World Music Radio back on shortwave

DENMARK

After having been silent on SW since September 2019, World Music Radio (WMR) is now back on 15805 kHz using a 3 element YAGI beamed south - every Saturday and Sunday at 07-20 UTC.

The transmitter power is 200 Watts and the signal is audible almost worldwide for dedicated DXers. Unless one is in Eastern Jutland, Denmark and can get the ground wave, having a good receiver, a good aerial and being at a site without man made interference - as well as having patience
- and listening at the right time of the day (when propagation is best) is needed in order to catch WMR on 15805 kHz.

Best reception usually is in Southern Europe, but it is also possible to receive 15805 kHz in the Eastern Europe, Middle East, all over Africa, in parts of South America and the Eastern part of North America. Also in Asia "on a good day".

Sometimes 15805 kHz suffer from some interference from a Chinese station on 15800 kHz.

Sometimes short skip propagation is providing excellent reception in Central Europe. But propagation is changing all the time and catching the low power signals from WMR on 15805 kHz is really a challenge for DXers in most places. It is not just switching on your receiver and tuning in -
as is often the case with big international broadcasters using 100,000 - 500,000 Watts of power.

Please note that the signals of WMR on 15805 kHz are only suitable for AM listening, so don't use SSB.

Reception reports are acknowledged by an eQSL for reports sent to  wmr@wmr.dk  or by a QSL card (as well as stickers and as long as stocks last:a pennant) for reports sent to

World Music Radio
P.O.Box 112
DK-8960 Randers S+, Denmark, Europe

(kindly enclose return postage: 2 IRCs, 5 Euro or equivalent. Sorry but one or two US dollars won't do) Please note that reception reports using remote receivers (such as remote Kiwi SDRs) are not QSLed.

There are two reasons for WMR being off air on SW for several months.

First the Danish Telecom agency refused to issue a new license to utilise "out of band frequencies on a non-interference basis". This issue was however settled. Second problem was a storm which damaged the Yagi aerial.

The aerial was repaired a few days ago and it now works very well again - from the transmitter site just north of Randers in Eastern Jutland, Denmark.

The second SW frequency of WMR, 5840 kHz, is expected to be back on the air from a new transmitter site by the end of April 2020.

Best 73s
Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, hcdx April 11.
www.wmr.radio   &  www.radio208.dk

All-Podcast Station Launched in London

Podcast Radio broadcasts on DAB; “podjocks” link content from around the world

BY WILL JACKSON
Published April 14, 2020

LONDON — The United Kingdom’s first radio station devoted exclusively to podcasts has launched in London. Podcast Radio broadcasts on DAB+ digital radio, showcasing podcast content from around the world.

The station’s CEO Gerry Edwards explains how the idea was born from his own radio and podcast experience. “Podcasting has intrigued me for years, and I found myself discussing it over and over in everyday conversation. After helping friends and colleagues produce their own individual series and seeing my own co-hosted seven-episode podcast reach the U.K. comedy top 10 on Apple, I felt podcasts needed to be heard over the airwaves.”

Additional story at Radio World: https://tinyurl.com/rr8hagl

Radio Vanuatu Summer Schedule

QSL (Gayle Van Horn Collection)

Radio Vanuatu - A20 Summer Schedule

All times UTC


Updated 24 hours shortwave schedule of Radio Vanuatu:

0000-0700 on  5040*PVL 010 kW / non-dir to local Bislima/English
0700-1000 on  3945 PVL 010 kW / non-dir to local Bislima/English
1000-1830 on  2485 PVL 010 kW / non-dir to local Bislima/English
1830-2400 on  3945 PVL 010 kW / non-dir to local Bislima/English
(*Radio Habana Cuba, noted 0000-0600 on 5040 BAU 100 kW)
(DX Bulgaria-14 Apr 2020)

And additional observations:

Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila,

Checking this station last days (April 11, 12, and 13) via remote receivers SDR Kiwi in New Zealand,  I've observed 2485 kHz doesn't close at 1000, is still on air from 1000 to 1830 with non stop songs, they repeat each two or three songs the song "You Are the Only One", at 1830 close this frequency and open 3945 with non stop songs until 1845, at 1845 anthem and habitual program with comments, news and songs. The actual schedule would be 24 hours.
(Manuel Méndez/HCDX)

https://www.vbtc.vu/en/

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 06 - 12 April 2020

Solar activity was very low through the reporting period. 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 moderate levels are throughout the reporting period. A maximum flux of 606 pfu was observed on 07/1935 UTC.

Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to unsettled. Unsettled levels were observed on 08 Apr and 11-12 Apr in response to weak coronal hole influence. The remainder of the reporting period was at quiet levels.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 13 April - 09 May 2020

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels over the outlook period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels on 29-30 Apr. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to reach moderate levels.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to active levels. Active conditions are likely on 29-27 Apr and 05 May. Unsettled levels are likely on 30 Apr. All enhancements in the geomagnetic activity are in anticipation of multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at quiet levels.

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2020 Apr 13      68           5          2
2020 Apr 14      68           5          2
2020 Apr 15      68           5          2
2020 Apr 16      68           5          2
2020 Apr 17      68           5          2
2020 Apr 18      68           5          2
2020 Apr 19      68           5          2
2020 Apr 20      68           5          2
2020 Apr 21      68           5          2
2020 Apr 22      68           5          2
2020 Apr 23      68           5          2
2020 Apr 24      70           5          2
2020 Apr 25      70           5          2
2020 Apr 26      70          10          4
2020 Apr 27      70          10          4
2020 Apr 28      70           5          2
2020 Apr 29      70           5          2
2020 Apr 30      70           8          3
2020 May 01      70           5          2
2020 May 02      70           5          2
2020 May 03      70           5          2
2020 May 04      70           5          2
2020 May 05      70          12          4
2020 May 06      70           5          2
2020 May 07      70           5          2
2020 May 08      70           5          2
2020 May 09      68           5          2
(NOAA)

From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedules, April 12-18

From the Isle of Music, April 12-18: 
Rebroadcast
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! This week, our special guest is William Roblejo. We will chat about his new album Capitalia and listen to some of that and his previous album Dreaming.
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)
If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands during the broadcast at
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/?tune=9400am

For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 (New UTC) on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US).
If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7

For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in Europe.
Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, April 12 and 14
: Episode 160 honors the career of Manu Dibango of Cameroon and France, who passed away recently from COVID-19.
The entire hour will feature music from his vast legacy of recordings.
The transmissions take place:

Sundays 2200-2300 (6:00PM -7:00PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7

Tuesdays 2000-2030 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe.
If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from different web SDRs in Europe.
Visit our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot

William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer
Tilford Productions, LLC

DX Test from Radio City

(Via DX Engineering)

DX TEST!

Radio City from Zeeland, the Netherlands is making history by conducting one of the first European morse code DX-tests.

Around every top of the hour (plus or minus a few minutes) Radio City will provide a morse code ID on 801 kHz this coming Easter (from Thursday to Monday).

The transmission power is 100 watts. If you receive their signal, please write to Mr. Lex van Coeverden at radiocity801@gmail.com. You can also provide feedback on www.radiocity.nl. Good luck and best
73, Jim Solatie
(BDXC)

Easter Broadcasts schedule of Vatican Radio

Vatican Radio

April 10 - Way of the Cross
1855-2030 on  7360 SMG 250 kW / 175 deg to WCAf English
1855-2030 on  9450*SMG 250 kW / 114 deg to N/ME Arabic
1855-2030 on  9620*SMG 250 kW / 165 deg to SoAf Portuguese
1855-2030 on  9705 SMG 250 kW / 206 deg to WeAf French

April 11 - Easter Vigil
1855-2030 on  7360 SMG 250 kW / 175 deg to WCAf English
1855-2030 on  9450*SMG 250 kW / 114 deg to N/ME Arabic
1855-2030 on  9620*SMG 250 kW / 165 deg to SoAf Portuguese
1855-2030 on  9705 SMG 250 kW / 206 deg to WeAf French

April 12 - Easter Sunday Holy Mass & Urbi et Orbi Blessing
0855-1030 on 13830*SMG 250 kW / 175 deg to WCAf English
0855-1030 on 15575*SMG 250 kW / 206 deg to WeAf French
0855-1030 on 15605*SMG 250 kW / 114 deg to N/ME Arabic
0855-1030 on 17710*SMG 250 kW / 165 deg to SoAf Portuguese
*these frequencies are not registered in A-20 HFCC Database
(DX Bulgaria 09 Apr 2020)

Russia Returns to DRM on Shortwave

Radio Purga targets Chukotka, the country’s northeasternmost region

BY HANS JOHNSON
PUBLISHED: APRIL 8, 2020

Russia has resumed Digital Radio Mondiale broadcasts on shortwave. The country originally aired the Voice of Russia via DRM a few years ago. The new service is tentatively called Radio Purga (“Radio Blizzard”). The target area is the Chukotka region of the Russian Far East. Analog shortwave transmissions once served the area, but those ended in the early 2000s when the broadcaster left analog shortwave.

Chukotka is vast and the target audience only numbers a few thousand. Thus, shortwave is the only practical way to reach the population. The transmitter site, Komsomolsk Amur, used to broadcast Voice of Russia’s analog programming and is now being used for the DRM program.

Additional story at Radio World: https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/digital-radio/russia-returns-to-drm-on-shortwave

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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:Issued: 2020 Apr 06 1059 UTC
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 30 March - 05 April 2020

Solar activity was very low throughout the period. Region 2759 (N28, L=263, class/area Hrx/030 on the 02 Apr) formed on the disk on 31 Mar and produced a few B-class events early on 04 Apr. The region decayed to plage on 05 Apr. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 01-04 Apr and the moderate levels on 30-31 Mar and 04-05 Apr. A maximum flux of 1,690 pfu was observed on 02 Apr at 1750 UTC.

Geomagnetic field activity was at unsettled to active levels on 30-31 Mar due to negative polarity CH HSS influence. The remainder of the period experienced quiet to unsettled levels with an isolated and active period observed late on 03 Apr.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 06 April - 02 May 2020

Solar activity is expected to be very low throughout the outlook period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on the 19-22 Apr and 29-30 Apr. Normal to moderate levels are expected to prevail throughout the  remainder of the outlook period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach unsettled to active levels on 10-11 Apr, 15-19 Apr and 26-27 Apr. This is due to negative polarity CH HSS influence. Generally quiet or quiet to unsettled conditions are expected to prevail throughout the remainder of the outlook period.


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#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2020-04-06
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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2020 Apr 06      70           5          2
2020 Apr 07      70           5          2
2020 Apr 08      70           5          2
2020 Apr 09      70           5          2
2020 Apr 10      70           8          3
2020 Apr 11      68           8          3
2020 Apr 12      68           5          2
2020 Apr 13      68           5          2
2020 Apr 14      68           5          2
2020 Apr 15      68          10          4
2020 Apr 16      68           8          3
2020 Apr 17      68           8          3
2020 Apr 18      68           8          3
2020 Apr 19      68           8          3
2020 Apr 20      68           5          2
2020 Apr 21      68           5          2
2020 Apr 22      68           5          2
2020 Apr 23      68           5          2
2020 Apr 24      70           5          2
2020 Apr 25      70           5          2
2020 Apr 26      70          10          4
2020 Apr 27      70          10          4
2020 Apr 28      70           5          2
2020 Apr 29      70           5          2
2020 Apr 30      70           5          2
2020 May 01      70           5          2
2020 May 02      70           5          2
(NOAA)

New Zealand summer schedule update

All times UTC

(all one hour earlier)

AM
Daily
1859-2058 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 1959-2158
2059-0358 on 13840 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 2159-0458
0359-0558 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 0459-0658

AM
Mon-Fri
0559-0858 on  5945 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 0659-0958
0859-1158 on  5945 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg to NWPa/PNG/As English, ex 0959-1258

AM
Sun-Fri
1159-1550 on  6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 1259-1650

AM
Sat
1159-1858 on  6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to All Pacific English, ex 1259-1958

DRM
Sun-Fri
1551-1635 on  6115 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English, ex 1651-1735
1636-1735 on  7285 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English, ex 1736-1835
1736-1858 on  9760 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Tonga/Samoa English, ex 1836-1958
(DX Bulgaria 05 April 2020)

From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedules, April 5-11

From the Isle of Music, April 5-11:

April is Jazz Appreciation Month! This week, our special guest is William Roblejo. We will chat about his new album Capitalia and listen to some of that and his previous album Dreaming.

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)

If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands during the broadcast at
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/?tune=9400am 

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

If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7 

For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070kHz from Rohrbach, Germany.

If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in Europe.
Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic 

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, April 5 and 7: 

Episode 159 is our first full-hour regular episode and will include music from several continents.
The transmissions take place:

Sundays 2200-2300 NEW UTC (6:00PM -7:00PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe

If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7 

Tuesdays 2000-2100 UTC (2200-2300 MESZ) on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe.

If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from different web SDRs in Europe.
Visit our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot 

William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer
Tilford Productions, LLC

Encore - Radio Tumbril news and schedule updates

After this week's very successful trial broadcast WRMI will be continuing the Tuesday 13:00 UTC repeats of Encore to Europe on 15770 kHz for the time being.

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are: 
10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
Repeated 
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz and 5010 kHz WRMI to the US, Canada and Central America.
08:00 – 09:00 UTC Sunday 7440 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada

13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.

The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril and the email link.

This weekend the program contains music for stringed instruments. A violin piece by Prokofiev first, then a harp sonata by Petrini, the whole of Beethoven's string Quartet No. 1, some Liszt, and finally part of a cello concerto by Schumann.

The playlist is on the website and will be updated as  soon as possible after Saturday's broadcast of the new show by Channel 292 at 11:00 UTC.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.

In the meantime - thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril. And thank you to everyone for letting us know how well the signal is received where you live.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland

www.tumbril.co.uk

Shortwave Radiogram schedules. April 3-5

Hello friends,

Last weekend's experiment with Olivia 16-1000 produced results that were definitely indefinitive. In the few cases where I could find a signal bad enough to give the mode a real test, the Olivia 16-1000 did not seem any better than the MFSK32, and not much better than the MFSK64. It reminds us why we like the MFSK modes on Shortwave Radiogram. However, there was one example of improbable reception in South Australia of the Sunday 2330-2400 UTC broadcast on 7780 kHz. Despite a nearly inaudible signal, the Olivia 16-1000 decoded well.

Shortwave Radiogram listeners have produced videos of last weekend's reception (program 145), which include examples of Olivia 16-1000 versus the MFSK modes: youngalientype in Ohio (I think) (Friday 1300 UTC Olivia 16-1000 excerpt, Ralf in Germany, Lolo sdr in Spain, and Scott in Ontario (all Saturday 1330 UTC), and, amazingly for this far into spring, reception in Europe, Sunday at 0800 UTC on 7730 kHz, captured by i0kte stafano in Italy (excerpt) and Lolo sdr in Spain. The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

With most of us required to stay at home, this weekend we will try more experiments with modes designed for especially bad reception. So let's hope for at least some bad reception. We will try two approaches: 1) Olivia 64-2000, which spreads the data 2000 Hz wide, using most of the bandwidth we have in a shortwave broadcast channel. 2) MFSK16, which concentrates all the data in a narrow column of data 316 Hz wide. This will be in addition to our usual MFSK32 and MFSK64, with six MFSK64 images this weekend. 

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 146, 2-5 April 2020, in modes as noted:

 1:50  MFSK32: Program preview
 3:07  Olivia 64-2000**: Seismic impact of stay-at-home
 7:41  MFSK16: Seismic impact continued
10:24  MFSK64: Harvesting energy from Wi-Fi
16:14  This week's images*
27:48  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with images

** Turn off Fldigi squelch (SQL) and choose receiver bandwidth
that will accept the data at 500 to 2500 Hz above and/or below
the carrier frequency (i.e. not too narrow)

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

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 13690 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday  0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz  WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday  1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz 7730 kHz  WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz  WRMI Florida

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

“This is a Music Show” 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, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com .  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho

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

Thanks for your reception reports and stay well!
Kim

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

Scandinavian Weekend Radio slated for weekend broadcast

Finland
Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Edition #235 will broadcast April 3-4 from 2100 UTC Friday to 2100 UTC Saturday. Live broadcasts: 0700-2100 UTC on Saturday.

Finnish and English

2100-0900 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW
2100-0900 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW
0900-1300 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW
0900-1300 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW
1300-1600 on 5980 VIR 0.1 kW
1300-1600 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW
1600-2100 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW
1600-2100 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW
(DX Bulgaria/01 Apr 2020)

Discount DX Postage & Pen/Pencil AUCTION

Dear Customer,

    Discount Postage PLUS Pens & Pencils.  Some prices updated. 

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Questions? Call me.

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 Bidder A bids $50, then Bidder B bids $50.

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William Plum

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908 788 1020

Email: plumdx@msn.com

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Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2020 Mar 30 0104 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
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 23 - 29 March 2020 

Solar activity was very low throughout the period. No active regions with sunspots were observed and no earth-directed CMEs were detected.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 23-26 Mar and moderate levels were observed on 27-29 Mar.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet or quiet to unsettled levels throughout the period.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 30 March - 25 April 2020

Solar activity is expected to be very low throughout the outlook period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 19-22 Apr, and normal to moderate levels are expected to prevail throughout the remainder of the outlook period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach active levels on 30-31 Mar due to CH HSS influence. Generally quiet or quiet to unsettled conditions are expected to prevail throughout the remainder of the outlook period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2020 Mar 30 0104 UTC
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#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2020-03-30
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2020 Mar 30      68          12          4
2020 Mar 31      68          12          4
2020 Apr 01      68           8          3
2020 Apr 02      68           8          3
2020 Apr 03      68           5          2
2020 Apr 04      68           5          2
2020 Apr 05      68           5          2
2020 Apr 06      68           5          2
2020 Apr 07      68           5          2
2020 Apr 08      68           5          2
2020 Apr 09      68           5          2
2020 Apr 10      68           5          2
2020 Apr 11      70           5          2
2020 Apr 12      70           5          2
2020 Apr 13      70           5          2
2020 Apr 14      70           5          2
2020 Apr 15      70          10          3
2020 Apr 16      70           8          3
2020 Apr 17      70           8          3
2020 Apr 18      70           8          3
2020 Apr 19      70           8          3
2020 Apr 20      70           5          2
2020 Apr 21      70           5          2
2020 Apr 22      70           5          2
2020 Apr 23      68           5          2
2020 Apr 24      68           5          2
2020 Apr 25      68           5          2
(NOAA)

WRMI set for Tuesday repeat of Encore broadcast

WRMI will broadcast the most recent edition of Encore on 15770 kHz at 13:00 UTC on Tuesday 31st March.

Propagation conditions are likely to be favourable as both Florida and Europe will be in the light.

The Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:
10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
Repeated -
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
08:00 – 09:00 UTC Sunday 7440 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.
The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where there are transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent program and more information about Radio Tumbril.

This week's program has the suite for Much Ado About Nothing from Erich Korngold, some Thomas Adès, Rameau, Beethoven, and song from the contemporary composer Bonnie Miksch. The playlist is on the website and will be updated soon after Saturday's broadcast of the new show by Channel 292 at 11:00 UTC - but probably not until Sunday evening.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
 
In the meantime - thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril. And thank you to everyone for letting us know how well the signal is received where you live.
 Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland
 www.tumbril.co.uk

From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedules, March 29-April 4

From the Isle of Music, March 29-April 4: 
This week, our special guest is Feliciano Arango, leader of Hermanos Arango, whose album Bendita Guanabacoa was nominated in the Best Instrumental Vocal category in Cubadisco 2019 and named as one of the best Latin Jazz/Salsa albums of 2019 by Yannick le Maintec of Le Monde. This is a repeat by popular demand of a previous episode.

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 10kW, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 kHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)

If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands during the broadcast at
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/?tune=9400am

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

If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7

For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.

If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in Europe.
Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, March 29 and 31: 
Episode 158 features some light-hearted music to lift our spirits in these times.

On WBCQ only, there is a second half-hour featuring one of the first episodes of our show in 2017.
The transmissions take place:

Sundays 2200-2300 NEW UTC (6:00PM -7:00PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe

If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7

Tuesdays 2000-2030 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe.
If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from different web SDRs in Europe.

Visit our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot

William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer
Tilford Productions, LLC

Shortwave Radiogram, weekend schedule

Hello friends,

In this time of transition from winter to summer (or vice versa in the Southern Hemisphere), reception of Shortwave Radiograms good at some times on some frequencies, and marginal at other times and on other frequencies.  Because many of us are quarantined, this might be a good time to experiment with some modes we don't usually transmit, to see if they can produce a successful text decode in difficult conditions. And, therefore, our first news item will be in the Olivia 16-1000 mode (40 word per minute). The question for us to ponder is whether this slow mode provides better performance than our usual MFSK32 (120 wpm) in challenging reception environments.

Sunday of this weekend brings a change to Summer Time in most of Europe. Note that local times for Shortwave Radiogram may change accordingly. Also on Sunday will be start of the A20 shortwave broadcast frequency season. I am not aware of any changes to Shortwave Radiogram frequencies, except for the Friday 1500-1530 UTC DRM broadcast from WINB Pennsylvania, which will change to 15750 kHz starting 3 April.

Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 144) are provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC), Scott Haley in Oklahoma (Saturday 0230 UTC), 2010DFS in Japan and Lola sdr in Spain (both Sunday 0800 UTC on 7730 kHz). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

This weekend's show is in MFSK32, Olivia 16-1000 and MFSK64, with nine MFSK images.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 144, 26-29 March 2020, in modes as noted:

 1:48  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:59  Olivia 16-1000: Hams to help develop low cost ventilator
 9:42  MFSK64: Ford helps produce respiratory equipment*
14:29  This week's images*
28:00  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image(s)

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net

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

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Saturday  0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday  1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz  WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz
7730 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC  7780 kHz WRMI Florida

The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 EDT) on 9925 kHz, via Germany. A minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/.

“This is a Music Show” 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, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com .  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho

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

Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim

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

Encore- Classical Music on Radio Tumbril, weekend schedules

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:
11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - This will change to 10:00 - 11:00 UTC on 4th April
Repeated
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
08:00 – 09:00 UTC Sunday 7440 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.
The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where there are transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme and more information about Radio Tumbril.

This week's programme has the suite for Much Ado About Nothing from Erich Korngold, some Thomas Adès, Rameau, Beethoven, and song from the contemporary composer Bonnie Miksch.
The playlist is on the website and will be updated soon after Saturday's broadcast of the new show by Channel 292 at 11:00 UTC - but probably not until Sunday evening.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.

In the meantime - thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril. And thank you to everyone for letting us know how well the signal is received where you live.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland

www.tumbril.co.uk