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Today's Topics:
1. Myanmar on shortwave, tiny signals (Wolfgang Bueschel)
2. Glenn Hauser logs December 19-20, 2020 (Glenn Hauser)
3. JRX Logs: December 20, 2020 (Jota Xavier)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 10:18:22 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "hcdx" <[email protected]>, "wor" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Myanmar on shortwave, tiny signals
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MYANMAR checked Myanmar Radio SW last night, used the remote Perseus unit
at New Delhi India.
My strong assumption regarding the Myanmar signal strength these days is,
that only part of the power, for example 10 or 25 kilowatts,
instead of 50 kW, is in use.
The radio signals from Naypyidaw 5915 kHz
and Pyin U Lwin 6165 kHz are that 'thin' these days.
DBS#20 content:
5915 kHz Naypyidaw
Minorities px:
2300-1700 UT in Kachin, Shan, Palan Chin, Mindat Chin, Rakhine,
Wa and Kokang.
639 MW main px Pyin U Lwin: 0930-1430 Bamar, 1430-1500 E.
6165 kHz Thazin R, Pyin U Lwin
Minorities px: 2330 Chin, 0030-0130 Kachin.
7345 kHz Pyin U Lwin
Minority px "Rakhine Broadcasting Station":
0930-1030 Kachim, 1030-1130 Pwo Kayin, 1130-1230 Sgaw, 1230-1330 Mo.
9590 kHz Pyin U Lwin
Minorities px:
0130-0230 Wa, 0230-0330 Geba, 0430-0530 La, 0530-0630 Po, 0630-0730 Kayah,
0730-0830 Shan.
In Delhi India remote Perseus server access:
5914.982 MR Nay Pyi Daw, S=4-5 poor -91.7dBm at 01.20 UT on Dec 20.
Similar tiny strength too on 6164.994 kHz from Pyin U Lwin at 01.24 UT.
73 wb df5sx
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 19:48:12 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 19-20, 2020
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** BRAZIL. 9665.107, Dec 20 at 0213, JBA carrier, no doubt the
always-skewed RVM, but which for several weeks had parked on the minus
side circa 9664.8 or .9. The other offfrequency of R. Voz Mission?ria
also varies slightly, currently 5939.610, VP. They run 24 hours, often
noted around 0700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. 11520, Dec 19 at 2330, Chinese S9/+10 --- RFA Chinese via
Tinian is scheduled this hour, ergo CNR1 jammer, really strong, so
will more be audible circa 11 MHz? Only // 10820, vs Sound of Hope,
S1-S2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 13680 // > 13740, Dec 19 at 2335, RHC Spanish still on both,
as I expected the `European` frequency to be off by now, but Aoki
shows till 2400, while 13740 starts at 2200. 13740 is S9+10/20, while
13680 is stronger and steady S9+20 but with some squeal; as if aimed
thisaway instead of off the side if really toward Europe. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** INDIA. 11560, Dec 20 at 1448, S Asian music but with split-second
breaks in carrier so consequently also in modulation, extremely
irregular but maybe averaging once a second. Soon into talk equally
marred, then relents somewhat. This is AIR Pashto service at
1415-1530, one of the few external service transmitters still active,
listed by Aoki and Jose as Bengaluru, which used to be their #1
high-power SW site; WRTH and Jose show all 5 are nominally 500 kW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TAIWAN. 9745, Dec 19 at 2320, S7-S9, chimes remind me of HSK9, then
tonal SE Asian language. But Aoki/NDXC shows this hour is RTI in
Vietnamese via Paochung site (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 344-MCW kHz, Dec 20 at 0728 UT, mix of two NDBs, rather
confusing, JL and weaker JA. DXinfocenter.com roster shows indeed JL
as 25 watts in nearby Joplin, Missouri; and JA as 400 watts from farby
Jaxonvile FL. I was tuned to 342-USB. Earlier Dec 19 radar showed
there was a storm front across Mississippi, but now the only lightning
is along a different front in the central Gulf of Mexico, per
Blitzortung, accounting for an occasional crash on LW (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. 293-MCW kHz, Dec 20 at 0738 UT, mix of two NDBs: UI which is
30 watts from qUIncy, Illinois; and TOR, 50 watts from TORrington,
Wyoming; I was tuned to 291-USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2065 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
December 19 ending at 2113.7 UT on WA0RCR 1860-AM, MO, via nearby
KB0FX SDR; tuned in just in time, so started circa 2043 UT.
Also confirmed Sat Dec 19 at 2300 on WRMI 7780, VG S9/+20 to UTwente
SDR, while at 2316 check here off the side, only S6-S8 JBA.
Also confirmed UT Sun Dec 20 starting at 0426:25 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM
via Warrenton MO remote. Next:
2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [new, ex 0400
Mon]
[last week, SW not on before 0000; webcast only]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE; also WRN webcast
0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 to SSE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ontario who sent a generous
check in US$ on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA, and comments:
``Thanks for another year of great programs, in what has
otherwise been a dark year full of bad news``
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Checking disgraced FB where one must look for any new or
special programming info from WRMI, finds this:
``WRMI Radio Miami International
December 18 at 8:41 PM ?
Mundo Sorprendente
Sintoniza WRMI para dos programas muy especiales de Navidad y A?o
Nuevo. Los dos se llaman ?Mundo Sorprendente,? y son producidos por el
abogado y juez Berny Solano en Costa Rica, Centroam?rica, hogar de
?Pura Vida.? Dice Berny: ?Nuestro lema es ?Para no perder la capacidad
de asombro? y en esta oportunidad tendremos dos programas especiales:
uno para celebrar la Navidad y otro el A?o Nuevo, con historias y
m?sica alusiva a la ?poca.?
El ?Mundo Sorprendente? para la Navidad se transmitir? para las
Am?ricas el jueves 24 de diciembre a las 9:00 pm hora de Miami en 5800
kHz (0200 UTC viernes 25 de diciembre). Ser? repetido el jueves 24 a
las 11:00 pm hora de Miami en 9955 kHz (0400 UTC viernes 25 de
diciembre). Y habr? una transmisi?n especialmente para Europa y el
Noreste de Norteam?rica a la 0100 UTC jueves 24 en 7780 kHz (ser? en
la noche de mi?rcoles 23 de diciembre en las Am?ricas.) {that one will
pre-empt a WORLD OF RADIO airing --- gh}
El ?Mundo Sorprendente? para el A?o Nuevo? se transmitir? para las
Am?ricas el jueves 31 de diciembre a las 9:00 pm hora de Miami en 5800
kHz (0200 UTC viernes 1 de enero). Ser? repetido el jueves 31 a las
11:00 pm hora de Miami en 9955 kHz (0400 UTC viernes 1 de diciembre).
Y habr? una transmisi?n especialmente para Europa y el Noreste de
Norteam?rica a la 0100 UTC jueves 31 de diciembre en 7780 kHz (ser? en
la noche de mi?rcoles 30 de diciembre en las Am?ricas.){likewise ---
gh}
Nota que los programas en 9955 kHz ser?n transmitidos simult?neamente
en nuestra se?al de Internet en www.wrmi.net y en el servicio popular
TuneIn.com (busca ?WRMI?).
No pierdas a Berny Solano y el ?Mundo Sorprendente? desde Costa Rica
para todo el mundo.
Amazing world
Tune in to WRMI for two very special Christmas and New Year programs.
The two are called ??Amazing World," and are produced by lawyer and
judge Berny Solano in Costa Rica, Central America, home to ??Pura
Vida." says Berny: ??Our motto is 'Not to lose the ability to wonder'
And at this time we will have two special programs: one to celebrate
Christmas and one to the New Year, with stories and music allusive to
the time." The ??Amazing World?? for Christmas will air for the
Americas on Thursday, December 24 at 9:00 pm Miami time on 5800 kHz
(0200 UTC Friday, December 25). Will be repeated Thursday 24 at 11:00
pm Miami time in 9955 kHz (0400 UTC Friday 25 December). And there
will be a broadcast especially for Europe and North America at 0100
UTC Thursday 24 at 7780 kHz (it will be on Wednesday night December 23
in the Americas. )) {this one instead of WOR!}
The ??Amazing World?? for the New Year will air for the Americas on
Thursday, December 31 at 9:00 pm Miami time on 5800 kHz (0200 UTC
Friday, January 1). Will be repeated Thursday 31 at 11:00 pm Miami
time in 9955 kHz (0400 UTC Friday 1 December). And there will be a
broadcast especially for Europe and the Northeast North America at
0100 UTC Thursday, December 31 on 7780 kHz (it will be on Wednesday,
December 30 in the Americas. )) Note that programs on 9955 kHz will be
streamed simultaneously on our internet signal at www.wrmi.net and
popular service TuneIn.com (search ??WRMI??). Don't lose {miss} Berny
Solano and the ??Amazing World?? from Costa Rica to everyone.
Translated - No photo description available (via gh)
** U S A. 5800, UT Sun Dec 20 at 0300, WRMI with publicized special
``pre-Xmas`` broadcast of Texas Radio Shortwave, repeating a show from
last year; S9+20 peaking to +35 via KB0FX SDR in MO for convenience at
the computer, tho am sure it would also be VG direct. Opens with YROT
- ``Yellow Rose of Texas`` theme, this time on belly keyboard, not
orchestral alla marcia. Intro by Third Mate Susan at 0302, with Merry
Xmas, some songs by Texans, some not; QSL offer for detailed reports
via [email protected] - welcome to the party!
Most of the artists and songs, never announced, are unfamiliar to me,
novelty, or if well-known carols, are jazzed-up versions. I`ll mention
some lyrix copied if not the correct titles.
0304, Mom and dad got drunk at an xmas party;
0308, xmas party song;
0312, xmas in the `60s;
0317, drivin` home for xmas;
0321, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - jazzed up;
0323, Cap`n Ric speaks from the poop deck - look it up; do you know
what needle skipping is? with sleigh bells in background;
0324, it may be winter outside;
0327, Winter Wonderland, Lawrence Welk style;
0329, something about December;
0334, Jingle Bells, j-u;
0337, Cap`n Ric, sleigh bells, with QSL offer, SSTV [which I am not
set up to copy, ever];
0339, merry xmas with bits of music starting with Frosty the Snowman;
0340, all alone at xmas, Elvis style;
0343, xmas song, my baby`s gone;
0346, ?;
0350, I light a candle;
0353, about reindeer, everybody`s having fun;
0357, merry xmas greet with Frosty again; Susan signing off with eQSL
offer again;
0358, YROT theme, same as opening on keyboard.
I should not have to, but since some places I post delete the line
breaks between times, have added semicolons at end of each line so it
reads better when all crammed together. New TRSW Xmas show to air
exactly six days later, UT Sat Dec 26 at 0300-0400 on 5800. That means
instead of the usual secret prepeat of Encore that week.
This conflicted with another oddball Xmas show with less publicity on
Area 51, 6160v, which I checked briefly, and wished I could also hear,
``Planet Lavender Classic Xmas 1999``. Another followed at 0400, but
then it`s time for `Weekend Radio` on KUCO-FM instead of first airing
I have skipped at 0300 on WCLV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 4980, Dec 20 at 0411 check, NO signal from WRMI here to
Missouri SDR. Bob Biermann has been saying it could be weeks before
this is activated, ex-5950 programming, but Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria
reported at 0617 UT Dec 19: ``USA WRMI-5 on new 4980 kHz is on air,
December 19. Fair signal via SDR Milford PA`` without specifying the
time(s) he heard it, but then presenting its entire presumed 24-hour
schedule as if in effect. So far I have not checked for it more
extensively (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 6159.94V, Dec 20 at 0023, checking how well WBCQ gets into
UTwente, supposedly always aimed WSW: S7-S8 with `Radio TimTron
Worldwide` on Area ``51``, while 7490v with whatever is inaudible.
Sounds live, call from Marion Webster, and inviting others to -9180
number in Monticello. But then TT is discussing with someone else the
WBCQ antennas referring to ``7415`` as if that were their current
frequency! So must be very old recording. When was 7415 abandoned?
Then turns off the phone to get back to music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 1948 UT December 20
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 22:56:19 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs: December 20, 2020
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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JRX Logs: December 20, 2020Receivers: Sony ICF-SW100 & XHDATA D-808Antennas:
Degen 31MS & Sony AN-71
All times and dates are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), same as Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT).
ASCENSION ISLAND** 15400. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 1735-1745, BBC, Ascension
Island-ASC, in English. Man announcer recounts, live, football match between
Manchester United? versus Leeds. Good reception.
CHINA** 11860. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 0143-0158, China Radio International,
Kunming-Anning-CHN, in Nepali. Woman announcer in a long conversation with a
nepalese woman. Very good reception.
Parallel log on 13780kun, excellent reception!
** 11980. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 0211-0225, China Radio International,
Xian-Xianyang-CHN, in Russian. Woman and man announcers talk news, presumably;
0215 Program " Radio Kitay Culture". Excellent reception.
MALI** 11640. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 1803-1813, China Radio International,
Bamako-MLI, in Hausa. Man and woman announcers talk news, presumably. Very good
reception.
PHILIPPINES** 12120. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 1814-1830, Radio Pilipinas, Tinang-PHL,
in Tagalog. Woman announcer talks; 1825 Woman talks, in conversation with a
filipino man. Very good reception.
SRI LANKA** 11750. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 1746-1758, Sri Lanka BC - City FM,
Trincomalee-CLN, in Sinhala. Woman announcer talks and songs; 1750 Man talks
and a song; 1758 Woman talks, ID. Good reception.
USA** 7305. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 0117-0127, Radio Vaticano, Greenville-NC, in
Portuguese. Man and woman announcers present news; 0121 Commentary about
Christmas and birth of Jesus; 0126 ID; 0127 Ends programming, IS. Very good
reception.
** 7305. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 0130-0140, Radio Vaticana, Greenville-NC, in
Spanish. IS and "Laudetur Jesus Christus"; Woman and man present Vatican News:
News of church and the pope. Very good reception.
** 9605. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 0100-0117, KBS World Radio, Furman-SC, in Spanish.
IS, ID; Woman talks news; 0111 Program "Cine en la Radio" presented by woman
and man announcers. Very good reception.
** 17655. Sun, Dec 20, 2020. 1719-1735, Voice of America, Greenville-NC, in
Portuguese. Man and woman announcers in conversation with a angolan woman from
Luanda; 1724 Ana Guedes talks and two songs; 1429 ID: VOA, afternoon emission,
frequency of the affiliateds VOA stations this time; 1730 Man announcer talks
news. Good reception.
JRX_Jose Ronaldo Xavier?SWARL Callsign PR7036SWLCabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
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