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255003-04913 Print Post Approved Registration No. A0011728G Edition No. 630 – November 2019 ISSN 0810-9826 ARDXC Inc. ABN: 83 818 568 199
Australian DX News Monthly Publication of the Australian Radio DX Club Inc. - Australia’s Premier DXing Organisation since 1965
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ARDXC Officials and Addresses Committee Officers: Tony Magon (President), Robert Fitzgerald (Vice-President), John Wright (Secretary), Geoffrey Wright (Treasurer) Ordinary Committee Members: David Brown, John Sanderson, Dennis Allen, Denis Smithson. Correspondence for Committee: John Wright, 71 Hilton Ave, Roselands NSW 2196. Annual Membership Fees (from 1/7/2013): All prices quoted in Australian dollars and include GST. Australia $62 (Student under 18yo $31); NZ, Pacific & Asia $84; Rest of the World $98; Family Membership $10 Email only membership $20 Australia (or US $20 overseas) Email + Hard Copy Membership $70 Australia Sample copies of the ADXN are available for $5 (or equivalent) from John Wright, 71 Hilton Avenue, Roselands, NSW, 2196. Email inquiries can be directed to [email protected]
Editorial Deadlines & Addresses
Next deadlines: December 2019 (Issue 631): Friday 29 November 2019 Jan/Feb 2020 (Issue 632): Friday 31 January 2020 SW Trail, On Air and Editorial Craig Seager, 12 Pellion Place, Windradyne, NSW, 2795 (email: [email protected]) Broadcast Band/FM/The Listening Post John Wright, 71 Hilton Ave, Roselands NSW 2196. (email: [email protected]) Utility John Volpato, PO Box 247, Deakin West, ACT 2600. (email: [email protected]) Amateur Bob Ronai, (email: [email protected])
News from Club HQ (with John Wright) First off, we have details on the World Radio television handbook 2020, on how to order. As we are ordering 20 of the books by air cargo, hopefully as usual these are in your homes for Christmas. An order form is in this magazine. You can have it satchel delivery or for a cheaper price you can collect from my place at Roselands. Next Meeting Sydney. Saturday 30th November, and this will be our Xmas meeting Starting at 1.30pm. 71 Hilton Ave, Roselands. 0416 766 490, yep my place and for a BBQ. Bring along some stuff you do not want and sell. I still have one box of books, also spare parts box and a box of valves including 4 X 6146 valves. All for a very easy price FREE however, hopefully these will be shared out as was from a deceased estate VK2 and I was given these parts. I might even find in the shed a few bits and pieces to add to the pile. Committee meeting is at 1pm. Stupid me forgot the deadline and did the magazine 1 week early, Craig had great delight, saying it was next weekend. Must be getting old! Unique Radio is now taking a break leading up to the New
Year Xmas period. Tim runs the station on his own so we will hear him in the New Year. Radio 4KZ on 5055 kHz heard from 0500 each day, it’s at a good signal level around 0800 in Sydney. Brisbane Hi guy's, next ARDXC BBQ will be 11am Saturday 30th November at our house. This will be our last for the year. Hope you can make it. Cheers John & Colleen 0429176131 Sydney AGM Saturday 5th October at the hall in a community, 12 Avoca St, Ropers Crossing, in western Sydney. The meeting, started at 12.57pm with the following members and guests present. Members present were Tony Magon, David Brown, Sam Dellit (from Canberra), John Sanderson, Kelvin Watts, John Faulkner, and the Bathurst boys Phil Ireland and Craig Seager, Denis Smithson (host) and John Wright. Visitors and non-members were Janet (Dennis’s wife, and Pam, Sam’s partner). Apologies were, John Schache, Dennis Allen, Robert Fitzgerald, Edward Hopgood. Phil Brennan also wished to be in Sydney. Geoffrey Wright dxing in the USA. Opening address by the President Tony Magon. As there was really not much to be said, we moved on. Proxy votes declared. John Wright - one vote. Previous minutes declared to read out and voted upon as accepted or declined. John Wright read out the previous AGM minutes. Proposed as correct Dennis Smithson, seconded John Sanderson, vote all in favour of adoption. As there were no resolutions or changes to the rules, we went to the next agenda item. Statement by a member who is not a member of the committee, to the correctness of the accounts, to be read out. This was John Smith, without prejudice. John agrees that the accounts are correct. Financial report was read out referencing page 23 of the August ADXN. Proposed as correct John Wright Seconded Denis Smithson, vote all in favour of adoption. Stand down of committee members. Election of committee members. Tony Magon President, Robert Fitzgerald Vice President, John Wright Secretary,
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Treasurer Geoffrey Wright, Ordinary committee members are, Denis Smithson, John Sanderson, Dennis Allen, David Brown and Nick Lambropoulos. All elected unopposed. Member to view the books 2019-2020 accounts and to give a statement, without prejudice to the AGM 2020. Craig Seager from Bathurst volunteered. Meeting closed1.02pm Sydney next year at the brand-new Peakhurst Inn. Yes, the whole of the Peakhurst Inn is being pulled down and there halfway through the rebuilding process. Hopefully they also give me more money to run my A Grade Rugby League side, next year, seeing as though we made it from 4th to the grand final, and only 1 try in the result. I wish to thank very much Denis and Janet for the wonderful room and also to Janet and Pam for looking after all us males. Cooking washing up etc…. (The meeting was to have started at 12.30pm, and under rules we must start within 30 minutes). Hence, we waited till 12.57pm for Nick. Nick Lambropoulos arrived at 1.10pm, not realising what a long way it was from the inner Sydney area. DXpedition Bargo got a mention as Margaret Fulton has passed away, (famous Aussie cook) at 94? As she donated a heap of money to keep Wirrimbirra going. (JW) Some radio-related photos from our European correspondent, John Schache, currently touring in the UK.
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Shortwave Trail Our monthly roundup of members’ loggings edited by Craig Seager
Editorial Address 12 Pellion Pl., Windradyne NSW 2795 E-mail [email protected] 3320 Pyongyang BS, Pyongyang. Heard with KK
songs fading in and out, but the noise was
constant at 1822-1826 on 10/10. (Allen).
3325 NBC, Bougainville. Good in Tok Pisin at 2005,
many station ID’s in EE at 2007 on 1/10
(Adams).
3325 Voice of Indonesia, Palangkaraya. French at
2008 on 1/10. Weak signal heard under NBC
(Adams).
3475 V.O.People, Kyonggi-do. KK talks 1230, good
level, and is x nearly 3480, 29/10 (Seager). ⧫
Good in Korean on 1/10 at 2003. NF (ex 3480)
(Adams).
3905 NBC New Ireland, Kavieng. Noisy reception of a
Pidgin talk at 0952 on 5/10 (Allen). Active again? -
cs
3905 Voice of the People, Kyonggi-do Koyang. NF
(ex 3910) Korean at 2011 on1/10 (Adams).
3910 V. of The People, Kyonggi. Equal level with the
jamming with a KK talk at 1832, 10/10 (Allen).
3925 Radio Nikkei 1, Nemuro. Just audible through the
noise with a JJ talk at 0955, 5/10 (Allen).
3925 Vo People Just squeaking thru the huge NK
jammer this morning //3910 (also jammed) @
1352-1403 21/10 (Sheedy*)
3930 Voice of The People, Kyonggi. Fair level but
noisy. Heard with a KK opera-type song at 0957
on 5/10 (Allen).
3935 V. of The People, Kyonggi. Presumed this
station on this frequency to avoid jamming on
3930. Heard with a KK talk at 1836 on 1010
(Allen).
3975 Radio Atlantis. 20/10 at 1835 w ID in EE fwd by
disco rap cover on song S.O.S. by the ABBA
(Pankov*).
3980 Echo of Hope, Hwaseong. Korean at 2015, good
on 1/10. NF (ex 3985) (Adams).
4750 Bangladesh Betar. EE on 12/10 at 1845
w/evergreen songs like “Endless Love” by D.Ross
& L. Richie duet (Pankov*).
4840 WWCR, Nashville. Barely audible through the
noise with a hymn and frantic EE preaching at
0950, 25/10. I haven’t been able to hear this
station for ages! (Allen)
4880 Echo of Hope/VoH. Down 5 kHz (as of ?) //9095
(also down 5) @ 1337+ 21/10..//5995 'way u/ NK
jammer. (Sheedy*)
4885 R. Clube do Para, Belém. Pleased to hear this
weak signal in Portuguese under Echo of Hope,
Seoul in Korean on 1/10 at 2020 (Adams).
4890 VoHope/EoH. 8/10 Thanks to Ron Howard's info
on the radio.chobi site, caught the NF for VoH (ex-
4885) @ 1233, also heard poor-fair on 5995,
6255, 6350 & 9105. (Sheedy*)
5130 Sound of Life Radio (known also as Sedaye
Zindagi). From Kyrgyzstan in vernaculars on
10/10 at *1450-1750*. They are on the air only
Mon through Fri & only in 1st half of the month
(due to financial reasons) (Pankov*).
5860 R.Farda via Kuwait. Very good reception of a
Persian talk at 1842 on 10/10. A strong signal with
hardly any noise or fading (Allen).
5875 BBC via Yerevan. Heard at a very good level with
an ID and Web details in EE/Pashto at 1846, 10/10
(Allen).
5875 VoA via Udon Thani. Fair in Korean to FE at 2050
on 1/10, jammer present (Adams).
5890 VOA Deewa Radio via Biblis. Fair reception of a
Pashto discussion at 1848 on 10/10 (Allen).
5910 BBC via Dhabbaya. Arabic to EAf on 1/10 only
fair at 2045 due to slight splash from jammer on
5920 (Adams).
5930 R. Algerienne via Issoudun. Arabic to WAf on
1/10, poor at 2101 (Adams)
5935 Xizang PBS, Lhasa. Good in CC on 4/10 at 2034
(Adams).
5945 RNZI, Rangitaiki. 0720 9/10. English. Really good
signal (Emanuel). ⧫1124, good signal, EE report
on chewing betel nuts in PNG (Steiner)
5950 KBS via Issoudun. French to WAf at 2030, good
on 4/10 (Adams).
5960 VOT. 3/11 at 2310, NO signal from VOT English
to N America; but 2331 recheck now it`s on with
song, S8-S9; 2352 music, I guess it`s their
nondescript ``interval signal``, from 2356
interrupted about twice a minute for IDs in
GERMAN, and sure enough stays on air with 5+1
timesignal 2.5 seconds late past 0000 UT Nov 4,
and opening German hour, ``Hier ist die Stimme
der Türkei``. Don`t know how much longer stayed
on, but often a foulup as German may be available
on their program feed from Ankara to Emirler but
NOT supposed to go on SW at this time. If this
ever happen on Saturday into UT Sunday, will
collide with weekly Mighty Farty KBC via
Germany, which is obviously willing to risk it by
repeatedly choosing 5960 in winters (Hauser*)
5980 R.Martí, Greenville. 0719 9/10 in Spanish. Just
there to nothing, recognisable (Emanuel).
5980 NK pulse jammer. The NK jammer crew got a bit
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of a head start v. Shiokaze (*1600) 12/10 @ 1525.
(Sheedy*)
5990 PBS Qinghai, Xining. A good level signal with
some slight noise and fading. Heard with a Tibetan
discussion at 1032, 5/10 (Allen).
5990 Echo of Hope, Hwaseong. Korean at 2040 on
4/10, good on this NF (ex 5995) at 2040 (Adams).
5995 Echo of Hope, Hwaseong. 1011 10/10 in Korean.
OK readable signal (Emanuel).
6000 Echo of Hope/VoH. Ex-5995 & mostly buried
under jammer & CNR1 15/10 @ 1300+. (Sheedy*)
6020 CRI, Shiazhuang. Here with a Bulgarian talk at
1855, 10/10. Fair level but noisy (Allen).
6040 Shiokaze/SeaBreeze. Back here //5935 on 8/10
@ 1305 & both freq. jammed with varying
success. (Sheedy*)
6055 Radio Nikkei 1, Chiba-Nigara. 1013 10/10 in
Japanese (Emanuel)
6055 Overcomer Ministry via Kostinbrod. Only fair
with religious content in EE at 2025 on 1/10
(Adams).
6075 KNLS, Anchor Point. IS as “New Life Station”
0817, good level, NF in EE, 1/11 (Seager)
6090 NHK, Yamata. Poor signal this morning 2/10 @
1214-30* with KR programming (KK
translation/commentary on EE sound-bites),
plinky piano tune under close-down info/ID.
(Sheedy*)
6090 Amhara State Radio, Addis Ababa. Poor in
Amharic to EAf on 1/10 at 2027 (Adams).
6100 KCBS, Kanggye. Good in Korean at 2029 on 1/10
(Adams).
6100 CRI, Xianyang. Good with Chinese lessons
during Arabic service to ME on 4/10 at 2047
(Adams).
6105 R.Taiwan Int., Kouhu. 1014 10/10, great signal
(Emanuel).
6125 CNR1. Thanks to Ron Howard's tip, enjoyed a bit
of the 70th Anniversary celebration of the founding
of the PRC..also heard on CNR2 & CRI (5955 in
EG), but unheard on VoJinling-6200, Beibu Bay
Radio-5050, VoStrait 4900/4940. Propagation
was marginal this morning, even the 41M CNR1/2
thumpers were poor-fair @ best..1250+ 1/10.
(Sheedy*)
6135 BBC via Santa Maria de Galeria. French Id’d at
0615, good on 30/10. (ex Woofferton) (Adams-S)
6140 AIR, Bengaluru. An excited-sounding Urdu song
with group singing and plenty of shouting and
drum banging. Heard at 1857-1900 on 10/10
(Allen).
6155 VOIRI, Zahedan. Arabic to NAf at 2033, poor on
1/10 (Adams).
6165 NHK. 31/10 at 1421, JBA carrier, presumably
NHK 1400 English, 100 kW SSE from
UZBEKISTAN; only other frequency is 11925,
registered both as Palau due west and UAE due
east. Palau is supposedly closing down, at least
for WHR`s own programming, but still a JBA
carrier here with flutter, very slightly on the minus
side, which implies UAE rather than Palau. Gone
are the days when North Americans had a chance
of hearing NHK English tnx to Palau, despite
Radio Japan`s blowing off its NAm SW audience
years ago. 11925 rechecked November 1 at 1336,
when also registered from both sites for the half-
sesquihour NHK Indonesian before English, still
JBA carrier with flutter, but measured this time:
11924.988, vs heavy splash from 11930 OCB
Grimesland (Hauser*)
6170 RRI, Galbeni. Only fair in EE to WEu on 1/10 at
2035 (Adams).
6180 R.Taiwan Int, Tamsui District. 1031 11/10 in
Chinese. Poor, mostly readable (Emanuel).
6185 China Huayi BC Corp, 1058 7/10 (Emanuel)
6190 CNR 2, Golmud. Fair in CC at 2131 on 4/10
(Adams).
6195 VoA via Selebi-Phikwe. English to EAf at 2037,
good on 1/10 (Adams).
6195 BBC WS, Kranji. 1039 11/10 in English. Good
signal on R8550, barely there on 7300 (Emanuel).
6348 Echo of Hope, Hwaseong. NF (ex 6350) in
Korean at 2037, only fair due to jamming on 4/10
(Adams).
6351 Echo/Voice of Hope. In Korean on odd freq to
avoid the jamming on 10/10 at 1535 //4890, 6255
etc. (on 20/10 at 1810 was on 6355) – instead of
fundamentals 4885, 6250 & 6350(Pankov*).
6355 Echo of Hope/VoH. EE language lessons this
morning 15/10 @ 1541-1557, quick pop music
bridge, & KR chat (possible ID, but....) //9100.
Thanks to Ron Howard's info via radio.chobi for
this NF (ex-6350). (Sheedy*)
6370 CNR1 (jammer) Busy this morning 25/10 @ 1345+
//6280/6230 & all v. SOH (& apparently done with
it by 1402 recheck). (Sheedy*)
6525 Vo People Another set of NF for these guys
(3480, 3910, 3935 also heard) on 8/10 @
1235+..& thanks once more to Ron Howard's info.
(Sheedy*)
6595 V.O.People (cland.). NF x 6600 to avoid jamming,
but still getting some, KK talks 1233, 29/10
(Seager). ⧫ Fair under jammer on NF (ex 6600) in
Korean at 2043 on 4/10 (Adams).
6605 Vo People. Another "NF" (for how long?) tnx
Ron's tip..ex-6600 & doing fair on 15/10 1245,
1315+ //3485 (clear), 3915 (jammed), 3930
(jammed + QRhaM). (Sheedy*)
7205 RFI, Issoudun. Good in French to WAf over co-
channel CRI, Xianyang in English to EAF at 2103
on 4/10 (Adams).
7210 Voice of Vietnam. 1058 7/10 in Vietnamese. OK
signal. Off at 1100 (Emanuel).
7220 Voice of Korea, Kujang. 0935 15/10 in Korean.
OK signal, poor by 0945 (Emanuel).
7220 Bible Voice via Nauen. Very strong indeed, EE
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Gospel pxing 0808, 1/11 (Seager)
7235 VOIRI, Sirjan. The Albanian Service with a talk
followed by Koran-type chanting at 1907 on 10/10
(Allen).
7255 Xizang PBS, Lhasa. Fair in Tibetan w/talks 1442,
then tribal singing 6/11 (Seager)
7265 BBC via Talata. An EE talk about caring for
grandmothers heard at 1911, 10/10. Fair level with
some noise and fading.
7280 V. of Vietnam, Hanoi. Weak and noisy reception
of an EE talk about agricultural development at
1913 on 10/10 (Allen). ⧫ Spanish to Eu at 2108,
poor on 4/10 (Adams).
7285 CRI via Cërrik. Fair in EE to Eu on 4/10 at 2110.
Slight splash from CNR 1, Beijing (Adams).
7290 CNR1, Beijing. 1025 12/10, OK signal fades to
nothing (Emanuel).
7325 Shiokaze-Sea Breeze. Their NF working well
31/10 *1405-13+ in JP //7260 slightly weaker, but
still in the clear. (Sheedy*)
7335 R.Martí, Greenville. 0933 13/10 in Spanish
(Emanuel). ⧫Doing poor-fair with no jamming
heard on 1340+ 18/10. (Sheedy*). ⧫ Spanish ID
at 2203 under CNR 2, Baoji-Sifangshan on 4/10
(Adams).
7340 Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi. Fair only w/low-level
talks, Kazakh pxing here, 1440, 6/11 (Seager)
7350 CNR11, Baoji-Sifangshan. Weak w/talks in
Tibetan dialect 1439,6/11 (Seager)
7360 Vatican Radio. Santa Maria di Galeria. Very
good in Portuguese to WAf at 2115 on 4/10
(Adams).
7375 VoA via Tinang. Cambodian service to SEA on
4/10. Very good at 2200 sign-on (Adams).
7425 SRI, Riyadh. Very good with AA to ME at 2120 on
4/10 (Adams).
7445 BBC via Al Seela. Good in EE at 2207 on 4/10
(Adams).
7445 BBC via Ascension. Poor in EE to WAf on NF (ex
7345) on 30/10 at 0611 (Adams-S).
7505 RFA via Dushanbe. Tibetan to FE heard under
the much stronger CNR 1 Jammer, poor at 2210
on 4/10 (Adams).
7510 KTWR, Agana 'TWR's KK program in the clear on
18/10 @ 1404+, but noticed some slight (p) NK
pulse jamming 1415, 1455-1500+ on 19/10.
(Sheedy*)
7570 Supreme Master TV (via WRMI). Caught the tail-
end of a promo for SM-TV's 2nd Anniversary
celebration on 3/10. with a very nice singing jingle
followed by website info & into "Breaking News"
(cheery, good stuff: increasing vegan food
availability, sanctuary for dogs with special
needs)..1233-38 2/10 (Sheedy*)
7600 CNR1 (jammer) Weak, but effective v. unheard
SOH on 10/10 1235. (Sheedy*)
7780 RAE via Okeechobee FL. 2352-2359 29/10,
French program coming to a close with multi-
language station IDs ad some local music. At 2359
Bob Zanotti with WRMI station identification. Fair.
(D’Angelo*)
9275 FEBC Radio, Bocaue. 1018 10/10 in Chinese
(Emanuel)
9350 CNR1. In CC on 19/10 at 0047, maybe as jamming
no as new freq ?(Pankov*).
9400 FEBC, Iba. 1108 7/10 in Chinese (Emanuel)
9410 BBC via Pinheira. English to SAf on NF (ex 6190
Meyerton). Very good on 30/10 (Adams-S).
9415 CRI via Xian. Heard with an EE discussion about
motherhood and working at 0937 on 31/10. Slight
noise anf fading on this NF (Allen).
9440 CRI, Xian. A NF for a CC transmission with a
discussion at 0939, 31/10 (Allen).
9490 R. Republica via Issoudun. Only fair in SS to
Cuba on 1/10 at 0245 (Adams).
9510 RRI, Galbeni. Spanish to SAm at 0240, fair on
1/10 (Adams).
9555 Radio Riyadh. In AA on 28/9 at 1905 //MW1521
where was mixed with CRI in RR (//9525)
(Pankov*).
9560 PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi. Fair level but noisy with a
Uighur discussion heard at 1010 on 1310 (Allen).
9560 R. Marti, Greenville. Spanish to Cuba at 2220,
good on 4/10 (Adams).
9585 TWR, Manzini *1452 w/ OC, then TWR IS/ID loop
to opening in FF & clear until CCI from CRI,
Xianyang & their 15-16 JP program 13/10.
(Sheedy*)
9620 Radio France International, Issoudun. 0406-
0458* 11/10, lively conversation in the French
language service by several men and woman.
Short musical breaks and other talk features until
sign-off. Fair at peaks but subject to deep fades.
(D’Angelo*)
9635 CLANDESTINE Radio Ndarason International,
Woofferton. 1810-1859* 31/10, group vocals
followed by announcer speaking in the presumed
Kanuri language. Soon other men joined
conversation. Mix of brief musical selections
between talk features. Nice station ID at close
down before instrumental music until carrier
terminated. Fair. (D’Angelo*)
9635 Radio France International, Issoudun. *1900-
1912 31/10, opened as soon as Radio Ndarason
International closed with French language station
IDs and talk in the French service. Fair.
(D’Angelo*)
9635 Voice of Turkey, Emirler. 2054-2119 31/10,
Turkish music selections followed by features in
French language service. Numerous station IDs
and Turkish vocals. Fair to good signal.
(D’Angelo*)
9645 KBSWR. In RR on 3/10 from 1300 plus heavy
noise type jamming (sounded like 2nd noise on
several VO Korea freqs) (Pankov*).
9650 Voice of Korea, Kujang. Japanese, OK signal,
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major fading QRN below degrades (Emanuel).
9660 R.Taiwan Int., Kouhu. 1121 6/10 in Chinese.
Good signal, (Emanuel).
9695 KNLS, Anchor Point. 0850, moderate signal, EE
gospel mx, pop mx, frequency announcement
(Steiner)
9695 BSKSA, Riyadh. Coming up rather well, Pashto
1401, into Koran, 6/11 (Seager)
9700 RA via RNZI, Rangitaiki. Nx in Tok Pisin 1233,
massive signal, NF. Isn’t this ironic, 30/10
(Seager)
9720 KSDA, Guam. Closing anncts, in EE, after
various language segments, good 6/11, NF
(Seager)
9730 CRI & VO Vietnam. Both in RR on 12/10 at 1630-
1657, traditional bad freq choice, lots of money
without control (Pankov*).
9770 KBS World Radio, Kimjae. 0955 14/10 in
English. Just there (Emanuel). ⧫0946, moderate
signal, EE man and woman discuss and play
Korean pop music (Steiner)
9770 RBA, Kununurra. Barely above the noise 25/10
1524-31* with their Friday EE segment, generic
RBA ID just before closing. (Sheedy*)
9775 VoA via Selebi-Phikwe. NF (ex 11925) good in
EE to CAf on 30/10 at 0347 (Adams-S).
9805 KBS World Radio, Kimjae. Japanese, just there
(Emanuel)
9810 CLANDESTINE (Nigeria) Koode Radio
International via Issoudun. 1921-1928* 7/10,
tune in to hear two men discussing something in
listed Fulfulde language. A woman spoke briefly at
1926 followed by announcer with clear station ID
(“Koode Radio International … Nigeria...”). The
woman spoke briefly before the transmission
carrier was terminated. Fair to good signal. Again,
*1900-1929* 9/10, with flute opening followed by
station ID with brief periods of instrumental or
vocal music selections between program
segments. Nice ID at close-down. Fair.
(D’Angelo*)
9840 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi. 1016 18/10 in English.
Good signal. Always readable (Emanuel).
9885 VoA via Santa Maria di Galeria. Faded in at 0535
in FF to WAf fair on 30/10. (ex Selebi-Phikwe)
(Adams-S)
9895 R.Farda, Biblis. Fair at 0505 in Farsi to WAs on
NF (ex15690) on 30/12 (Adams-S).
9930 T8WH, Palau. 0942, weak signal, EE Bible talk,
male (Steiner)
9935 VOA, Tinang. Cruising 31M on 11/10, found
VOA's Burmese program doing nicely..1438,
1520+. (Sheedy*)
9940 R.Thailand. 4/11 at 1403, HSK9 with news in
English, S4-S7 with flutter, not very good but
better than nothing on the so-called N American
service on 13750 at 0000-0330; 1400-1430 &
1230-1300 on 9940 are for SE Asia/Australia, 250
kW, 132 degrees. No CCI or ACI here, unlike ex-
9390. We should try for the temporary? English at
1300-1315 which is at 55 degrees (Hauser*)
9965 TW8H. The Christian Worship Hour 1019 12/10 in
English. Poor signal. Recognisable (Emanuel).
9985.035VOA. 4/11 at 1356 song in English, Carly? 1400
VOA jingle, and Korean, fair-good. Only 9985 is
USAGM scheduled 13-22 UT via SAIPAN:
another off-frequency (Hauser*)
11410 SOH. 0616 19/10 in Chinese, Cantonese. Fades
nothing to poor (Emanuel)
11510 Denge Welat. In Kurdish on 26/10 at 1400 plus
jamming from Turkey, observed later DW at 1600
was on 11520 but Turkish military songs were on
11510 (Pankov*).
11530 CLANDESTINE Denge Welat, Issoudun. 1533-
1552 30/10, nice program of regional instrumental
music seemingly operating on old frequency
instead of new 11540 kHz. Fair signal. (D’Angelo*)
11540 CLANDESTINE Denge Welat, Issoudun. 1430-
1442 30/10, appears to be the one still with nice
vocals and music with some periodic talks in
presumed Kurdish language. No sign of Turkish
jamming station (being called “Radio Recep
Erdogan”). Poor to fair. (D’Angelo*)
11540 Denge Welat, Grigoriopol. Quite good 0650
w/talks in Kurdish, 1/11 (Seager)
11580 SOH, Miaoli. 1040 3/10. Chinese, great signal.
1Kw? Really? (Emanuel). The trick, of course, is
to know when one is actually hearing SOH, and
not the Chinese government programming used to
jam it -cs.
11630 CNR17. In Kazakh on 16/10 at 1512-1524
w/language lessons in EE (new bc time)
(Pankov*).
11655 AWR via Agat. Good with Karen service to SEA
on 1/10 at 0031 (Adams).
11665 RTM, Kajang. Many mentions of Wai FM in
Malaysian at 0034, good on 1/10 (Adams).
11680 KCBS, Kanggye. 0727 9/10 in Korean. Just there
(Emanuel).
11685 CNR11, Baoji-Sifangshan. 0920 15/10 in
Tibetan. Fades recognisable to nothing
(Emanuel).
11695 NHK, Yamata. 1101, good signal, EE news
headlines and news in detail by male and female
announcers (Steiner)
11700 R.France Int., Issoudun. 0718 18/10 in French.
OK readable signal, fading QRN below degrades,
always readable (Emanuel).
11710 CNR2, Xianyang. 1005 7/10 in English (Emanuel)
11720 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi. 1053 3/10 in
Vietnamese (Emanuel)
11735 V.O.Korea. 1030, good signal, clear reception, EE
light music, classical music (Steiner)
11740 NHK World Radio via Kranji. 1055 3/10 in
Burmese. Ok signal. Fading QRN below degrades
(Emanuel).
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11745 Al Azm Radio, Jeddah 19M open a little so AAR's
AR chat/music (& the occasional recitation, I think)
snuck in this morning..31/10 1421-25. (Sheedy*)
11750 AWR via Agat. Chinese service to ME at 2105 on
4/10 (Adams).
11785 VOA, Tinang. 1100 3/10 in Chinese. Just there,
fades rapidly, poor to nothing (Emanuel)
11790 RRI, Galbeni. NF (ex 15400) in EE to SAs on
30/10 at 0425 (Adams-S).
11815 NHK World Radio, Yamata. 1055 4/10 in
Japanese. Fades weak to nothing, howling QRM
below degrades (Emanuel)
11825 NHK World Radio, Yamata. 0730 11/10 in
Japanese. Weak to nothing. Recognisable
(Emanuel)
11874.98 Reach Beyond. 4/11 at 1352, South Asian talk,
off-frequency; what`s it? HFCC shows Reach
Beyond on 11875 at 1200-1400, 100 kW, 310
degrees in English. So, what is it really?
Convoluted B-19 sked via Alan Roe shows this
quarter hour only on Mondays is in Urdu, 1359
closing with a .org address and off after 1400
(Hauser*)
11875 VoA via Dhabbaya. Somali to EAf on NF (ex
9480) at 0350, good on 30/10 (Adams-S).
11880 AWR via Moosbrunn. 0708 13/10 in French.
Poor signal, major fading QRN below degrades
severely but readable and recognisable at times.
18/10 0720 Good solid signal (Emanuel).
11895 NHK, Yamata. Tuning signal at 0411 on NF (ex
13720), into Korean at 0415. Fair to EAs on 28/10
(Adams-P).
11945 BBC WS, Kranji. English 1103, 4/10. 1100-
1200Z, good solid signal (Emanuel).
11985 AWR, Madagascar. 2/11 at 2127, ``Battle Hymn
of the Republic`` on organ, nice rendition if
politically incorrect, and VG signal until 2128.5* off
with no announcement. B-19 listed as AWR at
2100 in Nigerian Pidgin, 250 kW, 305 degrees also
USward from Talata (Hauser*)
11995 KTWR, Guam. 1017 11/10 in English. Rlg. OK,
always readable (Emanuel).
12020 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi-Sontay..1101 19/10 in
English. Poor, recognisable (Emanuel). ⧫1022,
good signal, EE talk about a book and song by
female (Steiner)
12030 REE. 3/11 at 1457, REE IS and sign-on for
weekend sked, best here off the back of ME beam
tho with some long-path echo, as REE has never
figured out that North America needs a higher full-
day frequency than 9690, which is poor S3-S7
also echoing; first audible on 11940 to S America
also weaker than 12030; and detected on 11685,
new African frequency (Hauser*)
12070 R.Azadi via Kuwait. Snatches of Dari heard on
this NF (ex 17690), to WAs. Poor at 0434 on 28/10
(Adams-P).
12085 Voice of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. 1017 19/10 in
Chinese. Good signal. Solid (Emanuel). ⧫0905,
moderate signal, distorted audio, EE news read by
lady (Steiner)
12095 BBC via Santa Maria di Galeria. Huge in EE to
CAf on 30/10 at 0613. (ex Meyerton) (Adams-S)
13580 Trans World Radio, Manzini. 1614-1627* 31/10,
religious talk in presumed Kirundi language until
music at 1625 followed by apparent close down
announcements until carrier was terminated.
Poor. (D’Angelo*)
13590 CRI, Beijing. 1038 3/10. Fades OK to poor
(Emanuel).
13610 CNR1 0841 23/9. Good signal, but P disturbance
degrades (Emanuel).
13630 VoA via Udon Thani. Good in Tibetan at 0048 on
1/10. Tuesday only programme. CNR 1 jammer
present (Adams).
13670 CRI via Cërrik. Good w/nx in FF 1408, 6/11
(Seager)
13685 TRT, Emirler. Very strong w/traditional TK mx
1410, 6/11 (Seager)
13700 CNR 13, Lingshi. Uyghur programme at 0045 on
1/10 (Adams).
13720 NHK, Yamata. 0955 7/10 in Japanese (Emanuel)
13730 Mini-Transat La Boulangère, Issoudun. 1539-
1545* 11/10, saw an item in the DX Mix earlier
today so I tuned in the hear a woman announcer
in French with apparent information about the race
including many numbers (locations?). At 1543 a
man spoke briefly followed by Mission Impossible
theme music until carrier terminated. Fair.
(D’Angelo*)
13740 RHC, Bejucal. Good in SS at 0036 on 1/10
(Adams).
13750 BBC via Tashkent. Poor and noisy in Farsi to
WAs on 28/10 at 0432. NF (ex 13860) (Adams-P)
13765 R.Farda, Lampertheim. Vocal group 1411, Good
on 6/11 (Seager)
13770 CRI, Xinyang. Vietnamese programme to SEA at
0040. Very good on 1/10 (Adams).
13775 BSKSA, Riyadh. Strong in Urdu w/nx 1412, 6/11
(Seager)
13790 BBC via Dhabayya. Bells interval signal at *0400
on NF in Somali (ex 13840) to EAf. Poor and noisy
on 28/10 (Adams-P).
13790 RFA, Agignan Point. 0621 19/10 in Chinese.
Poor signal, recognisable, sometimes readable
(Emanuel)
13860 BBC via Dhabbaya. NF in EE to CAf (ex 5925
Ascension). Good on 30/10 at 0507 (Adams-S).
15110 R.Kuwait, Sulaibiyah. Clearly the one here in
DRM, but couldn’t trigger audio, despite a healthy
signal. Listed as AA, 6/11 1255 (Seager)
15110 RFA via Tinian. Very good in Burmese to SEA on
1/10 at 0110 (Adams).
15145 R.Oman, Thumrait. Seems to be this here in AA,
very large signal w/mx 1235, 6/11 (Seager)
15155 RFA via Lampertheim. Very strong 1239 in
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Cambodian, 6/11 (Seager)
15175 Denge Welat, Grigoriopol. NF 1241 w/Kurdish
mx, 6/11 (Seager)
15210 All India Radio, Panaji. Heard with an AA song at
a good level at 0505 on 7/10 (Allen).
15255 AWR via Talata. Sinhalese px 1407, song, fair,
6/11 (Seager)
15280 NHK World Radio, Yamata. 0723 13/10 in
Japanese. Good solid signal (Emanuel).
15285 BSKSA, Riyadh. Here with a Swahili song at 0509
on 7/10. A good level signal spoiled by noise and
fading (Allen).
15315 BBC via Dhabbaya. Arabic to CAf on 30/10 at
0605. (ex Al Seela) (Adams-S)
15340 RFA, Agignan Point. (ex Lampertheim). Chinese
to EAs on 28/10, good at 0355 (Adams-P).
15360 Mashaal Radio via Al Dhabbaya. A rapid Pashto
talk heard through the noise and fading at 0512 on
7/10 (Allen).
15410 AWR via Trincomalee. Oromo to EAf at 0325,
good on NF (ex 15500 on 30/10 (Adams-S).
15420 BBC via Al Seela. Very poor in EE to SAf on
30/10 at 0609. (ex 17640 Dhabbaya) (Adams-S)
15454 T8WH, Palau. Slightly off frequency with an
interesting EE talk comparing Islam and
Christianity at 0517, 7/10 (Allen).
15460 R.Romania Int., Tiganesti. Super-strong w/px
“Happening in Romania”, EE, 6/11 (Seager)
15515 R.Kuwait, Sulaibiyah. Almost noise and fading
free at times with an AA talk at 0519 on 7/10
(Allen).
15520 AWR via Trincomalee. NF (ex 15500) in Amharic
to EAf on 28/10 Fair but noisy at 0405 (Adams-P).
15550 AWR via Trincomalee. Large signal in
Cantonese w/child-like song 1251, 6/11 (Seager)
15555U WJHR. Yup, MUF got high enough to let some of
'JHR's usual idiosyncratic religious yak sneak in
on 11/10 @ 1444. (Sheedy*)
15640 R.Azadi via Kuwait. Strong in Dari, talk px 1252,
6/11 (Seager)
15665 CRI, Urumqi. Fair level reception of a song in the
RR Service at 0523 on 7/10 (Allen).
15690 R.Farda via Udon Thani. Just audible at times
through the noise with a Persian song at 0525 on
7/10 (Allen).
15715 Adventist World Radio, Issoudun. 1416-1436
8/10, woman with religious talk in the Mandarin
language. Nice English language station ID (“This
is Adventist World Radio, the Voice of Hope”) at
1430 by another woman announcer. Several
multi-language station IDs followed including an
announcement that “the following program is in
Mandarin”. Fair to good signal. (D’Angelo*)
15720 RNZ, Rangitaiki. Very good with EE news at 0400
on NF (ex 13840) on 30/10 (Adams-S).
17625 BSKSA, Riyadh. The higher frequencies are
getting better in our evenings as summer
approaches, Koran here 1257, strong, 6/11
(Seager)
17770 AWR via Talata. *1300 in VV, fair only, 6/11
(Seager)
17775 KVOH. 4/11 at 1507, JBA carrier, presumed this
now opening an hour later M-F. Have the Simi
Valley fires and power cuts abated? Program
sked still as of 1/9.
http://voiceofhope.com/schedule/kvoh_program_
grid.pdf so not updated for standard time, but DX
shows should now be at 1600 UT: M & F
Frecuencia al Dia; Sat Wavescan (Hauser*)
17790 AWR via Trincomalee. Huge in Arabic to CAf at
0515, NF (ex 17780) on 30/10 (Adams-S).
17800 DW via Issoudun. Fair at best, Hausa px for West
Africa, 1311, 6/11 (Seager)
21505 BSKSA, Riyadh. Fair in AA 1312, 6/11 (Seager)
Contributors: Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA, USA (PL380/6m X wire) Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, 6 meters
wire antenna on 8th floor in Sofia).
Rich D'Angelo, Wyomissing, PA, U.S.A. (Ten-Tec RX-340,
Drake R-8B, Eton E1, Eton E5, Alpha Delta DX Sloper, RF
Systems Mini-Windom, Datong FL3, JPS ANC-4)
Bob Emanuel, Blackheath NSW, VK2FRMA (Icom 7300
fed by Emtron 8.5m vertical, Icom R 8500 fed by Sony Active
antenna).
Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom R75, Realistic DX160,
Longwires)
John Adams, Port Douglas, Far North Queensland
(Sangean ATS-909X, 7 Metre Reel Antenna)
Martin Steiner, Denmark WA (Icom R-75, Grundig Satellit
750, SONY ICF 7600D, 30m longwire)
Glenn Hauser, Enid OK USA (JRC NRD-545 with
Wellbrook ALA-330S; Icom R-75, Tecsun PL-880, Radio
Shack DX-398, Grundig Yacht Boy 400, with random wires;
Grundig G8)
Craig Seager, VK2HBT, Bathurst NSW (Perseus SDR, JRC
NRD-545, Airspy HF+, DX Engineering Preamp, Wellbrook
feeder isolator, Icom IC-756 Pro, Loop Skywire, Home-
made Loop with LZ1AQ amplifier, Wellbrook ALA1530-
LNPro)
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S = 1770 (Adams)
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ANTARCTICA 15476, LRA36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 1601-2000, 15-10, strong carrier and very weak audio at first, non-stop songs and music, improving later, from 1800 strong fading but clear signal at moments, rock songs and music, at 1827 identification by female: “LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel”, 1830 Latin American songs, at 1835 identification in various languages. “Muy buenos días, bienvenidos a Compariendo Esperanza, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, por onda corta en 15476 kHz...”, comments in Spanish and songs, cumbias, “nuestro correo electrónico es [email protected]”. 15311 at first but later 25322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, WOR iog via DXLD)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 0504-0533, 15-10, open today earlier than other days, Spanish, comments, African songs, more comments. 15311. Also detected weak carrier in the afternoon-evening, from 1630 to 1700*, its usual closing time. 16-10 out of air at its usual open time, checked 0500-0600 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, WOR iog via DXLD)
GERMANY (non) Special transmission of Welle 370 via MBR Yerevan on Nov.16 1900-2200 NF 6080 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu German, instead of 6145 kHz 1900-2200 on 6145 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu Sender Koenigs Wusterhausen (Bulgarian DX Blog)
GERMANY [ARMENIA/ BULGARIA/ FRANCE/ MADAGASCAR/ TAJIKISAN/ USA/ UZBEKISTAN] MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH (formerly T-SYSTEMS - DTK) B-19 period (27/10/2019 - 20/03/2020) B-19 operational MBR schedule of October 27th, 2019. Times are in UTC. FREQ STARTSTOP DAY FROM TO LOC kW BRC 5975 0400-0430 daily 2710-280320 ISS 100 AWR 6045 0430-0500 daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 AWR 6120 1900-2000 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 AWR 6155 1530-1600 12347 2710-280320 DB 100 AWR
6155 1530-1600 2710-280320 DB 100 AWR 7205 1930-2000 daily 2710-280320 ISS 250 AWR 7220 0600-0630 daily 2710-280320 ISS 250 AWR 7350 0300-0330 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 AWR 7375 0600-0630 daily 2710-280320 ISS 250 AWR 9495 1930-2000 daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 AWR 9580 1600-1630 daily 2710-280320 ERV 300 AWR 9610 1000-1100 1 2710-280320 NAU 125 AWR 9765 1500-1530 daily 2710-280320 ERV 300 AWR 9780 2000-2030 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 AWR 9830 1600-1630 daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 AWR 9850 1930-2000 daily 2710-280320 ISS 250 AWR 9905 1530-1600 daily 2710-280320 ERV 300 AWR 9945 1500-1530 daily 2710-280320 TAC 100 AWR 9945 1530-1600 daily 2710-280320 TAC 100 AWR 11870 1730-1800 daily 2710-280320 ISS 250 AWR 11955 1630-1700 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 AWR 11980 0700-0800 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 AWR 12040 1630-1700 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 AWR 15145 0830-0900 daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 AWR 15490 1630-1700 daily 2710-280320 ISS 250 AWR 15530 1200-1300 daily 2710-280320 DB 100 AWR 5935 1915-1930 1 2710-280320 NAU 250 BVB 5995 1710-1745 356 2710-280320 SOF 100 BVB 5995 1710-1730 24 2710-280320 SOF 100 BVB 5995 1715-1745 7 2710-280320 SOF 100 BVB 6030 1900-2000 1 2710-280320 ERV 100 BVB 6080 1930-2015 1 2710-280320 NAU 125 BVB 7220 0800-0830 1 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 7325 0500-0530 1 2710-280320 NAU 125 BVB 7365 1800-1830 67 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 7365 1800-1900 5 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 7365 1830-1900 13 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 9440 0600-0615 daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 BVB 9450 0500-0515 6 2710-280320 NAU 250 BVB 9715 1800-2000 1 2710-280320 MOS 100 BVB 9715 1800-1815 6 2710-280320 MOS 100 BVB 9715 1800-1830 5 2710-280320 MOS 100 BVB 9715 1830-2000 7 2710-280320 MOS 100 BVB 11790 0200-0230157 2710-280320 MDC 125 BVB 11790 0200-0215 3 2710-280320 MDC 125 BVB 11790 1600-1700 1 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 11790 1600-1800 2 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 11790 1600-1730 3 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 11790 1630-1700 7 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 11790 1630-1700 6 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 11790 1630-1730 45 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 11875 1630-1700 daily 2710-280320 NAU 100 BVB 11900 1430-1500 7 2710-280320 NAU 250 BVB 11900 1400-1430 1st Sat2710-280320 NAU 250 BVB 17650 1200-1230 7 2710-280320 MDC 125 BVB 21480 1230-1245 1 2710-280320 MDC 125 BVB
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9850 1800-1900 daily 2710-280320 ISS 100 DAK 13590 0700-0800 daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 DAK 9570 0630-0700 daily 2710-280320 ISS 500 DWL 9570 1800-1900 daily 2710-280320 ISS 500 DWL 9785 1800-1900 daily 2710-280320 ISS 500 DWL 9830 0630-0700 daily 2710-280320 ISS 500 DWL 11995 1600-1700 daily 2710-280320 ISS 500 DWL 13775 1600-1700 daily 2710-280320 ISS 500 DWL 15195 1425-1630 7 0211-210320 ISS 500 DWL 15275 1000-1100 daily 2710-280320 MDC 250 DWL 15320 1425-1630 7 0211-210320 ISS 500 DWL 17710 1000-1100 daily 2710-280320 MDC 250 DWL 17800 1300-1400 daily 2710-280320 ISS 500 DWL 11875 1700-1730 7 2710-280320 ISS 100 ELL 6055 1130-1200 17 2710-280320 NAU 125 EMG 9500 1530-1630 7 2710-280320 NAU 100 HCJ 7330 1100-1200 1st Sun2710-280320 MOS 100 JOY 5960 0000-0200 1 2710-280320 NAU 125 KBC 6045 0900-1000 1 2710-280320 NAU 125 KBC 6095 0800-1600$1 2710-280320 NAU 100 KBC 9475 0800-0900$1 2710-280320 NAU 125 KBC 6180 1900-1930 daily 2710-280320 ISS 100 KRI 6140 0900-1000$1 2710-280320 MOS 100 MVB 6060 1600-1630 7 2710-280320 NAU 250 MWF 13710 1200-1230 7 2710-280320 NAU 250 MWF 5985 0400-0430 daily 2710-280320 RMI 100 NHK 6155 0500-0530 daily 2710-280320 MOS 300 NHK 6165 0430-0500 daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 NHK 7265 0300-0500 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 NHK 9765 1700-1900 daily 2710-280320 NAU 250 NHK 5930 1930-2000 1 2710-271019-NAU 250 PAB 11800 1430-1445 1 2710-280320 NAU 250 PAB 15215 1600-1700 6 >>>210220-210220 ISS 500 ROO 9540 0500-0600 7 2710-280320 ISS 250 RSE 9800 1830-1900 2345 2710-280320 ISS 250 RSL 9610 1700-1730 16 2710-280320 NAU 100 SBO 9610 1700-1800 4 2710-280320 NAU 100 SBO 5990 1000-1600$ daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 SFZ 15420 1800-1859 7 2710-280320 MDC 250 SJK 5935 1300-1400$ daily 2710-280320 NAU 125 SKW 6145 1900-2200 7 1611-161119 ERV 100 SKW
$ only via order ... Day 1 = Sunday ... Day 7 = Saturday List of Broadcasters which are using MEDIA BROADCAST technical equipment: AWR Adventist World Radio BVB High Adventure Gospel - Bible Voice Broadcasting DAK Dandal Kura Radio International DWL Deutsche Welle Bonn / Berlin, Germany EMG Evangelische Missionsgemeinden in Deutschland ELL Eritrean Lowland League HCJ Reach Beyond (former Voice of the Andes) Sats only, 1530 UTC Russian, 1600 UTC Chechen language. JOY Radio Joystick, Germany, 1st Sun KBC The Mighty KBC KRI Koode Radio International
MVB Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Baltic Radio MWF Missionswerk Friedensstimme, Gummersbach - Germany NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Radio Japan World, Tokyo, Japan. PAB Pan Am Broadcasting ROO Radio Oeoemrang, Amrum, Germany, only 21 Febr 2020 single day RSE Radio Sinit Eritrea RSL Radio Sawtu Linjiila (former Lutheran World Federation) SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo, Voice of Oromo Liberation. Berlin. SFZ Studio 52 SJK Radio Itahuka in Kirundi Ce/EaAfrica Burundi-Rwanda on Sats. Please send report to <[email protected]> SKW Foerderverein "Sender Koenigs Wusterhausen" e.V. TOM The Overcomer Ministry
------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Puetz MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH Order Management & Backoffice Erna-Scheffler-Strasse 1 51103 Cologne, Germany Please send your inquiries and reception reports to: E-Mail: <QSL-Shortwave -at- media-broadcast.com> Internet: <https://www.media-broadcast.com/hoerfunk/kw-sendernetze> (MBR PDF file, transformed by Mike Bethge-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 25)
INDIA AIR Thiruvanthapuram of Kerala State operating on SW 5010 & 7290 kHz is having transmitter problems. Those frequencies are not heard lately. Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India Oct 14, dx_india yg via WORLD OF RADIO 2004, DXLD)
KOREA NORTH DRM: 3560, 1210-, Voice of Korea, Oct 8. A pretty powerful signal received, with decode reading (on DReaM software): 'Dream Test' and '18.40 kbps EEP AAC Mono English Other Music'. Despite this, I'm only getting rare snippets of audio --- speech, but too short to get language. Despite a S9 + 10 signal, I suppose the ionosphere is not allowing for good demodulation. SNR measures 16.9dB. Still not enough for decent demod. There, at 1217, long enough to confirm it's NOT in English, but presumed Korean and into some martial music. Better at 1220. Now demodulating about 25% of the time, with the window now indicating, 'Dream DRM Transmitter. This is a test transmission'. A new DRM country for me. They don't appear to be on at 1310 on the 9th, nor the 10th or 11th when I checked, however (Walt Salmaniw, Masset BC, WOR iog via DXLD)
KOREA SOUTH Two radio stations operated by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service have slightly moved some of their broadcast frequencies to escape North Korean jamming.
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The stations, Voice of the People and Echo of Hope, are on the air daily broadcasting a constant stream of news and information to an audience in North Korea. For years the North Korean authorities have attempted to stop citizens listening to the stations by jamming their reception – broadcasting heavy noise on the same frequency so the South Korean stations become unlistenable. On October 1, radio monitor Ron Howard alerted me that both stations each shifted three of their broadcast frequencies downwards by 5 kHz so the channels can currently be heard without jamming. The new frequencies are close enough that anyone tuning into the old one will hear the station and be able to slightly readjust for clear reception. A reception check confirmed the new frequencies: Voice of the People: 3475 kHz (ex 3480); 3905 (ex 3910); 6595 (ex 6600) and unchanged 3930, 4450 and 6520. Echo of Hope: 3980 kHz (ex 3985); 5990 (ex 5995); 6348 (ex 6350) and unchanged 4885. 6250 and 9100. The screenshot below shows the South Korean radio station signal on the left (the stronger, red line) and the North Korean jamming in the right (the weaker, yellow line). Until the frequency change, these were on top of each other.
North Korea hasn’t responded to the changes yet and continues to operate its jamming transmitters on their old frequencies, which means they’re sucking up valuable electricity and broadcasting over static. Despite being abandoned by most of the world in favour of satellite and Internet broadcasting, shortwave radio remains a vital technology for groups trying to get uncensored information into North Korea. A handful of stations target North Korea with dedicated programming including Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, KBS and the BBC. During the nighttime, domestic South
Korean AM radio stations can also be heard in North Korea. (Martyn Williams, North Korea Tech)
KUWAIT Radio Kuwait in English on badly drifting frequency in 19mb on November 4: till 0800 on 15434v KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English, instead of nominal 15530v Something`s always very wrong at Radio Kuwait Kabd Sulaibiyah transmitting station! (Ivo Ivanov, HCDX)
NEW ZEALAND RNZ Pacific's CYCLONE WATCH service is now in operation. Many remote communities in Pacific island countries rely on shortwave radio. Many remote communities in Pacific island countries rely on shortwave radio. Photo: RNZI The 2019-2020 Pacific Cyclone season has started, and officially runs from November 1, 2019 to the end of the cyclone season in 2020. If Cyclone Alerts are issued for South Pacific countries, RNZ Pacific will broadcast hourly updates of these bulletins if necessary, and whenever the situation changes. These will be heard either just before the top of each hour or following news bulletins at the top of each hour. We will do our best to keep listeners informed of all weather updates. We try to get damage reports from local authorities, non-governmental agencies active in the field and people affected who we manage to reach.
Our information comes from the Nadi Met Office in Fiji and from the New Zealand MetService. In addition, we can access weather bulletins from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga Meteorological Offices. You can also follow us on twitter @RNZPacific and on @RNZPacific Facebook. In the event of a cyclone, RNZ Pacific will run a 24-hour
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analogue short-wave service (for individual short-wave listeners to receive RNZ Pacific directly). (RNZI)
EQUIPMENT NEWS Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gareth Buxton, who recently received the latest availability dates of the new Tecsun PL-990 and H-501. According to Anna at Anon-Co, both radios should start shipping in January or February of 2020.
RSPdx Coming Soon! The SDRplay RSPdx is a single-tuner wideband full featured 14-bit SDR which covers the entire RF spectrum from 1kHz to 2GHz giving up to 10MHz of spectrum visibility. It contains three antenna ports, two of which use SMA connectors and operate across the full 1 kHz to 2 GHz range and the third uses a BNC connector which operates up to 200MHz.
The RSPdx is a replacement for the highly successful RSP2 and RSP2pro SDR receivers, which have been extensively redesigned to provide enhanced performance with additional and improved pre-selection filters, improved intermodulation performance, the addition of a user
selectable DAB notch filter and more software selectable attenuation steps . The RSPdx , when used in conjunction with SDRplay’s own SDRuno software, introduces a special HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode for reception within selected bands below 2MHz. HDR mode delivers improved intermodulation performance and fewer spurious responses for those challenging bands. The RSPdx will be available to purchase* in the next few weeks and is expected to retail at approximately £159 GBP or $199 USD (excluding taxes). Check out: https://www.sdrplay.com/rspdx/
NEW HISTORY MATERIAL AT
<www.ontheshortwaves.com> Update, September 29, 2019 -- Under
"CPRV/The CPRV Gallery," we finish our new section, "Clandestine,
Opposition and Target Broadcasts" with the addition of QSLs from Asia
(including the Middle East) and the Pacific. -- And under "Specialized
Resources/The DX Recordings of Colin Miller," we have added BBC-
Ascension, which is still operating, and FEBA-Seychelles, which closed
down in 2003.
<www.ontheshortwaves.com> Update, October 6, 2019 -- Under
"Specialized Resources," in "The Early DX of David F. Thomas," we have
added 45 Cuban broadcast band QSLs from 1926 to 1955.
<www.ontheshortwaves.com> Update, October 13, 2019 -- Under "DX
History/Stations," we have posted an article about English-language
programming from Radio EAQ, the shortwave station that was active in
Spain during the 1930s. (Zoom in on the graphics.) -- And under
"Specialized Resources," Adrian Peterson has favoured us with a bumper
crop of Wavescan entries. They are: (1) "The Early Mediumwave Scene
in Uruguay" (Wavescan N549, September 1, 2019) -- (2) "Small Country,
Two Large Radio Stations: Radio Andorra Relay Services" (Wavescan
N550, September 8, 2019) -- (3) "Chronohertz Station WWV Celebrates
100 Years-The Very Early Years" (Wavescan N551, September 15, 2019)
-- (4) "Small Country, Two Large Radio Stations: Sud Radio" (Wavescan
N552, September 22, 2019) -- (5) "Cook Island Update" (Wavescan N552,
September 22, 2019) -- (6) "WWV 100th Anniversary-The Forgotten
Callsigns" (Wavescan N553, September 29, 2019).
<www.ontheshortwaves.com> Update, October 20, 2019 -- Under
"Specialized Resources/Radio Postcards," we have posted a series of
radio-related views from the Netherlands. These include: (1) two views of
the AVRO building in Hilversum (Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep was
the first Dutch public broadcaster); (2) the NSF building in Hilversum
(1931); (3) some of the facilities of the Kootwijk high power utility station
and the famous hotel and restaurant nearby; (4) three views of the Philips
plant in Eindhoven (1930s); (5) the Huizen plant of early Dutch shortwave
broadcaster PHOHI (Philips Omroep Holland-Indie,1933); and (6) the
famous PCJ rotating antennas. -- And under "Specialized
Resources/Wavescan," a new story from Adrian Peterson: "No! Greenland
is not for sale! The Early Wireless Scene" (Wavescan N554, October 6,
2019).
<www.ontheshortwaves.com> Update, October 27, 2019 -- What was a
station with the call letters RXKR doing in Santa Monica Bay, a few miles
from Los Angeles, and why was it calling itself the Voice of Panama? Find
out in "Rx for DX: Radio Outlaws of the West," under "DX History/Stations."
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Editor: John Wright E-mail: [email protected] The Listening Post is all about you, past future and present tense. Members are interested in reading about how you started in the hobby, and what you have been doing radio-wise recently. But we also want to hear about the person lurking behind the dials, so feel free to slip in a bit of more general life-based discussion. Too, this is the place to discuss any and all topics of current interest to radio hobbyists, but let’s keep it light and respectful.
We will kick off with our newest member of the club.
Martin Steiner from Denmark in Western Australia, who
has tried the mostly Cardboard box loop antennae.
Martin has taken this off from you tube from a German
designer as we understand.
“There is a shortwave antenna project on YouTube called
“Papp-Antenne” or translated from German it is called
“Cardboard Antenna” It consists of 2 copper loops and a
variable, 500pF capacitor. I found it very interesting, as it
covers a large section of the shortwave bands, but I wanted
a sturdier version for myself.
The antenna consists of a wooden frame 35cm X 35cm
made of dressed pine 30mm x 12mm.The centre of the large
frame holds a smaller square frame 10cm X 10cm made of
dressed pine 12mm X 12mm.I whole frame is just glued, no
screws have been used as they might have affected the
proper operation of the antenna. In order to strengthen the
frame I inserted 6mm wooden dowels in the outside corners.
The antenna coils were made of 10mm conductive copper
tape available from eBay. Since the copper tape has to be
folded over on the corners it is best to glue it to the wooden
frame with contact cement, because there is only one sticky
side on the tape. Once the coil was glued to the frame, I
soldered the connecting wires to the copper tape and finally
covered the coil with a coat of Bond Crete, in order to seal
the tacky parts of the copper tape. As a base for the antenna
frame, I used a hollow bit from a shelf which I found in an
Op-Shop. The connector for the antenna cable is mounted
in the back of the base.
Initially I built my antenna coil as shown on the youtube
video, but once I put the antenna in service, I had to trim
back some of the outside coil, in order to get the desired
frequency range. My finished antenna works between 3300
kHz and 17800 kHz. I am pretty happy with that. Bring on
the balmy summer nights where I can sit outside and use
my new table top antenna….and of course have a cold
beer!”
Nice, mate, Yes it’s definitely summer, thank goodness the
shed fridge is full, soon to be empty!-ed JW.
John Wright, Roselands NSW.
Received my unopened letter of a report to Radio Santa
Rosa Peru, looks like the address was wrong according to a
stamped “regecion”? Been trying to hear stuff but only 7270
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Seoul and Nigeria 7255 0700-0800 UTC and not much else/
I did hear 1503 New Zealand Radio sport at 0630 UTC this
month once at a good level at peak but then nothing.
Looking forward to more sunspots!
Report to Radio Pilipinas 15460 0250.
Dennis Allen Milperra NSW
“Happy to report that I've got myself interested again and
managed to spend a bit more time back at the receiver. I've
even managed to log a few NFs over the past few days. So
now it's back to updating my Bandcharts so it seems I'm
going to busy for a week or two
On a not so happy a note a mate of mine showed me an
article from the local Bargo newspaper. I've known for quite
some time that the coal mines have been buying up all the
local land and now it appears that the Wirrimbirra Sanctuary
have to move all their animals out by the 31st of October! I
don't know what will happen about the cabins but I'll have to
go and find out what is going on!
With a bit of luck, we might not lose one of our DX-pedition
sites.”
Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW
“A bit of maintenance activity on antennas this side of the
mountains during October. Firstly, assisted Phil Ireland with
some running repairs to his G5RV, which had been the
victim of some weather. More recently, had to drop one of
the masts of my Horizontal Loop, as the wire insulation had
taken a beating from UV rays over the last few years, and
came down in a wind storm. Getting it down was OK, but
re-erection was another matter. Pole dancing like you’ve
never seen before!
The next job is to pull down the Shockwave 5/8 ground plane
for 6 metres. The top vertical section seems to have just
lifted out, and was lying in the guttering. A fairly robust
commercial unit, I have no idea what force of nature
separated the sections. Timely, as the VHF season fast
approaches.”
Okay the latest is that there were to be kicked out 31
October and the National Trust was to appoint someone
else at Wirrimbirra-(local newspaper on line 25 Oct). I will
call Wirrimbirra Monday 4Nov -JW!
(JW) ᴥ
Broadcast Band & FM News Editor: John Wright E-mail: [email protected] Postal contributions to John Wright, 71 Hilton Avenue, Roselands 2196 N.S.W.
Martin Greer has advised Radio 2AD Armidale is next to move to FM, so that will help that frequency! Well that’s good news! The next high in the sunspot cycle and these stations moving off the Broadcast band, we may get back to 1978! YEAH!!! Hearing all sorts of stations from overseas!-ed JW! Chris Martin, Ormeau Qld. Been quite a lively month on the broadcast band with plenty of catches to keep my interest. Probably the highlight would be a tentative log of KHOB 1390. NM, 500w night power. Our man in Austin TX helped with this evaluation going on the network being SRN and same prog as was on KTKZ 1380 – ‘The Answer’. KENN ruled out running C2C thru Fox. Trail 640 1042 KFI Los Angeles spot for ‘Advanced
Cosmetic Technology’. Strong sig.
660 0931 KTNN Window Rock, Navajo chanting &
drums.“KTNN” call into C&W.
670 0755 KBOI Boise with political talk on DNC.
710 0755 KIRO Seattle. M/A gives call as KRIO !!!
730 0712 CHMJ Vancouver dominant w/road
construct details.
740 0950 KRMG Tulsa “Tulsa’s News AM 740 & FM
102.3”
No KTRH at all on 6/10. Good sig.
760 0750 KFMB San Diego giving Red Eye specials.
790 1007 KABC thru side of 4RN w/”America in the
Morning”.
840 1047 WHAS Louisville “News Radio 840 WHAS”
dominant.
860 0754 ?? Un id w/ Catholic Mass & Recitations
28/10. no format fit.
870 1028 WWL New Orleans. “WWL News Radio
AM870 & 105.3FM”.
880 1024 KRVN Lexington w/cattle sales info. Strong.
Agains4BH.
950 1026 XEKAM Tijuana over KJR.
960 0955 CFAC Calgary on NBA sports news over
KNEW ‘Bloomberg R.’
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990 0723 Gold FM Suva with jazz + RNB format on
Sunday night. Dominant.
1030 1050 WBZ Boston w/item on Cape Cod Canal.
Dominant.
1070 0730 KNX Los Angeles detailing evacuation
orders for wild fires. V.good.
1150 0952 KEIB Los Angeles w/ “The Patriot” id.
Strong as usual.
1160 1029 KSL Salt Lake City, arm chair copy @ 15dB
o/9.
1170 0747 KFAQ Tulsa over 2CH w/C2C. sig 5/9.
1190 1118 KGBN Anaheim in KK relig talk & singing
over talker. Mixing.
1380 1000 KTKZ Sacramento M/A ment
“Townhall.com” & “The Answer” strong.
1430 0818 KLO Ogden plenty ID.” Unforgetable1430
KLO”o/KYNO & KVVN.
1520 0708 KOKC Oklahoma City on ‘Red Eye’ giving
WBAP.Com address.
Pity this didn’t happen in September! With you and Smiffy! Little Napoleon hasn’t given me more free tickets to fly to
BNE-ed JW! Proposed Changes to Armidale Radio Frequencies Listeners to Armidale based radio station 2AD could soon be enjoying clearer and better quality audio under a proposed move from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The proposal will see the station moved from its current AM radio frequency to a new FM transmission. Deputy Chair of the ACMA Creina Chapman said the proposal was part of a nationwide project converting commercial radio stations in regional areas from AM to FM.
“There are a lot of benefits to FM radio, the sound quality is better than AM and it can be more cost effective for the
station operators,” Ms Chapman said. “We have recently transitioned stations in a number of regional areas including places like Bathurst, Warrnambool and Port Hedland which has resulted in better broadcasting environments.” Ms Chapman said AM and FM radio signals have different characteristics, resulting in coverage differences. “AM signals are spread by ‘ground waves’, which are more susceptible to interference from power lines, electric lighting and electric motors,” she said. “FM signals spread via a transmitter on a high location such as a hill, mountain, building or tower and are less susceptible to electrical interference.” The ACMA has released a consultation paper on the proposal and is currently seeking feedback from the local community before going ahead. “We want to hear from the people of Armidale to get their views on the conversion proposal,” Ms Chapman said. If the proposal goes ahead, 2AD listeners will need to re-tune their radios to 94.3FM. Submissions on the Armidale proposal are due by Friday 8 November, 2019. More information about the AM-FM conversion is available here. If the ACMA approves the conversion, the timing of the transition would be up to the broadcaster. (Media release 33/2019 - 11 October) Radio Rhythm 1665 kHz Smiffy in BNE reports this has been mostly off air since the 18/10.
Construct an EAS Receive Loop Antenna Check out this step-by-step guide for an octagonal-shaped AM loop EAS antenna using PVC pipe. The design provides deep nulls when the loop is broadside to the (undesired) signal.
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Clippings Radio Related Stories from the World Press
Edited by Craig Seager Editorial Address 12 Pellion Pl., Windradyne NSW 2795 E-mail [email protected] All-Digital on the AM Band? The FCC Might Allow It Soon Paul McLane ⋅ Oct 29, 2019 AM radio station operators in the United States may soon have the option of switching their transmissions to all-digital. It’s not a done deal; but the concept is about to take a step closer to reality, because the Federal Communications Commission will consider a proposal at its next meeting that would start a process. It will take comments on whether to allow AM band licensees to make the switch if they want. Ben Downs, VP/GM of Bryan Broadcasting in Texas, petitioned the FCC in March to initiate a proceeding to authorize the all-digital mode of HD Radio. Allowing stations to use all-digital transmission is an idea that some broadcasters feel could give business-challenged AM stations in the United States new life or at least another option. Turning off their analogue signals would mean that most existing receivers could no longer pick up that signal; but many AM broadcasters are currently heard on FM translator simulcasts now. And adding the all-digital AM option could open up new possibilities for them as the number of digital receivers in the marketplace continues to grow. One station, WWFD in Frederick, Md., owned by Hubbard, is operating in all-digital AM under special temporary authority, as RW has reported. Chairman Ajit Pai described the proposal in a blog post Monday: “Just as the FCC is trying to keep pace with changes in the market, so are AM radio operators, and the commission wants to give them as much flexibility as possible to compete in the digital age,” Pai wrote. “AM radio stations are currently authorized to operate with either analogue signals or hybrid signals, which combine analogue and digital signals. In three weeks, we will
consider a proposal to allow AM licensees to broadcast using an all-digital signal on a voluntary basis. It would seek comment on topics ranging from the predicted benefits of all-digital AM broadcasting to the interference potential of all-digital stations, as well as addressing the technical standards for all-digital AM stations. And because all-digital broadcasting would be on a voluntary basis, AM operators would be the ones deciding if transitioning is right for them.” “I think this is a uniquely positive step in AM revitalization,” Downs told Radio World on Tuesday. “We’ve talked for years about the rise in the noise on the AM band and how the quality of receivers has declined. But this is the first time we’ve had a chance to directly resolve both of these issues. With the approval of AM all-digital we have a technology that cleans up all the noise and hash we’ve been complaining about and sends an FM quality signal out of the speakers.” (Radio World)
Radio Romania Celebrates its 91st Anniversary 2019-11-01 13:55:00 Leyla Cheamil This Friday Radio Romania celebrates 91 years of existence. 'Hello, hello, this is Radio Bucharest' were the first words aired by this radio station on November 1st 1928, part of the first broadcast by the Radiotelephony Broadcasting Corporation in Romania. The words were uttered by the then president of the aforementioned institution Dragomir Hurmuzescu, who was also the founding father of the Romanian radiophony. Along the years Radio Romania broadcast messages from leading figures who had their impact upon the country's history.
Designed to be a means of information, education and entertainment, the Romanian public radio has been broadcasting for 91 years now adjusting its editorial policies and surviving the radical regime changes that took place during its existence, from the democratic system between
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the two world wars, to the right-wing dictatorship around WWll, or the communist dictatorship that followed. Radio Romania celebrates 91st years of uninterrupted public service and broadcasts, 91 years of hard work and sacrifices but also of satisfactions in the sustained process of building the trust and confidence the station enjoys today, the institution's president and director general Georgica Severin said on this occasion. 'Either we speak about the accurate news on various daily events, the cultural broadcasts, the programmes devoted to theatre plays from national and world dramaturgy, or concerts and performances given by radio orchestras and choirs, this uninterrupted, relentless work has been always based on professionalism and respect for listeners', Georgica Severin went on to say. Besides its well-known channels, News and Current Affairs, Culture, Music and the Village Antenna, Radio Romania also boasts several regional and local stations, as well as the online channels devoted to children and young people. The Romanian Public radio started to broadcast for listeners abroad as early as the 1930s and is currently broadcasting in 11 foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Serbian, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian as well as in the Aromanian dialect. On its 91th anniversary, Radio Romania scheduled a concert given by the National Radio Orchestra as well as an exhibition on its premises, which can be visited until November 5th under the suggestive title 'Afghanistan, Faces of War'. The exhibition has on display photos taken by Radio Romania's correspondent in that country Ilie Pintea. The exhibition was inaugurated in Los Angeles under the high patronage of the country's General Consulate in Los Angeles and the Cultural Institute in Bucharest in 2018 when Romania celebrated its 100th anniversary (RRI).
Solar Cycle 25 is Slowly Coming to Life November 2, 2019 / Dr.Tony Phillips Nov. 1, 2019: Breaking a string of 28 spotless days, a new sunspot (AR2750) is emerging in the sun’s southern hemisphere–and it’s a member of the next solar cycle. A picture of the sunspot is inset in this magnetic map of the sun’s surface from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory: How do we know AR2750 belongs to the next solar cycle? Its magnetic polarity tells us so. Southern sunspots from old Solar Cycle 24 have a -/+ polarity. This sunspot is the opposite: +/-. According to Hale’s Law, sunspots switch polarities from one solar cycle to the next. AR2750 is therefore a member of Solar Cycle 25. Short-lived sunspots belonging to Solar Cycle 25 have already been reported on Dec. 20, 2016; April 8, 2018; Nov. 17, 2018; May 28, 2019; July 1, 2019; and July 8, 2019. The
one on July 8, 2019, was significant because it lasted long enough to receive a number: AR2744. Record-keepers will likely mark it as the first official sunspot of Solar Cycle 25. If so, AR2750 would be the second.
The increasing frequency of new cycle sunspots does not mean Solar Minimum is finished. On the contrary, low solar activity will probably continue for at least another year as Solar Cycle 24 decays and Solar Cycle 25 slowly sputters to life. If forecasters are correct, Solar Cycle 25 sunspots will eventually dominate the solar disk, bringing a new Solar Maximum as early as 2023. (Spaceweatherarchive.com)
WWV celebrates 100 years Date : 26 / 10 / 2019 Author : Peter Clee - VK8ZZ Standard Time and Frequency station WWV celebrated its centenary on October 1. Radio amateurs were asked to participate by taking measurements and sharing their results The Reporter Herald says: The world’s oldest licensed radio station, which operates from a location just north of Fort Collins, turned 100 years old on Oct. 1 That may sound like a long time for a radio station, but WWV specializes in time. The radio station is best known for the broadcast of the national time standard — the atomic clock — which is closely synchronized with Coordinated Universal Time, the measure by which clocks are synchronized throughout the world.
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It also has played an important role through the years setting frequency standards for other radio operators. In those early days of radio, “people didn’t know where they were on the dial,” Dave Swartz of the WWV Centennial Committee said. WWV broadcasts over six transmitters, each one dedicated for use on a single frequency. The transmitting frequencies and time signals of WWV, WWVB and WWVH, along with the four atomic (caesium) clocks from which their time signals are derived, are maintained by NIST's Time and Frequency Division, which is based in nearby Boulder, Colorado. WWVB's carrier frequency is maintained to an accuracy of 1 part in 1014 and can be used as a frequency reference. The broadcast time is accurate to within 100 ns of UTC and 20 ns of the national time standard. The transmitters for 2.5 MHz, 20 MHz, and the experimental 25 MHz put out an ERP of 2.5 kW, while those for the other three frequencies 5 MHZ, 10Mhz and 15MHz use 10 kW of ERP. Each transmitter is connected to a dedicated antenna, which has a height corresponding to approximately one-half of its signal's wavelength, and the signal radiation patterns from each antenna are omnidirectional. The top half of each antenna tower contains a quarter-wavelength radiating element, and the bottom half uses nine guy wires, connected to the midpoint of the tower and sloped at one-to-one from the ground—with a length of √2/4 times the wavelength—as additional radiating elements.
(via WIA)
Utility DX Report Editor: John Volpato E-mail: [email protected] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8q_xuyF7YdbF8jCSdyjmsQ Welcome to the (short) Utility column for November. One of the logs on my wish list radar for many years now is the Grimeton VLF transmitter in Sweden. It is a heritage listed transmitter and museum. It operates several times a year on 17.2 KHz.
https://alexander.n.se/the-radio-station-saq-grimeton/?lang=en Check out that antenna!
Contributions this month from Dan Sheehan and yours truly. 5547U San Fran ATC wkg multiple aircraft at 1205z (JV)
5574U San Fran ATC wkg multiple MA at 1300z (JV)
5715 V24 (S Korean #s station) 1454-1509* 19/10 OC
@ tune-in, opens with "Sandaneun Geon" K-pop
(tnx sat_dxer @ radio.chobi for the song ID), then
usual KR # groups to 1509*. Also 21/10 w/ OC @
tune-in 1357, "Sandaneun Geon", 1400-1403 &
KR # groups to 1409* (Sheedy*)
8855.5U 1041z Unid Oms speaking French mention of “la
pluie et la mer” a lot of laughing and swearing “ my
guess is fishermen” (JV)
8957U 1044z Shannon VOLMET European Aerodrome
Forecasts Machine generated Female voice. (JV)
11345U 1035z Stockholm radio working “Channex 1221”
callsign for JET2 budget airline. Flight from Faro
Portrugal to Birmingham UK. OM Patient requiring
medical attention – patched through to what
sounded like a MedLink service. Patient presented
with convulsions and fainting spells – presumed
epileptic fit. Later diagnosed as a Hypoglycaemic
reaction. Given sweets and a soda drink.
Conscious, Alert and breathing 45 minutes prior to
arrival. (JV)
That’s All folks. Take care and good DX. 73’ John
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