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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1907 contents: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Anguilla, Australia, Biafra non, Bolivia, Bougainville, Brasil, China, Cuba and non, Ecuador, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kiribati, Korea North and non, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria non, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, USA; and the propagation outlook. SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1907, December 5-12, 2017 Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 9455 11580 [1906 replayed] Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 [1906 replayed]; 15770 [off the air, post-Irma] Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [not confirmed: inaudible] Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 9455 Wed 1415 WRMI 9955 [confirmed] Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v [1906 replayed] Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [not confirmed: inaudible] Thu 2230 WRMI 5850 [confirmed] Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed: barely audible] Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [not confirmed: inaudible] Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [confirmed in Italy, Bulgaria] Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [not confirmed] Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [not confirmed: inaudible] Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 [confirmed] Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v-AM Area 51 Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 Tue 2030 WRMI 9455 11580 7780 [or #1908?] Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS: Tnx to Dr Harald Gabler and the Rhein-Main Radio Club. http://www.rmrc.de/index.php/rmrc-audio-plattform/podcast/glenn-hauser-wor ALTERNATIVE PODCASTS, tnx Stephen Cooper: http://shortwave.am/wor.xml ANOTHER PODCAST ALTERNATIVE, tnx to Keith Weston: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GlennHausersWorldOfRadio NOW tnx to Keith Weston, also Podcasts via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/glenn-hausers-world-of-radio/id1123369861 AND via Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/worldofradio OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS: Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated, inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser NOTE: I have *resolved* to make DXLD leaner, more selective, as I seriously need to reduce my workload, much of which has been merely editing gobs of material into presentable form. This makes it even more important to be a member of the DXLD yg for additional material which may not make it into weekly issues (gh) DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** ALASKA. Upcoming frequency changes of WCB KNLS New Life Station: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/upcoming-frequency-changes-of-wcb-knls.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 29-30, dxldyg via DXLD) viz: 1300-1400 NF 7560 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese tx#2, ex 6155 1400-1500 NF 7560 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese tx#2, ex 6155 1500-1600 NF 7560 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese tx#2, ex 6110 1500-1600 NF 6110*NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Russian tx#1, ex 6155 1600-1700 NF 6065#NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese tx#2, ex 7355 1700-1800 NF 6065#NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese tx#2, ex 7355 * co-ch same 6110 ADD 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Amh/Oro FanaBC R.Fana # co-ch same 6065 LUV 100 kW / 315 deg to WeAf English VOHope Africa Full updated B17 schedule of KNLS & Madagascar World Voice may be found here http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/10/us-private-religious-stations.html (??????????? ?? Observer ? 8:44 AM Dec 1 via DXLD) ** ALBANIA. 9590even, CRI Cërrik in Arabic to NE/ME, powerhouse S=9+30dB in remote Qatar site. Female smooth voice Arabic singer, on 20 kHz wideband signal performance [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** ALGERIA [non]. 5940, Dec 2 at 2155, ME singing, S7-S5. It`s RTA via FRANCE now here at 20-22 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of Télédiffusion d'Algérie via TDF Issoudun, Dec 4 0600-0613 on 6105 ISS 500 kW / 198 deg to NWAf French news bulletin 0613-0658 on 6105 ISS 500 kW / 198 deg to NWAf Arabic Holy Quran px http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-telediffusion-dalgerie-via.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS. AIR Port Blair 4760 --- During the last few days I am getting much better signals of AIR Port Blair on 4760 kHz. When I contacted the station today, I was told that they have improved the transmitter lately with new spare parts. Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, Mobile: +91 94416 96043, http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos, Nov 16, dx_india yg digest delayed not sent until Dec 2, via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) ** ANGOLA. 4949.7, RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 1914-, 23/11, noticiário nacional e internacional, desporto; 45343, portadora bem preenchida. Good DX and regards, (Carlos Gonçalves, SW Coast of Portugal, Dec 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) = carrier well filled = modulated ** ANGUILLA [non]. 6090, Dec 1 at 0651, still no signal from Caribbean Beacon, leaving dead Gene Scott to languish on 5935, WWCR at S9+10. I just received this Dec 1 from Christopher J. Gordon, location unknown: ``Subject: Caribbean Beacon "destroyed by Hurricane Irma" --- Caribbean Beacon's Irma trouble was first reported in DX LISTENING DIGEST 17-37, September 12, 2017. I received a QSL card in the mail yesterday from Caribbean Beacon. I sent them a reception report for a broadcast I received on August 21st while traveling in Oregon. In their response, dated November 11, they say that Hurricane Irma has destroyed Caribbean Beacon. Attached to this email is a photo of the QSL card. Hope it is of some interest to World of Radio. Christopher J Gordon`` Here I copy what was handprinted on the QSL card, but unsigned: November 11, 2017 Reception Confirmed Thank you for writing. The Caribbean Beacon was destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Pastor Melissa Scott has committed to rebuild. Check in often. Signed 6090 kHz / 11775`` Card has this website on it: PastorMelissaScott.com and was postmarked Santa Clarita CA 913 on 25 Nov 2017. So now my ``conspiracy theory`` that the one-or-two-day activations of 6090 & 11775 with good seemingly normal signals that I and others have heard a few times SINCE IRMA, could be from some other transmitters, gains credence, as obviously they could not possibly be from Anguilla, if that one was really ``destroyed``! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [non?]. 6090, Dec 5 at 0140, Caribbean Beacon appears to be back; at least Dead Gene Scott is on here and // almost synchronized with 5935 WWCR. On the PL-880 signal meter they are about equal, but more fading on 6090; on the R-75, 6090 seems quite a bit weaker. Tnx to tip from Don Hosmer in MI, to the DXLD yg earlier: ``I have been listening to Pastor Melissa Scott preaching on 6090 kHz since 2225 UT 12/04. Her long sermon ended at 2307. Then some music, a phone number and then archived Gene Scott started at 2310. Then another request for reservations for upcoming Sunday service at 2312. More music and then more old Gene Scott ramblings. No ID heard [there were NEVER any local Anguilla/CB IDs --- gh]. Checked FCC HF listings and no USA based station has this freq registered for this Winter season. I heard Anguilla site was destroyed. If this isn't the Anguilla transmitter, where is it coming from? 73, Don Hosmer W8SWL, West Branch MI USA, CommRadio Cr-1a with 102' G5RV dipole, Post at 2316 UTC 12/04/2017`` This time we shall see if the reactivation stix, also day frequency 11775, former switchover times being 1000/2200 UT. Previously these have come back on about once a month for a day or two, then gone again, impossible if the Anguilla station was ``destroyed`` as per a recent QSL we quoted. Per the DXLD archives, the last active dates were Oct 31-Nov 1; and Sept 24, the first time since Irma --- about 5-week intervals. If only we could determine exactly whence the 6090 and expected 11775 signal come from. If it was and is ``destroyed``, they have to be from somewhere else. TUN could be hiring time on some other station just to maintain occasional occupancy of the frequencies. There were already some other stations on them, notably Ethiopia and Nigeria on 6090. 6090, Dec 5 at 0710, so-called University Network remains active with PMS, VG S9+30/20; while // 5935 WWCR is S9+40. Haven`t heard day frequency 11775, not on at 1958 UT check. But it has been on sporadically, e.g. Dec 6 from Mauno Ritola, Finland: ``11775 kHz also on at 1445, but suddenly off at 1451``. 6090 continued: PMS at 0246 Dec 6, DGS at 0654 Dec 6 but with whine unlike 5935 WWCR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re 6090 kHz, 2345-0015 UT, Dec 5/6. ANGUILLA, 6090.002, Caribbean Beacon undoubtedly, heard on remote SDR at Florida state eastern NoAM coast, at 0006 UT on Dec 6. Full power S=9+30dB or -47dBm proper, 11.8 kHz wideband audio outlet. Male prayer on AIDS illness. But audio accompanied by own main power buzz peaks on 60, 120, 180, 240, and 300 Hertz buzz, visible either sideband. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 6) ANGUILLA, btw. on few recipients, QSL cards from Caribbean Beacon Anguilla received on this week in Austria and Germany and other European countries ... issued on reception confirmation between 2009 and 2014 year ... Meine QSL hat von 2009 bis 2011 - also 2 Jahre gedauert bis ich sie bekam. Scheint dort üblich sein, mit oder ohne Hurricane. Am 05.12.2017 um 10:19 schrieb W.G: Auch hier im Tiroler Mittelgebirge traf (gestern) eine späte QSL-Karte (wunderschön handgeschrieben, und garantiert NICHT virtuell) ein. Der RR war vom Februar 2014, von der Frequenz 6.090 kHz. Man betonte die - relative- Wichtigkeit der RRs, auf die Zerstörung der Sendeantenne wurde kein Bezug genommen, es gab somit auch keinen indirekten Spendenaufruf. Wie dem auch sei, meine Freude ist beträchtlich, hatte auch mit dieser QSL in keiner Weise mehr gerechnet. PRAISE THE LORD, HALLELUJA!! (via Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.97, Definite signal here at 1823, and a little stronger at 1848, but still not audible. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro- DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) Obviously what he refers to without saying Antarctica (gh) 15476, Nov 29 at 2002, JJBA carrier here, presumably LRA36, an improvement over the usual zero signal whenever checked during the 18- 21 UT M-F window (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARMENIA. Reception of Voice of Armenia on Dec 4 1530-1545 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Assyrian 1545-1600 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Greek 1600-1630 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Kurdish 1630-1700 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Yezidi 1700-1715 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Mon-Fri 1700-1730 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Sat/Sun 1715-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Mon-Fri 1730-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Sat/Sun 1745-1815 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Farsi 1815-1845 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-voice-of-armenia-on-dec4.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. Aussie x-band offsets --- Would there be interest to keep such a list updated? Ian Baxter, Merv Joyce and I have started it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TQapZqklDkkhhr1A8BzbWRPetKOCQoupOc5pygjPfMQ/edit#gid=1460638263 Especially reliable observations from southern Australia would help. Thanks, (Mauno Ritola via mwoffsets via Arctic Radio Club mv-eko 4 Dec via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. Hi Glenn, Heard Ozy Radio (5045 kHz), 1226-1436, on Nov 30, but today had strong interference from OTH radar (via China?). 1302 heard the usual "Waltzing Matilda," but badly mixing with OTH radar (brief audio attached). The Ozy Radio signal strength was the strongest I have heard and without the interference of the OTH radar, would have had fair reception and probably very readable. Can only hope that tomorrow there will be no radar interference (Ron Howard, California, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5045, AUSTRALIA, Ozy Radio at <1236-1415>. First time I’ve heard this station. Playing music when tuned in. At 1240-1250 sounded like a newscast with man and woman going back and forth, then a return to music. Usually an announcer between songs. 1300:40 possibly a phone number and Waltzing Matilda music at 1301:30 for 15 seconds and a mention of Ozy Radio. More music until 1340-1350 when again seemed like newscast. 1403:30 sounded like contact information and Waltzing Matilda music again, followed by an ID. I had to tune away and go to work at 1415. - Poor, Dec 1 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening in my car, parked on a country road. Using a CommRadio CR-1a and a Sony AN-1 active whip antenna on car roof, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Harold, DXLD yg went down again a short time ago, after being back up for a while. I managed to get one posting in, but don't think yours made it. Was listening on-and-off during the same time as you today to Ozy Radio. Nice! Today (Dec 1) without OTH radar QRM, as was heard yesterday. Brief 1301 audio attached. So much better than yesterday. 1240-1250 news items (Trump/North Korea/Washington/Damascus, etc.), which is what you probably heard repeated 1340-1350. EZL pop songs (Burt Bacharach song "I Need Your Love" played at 1416). 1404 finally able to make out the laughing kookaburra before the playing of Waltzing Matilda, which normally is too soft for me to hear (Ron Howard, California, Dec 1, ibid.) Hi Ron & Glenn: e-QSL just received (Harold, 0303 UT Dec 2, DXLD) viz.: On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Harold Sellers wrote: Greetings! I am happy to report that Ozy Radio was heard today in British Columbia. I am located in Vernon, British Columbia, which is in the southern part of the province, half way between the ocean and Alberta, with mountains to my west and east. I was listening in my car, parked on a country road, and using a CommRadio CR-1a and a Sony AN-1 active whip antenna on the car roof. Here are the details: 5045 at <1236-1415> UT, December 1, 2017. First time I’ve heard this station. Playing music when tuned in. At 1240-1250 sounded like a newscast with man and woman going back and forth, then a return to music. Usually an announcer between songs. 1300:40 possibly a phone number and Waltzing Matilda music at 1301:30 for 15 seconds and a mention of Ozy Radio. More music until 1340-1350 when again seemed like newscast. 1403:30 sounded like contact information and Waltzing Matilda music again, followed by an ID. I had to tune away and go to work at 1415. SINPO - 25442 An e-QSL would be very much appreciated. Best wishes, Harold Sellers Hello Harold, e QSL --- Ozy music Radio. I can confirm your report, for 5045 kHz. We broadcast from Razorback, 25 NM SW of Sydney near Camden. 1000 watts inverted V antenna, 1236-1415 UT, 1 December 2017. AIR News is broadcasted. We do have ads so that's the phone number possibly for Tescun radios! We play all Australian music. Regards, best wishes, John (via Sellers, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) Hi Harold, Believe the 1000 watts output is a fairly new development. Ozy Radio was closing down about 1245 UT on Nov 25, 26, 27 & 28, so perhaps just a test of some type? Nov 30 probably back to 24 hour operation, as noted 1226-1436+. Didn't check on the 29th. Received an email at 1035 UT, Nov 30, from Craig Allen (owner and operator of Ozy radio): "Hi Ron - You should listen tonight. Craig - Ozy Radio," so naturally I did. Perhaps he asked me to listen in as he was about to increase power to 1000 watts? As I reported on Nov 30, 5045 had strong OTH radar that day, but "The Ozy Radio signal strength was the strongest I have heard." Again on Dec 1, heard with very decent reception and without the OTH radar interference. Thanks for sharing your excellent e-QSL (Ron Howard, ibid.) 1,000 watts might be why I was able to hear it, while previous tries (not very many) were unsuccessful. Even at a kilowatt, it was a satisfying catch (Harold Sellers, BC, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5045.0015, Ozy Radio, Razorback NSW, 1 kW, heard at 1845 UT on Sunday Dec 3, on remote Perseus unit in Brisbane Queensland. S=7-8 or -78dBm signal. Heavy HARD ROCK music played, not my taste. I get a headache. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. Coinciding with 4KZ’s 50th Anniversary this year we are about to experiment with shortwave broadcasting to cover isolated outback areas including Cape York. The ACMA has allocated us the frequency of 5055 kHz in the 60 metre International shortwave band. In many areas, shortwave broadcasting is the only way that one can listen to live Radio while driving outside the coverage area of normal AM & FM stations. Since the ABC turned off all of its shortwave transmitters at the end of January, travellers to the outback, ships at sea and many others have not been able to hear news and weather on the go. Most outback cattle and sheep stations are equipped to receive this frequency on their Royal Flying Doctor transceivers. The service will broad-cast from the 4KZ & 4AY transmission site at east Innisfail (NQ Radio Network News November/December via Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar - HS, 1235-1243, Dec 4. The Monday only SAARC (The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) news bulletin in English; almost readable, but QRM from CODAR and CNR1 were just a little bit too strong (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BHUTAN. 6035even, BBS Bhutan Broadcasting Service, Sangaygang, Thimphu, played subcontinental music, girls group singer, S=9+10dB in the clear at 0128 UT on Dec 1. B u t suffer locally by 1620 Hertz tone interference of VOV4 Dak Lak - Buon Me Thuot' site transmitting on 6033.389 (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai- Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) See VIETNAM ** BIAFRA [non]. Reception of Radio Biafra London via WRMI Okeechobee, Nov 28: 0500-0600 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English tx#10, very good and co-ch 11530 unknown kW / non-dir to EaAs Chinese XiWang Zhi Sheng parallel 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English not on air today http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-biafra-london-via.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) 11530, Nov 29 at 1900, and recheck 1940, NO signal from R. Biafra via WRMI. It seems this is hit-or-miss, from one day to the next. Definitely not even a carrier, altho 11580 WRMIBS is rather weak. What has WRMI to say about this and Radio Herwa International? Still nothing. They might have been topix on the latest AWR Wavescan, #457 for the week of Nov 26, but nothing mentioned as I listened to the whole thing. Jeff White is leaving it to us to figure out what is going on. BTW, WRMI FB says there will be a fourth-anniversary open house at the Okeechobee station on December 1, with tours and refreshments, all welcome (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1906, DX LISTENING DIGEST) FRANCE/USA, Checked Radio Biafra, via TDF Issoudun and RMI Okeechobee too. On Nov 30 at 1910-1920 UT tonight nothing on either 9580 nor 11530 kHz could be heard here in central Europe. Though 11580 WRMI can be heard fair at S=5 signal. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7240, R. Biafra, Issoudun. Waited for the scheduled s/on at 0500, however nothing but a noisy, hummy carrier. Then suddenly it burst into life at 0517 in the middle of a music item. Full ID, frequency announcement and contact details in either the Yorba [sic] or Igbo language at 0519. Another song at 0521. 0524, English ID as "This is Radio Biafra broadcasting from London….". Then a talk in heavily accented English. Full English ID again at 0528 to eventual s/off at 0529. A weak signal but I managed to pull it out of the noise using lots of Yaesu FTDX3000 digital trickery and magic (....oh and the horizontal loop ant)! 30/11. So, it seems that it's signing off after only 30 minute broadcast (or even less if the transmitter is playing up!!). This is the second day I have heard it off by 0530, not at 0600 as appears in some lists (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ID in English on 13/11 at 0547 // 11530 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna 16 m long, Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) 11530, Dec 1 at 0524, no signal detectable from R. Biafra via WRMI, while other WRMIBS 11580 is a JBA carrier, and so is the other Biafra frequency via FRANCE, 7240. However, at 0555, I do get a JBA carrier on 11530, weaker than the one on 11580, and at 0556 nothing on 7240, maybe already closed. 11530, Dec 1 at 1903, no signal from R. Biafra, via WRMI --- this has become quite irregular/unreliable. 11530, Dec 2 at 0552, WRMI is on, but instead of R. Biafra, well-worn World Music fill from WRMI, `Sandunga` on marimba (but always enjoy hearing it); initially fair, quickly fades to very poor; while 7240 France is inaudible. 11530, Dec 2 at 0627, still on with the Brother Scare fill hour // 7570, but unknown whether R. Herwa International would really ensue at 0700, zzzz (Ivo confirmed that on Nov 30, anyway, but Dec 2 it was Wavescan!) 11530, Dec 2 at 1900 and later, no signal today from WRMI for R. Biafra. Dec 3 at 0557, WRMI fill music at S9-S6, song in unknown language, but tuned in too late to tell if there was any R. Biafra earlier in this hour. 0600 to Brother Scare, 0635 Planet X stuff, and 0710 recheck sounds like Hausa, really Radio Herwa International (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7240, CLANDESTINE (Nigeria). Radio Biafra – Issoudun, *0500-0522, Dec 3. Opened with woman announcer giving station ID (“This is Radio Biafra coming to you [sic] from London”), music features and talks in the English language. Poor to fair. Noted // 11530 Okeechobee which had a WRMI ID string leading up to opening for about five minutes prior to 0500. Also, poor to fair (Rich D'Angelo, 2216 Burkey Drive, Wyomissing, PA 19610, U.S.A. Equipment: Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B, Eton E1, Eton E5, Alpha Delta DX Sloper, RF Systems Mini-Windom, Datong FL3, JPS ANC-4, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) No signal of Radio Biafra on Dec 3-4: 1900-2000 on 9580 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English 1900-2000 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English 0500-0600 on 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English 0500-0600 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/no-signal-of-radio-biafra-on-dec3-dec4.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) 11530, Dec 4 at 0522, JBA carrier equivalent to 11580, so WRMI is on but too weak to tell if it`s R. Biafra or fill music. Trans-Atlantic monitors could not even hear either signal. At 0612 there is enough to match it to // 7570, i.e. Brother Scare; 0714 music and presumed Hausa from R. Herwa International. Keep checking 11530 and 9580 via France for the 19-20 UT Biafra broadcast. O, I see Dec 4 at 1600 that the WRMI skedgrid updated Nov 28, now shows #10, 160 degrees toward S America, at 0500-0730 with algo, but no System D block at 19-20 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7240, Strange happened with Radio Biafra relay at TDF Issoudun this morning, when monitored a little late. Lasted til 0528 UT full power, but 'exciter' low level signal till approx. 0532 UT then. My late tune-in around 0516 UT on Dec 4 showed R Biafra program in progress, mostly W African music played and female voice ID "This is Radio Biafra coming to you from London" or "... broadcasting from London". Excellent audio quality feed from London to Issoudun to state. S=9 in Germany, Belgium, and Liverpool UK remote SDR's at 0517 UT. At 0519:30 UT phone number given, schedule 05-06 UT / 06-07? LT? given. Flute music at 0520 UT. When tuned to greater distance from TDF Issoudun broadcast center location to northern Stockholm Sweden remote SDR post, I could hear stronger S=9+15dB signal there of 7.8 kHz wideband block. Nothing heard on 25 mb 11530 / 11580 from Florida, not in European posts, neither in east coast North American remote SDR's so far. Program Radio Biafra end on SW 7240 kHz at exact 0528:40 UT. But after that, noted a - probably - antenna move/switch or power increase from 100 to 250/500 kW procedure ON AIR from Issoudun broadcast center site at 0529 UT, signal increased to S=9+35dB signal. Later on at 0530:50 UT outlet decreased to an 'exciter' like signal level of S=6-7, when set to smaller bandwidth, I could seen an EMPTY carrier later with poor 5 peaks strings on it. Two minutes heard African vernacular language program talk of - probably - Yorba/Igbo langs, as given in latest Aoki Nagoya database list entry under 7240 ISS request ? Who knows ... 73 wb [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Buschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 4, via DXLD) 11530, Dec 4 at 1900+, no signal from R. Biafra via WRMI --- Since it also does not appear on their skedgrid, I am beginning to think this hour is a past-thing. Perhaps it was only temporary/experimental, thus WRMI reluctant to list it in the first place. Still remains to reconfirm if it`s on 11530, and/or 7240 via France, at 05-06. R Biafra and R. Herwa International are still sending new files to WRMI server, the latest as of Dec 4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No signal from Radio Biafra this morning Dec 4 at 0545-0600 UT on 7240 ISS and 11530 RMI. Also no signal yesterday Dec 3 1900-2000 on 9580 ISS, 11530 RMI (Ivo Ivanov, dxldyg via DXLD) No signal of Radio Biafra on Dec 3-4: 1900-2000 on 9580 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English 1900-2000 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English 0500-0600 on 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf English 0500-0600 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/no-signal-of-radio-biafra-on-dec3-dec4.html (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ISSOUDUN 7240 kHz has been on air 0500-0530 UT on both Dec 4 and 5, wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) Still on the air from Issoudun. Recorded 7240 kHz this morning using the U. Twente SDR receiver. Transmitter came on at 0459:48 UT with opening music beginning at 05:00:11. Good to fair signal. Same talk segments, at least in English, as we've heard before and with frequent IDs, schedules, and text message contact number, and interspersed musical selections. But programming started with a short prayer in vernacular, presumably Igbo, introduced in English. Only a half-hour program. Audio ended at 0528:31 UT and transmitter off at 0530:02. Timings based on start time of recording in recording file name and playback application time stamps (Richard Langley, NB, Dec 5, ibid.) Re Radio Biafra relays via RMI and TDF [not]. Between 1900 and 1920 UT NOTHING heard on 9580 kHz via TDF ISSoudun channel nor 11530 kHz RMI Okeechobee FL-US tonight Dec 4. All totally empty channels, checked between remotes in Florida, UK, Sweden, Belgium, Bavaria Germany, Greece, Qatar. Only religious? 11580 kHz RMI Okeechobee, poor S=5-6 at 1923 UT. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) I also checked periodically both 9580 and 11530 kHz using the U. Twente SDR receiver between 1915 and 2000 UT and didn't even see a carrier (-- Richard Langley, NB, Dec 4, ibid.) FRANCE, 7240, Radio Biafra relay at TDF Issoudun this Dec 5 morning, when monitored tune-in here a little late at 0502 UT. Program lasted till 0528:20 UT station announcement by the lady presenter. Then 'final music' piece played til 0528:41 UT on full power. 100 kW TX switch-off at 0530:06 UT. But then still low-power exciter signal from Issoudun on air at S=7 level, til 05:30:55 UT switch off totally. My late tune-in around 0502 UT on Dec 5 showed R Biafra program in progress, on 7240 kHz via ISS and 11530 kHz via WRMI Okeechobee FL-US east coast. Mostly WeAfrican music played and female voice ID "This is Radio Biafra coming to you from London" or "... broadcasting from London". Excellent audio quality feed from London to Issoudun to state. 7240 kHz S=8 signal in Germany and Belgium remote servers, but stronger at S=9+15dB or -66dBm noted in Liverpool UK remote SDR's and also more northern distant location in Stockholm Sweden Perseus remote server. 10.4 kHz wideband audio block. Heard R Biafra also on 25 mb 11530 kHz S=9+10dB in NJ-US at 0501 UT, 12.4 kHz wideband audio block visible, (TOM religious 11580 S=9+25dB in NJ-US) from Florida. 11530 kHz tiny in European posts just JBA threshold S=4 or -93dBm. To compare TOM 11580 kHz little stronger S=7 -83dBm instead, 11.4 main audio block broadband, peaks up to 22 kHz wide program. Radioplay like, talk on Israel 'Sky' matter, earth and moon, sunrise, sunset etc. etc. 73 wb df5sx [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 5, dxldyg via DXLD) At work, so using the U. Twente SDR receiver this afternoon. At 1915 UT, no trace of even a carrier on 9580 kHz nor on 11530 kHz but 11580 kHz is very weak anyway and not much else on 25 metres right now (Richard Langley, Dec 5, ibid.) 11530, Dec 5 at 1943, no signal from WRMI for Radio Biafra. This transmission has not been heard for a few days, and does not appear on the WRMI frequency grid. Also, those who have heard Radio Biafra via France say it has contracted to half an hour instead of one hour. New shorter files continue to be uploaded daily to a WRMI server (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 5580.23, Nov 29 at 0019, VP signal with a trace of music modulation. Way out of band, certainly bringing to mind R. San José, de Chiquitos, which as of a year ago in WRTH 2017 was listed as irregular, 0.25 kW at 21-02v, and 11-17 UT. But I think it has not been heard in a long time. The last report I find of it was in DXLD 17-05, by Claudio Galaz, Chile, Jan 28 at 1036 on 5580. And before that another by him, tentatively, Oct 20, *2015* at 2350. Back the last few years there have been a few other logs of it on ``5580``, but I recall it really being off-frequency. Finally I find my own log from 2014y which was: ``5580.3, May 18 [2014] at 0108 not only a carrier but some music audible, from presumed R. San José, allegedly only 250 watts per WRTH 2014, with closing varying around 0200. I check for this most evenings, but seldom anything detectable. There is still too much local line noise to copy anything, but the carrier is still there at rechex 0119, 0132, 0141, 0153`` This station also appeared in the latest Domestic Broadcasting Survey of April 2017: ``B 5580.3 0.25 BOL R San José, S. José de Chiquitos 1100-1700 2100v-0200v S catholic px, poor modulation JAN17`` B means irregular, as opposed to C sporadic; Jan `17 was the last known log of it. The November issue of Anker Petersen`s monthly updater, Tropical Bands Monitor, still shows no logs of it since Jan 2017. These very useful references are accessible free via http://dswci.org I also noted previously: ``something on 5580 could also be a MW harmonic from 558, 620, 930, or 1395``. Anyhow, it bears further checking now! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 6025. RED PATRIA NUEVA. 23/11 2332-2344 UT. Noticiero con informaciones sobre la agenda presidencial con cobertura a inauguraciones de obras públicas y establecimiento de políticas públicas aplicadas. Las informaciones son dadas tanto en quechua como en español. SINPO: 43443 con QRM de CNR-11 en la misma frecuencia. (Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT: Dipolo; QTH: Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BOTSWANA. 4930, Nov 29 at 2239, very poor S5 music, presumably VOA still on expanded schedule for Zimbabwe --- but how much of all that extra time, also via other transmitters, conveys any useful into to Zim, rather than music fill? Another monitor was even hearing a VOA music signature loop rather than music variety! Maybe I was too during this brief unsatisfactory reception. ``Noted using the U. Twente SDR receiver, shortly after 2100 UT, the 4930 kHz BOT transmitter is broadcasting continuous VOA theme music, as we often hear between actual program segments. It's a continuous loop. Keeping the frequency active until programming recommences? -- Richard Langley, 2124 UT Nov 24, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1906`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4929.997, VoA Botswana, English news, S=5 poor at 0037 UT (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville. How ironic! Yesterday I questioned their recent absence and today (Dec 4) they are back on the air again; 1140-1158*; DJ in Pidgin playing pop Pacific Islands songs; suddenly cut off. They picked the perfect time to start up again, as RRI Palangkaraya continues to be off the air here (third consecutive day!), so no QRM. Frequency totally clear post-1158. At 1159, checked for NBC Madang (3260), but they were already off the air (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. UNIDENTIFIED. 4925.0, Dec 1 at 0020, surprised to hear a signal here, VP music. Only station known is R. Educação Rural, Tefé, Amazonas, Brasil, but it`s always been on 4925.2. Could this be something new from Asia? Nothing listed except in EiBi, on an extremely limited schedule, the V24 Numbers station from S Korea at 1430-1440 only, and only on days 11, 13 and 15 of the month (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4924.98, Dec 2 at 0106, JBA carrier again, as previous unID noting that R. Educação Rural, Tefé, Amazonas, had been on 4925.2. Ron Howard replied: ``Hi Glenn, On Nov 28, Ralph Perry noted that R. Educação Rural was indeed on 4925.00, after having been off frequency for many years. Finally adjusted the transmitter! Dave Valko measured 4924.982. Ron, California`` Tnx, Ron, as these guys do not share their logs directly with us (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. Checked Nov 29 on remote SDR unit at Florida N American east coast, during 'dark path': [sic:: all accents have been stripped; this time I`m not going to take my valuable time to put them all back in. You know where they go? gh] 9665.607 kHz S=4-5 fluttery at 0938 UT. ZYE890 "a melhor estacao, Radio Voz Missionaria", Camboriu SC 9674.928 kHz S=3 poor and tiny, 9675 kHz QRM CNR1 Beijing from westerly Alaska / Pacific path. ZYE971 R. Cancao Nova Cachoeira Paulista SP. 9725.397 kHz 10 kW exRB2 ZYJ200 Radio Evangelizar, Curitiba PR, S=5 at 0932 UT. 9818.784 kHz 10 kW S=3 poor and tiny at 0934 UT. ZYR96 R. Nove de Julho, Sao Paulo SP - - - - Tiny and poor S=3-4 signals TENTATIVELY also on 9514.962 kHz 10 kW ZYE726 "Radio Marumby onda media e onda curta", Curitiba PR Nothing on 9530 kHz 10 kW ZYE858 R. Transmundial, Santa Maria RS 9550.053 kZ S=2-3 tiny 10 kW ZYE855 R. Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre RS 9564.930 kHz 20 kW ZYE727 SRDA Super Deus e Amor, Curitiba PR Nothing on 9585 kHz 10 kW ZYE969 Super Radio Deus e Amor, Sao Paulo SP 9629.991 kHz S=1-2 -113dBm 10 kW ZYE954 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP Nothing on 9645 kHz 7.5 kW ZYE957 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP 9694.825 kHz unstable fq string visible, 7.5 kW ZYE254 R. Rio Mar, Manaus AM And log of southern Germany vv Brazil path around 0950 to 1030 UT. Nothing on 11735 kHz 50 kW ZYE858 R. Transmundial, Santa Maria RS Nothing on 11765 kHz 10 kW ZYE726 Super Radio Deus e Amor, Curitiba PR Nothing on 11780 kHz 250 kW ZYE365 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF 11815.017 kHz S=7 at 1018 UT in outhern Germany. 7.5 kW ZYE440 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO 11854.872 kHz 1 kW ZYE954 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP 11895.098 kHz 1 kW ZYE856 R. Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre RS exRB2 ZYJ200 Radio Evangelizar, Curitiba PR 11934.924 kHz 10 kW ex"Radio R-B Dois, AM 14-30" [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 29) dxldyg 15190+, not Inconfidência, but q.v., TURKEY BRASIL, 11915, R. Gaúcha, Pt.º Alegre RS, 1935-1952, 24/11, info. do trânsito, programa de futebol; 34342, QRM da ARS [Saudi Arabia] Sinal inaudível, às 2000. Good DX and regards, (Carlos Gonçalves, SW Coast of Portugal, Dec 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Never hear this one later in the evening. When goes it off? Nor heard early in morning. When comes it on? (gh, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 9665.78V, Nov 30 at 0706, very unstable carrier making wavering het with stable BFO, in Brazuguese and music, from Voz Missionária; S4-S6, and also het from algo weak on 9665.0, probably Korea North, KCBS P`yongyang. 9664.46V, Dec 1 at 0043, Brazuguese talk from Voz Missionária at its latest wobbly variant over at least a 3 kHz range (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 11780, 2055, BRAZIL? UNID signal here, monitored till carrier cut at 2200:45 on 20/11. Audio too weak to identify the language but the offset 11780.012 would suggest this might be the Rádio Nacional da Amazônia reactivated, which has been reported from Europe and North America – must be very low power or minimal antenna? Station reportedly must return to air before end of year to avoid forfeiting licence (Bryan Clark. Mangawhai, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, WinRadio G33DDC and AOR7030+ receivers, EWEs to North, Central & South America, Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) 11780. Dec 1, 2017 at 2110-2120, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília- DF, in Portuguese. Man and woman announcer presents "A Voz do Brasil": Government news of the three powers. Fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. DXer: (José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Tecsun S-2000, Longwire, Hard-Core-DX mailing list, via DXLD) Good signal from Rádio Nacional da Amazônia this afternoon here in NB on 11780 kHz at 2015 UT with what sounds like, as Glenn would say, a silly ball game. The signal, while good, is not as strong as VOA in French from Pinheira on 11900 kHz nor WRMI on 11580 kHz, which is booming in (-- Richard Langley, Dec 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11780, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia at 2105 in Portuguese with two men with talk and a brief “Rádio Nacional” ID at 2210 and female Brasopops from 2137 re-check to 2154 and off – Fair to Good Dec 3 – Recently reactivated but obviously using much lower power than the 250 KW their transmitters at Brasilia are rated for. Still, it’s nice to see them back on the air (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario, Kenwood TS440S or Ten- Tec Argonaut II and 40 and 80 meter off centre-fed dipoles, ODXA yg via DXLD) 11780, Dec 5 at 1958, RNA with good signal in Brazuguese, noticed as I was checking 11775 for absent Anguilla (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. DRM --- Informo aos colegas dexistas e radioescutas, que a partir do próximo sábado iremos contar com a colaboração no programa Encontro DX, do nosso amigo Francisco Braccini. Ele ficará responsável pelo conteúdo do Momento DRM. Informo que a Rádio Aparecida é uma emissora religiosa que não faz proselitismo e o programa que nos antecede é a missa das 18h. Caso a missa termina além dos 50 minutos disponíveis para o nosso programa, o técnico é obrigado a corta-lo, para evitar atraso na programação. Mas isso é uma exceção. Encontro DX sábados as 19 hs - Rádio Aparecida ATT (Cassiano Alves Macedo, 29 Nov, radioescutas yg via DXLD) i.e. Sat 21 UT, on 11854.872v, et al. (gh, DXLD) Oba legal vou escutar o 'Mestre falndo sobre DRM' Ja postei no Blog também, maravilha, espero comentários Braccini (J. Carlos, Blog: http://qsldobrasil.blogspot.com ibid.) Above is about a new contributor covering the subject of DRM, not DRM on this program`s transmission (gh, DXLD) ** BULGARIA [and non]. Hello friends, Last weekend’s experiment with Olivia 64-2000 was very interesting, and lots of fun. The mode did provide successful decodes in conditions where the MFSK32 would have failed. Warren in Arizona described his decode … I am astounded. Based on your email I received, I set Fldigi to Olivia 64/2K and set the radio on 11.580 MHz and forgot about it. About 2335 I decided I had missed the broadcast as I was hearing nothing but background white noise. I had Fldigi minimized so with the idea of shutting it down, I opened it up and was amazed to see text coming in. I listened to the entire broadcast and I could not hear the signal nor see any of it on the waterfall, yet the text was printing. There was a lot of fading based on the quality of the copy changing but there were periods of perfect copy and a few sections that were pretty bad. Over- all I would say I had 80-90 percent copy of the entire broadcast. In addition, I have tested the robustness of OLIVIA-64-2K as to the points: multipath and dropouts. In both cases, the very good redundancy offers protection in the range of 1000 milliseconds. (normal signal strength required): http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/SW_Radiogram_2017-11-25.htm#OL-64-2K (roger, germany, dxldyg via DXLD) ** BULGARIA [non]. 7730, WRMI with SW Radiogram just at the noise level & with the usual Digital (MFSK-32) text & photos, but the photos did not make it. Stories were garbled, but the ones that did at least partially decode were about the US Sues to Stop AT&T's takeover of Time-Warner & intro to a London Crossrail construction image (but again, the image itself was a no-show). 25321+ mostly inaudible, but occasionally fading up to levels sufficient to allow decodes. Maybe 20% decoded, with no photos making it through & the first 10 minutes or so completely non-copied. 0600-0630 off & on. [Sunday] 26/Nov, SDRPlay +randomwire +FLDigi for decode (Kenneth Vito Zichi, Port Huron MI2, MARE Tipsheet 1 Dec via DXLD) ** CAMBODIA [non]. 12150, CLANDESTINE (via Tashkent), V. of Khmer M’Chas Srok. Late getting to the frequency but did plainly hear traditional SE Asia vocal song by M at 1156, then short apparent closing announcement at 1159, music briefly, deadair and signal gone at 1200:17. The most audio I’ve had on this one yet. (26 Nov.) (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** CANADA. 6070, UT Sun Dec 3 at 0132, CFRX show name seems to be ``In the Studio`` rather than a passing phrase, and slogan now includes ``In-Depth, News-Talk 10-10`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. CBC`S DIGITAL SHIFT IS HELPING TO KILL LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS by Barrie McKenna OTTAWA The Globe and Mail Published December 1, 2017 Updated December 1, 2017 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/cbcs-digi=tal-shift-is-helping-to-kill-local-news-outlets/article37165887/ (via Dan Say, alt.radio.networks.cbc via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** CHILE. 5825, R. TRIUNFAL EVANGELICA. Diciembre 4. 2320-2330 UT. Saludos a los radioescuchas, oraciones y luego finalización del servicio. SINPO: 55454 (Claudio Galaz, RX: Tecsun PL 660; ANT: Dipolo, QTH: Ovalle, IV región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** CHILE. 6925. RCW. Diciembre 4. 2345- UT. Música de los años 50 y 60’s como chachacha y mambos. SINPO: 45343 (Claudio Galaz, RX: Tecsun PL 660; ANT: Dipolo, QTH: Ovalle, IV región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** CHINA. CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL --- A few months ago, I’m not sure exactly when, China Radio International revised its programme schedule again. Although various programme schedules can be found on the CRI websites, there is no current shortwave schedule to be found. I have therefore compiled my own schedule for the station. The broadcast day runs from 1600 UT, so programmes from 1600 to 2400 are heard one UT day earlier than 0000-1600 UT. Note that Chinese Studio has now been dropped from some time slots [language lesson at :55 past hours] 1600, 2000 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Chinese Theatre xx.30 su-th: Alight on Literature fr-sa: Ink and Quill xx.55 Daily: Chinese Studio 1700, 2100 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Roundtable 1800, 2200 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Take-away Chinese xx.30 fr-we: Horizons th: My China Story xx.55 Daily: Chinese Studio 1900, 2300 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Today (incl Biz Today & Online Unleashed) 0000, 0200, 0400, 0600, 0800, 1000 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Language Café xx.30 sa-th: Horizons fr: My China Story xx.55 Daily: Chinese Studio 0100, 0300, 0500, 0700, 0900, 1100 xx.00 Daily: The Beijing Hour xx.55 Daily: Chinese Studio 1200 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Take-away Chinese xx.30 sa-th: Horizons fr: My China Story xx.55 Daily: Chinese Studio 1300 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Chinese Theatre xx.30 mo-fr: Alight on Literature sa-su: Ink and Quill xx.55 Daily: Chinese Studio 1400 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Roundtable 1500 xx.00 Daily: Hourly news xx.05 Daily: Today (incl Biz Today & Online Unleashed) (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, Nov 29, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 4940, Voice of Strait, 1500-1530, Dec 2. The Saturday only "Focus on China" program in English; audio feed from CCTV's "Thicker Than Water Part 2 - House of Education" (full video at http://goo.gl/eL4iZA about Chinese education and Beijing's Sihai Confucius Academy, etc.; 1530 ID in English - "This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio" (brief audio attached). My local sunrise was at 1502 UT (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 5050even, Beibu Bay Radio, Nanning, S=9+40dB at 2305 UT on Dec 1, broad audio quality of 15.2 kHz wideband block (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** CHINA. 6100, Nov 29 at 0025, poor signal with Brazuguese intonation. NO ZYs here, so I bet it is CRI: Yes, HFCC shows 00-01, CRI in Portuguese, 500 kW, 318 degrees from Beijing site. I`ve always found this routing remarkable, northwestward across the great Eurasian landmass and risking the auroral zone on the way to Brasil, CIRAF targets 12-14. I guess it worx, with enough excess to be audible here. They would have a much less tortuous path by transmitting from East Turkistan across Africa --- which in fact they do on 9710, 269 degrees almost due west from Kashgar, currently not blocked by Cuba on 9720 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9410, CNR5, 1207, Dec 4. In Chinese and // 5925. Recent log in WRTH Facebook - "Fu Hsing BS in Chinese from Kuanyin transmitters, with a weak signal with frequent fading in and out heard at 1204," is highly suspect; Hiroyuki-san was also listening today to CNR5 http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:2683#2787 Here in California, Fu Hsing BS (Taiwan) is impossible to hear on 9410, due to this strong CNR5. The Fu Hsing BS frequency of 9774 has been silent for a long time now, as I still check it almost daily during my monitoring (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9530, CNR 11, Baoji-Sifangshan. Fair level signal but noisy. Heard with a series of hip-hop and rap-type songs sung in Tibetan at 0930-0937 on 20/11! (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom IC-R75, Realistic DX-160, Longwires), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** CHINA [and non]. 9585, BBC, Yerevan. Uzbek on 25/11 from 1300 almost in full jammed by Beijing with “siren” type transmission. It was strange in the past when (maybe & now?) they made not jamming on R. Liberty in Uzbek (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi antenna 16 m long, Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** CHINA [and non]. 9825, Dec 2 at 1457, Firedragon jamming at about equal level to Chinese, which is per Aoki/NDXC: VOA at 11-15 via Saipan, also 10-11 via Tinang (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9860, Firedragon stations at 1700 with Chinese music. Obviously a jammer intended to wipe out RFA via Saipan / Mariana Islands. Excellent (signal). Nov 26 (Rick Barton, A few more pieces to the Short Wave puzzle, Mix of in-shack logs and camping trip logs, both central Arizona. 73 & Good Listening.....! ~RB, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. La Voz de Cali (Cali) off-frequency on 900.54, heard with several La Voz de Cali and Todelar IDs. Pop music. Fair 23/11 (Don Moore, Lamas, Perú via WRTH Facebook Page) Radio Calima (Cali) on 940.25 with several mentions of Todelar. Ads. Radio Calima ID before the hour. Tropical music. Fair signal 23/11. (Don Moore via WRTH Facebook Page via Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) ** CUBA. Nov 30 at 0712-0714 at least, the expanded RHC English hour is instead open carrier/dead air on: 6165 S9+30, 6100 S9+20, 6060 S9+10 with ZY het, 6000 S9+30. Wake up! Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. RHC check at 0556 UT Dec 1: music from English service on 6165 and 6000, but 5040 and 6060 are in Spanish, and 6100 is dead air. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 5990, Dec 2 at 0055, CRI music relay is not off the air today but undermodulated as usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This morning contribution, of every morning news different matter from Cuban radio outlets. 6100 kHz Bauta site is OFF air this morning 4-6 UT observation. 4765, CMBC, R Progreso heard in remote Michigan SDR at 0435 UT S=8-9 signal, so scheduled likely 0130-0500 UT. 5025even, Radio Rebelde from Bauta site, S=9+5dB at 0445 UT. 5040even, RHC, saxophone orchestra music S=9+5dB at 0450 UT. 6000, RHC English, Quivicán Titán site little distorted, better audio sound noted, when switched receiver to narrow SAM mode. S=9+30dB proper signal at 0510 UT, talk on new AIDS infections in Africa, especially Republic of South Africa. 6060, RHC Spanish from Bauta site, S=9+15dB at 0517 UT. 6100, RHC OFF AIR this morning. <<<<<<<<<<< 6165, S=9+30dB proper signal in Michigan remote SDR site, interview in English on Yankee US northern economic system of Coca Cola in Puerto Rico colony. 9535, RHC, 50 kW Bejucal outlet towards Central America 230degrees, noted at fair S=5-6 signal level at 0525 UT, \\ RHC Quivicán Titán site 11840 kHz S=9 backlobe signal of 'Chile' curtain array antenna at 0528 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 2) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eike Bierwirth" Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [A-DX] Kuba Dass die eine Sendestation sendet, heisst in Kuba noch lange nicht, dass auch die anderen senden. Wie Glenn Hauser, der die RHC-Frequenzen fast täglich abklappert, so schön sagt: Irgendwas geht bei RHC immer schief! Mal fehlen Frequenzen, mal gibt es zu viele, mal werden Sprachen lustig durchgetauscht, mal brummt's, mal gibt's Mischprodukte, mal gibt's leere Träger... da braucht man sich schon nicht mehr wundern. Und die Jammerbrigade jammt auch schon mal Frequenzen, auf denen Martí schon seit Monaten nicht mehr sendet. Also ganz entspannt warten, bis mal wieder Musik aus Havanna kommt, und mit einer Flasche Rum den Sound genießen. 73! Eike (Bierwirth, A-dX via via wb via DXLD) Jeden Tag was Neues bei den Kubanern ... Remy, mal sehen ob 6100 kHz mit der 0800-0830 UT Esperanto Sendung sonntags real on the air kommt? Jetzt wie in den vergangenen Tagen RHC um 07-08 UT nur LEERER Träger auf 5999.996, 6060.004, 6165.001 und geradeaus 6100 kHz. Nur 5025 kHz Rebelde spielt sehr schön mit lateinamerikanischer Musik. Nöh, auch jetzt um 0803 UT nur leerer Träger auf 6100 kHz, aber spät um 0805:28 UT wird das Esperanto Programm aufgeschaltet. 73 wb PS: btw. Arnaldo Coro der DX px Host unterzieht sich gerade eben einer schweren Operation und liegt im Hospital, aber daran kann ja die Anomalie um 7-8 UT nicht liegen (Büschel, A-DX, cc to WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) re > Something's always wrong at RHC. re CUBA 6060, Nov 28 at 0705, RHC in Spanish with loud almost distorted modulation, instead of English, which remains on 6165, 6060 and 6100, in marginally improving levels of undermodulation order. Something's always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CUBA RHC on Dec 3 in 07-08 UT time slot ONLY EMPTY CARRIER on air, on 5999.996, 6060.004, 6165.001 and even fq 6100 kHz. At 0800 - 0805 also empty carrier on 6100 kHz. RHC Esperanto program feed switched on late from/at 0805:28 UT ... S=9+25dB signal noted in remote Michigan-US state post. 2 x 9.6 kHz = 19.2 kHz wideband signal, Esperanto program (sounded often as real Spanish language instead...) ended with clarinet music solo performance at 0829:40 UT, then empty fq, TX Bauta switch OFF at exact 0832:28 UT. 5040 even kHz, RHC Bauta empty at 0737 UT. 5025, R Rebelde Latin AM music 20.4 kHz wideband audio block, S=9+35dB in remote FL-US east coast SDR. 5999.996, CUB RHC Quivican Titan site, empty at 0739 UT S=9+45dB 6060.004, CUB RHC Bauta site, S=9+20dB strength. 6100even, CUB RHC Bauta site, S=9+20dB strength. 6165.001, CUB RHC Bauta site at 0743 UT, S=8-9 in Florida remote SDR, due of sidelobe of West California / Vancouver beam azimuth. 73 wolfie df5sx [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 3, dxldyg via DXLD) 5025, Dec 3 at 0652, R. Rebelde is S9+20 but suptorted. Wiggle that patchcord. 5040 RHC is OK in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 15370. RHC. Diciembre 3. 2145-2200 UT. Servicio en idioma Esperanto. Informaciones acerca de una conferencia de Esperanto, referencias a un músico esperantista, y a aspectos educacionales. A las 2253 hablan de grupos esperantistas de China y Jordania, además del Partido Comunista y Socialista de los respectivos países, Elección de delegados municipales en Cuba, Recuerdo sobre la figura de Fidel Castro, Relaciones con Estados Unidos dirigida por Donald Trump y fin de las noticias de la semana, junto a la despedida del programa. SINPO: 55444, Una hora menos en UT y en la frecuencia de 15370, no en 15730 (Claudio Galaz, RX: Tecsun PL 660; ANT: Dipolo, QTH: Ovalle, IV región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) Good; we had not yet tracked down the true B-17 time and frequency for this, on Sundays only; contradictory info in RHC skeds. At least this week it was then and there (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** CUBA [non]. 7355, Dec 1 at 0041, R. Martí on NEW frequency, VG and free of any jamming, discussion of Kansas City béisbol stats. Wall of noise jamming on 7435 and 6030, the latter with RM also audible. Checking 7355 further all evening as it stays on, et alia: 7355, Dec 1 at 0104, still S9+30, but also on 7365 with jamming; RM is synchronized so presumably 7355 is also via Greenville. Also 6030 RM under jamming. 7435 with WONJ and no RM. 7355, Dec 1 at 0202, still VG; 7365 jamming only; 7435 RM over lite jamming; 6030 RM with heavy jamming. 7355, Dec 1 at 0320, still on and clear; 6030 under jamming; 7435 vs jamming. 7355, Dec 1 at 0429, still on and clear but fading a bit; 7435 RM plus jamming; can`t hear on 6030. 7355, Dec 1 at 0522, loud & clear; 7435 also good with no jamming audible; 6030 weak jamming, can`t hear RM. 7355, Dec 1 at 0554, clear and S9+40; 7435 also S9+40 and over jamming but fading a bit; 6030 RM S9+20 with jamming, fading 7355, Dec 1 at 0600, I finally catch an RM ID with frequency announcement as ``6030, 7355, 7435``. 7355, Dec 1 at 0711, RM is off as it had to be since WHRIBS is already here for this hour. 5980 with jamming and not sure if RM but probably; likewise 6030. Jamming against nothing continues on 7365, 7435. 7435, Dec 1 at 1359, RM over jamming; 1400 cuts to dead air, with CRI theme audible underneath. 13820, Dec 1 at 1400, open carrier vs jamming, finally brings up RM audio at 1402:25. 11930 is also on with RM over jamming 9565, Dec 1 at 1413, residual jamming but no RM, far beyond its normal schedule on this frequency. The big news is that RM has started a third frequency in the evenings, 7355. It used to run three frequencies at all times, then cut back to two; but I have yet to find a third after 0700 or after 1400. The latter after bandscanning 17, 15, 13, 11 and 9 MHz bands. Need to keep looking for third frequencies in the daytime, as announced or monitored. And 7355 is already announced so they even know about it in studio. HFCC as of Nov 30 still does not have 7355, but this rotation on 7 MHz; different segments on 7435 account for slight azimuth changes: 22-23 7375 23-24 7435 00-01 7435 01-02 7365 02-03 7435 03-07 7435 12-14 7435 7355 is open worldwide all the way from 17 to 07 UT. When does it start with Radio Martí? 7355, Dec 1 at 2135, new R. Martí frequency is not yet on, nor at 2200 when 7375 has started. Missed checking in the 2300 hour, but by 0030 Dec 2, 7355 is on again, not as dominant as yesterday but still S9+20, fair over the noise jammers which have now found it. RM also on somewhat stronger 7435 and weaker 6030, all jammed. Likewise at 0050 recheck. 7435, at 0113 Dec 2, no RM and no jamming! 7365 and 7355 are both on and jammed. See also ROMANIA 7355 // 7365, Dec 3 at 0137, R. Martí is over jamming on both, S9+45 but slightly stronger on 7355. At wideband AMS tuning the two signals blend together with no echo. 7355, Dec 4 at 2257, open carrier, and pulse jamming ramping up already as R. Martí is about to reopen this frequency at 2300; at 2335 both it and // 7435 are running (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [non]. 9490, R. República, Issoudun [FRANCE]. Extended service on Sun and Mon now runs until s/off 0500 (ex 0400) in Spanish to Cuba. Weekdays it is *0200 to 0400*, good signal, 5/11 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) Spanish to Cuba on extended schedule, abrupt off at 0458 (ex 0400). Good on 20/11 (John Adams, on a beach a few clicks north on Wangetti Far North Queensland (Sangean ATS-909X, 7 Metre Reel Antenna, Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** CUBA [non]. 5990, Dec 1 at 0026, algo VP, obviously CRI Spanish via CUBA absent. Instead listed at this hour are CRI Russian, 100 kW, 345 degrees via Hohhot; and PBS Qinghai in Tibetan, 50 kW, 206 degrees from Xining (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EAST TURKISTAN. CHINA, 3950, Emissora de Xinjiangue, Urumqi, 2322- 2328, 25/11, mandarim, texto; 45433. 3990 idem, 2320-2330, 25/11, uigúrico, música pop' local, texto, anúncios vários; 45433. 3990 idem, 1732-..., 26/11, uig., música ligeira, texto, canções; 35332. Good DX and regards, (Carlos Gonçalves, SW Coast of Portugal, Dec 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3949.996 CHN PBS Xinjiang Urumqi, Chinese px, S=7-8 signal at 0010 UT 3990even CHN PBS Xinjiang Urumqi, Uyghur px, S=8-9 signal at 0015 UT (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** EAST TURKISTAN. 13669.966, o d d fq ! of CHINA, PBS Xinjiang Urumqi site in Uyghur language S=9+10dB, 0552 UT. Distorted rough harsh audio modulation feed. Other CHN national domestic radio in Uyghur, but on smooth audio quality [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** ECUADOR [and non]. 6050, Dec 3 at 0126, HCJB usual weak signal, but now amid what sounds like DRM noise from 6045 to 6055! Nothing else scheduled now, but Kuwait at 16-21 on 6050 supposedly in AM. Suspect they could be playing around with DRM here as they do on other frequencies, perhaps by mistake at this hour. Will it recur? Also suspected possibly spurs out of the dirty 6060 RHC transmitter, but doubt that. Still past 0200, when BTW I was listening for an automatic timesignal from HCJB, but none heard. Not doing that any more? Another unlikely possibility: the noise coming out of defective HCJB transmitter itself, but seems too strong for that. DRMish noise still audible around 6050 at 0645 Dec 3, when ELWA would be the victim. Now I wonder if it`s something local. 6050, Dec 4 at 0158, HCJB weak S7-S9 but in the clear, no DRM noise unlike 24 hours ago. 0159 ID but no timesignal. As I said, Kuwait suspected tho scheduled on 6050 only at very different daypart and only in AM. To which Art Delibert, Bethesda, Maryland, replied on Dec 3: ``Glenn – I’m hearing the digital racket around 6050 right now (1805 UT). It’s comparable in strength to the few readable signals on the band, which (other than CFRX) are from the middle east – Turkey on 5980, Iran on 6025 and 6100, BBC Al Seela on 6195. Checked again at 1920 – the digital signal is gone. CRI is clearly audible from Cerrik in French on 6055`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Currently at 1810 UT Dec 4 there is no digital signal audible at my location anywhere near 6050. That frequency is empty, with no signal traced at all from Kuwait or elsewhere. 6045 is clear, and what seems to be CRI in French is audible at poor strength on 6055 (Noel R. Green, (NW England), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. 9479.901, ???, Tiny S=4 signal, could be something from Radio Cairo, scheduled 0526 UT Swahili to East Africa [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** ERITREA. 7181.56, V. of Broad Masses (program 2). Started to become visible around 1630. Very little improvement. Surprised to find it with definite audio at 1708 with HoA music heavy percussion. W DJ briefly at 1711, and continued/continuous? song. 1714 with music, then studio W announcer again taking phone call with W. 1716 HoA music bridge, then W host again with another phone caller. 1725 HoA vocal music once more heavy on the percussion on recheck, then W host taking another caller. M announcer took phone call at 1741. Getting hammered by hams at 1825. 1831 closing by M, deadair, then usual vocal patriotic song cut off at 1833:07. 24 Nov. 7140, V. of Broad Masses (program 1). Getting some talk by M at 1727. 1734 end of song and W briefly, then music and M announcer. Usual patriotic choral song at 1832 very weakly when hams let up, and signal off at 1833:36. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) [and non]. 7140, V. of the Broad Masses (program 1). Found at 0257 with usual HoA music IS. Very weak with ham QRM. 7181.56 was also on at the same time with test tone. It went directly into programming at 0300. One of the rare times of late that both were on at their sked sign on times. Both were jammed by the white noise jammers at 0357 check. 27 Nov (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) VOBME 2 Dimtsi Hafash relay Voice of Oromo Liberation, Nov 29 1600-1700 on 7181.6 ASM 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Afan Oromo/Amharic Transmissions is jammed by Ethiopia with white noise digital jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/vobme-2-dimtsi-hafash-relay-voice-of.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 29-30, dxldyg via DXLD) What? I don`t recall any such arrangement reported before (gh, DXLD) No Ethiopian white noise jamming at this hour! : 7140.020, VOBME 1 Dimtsi Hafash relay Voice of Oromo Liberation from Asmara-ERI, noted at 0502 UT on Dec 1 in ME Doha Qatar, S=9+10dB signal in remote SDR net. Phone-in interview in probably Tigrinya/Tigre/Kunana - says Aoki list. 7181.555, VOBME 2, Dimtsi Hafash relay Voice of Oromo Liberation from Asmara-ERI, noted at 0506 UT on Dec 1 in ME Doha Qatar, much stronger power S=9+25dB signal in remote SDR net. Probably Amharic / Afar / Oromo / Arabic - says Aoki list [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) 7140.0, VOBME 1 (presumed), 1421-1501, Dec 1. HOA music/singing; various phone conversations in vernacular; ham QRM, but otherwise a clear signal; not as strong as 7181.52 reception; *1501 start of jamming (white noise or DRM?). Yesterday also had *1501 start of jamming. 7181.52, VOBME 2 (presumed), 1421-1506, Dec 1. In vernacular and with HOA music/singing; much stronger than 7140 (VOBME 1); 1502-1506 anomaly with the jamming transmitter only with a loud test tone; normal jamming (white noise or DRM?) started at 1506. Yesterday was a regular day, as jamming started right at *1502. So the jamming on 7140 is the first to start. My audio of test tone going into jamming at http://goo.gl/T1gRy4 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Asmara only on single 7181v kHz outlet this Dec 4 morning --- 7181.555, VOBME 2 Dimtsi Hafash relay Voice of Oromo Liberation from Asmara-ERI, noted at 0500 and at 0622 UT on Dec 4 in various SDR's here in central Europe, power of S=7 to 9 in peaks. Probably Amharic/Afar/Oromo/Arabic - says Aoki Nagoya Japan list. VOBME 1st px NOT ON AIR on 7140.2v kHz channel. No Ethiopian jamming on this hour today in 40 meter Ham Radio band though. wb [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 4, dxldyg via DXLD)) ** ETHIOPIA. 5940, R. Deegaanka Soomaalida. 1932 alternating M and W talk, then into HoA music at 1934. Audio level just not up enough. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) 5940 kHz "Ethiopian Somali Regional State Radio" aus Jijiga SRS mit vorzüglichem Signal S=9+20dB um 1930 UT Dez 2. Selten so stark, der 50 kW Sender bei uns aufzunehmen. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Dec 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5940, R. Deegaanka Soomaalida, Jijiga. Somali talks at 1915, groovy Horn of Africa songs at 1920. Generally, a fair signal with some deep fades at times. Monitored through until 2000 when a much stronger R. Algerienne signed on with its booming 500 kW via Issoudun. 24/11. The transmitter is listed as Jijiga in far-eastern Ethiopia near the border with Somalia. The Somali city of Hargeisa is about 140 km due east of Jijiga. There are nine ethnic divisions within Ethiopia, which accounts for the constant state of turmoil between the various ethnic communities over the decades. Jijiga sits in the region known as the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia and has been the capital of the region since 1994. The people here are predominantly of Somali heritage, nearly 97% speak Somali, and many seek to become a part of Somalia or gain some type of independence (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) [same] From Jijiga in the NE of this region. Heard with horn of Africa music on 18/11 at 1930 and beyond 2000. Pretty good signal for 100 kW? Obliterated by Radio Algeria 5940 Qur’an Program at 2000 (Robert Shepherd, Toowoomba QLD (Receiver?, EWE, Longwire), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA. 5950, V. of the Tigray Revolution. 1927 fairly decent once V. of Turkey went off. Nice HoA music. Don’t usually get it this good. At this time all these were in; 5940 Deegaanka Soomaalida, 5950 Tigray Revolution, 6030 Oromiya, 6090 Amhara, and 6110 Fana. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA. 7236v, R. Ethiopia. Standing out nicely in the Perseus display at start. Faded quickly and nearly disappeared from 1520 to 1557, then a slow gradual strengthening. Surprised it stayed on past 1700. Looked strong enough for audio by 1730 but nothing positive. Sounded like a M announcer talking at 1752, but difficult to be certain with all the QRM. Definite music at 1754 with rapid beat much like their IS, then M announcer briefly at 1755, and cont. [continued/continuous/continental?]* music and M alternating. W announcer very briefly at 1757, then short NA-sounding music, then canned M announcer, studio M announcer, drums, then M again, and Babcock transmitter with KBS World came on 7235 blasting it out. Still going at 1804 check with M announcer, and W talking at 1825 recheck amid QRM. S/off 1830:28. QRMed by 7240 Saudi Arabia and 7230 Romania after 1730 too. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) *Like all Dave`s otherwise quality DX logs, gh has had to translate them into English to meet DXLD legibility standards, without all his common words truncated, at considerable time expense, employing search & replace funxion as much as possible, leaving only certain well- established DX-jargon abbrs., such as ToH - top of hour, HoA - Horn of Africa, OC - open carrier, QRM, M for man; but some of his, like cont. are not clear, and/or could mean different words in different places, such as diff. --- for different or difficult? (Glenn Hauser, editor, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7234.2v, V. of Peace & Democracy, 0357 usual funky HoA music IS with occasional IDs by M announcer ending with ”…Eritrea”. 0359 anthem-like instrumental song, 0400 M announcer with apparent opening announcement in Tigrinya, HoA music, different M announcer, and more music. Modulation level too low and audio somewhat distorted. But nice to hear it in the clear for once. No ham QRM. 27 Nov (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** EUROPE. 6205.01, PIRATE (EUROPE), LHH [Laser Hot Hits]. Surprised to find a signal here at 1806, and music at 1808 (that's 1:08 PM here in east coast N.A.). Seemed way too early for LHH. Definitely M at 1809:40. Came back later and caught M talking again at 1902. Difficult M at 1904. Music on peak at 1926. Carrier was right on 6205.01 where LHH is found. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** EUROPE. PIRATAS: 3916, Não identif._HOL? 1947-..., 23/11, canções, música pop'; 35332. 3924.7, Não identif._HOL? 2312-..., 24/11, música pop'; 35343. 3924.9, Não identif., 1816-..., 26/11, música pop'; 25331. 3940, R. Caroline_G? 1838-..., 25/11, inglês, música pop', texto; 35342. ID via imprensa DX. 4025, Laser Hot Hits_G 1922-..., 26/11, inglês, música pop', texto; 35343. 4015, Coast FM (estação legal das Ilhas Canárias)_retransm. da IRLANDA? 1924-... 26/11, inglês, música pop?, texto; 34342, QRM adj. de sinal de ponto a ponto. // 6240. 6205, Laser Hot Hits_G 1257-..., 26/11, inglês, música pop', texto; 25342. 6230, R. Dolfijn_HOL 0917-..., 26/11, holandês, música pop', texto; 25332. ID via imprensa DX. 6240, Coast FM (v. 4015)_retransm. da IRL? 1409-..., 29/11, inglês, música pop'; 35443. Good DX and regards, (Carlos Gonçalves, SW Coast of Portugal, Dec 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EUROPE. World Music Radio (WMR) ---------------------------------- First went on the air in 1967 from the Netherlands, and broadcast from there until August 1973. Programmes were aired each Sunday morning and later also on Saturdays. The popular WMR frequency among many shortwave enthusiasts in Europe at that time was 6250 kHz. Later in the 1970’ies and 1980’es, programmes from WMR were carried through the facilities of Radio Andorra, Radio Milano International and Radio Dublin - as well as via FM stations in Italy and France. In 1997 WMR came back on the air from May to August from a new HQ in Denmark using powerful transmitters in South Africa, giving truly worldwide coverage but with Africa as the main target area. In 2004 WMR was re-launched and this time again from own transmitters as was the case in 1967-1973. Transmissions were carried out from our transmitter site near Karup in Central Jutland, Denmark, on 5815 kHz and for a brief period also on 15810 kHz. 927 kHz - Copenhagen (coming soon) [does soon mean as of right now?] 5840 kHz - Europe (coming soon) 15805 kHz - Europe (coming soon) http://www.wmr.radio/ (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) ** FINLAND. 11720, Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat, 1135-1150, 02- 12, Finnish, comments, pop songs. Very weak. 15321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FINLAND. 11720.00, 1125-1200, Sat 2.12, Scandinavian Weekend R, Virrat, Finnish talk, English pop songs, 35232 // 6170 (25232). Best 73, (Anker Petersen, heard recently on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, wbradio yg via DXLD) ** FRANCE. Reception of Radio France International on Dec 2 0600-0608 on 9735 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf no signal 0608-0658 on 9735 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-radio-france-international.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 2, dxldyg via DXLD) ** GERMANY [and non]. Universe Radio via Channel 292 this weekend Nov 25/26: 1500-1900 on 6070*ROB 025 kW / non-dir to CeEu English Sat on Nov.25 1200-1600 on 6070 ROB 025 kW / non-dir to CeEu English Sun on Nov.26 *1600-1655 on 6070 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian VOT co-ch *1700-1757 on 6070 XIA 500 kW / 292 deg to CeAs Russian CRI co-ch *1800-1857 on 6070 BEI 500 kW / 288 deg to CeAs Russian CRI co-ch http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/universe-radio-via-channel-292-this.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) ** GREECE. Voice of Greece is on 9420 right now (5 December at 1600) with news - first time I've heard them here for some time, and earlier than normally on air in the Greek evening (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voice of Greece was on air in past Sunday UT morning but only on single channel of 9935 kHz. Today different propagation, now at 1700 UT equal signal QRM by CNR13 in Uyghur from Lingshi China in northern Europe target, but S=9+30 dB from Avlis in western Europe. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) ** GUAM. 7500, KTWR, Agaña. Japanese to E Asia at s/on 1216 until s/off 1246, NF (ex 9900), fair signal. KTWR transmits in many Asian languages; but this Japanese service only airs for 30 minutes on a Sunday night. And the times make me smile, too! S/on at exactly 1246 [sic] (not a minute early!), then off at exactly 1246. Love the precision. 5/11 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** GUATEMALA. 4055, Dec 2 at 0633, R. Verdad transmitter is still on at S9 in dead air. With tight budget, surprised they don`t try to save on the electricity bills. OTOH if leaving it on, might as well modulate it with something at no additional cost. Has some ACI from utehash on hi side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUINEA. 9650, Radio Guinea, Conakry, 0750-0815, 02-12, French, comments, news, African songs, at 0804 ID "Radio Guinée, émettant de Conakry chaque jour, 315 minutes d'information, six heures quarante- cinq, sept heures-quinze, la grande édition à deux heures-quarante- cinq, dix neuf quarante-cinq et vingt deux heures; vous écoutez Radio Guinée, émettant de Conakry en français et en langue nationale". 34433. They announced that the three biggest news bulletin of the day are at 1445, 1945 and 2200 hours Guinean time. Guinean time and UT are the same (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** HAWAII. Another huge communication station was located at Kahuku on the northern tip of the island of Oahu in Hawaii. RCA Kahuku began its life as a Marconi wireless station with just one transmitter, a 230 kW rotary spark unit under the callsign KIE. The Marconi wireless station at Kahuku was officially opened on September 24, 1914 way before Hawaii became a U.S. state in 1951. There were just on 200 official visitors in attendacne, most of whom travelled by narrow gauge sugarcane train and then walked the final distance. Sixty four years later in 1978, this same Kahuku communication station was closed due to the availability of international communication by satellite, and all of its unnumbered shortwave transmitters were silenced. These days, RCA Kahuku is just totally abandoned, even though some of its strongly built and partly roofless buildings are listed as historic Heritage Sites. Back in the days of its prosperity, the RCA shortwave station at Kahuku was noted throughout the world for the relay of the very special program Hawaii Calls. This program was produced live, usually in the courtyard of the Moana Hotel at Waikiki Beach, Honolulu. The first broadcast of Hawaii Calls transpired on July 3, 1935, and the weekly series ended forty years later in 1975. For many years, RCA Kahuku relayed the program on shortwave for rebroadcast on the mediumwave networks in the continental United States. At the height of its popularity, Hawaii Calls was heard via 750 radio stations throughout the world --- Audio Insert Youtube: Hawaii Calls Radio Intro, Tropical Charm (51 secs) (Adrian M Peterson, Indianapolis IN, script for AWR Wavescan Dec 3 via DXLD) ** HUNGARY. ROMANIA/HUNGARY, Mixture of 7345 and local MW 1251 kHz Szombatheli Hungary. During the control of the RRI frequency 7345 kHz in the German program section at 0720 UT I came as observation of another Mixture phenomenon. On the remote PERSEUS SDR unit I heard also two mixture distance signals of both RRI and local Hungary domestic program of Szombathele 1251 kHz on 7345 kHz minus/plus 1251 kHz = both 6094 and 8596 kHz. The remote Perseus station belongs to Hungarian ham radio installation of HG1W / HA1VHF call sign. Signal enormous strength RRI Tiganesti S=9+55dB; Hungarian Radio Szombatheli local S=9+65dB. 73 (wb df5sx, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) So this would be a purely local phenomenon, overload of the 1251 signal at the Perseus receiver, rather like I find my strong local KCRC at such a 1390 separation from major SW signals. And thus probably not audible anywhere else on any other receiver (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1237-1315, Dec 3. The usual Sunday "Country Roads" C&W music show with DJ in English playing "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool," "End Of The World," "Crying in the Chapel," "My Special Angel," etc.; ID - "the North Eastern Service of All India Radio broadcasting from Shillong"; poor to almost fair (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA [and non]. 6145, Dec 1 at 0024, S Asian singing with CCI. Aoki/NDXC shows AIR in Urdu from 0015, 500 kW, 325 degrees from Aligarh, and the only other at this time as PBS Qinghai, CHINA, 50 kW, 270 degrees from Xining (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTEING DIGEST) ** INDIA. AIR, 7250 Urdu audio problem --- Nov 22: Noted AIR 7250 Urdu around 1000 UT from Kingsway with distorted audio, transmitter frequency slightly off 7250.7 and with wideband splatter (C K Raman, VU3DJQ, dx_india yg digest not sent until Dec 2, via DXLD) 7250.6 turned out to be All India Radio per Ron Howard. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) No further details (gh) ** INDIA. 7380.005, after IRIB Zahedan closed at 0530 UT {q.v.}, now AIR Chennai, Tamil Nadu on air, South Asian subcontinental singer, S=6-7 in remote Delhi SDR unit at 0536 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** INDIA. All India Radio on SW in frequency order (Home & External Services) B-17 schedule, by VU2JOS of 16 Nov 2017 kHz kW Station State Local Language Zone UT (Target Area) 4760 7 Leh Jammu & Kashmir Ladaki N s0130/w0213-0430 1130-1630 4760 4 Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar Hindi S 2355-0300 1030-1700 (Sat, Sun 1730) 4800 50 Hyderabad Telangana Telugu S 0020-0215 1130-1744 4810 50 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Hindi W 0025-0215 1130-1742 4835 10 Gangtok Sikkim Sikkimese NE 0100-0500 1030-1700 4870 100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0230-0330, 1330-1415 Nepali, 1430- 1530 4895 50 Kurseong West Bengal Nepalese E 0055-0400(Sat Sun 0430) 1130-1700 (Sat, Sun 1741) (Off Air) 4910 50 Jaipur Rajasthan Hindi N 0025 0430(Sun 0530) 1130-1741 4920 50 Chennai Tamilnadu Tamil S 0015-0245 1200-1739 4950 50 Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir Kashmiri N s0030/w0100-0215 1120- 1743 (2115v-2215v) for Ramzan Special broadcasts) 4970 50 Shillong Meghalaya Hindi/English NE 0025-0400 1056-1741 5010 50 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Malayalam S 0020-0205 1130-1745 5040 50 Jeypore Odisha Odiya E 0025-0436, 0700-0915, 1130-1741 5050 10 Aizawl Mizoram Mizo NE 0025-0400 1130-1630 (Off Air) 5990*250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 0100-0200 Sindhi (Pakistan) 6000 7 Leh Jammu & Kashmir Ladaki N 0700(Sun 0630)-0930 6030 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 0200-0230, 1215-1430 (Uttarakhand px); 0230-0330, 1430-1530 6040 50 Jeypore Odisha Odiya E (Off Air) 6045 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 2245-0045 English (E SE NE Asia) 6085 10 Gangtok Sikkim Sikkimese NE For special broadcasts daytime 6100 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 0730-0830 6100 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi Hindi N 0900-1200 (Vividh Bharati) 6110 50 Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir Kashmiri N 0225-1115 6145*250 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh N 0015-0430, 0830-1130 Urdu(Pakistan), 1130-1140 HS 7230 50 Kurseong West Bengal Nepalese E 0620-1030 (Off Air) 7250 100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0830-1130 Urdu (Pak),1130-1135 Hindi, 1135-1140 English HS 7270 100 Chennai Tamilnadu S 0000-0045 Tamil, 0045-0115 Sinhala (Sri Lanka), 0130-0430 HS (FM Gold) 1000-1100 English, 1115-1215 Tamil, 1300-1500 Sinhala (Sri Lanka) 7290 50 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Malayalam S 0230-0930(SatSun 1030) 7295 10 Aizawl Mizoram Mizo NE 0700-1000 (Off Air) 7315 50 Shillong Meghalaya Hindi/English NE 0656-0931 7325 50 Jaipur Rajasthan Hindi N 0630-0931 7340 100 Mumbai Maharashtra W 0015-0430 Ur, 0830-1130 Ur, 1130-1140 HS, 1230-1500 Sindhi, 1500-1600 Baluchi (Pakistan) 7380 100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0100-0200 Sindhi (Pakistan) 7380 50 Chennai Tamilnadu Tamil S 0300-0930 (Sun 1130) 7390 4 Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar Hindi S 0315-0900 7420 50 Hyderabad Telangana Telugu S 0220-0930 (Sun 1030) 7430 50 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Hindi W 0225-0932 (Sun 1032) 7505 100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0130-0230 Nepali 0230-0245 Hindi HS, 0245-0300 English HS 7505*250 Panaji Goa W 1615-1730 Hindi, 1730-1830 Malayalam (ME) 7520 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 0015-0430 Urdu (Pak), 0700-0800 Nepali, 0830-1930 Urdu (Pakistan) 7550 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1745-1945 English, 1945-2045 Hindi, 2045-2230 English (UK & W Europe) 7550*500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 2245-0045 English (ESE Asia)(ex 9690) 7555*100 Delhi (Khampur) 1215-1330 Tibetan(China), 1330-1430 Nepali, 1515-1530 Hindi HS, 1530-1600 English HS (ex 6155/7505) 9380 250 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Hi N 0100-0435,0830-1200(Vividh Bharati) 9380 250 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Hindi/English N 1320-0043 (NatChannel) 9445 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1745-1945 English, 1945-2045 Hindi, 2045-2230 English (Europe) 9445 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 2245-0045 English (Ea SE NE Asia) 9575 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1215-1330 Tibetan (Tibet) 9595*250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 1615-1715 Russian (Europe) (ex11620) 9620 250 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh N 0100-0200 & 1230-1500 Sindhi, 1500-1600 Baluchi (Pakistan), 1615-1730 Persian, 1730-1945 Arabic (W.Asia), 1945-2045 French (We NW Africa) 9690 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1330-1500 English (Ea SE Asia) 9705*250 Panaji Goa W 2245-0045 English (Asia) 9800 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 0130-0230 Nepali (Nepal) 9810 250 Panaji Uttar Pradesh N 1115-1215 Tam, 1215-1245 Tel (SoEaAS) 9835 100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0000-0045 Tamil (Sri Lanka) 9865 500 Bengaluru Karnataka Hindi S 0025-0440, 0900-1200, 1245-1740 (Vividh Bharati) 9910 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 0215-0300 Pushtu, 0300-0345 Dari (Afghanistan, Pakistan) 9910 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 2045-2230 English (Australia NZ), 2300-0000 Hindi (SE Asia) 9940 100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0700-0800 Nepali (Nepal) 9950 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 1215-1315 Burmese (Myanmar) 9950 100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0830-1130 Urdu (Pakistan), 1130-1135 Hindi HS, 1135-1140 English HS 9950 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1515-1615 Swahili, 1615-1730 Hindi (Ea.Africa, Mauritius) 9950 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 1745-1945 English, 1945-2045 Hindi, 2045-2230 English (W. Europe) 11560 250 Bengaluru Karnataka W 0215-0300 Pushtu,0300-0345 Dari (Pak,Afg) 11560*250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 0830-1130 Urdu (Pak), 1130-1135 Hi HS, 1135-1140 English HS (ex 11620) 11560 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1315-1415 Dari, 1415-1530 Pushtu, 1530-1545 English (Afghanistan, Pakistan) 11620*250 Panaji Goa W 1215-1330 Tibetan, 1330-1430 Nepali (ex11775) 11620 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 2045-2230 English (Australia/NZ) 11645 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 2245-0045 English (NE Asia) 11670 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 0400-0430 Persian, 0430-0530 Arabic (ME) 0530-0630 Urdu (In Haj Season to Saudi Arabia) 11710 250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 1615-1730 Persian, 1730-1945 Ar (ME), 1945-2045 French (We NW Africa) 11730*100 Delhi (Kingsway) Delhi N 0700-0800 Nepali (Nepal) (ex11850) 11740*250 Panaji Goa W 0215-0300 Pushtu, 0300-0345 Dari(Pak,Afg) (ex11670) 11740 250 Panaji Goa W 2045-2230 English (AUS/NZL), 2300-2400 Hindi, 0000-0045 Tamil (SE Asia), 0045-0115 Sinhala (Sri Lanka) 11780*250 Delhi (Khampur) Delhi N 1300-1500 Sinhala (Sri Lanka) (ex9425/9820/9910 kHz) 12025 250 Panaji Goa W 1615-1730 Hindi, 1730-1830 Malayalam (ME) 11935 100 Mumbai Maharashtra W 1745-1945 English (Ea.Africa) 13605 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1000-1100 English, 1515-1615 Swahili, 1615-1730 Hindi (Ea.Africa) 13640 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1515-1600 Gujar.(Ea.AF),1615-1730 Pers 1730-1945 Arabic (Middle East), 1945-2045 French (WeNW Africa) 13645 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1115-1200 Thai (SoEa Asia) 13695 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 0215-0300 Kannada, 0315-0415 Hindi (ME), 1000-1100 English (Australia/NZ), 1115-1215 Tamil, 1215-1245 Telugu (SoEaAsia), 1745-1945 English (E.Africa) 13695*500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1330-1500 English (Ea SE Asia) (ex13720) 13695*500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1515-1600 Gujarati (EaAfrica) (ex13640) 13795 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 0000-0045 Tamil, 2300-2400 Hindi (SoEaAS) 15030*250 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh 0215-0300 Kannada (Middle East), 0315-0415 Hindi (Ea.Africa, Mauritius) (ex15120) 15040 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1145-1315 Chinese (NoEa Asia) 15050 For special broadcasts 15140 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1615-1715 Russian (Europe) 15175 250 Panaji Goa W 1515-1600 Gujarati (Ea. Africa) 15185 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 0315-0415 Hindi, 0415-0430 Gujarati, 0430-0530 Hindi (EaAfrica, Mauritius) 15210 250 Panaji Goa W 0400-0430 Persian, 0430-0530 Arabic (ME) 0530-0630 Urdu (In Haj Season to Saudi Arabia) 15410 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1000-1100 English (NoEaAsia) 15410 250 Panaji Goa W 1115-1200 Thai (SE Asia) 15770 250 Panaji Goa W 0845-0945 Indonesian, 1000-1100 En (SoEaAsia) 17510 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 0845-0945 Indonesian (Indonesia) 17670 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1745-1945 English (E.Africa) 17705 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1145-1315 Chinese (NE Asia) 17870 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 0845-0945 Indonesian (Indonesia) 17895 500 Bengaluru Karnataka S 1000-1100 English (Australia/NZ) HS Home Service, S=Summer, W=Winter, V=Varies * Latest changes B-17. External Services Transmitter sites subject to change! Frequencies dropped from A-17: 9820 11775 11850 13720 15120 kHz. DRM transmissions temporarily off air on SW. Note: The following stations / Tx of 50 kW have been discontinued: No. Station kHz From 1 Gorakhpur 3945, 7250 16-Sep-14 2 Guwahati 2x50 kW 4940, 7280, 7420 16-Sep-14 3 Imphal 4775, 7335 2016 4 Itanagar 4990, 6150 2016 5 Jammu 4830, 5965 16-Sep-14 6 Kohima 4850, 6065 2016 7 Kolkata 4820, 7210 2016 8 Lucknow 4880, 7440 01-Apr-16 9 Mumbai 4840, 7240 16-Sep-14 10 New Delhi 6x50 kW 4860, 5016, 6190. 26-Mar-12 11 Ranchi 4960, 5985 16-Sep-14 12 Shimla 4860, 6020. (via , by VU2JOS of 16 Nov 2017) ** INDIA. 4760even, AIR Pt Blair, Hindi male presenter, S=8-9 or - 78dBm 0022 UT 4799.996, AIR Hyderabad, Telengana, S=9 fluttery signal, 0026 UT 4809.997, AIR Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Hindi program, S=9+5dB, 0028 UT 4910.002, AIR Jaipur-Rajasthan, dswciTBS says Hindi/Rajasthani/Sindhi S=8 signal at 0034 UT. 4970.015, AIR Shillong Mawgrong Meghalaya, Hindi px, S=9 flutter 0038 5009.996, AIR Thiruvananthapuram, Southern Sce, Muttathura, Kerala, S=6-7 fluttery, fair at 0042 UT. 5040.002, AIR Jeypore, Odisha, subcont Hindi music, S=7-8 at 0045 UT. 5050even, probably AIR Aizawl, Mizoram, western light music, S=9+10dB signal noted in Doha Qatar at 0054 UT Dec 1. - but see CHINA 5050 5990.002, AIR Delhi Khampur relay site Sindhi language service outlet, S=9+20dB signal noted at 0107 UT, and whistle spurs too on distance apart fq of plus/minus 50, 100, ... 8 x 50 Hertz strings either sideband. 6145.020, AIR Aligarh in Urdu lang, subcontinental drums instrument mx at 0139 UT, S=9+20dB signal in Thailand remote unit (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** INDIA. 11780, AIR Delhi (presumed). Signal here 1355-1417+ with nasty 100 Hz hum, no programming that could hear. Strongest at tune- in. (26 Nov.) (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** INDIA. 15030, AIR, Bengaluru. Hindi to EAf at 0335, NF (ex 15120), fair signal, 15/11 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** INDIA [non]. ARMENIA, Reception of TWR India via CJSC Yerevan on Dec 2 1300-1315 on 9745*ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Sat *strong QRM 9749.8 KBD 250 kW / 286 deg to NEAf Arabic R. Kuwait Wrong frequency announcement: A17 9410, instead of B17 9745 kHz http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-twr-india-via-cjsc-yerevan.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 2, dxldyg via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. INDONÉSIA (?), 3325, RRI (presumed), Palangue Karaia, 2232-2243, 23/11, texto, presumìvelmente, em indonésio, canções; 25331. Good DX and regards, (Carlos Gonçalves, SW Coast of Portugal, Dec 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [non-log]. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya. On Dec 2, clearly off the air; random checking 1214 to past 1355 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also BOUGAINVILLE [WORLD OF RADIO 1907] ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. SATELLITES === Radio: 55.5 W, Intelsat-34 (almost at the extreme edge of where my dish will slew eastward, but not TOO far!) 3.940-H/5422 Msps with English BBC World Service programming noted below: This transponder has many feeds: (Audio ID/Service ID) (6622/13903) BBC English (Amer) which was BBC WS when I listened (6692/13910) BBC English News which was // 6622/13903 (6752/13916) BBC Arabic with Arabic talk usually (6842/13925) BBC Brazil with 'no programming' tape loop (7112/13952) "APM" with alternate English features during [American Public Media?] silly sports stuff on Sat. (7542/13995) BBC America Feed 1 // 7112/13952 (7552/13996) BBC America Feed 2 with oriental language programming (7562/13997) BBC America Feed 3 with 'no programming' tape loop (7572/13998) BBC America Feed 4 with 'no programming' tape loop 58-59% quality & steady in QPSK/MPEG2 heard throughout the weekend, from 0130-0215 25/Nov including English news headlines at BoH into business news afterward including items re Zimbabwe's change of leadership impacting business there. Full news bulletin at ToH into Newshour. Again 1700-1715 same UT day when the WS English was doing silly sports & the APM & Feed One were carrying News & the "Arts Hour". MANY of the feeds carry the 'there is no programming on this channel at present' tape loop most of the time, but I imagine they are used. Cool! I have missed this station & I now can hear it easily again WITHOUT having to pay for SiriusXM (which has really badly compressed & hard to listen to audio compared to this service which sounds fine!) or wait for the late night hours when this is on SW still! -- Zichi MI2 58.0 W, Intelsat-21, 4.160-H/26590 Msps, NHK World in English on Radio 3 & Radio 4 (Radio 1 had Japanese programming, Radio 2 just an IS & Radio 5 was also just an IS). Radio 3&4 had English News & went into English "Short Stories" at 0510. 58% & steady. QPSK/MPEG-2. 0500-0515 25/Nov -- Zichi MI2 97.0 W, Galaxy-19, 12.152-H/20000 Msps, Saudi Arabia (European Programme) with English talx "Saturday Night" show including talx re Elon Musk, Artificial Intelligence & other tech topics. Several streams on this transponder, this one was Service ID 605/Audio PID 3140. Too bad this isn't available on SW! 52% & steady, QPSK/MPEG-2 1720-1735 25/Nov -- Zichi MI2 ---Television: 103.0 W, SES-3, 4.140-V/30000 Msps, InfoWars with Alex Jones hawking snake oil between pedophile conspiracy crud. This was // 12160 kHz WWCR living up to its 'World-Wide Conspiracy Radio' name. 1) WHY would anyone buy anything from him & 2) would you REALLY ingest anything he sold? Shudder. Inline image 2 60% quality and steady, 8PSK/H.264 in 720p HD, Service ID 0008. 1930- 1945 24/Nov (Kenneth Vito Zichi, Port Huron MI2, MARE Tipsheet 1 Dec via DXLD) ** IRAN. Log: IRIB 6061 kHz 1835 UT --- Ein Sender auf Wanderschaft, in den letzten 5 Minuten von 6060.89 bis 6061.14 kHz. IRIB mit dem Auslandsdienst in Arabsich. O=3 73, Patrick Robic, Austria, Dec 2, A- DX via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) Hüpft neben der Wanderschaft noch 5-7 Hertz hin und her. Mein Tune-in um 1920 UT zeigt 6061.274 kHz, wandert bis 6061.299 kHz, und wieder downwards auf 6061.267 kHz usw. usw. In der Nahzone in Doha Qatar nur S=7, dagegen in guter Ausbreitungs Distanz bei Uwe in Thailand S=9+15dB, dagegen hier in Europa gute S=9+20dB oder mehr. Das Ganze geht nach Plan von 1730 bis 0230 UT. Nach der guten Ausbreitungs Vorhersage heute von Tom, auch (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** IRAN. 6180. IRIB. Diciembre 2. 0240-0320 UT. Lectura de un artículo que nombra a países de oriente medio. A las 0243 se lee un artículo sobre los principios morales como fundamento poético, junto de menciones a Dios [y no Alaj? gh]. A las 0248 identificación de la emisora como: “Radio IRIB en español”, luego espacio de noticias sobre elecciones en Honduras, Consulta popular en Ecuador, Informaciones sobre mujeres inmigrantes en República Dominicana, noticias sobre Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Informaciones acerca de comunidades en Chiapas, México, Movimientos sociales en Chile, Informe acerca de Siria y Países de Oriente medio, Situación de Catalunya, Reforma migratoria en Estados Unidos, Artículo sobre el necesario cambio cultural en el Libano que pide cambiar la guerra de las armas, por la guerra de las ideas en base a la literatura árabe. Desde las 0312, música. A las 0318, se leen las frecuencias y horarios del servicio en español, email de la emisora y despedida. SINPO: 45343 (Claudio Galaz, RX: Tecsun PL 660; ANT: Dipolo, QTH: Ovalle, IV región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** IRAN. 7370.006, VoIRI Sirjan site in Arabic southwards to NE/Saudi- Arab peninsula, female voice pray at 0509 UT on Dec 1. Powerhouse S=9+50dB in Qatar UAE remote server, 18 kHz wideband signal, ... and nextdoor channel also in \\ 7380.008, VoIRIB Arabic from Zahedan site to NE and North African / Sahel zone Arabs, S=9+25dB strength at 0512 UT, mens singer and station ID at 0513:02 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) Were the two sites exactly synchronized? (gh, DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. 7480, MOLDOVA [PRIDNESTROVYE]. R. Payem e-Doost. Strong OC coming on at 1755:09. 1800 usual opening with trumpet fanfare music and W announcer. M with program intro. Mid-east music at 1824 recheck then M announcer in apparent Farsi. Violin music at 1833, M and W program hosts. Very nice at this time. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro- DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. 7580, CLANDESTINE (Moldova [PRIDNESTROVYE]) R. Ranginkaman. Instrumental almost Greek-sounding music with opening ID announcement by W voice-over starting a tad early at 1659:30. As usual, a radiosonde passed over right as the W gave the ID. 1701 guitar and talk in Persian by M to 1709. Very annoying 200 Hz hum centered on 7580.6 started at 1703. Into pleasant W vocal song then W announcer including a nice ID at 1711:15, then canned intro for next segment by M, and then W and M announcers. Roundtable discussion segment 1715-1726. Canned announcements for 2 minutes, vocal song till the Babcock instrumental music started for a second at 1729:30 and signal gone a couple seconds after that. Been trying to hear this for a long time and luckily recorded it by accident. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** ISRAEL. All programming of Voice of Hope on 1287 kHz is in Arabic, except for 2 hours on Friday evenings, at 2000-2200 UT. 20-21 hours is ‘Song in the Night’ with Scott Martin, and 21-22 hours is ‘Swing Shift’ with Pat Conrad (Ray Robinson, Strategic Communications Group, via Marcel Rommerts via Ydun Ritz’s MW Info via Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) ** ISRAEL. JOURNALIST MICKEY GORDUS DEAD AT AGE 73 Greetings, Glenn. From the website of Arutz Sheva ["Channel 7"], Israel National News.com (28 Nov 2017): [Headline] Journalist Mickey Gordus passes away Journalist Michael (Mickey) Gordus passed away this morning at his home in Yehud at the age of 73, following a serious illness. For many years he monitored foreign broadcasts for public radio. [30] More if I get it. Gordus for many years worked out of his home in the Tel Aviv area. He monitored military and diplomatic communications in neighboring states and distant countries. He was fluent in several languages. 73, shalom, salaam, and namasté! (Jim Gershman, K1JJJ, Nov 29, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) obit ** ITALY. The next broadcasts of Marconi Radio International are scheduled as follows: today, Sunday, 3 December 2017, from 1100 to 1400 UTC on 11390 kHz and from 1415 to 1630 UTC on 7720 kHz (USB mode) and on Saturday, 9 December 2017, from 1415 to 1630 UTC on 7720 kHz (USB Mode). All reception reports are verified with eQSL. However, a limited number of listeners will also receive a printed QSL card. E- mail address: marconiradiointernational@gmail.com Dec 3, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ITALY [and non]. IBC - today - 29 November From WRTH Facebook group: IBC - ITALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION website http://www.ibcradio.webs.com Today, as usual, we will broadcast with 100 kW from Gavar, Armenia, from 19 to 20 UT on 5845 kHz in Italian (in // with 1584 kHz). From 20 UT, thanks to cooperation with Radio BCL News, YOU WILL LISTEN TO IBC IN ENGLISH, with "IBC DIGITAL" in MFSK32 at the end of the broadcast. Then "Studio DX" in Italian. We will send a special eQSL for the broadcast from Armenia (ibc@europe.com) and also Radio BCL News will send his special eQSL (info@bclnews.it) Good listening! ******IBC**ENGLISH**SCHEDULE****** TO EUROPE WEDNESDAY 20-20.30 UT 1584 KHZ + 5845 KHZ* THURSDAY 03-03.30 UT 1584 KHZ SATURDAY 21-21.30 UT 1584 KHZ SUNDAY 11.30-12 UT 6070 KHZ* [Germany] (with Radio BCL News) [is what the single a*terisk refer to? - gh] TO THE AMERICAS [all WRMI] TUESDAY 01-01.30 UT 11580 KHZ FRIDAY 02-02.30 UT 9955 KHZ SATURDAY 01.30-02 UT 5950 KHZ + 11580 KHZ SUNDAY 00.30-01 UT 7730 KHZ Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) New report for IBC: 5845, 2002, with ID in English and S10 or 45424. 1584 mixed with a Greek pirate. Program sevel seconds ahead of 5845, S7, 33434 on the start of transmssion then lowered at 2022 on FSK transmision I was hearing this freq for the program usng my pocket PL380 while reading a book in the salon as my workspace was very cold at 12C. Program heard: a reference to a DX-pedition on?? (can suppose Mikelainen's) then with more DX tips: marabu/6205/casanova 6230/6015/Nordsee/6265/Andenach(??)/PBSKOrea 6400/9570/Guinea9650/VoA15580 and stopped at 2015 then radioamateur program from Gabrieli. Hoping to try another day for report! (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, Nov 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ITALY [non]. GERMANY [sic], Reception of Italian Broadcasting Corp on Nov 29: 1900-2000 on 5845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu Italian Wed 2000-2030 on 5845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Wed http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-italian-broadcasting-corp.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 29-30, dxldyg via DXLD) ** KASHMIR. All India Radio Jammu 70th Anniversry --- An article published in Daily Excelsior on the occasion of 70th anniversry of All India Radio, Jammu station: http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/rkj70/ (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Dec 4, dx_india yg via DXLD) ** KIRIBATI. UNIDENTIFIED. Anyone know who might be of 846 kHz this evening, between 0500-0535 UT? It seems to be a couple of Hertz below nominal, and on peaks, delivers a woman talking, sounding vaguely French. Better on the west facing Flag than the north facing one, and the terminator is still out in the Pacific Ocean, so possibly something new on the islands? Or....? best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria, BC, Canada, 0545 UT 30 November, IRCA via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) (seemed to be island accented English after 0600, but still no idea what it might be) Going out on a limb here and suggesting Kiribati on 846 khz - reactivated (COLIN NEWELL, Victoria BC, ibid.) How long has Kiribati been off 846? I never knew they left it. Kiribati does 1 hour a day in English playing country music, and then the rest of their day is their mother younger [sic; auto``correct`` from tongue??], it sounds a bit Asian to my ears. I have some locally made English language airchecks of Radio Kiribati (Paul Walker, PA, ibid.) I thought that they moved from 846 to 1440 several years ago? (Nick Hall-Patch, ibid.) Yairs; sometime in March 2011 (Theo Donnellly, BC, ibid, WORLD OF RADIO 1907) This was the 1440-Kiribati sign off routine at 0929 UT on April 11th of this year, as recorded in Kona, Hawaii. The station has a distinctive 1000 Hz tone at the end of transmission around 0936, which cuts through QRM like a DXer's dream. This recording helped a DXer in Japan ID the station for the first time. https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s9sgwesnmi3ljjf1fkuhlsb08st7ty5y (Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA), 7.5 inch loopstick CC Skywave + 5 inch "Frequent Flyer" FSL on the ocean-facing 4th floor of the Royal Kona Resort, ibid.) Bill Whitacre logged Kiribati on 1440 a couple years ago from the coast. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, ibid.) Good strength carrier on 846 tonight but poor modulation. Mostly a woman talking, seemingly an island language of some sort? It doesn't otherwise seem to be stirirng up much attention. best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria, BC, Canada 0636 UT Dec 1, ibid.) It seems to be R. Kiribati after all, // 1440 kHz per New Zealand web receiver. Best regards, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, 0742 UT 1 Dec, ibid.) Thanks, Mauno. I'd been trying to stay up late enough to check a NZ web receiver, but didn't make it. I wonder what the story is there? Accidental reactivation of an old transmitter? Certainly its carrier strength on 846 was impressive last night. Maybe I should be checking 1440 hi. best wishes, (Nick, ibid.) 846 - mystery - YL in Lang with Island sounding music - a trip to Hawaii will cure this mystery. 0639 Z http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG4up7AUYjo Drake R8 - W/NW Flag (Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - Dec 2, ibid.) I'm getting it tonight at 0645 UT, fair carrier, but no audio as near as I can tell. Maybe it's a new relay on one of the outer islands? (Bruce in Seattle Portzer, ibid.) 846 pacific mystery - audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ajTyt8cfA Super long weather forecast in English (Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - 0708 UT Dec 2, ibid.) Good modulation tonight - and someone who listens to the 5+ minute weather forecast is going to hear something. Based on everything else I`m hearing tonight - I`d say this is a new installation - 10 to 20 kw. My best guess Kiribati. https://youtu.be/u0ajTyt8cfA (Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - Dec 2, ibid.) Colin, I recognize the lady announcer's voice. It is the same lady (with the same accent in English) as the sign off announcer on 1440- Kiribati in this sign off MP3 recorded in Kona, Hawaii at 0929 UT on April 11th of this year https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s9sgwesnmi3ljjf1fkuhlsb08st7ty5y (Gary DeBock, WA, ibid.) The rejuvenated 846-Kiribati is managing a decent carrier and some anemic audio even through local KHHO slop in this DU-dead zone. It must be a powerful transmitter! Colin's video of the 846 weather report has the same lady announcer (and accent) as the 1440-Kiribati sign off MP3 recorded in Kona, Hawaii (Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA), 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave + 15" FSL antenna, ibid.) Hopefully it is as Bruce suggested and they have installed the spare transmitter on another island. I tried to ask Communications Commission of Kiribati, but no reply. Paul, do you have a contact to ask? Best regards, (Mauno Riotla, Dec 2, ibid.) I have sent an email to the engineer and the radio manager at The Kiribati Broadcasting and Publications Authority (Paul Walker, ibid.) My first recording had a mention of "the capital, Tarawa" before an interview with a 17 year old, Rosa ???, but still haven't found any ID yet. best wishes, (Nick, ibid.) Intel noted - nice to have something new on the dial with the loss of 738 Tahiti. This signal should boom into Hawaii (Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA, ibid.) Radio Kiribati does stream http://right-click.com.au/rcPlayer/index.php?c=kiribati_mw Last I knew, Kiribati 1440`s transmission times look like this, time is stated in local Kiribati time [UT +14?]. The stream is dead air when no Programming is on - Morning: 0630 to 0830am. English at 8am - Lunch: 1200 noon to 1330. English at 1300 - Evening: 1700 to 2130. English at 1800 (Paul Walker, ibid.) After watching Colin's You Tube video (great signal) I decided to give 846 a try tonight. Heard them weak with local splatter at 0715. Woman talking and man in Kiribati??? Fair signal briefly 0725, but faded out at 0729. Back with fair signal and Island Music at 0737. Best signal on Random wire. Fair signal at 0740 for JOUB 774 weak-fair for JOBB 828 kHz. Best on NW ewe. Best regards, (Dennis Vroom, Kalama, WA, Dec 4, ibid.) Hi Dennis, 846-Kiribati managed some audio here on the night of Colin's video, but despite the apparent power of the rejuvenated station, semi-local 850-KHHO makes it a pretty challenging catch here. For those who are curious about Radio Kiribati's programming, it was a major target during the April (2017) Kona, Hawaii DXpedition, and many recordings were made on its 1440 frequency. The following information and MP3 links are copied and pasted from that report, 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) ___________________________________ 1440, Radio Kiribati, Bairiki, Kiribati. Because of its domestic frequency this obscure station is another of the toughest Pacific island stations (and countries) to receive on the Mainland, but some very helpful identity clues were discovered in Kona (where the station is a breeze to hear). The station routinely signs off at 0936 UT each evening, with a very loud 1000 Hz audio tone right before it cuts power. The sign off routine includes station ID's in both the local language and English around 0932 prior to the choral music national anthem, although because of her heavy accent the fact that the female announcer is talking in English might well go unnoticed. The full sign off routine is included in the following MP3, preceded by an Island music number (during which a 1440 Spanish pest attempts a run on the frequency, only to be immediately drowned out) https://app.box.com/s/s9sgwesnmi3ljjf1fkuhlsb08st7ty5y The station uses a distinctive 4-bong time signal on the half hour, as in this recording made at 0929 UT (at the 35 second point). https://app.box.com/s/ks6n49yjreqdykdu2am76jl7qqj9mvyu The American country music format can be heard prior to the 4-bong time signal. Prior to the sign off routine this station also uses its female announcer to give a final news update (like 621-Tuvalu). This recording is of such a news update at 0925 on 4-11, with several mentions made of the American president https://app.box.com/s/a1zx6jelrvhguyzjfy6b5dgwlfjfceij This station plays a lot of American country music (of all formats). Here is typical programming at 0912 on 4-11 https://app.box.com/s/fdtbl3tk01yz7u2y5lb7xyaaauc33km8 (Gary DeBock, Dec 4, ibid.) 846 in audio at 0529 --- Well, I'll be darned. There's Kiribati with audio. Island music until 0529, then a female speaking. Just as I went to look for their MW internet audio relay http://right-click.com.au/rcPlayer/index.php?c=kiribati_mw they faded away, but now are coming back again around 0532. 73, (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Dec 5, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks for the tip, Walt. I have been seeing a good spike there for a few evenings now. Finally heard audio. Chuck H. mentioned in an email to me about this frequency over the past weekend it was most likely Kiribati. Regards, (George, NJ3H, Stein, Redmond, Oregon USA, Kenwood TS-940S, Hustler 4BTV with 30m and 17m, Yaesu FT-1900R and FT-60R, SDRs: Perseus and Elad FDM-S2, Antenna: Wellbrook ALA1530AL-2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Almost armchair copy of new Kiribati back on their old frequency of 846 and // to their internet feed at: http://right-click.com.au/rcPlayer/index.php?c=kiribati_mw All this at 0543 UT 5 Dec 2017 into Victoria, BC (which? IRCA via DXLD) What happened to Kiribati on 1440? They were noted this evening from the KiwiSDR in Bay of Islands NZ fading in and out with most likely DWDH in Manila - typical island music, woman announcer in vernacular, etc. From same site this evening, V7AB in Majuro was coming in very nicely with ocnl EE anmts for Marshallese Christmas songs and local events, but mostly vernacular anmts. Just an FYI (Bruce Churchill, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) At 0935 both frequencies on (Mauno Ritola, Dec 5, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, ibid.) Weak Audio From 846-Kiribati --- Tonight, UT 6 Dec, I was seeing a good carrier from about 0330 UT, and very respectable audio from after 0400. Pretty amazing. My guess is that Chinese engineers have been at work resurrecting or replacing a transmitter. 73, (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, IRCA via DXLD) {Subsequently its JBA carrier makes it to Enid circa 0530/0700. Full report and background already in my reports, dxldyg, next DXLD --- gh} ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. [Re 17-48] Hacker infiltrates 6400 kHz: http://www.ibtimes.com/hacker-allegedly-infiltrates-north-korean-radio-station-plays-final-countdown-2614464 See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Business_Times and check out the inline link to "clickbait" for an explanation of this kind of content. In case the explanation is not known yet: 6400 kHz is a common frequency for Irish pirates. Recently it was nostalgia for Radio Nova, a high power pirate (high for a pirate: 10 kW) of the eighties, hence the music from that era (Kai Ludwig, Dec 3, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 3050.11 (AM), V28 ("The Parrot"), 1336-1339*, Dec 4; YL reading numbers in Korean; poor; also heard today by Hiroyuki Komatsubara, in Japan. He heard V28 ("The Parrot"): -1336- 3002 kHz male 3050 kHz female 3518 kHz female, weak (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 7220, Thu Nov 30 at 0711, Poor S8-S5 saccharine choral music during VOK`s English hour, listed as non-direxional. CNR2, from much further west Golmud 916 ND also scheduled, but unheard despite this not being during their Wed-only siesta (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 11735. VOK. 26/11 0300-0430 UT. Música sin identificación hasta las 0310, luego solamente portadora hasta las 0329. Desde las 0330, himno nacional, canción de los generales Kim Il Sung y Kim Jong Il. Luego noticias sobre conmemoraciones y preparativos de las actividades que recuerdan el funeral de Kim Jong Il, la lucha del socialismo, informaciones sobre el Partido del Trabajo de Corea, construcción de edificios de una Provincia, Declaración sobre la posición de la Asociación de Asia Pacifico sobre Norcorea como patrocinador del terrorismo, declaración de Rusia sobre Corea del Norte y otras noticias. Desde las 0350 se emite un espacio musical hasta las 0425, luego avisos de las emisiones del servicio en español. SINPO: 55444, desde las 0413 con SINPO: 55343 aunque con recuperación a 55444 a las 0422 (Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT: Dipolo; QTH: Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. new frequency 6085, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata, ex: 7410, on Dec 1 at 1305. In Japanese; nice clear signal, as North Korea jamming was still up on ex 7410. Scheduled 1300-1400 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6085, Dec 2 at 1347, poor signal from Shiokaze on new frequency as discovered by Ron Howard yesterday, just as I suspected they would QSY for a new month after wasting their watts on 7410 under China in Japanese. Too weak to discern whether in Chinese, Japanese of Korean, but Aoki/NDXC says Korean and started 6085 already on Nov 30 when the hour was in English. Certainly better here, but there is some hash around 6087, which Wolfgang Büschel lately noted: ``UNIDENTIFIED. Re: Unidentified 6087.497 kHz --- Noted on Japan remote SDR post: HIGH SPEED ute data transmission at 1025 UT on Nov 15: two data PAIR string peaks visible, HIGHSPEED DATA on 6086.500 and 6087.500 kHz, S=8-9 in Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan, but weak S=5-6 in Seoul South Korea. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6085, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, via Yamata, continues to be free of any N. Korea jamming, which is still up on ex: 7410; Dec 4 at 1321 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) JAPAN, Frequency changes of JSR Shiokaze Sea Breeze from Dec 1 1300-1400 NF 6085*YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs, ex 7410 as follows 1300-1330 Chinese Mo; Japanese Tu/Sa; Korean We/Fr/Su; English Th * co-ch same 6085 KLL 001 kW / 120&300 CeEu Ger/Eng Radio MiAmigo Int 1330-1400 Korean Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat; Japanese Tue/Sun; English Thu 1405-1435 NF 5935#YAM 300 kW / 280 deg NEAs Japanese(Furusato no Kaze), ex 6095 # co-ch same 5935 LHA 100 kW / 085 deg EaAs Chinese PBS Xizang 1600-1700 NF 7285 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg NEAs, ex 7335 as follows 1600-1630 Chinese Mo; Japanese Tu/Sa; Korean We/Fr/Su; English Th 1630-1700 Korean Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat; Japanese Tue/Sun; English Thu ^co-ch same 7285 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg English DRM RNZI from 1651 Su-Fr http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/frequency-changes-of-jsr-shiokaze-sea.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7290, JAPAN, The Wind from Japan, at 1515, with monologue by a woman in Korean. Opposition radio directed at North Korea. Good. Dec. 3 9965, JAPAN, The Wind from Japan Station at 1540. Monologue with W in Korean (listed as, and sounded like it). Dec. 1 9560, JAPAN, Furusato no kaze (presumed the one) at 1445. Monologue with M in Japanese, musical bridge, talk by W in Japanese. Contact information, outro music, shutting down at 1459. Good, Dec. 1 6095, JAPAN, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze at 1425. W in Japanese in monologue over high-pitched jammer. Usual W in Japanese and outro music at the BoH and off at 1434. Good on SW-2000629 and "tomato stake" 9' antenna. Nov. 29 (Rick Barton, A few more pieces to the Short Wave puzzle, Mix of in-shack logs and camping trip logs, both central Arizona. 73 & Good Listening.....! ~RB, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7590, CLANDESTINE, North Korea Reform R. (via Tashkent). Shocked to find a good signal here at 1432 with ”Music Box Dancer” then Korean talk by W. M after 1445 retune with W joining in at times. Faded pretty badly by 1500. A few peaks after. M going to at least 1528. Signal gone at 1530:12. Disappointed I missed 1430 s/on. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7625, UZBEKISTAN, V. of the Wilderness (via Tashkent). Another shocker here with good signal with Korean talk by M from 1428. Still going at 1445. W joined also on rare occasions. Finally soft choral music at 1511. M again at 1516. Barely audible by 1525 but could still hear talk and music at 1527. Signal off early at 1529:02. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7530, CLANDESTINE, National Unity R. (via Tadzhikistan). Korean talk by M at 1432 tune-in, then music at 1436. M again in Korean at 1438 check, brief music bridge, then more talk. 1441 somber vocal songs with occasional talk between selections. by M and W, then into song at 1442. Weak but audible. Pretty much lost audio by 1455, and signal looked like it finally went off at 1502. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. U.K.(non), Transmitter change of BBC Korean service from Nov 27 1530-1830 on 9940 PHT 250 kW / 021 deg to NEAs Korean, ex TSH 300 kW //frequencies 5895 DB 250 kW / 072 deg and 7530 TAC 100 kW / 068 deg http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/transmitter-change-of-bbc-korean.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 29-30, dxldyg via DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH. 4885, Echo of Hope - VOH. On Dec 3, again found their programming out of sync with their normal timing, for this one hour program that is repeated again-and-again every hour; instead of the usual bell/gong being rung slowly three times at 1203 and 1403, today was heard at 1219 & 1419; fair-good. 4885, Echo of Hope - VOH. On Dec 4, at 1303, programming back in sync with bell/gong being rung slowly three times; yesterday was out-of- sync. As usual this frequency is never jammed by N. Korea; good reception (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. 15575. KBS. 23/11. 0242-0300 UT. Programa: “Coreano en Dramas” con alocuciones que se encuentran en infinitivo. A las 0245: “Al son de Corea” con canciones del periodo Goryeo y una de ellas alude a un platillo de empanadas fritas, junto a una relación entre una persona de la nobleza y un monje; luego se habla de los proyectos de recuperación de canciones de este periodo, las cuales no se sabe cómo sonaban de modo original y finalmente una canción en referencia a vivir en paz. Salida del aire a las 0259. SINPO: 45343, variando hacia 45444 en algunos momentos. Además el audio se mantiene similar entre las voces y la presentación de los temas musicales. 15575. KBS 26/11 0235-0300 UT. Minisegmento “Literatura en audio: La Vegetariana”. Luego canción de kpop. A las 0241 se vuelve a la lectura de informes de recepción llegados por vía electrónica. A las 0249 se inicia “Corea en 5 minutos” acerca de algunos malentendidos que pueden darse en Corea debido a la idiosincrasia, tal como en los casos de posturas o lenguaje corporal, así como en el casos de la buena educación para no herir a otros, entre otras situaciones. A las 0256 se emite una canción de Honey de JYP como fin del programa. SINPO: 54444 con una leve interferencia de CNR desde 15570. 15575. KBS. 27/11. 0200-0300 UT. Noticias destacadas de la semana como informaciones sobre las importaciones y exportaciones surcoreanas, Acciones realizadas por el presidente de Corea del Sur, Reconocimiento de Corea del Norte como país patrocinador del terrorismo. A las 0210 comienza: “Melodías de Corea” con música de KPOP, lectura del ranking, presentación de canciones. A las 0234 se emite un especial de la banda femenina EXID con las canciones: “DDD”, “Up a Down”. Desde las 0243 se emite el segmento: “Rincón del melomano” con lectura de mensajes y solicitudes de canciones. SINPO: 44343 con una leve interferencia de CNR desde 15570 (Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT: Dipolo; QTH: Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 6155, 0447, ARMENIA, Denge Kurdistan via Yerevan- Gavar fair with native vocals, Kurdish announcements // 7320, vgd 10 November (Bryan Clark. Mangawhai, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, WinRadio G33DDC and AOR7030+ receivers, EWEs to North, Central & South America, Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) 7520even, ARMENIA, Radyoya Denge Kurdistane, in Kurdish from new relay site Yerevan Gavar-ARM. Their audio is not clean anymore, distorted quality though. S=9+20dB in Doha Qatar remote unit. 0517 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** KUWAIT. DRM on 6050? See ECUADOR [and non] ** KYRGYZSTAN. 4010.199, Kyrgyz Radio Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek 0018 UT S=6 or -85dBm fair heard in Qatar ME (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** LAOS. 6129.967, LNR, Lao National Radio from Vientiane, powerhouse S=9+30dB of wideband 9 kHz broad signal, at 0133 UT on Dec 1. but 6129.956 kHz at 2320 UT at S=8 level (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** MADAGASCAR. Re: ``UNIDENTIFIED. 6135, Nov 10 at 1404, very poor talk, intonation reminds me of Jeff White, but surely not. Is Voice of Freedom clandestine from South to North Korea back on this frequency today? Maybe trace of noise jamming. As of Nov 8, Ron Howard said VOF carrier-only was on 5920 and not on 6135 for a long time. Otherwise, how about long-path from Madagascar, which also has not been reported in a long time?! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` I guess it's worth checking that one again. Today I spotted a fair carrier on a South African SDR on 6135 around 1440. Didn't observe the exact sign-off time but it was not much after 1500. As mid-summer is approaching in the southern Hemisphere and still afternoon in South Africa, I would not expect the signal emanating from so far away. For example, there is (almost) no trace of the Koreans on 6250 and 6400 which are audible in Europe, being a candidate for 6135 also. 73 (thorsten Hallmann, Germany, Dec 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DGIEST) Hi Glenn & Thorsten, For most of Nov, Voice of Freedom stayed on 5920. Has been a long time since they were last heard on 6135. VOF, as of Dec 1, continues on 5920, with light jamming. Here in California, still hearing the daily strong white noise jamming from North Korea, on 6135, the former frequency of VOF. Madagascar would seem a very likely candidate for the UNID, especially with 1500 approximate sign off. Unfortunately for me, I think the jamming is too strong for me to tell if there is anyone underneath (Ron Howard, ibid.) Most likely RTM Antananarivo scheduled 05-15 UT in hfcc request entry (Wolfgang Büschel, Dec 2, ibid.) Dec 2, checked 6135, about 1450+, but indeed totally covered by strong white noise jamming from N. Korea. From my QTH is impossible to tell if a station was underneath. Interested to note Aoki's database shows 6135 Voice of Freedom with an "x" (off the air). Assume we can totally ignore any possibility of Yemen here, as they have been off the air for many years now? My last log of them was in 2013: ``YEMEN. 6135.0, Radio Sanaa (presumed), 1448-1457, Dec 1, 2013. IDing this solely on the basis of the non-stop repetative Middle Eastern music heard (no announcements); certainly not the format for Madagascar; poor with QRN; best in LSB; 1457 totally blocked by the start up of the VOA tx; unable to hear anything of Madagascar here. Local sunrise in Monterey was at 1502 UT; sunset at Sana was at 1431 UT, so nice grayline reception (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, near Monterey, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` (Ron, ibid.) I have an open carrier on 6135 kHz still at 1530 (Mauno Ritola, Dec 3, ibid.) The open carrier begins to be visible here now at 1400 and it is very exactly on 6135 kHz. I think it was switched off yesterday right after 1530. I agree, that it fits with Madagascar, probably their programming feed is not working. If it were with normal modulation, I think the audio would beat Korean jamming easily at 1500. Best regards (Mauno Ritola, 1409 Dec 4, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MADAGASCAR. 7330, Nov 29 at 0314, Cuban music ---? Can RHC have resumed on 40m? No, not // RHC English or Spanish frequencies. Soon at 0318 ID as La Voz Alegre, i.e. MWV, now here for B-17 at 03-04; fair with het from algo on 7330.9. (The other SS hour at 02-03 is on 6190) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MADAGASCAR. 11610, MWV Light of Life, Mahajanga. Mandarin to WEu at 2134, fair to poor signal. Interestingly, this service appears not to be heard very well in the targeted region either (using 100 kW at 325 degrees)! Five different European remote SDRs also gave fairly underwhelming to poor signal strengths on this day, too. The best was the Swedish SDR in Fernebo where it was running at only S5 to 6. Also, I'm not sure that their Mandarin audience is that big in WEu, so it makes me wonder why they are beaming that way! On the Shenzhen SDR in southern China, the station is not heard at all. Rather curious, really. 16/11 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) [same], 2118-2157* Nov 9, Chinese language program with long religious talks. Apparent English/Chinese language lesson later in program followed by “smzg” references later as part of closing announcements which is a Chinese Christian religious outfit. Good signal (Rich D'Angelo, 2216 Burkey Drive, Wyomissing, PA, U.S.A (Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R8B, Eton E1, Eton E5, Alpha Delta DX Sloper, RF Systems Mini- Windom, Datong FL3, JPS ANC-4), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) 15560, MWV New Life, Mahajanga. S/on 0300 in English to SAs. NF for B17 (ex 9600) and now one hour later than in A17. Very weak signal on 15/11. The circuit between Mahajanga and Mount Evelyn on this band/this time of year/this time of day (local early afternoon here) is notoriously unreliable. Only being heard quite erratically from one day to the next (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** MEXICO. Re my logs of 580, XEMU, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Raymie Humbert, AZ, replied Dec 1 on the WTFDA Forum: ``As you may know, Glenn, La Rancherita del Aire *bought back* 580 in IFT-4. In fact, they were the only bidder for the frequency. The post-IFT-4 callsign for the station is XELRDA-AM`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. RAYMIE`S MEXICO BEAT this week --- [including DTV] Pa-ZAM! XHPZAM-FM is the latest IFT-4 station on air. It's 98.1 at Zamora, Michoacán. The format is Exa FM and it is owned by Ilox Telecomunicaciones. Station class is A. Their website is https://www.exafmzamora.mx (Raymie Humbert, Phœnix AZ, Dec 2, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) Mexico's newest VHF digital television station is rounding the bend. XHPBQR-TDT 11 https://codiceinformativo.com/2017/12/inicia-uaq-pruebas-piloto-de-su-nueva-senal-televisiva/ (Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro) will bring the first university station to the Bajío region. Programs will be from 7am to 9pm when the station launches. There are still things to be done, namely choosing a channel number (their RF number is, of course, reserved), figuring out the initial schedule (some programs, such as the university's newscast and productions of the various colleges, are already slated), and completing other facilities before XHPBQR can formally hit the air. (Edit: Apparently it is using VC 24) DTV ——— In more baffling news, the buried highlight of the IMER 2016 annual report is that they actually asked for six radio stations in the 2016 PABF! https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/198184/11pi_imerL2016.pdf These stations would be at Acapulco, Campeche, Coatzacoalcos, Colima, Mazatlán, and Zacatecas. The catch is that of the six frequencies requested, one went not to IMER, but to the SPR. That was 104.3 Coatzacoalcos. Still unawarded are 90.5 Acapulco, 98.9 Campeche (which XHCAM abandoned more than a decade ago), 102.9 Colima, 96.3 Mazatlán, and 88.3 Zacatecas. The IMER formerly operated stations in Campeche and Colima on AM. These stations were joint ventures with state governments which IMER wound down in 2004-05. The Colima station, XEBCO, was dismantled not long after in what amounted to an AM-FM migration (XHIRC-FM came on the day after XEBCO signed off for good). The SPR's incursion into radio seems awfully duplicative of IMER's efforts. IMER is supplying programming (from their online station Radio México Internacional) to the new SPR FMs at Tapachula and Mazatlán. That's not even considering that there's also Radio Educación operating under government auspices. ——— Oh yeah, and this pirate in San Pedro Tlanixco, State of Mexico http://www.unios.org.mx/index.php/publicaciones/item/354-tlanixco would be a snoozer to not worry about if its frequency of 96.2 did not make me think I was reading about Colombia... Gotta be hard to tune in on some radios! Apparently this frequency was deliberately chosen in some sort of reference to political prisoners. A video I found explains it this way: 9 - something about the frequencies that are used (or in other words, it had to be 9 or 10) 6 - for the six people that are imprisoned 2 - for the two people that apparently have warrants out for their arrest Apparently there is some sort of fight to defend water sources in the area, from which this whole movement originates. First, they might want to consider a concession. Or getting a frequency change. Last edited by Raymie; 12-04-2017 at 01:51 PM. (Raymie, originally Dec 3, ibid.) A few dribs and drabs... It's hard to keep up with all the new IFT-4 stations. While XHPTCS Tapachula appears to be delayed from its planned November 20 launch date, there was also news last month on the Tribuna stations being built in La Paz, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. Tribuna has hired its chief engineer and the head of its FM station division. http://www.tribunadelabahia.com.mx/la-uam-al-grupo-editorial-tribuna/ Both come to Tribuna from UAM Radio in Mexico City. Guillermo Francisco Hernández Servín may sound familiar — I interviewed him on the technical changes for UAM Radio back in July. He is joined by Claudia Meléndez Estrada, who will head up the entire group. ——— There's also a rumbling radio rumor in Monterrey that has ties to a station north of the border. The rumor is that the electronic music format for XHCHL-FM "Beat 90.1" is on its way out and "Ultra" is on its way in, with a Spanish classic hits (80s/90s) format. No, this is not the same Ultra operating in the center of the country. It is, however, related to another station: KJAV 104.9 FM in McAllen. In 2015, R Communications sold KJAV and KVJY 840 AM to a company called Bi-Media. It turns out Bi-Media's name does not come from being bi-national, though that describes the company. The Bi comes from Bichara, as in the Bichara family that controls the Monterrey NRM group. The four principals of Bi-Media all have the last name Bichara (two of them are Mexican citizens who hold the maximum 25% foreign ownership and the other two are Americans). Ultra 104.9 is also linked from the NRM website. ——— Additionally, while XEZT's migration (already being promoted) might have a cloudy future, XEPA is promoting its new FM frequency, matching the July report of 89.7 MHz... https://www.facebook.com/KeBuena1010am/photos/a.159238580942645.1073741828.158669970999506/726798490853315/?type=3&theater Last edited by Raymie; 12-05-2017 at 02:36 AM. (originally Dec 4, ibid.) All but one of the IFT-4 radio stations are now in the RPC, and the one missing was the only station to go to a fourth round - 88.3 at Chignahuapan, Puebla. For a full list of the 17 new FMs added today, with their callsigns and frequencies, look to my Twitter. https://twitter.com/RaymieX/status/938145300027342848 (Raymie, Dec 5, ibid.) Into December we go and there are still new stations being awarded! http://www.ift.org.mx/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/es/el-ift-otorga-diversas-concesiones-para-uso-publico-y-social-en-varias-localidades-del-pais -The Chiapas state network is moving to essentially transition two AM stations, at Ocosingo and Tecpatán. New FM concessions, for XHOCH- FM 103.3 and XHTECP-FM 95.1, have been awarded to the state network. These should serve as replacements for XEOCH 600 and XETEC 1140, respectively. The only AM transmitters remaining after this move will be at Palenque and San Cristóbal de las Casas. It is worth noting that the Villaflores service, a pirate on 98.3, still does not have a concession. -Seven social concessions were awarded for stations in Colima, Guerrero, Sonora and Zacatecas. It would appear these are untyped social stations. -Technical modifications for stations in Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Sinaloa and Sonora. -Several radio and TV station concession transfers, in Culiacán and Torreón, as well as TV station XHTX. Further details should be available when the meeting agenda and minutes are posted. [tagline:] Este programa es público, ajeno a cualquier partido político. Queda prohibido el uso para fines distintos a los establecidos en el programa (Raymie, Dec 7, ibid.) ** MEXICO. 1610, XEUACH, Chapingo, Mexico, Nov. 11, 2017, 0132 UT: With light Spanish music parallel to webstream, strong at times while mixing with various TIS stations during auroral conditions. ANTENNA: South DKAZ. 1795 miles 5 kW. NEW LOG. 73, (Tim Tromp, Western Michigan, ABDX via DXLD) See NORTH AMERICA X-band list ** MEXICO. Very tiny S=4-5 signal on 6185.912 [sic], probably XEPPM Radio Educación Mexico D.F., low modulation wandered 2-3 Hertz unstable frequency this 0520 UT Dec 2 morning. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 2, dxldyg via DXLD) I had not noticed it that far off frequency, and neither does wb on his next report; was above supposed to be 6184.992? (gh) 6184.996, unstable little, wandered downwards for example to x.995 and back around 2345 UT on Dec 5. XEPPM Radio Educación. Program of typical national Mariachi music played till 2359 UT. S=9+5dB or -69dBm signal noted in FL-US state remote SDR. At 0000 UT station ID and Mexican National Hymn played, and sung by school pupil chorus at 0000- 0003 UT and full ID mentioned again also shortwave, at 0004 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 5 / 6, dxldyg via DXLD) ** MEXICO. A number of “shadows” (translators) in Chiapas in southern Mexico have surrendered their licenses. Mexican translators usually operate on the same channel as their primary stations. [I think these places are in Tamaulipas --- gh] Translators relaying XHSBB-TDT on channel 48: Altamirano, Calchihuitan, Chenalho, Chilon, Hultlupan, Ocosingo, San Juan Cancuc, Santiago el Pinar, Solistahuacan, Soyalo, Tecpatan, Tenejapa, Tumbala Translators relaying XHTTG-TDT on channel 44: Chiapa de Corzo, Francisco Leon, Jantenango de la Paz, Jesus Maria Garza, Ocotepec, Pantepec, San Fernando (Doug Smith, Dec WTFDA VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD) DTV ** MEXICO [non]. For those who enjoy Mexican music, check for Lorenzo Antonio --- also his sisters Sparx from New Mexico. Great music (though John added later not exactly ’traditional’ -- much of what Lorenzo and his sisters sing is composed by him and his father) and Sparx are quite easy on the eye. Yeah, I know a sexist comment but I just don’t care. All the best for the New Year (John Durham, Tauranga, New Zealand, Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) Is there ever a Bad Beer? Combining radio and drink references, I just discovered today/1 Dec that my ‘tiendita latina’/Little Latin Shop in the local strip mall sells ’Inca Kola’ from Perú (Theo Donnelly, ed., circa Vancouver BC, North America, ibid.) I never see a female DXer name or face in NZDXT (gh, DXLD) ** MONGOLIA. Frequency change of Voice of Mongolia effective Nov 20 0900-0930 NF 12084.9 U-B 250 kW / 178 deg to SEAs English, ex 12034.9 0930-1000 NF 12084.9 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Mongolian, x 12034.9 1000-1030 NF 12084.9 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 12034.9 1030-1100 NF 12084.9 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Japanese, ex 12034.9 (??????????? ?? Observer ? 10:59 AM via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) ** MYANMAR [and non]. 5914.987, Myanma R, Nay Pyi Daw, dswci TBS minorities program in Kachin, Shan, Palan Chin, Mindat Chin, Rakhine, Wa, and Kokang. Station ID at 0058:45 UT. Scheduled 2330-0530 UT, S=9+20dB fluttery at 0059:51 UT noted in Thai-CBG border area. 5985even, Myanma Radio, Yengu Yangoon, in Burmese service, 9.4 kHz wide signal band, S=9+20dB strength in Thai-CBG area remote SDR unit at 0105 UT on Dec 1. b u t suffers by terrible distorted audio signal QRM of adjacent: 5990.002, INDIA, AIR Delhi Khampur relay site Sindhi language service outlet, S=9+20dB signal noted at 0107 UT, and whistle spurs too on distance apart fq of plus/minus 50, 100, ... 8 x 50 Hertz strings either sideband (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) 5985, Myanmar Radio, 1218-1232, Dec 4. Monday edition of "Say It In English"; "Mr. Harris," Tom's boss, talks to him about being late for work (he overslept) and wants Tom to go on a business trip to Geneva, Switzerland; fairly readable (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 5960, UT Sunday Dec 3 at 0125, The Mighty KBC via GERMANY is good with rock music at S9-S6; 0131 check the Radiogram beeps; 0150 medley ending with `White Xmas`, plug T-shirts; 0152 Kraig W Krist`s ``Forgotten song`` this week is ``Out of the Question`` from March 1973 by Gilbert O`Sullivan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND [and non]. 7355, RNZI at 1400. Man with news, while KNLS IS played underneath. Could hear a little of the KNLS opening. VG, Nov. 28 (Rick Barton, A few more pieces to the Short Wave puzzle, Mix of in-shack logs and camping trip logs, both central Arizona. 73 & Good Listening.....! ~RB, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, Dec 3 at 0636, no signal from RNZP, but too late to search for other frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 11725, here`s why I was not hearing RNZI last night. Website reveals an abrupt QSY, apparently only for this transmission: ``04:59-07:58 13730 Pacific Daily from 01 Dec`` 13730, Dec 4 at 0613, JBA carrier as RNZI has moved here from 11725, and in fact the OSOB, but 2 MHz higher means it doesn`t make it to North America, while 11725 was usually the SSOB! 7355, Dec 4 at 1359 tune-in just in time to hear end of Radio Martí QSY announcement, 1400 dead air for a couple minutes, except for Cuban jamming which is already on it and slow to turn off. So this now blox the RNZI broadcast from 1259! Thus, Dec 4 at 1521 UT I write to frequency manager Adrian Sainsbury: ``Hi Adrian, Very disappointed that you replaced 11725 with 13730. For us, 11725 was a great signal, usually the strongest on 25m during that span. Now 13 MHz is too high, last night a just-barely-audible carrier. No doubt you thought it necessary for your target area. Now there is another problem. Last week, Radio Marti started using a third frequency in our evenings, 7355. This morning it was also on the air until 1400 UT, blocking RNZ, and furthermore with Cuban jamming, which continued a while longer. By 1500 you were in the clear, but signal weakening here. You should get on IBB/OCB about this, and/or QSY immediately to a clear frequency before 1400. I don`t yet know when IBB restarts 7355, but surely no later than 1300 when you are on it. BTW, there were already complaints about 7355 colliding with KNLS Alaska after 1400, tho here it is seldom much of a problem. 73, Glenn Hauser, OK`` Adrian Sainsbury replied at 1842 UT Dec 4 to my lament about dropping 11725, and collision notification about 7355: ``Hi Glenn, We moved to 13730 from 05-08 UT to improve early evening reception in eastern Australia, Solomon Islands, PNG area. I am aware of the co-channel on 7355 and research is on to find a clear channel on what is a very crowded band. I hope we can solve this problem very soon. Best regards, Adrian Sainsbury | RNZI Frequency Manager, RNZ | Level 2, 155 The Terrace | PO Box 123 | Wellington | New Zealand`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) {Moved to 7430, heard Dec 6, 7, 9 but not 8 --- gh} ** NEW ZEALAND. NEW ZEALAND TO IMPROVE BROADCAST NEWS MEDIA SERVICES TO THE PACIFIC New Zealand’s new government plans to extend public service broadcasting to the Pacific region. Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio said he was working closely with the minister of broadcasting to improve and broaden services. RNZ International has pared back its shortwave service to the Pacific while the ABC has done away with its shortwave service. Aupito said he was waiting to hear from ministry officials about how New Zealand's offering can be enhanced. "I'm going to be providing some advice to the minister of broadcasting about how we deliver that but it's about our Pasifika communities here in Aotearoa New Zealand being able to tell our stories by our own people in our own language and it's also about us connecting with what's happening in this region." Aupito said New Zealand's special relationship with the Pacific will be enhanced by improving the offering. He said his ministry is committed to improving Pacific services from RNZ International and Television New Zealand (ABU via Dec Australian DX News via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) ** NIGERIA. 7254.922, Voice of Nigeria, Abuja, excellent audio quality noted in Qatar at 0611 UT backlobe signal of S=8, flute music noted, scheduled 06-07 UT in Hausa language, fixed directed ALLISS Ampegon antenna at 280degrees towards West African states and across the Atlantic to the Americas [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) 7254.922 VoNigeria Abuja in Hausa, mostly male announcer, music heard at 0627 UT on Dec 4. Excellent music audio quality now, after repair by the technician recently. S=9+15dB signal to state in peaks on our winter morning, here in Liverpool UK, Belgium, Germany and Stockholm Sweden remote SDR units. !! Reception reports to Voice of Nigeria wanted and are much welcomed, !! to Director General. !! [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 4, dxldyg via DXLD) ** NIGERIA [non]. Reception of Radio Herwa International via WRMI Okeechobee, Nov 28 0700-0728 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg WAf Hausa/Kanuri tx#10, good/fair // freq 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg WAf Hausa/Kanuri not on air today http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-radio-herwa-international_28.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) 11530, Nov 30 at 0702, VP signal, so it seems WRMI is on tonight with the previously discovered Radio Herwa International in Hausa; // 13710 via France musters a JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Herwa Int via WRMI Okeechobee and TDF Issoudun on Nov 30 0700-0728 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri tx#10, fair/good // frequency 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri from good to poor http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/radio-herwa-int-via-wrmi-okeechobee-and.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 29-30, dxldyg via DXLD) USA, WRMI relay Wavescan, instead of Radio Herwa Int on Dec 2 0700-0730 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English tx#10: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/wrmi-relay-wavescan-on-11530-khz.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 2, dxldyg via DXLD) Radio Herwa International via TDF Issoudun on Dec 4: 0700-0728 on 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa/Kanuri, good // frequency 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to WeAf via WRMI tx#10 JBA http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-radio-herwa-international.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) 11530, Dec 5 at 0716, possibly a JBA carrier, or nothing, during scheduled R. Herwa International segment via WRMI; while 11580 WRMIBS is S9+20/30! And 11520 WEWN is S9-S7. But Dec 6 at 0704 on 11530, chanting and drumming at S9-S7, presumably Herwa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA [non]. 5960, Radio Dandal Kura International (Maiduguri, Borno State) via Ascension Isl relay, BUZZY audio sound annoying, some peak strings visible on remote MI-US server receiver, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 Hertz visible. S=9+10dB signal sidelobe into east coast USA (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 2, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. X BAND AT-A-GLANCE 12/2017 (thanks to Tony King) 1610 Carib. Beacon Anguilla EE religious. The late Dr Gene Scott/Mrs Scott CHHA Toronto ON SS ‘Radio Voces Latinas’ Fq ID in SS & EE [also several other languages --- gh] CHRN Montreal QU South Asian Format. Radio Humsafar [misses Mexicans on 1610, 1650; only 1700 --- gh] 1620 KSMH West Sacramento, CA Rel. ‘IHR (Immaculate Heart Radio) Sacramento” Radio Rebelde (6 Tx sites) CUBA SS. Distinctive 5 note chime on hour. Sync echo. WNRP Gulf Breeze FL News/Talk Fox News “News Radio 1620” WDND South Bend IN Nostalgia “Americas Best Music’ KOZN Bellevue NE Fox Sport “The Zone” WTAW College Station–Bryan TX ‘Newstalk 16-20 WTAW’ Takes C-to-C AM WDHP St Croix USVI News/talk/gospel/country. Overnight BBC WS KYIZ Renton WA Urban contemporary // KRIZ “Z Twins” 1630 WRDW Augusta GA “ESPN Augusta” KCJJ Iowa City IA News-talk-AC “The Mighty 16-30 KCJJ” KKGM Ft Worth/Dallas TX ‘Modern gospel music 1630 KKGM’ IRN News KRND Fox Farm WY SS ‘regional mexican’ ID “jota La [sic] Mexicana” 1640 KDIA Vallejo CA Talk/religious/life issues WTNI Biloxi MS Sport. “1640 WTNI Biloxi” KZLS Enid OK News/Talk KDZR Lake Oswego OR Conservative Talk “Talk 1640” KBJA Sandy UT ‘K-Talk KBJA’ WSJP Sussex WI Rel. Catholic. Relevant Radio 1650 KFSW Fort Smith AR Contemporary Christian [transmitter in OK! gh] KFOX Torrance CA Radio Seoul. Korean/EE ID on hour KBJD Denver CO SS Rel. Radio Luz KCNZ Cedar Falls IA “The Sports Station” 1650 The Fan CKZW Montreal QU Evangelical Christian in FF x CJRS 06/16 CINA Mississauga ON Indian. “Seena radio” KSVE El Paso TX SS Sports/Talk ESPN. “ESPN Deportes 1650” WHKT Portsmouth VA Conservative Talk Radio ”1650 The Answer” 1660 KBRE Merced CA AOR (Album Oriented Rock) x SS rel. x KTIQ WCNZ Marco Is FL Relevant Radio KWOD Kansas City KS Sport/Talk “Bison 1660” WQLR Kalamazoo MI Fox Sports. “Kalamazoo 1660, The Fan” WBCN Charlotte NC Classical Rock KQWB West Fargo ND Fox Sports WWRU Jersey City NJ Korean WGIT Canóvanas, Puerto Rico ‘Faro de Santidad’ Religious Silent 12/17 KRZI Waco TX ‘KRZI ESPN Central Texas’ 1670 KHPY Moreno Valley, CA SS religious. ESNE radio. KQMS Redding CA “News Talk Superstation 1670 AM” WMGE Dry Branch, GA “Fox Sport 1670 Georgia” x WPLA CJEU Gatineau QU Community/Children’s Radio “Radio Oxygène 1670” WOZN Madison WI ”CBS Sports Radio The Zone” 1680 KGED Fresno CA ID slogan “AM 1680 The Answer” WOKB Winter Garden FL Rel. ”WOKB Winter Garden-Orlando” Silent 12/17 KRJO Monroe LA “Classic Hits 1680 “LA105” WPRR Ada MI Talk ID “Public Reality Radio” WTTM Lindenwold, NJ World ethnic” EE ID ‘1680 WTTM Lindenwold- Philadelphia” KNTS Seattle WA SS Religious. EE ID 00:10 after hour. “Radio Luz” 1690 KFSG Roseville CA Rel. SS, Russian, Hmong. EE ID on hr “KFSG Sacramento” KDMT Arvada CO ‘1690 KDMT Denver’s Money Talk“ WMLB Avondale Estates GA Eclectic mix. “Voice of the Arts” CBS News WVON Berwyn, IL Talk WPTX Lexington Park, MD Adult standards CHTO Toronto ON Multilingual. Greek. CJLO Montreal QU Campus community - college station WIGT Charlotte Amalie US VI Religious. Silent 12/17 1700 WEUP Huntsville AL Urban contemporary Gospel “Huntsville’s Heritage Station” WJCC North Miami Beach FL World Ethnic. ‘Radio Mega 1700’ KBGG Des Moines IA ‘Des Moines Big News, Big Sport Big Sport KGBB’ XEPE Tecate BCN MX “ESPN 1700” sports WRCR Ramapo, NY Ethnic. “Radio India.” reported silent KKLF Richardson-Dallas-Ft Worth TX Tejano/Conjunto SS & EE “Kick 1700” ‘Banda 13’ KVNS Brownsville TX Fox Sports Radio (Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 3421/3420, UNID. Pirate?? While tuning 3390, found someone on 3421 with distorted fady signal playing a long Rock song at 0028. Later recognized “Celebrate” by Kool and the Gang 0039-0044, then the original version of “Maybe I’m Amazed” by Paul McCartney. Signal suddenly went off at 0052 in mid-song. At 0046, the audio was stopped, the signal was moved down to 3420, and the song continued. So must be a Pirate. (28 Nov.) (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 5010, PIRATE UNID. 1428 ad and start of political talk program by M during the 2016 U.S. election, cutoff, deadair, then into rock music. Just a huge signal here at this time. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6940-USB, Dec 4 at 2244, pirate music, 2246 synthyl stutteringly several times as ``welcome to Clever Name Radio``; long pause and then more music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1210, Dec 1 at 0640 UT, dead air from KGYN Guymon, instead of talk format which replaced US Country some weeks ago; while at right angle underneath is gospel huxter in Spanish, no doubt KUBR San Juan TX in the RGV. I haven`t bothered to report it, but KGYN is ALWAYS strong here at night now, obviously failing to go direxional as required to protect Philadelphia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. KCRC spurs precisely: See USA: 1360 log ** OKLAHOMA. FCC DTV axions: [excerpt from all states, Canada Mexico] Ada 17 KTEN From 26, 1000kw; modification from 811kw Altus 27 K27MY From K48KY; granted Norman 16 KOCM From 46, 27kw; modification from 26.6kw Oklahoma City 18 KOPX-TV From 50, 455kw/480m; modification from 104kw Oklahoma City 19 KAUT-TV From 40, 670kw/475m; modification from 375kw/467m; granted Oklahoma City 21 KUOT-CD From 19, 15kw; granted Oklahoma City 31 KOHC-CD From 45, 15kw; modification from 11.4kw Oklahoma City 36 KUOK-CD Requests power increase to 15kw Seiling 23 K19GZ From 19; granted Special Temporary Authority for this channel Strong City 36 K36NV From K22IC; granted Special Temporary Authority (see below*) Tulsa 10 KTUL Requests power increase to 30kw/578m Tulsa 12 KGEB From 49, 75kw; granted Tulsa 16 KWHB From 47, 26kw/182m, 36-02-35/95-57-12; modification from 23kw/457m Winston 32 K42LH From 42 *K22IC Strong City, Oklahoma has requested Special Temporary Authority to move to channel 36 due to interference. The station rebroadcasts the signals of K43KT Elk City, received over the air. K43KT has of course been displaced by the repack – and has ended up on channel 22. K22IC cannot receive channel 22 signals from Elk City if it's also transmitting on channel 22 -- So, K22IC moves to 36 and becomes K36NV. (via Doug Smith, Dec VHF UHF Digest via DXLD) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, 1148-1203*, Dec 3, Sunday. Religious preaching and religious singing; no break at ToH; cut off in mid-song; poor, but a rare day with above threshold level audio. BTW - What has happened to NBC Bougainville (3325)? Have not heard them recently during my usual monitoring times (1115+). Are they signing off earlier than before, when they went off about 1200, or are they completely off the air? Also on Dec 3, RRI Palangkaraya (3325) was silent for a second day in a row; 1139-1420. No signal at all on 3325 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PARAGUAY. Hispanic World --- RADIO NANDUTI CELEBRATES 55 YEARS ON PARAGUAY'S AIRWAVES PARAGUAY MEDIA | 29 de noviembre de 2017 http://www.worldnewsenespanol.com/309_hispanic-world/4982303_radio-nanduti-celebrates-55-years-on-paraguay-s-airwaves.html Paraguayan journalist Humberto Rubin, speaks at Radio Nanduti [sic] headquarters in Asuncion, Paraguay on Nov. 29, 2017. EPA-EFE/Andres Cristaldo [caption] Asuncion, Nov 29 (efe-epa).- "Credibility" is the foundation on which Radio Nanduti has established its reputation over the last 55 years on Paraguay's airwaves, its emblematic figure, journalist Humberto Rubin, told EFE. Rubin, 82, said that the station's interaction with the audience and its commitment to the truth are the two things that have provided its credibility, the secret to its more than half a century in Paraguayan homes. "I believe, perhaps with a lot of pride, that it's due to credibility. Although it may be tough, you have to give the truth to the public. The truth is made of stone, as my mother always used to say," the journalist remarked. However, the exercise of confronting the truth on a day to day basis at Radio Nanduti became a challenge during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner, who governed Paraguay with an iron fist from 1954-1989. In fact, the station was shut down three times, according to Rubin, for "denouncing all the barbarisms that the regime was doing." "It has its advantages and its inconveniences," said Rubin upon being asked about the station's character as a "family dynasty." "Everything for Freedom" is Radio Nanduti's slogan, a saying followed in practice through the past five-and-a-half decades of the station's operations, recognized a year ago by the Paraguayan Senate, which at the time paid tribute to Rubin on the station's 54th anniversary. Congratulations for Rubin and his entire team on its 55th anniversary have been coming in all week and especially from listeners. The communicator once again received good wishes on Wednesday morning during his regular early morning show "Franja Roja," a segment in which listeners can express their opinions without any restrictions. Rubin is also one of Paraguay's main environmental activists via his "Paraguay breathes - deeply" effort, an initiative that has involved thousands of citizens in the fight against deforestation in the landlocked South American country (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) WTFK? 1020 kHz; I can`t recall it ever being on SW, but I have always been fascinated by its Guaraní? name, which is properly spelt in Spanish, contrary to above stripped article, Ñandutí (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. Radio Turbomix (Cajamarca) on 1540.5 with strong dominant signal 23/11, announcing that big change coming. “Soon” Turbomix will be moving from 1540 to 710 kHz. So get this off-frequency station while you still can. No telling if the new frequency will also be off. (Don Moore visiting Peru, via WRTH Facebook Page via via Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) Some other off-frequency Peruvians noted by Don: 710.26, Radio Programas del Perú (Ica) Sports commentary // 730 kHz. About equal to station on 710. 1381.23, Radio Atahualpa, 0057-0110, Folk music to 0105 then announcements about Cajamarca and into fútbol news. Presumed. Good signal 23/11. 1499.78, Radio Santa Rosa (Lima with folk music, ads and IDs around TOH. “Radio Santa Rosa, 60 años”. Fading up/down. Mostly stronger than Radio Commercial. 1516.23, Huaynos & folk music, man in Spanish with time checks, greetings. Fair signal. Strong enough that not suffering any QRM from 1520. 1590.06, Radio Municipal (San Marcos, Cajamarca) nice selection of folk music. Announcements with mentions of San Marcos, sanmarquinos, and provincia de San Marcos. One ad for Farmacia Mi Perú in San Marcos. It’s a chain but Google maps shows there is one in town. Second strongest signal on frequency after 1590.46 but tough copy until that went off at 0107. Presumed 23/11. 1590.46, UNID closing 0107. Vocal pop music. Stronger than other station 23/11. 1600.61, UNID with folk music to 0105 then woman with what sounded like canned time check. Man with “Radio La Voz del Cristo” slogan and into religious program. Suspect that was a program name and not a station name. Steady signal and strongest on 1600 23/11 (via Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) ** PERU. 4955, R. Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2237-..., 23/11, quíchua, propag. relig.; 45343. Melhor sinal do que no princípio do mês. 5980, R. Chaski, Cuzco, 2240-..., 23/11, castelhano, propag. relig.; 43342, QRM adjacente. Good DX and regards, (Carlos Gonçalves, SW Coast of Portugal, Dec 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 5980. R. CHASKI. 23/11. 2320-2331 UT. Programa “El camino de la vida” con cánticos y avisos de la sección, luego espacio de coros e himnos protestantes. A las 2328 se identifica como: “Red Radio Integridad” con datos de la emisora en Lima, después prosigue un espacio de himnos instrumentales hasta la salida del aire a las 2331. SINPO: 55444 (Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT: Dipolo; QTH: Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) Claudio`s Spanish is excellent, so I rarely have to correct anything; this time, only cántico instead of cantico. Lucky him, still able to hear R. Chaski despite QRDRM from Romania here (gh, DXLD) ** PHILIPPINES. 9345, Dec 2 at 1454, forlorn wind music, Chinese announcement at S9-S7. Aoki/NDXC shows the only 9345 anywhen is FEBC, 1400-1600, 100 kW, 300 degrees from Iba. Not worth jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PHILIPPINES. 17700, Radyo Pilipinas, Tinang. S/on 0159 to English to ME with the Dateline news program. At 0202, there was a time check for 0200 (!) and one long pip. The opening announcements gave frequencies used but did not include this new frequency of 17700 (replacing 12010 from A17). Fair signal. Other frequencies in parallel also heard for this broadcast included 15640 (weak signal) and 17820 (fair signal). 15/11 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** PHILIPPINES. Hi Glen[n], I wish to make a DX log contrib to DXLD. Hope all is well with you Glen. Cheers Geoff 92.3, DXWT-FM - A remarkable opening from the Philippines on FM which started with band 1 TV Ch A2, 3, 4, & 5 coming in well, I checked some FM frequencies & this station popped up with a strong signal playing commercials in both English & Tagalog. Davao City to Numeralla NSW Australia 5,435 km probably sets a new FM distance record for Australia & probably the first ever recorded occurrence of 3-Es (triple Hop) - 30th November 16:30 AEDST (0530 UT). Link to YT video - https://youtu.be/ROTRvb7n06o (Geoff Wolfe, Numeralla NSW, Australia, Sony XDR3 tuner + Korner 15.11 antenna + preamp, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also read the comments. One might suspect trans-equatorial, but this has heavy fading typical of sporadic E (gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) ** PHILIPPINES [and non]. Todd Emslie (Sydney) relates a rather special low-band opening (courtesy of the ICDX mailing list): “On Friday Dec 01, 2017, there was a 5-hour multi-Es opening from the Philippines into Sydney. The MUF reached 77.25 MHz channel A5, with a general peak around 1727 LT. Distance is in the 3,300-mile (5,300 km) to 3,900-mile (6,275 km) range. DU7/PA0HIP Lapu-Lapu city, Mactan Island, Philippines on 6 metres is one of the first signs that Es is open to Australia. The afternoon time-frame has traditionally been the window for long- haul Es to Asia. It may not be typical mid-latitude Es that is most common. Instead it could be a form of ducting or cloud-to-cloud E layer mode associated with the equatorial zone. This mode could be comparable to TEP where the signal first enters the duct at relatively high angles in the Asia zone, then cloud-to-cloud down to Australia and New Zealand. The propagation mode likely requires well elevated high-power transmitters to enter the duct. The ducting process may enable unusually high MUF (~ 80 MHz) with relatively low signal reduction over unusually long paths such as The Caribbean to Spain, or Philippines to SE Australia. Darwin via 2Es was not present virtually all of the time during this 5-hour Philippine opening. Some brief strong FM was heard on 91.8 MHz which was recorded via Audacity. Not yet determined if this was genuine Es or a portable mobile iPod transmission from a nearby passing car. Some definite Es was heard on 92.3 MHz with "Just the Way It Is, Baby" by The Rembrandts. This track may fit 4TO Townsville, northern QLD, Australia contemporary pop hits format. [! See Geoff`s report] Es extended all the way to southern China at some 4,600 miles (7,400 km) with 49.75 MHz multiple weak TV carriers. [quadruple ! hop?] 62.25 MHz chE4 single carrier from Thailand at 4,600 miles (7,400 km) was also received simultaneous with China and Philippines TV. During 61.25 MHz chA3 fades, 62.25 MHz was still in. This proves 62.25 chE4 was genuine and not a video sideband spur from 61.25 chA3. Some reports indicate this as TEP. This is incorrect. The solar flux is currently far too low to support 62.25 MHz from Thailand to SE Australia. Also, traditional daytime afternoon TEP into Australia requires the transmitter to be located far into the northern hemisphere such as Korea or Japan. VHF antenna used was a vertically polarised Hills 12-element 45 - 225 MHz DL4 Yagi at roughly 7.5 metres above ground. The DL4 is currently fixed aimed towards Asia at ~ 320 degrees. The vertical DL4 active elements provides wider horizontal beamwidth forward pickup, hence QLD is also well received including the frequently received 50.281 MHz Atherton and 50.282 MHz Townsville 6m beacons. Other signals recently received such as 33.0 MHz Japan, 40.43 MHz Gippsland, 50.046 MHz Alice Springs, 50.08 MHz New Caledonia, and 55.0 MHz Adelaide radar confirm omnidirectional coverage. The Triax FM8 horizontal Yagi + Sony XDR-S3HD tuner combo was recently preliminary tested with troposcatter signals such as Coonabarabran and Taree at some 300 to 350 km with positive results confirming adequate sensitivity for Es. Hills DL4 + Icom R8500. Triax FM8 + Sony XDR-S3HD. Friday Dec 01, 2017 Log. All times local = UT +11. 1547: 61.25 MHz chA3 BFO Philippines (two carriers within 20 Hz apart. Another ~ 1 KHz higher). 1547: 67.25 MHz chA4 BFO Philippines. 55.250 chA2 BFO weaker than chA3 or chA4. 1635: 77.2501 MHz BFO chA5 Philippines. 1643: 62.250 MHz chE4 Thailand carrier. 1510: 49.75 southern Chinese weak carriers via multi-Es. 1723: Brief music on 92.3 MHz. Sounded like oldies female song. 1727: 77.25 chA5 peaking S3. 1736: Brief strong Es music on 92.3. FM8 Yagi aimed at Asia. 1736: Male music pop. 1736: 77.25 still in. 1736: 59.75 chA2 FM TV audio slush. 1739: 92.3 MHz: "Just the Way It Is, Baby" by The Rembrandts. Recorded via Audacity. 77.25 chA4 still in. 1747: 91.8 MHz male music burst of signal. Es or mobile car iPod mini transmission? FM8 Yagi aimed at Asia. 1821: 50.310 MHz VK8VF Darwin via 2Es at 1,960 miles (3,153 km). Brief. 1830: 77.25 gone, but 55.25, 61.25, 67.25 still loud. 1854: 77.25 chA5 back in. 2007: 55.25 and 61.25 weak carriers still in. 2036: 61.25 chA3 fade out. Todd Emslie, Sydney, Australia. (Note that the times are local (AESuT) – the ICDX folk don’t use UT as standard, despite members residing in several time zones). (via Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** ROMANIA. 6130, R. Romania Int'l, 11/26, 0100-0150 in English. Beginning SINFO was 42132, cannot hear well. Station ID at 0115. Activated Audio Now (Aud.N) at 0126 for the start of The Cooking Show. Music and DX Mailbag followed. Closing SIO 311 [+] 12/1, 0125-0149, in English. First five minutes all analog, initial SIO 211, interference unusually heavy tonight, likewise with QRN. Activate Audio Now (Aud.N) at 0132 to hear music special in commemoration of Dec. 1, which is Romania's National Day. A discussion of gender equality in Europe was heard. Recheck analog at 0140, still bad. Station ID at 0145, still no improvement, increasing QSB. Closing SIO 211 (no credit, NASWA Flashsheet Dec 3 via DXLD: but must be this guy as he explained last week his Audio Now defaults: Ronald Sives, South Plainfield, NJ, USA. Equipment: ETON field radio and 66 ft. random wire) [and non]. 5980, Dec 2 at 0054, RRI closing non-DRM Spanish hour with schedule, not mentioning the fact that this frequency is subject to jamming as heard now, and likely for anystation foolish enough to pick a Radio Martí frequency, which will then be subject to jamming at any hour beyond those really used by RM (from 0700). But why should Cuba do any favors for countries which have overthrown the yoke of communist repression decades ago? 7345, Dec 2 at 0640, RRI is still colliding at about equal level with BBC WS Ascension, both English this semihour and both totally unlistenable. How about making one LSB, other USB? 7375, Dec 2 at 2149, RRI in English, but *2150 covered by open carrier from Greenville prior to R. Marti at 2200. A courteous station would have avoided colliding with RRI just for a warmup. At least RRI is // on clear 7310 at S9-S7 for E North America, while 7375 is for Europe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. HISTORY OF DX AND RADIO. ==================== 1990 Radio "Samorodinka" --- The station has been broadcasting since the beginning of the 90s of the last century. The last time the station was adopted in 2005. The operator, the announcer and the owner of the station was the pensioner Lev Stepanovich Shishkin. Radio "Samorodinka" had a pronounced anti-government "left-patriotic" orientation. Particularly active work of the station was noted during the events in early October 1993, when the tanks of the "young democracy" shot at the building of the Supreme Council. The radio station supported the "defenders of the constitutional order" against Yeltsin and his team. The station appeared regularly at night from 00 ± 15 minutes. Sometimes, at the end of the program, she switched to telegraphic mode. Operating frequencies: 3923 ± 4 kHz. The station irregularly appeared at another time at 4867-4877 kHz, 9415-9419 kHz, 9437 kHz, 9767-9773 kHz, 13560 kHz, 15345 kHz. Radio station "Samorodinka" was about 10 W. In the output stage of the power amplifier, a 6P13C lamp was used. Antenna is a ray. This station was part of the international annual radio guide. http://free.radiodx.ru/page-16.xml (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. CORPORATE MEDIA `IS AFRAID': ACTIVIST DECRIES RT'S YANKED PRESS CREDENTIALS https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201712011059587850-corporate-media-RT-press-credentials/ (c) Sputnik/ Konstantin Chalabov Opinion 03:55 01.12.2017 (updated 03:58 01.12.2017) The US Congress' decision to revoke RT's Capitol Hill press credentials represents yet another attempt to suppress news that's not in the mainstream, Kevin Zeese, co-director of Popular Resistance, told Sputnik News. Corporate media outlets like Fox and CNN are "really struggling with viewership, they're having a hard time getting as many viewers as they used to get," Zeese said Thursday on Radio Sputnik's Loud & Clear. With the upswing in independent journalists, activist journalists and foreign journalists, alternative media's collective power is steadily increasing. The corporate media "is afraid of that power," Zeese said. On Wednesday, Congress told RT that because it registered (under duress) under the 1938 Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) it was not allowed to have press credentials on Capitol Hill. However, when RT filed the FARA paperwork, the US Justice Department said it was merely a legal formality that would have no impact on RT's ability to report the news. "The law does not restrict registrants from operating, however. Other US agents of foreign media entities are currently registered under FARA and continue to operate freely in the United States," the DOJ said November 13. Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. File photo (c) Sputnik/ Maksim Blinov "I would like to know why the BBC has press credentials on Capitol Hill. Is the BBC not fully owned by the government of the United Kingdom?," Loud & Clear host John Kiriakou said. Indeed, "there's a long list of BBC-like networks from Asia and Latin America that are covering Congress," Zeese confirmed. "This is obviously targeted at Russia. I think RT's gotten caught up in two very strong forces. One is Russiagate and the whole neo- McCarthyism that we're going through, and the other is the `fake news' phenomena, which is really cover for an attack on independent media," Zeese explained. US Congress RT Accreditation Withdrawal Resembles 'Insidious Censorship' RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan blasted Congress' move to yank RT's credentials. "To all the self-righteous defenders of 'freedom of speech' who oh-so-ardently proclaimed that FARA registration places no restrictions whatsoever on RT's journalistic work in the US: Withdrawal of Congressional credentials speaks much louder than empty platitudes," Simonyan said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Philippe Leruth, president of the International Federation of Journalists, told Sputnik News Thursday that the Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Gallery's decision amounted to "insidious censorship." (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) This is all BS (with apologies to R. G.) Everyone knows RT represents the hostile interests of the Trumputin regime. Writer is using buzzwords of the Left, like ``corporate``, while RT represents Russian fascism, oligarchy (gh, DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. MOSCOW MULLS NEXT MOVE IN ESCALATING MEDIA SPAT WITH US By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press Nov 30, 8:46 AM EST MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin voiced dismay Thursday over the withdrawal of a Russian state-funded TV station's credentials in the U.S. and warned of a quick retaliation. . . http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_US_MEDIA?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-11-30-08-46-24 (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) Above link as of 0500 UT Dec 4, leads instead to a different updated story which starts: Dec 1, 6:50 AM EST RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT TO BAR ALL US MEDIA FROM ACCESSING IT MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's parliament could bar U.S. media from reporting within its walls in retaliation for the withdrawal of a Kremlin-funded television station's credentials in the United States. Olga Savastyanova of the State Duma told Russian news agencies on Friday that she expects the Duma to adopt the ban next week. Separately, Igor Morozov, member of the information policy committee at the Federation Council, told the RIA Novosti news agency that the upper chamber of the Russian parliament would support the ban and could vote to enforce it later this month. . . (via gh, DXLD) https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-roskomnadzor-zharov-threatens-retaliation-google-downgrades-rt-spunik-news-sites/28868922.html See also: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-media-law-foreign-agents-rferl-voa-cnn-deutsche-welle/28869382.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-ambassador-to-russia-attacks-on-us-funded-agencies/4125489.html (via SW Radiogram via roger, dxldyg via DXLD) RUSSIA ROLLS OUT PLAN TO BAR AMERICAN MEDIA FROM PARLIAMENT IN RT RETALIATION --- By Andrew Roth, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-rolls-out-plan-to-bar-american-media-from-parliament-in-rt-retaliation/2017/12/01/4b7e4be0-d695-11e7-9461-ba77d604373d_print.html MOSCOW -- Russian lawmakers declared Friday that they probably will ban all U.S. media from entering both houses of the Russian parliament in retaliation for a U.S. decision to block Moscow-funded broadcaster RT from Congress. The decision -- which could come as early as next week -- is part of escalating tit-for-tat actions that began in October with a Justice Department order to add RT to a list of media entities that must register as foreign agents. The Russian ban would affect at least 21 news outlets, the Russian news agency Interfax said, citing a government list of accredited U.S.-based news organizations. They include state-funded Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, private news agencies such as Bloomberg News and the Associated Press, and other media entities including The Washington Post, the New York Times, CNN, CBS and NBC. The lower house of parliament, or Russian State Duma, faces the Kremlin in downtown Moscow and is a popular destination for U.S. correspondents covering major legislation or seeking comment from a lawmaker. Olga Savastyanova, head of the committee that manages access to the Duma, told reporters that under proposed new rules, "journalists from all U.S. media outlets will be prohibited from visiting the State Duma." Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, quickly followed suit. A Kremlin spokesman supported the measure, saying he had "full understanding" of the Duma's move to bar U.S. reporters. The ban came after a Washington correspondents' group unanimously decided to revoke the accreditation of RT, formerly known as Russia Today, after the network's operating company was registered as a foreign agent. The Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the Office of the Speaker of the House had been notified that the withdrawal of RT's accreditation is "effective immediately," noted a letter the correspondents' group sent to RT. Russian officials responded angrily, saying they would take steps to limit the activities of U.S. media organizations in Russia. Last month, President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law allowing the Russian Justice Ministry to force foreign news agencies to register under existing legislation as foreign agents, under penalty of fines or a ban on their work. Russian officials have said they will continue to impose mirror restrictions on U.S. news media, although the list of banned entities is far larger, and U.S. officials tend to call RT a propaganda network rather than a news agency. "The reason is the decision to strip Russia Today of its accreditation," Savastyanova told reporters Friday, adding that the case related to "the inadmissibility of the encroachment on democratic values, free speech and the right to receive impartial information." (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. RUSSIA DECLARES 9 US MEDIA OUTLETS 'FOREIGN AGENTS' --- Agence France Presse https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/russia-declares-9-us-media-outlets-foreign-agents-doc-uv6ay6 Russia's justice ministry on Tuesday named nine US media outlets including Voice of America "foreign agents" after President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing international media to be slapped with the controversial label. The ministry said that US-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and seven of their media affiliates had been recognised as "carrying out the functions of a foreign agent", in a statement posted on its website. Those branded "foreign agents" have to present themselves as such on all paperwork and submit to intensive scrutiny of their staffing and financing. Senators said journalists from outlets labelled as "foreign agents" had been banned from entering Russian parliament's upper house from Tuesday. On Wednesday, Russian MPs are set to vote on whether to ban those journalists from entering the State Duma lower house of parliament. Putin last month signed into law hastily issued legislation allowing the measure to target media. Russia said this was a retaliatory move after Kremlin-backed RT television registered as a "foreign agent" in the United States under official pressure. Rights groups fear the law could have a chilling effect on the ability of outlets to carry out independent reporting. Voice of America and Radio Free Europe began broadcasting to the Soviet Union in the 1950s, playing a key role in providing its citizens with uncensored news. Both broadcasters had already been formally warned by the justice ministry that they risked recognition as "foreign agents." The justice ministry has now formalised the move, naming them and their affiliates, including Radio Free Europe's news outlets dedicated to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine, and the Caucasus. They also include a television channel run jointly by Radio Free Europe and Voice of America called Current Time TV. Speaking on Current Time TV in Russian, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's president Thomas Kent said that "as a result, the activities of our organisation can face even greater restrictions". "So far we have no concrete information on these restrictions," the head of the US Congress-funded corporation said. He stressed: "We remain committed to continuing our work in journalism in the interests of providing precise and objective information to our Russian-language audience." - 'Very concerned' - The 2012 law previously applied only to non-governmental organisations that had international funding. Many NGOs have closed down as a result, saying the measure made it too difficult for them to operate. US ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman said Washington was "very concerned." "We've seen what this has done to civil society and non-governmental organizations by way of harassment, lawsuits, and effectively putting people out of business," he said in a statement. "We strongly urge the Russian government not to allow this to stifle free speech and editorial independence on the part of those who seek to operate freely in Russia." The US State Department said last month that the new law "presents yet another threat to free media in Russia". It said it was "disingenuous" of Moscow to equate the move to RT's listing as a foreign agent in the US since Washington's measure "does not restrict an organisation's ability to operate". The head of the Russian upper house's commission for the protection of state sovereignty, Andrei Klimov, said the measure would be strictly enforced but could be reversed. "If (foreign media) try to get out of it, we will catch up with them anyway, we will force them to obey Russian law," Klimov told Interfax news agency. "If Washington comes to its senses and ceases pressure on Russian media, however, in that case we will also consider correcting our decisions." (VIA Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. VOA, RADIO LIBERTY DECLARED "FOREIGN AGENTS" IN RUSSIA Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-05 18:02:35|Editor: Yamei http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/05/c_136802592.htm MOSCOW, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Justice Ministry said Tuesday that it has blacklisted U.S. government-funded Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) as "foreign agents" in retaliation for a similar U.S. move against Russia's state-owned RT news network. VOA, RFE/RL and seven media outlets under them will possibly face a series of restrictions, including an entry ban to the Russian parliament. The State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, plans to adopt on Wednesday a bill banning the entry for about nine media outlets. A similar move is expected from the Federation Council, or the upper house. The access to materials distributed by "foreign agent" media outlets may be restricted at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General's office, said Andrei Klishas, chairman of the Federation Council's Constitutional Legislation Committee. Klishas also said he has submitted to the State Duma a bill imposing fines for the dissemination of materials without informing clients that they are created by a "foreign agent." The Russian Justice Ministry is unlikely to expand its "foreign agent" list in the near future, said Andrei Klimov, head of the Federation Council's Commission on State Sovereignty Protection. The Russian blacklist was introduced in accordance with recently adopted law amendments on media after the U.S. Department of Justice forced RT America to register as a "foreign agent" on suspicion of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by spreading fake news. Last week, RT America was stripped of its press credentials for working in the Capitol Hill due to its "foreign agent" status. "Our countermeasures should be mirror-like and precisely targeted. They should not spread on all media," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Monday, adding that Moscow will not deprive U.S. media of general accreditation for journalistic activities in Russia. She said Moscow will lift restrictions on U.S. media if Washington stops pressuring Russian media (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) See USA: 1390 ** SAUDI ARABIA. Al-Azm Radio on 11745 before 0700 & after 1700, Dec 4 0613&0653 11745 JED or RIY tx ??? kW to N/ME Arabic, extended from ?? 0700-1700 11745 JED or RIY tx ??? kW to N/ME Arabic as scheduled B-17 from 1700 11745 JED or RIY tx ??? kW to N/ME Arabic, extended till ?? http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/al-azm-radio-on-11745-before-0700ut.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SAUDI ARABIA. Both 11745 kHz Al-Azm Radio, and RoYR 11860 kHz were on air, much weak and tiny when checked at mid nighttime 0045 UT on Dec 6. But on short distance at Doha Qatar JBA signal only under threshold (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SEYCHELLES [non]. 7510, ARMENIA, IBRA. On at 1722:54 and usual Babcock instrumental guitar music start seconds later and until FEBA “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” IS at 1729:30. Start of R. Ibrahim in apparent Silte with several repeats of ID by M, then opening announcement by M with sked, then HoA music to 1737. Introduxion and chatter by M and W program hosts. Good signal. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** SINGAPORE. 3915even, BBC WS English via Singapore Kranji relay site, 22-24 UT noted S=9+45dB at 2258 UT Dec 1. Time pips delay last tone at 2300:04 UT, 10.8 kHz broad wideband block visible in Thai SDR. \\ 5890 at 13 degrees out of SNG Kranji, and 6195 kHz straight north of 000 degrees, both also S=9+45dB proper signals. Discussion on tricky Brexit negotiations in Brussels EU center (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. On Dec 3 nothing on empty channel 9545 UT today, not at 1000 UT, nor on 1215 UT. SoH still on 9540 UT Mandarin ... and Kunming at 12 UT too. 73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Cf TAIWAN 5020even frequency. SIBC TX, Honiara switch ON AIR at 1859:25 UT, S=8- 9 or -73dBm signal in remote Brisbane Queensland unit. Fog Horn played at 1900:11 UT, and follwed by station ID, frequ etc. etc. 1900:46 UT Hymn sung, on Dec 3. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALILAND. 7120, R. Hargeisa. Signal on at 1453:03. Too weak and too much ham QRM to detect any audio at 1500. Stayed visible the whole time though. 1730 finally definite talk by M and W announcers. More mixed talk and music not really improving until about 1755. Easily audible with nice HoA music at 1832. Blasted by massive ham in CW on 7118.7 at 1856 recheck. Think this would have been audible earlier around 1715 if they’d modulate at 100%. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro- DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) Out here I don`t hear it that late/early, but before 1400 assume it is long-path. Maybe for him in PA in winter it can be short? (gh, DXLD) 7119.997, R Hargeysa, Somali sce, heard male endless pray, at 0500 UT S=8 or -75dBm [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** SOMALILAND [non]. 9600, CLANDESTINE (Somalia), Voice of the People of Somaliland, Talata-Volonondry. *1859-1929* 18/11, open carrier followed by flute instrumental musical opening and opening announcements in the Somali language with “Somaliland mentioned. Program consisted of several talk features with brief musical segments until carrier terminated the program. Fair signal (Rich D'Angelo, 2216 Burkey Drive, Wyomissing, PA, U.S.A (Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R8B, Eton E1, Eton E5, Alpha Delta DX Sloper, RF Systems Mini-Windom, Datong FL3, JPS ANC-4), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. Good signal of Brother HySTAIRical WHRI Angel 2, Nov 30 0600-0700 on 7315 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Daily 0700-0800 on 7355 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English Daily http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/good-signal-of-brother-hystairical-whri.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 29-30, dxldyg via DXLD) But one night, 7315 continued past 0700 instead of 7355, even tho Radio Marti went off 7355 at 0700 (gh, DXLD) ** SPAIN. 9690, Nov 29 at 2256, REE playing strange song in English, YL with lyrix including rattlesnake, poison oak, bird dogs, treehouse, as REE is cool with playing music in English, but won`t speak a word of it to North America. Cut at 2300 for accurate 5+1 timesignal, no back announcement IDing the song, and into sign-off with own frequency schedule in cumbersome format they favor. VG S9+30 by now. [and non]. 9690, Dec 2 at 1456, REE IS mixing with last few minutes of AIR GOS in English. A courteous station might suppress the unnecessary IS in such an overlap. REE is of course a poor signal this early to North America on weekends only. At 1502, 15500 aimed oppositeward is best, altho with dual-path echo; and 15390 is anechoic but continues to be transmitted distortedly for those unlucky South Americans. Nothing audible from a fourth frequency on 16 or 13m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SRI LANKA [non]. USA(non), Frequency changes of Adventist World Radio AWR KSDA [all ex-TRM = Trincomalee] 0300-0330 12010 MDC 250 kW / 000 deg EaAf Oromo, ex 15500 0330-0400 11875 TAC 100 kW / 226 deg EaAf Amharic, ex 15500 0500-0600 17780 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg CEAf Arabic, ex same 1200-1230 15195 SDA 100 kW / 285 deg SEAs Shan Shoshoni, ex 15610 1130-1200 1230-1300 15195 SDA 100 kW / 285 deg SoAs Mon, ex 15400 1200-1230 1300-1400 12025 SDA 100 kW / 330 deg EaAs Korean, ex 11825 1200-1300 1400-1430 15430 SDA 100 kW / 285 deg SoAs Manipuri Su/We/Fr, ex 1230- 1300 1400-1430 15430 SDA 100 kW / 285 deg SoAs Bengali Mo/Tu/Th/Sa, ex 1230-1300 1400-1500 11935 SDA 100 kW / 300 deg EaAs Chinese, ex 11630 1500-1530 15150 MDC 250 kW / 040 deg SoAs Punjabi, ex same 1530-1600 9505 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg SoAs Gujarati, ex 15525 1600-1630 11985 SDA 100 kW / 285 deg SoAs Urdu, ex 15360 1630-1700 11985 SDA 100 kW / 285 deg SoAs Pashto Mo/We/Fr ex 15360 1630-1700 11985 SDA 100 kW / 285 deg SoAs Sindhi S/T/T/S ex 15360 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/frequency-changes-of-adventist-world.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) AUSTRIA/FRANCE/GERMANY/GUAM/MADAGASCAR/SOUTH AFRICA/SRI LANKA/TAIWAN/ UZBEKISTAN B-17 Updated AWR Shortwave schedule V_09, of Nov 28. Dear Monitors dear Listener, due to a Thunderstorm accident in Sri Lanka, the transmitter site Trincomalee is actually not operating. Probably for all this b17 period we are not broadcasting via TRM. We had to shift as good as possible many of our transmissions on different sites. The quality will partly suffer and in other cases improved. This is the time where your reports are specially very appreciated. Please see attached the actual Schedule b17awr09_pub. We apologise for this inconvenient situation and hope the station in Trincomalee Sri Lanka will be soon full operating again. Greetings and God bless you all in listening AWR (via Andreas Volk-Munich-D, ADDX Radio Kurier magazine, Germany Nov 28, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) >> Must we assume all clients via Trinco are also in this situation? If so, why haven`t they told us? (gh) << [non non] Only other remaining client for shortwave I'm aware of is Deutsche Welle, and its replacements have already been reported. In addition there used to be Gospel for Asia stuff on 1557 kHz (only client for this transmitter, with Treppenbruder long gone again), no word about this so far. And now Ivo posted this: "SRI LANKA Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation SLBC Dec 3: 1115-1215 on 9720 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to SoAs Hin/Mal/Hin/Tam, weak/fair" What's going on here?? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) And also good signal of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation SLBC on Dec 3, 1630-1730 on 11750 to ME, videos tomorrow -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov dxldyg) Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on Dec 3 1630-1730 on 11750 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to N/ME Sinhala City FM, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-sri-lanka-broadcasting_4.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) ** SRI LANKA. 9775, Babcock, Trincomalee. Looking for FEBA’s weekly English broadcast at 1415 showed only a minuscule signal here. But then at 1417, the Babcock transmitter came on with the usual soft guitar instrumental test music and M with test announcement. Ended just about 2 minutes later with a few seconds of subcontinental music, and gone. So must be Trincomalee. The guitar music was just barely audible here, but signal was very good on a web receiver in western Australia. Is FEBA still on at 1345 instead of 1415?? 27 Nov (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** SURINAME. 4989.98, R. Apintie 0605 song by Michael McDonald, then into “You Sexy Thing” by Hot Chocolate, and 0611 canned ID by same M that’s been there for years “R. Apintie, the happy station, the wild ??”. Spanish voice traffic QRM for a few minutes at 0617. 0623 another promo jingle by W but no ID. 0635 “To Sir with Love” by Lulu. Dropped down a bit by 0640, but did hear another canned announcement with mention of Apintie by W at 0644. Because of the weak signal and more significantly the weak modulation, it’s a very tough one to ID. (26 Nov.) (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** TAIWAN. 12230, CLANDESTINE, Sound of Hope (presumed) Weak signal but had a nice peak just over a minutes at 1157 with Chinese talk by M and W. Totally disappeared just before ToH (26 Nov.) (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** TAIWAN. Hi Ivo, Greetings from California. Is RTI (Taiwan) now on new 9545, in Chinese, at 1206+ UT and off at 1258*? First day I have heard them during a brief check. Very unfortunate choice, as occasionally SIBC (Solomon Islands) is here during this time period (which is why I check), but they will not do well against a strong RTI. Thanks for your help (Ron Howard, Dec 2, cc to DXLD) ** TAIWAN/UNID. 9545, possibly RTI on new frequency? Dec 2, in Chinese, at 1206+ and off at 1258*; first day I have heard them during a brief check. Very unfortunate choice, as occasionally SIBC (Solomon Islands) is here during this time period (which is why I check), but they will not do well against a strong RTI (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Ron, Yes, 1200-1258 on 9545 is Radio Taiwan Int in Chinese, probably via Tamshui tx site, weak to fair signal on Dec 3. Videos later today (Ivo Ivanov, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) Additional frequency of Radio Taiwan International, Dec 3 1200-1258 on 9545 TSH 100 kW / 352 deg to EaAs Chinese, fair/good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/additional-freqiency-of-radio-taiwan.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3, dxldyg via DXLD) I checked at 1205, but couldn't hear it. But I see it was reported at 1220 also today, so maybe started late (Mauno Ritola, dxldyg via DXLD) On Dec 3rd nothing on empty channel 9545 UT today, not at 1000 UT, nor on 1215 UT. SoH still on 9540 UT Mandarin ... and Kunming at 12 UT too. 73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) Thanks very much to Hiroyuki Komatsubara for posting the following. Ron http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:801#2782 "Thanks to Ron-san for this information !! http://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:2777 Thanks to PERSEUS servers around the world ! New frequency : 9545 kHz *1200- Chinese // Live stream : http://www.rti.org.tw/ TAIWAN(RTI) B17: ------------------------------------- 5900 kHz 1200-1400 1234567 Chinese 6180 kHz 1000-1600 1234567 Chinese 7300 kHz 1000-1300 1234567 Chinese 7445 kHz 1200-1500 1234567 Chinese 9660 kHz 1000-1600 1234567 Chinese 9680 kHz 1100-1400 1234567 Chinese 11985 kHz 1200-1300 1234567 Chinese ------------------------------------- Chinese : http://www.rti.org.tw/upload/material/150935371792054.pdf ** It has not been fixed yet Because of Jamming from China, I can not confirm whether it was moved or added. Add: Shaikh Jawahar @WRTH-FB was reporting : https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup/permalink/10155863511178698/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1600-1700 6185 kHz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is new schedule, broadcasting time was added. [posted later] Chinese service - New schedule list: http://www.rti.org.tw/upload/material/151210711258589.pdf English service: http://english.rti.org.tw/whatsNew/?recordId=1026 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From December 1 to January 31, RTI's transmission to South Asia from 1600 to 1700 UT on 9405 will be switched to 6185 [WORLD OF RADIO 1907] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese service : http://japanese.rti.org.tw/whatsNew/?recordId=27313 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From December 1st to Feb 28; 2230-2330 9735 kHz (ex: 2200-2300 9735 kHz) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ... Other language services may be changed as well." (via Ron Howard, Dec 3, dxldyg via DXLD) ** TAJIKISTAN. The authorities of Tajikistan obliged all state and private radio companies to conduct literary readings of the works of the President of the country, Emomali Rahmon. According to the committee on television and radio broadcasting of Tajikistan, this "will increase the sense of self-consciousness and patriotism in every citizen." According to the director of the state radio "Tochikiston" Farrukh Ziyeev, the station has already recorded two books: "Tajiks in the Mirror of History" and "The Language of the Nation - the Being of the Nation". According to the source of the Tajik editorial office of Radio Liberty (Radio Ozodi) in one of the private radio stations, if the broadcaster refuses to broadcast the works of the head of state, he will be stripped of his license. As you know, the head of state wrote more than 20 books. In November 2016 in the city of Gissar, a weighing one tonne monument was erected in the book "Tajiks in the Mirror of History". It was published in 2002. The book was published in Russian, English, German, Arabic, Chinese, Persian and French. Two years ago the law of Tajikistan "On the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation" came into force, which approved the official title for E. Rahmon. vnews.agency http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__67599/ (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) Gotcha? 4765even, Seemingly minus/plus 971 Hertz test tone procedure out from Dushanbe site at 2302 UT, S=8 signal heard in Thai-CBG SDR (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** THAILAND. 13745, Radio Thailand, 0000 Dec 3 with sign on in English with FM88 Radio Thailand ID and National anthem followed by Newshour. Very Good. Noted daily lately. Very nice that Cuba fades away by this time on their 13740 that used to cause big interference to Radio Thailand. 73 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, RX Perseus SDR, Ant Wellbrook ALA100 loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [and non]. Glenn: I don't have a date for this subcommittee hearing, but I believe it to be very recent. -mc House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Radio Free Asia The House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific issued the following testimony by Tenzin Tethong, director of the Tibetan Service at Radio Free Asia, at a hearing entitled "U.S. Policy Toward Tibet: Access, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights": "First, I would like to thank Representatives Ted Yoho and Brad Sherman for this opportunity to testify today at this hearing on "U.S. Policy Toward Tibet: Access Religious Freedom, and Human Rights." As Director of the Tibetan Service at Radio Free Asia, I would like to focus my comments on the challenges we face as a news organization of getting news from the region and fulfilling our congressionally mandated mission of bringing this news to the Tibetan people. It's extremely difficult for any of our journalists to have normal access to Tibet, which ranks among the world's worst media environments after North Korea. Nevertheless, many of them maintain various levels of contact with vast networks of trusted sources inside who can provide tips, leads, images, video, and confirmation of events. "Radio Free Asia's Tibetan Service has had to double its efforts to meet the increasing challenges of bringing the Tibetan people reliable, timely news and information. During President Xi Jinping's tenure, China has grown even more strident in enforcing a comprehensive censorship and propaganda operation in Tibet. These tactics are designed to keep the Tibetans in the dark as Beijing has stepped up its suppression of Tibetan identity and religious freedom, continued to seize land and mineral wealth from Tibetan-populated areas in China, and increased its attacks on Tibetan cultural heritage by demolishing holy sites and demonizing the Tibetan people's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. "On any given day, people in Tibet may wake up without access to the Internet and unable to make a phone call because authorities have shut down all communications. Tibetans can find themselves stopped and searched randomly at roadside security checkpoints, their phones and electronic devices confiscated to be probed for sensitive images, like those of the Dalai Lama. Nuns and monks from nearby monasteries may be rounded up by police to be detained or warned about the use of social media. And entire families may be taken into custody under suspicion that one individual, or a close relative, has communicated with foreign media or NGOs. "Beijing has always kept a tight lid on Tibet, mostly to conceal the extent of its abuses stemming from its policies in the region. In 2008 an uprising in Lhasa spread throughout all Tibetan regions within China, culminating in the last protests leading up to the Beijing Olympics. In recent years, there has been a new form of protest by way of self-immolations against Beijing's rule. Last week, RFA reported the 151st self-immolation protest since the current wave began in 2009. It was carried out by a 63-year-old monk from Kardze who called out for freedom in Tibet before he set himself aflame. These self- immolation protests have explicitly called for greater freedom for the Tibetan people and the swift return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet. They represent the deep frustrations and yearnings of the Tibetan people. But each time such a protest takes place, authorities intensify efforts to clamp down on the sharing of information. Entire prefectures and regions can be plunged into communications darkness in the wake of such protests as messaging apps like WeChat are shut down, along with the Internet and phone lines. "Virtually all expressions of Tibetan identity - including the practice of religion and the teaching of the Tibetan language -- online and on social media are filtered, monitored or outright censored. Those who are considered to have violated what's deemed necessary by authorities to preserve stability often suffer severe consequences such as jailing and torture. Facebook and YouTube are blocked, and Chinese telecoms that control Chinese Internet access have been ordered by the state to ban the use of VPNs - removing nearly any possibility for Tibetans to access sensitive content on outside social media and websites. China's vast system of Internet filters and blocks, known collectively as "The Great Firewall," is tightly enforced in the Tibetan regions - where all online access and the Internet can be shut down at any given moment. Chinese state- sponsored hackers target the Tibetan diaspora and organizations outside China, using malware attacks to shut down overseas servers and IT infrastructure. "Weibo and WeChat, the dominant social media platforms in China, are heavily monitored and restricted. Tibetans who use WeChat to keep in touch with family and friends, but also to discuss sensitive topics in created groups, risk harassment and jail. RFA recently reported how Chinese authorities have begun to infiltrate these groups to monitor and crack down on individuals. This was especially evident in the lead-up to the recent 19th Party Congress. Authorities ramped up efforts to police WeChat and warn Tibetan monastery heads about the severe consequences their entire establishments would face if monks and nuns shared or discussed content deemed sensitive. These measures follow on authorities tearing down satellite dishes on Tibetan homes in Qinghai and Sichuan to prevent access to RFA and VOA radio transmissions. "Chinese authorities have also severely limited access to foreign media sending correspondents to the Tibetan regions, despite assurances in 2015 that this could happen. The few correspondents who obtain permission are allowed to visit only under the condition of being under the constant supervision of state security handlers - making the region, in one Washington Post reporter's estimation, as cut off to foreign outlets as North Korea. "Chinese authorities also bring the heavy hand of law enforcement down on any Tibetan caught sharing information of events inside the Tibetan regions with foreign outlets. And their far-reaching efforts to stop the free flow of information extend well beyond the borders of China. Authorities harass Tibet-based families of reporters and stringers working for Radio Free Asia in Washington, D.C., as well as in Nepal and India. Chinese authorities even target Tibetans using WeChat and WhatsApp in the United States. A Tibetan-American in New York, a regular listener to RFA who re-sends our programs out over social media, was somehow identified by Chinese security authorities. Authorities tracked down his family in Tibet, interrogating and threatening them with retribution. "While Chinese journalists travel and work freely in the United States, no RFA Tibetan reporter can obtain a journalist's visa to enter Tibet. Even when applying for visas to visit family, RFA Tibetan reporters are subjected to extensive questioning by Chinese embassy officials, while parallel inquiries are made of family members back home by local authorities. Such a process can go on indefinitely, and, more often than not, results in a denial. Two months ago, one of our reporters was granted permission to visit his ailing brother after weeks of pleading for a visa, and was finally able to visit and spend the last few days with his brother before he passed away. Another reporter, who had not met his family members for 10 years, had to rendezvous in Hong Kong because he was repeatedly denied a visa to visit home. Yet another, who wanted to visit with relatives in China on a 72-hour, non-visa-requirement transit privilege accorded to all U.S. passport holders, was denied entry in August because he was identified as a Tibetan. "Beijing has recently directed increased resources to build up its state-sponsored Tibetan language media operations on radio, online, and TV, which offers audiences almost solely entertainment programming punctuated with propaganda-driven news updates serving the CCP's narrative. All the while, they continue to try to deny access to RFA's programming on radio and online by jamming shortwave signals and blocking access to RFA's Tibetan news website. "Despite these efforts, or maybe because of them, Radio Free Asia has earned the trust of many Tibetans inside China, who are essential to the effectiveness of RFA's journalism. These networks of cultivated inside sources enable the Tibetan Service to break news about events that would otherwise be ignored by or censored by China's state controlled media. RFA was the first to report on the accelerated destruction of Larung Gar, and broke the news about the vast majority of recent self-immolations. The Tibetan Service has also provided exclusive coverage on China's exploitation of mineral wealth and mining operations in the region, which have prompted large-scale protests. In reporting these developments in Tibet through the years, we have become a reliable conduit for citizen-journalists in Tibet who are keen to inform the rest of the world of what is happening in their country. "The erosion of religious rights and freedoms in Tibet may be best illustrated by the accelerated demolition and crackdown on Larung Gar this year. Larung Gar is one of the most prominent and vibrant Tibetan Buddhist learning centers with monks and nuns from all over the country. We reported the forced expulsions and the extensive demolition of living quarters by the authorities, and how any monk or nun not officially certified as local was immediately expelled. We were able to cover these developments at Larung Gar because many of its residents sent us reports, photos, and video. Similarly, the year before, local activists in eastern Tibet informed us of mining activities in their region that was causing extensive environmental damage. When the mining was finally halted, the local Tibetans informed us that it was outside attention, especially the steady reporting by RFA, which had forced Chinese authorities to acknowledge the environmental damage and put an end to the mining. "Trust is a two-way street for RFA with both our sources and audiences. We recently learned that a monk who was among our sources at Larung Gar was expelled from the center under suspicion of helping us. He told us that though he was devastated, he had no regrets. People are prepared and willing to take such great risks to inform RFA, so we can in turn inform the Tibetan people. Such feedback reaffirms the importance of our mission. As one Tibetan listener inside China recently said, "RFA broadcasts clearly about the conditions inside Tibet and where His Holiness the Dalai Lama is going to visit and what he is doing. Because they broadcast such true information, I strongly trust it." RFA strives to keep earning that trust and keep connecting the Tibetan people with the truth." (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** TURKEY. 15190.044, Came across an S=8 strong intermodulation from TRT Emirler bcast center, this 1230-1330 UT slot on Nov 29. 79.982 kHz frequency distance apart of two fundamentals 500 kW beast 15270.025 1230 1330 27,28 500 310 205 German TUR TRT 15350.007 0700 1400 27,28 500 310 215 Turkish TUR TRT Fundamental 15350 kHz had tremendous level here on powerful S=9+45dB. Maybe also on upper sideband approx. 15429.989 kHz, but tuned-in too late to check the upper side. At 1325 UT heard a live speech transmission Turkish service of ?parliament? by Pres Erdogan(?) on bad Turkish nation economy and currency Lira exchange rate against EURo and US-Dollar. 73 wb [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 29, dxldyg via DXLD) During the hour in effect, this might be mistaken for BRAZIL, R. Inconfidência, also off-frequency to hi side of 15190; beware (gh) 5960, Dec 1 at 0027, German! Thus Voice of Turkey has again failed to turn off the Emirler transmitter before 2400 when English has finished. Next check at 0053, maybe off, but some JBA carrier with heavy splash from somewhere, maybe 5935 WWCR with pseudo-science show // 6115? Anyhow, if the VOT overrun should recur 48 hours later, it will collide with the weekly Mighty KBC via Germany starting at 0000 UT Sundays on 5960 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6000.018, TRT Emirler in Turkish 0100-0256 UT, to ME, Central Asian states Siberian Russia, and Far East. S=9+20dB at 0108 UT Dec 1 (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) In case we ever hear a ~18 Hz SAH with RHC over here (gh) 9410, VoT, Emirler. English programming at 0405, Does not seem to be listed in their current schedule. I suspect it is being beamed to NAm. However, some lists are showing 6125 to NAm at 0400. This frequency choice clashes badly here at Mount Evelyn with BBC-Al Seela's English to the ME also on 9410 at this time, the two stations being heard at equal strength. 5/11 (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) Emirlerians often forget to change frequency from a previous broadcast. In this case 9410 was in Spanish at 0200-0300! It probably did not happen the next day, nor every day (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) 11660.020, TRT Emirler in Turkish to ME, female Turkish singer noted at 0539 UT. S=9+25dB [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) Typically slightly off-frequency +plus from Emirler (gh) 12035, Sat Dec 2 at 1352, VOT Turkish music on poor signal, 1355 to talk feature something about living together. Confirming this is an off-week of the fortnightly `Letterbox`, back Dec 9. 11815, Dec 3 at 1415, VOT with rabble-rousing speech in Turkish, by the president/dictator? No sign of NHK or even a SAH. Meanwhile, VOT English with song on 12035.04 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15235, VoT, Emirler. This is listed as Turkish in several lists at 0610, but it sure doesn't sound like it! Talks (news?) at 0605, ID at 0615, into music at 0618. The language sounds more like Hausa. Weak signal 5/11. (UPDATE: Confirmed, This is the service in Hausa from 0600). (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Loop antenna, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) [and non]. 5980, Dec 4 at 2242, Cuban pulse jamming against no Martí but there is some weak AM music amid it, yet more signal than I would expect from R. Chaski, and seems to go off at 2243*. More likely it was sloppy TRT in Turkish toward W Europe and N America, overrunning again beyond scheduled 2200* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. Broadcasting of Ukrainian radio, which occurs on medium waves, through technical features is difficult to muffle due to the use of powerful transmitters. About this "Radio Liberty" said the general producer of "Ukrainian Radio" Dmitry Khorkin. "This AM range, it is very popular in countries with a large territory, including in the US. We are working on a transmitter in one thousand four hundred and thirty-one [1431] kilohertz, very powerful." Transmitters that operate on medium waves are very powerful, unlike FM- broadcasting, so it is difficult to muffle the middle frequencies. This transmitter operates at a frequency of 549 kilohertz, one transmitter consumes 500 kilowatts, this is a very large capacity, "Mr. Khorkin said. He added that the maintenance of transmitters used to broadcast to the territory of the annexed Crimea, it is necessary about 14 million UAH for a year. Let's remind, the operator of communications of a television tower in the village of Chongar of the Kherson region increased the broadcasting capacity to the territory of the Crimea annexed by Russia more than threefold - from 0.3 kW to 1 kW. Ukrainian broadcasting from the television and radio tower, which is located near the checkpoint Chongar in the Kherson region, reaches the suburb of Sudak in an anecdotal Crimea (Source: Portal "Detector Media") http://proradio.org.ua/news/2017nov.php (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) ** U K. Caroline AM Licence - A Kilowatt On 648 An update today from Peter Moore on the station website: On 17th May 2017 Ofcom informed us that our application for an AM licence had been approved and that a licence will be awarded. This is the end of – or a further step in – a process started by Bob Lawrence in 2010 and enthusiastically supported by Tracey Crouch MP. We thank them both and further thank the many other people who have helped along the way. The basis of our application was that our traditional heartland was Essex and Suffolk, where the signal from our ships made first landfall and that we wished to entertain on AM, an audience that we have not been able to serve in this way since 1990. We said that this audience may hear music radio of a style they remember and in some cases presented by the same people they remember. That in essence is what we intend to do. July 2017: We announced that our AM frequency will be 648 kHz with a power of 1000 watts. This is ERP or simply the power radiated by the aerial. A transmitter was imported from the Continent and modified to suit the frequency. There were further hurdles, but progress was made and tests started on Sunday 12th November. November 2017: After the award of our AM licence we were kindly offered a transmission site at Stonham Aspel, Suffolk and at a very sympathetic cost. But the site had no facilities, requiring us to install a mast, transmitter building, power and Internet. We then identified a coastal site where everything was in place including a mast already tuned for 648 and this is the location we chose. A commissioning test proved that all was operating to the satisfaction of Ofcom and after some days of silence we are now testing full time to ensure that the equipment is reliable. Then we will proceed to normal programmes. Thanks must go to the site owners and the clever Techies who made it all work. More here: Radio Caroline http://radiocaroline.co.uk/#am_plans.html Posted by: (Mike Terry, Nov 29, dxldyg via DXLD A mast already tuned for 648? So, they took over Orfordness? If it´s them, their signal most of the time is wiping out Slovenia here in central Germany. Nonstop program of pop and rock in English, no announcements. Up to S 9+20 dB on an indoor magnetic loop. You don´t need much power, you just need a good antenna to be heard :-) vy73 (Harald Kuhl, 2013 UT Nov 29, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) They don't explicitly say they are using the old BBC facility at Orford Ness. Why not? -- ((Prof.) Richard Langley, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I have only been occasionally monitoring tests on 648 kHz over a great circle distance of 270 km. Admittedly the signal is weaker than normal AM reception, but I have been surprised by its clarity in rural areas even just on a standard AM car radio. Driving near York, reception has not been bothered by BBC York on 666. Last night I was surprised at times by the strength of the skywave signal - though obviously at times there was selective fading/distortion between the skywave & ground wave signals. Assuming that Caroline is using just a single monopole aerial at Orfordness, it struck me that this location is better for signals aimed at Europe over a sea path, rather than the UK. So perhaps they should install a sloping wire reflector to the East of the mast (or tune a guy wire) to push another 2-3 dB signal back into the UK rather than across the North Sea? Here's how to do it 73 (Steve Whitt, Nov 29, MWCircle yg via DXLD) The Radio Caroline engineering team has posted today a 648 reception reports round up including comments on audio processsing and home and car receivers. http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#reports_round_up.html Posted by: (Mike Barraclough, Nov 30, bdxc-uk yg via DXLD) Viz.: Just posted on the station website: Reception Reports Round-up Thank you to everyone who has sent in reception reports. We have literally been inundated with them, and will try to reply to those who asked for replies over the coming weeks, but it will be a slow process. Our best reports so far have been from keen DX'ers in Finland and Italy, although one report did come from Japan from a listener using an on-line radio receiver much closer to us! Whilst we appreciate all reports and understand the excitement of radio DXing, it is the reports from within our local target area where you are almost all reporting good and excellent reception on all types of radio which are the most important to us. Comments such as "no fading while passing under bridges on A12" are very informative, as are "signal is good enough in my kitchen that my wife doesn't switch it off". One or two comments seem to be frequently occurring and we will try and respond to those here. It is good to know our listeners are knowledgeable and care enough to bring these to our attention. Frequency accuracy. Yes, we are approximately 3 Hz low, on 647.997. Although our transmitter was fully tested and set up before it was shipped to our transmitter site, for some reason when it was installed, it was running slightly low. It is adjusted to its maximum, but we appreciate the need to be more accurately on channel and reduce the nighttime flutter experienced in fringe areas. This will be attended to in due course though the OFCOM and ITU limit is for 10 Hz, so we are well within the required specification. Audio processing. Thank you for all your comments on audio processing. Reports vary from "best AM audio I've ever heard" to "very tiring to listen to after a few minutes". Although we are running our permanent audio processor, we are currently using a temporary programme feed to the transmitter site. Once we have the permanent connection to our main studio, we will adjust the processing carefully. The most common comment is that the bass is a bit light and the treble a bit crushed. We will address this once we have a good quality source to find the best compromise to suit the multitude of different radios in use as we can. We've received many comments on audio bandwidth. Our brand new state of the art DSPx digital audio processor (kindly supplied by our friends at Broadcast Warehouse) allows us to run audio to +/- 7 kHz, yet still be better than 30 dB down at 7.5 kHz, which is well within the required limits. On a good quality radio, many have said that we sound very bright. However, with some mid-band pre-emphasis to suit the filtering in the majority of radios, some of you have said we are too bright. We will keep an eye/ear on this and carefully adjust the processing during these tests transmissions to arrive at a best compromise. We received a lot of comments over the weekend of 25/26th stating that our signal appeared weaker than the previous tests over the 11/12th although a few commented that it was stronger. We can confirm we did not make any substantial changes during this period and are curious to establish whether this is accurate or just perceived. We are investigating this. We can also confirm that all test transmissions have come from our new land based transmitter site. The broadcasts over the weekend of 25/26th, although originating from the ship were not broadcast from the ship. As expected, those of you in fringe areas can get a good daytime signal but find the signal is overpowered at night time by other stations. We share the channel with stations in Spain and Slovenia, so there is not much we can do to improve this other than suggest you listen online or via a mobile app, or try adjusting the position of your radio to minimise the other stations. Modern houses often contain foil-lined insulation in the cavity walls. In these circumstances you will likely find reception better by placing the radio close to a window. Modern houses also contain a lot of computer and switching-power supplies which can generate a lot of interference. Try moving a portable radio around, or rotating its direction to improve reception. There is a lot of difference between different radios, particularly as manufacturers may not put much effort into providing good performance for AM nowadays. If you have several radios then try them all. Some cars can have truly awful AM reception – again manufacturers often do not put effort into obtaining good performance. The old fashioned spark plug ignition and alternator interference may not be as much a problem these days as interference generated by all the computer modules in a modern car. Generally a car with an external roof mounted antenna will be better than one which uses elements in the rear windows or a small "shark fin" type antenna. If you are thinking of buying a new car (either new or second hand) be sure to check the radio performance on AM. You may find it only picks up very strong stations so make sure you try some weaker frequencies. In and around Suffolk and Norfolk try signals like Spectrum Radio from London on 558, or Radio 4 on 720 kHz. Tune them in, then start the engine. If performance is not good, ask the salesman why it is so poor! Easy for a new car – not so easy for a second-hand one. It's good to hear about the variety of radios you are using – from vintage 1933 sets to the latest software defined internet connected systems. For those who posted your age in the comments, it is good to know how many of you have followed us since 1964. So far the ages admitted to range from 13 to mid 80's and it is reassuring to know we cross so many age groups. Thank you to those who have offered to send in mp3 recordings of reception. This is very kind but we would get swamped by the number of submissions. We are just glad that you are able to hear our signal. We have listened to our signal on a number of web connected SDR radios in various locations so have a good idea of how much interference there is and what reception is like. Thank you all for making the effort and taking the time to provide reports and feedback. We really have read and studied every one of them. Radio Caroline (via Mike Terry, mwmasts yg via DXLD) ** U S A. 3390 harmonic, WBBR, 3 X 1130. Found this // 1130 WBBR around 0025 with financial talk show. Checked numerous web receivers but only heard on one in Uniontown and in NJ. Nothing on 2260 2nd harmonic (28 Nov.) (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** U S A. 4875-USB, Air Force MARS net, 1320, Dec 3. The regular Sunday only net; managed by the usual AFF4FL, with a lot of traffic; fair (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5862.0-USB, Nov 30 at 1419, weak AF MARS NCS keeps roll- calling stations with little response, but his call is AFA2ZH --- altho I am not totally certain of the number since there is no way to elucidate it fonetikaly {of course there is: ``tango, whisky, oscar``}. Also battles a het not from a 5860 broadcaster, but somecarrier on 5861.9. Only one significant Google hit on the callsign, something from 20 years ago! at http://www.redwaveradio.com/6_12cac0247fd85800_1.htm ``If you have an 18 TD and wish to trade, please e-mail me and I WILL get back to you. Many thanks, Marilyn Hartley W4ME/AFA2ZH`` --- but I thought it was a masculine voice, and the AFA2ZH call could well have been reassigned in the past bidecade. Anyhow, W4ME is now GARY M SWEDBERG, MT DORA, FL per QRZ.com, no mention of MARS and probably nothing to do with this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7296-USB, Dec 2 at 0214, the contrarian net of hams on USB instead of LSB on 40m. Main one heard is K9WT discussing propagation, equipment work. Also with KJ5GT. ARRL/FCC lookup shows K9WT is VENDELY, JOHN A, Malabar, FL 32950-3603 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. VOICE OF AMERICA USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C., November 28, 2017 --Voice of America's social media engagement made an impact worldwide in 2017, even in challenging media environments, according to the annual numbers released by the Broadcasting Board of Governors through its Performance and Accountability Report. When the Cambodian government cracked down on FM stations carrying Voice of America programming earlier this year, VOA Khmer, that has the most popular Facebook page inside Cambodia, continued to reach its audience through its web and social media platforms. VOA Pashto and VOA Dari's Facebook pages made a strong showing in Afghanistan with a combined fan base of almost seven million in a country with fewer than 10 million Internet users. VOA Mandarin ranked third most popular Mandarin-language media on YouTube, while VOA Ukrainian introduced "Chat-Time," a Facebook live expansion of its popular TV program, "Chas-Time." "Over the last several years, our strategy has been to intensify our social media engagement," said VOA Director Amanda Bennett. "The latest BBG report offers proof that this strategy is working." In addition to social media engagement, VOA's network of affiliate stations grew by 146 radio and television partner stations, resulting in an audience increase of more than two million weekly in Turkey, Kenya, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. VOA's total global weekly audience remained stable at nearly 237 million, following a record setting increase of 65 million during the previous two years. Data in the Performance and Accountability Report measures the effectiveness of all of the BBG's broadcast elements that include the federally funded Voice of America and Office of Cuba Broadcasting and the grantees Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks. VOA reaches a global weekly audience of more than 236 million people in over 40 languages. VOA programs are delivered on satellite, cable, shortwave, FM, medium wave, streaming audio and video on more than 2,500 media outlets worldwide. It is funded by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors (VOA PR Nov 28 via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, DXLD) The full report for that is here: https://www.bbg.gov/strategy-and-performance/performance-accountability/ At a glance nothing therein that caught my eye (Kai Ludwig, ibid.) ** U S A. VOICE OF AMERICA FAILS TO PRESENT MEGHAN MARKLE AMERICAN ROOTS - BBG Watch http://bbgwatch.com/bbgwatch/voice-of-america-fails-to-present-meghan-markle-american-roots/ BBGWatcher November 27, 2017 1 Comment Featured News, Hot Tub Blog BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 million in FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA), part of the dysfunctional Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal agency, failed [to] present American roots of actress Meghan Markle whose engagement to Britain's Prince Harry was announced earlier today. The only reference in the VOA report to Meghan Markle as an American was in calling her "American actress." There is nothing more in the VOA report about her American roots. BBC had an entire report on Ms. Markle's life and career in film and television in the United States: Meghan Markle: The lowdown on Prince Harry's fiancee | BBC News Even Russia's RT noted Ms. Markle's American citizenship while making its usual anti-American propaganda points. The Voice of America's VOA Charter says that "VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American society, and will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions." But presenting her American roots did not seem all that important to some VOA news writers and editors. They mentioned in the VOA report that "Markle's parents, Thomas Markle and Doris Ragland, are divorced." They also reported that "Markle is bi-racial." They noted that "Her father is white. Her mother is black." Someone should ask VOA where were Ms. Markle's parents born? The VOA report does not answer that question. (Both of her parents are Americans.) Where was she born? The VOA report does not say. (She was born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, California.) Where did she go to school? The VOA report again has nothing as if her parent's professional background and her own education had nothing to do with her personality and her success as an American actress. (She attended a Catholic high school in Los Angeles and graduated in 2003 from Northwestern University, near Chicago.) The pedestrian VOA News report says that "Markle is best-known for her work in the television drama Suits." But the VOA report does not say that Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh and premiered in 2011 on the cable network USA, and is produced by Universal Cable. It so happens that former BBG Board Chairman and still one of its current members, Jeff Shell, is associated with the Universal network of companies. He has been the Chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group of NBCUniversal Media, LLC since September 10, 2013. Meghan Markle is American. Her parents are American. She was born in the United States. She went to school in the United States. She stared in television series and films made in the United States. Shouldn't the Voice of America say something about her American background and her work in the American film and television industry instead of defining her largely by her relationship with Prince Harry and her parents's marital and racial backgrounds? The Voice of America could have provided far more information about Ms. Markle and her parents to present a full picture of this young American professional woman to international audiences. VOA failed to do that. According to Wikipedia, "Her mother, Doria Radlan, has a master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California and works as a psychotherapist and yoga instructor. Her father, of German, Dutch, English, Irish and Scottish descent, is Emmy award-winning lighting director Thomas W. Markle, whose profession resulted in his young daughter often visiting the set of Married ... with Children." Ms. Markle's mixed race was previously in the news in fringe and yellow journalism publications, but it is hardly the only or the main story about her, as the VOA report would suggest to audiences abroad. The VOA report appropriately and correctly noted: VOA NEWS: Last year, Harry, who is fifth in line to the throne, issued a statement decrying the media coverage of his girlfriend, condemning the "outright racism and sexism of social media trolls and web article comments," as well as the racial stereotypes used in some newspapers. But the Voice of America did nothing to dispel these racial stereotypes with its lame news report. It contributed to them by failing to present Meghan Markle as an accomplished and successful professional woman who also happens to be an American of mixed race. International audiences would have no idea from reading the VOA report that Meghan Markle is in fact American. E pluribus unum is the traditional motto of the United States. Perhaps VOA news writers and editors should read up on America's history, the story of its people, and what it means to be an American. Photo by Genevievederivative work: Firebrace (DSC_3441) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons ### (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** U S A. VOA NEWS --- President Trump Goes Radio Silent Steve Herman, W7VOA 20 November 2017 https://www.voanews.com/a/president-trump-goes-radio-silent/4127869.html WHITE HOUSE - The White House confirms the weekly presidential radio address — a fixture for decades — is on indefinite hiatus. "We received quite a few comments and a lot of feedback that the weekly address wasn’t being used to its full potential," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in response to a VOA question during Monday’s daily briefing. "We're looking at different ways that we can revamp that and make it where it’s more beneficial and gets more information out," added Sanders, who declined to elaborate on whether the radio tradition is fading out permanently. Trump's last recording The last time the White House released a weekly radio recording made by President Donald Trump was on Oct. 13. During the first nine months of his administration, he had regularly taped the messages. Sanders is not the only one raising issue with the relevancy of the broadcasts and whether they have much appeal for the current president, who frequently prefers an unscripted format as well as Twitter, his favorite social media platform. "In our increasingly fast-paced news cycle in which a president can make and shape news with a few flicks of his fingers via Twitter, you can argue that the president’s weekly radio address is less relevant and timely," according to presidential historian Mike Purdy. "A scripted weekly radio address doesn’t allow him to get his message out as he’d like." Roosevelt's 'fireside chats' Regular presidential radio addresses began with the "fireside chats" of President Franklin Roosevelt during the depth of economic depression in 1933. Roosevelt had begun using radio to reach the public as governor of New York state at a time when radio broadcasting was a technological revolution. The tradition was revived by President Ronald Reagan in 1982, a veteran radio announcer and actor, who started the Saturday audio-only addresses from the White House. "The soothing and assuring voices of Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan were ideally suited to radio," Purdy told VOA. "John F. Kennedy’s good looks, wit, and charm made him into our first television president. The reasoned, professorial, and calm voice of Barack Obama came across well on radio and television." Although Purdy contends the weekly radio speeches remain a relevant presidential communication tool, "President Trump will not highlight its use or be as consistent in using it since he has other methods more in sync with his personality." Little interest from radio stations VOA contacted numerous information-oriented radio stations across the country, in large and small markets, but found few still airing the Saturday brief presidential speeches. "We haven't received any reaction about the missing addresses. Not by phone or email. That is in some contrast to feedback from listeners in prior years who feared we might not choose to carry the new president's remarks, especially when there was a change in parties," said Steve Butler, the longtime program director at KYW in Philadelphia. KYW has been on the air since the era of Roosevelt's fireside chats and "we have always carried the addresses in the modern era, since President Reagan started them," Butler tells VOA. "We thought about [airing] it in the past," said Todd Brunner, operations manager for KCLI-FM and four other Wright Broadcasting System radio stations in southwestern Oklahoma. But because the presidential remarks were of no fixed length and due to contractual obligations for syndicated program they proved too much of a challenge to insert into the lineup, according to Brunner. Since Reagan, all presidents have regularly done the weekly radio broadcasts, although George H.W. Bush recorded only 18 in the two-year period between November 1990 and November 1992. Historian Doug Wead, who worked on Bush's senior staff said, "I remember thinking that they were pretty expensive in terms of invested time and effort, while there was great risk if the president said the wrong thing." Reagan's red scare It was a controversial unscripted warm-up quip from Reagan which ironically gave the weekly radio broadcasts their most memorable moment. During an Aug. 11, 1984 sound check, meant only for an audience of audio technicians, the president — during a time of heightened Cold War tensions — said: "My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." The Soviet Union was not amused and reportedly issued a war alert, for a brief period of time, to a portion of its military. Wead says Reagan used the weekly radio tapings effectively "partly because it was a way to speak directly to the American people, without the filter of commentary that bracketed his television appearances. But I suspect that part of it was his nostalgic memories of Roosevelt and his famous fireside chats." But with the advent of the internet and more sophisticated messaging strategies, "I’m surprised they lasted as long as they did," said Wead (via Shortwave Radiogram via roger, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) IIRC, the original feed time for these was Saturdays at 9:06 am Central. Above report fails to mention that necessarily they were paired with a Democratic Response (or vice versa), which sometimes showcased an otherwise obscure party-member. This would follow immediately, or one hour later. If predominantly far-right extremist AM radio stations felt pressured to be fair and balanced with the Democrat, that would be another reason to skip the whole thing. Also right up until the end, the pair were appearing on C-SPAN-1 TV (really jerky YouTubes with Obama), Saturdays at approx. 5:20 pm CT, unless preëmpted by something, with one or two repeats later (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. 15580, Thu Nov 30 at 1910 on caradio, VOA starting `Science in America`, perhaps a regular Thursday feature. Site on this frequency until 2100 is BOTSWANA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday November 29 at 1415.5 on WRMI, 9955, good S9 and no jamming. Not much ACI either as E Asian propagation is degraded. Next: Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490 to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Thu 2230.5 WRMI 5850 to NW Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] Full WOR schedule via all media, and podcast access: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7490, WBCQ The Planet, 2205-2230 Glenn Hauser's WOR program #1906 ends at 2229 followed by brief music. Excellent 11/29 (Don Hosmer, West Branch MI, CommRadio CR-1a + 102' & 51' G5RV dipoles, MARE Tipsheet 1 Dec via DXLD) WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: confirmed, Wednesday November 29 at 2200 on WBCQ, 7490v, good (later at 2250 during Goddess Irina measured on 7489.91). Not confirmed, UT Thu Nov 30 at 0030 on WBCQ, no signal audible on 9330 (while 9265, 9370 and 9395 signals were good; by 0123 during Blalock? A JBA carrier now detectable on 9330). Next: Thu 2230.5 WRMI 5850 to NW Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: confirmed Thursday November 30 at 2230 on WRMI, 5850, VG S9+30/40. Also confirmed UT Friday Dec 1 at 0030 on WBCQ, 9330.01v. This signal sounds different than before, not CUSB-only, but some slightly less modulation also on LSB; a bit of distortion when listening in AM, and with BFO the frequency is varying slightly. Next: Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday December 2 at 0030 on WBCQ, 9329.989. Carrier is still reduced, but like yesterday audible both on USB and somewhat weaker LSB. Initially good but by 0048 faded(?) to JBA carrier (9265 WINB is still S5, 9370 WWRB dead air S9, 9395 WRMIBS S9-S5). Not confirmed, Saturday Dec 2 at 1531 on HLR 7265-CUSB via UTwente: as usual, nothing but S Asian music and talk audible from CRI Sinhala via East Turkistan. At 1557, CRI pause but still hear some weaker music, and no me until 1600 CRI blasts back on. Next: Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, No sign of HLR here on Saturday, just the more distant station. It seemed to be the case with all of the German stations at that time though, as I wasn't hearing Channel 292 either, which is most unusual. Probably a very long skip or something similar to blame as the solar activity was showing normal at that time (Alan Gale, UK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Presumably refers to the Sat Dec 2 1531 UT broadcast on 7265-CUSB (gh) WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: confirmed Saturday December 2 at 2230 on WBCQ, 9330.02, fair-good, and again audible not only on USB but also somewhat quieter on LSB, with carrier still reduced. Missed checking again the 2300 Sat on WRMI 11580. Next repeat, UT Sunday Dec 3 at 0200 on 11580 is very poorly audible at S3-S2. Also confirmed UT Sunday Dec 3 at 0428 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO, about 9 minutes into show, so started circa 0419. Also very heavy CW QRM during what must be a 160m contest, from at least two stations near 1860. WA0RCR always stands out in what is normally CW portion of the band. But without a contest, CW senders keep their distance. At earlier check 0201, `Newsline` on 1860-AM had lots of CW QRM, including very rapid CQs from an N4, obviously not hand-keyed, so why bother? Everything from 1800 to 1872 is crammed, erupting with CW; the first phone LSB signal at 1877.5. And from 1880 to 2000 hardly any phone activity: I guess normal phone ops are doing the CW contest instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) GERMANY, 9485, Hamburger LokalRadio, Göhren, 1130-1200, 03-12, English, Glenn Hauser's program "World of Radio". 35433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, reports: ``GERMANY, Reception of World of Radio on 9485-CUSB via HLR, Dec 3: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-world-of-radio-on-9485cusb.html 1131-1200 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun, very weak 0731-0800 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Sat Dec 2 - NO SIGNAL!`` Next: Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: Confirmed UT Monday Dec 4 at 0032 on WBCQ 9330.0v-CUSB, poor (still audible at 0157 during Blalock the Blaster, very poor on 9330.054). WOR also confirmed UT Monday Dec 4 from 0401 on Area 51 webcast, and fair at 0404 check via WBCQ 5129.840. Also confirmed UT Mon Dec 4 at 0430 on WRMI, 9955, S9+20 and no jamming. Next: Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: Not confirmed UT Tuesday Dec 5 after 0030 on WBCQ, 9330, but a JBA carrier; 9265 WINB is fair, while 9370 WWRB is off or propped out: see separate report. Should have been VG as usual at same time on 7730 WWCR. Next: Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1907?] Full WOR schedule via all media, and podcast access: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Since the Tue 2130 broadcast on 9455 has probably been replaced by `The Power Hour` (see separate report), I`ll try hard to get the new #1907 done in time for the tri-frequency emanation an hour earlier WORLD OF RADIO 1906 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday December 5 at 2030 on WRMI 7780, better 9455 and best 11580. Also confirmed Dec 5 at 2130 on WRMI 9455 only; whew, still then despite `The Power Hour` taking over other frequencies this hour. Unfortunately my produxion running late, and WOR 1907 probably not in time for UT Wednesday Dec 6 at 0030 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB either --- but no signal audible from that. So should have first appeared Wed Dec 6 at 1030 on WRMI 5850 & 9455. Wed Dec 6 until 1345 on WRMI 9955 --- it`s still #1906! My fault, in an uploading error to that server, now corrected. Anyhow, good S9+10 with no jamming. WORLD OF RADIO 1907 contents: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Anguilla, Australia, Biafra non, Bolivia, Bougainville, Brasil, China, Cuba and non, Ecuador, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kiribati, Korea North and non, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria non, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, USA; and the propagation outlook. WORLD OF RADIO 1907: Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490 to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Thu 2230.5 WRMI 5850 to NW Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW, 7780 to NE [or #1908?] Full WOR schedule via all media, and podcast access: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. Reception on 11530 kHz via WRMI Okeechobee tx#10, Nov 20 to West Africa: [date correct? Not in Re Mix till Nov 30] WRMI World Music, instead of Radio Biafra in English/Igbo 0500-0600 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg, good signal & good music parallel freq 7240 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg again is not on air today Brother HySTAIRical 0600-0700 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg English, fair/good signal Radio Herwa International 0700-0730 on 11530 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg Hausa/Kanuri, good to weak // frequency 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg Hausa/Kanuri, 7 sec delay: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-on-11530-khz-via-wrmi.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) 7780, Wed Nov 29 at 2006, this WRMI is still with BS, barely //able to 11825; maybe would switch to an alternative at 2030? As confirmed on certain days such as Tuesdays. 9955, Wed Nov 29 at 1411 check, WRMI re-replaying the *very stale* `Travel Gazette` from FG Radio, Cyprus, item about Kenya Airlines starting direct flights to USA within the next 12 months by April next year. 7780, Friday Dec 1 at 2027 checking what WRMI will do; currently with Brother Scare as scheduled, but at 2030 sharp, abrupt cut to AWR Wavescan // better 9455 & // best 11580 --- but it`s not the latest edition #457 starting Nov 26, but #454 starting Nov 5, with opening feature on KDKA. This opens up untold possibilities for which episode may really be appearing at the dozens of scheduled and unscheduled WS times on WRMI! 9395 // 9455 // 7780, Sat Dec 2 at 1455, WRMI Oldies continues with ``Rollin` on the River``, ``Both Sides Now`` until 1505 ID. So will delete this entry from DX/SWL/MEDIA programs of a previously monitored/discovered secret airing of Wavescan: ``Sat 1455-1525V WRMI: AWR WAVESCAN 9395`` 9955, Sat Dec 2 at 2205, incredibly boring and amateurish political rant, on `Dub Politico`. The guy coughs on the air, fumbles with script? reads it with stumbles, long pauses, as if he couldn`t care less to convey his message. Something about violent anti- government/union demonstrations in France years ago. WRMI sked shows this as 2200-2230, so really half an hour of Dub now? 9395, Sunday Dec 3 at 1410, WRMI with Oldies music, while 9455 & 7780 are in `Wavescan`. Previously, so was 9395. 7730, Monday Dec 4 at 0617, ME pop song on WRMI, VG S9+30. This is currently the best hour of the week reliably to hear World Music, a great variety of tunes, otherwise Argentina in Japanese Tue-Sat; `Radiogram` and `Radiopanorama` in Russian on Sundays. Probably repeated `Broad Spectrum Radio` at 07-08 after I zzz; by then also on 5850. A new edition is expected next week Dec 11 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9395, Monday December 4 at 2240, WRMI with `The Power Hour` at new timing as was forewarned in DXLD 17-47: ``Announcements & Action Items --- Starting Monday Dec. 4, 2017 The Power Hour will be airing from 3pm to 5pm central on GCN Channel 4. The new call-in number will be 866-582-9933. Listen Live # will remain the same. Shortwave station will stay the same. Please feel free to email us with any questions about the show change at support@powerhournation.com (via John Carver, ibid.) Has been on both WWCR and WRMI, 13/16 UT (gh)`` That`s 21-23 UT M-F. And it`s also heard on the other two WRMIs, 9455 and 7780, just like at the former time of 13-16 UT (when I did not check on Monday to hear what`s on now, but they can always default to Oldies music and/or Brother HyStairical). If both hours are still on all three frequencies, that blows away the program variety at 21-22 on 9455, including WORLD OF RADIO Tuesdays at 2130. As usual, the WRMI skedgrid has not yet been updated, still showing TPH at 13-16 UT only. Nor has the WWCR sked allegedly updated to December 1, still showing 13-14 on 7490, and 13-16 on 13845, and no other times. Now I check all the WWCR transmitters and do not find TPH on any of them. Current topic is backing ex-ex-judge and Christian Values imposter Roy Moore in Alabama. Rechecking WRMIs at 2334, 9395 // 9455 are still plugged into GCN, resuming `Lock & Load` show after ad break --- perhaps by mistake if WRMI thought TPH would still be 3 hours instead of 2? 7780 has reverted to Brother MoleStair // 7570. Checking the undated GCN satellite network sked, http://www.gcnlive.com/JW1D/index.php/schedule it seems they have six channels and quite a jumble of programming, NOT including TPH at its new Central time which program said would be on ch 4. The only listed times for it are: 1-4 pm on Ch 2; 7-9 am on Ch 1. `Lock & Load` for one hour is in various spots including 4-5 pm on ch 3, 5-6 pm (now) on ch 1, 4 and 6. 7780 // 9395 // 9455, Dec 5 at 1330, on WRMI `The Power Hour`, call-in show. I gather that there is controversy about the forced time change to 21-23 UT, and another program on the GCN network with a YL hostess, co-opting TPH name. It seems GCN`s first offer was to move this one to 6-8 am CT (12-14 UT) but Daniel the host (to whom the late Joyce Riley ``gave`` the original Power Hour) didn`t want that as it would be too early to get any guests on from the West Coast. Adam Miller is the guy at GCN they have been in contact with, altho he does not make scheduling decisions. Daniel mentions being on 13850 [sic!], 7490, 9395. Now he is also on 7490 & 13845 WWCR, but those are running 5 minutes and 40 seconds behind! as I timed some key words after 1400 (when 7490 has switched to otherhuxter as usual). Due to some references to ``this morning`` as in the past, and saying ``good afternoon`` at 1400 on 9395, I conclude that what we are hearing are playbacks of the new afternoon show from its first day yesterday Dec 4, rather than adopting UT as local time. Promo says the website thepowerhour.com has been revamped. They are obviously mainly interested in selling survivalist stuff. I am checking WRMI frequencies the afternoon of Tue Dec 5. On 9455, Oldies tune is cut off at 2000 sharp for `Walking in Power`, while the tune continues on 9395. 7780 continues with BS. But at 2030, 7780 cuts to WORLD OF RADIO 1906, matching // 9455 and 11580. I feared that 9455 would be on The Power Hour after 2100, but no, it continues with diverse programming, i.e. Wavescan on Tue, and then at 2130 WORLD OF RADIO. But now at 2110 check, 9395 // 7780 are on `The Power Hour`. Yesterday after 2200 I had found TPH on all three including 9455 (but no WWCR frequencies) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7490-, UT Sat Dec 2 from 0100.5, WBCQ with `Allan Weiner Worldwide`, opening rant about overdone sexual molestation charges, re which current ``Angela, beautiful girlfriend of two months`` with him in the Land of Fla studio #9 (really, there are at least 8 others?) seems to agree, but hardly a word is heard from her. Also on weaker 5130-, delayed about 28 seconds. At 0123 he says the #1 transmitter (7490) was rebuilt and back in service about 3 weeks ago, has ERP of 220-230 kW in direxional beam toward Mexico City and South America (axually if registered 245 degrees, is toward Nuevo Laredo, missing CDMX exactly and certainly not S America). Adds that 3265 is not in use without a major customer, since that converted MW 50 kW transmitter is AM only and consumes more power than the reduced carrier/SSB ones. Price for 3265 can`t be discounted much. Here`s John Carver`s resumé of more AWWW this week: ``Show began at unknown time as I can barely copy 7490 this evening. Allan and Angela holding court this evening. Opening rant is about the number of sexual harassment charges flying around out there all of a sudden. Comments made on the fact that a lot of these things allegedly happened twenty or thirty years ago. Moved to 5130 at 0112. Much better signal there, 20 over. Allan urges all men to be gentlemen. Next is a State of the Station report. 7490 transmitter is doing well. Says ERP is about two hundred and thirty thousand watts. Says 5130 is doing well. Still trying to sell time on 3265 without much luck. Says 3265 is well matched to the rhombic antenna. Explains how he tries to run the station without debt. First phone call at 0135. The subject of taxes comes up again briefly with that phone call. Signal on 5130 starts to fade some as it gets near 0200. At 0200 they cut the feed to 5130 and it goes off the air. I go back to 7490 and can't understand a damn thing there so this is where the report ends as I have no idea what happened after 0200. Glenn. I don't claim to understand it but Monticello has studio 1. TimTron's QTH counts as a studio, Larry and Jane's QTH counts as a studio, the ship in the Boston harbor that they used on occasion, possibly Michal Ketter's QTH counted as one of their studios, possibly room 410 at the SWL Winterfest and so on. That's the only way one can come up with Fla being studio 9. It's safe to mention now that it's been announced on the air but Fred Flintstone is overwhelmed with medical bills and is dropping his internet station and also can no longer pay to air the Fred Flintstone shows on WBCQ. He has announced that as long as someone sends the money to him or the station the show will continue to air and when the money stops so will he. Someone has already paid for the entire month of December for his show to air. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7489.95, Sat Dec 2 at 2158, WBCQ `The Planet` IS & ID loop, so again about to sign on an hour earlier than usual. 2200 to `Tom Call Theater` repeating exactly same episode from a week ago, ``Dead Horse Beach`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. From the Isle of Music, week of December 10-16 Rebroadcast due to poor propagation during original broadcast For the week of November 26-December 2, we will feature some interpretations of part of Schubert's Trout Quintet lead by Cuban pianist Frank Fernandez along with an part of an intriguing album from the 1980s, Leningrado, featuring moments by several of Cuba's Jazz elite from the time. Four opportunities to listen on shortwave: 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100 kW, Sunday 1500-1600 UT on SpaceLine, 9400, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 UT on WBCQ, 7490 from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9 PM EST in the US) NOTE THAT UTC CHANGES BUT EASTERN US TIME IS STILL THE SAME. 3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 and Saturday 1200-1300 on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany. Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, December 10, Boricua Classics Episode 40 takes us to Puerto Rico for some of our favorite bands of the isla del encanto in the 60s and 70s. Sunday, December 10, 2300- 2330 UT (6:00-6:30 PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz shortwave from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe. Thanks for all you do for radio! (William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer, Tilford Productions, LLC, Dec 5, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9840, Nov 29 at 1447 and still at 1519, open carrier/dead air at S9-S6 atop lite het no doubt from off-frequency minus Vietnam. Nor is there any doubt that this must be WHRI which is registered on 9840 from 12 to 22, but why are they running it without modulation? Checking WHR`s own program schedule we find that it is Angel 2: https://lesea.com/whr/whr-iframe-page/?search=Angel2 not from 1200, but 1100 and until 2000, not 2200, with NO programming between 1300 and 1600 except on weekends (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Good signal of WHRI Angel 1/2 on new frequency 6040, ex 9505 kHz, Dec 3 WHRI Angel 1 2200-2300 6040^HRI 250 kW / 047 deg WeEu English Mon-Fri Brother Stair 2200-2300 6040^HRI 250 kW / 047 deg WeEu English Sat/Sun other rlg pxs 2300-2400 6040^HRI 250 kW / 047 deg WeEu English Sat vary rlg programs WHRI Angel 2 2300-2400 6040^HRI 250 kW / 047 deg WeEu English Mon-Fri Brother Stair 2300-2400 6040^HRI 250 kW / 047 deg WeEu English Sun vary rlg programs ^ from March 3 again on 9505 kHz http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/good-signal-of-whri-angel-12-on-new.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED: 9370 has had a fairly strong open carrier with no modulation on all afternoon on 11/30. This is assigned to WWRB out of TN, but their web site doesn't mention this frequency. A .pdf file from their web site mentions one xmtr is leased for propagation studies. Could this be what I am hearing? The web site shows they only broadcast Saturday through Mondays only at present. Anyone know what's up? (Don Hosmer, West Branch MI, CommRadio CR-1a + 102' & 51' G5RV dipoles, MARE Tipsheet 1 Dec via DXLD) Of course it`s WWRB, viz.: 9370, Dec 1 at 0048, WWRB, instead of BS, S9+12 of dead air; 0558 recheck, 9370 still with a VP carrier, can`t tell if modulated, but night frequency 3185 still not on. 9370, Dec 2 at 0049, WWRB is S9 of dead air past 0102, as it has been whenever checked recently, instead of Brother HyStairical on his exclusive day frequency. Also at 0630, still 9370 with JBA carrier, no signal on night frequency 3185. Apparently running on auto-pilot, while Dave is flying away somewhere else? Just turned on the transmitter to 9370 and forgot it. 9370, Dec 2 at 1452, STILL S9+20 of dead air, past 1500, the most important hour of the week for BS, his live Sabbath disservice from The Tabernacle, which can yet diffuse on 9840 WHRI, 9955 WRMI, etc., etc. 9370, Dec 2 at 2202, open carrier dead air from WWRB instead of Brother Scare. Also Dec 3 at 0638, JBA carrier on 9370, nothing on 3185. Also at 1410, S9+10 of dead air on 9370. Now I wonder if the other transmitter ever showed up around 00-01 Dec 3 on 3215?? WWRB may not have a ``dead man`s switch``. Since at least Thursday evening, WWRB has been stuck on 9370 all night and all day with no modulation, still so at 1616 UT today Sunday December 3. This is unusual even for WWRB, so I am getting concerned that something may have happened to Dave Frantz. Someone should check at the station or try to contact him. WRTH info: 6755 Shady Grove Road, Morrison TN 37355 (transmitter and studio) Phone 931-728-6087 dfrantz@wwrb.org http://www.wwrb.org (Glenn Hauser, 1622 UT Dec 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3215 is missing around 0015 UT Monday Dec 4, when the only other WWRB programming would normally be on the air. And yes, still dead air on 9370 at S9+20 (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) 9370, Dec 4 at 0012, WWRB continues to broadcast dead air at S9+20, and their only other scheduled broadcast, 3215 at this hour three nights a week, is absent. We continue to be concerned about Dave Frantz, who if on duty would surely have done something about this by now since last Thursday. After previous discussion on the DXLD yg, we got this reply from Stephen Michael Kellat, KC8BFI, at 0104 UT Dec 4: ``If anybody wants to proceed with calling for a "Welfare Check" by local law enforcement, it appears that the Warren County TN Sheriff's Department are the local LEOs concerned. Their website is found at http://www.warrencountytn.gov/sheriff.asp and their non-emergency number is 937-473-7863 [sic, corrected later]. If/When you call the local LEOs, tell them they need to loop in the nearest FCC office for technical support as the gentleman is the station operator who may be incapacitated. I hate when I have to do these sorts of referrals for my usual employing federal bureau when I'm an on-duty GS-0962-07 Contact Representative so that's why I'm not making the call myself. As of 0102 UT I attempted to call the station number but got voicemail`` 9370 is still dead air of S9+20 at 1339 UT December 4. Further to the mystery of WWRB, 9370 still on with S9+35 of dead air at 2252 Dec 4. Dave Frantz is also a private pilot, in fact his main business. Could have crashed somewhere, so FAA, CAP should also be checked (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) BTW, IIRC from others, visitors were not exactly welcome at the station (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Another reply from Stephen Michael Kellat, KC8BFI, Ashtabula, Ohio, Time of dispatch 0014Z 2017-12-05: ``Dispatch said they would call by now if there was anything new. As of 0001Z 2017-12-05 I am unable to relay anything new from local LEOs. Checked local media reports on the website of WRCB television with no reference to Dave. [WRCB is Chattanooga, not exactly local to Morrison, which is about halfway to Nashville; Morrison so small it`s not on some maps, but about 12 miles NE of Manchester --- gh] As to contacting FAA, there may not necessarily be anything on file in terms of a flight plan. Their resources would be limited at this point. CAP would need a last known position on the plane to work from if indeed it is aloft. I started out by trying to reach the Commission first earlier. Due to net neutrality proponents engaging in civil disobedience protest, the Commission’s phone system hung up on me while I tried to reach Enforcement Bureau. The FCC’s phones are being flooded right now so if anybody has a contact other than the toll-free number I would suggest trying it. The Enforcement Bureau part of their website is sorely lacking in contact information for anybody in it. Outside reaching the Commission to have an inspector go shut the station down at least temporarily, that’s it for options right now. I don’t have access to any resources at Treasury that would help. Something may still turn up from the sheriff’s office yet`` Recheck UT Tue Dec 5 at 0035, now 9370 could be off! or the K-index of 4 at 0000 has hit it, the long-predicted geomagnetic storm starting up. WWV reported: ``Solar-terrestrial indices for 04 December follow. Solar flux 68 and estimated planetary A-index 11. The estimated planetary K-index at 0000 UTC on 05 December was 4. No space weather storms [sic] were observed for the past 24 hours. Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are likely`` I do have an occasional JBA carrier on 9370, but sounds like one of those spoiler local mixes. Per latest NDXC/Aoki, only other station on 9370 anywhen is VOA Deewa Radio, Pashto via Thailand at 1300-1900. Still no 3215. 9265 WINB remains fair; 9330 WBCQ a JBA carrier; 9395 WRMI still good with BS (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) I just talked to dispatch at the the sheriff's office local to WWRB and they have not located Dave Frantz. They're going to take another try later to see if he can be located to check on his well-being. If anybody has better contact details for Enforcement Bureau at the Commission, a request probably should be made to have an inspector visit the station in the interim (Stephen Michael Kellat, KC8BFI, 2135 UT Dec 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9370 still on with S9+35 of dead air at 2252 Dec 4 (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DXLD) Dispatch said they would call by now if there was anything new. As of 0001Z 2017-12-05 I am unable to relay anything new from local LEOs. Checked local media reports on the website of WRCB television with no reference to Dave. As to contacting FAA, there may not necessarily be anything on file in terms of a flight plan. Their resources would be limited at this point. CAP would need a last known position on the plane to work from if indeed it is aloft. I started out by trying to reach the Commission first earlier. Due to net neutrality proponents engaging in civil disobedience protest, the Commission’s phone system hung up on me while I tried to reach Enforcement Bureau. The FCC’s phones are being flooded right now so if anybody has a contact other than the toll-free number I would suggest trying it. The Enforcement Bureau part of their website is sorely lacking in contact information for anybody in it. Outside reaching the Commission to have an inspector go shut the station down at least temporarily, that’s it for options right now. I don’t have access to any resources at Treasury that would help. Something may still turn up from the sheriff’s office yet, (Stephen Michael Kellat, KC8BFI, Ashtabula, Ohio, Time of dispatch 0014Z 2017- 12-05, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3215: however, at 0140 Dec 5, now there is a good signal with dead air here, which would be a time and day formerly occupied by WWRB programming other than Brother Scare. WWCR takes 3215 over at 0200, but surely would not be running OC earlier than that instead of 6115. I suppose this WWRB transmitter could still be turned on by a timer, rather than a live human being, yet not properly input with any programming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) There is another aircraft registered in his name with tail number N144CR but Flight Aware wasn't aware of any flights within the past 14 days. (-- Richard Langley, NB, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) WWRB came to life last night with BS resumed on 3185 at 0723, still at 1330, and by 1437 back to 9370. So Dave or somebody is running it now, leaving us with mystery of why they were in dead air for four days and nights (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3185, Dec 5 at 0723, WWRB is finally modulating again after 4+ days and now even on the night BS frequency at night; still going at 1330 check; and by 1435 has switched to day frequency 9370, still BS-ing, and also at 1958 check. And 3185 again with BS at 0654 Dec 6. So Dave or someone has resumed control of the station. We still have nothing definite about his personal welfare. But Don Moman, VE6JY, adds this info: ``Hi Glenn, I routinely watch the chat group on http://www.on4kst.org/chat/index.php involved with 630m and the callsign WA4SZE (Dave Frantz) is often the subject of discussion there, with regard to transmitting beacon signals with greater ERP than allowed and generally causing negative effects on such a small band. Anyway, unless these signals are automated, they seem to come up in different modes and frequencies at various times, which would mean someone is running them. I'm hearing his wspr beacon on 475.652 kHz tonight (last one heard 0358 UT) and most nights. Just thought I'd pass this along... 73 Don VE6JY`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5059.2 & 5110.8, Dec 2 at 0635, WTWW-2 second-order spurblobs are detectable, much weaker than first-orders 5072.1 & 5097.9 which attain S9 but no modulation, out of huge S9+50 fundamental 5085 with Xmasmx, ``In excelsis`` medley. Math: 12.9 kHz separations and double that at plus/minus 25.8. Shall we go for 3x? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 12065, Nov 29 at 1440, WEWN English still AWOL, nor detectable on 15610 scheduled to start at 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No signal of WEWN-1 Global Catholic Radio on 11520/12065/15610 kHz, Nov 27-29 0000-0900 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English 0900-1200 on 9470 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English, inactive at present in B17 1200-1500 on 12065 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English 1500-1900 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to N/ME English 1900-2400 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English My last videos of WEWN-1 on 11520/12065/15610 kHz, Nov 14/17 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/no-signal-of-wewn-1-on-115201206515610.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) Weak signal of WEWN-3 Radio Católica Mundial, Dec 2 0700-0730 on 5970 EWN 250 kW / 160 deg to CeAm Spanish from 0730 on 5970 EWN 250 kW / 160 deg to CeAm WEWN IS Transmitter WEWN-1 Global Catholic Radio is still off air 0000-0900 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English 0900-1200 on 9470 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English 1200-1500 on 12065 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English 1500-1900 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to N/ME English 1900-2400 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/weak-signal-of-wewn-3-radio-catolica.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 2, dxldyg via DXLD) 11520, Dec 3 at 0148, WEWN English is finally back after missing several days, now S9+10 to S8, strong enough to hear the squeals this transmitter suffers from, pitch varying with the modulation which is a talk show about women, `Encounter Radio``. Still detectable at 0635, but very poor. Gone again, no 12065 at 1409 unless it`s the JBA carrier; no 15610 either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WEWN-1 Global Catholic Radio was back ONLY on 11520, Dec 3: 0000-0900 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English, weak to good 0900-1200 on 9470 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English, inactive B17 1200-1500 on 12065 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English, NO SIGNAL 1500-1900 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to N/ME English, NO SIGNAL 1900-2400 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English, please check http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/wewn-1-global-catholic-radio-was-back.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3, dxldyg via DXLD) 11520, Dec 4 at 0522, VP carrier, but means WEWN English remains reactivated; At 1340, 12065 also on at S9-S5, not a solid signal, but with usual redundant mass during this semihour. At 1501, very poor signal on next frequency all day, 15610. 15610, Dec 4 at 2249, Fair S8-S5 from WEWN English, as ops seem back to normal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4840, UT Sunday Dec 3 at 0210, WWCR with `Talking Machine Show`, mostly music, but now a comedy routine from a Chautauqua in 1919y, poor quality and hard to follow: comedian supplies his own laughs. Competes with `Theater Organ in the Ozarx` on 5085 WTWW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. [Re 17-48]: Spurious emissions from KVOH Yes, let me give you the name of who I have been in contact with... John Tayloe at (805)- 338-0075. This problem has existed for months actually. I first remember hearing the hiss ("white noise") back in the Spring of this year. It took me a while to figure out that it was coming from KVOH. As you say, it is intermittent, and varies greatly with propagation. One day about six weeks ago it was VERY STRONG and had the characteristics of "selective fading" with the normal QSB. That was when I first got the idea to snoop around above and below the 17 meter band a little. As I went down below 18 MC, it got stronger and stronger --- right up to 17775 Kc where their carrier level was 35/S-9. I have talked to other Amateurs about this issue, and found that some have noticed it, but most dismiss it as normal "atmospherics". One very knowledgeable engineer on the East coast understood the problem, but the KVOH carrier level at his location was only S-7, and he was not able to confirm the spurious emissions. On days when KVOH is 30/S- 9 or so, I have measured the spurious emission at only about 25DB below their carrier level. This would be outside of FCC bandwidth limits, I'm sure. I first contacted KVOH via E-mail on Oct 19th. and got the following response: ``Glenn Houser mentioned this a few days ago. We made some changes to our audio chain as we suspect this is where the problem was. We are really interested in solving this. It’s not showing up on our test equipment and we are a few of our friends who listen outside of California to monitor and give feedback. Your help is appreciated. Would you be willing to listen tomorrow (October 20th) and give me your feedback. It would help if you could contact me when we are still on the air on 17775. Thank you again. John Tayloe, Direct: 805-338- 0075`` I was unable to monitor on Oct 20. I did check on Oct 23 and found that the problem was completely gone, and sent the following message to them: ``I checked your bandwidth on 17,775 KHZ on 10/23/17 at 16:00 UTC. The spurious emission was gone, with no spurs extending into the 18 MHZ Amateur band any longer. Your signal was clean and sounded better than it has in the past. Thank you for your diligence and promptness in this matter. Ronnie Miller - K5WLT`` Things were great (no hash in 17 mtr Amateur band) for about a month. then around Nov 20 somewhere it came back, and I sent the following: ``On 11-20-17 at 1500 UT I found that your problem with spurs had returned. White noise hash up into the 18 MHz Amateur band, and your modulation on 17775 was badly distorted and splattering. Again upon sign-off on that frequency all spurious emissions ceased. This problem surely should be evident on a spectrum analyzer at your transmitter site. Hopefully you will find the cause and a final fix be in place soon. Ronnie V. Miller - K5WLT`` That day their audio was breaking up, and as that happened, the white noise was also going on and off. This tells me that the distorted audio and the hash are related some way. However sometimes the audio is clean and the white noise is still present. The problem is evidently intermittent. It is a mystery to me as to why they wouldn't be able to see it if they have a calibrated spectrum analyzer. I would really appreciate it if you could watch this, and help me get it fixed. I would hope we can get a resolution without bringing the FCC into it. They seem to be cooperative, but for some reason haven't been able to find the root cause of the problem. Your well-known reputation in the world of S/W radio will carry more weight than just one Amateur by myself. Sorry for the long message, but I thought it necessary. Respectfully, (Ronnie Miller - K5WLT, to gh, via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) KVOH (17775 kHz) Off Air --- We have a high wind event here in Southern California today, with several large brush fires. At the KVOH transmitter site on Chatsworth Peak, sustained winds are now at 60 miles per hour with gusts to over 90. The microwave link between our studios and the transmitter site is unstable because the winds are blowing the microwave dishes off beam, and the power is very unstable too (there are currently about half a million people in Ventura County without power at all). Looking at the weather forecast, we may be off tomorrow also, but hopefully back by Thursday (Ray Robinson, Strategic Communications Group / Voice of Hope Americas / Africa / Middle East, http://www.voiceofhope.com 1917 UT Dec 5, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But it was back on by Dec 6 afternoon (gh) ** U S A. 7505, WRNO, 0435-0459* Chinese religious programming with YL speaker till 0449 when OM ID's in English with address and schedule. Then instrumental music till 0453 when YL does "Time to Dream" segment in English. Sudden transmitter off at 0459 in mid-sentence. Excellent signal 11/30 (Don Hosmer, West Branch MI, CommRadio CR-1a + 102' & 51' G5RV dipoles, MARE Tipsheet 1 Dec via DXLD) ** U S A. 11740, 0326, Family Radio poor in Spanish – (KAB 19/11, Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) ?! I have no idea what he was hearing but there is no such station in 2017. Was 11740 ever a WYFR frequency? Maybe. In B-17 the only thing scheduled is AIR in Dari via Goa (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. AUSTRIA/FRANCE/GERMANY/GUAM/MADAGASCAR/SOUTH AFRICA/SRI LANKA/TAIWAN/UZBEKISTAN B-17 Updated AWR Shortwave schedule V_09, of Nov 28. Dear Monitors dear Listener, due to a Thunderstorm accident in Sri Lanka, the transmitter site Trincomalee is actually not operating. Probably for all this b17 period we are not broadcasting via TRM. We had to shift as good as possible many of our transmissions on different sites. The quality will partly suffer and in other cases improved. This is the time where your reports are specially very appreciated. Please see attached the actual Schedule b17awr09_pub. We apologise for this inconvenient situation and hope the station in Trincomalee Sri Lanka will be soon full operating again. Greetings and God bless you all in listening AWR (via Andreas Volk-Munich-D, ADDX Radio Kurier magazine, Germany Nov 28 via BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) Viz.: B17 AWR Short Wave Broadcast Schedule. 2017-10-29 to 2018-03-24. All Regions. Version 09/2017-11-27 / pub [see below for only FOUR English broadcasts excerpted and comments] Site StarStop Language Service Area kHz kW Days SDA 0000-0100 Mandarin C/N-China 17880 100 1234567 SDA 0030-0100 Asho Chin Myanmar 17650 100 1234567 TAI 0100-0200 Vietnamese Vietnam 15445 100 7 SDA 0100-0130 Min Nan Chinese S-China 17650 100 12345 SDA 0100-0130 Mandarin S-China 17650 100 6 SDA 0100-0200 Mandarin S-China 17650 100 7 SDA 0130-0200 Cantonese S-China 17650 100 123456 MOS 0200-0230 Urdu Pakistan 5970 300 1234567 MOS 0230-0300 Panjabi [sic] Pakistan 5970 300 1234567 NAU 0300-0330 Tigrinya Eritrea 7315 250 1234567 MDC 0300-0328 Oromo S-Ethiopia 12010 250 1234567 MDC 0300-0400 Malagasy Madagascar 6065 100 1234567 TAC 0330-0400 Amharic Ethiopia 11875 100 1234567 MOS 0330-0400 Farsi Iran 6120 300 1234567 MOS 0400-0430 Turkish Turkey 6185 300 1234567 NAU 0400-0430 Bulgarian Bulgaria 5975 100 1234567 NAU 0430-0500 French Morocco, Algeria 6045 100 1234567 TAC 0500-0600 Arabic EGY, IRQ, Arab Penins 17780 100 1234567 MOS 0505-0535 Hausa Nigeria 9630 300 1234567 ISS 0600-0630 French CME, Ghana, (Senegal) 7220 250 1234567 MOS 0600-0700 Arabic Libya 11880 300 1234567 ISS 0600-0630 French CME, Ghana, (Senegal) 12015 250 1234567 NAU 0700-0800 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 11980 100 1234567 ISS 0700-0730 French CME, Ghana, (Senegal) 11880 250 1234567 NAU 0800-0830 Kabyle Morocco, Algeria 15160 250 1234567 MOS 0800-0830 French Morocco, Algeria 15145 300 1234567 NAU 0830-0900 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 15145 100 1234567 SDA 1000-1100 Mandarin C/N-China 11690 100 1234567 SDA 1000-1100 Mandarin S-China 15450 100 1234567 NAU 1000-1100 Italian Italy 9610 100 1 SDA 1030-1100 Mongolian N-China, Mongolia 15180 100 1234567 SDA 1030-1100 Ilocano Philippines 17540 100 16 SDA 1030-1100 Tagalog Philippines 17540 100 23457 SDA 1100-1130 Russian E-Russia 9460 100 1234567 SDA 1100-1130 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15500 100 1234567 SDA 1100-1200 Mandarin NE-China 11730 100 1234567 SDA 1100-1200 Mandarin S-China 15195 100 1234567 SDA 1100-1200 Mandarin C/N-China 11690 100 1234567 SDA 1130-1200 Javanese Indonesia, Malaysia 15500 100 246 SDA 1130-1200 Sundanese Indonesia, Malaysia 15500 100 1357 SDA 1200-1230 Min Nan Chinese NE-China 9800 100 12345 SDA 1200-1230 Mandarin NE-China 9800 100 67 SDA 1200-1230 Mandarin C/N-China 9610 100 67 SDA 1200-1230 Mandarin S-China 11630 100 67 SDA 1200-1230 Min Nan Chinese C/N-China 9610 100 12345 SDA 1200-1300 Korean Korea 9880 100 1234567 SDA 1200-1230 Shan Myanmar 15195 100 1234567 SDA 1200-1230 Min Nan Chinese S-China 11630 100 12345 SDA 1230-1300 Mandarin S-China 11630 100 6 SDA 1230-1300 Cantonese NE-China 9800 100 123457 SDA 1230-1300 Mandarin NE-China 9800 100 6 SDA 1230-1300 Cantonese S-China 11630 100 123457 SDA 1230-1300 Cantonese C/N-China 9610 100 123457 SDA 1230-1300 Mon Myanmar 15195 100 1234567 SDA 1230-1300 Mandarin C/N-China 9610 100 6 SDA 1300-1400 Mandarin C/N-China 11935 100 1234567 SDA 1300-1330 Khmer CBG, Viet, Thai, Laos 11900 100 1567 SDA 1300-1330 Bangla Bangladesh 15255 100 1234567 SDA 1300-1330 Kachin Myanmar 15670 100 1234567 NAU 1300-1330 Mandarin W-China 15480 250 23456 NAU 1300-1330 Uighur W-China 15480 250 17 SDA 1300-1330 Khmer CBG, Viet, Thai, Laos 11900 100 234 MDC 1300-1400 Vietnamese Vietnam 17670 250 1234567 SDA 1300-1400 Korean Korea 11825 100 1234567 SDA 1330-1400 Kokborok Bangladesh 15255 100 1234567 SDA 1330-1400 Thai CBG, Viet, Thai, Laos 15450 100 1234567 NAU 1330-1500 Mandarin W-China 15480 250 1234567 SDA 1330-1400 Indonesian Malaysia 11900 100 237 SDA 1330-1400 Hmong Thailand 11900 100 56 SDA 1330-1400 Assamese NE-India 11900 100 14 MOS 1400-1430 Urdu Pakistan 15440 300 1234567 SDA 1400-1500 Mandarin S-China 11935 100 1234567 MDC 1400-1500 Malagasy Madagascar 6055 100 1234567 SDA 1400-1430 Bangla NE-India, Bangladesh 15400 100 2357 SDA 1400-1500 Mandarin C/N-China 9445 100 1234567 MDC 1400-1430 Sinhalese Sri Lanka 15255 250 1234567 SDA 1400-1430 Meitei NE-India, Bangladesh 15400 100 146 SDA 1400-1430 Asho Chin Myanmar 15150 100 1234567 SDA 1430-1500 Karen Myanmar, Thailand, CHN 15180 100 1234567 SDA 1430-1500 PWO W Karen Myanmar, Thailand, CHN 15150 100 1234567 MOS 1430-1500 Afar DJI, NE-EaETH, Somalia 17605 300 1234567 SDA 1430-1500 Burmese Myanmar 15255 100 1234567 MDC 1500-1528 Panjabi N-India 15150 250 1234567 SDA 1500-1530 Telugu S-India 15490 100 1234567 SDA 1500-1530 Mizo NE-India 15250 100 1234567 SDA 1500-1530 Tamil S-India 15715 100 1234567 MOS 1500-1530 Turkish Turkey 11955 300 1234567 SDA 1500-1530 Nepali Nepal 11900 100 1234567 SDA 1530-1600 Oriya India-Odisha 15715 100 1234567 MDC 1530-1600 Hindi C-India 17730 250 1234567 SDA 1530-1600 Kannada S-India 15730 100 1234567 SDA 1530-1600 Marathi C-India 12035 100 1234567 NAU 1530-1600 Hindi N-India 15250 250 1234567 MOS 1530-1600 Panjabi Pakistan 11995 300 1234567 MDC 1530-1600 Malayalam S-India 15680 250 1234567 TAC 1530-1600 Gujarati India-Gujarat 9505 100 1234567 SDA 1600-1630 English S-India 15715 100 1234567 MOS 1600-1630 Urdu Pakistan 9445 300 1234567 SDA 1600-1630 Urdu N-India 11985 100 1234567 MDC 1600-1630 English C-India 17730 250 1234567 NAU 1600-1630 Bulgarian Bulgaria 9830 100 1234567 ISS 1630-1700 Somali Somalia 17570 250 1234567 NAU 1630-1700 Tigrinya Eritrea 15490 250 1234567 SDA 1630-1700 Pushto [sic:] N-India 11985 100 246 SDA 1630-1700 Sindhi S-Pakistan 11985 100 1357 MOS 1630-1700 Farsi Iran 9770 300 1234567 MDC 1700-1728 Kiswahili TZA, Kenya, Uganda 11720 250 1234567 MEY 1700-1730 Kiswahili TZA, Kenya, Uganda 15490 250 1234567 NAU 1700-1730 Amharic Ethiopia 11985 250 1234567 MEY 1730-1800 Masai TZA, Kenya, Uganda 15490 250 1234567 ISS 1730-1800 Oromo S-Ethiopia 15155 250 1234567 NAU 1730-1800 Kabyle Morocco, Algeria 11985 100 1234567 MOS 1800-1900 Arabic Libya 11985 300 1234567 MDC 1830-1900 English E-Africa 15155 125 1234567 NAU 1900-2000 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 9535 100 1234567 MOS 1900-1930 Hausa Nigeria 9840 300 1234567 NAU 1900-1930 Wolof Senegal, Gambia 11750 250 1234567 MDC 1900-2000 Arabic EGY,IRQ,Arab Peninsula 11985 250 1234567 ISS 1930-2000 Ibo E-Nigeria 9850 250 1234567 MOS 1930-2000 French C-Africa 15155 300 1234567 MEY 1930-2000 Fulfulde CME, Ghana, (Senegal) 17800 250 1234567 NAU 1930-2000 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 7205 100 1234567 MOS 2000-2030 Dyula BFA, Ivory Coast, Mali 9770 300 1234567 MDC 2000-2030 Moore Burkina Faso 17570 250 1234567 NAU 2000-2030 French Morocco, Algeria 9515 100 1234567 SDA 2000-2030 Russian E-Russia 7360 100 1234567 MEY 2000-2030 French CME, Niger 11800 250 1234567 MEY 2030-2100 Yoruba Nigeria 11750 250 1234567 MOS 2030-2100 French W-Africa 11980 300 1234567 SDA 2100-2200 Mandarin W-Japan, S-China 9720 100 1234567 MOS 2100-2130 English W-Africa 11980 300 1234567 SDA 2100-2200 Korean Korea 5965 100 1234567 SDA 2200-2300 Vietnamese Vietnam 11610 100 1234567 SDA 2200-2300 Mandarin C/N-China 11980 100 1234567 SDA 2200-2230 Indonesian W-Indonesia 11800 100 1234567 SDA 2200-2300 Mandarin NE-China 15685 100 1234567 SDA 2230-2300 Indonesian W-Indonesia 11800 100 1234567 SDA 2300-2400 Mandarin NE-China 15215 100 1234567 SDA 2300-2330 Khmer CBG, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 1567 SDA 2300-2330 Khmer CBG, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 234 SDA 2300-2400 Mandarin C/N-China 17520 100 1234567 SDA 2300-2330 Vietnamese Vietnam 15320 100 1234567 SDA 2330-2400 Lao CBG, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 57 SDA 2330-2400 Thai CBG, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 12346 Sites: Days: ISS Issoudun [FRANCE] SDA Agat [GUAM] 1 Sunday 6 Friday MDC Madagascar TAC Tashkent [UZBEKISTAN] 2 Monday 7 Saturday MEY Meyerton [RSA] TAI Taipei [TAIWAN] 3 Tuesday MOS Moosbrunn [AUSTRIA] TRM Trincomalee [SRI LANKA]4 Wednesday NAU Nauen [GERMANY] 5 Thursday AWR Frequency Management Office Sandwiesenstr. 35 64665 Alsbach, Germany Phone: +49 6257 9440969 Fax: +49 6257 9440985 Email: (AWR via Andreas Volk-D, ADDX Radio Kurier magazine, Germany Nov 27, via BC-DX Dec 2, realigned by gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST) That`s an impressive schedule, making AWR one of the world`s major SW broadcasters. But look how English has been degraded to only four broadcasts, as excerpted below. AWR must have concluded that their odds for convincing converts are better with all the other minor languages. Not all of them even carry `Wavescan`. I believe it`s only the ones to India, not Africa. SDA 1600-1630 English S-India 15715 100 1234567 MDC 1600-1630 English C-India 17730 250 1234567 MDC 1830-1900 English E-Africa 15155 125 1234567 MOS 2100-2130 English W-Africa 11980 300 1234567 Speaking of which, why aren`t the dozens of WS broadcasts on WRMI to be found on AWR`s own schedule??? Furthermore, there are non-WS AWR blox on WRMI, namely AWR-Cuba in Spanish at 0000-0030 & 1100-1130 on 5950. Why omit them?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WBBM 780 kHz - IBOC off --- WBBM 780 Chicago, IBOC has been off since early Sunday (Tom Jasinski, Joliet, IL, 0454 UT Dec 5, nrc- am gg via DXLD ** U S A. 880-CUSB, Dec 2 at 1328 UT, `Creation Moment` nonsense, 1330 UT no ID and into `Parenting Today`s Teens`, neither in Navajo, but obviously KHAC Tse Bonito NM, right across from Window Rock AZ, as E/W DF also fits, and totally overcomes KRVN from the N. (Also just had C&W from E/W on 660-DSB, no doubt weaker neighbor, 50 kW ND KTNN). KHAC obviously on 10 kW ND day power as usual (always?), not 430 watts ND night. Them cheatin` Indians, or rather Anglo missionary impositions by Western Indian Ministries. FCC shows KHAC`s legal SR/SS times for December are 1415 and 2400 UT. And, standard remark about noting the very few SSB US MW stations! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1040, Nov 30 at 1409 UT, occupying the null of WHO, ID definitely includes ``The Mix 98-5``, which leads directly to KCBR Monument CO (Colorado Springs mkt), as in NRC AM Log which calls it ``Blazin` 98.5`` with hiphop and IBOC. Of course, 98.5 is a measly translator and they have another on 95.7 which doesn`t get top/any? billing. Radio-locator does not know of a website, but wikipedia does, what else?: http://blazin985fm.com As for the 1040 dog wagged by 98.5, it`s a 15 kW daytimer, reduced to 2 kW during Critical Hours. November official SR/SS = 1345 UT/2345 UT, which means the 2-hour CH periods are 1345 UT-1545 UT & 2145 UT-2345 UT, so should have been on 2 kW when I heard it. In December: 1415 UT-2345 UT, CH 1415 UT-1615 UT, 2145 UT-2345 UT. So from tomorrow, unless it have an unknown PSRA, it should not even be on the air until 1415 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, Nov 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1040, Dec 1 at 1352 UT, WHO nulled, talk with 719 area code, Colorado / Colorado Springs ads, obviously KCBR Monument CO illegally on the air before official FCC December sunrise of 1415 UT; 1355 UT ``Blazin` 98-5`` non-ID in passing during program promo. However after 1400 UT I am still hearing much further east WHO, but not KCBR, and while Catholic neighbor 1060 KRCN Longmont, is still audible, also before its legal sunrise of 1415 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Hello Glenn; Regarding WBBR-1130 NYC (130 km/80 mi SW direction). During the daytime hours yes, there are VOA news b'casts at ToH. Not certain if every hour, but the presenter name is key. Am checking now (2100 EST/0200 UT) to see if this carries over to their int'l night schedule (Daybreak Asia --> Daybreak Europe). This ToH was local NYC news-brief. Regards (Paul S. in CT FN31nl, UT Nov 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also top of USA for 3390 WBBR X 3 (gh) ** U S A. 1360.0, Nov 30 at 1357 UT, mass in English, same as on WEWN 5970 where it`s voice-overed into Spanish (12065 English still AWOL), so this is one of our EWTN affiliates. We are blessed that our two closest 1360s are both EWTN! KDJW in Amarillo TX, and KPHN in El Dorado KS. ``Stations informing the FCC that they are silent: 1360, KPHN, KS, El Dorado – Silent Oct. 26, theft of satellite dish, EAS equipment, computer, etc. (AM Switch, NRC DX News Nov 27, published Nov 18, via DXLD)`` Monitoring this is severely impeded by the huge spur from local KCRC 1390 Enid, which now is wobbling slightly around 1360.537v, making a big het. I can hear the RCC only in the null of KCRC. KPHN is closer and does not have a null toward us like KDJW does, which maybe protects KPHN. At 1400 UT cannot pull a local ID, and into EWTN talk show, YL pitching for funding. (At 1408 UT I am hearing the same thing on 1060, i.e. 50 kW U1 KRCN Longmont (Denver) CO, since 1345 UT sunrise, but not until 1415 UT in December, 111 watts night power.) At 1655 UT when skywave should be minimal, I am able to DF the 1360.0 groundwave separately from KCRC 1360.537v, to find it`s indeed from KPHN direxion rather than KDJW, so KPHN has recovered (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: Formerly silent stations informing FCC that they are back on the air: 1360, KPHN, KS, El Dorado – Silent Oct. 26; back on the air Nov. 21 at 0800 CST (AM Switch, NRC DX News Dec 11, published Dec 3, via DXLD) ** U S A. 1490, KRTN, NM, Ratón – Slogan to “Enchanted Air Radio” (NRC AM Log update, NRC DX News Dec 11, published Dec 3, via DXLD) ** U S A. D.C.'S RUSSIA-FUNDED FM STATION EXPANDS TO AM AFTER PARTNERS REGISTER AS FOREIGN AGENTS --- By Justin Wm. Moyer A Russia-funded radio station broadcasting blocks from the White House found a second home on the dial in Washington after its partner, a Virginia-based radio company, registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent. Sputnik, a project of the Russian government, began broadcasting around the clock from a K Street office in June on 105.5 FM, and hasn't stopped. However, that frequency is merely a "translator" -- a station that rebroadcasts another station's programming -- and Sputnik needed a permanent base. As a result, 1390 AM, a former Spanish-language station based in Capitol Heights, Md., began carrying Sputnik on Nov. 25. The deal was brokered as Sputnik struggled to find a home frequency amid criticism of its connection to Russia and questions about Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. "We were not looking to be on AM," said Mindia Gavasheli, editor in chief of Sputnik's D.C. bureau. "We were effectively forced to." The deal gives the Kremlin two spots on Washington's radio dial, but Sputnik's programming hasn't changed. It's still home to left-leaning hosts such as Eugene Puryear, who ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council in 2014 as a member of the Statehood Green Party, and Brian Becker, a founder of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Although they deny that anyone dictates what they say on air, many Sputnik hosts reject the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the election. "Russians invade local AM radio station," Sputnik host Garland Nixon responded in an email when asked about the move to AM. "Tens of thousands of innocent radio workers kidnapped and presumed captured and taken to Siberian gulags." He added: "All jokes aside, we are very happy to be on both instead of shut down. As some people had desired." The company that owns 105.5 FM says it was directed to register with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, a move met with criticism by some of Sputnik's on-air personalities. Lee Stranahan, a former Breitbart investigative reporter who co-hosts a "Crossfire"-style show with Nixon, said pressure for Sputnik's partners to register under FARA was designed to discredit the station by highlighting its Russia connection. "It's dangerous," he said. "It's beyond bogus. It's a pure propaganda play." In September, three Democratic members of Congress wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to criticize the station, questioning whether it should be on the air. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (Calif.), Mike Doyle (Pa.) and Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.) wrote that D.C. radio listeners can "hear Sputnik and the Russian government's effort to spread misinformation." "This means the Kremlin's propaganda is being broadcast over a license granted by the FCC and the Russian government may be using our country's own airwaves to undermine our democracy," they wrote. In an October response to the letter, Pai declined to conduct an investigation, saying, "the First Amendment and the Communications Act generally bar the Commission from interfering with a broadcast licensee's choice of programming, even if that programming may be objectionable to many listeners." Eshoo called it a "duck and cover strategy." "Our nation's public airwaves are owned by the American people and the FCC is charged with protecting these airwaves from those entities who want to do us harm," she wrote in a statement. "Chairman Pai's excuses, couched in legal gibberish, are unacceptable." Meanwhile, Sputnik's stateside business partners are getting acquainted with their new status as foreign agents. John Garziglia, part owner of Reston Translator, the company that owns 105.5 FM, told The Washington Post that his deal with Sputnik wasn't related to politics, but was a "business arrangement." FARA documents show that Reston Translator -- and Garziglia himself -- registered as foreign agents in November despite his insistence that the company "is not an agent, representative, employee or servant . . . of a foreign principal." "Reston Translator LLC does not qualify for registration under [FARA], but is doing so at your direction," Garziglia, a communications attorney, wrote to the Department of Justice on Nov. 15. "We do so because we have been directed to do so, not because it is required by the law." The Justice Department declined to comment. However, its correspondence with Garziglia didn't mince words. "Reston Translator acts directly as a `publicity agent' and `information-service employee' . . . by disseminating its radio broadcasts (under the name Sputnik Radio) over public airwaves," read a Sept. 12 letter to Garziglia from the department. Garziglia said he was told to register as a foreign agent after he asked the Justice Department whether it was necessary. He said he considers the threat of FARA registration a chill on free speech. "I can easily understand why most broadcasters would reject the carriage of Radio Sputnik, not based upon any analysis of its content, but rather based upon a DOJ threat of being forced to register under FARA," Garziglia wrote in an email. Of Sputnik, he added: "I never see the harm in opinions being freely broadcast. It's better for all of us. I don't endorse what they're doing. I don't un-endorse it. That's their opinion." Yet Arnold Ferolito, 75, who brokered Sputnik's new deal with 1390 AM after a partnership with another station expired in October, is undaunted by possible FARA registration. The semiretired owner of Florida-based RM Broadcasting said he built connections in Russia years ago, traveling there after the Soviet Union's collapse as its TV industry became privatized. Ferolito said he hasn't had to register with FARA after arranging the Sputnik deal, but he has been asked about FARA registration before. In 2013, he faced questions from the Justice Department when he worked with Voice of Russia, another Russian-funded radio network that previously broadcast on 1390 AM. Ferolito said the Justice Department let the matter go, and neither his name nor "RM Broadcasting" appear in the FARA registry. Like others at Sputnik, Ferolito pointed out that many countries besides Russia maintain state-funded news organizations around the world, such as the Voice of America or France 24. "I have nothing to do with the programming," he said. "I'm just a conduit. . . . Why anyone should have to register seems bizarre to me." As he saw it, the fundamental issue was the First Amendment. "Do we have freedom of the press in this country or don't we?" he said. (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) See also RUSSIA [and non]! Long story never mentions callsign of 1390. As of Dec 9, FCC AM Query says it is WZHF, 9/1 kW, Capitol Heights, Maryland. Let`s see, how about making it: WSPT, WNIK? (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. Jon Ellis on Northpine.com reports that new owner Robert Ingstad took KKAA and nearby KQKD-1380 off the air on October 31st immediately after closing the deal on the purchase of the stations. His plan is to convert KKAA back to commercial status, according to the website. Therefore, if anyone hears Family Radio programming (no "Your" in the network name, in point of fact), you can immediately figure that you're getting WFME out of New York City, as they are now the only Family Radio outlet on 1560. 73, (Rick Dau, South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af, Nov 28, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** U S A. The Commission kept their press office busy on November 16 (grin)! [including DTV] - ATSC 3.0 has been authorized. Stations may begin broadcasts in 3.0. They must arrange for some other station to simulcast their programming in ATSC 1.0, so viewers with existing receivers don't lose service. Advance public notice must be provided – viewers will need to rescan. - Duopoly regulations have been relaxed. Under the old rules, two stations in the same market could be co-owned only if at least eight independently-owned stations would remain after the merger. That limitation is gone. Under the old rules, two of the four top-rated stations in a market could not be co-owned (in practice, this meant an ABC, CBS, Fox, or NBC station could only be co-owned with an independent, CW, or My station). That rule is not repealed entirely, but the Commission will allow these mergers if a public interest showing can be made. - TV joint sales agreements (JSAs) will no longer be treated as duopolies. - Daily newspapers may now own TV stations in the same market. - Radio and TV stations in the same market may now be commonly owned. Both of these restrictions were often waived. Often, that was because the stations were co-owned before the rules restricting those practices were enacted (Doug Smith, Dec VHF UHF Digest via DXLD) ** U S A. In the U.S., a number of LPTV licenses have been canceled or modified to revert to old parameters. DTV America and four related companies were called on the carpet for “leapfrogging” LPTV stations. (You may remember something similar happened with FM translator permits a few years ago. To the best of my knowledge the FM culprit companies were not related to DTV America.) In 2009 the FCC held a filing window for rural LPTV stations. To participate, the applicant had to specify a transmitter site at least 121km from the “reference coordinates” of any Top 100 Nielsen TV market. The firms in question won more than 350 authorizations in this window, then purchased more from other companies. Eventually most of these authorizations would be built and receive a license-to-cover. After construction and licensing, some of the stations filed for permission to go dark. Last September, the Commission received a tip that there was no transmitting equipment or towers at many of these licensed sites. Investigation confirmed the tip. Inspectors found many of the licensed sites were built with temporary equipment and antennas. The allegation is that a site would be built just long enough to receive a license to cover, then would receive permission to go temporarily dark. The license would be modified to specify a new site closer to a larger city. It would be built at that new site, but again using temporary gear. One station, cited as an example by the Commission, made four hops to move from Montgomery, Alabama to Mobile. Several stations won in a window for stations outside the Top 100 markets, were able to move into those larger markets. The Commission has reached a Consent Decree with these five companies. They had a deal to sell many of these stations to unrelated third parties; those sales will be allowed to proceed. Some permits for new stations will be surrendered; some applications to modify existing stations will be dismissed. A number of stations will be modified to revert to previous sites. I've marked these changes in the listings with “(DTVA)”. (There were a number of other LPTV licenses canceled this month for reasons that have nothing to do with DTV America) The cities listed for LPTV stations (not just DTVA's) often have little relationship to reality. Full-power TV stations must provide a certain level of signal across their “Principal Community”. (“City of License”) LPTV grew out of the TV translator service – in which the FCC recognized it was often impossible for a station to serve an entire community. Indeed, it was often desirable for a station to serve only part of a community. So this minimum signal level regulation doesn't apply to LPTVs. Which means a LPTV station listed as Louisville, Kentucky may not, in fact, provide any signal at all in Louisville. I have looked up the coordinates listed for these deleted and modified LPTVs. If they fall well outside the listed city, I have included the actual location in parenthesis with the tech parameters. For example, W27DH is listed with the FCC as a Louisville station. The transmitter is located near Evansville, Indiana. The five firms will also pay a forfeiture of $1.5 million to the U.S. Treasury (this may be worth noting: when the FCC collects a fine, the Commission doesn't keep the money. It goes in the general U.S. Treasury). As I looked up the coordinates, it appeared some of these reverted sites may not be economically viable. I will not be surprised if we see more of these stations surrendered. Another side effect --- will be the opening of more channels for other LPTVs displaced by repacking. It is unlikely all displaced LPTVs can find new channels, but with some of the DTVA facilities “out of the way” it's more likely than it was. Two of these stations are listed as Davenport, Illinois. Best I can tell there is no such place. Looking at the coordinates I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Davenport, Iowa (Doug Smith, Dec WTFDA VHF- UHF Digest via DXLD) ** VATICAN. PHILIPPINES [non]. 15620, Nov 29 at 1513, YL mixing effortlessly English and Tagalog, phrases such as ``how to safely dispose of expired medicine``, along with music bed. S9+10 and one of the better signals on band from overseas, i.e. R. Veritas Asia relayed via VATICAN oppositewards for Mideast, 107 degrees with 250 kW. I would dearly like to see measured field strength plots 360 degrees around SMG direxional transmissions, suspecting they would show extreme lobes toward the wrong targets, as there are many other examples of Vatican beamed elsewhere, well received here despite never intentionally aimed toward us (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM. 6020even, V of Vietnam VOV 4th domestic program in Vietnamese, at 0115 UT on Dec 1, non-direction outlet from Daclac Dak Lak Buon Me Thuot at S=9 or -67dBm signal in Thailand remote SDR. Xylophone music heard, followed by female local girl singer at 0117 UT. Compared to previous years the audio modulation is much distorted now. String peaks visible and annoying at 187 Hertz apart fq, and 500, 750, 1310, 1686 Hertz also ... And also again two accompanied spurs noted: So, the 6006.611 and 6033.389 kHz spurious signals of S=7-8 strength, seems belong to two symmetric spurious audio signals some +13389 Hertz frequency apart distance ... of fundamental 6020 kHz Daclac / Dak Lak - Buon Me Thuot' site transmitter installation in Vietnam. 7210even, Voice of Vietnam 1st domestic program from 'Daclac/Dak Lak - Buon Me Thuot' site scheduled 2145-1700 UT, S=9+25dB signal or -47dBm heard on remote SDR unit in eastern Thailand. But also the Dak Lak station produced two wider spurious signals of 3 kHz wide each, on 7196.159 and 7223.841 kHz. Latter S=9+10dB or -66dBm. 2 mast array 60m 12 38 39.43 N 108 01 14.01 E (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** YEMEN [non]. Republic of Yemen Radio with 2 hour break, Dec 4 till 0658 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic 0658-0858 on 11860 kHz no signal, break, empty channel from 0858 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/republic-of-yemen-radio-with-2-hrs.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ZANZIBAR. 11735, ZBC. 1855 what sounded like an English jingle after choral singing by girls, then played the jingle again by mistake as the next song started. Sounded like “?? Follow the dates, ?? of the week. We are on the air. ??”. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) TANZANIA, Reception of Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Nov 25: 1800-1809 on 11735 DOL 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf English, very good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/reception-of-zanzibar-broadcasting_26.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) ** ZIMBABWE [non]. USA [non]. 2000 UT on Tuesday 5 December: V of America on 4930 and 6195 kHz via Botswana - I had assumed that the African Beat would be on, but VoA still seems to be broadcasting local language programming for Zimbabwe at this time. However, it sounds like the African Beat is being aired on MW 1530 kHz via São Tomé (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Fair signal of Voice of America special to Zimbabwe, Dec 4 0700-1400 on 15580 SAO 100 kW / 100 deg to SoAf English/Shona/Ndebele http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2017/12/fair-signal-of-voice-of-america-special.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Mystery station on 3691 LSB 1 Files 735KB WAV websdr_recording_start_2017-11-30T22_54_47Z_3691.0kHz.wav Hi Glenn! Tuning right now on the web receiver at http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ Hearing what seems like Russian music playing with no announcements, station is definitely LSB right on 3691. Attached is a short recording, there was more martial music earlier. Take care! (Eric Loy, Sports Director, Neuhoff Media Danville [IL], WDAN D102 K-ROCK, 2257 UT Nov 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The music on recording is accompanying declamatory speech in Russian. a search on the frequency did not lead anywhere (gh, DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 5010, Nov 29 at 0016, JBA carrier. Probably the Cuban leapfrog of RHC 5040 over Rebelde 5025 another 15 kHz lower; altho cannot detect within a noise blob the reverse at 5055. An unID music pirate from the Maryland area was also being reported earlier in the afternoons until 2300* on 5010. 5010, Dec 4 at 2253, very weak sounds like two carriers beating, or one wobbling. Could be that NAm pirate, and/or leapfrog of Cuba 5040 over 5025; just too weak to tell if matching 5040 modulation; especially with high storm noise level which is bothering up to at least 10 MHz: there is a big lightning front from S central OK, to the NE corner, right across Missouri, eastern Iowa, into Wisconsin, and even SW Ontario --- the one which is bringing a winter storm to the East (but not here and fortunately already moving away from us). (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 6165even, S=9+15dB low modulated signal at 0144 UT: either MMR Thazin/Myanma R from Pyin U Lwin, or rather likely VoV CK2 Xa Tan Tien. Xuan Mai, which should be closed for ever previously?? This channel at this hour need further monitoring (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 7501.50-USB, 2-way in Spanish discussing 80 kilos of algo; one also has background noise, aircraft or motorboat engine? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 7610, Nov 29 at 0638, JBA carrier. Nothing listed here anywhen in HFCC, Aoki/NDXC or EiBi. Some broadcasters do venture this far up (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9327.50-USB, Nov 29 at 2238, 2-way in Spanish, weak. Fortunately have not noticed this later when trying to hear 9330v WBCQ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9482.0-USB, Dec 4 at 1347, 2-way INTRUDERs in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1907: More to follow! The last broadcast of yours I caught was especially info-packed! (Chuck Ermatinger, MO, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FUTURELY: With continuing appreciation for the Herculean task that you perform weekly! 73, shalom, salaam, and namasté! (Jim Gershman, K1JJJ, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) Happy Holidays, Glenn! Thank you for WOR! Best wishes, (Scott Gamble, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) A big thank you --- Glenn. It was warming to read such deep coverage on DXLD 17-46 of the Radio Caroline coverage. I moved house recently. My choice of town as Colchester was made for many reasons. One small one was that the position of Colchester is good as a launch for European DX. At first I expected any re-emergence of Radio Caroline to come from a small town near Stowmarket. The news about the change to Orfordness was a complete surprise to me. At exactly the same time as the re-emergence of Radio Caroline took place I bought a Sony 2001d as an everyday LW/MW/SW radio. Orfordness is precisely 70KM NE from my QTH. Needless to say, the reception on 648 kHz is almost perfect (as groundwave) day and night. On the back of your featuring Radio Northern Star over both DXLD 17-46 and 17-47 (as well as Ydun's reports on Mediumwave Info) led me to contact Svenn Martinsen. He has now joined my circle of contributors on mwmasts.com. My best wishes for the forthcoming Xmas period (Dan Goldfarb) Re: Glenn Hauser logs December 2-3, 2017 --- Many thanks for the post. I find some of the descriptions rather humorous. Keep up the great job, Glenn (John pigboy1537, ptsw yg viai DXLD) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ HITLIST UPDATE Hi Glenn, Attached is my latest Hitlist update. 1) Updated links to R.360-hosted podcasts for R Tirana, RAE, RHC, R Prague, VO Mongolia, Myanmar R, Polish R, R Slovakia Int, R Slovenia Int, R Taiwan Int, VO Turkey 2) Greece - VoG: Updated link to Live stream 3) USA - World Harvest R: Updated Live streaming link 4) USA - R Marti: Added additional link to daily program schedules 5) Facebook disclaimer added Next planned update will be at the end of December 2017 Best wishes and 73 (Alan Roe, Dec 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html WRTH 2018 --------- £35.00 --- The 72nd edition of WRTH: The Directory of Global Broadcasting. Description World Radio TV Handbook is the world’s most accurate and comprehensive directory of global broadcasting. It contains details by country of radio broadcasts and broadcasters on AM (LW, MW and SW) and FM, and details of national TV. The Features section for this 72nd edition includes articles on Bryan Clark’s Antipodean Journey from his home in New Zealand to the antipode in Morocco, Receiving Noise on the problems of electronic noise, Hans Johnson’s visit to Radio Romania International, the setting up of A New Voice of Hope, and radio in the Solomon Islands in Radio Voices from the South Seas. There are equipment reviews of the Icom IC-R8600, SDRPlay RSP2, AOR AR-DV10, Tecsun PL-880, Tecsun S-8800, Cross Country Active Loop Antenna and Expert Electronics ColibriNano SDR, along with other articles, information and maps. The remaining pages are, as usual, full of information on: National and International broadcasts and broadcasters Clandestine and other target broadcasters MW and SW frequency listings Terrestrial TV by country Extensive Reference section Book ISBN: 978-0-9555481-9-2 http://www.wrth.com/_shop/?product=wrth-2018 https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup/ (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) EiBi English Extracts November 29, 2017 EiBi Schedules: New as of November 28, 2017 in the Schedules section. http://www.kg4lac.com 73 (Kraig W Krist, Manassas VA, Nov 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO HERITAGE FOUNDATION David Ricquish, Wellington is happy with familiar stuff re-appearing in the Times, but is also asking for help. “Pleasing to see Yanks and Canucks being reported again after years of missing in action so thanks Peter for making it possible. Health update: after finally getting a neurologist at own expense, my 9th cranial nerve is damaged so currently can’t walk, talk or swallow thin liquids and lost use of left writing arm and hand. Brain fully active otherwise. So you can imagine immense frustration. Good news is it can be healed with lots of money and physio. Bad news we have neither. Would really like help with , especially from locals in Wellington; otherwise I fear many QSLs will have to be dumped. Can someone help? Regular scanning of cards, letters and then send to Chris, our webmaster, and in collaboration with him. The burden is too much for us now. Maybe writing some features from those who can, like ones on the site and illustrated by scans. That’s if people think it worthwhile keeping DX history. If not, I fear I’ve wasted years of time, money and effort for nothing. Hundreds visit daily, mostly from Australia, NZ and USA… then UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, Russia, China, Brazil, France, Bangladesh, Sweden, France, Italy etc. People around the world like it! As Xmas approaches, may peace and love of the season fill your hearts and homes. God bless from Jo and I. 73s, David.” (You raise the continued conundrum of preserving material connected to any hobby… and there’s no easy answer... even if connected to ours.) (Theo Donnelly, I think, December NZ DX Times via DXLD) REMEMBERING NORM MAGUIRE Some of our members will recall Norm, a Hawaii-based DXer who listened between the 1930s and 1970s and visited New Zealand DXers during in the 1970s. The National Radio Club in the USA have digitized a good number of Norm’s QSL collection and these can be viewed on the Internet at http://nationalradioclub.org/qsl/Maguire/index.html Included in the collection are NZ stations logged by Norm from New Mexico as well as Hawaii. An extremely rare QSL that can be viewed in the collection is KO2XDN in Nevada which operated just 4700 feet away from the site of a nuclear test explosion blast site. MORE RADIO HISTORY Sam Dellit advises that American broadcaster and DXer David Gleason is in the process of posting about 50 issues of Wireless Weekly from 1923 to 1926 to the Internet. See: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Wireless_Weekly-AU.htm Some amazing detail there on early broadcasting & amateur radio in Australia & New Zealand. I briefly sighted an article on 4AD the early Invercargill broadcaster. Some early Lists of Amateurs also, including some of the "numerical" callsigns and lists of receive only amateur licences detailing whether crystal or valve. Some superb photos of the 2CM facilities (& many others). The 1937 & 1938 WW Callsign books will also soon be posted (via Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) UPDATING FM INFO CENTRAL AMERICA, CARIBBEAN, MEXICO Hello Mr. Hauser, As the publisher and editor of World of Radio, would it be possible to enlist your assistance? I know that you are aware that I am the editor for the Latin America and Caribbean FM entries in the Worldwide TV FM DX Association's FM database: http://db.wtfda.org The editing responsibilities include every LICENSED facility that broadcasts on the FM dial in México, Central America, and the Caribbean islands. By nature, I am a researcher, I am detail oriented, and I am something of a perfectionist. I expect perfection from myself with the entries which I enter in the WTFDA FM database. Is it possible to get your assistance in connecting with radio enthusiasts in those areas mentioned? I especially would like to connect with radio enthusiasts that have the ability to tune the FM radio band in their region, to collect current broadcasting information and findings, and then email that information to me. The primary goal is to collect up to date information on station names, formats & programming, if a station is broadcasting in mono or stereo, and if they are using an HD signal, or perhaps the station is off the air. If the person collecting information also has the ability to monitor for the use of RDS, that information would be great! My vision of this is to have radio enthusiasts in various areas (i.e. Honduras, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, etc) that I can depend on to check on the status of certain stations or perhaps conduct a periodic band scan and report any changes to me, which would be recorded in the WTFDA FM database. Raymie Humbert is doing an excellent job in helping the WTFDA keep the Mexican FM listings up to date. For anyone that would like to volunteer to assist, they can contact me at mexdbupdates@wtfda.org The volunteer does not necessarily have to have all of those abilities mentioned previously at their disposal. The importance of this mission is to find radio enthusiasts that would like to help out in the long term. Jim Thomas Worldwide TV FM DX Association db.wtfda.org (via Glenn Hauser) ACTUALIZAR INFO FM EN CARIBE, CENTROAMERICA, MEXICO Hola Sr. Hauser, Como editor y editor de World of Radio, ¿sería posible obtener su ayuda? Sé que es consciente de que soy el editor de las entradas FM de América Latina y el Caribe en la base de datos FM de la Asociación Mundial de Diexismo en TV y FM http://db.wtfda.org Las responsabilidades de edición incluyen todas las instalaciones LICENCIADAS que transmiten en el dial FM en México, América Central y las islas del Caribe. Por naturaleza, soy un investigador, estoy orientado a los detalles, y soy algo perfeccionista. Espero la perfección por parte de mí mismo con las entradas que ingreso en la base de datos WTFDA FM. ¿Es posible obtener su ayuda para conectarse con entusiastas de la radio en las áreas mencionadas? Especialmente me gustaría conectarme con entusiastas de la radio que tienen la capacidad de sintonizar la banda de radio FM en su región, recopilar la información y los hallazgos actuales de la radiodifusión, y luego enviarme esa información por correo electrónico. El objetivo principal es recopilar información actualizada sobre nombres de estaciones, formatos y programación, si una estación está transmitiendo en mono o estéreo, y si están utilizando una señal HD, o tal vez la estación está fuera del aire. Si la persona que recopila la información también tenga la capacidad de controlar el uso de RDS, ¡esa información sería excelente! Mi visión de esto es contar con entusiastas de la radio en varias áreas (Por ejemplo, Honduras, Guatemala, República Dominicana, etc.) de las que pueda confiar en verificar el estado de ciertas estaciones o tal vez realizar un escaneo periódico de bandas y reportarme cualquier cambio, que se registraría en la base de datos FM de la WTFDA. Raymie Humbert está haciendo un excelente trabajo ayudando a la WTFDA para mantener actualizadas las listas de FM mexicanas. Para cualquiera que quisiera ser voluntario para ayudar, pueden contactarme en mexdbupdates@wtfda.org El voluntario no necesariamente tiene que tener todas esas habilidades mencionadas anteriormente a su disposición. La importancia de esta misión es encontrar entusiastas de la radio a los que les gustaría ayudar a largo plazo. Jim Thomas Worldwide TV FM DX Association http://db.wtfda.org (via Guillermo Glenn Hauser, DXLD) Above also sent to several appropriate DX lists (gh) SLOGANS LIST AND TIS/HAR LIST (due to our new web site). The correct links are http://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/2017 IRCA Slogans List.pdf [4597 slogans on 43 pages, by frequency, then province/state] and http://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/TIS_2016.pdf [58 pages by frequency, then by state] These are free to download at your convenience – pb (Phil Bytheway, WA, IRCA DX Monitor Dec 9 via DXLD) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ Re: Maybe there's a problem with a wter twoer about 1/4 mile away ( but not on line to WPVI RUSS EDMUDNS [sic] Hmmm, I figured out *water tower* right away :-P --- have you seen this before? "It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe." (published in 2015 by a couple Cambridge researchers). (Jim Thomas db.wtfda.org WTFDA gg via DXLD) Yes, JIm, I've seen that before. And in the case of "water tower" I read that without even realizing a letter was missing; and went back to check it out when I read the "correction". It's amazing how the brain works, and this is why proof reading can be difficult (Chris Lucas - dtvdxer, Poughkeepsie, NY FN31bs, ibid.) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See BRAZIL; ECUADOR; ERITREA; INDIA; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ KOREA NORTH non; KUWAIT; PERU; ROMANIA DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC See USA: 780, 1040 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See also: MEXICO; OKLAHOMA; USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHANNEL-SHARING UPDATE Sharing arrangements in boldface below have already happened; see the date in the Notes column. Two stations have announced sharing effective dates in the future. Three stations have filed for an extension of their forced signoff date and have indicated in their extension requests that they have channel-sharing agreements in place with a specific other station. However, those agreements have not yet been filed. Several stations have changed their principal communities (“City of License”, or “COL”). They're sharing guests on host stations whose signals aren't adequate across the stations' old principal communities. I apologize for the small font; it is challenging to get these to fit in a reasonable amount of space! (Doug Smith, Dec WTFDA VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD) q.v. for axual listings. RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ Subject: [IRCA] Florence [continued from 17-48, DX-PEDITIONS] Hi Mark, thanks for your message on list. It's a different DX situation here than Nova Scotia for sure, and there are times that I'm really gonna miss the DKAZ! But there are some compensations for me, like well heck, I'm living in Florence...! I'm going to be starting out with a 'Frequent Flyer' FSL that Gary is very generously sending over to me, and am looking for a portable to go with it, as I can't couple it directly to my ELAD. I think I've narrowed the choice down to either a Tecsun 660 or a Sony EX5MK2, and I will take the bus about 20 minutes to the hills outside of the city, a small town called Fiesole where I think reception will be much better than in town here. We aren't going to buy a car as there really isn't any need to apart from mini DXpeditions as everything in the city is in walking range and if we are going on a longer trip that needs a car we'll rent one. Most places can be reached though through the excellent public transport available. That being said, I have been considering ways of trying to make a foldable version of your broadband loop so I can bring the ELAD and do some broadband captures, which is what I'd also really like to do. Is there any way I can use my existing FLG100 with this rather than having to construct the amplifier? I'd like to use as many existing parts as possible. I sent myself the FLG, the transformers I used for the CAT5 and one of Colin's Vactrols from Nova Scotia before I left along with a couple of toroids and some other things, and they arrived safe and somewhat sound, although Poste Italia made me do a lot of 'splainin what exactly I was trying to import and made me pay an import fee. I'm definitely going to join the groups you mentioned, thanks very much for the tips. My Italian is developing, and I can usually make myself understood in the present, past perfect and past imperfect tenses, but my vocabulary is still quite weak and so English is still very helpful. I still think in English. We have a tutor come in 3X a week, so we're making some progress. I will definitely post what I am hearing, and if you or any of the other list members are interested in having me try to assist in an ID based on an interval signal or have me make a TOH or other ID recording of a particular station please ask and I'll certainly help as best I can. It will also be really interesting and not a little unreal to consider NAm stations as 'DX'! I'll let you all know what I hear. Thanks again for the message! (Michael Yule, 29 Nov, IRCA via DXLD) Greetings Michael, I exchanged emails with Andy Ikin a while back also exploring a more portable (collapsible) broadband antenna. He proposed using a length of LMR 400 coax connected to one of his amplifier/transformer units. While I have not implemented that as of yet, I find that option intriguing. I think you will really like Gary DeBock?s ?frequent flyer? FSL. I have used them in various locations I have travelled to. They are terrific! Best of DX, Ciao, (Craig Barnes. Wheat Ridge, CO, ibid.) If you want to get into bigger antennas at remote sites, Michael, maybe look at a mini-pole to support either a delta loop or a KAZ terminated loop. Two of them could allow a small DKaz. These are quite small when telescoped. I traveled on the train with one in a small suitcase. I borrowed it from Satoshi Miyauchi in Japan, and it is thanks to him that I even heard about it. You can also get a "stake kit", also quite small, that can support that pole. best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, ibid.) Hi Michael, I know of a portable broadband loop design that I think you'd really like for use with your FLG100. A DXer pal of mine, Dave Aichelman from Grants Pass, Oregon came up with a clever "Tent Pole Loop" antenna a few years ago. I have two of his setups and they work really well with either a Wellbrook FLG100 or ALA100 module, He has documented the design in a handful of files that are in the "Files" section of the Perseus SDR Yahoo Group, which you are likely a member of. Look for the subfolder titled "Example Antenna Models " and then you can download the three JPG photos of his setup, plus four PDFs that have the words "2M Loop" or "2M Microloop" in the titles. These PDFs are details EZNEC computer models of his Tent Pole Loop using the FLG100, the ALA100, and in single and dual phased loop configurations. I have each of his loop designs stored in plastic pouches (heavy duty freezer bags actually) that are approximately 12 inches by 10 inches by 3 inches. (The collapsed tent poles are a separate bundle.) When set up properly, the crossed tent poles form an "X" that's about seven feet square which hold the antenna loop element. For the FLG100 version, a 1000 ohms carbon potentiometer provide the adjustment for the rearward null. The loops rest right on the ground, but to support the tent pole loop vertically I use a couple of step-in electric fence posts and 2-3 cable ties. After some practice it's just a five minute or less job to set up this portable loop design. Dave likes to use a pair of adjustable rifle hunter's shooting sticks to accomplish the same thing (at a higher cost than the fence posts). The limitation of the step-in fence posts is that you can only support the antenna over soft earth or grass; the device Dave uses will work over a hard surface. I've used the Tent Pole Loop design for about five years now, while camping and on quickie DXpeditions. I find it a great way to make use of the excellent Wellbrook ALA/FLG antenna elements but in small, self-supporting package. Once you have the tent poles and smaller parts on hand, it takes an hour of trimming and fitting to prepare the loop "kit"...then it's ready to go for its first use. Bottom line -- such an antenna might work well for you too, Michael, in that beautiful Tuscany countryside! 73, (Guy Atkins, Puyallup, WA, ibid.) Hey Nick, it's good to hear from you! It's funny that you sent me this because I was scheming in the back of my brain trying to figure out what I would use as a frame and the idea of fibreglass tent poles came into my head, I was going to look for possibilities today. So very timely! I probably won't be going full on DKAZ, at least yet, unless I am doing a 'proper' dxpedition. For my little mini ones I would use the frame to support something like Mark showed me in his email. This source is a big help, though, thanks. I hope all is well - I thought that I'd missed your daily DX reports lately and I was hoping that things are good with you. Kind regards, (Michael Yule, ibid.) Hi Michael, for very temporary setups I have applied the simplest possible approach: tried to find a relatively noise-free place and antenna consisted of minimum 10 metres of coax to get away from one's computer noise, a matching transformer, a simple ground stick and antenna wire as long as possible, at least tens of metres either on the ground or hung somewhere. Then wide-band recording by SDR (operated by a phone battery) and listening later. Best regards, (Mauno Ritola, ibid.) etc., etc… PROPAGATION +++++++++++ IN 1770, A HUGE SOLAR STORM TURNED THE SKIES OF ASIA RED FOR TWO WEEKS By Abigail Beall Tuesday 14 November 2017 A major solar eruption, the X18 flare, that occurred in [sic; caption] Almost 250 years ago, for over two weeks, the skies above parts of Asia lit up in what looked like a burst of fiery red. Those who saw the strange phenomenon kept notes of the event, and now it has been identified as potentially the longest geomagnetic storm ever recorded. A dim red sky reported to have been observed between the September 16 to 18, 1770 in East Asia was considered one of history’s greatest geomagnetic storms. But now, new materials have come to light suggesting the storm lasted much longer, for nine nights, and covered an area twice as large as originally thought. A group of Japanese scientists led by Hisashi Hayakawa from Osaka University studied hundreds of historical records dating between September and October 1770, including government records and people’s personal diaries. Using these records, they were able to piece together what happened during the event, and link this to sunspot drawings from the time. “We believe that this storm is the longest ever known as inferred from the equator-ward extension of the aurora, although magnetic field data is unavailable at that time,” says Hayakawa. He adds that this is the longest storm we now know of, but more historical documents could lead to the discovery of even longer geomagnetic events. When the group looked at sunspot drawings from the time, they found the area of the Sun covered in sunspots was twice as large as normal. The spots are likely to be where the solar wind came from, creating the aurorae seen from Earth. (Courtesy National Diet Library) A solar storm in 1859, named the Carrington Event after the scientist who discovered it, is generally considered to be one of the most powerful on record. The Carrington Event lasted two nights, the geomagnetic storm in East Asia is now thought to have lasted nine. Scientists at NASA have been warning for some time of the dangers of space weather affecting the Earth, and particularly the danger of solar storms. In 1770, disruption caused by such storms was minimal. In 2017, it would be far greater. “Facing such extreme and long- lasting magnetic storms, we have to expect the disturbance of communication, wide-range black outs, radioactive exposure of aircraft, failure of GPS, and so on,” says Hayakawa. A 2008 study by the US National Research Council estimated the economic impact of the Carrington Event in 1859 today could be up to $2 trillion. “The events in 1770 lasted much longer in scales compatible to Carrington,” says Hayakawa. “We believe we need to expect even more economic and social impacts for this kind of extreme and long-lasting magnetic storms.” Nobody really knows how the solar wind is created on the Sun. Next year NASA and ESA are both sending probes towards the Sun to gather data, but looking back also helps. Uncovering more of these high- strength storms will help us understand the long-term pattern of the Sun and its 11-year solar cycle (Wired via Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) GEOMAGNETIC INDICES --- GEOMAGNETIC SUMMARY NOVEMBER 2017 Via Phil Bytheway – Tabulated from email status daily (K = 0000 UTC). Flux A K Space Weather 1 73 4 1 no storms 2 74 8 3 no storms 3 73 9 1 no storms 4 72 4 1 no storms 5 71 2 1 no storms 6 69 2 0 no storms 7 68 36 6 moderate, G2 8 68 47 5 moderate, G2 9 66 20 4 no storms 10 69 21 3 no storms 11 67 8 1 no storms 12 69 6 2 no storms 13 72 6 1 no storms 14 74 11 3 no storms 15 74 14 2 no storms 16 73 14 3 no storms 17 76 6 1 no storms 18 76 6 2 no storms 19 74 5 1 no storms 20 74 8 4 no storms 21 73 28 4 minor, G1 22 73 10 2 no storms 23 72 9 3 no storms 24 74 10 3 no storms 25 74 7 0 no storms 26 76 3 1 no storms 27 74 5 1 no storms 28 72 8 1 no storms 29 73 5 2 no storms 30 72 11 3 no storms Sx – Solar Radiation Storm Level / Gx – Geomagnetic Storm Level / Rx – Radio Blackouts Level (NRC DX News Dec 11, published Dec 3, via DXLD) :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2017 Dec 04 1640 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html # # Weekly Highlights and Forecasts # Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 27 Nov-3 Dec 2017 Solar activity was at very low levels. The only spotted region on the disk, Region 2689 (N13, L=108, class/area Cao/060 on 26 Nov), was quiet and stable. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at moderate flux levels throughout the period. A maximum flux of 602 pfu was observed at 27/1435 UTC. Geomagnetic field activity was at predominately quiet levels through the period. Isolated unsettled and active periods were observed on 28 and 30 Nov and again on 01-02 Dec due to waning, negative polarity CH HSS influence. Solar wind speed averaged about 425 km/s through the period with a peak speed of 525 km/s observed midday on 30 Nov and again early on 01 Dec. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 04 - 30 DECEMBER 2017 Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels thoughout the outlook period. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 05-10, 12-17 and 19-21 Dec due to recurrent CH HSS influence. Normal to moderate levels are expected for the remainder of the outlook period. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at G1 (Minor) levels on 04-06 Dec and 18 Dec with G2 (Moderate) levels expected on 04-05 Dec due to recurrent CH HSS effects. Unsettled to active levels are expected on 07-08, 11-14, 17-21 and 27-28 Dec due to recurrent CH HSS effects. Mostly quiet levels are expected for the remainder of the outlook period. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2017 Dec 04 1640 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2017-12-04 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2017 Dec 04 70 32 6 2017 Dec 05 70 48 6 2017 Dec 06 70 18 5 2017 Dec 07 70 12 4 2017 Dec 08 70 8 3 2017 Dec 09 70 5 2 2017 Dec 10 70 5 2 2017 Dec 11 70 12 4 2017 Dec 12 72 15 4 2017 Dec 13 75 12 4 2017 Dec 14 75 8 3 2017 Dec 15 75 5 2 2017 Dec 16 75 5 2 2017 Dec 17 74 8 3 2017 Dec 18 73 25 5 2017 Dec 19 73 10 3 2017 Dec 20 73 8 3 2017 Dec 21 74 8 3 2017 Dec 22 74 5 2 2017 Dec 23 76 5 2 2017 Dec 24 74 5 2 2017 Dec 25 72 5 2 2017 Dec 26 73 5 2 2017 Dec 27 72 10 4 2017 Dec 28 70 8 3 2017 Dec 29 70 5 2 2017 Dec 30 70 5 2 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) BIG AUROREAL NIGHT As of 1930 Dec 5 [EST] the lower and middle band is full of SS signals on most frequencies, many Cubans, some Colombians and some Venezuelans. Domestics way down except locals. No sign of TA signals. Look for other LAs like SA (Ben Dangerfield, Wallingford, PA, 0058 UT Dec 6, nrc-am gg via DXLD) Thank you, Ben, RCR Venezuela 750 is booming in here in MA // internet, on top of probably WSBN. Is a re-log but always like to get this station, http://rcr750.radio.net/ (Bob Young, Millbury, MA, R- 390A, MW dipole 0403 UT Dec 6, ibid.) ###