Radio Caroline North's upcoming weekend broadcast

 

Ross Revenge

Our next Radio Caroline North broadcast is between 22nd-23rd June, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge.

You'll hear some great music from the 60s to early 90s – plus a chance to win some goodies from our Web Shop, courtesy of The Sutton Staithe Hotel.

Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on

1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.

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.

https://radiocaroline.co.uk/home.html

(BDXC/Mike Terry)

(photo/Wikipedia)

BBC Antarctica Midwinter 2024 programming for June 21

 

The frequencies to be used on June 21 at 2130-2200 UTC are:  

Ascension on 9870 kHz 

Woofferton on 9585 kHz and 11685 kHz

(Dhabayya 7255 kHz will not be used.)

D.F./NASWA)

Shortwave Radiogram - Program 359

 

Hello friends,

During the "DX Headlines" segment on The Mighty KBC, Peter John has lately been sending a bewildering combination of digital modes and SSTV images, all packed in to one shortwave broadcast channel. Most of us are usually not successful in decoding them all, in part because the digital traces are below or above our receivers' passbands. But it's fun to try.

Peter's experiments have encouraged me to try this on Shortwave Radiogram. Actually, I have tried simultaneous digital modes in the early days of VOA Radiogram. Because of the complexity of producing and decoding such content, I have not continued such transmissions on a regular basis.

This week (program 359), we will experiment with transmitting two streams of MFSK32 simultaneously. One stream will be text about the red squirrels at the Yorkshire Arboretum in England. The other stream will be an MFSK32 image of a red squirrel.

You can decode both streams simultaneously by running two instances of Fldigi. On one instance, the RxID should be on (as normal for most listeners). The RSID will switch the mode to MFSK32 (it should be there already) and the audio frequency to somewhere near 1500 Hz. On the other instance of Fldigi, turn the RxID off. Manually switch the mode to MFSK32 (if not there already) and the center audio frequency to 2100 Hz. A tone before the picture is transmitted will help you fine tune to the specific audio frequency. If all goes well, you will see the text and the image decode simultaneously.

The alternative method is to record this edition of Shortwave Radiogram. Decode the text at (or near) 1500 Hz "live" with the RxID on. Later, from your recording, decode the image with the RxID off and the center audio frequency set near 2100 Hz, guided by the tone before the picture is transmitted.

To avoid clipping, mixing products, and audio harmonics, the level of the combined MFSK32 streams was reduced by about 3 dB. The decode of this combined MFSK32 signal might not be as robust as from our usual single MFSK32 stream.

The choice of a 2100 Hz center frequency for the second MFSK32 stream is deliberate. In decoding our MFSK modes, some listeners notice audio harmonics. I don't know if these are actually transmitted, or if they are a phenomenon within receivers. For our usual MFSK32 centered on 1500 Hz, the trace is from about 1250 to 1750 Hz. The second harmonic for that is 2500 to 3500 Hz. The second MFSK32 stream centered on 2100 Hz is from 1850 to 2350 Hz, thus sidestepping any interference from that second harmonic (if it exists in your receiver).

It seems to me that it would be possible to design a shortwave receiver, conventional or software-defined, that could display both text and an image, or two streams of text, resulting from the transmission method we will use this week.    

A video of last week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 358) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Wednesday 1330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. An analysis is provided by Roger in Germany.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 359, 20-26 June 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:44  MFSK32: Program preview

 2:52  MFSK32: Text at 1500 Hz and simultaneous image at 2100 Hz*

 7:33  MFSK64: Greener electronics to reduce e-waste

12:25  MFSK64: This week's images*

28:22  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with 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

 (Kim Elliott) 

Nostalgic look from the CBC Archives

 

Video posted today by the CBC Archives:

29 Years ago

Radio Canada International on the chopping block in 1995

Staff and listeners defend the shortwave service as extinction seems certain after a cut in funding in 1995.

Interview with RCI's Wojtek Gwiazda and listener Julia Murphy from Toronto

6 minutes 23.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.6031104

(Mike Barraclough/BDXC)

Mi Amigo to return for one last time in late June

 

MI AMIGO 50: The mythical offshore station Radio Mi Amigo by Sylvain Tack will return for one last time, during the Port Days of Terneuzen, in the Netherlands. 

Programs will be made from a ship for three days, as was the case between 1974 and 1980. The programs can be listened to worldwide via the Internet and through various AM frequencies in the Netherlands and Flanders. 'Mi Amigo 50' will be the ultimate and definitive tribute to this Flemish/Dutch radio project that attracted millions of listeners.

But this has also proven to be a thorn in the foot of several governments. This has led to real man hunts, seizures, lawsuits and sensational reporting in the press of the time.

This third reunion, which is once again attended by numerous former employees, DJs, techs and people who’ve worked behind the scenes, is the final event half a century after it started.

After the previous days of memory of Ostende (2014) and Blankenberge (2019), it was this time the Dutch city of Terneuzen that was chosen. This port city is geographically quite central and therefore easily accessible for any fans who wish to relive the golden days of radio from yesteryear, and this time from very close.

Rebroadcasts are provided from the studio aboard the former pilot boat, the MV Castor. The audience can follow it all live.

Radio Mi Amigo began broadcasting on January 1, 1974 from the MV Mi Amigo. Commercial radio remained banned in Belgium, the only option was to operate from a ship in international waters. The initiator was Sylvain Tack. The man who had already invented Suzy Waffles and then ventured into the music world. 

First as the manager of the late Paul Severs, then he founded a record label (Start, later Gnome) that housed stars such as Samantha, Joe Harris, John Horton, Ricky Gordon and Norbert. Next comes one of Europe's most modern recording studios and a weekly for the youth - Joepie - led by Guido Van Liefferinghe. A beautiful amalgamation to breathe new life into the dormant Flemish music scene.

However, as the public network BRT continued to stubbornly ignore Flemish music, Sylvain Tack copied the plans of Dutch radio Veronica, who had been on the air since 1960. He broadcasted from his own vessel. It worked, Radio Mi Amigo became an instant hit. 

When the Netherlands amended their legislation in August 1974 and banned cooperation in the field of offshore radio, Sylvain Tack and part of the Mi Amigo team settled in Playa de Aro, Spain. Something that has continued to concern authorities. A real witch hunt against the employees, coming from four countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Britain follows.

However, Radio Mi Amigo survived until the fall of 1979, when technical issues onboard the radio vessel ended the story. In addition to the popular programs that attracted millions of listeners to the Netherlands, Mi Amigo was also a regularly repeated adventure in the press for years.

A radio that has not been broadcasting for 44 years, but whose name is still known, has many fans and appeals to the imagination. For the third time, Radio Mi Amigo broadcasts live the radio of the MV Castor, now anchored at the Oude Veerhaven in Terneuzen, during the 42nd edition of the local port days on June 28, 29 and 30.

As with previous reunions, former Mi Amigo employees have rolled up their sleeves to present you programs that will be covered by many LPAM radios across the Netherlands.

You can follow all the developments on the Facebook page "Mi Amigo50". You can listen to it streaming on the Mi Amigo 50 special website https://www.miamigoradio.be/

Contact the DJs on board: studio@miamigoradio.be .

(FB/Radio Magazine)

LRA36 Antarctica antenna repairs update

 

LRA 36 information via WhatsApp:

"We inform you that after the storm the antenna has been damaged, which is being repaired. We will be on the air again next Thursday. Thank you."

Original text in Spanish:

"Les informamos que después del temporal se ha dañado la antena, la cual está en reparación. Volveremos a transmitir el próximo jueves. Gracias."

"We inform you that after the storm the antenna has been damaged, which is being repaired. We will be on the air again next Thursday. Thank you."

(Manuel Méndez

Lugo, Spain, Lugo, Spain/BDXC)

30th Anniversary of Radio Miami International – WRMI

 

What an amazing milestone for WRMI ... Congratulations to Jeff White! 

Jeff:Radio station WRMI in Okeechobee, Florida, where this program is produced each week, is now the largest shortwave station in the Western Hemisphere, having grown tremendously from its humble beginnings, 30 years ago.  Our anniversary was actually two days ago, because it was on June 14th, 1994 that we first began broadcasting with a regular program schedule.  Ray Robinson in Los Angeles looks back now over some of the events of the past 30 years.

Ray:  Thanks, Jeff.  Radio Miami International has always been a very progressive commercial shortwave station, owned and operated by our very own Jeff White.  Jeff – we congratulate you on an amazing 30 years.

As well as operating WRMI, Jeff is also the long-time secretary-treasurer of NASB – the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters – and has served as the Chairman of HFCC – the High Frequency Coordination Conference – since 2015.

As we mentioned in our feature three weeks back about Radio Earth, Jeff first became involved with shortwave broadcasting in 1983.  He and his colleagues had a vision for creating a commercial shortwave station in the Caribbean, but began by producing programming in Curaçao that was aired over Radio Clarín in the Dominican Republic.  

Over the following eleven years, he produced programming for Radio Earth and Radio Discovery, that was carried via WRNO in New Orleans, WHRI in Indianapolis, KCBI in Dallas, Radio Clarín in the Dominican Republic and Radio Milano International in Milan, Italy.

In the fall of 1984, Adventist World Radio, AWR-Asia in Poona, India, came into the picture.  Occasional items from Radio Earth were included in the old AWR DX program, "Radio Monitors International," and that DX program in its entirety was carried regularly in the shortwave schedule of Radio Earth.

As we also reported three weeks ago, Jeff left Radio Earth in 1985 to focus on other shortwave projects.  Eventually through contacts with Cuban exile organizations and the Cuban American National Foundation in particular, he and a Cuban broadcast engineer by the name of Kiko Espinosa jointly applied to the FCC for a shortwave broadcast license, which was approved, with the call letters WRMI, standing for Radio Miami International.

They acquired a 50 kW Wilkinson transmitter, model AM50,000B, from the Dominican Republic, as well as a 5 kW modified ex-military unit as an auxiliary transmitter.  A corner reflector antenna beaming 160 degrees toward the Caribbean and Latin America was installed, supplemented later by a yagi-style log periodic antenna beaming 317 degrees northwest over the USA towards Vancouver, Canada.

The first open-carrier test broadcasts from the auxiliary transmitter were made on November 11, 1993.  Test broadcasts from the 50 kW unit commenced soon afterwards.  When all the necessary technical adjustments had been completed, including the suppression of an unwanted harmonic, the station implemented a regular broadcast schedule on June14, 1994, 30 years ago last Friday.

The two antennas were used at different times of the day, meaning that certain hours were beamed to North America and other hours to the Caribbean and Latin America.  During its first twenty years, WRMI was heard with regular programming 24x7 on three different frequencies:

•  9955 kHz from 0900-1200 UTC daily;

•  15725 kHz from 1200-2300 UTC daily, with variations on weekends, and

•  7385 kHz from 2300-0900 UTC daily, again with variations on weekends.

Eventually WRMI used 9955 kHz 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

A lengthy series of digital-analog broadcasts on behalf of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters, NASB, were conducted in late 1994, on Saturday nights in North America at 0230 UTC on 7385 kHz.

For a couple of years in the early days, much of the programming from WRMI was also heard on a delayed relay from station HRJA, Radio Copan International, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  A 1 kW transmitter there was operated by Radio Estereo Amistad, and it was intended to grow into a major relay service for coverage into North America.  However, the transmitter was removed from service for modification on October 31, 1995, and never returned to the shortwave bands.

Whilst WRMI did produce some of its own programs such as ‘Viva Miami’, most of the airtime was sold to outside groups including political, religious, commercial and cultural organizations.  During those early years, programming was noted from:

•  Radio Prague International from the Czech Republic,

•  Vatican Radio in Europe, and

•  Radio 16 Desanm (Says Day-sam, or 16 December) in Haiti, a station whose name in Creole commemorated the date in 1990 of the first free and fair democratic election in Haiti after the fall of the 29 year long dictatorship by the Duvalier family.

In addition, WRMI also relayed a downlink from the satellite service of the World Radio Network in England, which itself carried many stations throughout the world including:

•  Radio Japan in Tokyo,

•  Kol Israel in Jerusalem, and

•  Radio Australia in Melbourne.  

Sadly, Kiko Espinosa, the co-licensee of WRMI, passed away in 2005.

But then in 2013, an amazing opportunity opened up.  WYFR, Family Radio, signed off for the last time from their site in Okeechobee, Florida on June 30th 2013.  Radio Miami International stepped in to buy the site, which was the largest privately-owned shortwave transmission facility in the western hemisphere, with 14 transmitters and 23 antennas beamed in 11 different directions around the globe.  One transmitter was decommissioned in the August, but of the remaining 13 units, two are 100 kW Continental 418-D’s, eight more are 100 kW units custom fabricated onsite to the same design as the Continental 418-D’s, two are Gates 100 kW units, and one is a Gates 50 kW unit.  Of the 23 antennas, 12 are log periodics, 10 are rhombics, and 1 is a curtain, which have differing take-off angles and frequency sweet spots.

The sale went ahead, and WRMI prepared to transfer all broadcast operations from Miami to Okeechobee.  The last broadcast ended at midnight local time from Hialeah (Miami) on November 30th, 2013, and the first from Okeechobee began at the exact same time, which was actually December 1st.  The call letters were also transferred to the Okeechobee transmitter site on December 1st, although an office and studio was still maintained in Hialeah.  WRMI now has a studio and administrative offices in Okeechobee in the 16,000-square-foot transmitter building about 20 miles north of Lake Okeechobee.  The antennas and transmitters are located on a 660-acre site (about one square mile of land) which is also used as a cattle ranch.

Most programming is in English or Spanish, but some programs are in Creole, Portuguese and other languages.  Programming is organized into eleven different channels, or ‘systems’, labeled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, and L.  These eleven channels ‘mix and match’ the transmitters and antennas they use throughout the broadcast day to ensure optimal signals are sent to the desired target areas.  Only channel B which mostly uses 9955 kHz is also streamed on the Internet; all other channels are broadcast on shortwave only.  Full details of the transmission schedule and a ‘Listen Live’ button are available on WRMI’s website, www.wrmi.net.

The transmitter and antenna facilities at WRMI remain mostly the same as when Radio Miami International took over the site in 2013, although a handful of hurricanes over the years have done some damage in the antenna field.

We here at Adventist World Radio salute Radio Miami International – WRMI – on the occasion of their 30th anniversary; and we also express gratitude for the fact that WRMI has now carried 1,320 AWR programs for DXers and SWL’s:

•  521 editions of the original ‘Wavescan’ (which ran from 1995-2004), and now

•  799 editions of ‘New Wavescan’, or NWS, this program, (which started in 2006)

~ all as a service to the DX/SWL community.

Radio Miami International has always been a very reliable verifier, and many listeners in the Americas, Europe, and the South Pacific own prized QSL-cards from this station.  The AWR Heritage QSL collection, currently on its way to Canberra, Australia, contains more than 50 QSL cards and letters from the shortwave services of Radio Earth, Radio Discovery, WRMI, and the various program services that have chosen WRMI as their broadcast platform.

So, congratulations from me too, Jeff – have a piece of cake on me!

(Ray Robinson/AWR Wavescan).

Radio broadcasting in Iceland from Wavescan

 

Special thanks to Ray Robinson and Jeff White for sharing a recent edition of Wavescan on Iceland.

Jeff: Just over a year ago in May last year, 2023, we brought you a feature on longwave radio in Iceland.  That was intended to be the first of a two-part series, but we never got around to bringing you part 2.  So, here with a recap, update and the rest of the story, is Ray Robinson, from Los Angeles.

Ray:  Thanks, Jeff.  As we reported last year, Iceland is a very rugged country in the North Atlantic, just below the Arctic Circle.  It actually contains some 36 islands, most of them quite small, although the main one is about 300 miles long, east-west, and 200 miles wide, north-south, and with a coastline of over 3,000 miles due to the many deep fjords and inlets.

It is one of the least densely populated countries in the world, and still today only has a population of just less than 400,000 residents.  The country is about the same size physically as the U.S. state of Kentucky, but with less than 1/10th of the population.  About 60% of Icelanders live in and around the capital area of Reykjavik.  The remainder of the population is mostly clustered in fishing villages around the coasts, and a few are engaged in herding and grazing.  With no arable land and an inhospitable climate, there is no agriculture at all in the country.  The center of the main island of Iceland has a number of volcanic peaks that rise to about 7,000 feet, surrounded by a huge central plateau that accounts for more than half the land area, with ice fields that are both uninhabited and uninhabitable.

The language of Iceland is Icelandic, which has evolved surprisingly little over the centuries from the Old Norse spoken in Norway by their Viking ancestors more than 1,000 years ago.  Formerly a part of the Kingdom of Denmark like Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Iceland gained full independence from Denmark in 1918.

Radio broadcasting first came to Iceland in 1926, and in 1930 the Icelandic State Broadcasting Service (known as the R.Ú.V., pronounced Roov) was established.  From then until 1984, RÚV enjoyed a legally enforced monopoly on all broadcasting in Iceland – both radio and TV – and all programming was exclusively in Icelandic.

There are no railroads in Iceland, and in the wintertime, many roads to remote towns and villages become impassable, so radio communication remains extremely important in Icelandic culture.

RÚV has a long tradition of using longwave radio to try to cover the entire population because medium wave frequencies were often subject to interference at night from stations that crowded the band in Europe.  The capital, Reykjavik, is situated towards the southern end of a large bay on the west coast of Iceland, and in 1930, a longwave transmitter on 271 kHz was set up right on the edge of the city in a place called Vatnsendi.  Initially this had low power, but in 1949, it was replaced with a 100 kW unit operating on 209 kHz, which was adjusted in 1978 to 207 kHz to comply with the new eastern hemisphere 9 kHz spacing band plan.

At the northern end of the bay, there is a 30 mile long peninsula that juts westward into the Atlantic Ocean, and in 1997, the main longwave transmission site was moved from Vatnsendi to a new location at the extreme western end of that peninsula, at a place called Hellissandur.  The antenna mast there, which was first constructed for other purposes in 1963, is 1,352 feet high – one of the tallest structures in western Europe.   The new transmitter began operating on 189 kHz, with an output power of 300 kW to cover Reykjavik and the entire mainland west of the central highland plateau – basically the western half of the country.  The original pair of masts at Vatnsendi, which were erected in 1930, were finally toppled by explosives in August 2021.

In 1938, a secondary transmitter was located in the east at Eidar.  Initially this operated on 615 kHz medium wave with just 1 kW.  In the early 1950’s it was replaced with a 5 kW unit, and then in 1965 it was converted to longwave, transmitting with 20 kW on 209 kHz (later adjusted to 207 kHz).  In 1998, the antenna mast was reconstructed to a height of 720 feet, and the transmitter was replaced with a new 100 kW unit to cover all the eastern fishing villages, until its closure last year.  The two frequencies of 189 in the west and 207 in the east basically sandwiched BBC Radio 4 on 198 kHz, which is consistently heard at night in Iceland, especially in the south and east.  But, transmissions on 207 kHz ended on January 27th 2023, and the mast itself was also demolished on March 2nd, just over one year ago.

As of now, the transmitter on 189 kHz is still carrying a mixture of RÚV channels 1 and 2.  Its stated purpose is:

•  to cover the areas between towns and villages where FM signals don’t reach,

•  to provide a service to the many people engaged in the Icelandic fishing fleet at sea, and

•  to provide a backup for emergency communications purposes.

However, most vehicles sold these days don’t come equipped with radios that can tune longwave frequencies, so most people traveling between towns and villages can’t listen to the station on longwave anyway.  The transmitter’s effectiveness is thus very much in question, and it just may not be viable to continue funding its operation for such a small population beyond the end of this year.

RÚV did operate a few medium wave transmitters, to fill in areas not well covered by either longwave signal.  There was a 1 kW transmitter on 666 kHz at Höfn on the southeast coast, and a 5 kW transmitter on 738 kHz at Skjaldarvik on the central north coast, but both were closed on April 20th, 1999.  A string of other very low-power (20 watt) transmitters on 1413, 1485, and 1511 kHz were also closed on various dates in the 1990’s and early 2000’s.  The transmitter at Höfn on 666 kHz was reactivated briefly for test purposes in 2016 and 2017, but it has not been reported recently.

In the early years of RÚV, a short-lived external service was operated on shortwave, but this had to be abandoned due to budget cuts.  In the 70’s and 80’s, however, they did broadcast a portion of their home service on shortwave for the benefit of their fishing fleet, which often was out of range of the longwave signal when they were over in the North Sea fishing for cod.  They chose an interesting frequency – 12175 kHz USB – because that was the frequency used by their fishermen for point-to-point communications.  The shortwave station, located at Reykjavik, used the callsign TFJ, and operated with an output power of 7 kW.

From 1973 until January 2007, two 10 kW Collins shortwave transmitters were also used with two directional rhombic antennas to beam relays of domestic news programs to Scandinavia, Great Britain and continental Europe on frequencies in the 90, 31 and 22 meter bands, and to Canada and the USA in the 41, 25 and 19 meter bands, although all programming was in Icelandic.  Reception was often reported from Europe, the United States and South Africa, and one audio tape was even received from Australia.  All accurate reports were QSL’d.

The Broadcasting Act of 1985 rescinded the RÚV monopoly on broadcasting, and made provision for licenses to be granted to privately owned FM and TV stations.  RÚV is required to continue operating two radio channels and one TV channel, all partially supported by advertising.

Through a combination of FM and longwave transmission, RÚV had accomplished 99% coverage of the country, although that is now somewhat less since the 207 kHz transmitter was closed.  Initially, most private FM stations operated in and around the capital city area, where a majority of the population resides.  These days, there are five privately owned national FM networks, plus a dozen or more individual stations, and several dozen low-power community stations.  There is also a 5 kW relay of the BBC World Service on 94.5 MHz FM.

During the Second World War, Iceland was initially a neutral country, but in the spring of 1940, a small force of British troops arrived to protect the island and to deny the Nazis the possibility of using it as a base for U-Boat attacks on North Atlantic shipping convoys.  While there, the British took control of all radio communications and built a new broadcast studio complex in the center of Reykjavik, which is still in use to this day.  The following year, the British asked the United States if they would take over protection duties so as to free the British troops for service elsewhere, and they did so, right up until 1945.  Iceland then joined NATO in 1949 and in 1951 entered into a formal defense agreement with the United States.  

To the south of Reykjavik, there is another peninsula that juts westward into the Atlantic Ocean– the Grindavik peninsula.  This has been much in the news of late due to volcanic eruptions that have encroached on the town of Grindavik itself on the south side of the peninsula.  Well, on the north side of that same peninsula, just a few miles north of Grindavik, sits another town whose name may be familiar – Keflavik.  From 1951 until 2006, Keflavik was the site of a major US Air Base and Naval Station.  When the base was established, a US Armed Forces Radio station was also set up on 1530 kHz AM, which, in spite of its modest power level of 250 W, in later years identified as ‘Thunder 15-30’.  In the 1990’s, a second transmitter on 104 FM was added, which was identified as “Power 104”.  These transmitters were easily heard across the water in Reykjavik, though, where they were collectively known colloquially as “Yankee Radio”.

But, early in 2006 under George W. Bush’s administration, the US decided to withdraw its forces from the military base at Keflavík in a move that was characterized in Iceland as a “unilateral cancellation” of the US-Icelandic Defense Agreement.  AFRTS/’Thunder 15-30’ and ‘Power 104’ signed off for the last time on Saturday, June 1st, 2006, the former after 55 years of continuous broadcasting.  At the time of the stations’ closure, RÚV reported they had greatly increased the amount of American music available to Icelandic audiences and “deeply influenced the music, fashion and attitudes of Icelandic youth.”  The air base is now operated as Keflavik International Airport – the only airport in Iceland with immigration facilities for international flights.  The smaller airport at Reykjavik is now used for domestic flights only.

RÚV does provide a daily news service in English on the Internet, which you can find at https://www.ruv.is/english 

(Ray Robinson/AWR Wavescan)

Update from Akashvani

 

A recent update: "The following is the latest change for (India) Akashvani External Services; 0100-0130 UTC Sindhi 9860  (ex 7215) via Bengaluru 500 kW

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS

National Institute of Amateur Radio) 

Update from Channel 292 and Pop Shop Radio

From the host of Pop Shop Radio, the following announcement,

Rainer at Channel 292 has informed me that he will be doing some work on the transmitter for 9670 on Wednesday which will extend into Thursday. 

Therefore, 9670 will be off the air at that time. My show, Pop Shop Radio, will be shifted to Friday 21 June at 1600 UT for both 3955 and 9670

I have arranged for a directional antenna test with Channel 292 at 2200 UT on 9670 kHz on Sunday 23 June across Asia toward Australia, which should give it a darkness path for the most part, although it will be 8 AM Monday morning in Melbourne.

Reports from Asia most welcome,

(Tony Pavick, Pop Shop Radio, Hope BC Canada)

Broadcasting in Russian Handbook releases 36th Edition

 

RUSSIA   

The 36th edition of the Broadcasting in Russian Handbook by the St. Petersburg DX Club has been recently published.

It is the most comprehensive guide to broadcasts in Russian on long, medium and short waves. Information presented in the issue is valid mainly until the end of October 2024 (during A24 broadcasting season).The handbook consists of four parts.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION. This section includes a list of abbreviations and special terms used in this publication, a list of media - foreign agents and blocked by ROSKOMNADZOR (Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Media), as well as a list of changes in the Russian-language broadcasting that have occurred since the publication of the previous issue.

2. AIR BROADCASTING. Station listings in this section include frequency and programme schedules, transmitter location and power, target areas, postal addresses, phone/fax numbers, Web sites, social network pages, e-mail addresses as well as QSL policies of the stations (totally 51 stations from 33 countries and territories of the world).

3. The INTERNET BROADCASTING section contains the same information as in the previous one, but for Internet radio stations of state broadcasting, as well as stations that were earlier broadcast on the air in AM bands, and currently are on the Internet (totally 22 stations from 19 countries and territories of the world).

4. HISTORY OF BROADCASTING. In this historical section the article of Trans World Radio's history is continued.

The Handbook is exclusively in Russian, its volume is 72 pages of A5 size. The price is either 11 USD or 10 EUR for a hard copy (including delivery by registered mail) or 4 USD or 3 EUR for .pdf version by e-mail. Payments are to be made ONLY via PayPal.

Please address your purchase requests and questions to St. Petersburg

DX Club by e-mail to two sources at:

 dxspb@nrec.spb.ru  

beryozkin@sut.ru 

(Pay Pal not accepted) 

(Alexander Beryozkin, St.Petersburg DX Club, Russia

RUSdx #1292 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2)

WWDXC Top News 1582/12 Jun 2024)

BBCWS updates schedule for DRM

 

U.K./UAE    BBCWS London DRM schedule change.

Due to Operational circumstances beyond the -at-bbcworldservice's control the DRM broadcasts for South Asia have been moved to 21540kHz at 1500-1600 UTC from 3 May. This replaces 15185 kHz at 0800-0900 UT which has been off air since 29 April.

(@drmdigitalradio on X via Alokesh Gupta-IND, 4 May)

21540 kHz 1458-1600 UT to ITU zone 41  WOF  100kW  82degr  +12degr ant type ITU #618  030524-271024  N=DRM mode Eng  G   BBC ENC 4645 DRM_ASI

This was posted over on Twitter from DRM Digital Radio:

Bulgaria-based new DRM member Space Line Sofia-BUL will carry BBC content aimed at UAE on 19 May on 18950 kHz from 1200-1300 UT followed by one hour demo content from 1305-1405 UT.

The DRM Digital Radio General Assembly is being held on 19-20 May in Dubai

Might be interesting for those closer to the target to catch this because not only is it DRMode, but also in the seldom used 15 metre band.

(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN)

Mark Hattam in Cornwall checked the transmission on 19 May and reports "It's detectable and occasionally decodes. Usual awful digital burping and repeating. There's also something weakly on 18970 kHz in standard AM ... probably CNR-1 blocking SOH.

(Mark Hattam-UK; via "Communication" monthly magazine June 2024, page #31, BrDXC iogroups

via  DX News Shortwave June 6)

(WWDXC/Top News 1582/12 Jun 2024)

(photo/RedTech)

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 10 - 16 June 2024

Solar activity ranged from low to high levels. Region 3697 (S18, L=350, class/area=Fkc/410 on 03 Jun) produced the strongest flare of the period, an X1.5/Sf flare (R3 - Strong) at 10/1108 UTC. The region also produced two R2 (Moderate) and three R1 (Minor) events

before it rotated around the W limb on 10 Jun. Region 3712 (S26, L=169, class/area=Ekc/1000 on 16 Jun) developed into the most complex region currently on the visible disk. Only R1 events have been produced by this region at the time of this report. 

Other activity included filament channel eruption centered near S38E55 which began around 12/1100 UTC. Later that day, an M1.2/1n flare (R1) was observed from Region 3711 (S08, L=211, class/area=Dao/060 on 10 Jun) at 12/2246 UTC. Ejecta from these two events were analyzed. The results suggested potential for CME influence at Earth with onset over 14-15 Jun. 

No proton events above the S1 (Minor) threshold were observed at geosynchronous orbit. However, an enhancement was observed which peaked just below S1 levels over 12-13 Jun due to activity on the Sun's farside late on 11 Jun. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was remained at background levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity was elevated to active levels on 10-11 Jun, likely due to CME activity that occurred on the Sun over 08 Jun. Quiet conditions were observed from 12-14 Jun. Geomagnetic activity increased to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 15 Jun

and active conditions on 16 Jun, likely due to multiple eruptive events on the Sun over 12 Jun. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 17 June - 13 July 2024

Solar activity is likely to reach moderate levels over 17-24 Jun, primarily due to the flare potential of Region 3712 (S26, L=169, class/area=Ekc/1000 on 16 Jun). A chance for R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) activity is likely to remain throughout the outlook period due to

the anticipated return of multiple complex regions from the farside of the Sun. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to remain at normal to moderate levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to active levels. Multiple, recurrent CH HSSs are likely to cause active conditions on 18 Jun and unsettled conditions over 17 Jun, 19-20 Jun, 22-23 Jun, and 30 Jun - 01 Jul. The remainder of the outlook

period is likely to be mostly quiet. 

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2024 Jun 17     175           8          3

2024 Jun 18     180          15          4

2024 Jun 19     180           8          3

2024 Jun 20     180           8          3

2024 Jun 21     175           5          2

2024 Jun 22     175           8          3

2024 Jun 23     190          10          3

2024 Jun 24     190           5          2

2024 Jun 25     180           5          2

2024 Jun 26     175           5          2

2024 Jun 27     180           5          2

2024 Jun 28     190           5          2

2024 Jun 29     180           5          2

2024 Jun 30     185           8          3

2024 Jul 01     190           8          3

2024 Jul 02     195           5          2

2024 Jul 03     190           5          2

2024 Jul 04     185           5          2

2024 Jul 05     190           5          2

2024 Jul 06     180           5          2

2024 Jul 07     180           5          2

2024 Jul 08     165           5          2

2024 Jul 09     165           5          2

2024 Jul 10     180           5          2

2024 Jul 11     170           5          2

2024 Jul 12     170           5          2

2024 Jul 13     170           5          2

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Propagation Update frm the U.K.

 

RSGB

GB2RS News Team | June 14, 2024

No sooner do we say that conditions will remain good than the Sun emits an X-class solar flare! Such is the challenge of writing propagation predictions.

Nevertheless, after the X1.5-class flare on the 10 June, things settled again and, at the moment, there are no incoming coronal mass ejections, or CMEs for short, to report. With a Kp index of less than 1 on Thursday 13 June, and a solar flux index of 165, it looks like HF conditions could be quite good.

However, the Sun’s proton flux has increased and is close to the 10 million electron volts warning threshold. This means that paths through the polar regions might be disrupted. Protons can herald the arrival of a CME two or three days later, although NOAA is not predicting any disruption.

On the 13 June, the critical frequency was between 7 and 8MHz, meaning a maximum useable frequency over a 3,000km path of around 21 to 24MHz. The 10m band will be open, mainly to Sporadic-E. However, F2-layer propagation on the 10m band will be sparse.

NOAA predicts the solar flux index will fall to around 155 today, the 16 June, before climbing again to around 195 in a week’s time. Geomagnetic conditions are predicted to be quiet all week, but that may be because solar flares and CMEs are hard to predict at this point in the solar cycle.

As always, make hay on the HF bands while the Sun shines! And make the most of the Sporadic-E propagation on the higher HF bands as June is probably a peak month for this.

Finally, the latest sunspot data show that the average sunspot number for May was 171.7, the highest in 22 years. However, the ARRL reports that shortwave conditions were above average on only six days out of the entire month of May, and mostly poor on half of the days due to geomagnetic disturbances and solar flares.

VHF and up :

The current spell of seemingly endless, poor weather is struggling to provide much Tropo. The general theme is low pressure bringing active weather fronts with rain or, if not that, then scattered heavy showers.

This again points to rain scatter for the GHz Bands as the mode worth exploring. There is just one glimmer of Tropo hope in that the latest model predictions are starting to inject the notion of a ridge developing over southern areas, initially around mid-week but perhaps more so at the end of the week. Although, it’s fair to say that other models hang on to the low-pressure theme. That said, it’s worth checking from the middle of next week onwards.

There are no significant meteor showers this week so continue to check for random meteors around dawn.

The solar conditions have continued to trickle charge the auroral oval with an occasionally enhanced Kp index indicating possible aurora. This is unlikely to be visible at this time of the year although, if you are outside with a clear view to the north, you might be rewarded with a seasonal look at noctilucent clouds to make up for it.

High-summer Sporadic-E propagation is providing daily contacts so it’s worth checking the bands each day. The daily blogs always have something to show on the 10m band and on many days there are reports of contacts on the 6m band. Remember these openings are not always reachable from all parts of the UK. One of the characteristics of Sporadic-E is that at each end of the path the ‘signal footprint’ is very small. Even in a busy opening, signals may still pass you by but you should continue to monitor in case a Sporadic-E path opens up that does include your station at one end!

Moon declination is negative again from this weekend, ending today the 16 June. EME path loss was at its highest at apogee on Friday 14 June. 144MHz sky noise starts the week low but rises steadily, reaching over 3,000 Kelvin on Friday the 21 June.

https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/propagation-news/2024/06/14/propagation-news-16-june-2024/

Jen's Unique Radio Australia Fathers Day Show. Start date June 16th

 

17 - 21plus on Unique Radio Live Digital Stream.

http://uk4-vn.mixstream.net:8104/index.html

The show will be all about Dad's past, present & future. The grooves are geared to Dad ways of thinking although the programming is done by Jen, it will be a very interesting showcase for sure, especially the Real Deal portion

The Male Bravado...of R & R.

So join us in our chat room,

Our live chat room is open for you in https://libera.chat/  click on connect, then web chat

Please put in the following:

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Then next line channel, that's the following:

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It`s all about DAD, this Fathers` Day.

the good, & indifferent..

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Blog Logs - June 2024

 

Welcome to the June 2024 edition of Blog Logs. Thank you for your emails and for following the Shortwave Central blog and X/Twitter at Shortwave Central @QSLRptMT.

Do you have any radio loggings or information to share for the next edition of Blog Logs? Your input from mediumwave, or shortwave are welcome at: w4gvhla@gmail.co w4gvhla@gmail.com  

Tell the world what you're hearing from your listening post or portable monitoring! Have you subscribed to the Shortwave Central YouTube channel? There is a large selection of videos and audio airchecks with more planned for the future! Join your fellow radio enthusiasts at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral  

An addition is the new Shortwave Central Kiwi SDR. Take a listen from our southeast Louisiana location in Mandeville. The Shortwave Central KiwiSDR is a second version Kiwi paired with an impressive KAZ antenna for directional reception, especially on lower HF and MW bands.  The entire KAZ is elevated 10' off the ground (mostly for walking clearance but this also in our testing seems to have helped make it a bit quieter).  The apex of the KAZ sits at 25 feet above the ground wire and the entire antenna is 72 feet long.  

The antenna is oriented at 330° when in the Northern configuration and 150° when in the Southern configuration.  The antenna configuration is changed by swapping which end of the antenna the Wellbrook FLG100LN feedpoint amplifier is located at.  

In our testing, the Southern configuration provides excellent reception on lower HF and MW bands into Central and South America, while the Northern configuration has provided enhanced reception into East Asia on HF and into states such as Wyoming and Montana on MW.  

IMPORTANT:  Here is the link to make sure you are using:  http://21118.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/ 

By following the Shortwave Central blog and on X/Twitter, you will receive the latest tips and information from the ever-changing realm of radio!

Blog Logs Issue # 6

Language services as indicated.

// denotes station heard on a parallel frequency

*Sign-on   Sign-Off*/ frequencies kHz

Monitored 13 May - 13 June 2024

All times UTC

Longwave

Mongolian Radio 209 LW

Mongolia

164 // 209, Mongolian Radio 1, 1335-1400. Lady announcer’s Mongolian text. Brief fanfare at 1345 as text continues. Asian easy-listening vocals to 1359 time-tip signal. Fanfare repeated into the news script. (Van Horn/Kiwi Philippines SDR) Website: http://www.vom.mn

Mediumwave

Argentina

760, Radio Atlantica, Mar del Plata 2206. Spanish programming featuring Spanish romantic music and station info by announcer. SINPO 34543 (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo, Brazil).

Bolivia

600, Radio ALCO (tentative) 2348. Lady announcer’s Spanish as Cuba’s Radio Rebelde faded down. Radio ALCO is a prominently Catholic station. Rare reception in southeast Brazil. SINPO 13321. Also heard by DXer Marcio Molossi in Xavantina, Brazil. (Grimm)  

Brazil

(all programming in Portuguese)

750, Rádio Jovem Pan News, Brasilia, 2204. Soccer sports news. SINPO 34543 (Grimm).

820, Rádio Jauense, Jau 2240. Brazilian music to Jauense identification. SINPO 25422 (Grimm).

890, Rádio Difusora, Bento Goncalves 0435. Brazilian music to clear station ID, SINPO 25432 (Grim)

930, Rádio Cidade, Caxias do Sul 0440. Classic pop tunes from Paul McCartney to station ID. SINPO 24422 (Grimm).

990, Rádio Contemporánea, Rio de Janeiro 0452. News bulletin by male/female duo. SINPO 33543 (Grimm).

1080, Rádio Deus é Amor, Juiz de For a 0456. Christian broadcaster and mention of “Igreja Pentecostal Deus é Amor. SINPO 24432 (Grimm).

1250, Nossa Rádio, Vespasiano 0240. Christian broadcasting station Igreja Internacional da Graca de Deus. SINPO 35433 (Grimm).

1340, Rádio Jornal da Manhã, Ijui 0231. News about floods in Rio Grande do Sul. SINPO 34433 (Grimm).

Paraguay

1080, Radio Monumental, Chcoi, 2258. Spanish station info and talk by announcer. SINPO 14321 (Grimm).

Uruguay

850, Radio Carve, Montevideo 0225. Spanish programming including “Carve” ID. Local commercials and announcer’s talk. SINPO 25542 (Grimm).

1170, Radiomundo, Montevideo 2345-2350. Local commercial “Montevideo, Banco Republica.” Station ID, “esta es Radiomundo 11-70, su radio.” SINPO 34533 (Grimm).

Shortwave

Antarctica

15476USB LRA 36-Radio Nacional Arcángel, Base Esperanza 1835-1917. Thursday afternoon program conducting interviews with military personnel serving at Antarctica. Music tune to “LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel..” Noted program as “Nuestras Voces al Mundo.” SINPO 15421 (Manuel Méndez, Spain/BDXC).

Austria

11870, AWR via Moosbrunn relay. Persian service covering religious programming and announcer’s text. SINPO 25442. Transmission noted to Iran. (Grimm). http://awr.org

Bolivia

3310, Radio Mosoj Chasqui, Cotapachi, 0023-0028. Quechua comments and programming. SINPO 15422 (Méndez). Heard 0110-0135 in Quechua with very nice Bolivian music. (Van Horn/Airspy HF+Discovery)

Botswana

5925, USAGM/VOA relay via Selebi-Phikwe 0320-0350. Music program featuring techno, rock, disco pop and rap vocals. Station ID 0320. Fair signal on // 6080. Gio Serra, Italy/NASWA/NLD Twente SDR). Noted on 6080 at 0315 with interview of female presidential candidate in Rwanda // 5925, 4930 very poor (Harold Sellers, BC Canda)  http://www.voanews.com

Brazil

4885, Rádio Clube do Pará, Belém 0100-0130. Fair signal for Portuguese national news and sports roundup. (Méndez).

5940, Voz Missionaria, Camboriu 2320-2340. Portuguese religious program with fair signal, SIO 323 (Frank Hilton, SC/Kiwi FL SDR).

6150, Radio Saturno, Belo Horizonte 0442-0527. Brazilian songs to Portuguese comments and program “Faixa Brasil.” Station ID “Radio Saturno, Faixa, Brasil.- Radio Saturno a sua melhor compahia.” SINPO 14322 (Méndez).

11815, Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte 2003-2019. Brazilian music and comments. Station ID “Inconfidencia de Rádio.” SINPO 25432 (Méndez).

China

4800, Voice of China, Golmud, Qinghai, 1735. Chinese service SINPO 35232, heard on // 6080, 6125 and 7230.

4820, Xizang PBS, Baiding, Tibet 1745. Chinese announcements to regional Chinese music, heard on // 7240.

11740, China Business Radio, Lingshi, Shanxi 1240-1250. Chinese conversations // 11785. SINPO 25232 and 35333. (Anker Petersen, Denmark/NASWA).

Clandestine

11510, Radio Dengê Gel via Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay 0330. Kuridsh music and text. SINPO 25432 (Grimm). http://denge-gel.org/

6090, Radio Tamazuj via Issoudun, France relay 0342. Sudanese service to program feature with text about Sudan. SINPO 25541. (Grimm). https://radiotamazuj.org/en

11935, Republic of Yemen Radio, 1650-1710. Announcer’s Arabic text to ID format at 1700 into traditional Arabic music with vocals and additional Arabic text. Station airs in support of Yemeni president Hadí, possibly from Aden or Saudi Arabia. (Van Horn/Kiwi Qatar SDR)

15505, Radio Ndarason International 0604 via Woofferton, UK relay. Kannada text and talk from male/female hosts. Transmission targeted to West Africa. SINPO 25542 (Grimm). https://ndarason.com/en/

Denmark

15700, World Music Radio 2132 via Randers. International pop music to station info. SINPO 15431. Transmissions targeted to Europe (Grimm).

Ecuador

6050, HCJB Pichincha 0343-0500* Spanish religious programming. Station info at 0457, into Ecuadorian music, national anthem and closedown at 0500. SINPO 25432 (Méndez).

Germany

11960, AWR at 0339 in Oromo service and English language lesson to 0340. Oromo sone selection and religious text to trumpet signal (Sellers) 

3955, Pop Shop Radio via Channel 292, 1600-1620. Closing German programming at 1559 to 1600 sign-on. Pop Shop ID from host Tony into classic pop tunes – Mr Big Stuff, Lonely Teenager, Trouble and Here is Where Your Love Belongs, and more tunes. Thank you Pop Shop, for the QSL. (Van Horn/Twente NLD SDR) Reception report email: radiopopshopradio@gmail.com

3975, Shortwave Radio, Winsen, 1810. English announcements to pop music. SINPO 4544.

3985, Shortwaveservice, Kall-Krekel, 1815. German conversations and music. SINPO 35232.

3995, HCJB Deutschland, Weenermoor, 1820. German religious hymns to organ music and German service. Heard on // 5920. SINPO 35333. (Petersen) Logging 0025-0100 with German religious format of text and vocal hymns (Jonathan Porter, AL)

15690, USAGM/Radio Farda via Biblis 0607. Persian service with male/female announcer’s discussion. Middle Eastern instrumental music. Transmissions targeted to Iran. SINPO 25532 (Grimm).

3955, Texas Radio Shortwave via Channel 292, 1858-1927. Closing of German programming to sign-on. Yellow Rose of Texas signature sign-on tune. Station ID and upcoming program preview over Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Texas Flood tune. Program featured music of Blind Yellow Jefferson and Led Belly. Thank you TRSW for the QSL (Van Horn/Twente NLD SDR).

6075//3955 Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, 1900-1925. Opening ID and program preview which was interview and music from Clay Ross of American Patchwork Quartet. (Van Horn/Twente NLD SDR)

Liberia

6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia *0600-0620. Open today with English religious music. Station identification, info on station. Additional religious songs. SINPO 25422 Also noted 0556 sign-on, monitored to 0611. (Méndez). http://www.elwaministries.com

Madagascar

6065, AWR via Talata Vololondry relay 0320-0330. Fair-poor signal for religious bible scriptures.

17700, Trans World Radio India relay 1310-1320. Listed as Hindi service.

11825, World Christian Broadcasting 0405-0415. English service including Middle Eastern discussion. (Hilton).(Sellers).

Malaysia

11665, RTM Malaysia/RTM Wai FM, 1135-1205. Excellent signal for presumed Malaysian service. Announcer’s new script format to fanfare melody and single jingles to Asian pop music vocals. Additional station IDs, info about a festival, station on Facebook and TicTock. Canned WAI FM ID to more chat. (Van Horn/Kiwi Philippines SDR). http://www.rtm.gov.my

Mali

5995, ORTM-Radio Mali 1900-1925. French/vernaculars with African highlife tunes to station ID. Noted on 9635 1750-1759 sign-off. The same format included French ID, station info, and close down. SINPO 34443. (Hilton).

Mongolia

12095, Voice of Mongolia 1322-1335. Japanese service with “Voice of Mongolia” Japanese service” to web address, station info to interval signal. Listed Mongolian service began at 1330 with the same preview routine. Nothing was heard on the reported 4895 kHz. Longwave service as indicated above (Van Horn/Kiwi Philippines SDR) Website: http://www.vom.mn

 

Netherlands

6170, Radio Delta. 1754-1830. Pure Dutch program with DJ format. Program on Sunday was the Finnish Report, Good Morning Europe, Erik’s Shortwave Serenade, and The Record and It’s Story. Thank you, Radio Delta for the QSL. (Van Horn, Twente NLD SDR) Website: http://www.radiodelta.am

5955, Radio Veronica, 2228-2250. Slow and lively music from various genres. Noted on USB/LSB synch with fair signal quality (Seera/NASWA/NLD Twente SDR). Noted in Dutch 0430-0450. “Radio Veronica” ID with disco and rock tune (Wright).

New Zealand

11725, Radio New Zealand Pacific, Rangitaki 0450. Rock music to “Radio New Zealand” ID. Transmissions are targeted to the Pacific and Oceania. SINPO 35333 (Grimm).

Heard on 11725 at 1231, in presumed Pidgin service to English talking social media used in New Zealand. Mostly fair signal (Bob Brossell/NASWA) 17675 at 0307 with news and sports report to  Pacific Waves program (Sellers). https://www.radionz.co.nz

Peru

4775, Radio Tarma, 0021-0032. Peruvian music and ID as “Radio Tarma nuestra major musical en Radio Tarma.” SINPO 25432 (Méndez). Monitored 2350-0020 with fair signal of Spanish text and regional Peruvian music via Kiwi FL SDR. (Sam Wright, MS).

4820, Radio Senda Cristiana, Cotahuasi, Arequipa 0022-0031. Spanish religious programming and comments. SINPO 15421 (Méndez).

Philippines

17820, Radyo Pilipinas at 0201. English service with sign-on, schedule, station announcements, music, and newscast // 15640 barely audible. (Sellers).

Romania

9730 Radio Romania International. Romanian vocals to 0100, ID during Romanian service. Presumed news items during very good signal (Ed Cichorek, NJ/NASWA).

11725 at 1202 with a news bulletin including the latest from Gaza for mostly poor signal (Brossell, WI/NASWA). 9740 in English at 0312 with news for poor signal quality (Sellers).

United Arab Emirates

9655, TWR Africa relay via Al-Dabbiya 0336. Amharic service of Christian programming. SINPO 25422, transmission targeted to Ethiopia (Grimm). https://twr.org/africa

 United States

5085, WTWW Lebanon, TN 0045-0058. Tune in to talk on ‘quack medicine’ to 0056. Truth to Ponder with Bob Brenan promo followed by promo for Thunderbolt West Media and ID for program Ancient World Radio on WTWW.” (Van Horn/Airspy HF+Discovery)

5950, Radio Catface via WRMI 0259-0323. Closing classical music program to WRMI station ID, station info and web address. Fanfare opens the program to the “cat’s meow” sound effect. Station ID to music from Moloko, Kokoroko and Paparuda the Shaman and the Artist by Danaga Radio. Station ID, “send your reception reports to” radiocatface@gmail.com Additional music and MSK info. (Van Horn/Airspy HF+Discovery)

Zambia

4965, Voice of Hope-Africa 1840-1900. English service including scripture reads from 1st Peter to promo for Ray Jensen’s Pro-Life promo. Religious music instrumentals to station info and ID. Program on Gospel of Luke. Thank you for the QSL. (Van Horn/Kiwi South Africa SDR). http://www.voiceofhope.com

(QSL graphics from Teak Publishing Archives)

Shortwave Radiogram, Program 358

 

Hello friends

Heat has overtaken much of North America. Here in northern Virginia, the outside temperature reached 90F/32C, which was our cue finally to turn on the air conditioner -- more for the humidity than for the actual temperature. Fortunately, a faulty condensate pump -- it carries all that humidity from the AC to a drain pipe -- was replaced just in time for the present heat wave.

As for Shortwave Radiogram, I don't think the heat will have much effect on shortwave reception, unless maybe receiver and antenna components fail because of excessive temperatures.

A video of last week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 357) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Wednesday 1330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is provided by Roger in Germany.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 358, 13-19 June 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:46  MFSK32: Program preview

 2:52  MFSK32: More phony than real US newspaper sites

 7:38  MFSK64: Low-income New Yorkers rely on cell for internet

11:33  MFSK64: This week's images

27:54  MFSK32: Closing announcements

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

 

Other Shortwave broadcast programs that include digital text and images include The Mighty KBC, Pop Shop Radio and Radio North Europe International (RNEI). Links to these fine broadcasts, with schedules, are posted here.

 

Thanks for your reception reports!

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB

Producer and Presenter

Shortwave Radiogram

Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom

  

Classical music from Radio Tumbril

 

Regular Broadcast times of Encore By WRMI and Channel 292 are:

02:00 - 03:00 UTC Friday 5850 kHz WRMI to US

20:00 - 21:00 UTC Friday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe

10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz WRMI to US and Canada

19:00 - 20:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

02:00 - 03:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada

13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. (Sometimes RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB.)

Some Things to see on The Encore Website:

The Encore website is www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:

Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.

Up to date transmission times and frequencies.

The playlists for the most recent programmes.

An email link.

Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are welcome.

ENCORE IS A ONE-MAN OPERATION -  PLEASE MAKE A PAYPAL DONATION OR 'BUY ME A COFFEE' AND HELP PAY THE  BROADCASTERS AND KEEP ENCORE ON THE AIR - Go to - www.tumbril.co.uk

WRMI and Channel 292 are very generous with their air-time but Encore still costs around 100 Dollars/Euros a month to broadcast.

If you can - please send a small contribution to help Encore keep going.

THE DONATION BUTTON AND 'BUY ME A COFFEE' BUTTON are on the homepage of the website - www.tumbril.co.uk - which folks can use if they would like to support Encore.

(Please don't be put off by the POWR security wall when using the PAYPAL button - it is a harmless requirement of WIX the website hosting service.)

THIS FORTNIGHT'S PROGRAMME - (First broadcast this FRIDAY 14th June) by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, (and 2000 UTC on 15770) and then Channel 292 on SATURDAY (15th June) at 10:00 UTC on 9670 kHz):

The Encore Scandinavian Inspired Midsummer Special Starts with a piano piece by Oskar Merikanto, a couple of very different pieces by Hugo Alfén, and then two more piano studies by Merikanto.

After that, Taagen letter - (The Fog is Lifting), and Sommersang - (Summer Song), both by Carl Nielsen.

Next - the Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelsson, A traditional Viking song from Iceland, and The Peat Dance - played by the Danish String Quartet.

The Programme ends with two pieces from Grieg's Incidental Music for Peer Gynt.

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 - and thank you for your support.

(This bulletin is sent by Bcc to the many hundreds of listeners who have been in contact with Encore over the last nearly five years of broadcasting Encore.)

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - www.tumbril.co.uk

GMØTLY

WEWN responds to broadcast issues

 

Thank you Tony Pavick for contracting WEWN, who responded as: "We have some major equipment issues.  English needed a new tube for the Continental transmitter.  It took 8 months to have one made and delivered.  It failed, so back to square one.  The transmitter carrying Spanish decided to fail.  Parts are ordered and hopefully, we can be back on soon." 

(BDXC)

Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedule for June 15

 

Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, June 15, 2024

On June 15, 2024, we will feature music from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Times & Frequencies (note new schedule) are:

1700-1800 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia (but quite good in Russia also)

1900-2000 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)

2300-2400 UTC 3955 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)

All transmissions from Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany

Reception reports from websdrs (as well as regular radios of course) are honored with eQSLs  IF

1. The entire program is reported 

2.  If a web sdr, which specific one is included in the report 

Shorter reports will be acknowledged with a brief note of thanks. 

Radio Tumbril announces Midsummer programming

 

From June 14 and two weeks after that - playing mainly Nordic music. The concert can be heard several times during that period, so hopefully, everyone will find a suitable moment to enjoy it and report on it. encoretumbril@gmail.com encoretumbril@gmail.com 

A very good and merry Midsummer to everyone -in the Nordic atmosphere of a nightless night and really good music.

(Kari/Finland) 

Here is the playlist..

https://www.tumbril.co.uk/copy-of-playlist-2

Website: https://www.tumbril.co.uk/

Europe:

Channel 292 - Saturday 10:00 - 11:00 UTC on 9670 kHz

Channel 292 - Sunday 19:00 - 20:00 UTC on 3955 kHz

Check broadcast times at - Channel292.de and WRMI.net

USA & Europe:

WRMI - Friday 02:00 - 03:00 UTC on 5850 kHz

WRMI - Friday 20:00 - 21:00 UTC on 15770 kHz - to Europe/US

WRMI - Sunday - 01:00 - 02:00 UTC 7730 & 5850 kHz Simulcast

WRMI - Monday - 02:00 - 03:00 UTC 5950 kHz

WRMI - Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 UTC on 15770 kHz - to Europe

(Tumbril)