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KUWAIT  R Kuwait A-22 schedule on Aoki Perseus SDR userlist_1 file: 540 0000-2400 KWT R.KUWAIT        Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
1134 0000-2400 KWT R.KUWAIT        Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
5960 0255-0900 KWT R.KUWAIT        Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
7250 0800-1000 KWT R.KUWAIT        Per Sulaibiyah  1-7
9730 0800-1000 KWT R.KUWAIT        Eng Sulaibiyah  1-7
9750 1100-1600 KWT R.KUWAIT        Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
11630 1300-1600 KWT R.KUWAIT        Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
11970 0500-0815 KWT R.KUWAIT (DRM)  Eng Sulaibiyah  1-7
13650 1700-2000 KWT R.KUWAIT (DRM)  Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
15110 0945-1325 KWT R.KUWAIT (DRM)  Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
15440 0500-0800 KWT v R.KUWAIT      Eng Sulaibiyah  1-7
15515 0500-0800 KWT R.KUWAIT        Eng Sulaibiyah  1-7
15540 1600-1800 KWT R.KUWAIT (DRM)  Urd Sulaibiyah  1-7
15540 1800-2100 KWT R.KUWAIT (DRM)  Eng Sulaibiyah  1-7
17550 2000-2400 KWT R.KUWAIT        Ara Sulaibiyah  1-7
17760 1000-1200 KWT R.KUWAIT        Fil Sulaibiyah  1-7
Re Radio Kuwait, traced on Wed May 18; only a single SW transmitter on air
from Kuwait Kabd bcast center.
15530even kHz exact
{instead of v15440 / 15515 kHz} R Kuwait in English towards EUR at
310 degrees, 2 x 8.6 kHz wide audio signal, S=9+35dB nice audio signal
traced at 06.10 UT on May 18.
Broad signal in 15512 to 15545 kHz fq range during music px content noted on
screen.
But nothing noted on 11970, 15440, 15515, 15440 kHz;
nor Arabic 5960v kHz non-directional NE/ME/CeAS target at 02.55-09.00 UT.
Nothing noted at 10-12 UT on 16 mb 17760 kHz Filipino to SouthEastAsia.
But positivelly the single SW TXion in DRM mode of Arabic sce
on 15110 kHz WAS ON AIR today May 18, requested 09.45-13.25 UT schedule,
S=8 in NE/ME target.
Re - R Kuwait shortwave service outside the requested signal of 15515 kHz,
the violently frequency drifting transmission,
in the wideband range 15420 to 15550 kHz in 19 mb in Febr, March, April:
led on 14 April to a personal contact to the Ampegon Thurgi Switzerland
technician Bodo DF8DX known to me, in order to point by him,
to ask for assistance to contact the accordingly R Kuwait technicians to
this matter of incorrect transmission outlet during spring weeks 2022.
One day later he told me that although he was not himself involved
in the renewal process of the TX and antennas plant in Kabd in 2015,
when the 'BBC SK55' types of th 90ties were renewed and also erected
some latest Ampegon design revolving antennas. He will contact R Kuwait
to inform the technician departement there.

15285.017 ARS  R Saudi Internat in Swahili towards East Africa, S=7 side-
         band signal into Europe noted at 06.18 UT on May 18.
15364.984 UAE  USAGM Mashaal Radio in Pashto via ENC Al Dhabbaya relay
         site at 06.21 UT, scheduled 04-07 UT.
15380.058 ARS  Holy Quran Radio Saudi Arabic sce at 06.22 UT on May 18,
         S=9+15dB, scheduled acc Aoki userlist_1 at 05.45-08.57 UT,
15455.005 D__  AWR religious French service towards Mahgreb, Sahel and
         West Africa; via MBR Nauen site at 06.24 UT, scheduled 06.00-
         06.30 UT, proper S=9+30dB strength.
15490.007 CVA  BBC London English sce via Santa Maria di Galeria SC bcast
         center, 06-07 UT, S=9+20dB proper signal at 06.25 UT May 18.
15560even AUT  AWR Arabic to allAfrica via ORS Moosbrunn bcast center at
         06-07 UT, S=9+35dB signal noted in Athens Greece at 06.28 UT.
         2 x 5.6 kHz wideband audio visible on Perseus software screen.
15580.003 BOT  USAGM VoA English 05-07 UT via Botswana relay site, S=9
         signal here in Greece southern EUR at 06.29 UT.
15629.835 MUCH ODD fq UZB  'Iran International TV' program in Persian
         seemingly 04.30 to 15.30 UT, S=8 signal at 06.30 UT in Greece.
15730.008 IRN  IRIB Voice of Iran from Sirjan in Hausa to West Africa,
         sidelobe fair S=7 at 06.32 UT.
15785DRM mode from Erlangen Germany, low power but S=8 strength in Athens
         Greece at 06.35 UT mid-summer signal, 'bit eXpress' of Funklust
         Digital. 10 kHz wideband digital signal from Bavaria.
5960v kHz KWT scheduled 02.55-09.00 UT R Kuwait NOT ON AIR.
17709.982 UAE  USAGM VoA Somali via ENC Al Dhabbaya site, S=8-9 signal
         noted on remoted Perseus SDR unit at Delhi India. 10.30-11.00.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 18)

5129.975 USA  WBCQ is on the air on May 17 at 03.05 UT check, moved from
         4790v upwards to new fq channel on 60 meterband edge.
         S=9+15dB strength noted in Rochester NY state SDR unit. Nice
         audio quality from Monticello Maine transmission center near
         US - Canadian border.
         03.06-03.10 UT tune-in check performed US Hill-Billy-mx like
         'Blue Gras to the Future' album, Show Case in Nashville TN,
         Fiddler music. When checked before - around 00.45 to 01.15 UT -
         nothing heard on 5130v then.
Others at this log, 00.45 UT on May 17 onwards:
4764.997 CUB  R Progreso from Bejucal site, female singer S=8, 50 kW.
4839.995 USA  WWCR Nashville TN, talk on worldwide weather change at
         00.50 UT, S=9+25dB. Main International Agenda item.
4885.026 BRA  R Clube do Para, poor fluttery S=5-6 at 00.53 UT.
4939.987 CLM? La Montana ?tent., Spanish, just on threshold S=4 poor
         at 00.54 UT.
4980even USA  WRMI Okeechobee-FL, TOM BS religious archive S=8, 00.56
5010even USA  WRMI relay Sp of R Slovakia Int., much poor S=4,  00.57
4986.570 ???  UTE RTTY 850 Hertz shift signals high speed on
4986.570 and 4987.420 kHz at 00.57 UT, S=9+10dB in Rochester-NY state.
5025even CUB  R Rebelde Spanish some sports live coverage at 01.03 UT
         on May 17, S=9+15dB in NY state remotedly.
5040even CUB  RHC Bauta, ONLY OPEN EMPTY CARRIER, no audio at S=8 level
5085even USA  WTWW likely?, excellent Rock_n-Roll and music theme,
         S=9+10dB at 01.06 UT, 10 kW wideband audio quality transmission.
4775.033 PRU ?  tentat R Tawa UNID S=4 signal underneath level, 01.16 UT.
and more logs of May 17 when traced in western Europe at 05.30 to 06.00 UT:
6040.003 TUR  TRT Emirler in Turkish at 04.00-05.58 UT, S=7 fair, 05.30 UT
6155even AUT  ORF OE1 Vienna national sce relay via ORS Moosbrunn, S=9+40dB
         powerhouse, Classical Violine concert at 05.34 UT.
7325DRM mode digital block visible at 05.37 UT, S=9+40dB powerhouse signal
         ROU  RRI English program from Galbeni, 05.30-05.57 UT scheduled.
         and  in AM mode
9660even ROU  RRI English program also from Galbeni site, S=9+35dB 05.41 UT
9264.984 USA  WINB poor S=5 signal of TOM BS religious, at 05.39 UT often
         'Hallelujah' heard over and over.
9770.008 TUR  TRT Emirler in Turkish, folk mx heard, 04.00-05.58 UT at
         S=9+30dB proper signal level.
9885even GB   VoA French to Africa, via ENC Woofferton-UK site, at 05.48 UT
         Mon-Fri only at 05.30-06.00 UT. Extreme S=9+50dB powerhouse
         signal noted in western Europe.
         Visible up to 50 kHz signal wideband.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 17)
11565 kHz MLA  RTM Kajang K_L off air at 14-16 UT time slot on May 16.
11620.003 TWN? Voice of Martyrs powerful S=9+25dB signal into Hiroshima and
         Tokyo Japan remotedly. Likely Tamshui or Pao Chung Taiwan relay
         site, according TDoA location finding option in Kiwi 15.00-15.30UT
         First and last 3 minutes in English, remain 24 minutes in Dhivehi
         language in South Asia, of the muslim oriented national people of
         the Maledive islands.
         10.6 kHz broadband audio block visible on Perseus unit.
         Reach Beyond Australia via Kununnurra bcast center AUS or
         GUM KTWR same TX signal characteristics of 2 x 5.3 kHz audio
         wideband seen for example also on KTWR 15200 kHz too.
         Website address and numbers given and then at 15.29:53 UT
         transmitter switch OFF sharp.
         All other Yerevan Gavar, Dushanbe, Orzu, Tashkent, Al Seela Oman,
         Al Dhabbaya-UAE, Kranji Singapore outelets are much lower signal
         compared at this hour in Japan target.
Glenn Hauser-OK-USA wor item:
11620 kHz on May 13 at 1529 UT. Voice of Martyrs Korea origin, Maldives
service in Dhivehi, runs a bit late so s/off in English not until 1530.0 UT
overlapping Vatican Radio in Arabic until about 1530.4 UT. Into South India
SDR, was S=9+10/20dB from secret site, then VR weaker at S7/S9 and noisy.
"Dhivehi is an Indo-Aryan language de-rived from the Sinhalese language of
Sri Lanka. Despite the countries' close proximity to one another, Maldi-
vians and Sri Lankans do not always understand each other." - Wikipedia?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor May 13)
11824.993 AUS  Reach Beyond Australia in Burmese at 15.09 UT S=9+25dB
         nice signal strength in Japan remotedly, via Kununnurra bcast
         center. 10.2 kHz broad wideband audio block visible.
9580even ALS  WCB KNLS Anchor Point religious broadcast in Russian at
         16.18 UT, scheduled 16-17 UT, S=9+35dB proper signal in Tokyo
         and Hiroshima-JPN.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 16)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ivo Ivanov

Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 2:09 PM
Subject: [WOR] SWLDXBulgaria News, April 18-19KUWAIT   Reception of Radio Kuwait on drifting 15496.5v - 15475.5v kHz
via Kabd Sulaibiyah, April 19
from 0505  15496.5vKBD 250 kW 310 deg to WeEUR English.
Very good via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland.
from 0620  15482.5vKBD 250 kW 310 deg to WeEUR English.
till 0800  15475.5vKBD 250 kW 310 deg to WeEUR English.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/04/radio-kuwait-on-154965v-154755v-khz-via.html
--  73! Ivo Ivanov 

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