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Today's Topics:
1. SWLDXBulgaria News, May 3-4 (Ivo Observer)
2. Glenn Hauser logs May 3-4, 2017 (Glenn Hauser)
3. JRX Logs: May 4, 2017. (Jota Xavier)
4. Radio Kuwait in Arabic after 2100UTC (Jota Xavier)
5. Re: Radio Kuwait in Arabic after 2100UTC (Wolfgang Bueschel)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 11:02:22 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News, May 3-4
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FRANCE Reception of Radio France International on May 4
0600-0700 on 11905 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/reception-of-radio-france-international.html
FRANCE(non) Reception of Eye Radio via TDF Issoudun on May 3
1600-1900 on 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf
Arabic/Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/reception-of-eye-radio-via-tdf-issoudun.html
FRANCE(non) Radio Publique Africaine via TDF Issoudun on May 3
1800-1832 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi
1832-1858 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf
Frenchhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/reception-of-radio-publique-africaine.html
GERMANY Good signal of DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst in AM mode on May 4
0602-0627 on 6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German, ex in
CUSBhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/good-signal-of-dwd-deutscher.html
GERMANY(non) Radio Voice of Adal via MBR Issoudun on May 3:
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1530-1558 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya
Wed/Sathttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/reception-of-radio-voice-of-adal-via.html
GERMANY(non) Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen, May 3:
1700-1730 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Wed
1730-1800 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Amharic
Wedhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/reception-of-voice-of-oromo-liberation.html
GREECE Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz & 9935 kHz on May 3-4
1800-0700 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
1800-0645 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek
tx#1http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-9935-khz-on.html
KUWAIT Reception of MOI Radio Kuwait, May 3:
1800-2100 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/reception-of-moi-radio-kuwait-may-3.html
USA Weak signal of WINB Red Lion in 1930-2030UT slot on May 3
1930-1945 on 9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to MEXI English Mon-Fri
1945-2000 on 9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to MEXI Eng/Spa Mon-Thu
1945-2000 on 9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to MEXI English Fri
2000-2030 on 9265 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to MEXI Spanish
Wedhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/weak-signal-of-winb-red-lion-in-1930.html
USA Reception of WTWW-3 on May 3
2100-2200 on 12105 TWW 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm French
2200-2300 on 12105 TWW 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm
Arabichttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/05/reception-of-wtww-3-on-may-3.html
--
73!
Ivo Ivanov
*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 17:48:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs May 3-4, 2017
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** ALBANIA [non]. 5850, May 3 at 2319 quick check of R. Tirana via WRMI, during
music. Back to my WORLD OF RADIO 1876 recording. Hope they had a new program on
today unlike the May 1 one repeated on May 2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA [non]. 9395, May 4 at 0120, checking RAE ATTW via WRMI, during
interview about architecture. Recheck at 0135 to hear the multi-lingual ID,
song; 0138 MLID again! and talk about dinosaurs at a provincial park in San
Juan; 0148 another MLID, song; 0151 MLID; 0152 headlines: selling Argentine
products in China by e-commerce; president to visit on Monday; tax collexions
in April up 24% by 786 gigapesos; 0153 the fifth MLID this hour during my
sporadic monitoring, and sign-off with SW schedule, P O Box 555, 1000 WAF
Buenos Aires address for reports (and Fernando utters ham-like fonetix
``whisky-alfa-foxtrot``). 0156 back to WRMI Oldies music but no ID break. (I
wonder how long their playlist is; everything sounds familiar).
Meanwhile, I received a very nice personal reply from RAE`s director Adri?n
Korol, who remembers me from my Spanish DX reports on Espacio Diexista - Radio
Enlace from Radio Nederland. He says I will be receiving the #001 special QSL
for inauguration of the WRMI relays. The first broadcast I heard on UT May 2
was a week-old test file they had sent to WRMI, which explains the lack of new
news, and the May 1 Madres de Plaza de Mayo demonstration would be covered
subsequently. He agrees the dozen multi-lingual IDs were excessive, and they
have plenty of other bumpers which could be inserted.
He took over in February when the SW service was already off. The transmitter
needs two new tubes, which are expensive and have to be imported. He credits
the director of RNA with deciding to support the external service, which had
largely been neglected. Good listener response to the WRMI relays has already
been coming in.
I`ll be publishing his complete reply in Spanish. It`s great to have someone
running an international service who actually has experience as a SW listener
and DXer. And of course, Argentina is the ONLY South American country with an
external SW service, even in English, with only one other in all of Latin
America, Cuba of course (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 6110.285v, May 4 at 1237, wavering carrier in Chinese vs
weaker one on 6110.0, i.e. CNR1 jamming against VOA Chinese via Thailand,
making big het too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6145, May 4 at 0552, RHC English is S9+10 but just barely modulated,
so I check the remainder of The Cuban Five: 6100 S9+10/20 with sufficient mod;
6060 loud and splattering over 6070 CFRX; 6000 S9+10/20 undermodulated; 5040
very good (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 15575, May 4 at 1325, KBS World Radio is starting to show up
for its summer-season peak, English to North America at S9-S7 with choppy
fading, also vs my HNL. Only May-August or so do we have a chance of hearing it
as they stay on this unpropagating frequency all winter. Aoki still shows
azimuth as 81 degrees from Kimjae, i.e. way south of North America, aimed right
at Honolulu and Santiago, which also helps explain why this puts a much better
signal into Chile.
Or is it? 13-14 English, 14-15 Korean, and also a 00-03 UT broadcast on 15575
are now in HFCC as 40 degrees to CIRAF 1, 2 and 6, i.e. only Alaska, NW Canada,
and western third of conterminous USA. This beam crosses USA from Vancouver to
Matamoros, only about 6 degrees away from Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 7350, May 4 at 0412, Denge Kurdistane with talk at S9+10.
Ivo says this recently replaced 11600 for the 0230-0500 segment, and is via
Issoudun, FRANCE site, not Pridnestrovye nor B`lgariya (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 15540, May 3 at 1936 check, R. Kuwait with ME music segment, greatly
preferable to the Western rock MOI feels they must also play to be
well-rounded, fair at S9 vs my HNL. Still no reports of any other language
services reactivated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 11825, May 4 at 0421, MWV African Pathways Radio
playing neat reggae music, S7 with deep fades to S3 during English hour; 0424
`This Day in History` feature for 4 May, from Kent State killings of students
to International Respect for Chickens Day, but always leading up to an
irrelevant Bible verse. 0429 on to a `Creation Moment` about pain management,
concluding that medicine doesn`t matter because pain is caused by sin. Enough
of that crap. We can only pray that Africans don`t fall for it.
11825, meanwhile, an understation of NHK IS starts at *0425. That`s 300 kW
Yamata direct prior to Chinese at 290 degrees from 0430 to 0500 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 800, May 4 at 0449 UT, XEROK music blasting over KQCV OKC like a
cannon. I really think it must have ramped up to full power lately of 50 kW ND,
which means it`s probably tearing up KQCV in parts of OKC as well, outside its
main lobe, supposedly protecting XEROK. Seems like I have a pipeline from the
WSW, with 1020 KCKN also inbooming, but I really think it`s the stations, not
propagation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 7615-AM, May 4 at 0410, Station YHWH is on, very poor at S8.
Other reports indicate he starts at 0230, but that may vary (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1000, May 4 at 0446 UT, KTOK OKC with Dodgers baseball
play-by-play, and not the OKC farmteam, because an ad for Southern California
Toyotathon is then inserted, in the bottom of the eighth, just before midnight
here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 15255, May 4 at 1324, South Asian song at S9-S7. This is AWR at
1300-1330 in Bengali, then 1330-1400 in Kok Borok, both 125 kW at 25 degrees
from Trincomalee. Always fun to get these virtually trans-polar signals better
than lower latitude ones. According to EiBi`s language listings, Kok Borok,
a.k.a. Tripuri, is spoken by 800 kiloindians (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 10000, May 4 at 0414, WWV is making this announcement every hour (and
perhaps at other times, also on WWVH), not verbatim: NWS Atlantic and Pacific
High Seas and Storm Warnings on WWV and WWVH are scheduled to be discontinued
on October 1, 2017. Comments or issues about this should be sent not later than
May 31 to [email protected] --- Rechecked at 1214 and 1514 May 4, I copied
this once as nwws, not nws; not sure what the automaton says (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1875 monitoring: awake at 1043 Wednesday May
3, I succeed in confirming that the 1030 WOR airing on WRMI 5850 is also on //
9455. But I miss checking the 1315.5 airing on 9955, surely still running. Also
confirmed Wed May 3 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490 webcast; also confirmed Wed May 3 at
2330 on WBCQ 9330.4v-CUSB, good.
WORLD OF RADIO 1876 ready for first airings May 4:
Thu 2130 WRMI 11580 to NE
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Fri 2230 WRMI 11580 to NE, 5950 to S
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 9455 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 9455 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9455, May 4 at 1246, this WRMI is off, since 9395 and 9955 are good
at S9+10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 690, May 4 at 0556 UT, one minute of Fox News Radio, ``Mighty 690``
KGGF, Coffeyvile KS`` ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1020, May 4 at 0446 UT, KCKN Roswell NM in Spanish sermon from WWRV
1330 is S9+30, blowing away semi-local KOKP Perry OK.
Jerry Kiefer, FL, who used to be with KCKN, replied to my previous log of April
28: ``Greetings Glenn, Quick comment on KCKN. They might be running non
directional at the moment. The night pattern throws 40 watts in your direction
and the day pattern less than 500. Either could be screwed up. Not being in the
loop anymore that's the only thing I can offer. Take care``
This signal is no 500 or 40 watts. How about 50,000, ND? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1480, May 4 at 1208 UT, song in Spanish about Mar?a with various
rhymes such as fr?a; after a ``Tally-ho!`` as in Bollywood, 1211 UT English
announcement, paraphrased, ``KBXD, 50,000 watts covering North Texas and as far
as Oklahoma City to the north, Waco to the south. If you would like to rent
this station, please call John Hammond, 972-904-5904``. Same music resumes in a
loop, 1216 UT same announcement again.
So Radio Namaste is gone. Wonder why they couldn`t make it? Rather enjoyed
their music and Hinglish chat. I question how much of a signal they put into
OKC on daytime groundwave when really 50 kW. This daytime coverage map
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KBXD-AM&h=D
has OKC just inside its outer ``fringe`` contour, whatever that amount to.
Night map of only 1900 watts shows a deep notch toward OKC and five others in a
``flower`` pattern; you couldn`t even hear it in Plano
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KBXD-AM&h=N
Radio locator also claims its format is still gospel music! (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1530, May 4 at 0600 UT, WCKY in dead air interrupted by bits of
Brother Scare who was already on the previous hour; finally 0604 UT cuts back
on without breaking up. Meanwhile I could hear an understation in Spanish,
probably KGBT among several other possibilities (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1590, May 4 at 0558 UT, Bing Crosby song, 0600 UT ``WAIK, Galesburg
IL`` ID and back to another oldsong. NRC AM Log 2016-2017 had it as
NWS/TLK/SPT, 5000/55 watts U4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1748 UT May 4
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 21:47:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs: May 4, 2017.
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
JRX Logs: May 4, 2017.
Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000.
IRAN.
** 9550. May 4 at 0225, Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran, Sirjan-IRN, in
Spanish. Man talks news and a long external reporter participation, talking
about Venezuela crisis; ID. VOIRI with a poor transmission, 35332.
** 11865. May 4 at 0237, Al Quds TV Audio, Zahedan-IRN, in Arabic. Man and
woman announcers talks; 0240 Holy Qur?an chant; 0247 Qur?an chant continues.
Poor transmission, 35332.
KUWAIT.
** 15540. May 4 at 2054, Radio Kuwait, Kabd-KWT, in English. Man announcer
talks; 2059 ID and IS. 2100 IS and female announcer talks in Arabic language;
2117 A brief arabic song ; ends programming at 2118. Radio Kuwait with a very
poor transmission, today, 25442 (yesterday, May 3, 45444, surprise!).
Important: No have schedules (Aoki, EiBi or HFCC) about Radio Kuwait in Arabic,
after 2100UT, yet.
USA.
** 7315. May 4 at 0130, Voice of Vietnam, Furman-SC, in Spanish. IS; Woman
announcer talks ID; Man and woman talks news; 0147 "Cr?nica del D?a". Station
with a fair transmission, 35433.
** 9955. May 4 at 0205, Radio Praga, Okeechobee-FL, in Spanish. Woman and man
announcers talks news; 0215 "La Cultura Checa"; 0223 ID and all addresses; A
song. Radio Praga relay WRMI with a fair signal and modulation, 35433.
DXer: Jose Ronaldo Xavier
Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
RX (s): Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 21:51:52 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Kuwait in Arabic after 2100UTC
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
JRX Logs: May 4, 2017.
KUWAIT.
** 15540. May 4 at 2054, Radio Kuwait, Kabd-KWT, in English. Man announcer
talks; 2059 ID and IS. 2100 IS and female announcer talks in Arabic language;
2117 A brief arabic song ; ends programming at 2118. Radio Kuwait with a very
poor transmission, today, 25442 (yesterday, May 3, 45444, surprise!).
Important: No have schedules (Aoki, EiBi or HFCC) about Radio Kuwait in Arabic,
after 2100UT, yet.Transmission at 2100-2118 with abrupt ends.
Jota Xavier
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 5 May 2017 03:39:56 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Kuwait in Arabic after 2100UTC
Message-ID: <B4FA541794B648F8892CB01896A9D9B8@HNPC2>
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http://www.radioworld.com/global/0007/ampegon-to-update-shortwave-transmitters-for-kuwait-radio/338855
Radio World
December 21, 2016
Swiss-based company Ampegon has accepted a contract from Al Rashed to handle
the upgrade of five analog shortwave transmitters that are more than 20
years old for the Kuwait Ministry of Information in Al Kabd station.
The five transmitters were originally installed between 1992 and 1995.
Ampegon will refurbish all of the transmitters, and in addition upgrade
three of them to full digital DRM integration and converted to the new
transmitter control system UCS; this will include new motor drives within
the tuning circuits.
Work on the transmitter is expected to start in January 2017.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jota Xavier por (Hard-Core-DX)" Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 11:51 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Kuwait in Arabic after 2100UTC
> KUWAIT 15540. May 4 at 2054, Radio Kuwait, Kabd-KWT, in English. Man
> announcer talks; 2059 ID and IS. 2100 IS and female announcer talks in
> Arabic language; 2117 A brief arabic song ; ends programming at 2118.
> Radio Kuwait with a very poor transmission, today, 25442 (yesterday, May
> 3, 45444, surprise!).
> Important: No have schedules (Aoki, EiBi or HFCC) about Radio Kuwait in
> Arabic, after 2100UT, yet.
> Transmission at 2100-2118 with abrupt ends.
> Jota Xavier
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