Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:  10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Now Simulcast on 7440 kHz Repeated: 01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz, Simulcast on 5010 kHz WRMI to the US, Canada and Central America. 16:00 – 17:00 UTC Sunday 7440 kHz Channel 292 to Europe 21:00 - 22:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe 02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada 13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. 13:00 - 14:00 UTC Thursday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. 20:00 - 21:00 UTC Thursday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. 19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe.   (19:00 - 20:00 UTC Friday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe discontinued.)   Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome. The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.   This week's programme has plenty of woodwind - Mozart and Franz Danzi, a couple of string quartets - Ernest Bloch and Dvorák, some singing - Leonel Power, and two contemporary pieces from the suite Magic Forest Dances by Stefania de Kenessy,   Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search. A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.   In the meantime - thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.   Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland   www.tumbril.co.uk

PHILIPPINES(non)   Voice of America on 9614 kHz via USAGM Tinang, July 17:
1330-1430 on  9614 PHT 250 kW / 332 deg to SEAs Khmer, instead of 9615 kHz
// frequency 11695 PHT 250 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Khmer, as scheduled in A20
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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

											

CHINA/TAIWAN Daylight on Hiroshima remote Perseus unit, Grayline at 08.40
UT on Friday July 17 on Guam, MRA, Pagan Island, Wake Island path at this
hour.

Only two 150 kW CHN RTC jammer from China mainland on duty in 48 mb:
6230even CNR1 jamming program, ID at 08.30 UT annmt, S=9+5dB power, and 
accompanied 20dB lower underneath of 6229.937 TWN SOH program.
6255 totally covered by powerful KRE jamming S=9+30dB scratch sound audio.
6370even CHN  CNR1 jamming at S=9 little weaker than 6230 at 08.37 UT 
against 6370.112 kHz TWN SOH minus 20dB difference.
6864.886 TWN  SOH Mandarin S=4-5 or -94dBm in Hiroshima Japan at 08.43 UT. 
 similar strenght on 6900.034 kHz TWN  SOH too.
73 wb 


											

NIGERIA   11769.894  Voice of Nigeria, English sce, from Abuja site
S=9+20 or -57dBm noted at 18.40 UT on July 16.
Heavy sideband splash over signal of CRI Beijing in German language via
Kashgar western China relay, 18.00-18.57 UT scheduled, powerhouse S=9+45dB
or -32dBm excellent signal.
SAIPAN/MRA  11985.034  RFA Korean 17-19 UT via Agingan Point Saipan,
Mariana Isls, S=9+10dB or -65dBm, noted in southern Germany at 18.35 UT.
Re test brodacasts of RTI Taipei Tamsui at 315degrees in German, 18-19 UT,
determine frequencies for 12 direct broadcasts in August,
Bihui <cbh109@rti.org.tw>
9540 kHz test frequency to be planned to use from Taiwan in August on
various days, is totally covered by BBC Amharic/Oromo/Tigre Mon-Fri
at 17.30-18.30 UT of BBC ENC Al Seela Oman site.
7250 and 7380 kHz test frequencies are totally free at 18.30 UT check.
73 wb

											

 In this special 40th year of FRS broadcasting, we thought to be 'Just a bit Different'. In line with previous years, we will be providing a number of thematic shows on shortwave. However, opposite to previous years we will be airing three weeks in a row on Sunday evenings 19-21 UTC/ 21-23 CEST. The kick off will be next Sunday evening! Full details are to be found via the link below: http://www.frsholland.nl/20-latest-news/142-frs-40-years-summer-event-in-july-august-2020.html Put it on your calendar: on Sunday August 30th FRS will celebrate its 200th broadcast with a special evening's broadcast. Full details will follow in the 2nd half of August. All the best & 73s, Peter Verbruggen on behalf of the FRS team