WION 1430 kHz in Ionia, Michigan will be testing tonight. The purpose is to evaluate the matching of their night directional array to their transmitter. This will help ensure better bandwidth for their C-QUAM AM Stereo signal.

The signal will alternate between the night time power of 330 watts and their daytime power level of 4.7 kW starting at 11PM EDT and midnight. (0300 UTC) The duration of the testing is unknown, but probably not more than a couple of hours. Daytime power levels will occur during the experimental period so after Midnight EDT (0400 UTC). All transmissions will occur using their nighttime antenna pattern:

The station will mostly transmit their usual mix of music, but there will be some sweep tones designed to measure the transmitter performance and voice identifications.

You can compare your reception to their live web stream which is at:

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See a more detailed listing of the testing tonight from their Chief Engineer Greg Buchwald below:

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Update: The updated AM stereo tuner is now online. Less top end distortion. (The Carver needs alignment and probably a few caps changed). Carver tuners, with out a modification on the stereo decoder PLL also have increasing distortion on the bottom end around 50/60Hz. We ran an hour of difficult test music and confirmed it is working properly. Tomorrow night we will take the AM down to measure the night directional array network and finalize the new matching of it to the transmitter for better bandwidth. The current night array is 10.5dB down at 1440khz as compared to the lower sideband at 1420khz (10khz modulation). The resultant quadrature distortion equates to well over 10%; dropping to 4% at 5khz. I expect this to be well under 1% when we are finished. Saturday night is prep work only. We need final measurements to lock in some capacitor and inductor values. I expect the installation of the network will occur in June. After an hour measurements, I will do some audio work. The music will not be your normal selections; it will all be highly separated and chosen to really test the system and allow us to evaluate some minor component changes in the optimod processor and the CRL AGC that precedes it. Comments will be welcomed. Specifically to the DX association that wants to do some listening tomorrow night: carrier will be up and down at 4.7kw and 300W. I can't give specific timing of each power level but expect us to begin sometime between 11pm and midnight edt. There will be few if any tones as we will actually sweep the carrier frequency for some of the tests. Once we have the required data, I will run some tones to confirm the transmitter performance. That will be followed by extended music sets while we perform the audio processing mods and updates. When we install the network at a later date, it will be much easier for us to state specific times of carrier power levels and specific modulation.

Expect lots of reports and discussions on the Facebook group devoted to AM Stereo:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/385327984878627 <https://www.facebook.com/groups/385327984878627>

Greg has discussed the possibility of a DX Test using Morse Code, sweep tones, etc. in June when the station will be doing additional testing during experimental hours. Stay tuned for that event.

The CPC is not coordinating reception reports for tonights events, but we would appreciate receiving .MP3, .WAV, or .MP4 video recordings of your receptions. Send those to:

les@highnoonfilm.com <mailto:les@highnoonfilm.com>

73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
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Maylene, AL 35114
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SWLDXBulgaria News April 23-24 (publications №25284-№25300)
CUBA Radio Habana Cuba in WRONG language on 5040 kHz, April 24
0500-0600 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish, instead of
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/radio-habana-cuba-in-wrong-language-on.html

CUBA Unscheduled transmission of Radio Habana Cuba on 5040 kHz, April 24:
0600-0700 on 5040 BAU 100 kW / 083&263 to Cuba Spanish, scheduled
till 0600http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/unscheduled-broadcast-of-radio-habana.html

CUBA Reception of Radio Habana Cuba on three frequencies in 49 mb, April 24
0600-0700 on 6060 BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to ENAm English, as scheduled in A-21
0600-0700 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg to WNAm English, as scheduled in A-21
0600-0700 on 6165 BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English, scheduled
till 0600!http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-radio-habana-cuba-on-3.html

FRANCE(non) Reception of Dimtse Wegahta Tigray DWT via TDF Issoudun
on April 23
1700-1800 on 15340 ISS 250 kW / 127 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Voice of the
Dawn Tigray
Very good signal, but blocked by strong digital niose jamming via SDR
Tambov, RUShttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-dimtse-wegahta-tigray-dwt.html

GUAM Very good signal of BRB Living Water Ministry via KTWR Asia, April 23:
1516-1616 on 7515 TWR 200 kW / 320 deg to NEAs Korean via SDR Tambov,
Russiahttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/very-good-signal-of-brb-living-water_24.html

PIRATE RADIO Fair to good signal of Radio Igloo 6300/6298 kHz, April 23:
1900&1901-1930 on 6300/6298 unknown kW / to Eu via SDR Albertirsa,
Hungaryhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/fair-to-good-signal-of-radio-igloo.html

SECRETLAND(non) Bible Voice Broadcasting Dardasha 7 via SPL
Secretbrod, April 23:
1730-1745 on 9490 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME Arabic, fair via SDR
Tambov, Russiahttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/bible-voice-broadcasting-dardasha-7-via_24.html

TAIWAN(non) Reception of Radio Dap Loi Song Nui / Vietnam Democracy
Radio on April 23
1230-1300 on 9670 PAO 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Vietnamese, good via
SDR Hanoi, Vietnamhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-radio-dap-loi-song-nui.html

U.K.(non) Very good signal of Trans World Radio Africa via ENC-DMS
Grigoriopol, April 23
1815-1845 on 9940 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Fri via SDR
Tambov, Russiahttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/very-good-signal-of-twr-africa-via-enc.html

USA WTWW-2 QSO Radio Show via SDR Half Moon Bay CA USA, April 23
from 0700 on 5085 TWW 100 kW / 180 deg to SoAm English, very
goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/very-good-signal-of-wtww-2-qso-radio.html

USA Very good signal of WEWN-1 Global Catholic Radio on 9385 kHz at
0800UT, April 24
from 0800 on 9385 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English via SDR Half
Moon Bay, CA, USAhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-wewn-1-global-catholic.html

USA Fair/good signal of WEWN-3 Radio Catolica Mundial on 5970 kHz at
0900UTC, April 24
from 0900 on 5970 EWN 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAm Spanish via SDR Half
Moon Bay, CA, USAhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-wewn-3-radio-catolica.html

USA(non) Fair to good signal of Deutsche Welle via WRMI-3 Okeechobe, April 24
1000-1100 on 9955 RMI 100 kW / 160 deg to LaAm English via SDR
Milford PA, USAhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/fair-to-good-signal-of-deutsche-welle.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Very good signal of Voice of Martyrs via RRTM
Telecom Tashkent, April 23
1200-1230 on 9929.9 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean via SDR
Novosibirsk, Russia
2100-2130 on 7530.0 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean via SDR
Novosibirsk, Russiahttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-voice-of-martyrs-via-rrtm_23.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of North Korea Reform Radio NKRR via RRTM
Telecom Tashkent, April 23
1400-1500 on 7590.0 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good
via SDR Novosibirsk, Russia
2000-2100 on 7589.9 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good
via SDR Novosibirsk,
Russiahttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/north-korea-reform-radio-nkrr-via-rrtm.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Furusato no Kaze and Nippon no Kaze via RRTM Telecom
Tashkent on April 23
Furusato no Kaze
1430-1500 on 11995 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Japanese, very good
via SDR Novosibirsk RUS
Nippon no Kaze
1500-1530 on 7335 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good via
SDR Novosibirsk
RUShttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/furusato-and-nippon-no-kaze-via-rrtm.html

UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Radio Free North Korea via RRTM Telecom
Tashkent, April 23
2000-2100 on 7550 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good via
SDR Novosibirsk
RUShttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/radio-free-north-korea-via-rrtm-telecom_24.html

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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
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CHINA   PBS Xizang (Tibet) off the air again today (April 23), on all
their frequencies, checked 4820, 4905, 4920, 6130 & 6200 kHz, at 0920 UT,
1004 & 1041 UT. Seeing as Ivo reported in WOR iog them on 9580 kHz,
at 0700 UT, April 22, perhaps on a different abbreviated schedule or just
different frequencies now?
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 23)
CTB Lhasa-Baiding Tibet, RTC site #602. (wb)
Only 9580 kHz CNR Mandarin on air, S=9+5dB at 09.02 UTC, April 24.
all others checked at 09.00 UT today,  ALL ARE OFF AIR  <<<<<
4820, 4905, 4920, 6025, 6050, 6130, 6200 kHz
and also 7240, 7255, 7385, and 7450 kHz were missed when listened
on remote Perseus SDR at Delhi India.
RTC Kashgar-Kashi broadcast center of CRI, on refurbishing repair
action on April 15 til 29, 2021.
Maybe the RTC transmitter engineers solved the Kashgar work and
now moved to Tibetan CTB Lhasa-Baiding site
for annual maintenance refurbishing work ?
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DX RE MIX NEWS # 1183 and SWLDXBulgaria News April 23, (publications
№25271-№25283)
COLOMBIA Reception of La Montana Colombia on April 23
from 0730 on 4940 unknown kW / unknown to SoAm Spanish
Good via SDR Kralendijk Bonaire, Caribbean
Netherlands.http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-la-montana-colombia-on_23.html

DX RE MIX NEWS # 1183, April
23http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/dx-re-mix-news-1183.html

NUMBERS STATION E11 Oblique on 17410 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS on April 23:
0745-0748 on 17410 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode,
fair/goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-e11-oblique-on-17410-khz.html

NUMBERS STATION E11 Oblique on 5941 kHz via SDR Sokyriany UKR, April 23
0820-0823 on 5941 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode,
fair/goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-e11-oblique-on-5941-khz_23.htmle

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 12140 kHz via SDR Albertirsa
HNG, April 23
0830-0836 on 12140 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, very
strong signal.http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/receptioon-of-s06s-russian-lady-on.html

NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 5744 kHz via SDR Albertirsa HNG, April 23
0900-0906 on 5744 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair to
good signalhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-5744.html

USA Very good signal of TSS WWVH and WWV via SDR Half Moon Bay CA
USA, April 23:
from 0530 on 10 MHz WWVH Woman ID Hawaii Kokole Point & WWV Man ID
Colorado Denver
from 0602 on 5 MHz WWV Man ID Colorado Denver & WWVH Woman ID Hawaii
Kokole Pointhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/very-good-signal-of-time-signal.html

USA WTWW-2 QSO Radio Show via SDR Half Moon Bay CA USA, April 23
0400-0500 on 5085 TWW 100 kW / 180 deg to SoAm English, very
goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/very-good-signal-of-wtww-2-on-5085-khz.html

USA WWCR-2 University Network via SDR Half Moon Bay CA USA on April 23
from 0500 on 5935 WCR 100 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English Daily, very
goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/very-good-signal-of-wwcr-2-university.html

USA WWCR-3 Info Wars via SDR Half Moon Bay CA USA, April 23
0500-0600 on 4840 WCR 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm English, very
goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/very-good-signal-of-wwcr-3-info-wars-on.html

USA WWCR-3 Brother Stair via SDR Half Moon Bay CA USA on April 23
0600-0604 on 4840 WCR 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm open carrier/dead air
0604-0900 on 4840 WCR 100 kW / 040 deg to ENAm English, good
signalhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/good-signal-of-wwcr-3-brother-stair-on.html

USA WRMI-5 Family Radio via SDR North of Warrenton Missouri USA, April 23
0700-0800 on 9455 RMI 100 kW / 285 deg to MEXI Spanish Daily, fair to
goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/fair-to-good-signal-of-wrmi-5-family.html

USA WRMI-5 RAE Argentina to the World via SDR Half Moon Bay CA USA, April 23
0800-0900 on 9455 RMI 100 kW / 285 deg to MEXI Japanese Mon-Fri, fair
to goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/fair-to-good-signal-of-wrmi-5-rae.html

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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

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#284 Reception in Southeastern BRAZIL
April 14, 2021
Rudolf Grimm, PY2-81502 SWL.
Ibiuna SP (GG66hh)

Receivers: Icom IC-R8500, Sony 2001D, Kenwood R-1000.
Indoor Antennas: Quantum Loop V2.0 (+Potomac FL-31 passive filter), AOR LA-400 magnetic loop, RGP3 Loop Antenna (+DXCB RF Amplifier).
+ Headphone.
Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese language.
Times in UTC.
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ARGENTINA
1150 kHz: Radio Brigadier Lopez, Santa Fe, Spanish, 13/04 0040. Interview, phone-in, 'Argentina'. 22532. Null signal from 1150 Super Radio, São Paulo, using RGP3 ferrite loop antena.

BRAZIL
810 kHz: Radio Canção Nova, São José do Rio Preto SP, 13/04 0137. Id 'Radio Canção Nova', Charismatic Catholic programming. 24432.
830 kHz: Radio Novo Tempo, Nova Odessa SP, 13/04 0132. Relaying Novo Tempo programming. 24432.
860 kHz: Radio Cidade, Fortaleza CE, 13/04 0130. 'Cidade', song 'I just call to say I love you', male voice communication. 24322.
890 kHz: Radio Deus é Amor, Florianópolis SC, 13/04 0127. Igreja Pentecostal Deus é Amor programming, 'gravadora MC Music'. 25442.
1060 kHz: Radio Evangelizar, Curitiba PR, 13/04 0110. Catholic programming, jingle 'Evangelizar... Padre Reginaldo Manzotti'. 34433.
1140 kHz: Radio Cultura, Rio Claro SP, 13/04 0048. Relaying Radio Bandeirantes São Paulo, 840 kHz. Soccer 'São Paulo x Red Bull Bragantino'. 34543..
1300 kHz: Radio Real, São Carlos SP, 13/04 0025. Relaying Radio Bandeirantes Sâo Paulo, 840 kHz. Soccer 'São Paulo x Red Bull Bragantino'. 34533.
1370 kHz: Radio Canção Nova, Curitiba PR, 12/04 2158. Id 'Radio Canção Nova, comunicando vida'. Time checking '18 horas e 58 minutos'. 33543.
1380 kHz: Radio Difusora, Mogi-Guaçu SP, 12/04 2156. Id ' A nova Radio Difusora, Mogi-Guaçu está de cara nova, Difusora 1380 kHz'. Brazilian song. 44544.
1400 kHz: Rádio Ágape, Balsa Nova PR, 12/04 2140. Gospel songs, male communication. 34543. Audio checked on streaming of the station. QRM Radio Rio de Janeiro 1400 kHz.
1410 kHz: Radio Jovem Pan News, Rio Claro SP, 12/04 2130. Relaying Jovem Pan 620 kHz São Paulo. 45554.
1420 kHz: Radio Guarujá, Florianópolis SC, 12/04 2128. Sport News, Avai, Concórdia. 34543.
1450 kHz: Radio São Carlos, São Carlos SP, 12/04 2124. Male communication: 'Alô ouvintes da Radio São Carlos'. Advs Santa Casa de São Carlos. 35543.
1470 kHz: Radio Primavera, Porto Ferreira SP, 12/04 2120. Brazilian songs, id 'Primavera'. 34543.
1480 kHz: Radio Atibaia, Atibaia SP, 12/04 2111. Id 'Radio Atibaia, tá todo o mundo ligado'. Advs Churrascaria Porteira Grill. 35443.
1490 kHz: Radio Difusora, Olimpia SP, 12/04 2107. Relaying Radio Bandeirantes 840 kHz São Paulo. 23532. QRM 1490 Radio Imaculada.
1500 kHz: Radio Cidade das Árvores, Araras SP, 12/04 2103. Id 'Radio Cidade', male communication. 35543.
1510 kHz: Radio Clube Regional, São Manuel SP, 12/04 2054. Id 'ZYH665 Radio Clube Regional, São Manuel, 1510 kHz...'. Hora do Angelus. 35543.
1510 kHz: Radio Vale Aleluia (via Vale do Tietê), Salto SP, 12/04 2059. Id 'ZYJ770 Radio Vale do Tietê, Salto, programação da Radio Vale Aleluia'. Gospel music. 35443.

CHILE
1100 kHz: BBN Radio, Viña del Mar, Spanish, 13/04 0105. Christian programming by male voice preacher, 'BBN'. 25442. After 0100 UTC, every day, good / acceptable signals from BBN Radio, Viña del Mar, Chile.

PARAGUAY
970 kHz: Radio Universo 970, Villa Hayes, 13/04 0121. Soccer 'Guarani x Soccer... 970'. 35553.
980 kHz: Radio Mburucuyá (pres.), Pedro Juan Caballero, Spanish, 13/04 0117. Female voice on interview, phone-in, 'Paraguay'. 23532. Again the reception of this station, after a long time. Good supported by RGP3 ferrite loop antena.
1080 kHz: Radio Monumental, Asunción, Spanish, 13/04 0105. Soccer Guarani 2 x 0 River. Id 'Futbol por Monumental'. 35553.
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73 & good DX! rg
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