Encore classical music from Radio Tumbril

 

Dear Listener,

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

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

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

11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

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

18:00 - 19:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

03:00 - 04:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz and 7730 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada

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

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Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.

Up-to-date transmission times and frequencies.

The playlists for the most recent programmes.

An email link.

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THIS FORTNIGHT'S PROGRAMME - First broadcast on FRIDAY 30th October by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, and 2000 UTC on 15770, and then Channel 292 on SATURDAY 31st October at 10:00 UTC on 9670 kHz:

Starts with the Elegy for Piano and Cello by Fauré, two songs from Caroline Shaw, and some solo cello music composed by Imogen Holst.

After that, part of Schubert's Symphony No. 5, and some film music by Jessica Locke. The programme finishes with the Suite Compostelana Para Guitarra by Frederico Mompou.

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

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

GMØTLY

Halloween programming from Texas Radio Shortwave

 

October 31, 2026

UTC/frequency/station relay/target area/programming

31 0200   9670 Channel 292 NAm 2026 Texas Halloween

31 1500   6160     Shortwave Radio Gold Eur 2026 Texas Halloween

31 1900 (2 hrs) 3975  Shortwave Radio Gold Eur Reprise: 2025 Texas Halloween / 2026 Texas Halloween

31 2300  9670  Channel 292  NAm   2026 Texas Halloween

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Unless otherwise shown, programs are one hour long.

Programs for Europe (Eur) and beyond on 3975 and 6160 kHz over Shortwave Radio Gold in Winsen, Germany, are transmitted with 1 kW into crossed dipole antennas.

Programs for Europe (Eur) and beyond on 6070 and 9670 kHz over Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany, are transmitted with 10 kW into an inverted V antenna.

Programs for North America (NAm) and beyond on 9670 kHz over Channel 292 are transmitted with 10 kW into a 10.5 dB gain beam antenna.

Texas Radio Shortwave uses a version of The Yellow Rose of Texas as its Interval Signal/Signature Song.

Texas Radio Shortwave verifies correct, detailed reception reports by electronic QSL. This includes reports from listeners using remote receivers (SDRs). Texas Radio Shortwave's email is texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com.

Many TRSW programs are archived at www.mixcloud.com/texasradiosw.

Texas Radio Shortwave's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/texasradiosw.

Texas Radio Shortwave's Listeners' Group Facebook page is

www.facebook.com/groups/580199276066655/.

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(TRSW)

Throwback Thursday-Radio Broadcasting from Ships: Europe and the Atlantic

 

This week's edition originally aired on July 22, 2001

Back during the era of the 1920s and 1930s, it was the custom of the day for ships passing each other in mid-Atlantic to salute each other by playing musical records over their communication radio transmitters. On many occasions this interesting phenomenon was noted, though usually the printed DX reports do not mention the name of the ship. However, at least seven famous passenger liners during that era are noted by name as broadcasting radio programming, at least on a temporary basis.

The SS Bremen of the German Lloyd Line laid claim to being the first passenger liner fitted with a wireless telephony set. This ship was launched around the year 1900 with the original callsign DDDX, though this was later changed to DOAH.

The famous ship Titanic is sometimes credited with sending in 1912 the last distress call in Morse Code as CQD and the first as SOS. Though this claim is discredited, yet it is probable that the Titanic sent the first and last combined CQD-SOS call. 

Interestingly, though, it is claimed that the Titanic also made several broadcasts of recorded music on its first and only voyage into the Atlantic. Available information would suggest that the first music broadcast took place as the ship was nearing Queenscliff in Ireland, and again as it was leaving.

On July 20, 1920, the SS Victorian left England, and among its many passengers were delegates attending the Imperial Press Conference in Ottawa, Canada. Each day, a program of speech and music was transmitted on the longwave channel 107 kHz to the Victorian from MZX at Chelmsford and from MPD at Poldhu in Cornwall. Each evening while en route across the Atlantic, the Victorian broadcast brief concerts to passing ships from its own 3 kw. transmitter MVN.   

Two years later, on October 29, 1922, the first radio broadcast in Denmark was made from a ship anchored in the harbor at Copenhagen. This was an experimental demonstration broadcast and the receiver was located in a lecture hall in the city.

The famous French liner Normandie was launched in 1932, and we quote the DX report from a listener in Australia. He says: "On Sunday morning October 30 at 12:45 am, Radio Paris made a special broadcast on 25.6 metres when it described the launching of the new French liner Normandie. The christening of the vessel by Madame Lebrun, wife of the president, was heard first, and as the liner ran down the slipway the playing of the Marsellaise was plainly audible. 

This ship, the Normandie, also made music broadcasts during its voyages across the Atlantic under the callsign FNSK.

The great Cunard liner Queen Mary was launched on September 26, 1935, and it commenced its maiden voyage across the Atlantic eight months later. When the vessel left Southampton on May 26, 1936, a broadcast from the ship was relayed by the BBC, and two days later an early morning relay was made. During its inaugural voyage and on several subsequent occasions, the Queen Mary made many broadcasts under the callsign GBTT while plying the Atlantic.

Our seventh ship in this historic line-up is the Dutch hospital ship De Hoop. This mercy vessel was launched in 1964, and it served fishing boats in the North Sea with medical, technical and spiritual aid. Religious services were broadcast in the Dutch language each Sunday and Wednesday with 300 watts on 2316 kHz under the callsign PHKS.

When the collecting of QSL cards came into vogue in the early 1920s, many of the ships on the air at the time issued verification cards or letters in response to reception reports from many different countries.

(Wavescan)

(photo via Wikipedia)

Colonial Radio During World War II, part 2 – French Colonies

 

Map of Belgian Congo 1908-1960

Today's posting features Part 2, with a fascinating story of colonial radio in Africa. Thank you to Adrian Peterson, Ray Robinson, and Jeff White. 

Part 1 is available at: https://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2026/10/neutral-colonial-radio-during-world-war.html

Jeff:  In our feature last week, we brought you the story of broadcasting activities in and to neutral countries during World War II, and also of relay activity in Africa via transmission facilities in the Belgian Congo.  This week, Ray Robinson looks at broadcasting activity in the French overseas territories during that same period in the first half of the 1940’s.

Ray: Thanks, Jeff.  The German Reich was effectively extended completely over France when the two countries signed an armistice agreement on June 22, 1940.  Included in this agreement was the division of continental France into two separate territories; the northern area which was occupied by German forces, and the southern area, which was not, but which was still required to acknowledge German authority.  The French government offices were moved from Paris to the southern town of Vichy, and thus the whole southern territory became known as Vichy France.

The division of France into the two different territories produced a very difficult situation for the French people, both in France itself as well as throughout their extensive overseas empire.  Should they show loyalty to the official government leadership who had signed the agreements for German occupation?  Or should they show loyalty to the Free French government that was being set up in London?  And what about the vast French Empire that was spread throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific?  With whom should these colonies pledge their allegiance?

The French territories in Asia consisted of the countries we now know as Cambodia (or, Kampuchea), Laos and Vietnam.  Catholic missionaries from France began to establish mission stations in South East Asia in the 1600’s, and in fact the major second language in these territories was European French.

The armistice document signed in Paris in 1940 required that the French territories in South East Asia would be administered from Vichy, France.  Quite soon, Radio Saigon began to assume a new role, that of the official voice of Vichy France to the French Empire.

However, the French colonies in the Pacific adopted an alternative stance and they demonstrated allegiance to the Free French government in exile in London.  It was at this stage that an interesting exchange of words took place between two of the French shortwave stations, Radio Saigon in Vietnam and the low powered station FK8AA on New Caledonia.  However, it is probable that neither station could actually hear the broadcasts from the other.

Due to its new role, Radio Saigon issued statements over the air requiring the Pacific colonies to toe the official line and pledge allegiance to the Vichy government.  However, New Caledonia 's FK8AA issued a statement over the air, indicating that their own local government knew what was best, and they pledged allegiance to the Free French government in London.  Three months later, the Japanese Empire took over the French colonies in South East Asia, and the broadcasts from Radio Saigon took on another flavor again.

Over in Africa, the French territory of the Congo did exactly the same as the neighboring Belgian territory, as was mentioned in this program last week.  At the same time as the new Radio Brazzaville was under construction, so was the new OTC in neighboring Belgian Congo.  The two cities, Brazzaville and Leopoldville, are in reality twin cities, situated across the Congo River from each other, though they were actually located in two separate countries, French Congo and Belgian Congo.

Both stations, Radio Brazzaville and OTC Leopoldville, were constructed at the same time with 50 kW RCA transmitters from the United States.  Both stations were officially inaugurated in May 1943, though the Belgian station was the first one on the air with regular programming.  These two stations were just 5 miles apart.

Radio Brazzaville supported the Free French movement in London, and it became the voice of the Free French to Africa and to the world.  Much of the programming was produced locally, though it is understood that they also relayed the BBC London and VOA Washington at times.  The BBC programming was beamed to Africa and the Americas, and the VOA programming was beamed to Europe and to Africa also.  The United States Consulate in Brazzaville provided support for the dissemination of information about the United States over Radio Brazzaville.

Off the southeast coast of continental Africa lies the large island of Madagascar, which at the outbreak of World War II was also a French colony.  Initially the local administration there declared loyalty to Vichy France, but because of concerns about support for Japanese submarines in the Indian Ocean, the island was progressively occupied by British forces from May-November 1942, and back in March this year, we brought you a feature about the story of Radio Diego-Suarez there, during that occupation.

Over in the Atlantic, just off the south coast of Newfoundland, lies the French territory of St. Pierre et Miquelon – two small islands joined by a narrow isthmus, a causeway with a highway.  When France signed the 1940 armistice with Germany, the local government in St Pierre & Miquelon opted for loyalty with the Vichy government in continental Europe.

The first radio station on St Pierre was a communication facility with the callsign FQN.  In 1941, there were two shortwave transmitters in use in St Pierre; 500 watts on the higher shortwave frequencies, and 5 kW on the lower shortwave frequencies.  An experimental broadcasting service on shortwave in the French language, their first broadcasting endeavor, began during 1941.

But, under the orders of General de Gaulle in London, a flotilla of Free French navy vessels arrived at St. Pierre on December 24, 1941.  Armed personnel swarmed across the island, arresting Vichy sympathizers, and installing Free French personnel into government leadership.  Likewise, the radio station FQN also changed hands, though the broadcast of radio programming on shortwave apparently came to an end.

Other French territories in the Western Hemisphere such as Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana were of course also caught up in the loyalty dilemma, but they had no notable broadcasting events during that era.

Back to you, Jeff.

(Wavescan/Ray Robinson)

Weekend programming from Imaginary Stations

 

Imaginary Stations will broadcast the following schedule this weekend via Germany's Shortwave Gold. 

All times UTC / kHz

Saturday, October 31 1200   6160 

Sunday, November 1 1000 and 1400   6160 

Sunday, November 1 1900   3975 

(edited/SWLing Post)

Blog Logs-Novermber 2026

 

Welcome to the November issue of Blog Logs. Thank you for your emails, logging contributions, and following my latest daily post on X at: Shortwave Central (Gayle Van Horn W4GVH@QSLRptMT).

Have you subscribed to the Shortwave Central YouTube channel? You will find a vast selection of videos and audio airchecks, and the Playlist is growing! Join your fellow radio enthusiasts at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral 

Stay up to date with the latest radio news and developments here at Shortwave Central. You’ll find even more in my monthly Bits & Bytes column, published in The Spectrum Monitor e-zine at https://www.thespectrummonitor.com 

All shortwave loggings were monitored prior to the winter schedule period from October 25.

English unless otherwise indicated 

// denotes station heard on a parallel frequency

*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies in kHz

Monitoring  October 1 – 23, 2026    

UTC/frequencies kHz 

Mediumwave

Shortwave

Brazil (Portuguese)

5940.1, Voz Missionária, Camboriú, 2035-2047. Religious comments and music variety. SINPO 15421 (Manual Méndez, Spain/BDXC).

6150, Rádio Saturno, Belo Horizonte, 0439-0534. Brazilian music to announcer’s comments and station ID as “Rádio Saturno, Faixa Brasil.” SINPO 15422 (Méndez).

6180, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília, 2025-2103. Brazilian songs, program comments “E’ Tudo Brasil” at 2100. Soccer program “No Mundo da Bola.” O mais tradicional programa esportivo da rádio brasileira.” SINPO 35433 (Méndez).

6180, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília, 0218-0230. Live football: Palmeiras vs. Fluminense with talk and commentary of game plus collaborators in Maracanã Stadium to 0227 “goooooooooooooooooooal !!! Good rare reception with SINPO 45544. ((Jose Ronaldo  Xavier, Cabedelo, Brazil/HCDX).

15189.8 Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte 2034-2055. Program comments and Brazilian music. Comments, “Estamos apresentando a Hora do  Fazendeiro.” SINPO 25422 (Méndez).

China

13670, Xinjiang RTV, Urumqi/Xinjiang 0247-0305. Uyghur service to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Woman announcer presenting musical program with Uyghur songs. Time pips at 0300 into music in progress. Fair reception SINPO 35533 (Xavier).

Clandestine

7650, Voice of the Martyrs via Tashkent in Korean at 2120-2130. Announcer’s talk to music tunes (Rudolf Grimm, Brazil).

Colombia

5910, Alcaraván Radio, Puerto Lleras, 0502-0525. English religious vocals to program comments. SINPO 15422. Also observed 0441-0634 with the same format. SINPO 25422. (Méndez).

6010, La Voz de Tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, 0503-0539. Spanish religious music to announcer’s comments. SINPO 15421. (Méndez).

Denmark

3965, World Music Radio, Hvidovre 1817-1855. Pop music variety, including Latin American variety. Station ID “WMR World Music Radio.” SINPO 15422 (Méndez).

Ethiopia

6030, Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa at 1710-1800. African text, presumed Oromo. Announcer’s text and conversation for fifteen minutes. Intro to Ethiopian music. TWR SDR (Rod Pearson, FL). Ethiopia’s Radio Fana 1805-1820 on 6110 with announcer’s comments.(Pearson). Radio Fana, Addis Ababa 6110, 0345-0352 in Amharic. (Grimm) 

Eswatini

13800, Trans World Radio Africa via Manzini at 1910-1915. Christian message and music (Grimm).

France

7520 Radio for Peace International via Issoudun in Farsi to the Middle East; 2050-2100. Talk and instrumental music. Sign-off at 2100 (Grimm) Radio France International 21550 in French to Central Africa at 1521-1527. Talk and commentaries in French (Grimm).

Guam

15530, AWR via Agat, Guam in Tamil to South Asia at 1521-1527. Talk, announcements, and instrumental music. Also heard on 15360 to Asia at 1304-1310. Christian programming and music(Grimm).

India

Classic QSL card from AIR

15410, All India Radio/Akashvani 0159-0216. Bengaluru, India in Nepali, targeting Nepal. Male/female announcers, presumed devotional music. Station ID at 0213 to Indian-style music. Poor reception, SINPO 35532 (Xavier).

Kuwait

11590, Voice of America in Mandarin to the Far East, 2209-2214. Two male announcers’ friendly conversation (Grimm).

Mali

Classic Radio Mali QSL

5995, Radio Mali, Bamako 0600-0615. Early morning French programming of comments, interviews, and Malian music. Noted a sign-on on subsequent days at 1800. (Pearson).

New Zealand

17675, RNZ Pacific in English to the Pacific areas at 0327-0335. Romantic pop vocal songs to “Radio New Zealand” ID. (Grimm).

Peru

4775, Radio Tarma 0145-0205.* Andean music vocals to announcer’s Spanish text and comments. Signal not always audible, so good to hear Peru’s Radio Senda Cristiana, Cotahuasi on 4820, 0110-0130. Just barely there but holding steady.  (Pearson). 

Romania

Classic QSL from RRI

9730, Radio Romania International 0143-0157. Galbeni in Romanian to North America. Lady announcer in conversation to 0152. Romantic Romanian music, no ID and abrupt close down (Xavier).

Tajikistan

7565, Radio Farda via Dushanbe in Farsi to Iran at 2112-2120. Music, chat and announcements. Radio Free Asia via Dushanbe heard on 9375 in Mandarin to the Far East at 2203-2208. Continuous commentary from male/female duo. (Grimm).

Tibet

4905. Xizang RTV, Lhasa 1725-1738. Tibetan program comments and regional music, noted on / 4920 and 7385. Earlier monitoring 1644-1659 in English with Tibetan vocal music (Méndez)

Turkey

9465, Voice of Turkey 0233-0245. Uyghur service via Emirler to Xinjiang Uyghur region of China. Brief musical pause to male’s station ID and repeats. Uyghur song to announcer’s newscript (presumed). Fair reception SINPO 35533, noted fast and sporadic jamming, with damage to the transmissions (Xavier).

Uzbekistan

9590, BBC World Service via Tashkent relay 0128-0140. English newscast to conversation. Fair signal reception. SINPO 345543 (Xavier). 

Vatican City State

Vatican Radio QSL

7305, Radio Vaticana 0120-0127. Portuguese service to Brazil and South America. Male announcer’s news script about the Catholic church activities and an item on Pope Leo XIV’s surgery and state of health. Program closes at 0126 to music. Good reception SINPO 45554 (Xavier).

Mystery for Joy Announces Birthday Broadcasts for October 29

 

Mystery for Joy’s Raphael Voydis will celebrate his 21st birthday on October 29, 2026, with special shortwave broadcasts for listeners in Europe and the United States.

Two transmissions are scheduled as follows:

All times UTC

Europe: 2000–2100 UTC on 7520 kHz, via Yerevan-Gavar, Armenia.

United States: 2330–0000 UTC on 5950 kHz, via WRMI. This broadcast begins October 29 and ends at midnight UTC, entering October 30.

Listeners are invited to help shape the birthday program by submitting recorded greetings or written messages. Contributions may be sent through the Mystery for Joy Facebook account, Raphael Voydis’s personal Facebook account, or by email to Mysteryforjoy@gmx.net or qsl@mysteryforjoy.fr.

A special QSL card will be available for the broadcast. Listeners awaiting verification of the earlier Gavar test transmission will receive both cards together.

(Mystery for Joy, Raphael Voydis)

Voice of Tűrkiye Radio, English Winter Schedule

 

Classic QSL from VOT

Tűrkiye – Voice of Tűrkiye Radio

Effective: 25 October 2026 - 27 March 2027

All times UTC

English

0400-0500, 6125 (Europe/North America) 7285 (Asia/Middle East)

1330-1400, 13635 (Europe)

1400-1430, 13635 (Europe)

1730-1800, 9660 (Asia)

1800-`830, 9660 (Asia)

1930-2000, 6050 (Europe)

2000-2030, 6050 (Europe)

2130-2200, 9610 (Australia/South Asia) 

2200-230, 9610 (Australia/South Asia)

2300-0000, 5960 (Europe/North America)

(VOT)

Reach Beyond Australia-English, Winter B26 Schedule

 

English

25 October 2026 - 27 March 2027

All times UTC

1030-11100, 11965 (Sun)

1130-1200, 15460 (Mon-Fri)

1230-1300, 15400 (Sun)

1245-1300, 11825 (Mon, Wed-Fri)

1230-1400, 11825 (Sat/Sun)

1345-1400, 11825 (Mon-Fri)

2230-2300, 17650 (Mon)

(RBA)

RNZ Pacific - B26 Winter Schedule

 

Classic QSL from Radio New Zealand

New Zealand, RNZ Pacific - B26 

English

All times UTC

0000-0558, 17675

0559-0658, 15720

0659-1058, 11725

1059-1258, 9700

1259-1650, 7390

1651-1758, 9700 (Sat)

1759-1858, 11725 (Sat)

1859-1958, 13690 (Sat)

1959-2058, 15720 (Sat)

2059-0000, 17675

DRM

1651-1758, 9700 (Sun-Fri) 7285, 9700

1759-1858, 11690, 11725 (Sun-Fri)

1859-1958, 11690, 13690 (Sun-Fri)

1959-2058, 13840, 15720 (Sun-Fri)

(RNZ)

KBS World, Winter English Service

 

Classic QSL from Radio Korea 

SOUTH KOREA

25 October 2026 - 27 March 2027

All times UTC

English

(Daily unless otherwise indicated)

0100-0200   9580as

0500-0600   9580as

0800-0900   9770as

0900-1000   9770as

1000-1030   9770as

1000-1100   11795sa

1300-1400   9570as  15575na

1400-1500   9630as (India)

1500-1600   9515eu   9630as (India)

1600-1700   9640as   9515eu

2200-2300   11810eu

(Target Areas)

as (Asia) 

eu (Europe)

na (North America)

sa (South America)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity -19 - 25 October 2026

Solar activity reached moderate levels on 19 Oct when Region 4551

(S15, L=102, class/area=Eki/620 on 15 Oct) produced an M1.6/1n

(R1-Minor) flare at 19/0903 UTC; the largest flare of the week.

Solar activity was at low levels throughout the remainder of the

week. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at

normal to moderate levels on 19-22 Oct, with high levels observed on

23-25 Oct. 

Geomagnetic field activity was quiet on 19 Oct through much of 20

Oct under background solar wind conditions. Unsettled levels were

observed late on 20 Oct following the initial onset of positive

polarity CH HSS influences. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming was

observed on 21 Oct, with active conditions observed on 22-23 Oct,

due to sustained positive polarity CH HSS influences. Quiet

conditions were observed on 24-25 Oct with the return of an ambient

solar wind environment. 

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity - 19 - 25 October 2026

Solar activity reached moderate levels on 19 Oct when Region 4551

(S15, L=102, class/area=Eki/620 on 15 Oct) produced an M1.6/1n

(R1-Minor) flare at 19/0903 UTC; the largest flare of the week.

Solar activity was at low levels throughout the remainder of the

week. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at

normal to moderate levels on 19-22 Oct, with high levels observed on

23-25 Oct. 

Geomagnetic field activity was quiet on 19 Oct through much of 20

Oct under background solar wind conditions. Unsettled levels were

observed late on 20 Oct following the initial onset of positive

polarity CH HSS influences. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming was

observed on 21 Oct, with active conditions observed on 22-23 Oct,

due to sustained positive polarity CH HSS influences. Quiet

conditions were observed on 24-25 Oct with the return of an ambeint

solar wind environment. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity - 26 October - 21 November 2026

Solar activity is expected to be at predominantly low levels, with a

varying chance for M-class (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate) flare activity

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 26-30 Oct, and 03-05 Nov, and 19-21

Nov. Normal to moderate flux levels are expected for the remainder

or the outlook period. 

Due to multiple recurrent CH HSSs, geomagnetic field activity is

likely to reach G1 (Minor) storm levels on 31 Oct, with active

levels likely on 01, 09, and 17-18 Nov. The remainder of the outlook

period is expected to be at quiet or quiet to unsettled levels. 

26 October - 21 November 2026

Solar activity is expected to be at predominantly low levels, with a

varying chance for M-class (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate) flare activity

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 26-30 Oct, and 03-05 Nov, and 19-21

Nov. Normal to moderate flux levels are expected for the remainder

or the outlook period. 

Due to multiple recurrent CH HSSs, geomagnetic field activity is

likely to reach G1 (Minor) storm levels on 31 Oct, with active

levels likely on 01, 09, and 17-18 Nov. The remainder of the outlook

period is expected to be at quiet or quiet to unsettled 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

2026 Oct 26      88           5          2

2026 Oct 27      84           5          2

2026 Oct 28      84           5          2

2026 Oct 29      84           5          2

2026 Oct 30      84           5          2

2026 Oct 31      84          30          5

2026 Nov 01      84          20          4

2026 Nov 02      82          10          3

2026 Nov 03      82           5          2

2026 Nov 04      82           5          2

2026 Nov 05      82          10          3

2026 Nov 06      82          10          3

2026 Nov 07      82          10          3

2026 Nov 08      84           5          2

2026 Nov 09      84          15          4

2026 Nov 10      82          10          3

2026 Nov 11      82          10          3

2026 Nov 12      80          10          3

2026 Nov 13      80           5          2

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(NOAA) 

Tune-in Sunday October 25th to GB's Musical Cavalcade

 

On Unique - Sunday, October 25, 2026 

Tune-in at 17:00 - 2030 UTC 

GB's Musical Cavalcade celebrating the end of BST & summertime in the UK.

Plus Jen's Variety Hour.

1700 -2030.. Sun. UT

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

For contact, please contact:   JenUR@proton.me

Thanks.

Jen In The Rad

Throwback Thursday-WWII Memorial-The Radio Scene in Taiwan

WWII Memorial-The Radio Scene in Taiwan

This week's edition originally aired on July 15, 2001

The island of Taiwan is a little more than 200 miles long, and it lies a little less than 100 miles off the coast of China. It was settled by migrants from China some 1500 years ago, and it was administered from China until 1895, when it was ceded to Japan. In 1945 the island came under Chinese control once again.

The entire era of radio development in Taiwan was under Japanese administration, and the first radio broadcasting station on the island was established at Taipei in the year 1928. This station was on the air at first only on shortwave, though soon afterwards a mediumwave transmitter was added. The original callsign was JFAB, and the original channel was 30.50 metres, corresponding to 9835 kHz.

Somewhere around 1937 it seems that two different shortwave stations were constructed, one at Taihoku and the other at Tyureki. The original purpose of these two stations was for phone communication with Japan.

Later information would suggest that the shortwave transmitters located in these two communication facilities were rated at 3 kw. The callsigns in use at these two stations as heard in Australia and New Zealand were in the series JIB JIC JIE. From the scanty information available, it would seem that there were probably two transmitters of the same power in each location.

As was the practice in this pre-war era, communication stations were frequently employed also for program broadcasting. Around the beginning of 1938, program broadcasting was noted from Taiwan, with generally two transmitters on the air simultaneously. The programming was usually a relay from the mediumwave station JFAK, with a bulletin of news in English at midnight in the western Pacific. 

Several DXers during this era sent reception reports to these shortwave radio stations in Taiwan, but without response. One listener sent four reception reports over a period of time, but complained in the Australian magazine Radio & Hobbies that he had received no response.

However, in the August 1940 issue of the same magazine, column editor Ray Simpson reported that he had finally received a QSL letter from Taiwan after a wait of two years. The letter verified his reception of station JIB on 10535 kHz.

The station manager, Mr. Jiro Hayashi, explained that QSL cards were not available, but he included with his letter four postcards showing picturesque scenes in Taihoku. This is the only known QSL from the pre-war shortwave stations in Taiwan.

The last reference to these shortwave stations on Taiwan carrying program broadcasting is around mid-1940. In view of the fact that they were low powered units, it is probable that they were not used for programming on subsequent occasions.

However, the first edition of the World Radio Handboook, for the year 1947, lists two shortwave stations at Taipei in Taiwan under the country heading of China. These two stations are identified as XUPA and XURA, with 3 kw. each. It is presumed, therefore, that these two units were the same units identified previously as JIB and JIE.

As far as radio broadcasting during the Pacific War is concerned, there are now references to their usage during this era.

(Wavescan/(photo via Wikipedia)

Mighty KBC - news update for upcoming test

 

KBC test changes!  -  BREAKING NEWS !! - Please spread the word!

Testing from  the Yerevan, Gavar, Armenia shortwave broadcast center:

October 24th on  7425 kHz 20:00 - 21:00 UT (instead of 11.560 kHz).

Met vriendelijke groet 

 Best regards,

Eric van Willegen

KBC Radio AM 891 kHz & AM 1008 kHz

Argonstraat 6

6718WT Ede, The Netherlands, EU  -  Tel. 0031 - 318 - 438650

Contact: /www.kbcradio.nl

https://www.kbcradio.nl/adverteren/

SAQ Grimeton scheduled to air on UN Day, Oct 24th 2026

 

News from Alexander SAQ Grimeton

Grimeton Friendship Association

www.alexander.n.se

One of six antenna towers at World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station, Sweden.

SAQ was put into commercial radio traffic on December 1st 1924, at first on 16.2 kHz. In mid-December 1924, the frequency was changed to 16.1 kHz, and on Dec 24th 1926, it was changed back to 16.2 kHz. On March 10th, 1927, SAQ’s frequency was again changed, this time to 17.0 kHz, a frequency previously used by Italian station IRC in Rome.

Only two weeks later, on April 3rd 1927 SAQ’s frequency was again changed, now to 17.2 kHz, a frequency previously occupied by LPV in Buenos Aires, in order to provide a “suitable noninterfering wave channel for new Belgian station ORU Ruysselede”, according to the traffic manager at RCA.

17.2 kHz has since then, except for a short period in the 1950’s when SAQ was transmitting on 17.25 kHz, been the frequency we all now know as the historical Alexanderson alternator SAQ at Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden.

On UN-Day, October 24th, 2026, SAQ is scheduled* to spread a peace message to the World on 17.2 kHz CW.

 

Program and transmission schedule:

10:00 CEST (08:00 UTC): The visitor center and radio station is opened for visitors.

See grimeton.org for more info.

Transmission & YouTube Live stream:

14:20 CEST (12:20 UTC): Live stream on YouTube begins with a technical walk-through of SAQ.

14:30 CEST (12:30 UTC): Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ.

14:45 CEST (12:45 UTC) SAQ in the air "VVV VVV VVV de SAQ SAQ SAQ" (approx. time)

15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC): Transmission of a peace message from SAQ.

 Live Video from World Heritage Grimeton Station

The transmission event can be seen live on our YouTube Channel or by following the link below.

Live video from World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station, scheduled at 14:20 CET (12:20 UTC), Oct 24th, 2026.

Check out the trailer here!

Test Transmissions

We are planning to carry our some test transmissions on Friday, October 23rd, 13:00 – 16:00 CEST (11:00 -14:00 UTC). SAQ will be on the air for shorter periods of time during this interval, when we will be carrying out tuning, tests and measurements.

Your comments are welcome to info@alexander.n.se.

QSL Reports to SAQ

Your QSL reports to SAQ are, as usual, most welcome and much appreciated!

For guaranteed E-QSL from us,

please report using our 

ONLINE QSL FORM.

We can not guarantee that reports by Email / mail / bureau will be confirmed.

The online form will be open from October 24th, 2026 until November 22nd, 2026.

Amateur Radio Station SK6SAQ

The Amateur Radio Station with the call “SK6SAQ” will be QRV during the day on the following frequencies:

– 3 517.2 kHz CW

– 7 017.2 kHz CW

– 14 017.2 kHz CW

– 3 755 kHz SSB

– 7 140 kHz SSB

QSL reports to SK6SAQ (NOT SAQ) are kindly received via:

- Email to info@alexander.n.se

- or via: SM bureau

- or directly by postal mail (link to address here)

Two stations will be on the air most of the time.

Not a member yet? Then it’s time to join the Alexander team!

We welcome you as a member of the Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship Association to support our non-profit activities in preserving, documenting, and bringing to life the unique Alexanderson alternator from 1924. 

As a member You get a 10% discount on World Heritage Grimeton’s shop and café (not ice cream), and free admission to Alexander's evening displays and to the Alexanderson Day, upon presentation of your membership card. Four times per year, you will receive our online magazine “Alternatorn”, exclusively available to our members.

Members also get access to our online library with lots of unique historical documents about SAQ and the Alexanderson alternator.

Membership costs SEK 125 / year.

Apply For Membership Now!

Help us to keep SAQ Grimeton operational.

Just a small donation will be of great help to us, in our work to keep SAQ in operational condition. Your donation will go to the work of maintaining, displaying and running the historical Alexanderson alternator, as well as passing on knowledge to current and future generations.

*The world heritage site Grimeton is a living cultural heritage. All transmissions with the long-wave transmitter SAQ are therefore preliminary and may be cancelled at short notice.

 (BDXC)

(photo via Wikipedia)

Arctic Radio to resume testing

 

Mauno Ritola on the MWList Io group October 16th and 20th:

 

Matt King of Arctic Radio reported to me today that, due to improved noise levels and lots of queries about his station, he will start testing on 252 kHz when the antenna setup is completed, probably in a couple of weeks.

 

He plans to start weekend transmissions on 14 November.

 

Arctic Radio website:

 

Test transmissions until further notice from 14th November 2026 and every weekend, 24 hours a day. Power will be 700W only. During this period, the transmitter will be on and off to test various options. Antenna will be a 1.6km wire and the new 21m mast with it's 10m top hat. More exact details will be announced once tests are done. 

 

https://arcticradio.net/schedule

 

(Mike Barraclough, UK/BDXC)