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Today's Topics:
1. RECEPTION IN IBIUNA SP, BRAZIL #403 ? July 15, 2025 (Rudolf Grimm)
2. JRX Logs July 15, 2025 (Jota Xavier)
3. Glenn Hauser logs July 15, 2025 (Glenn Hauser)
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:53:14 +0000
From: Rudolf Grimm <[email protected]>
To: Hard-Core-DX <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] RECEPTION IN IBIUNA SP, BRAZIL #403 ? July 15, 2025
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*** Holiday days in Ibiuna SP, 107 km from S?o Bernardo, southeast of Brazil,
just under 1,000 meters above sea level. Freezing days, freezing temperatures,
leaving us confined to our homes. Excellent opportunity to explore medium and
short waves for hours on end, bringing this extensive result listed below.
Rudolf Grimm
S?o Bernardo SP (GG66rg) / Ibiuna SP (GG66hh), BRAZIL
dxways-br.blogspot.com --- grimm.r -at- outlook.com.br
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RECEPTION IN IBIUNA SP, BRAZIL #403 ? July 15, 2025
Rx / Ant.:
MW: Sangean ATS909x + DZ-AM Magnetic Loop Antenna
SW: KiwiSDR (via PY2-81502 SWL, S?o Bernardo SP) + Magnetic Loop Antenna ---
Icom IC-R8500 + Alex Loop SML7-30 Antenna.
=> DATA SEQUENCE: Country, Frequency, Radio Station, Transmitter Site,
Language, Date & UTC Time, Details, SINPO, Target Area, Remarks.
=> (@): Live streaming checked
=> (t): tentative
=> Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese
.....................................................................................................................
MEDIUMWAVE
ARGENTINA
.. 840 kHz: Radio Salta, Salta, Spanish, 05/07 0516. Advertisements ?...Salta?,
identification ?Radio Salta...?. 25442.
.. 1150 kHz: LT9 La Nieva, Sauce Viejo SF, Spanish, 05/07 0226. Techno-pop
songs, talk by OM. 25422 (@).
BRAZIL
.. 590 kHz: Radio Cruzeiro, Salvador BA, 05/07 0401. Identification: ?ZYH 445,
Radio Cruzeiro...?., talk by YL. 25332.
.. 670 kHz: Radio Montanhesa, Ponte Nova MG, 05/07 0406. Brazilian songs, id:
?Radio Montanhesa...?. 35543.
.. 860 kHz: Radio Cidade, Forlaleza CE, 05/07 0527. News, comments, interview
about politic. 25442 (@).
.. 1160 kHz: Radio Universidade, Pelotas RS, 05/07 0236. Romantic song,
?Programa Fim de Noite pela RU (Radio Universidade)?. 25432.
.. 1460 kHz: Radio Campinas, Campinas do Sul RS, 05/07 0329. Brazilian song,
?Zez? di Camargo e Luciano?. 25442 (@).
.. 1470 kHz: Radio Absoluta, Campos de Goytacazes RJ, 0507 0338. Advertisements
from Campos de Goytacazes, id ?Absoluta, muito mais sucesso...?. Time
checking. 35543.
.. 1580 kHz: Radio Grande Vale, Paraibuna SP, 05/07 0351. Romantic song, talk
by YL, ?Programa ?Love?... Radio Grande Vale, a primeira em Paraibuna...?. Time
checking. 35543.
ECUADOR
.. 1510 kHz: Radio Monumental, Quito, Spanish, 11/07 0250. A sequence of songs
in a typical Ecuadorian style, time checking, comments, ?... canciones
equatorianas?. Identification ?Radio Monumental?, advertisements from Quito.
35443.
**A surprising signal quality observed in S?o Bernardo, SP, 4,350 km away.
Little fading, and no interference from any other Brazilian station, or even
from any South American station. With the mass migration of Brazilian medium
wave stations to FM, opportunities began to emerge to tune in to other South
American stations from Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, and lastly, also
from Bolivia, Colombia and now, Ecuador.
URUGUAY
.. 850 kHz: Radio Carve, Montevideo, Spanish, 05/07 0522. Songs, id ?Carve?.
25432.
.. 1180 kHz: La Voz de Artigas, Artigas, Spanish, 05/07 0241. Sport News ?Copa
Mundial de Clubes... Fluminense, Chelsea...?. 25432.
.. 1340 kHz: Radio La Voz de Melo, Melo, Spanish, 05/07 0252. Romantic songs,
OM: ?...siga con nosotros... La Voz de Melo...?. 25342.
.. 1390 kHz: Radio Difusora Treinta y Tres, Trinta y Tres, Spanish, 05/07
0302. ?Banco Republica, Congregaci?n Universal del Pensamiento,
Ferreteria,...?. Id: ?trasmite Radio Difusora Treinta y Tres, m?s que 8
decadas... ?. Time checking. 25432.
.....................................................................................................................
SHORTWAVE
ALGERIA
.. 15140 kHz: Ifrikya FM, via Ourgla, Arabic, 09/07 1241. Comments by OM,
African style songs. 35543. *Target Area: West Africa.
.. 17600 kHz: Ifrikya FM, via Bechar, Arabic, 09/07 1231. News Bulletin, talk
and comments by OM. 25442. *Target Area: Central Africa.
ASCENSION ISL.
.. 21660 kHz: BBC, via Georgetown, French, 09/07 1218. ?Bonjour..., la BBC?,
talk by OM. 35443. *Target Area: Central Asia.
BRAZIL
.. 5940,32 kHz: Radio Voz Missionaria, Cambori? SC: 15/07 1411 45554.
.. 6010,00 kHz: Radio Inconfid?ncia, Belo Horizonte MG: 15/07 1414 No carrier,
no signal.
.. 6180,02 kHz: Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Bras?lia DF: 12/07 2008 45544..
.. 9664,96 kHz: Radio Voz Missionaria, Cambori? SC: 15/07 1419 35543.
.. 9818,52 kHz: Radio Nove de Julho, S?o Paulo SP: 15/07 1423 35543.
.. 11748,77 kHz: Radio Voz Missionaria, Cambori? SC: 15/07 1426 25322.
.. 11780,00 kHz: Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Bras?lia DF: 15/07 1429 45554.
.. 15189,89 kHz: Radio Inconfid?ncia, Belo Horizonte MG: 15/07 1434 15421..
BULGARIA
.. 9400 kHz: Bible Voice Radio Dardasha, via Kostinbrod, Arabic, 10/07 1948. A
message by OM, instrumental music, announcements by YL. 25422. *Target Area:
North Africa.
CHINA
.. 6000 kHz: China National Radio 1, Beijing, Mandarin, 04/07 2050. Talk by OM,
a traditional music style. 25442. *Target Area: China.
.. 6020 kHz: China Radio International, via Shjjiazhuan, Albanian, 04/07 1945.
Songs in Albanian, id by YL. 35443. *Target Area: SouthEast Europe.
.. 6110 kHz: China Radio International, via Xianyang, Russian, 04/07 1959. Talk
by YL, song in Chinese, sign-off on 1959. 35543. *Target Area: Central Asia.
.. 11910 kHz: China Radio Internaitonal, Beijing, English, 05/07 1328. Talk by
OM, a typical Chinese instrumental music, a song by OM / YL. 35443. Target
Area: Philippines.
. 11925 kHz: China National Radio 1, via Lingshi, Mandarin, 05/07 1333. Chinese
music, talk by YL. 25322. *Target Area: China.
.. 11955 kHz: China Radio International, via Kunming, Indonesian, 05/07 1339.
Talk and comments by YL. 25322. *Target Area: Indonesia.
.. 15110 kHz: China Radio International, via Urumqi, Mandarin, 09/07 1238.
Comments about Thailand by OM. 35553. *Target Area: Central Asia.
EGYPT
.. 9890 kHz: Radio Cairo (t), via Abis, Russian, 10/07 1926. Talk by OM, song
in Arabic (t), instrumental music. 15221. *Target Area: East Europe.
ESWATINI
.. 9500 kHz: TWR Africa, Manzini, Amharic, 10/07 1643. Message by OM, a
Christian instrumental music. 15321. *Target Area: Ethiopia.
ETHIOPIA
.. 6030 kHz: Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa, Afar, 04/07 1950. Talk by OM,
interview. 15321. *Target Area: East Africa.
.. 6090 kHz: Amhara State Radio, Addis Ababa, Amharic, 10/07 1957. Talk and
comments by OM, interview. 25432. *Target Area: East Africa.
FRANCE
.. 11700 kHz: Radio France Internationale, Issoudun, French, 05/07 0502. News
Bulletin and comments by two announcers. 25442. *Target Area: Central Africa.
.. 11730 kHz: NHK Radio Japan, via Issoudun, French, 05/07 0507. Talk by OM/YL
Weather report (t), Paris, ..., Oceania?. 35543. *Target Area: West Africa, //
13600 kHz 15421.
.. 17800 kHz: Deutsche Welle, via Issoudun, Arabic, 09/07 1221. Talk by OM /YL,
?Deutsche Welle...?. 15421. *Target Area: East Africa.
.. 17800 kHz: NHK World Radio Japan, via Issoudun, Japanese, 10/07 1703.
Japanese instrumental music, talk by YL, a Brazilian song in Portuguese by Tom
Jobim ?Chega de Saudade?. 25432. *Target Area: South Asia. (** an old Brazilian
song in a Japanese broadcast to South Asia? Interesting!!!).
.. 21550 kHz: Radio France Internationale, Issoudun, French, 09/07 1206. Talk
by OM / YL ?Economie... Europe...?. 35543. *Target Area: Central Asia.
INDIA
.. 9620 kHz: AIR Akashvani, Bangalore, French, 10/07 1942. Talk by YL,a
typical music by a guitar, a song in Indian language. 45544. *Target Area: Asia.
JAPAN
.. 5965 kHz: Shiokaze (Sea Breze) (t), via Yamata, Korean, 04/07 2045. Talk by
OM, a msic by a piano, 25322. *Target Area: North Korea.
.. 6251 kHz: Slot Machine, via Ichihara, 05/07 2312. A sound likened a tireless
woodpecker! 15221.
MADAGASCAR
.. 9845 kHz: World Christian Broadcast KNLS, via Mahajanga, Russian, 10/07
1932. A Christian song by a choir, message by OM. 25322. *Target Area: East
Europe.
.. 21565 kHz: BBC, via Talata-Volonondry, English, 09/07 1210. Comments about
Israel, interview, id ?BBC?, 35443. *Target Aea: Indonesia.
MALI
.. 5995 kHz: Radio Mali, Bamako, Bambara, 04/07 1926. Talk by OM, News on 1930:
?Bamako, football, Angola...?, comments, interview. 25442. *Target Area; West
Africa.
NEW ZEALAND
.. 9700 kHz: Radio New Zealand Pacific, Rangitaiki, English, 10/07 1937. Talk
and comments to the Pacific Area by YL, a communication with a strong New
Zealand accent. 35433. *Target Area: Oceania.
NORTH KOREA
.. 12015 kHz: Voice of Korea, via Kujang, Russian, 10/07 1712. Talk by two
announcers. 25442. *Target Area: Europe.
.. 15180 kHz: Voice of Korea, via Kujang, Korean, 09/07 1244. Songs in Korean,
talk by OM / YL. 25322. *Target Area: Latin America.
OMAN
.. 11830 kHz: BBC, via Al Seela, English, 05/07 1328. Talk by two YL, sport
News, ?BBC?. 35543. *Target Area: South Asia.
PERU
.. 4775 kHz: Radio Tarma, Tarma, Spanish, 03/07 2315. Instrumental music, talk
by announcers, advertisements, id ?Radio Tarma?. 25432. *Target Area: Peru.
ROMANIA
.. 11975 kHz: Radio Romania International, via Galbeni, Romanian, 10/07 1918.
News Bulletin by YL, instrumental music, comments ?Italia, Ucraine, thousands
Euros?. 35543. *Target Area: West Europe.
SOUTH KOREA
.. 9515 kHz: KBS World Radio, Kimjae, English, 10/07 1648. Talk and comments by
OM. 15221. *Target Area: 15221. *Target Area: South Area.
TAIWAN
.. 9405 kHz: Radio Taiwan International, via Tamsui, English, 10/07 1638.
Comments by OM / YL, instrumental music. 15321. *Target Area: Taiwan.
TURKEY
.. 5960 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Emirler, Turkish, 04/07 1940. Turkish songs, talk
by OM. 15421. *Target Area: Middle East.
.. 9460 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Emirler, Turkish, 10/07 1942. Turkish songs, talk
by OM. 35443. *Target Area: Europe.
.. 9870 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Emirler, Spanish, 05/07 0137. Turkish songs, talk
by YL. 45554. *Target Area: South America.
.. 11510 kHz: Turkish Jammer, via Emirler, Turkish, 05/07 0413. A sequencie of
Turkish songs. 35543. *Target Area: Middle East.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
.. 9540 kHz: IBRA Radio Ibrahim, via Al-Dhabbiya, Amharic, 1007 1654. Message
by OM, instrumental music, 15221. *Target Area: East Africa.
.. 12035 kHz: Radio Farda, via Al-Dhabbiya, Farsi, 05/07 1349. A song, talk by
YL 25432. *Target Area: Iran.
.. 21595 kHz: Radio Ergo, via Al-Dhabbiya, Somali, 09/07 1215. Talk by OM.
35333. *Target Area: Africa, Kenya.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
.. 9265 kHz: WINB, Red Lion, English, 05/07 0120. A Christian music by piano,
Identification: ?This is WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania, United States of
America?. A song, preaching in Spanish. 35433. *Target Area: North America.
.. 9330 kHz: WBCQ World Last Chance, Monticello, English, 05/07 0126. Preaching
?God is a Father, our Father...relationship...?. 35443. *Target Area: Western
North America.
.. 9930 kHz: WTWW, Lebanon, English, 04/07 0102. Identification ?WTWW?, song,
preaching. 35543. *Target Area: North America.
UZBEKISTAN
.. 9670 kHz: BBC, via Tashkent, English, 05/07 0152, Talk by OM, interview via
phone-call, id by YL: ?This is BBC World Service?, sign-off on 0159. 25442.
*Target Area: South Asia.
VATICAN CITY
.. 12095 kHz: BBC, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, Tigrinya, 10/07 1910. News
Bulletin, comments by OM, id ?BBC World Service?, comments ?Brazil, Bolsonaro?.
35543. *Target Area: East Africa.
.. 17535 kHz: BBC, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, French, 09/07 1226. Talk by OM, a
song in African style. 35553. *Target Area; North Africa.
.. 17810 kHz: Vatican Radio, Sta. Maria di Galeria, Russian, 09/07 1234. News
about Vatican. 25442. *Target Area: Russia, Siberia.
VIETNAM
.. 12020 kHz: Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, English, 05/07 1344. A song, talk by OM.
25322. *Target Area: Far East.
.........................................................................................................................
*** Psalm 86:8 ? ?There is none like you among the gods, O Lord our God; and
there is nothing like your works?.
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 22:41:15 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <[email protected]>
To: Hard-Core-DX <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs July 15, 2025
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
JRX Logs July 15, 2025
Receiver Tecsun S-2000
Antenna Longwire 10m
All Times Universal Time
BRAZIL
** 6180. Tue, Jul 15, 2025. 0141-0151, Radio Nacional da Amaz?nia, Bras?lia-DF,
in Portuguese. Program "Eu de C?, Voc? de L?", presented by Maur?cio Rabello; A
message by Paul Walker, a foreign listener; 0149 ID and ending. 0150 Begins
Radio Nacional Brasil-International Service edition. Good reception: 45544.
CHINA
** 7445. Tue, Jul 15, 2025. 2143-2155, China Radio International, Urumqi-CHN,
in Hungarian. A song; 2145 Begins the "Chinese Class", presented by woman/man
announcers and the theme "Ni Hao"; 2156 Ends of edition and a IS music. Good
reception: 45554.
** 13690. Tue, Jul 15, 2025. 2159-2211, China Radio International,
Shijiazhuang-CHN, in Spanish. A song; 2200 IDs in spanish by woman/man
announcer, and next, begins a recorded musical program. Good reception: 45544.
** 13780. Tue, Jul 15, 2025. 0130-0140, China Radio International, Kunming-CHN,
in Nepali. Man announcer presents news, it seems. Fair reception: 3~45533.
Parallel on 11860 kHz, kun, 25522.
ROMANIA
** 11620. Tue, Jul 15, 2025. 0121-0129, Radio Romania International,
Tiganesti-ROU, in French. Woman communication; A song by female singer; 0128
ID. Poor reception: 25422.
VATICAN STATE
** 7305. Tue, Jul 15, 2025. 0108-0118, Radio Vaticana, SMdiGaleria-CVA, in
Portuguese. Woman and man announcers present "Vatican News"; ID. Good
reception: 45544.
** 7410. Tue, Jul 15, 2025. 2212-2225, Radio Vaticana, SMdiGaleria-CVA, in
Chinese. Man talking news, presumably; 2213 A brief music and woman talking,
too; Poor reception: 2~35422.
Parallels on 9695 kHz, smg, 35533 and 11895 kHz, smg, 2~35422.
JRX (Jos? Ronaldo Xavier)
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:10:44 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 15, 2025
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** CANADA [and non]. 7850 RCUSB, July 15 at 0643, NO signal from CHU,
very unusual, off? or due to K-index of 4.33? Still audible on 3330;
and WBCQ 9330 still audible S8/S9 during geomag storms reaching G1
level (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 1670, July 15 at 0726 UT, Mexmx and ID as ``Focus Radio``,
not sure if in English or Spanish, i.e. XEFCR, Reynosa, Tamaulipas,
moremx (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785.003+, July 15 at 2236, VOT English not off the air,
S9+35/45 into UTwente, music, then unknown talk feature. 2251 apparent
headlines by Efsun, seemingly the only announcer who does this; wish I
could understand her without strain. Drift down to 11785.002+ by: 2255
s/off as if it`s the 1230 on 17620, awry in Ankara, 9 notes of IS
before chop at 2255.6*, no finesse, erroneous at Emirler (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A? [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2303 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT
Tuesday July 15 at 0330 on WRMI-13, 7780, since it`s OFF the air. Not
a total power outage, and no lightning over Okee right now, while 7570
& 7730 remain on air. 7780 still off at 0642; what`s wrong? Nominal
hours are *0000-1100*.
Confirmed Tuesday July 15 at 1300 on WRMI 9955, S8 direct.
Also confirmed Tuesday July 15 at 1400 on WRMI 9955, JBA.?
Also confirmed Tuesday July 15 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323,
S9+10 into nearby Noale SDR; and not on 918 or 207 kHz. Next:
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW];
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
Thanks for financial support this week from Richard Stoller in
Pennsylvania for a contribution via PayPal, in US funds but not
necessarily to woradio at yahoo.com
One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7656.0, July 15 at 0639, S9/+10 open carrier on another
of those mysteries always ending in -6 which I think therefore be
related.
Searching my archive, in 2022, 7656.0 comes up as a Civil Air Patrol
USB channel for Region 1 net in the Northeast, i.e. New England, NY,
NJ, PA, along with others not ending in -6, so unlikely pertinent. OC
last logged this year on March 24 and April 30 with clickery (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2310 UT July 15
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 271, Issue 16
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