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Thursday, October 31, 2024
November programming from FRS Holland
On Sunday, November 3, 2024, we will take to the air celebrating 44 years of shortwave broadcasting. You can tune in from 08:52-13:45 UTC / 09:52-14:45 CET.
Frequencies will be subject to change on 5940, 7700 and 9300. The complete FRS team will be hosting shows including Jan van Dijk, Mike Taylor, Bert van Leer, Dave Scott & Peter Verbruggen.
Programs include ‘FRS Goes DX’ and the ILLS (mailbag show) with lots of letters that we received for our Summer Splash back in July and August. And of course great memories, flashbacks and great music !
We warmly invite you to tune in, turn on & enjoy!
Of course, reports and comments are much appreciated. Reports via P.O. Box 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, the Netherlands are verified with one of our A5 size full-colour QSL cards from the ‘FRS Through the Years’ series. e-mail reports are verified with our eQSL, for program details to: rs@frsholland.nl
Please note: Important last-minute announcements or frequency updates, can be found under the ‘Latest News’ section on the FRS website.http://www.frsholland.nl
November broadcasts
frsonline.ddns.net Monday November 4 at 17:00- 21:45 UTC; 18:00- 22:45 CET (Euro time)
frsonline.ddns.net Wednesday November 6 at 17:00- 21:45 UTC; 18:00- 22:45 CET
frsonline.ddns.net Friday November 8 at 17:00- 21:45 UTC; 18:00- 22:45 CET
http://laut.fm/jukebox Saturday November 9 at 18:00- 23:00 UTC; 19:00- 24:00 CET
http://laut.fm/jukebox Sunday November 10 at 08:00-13:00 UTC; 09:00-14:00 CET
http://laut.fm/jukebox Thursday November 14 at 14:00-19:00 UTC; 15:00-20:00 CET
http://laut.fm/jukebox Saturday November 16 at 18:00- 23:00 UTC; 19:00- 24:00 CET
QSL Report 2.0 - November 2024
Welcome to the November edition of QSL Report 2.0. Thank you for the kind words for the premier edition in October.
QSL Report 2.0, is a relaunch from my previous QSL Report column, in Monitoring Times magazine. You will find news on QSLing trends, what worked (and didn’t) special event QSLs and QSLs from shortwave, pirate radio, mediumwave, utility longwave, and amateur. If you QSL any of those stations – please tell the world your results.
Your contributions are welcomed to w4gvhla@gmail.com. QSL Report 2.0 will bring YOU the latest and keep you informed!
DXing on special holidays presents an excellent opportunity to hear special programming from the respective country. Algeria is the one country from this list as active on shortwave, however, the following countrys may present an opportunity to monitor signals on amateur radio, mediumwave or FM monitoring.
November Holidays
Algeria Revolution Day, November 1
Antigua Independence Day, November 1
Cambodia Independence Day, November 9
Angola Independence Day, November 1
Monaco National Day, November 19
Lebanon Independence Day, November 22
Bosnia & Herzegovina National Day, November 25
Suriname Independence Day, November 25
Albania Independence Day, November 28
East Timor Leste Independence Day, November 28
Mauritania Independence Day, November 28
Serbia & Montenegro Republic Day, November 29
Barbados Independence Day, November 30
Address Update
Radio Prague International international@czechradio.cz
Trans World Radio info2@twr.org
Voice of Mongolia (Russian Service) vom.russia@yahoo.com
World Music Radio wmr@wmr.dk P.O. Box 112, DK-8960 Randers SØ, Denmark
Euro-Free Radio
6070, Atlantic 2000 International via Rohrbach Waal. Full data e-QSL in two days for French e-report to atlantic2000international@gmail.com (Christian Ghibaudo, France/DX Fanzine/NASWA).
6940/9215, Radio Pamela. Full data e-QSLs for two frequencies by Steve Most/Broadcaster Received for two e-reports to radiopamela@gmail.com (P Chandra/IDXCI).
Shortwave
Ascension Island
17880, Follow the Bible Ministries via relay. Full data e-QSL in two days for e-report to followthebibleministries@yahoo.com (Sam Wright, MS)
Austria
17725, AWR, Moosbrunn relay. Full data e-QSL for an e-report to qsl@awr.org. Received in two days (G. Van Horn/LA).
Colombia
4940, Radio La Montana, Arauca, Colombia. Full data e-QSL in 12 days for Spanish e-report to radiolamontana@gmail.com (Timber Gaviria, Colombia/RUSdx/Top Nx/NASWA).
Cuba
11760, Radio Habana Cuba. Full data e-QSL in 19 days for e-report to radiohc@enet.cu (Juan Carlos Pérez Montero, Spain/FB/NASWA)
Eswatini
11880, TWR Africa. Full data e-QSL for e-report to lstavrop@twr.org (Wright).
Finland
3990, Radio Piko. Full data e-QSL in four hours for e-report to pikofinland@gmail.com (Davide Borroni, Italy/DX Fanzine/FB/NASWA).
Germany
11800, AWR Nauen, Germany relay. Full data e-QSL for an e-report to qsl@awr.org Received in two days (Van Horn).
9670, Musikalle via Channel 292. Full data e-QSL in two days for e-report to qslmusikallee@gmail.com Jouke van der Galien, Netherlands/BDXC/NASWA).
9670, Radio Carpathia via Ingolstadt Rohrbach Waal Bavaria, Germany. Full data e-QSL for e-report to radiocarpathia@gmail.com (Anatoly Klepov, Russia/RUSdx/BDXC).
Guam
15670, AWR, KSDA Agat, Guam. Full data color e-QSL for an e-report to qsl@awr.org 15360 verified for Guam as a separate e-QSL. Received in two days (Van Horn).
India
15410, Akahvani/AIR. Full data e-QSL in 81 days for e-report to manager@air.org.in (Hector Gregorio Goicoechea, Uruguay/DX Fanzine).
Madagascar
17725, AWR Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar relay. Full data e-QSL for e-report to qsl@awr.og Received in two days (Van Horn).
Mongolia
12085, Voice of Mongolia. Full data e-QSL of scenery photo. Received in two days for e-report to mnb_vom@yahoo.com (P.R. Evans/MN)
Oman
12095, BBC World Service, Al-Seela, Oman relay. No data color e-QSL of studio photo. Received at online posting at https://eqsl.tools.bbc.co.uk(Van Horn).
Philippines
12095, FEBC. Full data e-QSL from Eduard Baliad. Received in 36 days for e-report to eduard.baliad@febc.ph (Miguel Angel Rocha Gamez-Colombia/FB).
15640, Radyo Pilipinas. Full data e-QSL with station logo. Received three days for e-report to dzrp.radyopilipinas@gmail.com (Evans).
Sri Lanka
11955, AWR, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka relay. Full data color e-QSL for e-report to qsl@awr.org Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay on same frequency with e-QSL. Received in two days. (Van Horn).
Tajikistan
15505, AWR, Dushanbe, Tajikistan relay. Full data color e-QSL for an e-report to qsl@awr.org. Received in two days (Van Horn).
United Kingdom
7300, Radio Akhbar Mufbar Mufriha via Wooferton, UK. Full data e-QSL in 13 dys for e-report to akhbarmufriha@outlook.com (Carlos Alberto Erdmann, Brazil/FB/DX Fanzine).
Uzbekistan
9700, AWR Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay. Full data e-QSL for e-report to qsl@awr.org (Wright).
9510, BBC Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay. No-data color e-QSL of Singapore transmitter site. Received at online posting at https://eqsl.tools.bbc.co.uk(Van Horn).
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The ‘V’ Callsigns of Newfoundland
Thank you to Ray Robinson and Jeff White for sharing the latest edition of Wavescan for our followers.
Jeff: Most radio stations throughout Canada are allocated callsigns beginning with the letter ‘C’ – CB specifically for stations of the national broadcaster, the CBC, and CF, CH, CI, CJ and CK for various other independent and commercial network affiliates. But there are a few in Newfoundland at the eastern extremity of the nation which unusually have callsigns that begin with the letter ‘V’. Here’s Ray Robinson in Los Angeles to tell us how this came about.
Ray: Thanks, Jeff. To understand this situation, you need to know something of the history of the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the 1600’s, various claims were made to parts of Newfoundland by Britain and France due to the valuable fishing grounds around its shores, but in the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, France acknowledged British ownership of the island and ceded complete control. For the next 100+ years the island was subject to rather arbitrary rule by naval commanders, and Labrador also was administered as part of Newfoundland from 1809 onwards. In 1824, London formally recognized Newfoundland and Labrador as a colony, and in 1832 a colonial assembly was established which provided a resident governor and an elective legislature. That was, and still is, referred to as the House of Assembly.
This worked well, although there were religious tensions in the territory, with the two main political parties being the Liberals and the Conservatives. The Liberals base of support came mainly from Irish Catholic immigrants, whereas the base of the Conservatives was the merchant class, and Protestants. Control of the Assembly alternated between the two, but with a prosperous population of 120,000 and self-government largely a reality, in the 1869 General Election, the people voted not to join the new Dominion of Canada. Newfoundland then continued as a colony until 26 September 1907, when it was granted Dominion status, along with New Zealand.
The Great Depression of the early 1930’s hit Newfoundland hard, as prices plunged for fish – its main export. This triggered an economic crash, followed by a political collapse amid profound distrust of the politicians of the time and charges of corruption within the government. The upshot was that in 1934, the people surrendered their dominion status, giving up self-government in return for financial support from London. Newfoundland thus became and remains the only nation that has ever voluntarily relinquished democracy.
A Commission of Government was established with six commissioners appointed by London, who administered the country without elections from 1934 until 1949. After the war, various factions favored either developing closer ties with the United States, joining Canada, or reverting to an independent Dominion. Following intense debate, the people voted in a referendum in 1948 to join Canada, and Newfoundland was formally admitted into the Canadian Confederation in 1949.
Newfoundland’s association with radio goes all the way back to Marconi’s spark gap experiments in 1901, and the reception at St. John’s of a signal sent from Poldhu, Cornwall, England. But the first radio broadcast station in Newfoundland was VOWR, the Voice Of Wesley Radio, owned and operated by the Wesley United Church of Canada. It’s a non-commercial, listener supported station in St. John’s, with studios and offices at 101 Patrick Street.
VOWR first signed on the air on July 20, 1924, just over 100 years ago. Using only 50 watts, its original experimental call sign was 8WMC, which stood for the Wesley Methodist Church. The ITU prefix issued to the Dominion of Newfoundland before its confederation into Canada was ‘VO’, so the experimental 8WMC call was changed to VOWR in 1932. The transmitter has always been on 800 kHz AM omnidirectional, now with 10 kW during the day and 2.5 kW at night. Reverend Joseph G. Joyce started the station to provide a companion to people unable to get to services, but it soon expanded to provide public service programming and entertainment. The format today is described as full service community Christian radio, with content about 30% Christian and 70% secular. Music played includes adult standards from the ‘40’s to the ’70’s, classical, folk, classic country, oldies, marching band and beautiful music. The station is entirely run by a team of over 50 volunteers. Here’s a clip from 1989:
The second station in Newfoundland was VOAR, the ‘Voice of Adventist Radio’, which went on the air from St. John’s in the fall of 1929 with another experimental callsign, 8BSL. This changed a few times, first to 8RA in 1930, VONA (‘Voice Of the North Atlantic’) in 1932, and VOAC (‘Voice Of the Adventist Church’) in 1933. The VOAR call was adopted in 1938, and since 1991 the station broadcast on 1210 kHz AM. But because 1210 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WPHT in Philadelphia, VOAR had to use a directional antenna with unsatisfactory results. Eventually in 2016, the CRTC agreed to permit conversion to 96.7 FM. The station rebranded as Lighthouse FM and began testing on the FM band in December 2018. It formally launched the following month with a format of contemporary Christian programming including talk, teaching and music. The AM transmitter was finally switched off in 2020. The FM transmitter is licensed to Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, now serving the St. John’s metropolitan area with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts – the maximum for most Canadian FM stations. VOAR is also heard on about 30 other rebroadcasters elsewhere in Newfoundland, and in Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
But probably the most well-known ‘V’ station in Newfoundland is VOCM, which began broadcasting in 1936. Walter Banks Williams III and his father in the family home at 80 Circular Road in St. John's were very interested in radio. Walter attended training at RCA and at Radio Training Schools in the United States, and he set up a firm called the Atlantic Broadcasting Company. On December 22, 1933, Atlantic was issued a licence by the Newfoundland Post and Telegraph Department to operate a station from the second floor of the family home. The callsign applied for and granted to this new station was VOCM - chosen to mean ‘Voice Of the Common Man’.
And so, with a transmitter and other equipment built by Williams, VOCM began operations as an experimental father-and-son station operating only a few hours a day. The station's antenna was built in the backyard and the technical equipment was placed in a backroom on the main floor. The station first went on the air on October 19, 1936. For the first 13 years, it used the split channel frequency of 1005 kHz, but in 1949 this was changed to the 590 kHz channel it still uses to this day with 20,000 watts. VOCM was truly a family affair for some time; Walter's son, Walter David Williams, later joined him in working long hours at the radio station for many years.
VOCM 590 today is a full-service news/talk and music station playing soft rock and classic hits from the ‘70’s and ‘80s. It is owned by the Stingray Group, which also operates a number of other stations throughout the province, all with callsigns beginning with ‘C’. Many of those carry VOCM news and are branded as the ‘VOCM/Big Land FM Radio Network’. At least half a dozen of them now simulcast VOCM full-time, with the exception of local commercials. These are:
• CFCB 570 in Corner Brook, plus five FM translators,
• CFSX 870 in Stephenville,
• CHCM in Marystown, which converted from 740 AM to 88.3 FM in 2019,
• CKCM 620 in Grand Falls-Windsor,
• CKGA 650 in Gander, and
• CKVO 710 in Clarenville.
CKCM 620 in Grand Falls first went on the air in 1962, and it happens to be the very first transatlantic DX catch of yours truly from England in October 1976. Newfoundland is 3½ hours behind UK time, and this is what CKCM sounded like just before 3 in the morning in Luton, England, 11:26pm Newfoundland time, on Friday 1st October 1976:
I should also mention that immediately following the Second World War, the United States setup bases in Newfoundland and Labrador, accompanied by AFRTS stations which also used VO callsigns. The last of these was VOUS in Argentia, Newfoundland, which closed in the late ‘60’s.
So, now there are just four stations remaining in Newfoundland with VO call signs – VOWR, VOAR-FM, VOCM, and its sister station VOCM-FM. They all broadcast from St. John’s, and all but VOCM-FM predate the confederation into Canada in 1949. VOWR, VOAR-FM and VOCM were all allowed to keep their VO callsigns despite the end of Newfoundland’s special ITU status. VOCM-FM was allowed to adopt the callsign in 1982 because of its corporate association with VOCM.
Interestingly, the call sign prefix ‘VO’ remains in use by radio amateurs in Newfoundland to this day.
Back to you, Jeff.
(Ray Robinson/Jeff white/Wavescan)
Listeners’ Day on Radio Romania International
On November 3, 2024, the first Sunday after the celebration of the Romanian radio corporation, RRI invites you to be part of the Listeners’ Day show.
This year, RRI asks you in what way you think AI (Artificial Intelligence) will change the world. What will the jobs of the future be like? To what extent will we depend on AI? Who and how will have to regulate the use of AI? What are, in your opinion, the pros and cons of using AI?
We are waiting for your contributions, to include them in our November 3rd show. You can send them by email, to engl@rri.ro, or on Facebook. You can also send audio messages on WhatsApp, at +40744312650, or you can send us your phone number and we will call to record your contribution. Thank you!
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Halloween programming from Jen & GB on Unique Radio, Australia live-stream
October programming
30th Wednesday 1300 UTC sending out Hollowed-Eve cast replay from 2021, music related to the occasion with scary Old Time Radio.
31st Thursday 2100-0100 UTC Jen's Hollowed-Eve cast, Rocking around the graveyard shift, Dance, Prance with your skin & bones. All real Deal fun.
Our Live Stream.
Plus our live chat room is open for you in
Don't forget to click on Connect, then Web Chat
Please put in the following:
For nick: name or like me radionutresss
Then next line channel, that's the following:
#eyeradiojd
and you are in the room.
For correspondence please use the email address,
73'' & 33''
Texas Radio Shortwave, November programming
Texas Radio Shortwave has some great programming in the month of November on the following schedule: Don't Miss It !!!
All times UTC, target areas as indicated
Broadcast for Music of Khruangbin
Nov 2 2200 on 3955 to Europe
3 0200 on 9670 to North America (East)
4 0400 on 9670 to North America (West)
1300 on 9670 to Europe
Nov 10 0300 on Mixcloud Worldwide 15 Texas Musicians to Listen To (Reprise)
28 0200 on 9670 to North America (East) TRSW Fifth Anniversary
0400 on 9670 (North America (West) TRSW Fifth Anniversary
1400 on 9670 to Europe TRSW Fifth Anniversary
1800 on 3955 to Europe TRSW Fifth Anniversary
(TRSW)
This schedule is subject to change without notice.
Programs on Mixcloud are streamed at www.mixcloud.com/live/texasradiosw/ beginning at
0258 UTC with TRSW's interval signal (The Yellow Rose of Texas).
Programs for Europe and beyond are transmitted on Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany, 10
kiloWatts with an omnidirectional antenna.
Programs to North America and beyond are transmitted on Channel 292, 10 kilowatts with
a 10.5 dB gain beam antenna.
Texas Radio Shortwave is an independent producer of musical and topical shows, usually
about Texas. From time to time, we play old-time radio shows having nothing to do with Texas.
Texas Radio Shortwave uses a version of The Yellow Rose of Texas as its Interval Signal and
Signature Song.
Texas Radio Shortwave verifies correct, detailed reception reports by electronic QSL.
This includes reports from listeners using a remote receiver (SDRs).
The program email is texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com
Follow us on Facebook at the Texas Radio Shortwave Listener's Group at:
(TRSW)
Monday, October 28, 2024
Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins
Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2024 Oct 28 0319 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 21 - 27 October 2024
Solar activity ranged from low to high. High levels were reached on 24 Oct, with the largest event of the reporting period, an X3.3 (R3-Strong) at 24/0357 UTC from Region 3869 (S17, L=195, class/area = Eki/460 on 24 Oct). Associated with this event were Type II and Type IV radio sweeps, a 10cm flare, and a partial halo CME.
High levels were again reached on 26 Oct due to an X1.8 (R3) at 26/0719, from Region 3873 (S10, L=176, class/area = Dai/240 on 24 Oct), also with associated Type II, Type IV, 10cm flare, and partial halo CME. The associated CME was first observed in SOHO/LASCO C2 imagery at 26/0636. The event was modeled and analyzed, with output suggests potential arrival at Earth early on 28 Oct.
Solar activity was moderate on 25 Oct, with a M1.1 (R1-Minor) at 25/0733 UTC, also from Region 3873, and on 27 Oct, with a M2.8 (R1) at 27/2324 UTC from Region 3878 (N18, L=141, class/area = Dso/80 on 27 Oct). The remainder of the summary period was at low levels.
Other activity included Region 3878 which rotated onto the visible disk on 27 Oct, but there were three M-flares on 26 Oct that appeared to occur in the vicinity of the region behind the limb. There is a large complex of sunspot regions in the southeast quadrant, including Regions 3869--3876, with flux emergence muddling the boundaries between individual regions.
The greater than 10 MeV protons flux increased above the background level following R3 flare activity on 24 Oct. The S1 (Minor) threshold was reached on 26 Oct at 1910 UTC following another R3 event from Region 3873. They further increased to S2 (Moderate) threshold at 27/0850 UTC. Flux remained elevated above the S2 threshold for the remainder of the reporting period.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal background to moderate levels throughout the reporting period.
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to active conditions. Active periods were observed on 24 Oct, due to influence from a positive CH with a possibly embedded transient, and on 26 Oct, due to influence from the CME associated with the X3.3 flare from Region 3869 on Oct 24. On 26 Oct, Bz was primarily northward but the total magnetic field reached 26 nT with wind speeds around 450-500 km/s. The remainder of the reporting period was at quiet to unsettled levels.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 28 October - 23 November 2024
Solar activity is expected to be at moderate levels (R1/R2-Minor/Moderate), with the chance of high levels (R3-Strong), from 28 Oct to 6 Nov, as the southern complex of active regions rotates westward. The remainder of the outlook period is likely to reach moderate levels.
The greater than 10 MeV protons are expected to remain elevated at S2 through 28 Oct and S1 on 29 Oct, with the chance of additional events following activity from the southern spot complex as it rotates off the disk. No other proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit in the remainder of the outlook period.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be the background to high levels due to potential passage of the CME associated with the X1.8 (R3) on 26 Oct.
Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G2 (Moderate) storm levels on 28 Oct and G1 (Minor) storm levels on 29 Oct due to anticipated influence of a CME that left the Sun on 26 Oct. Active levels are likely on 11-12 Nov, 15 Nov, and 20 Nov due to influence from recurrent CH HSSs, with Unsettled levels on 13 Nov, 16 Nov, and 18 Nov as the influences wane. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at mostly quiet levels.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2024 Oct 28 0319 UTC
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2024-10-28
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2024 Oct 28 245 45 6
2024 Oct 29 245 22 5
2024 Oct 30 245 8 3
2024 Oct 31 245 5 2
2024 Nov 01 235 5 2
2024 Nov 02 240 5 2
2024 Nov 03 240 5 2
2024 Nov 04 230 5 2
2024 Nov 05 220 5 2
2024 Nov 06 216 5 2
2024 Nov 07 214 5 2
2024 Nov 08 214 5 2
2024 Nov 09 195 5 2
2024 Nov 10 182 5 2
2024 Nov 11 172 12 4
2024 Nov 12 168 12 4
2024 Nov 13 174 8 3
2024 Nov 14 165 5 2
2024 Nov 15 162 12 4
2024 Nov 16 162 8 3
2024 Nov 17 164 5 2
2024 Nov 18 176 8 3
2024 Nov 19 185 5 2
2024 Nov 20 197 12 4
2024 Nov 21 209 5 2
2024 Nov 22 238 5 2
2024 Nov 23 238 5 2
(NOAA)
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Pop Shop Radio winter schedule
Pop Shop Radio - Winter Schedule
All times UTC, kHz frequencies
Pop Shop Radio will broadcast on the following schedule, which may be subject to adjustments.
WRMI
0200 Monday (9 PM ET Sunday) 5950
Channel292 (Germany)
1700 Wednesday 3955 and 9670
2300 Saturday 3955 and 9670
Occasional extra 9670 broadcasts at 0400 and beamed to North America - irregular
Shortwave Gold (Germany)
1400 Saturday 6160
2000 Sunday 3975
Encompass (UK)
To be determined, but it will be at New Years and 250 kW
Tony Pavick
Pop Shop Radio
Hope BC Canada
Friday, October 25, 2024
KTWR Guam, Winter DRM schedule
GUAM
KTWR - effective October 27, 2024
Hi everyone. We hope your shortwave listening experiences have gone well with the current elevated solar activity. We have seen signals do some interesting things over the past year or so.
Now that the B24 HFCC conference is over, we can let you know what our DRM broadcast schedule will be. We had to delete one broadcast to China and split the South Asia broadcast blocks.
The broadcast to Japan will continue its experiment with the 25-m band. We may change this back to 31 meters at mid-season if the data indicates the need to do so. Finding a frequency free of digital interference has been a challenge.
Another experiment will be using two different antennas for the 15390 kHz broadcasts. The Sunday broadcast will be beamed mostly toward central India while the Saturday broadcast will continue the southern India heading. Please let us know the differences in performance that you notice.
DRM broadcasts (Effective 27 October 2024), 90 kW:
Designated Day Time (UTC) Frequency Coverage Area Language
Saturday 1059-1130 12040 kHz China English 305 degr azimuth.
Saturday 1130-1230 11965 kHz Japan Japanese, En. 50kW, 350degr azimuth.
Sunday 1600-1645 15390 kHz India English 290 degr azimuth.
Saturday 1600-1630 15390 kHz India South Indian languages,260 degr azimuth (290 slewed minus 30deg).
73 from KTWR (KTWR Blogspot; via
ARDXC ADXN magazine #684 page #8-9, Oct 2024, direct Oct 5)
(WWDXC/Top Nx/BC-DX 1594)
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Radio Marti, winter schedule
Radio Marti - B24 Winter Schedule
Effective: 27 October 2024 - 29 March 2025
Frequencies are in kiloHertz (kHz). 1 MegaHertz (MHz) is equal to 1000 kHz. Conversion to meter bands: Meters=300000/frequency in kHz. e.g.: 17705 kHz --> 16.9 meters
Spanish
0000-0100 UTC 1180 7435 9565 11930
0100-0300 UTC 1180 6030 7365 7435
0300-1100 UTC 1180 6030 7355 7435
1100-1300 UTC 1180 5980 6030 7355
1300-1400 UTC 1180 5980 7355 7435
1400-1500 UTC 1180 7355 7435 11930
1500-2100 UTC 1180 11860 11930 13820
2100-2300 UTC 1180 9565 11860 11930
2300-2400 UTC 1180 7355 9565 11930
(DW/USAGM/24 Oct 2024)
Shortwave Radiogram, Program 375 (repeat)
Hello friends
Because of appointments and meetings, we are repeating last week's program 375 this week.
The content below in this email is basically the same as last week -- except trying a new rtf format for the transmission schedule ...
A video of the this week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 375) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Wednesday 1330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis of program 375 is provided by Roger in Germany.
Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 375 (repeat), 24-30 October 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:42 MFSK32: Program preview
2:55 MFSK32: Chickpeas may be key crop for future food security
8:22 MFSK64: Mild habanero peppers: flavor without the heat*
13:21 MFSK64: This week's images*
27:28 MFSK32: Closing announcements
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 kHz Transmitter
Thursday 2330-2400 9265 WINB Pennsylvania
Friday 0530-0600 7780 WRMI Florida
Saturday 0230-0300 9265 WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 2300-2330 7570 WRMI Florida
Sunday 1430-1500 9955 WRMI Florida
Monday 0800-0830 5850 WRMI Florida
Wednesday 1330-1400 15770 WRMI Florida
Other Shortwave broadcast programs that include digital text and images include The Mighty KBC, Pop Shop Radio and Radio North Europe International (RNEI). Links to these fine broadcasts, with schedules, are posted here.
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom
Upcoming programming from C.M. Obrecht
Translated from German:
According to his website, the Swiss musician C.M. Obrecht will be performing one of his music programs on 25 and 26 October 2024 from 1700 – 1730 UTC via Viesintos, Lithuania on medium wave on frequency 1386 kHz.
Patrick Robic to A-DX iog (2024-09-29)
(Ydun's Mediumwave Info)
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Voice of Turkey, winter schedule
Turkey, VO Turkey - B24 Winter Schedule
Effective: 27 October 2024 - 30 March 2025
All times UTC
Broadcast Daily
Arabic
1000-1100 11955va
1500-1600 5985as 17650af
Azerbaijani
0800-0900 11710as
Bulgarian
1200-1230 7245eu
Chinese
1200-1300 17775as
Dari/Pasht/Uzbek
1600-1700 9595as
1700-1730 9595as
Voice of Turkey QSL |
English
0400-0500 6125va 7285as
1330-1400 13635eu
1400-1430 13635eu
1730-1800 9660as
1800-1830 9660as
1930-2000 6050eu
2000-2030 6050eu
2130-2200 9610va
2200-2230 9610va
2300-0000 5960va
French
1100-1200 17715eu
2030-2100 9625af
2100-2130 9625af
Georgian
0900-0930 9840eu
German
1830-1900 5945eu
1230-1300 15270eu
1300-1330 15270eu
1900-1930 5945eu
Hausa
0600-0700 15235af
Italian
0930-1000 11970eu
Kazakh
1430-1500 9505as
Malaian
0500-0600 17530as
Persian
0930-1000 11795as
1000-1100 11795as
1600-1700 9490as
Russian
1400-1500 9410eu
Spanish
0200-0300 7265va 7280va
1730-1800 9495eu
1800-1830 9495eu
Voice of Turkey QSL |
Swahili
0700-0800 17780af
Tatar
1100-1130 15360as
Turkish
0100-0300 6000as
0300-0400 7240as
0400-0700 9650eu
0500-0700 11660as
0700-1400 15350eu
0900-0930 17770as
1130-1200 13655as
1300-1400 15390as
1400-1700 11815eu
1700-2200 5980eu
1930-2200 6120as
Target Areas
af Africa
as Asia
eu Europe
va Various
(VOT/22 Oct 2024)
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Bible Voice Broadcasting, winter schedule
Bible Voice Broadcasting - B-24 Winter Schedule
Effective: 27 October 2024 - 29 March 2025
All times UTC
Broadcast via Sofia, Bulgaria - 100 kW
Arabic
1730-1745 Daily 9490me
Arabic
0500-0515 f 13730me
1710-1730 mt 9490me
1730-1745 Daily 9490me
1945-2000 Daily 5900me
Broadcast via Sofia, Bulgaria - 250 kW
Arabic
1545-1600 Daily 11600me
1930-1945 Daily 5900me
1945-2000 Daily 9400af
Broadcast via Nauen, Germany - 100 kW
Amharic
1700-1730 twh 15310af
English
1800-1815 f 9715me
1800-1900 Sat 9715me
1830-1900 Sun 9715me
1900-1930 Sat 9715me
1900-2000 Sun 9715me
1915-1930 Sun 5935me
2000-2015 Sun 9715me
Farsi
1800-1830 smthf 7295as
Nuer
1430-1500 Daily 17550af
Oromo
1600-1630 smt 15310af
Somali
1630-1700 Sat/Sun 15310af
Tigringa
1600-1630 hf 15310af
1700-1730 Sat/Sun 15310af
Broadcast via Nauen, Germany - 125 kW
Arabic
0600-0615 Daily 11655af
Spanish
1830-1900 Sun 6150eu
Broadcast via Nauen, Germany - 250 kW
Dari
1430-1500 Sun 17650
English
1400-1430 Sat 17650as (first Saturday of the month)
1430-1500 Sat 17650as
Broadcast via Tashkent, Uzbekistan - 100 kW
Bahasa
1230-1245 Sun 17550as
English
1200-1230 Sat 15285as
Russian
1800-1830 Sat 7520as
Broadcast via Tashkent, Uzbekistan - 200 kW
English
1300-1330 mtwf 9345as
Korean
1300-1330 Sat 9345as
1315-1330 f 9345as
Target Areas:
af Africa
as Asia
me Middle East
(BVB/transcriptions by Teak Publishing)
Radio Free Asia , winter schedule
USA - USAGM RFA Frequencies for B24 season.
Effective 27 October 2024 - 29 March 2025
All times and dates are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
{all locations are presumably, wb. ed.}
Burmese
0030-0130 UTC 7515TJK? 15110 15245
0200-0300 UTC 15245
1230-1330 UTC 11795PHT 15120PHT
Khmer
1230-1330 UTC 11885 12150 15155PHT
1300-1330 UTC 13640DHA_UAE
2230-2330 UTC 9390PHT 11850PHT
Korean
1000-1100 UTC 1566Cheju-KOR
1200-1400 UTC 9900TJK
1500-1700 UTC 1188Kimjae-KOR 9990TJK 11510PHT 11550TJK
1700-1900 UTC 1188Kimjae-KOR 9990TJK 11550TJK
2100-2200 UTC 9990TJK 11510KWT? 11945TJK
Lao
0000-0100 UTC 9915PHT
1100-1200 UTC 13640DHA_UAE
Mandarin
1500-1600 UTC 7540TJK 11670PHT
2100-2200 UTC 7520PHT 9410TJK 9455KWT
Tibetan
0600-0700 UTC 15245DHA_UAE 15665TJK 17695PHT 21680DHA_UAE
1200-1300 UTC 11935KWT 12050PHT 13660TJK 15575DHA_UAE
1300-1400 UTC 11730PHT 13660TJK 15245PHT 15725PHT
2200-2300 UTC 7560KWT 9540KWT 12050KWT
2300-2400 UTC 5875TJK 7510KWT 7620TJK? 9490PHT
Uyghur
0100-0200 UTC 5980DHA_UAE 7580TJK 9790KWT 11530KWT 12015KWT
1500-1600 UTC 11805KWT
1600-1700 UTC 7620TJK 7635UZB 9560TAI_TWN
(hfcc.org Oct 18)
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vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX
(BC-DX 20 Oct)
Deutsche Welle, winter schedule
Germany, Deutsche Welle - B24
Effective: 27 October 2024 - 29 March 2025
All times UTC
All broadcast targeted to Africa
Amharic
1600-1700 Daily 11830 15275 (targeted to Ethiopia, via Issoudn, France)
Arabic
1215-1300 Wed 15390 17570 (targeted to Sudan, via Issoudun, France)
1830-1900 Wed 11830 15275 (targeted to Sudan, via Nauen, Germany)
(DW)
IRRS Winter schedule
IRRS - B24
27 October 2024 - 25 March 2025
All times UTC
B24 Winter 2024 IRRS Shortwave schedule
B24 / Winter 2024 schedule for IRRS-Shortwave
(effective 27 October 2024 until 25 March 2025)
[Last updated on 6 October 2024]
Most programs are also in parallel with Internet Radio NEXUS (IRN) (24/7).
see also: European Gospel Radio
kHz
UTC
CET
Days
ITU Zones
Power & Modulation
Antenna Beam
Language
7290 1800-1900 1900-2000 Daily 18-20,27-30,37-39 150 kW A3 Europe, MidEast, N Africa English (1)(2)
9510 0900-1000 1000-1100 Sat 18-20,27-30,37-40 150 kW A3 Europe, MidEast, N Africa English (1)(2)
9510 1030-1300 1130-1400 Sun 18-20,27-30,37-40 150 kW A3 Europe, MidEast, N Africa English (1)(2)
15445 16:00-16:30 17:00-17:30 Mon,Tue,
Wed,Fri,
Sat 38-41,47,48 300 kW A3 East Africa Oromo (2)
1323 18:00-22:10 19:00-23:10 Daily 27,28 (18) 5-10 kW A3 Europe English, French
(1) Includes programs from European Gospel Radio
(2) Includes program from IPAR
See our program schedule for language and program details.
A3 = AM Double Side Band (DSB), high power DCC (Dynamic Carrier Controlled) modulation
CET: Central European Time (winter) or local wintertime in Central Europe (UTC/GMT+1)
UTC: Universal Time Coordinated equivalent to GMT
For more information, contact: IRRS-Shortwave, email: info@nexus.org
Reception reports to: reports@nexus.org
New Zealand's RNZ Pacific, winter schedule
New Zealand, RNZ Pacific
Effective: 27 Oct 2024 - 28 Mar 2025
UTC kHz Target Days
00:00 - 06:58 17.675 Pacific Daily
06:59 - 09:58 13755 Pacific Daily
06:59 - 12:58 13755 Pacific Sat Sun
09:59 - 12:58 13755 Solomon Isl , PNG Mon - Fri
12:59 - 16:50 7390 Pacific Sun - Fri
12:59 - 16:58 7390 Pacific Sat
16:51 - 17:58 11725 Pacific Sat
17:59 - 21:58 15720 Pacific Sat
20:59 - 21:58 15720 Pacific Daily
21:59 - 00:00 17675 Pacific Daily
DRM
16:51 - 17:58 11725 AM 9780 DRM Tonga Fiji Samoa Cook Isl Sun - Fri
17:59 - 18:58 15720 AM 13840 DRM Pacific Sun - Fri
18:59 - 20:58 15720 AM 13840 DRM Tonga Fiji Samoa Cook Isl Sun - Fri
(RNZ website/22 Oct 2024)
Radio Romania International, English winter schedule
Effective 27 October 2024 - 29 March 2025
All times UTC
English
0100-0200 7325na (East Coast)
0400-0500 9510na (West Coast)
0630-0700 11930eu
1200-1300 15460eu 21470af
2130-2200 7325eu 9500na (East Coast)
2300-0000 7220eu 9620as (to Japan)
(European target areas to Western Europe)
DRM to Western Europe
0400-0500 15250as (to India)
0630-0700 21470as (to India)
1800-1900 11630eu
Listen to English language programming live via the RRI website
You can also listen to RRI’s English language programming live over the Internet using the same SW broadcast schedule given above. All you need to do is go to the “RRI Live!” section in the top-right of our website, and choose channel “1” for English.
RRI can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud, Flickr, LinkedIn, and Spotify.
RRI via mobile phone in the US
Did you know that if you’re in the US you can also listen to RRI broadcasts on your mobile phone? Our English language programs are available via the following AudioNow “call-to-listen” phone number: 1.425.394.7081. Calling this number incurs no extra charge above the equivalent of a standard US mobile phone call.
(RRI/22 Oct 2024)
Reception Report form (fill in) at: https://www.rri.ro/en/frequencies
Monday, October 21, 2024
Bible Voice Broadcasting winter schedule link
Link to winter frequency schedule for Bible Voice Broadcasting at:
Monitoring Solomon Islands
5020 kHz SIBC - Voice of the Nation, Oct 13 (Sunday). Fair reception and very readable audio, via SDR at Rotorua, NZ. A few highlights of a very enjoyable reception:
0824+ UT: As it is Sunday, playing mostly religious (Christian) songs; Charlie Pride - "Jesus, It's Me Again," etc.
0832-0836 UT: Flight departure info for Oct 14 (10:30 departure from Honiara to Port Vila, etc.).
0842 UT: Spots for the sale of Yamaha motorcycles; holiday travel packages.
0844-0855 UT: PSA in Pijin about the importance of SI to keep up to date with weather conditions, before natural disasters happen, etc.
0902-0915 UT: Weekly program in English - "Money Matters"; Central Bank of SI presents info about only dealing with licensed foreign money exchange dealers; list of various economic reports available to the public.
0920+ UT: Advertisements for the Parangiju Mountain Lodge ("Your home away from home"), located near the Tenaru waterfalls in Central Guadalcanal; coverage for accident insurance; handheld GPS devices for sale.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via WWDXC - BC-DX TopNews Oct 13)
(WWDXC Top Nx
(Top Nx 1595/20 oct 2024)
Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins
Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2024 Oct 21 0157 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
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 14 - 20 October 2024
Solar activity reached moderate levels (R1-Minor) on 14-28 Oct. High levels were reached on 19 Oct with the largest event of the reporting period, an M6.5 flare (R2-Moderate) at 19/0656 UTC from Region 3854 (S05, L=045, class/area=Eki/340 on 15 Oct) as it rotated around the W limb. Associated with this event was a Type II radio sweep. After the departure of Region 3854 from the visible disk, solar activity decreased to low levels.
Other activity included an M2.1/Sn (R1) flare at 15/1833 UTC from Region 3854. Associated with the event was a Type II radio sweep. A subsequent CME was observed with the potential for the periphery to pass by Earth around 18-19 Oct. Around the same time, an additional Type II and Type IV radio sweep was observed but was associated with activity from Region 3848 (S07, L=091, class/area=Dki/310 on 08 Oct) which had already rotated to the Sun's farside. No other CMEs in available coronagraph imagery were determined to be Earth-directed.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal background to moderate levels throughout the reporting period.
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels. G1 storm levels were reached early on 19 Oct during the onset of positive polarity CH HSS, with a possible embedded transient influence from a weak CME that left the Sun on 15 Oct. Active levels were observed on 14 Oct and 18 Oct. The remainder of the reporting period was at quiet to unsettled levels.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 21 October - 16 November 2024
Solar activity is expected to be at low levels, with a chance for moderate levels (R1/R2-Minor/Moderate) throughout the outlook period.
No proton events are expected in geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be background to moderate levels.
Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach active levels on 21 Oct, 11-12 Nov, and 15 Nov. Unsettled levels are likely on 23-24 Oct, 13 Nov, and 16 Nov. All increases in geomagnetic activity are due to anticipated, recurrent CH HSSs. To remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at mostly quiet levels.
Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2024 Oct 21 0157 UTC
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# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2024-10-21
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2024 Oct 21 165 5 2
2024 Oct 22 165 15 4
2024 Oct 23 160 10 3
2024 Oct 24 155 8 3
2024 Oct 25 150 5 2
2024 Oct 26 150 5 2
2024 Oct 27 155 5 2
2024 Oct 28 165 5 2
2024 Oct 29 170 5 2
2024 Oct 30 170 5 2
2024 Oct 31 175 5 2
2024 Nov 01 180 5 2
2024 Nov 02 185 5 2
2024 Nov 03 180 5 2
2024 Nov 04 175 5 2
2024 Nov 05 180 5 2
2024 Nov 06 180 5 2
2024 Nov 07 185 5 2
2024 Nov 08 185 5 2
2024 Nov 09 180 5 2
2024 Nov 10 175 5 2
2024 Nov 11 175 12 4
2024 Nov 12 175 12 4
2024 Nov 13 180 8 3
2024 Nov 14 175 5 2
2024 Nov 15 170 12 4
2024 Nov 16 170 10 3
(NOAA)
Friday, October 18, 2024
Cuban blackout across the country
Power goes out on entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity
Cubans expressed alarm, with one resident saying it felt as if the country had reached the “bottom of the barrel.”
By Orlando Matos and Carmen Sesin
HAVANA — The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island's population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry.
On Friday evening, authorities announced power had been restored to about 20,000 residents of the capital, Havana, which has a population of 2 million.
Power outages have been chronic in Cuba for years and have worsened in recent months. But the situation was so critical in the past three days that the government took measures to keep the lights on.
Additional story at:
RÚV Iceland shuts down final longwave
Notification of long wave shutdown
RÚV's long-wave broadcasting at Gufuskálar in Snæfellsnes has been discontinued. This is the end of long wave radio broadcasting in Iceland. Longwave broadcasts from Eid were suspended on February 27, 2023.
Margrét Magnúsdóttir - October 17, 2024 at 15:37 GMT,updated at 3:44 p.m
• All RÚV radio broadcasts on long wave have been stopped.
• RÚV's safety broadcasts on the radio will go on the FM distribution system.
• The FM distribution system has been greatly tightened in recent years.
• The long wave tower at Gufuskálar, which is the tallest structure in Iceland, has been decommissioned.
RÚV's distribution system is an important link in the country's civil defense. The role of radio safety broadcasts is to ensure communication throughout the country and in the near future. Rásar 2's radio broadcast on FM has taken over RÚV's safety radio broadcast.
In recent years, the FM distribution system has been built up and a number of transmitters have been added in order to consolidate the system. Backup power stations have been installed at all large FM transmitters, and backup power needs are solved for short periods of time with batteries or portable power stations on the smaller ones. Transmitters have been placed on the highlands as well as large transmitters at key locations for seafarers. In places where the FM distribution system does not reach, other means of communication must be used, for example via satellite systems such as Starlink.
Radio safety broadcasts have been on the airwaves for decades. During that time, a lot has changed in the technological environment. The biggest change is that very few people in the country now have a radio that receives longwave transmissions. There is generally no long-wave reception in vehicles and has not been for a long time. The long-wave broadcasting system, not least the mast at Gufuskálar, is old and the reconstruction and other technical upgrades of this system are expensive.
The long wave tower at Gufuskálar is the tallest structure in Iceland, 412 meters. It was built in 1963 for the British and American LORAN-C positioning system and was taken over by RÚV's long-wave transmitter in 1997.
https://www.ruv.is/um-ruv/i-umraedunni/2024-10-17-tilkynning-um-lokun-langbylgju-424925 via Mauno Ritola on MW-List io group 18 October (translated from Icelandic by Google)
(Alan Pennington/BDXC)