Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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:Issued: 2019 Mar 04 0318 UTC
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 25 February - 03 March 2019

Solar activity was very low through the summary period. There were no numbered spot regions. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in available coronagraph imagery.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal to high levels. High levels were observed on 28 Feb - 03 Mar. A peak flux of 45,516 pfu was observed at 03/1950 UTC. The remaining days of the summary period were at normal background levels.Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels. Solar wind enhancements from the onset of influence from a negative polarity CH HSS increased geomagnetic levels from unsettled to active conditions after midday on 27 Feb.

Isolated periods of G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels were observed on 28 Feb - 01 Mar as wind speeds continued to increase, reaching a peak of 608 km/s on 01/0340 UTC. An isolated period of active conditions was followed by quiet to unsettled levels for the remainder of 02-03 Mar as the CH HSS slowly waned. The remaining days of the summary period were at quiet levels under nominal solar wind conditions.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 04 March - 30 March 2019

Solar activity is expected to be very low throughout the forecast period. No notable regions are due to return to the visible disk.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to range from normal background to very high levels. Very high levels are likely on 04-05 Mar and 29-30 Mar; high levels are likely on 06-13 Mar and 29-28 Mar; moderate levels are likely on 14-19 Mar; normal background levels are likely on 20-26 Mar. All enhancements in electron flux are anticipated in response to multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels. G1 (Minor) levels are likely on 27-28 Mar; active levels are likely on 08-10 Mar, 26 Mar and 29 Mar; unsettled levels are likely on 04-05 Mar, 07 Mar, 11 Mar, 20 Mar and 30 Mar. Increases in geomagnetic field activity are anticipated due to the likely influence of multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at quiet levels.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2019 Mar 04      70          10          3
2019 Mar 05      70           8          3
2019 Mar 06      70           5          2
2019 Mar 07      70          10          3
2019 Mar 08      70          15          4
2019 Mar 09      70          12          4
2019 Mar 10      70          12          4
2019 Mar 11      70           8          3
2019 Mar 12      70           5          2
2019 Mar 13      70           5          2
2019 Mar 14      70           5          2
2019 Mar 15      70           5          2
2019 Mar 16      70           5          2
2019 Mar 17      70           5          2
2019 Mar 18      70           5          2
2019 Mar 19      70           5          2
2019 Mar 20      70          10          3
2019 Mar 21      70           5          2
2019 Mar 22      70           5          2
2019 Mar 23      70           5          2
2019 Mar 24      70           5          2
2019 Mar 25      70           5          2
2019 Mar 26      70          12          4
2019 Mar 27      70          30          5
2019 Mar 28      70          28          5
2019 Mar 29      70          14          4
2019 Mar 30      70           8          3
(NOAA)

From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedule updates

From the Isle of Music, March 3-16 2019:
Our next three weeks:  
March 3-9: 
Our special guests are members of Conjunto Roberto Faz. We will discuss the history of the group and listen to its music from the 1950's to its recent material. 

March 10-16: 
We reprise our October episode with Samuel Formell, leader of the legendary Los Van Van with an interview plus music. 

The broadcasts take place: 
1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 kHz, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 
2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 UTC (New UTC) on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). 
3-4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC (New CETs) on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany. 

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, March 5-12, 2019
Our next two weeks: 
March 5 
Episode 102 features some of the best charanga orchestras in the United States 

March 10-12
Episode 103 features some exotic music from Nepal and Bhutan 
The transmissions take place: 

1.Sundays 2300-2330 UTC (6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 

2. Tuesdays 2000-2030 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. If current propagation conditions hold, the broadcast should reach Iceland AND Western Russia due to a long skip. 

Also recommended: 
Marion’s Attic, a unique program produced and hosted by Marion Webster featuring early 20th Century records, Edison cylinders etc played on the original equipment, comes on immediately before UBMP on Sundays from 2200-2300 UTC on WBCQ 7490 kHz. 
(William "Bill" Tilford/Tilford Productions, LLC)

Scandinavian Weekend Radio, March 1-2 schedule

Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat Finland will be on air, the this weekend from 2200 UTC tonight (Friday 1st March) until 2200 UTC tomorrow (Saturday 2nd March).


Same frequencies as usual, but timings have been revised on 49mb and 25mb frequencies:

49 metres:
5980     2200-2300 (Fri)
6170     2300 (Fri) -1200 (Sat)
5980    1200-1700 (Sat)
6170    1700-2200 (Sat)

25 metres:
11720    2200-2400 (Fri)
11690    0000-1000 (Sat)
11720    1000-1300 (Sat)
11690    1300-1900 (Sat)
11720    1900-2200 (Sat)

Also locally on 1602 kHz and 94.9 MHz FM
Full details with programmes at: http://www.swradio.net/schedule.htm
(BDXC/Alan Pennington)

The final chapter of Radio Scene on the Islands of Macau

Hon Kong Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

Our opening topic here in Wavescan today is the Radio Scene on the Islands of Macau Part 4, and this is the final topic in this mini-series on Macau, the one time Portuguese colony in coastal China.  On this occasion, we pick up the story of Radio Vila Verde, the second radio broadcasting station in Macau. 

According to the American radio journal Radio News, commercial Radio Vila Verde in Macau was inaugurated in 1951, and they were on the air temporarily in March and April on shortwave 9500 kHz.  This new radio broadcasting service had borrowed the use of a 1 kW shortwave transmitter from Radio Club Macau while they were awaiting the arrival of a new mediumwave transmitter from overseas.

The new Radio Vila Verde was initially located in the private dwelling of Pedro Jose Lobo in Macau and when they finally inaugurated their anticipated medium wave facility, two transmitters were in use.  These two units were noted with separate programming and they were allotted separate callsigns, both of which looked like amateur radio call signs, though they were indeed two legitimate radio program broadcasting services.  Station CR9XM with ¼ kW on 1200 kHz carried Home Service programming, and station CR9XL with 3 kW on 1005 kHz carried their Foreign Service.

Seven years later in September 1958, Radio Vila Verde again experimented with radio program broadcasting on shortwave with what they called a new Foreign Service.  On this occasion, Arthur Cushen in Invercargill in South New Zealand, stated that the transmitter was rated at just 300 watts, and the frequency was 17785 kHz. 

The WR(TV)HB for 1959 states that the callsign in use for this experimental Foreign Service was CR9XM, with programming in Portuguese, parallel with medium wave 1250 kHz.  This second exploratory venture into shortwave broadcasting by Radio Vila Verde turned out to be their last.

Three years later (1962), Radio Vila Verde installed a 10 kW medium wave transmitter on 735 kHz, and the previously active low power transmitter continued in service on 1005 kHz.  The new triangular tower for the 10 kW transmitter stood at 250 feet and it provided excellent coverage over a very wide area.  However, at this stage, the usage of callsigns was dropped; and in addition, Radio Vila Verde introduced a new broadcasting service on FM, with just 5 watts on 89.0 MHz.

In 1968, the use of the low power transmitter on 1005 kHz was terminated; and in 1981 an additional new medium wave channel was activated on 858 kHz, though this also was terminated just five years later.  Then in 1994, Radio Vila Verde suspended all operations due to insufficient financial income.  Three years later in January 1997, Anker Petersen of Denmark visited the station and he described it as basically inactive, and so did Nolan Stephany of New York in April.

However, in 2002, Radio Vila Verde was re-inaugurated, by the Tourism Department, though now entirely on FM, on 99.5 MHz.  The studios and transmitters are located in the Hipodromo da Taipa, the Macau Jockey Club, on Taipa Island. 

However, the latest edition of the WRTVHB informs us, that once again, Radio Vila Verde lies inactive and silent.  Thus, the only radio station on the air in Macau these days is the now privately operated Radio TV Macau on FM with Portuguese on 98.0 MHz and Chinese on 100.7 MHz.  However, it should be remembered that there are now five different TV services on the air in Macau, with five main transmitters and two additional repeaters.

Both Radio Club Macau and Radio Vila Verde issued QSL cards during their earlier years while they were still operating on mediumwave and shortwave.  Any international radio monitor who still owns  a Macau QSL card does indeed hold a historically valuable piece of real radio history.
(AWR-Wavescan/NWS 522/24 Feb. 2019)

March Specials from Bill Plum's Airmail Postage and DX Supplies

Dear DX Customer,

Below are DX supply Offers and news for March 2019 

Check out the new discount US postage Deals! 

BUY NOW!  And $AVE  $$$$$ NOW!!!!

+++ CREDIT CARDS NO LONGER ACCEPTED

BUT!!!

Think About Sending Extra $$ to establish a Deposit Acct.

to make emailing your orders most convenient!!

  

DX Supplies 2019:  The ONLY international envelopes in stock are European sized PLAIN WHITE MAILERS that are inside tinted!  QSL Albums will not be restocked when sold out. 

At this point, it just doesn't make sense to re-stock items that take so long to sell...or do not sell quick enuf.   

DX Postage: Countries will be deleted when sold out. (Hint: Stock up on countries that have international forever stamps...)

  

European PLAIN MAILERS..

are the ONLY envelopes still available.

Less Than 10,000 remain. Not to be restocked....

European Plain Returns are SOLD OUT

ALL airmail version envelopes are SOLD OUT

ALL Stateside Mailers and Stateside Returns are SOLD OUT

About 10 QSL Albums in stock. Each has 50 2 pocket pages.

DX Stamp March Inventory: 

Indonesia is sold out.

Hungary is sold out>

BOTH deleted from the stamp list.

COME SEE US! Upcoming events:

MARCH 9th - CHERRYVILLE HAMFEST

No. Hunterdon High School, Rt 31 Clinton, NJ

Hours: 8am-1pm

MARCH 16th - SANDY RIDGE CHURCH Flea Market

Sandy Ridge Road

Stockton, NJ

Hours: 9am - 1pm

APRIL 6th - RINGOES GRANGE Flea Market

Old York Rd, (Rt 179), Ringoes, NJ

Hours: 9am - 3pm

APRIL 27th - BRANCHBURG WOMAN'S CLUB

Branchburg Central Middle School

Baird Road, Branchburg

Hours: 10am - 2pm

I will have Vintage fountain pens & mechanical pencils 

at these events. LET ME KNOW if there is something

extra you wish me to bring!

U.S. DISCOUNT POSTAGE DEALS!!

Save Big on your domestic mailings when you plaster 

 your envelope with colorful vintage stamps!

HAPPY  MAILING!!

55c units	Forever	2 stamps	in  3 stamps	4 stamps	5 stamps
x 100	$51.00	xxx	$47.00	$46.00	$45.00
x 200	$97.00	xxx	$73.00	$72.00	$70.00
x 500	$236.00	xxx	$179.00	$176.00	$173.00

Forevers: 100 & 200 qty will be sheets/booklets, 500 qty: booklets/rolls. 

+++ January Special: 1,000 Forever Stamps for $462.00!! +++

 -:- 10 rolls of 100 -:- 

+++ Please Note! +++ 

Discount postage orders of 500 units or more

ADD $5.00 Shipping charge.

        MARCH 2019  DX  SUPPLY  SPECIALS

      MORE Envelopes For the SAME PRICE!!!

300 European PLAIN Mailers - $25.00

500 European PLAIN Mailers - $35.00  !!!!!

1200 European PLAIN Mailers - $75.00 !!!!!!!

Buy Now! These will not be restocked.

QSL Albums Still Available!

These Will Not Be Restocked!!

1 Standard Album - $35.00

SPECIAL!!   2 QSL Albums - $65.00  SPECIAL!!!!

100 #6-3/4 Forever Stamped Envelopes - $45.00

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD NO LONGER ACCEPTED!!!

Shipped via Priority Mail: Payment via check. DX Supply Orders up to $40.00 add $9.00, orders from $41.00 to $100.00 add $15.00. orders from $101.00 to $150.00 add $20.00, orders over $150.00 add 15%. When ordering supplies and stamps, the stamps ride free, just use supply total to figure shipping costs. Shipments to Canada and overseas ship at a greater cost. (07/2015 modified).

Stamps Only Orders: Just add $1.00 P&H for posting to USA, add $2.00 for posting to Canada.

73, bill

William Plum

12 Glenn Road

Flemington, NJ 08822

908 788 1020

 Email: plumdx@msn.com

World Music Radio weekend schedule

World Music Radio (WMR) is on the air from today Friday until Sunday on 15805 kHz continuously: 

- from Friday March 1st at 0700 UTC

- until Sunday March 3rd at 1700 UTC

Power is 200 Watt.  Reception is possible now in Southern Europe - for instance on the remote Kiwi SDR receiver on Sardinia (Monreale castle)

Transmissions on 5840 kHz continues - 24/7 - with a power of 100 Watt.

Transmitter site for both 15805 and 5840 kHz is Randers, Denmark.

Reception reports are welcome to: wmr@wmr.dk and World Music Radio, PO Box 112, DK-8960 Randers SØ, Denmark. 

Best 73's

Stig Hartvig Nielsen,

www.wmr.radio

Shortwave Radiogram schedules, March 1-3

Hello friends,

The Saturday 1830-1900 UTC broadcast of Shortwave Radiogram from WINB, 9265 kHz analog, is discontinued. The updated schedule is below.

Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program  ) are provided by Ralf in Germany (Saturday 1400 UTC) and Scott in Ontario (Sunday 2330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 89, 1-3 March 2019, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:36  MFSK32:  Program preview
 2:36  New process converts glass fragments into silicate*
 8:02  MFSK64: OneWeb global internet from 900 satellites*
17:23  This week's images*
27:55  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 Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 13690 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Friday 2030-2100 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida
Saturday 0330-0400 UTC 9265 kHz  WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1400-1430 UTC 9400 kHz  Space Line Bulgaria
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz
7730 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz  WRMI Florida
 
Slow Scan Radio transmits SSTV images and text modes Saturdays at 1300-1330 UTC on 6070 kHz and 7440 kHz via Channel 292 in Germany -- according to the latest schedule information I have. The website is http://www.slowscanradio.com. Reception reports to x@xdv.me.

The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1300-1400 UTC on 11600 kHz from Bulgaria, with the minute of MFSK at about 1330 UTC (if you are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ ). And to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 7-9 pm EST) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. The 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” is the newest addition to digital modes via analog shortwave. 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, 5850 kHz, Thursday 0100-0200 UTC (Wednesday evening in the Americas). The first show this past Wednesday had MFSK64 text and an MFSK32 image. You might have to set the mode manually. Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show.

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 1300 UTC on 3583 kHz USB. Check-ins are in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32. Messages usually 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.

Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram

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

Clandestine station updates broadcast schedule

Radio Dabanga
Effective: 01 March, 2019

All times UTC

0430-0500 7315 via Issoudun, France 250 kW to EaAf Juba Arabic - unchanged
0430-0500 11650 via Talata Volonodry, Madagascar 250 kW to EaAf Juba Arabic, ex 9600 Meyerton, South Africa
1530-1600 on 15350 via Issoudun, France 250 kW to EaAf Juba Arabic, ex same Meyerton, South Africa
1530-1600 on 15550 via Santa Maria di Galeria 250 kW to EaAf Juba Arabic, ex Issoudun, France
(DXB)

Radio Dabanga targets programming to listeners in the Darfur area of Western Sudan. Occasionally broadcast may be jammed.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en

Dxers Unlimited, Tuesday 26 February

Radio Havana Cuba

Dxers Unlimited - for Tuesday 26 February 2019 

Arnie Coro, CO2KK

  

The Cuban CW Group of amateur radio operators is promoting a project that will help both beginners and experts operate on CW Morse Code Radiotelegraphy mode using a simple low power transmitter... Two versions of the low power rigs are now in the early design stages, one using all solid state devices recycled from retired computer CRT monitors and TV sets, and the other a hybrid transmitter using low power transistors and a pair of also recycled vacuum tubes operating as the driver and final RF amplifier stages. 

But, Jav, CO3JK, charlie oscar three Juliet Kilo, the Secretary of the Cuban CW Group wrote an e'mail explaining that the first part of the project aims at building a rugged, reliable power supply for the transmitters.

More radio hobby related information coming direct and from the source... in a few seconds after a short break for a station ID, I am your host Arnie Coro, CO 2 KILO KILO in sunny La Habana, Cuba enjoying wonderful early spring weather...

Si amigos this is Radio Havana Cuba... the name of the show is Dxers Unlimited and here is now more radio hobby related information... a few days ago I decided to dismantle an old hybrid amateur radio transceiver that had broken down many times , making each time more and more difficult to repair. 

It was not an easy decision, but when I started to take the rig apart, it proved to be the correct thing to do, when after testing the first ten electrolytic capacitors removed from the Kenwood TS820S using an equivalent series resistance meter, they all proved to be totally out of the minimum parameters... Attempting to revive that rig without a supply of high quality fully tested electrolytic capacitors for both the high voltage and low voltages power supplies would be simply an impossible task and it will also require a tremendous amount of time. 

Another finding that came out during the first steps of the dismantling process was related to the type of wrap around solderless connections used by Kenwood, that in my opinion was a very poor choice by the designers... The rest of the story is that so far I have carefully removed the VFO assembly, and the big power transformer that will soon be used for other home brew projects... Other small parts will need to be removed by first extracting printed circuit boards where valuable parts like the single side band filter and many quartz crystals can be recovered for recycling. 

Needless to say the Kenwood TS820 S had provided a useful service life of several decades that could had extended further more  if a different method of assembly had been used...  An before I forget the radio frequency driver stage and the two beam power tubes power amplifier were also neatly removed and could be used for a simple single band rig, making good use of a power supply built using the big transformer recovered from the transceiver.

ASK ARNIE, la numero uno, the most popular section of Dxers Unlimited is now on the air... answering a question sent by listener Salvatore from Romen , Italy... Amigo Salvatoreo wants to hear my opinion about the possibility of building self excited power oscillators for CW that use the Hartley – Hull circuit... Well amigo Salvatore, all I can say is that it can be done, but it does require the use of some hard to find parts, like wide spaced air variable capacitors , that are essential to achieve the required frequency stability, and you will also need a very stable fully regulated supply to feed the power oscillator.

My very good Italian friend Cris Greggio has built a prototype Hartley Hull single stage power oscillator that sounds very good on the air and does not drift at all. I remember many years ago building a similar CW rig using a single triode connected 807 type tube , fed from a professional high voltage regulated power supply... It provided about 15 watts output on the 40 meters band and was really stable ... Keying was excellent and no chirp was heard from that rig... Using an also home brew regenerative receiver, the 807 triode connected power oscillator made possible making some very nice DX contacts, but I must add that this happened many years ago during solar cycles 20, 21. 22 and 23 that were much more active than the present very weak cycle 24...

Soon, Radio Havana Cuba will be changing to the A19 transmissions schedule... and very few changes are expected to take place... The reason for not having to change many frequencies has to do with the very low solar activity expected for this season that starts during the spring and comes to an end during October.

.You can send your signal reports and comments about our short wave broadcasts to inforhc@enet.cu, again inforhc@enet.cu, and don't forget to include details of the programs heard so that we may verify your reception reports with a nice QSL card....

More radio hobby related information coming up: Recent radio noise measurements done at several of the world's most populated cities and also done at smaller towns and villages show something in common... The general background radio frequency noise levels within the frequency range from three to thirty megaHertz has increased dramatically during the past five years where ever measurements made five years ago were available... 

The results of those carefully done bandscans measuring the background noise demonstrate that services that once where capable of providing good quality coverage like the AM medium wave broadcast band have become, at some urban locations almost useless, even when the stations are using high power transmitters .... Add also that the FM broadcast band is also suffering from many electromagnetic incompatibility problems that reduce the service area of many stations in a significant way....

And now just at the end of the show,here is Arnie Coro's Dxers Unlimited's HF propagation update and forecast, expect poor to very poor conditions during the next two days due to the likely to happen effects of a high speed solar wind stream coming from a coronal hole... All  I will recommend is to monitor the lower frequencies for possible propagation anomalies... 

Send your signal reports and comments via AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, and use our primary e'mail address inforhc@enet.cu .See you at the weekend edition of Dxers Unlimited on the air next Sunday and Monday UTC days,

(Arnie Coro) 

Sentech Facility to Cease Shortwave Relays

Brixton Tower-Sentech

Jeff White of WRMI, has confirmed that the Sentec transmitting facility, in Meyerton, South Africa, will cease shortwave relays at the closure of the winter broadcast period, on 31 March 2019. The information was announced during his February 24 broadcast, of AWR Wavescan. The future of the stations using the Meyerton facility is unknown at this time, though speculated that most will shift to the Madagascasr transmitter site.

The following is a list of stations currently using the Meyerton facility.

All times UTC
Effective to: 31 March 2019

Channel Africa
0300-0455 on  3345 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
0300-0355 on  6155 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to ECAf English Mon-Fri
0500-0900 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
0600-0655 on 11925 MEY 250 kW / 315 deg to WeAf English Mon-Fri
0900-1200 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
1200-1300 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Nyanja Mon-Fri
1300-1400 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Lozi Mon-Fri
1400-1500 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Portuguese Mon-Fri
1500-1600 on  7260 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
1500-1555 on 17770 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to ECAf Swahili Mon-Fri
1600-1655 on 15235 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf French Mon-Fri
1700-1755 on 15235 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf English Mon-Fri

Clandestine-Radio Dabanga
0430-0500 on  9600 MEY 250 kW / 355 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1530-1600 on 15350 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic

BBC
0500-0600 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
0500-0600 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
0500-0600 on  9915 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
0500-0600 on 11945 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sat
0500-0600 on 15490 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sat
0530-0600 on 11945 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sun
0530-0600 on 15490 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sun
0600-0700 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
0600-0700 on 12095 MEY 250 kW / 342 deg to CeAf English
0600-0700 on 15420 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to SoAf English
0700-0800 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
0700-0800 on 15420 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to SoAf English
0700-0800 on 15490 MEY 250 kW / 340 deg to CeAf English
1130-1400 on 17745 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg to EaAf Somali Sat Premier League
1200-1230 on 17870 MEY 250 kW / 342 deg to CeAf French
1400-1430 on 17640 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf Hausa Mon-Fri
1400-1500 on 17745 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg to EaAf Somali
1500-1600 on 15420 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
1600-1700 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1600-1700 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
1600-1700 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
1630-1700 on 17870 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Mon-Fri
1700-1800 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1700-1800 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
1700-1800 on  9410 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
1700-1930 on  9465 MEY 100 kW / 030 deg to EaAf Somali Sat Premier League
1730-1750 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon-Fri
1750-1810 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1810-1830 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1800-1830 on  7395 MEY 250 kW / 076 deg to SoAf French
1800-1830 on  9465 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg to EaAf Somali
1800-1830 on 11875 MEY 100 kW / 030 deg to EaAf Somali
1800-1900 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1800-1900 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
1830-1850 on  9885 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon-Fri
1850-1910 on  9885 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1810-1930 on  9885 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1900-2000 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1900-2000 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English

Radio Sonder Grense
0500-0755 on  7285 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans
0800-1755 on  9650 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans
1800-0455 on  3320 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans

Deutsche Welle
0630-0700 on 15200 MEY 250 kW / 330 deg to WeAf Hausa
1000-1100 on 17710 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to EaAf Swahili
1800-1900 on 15200 MEY 250 kW / 330 deg to WeAf Hausa

South African Radio League Amateur Radio Today
0800-0900 on  7205 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf English Sun
0800-0900 on 17760 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf English Sun
1630-1730 on  4895 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf English Sun

Voice of America
1630-1700 on 11850 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to SDN  Sudanese English Mon-Fri
1630-1700 on 15260 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to CeAf Swahili
1730-1800 on 12040 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to EaAf Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 12040 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to EaAf Amharic
(DX Bulgaria/AWR Wavescan)
(photo/wikipedia)

Channel Africa seeks listener feedback

South Africa
Channel Africa is conducting a listener feedback session. If you have any comments, concerns, questions and suggestions about Chanel Africa, please send voice notes or call on Whatsapp: +27 76 300 3327 or social media Facebook: Channel Africa and Twitter: @Channel Africa1. You can also call in live on: +27 11 714 3943/3944/3946. The station management will be in studio to respond to your queries make sure you tune on the following times & dates

All times UTC

1400-1500 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Portuguese on Feb.27
1500-1555 on 17770 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to ECAf Kiswahili on Feb.28
1600-1655 on 15235 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf French on Feb.28
1500-1600 on  7260 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English on March 1
From April 1 Channel Africa might continue on internet only. BBC relays will be moved from Meyerton to Malagasy Glabal Business S.A.in Talata-Volonondry.
(DX Bulgaria)
(graphic/PlayDX)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2019 Feb 25 0822 UTC
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 18 - 24 February 2019

Solar activity was very low. A DSF centered near N19W38 was observed lifting off after 23/2332 UTC. A subsequent CME signature was first observed in LASCO C2 imagery at 24/0125 UTC. However, after forecaster analysis and WSA/Enlil modeling, the CME was determined
to be off the Sun-Earth line.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached moderate levels on 18-20 Feb. Normal levels were observed during the rest of the summary period.

Geomagnetic field activity reached active levels on 21 Feb due to CH HSS influences. The remainder of the period was at mostly quiet levels.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 25 February - 23 March 2019

Solar activity is expected to remain very low for the forecast period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at moderate to high levels on 25 Feb - 10 Mar, and 13 Mar due to recurrent CH HSS activity. Normal to moderate levels are expected for the remainder of the outlook period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at G1 (Minor) storm levels on 27-28 Feb due to recurrent CH HSS activity. The remainder of the period is expected to be mostly quiet to unsettled.

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2019 Feb 25      71           5          2
2019 Feb 26      71           5          2
2019 Feb 27      71          18          5
2019 Feb 28      71          24          5
2019 Mar 01      71          16          4
2019 Mar 02      71          12          4
2019 Mar 03      71           8          3
2019 Mar 04      71           5          2
2019 Mar 05      71           8          3
2019 Mar 06      71           5          2
2019 Mar 07      71           8          3
2019 Mar 08      71          10          4
2019 Mar 09      71           8          3
2019 Mar 10      71           5          2
2019 Mar 11      71           5          2
2019 Mar 12      71          12          4
2019 Mar 13      71          10          3
2019 Mar 14      71           5          2
2019 Mar 15      71           5          2
2019 Mar 16      71           5          2
2019 Mar 17      71           5          2
2019 Mar 18      71           5          2
2019 Mar 19      71           5          2
2019 Mar 20      71          10          3
2019 Mar 21      71           5          2
2019 Mar 22      71           5          2
2019 Mar 23      71           5          2
(NOAA)

Shortwave Radiogram, weekend schedules

Hello friends,

Information below about "This is a Music Show," on WRMI, which includes some MFSK. Also, some changes to the PANBEMS Net.

WINB's DRM transmitter was not on the air last weekend: apologies if you tried to tune in. And WINB has a new frequency for its DRM transmitter: 13755 kHz. Shortwave Radiogram will be today (Friday) at 1500-1530 UTC on 13755. You can use KiwiSDR receivers in conjunction with the Dream software to decode DRM. See this post from the website for instructions.

Last weekend we another example of an amazingly successful decode of Olivia 64-2000 text under adverse conditions. You can see/hear/decode that Olivia 64-2000 here.

Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 87) are provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 2030 UTC), Ralf in Germany (Saturday 1400 UTC), Martín In Mexico (Sunday 0800 UTC 7730 kHz), and "youngalientype" (Sunday 2330 UTC, Olivia 64-2000 segment). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 88, 22-24 February 2019, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:44  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:49  NASA to test X-ray communication system on the ISS
 7:19  MFSK64: Earth's atmosphere extends to 630,000 km*
12:20  This week's images*
27:33  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 Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 13755 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Friday 2030-2100 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida
Saturday 0330-0400 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1400-1430 UTC 9400 kHz Space Line Bulgaria
Saturday 1830-1900 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz
7730 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida

"This is a Music Show" is the newest addition to digital modes via analog shortwave. 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, 5850 kHz, Thursday 0100-0200 UTC (Wednesday evening in the Americas). The first show this past Wednesday had MFSK64 text and an MFSK32 image. You might have to set the mode manually. Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show.

Slow Scan Radio transmits SSTV images and text modes Saturdays at 1300-1330 UTC on 6070 kHz and 7440 kHz via Channel 292 in Germany -- according to the latest schedule information I have. The website is http://www.slowscanradio.com. Reception reports to x@xdv.me.

The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1300-1400 UTC on 11600 kHz from Bulgaria, with the minute of MFSK at about 1330 UTC (if you are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ ). And to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 7-9 pm EST) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. The 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/.

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 new 1230 UTC for out-of-state stations (1300Z for stations in Pennsylvania)  on 3583 kHz USB. Check-ins are in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32, although PANBEMS is experimenting with Thor50x1 for traffic. Messages usually 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.

Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom

Radio Öömrang revives for a day

If it's February 21, time for the annual broadcast from Radio Öömrang, and if you missed last year, here’s a new opportunity. Once a year on February 21, citizens from one of Germany’s North Frisian Islands, celebrate Bikebrånen, a major North Frisian holiday. 

The first broadcast was founded by amateur radio operator Ajan Kölzow on the island of Amrum in 2006. Annual programs are aimed at the descendants of North Frisian immigrants to North America. 

Programs are presented in English and Standard German with talk and interviews in the North Frisian language of the Öömrang dialect. Programming may be live, or a recording from past editions to celebrate their special day.

The winter 2019 broadcast for Radio Öömrang, is schedule for February 21, 2019,  1600-1700 UTC on 15215 kHz, relayed from the Issoudun, France transmitter.  

The scheduled 2019 broadcast has been confirmed by Michael Puetz, of Media Broadcast. To request an e-QSL, send your program details to: 

qsl-shortwave@mediabroadcast.com

(Global Radio Guide-Winter 2018-2019/Bits & Bytes excerpt)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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:Issued: 2019 Feb 18 0458 UTC
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 11 - 17 February 2019
Solar activity was at very low levels. There were no numbered spot regions. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed in coronagraph imagery. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 11 and 14 Feb, with a maximum flux of 1,890 pfu at 11/1445 UTC. Normal to moderate levels were observed on the remaining days. 

Geomagnetic field activity was at mostly quiet to unsettled levels. Active levels were observed on 13 Feb. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 18 February - 16 March 2019
Solar activity is expected to be very low levels throughout the forecast period. No notable regions are due to return to the visible disk. 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 21 Feb - 10 Mar and 13 Mar. Normal to moderate levels are expected for 18-20 Feb, 11-12 Mar, and 14-16 Mar. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming levels on 28 Feb - 01 Mar as the result of recurrent, negative polarity CH HSS influences. Mostly quiet to unsettled levels are expected for the rest of the outlook period. 

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:Issued: 2019 Feb 18 0458 UTC
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#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2019-02-18
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2019 Feb 18      70           5          2
2019 Feb 19      70          12          4
2019 Feb 20      70          16          4
2019 Feb 21      70          12          3
2019 Feb 22      70           8          3
2019 Feb 23      70           5          2
2019 Feb 24      70           5          2
2019 Feb 25      70           5          2
2019 Feb 26      70           5          2
2019 Feb 27      68          15          4
2019 Feb 28      68          18          5
2019 Mar 01      68          18          5
2019 Mar 02      68          12          4
2019 Mar 03      68           8          3
2019 Mar 04      68           5          2
2019 Mar 05      68           8          3
2019 Mar 06      68           5          2
2019 Mar 07      68           8          3
2019 Mar 08      68          10          4
2019 Mar 09      68           8          3
2019 Mar 10      68           5          2
2019 Mar 11      68           5          2
2019 Mar 12      70          12          4
2019 Mar 13      70          10          3
2019 Mar 14      70           5          2
2019 Mar 15      70           5          2
2019 Mar 16      70           5          2

(NOAA)