The IARU Administrative Council has chosen "Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone" as the theme for World Amateur Radio Day, Sunday 18 April 2021. Faced with a pandemic that forced the adoption of extreme physical isolation to reduce the spread of the virus, the worldwide amateur radio community responded positively to overcome the resulting social isolation. In the days and weeks following the onset of the pandemic radio amateurs reached out spontaneously to one another via the airwaves at local, national and global levels. Local wellness nets provided friendly voices and regular status checks to those, especially the elderly, who are confined to their homes. Stay safe special event stations in dozens of countries reminded us all of the importance of limiting the spread of this nasty virus. On-the-air activity was at an unprecedented level throughout the rest of 2020, with record-breaking numbers of entries in the major contests. While the development of effective vaccines offers hope for a return to some semblance of normality later in 2021, the pandemic will still be with us when we mark World Amateur Radio Day 2021 hence the theme:- "Amateur Radio: Home but Never Alone"

INDIA All India Radio with English nx bulletin on shortwave, January 8 0830-1130 on 9949.8 DEL 100 kW / 342 deg to SoAs Urdu as scheduled B-20 1130-1140 on 9949.8 DEL 100 kW / 342 deg to SoAs English nx, additional Good signal via SDRs Tambov and Novosibirsk, Russia. Not mentioned here. -- 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

VENEZUELA, Radio Onda Corta Venezuela, El Tigre, 6200 and 7375.
According with information in the Wathsapp Group " Banda Corta
Venezuela" from the owner and  technical director of R. O. C. V.,
Gregorio Kina, this station will be back to the air very soon, probably
next Sunday, alternating 6200 and 7375 kHz. Gregorio is currently
adjusting the antennas of the station.

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

											

CHINA Frequency change of China National Radio CNR-1 in DRM mode 0900-1200 NF 9870 QIQ 030 kW / 203 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 13710. -- 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

ARMENIA(non) Extended transmissions of Trans World Radio India on 9290 kHz Yerevan 1315-1530 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs various, ex 1315-1445UT. Probably at new time are English broadcasts instead of 1420-1425UT Mon-Fri & 1415-1445UT Sat/Sun -- 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