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Shortwave reception from Sofia Bulgaria December 17. Videos can be found on
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GERMANY   Skyline Radio Germany Special Christmas broadcasts via Shortwave 
Radio
1200-1800 on  3975 WIS 001 kW / non-dir to NWEu English on Wednesday 
December 25
0900-1500 on  6160 WIS 001 kW / non-dir to NWEu English on Thursday December 
26.
It might be a good chance for you to grab our one only CHRISTMAS 2019 
eQSL-card!
Forward your reception reports, comments to SKYLINE RADIO GERMANY, P.O.Box 
2702,
6049 ZG Herten, The Netherlands, or via e-mail to: 
<skylineradiogermany@web.de>.
Have a great time with us and good DX, DJ Jan-Hendrik from SKYLINE RADIO 
GERMANY
KURDISTAN(non)   Updated schedule of BRB Denge Welat, December 17
0330-0459 on  7350 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish unchanged
0500-0559 NF 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11540
0600-0700 NF 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11540
0700-0800 NF 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 15175
0800-1200 NF 13730 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 15175
1200-1300 NF 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 15175
1300-1500 NF 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11540
1500-1659 NF 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, ex 11540
1600-1700 on  9525 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish additional
1700-1959 on  9525 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish unchanged
2000-2200 on  9525 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish unchanged
TRT Radio Recep Erdoğan is also on NF 11530 and 13730 kHz, BUT in
various times from EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish-very weak
NUMBERS STATION   S06s Russian Lady in 41mb and 25mb on December 17
0730-0739 on  7410 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak:
0743-0749 on 11532*unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good:
*weak QRM on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish Denge Welat
NUMBERS STATION   E11 Oblique in 25mb and S11a Cherta in 41mb on December 
17:
0845-0848 on 12089 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB E11 Oblique, 
good
1020-1032 on  7600 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB S11a Cherta, 
good
NUMBERS STATION   S06s Russian Lady in 60mb and 49mb, December 17:
1100-1106 on  5035 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, poor
1110-1116 on  5975 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair
OMAN   Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman RSO in 19mb, December 17
1000-1400 on 15145 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic, fair to good
17-12-2019 Radio Sultanate of Oman in Arabic to WeEu 1358 on 15145 
Thumrayt.MP4
USA   Reception of WHRI Angel 1 World Harvest Radio Int., December 17
0900-1000 on 11825 HRI 250 kW / 245 deg to AUS  English, fair to good
UTILITY   UNID Military transmission & LZW Varna Radio, December 17:
0700-0704 on  5778 USB mode Bulgarian UNID Military, fair signal and
0704&0707 on  3740 USB mode English/Bulgarian LZW Varna Radio, good.
--
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 


											

 Like last years, on December 24 Norddeutscher Rundfunk will broadcast the program "Gruß an Bord", "Greetings on Board". Here is the text from its website in German and at the bottom in English (translated from Google) with times and frequencies: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/sendungen/Gruss-an-Bord-So-empfangen-Sie-die-Sendung,grussanbord534.html "Gruß an Bord": So empfangen Sie die Sendung Es hat Tradition und versprüht eine ganz besondere vorweihnachtliche Stimmung: An Heiligabend werden von 20.05 Uhr - 22.00 Uhr und von 23.15 - 24.00 Uhr auf NDR Info Grüße an die Seeleute in aller Welt gesendet. Und das auf den unterschiedlichsten Kanälen und technischen Wegen, sodass die Grüße und Botschaften auch garantiert auf allen sieben Weltmeeren empfangen werden können. Zwei Männer stehen auf einer Schiffsbrücke - einer schaut durch ein Fernglas hinaus aufs Meer. © dpa-Bildfunk Foto: Carsten Rehder Die Schiffsbesatzungen haben mehrere Möglichkeiten, die Sendung "Gruß an Bord" zu empfangen. Auch die Kurzwelle gehört dazu. Die Livestreams der Sendung (20.05 bis 22 Uhr und 23.15 Uhr bis 24 Uhr MEZ) finden Sie hier: NDR Info und NDR Info Spezial. Zusätzlich gibt es die Möglichkeit, die Sendung über die NDR Radio-App zu hören. NDR Info ist außerdem über UKW, DAB+ und DVB-S Radio zu empfangen, NDR Info Spezial lediglich über DAB+ und DVB-S Radio. Damit alle Besatzungen an Bord - auf den Meeren oder in den Häfen - die Traditionssendung empfangen können, hat der NDR Hörfunk zusätzlich Kurzwellen-Frequenzen angemietet: In der Zeit von 19 bis 21 Uhr UTC (20 bis 22 Uhr MEZ) sendet die Kurzwelle über folgende Frequenzen (UTC ist die Abkürzung für die koordinierte Weltzeit, Universal Time Coordinated): "Gruß an Bord" via KurzwelleFrequenz    Zielgebiet 6.080 kHz    Atlantik - Nord 11.650 kHz    Atlantik - Süd 9.800 kHz    Atlantik/Indischer Ozean (Süd Afrika) 9.740 kHz    Indischer Ozean - West 9.570 kHz    Indischer Ozean - Ost 6.030 kHz    Europa In der Zeit von 21 bis 23 Uhr UTC (22 bis 24 Uhr MEZ) sendet die Kurzwelle über folgende Frequenzen: "Gruß an Bord" via KurzwelleFrequenz    Zielgebiet 6.145 kHz    Atlantik - Nord 9.830 kHz    Atlantik - Süd 9.590 kHz    Atlantik/Indischer Ozean (Süd Afrika) 9.740 kHz    Indischer Ozean - West 9.675 kHz    Indischer Ozean - Ost 6.155 kHz    Europa NDR Info sendet den "Gruß an Bord" von 20.05 bis 22 Uhr MEZ. Anschließend folgt von 22 bis 23.15 Uhr MEZ die Übertragung der Christmette aus der Kirche St. Maria Magdalena in Bochum-Wattenscheid. Anschließend hören Sie bis 24 Uhr MEZ den zweiten Teil von "Gruß an Bord". Ab dem späten Abend finden Sie einen Mitschnitt der Sendung zum Nachhören hier - aus rechtlichen Gründen allerdings ohne große Teile der Musikeinspielungen." "Greeting on board": How to receive the program It has a long tradition and exudes a very special pre-Christmas mood: On Christmas Eve, from 8.05 p.m. to 10 p.m. and from 11.15 p.m. to midnight, greetings are sent to seafarers all over the world on NDR Info. And this on a wide variety of channels and technical channels, so that greetings and messages can also be guaranteed to be received on all seven seas. Two men are standing on a ship bridge - one is looking out through binoculars at the sea. © dpa-Bildfunk Photo: Carsten Rehder The ship's crew have several options for receiving the "Greetings on Board" program. The short wave is one of them. You can find the livestreams of the program (8.05pm to 10pm and 11.15pm to midnight CET) here: NDR Info and NDR Info Spezial. There is also the option of listening to the program via the NDR radio app. NDR Info can also be received via FM, DAB + and DVB-S radio, NDR Info Spezial only via DAB + and DVB-S radio. So that all crews on board - on the seas or in the ports - can receive the traditional broadcast, NDR radio has also rented shortwave frequencies: In the period from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. UTC (8 p.m. to 10 p.m. CET), the shortwave transmits via the following frequencies (UTC is the abbreviation for coordinated universal time, Universal Time Coordinated): "Greetings on board" via shortwave frequency target area 6.080 kHz Atlantic - North 11,650 kHz Atlantic - south 9,800 kHz Atlantic / Indian Ocean (South Africa) 9,740 kHz Indian Ocean - West 9,570 kHz Indian Ocean - East 6.030 kHz Europe From 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. UTC (10:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. CET), the shortwave transmits via the following frequencies: "Greetings on board" via shortwave frequency target area 6.145 kHz Atlantic - North 9.830 kHz Atlantic - South 9,590 kHz Atlantic / Indian Ocean (South Africa) 9,740 kHz Indian Ocean - West 9,675 kHz Indian Ocean - East 6.155 kHz Europe NDR Info sends the "Greetings on board" from 8.05pm to 10pm CET. This is followed by the transmission of the Christmas mass from the Church of St. Maria Magdalena in Bochum-Wattenscheid from 10 p.m. to 11.15 p.m. CET. You will then hear the second part of "Greetings on board" until midnight CET. As of late evening, you will find a recording of the program for listening here - for legal reasons, however, without large parts of the music recordings. " Email for reception reports: gruss-an-bord@ndr.de ndr@ndr.de   ------   Manuel Méndez Lugo, Spain

 BOLIVIA, 6134.8, Radio Santa Cruz is out of air, probably for various weeks. Here is a mail from the Director of the stations received right now: "Por el momento estamos sin emisión de radio en Onda Corta. Veremos algún dictamen de normativa en Bolivia, pronto volveremos a hacerlo." The mail says  they are out of air at the moment, but they hope to return to short wave soon.     Manuel Méndez Lugo, Spain

 AUSTRALIA, 5055, Radio 4KZ, Innisfail, 0757-0805, 17-12, extremely weak, only carrier detected. BRAZIL 4875, Radiodifusora Roraima, Boavista, 2114-2126, 16-12, Portuguese, comments. 24222. 4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 2112-2128, 16-12, Brazilian songs. 25322. 5939.6, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, 0525-0540, 17-12, Portuguese, religious comments and songs. 34433. 6135.1, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 0527-0538, 17-12, Portuguese, religious, id. “Rede Aparecida de Radio”, “Santuario Nacional da Nossa Senhora Aparecida”. 34433. CONGO, D. R., 6210.2, Radio Kahuzi, Bukavu, 1730-1742*, 17-12, Vernacular comments. Very weak. Transmission cut off abruptly at 1742. 15311. CUBA, 4765, Radio Progreso, La Habana, 0450-0500*, 17-12, Spanish, program “Perspectivas”, “Reportero RP”, news. 35433. ECUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 1633-1645*, 13-12, songs. Extremely weak. 15311. Also 0550-0707, 14-02, songs, song “Feliz Navidad”, id. “Radio Malabo”, “Radio Malabo”, Spanish, comments, at 0700: “La primera edición informativa de este sábado 14 de diciembre”, news. 15321. Also, 1645-1657*, 16-12, Spanish songs “Noche y Día” by Enrique Iglesias, African songs, Vernacular comments, closed abruptly at 1557. 15311 GERMANY 6070, Atlantic 2000 International, Rohrbach, *0900-0920, 14-12, tuning music, id. “Atlantic 2000 International”, pop songs and comments in French. 25322. // 7440 with SINPO 35433. 6070, Radio City, Rohrbach, 1037-1052, 14-12, pop songs, English, comments, id. “Radio City”. 15321. 6070, Radio For Peace International, Rohrbach, 2104-2114, 14-12, French, news, comments. 24322. GUATEMALA, 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0540-0555, 17-12, English, religious comments and songs. Very weak, best on LSB. 15311. INDIA 4800, AIR, Hyderabad, 1659-1710, 16-12, Hindi songs. QRM from China on the same frequency. 21421. 4810, AIR, Bhopal, 1631-1733, 16-12, Hindi songs, Vernacular comments, at 1739 id. “Thi is All India Radio”, news in English. 15321. 4910, AIR, Jaipur, 16704-1710, 16-12, Hindi songs, Vernacular comments. 15321. 4920, AIR, Chennai, 1710-1716, 16-12, Hindi songs. QRM from China on the same frequency. 21421. 4950, AIR, Kashmir, 1715-1723, 16-12,  Hindi songs, Vernacular comments. 14321. 5040, AIR, Jeypore, 1637-1648, 16-12, Hindi songs. 15321. KOREA, SOUTH, 4890, Echo of Hope, Seoul. 1710-1720, 13-12, Korean, comments. 25322. LIBERIA, 6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, 0640-0647, 17-12, English, religious comments and songs. 25433. MADAGASCAR, 5009.9, Radio Nasionaly Malagasy, Ambohidrano, 1701-1716, 17-12, Vernacular comments, African songs. 25322. MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0458-0520, 17-12, Spanish, comments, music. 15321. ZAMBIA, 5915, Zambia NBC, Radio 1, Lusaka, 1658-1710, 16-12, Vernacular comments, advertisements, African songs. At 1758 English, advertisements, id. “This is the English Service of the Zambia Broadcasting Corporation”, news. 25322. SOLOMON ISLANDS, 9545, SIBC, Honiara, 0453-0459*, 17-12, only carrier detected today. SUDAN, 7205, Sudan Radio, Al Aitahab, 0501-0518, 17-12, Arabic, comments. 25322.     Manuel Méndez Lugo, Spain Logs in Friol Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters

Their 8 kHz spur fqs like 'garden fence' not observed in 23-24 UT Dec 17
time slot, when checked remote SDR rxs in Qatar, India, Brisbane Australia
and Hiroshima / Tokyo Japan.
VIETNAM  9839.771  VoVietnam Son Tay S=8 in Hiroshima remote rx.
177degr azimuth straight southwards to South East Asia target.
23.05 UT on Dec 17. Only S=7 signal in Japan.
12018.709  VoVietnam Son Tay, S=7-8 sidelobe into Tokyo Japan remote SDR rx.
At 23.35 UT on Dec 17.
9634.941  VoVietnam home sce relay from Son Tay bcast center in Vietnamese
language at 23.49 UT on Dec 17, S=8-9 sidelobe into remote SDR in Japan.
KOREA D.P.R.  11634.997  VoKorea Kujang Korean KCBS program, S=7 in Japan,

12014.992 kHz S=6-7 at 23.26 UT on Dec 17.
On both channels some INTERMODULATION signals mixture at Kujang site,
heard terrible underneath/mix. Also 'scratch jamming sound' heard badly.
11680even VoKorea KCBS Pyongyang Kanggye, mx program, S=6 at 23.22 UT,
INTERMODULATION signals mixture heard terrible underneath/mix.
Also 'scratch jamming sound' noted.
Like at RadioCuba and/or Emirler Turkey,
something is also bad faulty on these bcast centers, and Kujang / Kanggye
in KRE D.P.R. Korea North.
MALAYSIA  11665 even fq channel. Likely RTM Wai / Limbang FM program
acc Aoki Nagoya JPN database. Malaysian BM program noted, S=8 signal in JPN,
well modulated sound at 23.16 UT on Dec 17.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 17)