Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 


Product: 

:Issued: 2021 Mar 29 0157 UTCWeekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 22 - 28 March 2021

Solar activity was at very low levels throughout the highlight period with only B-class flare activity. There was a CME off the NW  limb observed in LASCO C2 imagery near 22/0230 UTC. This ejection likely arrived late on 24 Mar and subsequently caused G1 (Minor)
storm levels on 25 Mar. No other significant solar activity was observed during the highlight period. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 22-26 Mar due to influences from multiple coronal hole high speed streams. Normal to moderate levels were observed on 27-28 Mar. 

Geomagnetic field activity reached G1 (Minor) storm levels on 25 Mar due to the likely arrival of the aforementioned CME from 22 Mar. Active levels were observed on 23, 26, and 27 Mar due to influences from recurrent, negative polarity cornal hole high speed streams.
Quiet to unsettled levels were observed on 22 and 28 Mar. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 29 March - 24 April 2021

Solar activity is expected to be very low for 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 10-13 and 17-22 Apr due to influences from recurrent coronal hole high speed stream activity. Normal to moderate levels are expected for the remainder of the
outlook period. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at active to G1 (Minor) storm levels on 29-30 Mar, 08-10 Apr, and 16-17 Apr, all due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream influences. Quiet to unsettled levels are expected for the remainder of the outlook
period. 

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2021 Mar 29 0157 UTC
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# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
#
#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2021-03-29
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2021 Mar 29      75          18          5
2021 Mar 30      75          12          4
2021 Mar 31      75           8          3
2021 Apr 01      74           5          2
2021 Apr 02      73           5          2
2021 Apr 03      72           5          2
2021 Apr 04      72           8          3
2021 Apr 05      72           8          3
2021 Apr 06      72           5          2
2021 Apr 07      72           5          2
2021 Apr 08      72          15          4
2021 Apr 09      73          18          4
2021 Apr 10      73          20          5
2021 Apr 11      73           5          2(NOAA)
2021 Apr 12      73           5          2
2021 Apr 13      73           5          2
2021 Apr 14      74           5          2
2021 Apr 15      74           5          2
2021 Apr 16      74          20          5
2021 Apr 17      76          18          4
2021 Apr 18      76           8          3
2021 Apr 19      76           8          3
2021 Apr 20      76           5          2
2021 Apr 21      76           5          2
2021 Apr 22      76           8          3
2021 Apr 23      76           8          3
2021 Apr 24      76           8          3
(NOAA)

Friday, March 26, 2021

Clandestine stations, summer schedule updates

 Effective: 28 March - 30 October 2021

All times UTC



FPU Radio Tamazuj
0329-0427 on  7315 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
0329-0427 on 11650 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1459-1557 on 15150 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1459-1557 on 15400 ISS 250 kW / 138 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
English news: 1545-1555UTC Tue/Fri and 0415-0425UTC Wed/Sat

FPU Radio Dabanga
0429-0457 on  7315 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Darfur Arabic
0429-0457 on 11650 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Darfur Arabic
1529-1627 on 11640 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Darfur Arabic
1529-1627 on 15550 SMG 250 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Darfur Arabic

MGB Eye Radio via Malagasy Global Business S.A. IS DELETED from A-21
0359-0457 on  7340 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic* Mon-Fri
0459-0557 on 11650 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf only English Mon-Fri
1559-1657 on 15410 SMG 250 kW / 151 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic* Mon-Fri
1659-1757 on 15410 ISS 250 kW / 138 deg to EaAf only English Mon-Fri
* including other langs English/Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho

Radio Ndarason International*
0500-0600 on  5960 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri
0600-0700 on 12050 WOF 250 kW / 158 deg to WeAf Kanuri*
0700-0800 on 12050 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri
1800-1900 on  9775 WOF 250 kW / 152 deg to WeAf Kanuri
1900-2100 on 12050 WOF 250 kW / 152 deg to WeAf Kanuri*
* including news in French 0615-0625UT and 1915-1925UT

Dandal Kura Radio Internationale via MBR
0700-0800 NF 15260 NAU 125 kW / 185 deg to CeAf Kanuri, ex 13590 A-20.
1800-1830 on 11830 ISS 100 kW / 167 deg to CeAf Kanuri, ex till 1900UT

Manara Radio International via TDF
0700-0800 NF 13710 ISS 100 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa, ex 13840
1600-1700 on 15285 ISS 250 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa NO CHANGE

Radio Republica via TDF Issoudun:
0100-0200 on  9490 ISS 150 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish Daily
0200-0300 on  9490 ISS 150 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish Fri-Mon
(DXB 22 Mar 2021)

Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen, Germany relay (listed as Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo)
1700-1730 on 15420 NAU 100 kW to Ethiopia in Oromo (ex 9610 WRTH)
1700-1800 on 15420 NAU 100 kW to Ethiopia in Amharic
(GVH-Teak Publishing via MBR 23 Mar, 2021)

Radio Itahuka via MBR Nauen, Germany relay
1800-1859 on 15420 NAU 250 kW to Rwanda  in Kinyarwanda
(GVH-Teak Publishing via MBR 23 Mar 2021)

Radio Northern Europe International, slated for test broadcast



Radio Northern International, is having a test transmission from Armenia this Sunday at 17:30UTC (18:30UK, 19:30CEST) on 7420KHz. We'll be trying different processing methods on different songs too so would love your feedback on which song has the best audio quality on your equipment.
 
Our full post on the website about the transmission mentions the full list of countries expected to receive a strong signal and the ones expected to receive a good signal during this test. I really hope you get to listen to us and that this works well.
 
We are testing next month a group of 9670KHz beam broadcasts too, listed on our website, to Africa, Northern Europe and Asia so check those out if you are able to!

Please listen and send your reception reports to qsl [@] rnei.org



Thursday, March 25, 2021

Shortwave Radiogram schedules, Friday-Sunday

 


Hello friends

This Sunday, 28 March, begins the change of clocks to summertime in most of Europe. Because our transmissions on Sunday remain at the same UTC time, most European listeners will hear them one hour later by local time. 

Shortwave broadcast stations will also begin their A21 frequency season on Sunday, 28 March. The only Shortwave Radiogram frequency to change will be the WINB DRM transmission, 26 March at 1500-1530 UTC on 13655 kHz but on new 15750 kHz starting  2 April.

Last week's experiments with Flmsg were generally successful. (See, and expand the size of, Roger's compilation.) The reception of fully formatted web pages across oceans was a dramatic touch. Some listeners think that plain text is a better idea on shortwaves because difficult reception can make formatting codes go bad. Let me know your preferences.

A video of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 196) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC). A segment of reception on Japan (Sunday 0800 UTC on 5850 kHz) was recorded by kurama10goo. The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis (showing all the Flmsg content) is prepared by Roger in Germany.

This weekend the program will contain one Flmsg item: a plain-text form. If you have not set up Flmsg, see instructions in last week's email or this web page from swradiogram.net. If you do not have Flmsg, you will still be able to see the content as text in the Fldigi receive pane. Most of the programs will be non-Flmsg text.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 197, 25-28 March 2021, in MFSK modes as noted:
 
 1:52  MFSK32: Program preview
 3:00  Shortwave Radiogram schedule information**
 5:38  Atomic clocks bring more precise time measurement
 9:05  MFSK64: ESA mission to test sat-nav in lunar orbit*
13:40  This week's images*
27:35  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image

** Flmsg plain text form (ignore any checksum error)

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net

And visit http://swradiogram.net

Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners' results)

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304

Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway 

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 13655 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 0000-0030 UTC 9955 kHz WRMI Florida
Saturday 0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz
7730 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida

The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. A minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com. See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. 

“This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK text and image near the end of the broadcast. It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also, look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com.  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho

New York and Pennsylvania NBEMS nets. Most weekends, as KD9XB, I check in to the New York NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software) net Saturday at 1200 UTC on 3584 kHz USB, and the Pennsylvania NBEMS net Sunday at 1130 UTC on 3583 kHz USB. Check-ins are usually in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32. Messages generally use the Flmsg add-on to Fldigi. If you are a radio amateur in eastern North America, feel free to check-in. Outside the region, use an SDR in the eastern USA to tune in and decode. You do not need Flmsg to check in, and most of the messages can be read without Flmsg. If you can decode the net, send me an email to radiogram@verizon.net, or tweet to @SWRadiogram, and I will let them know you are tuned in. USEast NBEMS Net: Please also note the USEast NBEMS Net, Wednesdays 2300 UTC (7 pm EDT) on 3536 kHz USB.
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom 



Monday, March 22, 2021

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 


Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

:Issued: 2021 Mar 22 0107 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 15 - 21 March 2021

Solar activity was very low throughout the reporting period. Region 2808 (N19, L=035, class/area, Cao/30 on 12 Mar), Region 2810 (N18,  L=307, class/area, Hax/50 on 17 Mar), and Region 2811 (N21, L=248,  class/area, Bxo/10 on 21 Mar) all produced low level B-class flare activity. The largest event was a B3 flare from Region 2808 at  16/2026 UTC. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available imagery. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 15-19 and 21 Mar, with moderate levels observed on 20 Mar. 

Geomagnetic field activity reached G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on 20 Mar, with G1 (Minor) storm levels on 21 Mar due to recurrent, negative polarity CH HSS activity. Unsettled conditions were observed on 15 and 19 Mar. Quiet levels were observed for the
the remainder of the reporting period (16-18 Mar). 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 22 March - 17 April 2021

Solar activity is expected to be very low, with a slight chance for C-class flare events, throughout 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 22-26, 30-31 Mar, and 01-13, 17 Apr. Moderate levels are expected during the remainder of the outlook period (27-29 Mar, 14-16 Apr). 

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 22, 28-30 Mar and 10, 16-17 Apr, with active conditions likely on 23-24 Mar, 02, 08-09 Apr due to recurrent CH HSS activity. Quiet to unsettled levels are anticipated throughout the remainder of the outlook period. 

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2021 Mar 22 0107 UTC
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#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2021-03-22
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2021 Mar 22      76          20          5
2021 Mar 23      76          18          4
2021 Mar 24      76          15          4
2021 Mar 25      77           8          3
2021 Mar 26      78           5          2
2021 Mar 27      78           5          2
2021 Mar 28      78          25          5
2021 Mar 29      78          20          5
2021 Mar 30      78          20          5
2021 Mar 31      78          10          3
2021 Apr 01      78           5          2
2021 Apr 02      79          15          4
2021 Apr 03      80           8          3
2021 Apr 04      81           5          2
2021 Apr 05      82           5          2
2021 Apr 06      82           5          2
2021 Apr 07      82           5          2
2021 Apr 08      81          15          4
2021 Apr 09      80          18          4
2021 Apr 10      80          20          5
2021 Apr 11      78           5          2
2021 Apr 12      76           5          2
2021 Apr 13      75           5          2
2021 Apr 14      75           5          2
2021 Apr 15      76           5          2
2021 Apr 16      77          25          5
2021 Apr 17      77          22          5
(NOAA)

RNZ Pacific summer schedule


 New Zealand, RNZ Pacific

Effective 28 March - 30 October 2021

All times UTC

AM mode Daily
1959-2258 on 13840 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English
2259-0558 on 15720 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English
0559-0758 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English
0759-0958 on  7245 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English
1259-1650 on  6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English

AM mode Mon-Fri ONLY
0959-1258 on  7245 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg to NWPa/PNG/As English
AM mode Sat/Sun NOT LISTED IN THERE WEB SKED
0959-1258 on  7245 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English

AM mode Saturday
1651-1858 on  6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English
1859-1958 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English

DRM mode Sun-Fri
1651-1835 on  6115 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English
1836-1958 on  9760 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English
(DXB/22 March 2021)

Deutsche Welle summer schedule

 


Germany, Deutsche Welle - A21 Summer

All times UTC
Effective 28th March to 30th October 2021

Language Time/UTC Frequency Txer Site Target Area Weekday

AMHARIC 1600-1700 15275 kHz ISSOUDUN Ethiopia     daily
AMHARIC 1600-1700 17800 kHz ISSOUDUN Ethiopia     daily

HAUSA   0630-0700 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa(west) daily
HAUSA   0630-0700 11850 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) daily
HAUSA   0630-0700 15215 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) daily
HAUSA   1300-1400 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa(west) daily
HAUSA   1300-1400 11850 kHz SAO TOME Africa(west) daily
HAUSA   1300-1400 15215 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) daily
HAUSA   1800-1900 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa(west) daily
HAUSA   1800-1900 11850 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) dail
HAUSA   1800-1900 15215 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) daily

HAUSA   1325-1530 15195 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) Sat (Football)03.04.21-24.04.21 
HAUSA   1325-1530 15350 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) Sat (Football)03.04.21-24.04.21
HAUSA   1325-1530 15195 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) Sat (Football)08.05.21-22.05.21
HAUSA   1325-1530 15350 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa(west) Sat (Football)08.05.21-22.05.21

Reception reports to : info@dw.com
(Alokesh Gupta)

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

All India Radio continues their test transmissions

 



Test transmissions of All India Radio have continued will continue to March 22, 2021:

All times UTC

0530-0800 on  5899.9 DEL 100 kW / NVIS Arial SoAs Hindi Vividh Bharati Service
1030-1200 on  5899.9 DEL 100 kW / NVIS Arial SoAs Hindi Vividh Bharati Service
Test transmissions will be presented in AM mode, in the future may be in DRM mode.
Very weak signal via SDR'S Tambov/Novosibirsk, Russia and SDR Bengaluru, India
(DXB 3/17/2021)

Guatemala's Radio Verdad being heard again

 

GUATEMALA

Radio Verdad from Chiquimula, is active again on 4055 kHz. Heard at 0550 UTC on 17 March 2021 with a very weak signal here in Lugo. Signal barely audible, best on LSB. Only 250 watts at the moment,

 Mail received from the station:

 "Le informamos que Radio Verdad Onda Corta YA ESTÁ EN EL AIRE CON 250 WATTS. SEGUIREMOS TRABAJANDO PARA LOGRAR TODA LA POTENCIA DEL TRANSMISOR.

Gracias a Dios y a la ayuda de los Ingenieros Jhaír Ramírez, quien hizo el trabajo, y Rafael Borthwick, de Canadá, quien lo dirigió."

(Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain/HCDX)

GRG schedule:
(UTC)
0000-0700
0910-0000


Monday, March 15, 2021

Classical Music-Radio Tumbril broadcast time changes

 

Dear Listener,


Regular Broadcast times of Encore are: 
11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz

Repeated:
23:00 - 00:00 UTC Saturday 7570 kHz to the US and Canada
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 7780 & 5850 kHz to Europe US and Canada - New Simulcast
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
17:00 – 18:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
22:00 - 23:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
21:00 – 22:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe. (One hour later than usual up to and including 12th March.)
 
NOTE: - WRMI Mondays on 5950 is now broadcast from 02:00 - 03:00 UTC following the seasonal shift to the schedule in the US. All other WRMI broadcast times remain at the same UTC.
NOTE: - 292 Friday 6070 is now back at its usual time of 20:00 - 21:00 from 19th March.

Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.
The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.
 
This week's program starts with an overture by Salieri, followed by a piece for piano and cello by Fauré. Cello and guitar music from Villa-Lobos after that.




Song From Mozart's The Magic Flute, and the Canon in D Major from Johann Pachelbel follow on. Next an Aria from Puccini, part of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, and some more Fauré.
The programme ends with part of the Kalender Prince by Rimsky-Korsakov.
 
Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.

A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.
 
Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.
 
Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland
 

Frequency Updates

 With two weeks left in the winter frequency cycle, we still have a few frequency updates to share with our followers.

All times UTC


New Zealand
Updated B-20 schedule of Radio New Zealand RNZ Pacific
1959-2258 on 13840 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Daily
2259-0358 on 15720 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Daily
0359-0658 on 13730#RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Daily
0659-0758 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Daily
0759-0958 on  9700*RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Daily
0959-1258 on  9700 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg to NWPa/PNG/As English AM mode Mon-Fri
0959-1258 on  9700 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Sat/Sun
1259-1650 on  6115 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Daily
1651-1858 on  6115 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Saturday
1651-1735 on  5975 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English DRM mode Sun-Fri
1736-1835 on  9780 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English DRM mode Sun-Fri
1836-1958 on 11690 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English DRM mode Sun-Fri
1859-1958 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English AM mode Saturday

# 06-0630 on 13730 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific - relay BBC World Service
# co-ch same 13730 TIG 300 kW / 217 deg to WeAf French R.Romania Int till 0627UT
# co-ch same 13730 China National Radio-1 in Chinese vs. SOH / Xi Wang Zhi Sheng
* instead of 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific - registered in B-20 HFCC


France
Updated B-20 DRM frequencies of Radio France International
0000-2400 on  3965 ISS 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu French, as scheduled
0830-0900 on 21620 ISS 150 kW / 105 deg to SoAs French, as scheduled
1130-1200 on 21620 ISS 150 kW / 105 deg to SoAs French, as scheduled
1330-1400 on 21620 ISS 150 kW / 105 deg to SoAs French, ex 1300-1330
1530-1600 on 15310 ISS 150 kW / 105 deg to SoAs French, ex 1500-1530
1730-1800 on 11630 ISS 150 kW / 105 deg to SoAs French, as scheduled
2130-2200 on  9580 ISS 150 kW / 105 deg to SoAs French, ex 2100-2130
2330-2400 on  9885 ISS 150 kW / 105 deg to SoAs French, as scheduled
(DXB 14 March 2021)


Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 


Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

:Issued: 2021 Mar 15 0111 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
#
#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 08 - 14 March 2021

Solar activity was very low on 08 and 10-14 Mar. Low levels of solar activity were observed on 09 Mar due to a C1 flare at 09/1235 UTC, from Region 2808 (S19, L=035, class/area, Cao/30 on 12 Mar). No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available imagery. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 08-12 and 14 Mar, with moderate levels observed on 13 Mar. 

Geomagnetic field activity reached G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 14 Mar, with active levels on 13 Mar due to recurrent, negative-polarity CH HSS influence. Quiet to unsettled conditions were observed for the remainder of the reporting period (08-12 Mar). 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 15 March - 10 April 2021

Solar activity is expected to be very low, with a slight chance for C-class flare events, throughout 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 15-16, 20-27, 30-31 Mar, and 01-10 Apr. Moderate levels are expected during the remainder of the outlook period (17-19, 28-29 Mar). 

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 28-30 Mar and 10 Apr, with active conditions likely on 15, 19-21 Mar and 09 Apr due to recurrent CH HSS activity. Quiet to unsettled levels are anticipated throughout the remainder of the outlook period. 

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2021 Mar 16      78           5          2
2021 Mar 17      78           5          2
2021 Mar 18      78           8          3
2021 Mar 19      77          18          4
2021 Mar 20      77          18          4
2021 Mar 21      76          18          4
2021 Mar 22      76          12          3
2021 Mar 23      76           8          3
2021 Mar 24      76           5          2
2021 Mar 25      77           5          2
2021 Mar 26      78           5          2
2021 Mar 27      78           5          2
2021 Mar 28      78          25          5
2021 Mar 29      78          20          5
2021 Mar 30      78          20          5
2021 Mar 31      78          10          3
2021 Apr 01      78           5          2
2021 Apr 02      79          15          3
2021 Apr 03      80           8          3
2021 Apr 04      81           5          2
2021 Apr 05      82           5          2
2021 Apr 06      82           5          2
2021 Apr 07      82           5          2
2021 Apr 08      81          15          3
2021 Apr 09      80          18          4
2021 Apr 10      80          20          5
(NOAA)

Saturday, March 13, 2021

From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedules, March 14-20

 

From the Isle of Music, March 14-20
This week our special guest Flautista René Lorente, a veteran of Orquesta Aragon, Orquesta America, and Senen Suarez’ combo among other groups, shares some of his solo project recordings as we converse about his career. 

The broadcasts take place

For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100kW, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 kHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 

For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 on WBCQ (NEW UTC), 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). 

For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1300-1400 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany. 


 


Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, March 14-20
In episode 208, we enjoy some popular discotheque music from Russia in the 1980s and 1990s with the help of some excellent suggestions from our listener Konstantin Barsenkov. 

The broadcasts take place: 

Sunday 2200-2300 (NEW UTC) (6:00PM -7:00PM EST) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 
Tuesday 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 
Saturday 0800-0900 UTC on Channel 292, 9670 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe with a directional booster aimed eastward. 

(William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer)
Tilford Productions, LLC
Chicago IL 60659-4486

Friday, March 12, 2021

Radio Caroline North weekend schedule, March 13-14

 


It's time for more nostalgia courtesy of another Radio Caroline North broadcast on the weekend of March 13-14. 

We will again be land-based because of the current lockdown situation, but we do hope to be back on our radio ship Ross Revenge at some point soon.

Nevertheless, you'll still hear all the best music from the 60s – early 90s, plus the chance to win some wonderful prizes courtesy of listener Martin Allen from Tickhill, South Yorkshire.

Listen in on 648 AM in the South and South-East, on 1368 AM in the North and North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, the Radio Caroline app, and around the world online here (via the Manx AM Radio Player).

We'd love to hear from you during the broadcast via memories@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it's the only email address that gets you straight through to our 'North' broadcasters.


All India Radio testing schedule from Kingsway

 

All India Radio Delhi (Kingsway) 100 kW test transmission for next one week :

1100-1330 IST (0530-0800 UTC) on 5900 kHz (NVIS Arial) VBS
1600-1730 IST (1030-1200 UTC) on 5900 kHz (NVIS Arial) VBS

Presently in AM mode, in future may be in DRM mode.

Reception reports to : spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

 (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi)


Shortwave Radiogram schedules, Friday-Sunday

 


Hello friends,

This weekend begins the dreaded seasonal changing of the clocks. Most of North America will move clocks forward one hour at 2:00 am local time on Sunday. On the frequencies used by WRMI for Shortwave Radiogram on Sunday, the UTC times remain the same. This means that in most states and provinces, Shortwave Radiogram will be one hour later by local time. For the Eastern time zone, the new local times are Sunday 4:00 am EDT and 7:30 pm EDT. 

Videos of last weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram (program 194) are provided by Ralf in Germany (Friday 1300, an excerpt with TIVAR), Jeremy in Ontario (Saturday 0100 using MultiPSK), 2010DFS in Japan (amazing reception Sunday 0800 UTC on 7730 kHz), and Scott in Ontario (Sunday 2330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. The analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

Last weekend's transmission of the web page in html format was mostly successful. A good example is provided by Kapazitätsdiode in Germany.

There were a few instances of visible HTML code, and some words with spaces in the middle. The was usually not due to reception but to the way, Fldigi breaks lines of text in the receive pane. For this week's program, I will insert line breaks (<CR><LF>'s) at 65 spaces, just as I do with plain text news stories. This, along with a few manual tweaks, should eliminate those anomalies in the web page.

Here are the instructions (same procedure as last weekend) that will be transmitted this weekend:

Next, the news story "Ample launches automated battery swap station
to help drive EV adoption." It is formatted in HTML.  

When all of the text is in the receive pane, copy all of it --
including the <!DOCTYPE html> at the beginning and the </html> at
the end -- to a text editor.  For this, use a text editor such as
Notepad, not a word processor.  

In Fldigi, it might be easier to Select All, then Copy to the
text editor, then in the text editor delete everything before
<!DOCTYPE html> and after </html>.

Save the resulting file with any name you want, with the suffix
.htm or .hmtl. For example, swrg195.html.

Then open the file in your web browser. (For many browsers in
Windows, use Ctrl-O to do this. You could also open the file in
Windows File Explorer, and it will open in your default browser.)  

You can wait until after the broadcast to do all of this.   

Download Flmsg. Starting next weekend  (18-21 March), you will not have to assemble your own web page. We will use the program Flmsg with Fldigi to transfer a compiled and named HTML file to your computer. You can download Flmsg from here.

This weekend's show is in the usual MFSK32 and MFSK64, with nine MFSK64 images.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 195, 12-14 March 2021, in MFSK modes as noted:

  1:45  MFSK32: Program preview
  2:47  Most distant quasar with powerful radio jets discovered
  9:10  MFSK64: Automated car battery swap station (in HTML)
12:39  Images of the week
28:31  MFSK32: Closing announcements
 
* with an image(s)

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
And visit http://swradiogram.net
Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners' results)
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304
Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway 

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 13655 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 0100-0130 UTC 9955 kHz WRMI Florida
Saturday 0330-0400 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz  7730 kHz  WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz  WRMI Florida
 
The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 7-9 pm EST) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. A minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com. See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. 

“This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK text and image near the end of the broadcast. It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also, look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com.  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicShow

New York and Pennsylvania NBEMS nets. Most weekends, as KD9XB, I check in to the New York NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software) net Saturday at 1300 UTC on 3584 kHz USB, and the Pennsylvania NBEMS net Sunday at 1130 UTC on 3583 kHz USB. Check-ins are usually in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32. Messages generally use the Flmsg add-on to Fldigi. If you are a radio amateur in eastern North America, feel free to check in. Outside the region, use an SDR in the eastern USA to tune in and decode. You do not need Flmsg to check-in, and most of the messages can be read without Flmsg. If you can decode the net, send me an email to radiogram@verizon.net, or tweet to @SWRadiogram, and I will let them know you are tuned in. USEast NBEMS Net: Please also note the USEast NBEMS Net, Wednesdays 2300 UTC ( 7 pm EDT) on 3536 kHz USB.
 
Thanks for your reception reports!

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom 


Thursday, March 11, 2021

Chatham Island in the South Pacific: The Coast Watch Story

 


In our third and final topic regarding the radio scene on the Chatham Islands in the South Pacific, we begin with information regarding the Coast Watch Service that was implemented by New Zealand in the middle of the last century.  

However, even before we present the Coast Watch story, let us share one item of radio information on Chatham Island that we recently came across.  Back in March 1991, the Radio Rhema Gospel radio network in New Zealand successfully applied for a mediumwave license for a station on Chatham Island.  The mediumwave frequency 612 kHz was granted, though no further information is given regarding this projected radio broadcasting station.  

Now on to the Coast Watch story.  It was back in the year 1929 that the Royal Navy in England first gave consideration to setting up a Coast Watch Service among the scattered islands of the South Pacific.  The basic plan at that stage was little more than an idea that would be implemented if needed. 

However 10 years later in 1939, hostilities in continental Europe were bristling, and the outbreak of a deadly war was looming on the horizon.  Four of the major European powers, (England, France, Germany and Holland) each supported island colonies in the Pacific areas, and there was thus the realistic possibility that European enmity could also involve the Pacific.

In the early part of the year 1939, before the declaration of open warfare on the European continent, England examined again the concept of a Coast Watch Service throughout the islands of the Pacific, inhabited and uninhabited.  As far as New Zealand was concerned, very practical plans were laid for the protection of their own many islands, as part of a more extensive plan for Australian participation further afield. 

Before the war began in September (1939), the ambitious plan for the New Zealand Coast Watch Service called for the establishment of 60 such stations to be located on islands generally somewhat under the influence of New Zealand itself.  Then subsequently, after hostilities erupted in distant Europe, New Zealand added another dozen Coast Watch Stations to the already established planned list.  At that stage, Chatham Island was also included.  Thus by March 1940, 62 stations were already active in the areas that were understood to be the responsibility of New Zealand.

As the system unfolded, the general plan for each Coast Watch Station was initially for the employment of three people; a radio operator, and two soldiers.  Collectively, those staff personnel were a mixture of trained servicemen, government officials, available civilians, escaped prisoners of war, and local volunteers.  

In addition, local native peoples acted as lookouts to provide information regarding enemy troop activities, air flights overhead, and shipping movements in the surrounding waters.  They were also involved in the rescue of friendly servicemen from downed airplanes and sunken ships.  Where it was possible, the foreign staff at each island station was rotated on an approximately annual basis.     

Each station was provided with a small radio receiver, and a low-powered and somewhat mobile transmitter.  The main crystal-controlled shortwave channel for each transmitter was the same throughout the entire Coast Watch system.  There were generally three call-in sessions each day, though these timings could be varied for secrecy, and for the forwarding of important information.

A control station in each cluster of stations forwarded significant information to either the large central station in Fiji or on to New Zealand itself.  The Coast Watch Station on Chatham Island sent their information on to Wellington direct. The equipment for each station was housed in a locally available hut, and usually, there was an additional secondary emergency hut some distance away that was hidden in a secluded area.

A valid follow-up question would be: Was all of that elaborate though largely secretive organization really necessary?  And perhaps also: Was the Coast Watch Service ever successful in its endeavors? 

The answer is: Yes, there were multiple occasions when a Coast Watch Service amply fulfilled its intended purposes.  However, in spite of the elaborate net of established stations, German raiders  still succeeded in sinking a total of 13 ships in the wider waters around New Zealand.  We tell the interesting story of one such event, a remarkable event that took place in the waters off the coast of  Chatham Island itself.

The Holmwood Story
A small inter-island steamer weighing just 546 tons was constructed at the Goole Shipyards in Yorkshire England in 1911 and it was named the Tees.  Some 30 years later, in mid-1940, the Tees was bought by the small Holm Shipping Company in New Zealand and renamed the Holmwood.  One of the main routes of the SS Holmwood was to traverse the 500 miles wide Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and the Chatham Islands, carrying cargo, livestock, passengers, and postal mail. 

At 2:30 am on Monday, November 25, 1940, the Holmwood left the wharf at Waitangi on Chatham Island bound for New Zealand.  Wireless messages from New Zealand had warned of German Raiders in the area, but no one at Chatham considered that there was any real cause for concern

Aboard the SS Holmwood was a crew of 17 and a list of 12 passengers.  The passengers consisted of three families, including 5 children, all from New Zealand itself.  The lone Chatham islander aboard the Holmwood was 19-year-old Clara Evelin Hough. Unknown to the Holmwood, three German Raiders, Kulmerland, Comet, and Orion, lay just over the horizon, though they were disguised as Japanese trading ships, complete with Japanese names and Japanese identification.  For several days in advance, these three ships were listening to the radio traffic between the Coastal Communication station ZLC on Chatham Island and their respondent radio stations in New Zealand.

Much of the traffic between ZLC and New Zealand was in plain text and not in code, in both Morse Code and English speech.  In this way, the three German/Japanese ships became aware of the time and date of departure for the Holmwood from Chatham Island, together with its list of personnel and cargo.  The German Raider ships were interested in obtaining the cargo aboard the Holmwood, live sheep, food and supplies, and general goods.

At 7:25 am many aboard the Holmwood were eating their breakfast and the ship was now 27 miles out west from Chatham.  Captain J. H. Miller suddenly became aware that his ship had steamed straight into a trap, from which there was no way of escape for the slow Holmwood.  The main German Raider, the Kulmerland with its Captain Pschunder ordered the Holmwood to stop, and not to send out a radio transmission.

Captain Miller aboard the Holmwood decided to come to a stop as ordered, and not to send out a radio transmission.  He himself was not only the Captain, but he was also the Radio Officer.  In order to avoid a bombardment that would have killed the passengers, and because his radio was only low powered and would not be heard in New Zealand, and because Maritime Radio ZLC on Chatham was not yet open for daily business, he decided to comply, and not send an out a radio message. 

The entire list of crew and passengers, together with a lot of the cargo, were transferred from the Holmwood to the Kumberland.  Then at 1:00 pm, the Kumberland fired on the now almost empty Holmwood with its heavy guns, and the stricken ship sank. 

But that's not the end of the story, and there is more to come. 
(AWR/Wavescan NWS 627)

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

Radio Six International celebrates 21 years of broadcasting on March 9

 
Radio Six International is 21 today!! It was on March 9th in the year 2000 that we started our 24-hour transmissions that have continued to this day. The first voice on our online service belonged to Karin Spalter. We had thought of listing the names of all our presenters over the 21 years, but we counted them up and there are 177! So thanks to everyone who has presented and continues to present our programs. But especially thanks to our listeners in 205 countries who continue to support us by tuning in. Here's to the next 21 years!

radio six international, a private (not for profit) radio station operating from Scotland and playing an interesting mixture of songs from the world's unsigned and indie artists in their native languages with a leaning towards instrumentals and some jazz plus specialist shows featuring oldies, bagpipes, easy listening, lounge, Americana, jazz, instrumentals, light music, classical plus some talk shows to spice up the mixture from time to time! If you have any comments, please drop us a line. We rely on a team of outstanding broadcasters and producers who create their programs for love, not money.

Listen online at http://www.radiosix.com/


Classic looks at Radio Six International


New clandestine stations surface, as conflicts continue in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

 

Conflicts continue to increase in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. In recent months, tensions between the federal government and the leadership of the northern Tigray region exploded into a military confrontation. 

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched what he called a “law-and-order operation” to focus on domestic terrorists but involved large deployments of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and aerial bombardments, a far cry from a domestic law enforcement operation. 

Since then, federal forces had taken control of the region’s capital and declared victory, but the security situation is unstable in parts of Tigray, and many analysts are concerned about the prospect of a drawn-out insurgency.

Unfortunately, the world does have a complete picture of the continuing situation in the Tigray portion of Ethiopia. A communications blackout persists in portions of the region and humanitarians and journalists cannot access many areas due to security and bureaucratic obstacles.

Clandestine radioactivity has also increased, targeting their broadcast to Ethiopia. The following are listings of known active clandestine stations. 


All times UTC, daily broadcast unless otherwise indicated.

DW International (DW – Dimtse Woyane, also known as Fenew Radio, began broadcasting on shortwave in January 2021.
Tigrinya
0400-0500  9760 kHz (Issoudun, France relay)
1600-1700  15160 kHz (Issoudun, France relay)

Radio Omn/Oromia Media Network
Oromo
1630-1730  Mon, Wed, Sat  11990 kHz (Sofia, Bulgaria relay)

Radio Tigray Media House
Tigrinya
1500-1600  15160 kHz (Issoudun, France relay)
ID: Tigrinya: “Dimtse Tigray”
ID: English: “Radio Tigray Media House
Broadcasting began in January 2021, with future plans for English and Amharic proramming.

Voice of Oromo Liberation
Amharic
1730-1800  Wed  9610 kHz (Nauen, Germany relay)
Oromo
1700-1730  Wed, Fri, Sat  9610 kHz (Nauen, Germany relay)

Voice of the Dawn of Tigray (Dimtse Wegahta Tigray-RWT)
Tigrinya
1700-1800  15340 kHz (Issoudun, France relay)
Began broadcasting in February 2021, produced by Dedebit Media.

YouTube:
Tigray War: Ongoing Conflicts in Ethiopia

Dire humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region

Ethiopia's Civil War: The Government Using Starvation as a Weapon Against Tigrayans
(photo-TRT World)

Monday, March 08, 2021

Hot-Spot Monitoring: Haiti Protest Escalate for Latest Power Struggle

 

Mass protests on February 28 were the largest this year demanding President Jovenel Moise’s departure. Reginald Louissaint Jr


Jeanty Junior Augustin/Reuters
By Amelia Cheatham, Author and Sabine Baumgartner, Photo Editor

Protests have escalated across Haiti this year amid a dispute over whether President Jovenel Moise is governing beyond his term limit. Public discontent is a regular feature of life in the Caribbean’s poorest country. In the latter half of 2020, it saw an average of eighty-four demonstrations each month, according to the United Nations. The current protests, many in the capital of Port-au-Prince, signal a deeper and potentially more dangerous political crisis, experts say.

 
Active Haitian mediumwave stations;

Radio Lumiére, Port-au-Prince 660 kHz  
Radio Lumiére, Les Cayes 760 kHz
Radio 4VEH, Cap Haitien  840 kHz
Radio Ginen, Port-au-Prince

(photo AFP/Getty Images)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 


Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

:Issued: 2021 Mar 08 0146 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
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#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 01 - 07 March 2021

Solar activity was very low on 01 and 03-07 Mar. Low levels of solar activity were observed on 02 Mar due to a C1/Sf flare at 02/0003 UTC from Region 2807 (S18, L=154, class/area=Cro/30 on 04 Mar). No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was moderate on 01-02 Mar, with high levels observed on 03-07 Mar. 

Geomagnetic field activity reached G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm conditions on 01 Mar, and G1 (Minor) storm conditions on 02-03 Mar, due to negative polarity CH HSS influence. Active conditions were observed on 04, and 06-07 Mar due to CH HSS influence. Quiet
conditions prevailed on 05 Mar. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 08 March - 03 April 2021

Solar activity is expected to be very low-to-low throughout 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 08, 20-27 Mar, and 30 Mar- 03 Apr. Moderate flux levels are expected throughout the remainder of the outlook period. 

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms on 18-19 Mar, with active conditions likely on 12-13, 15, 20-21, and 29-30 Mar, due to the influence of multiple CH HSSs. 

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2021 Mar 01 1603 UTC
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# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
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#                Issued 2021-03-01
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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2021 Mar 01      73          18          5
2021 Mar 02      74          15          4
2021 Mar 03      74           8          3
2021 Mar 04      73           5          2
2021 Mar 05      73           5          2
2021 Mar 06      73          15          4
2021 Mar 07      74           5          2
2021 Mar 08      70           5          2
2021 Mar 09      74           5          2
2021 Mar 10      76           5          2
2021 Mar 11      72           5          2
2021 Mar 12      71          15          4
2021 Mar 13      72          10          4
2021 Mar 14      70           5          2
2021 Mar 15      71          15          4
2021 Mar 16      72           8          3
2021 Mar 17      71           5          2
2021 Mar 18      73          18          5
2021 Mar 19      76          20          5
2021 Mar 20      75          20          4
2021 Mar 21      76          18          4
2021 Mar 22      78          12          3
2021 Mar 23      81           8          3
2021 Mar 24      80           5          2
2021 Mar 25      80           5          2
2021 Mar 26      79           5          2
2021 Mar 27      78           5          2
(NOAA)

Friday, March 05, 2021

16 Gwendoline Street presents, John Keats Documentary


February 23, 2021, marked the 200th anniversary of the English Poet John Keats's death in Italy in 1821. I am going back to the early program's roots in poetry, with a documentary made and recorded on location on the Isle of Wight.

Shortly before his untimely death, he made two trips to the Island. Walking With Keats follows his route taken, where he stayed, observations made and poems written there.

The times of broadcast are 1230 UTC, 9510 kHz on Sunday the 7th and 14th of March.

The only other means of listening to this other than live, is through the stream at  www.nexus.org/mp3  

Friday 23.30 UTC, Saturday  20.30 UTC and 22.30, Sunday 12.30 & 20.30 and via 594 in northern Italy at 20.30 Saturday and 20.30 Sunday. The A.M. Italia stream is available at these times via radio.net.
(Stephen Jones) 







SW Radiogram schedules, Friday-Sunday

 
Hello friends,

The reception was certainly variable last weekend, with successes and difficulties. Typical shortwave. See results at the Twitter account @SWRadiogram, or point your browser to https://twitter.com/swradiogram and scroll down.

For listeners in Europe, there may be a few more chances to tune in the Sunday 0800-0830 UTC transmission on 5850 and/or 7730 kHz from WRMI Florida. Soon there will be too much sunlight over the north Atlantic for those frequencies (directed to Asia-Pacific) to be heard in Europe.

Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 193) are provided by Scott in Ontario (Sunday 0800 UTC on 5850 kHz) and Frigid RF in Virginia (Sunday 2330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. The analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

This weekend we will transmit a web page in html format.  It will require some participation on your part. 

Here are the instructions that will be transmitted just before the HTML ...

Next, the news story "Light unbound: Data limits could vanish with new optical antennas." It is formatted in HTML.  

When all of the text is in the receive pane, copy all of it ... including the <!DOCTYPE html> at the beginning and the </html> at the end -- to a text editor.  For this, use a text editor such as Notepad, not a word processor.  

In Fldigi, it might be easier to Select All, then Copy to the text editor, then in the text editor delete everything before <!DOCTYPE html> and after </html>.

Save the resulting file with any name you want, with the suffix .htm or .hmtl. For example, swrg194.html.

Then open the file in your web browser. (For many browsers in Windows, use Ctrl-O to do this. You could also open the file in Windows File Explorer, and it will open in your default browser.)  

You can wait until after the broadcast to do all of this.

If any of the HTML code is garbled during the reception, the web page could look rather strange. Part of the fun.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 194,  5-7 March 2021, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:42  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:47  Toyota offers a fuel cell module for multiple uses*
 8:05  MFSK64: Increasing data flow in light waves (in html)
13:31  This week's images*
28:15  MFSK32: Closing announcements 

* with image(s)
Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
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Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 13655 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 0100-0130 UTC 9955 kHz WRMI Florida
Saturday 0330-0400 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz  7730 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz  WRMI Florida

The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 7-9 pm EST) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. A minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. 

“This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK text and image near the end of the broadcast. It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com .  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho

New York and Pennsylvania NBEMS nets. Most weekends, as KD9XB, I check in to the New York NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software) net Saturday at 1300 UTC on 3584 kHz USB, and the Pennsylvania NBEMS net Sunday at 1230 UTC on 3583 kHz USB (with out-of-state check-ins now starting at 1130 UTC). Check-ins are usually in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32. Messages generally use the Flmsg add-on to Fldigi. If you are a radio amateur in eastern North America, feel free to check in. Outside the region, use an SDR in the eastern USA to tune in and decode. You do not need Flmsg to check in, and most of the messages can be read without Flmsg. If you can decode the net, send me an email to radiogram@verizon.net , or tweet to @SWRadiogram, and I will let them know you are tuned in. USEast NBEMS Net: Please also note the USEast NBEMS Net, Thursdays 0000 UTC (Wednesdays 7 pm EST) on 3536 kHz USB.
 
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom