Monday, January 30, 2023

U.S. Military Call Sign Directory 1st Edition Now Available on Amazon

  



For Immediate Release                                                                                 30 January 2023

U.S. Military Call Sign Directory 1st Edition Now Available on Amazon

Webster’s dictionary defines the term “call sign” as the combination of identifying letters, letters, and numbers, or words assigned to an operator, office, activity, vehicle, or station for use in communication (as in the address of a message sent by radio). If you are a ham radio operator, you are issued a call sign used to identify your station to other hams. The concept is the same for broadcast radio stations (AM/FM/TV/Shortwave), maritime vessels or shore stations, civilian aircraft, and most government radio stations. Legally operated radio stations transmitting anywhere in the radio spectrum will identify at some point using a valid call sign issued to them by their national controlling authority.

However, when you start diving into the dark and murky waters of military call signs or words things are not so clear cut. Finding out who and why a particular call sign is being used can be a challenge. You won't find any official databases or publications for these call signs online. The reason for this is simple. In many instances, a military radio call sign/word is designed to keep that unit, its platform identity, its mission, and in some cases even who is on board that aircraft or vessel hidden.

Ask any radio hobbyist what information they consider important during a radio monitoring session and two items will top their list: frequencies and the call signs heard on them. If you hear activity on a military frequency, unless you can fully identify the participants by their call sign, you can’t fully appreciate or document the traffic you are hearing on your shortwave radio or scanner.

To aid the military radio hobbyists in their listening endeavors Teak Publishing has published a series of call sign books/e-books over the last several years. Now the company is pleased to announce its latest Kindle e-book in the series - the U.S. Military Call Sign Directory, 1st edition by Amazon Bestselling author Larry Van Horn, N5FPW.

In this new edition, the author presents the most comprehensive collection of U.S. military station identifications ever published for the radio listening hobby. It is the result of seven years of research and monitoring in the HF/VHF/UHF radio spectrums, by the author. No classified military sources were used in the production of this book, and due to the size of this publication, a printed version will not be available.

In addition to thousands of static and tactical call signs for the major U.S. military services, other types of identifiers such as Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) addresses and marine MMSI identifiers for U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels and aircraft are also included in this edition. There is also a chapter devoted to call signs/words used by the Department of Defense including the Military Auxiliary Radio Services (MARS) and the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) auxiliary services.

A whole new chapter in the book is devoted to the latest craze in military aircraft monitoring - decoding Mode-S ADS-B hex code radio signals. The chapter on these hex code addresses includes introductory material on monitoring these unique identifiers and thousands of hex codes identified by airframes. There is also an additional chapter devoted to known hex hole ranges in the DoD ADS-B spectrum.

The last chapter of this book contains a large list of resource information including Navy ship/squadron classifications; Coast Guard cutter designators; a massive list of abbreviations and acronyms that appear in the book and other Teak Publishing publications; a comprehensive country abbreviation list; and the latest Table of Allocations of International Call signs from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

The Teak Publishing U.S. Military Call Sign Directory is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BT658LVL. The price for this 1091-page e-Book is US$9.99. 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 the e-Book from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website.

You do not need to own a Kindle reader to read Amazon e-book publications. You can read any Kindle book with Amazon’s free reading apps. There are free Kindle reading apps for the Kindle Cloud Reader, Smartphones (iPhone, iTouch, Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry); computer platforms (Windows and Mac); Tablets (iPad and Android), and, of course, all of the Kindle family of readers including the Kindle Fire series. A Kindle e-book allows you to buy your book once and read it anywhere. You can find additional details on these apps at this link on the Amazon website https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16571048011.

A complete list of all the author’s military radio hobby books can be found on his Amazon author’s page at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Larry-Van-Horn/author/B00G1QMO4CAdditional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books is available on the company website at  https://www.teakpublishing.com/.

Other Milcom Internet resources by the author include:
Milcom Monitoring Post blog http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
Btown Monitoring Post Blog http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/
From the Static YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/c/FromtheStatic-83
From the Static Twitter feed @MilcomMP

 If you monitor the military radio spectrum, outside of the international shortwave broadcast or ham bands, then there is something in this book for you. This e-book is a must in any radio shack reference library.

About the Author

Amazon bestselling author, Larry Van Horn, a native of San Antonio, Texas, started his radio listening hobby in 1963 when he received his first shortwave receiver.

In 1971 Larry joined the U.S. Navy and served on several U.S. naval warships and in the naval aviation community until his retirement in 1993. He retired in New Orleans with the rank of Chief Petty Officer.

He was first licensed as an amateur radio operator in 1973 with the call sign WH6INU. Later, Larry upgraded to General Class and spent his early ham days operating out of the famed KH6SP ham shack in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with his ham mentor and friend Butch Weber, WA4GIF, chasing DX and contesting.

Now a licensed Extra Class ham, holding the call sign N5FPW, Larry enjoys operating digital modes, contesting, ham satellites, and chasing DX. Other aspects of the radio hobby that he enjoys include monitoring military communications (throughout the radio spectrum), federal government monitoring, chasing HF utility communications (especially marine comms), general satellite monitoring, and AM/FM,/TV broadcast DXing.

After his retirement from the Navy, Larry worked for Grove Enterprises in Brasstown, North Carolina, the publisher of Monitoring Times and Satellite Times magazines. His job on the MT staff was the magazine's assistant / technical editor and staff journalist. He wrote for Monitoring Times magazine as a freelance writer and full-time staffer for over 30 years until that publication closed in 2013. Larry was also the creative force behind the publication of Satellite Times magazine and was the magazine’s managing editor, a position he held for more than five years.

He has written dozens of radio equipment reviews and several monthly columns in the pages of the former Monitoring Times including the Signals from Space, Utility World, Fedcom – Federal Monitoring column, Milcom – a military monitoring column, GlobalNet, First Look – MT Equipment/Book Reviews. Service Search, Ask Larry, and the magazine’s What’s New column.

His current writing assignment is with the radio hobby e-zine – The Spectrum Monitor. He writes a monthly Milcom column and has authored numerous features including the magazine’s annual Air Show Frequency Guide.

Over the years Larry has also written dozens of radio hobby books (some with multiple editions), dozens of magazine features, and numerous technical articles for a wide variety of communications publications and radio hobby club newsletters.

Larry is the founder and president of the Teak Publishing Company based in western North Carolina. His first e-book published under the Teak Publishing banner, the North American Enroute Aviation Guide, was an immediate Amazon #1 Best-Selling Kindle eBook.

Since then, he has authored a series of annual e-Books – The Milcom Archives, which are reprints of his Monitoring Times and Spectrum Monitor Milcom columns.

 

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 23 - 29 January 2023

Solar activity was moderate. Region 3192 (N16, L=115, class/area,  Fki/420 on 18 Jan) produced all of the M-class flares during the period. The largest was an M4.6/Sf flare at 25/1011 UTC. Additional events from Region 3192 included an M1.3/Sf flare at 25/1701 UTC, an M2.0 flare at 25/2235 UTC, and an M2.8 flare at 26/1306 UTC. Region 3192 rotated around the west limb on 26 January. There was a combined total of four M-class flares during the period, all at the R1 (Minor) level, and all from Region 3192. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal to moderate levels throughout the reporting period. 

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to unsettled levels. Unsettled levels were observed on 23, 25-28 January, with quiet conditions on 24 and 29 January. Slightly enhanced field conditions were influenced by multiple, positive-polarity CH HSSs. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 30 January - 25 February 2023

Solar activity is expected to be low, with a slight chance for M-class flare activity (R1-R2) on 30 Jan - 02 Feb. Solar activity is likely to reach moderate levels with the return of Region 3184 (S13, L=180) on 03 Feb and remain there throughout the rest of the outlook period, due to the flare potential of numerous returning M and X-class producing regions. 

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 30-31 January in response to recent CH HSS influence. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at moderate levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to active levels. Active conditions are likely on 02-03, 07-10 February. Unsettled levels are likely on 04, 12-13, 18, and 22-24 February. Increased geomagnetic activity is in response to multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be mostly quiet. 

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2023 Jan 30     140           5          2
2023 Jan 31     140           5          2
2023 Feb 01     135           5          2
2023 Feb 02     135          12          4
2023 Feb 03     135          12          4
2023 Feb 04     135           8          3
2023 Feb 05     135           5          2
2023 Feb 06     140           5          2
2023 Feb 07     145          12          4
2023 Feb 08     150          12          4
2023 Feb 09     150          15          4
2023 Feb 10     155          12          4
2023 Feb 11     155           5          2
2023 Feb 12     155           8          3
2023 Feb 13     155           8          3
2023 Feb 14     150           5          2
2023 Feb 15     150           5          2
2023 Feb 16     145           5          2
2023 Feb 17     145           5          2
2023 Feb 18     140           8          3
2023 Feb 19     140           7          2
2023 Feb 20     135           5          2
2023 Feb 21     130           5          2
2023 Feb 22     130          10          3
2023 Feb 23     130          10          3
2023 Feb 24     125          10          3
2023 Feb 25     125           5          2
(NOAA)

Friday, January 27, 2023

Shortwave Radiogram schedules

 


Hello friends

In the northern hemisphere, nights are still long enough that our "red-eye" transmission Monday 0800-0830 UTC on 5850 kHz often reaches the western parts of Europe. Sometimes a Stanag military data signal is also on 5850, but the Shortwave Radiogram MFSK32 can sometimes be received around the edges of the Stanag signal. Usually, this 0800 UTC broadcast on 5850 kHz is limited to North America and, occasionally, Hawaii. In Europe, try 5850 while you can.

A video of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 288)  is provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC). Another interesting video, in German, by DD0UL QTC in Germany, compares the reception and decoding of Shortwave Radiogram using standard AM versus synchronous AM. The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. The analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 289, 27-30 January 2023, in MFSK modes as noted:
 
 1:31  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:37  MFSK32: Rare earth elements from coal waste*
 8:46  MFSK64: New potential for ancient mint plants*
13:54  MFSK64: This week's images*
28:36  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
Friday 1500-1530 15755 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 0330-0400 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 2300-2330 7570 kHz WRMI Florida
Monday 0800-0830 5850 kHz WRMI Florida

The Mighty KBC has expanded its transmission schedule. Times are UTC, frequencies are kHz, all from WRMI Florida:
Friday 1100-1200: Eric van Willegen 15770
Saturday 0200-0300: Dave Mason 5850
Saturday 0800-0900: Eric van Willegen 7780
Sunday 0000-0100: Dave Mason 9455
Sunday 0100-0200: Eric van Willegen 9455
Sunday 0200-0300: Eric van Willegen 5850
Sunday 2200-2300: Dave Mason 5950
Sunday 2300-2400: Eric van Willegen 5950
Wednesday 1600-1700: Eric van Willegen 15770
A minute of MFSK64 is at about 30 minutes past the hour on at least some of the Eric van Willigen programs.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. 

“This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK-64 text and images near the end of the broadcast.  It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas). Also, look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/    @ThisIsAMusicSho  https://thisisamusicshow.com

Pop Shop Radio from British Columbia, Canada, includes "a whole variety of pop music, such as records from the 1960s and 1970s that were played on Top-40 radio stations not only in North America but also on offshore radio and stations like Radio Luxembourg." The programs now include some MFSK text and an image. Website: popshopradio.ca. Twitter: @popshopradio1  Email: radiopopshop@gmail.com.

Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim

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

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Canceled clandestine broadcasts via Madagascar relays

 

Talata Volonondry, MadagascarMadagascar relay

All times UTC
1730-1800 on 11705 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Radio Mazaris Sumay
1800-1900 on 11690 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Radio ERISAT
(DXB 25 Jan 2023)


Radio Angela on WBCQ to broadcast 25 January (UTC)

 New Program: 

Radio Angela WBCQ 5130 kHz January 26 0300-0510 UTC

(January 25, 10:00pm-12:10am EST in the Americas)

0300-0400: UTC: Radio New Music (repeat)

New Monthly: 0400-0500 UTC: Café Ole, Wolfgang König's jazz/world music program, made in Berlin, auf Deutsch.

0500-0510 UTC: Radio Angela After Midnight

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Upcoming special broadcast from All India Radio

 
All India Radio QSL, Gayle Van Horn QSL Collection

All India Radio will broadcast the Live Commentary of the Republic Day Parade from New Delhi on 26 January 2023 from 0410 UTC (9.40 am IST) as follows:

English   15030 kHz via Bengaluru (500 kW)
Hindi 9950, 11560 kHz via New Delhi (100 kW)
External Services on the above frequencies on that day at that time are canceled. All stations of AIR will relay it which will be also available on live streaming in https://prasarbharati.gov.in/get-apps/
 
This will be available on Doordarshan TV as follows:

Monday, January 23, 2023

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 


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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 16 - 22 January 2023

Solar activity was high. Region 3190 (S15, L=119, class/area, Eki/950 on 18 Jan) produced dual M1.8 flares at 17/2329 UTC and 18/1035 UTC. These flares tied for the largest of the period. Region 3190 also produced an M1.1 flare at 22/1226 UTC. Region 3196 (N12, L=084, class/area, Dro/30 on 18 Jan) provided an M1.1/Sf flare at 19/0403 UTC; an M1.7 flare at 19/1012 UTC; and an M1.0/Sf flare at 19/1027 UTC. The only other M-class producing region was Region 3194 (S24, L=132, class/area, Dai/130 on 22 Jan) with an M1.6/1b flare at 22/1702 UTC. There was a combined total of seven M-class flares during the period, all at the R1 (Minor) level, and none with significant radio signatures. 

No reportable proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit, however, 10 MeV proton flux became enhanced, reaching a peak flux of 1.01 pfu at 20/1425 UTC. The source of this slight flux increase was believed to be a C-class event from Region 3190. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached moderate levels throughout the reporting period. 

Geomagnetic field activity ranged between quiet and active levels. Active conditions were observed on 16-18 Jan, in response to the combined influence of the 11 Jan CME and a recurrent, positive-polarity CH HSS. Active conditions were also observed on 21 Jan in response to an additional positive-polarity CH HSS. Quiet to unsettled conditions were observed during the remainder of the period. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 23 January - 18 February 2023

Solar activity is likely to remain at moderate to high levels throughout the outlook period due to numerous, existing and returning M and X-class flare-producing regions. 

There is a slight chance for proton events at geosynchronous orbit, during the outlook period, due to the magnetic complexity and flare history of the abundant sunspot groups. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels on 24-30 Jan in response to recurrent CH HSS influence. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at moderate levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to active levels. Active conditions are likely on 23-25 Jan and 01, 07-10 Feb; unsettled levels are likely on 26-29 Jan, and 02, 12-13, 18 Feb. Increased geomagnetic activity is in response to multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be mostly quiet. 

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2023 Jan 23     195          10          4
2023 Jan 24     200          12          4
2023 Jan 25     190          15          4
2023 Jan 26     185          10          3
2023 Jan 27     185           8          3
2023 Jan 28     180           8          3
2023 Jan 29     180           8          3
2023 Jan 30     175           5          2
2023 Jan 31     175           5          2
2023 Feb 01     175          12          4
2023 Feb 02     175           8          3
2023 Feb 03     180           5          2
2023 Feb 04     185           5          2
2023 Feb 05     190           5          2
2023 Feb 06     190           5          2
2023 Feb 07     195          12          4
2023 Feb 08     195          12          4
2023 Feb 09     195          15          4
2023 Feb 10     195          12          4
2023 Feb 11     195           5          2
2023 Feb 12     195           8          3
2023 Feb 13     200           8          3
2023 Feb 14     205           5          2
2023 Feb 15     205           5          2
2023 Feb 16     200           5          2
2023 Feb 17     200           5          2
2023 Feb 18     200           8          3
(NOAA)

Sunday, January 22, 2023

The 2022 Milcom Files - TSM Edition - Now Available on Amazon

  




Recent world events continue to draw many radio listeners into their radio shacks to tune in on the action using their shortwave radios. software-defined radios, and programmable VHF/UHF scanners. In many cases monitoring the HF/VHF/UHF radio spectrum offers the radio hobbyist an opportunity to hear what is really going on behind the scenes without the filters imposed by news media outlets. Most radio listeners quickly learn that when the world has a crisis, disaster, or tensions rise between countries, the military will usually be the first organization called upon to intervene. It pays to monitor military frequencies when international events heat up.

There is a big radio frequency spectrum out there to monitor if you know where to listen, you can eavesdrop on some of the most fascinating radio communications you will hear on a scanner or shortwave radio.

Teak Publishing Company is pleased to announce the release of their latest eBook in the TSM Milcom Archive series – The Spectrum Monitor Volume 5 (2022) by Amazon best-selling author Larry Van Horn.

Some of the topics covered in this new book during 2022 include:

• Monitoring the Russian-Ukrainian War

• Mystery Russian HF Military Stations

• Monitoring Russia's Long-Range Aviation HF Nets

• Monitoring NATO Stanag 4285 digital transmissions

• U.S. Navy's Area 51

• A Sky Full of E-6Bs Command Post

• E-4B “Doomsday” Aircraft Serve as National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC);

• Fill'er Up and Don't Forget the Green Stamps (US Aerial Refueling Freqs, Routes, and

Anchors)

• Monitoring the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Fleet

• DoD VHF High Band Air Ops Assignments

• Milcom Military Base Profiles

• Military Callsigns and ADBS Hex Codes

• Bonus Material: The Spectrum Monitor 2022 Air Show Guide

• Bonus Material – The Teak Action Bands (LW-MW-HF) Military Frequency List –

  Hundreds of discrete U.S. and some foreign military frequencies. 

The latest Milcom Files - TSM Milcom edition 273-page eBook is available now on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSB39NFV/ for just US$4.99.

A complete index to all pf Larry’s TSM columns and links to each year’s Milcom Archives E-Books is available on the Milcom Monitoring Post blog at http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/p/the-spectrum-monitor-e-zine-milcom.html

 Larry Van Horn N5FPW has been a radio hobbyist for nearly 60 years listening to world events and monitoring military radio communications. He has spent over 41 years documenting activity in the military radio spectrum in his monthly Satellite, Utility World, and Milcom (Military Communications) columns in the pages of Monitoring TimesSatellite Times, and now The Spectrum Monitor magazines.

During this time, he has published a treasure trove of military communication monitoring information. All his early MT columns have been published into two e-Books by Teak Publishing. The first two books in the Milcom Files series cover his columns published in Monitoring Times and have previously been published at Amazon. Book one of The Milcom Files covers the columns published from 1998 to 2006 and Book Two covers the period 2007 to 2013

In 2017 Larry joined the Spectrum Monitor writing staff where he continues to chronicle military monitoring in his monthly TSM Milcom column. Now he is publishing all his monthly TSM Milcom columns (2017-2022) at Amazon in the Kindle eBook format. All the books in The Milcom Series archives are available at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078MNXGND.

If you are interested in monitoring military comms. own a scanner, shortwave radio, or have an Internet connection for web software-defined radio (SDR) monitoring, then the Milcom Files are a “must” reference for the radio library shelf.

For additional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books is available on the company website at https://www.teakpublishing.com/. Information on other publications by Larry is available on his author’s page at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00G1QMO4C.

 Other Milcom Internet resources by the author include:

Milcom Monitoring Post blog http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/

Btown Monitoring Post Blog http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/

From the Static YouTube site https://www.youtube.com/c/FromtheStatic-83

From the Static Twitter feed @MilcomMP

 Customer review of a previous edition of the Milcom Archives:

 “Larry has done an excellent job in his books, each and every one of them is excellent material for listeners. You will find nothing better.”

 

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Radio Pamela ready for Sunday broadcast

 


Radio Pamela will broadcast on Sunday, January 22, 2023, from 10.00 to 14.00 UTC. This will be Solid Gold Sunday on our new frequency of 7725 kHz. 
Send your emailto: radiopamela@mail.com 

GTMR (Good Times Music Radio) set for Sunday broadcast

 

Following a bevy of testing, Good Times Music Radio is set to go on the air Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 1000-1200 UTC on 7520 kHz. Don't miss it !!
(Mike/GTMW)

Friday, January 20, 2023

Radio Catface International slated for Sunday broadcast

 


I am excited to announce that I've lined up a test broadcast on WRMI after Pop Shop and Encore next Sunday, January 22 at 2300 EST, on 5950 kHz. I imagine it will sound suspiciously like my Mixcloud show, but maybe with a twist or two.
(Bob Catface)


Thursday, January 19, 2023

An alternative plan proposed to reshape and network Local BBC Radio stations

 

The BBC has changed some of its proposals for program sharing across its local radio network with extra shows and revised pairings of stations.

Jason Horton, Director of Production, BBC Local says the corporation has made the changes to the original proposal following feedback from staff and audiences.

However, local programming will still only air from 6am to 2pm on weekdays, although there will be 20 different regional shows instead of 18 from 2pm to 6pm.

An additional show has been introduced in the West to allow Bristol & Somerset to pair, with a separate show for Gloucestershire & Wiltshire. The BBC has also added a show in the South to create a standalone show for Solent, alongside a shared programme for Berkshire and Oxford.

At the weekend, the plan now is to increase the number of weekend daytime shows from 12 to 18 between 10am and 2pm on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

These changes include moving CWR to pair with WM; Stoke to share with other West Midlands stations and moving Northampton to share with East stations. Cumbria has moved to share with North West stations and Lincolnshire has moved to share with Yorkshire stations on weekend breakfast.

Future plans for dedicated programming on BBC Local Radio for Black and Asian audiences have also been announced. Community shows will move from their traditional single Sunday evening slot to new programmes on Monday and Friday evenings. The number of stations featuring community programming will increase from 20 to 33.

BBC Introducing and BBC Upload programs, will be broadcast as part of the schedule on Thursday and Saturday evenings. In addition, there will be more prominence to new music artists on BBC Sounds and across the schedule.

Jason Horton: “Our goal over the next 12 months is to modernise our BBC Local services in England to strengthen our online provision for communities across the country. We have listened carefully to the feedback we have received about proposed changes to BBC Local Radio programming. 
“As a result, we are making a number of amendments to the original plan in order to strike the best possible balance between live and on-demand services.” 

Major cuts and programme sharing were announced in October last year https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/10/31/major-cuts-in-jobs-and-local-shows-planned-for-local-bbc-radio/ which proposed, for the first time across the network, the share the majority of radio programs between stations. 

A recent NUJ BBC England consultative ballot closed last Friday with 90% saying they would support action short of a strike and 80% would support strike action. Separately, over 300 people also expressed an interest in voluntary redundancy across BBC Local.
(Radio Today 18 January

BBC moves forward with plans to modernize local services
(BBC Media Centre 18 January)

Encore-Classical Music from Radio Tumbril

 

Dear Listener,
Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:
02:00 - 03:00 UTC Friday 5850 kHz WRMI to US
11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 6070 AND 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

Repeated:
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 7730 & 5850 kHz WRMI to Europe US and Canada
17:00 – 18:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
22:00 - 23:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
03:00 - 04:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, the east coast of the US, and Iceland. (Touch of seasonal RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB.)
20:00 – 21:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

Some additions to the website:
The Encore website is http://www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:
Important information about Encore - Radio Tumbril.
Up-to-date transmission times and frequencies.
The playlists for the most recent programs 
An email link.

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


THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM - (First broadcast this coming FRIDAY by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, and then Channel 292 on SATURDAY at 11:00 UTC on 6070 and 9670 kHz):
Starts with some Bach solo cello, part of the Damnation of Faust by Berlioz, and three pieces by Jim Perkins - the contemporary British composer.
After that - The Devil's Trill Sonata by Tartini, and three movements from Ned Rorem's Mallet Concerto were composed for and played by percussionist Evelyn Glennie.

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. A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.
 
Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril - and thank you for your support.
(Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril) http://www.tumbril.co.uk
GMØTLY

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Antarctica special broadcast on January 21

 
LRA 36 QSL from Gayle Van Horn QSL Collection

Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior and dedicated to shortwave listeners, DXers and radio amateurs from all over the world. 

The broadcast will take place on SATURDAY JANUARY 21 at 1500 UTC with a repeat at 1900 UTC on the frequency of 15476 kHz (USB) in the 19-meter band and will count on the participation of Adrian Korol, Director of RAE, and Juan Benavente, member of the Antarctic Joint Command, together with Marcelo Ayala, journalist of Radio Nacional who conducts during January from LRA36 the morning "Panorama Informativo" for all the stations of the network of the Argentine Public Radio. 

The contents include live interviews, interesting material from the sound archive of LRA36 such as audios of its first transmission, different IDs, audios of listenings of DXers in different times, and material from LA ROSA DE TOKIO, the program of Omar Somma and Arnaldo Slaen, who is the DX Editor of RAE.

This year is very important for LRA36. During the month of February, the shortwave transmission and radiating system will be evaluated and measured in order to provide a NEW SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER to the beloved Antarctic transmitter, and the 10 KW CCA transmitter will also be returned to the mainland for repair.

new antenna will also be installed for the FM signal on 96.7 MHz, which will broadcast with a power of 250 watts (currently it runs with 25).

As always we look forward to your comments and reception reports at lra36nacional@gmail.com
IG: lra36radionacional
FB: Arcangel San Gabriel - Antarctica

We appreciate the further diffusion of this information".

Signed by Adrian Korol, RAE, Argentina, via Facebook and Whatsapp group messages, translated and slightly edited from original writing in Spanish, by Horacio Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, Jan. 18, 2023). 

Winter shortwave frequency updates

 



Additional frequencies of USAGM Radio Farda:
Biblis, Germany relay 
Persian
1630-2000 on  9910 (100 kW) to WeAs 
1800-2030 on 12005 (100 kW) to WeAs 

Frequency changes of USAGM Radio Liberty and Voice of America 
Kuwait relay
1400-1600 - 5880 (250 kW) to CeAs Turkmen Daily Radio Liberty,  ex  6060 kHz
2130-2200 - 11830 (250 kW) to WeAf Bambara Mon-Fri Voice of America, ex  5885

Frequency change of USAGM Voice of America 
Kurdish
1200-1250 - 15595 (Biblis, Germany) (100 kW) to WeAs Kurdish Su-Th, x  9370
1400-1500 - 15595 (Woofferton, UK) (250 kW)  to WeAs Kurdish Daily, x 15600

Frequency change of USAGM Voice of America 
Sao Tome relay
1030-1100 - 17775 (100 kW) to EaAf Somali  Daily, ex 15710
1400-1500 - 17530 (100 kW) to SoAf Kirundi Sat/Sun, x 9885
(DXB 18 Jan 2023/edited by Teak Publishing for clarity)

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

US invests millions to expose regime to North Koreans

 




And what station can you speculate will bring the truth to North Koreans?  

Julian Ryall
01/16/2023

Utilizing radio and "internet freedom tools," Washington intends to tell North Korean citizens the truth about Kim Jong Un's repressive regime and encourage them to "ask more questions."

The United States will invest $50 million (€46 million) over the next five years to surreptitiously bring information about the outside world into North Korea — hoping to improve the image of the US and South Korea for North Koreans.

US hopes North Koreans 'ask more questions

Washington is playing catch-up to Russia, which has been particularly effective at planting propaganda that furthers its own geopolitical aims, Pinkston said.

The US program will focus on additional radio programming in the North as well as the development of "internet freedom tools," which are designed to help users circumvent limitations placed on free access to the digital world by the North Korean government.

Additional story at: 
(photo/VOA News)



Return to Guadeloupe's Radio History

 

reposted courtesy of AWR Wavescan

In our Wavescan topic today, we return to the French island of Guadeloupe which is shaped like the wings of a butterfly that is flying toward the northwest. That island is located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and we examine the early communication radio scene and its almost three-quarters century of mediumwave radio history.

In the era immediately following the end of World War 1, the French government in Paris established its first wireless communication station in Guadeloupe. The new wireless station with the callsign FKD was installed inland at Destrellan, some 20 miles northeast of the capital town Basse-Terre on the western wing.

Due to a change in international radio regulations, three years later (1924), that same wireless station at Destrellan was granted a new callsign, HYU. Then in 1941, the wireless communication station in Guadeloupe was noted in the United States on 11380 kHz, with a different callsign again. The station identification announcement stated FGS which was understood to indicate French Guadeloupe Station. Some 37 years later (1978) another callsign was indicated. The considerably upgraded station, still at Destrellan, was identified at that subsequent time under the twin callsigns FZV and FZW.

Now before we leave the shortwave scene in Guadeloupe, we should also mention that the Atlas Corporation in the United States announced in January 1945 that plans were underway to construct powerful shortwave stations in several French colonies around the world, including Guadeloupe. However, that ambitious radio project never culminated. 

The first mediumwave station on Guadeloupe was installed near the capital city Basse-Terre in 1951, and it was a 1 kW unit on 650 kHz. A second mediumwave transmitter at the same location was taken into service six years later in 1957, and it appears that the old 50-watt shortwave transmitter was returned to 1420 kHz.

However in 1961, two new mediumwave stations were constructed, one on each wing. Near the capital city Basse-Terre at Citerne on the western wing, a new 4 kW transmitter was installed for the 1420 kHz channel. 

Also at the same time, a new mediumwave station was constructed at Arnouville, quite near the almost junction of the two wings Pointe-a-Pitre, the largest town on the eastern wing. This new station housed two mediumwave transmitters at 20 kW each for operation on 640
kHz. 

Beginning in the 1980s, FM radio was introduced to Guadeloupe. Initially, the coverage was for the two cities, Basse-Terre and Pointe-a-Pitre, one on each wing, though because of the lower operating cost, the clarity of reception, and the popularity of FM radio receivers, the number of FM stations increased rapidly. In 1986 for example, there were 40 FM stations on the air.

Then in 1997, the mediumwave transmitter (now at 5 kW) on 1420 kHz for Basse-Terre at Citerne was closed, and give another 20 years and finally, the two 20 kW transmitters on 640 kHz were also closed, leaving a nationwide network of only FM stations still on the air)
(Adrian Peterson/AWR Wavescan Archive) 

KTWR's Dxers Diary program schedule

 


Dear Friends,


My Name is Arun Kumar Narasimhan from Chennai located in India in India. I have been producing and presenting “DXERSDIARY”, a 5-minute weekly DX program on KTWR’s DRM broadcast on 15205 kHz. from 15.00 UTC on Sunday, which began on January 3, 2021.

DXERS Diary DX Program is broadcast every Wednesday on 11965 kHz from 11.01- 11.07 UTC as part of KTWR’s South East Asia block. You can also listen on 9965 kHz from 14.30 UTC on Wednesday. 

Those who can’t tune in to DRM can now listen to the program on shortwave. The program is designed to make it easy for listeners to contribute to the advancement of the DX hobby. 

In this program, we broadcast listeners' logs, and band scans, sent to us from listeners across the world, as well as information about sunspot numbers, SFI forecasts, A-index, news, and frequency changes by various radio stations around the world.

Listeners can send their band scans, shortwave radio logs, reception reports, views, and opinions about the program to dxersdiary@gmail.com 
Thanks and Regards
N. Arun Kumar
(text edited for clarity by Teak Publishing)

Monday, January 16, 2023

WRMI new grid schedule update

 


An updated program schedule from WRMI, dated 03 January can be found at: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Hra1coQGQAKDzn8QGeAqPuXbvFsn7umGzESGJQUx5k/edit#gid=0

Pop Shop Radio broadcast schedule

 


Pop Shop Radio 

Broadcasting via Channel 292: 1600 UTC Wednesday and 2200 UTC Saturday on 3955 kHz and WRMI: Monday at 0200 UTC (9PM ET Sun) on 5950. 

Specials will be a Salute to producer Joe Meek on the week of 25 January, Love Songs on the week of 8 February, and Best of 2 1/2 years on the week of 15 February.
(Pop Shop Radio)

Monitoring observations from DX Bulgaria

 


January 15, 2023
Adventist World Radio Obettivo 1020 on 9610 kHz via MBR Nauen, Germany January 15
1000-1100 on  9610 NAU 125 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun. Very good via SDR Heimiswil, SUI

Bible Voice Broadcasting in English on 15209.8v kHz via MBR Tashkent, Uzbekistan 
1230-1245 on 15209.8vTAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Bahasa Malay Sun. Very good via SDR So Phisal

PAB (Pan American Broadcasting) Frank & Ernest Discussion on 17715 kHz via MBR Nauen, Germany 1400-1415 on 17715 NAU 250 kW / 094 deg to SoAs English Sun. Very good signal via SDR So Phisal. 1430-1445 on 11900 NAU 250 kW / 102 deg to SoAs Dari Tue/Thu/Sun 

KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in Mongolian on 12120 kHz via Agana, Guam 
from 1058 on 12120 TWR 200 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Mongolian Daily. Very good via SDR So Phisal, THA

KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in English on 11965 kHz via Agana, Guam from 1101 on 11965 TWR 100 kW / 263 deg to SEAs English Sun-Fri. Very good via SDR So Phisal.

KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in Hui zu on 12160 kHz via Agana, Guam from 1115 on 12160 TWR 200 kW / 315 deg to EaAs Hui. Very good via SDR So Phisal, Thailand

KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in Chinese/English on 9910 kHz via Agana, Guam from 1128 on  9910 TWR 200 kW / 305 deg to EaAs Chinese/English Sun. Very good via SDR So Phisal, THA

All India Radio External Service in Dari on 9950 kHz via Bengaluru, India 
1330-1500 on  9950 BGL 500 kW / 300 deg to WeAs Dari. Good via SDR So Phisal, THA 

FEBC Radio Teos in Ukrainian on 9920 kHz via Bcaue, Philippines 1530-1545 on  9920 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Ukrainian Sun. Very good via SDR So Phisal in THA 1500-1530 on  9920 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Daily;1530-1545 Mon-Wed;1545-1600 Thu-Sun Russian
Wrong time and frequency announcement 1900-2000MST on 11650 kHz, instead 1800-1900MST on 9920 kHz

Hurricane Fiona and the Early Shortwave Scene on Guadeloupe

 


reposted courtesy of AWR Wavescan

The disastrous Hurricane Fiona struck the French Island territory of Guadeloupe on the outer edge of the Caribbean as its first onslaught during the night of Saturday, September 17 (2022). It was in that area that Fiona strengthened and became a Category 4 hurricane, with wind gusts of 155 miles per hour and sustained winds at 130 miles per hour. 

Guadeloupe encountered near-record rainfall from the hurricane resulted in serious flooding, even washing away the long-standing bridge over the River Goyave. Due to the devastation wrought by Fiona over Guadeloupe, French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris declared a state of natural disaster for the island territory and he promised government and financial aid for recovery. 

From Guadeloupe, this first hurricane in the new hurricane season swept into the American Island of Puerto Rico, where it blew the avocado crop off the trees. Fiona moved onward and it wrought disastrous havoc in the Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Bermuda and further northwards, right up to Newfoundland and eastern Canada. The measured wind speed of Ferocious Fiona, as it was dubbed, was still gusted with 100 mph winds as it attacked the coastal and inland areas of eastern Canada and the island of Newfoundland. 

The French territory Guadeloupe is an archipelago of eight inhabited islands in the Lesser Antilles, located between the tropical Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea. The two principal islands are Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre are in the shape of a butterfly, and they are separated by a narrow channel, the Rivière Salée. 

The capital town of Guadeloupe is Basse-Terre which is located on the Western Wing, and the larger commercial town, Pointe-à-Pitre, is located on the Eastern Wing. The other nearby islands, known in French as "dependencies," are Marie-Galante, la Désirade, Petite-Terre (uninhabited), and the archipelago Les Saintes.

The total land area of the entire archipelago is 660 square miles with a population of around a third of a million. Grande-Terre is essentially made up of limestone, with plateaus, plains, and hills; Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin, with high mountains and tropical rainforest.

Right at the end of the year 1938, a new shortwave broadcasting station in the Caribbean was noted by international radio monitors in the United States. That new shortwave station was on the air with programming in the French language, and the identification announcements in French and in English as Radio Guadeloupe provided the location. The noted international radio monitor in the United States, Roger Legge, was the first to draw attention to Radio Guadeloupe, and the island of Guadeloupe had thus become a new shortwave broadcasting country.

The new Radio Guadeloupe was located at Pointe-à-Pitre on the Eastern Wing and it was an amateur station turned professional. Initially, the almost regular programming was on the air for an hour each evening, and it was noted on 7050 kHz, right within the 40 metre amateur band. There were occasions when other nearby channels just outside the amateur band were in use, such as 7435 7440, and 7446 kHz.

The operator of Radio Guadeloupe was Monsieur André Haan, and his address was Box 125, Pointe-à-Pitre on the Eastern Wing. The identification melody for Radio Guadeloupe was the popular French tune, March Lorraine, which you heard at the beginning of our program
today.

During the earlier part of the European War in the Middle of the last century, Radio Guadeloupe was silenced, from the latter part of the year 1939 into all of the two subsequent years (1940 & 1941), apparently by French government action. However, in January 1942, the station was reactivated again, though only for a short while, on 7446 kHz. Then two years later again, in September 1944, the station was noted once more, though again, only for a short while. 

However, after the end of World War II, Radio Guadeloupe was brought into operation again, this time as a government radio broadcasting station. It was listed in the WRHB with 50 watts on 7447 kHz, at a new channel was 7430 kHz. In addition to local programming, Radio Guadeloupe also took a daily half-hour relay from shortwave Radio France International in Paris. 

In 1951, a mediumwave outlet was added, with 1 kW on 650 kHz. Then five years later (1956), the shortwave service was closed (forever!) and an additional mediumwave channel was inaugurated on 1420 kHz. 

When the official shortwave channel was closed, it was operating at just 50 watts. The new mediumwave channel on 1420 kHz was also listed with 50 watts, so maybe the shortwave transmitter was modified to a mediumwave operation. 

Three different callsigns have been in use for Radio Guadeloupe, though none were ever used on air for the shortwave broadcasting service. Each callsign in some way identified the station owner and operator, Andre Haan.

It is suggested that the licensed callsign for the operation of the radio equipment as a regular amateur station was FG8AH, André Haan. It would appear that the operation of the station as a program broadcasting station was under the (unannounced) callsign FG8AA. Then when the station was reactivated as a government-operated radio broadcasting station at a new location under the direction of the same André Haan the listed callsign was FG8HA.
 (Adrian Peterson/AWR Wavescan 16 Oct 2022) 

WBCQ Polka Party for January on WBCQ

 


Radio Angela WBCQ 5130 kHz January 17 0200-0510 UTC

(January 16, 10:00pm-12:10am EST in the Americas)
0300-0400: UTC: Marion's Attic: Party like it's 1899!
0400-0500 UTC: WBCQ Polka Party. This month is Uncle Bill's turn, and he will take us to Switzerland. Fans of the old musical interludes on the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation will love the music, which is from many of the same albums.
0500-0510 UTC: Radio Angela After Midnight
(Tilford Productions)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 

Issued: 2023 Jan 16 0453 UTC
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#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 09 - 15 January 2023

Solar activity ranged from moderate to high levels during a very active week of solar flaring. Region 3184 (S13, L=180, class/area, Ekc/730 on 11 Jan) produced the largest event of the reporting period with an X1.9/3b flare (R3-Strong) at 09/1850 UTC. Region 3184 also produced multiple M-class flares: an M1.1/Sf at 09/0102 UTC; an M1.0/Sf at 10/0216 UTC; an M1.0 at 10/1108 UTC; an M1.2 at 10/1748 UTC; and an M5.6/1b at 11/0156 UTC with an associated Tenflare and Type II radio sweep (628 km/s) at 11/0153 UTC. 

The next largest event was an X1.0/2b flare (R3-Strong) from Region 3186 (N25, L=170, class/area, Eki/500 on 13 Jan) with an associated Tenflare, at 10/2247 UTC. Region 3186 produced: an M5.1/Sf at 10/0016 UTC; an M1.3 at 10/1728 UTC; an M2.4/1f at 11/0059 UTC; an M3.1/Sn at 11/0833 UTC; an M1.1 at 12/0618 UTC; an M1.5 at 12/0646 UTC; and an M1.4/1n at 13/0259 UTC. Not to be left out of the solar flare activity was Region 3181 (S17, L=280, class/area, Ekc/700 on 10 Jan) providing: an M2.1/1n at 09/0901 UTC; an M1.0 at 09/1322 UTC; an M2.6/2n at 10/0241 UTC; an M1.3/Sf at 11/0609 UTC; an M1.2/Sf at 12/1128 UTC; and an M3.9/Sn at 13/1015 UTC with an associated Type II radio sweep (381 km/s) at 13/1020 UTC. Region 3182 (S17, L=226, class/area, Ekc/950 on 09 Jan) contributed: an M1.0 at 12/1457 UTC; an M1.2 at 12/1913 UTC; an M3.5 at 14/2021 UTC; and an M4.6 at 14/2100 UTC. Region 3191 (N12, L=127, class/area, Dac/170 on 15 Jan) produced an M1.3/Sf at 14/0209 UTC and an M6.0/Sf at 15/0342 UTC, with an associated Type II radio sweep (223 km/s) at 15/0310 UTC.



Region 3190 (S12, L=122, class/area, Eko/520 on 15 Jan) contributed an M4.8/2b at 15/1430 UTC. There were a total of 2 X-flares and 23 M-flares during the period. Surprisingly there were only two Earth-directed CMEs observed from this flurry of activity. The first CME was associated with the M5.6/1b flare at 11/0156 UTC, from Region 3184 and the second CME was associated with the M4.6 flare at 14/2100 UTC, from Region 3182. 

No reportable proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit, however, 10MeV proton flux became enhanced, reaching a peak flux of 4.51 pfu at 13/0340 UTC. This enhancement followed an observed CME in LASCO/C2 imagery with a source from around the west limb. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at moderate levels throughout the reporting period. 

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels. G1 conditions were observed on 15 Jan in response to the 11 Jan CME mentioned above. Total field strength increased to a peak of 14 nT and Bz dropped as low as -10 nT, with several hours of sustained, negative Bz. Solar wind speed during the transient rose to 524 km/sec. Active conditions were observed on 13-14 Jan in response to negative-polarity CH HSS influence. During the remainder of the period, quiet to unsettled levels were observed. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 16 January - 11 February 2023

Solar activity is likely to remain at moderate to high levels throughout the outlook period due to numerous existing and returning M and X-class flare-producing regions. 

There is a slight chance for proton events at geosynchronous orbit during the outlook period due to the magnetic complexity and flare history of the abundant sunspot groups. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels on 20-30 Jan in response to recurrent CH HSS influence. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at moderate levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions. G1 conditions are anticipated on 26 Jan; active conditions are likely on 19 Jan and 09 Feb; unsettled conditions are likely on 16, 18, 20-22, 25, 27-28 Jan and 01-02, 07-08 and 10 Feb. Increased geomagnetic activity is in response to multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be mostly quiet. 

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2023 Jan 16 0453 UTC
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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2023 Jan 16     235           8          3
2023 Jan 17     230           5          2
2023 Jan 18     225          10          3
2023 Jan 19     225          15          4
2023 Jan 20     225          10          3
2023 Jan 21     220          12          3
2023 Jan 22     215          12          3
2023 Jan 23     215           5          2
2023 Jan 24     210           5          2
2023 Jan 25     200           8          3
2023 Jan 26     190          22          5
2023 Jan 27     190          12          3
2023 Jan 28     185           8          3
2023 Jan 29     185           5          2
2023 Jan 30     190           5          2
2023 Jan 31     190           5          2
2023 Feb 01     190          12          3
2023 Feb 02     190           8          3
2023 Feb 03     195           5          2
2023 Feb 04     200           5          2
2023 Feb 05     205           5          2
2023 Feb 06     205           5          2
2023 Feb 07     210          12          3
2023 Feb 08     210          12          3
2023 Feb 09     210          15          4
2023 Feb 10     210          12          3
2023 Feb 11     210           5          2
(NOAA)