Un po' di ascolti, con qualche trasmissione veramente interessante come lo speciale 100 anni di radio da Moosbrunn e Radio Caroline ricevuta con una radiolina da 6 euro dell'inizio degli anni '70. at = Aiwa AR-666 e Tecsun AN-100 mt = Mandarin 6 transistor e Tecsun AN-100 k  = Kenwood R-1000 ed antenna MLA-30+ b  = Barlow Wadley XCR-30 ed MLA-30+   kHz ggmmaa  utc SINPO rx emittente   567 191220 2032 44444 mt RNE Radio Cinco todas noticias in spagnolo   612 191220 1910 34333 mt RNE Lleida, px nazionale in spagnolo   630 191220 1918 44444 mt Radio Tunisienne in arabo   648 191220 2040 44444 mt Radio Murski Val in sloveno   648 191220 2154 33433 at Radio Caroline in EE (video sul mio blog)   738 191220 1857 45444 mt RNE Barcellona, px nazionale in spagnolo   756 191220 1825 45433 mt Radio Romania Actualitate in rumeno   774 191220 1820 44333 mt RNE Valencia in spagnolo (px nazionale)  3920 251220 1746 35433 b  Radio Piepzender, ID in EE  3955 241220 2225 35433 k  Channel 292, mx, annunci in tedesco  3955 251220 1427 25333 k  Channel 292, mx, annunci in EE  3955 251220 1924 35333 k  Texas Radio Shortwave in EE, mx natalizie, via Ch.292  3985 251220 1827 35433 b  Radio Belarus International in EE, via SWservice  4930 251220 1700 35333 k  VOA relay Botswana in shona  5140 251220 0924 35444 k  Charleston Radio International in EE  5930 241220 1750 35333 k  Pars Today/VOIRI Radio Italia  5955 251220 1715 55555 k  Radio Romania Internazionale in italiano **  5960 221220 1300 45444 b  100 Jahre Rundfunk (Welle 370) in tedesco  6070 201220 1225 35343 b  Alt Universe Top 40 (speciale natalizio) in EE via Ch.292  6070 241220 1130 45444 k  Radio City via Ch.292 in EE  7485 251220 1506 35333 b  BBC WS, discorso natalizio della Regina, relay Singapore *  9610 201220 1000 55544 b  AWR La Voce della Speranza in italiano  9525 251220 1518 55555 b  China Radio International in EE (//9675)  9525 251220 1518 55555 b  China Radio International in EE (//9525)  9965 201220 1123 25332 k  Hope Radio in EE 11720 251220 1705 55544 k  AWR relay Madagascar in swahili 11725 201220 1116 35333 b  Radio New Zealand Pacific in EE 11725 201220 1142 35434 b  Radio New Zealand Pacific in EE 15770 201220 1223 35343 b  Encore Radio Tumblir in EE via WRMI * che pena ascoltare cosi' male la BBC. Solo due canali, dall'Oman (sui 31 metri) e da Singapore, trasmettevano il discorso natalizio della Regina. Da quando la stramaledetta Thatcher ha fatto scendere la mannaia all'inizio egli anni '80 su molte trasmissioni della BBC (tra cui quella in lingua italiana), i tagli sono proseguiti senza sosta, per 40 anni, a piccole dosi, sono allo sfacelo. E questo è il risultato, l'irrilevanza della BBC in onde corte. Un risparmio esiguo con pesanti conseguenze, anche culturali (le onde corte sono un mezzo di dialogo ed apertura tra popoli eccezionale). Con la scusa di tagliare il deficit, si è spostato il costo del servizio dall'emittente all'ascoltatore (una connessione internet costa, uno smartphone obsoleto dopo pochi anni è assai più caro di una radiolina - e non vorrei che col DRM si faccia la stessa fine: per ora gratuito, poi in futuro basta inserire una stringa di bit come codice di attivazione di un abbonamento ed allora dovrai anche pagare per ascoltare la radio!). Grazie Signora Thatcher! Hai fatto scuola (da cattiva maestra) in tutto il mondo. Ma io sono orgoglioso, nel lontano 1981, di aver inviato una BBC una cartolina relativa alla petizione per salvare il servizio in lingua italiana. Spero che questo brutto paradigma, che dura da 40 anni, e che per imitazione ha portato tagli anche a tantissime altre emittenti internazionali abbia presto fine. ** con saluti natalizi da Donatella di R. Capodistria e dalla redazione italiana della RAE Davide IW2NZR

some logs of Dec 26
re 5085 kHz US private broadcaster.
USA  5085even WTWW only empty carrier signal at 07.18 UT on Dec 26,
and two accompanied spurious strings seen on 5072.020 and
5097.980 kHz exact. S=9+30dB powerful noted in Cape Canaveral FL,
as well as on NJ and MI states. Also accompanied by 60, 120, 240,
360, and 480 Hertz spur buzz strings from the mains.
9535.003 CUB  RHC Bejucal bcast center, S=7-8 at 00.03 UT Dec 26,
         meant for MEX-GTM-CTR-Panama target.
9650.003 CUB  RHC Bejucal bcast center, S=4 backlobe at 00.05 UT,
         meant for Antilles NoEa_SoAM target.
6000____ CUB  Nothing on air Fris, only Mon-Thur "Mesa Redonda".
         no 49 mb outlet of RadioCom scheduled at 00.00 UT now.
11760even CUB  RHC Spanish from Bauta site, S=7-8 at 00.10 UT.
11670even CUB  RHC Theather culture report, chorus, RHC Bauta
         site outlet S=9 at 00.10 UT on Dec 26 in MI and NJ states
11780.008 BRA  Radio Nacional do Amazonia Brasilia, S=7 at 00.12
         UT in NoEa states in US.
11850even CUB  RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW unit towards
         South America target, fair S=5-6 backlobe signal to
         northern US target at 00.13 UT.
13740even CUB  RHC Bauta, fair S=5-6 at 00.16 UT, poor signals in
         25, 22 and 19 mb these late December season.
but across Alaska / Pacific heard much stronger
13750.006 THA  Radio Thailand English sce much stronger than Cuba
         outlet, S=8-9 or -79dBm very well modulated via US AGM
         SoEaAsian relay center at Udorn Thani Ban Dung in
         NoEaTHA. At 00.27 UT, scheduled English 00.00-00.30 UT
         in B-20 season.
5990even CUB  CRI Beijing Spanish service via Cuban relay site
         RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW unit non-directional
         all around the Caribbean, MEX-GTM-CTR-Panama and Antilles
         S=9+15dB in MI, NJ at 00.20 UT on Dec 26.
and log from 07-08 UT
4839.996 USA  WWCR powerhouse S=9+40dB, religious sermon, 07.06 UT
         but NOT BS TOM program relay, like in all US private radio
         channels in 49 mb at this hour.
         Heavy adjacent QRM by CODAR broadband 4886 - 4914 kHz range
4885.027 BRA  BrasPort stn music heard, likely RClube do Para, weak
         and tiny signal of -108dBm JBA at 07.11 UT
4939.995 ???  UNID, likely Colombian Amazonas Brazil religious stn?
         Music program noted, -101dBm at 07.13 UT.
4980even USA  JBA signal of Spanish sce WRMI as exciter low power
         outlet from Okeechobee FL state, JBA -96dBm at 07.15 UT.
5024.998 CUB  Radio Rebelde from Bauta site, powerful S=9+35dB at
         07.17 UT in Spanish, happy transmission - 'pareja muy
         feliz, hombre y mujeres, riendo mucho y hablando mucho
         entre ellos ...'.
6184.971 MEX  Today not as strong as in past weeks, XEPPM Radio
         Educación from Mexico D.F., S=7-8 at -79dBm in MI and NJ,
         at 07.27 UT, but S=9 or -72dBm in Cape Canaveral Florida;
         played Orchestra music, as program transmission.
NOTHING noted out of Abuja Nigeria this morning in 06-09 UT slot,
either 7255v nor 11770v kHz.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 26)

											

ANGOLA, 4949.7, Radio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos, 1835-1850, 24-12,
Portuguese, comments. 15321.

ARMENIA, 6030, NDR, Greetings on Board via Noratus, *1900-1950, 24-12, 
German, comments, songs,  id. “Gruß an Bord”, greetings. 33433.
BOLIVIA, 3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 2312-2325, 24-12, Quechua, 
comments. Very weak. 15321.
BRAZIL
4885, Radio Clube do Pará, Belém, 2050-2110, 23-12, Portuguese, 
religious program “um programa da Igreja Evangélica...”, id. “Radio 
Clube do Pará...”, at 2100 soccer comments. 23422.
Also heard 0659-0720, 24-12, relaying Radio Bandeirantes program, news,  
“Radio Bandeirantes, primeiro journal”. 35433.
6010, Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 0703-0715, 24-12, Brazilian 
songs, Portuguese, comments. Very weak. 14321.
6135,1, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 2033-2056, 23-12, Portuguese, 
religious comments, id. “Radio Aparecida”. 24322.
6180, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 2038-2054, 23-12, Brazilian 
songs. // 11780. 14321.
9665, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, 2043-2051, 23-12, Portuguese, religious 
comments. 35433.
9550, Radio Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre, 2106-2116, 23-12, Portuguese, 
religious songs and comments. // 11895.1. QRM on 9555. 22322.
9818.8, Radio 9 de Julhio, Sao Paulo, 2040-2048, 23-12, Portuguese, 
religious comments. 14221.
10000, Time Signal Station Observatorio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 
2157-2202, 24-12, time signals, female voice announcements: 
“Observatorio Nacional, 19 horas, 0 minutos, 0 segundos”. 23322.
11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 2108-2117, 23-12, 
Portuguese, news, id. “A Radio Nacional, Brasilia”. // 6180. 35433.
11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 2110-2119, 23-12, Portuguese, 
news. 23432.
Also 0740-0835, 24-12, program “Brazil Sertanejo”, Brazilian songs, 
Portuguese, comments, id. “Radio Brasil Central, Goiania”. 25322.
11895.1, Radio Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre, 2104-2115, 23-12, Portuguese, 
religious songs and comments. 14321.
15190, Radio Inconfidencia,  Belo Horizonte, 1657-1745, 23-12, Brazilian 
songs, id. “Inconfidencia”, “Rede Inconfidencia de Radio”. 25322.
CANADA, 6070, CFRX, Toronto, 0505-0533, 25-12, English, comments, songs. 
15321.
COLOMBIA?, 4940, religious station, 0448-0630, 24-12, Spanish, religious 
comments, program “Tu Historia Preferida”, religious songs, at 0603 “Son 
las 2 con 1 minuto”, (Venezuelan time), Colombian songs, program 
“Lecciones de la Historia”. 25432.
Also 0505-0633, 25-12, Latin American and religious songs, religious 
comments. 25422.
CUBA, 4765, Radio Progreso, Bejucal, 0446-0458*, 24-12, Spanish, 
comments, news. 35433.
ECUADOR, 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, *0925-0936, 24-12, Andena music, 
Quechua, comments. Very weak. 15321.
ERITREA, 7140, Voice of Broad Masses, Asmara, 1610-1655, 24-12, East 
African songs, Vernacular, comments. Strong ham QRM at times. 32432.
ETHIOPIA
6090, Voice of Amhara State, Addis Ababa, 0506-0520, 24-12, Vernacular, 
comments. 35433.
6110, Radio Fana, Addis Ababa, 1650-1705, 24-12, East African songs, 
Vernacular, comments. 24322.
GERMANY, 6085, Radio Mi Amigo International, Kall Krekel, *0758-0815 , 
24-12, pop songs, id. “You are tune to Radio Mi Amigo International, 
broadcasting every day on shortwave, ...bringing back the golden era of 
off shore AM radio”. 35433.
ITALY, 11389.6, Marconi Radio International, *0901-1045, 25-12, interval 
signal, id. “Marconi Radio International”, email address for QSL, pop 
songs, songs “A Horse With No Name” by America, “Summer Nights” by 
Olivia Newton John, “Radio Gaga” by Queen and other, at 1000 id. In 
Italian, “Marconi Radio International”, email address for QSL, id. In 
English and Spanish. 25322.
INDIA
4950, AIR, Kashmir, 1628-1650, 23-12, Hindi, comments. Very weak. 15321.
Also 1730-1740*, 24-12, English, news, Vernacular, comments. Very weak. 
15321.
5040, AIR, Jeypore, 1650-1710 , 23-12, Hindi songs and comments. 15321.
JAPAN
6055, Radio Nikkei 1, Chiba Nagara, 0743-0825, 25-12, Japanese, 
comments. 15321.
6115, Radio Nikkei 2, Chiba Nagara, 0750-0820, 24-12, pop songs in 
English, Japanese, comments. 25322.

Also 0745-0818, 25-12, Japanese, comments, pop songs in English. 15321.
KYRGYZSTAN, 4010.2, Kirgyz Radio, Bishkek, 1627-1800*, 23-12, Kirgyz 
songs and comments. Very weak audio. 15321.
MADAGASCAR, 5009.9, Radio Nasionaly Malagasy, Ambohidrano, 1740-1810, 
23-12, Vernacular comments and songs. 15321.
MALAYSIA, 9835, Sarawak FM, Kajang, 1023-1040, 25-12, Malaysian 
comments, songs. 24322.
MALI
5995, Radio Mali, Bamako, 0745-0815, 25-12, French, news about Mali, 
comments, id. “ORTM”. 45444.
MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0508-0525, 24-12, 
classical music. 25322.
Also 0550-0828, 25-12, Spanish, comments, id. “Cultura México, Señal 
Internacional, … Radio Educación”, songs. 25322.
NETHERLANDS, 3920, Radio Piepzender, Zwolle, 1920-1935, 23-12, rock 
songs, Dutch, comments. 35433.
PERU
4764, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2255-2322, 24-12, Peruvian songs, 
Spanish, comments. Very weak. 15311.
4775, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 2249-2324, 24-12, Peruvian music, Spanish, 
comments,  songs. 15321.
SUDAN
7205, Sudan Radio, Al Aitahab, 1636-1650, 23-12, Arabic songs and 
comments. 24322.

Also heard 0452-0515, 24-12, Arabic comments. 25322.
9505, Voice of Africa, Al Aitahab, 1707-1733, 24-12, French, comments, 
music, at 1715 English, id. “The Voice of Africa from Sudan Radio, 
please stay tune”, news, comments. 24322.
TANZANIA, 11735, Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Dole, 1715-1735, 
23-12, Swahili, comments, songs. 25322.
TAJIKISTAN, 4765, Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, 1723-1731, 24-12, Tajik, 
comments. Extremely weak. 15311.
UNKNOWN/FRANCE, 7800, Atlantic 2000 International, 1459-1530, 25-12, 
interval signal, identification, male and female voices "This is 
Atlantic 2000 International", songs and comments in French. 25432.
USA, 7730, Hobart Radio International via WMRI, Okeechobee, 0830-0900, 
24-12, English, id. “WMRI, Okeechobee, Florida”, “This is Hobart Radio 
International...”, “The Voice of Tasmania”, English, special program 
“Christmas and New Year”, comments, songs. 25432.
VATICAN/ITALY, 7305, Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria, 1830-18920, 
24-12, Christmas Eve Holy Mass. // 5970, 6080 and 7230. 44444.
ZAMBIA
4965, Voice of Hope Africa, Lusaka, 1722-1735, 23-12, English, religious 
comments. // 6065. 25322.
5995, Zambia NBC, Radio 1, Lusaka, 0440-052, 24-12, Vernacular, 
comments. 15321.

Also heard 1701-1723, 24-12, Vernacular comments. 24322.

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain
Logs in Friol
Tecsun S-8800 and PL-880, cable antenna, 8 meters.

											

ITALY Marconi Radio International is on air on December 25 as follows: 0900-1100 on 11389.6 unknown 100 watts tx to CeEu It/En/Sp/Ge/Fr USB mode Reception reports to E-mail address:<marconiradiointernational@gmail.com> Very weak signal via KiwiSDRs Heimiswil, Switzerland and Gahlkow, Germany -- 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

Happy Christmas folks,
Bit of confusion at Radio Tumbril. For which I apologise.
The Christmas day Encore programme didn't make it to the servers on time 
and the change in Channel 292 scheduling didn't make it to the most 
recent Tumbril Bulletin.
The actual times of broadcast of Encore today - 25th - and tomorrow are 
altered:
Dec 25th - 13:00 UTC 6070 simulcast on 6070 and 9670 - This will be a 
repeat of the current programme.

There will be another repeat at 20:00 UTC on 6070.
Dec 26th - 11.00 UTC 9670 - the new programme will start broadcasting 
and be repeated as usual on 3955 at 22:00 UTC.
Check the Channel 292 website for details.
Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril
www.tumbril.co.uk