Hard-Core-DX.com: Shortwave reception from Sofia January 14-18

Shortwave reception from Sofia January 14-18

Sunday, January 19 2020



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Shortwave reception from Sofia January 14-18. Videos can be found on
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCShmxjLnxp_dhZhbteQi3XQ/videos
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CHINA   CNR-1 Jamming vs Sound of Hope Xi Wang Zhi Sheng, January 18
1200-1300 on  9635 unknown kW / unknown to EaAs Chinese, good signal
EGYPT   Unscheduled transmission of Radio Cairo in 31mb 9740 kHz, January 14
1000-1046 on  9740 ABS 100 kW / 166 deg to CEAf General or HQ Sce & off air!
0400-0600 on  9740 ABS 100 kW / 166 deg to CEAf Swahili as scheduled in B-19

From the beginning of B-19 season from October 27 no signal of Radio Cairo!!
GERMANY   Evangelische Missions Gemeinden EMG via MBR Nauen on January 18
1130-1200 on  6055 NAU 125 kW / 222 deg to CeEu German Sat/Sun, weak/fair
GERMANY(non)   Reception of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Nauen January 
17
1700-1730 on  9610 NAU 100 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Fri/Sun, very 
good:
GERMANY(non)   Radio Waves Int & From the Isle of Music via Channel 292 
January 18
0800-0900 on  6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu Eng/Fre Sat Radio Waves 
Inter. and
1200-1300 on  6070 ROB 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu Eng/Spa Sat From the Isle of 
Music
GERMANY(non)   Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting via MBR Nauen January 
18
1430-1500 on 11900 NAU 250 kW / 102 deg to SoAs English Sat, very good 
signal
1630-1700 on 11875 NAU 100 kW / 145 deg to CeAf Nuer Daily, weak/fair 
signal.
Again no signal of Voice of Eritrean Lowland via Issoudun, probably 
cancelled
1700-1730 on 11875 ISS 100 kW / 123 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat, last heard 
Nov.30
GERMANY(non)   Reception of HCJB Voice of The Andes via MBR Nauen on January 
18
1529-1629 on  9500 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian/Chechen Sat, 
weak/fair:
GERMANY   Missionswerk Friedensstimme MWF via MBR Nauen on January 18:
1600-1628 on  6060 NAU 250 kW / 080 deg to EaEu Russian Sat, weak/fair
GREECE   Good signal of Voice of Greece in 31mb, January 14
0752&0756 on  9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3.
*Arabic/Serbian news and transmitter switches off at 0820UT
GREECE   Good signal of Voice of Greece in 31mb, January 15
0750&0755 on  9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3.
*Arabic/Serbian news and transmitter switches off at 0808UT
GREECE   Good signal of Voice of Greece in 31mb, January 16
till 0750 on  9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu, NO SIGNAL!
from 0753 on  9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3.
*Arabic/Serbian news and transmitter switches off at 0850UT
At 0810UT wrong ann.: 9420/9935/11645 kHz, last 2 inactive!
GUAM   Frequency change of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia effective January 15:
1026-1056 NF  9910 TWR 090 kW / 315 deg to EaAs English Wed in DRM, ex 11995
JAPAN(non)   Frequency changes of Shiokaze Sea Breeze from January 9
1300-1400 NF  7310 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs, ex 6145 // freq. at
same time NF  7345 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs, ex 7245 as follows:
1300-1330 Japanese Mon/Tue/Sat/Sun; Korean Wed/Fri; English Thu
1330-1400 Korean Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun; Japanese Mon/Tue; English Thu
1600-1700 NF  6085 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs, ex 5955 // freq. at
same time NF  7325 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs, ex 6020 as follows:
1600-1630 Japanese Mon/Tue/Sat/Sun; Korean Wed/Fri; English Thu
1630-1700 Korean Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun; Japanese Mon/Tue; English Thu
Frequency changes of Furusato no Kaze via Shiokaze from January 9
1405-1435 NF  6085 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese, ex 6070
1405-1435 NF  7260 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese, ex 6095
MADAGASCAR(non)   Frequency change of FPU Radio Tamazuj via Talata 
Volonondry
0329-0427 NF  6005 MDC 250 kW / 335 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic, ex 6015 to 
avoid
at same time  6015 DOL 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf Swahili Zanzibar Broad. 
Corp.
Parallel freq 7315 ISS 250 kW / 138 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic remain 
unchanged.
1459-1557 on 11705 MDC 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic-fair signal + 
QRM
at same time 11700 SCB 050 kW / 030 deg to EaEu English SPL Brother Stair 
TOM
// frequency 15400 SMG 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic, no audible 
here.
News bulletin in English language 1544-1556UT Tue/Fri and 0414-0426UT 
Wed/Sat
NEW ZEALAND   Frequency change of Radio New Zealand Pacific from January 15
1059-1258 NF  6115 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg to NWPac/PNG/As English, ex 9700
NUMBERS STATION   S06s Russian Lady in 25mb & E11 Oblique in 41mb, January 
15

0840-0846 on 11830 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s, weak/fair
0930-0933 on  7469 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB E11, good signal
NUMBERS STATION   E17z English Lady & S06s Russian Lady in 31mb on January 
16:
0810-0816 on  9820 unknown secret tx site to Eu English CUSB E17z, good 
signal
0940-0946 on  9540 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s, good 
signal
OMAN   Radio Sultanate of Oman RSO reactivared 15140 kHz, January 18
from 1420 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English, good signal
ROMANIA(non)  Fair signal of IRRS SW Radio City via RADIOCOM Saftica on 
January 18
0900-1000 on  9510 SAF 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu German Sat The Station of 
the Cars
RUSSIA   Reception of GTRK Adygeya / Adygeyan Radio in 49mb, January 16
1800-1900 on  6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Fri, weak/fair
SECRETLAND(non)   Reception of Radio Dabanga via SPL Secretbrod, January 17
1529-1627 on 11640 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Darfur Arabic, good signal:
SECRETLAND(non)    IRRS again with wrong program via SPL Secretbrod on 
January 18
1500-1530 on 15515 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Mx/En Sat, good signal 
instead at
same time on 15515 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Oromo Sat Radio Warra 
Wangeelaati
Something`s always wrong at SPL Secretbrod transmitting station, again other 
prgr
TAIWAN   Some changes of Radio Taiwan International from January 6
0400-0600 NF 11840 KOU 100 kW / 310 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 11640&
at same time 11840 BEI 500 kW / 165 deg to EaAs Chinese CNR1 co-ch
1000-1200 NF 11840 KOU 100 kW / 310 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 11640&
at same time 11840 KAS 500 kW / 133 deg to EaAs Chinese CNR1 co-ch
0800-0900 on  9705 PAO 100 kW / 045 deg to JPN  Japanese, addit.px
1100-1200 NF  9740 PAO 100 kW / 045 deg to JPN  Japanese, ex  9735
1100-1200 NF  9490 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Russian instead of
1400-1500 on  9590*TSH 300 kW / 325 deg to CeAs Russian is DELETED
* to avoid on 9590 KAS 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu Chinese CRI co-ch!
U.K.(non)   New transmission of BBC Bengali, January 12
1630-1700 on  7285 SLA 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs Bengali
1630-1700 on  7505 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali
USA   Fair signal of WHRI Angel 1 in 25mb on January 15
from 0859 on 11825 HRI 250 kW / 245 deg to AUS  English
USA   Unscheduled broadcast of EWTN / WEWN-1 in 31mb on January 16:
0900&0915 on  9385 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English, instead of
0900-1300 on  9470 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs but deleted in B-19
USA   ZERO SIGNAL of WBCQ-6 "World's Last Chance Radio"
between 06 & 22UT January 17, pls check all other times
0600-0855 on  9330 BCQ 250 kW / 280 deg to WNAm English
0900-0955 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to PORT Portug.
1000-1055 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 076 deg to SPAI Spanish
1100-1255 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 180 deg to NSAm Spanish
1300-1355 on  9330 BCQ 250 kW / 220 deg to CeAm Spanish
1400-1555 on  9330 BCQ 250 kW / 300 deg to WCAN English
1600-1755 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 057 deg to U.K. English
1800-1855 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 054 deg to GERM German
1900-2155 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 070 deg to NWAf Arabic
2200-2255 on  9330 BCQ Super Power Staion IS NOT ON AIR
2300-0055 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 175 deg to BRAS Portug.
0100-0255 on  9330 BCQ 250 kW / 245 deg to ENAm English
0300-0555 on  9330 BCQ 250 kW / 270 deg to CNAm English
UTILITY   UNID Military transmission & LZW Varna Radio on January 16
0701-0703 on  5778 USB mode Bulgarian UNID Military, fair signal and
0704&0707 on  3740 USB mode English/Bulgarian LZW Varna Radio, good
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73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com
QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.
QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire 



    


    
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