17th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Winter 2021-22) Now Available

 

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For Immediate Release                                                                       Thursday, December 2, 2021

On any given day, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) fueled by a meteoric rise in the country's economics, politics, the covid pandemic, cyber security and human rights issues, Beijing Winter 2022 Olympics, and a strident expansion of the country’s military forces dominates global news headlines and news cycles. These headlines include China’s recent tensions with Taiwan, which are said to be the worst in forty years, and its other neighbors in the South China Sea region.

As China’s influence continues to expand worldwide, so have the country’s huge radio broadcast services. Local, regional, and international mediumwave and shortwave networks carry news and programming to audiences around the world. Since these services are government-sponsored you are hearing China’s Communist Party’s (CCP) perspective of worldwide events as they unfold. Topping the list of the country’s media outlets is China Radio International (CRI) the largest and most widely heard station in China.

For those who want to follow all the ongoing storylines originating from the PRC, Gayle Van Horn’s 17th Edition of her Amazon bestselling Global Radio Guide (Winter 2021-22) has all the details you need to monitor all the radio services from the Land of the Red Dragon.

Her feature is one of the most comprehensive articles ever written on the Chinese radio broadcast system. Complete schedules for all China radio services, a section of how to ID national stations broadcasting in Chinese, and links to videos with CRI IDs in 45 languages on the author’s YouTube channel that are just some of the materials you will find in this all-important cover story in the GRG. This is an indispensable guide to for the radio listener to hear China as tensions in the region continue to heat up.

China’s broadcasters are not the only focus of this completely updated edition of the GRG, though. Worldwide, tensions are continuing to escalate, and – in another case of what is old becoming new – people around the world are once again turning to shortwave radio to place themselves on the front lines.

With the help of the GRG, you can tune in to shortwave broadcast stations from other hotspots such as Cuba, India, Iran, North/South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many other counties. If you have a shortwave radio receiver, SDR or Internet connection, pair it with this unique radio resource to know when and where to listen to the world.

This newest edition of the GRG carries on the tradition of those before it with an in-depth, 24-hour station/frequency guide with schedules for selected AM band, longwave, and shortwave radio stations. This unique resource is the only radio publication that lists by-hour schedules that include all language services, frequencies, and world target areas for over 500 stations worldwide. The schedules included in this edition of the GRG are valid from 31 October 2021 until 26 March 2022, the B21 broadcast schedule period.

The GRG includes listings of DX radio programs and Internet website addresses for many of the stations in the book. There are also entries for time and frequency stations as well as some of the more “intriguing” transmissions one can find on the shortwave radio bands.

Gayle has also updated her now-famous SDR Buyer’s Guide, a must-have compendium that helps you navigate through the revolutionary world of software-defined radios (SDRs), the new digital frontier of the radio hobby.

Also new in this 17th edition, James Careless, in an article that originally appeared in Radio World, looks at the current state of shortwave receiver technology. Dr. Adrian Peterson of AWR looks back at the early days of Philippine broadcasting. David Harris has written a review of the bhi NES10-2MK4 Noise Cancelling Speaker. Spectrum Monitor columnist Fred Waterer will take you on a guided tour of shortwave music programs from around the world.

There are updated columns including the latest radio news in Bits & Bytes, current radio QSL information and addresses, the Best of the Best DX shortwave program listings, and a listing of radio station Internet websites.

This edition also has introductory articles for beginners on Traveling the World via Shortwave Radio Broadcasts, Monitoring the Shortwave Action Bands, and Teak’s latest greatly expanded frequency list of HF non-broadcast radio stations worldwide.

Global Radio listeners are routinely entertained with unique perspectives to events, music, culture, history, and news from other countries that you will not see or hear on your local or national broadcast channels. Global Radio broadcasts are not restricted by country borders or oceans and can travel thousands of miles, reaching millions of listeners worldwide, now in over 300 different languages and dialects.

Whether you monitor shortwave radio broadcasts, amateur radio operators, or aeronautical, maritime, government, or military communications in the HF radio spectrum, this book has the frequencies to help you to hear it all. Teak Publishing’s Global Radio Guide "brings the world to you."

You can find this edition of the Global Radio Guide, along with all of Teak Publishing e-book titles currently available for purchase, on the Teak Publishing Web site at http://www.teakpublishing.com. This includes all previous editions of the Global Radio Guide available at reduced sale prices.

The 17th edition of the Global Radio Guide e-Book (electronic book only, “no print edition available”) is available worldwide from Amazon and their various international websites at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MV5XMFZ.

The price for this latest edition is US$8.99 for over 1000 pages of radio hobby content and frequencies. Since this book is being released internationally, Amazon customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, France Spain, Italy, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Australia can order this e-Book from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. Customers in all other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website to purchase this e-Book.

You can read any Kindle e-Book with Amazon’s ‘free’ reading apps on literally any electronic media platform. You do not have to own a Kindle reader from Amazon to read this e-book. There are Kindle apps available for iOS, Android, Mac, and PC platforms. You can find additional details on these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771. 

KQKD DX Test schedule update

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan 6, 2022

The Courtesy Program Committee (CPC) of the National Radio Club (NRC) and the International Radio Club of America (IRCA) is pleased to announce a special DX Test for distant listeners for KQKD on 1380 kHz in Redfield, SD.

The test is scheduled for 1/15/2022 at 00:01 AM Central Time (0601 UTC 15 January).  This test is scheduled to run for three hours.  

For KQKD, Ron Schacht, Owner/Chief Engineer, will be performing regular maintenance of the station's audio chain during the test. Listeners will hear: Morse Code IDs, Tone Sweeps, Voice IDs, Music, 1 kHz long tones, IRCA Signature Tune "Hands Across The Sea"  and more.

RECEPTION REPORTS & QSL REQUESTS

All reception reports will be verified through the CPC with an electronic QSL. Reception reports along with MP3 recordings or .MP4 video recordings of your reception should be emailed to:

les@highnoonfilm.com.  Please be sure to use the subject line: "KQKD 1380 RECEPTION REPORT."

The following requirements are in effect in order to receive an electronic QSL verifying your report:

   Reports via email only. Email must include an MP3 file attachment of your reception (best two minutes or so in length) or an MP4 video clip. While written descriptions will be considered along with the recording,

   they will not suffice alone for verification.

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   Reports must be submitted within 30 days of the test.

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   The report must include your name, location, and return email address, clearly grouped together at the top of the verification request.

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   Please also include a description of your receiver, antenna, and any interference noted.

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   If you use a remote SDR to receive the test, you must clearly indicate that in your verification request. We will only accept one such report per DX'er. You cannot log the test on multiple remote SDRs and request multiple verifications.

The IRCA/NRC CPC would like to thank the owners of KQKD, Ron Schacht, Owner/Chief Engineer, and CPC member Paul Walker for helping to arrange the test.

Good luck to all DXers!

About the CPC

The Courtesy Program Committee (CPC) is a cross-functional group comprised of members of both the National Radio Club (NRC) and International Radio Club of America (IRCA) for the purpose of coordinating and arranging DX Tests with AM radio stations.  These DX tests both allow radio stations to conduct valuable equipment tests on their transmitter and audio chain as well as enable DX hobbyists to receive the testing station from greater distances than would normally be possible.  The CPC membership consists of:  Chairman Les Rayburn, Paul Walker, George Santulli, Joe Miller, and Loyd Van Horn.

For radio stations interested in coordinating a DX test with the CPC, please visit the following Web site for more information:

https://amdxtest.blogspot.com/

For more information on the types of content heard during a DX test, "An introduction to DX Tests" video is available at DX Central:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQX_zmEC4fY

*Loyd Van Horn*

W4LVH - Mandeville, LA

*Member*:  IRCA/NRC Courtesy Program Committee (CPC)

*Founder*: DX Central - *Because we're all about radio*

*Web*:  dxcentralonline.com

*Twitter*:  @DXCentral

*YouTube*:  youtube.com/c/DXCentral

From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedules, Jan. 9-15

 

From the Isle of Music, January 9-15 2022: 

This week we present a potpourri of ensembles. 

The broadcasts take place: 

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

For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 (NEW FOR B21) UTC on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). 

For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1300-1400 UTC (NEW FOR B21) on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany. 

Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic/ 

Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic 

Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford 

Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, January 9-15 2022: 

Episode 250, our first new episode of 2022, visits all of the continents. 

The broadcasts take place: 

Sunday 2300-0000 NEW FOR B21 (6:00PM -7:00PM EST) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 

Tuesday 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 

Saturday 0800-0900 UTC on Channel 292, 9670 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe with a directional booster aimed eastward. 

Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot/ 

Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic 

Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford 

William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer

Tilford Productions, LLC

email: bill@tilfordproductions.com

Website: www.tilfordproductions.com

WRMI adds CQ Calling program to Thursday lineup

 

CQ Calling, a new DX program airing on WRMI, focuses on the large number of amateur radio operators in our audience. 

It is produced and presented by Larry Deyoe, who commented; 

"I’ve been an avid mediumwave and shortwave DX’er since 1972. I began in broadcasting in 1977 in Portland, Oregon. A total of 11 years in commercial radio. I host a nearly daily YouTube

show between 20:00 and 21:00 UTC called 'Ham Radio Live!' a live show watched daily by people from around the world. The show encourages people to get their ham license while also celebrating shortwave, DX, CB, and radio history. The live viewers are a key 34 element to every show". 

CQ Calling is aired on WRMI on Thursday 

All times UTC

0815 - 7730 kHz to Hawaii/South Pacific/Australia/New Zealand

2015 - 15770 kHz to Europe/North Africa/Middle East

7:30 pm Eastern Time on 9395 kHz to North America

8:15 pm Eastern Time on 9955 kHz to Caribbean/Central America/South America

The Thursday 8:15 pm ET broadcast is simulcast on WRMIs internet stream at www.wrmi.net

(BDXC/edited for clarity by Teak Publishing)

KJJR DX Test on January 8

 

The Courtesy Program Committee (CPC) of the National Radio Club and The International Radio Club of America, is pleased to announce a special DX Test for distant listeners for KJJR 880 kHz in Whitefish, Montana. The test is scheduled for Saturday morning, January 8, 2022 at 00:01 AM MST (07:01 UTC). The test will run for two hours until 02:00 AM MST (09:00 UTC). 

The Chief Engineer for KJJR, Todd Clark will be performing regular maintenance of the station's audio chain during the test. Listeners will hear Morse Code IDs at 10 WPM 800 Hz and 20 WPM 1,000 Hz. There will also be sweep tones, telephone off-hook indicators, long-duration tones at 1,000 Hz, music, jingles, and more. 

More details regarding reception reports, verifications, etc. will be sent in the coming days. We are rushing to make this announcement to give as many DX'ers notification of the upcoming test as possible. 

The IRCA/NRC CPC would like to thank the owners of KJJR, Todd Clark, and Paul Walker for helping to arrange the test.

(Les Rayburn/Loyd Van Horn-NRC/IRCA)

Broadcasting in Russian Handbook, now available

 

A reminder to hobbyists that follow Russian broadcast

The 31st edition of the "Broadcasting in Russian" Handbook, published by the St. Petersburg DX Club, has been recently released.

The handbook is the most comprehensive guide to broadcasts in Russian on long, medium and short waves. Its "Air Broadcasting" section features all radio stations transmitting in Russian at present time, both from Russia

and abroad, which could be received in Russia and neighboring countries (total 43 stations from 28 countries and territories of the world).

Station listings include frequency and program schedules, transmitter location and power, target areas, postal addresses, phone/fax numbers, Web sites, social network pages, e-mail addresses as well as QSL policy info. The schedules are valid mainly until the end of March 2022 (during A21 broadcasting season).

For the first time "Pirate Broadcasting" section is introduced in the current issue of the handbook. The latter features the unlicensed stations which regularly broadcast in Russian within MW and SW broadcast bands.

The Internet Broadcasting section contains information on Internet broadcasting of 20 stations of 15 countries.

In the historical section, the article on Trans World Radio's history is continued.

The Handbook is exclusively in Russian and distributed as a hard copy only. Its volume is 64 pages of A5 size. Please address your purchase requests and questions to St. Petersburg DX Club by e-mail to dxspb@nrec.spb.ru>

The price is 6 EUR or 7 USD (including delivery by registered mail) by

cash / PayPal / Skrill.

(Alexander Berezkin, Sankt-Petersburg-RUS,

RUSdx #1162 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 5)

(Top Nx 1489/11 Dec 2021)

AIR India schedule updates

Three more All India Radio stations on shortwave go off the air

The latest monitoring observations show that the following  SW stations of All India Radio that were heard very well till yesterday are absent today, 1st January 2022. This tallies with the various media reports that some old transmitters of  AIR  stations were being shut down from yesterday.

1. Jeypore (50 kW) 5040  kHz

2. New Delhi (250 kW) 6030, 6100 kHz

3. Srinagar  (50 kW) 4950, 6110 kHz  

Also, the Mumbai (50 kW)  Vividh Bharti transmitter on 1188 kHz  is  noted off air recently

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS via DX_India)

additional information from Jose Jacobs and Alokesh Gupta 02 Jan 2022

All India Radio to double broadcast duration in 6 neighbourhood languages from Jan 3

New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): The External Services Division of All India Radio (AIR) will expand its transmission in six neighbourhood languages including Dari, Pashto, Baluchi, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, and Tibetan from Monday.

According to a statement issued by the AIR, the broadcast duration in each of these six languages has been doubled from the existing 1 to 1.5 hours per day to 3 hours per day.

"The External Services Division of All India Radio is expanding its transmission in six neighbourhood languages from 3rd January, 2022. These languages are Dari, Pashto, Baluchi, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali and Tibetan. The broadcast timings in each of these six languages has been doubled from the existing 1 to 1.5 hours to 3 hours. The broadcast services in these six languages henceforth will be available every day for one and a half hours each in the morning and evening," read an official AIR statement.

"The broadcast services in these six languages would henceforth be available every day for one and a half hours each in the morning and in the evening," the statement read.

The AIR has also informed that the timings of Burmese Service would change from 8:15 am – 9:15 am to 8:45 am – 9:45 am.

In keeping with its mandate of reaching out to the regions across the globe, the External Services Division of AIR currently broadcasts in 17 languages every day. The languages include French, Mandarin Chinese, Tibetan, Sindhi, Indonesian, Nepali, Urdu, Baluchi, Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Persian, Tibetan, Swahili, Punjabi, Saraiki, and Bengali. (ANI)

Here's the revised schedule :

Baluchi (Towards Pakistan) :

0300-0430 UTC (0830-1000 IST) - 9950 khz (D) (New Delhi)

1230-1330 UTC (1800-1900 IST) - 9950 khz (D)

Burmese ( Towards Myanmar) :

0315-0415 UTC (0845-0945 IST) - 11560 kHz (D)

Chinese ( Towards China) :

2345-0115 UTC (0515-0645 IST) - 13795 kHz (B) (Bengahura)

1030-1200 UTC (1600-1730 UTC) - 13795 kHz (B)

Dari ( Towards Afghanistan) :

0430-0600 UTC (1000-1130 IST) - 9950 kHz (D) 

1330-1500 UTC (1900-2030 IST) - 9950 kHz (D), 15030 kHz (B)

Nepali ( Towards Nepal) :

0145-0330 UTC (0715-0845 IST) - 11560 kHz (D)

0900-1030 UTC ( 1430-1600 IST) - 9950 kHz (D)

Pashto ( Towards Afghanistan) :

0430-0600 UTC (1000-1130 IST) - 11560 kHz (D)

1230-1400 UTC (1800-1930 IST) - 11560 kHz (D)

Tibetan (Towards 

0100-0230 UTC (0630-0800 IST) - 9875 kHz (B)

1045-1215 UTC (1615-1745 IST) - 11590 kHz (D)

B=Bengaluru ( 500 kW)

D= New Delhi (2 x 100 kW)

VOA offers free VOA@80 calendar

 

In 2022, Voice of America celebrates its 80th Anniversary on February 1st. Why not commemorate this milestone with a VOA @ 80 calendar?

From the January issue of British DX Club, comes information on the VOA @80  2022 Calendar.

The 2022 Voice of America calendar can be downloaded for free from the VOA Resources web page. Previous years’ calendars, VOA standards, best practice guides, and broadcast records documents can also be found on the page.

The front of the 2022 calendar features a VOA Ukrainian journalist reporting on a US Marine marathon.

Download your free PDF - 2022 calendar at: http://www.insidevoa.com/z/5338

BBC Radio Group Club granted special callsign during 2022

 

To mark 100 years of British broadcasting, the BBC will be putting on special events throughout 2022. As part of the celebrations, the staff amateur radio club, BBC Radio Group, will be active throughout the year using the special callsign GB100BBC.

BBC Radio 4 announcer/newsreader, Jim Lee, launched GB100BBC, from the BBC's Broadcasting House, in London, at exactly midday on 1 January. Within minutes amateur radio stations around the UK and throughout Europe were clamoring to contact the special BBC station and secure a prized entry in their logbook.

The London BBC Radio Group has been granted an extended special event radio license by the regulator Ofcom, to operate the station throughout 2022. Ofcom has permitted operation from club members’ home stations, as well as from BBC premises around the UK, and locations associated with BBC broadcasting such as transmitter sites. 

Operators can be present and retired BBC staff or those who now are working in former BBC or privatized successor premises, for example, the Woofferton transmitter site.

The BBC Radio Group was launched in 2017 by a handful of radio enthusiasts to revive a long and rich history of amateur radio at the BBC dating back to the Second World War. The ‘radio shack’ at the BBC’s headquarters, Broadcasting House in central London, was officially opened by the then Director-General, Lord Tony Hall.

In addition to online QSL options, a traditional commemorative QSL card will be available via the RSGB bureau. View the GB100BBC page on QRZ.com for more information and look for GB100BBC on all bands and modes. E-QSLs will be available by registering at:

https://www.eqsl.cc/QSLCard/Home4G.cfm No direct reports - paper QSLs will only be sent via the RSGB bureau.

(RSGB/ Dave Porter, Jonathan Kempster)

(BDXC-Jan 2022/U.K. & Ireland News via Dave Kenny)

Radio Free Asia release 78th QSL card

 

RADIO FREE ASIA ANNOUNCES NEW YEAR QSL

JANUARY 2022

 

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its latest QSL card commemorating our 25-year journey. Following our 25th anniversary in September 2021, RFA is introducing to the world a whole new look -- a new, refreshed logo and website. The logo's redesign captures the essence of RFA’s commitment to document, to hold accountable, and to amplify. The quote motif encapsulates our fundamental mission to provide a voice and bring facts to those in Asia’s most closed societies. The new website offers an improved showcase for RFA’s immersive visual storytelling, and its revamped page structure and simpler navigation are designed to be more inviting for readers. In the coming months, RFA’s language services will be similarly refreshed, giving visitors a better, more engaging experience. This is RFA's 78th QSL and used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from January to April 2022.

 

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.  More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at http://www.rfa.org.

 RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports.  Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions.  RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.  RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers but also from our general listening audience.

 

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

             Reception Reports

            Radio Free Asia

            2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

            Washington DC 20036

            United States of America 

(Aungthu Schlenker/RFA)

Six Local Radio Broadcasting Stations on the Caribbean island of Antigua

 

On this occasion here in Wavescan, we present the story of six local radio broadcasting stations that have been located on the island of Antigua, a British territory on the northeastern edge of the Caribbean.  The stories associated with this cluster of local radio stations span more than half a century of interesting radio history.

1. American Forces Radio Service AFRS Amplifier Station

We go back to the era of World War II, and at that stage, the United States was operating major bases on the northern perimeter of the island of Antigua as a form of protection for the Panama Canal.  These bases were located at Crabbs and Coolidge on both sides of Parham Harbour, and they were collectively a joint operation that involved all four branches of the American armed forces.  

A small and somewhat informal radio station was installed at the American Coolidge Air Force Base and it was operated in the style of what we would these days call a cable radio station.  Local and relayed AFRS programming was broadcast through strategically located loudspeakers throughout the American encampments. 

2. Antigua Broadcasting Service ABS

The well-known aviation pioneer in the Caribbean, Captain Sir Frank DeLisle introduced the first air flight services to several of the eastern Caribbean islands including Montserrat and Antigua.  In November 1952, Sir Frank installed the first radio broadcasting station in Montserrat in the basement of his home, the ornate and historic Olveston House in suburban Salem.  The 40 watt crystal-controlled shortwave transmitter was tuned to the 90-meter tropical band frequency 3255 kHz, and the simple antenna system was a center fed doublet, erected at the home.  

The Montserrat government took over the DeLisle volunteer radio broadcasting service five years later, in 1957, and they installed a new mediumwave transmitter in the nearby Groves Agriculture compound with 250 watts on 1550 kHz under the callsign ZJB.  On one of his many flights across the separating waterway, Sir Frank then transferred his small low powered shortwave station from Montserrat and he installed it at St. John's on the island of Antigua where it was inaugurated on the same tropical band channel 3255 kHz.  

The Antigua Broadcasting Service was officially organized in February 1956, and the shortwave programming service was inaugurated during the following year, 1957.  Even at that preliminary stage, the station announced that soon a 500-watt transmitter would be installed. 

After three years of shortwave programming (1960), a new 500-watt mediumwave transmitter was installed and it radiated initially on the almost split-channel frequency 644 kHz.  Five years later, the mediumwave channel was adjusted slightly to the more conventual 10 kHz spacing at 620 kHz.  Subsequently the power level was increased to 5 kW, and later again, to 10 kW.  Half a dozen years ago, ABS abandoned the use of mediumwave in favor of the more economical FM coverage.

3. Commercial Station ZDK

After the middle of the last century, a large number of radio listeners on Antigua were writing letters of request to radio stations elsewhere, such as WSTA on St Thomas, the BBC shortwave service in London, and the Voice of America in Washington DC.  In fact, the commercial station WSTA on St Thomas accommodated their listeners on Antigua with a special daily program under the title, Antigua Antics.

Commercial leaders on Antigua saw this obvious interest on the part of radio listeners as an opportunity to launch a commercial radio broadcasting station.  Ultimately they were able to launch their own commercial station as ZDK with 10 kW on 1100 kHz and 10 watts FM on 99.0 MHz, on November 30, 1970.  At one stage they considered installing a 50 kW mediumwave transmitter, though instead they also abandoned mediumwave in favor of FM (97.1 MHz) half a dozen years ago.

4. Caribbean Radio Lighthouse

The mediumwave station Caribbean Radio Lighthouse with its Baptist connections was inaugurated with 10 kW on the split channel frequency 1165 kHz with studios and transmitter at Jolly Hill, Antigua on September 7, 1975.  Four years ago (2017), their studios were rebuilt at suburban Valley Church, though the transmitter, a 10 kW Nautel, remained at Jolly Hill.   

Two frequency-modulated STLs (studio to transmitter links) feed the twin programming from the studios to the mediumwave transmitter at Jolly Hill and to the FM transmitter (92.3 MHz) on a nearby hill top.  This station, Caribbean Radio Lighthouse with its 10 kW on 1165 kHz, is the only mediumwave station still operating on the island of Antigua.

     Audio Insert: Caribbean Radio Lighthouse, Trumpet signal, opening announcement in English 

5. Voice of America Relay Station

An agreement between the United States and the somewhat independent island nation of Antigua for the installation of a Voice of America relay station was signed in 1980.  Preliminary work on the 17 acre site adjacent to the American Air Force Base at Coolidge on the northern edge of the island began in January of the following year, 1981.  In VOA parlance, the location was identified as Judge Bay.

The original interim equipment for VOA Antigua was contained in a Dept of Defense transportable station with a 50 kW transmitter on 1580 kHz and a single omnidirectional tower.  Two power generators at 200 kW each provided back up power as needed.  Two shortwave transmitters at 50 kW each at VOA Greenville in North Carolina provided a program feed:  

Greenville Site A, transmitter GA7 on 15650 kHz, LSB 

Greenville Site B, transmitter GB7 on 9560 kHz, DSB

If needed, backup feeder transmitters were available at other VOA sites in the United States.  The station was on the air in English four hours each night with programming beamed to the Caribbean and the South American mainland.  On one Sunday each month, the station was on the air for just one hour, from 1700 to 1800 UTC.  This would seem to be an opportunity for transmitter maintenance and adjustment.

This VOA slave relay station was inaugurated on April 12, 1981 and it was moved into a permanent facility two years later (1983), with a two-tower directional antenna system configured for coverage to the south.  The last entry in the WRTVHB for VOA Antigua was for the year 1993, seeming to indicate that the station was closed after a dozen years of on air service during that same year (1993).  The Antigua station, along with a similar station in Costa Rica, was closed as an economic measure.

6. BBC World Service on FM

In 1976, a large new shortwave station was installed on the island of Antigua as a joint operation by the BBC London and Deutsche Welle in Germany and it was operated under the auspices of the Caribbean Relay Company Ltd.  Subsequently, the Caribbean Relay Co also installed an FM station which carried a live relay from the BBC World Service and also the regular regional program, Caribbean Report.  Initially this programming was listed on 98.1 MHz FM, though these days it is noted on 89.1 MHz. 

(AWR Wavescan-NWS 664)

KNLS update on transmitter # 1

 

WCB KNLS The New Life Station tx#1 is out of service from January 1

 

All times UTC

ALASKA   WCB KNLS tx#1 is out of service from January 1

0800-0900 on  7370 NLS 100 kW / 285 deg to EaAs Chinese

0900-1000 on  7370 NLS 100 kW / 285 deg to EaAs Chinese

1000-1100 on  9715 NLS 100 kW / 285 deg to EaAs Chinese

1100-1200 on  9720 NLS 100 kW / 285 deg to EaAs Chinese

1200-1300 on  9580 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English

1300-1400 on  7395 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese

1400-1500 on  9535 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese

1500-1600 on  9730 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Chinese

(DXB 03 Jan 2022)

An Introduction to AM DX Test

 

Loyd Van Horn (Teak Publishing/DX Central) has produced another great video for his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/DXCentral  DX Central provides some of the best and most interesting content for DX’ers.

A few notes about why the NRC CPC decided to change our standards for QSL verifications from DX Tests:

- All the work is done by volunteers whose time is limited.

- Written DX Reports require considerably more time to verify than a short recording. There are lots of reasons for this; stations are provided with test material but often alter it to include their own programming, announcements, etc. Getting an accurate record of what the station recorded can be a challenge. DX’ers clock in the shack may be off by several minutes or more, making it hard to verify the sequence of reported parts of their reception, etc. Trust me, it’s labor-intensive. We still welcome them, and try to include them in the reports.

- We’re also specifying emailed reception files in .mp3, .wav, or .mp4 video format. These are the easiest for us to verify, and the videos make great material for Loyd to include on his YouTube channel.

- “Legacy formats” such as cassettes, Compact Disc (CD), or 1/4”

reel-to-reel simply requires too much time and legacy equipment. We can’t continue to support those.

- Reports submitted by mail (USPS) are no longer required. Again, it’s the time factor. Email is faster and easier for our volunteers to deal with.

Send all reception reports via email if it’s a CPC verification test.

- The explosion of remote SDR’s have led to a sub-hobby of people “DXing”

using their computer versus an actual radio. This allows people to hear DX tests that might otherwise be impossible due to propagation or time of day.

The problem is that some abused this by requesting QSLs for as many as 15 remote SDR’s in a single test. We now limit these requests to a single QSL request for only one remote SDR.

We also require that any such reception be clearly identified. We have had a few instances where people attempted to claim reception of a DX Test at a given location, without revealing that it was heard by the use of an internet-accessed SDR.

Personally, while I enjoy listening to remote SDRs for entertainment, I don’t consider it DX’ing. The only exception is people who build their own remote SDRs, antenna systems, etc in remote locations—this is common by some Arctic DX’ers for instance. Simply benefiting from someone else’s labor and expense to hear stations doesn’t seem like an individual accomplishment (but your mileage may vary) To each their own.

We hope you’ll continue to enjoy the DX Tests that the CPC is able to arrange. If you have a relationship with someone who works at an AM Radio station and think they might be willing to do a test in the future, please let us know. We need all the help we can get.

Thanks to Joe, Loyd, George, and Paul for all their hard work!

73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF

les@highnoonfilm.com

(Paul B. Walker Jr/HCDX)

AIR Contest 2022 "Attilio Leon" for listener's

 Asso

The A.I.R. Contest 2022 “Attilio Leoni”, will start at 0000UTC on January 2 end at midnight UTC on January members and nonmembers alike. The Contest is divided into the following parts:

First part: listening to any station broadcasting from the relay) from 0000 UTC of January 2

(frequencies between 150 and 26100kHz)

Second part: listening to programs in any language of the following station's transmitter or via relay, at any time from January UTC (frequencies between 150 and 26100kHz

- ALASKA, KNLS

- ARGENTINA, RAE

- AUSTRALIA, Reach Beyond Australia

- CUBA, Radio Habana

CHINA, China Radio Int.

Each station can be logged only once.

The listening report will have a minimum

The reports must contain all useful references (frequency, UTC time, station name, language, the

most important details for a good valuation, SINPO code), technical data (receiver, antenna and

optional). The listening list, with you

I – 10080

Not later than February 12th, 202

ociiaziione IItalliiana Radiioascollto

1982 -- 2022

40°° anniiversariio

REGOLAMENTO

9th, 2022. Participation is open for all radio listeners, A.I.R.

: Europe-Africa (with its own transmitter or via

nd to 2400 UTC of January 6th, 2022

- broadcasting bands)

: , 7th at 0000UTC to January

- broadcasting bands)

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- INDIA, All India Radio

- NEW ZEALAND, Radio New Zealand

- SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA

- USA, WWCR

- USA, Voice of America

time of 15 minutes.

your participation fee, must be sent to this address:

PECOLATTO Bruno

AIR Contest Manager

Fermo Posta

RONCO CANAVESE (TO) - ITALY

 e-mail: bpecolatto@libero.it

22 (date of postmark).

nd, 2022, and will

. in any language

(with its own

9th, 2022, at midnight

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On the same report, the participant must indicate his name and surname, complete address and a

short declaration as follows: “I take the responsibility on myself that I have listened to all the stations

reported during the time of validity of contest”.

All details will be very important for a correct estimate of the contest results and for additional

controls the Contest Manager could ask for your audio tape. A bonus of 200 points will be awarded to

all those who will report the highest number of program details for each station and not only

generic terms such as news, music, comments, etc.

The scores will be computed on a base of 101 = points for each station deducting the participant's

percentage that listened to the same station. Decimal will not be considered. During the contest

some monitor stations will listen off.

The participation fee is 5 (five) IRC’s or 5 €uro to be sent with your listening list to Contest

Manager or Paypal payement to www.air-radio.it

Each participant will receive a certificate of participation and a small gift made on the occasion

of the 40th anniversary of AIR. Prizes list for the three first participants is the following:

1st prize: a copy of WRTH 2022

2nd prize: a book for radiolisteners offered by Edizioni C&C srl

3rd prize: a philatelic sheet

Other prizes

 three philatelic sheets and three book for radiolistener offered by Associazione Italiana

Radioascolto www.air-radio.it

 one book for radiolistener offered by Edizioni C&C srl

For any other information, please write to Contest Manager (see the address) and enclose one

IRC.

A.I.R.

Associazione Italiana Radioascolto

fondata nel 1982

C.P. 1338, 10100 Torino AD

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

:Issued: 2022 Jan 03 0417 UTC

# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center

# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services

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#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 27 December - 02 January 2022

Solar activity was at very low to moderate levels. Moderate levels were observed on 28 Dec due to an M1 flare at 0401 UTC and an M1/Sf at 1611 UTC from Region 2918 (N19, L=211, Class/area Dki/280 on 25 Dec). Region 2918 also produced another M1 flare at 0730 UTC on 01 Jan as it was rotating off the NW limb. The largest region on the disk was Region 2916 (S15, L=189, class/area Ekc/480 on 27 Dec) and was responsible for 2 M-class flares on 21 Dec, but only managed 1 C-class flare this reporting period. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit only reached high levels on 27 Dec with a peak flux of 3,210 pfu observed at 27/1325 UTC. For the rest of the period, the electron flux was at normal to moderate levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to active levels. The period began with a weak positive polarity coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS) that began after 27/0833 UTC. Total field reached a maximum of 15 nT at 27/1357 UTC followed by a maximum solar wind speed of 538 km/s at 28/1224 UTC. The geomagnetic field responded with quiet to active levels on 27 Dec followed by quiet to unsettled levels on 28 Dec. On 29 Dec, a late enhancement in total field reaching 21 nT at 30/0036 UTC was followed by a brief increase in solar wind speed to 515 km/s. The geomagnetic response was quiet to unsettled on 29-30 Dec. Solar wind conditions began to wane on 31 Dec with only quiet levels observed. On 01-02 Dec another positive polarity CH HSS was observed beginning at approximately 01/0115 UTC.

Total field increased to around 10 nT while the solar wind increased to near 530 km/s by 01/0900 UTC. Solar wind speed remained enhanced through the rest of the period. The geomagnetic field responded with quiet to active levels on 01 Jan followed by quiet to unsettled levels on 02 Jan. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 03 January - 29 January 2022

Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels through 15 Jan. There is a slight chance for M-class flares (R1-R2, Minor-Moderate) on 16-29 Jan with the return of old Regions 2916 and 2918. 

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 19-23 Jan due to recurrent CH HSS influence. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach unsettled levels on 03, 11-12, 15-18, 23-26, and 28-29 Jan and reach active levels on 16 Jan due to recurrent CH HSS activity.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt

:Issued: 2022 Jan 03 0418 UTC

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#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table

#                Issued 2022-01-03

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest

#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index

2022 Jan 03      88           8          3

2022 Jan 04      88           5          2

2022 Jan 05      85           5          2

2022 Jan 06      85           5          2

2022 Jan 07      85           5          2

2022 Jan 08      85           5          2

2022 Jan 09      85           5          2

2022 Jan 10      90           5          2

2022 Jan 11      95          10          3

2022 Jan 12     100          10          3

2022 Jan 13     115           5          2

2022 Jan 14     115           5          2

2022 Jan 15     115           8          3

2022 Jan 16     120          12          4

2022 Jan 17     120           8          3

2022 Jan 18     120           8          3

2022 Jan 19     120           5          2

2022 Jan 20     120           5          2

2022 Jan 21     120           5          2

2022 Jan 22     120           5          2

2022 Jan 23     120          10          3

2022 Jan 24     120           8          3

2022 Jan 25     110           8          3

2022 Jan 26     100           8          3

2022 Jan 27     100           5          2

2022 Jan 28      95          10          3

2022 Jan 29      90           8          3

(NOAA)

 

Charangas music from Cuban musicians

Happy 2022!   Due to popular demand from listeners, we are repeating both our year-end From the Isle of Music (charangas) and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot (listeners choice) 

 From the Isle of Music, January 2-8, 2022:  

We present recent Cuban jazz plus music by the late Senén Suárez, and a Cuban dance party with music from some of our favorite charanga orchestras. 

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

For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200  UTC on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). 

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

Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic/ 

Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic 

Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford 

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, January 2-8, 2022:  

A repeat of music from Ecuador with guest Luis Alejandro Vallebueno, and a “listeners choice” program with greetings and musical selections from listeners in various countries. 

The transmissions take place: 

Sunday 2300-0000 UTC (6:00PM -7:00PM EST) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 

Tuesday 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 

Saturday 0800-0900 UTC on Channel 292, 9670 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe with a directional booster aimed eastward. 

Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot/ 

Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic 

Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford 

Happy New Year to everyone! 

William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer

Tilford Productions, LLC

(photo via Wikipedia)

Happy New Year!

 

Happy New Year from Teak Publishing. We wish you good health, prosperity, and a logbook full of new stations. The best for you in 2022!

WRMI Presents a Pan-American New Year's Eve special program

 

WRMI presenta una nochevieja panamericana 

(WRMI Presents a Pan-American New Year's Eve) 

1 de enero 2022, 0200-0300 UTC  

(31 de diciembre 2021, 2100-2200 hora del este en Estados Unidos) 

5800 & 7780 kHz

Cortesia a WRMI, Luis Alejandro Vallebueno y Uncle Bill Tilford presentan una hora de canciones y costumbres para la ocasión de de varios países latinoamericanos más mensajes de varios invitados especiales.   Si la propagacion lo permite, escuchable en todas las américas y partes de Europa y África occidental.  Que pasen una hora con nosotros antes (o después) de sus fiestas físicas.  En español con momentos en inglés y portugués.   

Courtesy of WRMI, Luis Alejandro Vallebueno & Uncle Bill Tilford present an hour of songs and customs from several Latin American countries plus messages from several special guests.  If propagation permits, listenable throughout the Americas, parts of Europe and western Africa.  Spend an hour with us before (or after) your physical parties.  In Spanish with moments of English and Portuguese.    

(William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer)

Tilford Productions, LLC

Chicago IL 60659-4486

email: bill@tilfordproductions.com

Website: www.tilfordproductions.com

January specials from DX Stamps & Supplies

 What Did Santa Forget??

  Maybe a Pen and Some Discount Postage???

 All Pens are Restored and in Working Condition.

 1914 Sheaffer BCHR ring top fountain pen.

The Black Chased Hard Rubber cap and barrel are beautifully etched. The nib is a Fine to Medium #22 Student Special in 14 kt. gold with some flex. 

FINAL OFFER: PRICE: $90. ppd. Pen is currently inked up if you wish a writing sample.

 1950's ESTERBROOK in copper. Several nib choices from XF to Medium. I have several in copper and in other barrel colors. PRICE: $50 ppd.

SPECIAL DEAL: 2 Esterbrooks for $65. or 3 for $85.

Keep in mind, Santa works 365 and 24/7.

  Values from 20c-32c gone. Only 5-stamp combo available.

Hopefully, I will acquire more postage by February.

U.S. DISCOUNT POSTAGE DEALS!!

 Save Big on your domestic mailings when you plaster 

 your envelope with colorful vintage stamps!

HAPPY  MAILING!!

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10 Rolls (1000 Forever Stamps) at 79% FV for $458 + $5.00 shipping

20 Rolls (2000 Forever Stamps) at 78% FV for $905 + $5.00 shipping

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  BONUS!!    An EXTRA Roll with Every 10 Rolls!!  

LOOK !   GLOBAL Forever Stamps!!    NEW !

(Face Value = $1.30 ea)

Sheet of 10 = $11 ppd.

5 Sheets of 10 = $50 ppd.

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William Plum

12 Glenn Road

Flemington, NJ 08822

908 788 1020

 Email: plumdx@msn.com

postage4ever@hotmail.com

ABC Australia plans to boost Pacific presence as China's shadow grows

 

No indication regarding a resumption on shortwave

By Zoe Samios and Rob Harris

ABC managing director David Anderson has revealed the national broadcaster is preparing to step up its presence in the Asia-Pacific region significantly next year, more than seven years after its cable channel dedicated to the region was shuttered.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, Mr. Anderson said the public broadcaster was exploring ways it could expand its presence in the region, to serve both Australian and regional audiences.

Additional story at: https://tinyurl.com/3cztj7cw

WRMI Presents a Pan-American New Year's Eve

 

WRMI presenta una nochevieja panamericana 

(WRMI Presents a Pan-American New Year's Eve) 

1 de enero 2022, 0200-0300 UTC  

(31 de diciembre 2021, 2100-2200 hora del este en Estados Unidos) 

5800 & 7780 kHz

Cortesia a WRMI, Luis Alejandro Vallebueno y Uncle Bill Tilford presentan una hora de canciones y costumbres para la ocasión de de varios países latinoamericanos más mensajes de varios invitados especiales.   Si la propagacion lo permite, escuchable en todas las américas y partes de Europa y África occidental.  Que pasen una hora con nosotros antes (o después) de sus fiestas físicas.  En español con momentos en inglés y portugués.   

Courtesy of WRMI, Luis Alejandro Vallebueno & Uncle Bill Tilford present an hour of songs and customs from several Latin American countries plus messages from several special guests.  If propagation permits, listenable throughout the Americas, parts of Europe and western Africa.  Spend an hour with us before (or after) your physical parties.  In Spanish with moments of English and Portuguese.    

(William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer)

Tilford Productions, LLC

Chicago IL 60659-4486

email: bill@tilfordproductions.com

Website: www.tilfordproductions.com

Merry Christmas from Teak Publishing

 

Merry Christmas from Teak Publishing. We wish you a joyous Christmas with friends and family. Best wishes on the special festive season!

Holiday Broadcast Schedules

 

Thanks to the passion and generosity of Alan Roe, of the British DX Club, here are the radio programs for Christmas, New Year, and the surrounding area. In short, during the holidays. 

A 40 page PDF that you can download from the BDXC website at: 

https://groups.io/g/bdxc-news/files/Holiday%20Broadcasts%202021%20(v1).pdf

Description:

I have been collating a list of programming on shortwave over the forthcoming holiday period, covering Saturday 18 December 2021 to 2 January 2022. The programs listed are not necessarily seasonal. Here is the first edition of this compilation, which will be updated and redistributed if and when more information becomes available. Regular weekly music programming, where no special advance program information has been provided, are not included in this list, but please refer to my Music on Shortwave list already uploaded to the files section. I hope that you find it useful. Additions and corrections are most welcome to alan-roe-swl@randa33.co.uk 

Best wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year

(Alan Roe, Teddington, UK/BDXC)

(HCDX/PlayDXblogspot)

I

Holiday programming from Gwendoline Street 16

Special programming, Sunday 26th December and Sunday 2nd January on 9510 kHz, at 1230 UTC 150 kW. 

Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th on 918 medium wave to Northern Italy, at 20.30 UTC 10Kw.

Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd January as above.

The North American program is a 15-minute feature each Thursday, as part of the (Radio Northern Europe International) RNEI hour via Florida.

The last programs of 2021 are a holiday special on Thursday 23rd December and 30th December at  0100 UTC on 5850 Khz to the US and Canada, and 7780 kHz to the northeast coast of US and Northern Europe. My contribution is on from  0145 UTC.

(Stephen Jones)

BBC World Service Christmas Eve programming

 

BBC World Service will present the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. programming is based around nine Bible readings, which tell the story of the loving purposes of God. They are interspersed with old and new Christmas carols, 

sung by the well-known across the globe, Choir of King’s College Cambridge. Traditional Christmas hymns from the congregation are also included. 

The Christmas Eve broadcast will broadcast from 1500-1630UTC 

relays as indicated

1500-1600: 7485 (Singapore) 9410 (Oman)  

1600-1630: 7445 (Madagascar) 7485 (Singapore) 17640 (Ascension Island) 17830 (Ascension island) 21630 (Ascension Island) 

(Frequencies may be extended later or earlier to accommodate the transmission).

(BDXC/Teak Publishing)

(photo/BBC Radio 4)