2C+22%2C+2019+&utm_term=1167434&m_i=5VZMCVS3TWqDHHSirQ5wqK6EmiFVOJGHgb7NiAeYcmx6jEQy9MQpVemINmJHy7xthQhi047hR70TwQj3ig45kmO77VFiD8C55I&M_BT=681631452927 73 bfd3 (Ben Dawson, WA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: What Exactly Happened to Ampegon? Updates from a company in transition Dr. Simon Keens ⋅ 2 days ago The author is sales and business development manager for Ampegon Power Electronics AG. TURGI, Switzerland — Following this year’s IBC exhibition in Amsterdam in September it became clear that, despite our best efforts, many in the radio community are still in the dark about what has recently happened at Ampegon; a long-term supplier of transmitters and equipment to shortwave and medium-wave broadcasters worldwide. Rumors have abounded regarding the health of the company and we hope today to clarify the situation here Late in 2018, Ampegon’s former investment capital owners decided to sell Ampegon. This had been planned since 2012 when they acquired the company following the restructuring of the Thomson group. Since you never completely fuel a car that you’re just about to sell, Ampegon was instructed to minimize further unnecessary investment in marketing, which is why customer visits and conference attendance fell to a historic low. This left the company to focus solely on completing projects prior to transfer of ownership. In the end, the process of selling the company took longer than anticipated, meaning that some projects were delayed and left unfinished at the point of sale. Additionally, the former owners proceeded to sell the four parts of Ampegon separately: The shortwave transmitter, power supply and control system section in Switzerland, the antenna division in Ludwigshafen, the former Transradio medium-wave transmitter factory based in Berlin, and the industrial pulsed power supply specialists in Dortmund, all in Germany. This necessitated a break-up of the group, with assets from each company being sold off individually. It inevitably caused disruption to normal operations. The shortwave transmitter business, along with the staff, tools, and stock material has now been bought by a new Swiss company: Ampegon Power Electronics AG. This company was formed specifically to complete the transaction with Ampegon AG, and took over all IP and technology rights, branding (including the name and logo of Ampegon), website and contact details. Telephone numbers and email addresses for contacts in sales, engineering and purchasing are essentially unchanged. Today (at time of writing) we understand that Ampegon AG exists only as a company on paper, with practically all staff moved over to Ampegon Power Electronics AG. Similarly, staff and assets from Ampegon Antenna Systems GmbH and AM Broadcast GmbH have been sold to Cestron International and now continue their respective businesses under the name Elsyscom. We hope that Ampegon Power Electronics and Cestron/Elsyscom work closely moving forward, once the necessary agreements are in place; providing the integrated transmitter/antenna systems that have been so successful in the past. Research Instruments has acquired the industrial pulsed power team in Dortmund, although this is not considered significant to the broadcast community. A 4/4 rotatable directional antenna supplied by former Ampegon Antenna Systems GmbH of Ludwigshafen, Germany. [caption] Unfortunately, a number of Ampegon’s customers were left with partially completed projects when our former owners withdrew their support in preparation for selling the company. The company’s former staff — who remained in post even though they went unpaid for some months — regret the inconvenience caused, but are currently working hard under Ampegon Power Electronics to resolve the issues arising from being a new company, and not the legal successor of Ampegon AG. This has meant that contracts must be transferred, warranties reviewed and all other previous agreements with our customers and colleagues in the community must be annulled and renewed. Looking ahead, however, the core skills of Ampegon remain in place to support the broadcast community over the coming years and decades. By and large Ampegon’s engineers and employees are the same people in the same place doing the same thing, but now with an industrial group behind them rather than a capital investment company. We are looking forward to continuing work with our friends and colleagues in the community as we look at new revolutions in broadcasting such as Digital Radio Mondiale, data communications and energy efficiency in the future. Development of Ampegon’s second-generation Class A/B solid-state transmitters is practically complete, with production of 1.5 kW – 25 kW versions, capable of broadcasting between 3 MHz to 30 MHz, ramping up. A third-generation solution offering significantly greater energy efficiency is approaching prototype stage. A shortwave transmitter supplied by Ampegon, now Ampegon Power Electronics AG, of Switzerland. [caption] Simultaneously, Ampegon has developed control system upgrades to support users of older-generation tube transmitters having difficulty sourcing spares, and also to provide opportunities to retrofit older systems with new digital DRM broadcast capabilities. Of course, with touchscreen technology and innovative controls, such an upgrade makes these transmitters easier to use, simpler to maintain and safer than ever before. Of course, we are complimented by the requests to support over 20-year-old transmitters, since this is testimony to their reliability and value. It is Ampegon’s hope to continue serving shortwave broadcasting long into the future. We see the unique capabilities of the technique, and the significant future opportunities presented by digital broadcasting with DRM. And who knows what other technologies may benefit from use of shortwave? Time will tell, and Ampegon intends to be there to support it. For information, please see: https://ampegon.com/download/pr_sale_assets_of_ampegon_ag_-_immediate_release.pdf https://cestron.de/News https://research-instruments.de/news-events/news-detail/13 (also via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ANY TOP 5 OR 10 KIWIWEBSDR’S? I’ll troll sdr.hu for gems from time to time. And it never ceases to amaze me the ratio of really bad set-ups (thé majority of them are...) to the good ones. And I hazard a guess that the list of SDR’s is constantly changing so a static list is probably a pipe dream - that said, there are a few that the Dxer/Ham/operators are really putting some energy into. And then the rest - which are little more than updated Kiwi’s hooked up to some bare wire and then placed next to the loudest switching wall wart that the operator could find... some are just pure noise. Winners that come to mind are units in Lamont Alberta, Khabarovsk Russia (one of a very few that picks up North American TP’s...) a few in Japan, New Zealand... and a handful in the U.K. Most are rubbish - Know any fav’s? Shout em’ out (Colin Robert Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - Oct 22, IRCA iog via DXLD) http://rx.linkfanel.net/snr.html attempts to measure signal and noise levels to arrive at a ranking. Usually when I find a "good" KIWI site and bookmark it, it seems sure to be unavailable next time I try it! 73 (Don VE6JY, ibid.) Try the receivers below. Receiver Arctic Norway gets TAs and other exotics http://kongsdr.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/ Receiver western Iceland gets TAS http://tangar.utvarp.com:8073/ (Dave Marthouse, ibid.) There`s a DX name out of the past (gh) This would be a guide based on relevance to DX I might actually be able to hear at home: There are a number of good receivers in Europe but it will take me a while to sort those out. Most of the ones I check are in the UK and some are in the Mediterranean. Interior, central, and far north Europe sites correlate less with DX here. *** In the "Mid-Atlantic" one worth checking is: 0-30 MHz SDR at TF4M | Otradalur, Iceland http://194.144.165.206:8073 Some other sites listed such as Canary Islands would be useful if someone could figure out how to make a good antenna. *** Northeastern US / Eastern Canada There is remarkably little that actually works for serious transatlantic and Latin America MW DX. Lubec, ME, USA http://qhkiwisdr.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/ http://lbc.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073 * The Big Kahuna! * the only ones that can hear as much or more than what I get here for TA * a bit less hot for Latin America * currently inactive 10 KHz - 30 MHz SDR WA2ZKD/1 | Rockport, Maine http://rx2.wa2zkd.net:8073 * best other than Lubec but lots of west-pest pick-up versus here 0-32 MHz SDR | Joe FLIPS | Warwick, Rhode Island USA http://joeflips.hopto.org:8073 * fair, seems to null north some 0-30 MHz SDR, KB1UIF, Ashley Falls (Sheffield), MA, USA. http://24.194.12.179:8073 * OK for domestics, not for foreign WA3ETD Favors LF / MF | Rutland, VT Central Vermont USA http://73.68.202.112:8073 * OK for domestics, no TA/LA Radio McRadioface, 0-30 MHz SDR, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA http://jerseyshoresdr.hopto.org:8073 * fair *** Caribbean area 0-30 MHz SDR, KP4CA | Anasco, Puerto Rico http://kp4ca.ddns.net:8073 * offline when last checked 0-30 MHz SDR, Key West, FL http://keywest.twrmon.net:8073 * Cubans in yo' face NO2CW MW/HF W6LVP loop | near Miami, FL http://qth.ddns.net:8073 * offline when last checked TWR / RTM Dominican Republic KiwiSDR http://dr.twrmon.net:8073 TWR Bonaire 0-30 MHz KiwiSDR http://bonaire.twrmon.net:8073 Most of the 'twrmon.net' (Transworld Radio Monitoring) sites are adequate if not spectacular. Stations running meaningfully directional antennas (DKAZ, Bevs, etc.) are uncommon. If there were Bermuda, Barbados, Newfoundland, and Azores receivers, a lot of the coverage gaps would be filled in. (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, South Yarmouth, MA, ibid.) Hello Colin, Would you please send me the link to your kiwi remote receiver. 73 (Barry :-) Carlisle UK. Davies, Lat. 55.0119N Lon. 2.9668W, ibid.) http://KiwiWebSDR.dxer.ca My WebSDR is rated 135th in a rank of 250+ I have to do better than that! :-) (Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA, Oct 23 - ibid.) I'd bet those rankings don't take into account our narrow focus on MW/LW. A great many of those in ECNA are good on the portions of SW they are geared to and putrid for us (Russ Edmunds, WB2BJH, Blue Bell, PA, Grid FN20id, ibid.) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2019 Oct 21 0358 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services # # Weekly Highlights and Forecasts # Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 14 - 20 October 2019 Solar activity was very low. The solar disk was spotless throughout the period. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached moderate levels on 14-15 Oct and again on 17-20 Oct with a peak flux of 777 pfu observed at 14/1500 UTC. Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to unsettled levels. Solar wind speed was mostly in the 300-400 km/s range but increased to 400-440 km/s on 16-17 Oct. Total field ranged from 1-8 nT. The geomagnetic field responded with mostly quiet conditions with isolated unsettled periods on 15 and 20 Oct. Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 21 October - 16 November 2019 Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels for the forecast period. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach moderate levels on 24 Oct, 04-11 Nov, and again on 13-16 Nov. High levels are expected on 25 Oct-03 Nov due to coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) influence. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach unsettled to active levels on 21-22 Oct and 24-29 Oct with G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels likely on 24-25 Oct due to recurrent CH HSS activity. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2019 Oct 21 0358 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2019-10-21 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2019 Oct 21 66 12 4 2019 Oct 22 66 8 3 2019 Oct 23 66 5 2 2019 Oct 24 66 20 5 2019 Oct 25 66 25 5 2019 Oct 26 66 15 4 2019 Oct 27 66 15 4 2019 Oct 28 66 12 4 2019 Oct 29 66 8 3 2019 Oct 30 66 5 2 2019 Oct 31 66 5 2 2019 Nov 01 66 5 2 2019 Nov 02 66 5 2 2019 Nov 03 66 5 2 2019 Nov 04 66 5 2 2019 Nov 05 66 5 2 2019 Nov 06 66 5 2 2019 Nov 07 66 5 2 2019 Nov 08 66 5 2 2019 Nov 09 66 5 2 2019 Nov 10 66 5 2 2019 Nov 11 66 5 2 2019 Nov 12 66 5 2 2019 Nov 13 66 5 2 2019 Nov 14 66 5 2 2019 Nov 15 66 5 2 2019 Nov 16 66 5 2 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 2005, DXLD) ###