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Radio Kuwait General Service on very odd frequency 15514.7 kHz, March 24  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, March 24 2021

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KUWAIT   Radio Kuwait General Service on very odd frequency 15514.7 kHz on March 24:
0500-0900 on 15514.7 KBD 250 kW / 059 deg to EaAs Arabic, instead of nominal 15515.0
      

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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

 

Wolfgang Bueschel: Venezuela / Bonaire observations  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, March 24 2021

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ROCV Venezuela and TWR Bonaire combination ...
excellente signal noted this morning around 07-08 UT on March 24

VENEZUELA 6205.032 kHz at 07.20 UT, Radio Onda Corta Venezuela, pop mx,
different audio levels noted: S=1 or -122dBm JBA tiny in Rochester NY,
S=5 or -96dBm in Seattle WA west coast USA,
but excellente on remote KiwiNet SDR
at TWR Bonaire Caribbean Netherlands installation

http://bonaire.twrmon.net:8073/

at 07.24 UT S=8 or -79dBm signal.
CW pips at exact 07.31 UT, used SyncAM mode,
75dB gain glider, switched AGC-OFF;
"Manual Gain" option.
Pop mx in Spanish "Esta noche ...".

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 24)

 

Mystery mx station via E25 Rebeat transmitter, March 24  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, March 24 2021

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EGYPT   Mystery mx station via E25 Rebeat transmitter, March 24:
0920-0925 on  9600*unknown tx / unknown to ????, 1000Hz tone and
0925-0930 on  9600*unknown tx / unknown to ????, Egyptian music.
* co-ch same  9600 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Chinese PBS Xinjiang
The next frequency will be 9550, but time is unknown (?1005-1045UT?)


    
1010-1020 on  9550*unknown tx / unknown to ????, 1000Hz tone and
1020-1030 on  9550*unknown tx / unknown to ????, Egyptian music.
* strong QRM  9555 KOU 100 kW / 267 deg to SEAs Chinese R.TWN Int
    

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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

 

Cuba observations  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, March 24 2021

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CUBA RadioCuba outlets of RHC/Rebelde/Progreso/Mesa Redonda
and CRI Latin AM relay Quivican Cuba site
need more monitoring, to check their spring settlements,
I guess A-21 Cuban schedule will be final on Wednesday March 31 then.

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Last night there were some wrong 'on its way' in Cuban schedule

A-2 antenna HRS4/4/0.8 NY 10degr +30degr slewed EUR azimuth
1930-2000 15370 BAU 100 40 WeEu French Europe now13680
2000-2030 15370 BAU 100 40 WeEu Portuguese Europe now13680
2030-2100 15370 BAU 100 40 WeEu Arabic Europe now13680
2100-2300 15370 BAU 100 40 WeEu Spanish Europe now13680
noted with powerhouse on 13680 kHz.

2100-0500 9535 BEJ 100 230 CeAm Spanish MEX-GTM-CTR-Panama
2100-0400 9650 BEJ 50 110 Antill Spanish Antilles QRM CRI HQ1/03
2100-0200 11760 BAU 100 n-d NCAm Spanish non-directional HQ1/08
2100-0500 11850 QVC 250 170 SoAM Spanish Chile Buenos Aires
RHC was NOT on 11850 kHz, but same scheme at 23.00-24.00 UT in English
to African English sce. on 11950 kHz on March 23.

2200-2300 6000 QVC 250 10 ENAm Spanish Mon-Thur "Mesa Redonda"
towards Washington DC/New York.
2200-2300 11950 BAU 100 340 WNAm Spanish Mon-Thur "Mesa Redonda"
to Chicago.

A-3 antenna HRS4/4/0.8 RJ 130degr -30degr slewed SoAF azimuth
2200-2230 11880 BAU 100 100 SoAf French Africa
2230-2300 11880 BAU 100 100 SoAf Portuguese Africa
2300-2400 11880 BAU 100 100 SoAf English Africa okay on March 23

2230-2300 15730 BEJ 50 135 SoAm French Mon-Sat Rio, Buenos Aires
2230-2300 15730 BEJ 50 135 SoAm Esperanto Sun Only
to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires target.
2300-2330 15730 BEJ 50 135 SoAm Creole Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires
2330-2400 15730 BEJ 50 135 SoAm French Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires
BUT sounded like Portuguese at 23.30 UT on March 23, need more monitoring

2100-0400 13740 BAU 100 160 SoAm Spanish Buenos Aires
wrong, started from 0000 UT March 24

Okay March 23-24, but 22-23 UT was Spanish likely "Mesa Redonda" instead:
2200-0500 6000 QVC 250 10 ENAm English Washington

Okay March 23-24 at least at 2300 and 0000 UT check.
2300-0400 11670 BAU 100 130 SoAm Spanish Rio de Janeiro
2300-0500 15230 QVC 250 160 SoAm Spanish Buenos Aires


83 and 263 degrees CT2/1/0.8, TX #6
2100-2300 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba Spanish
2300-2400 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba English
0000-0030 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba Creole okay on air March 24
0030-0100 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba French
0100-0200 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba empty carrier on air March 19
0200-0500 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba Spanish
0500-0600 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba English

CUBA A-19 DST schedule, CRI La Habana Quivican San Felipe TITAN relay Cuba:
0000-0100 5990 QVC 250 n-dir NoAM Spanish
0000-0100 15120 QVC 250 160 SoAM Spanish okay on air March 24
0100-0200 9580 QVC 250 10 NoAM English
0200-0300 9580 QVC 250 10 NoAM Chinese
0300-0400 9790 QVC 250 305 WeNoAM English
0400-0400 9790 QVC 250 305 WeNoAM Cantonese
1200-1300 9570 QVC 250 10 NoAM Cantonese
1300-1400 9570 QVC 250 10 NoAM English
1400-1500 11880 QVC 250 305 WeNoAM English not schedule request anymore
1500-1600 11880 QVC 250 305 WeNoAM English
2300-2400 5990 QVC 250 n-dir NoAM English okay on air March 23
2300-2400 13650 QVC 250 135 SoAM Portuguese okay on air March 23

TITAN tx #1 and #5.
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, monitored in A-19 NoAM DST March 14-18,
March 23-24)

 

A21 Wavescan schedule  View Printable Version 
Tuesday, March 23 2021

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New Schedule of   Wavescan of A21 period from 28 March 2021 based upon new schedule received from AWR.
Sundays: 1530 UTC : To S.Asia 6155 Dushanbe, 12040 Trincomalle Sri Lanka Sundays 1600 UTC : To S.Asia 9580 Erevan Armenia, 17730 Madagascar Sundays 2200 UTC: To Indonesia 11990 KSDA Guam
(Note: All frequencies differ than announced in Wavescan program of 14 March 2021!)

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                                                     Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
                                            National Institute of Amateur Radio
                                                       Hyderabad, India
                                                          www.niar.org
                                                       cell: 91  94416 96043

 

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