Mount Evelyn DX Report

A14 SCHEDULE CHANGES - PART 4 Just a few extra observations to add to the preceding recent posts. 9410.1   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. BBC - Dhabayya. Arabic to CAf and EAf at f/in 0340, NF ex 7285. Measured as off-freq and with a weak signal on Apr 29. From 0400 the site changes to Woofferton, with a similar strength and smack-bang on freq! 9505   AUSTRIA. AWR - Moosbrunn. S/on 0330 in Farsi to the 30-min service to Iran, NF ex 6145, poor signal to start but got stronger by 0350, Apr 29. 9530   FRANCE. AWR - Issoudun. Faded in at 0320, just a few minutes before s/off at 0330, Tigrinya service to EAf, NF ex 7315 on Apr 29. 9730   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. Burmese to SAs at 0005, NF ex 9810 and fair signal Apr 26. 9810   SINGAPORE. BBC - Kranji. Burmese to SEAs 0020, then Bangla service at 0030, NF ex 9510, weak signal and mixed with Havana on Apr 29. 9845   ALBANIA. R. Tirana - Shijak. English s/on 0130 to NAm, NF ex 7425 and now 1 hr ear...

SATURDAY APRIL 26, 2014 TODAY ONLY INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY EVENT This has just come to my attention and may be of interest to readers, for both amateur radio operators and  shortwave listeners. From the official website (http://g4usb.net/IMD/) , here are the basic details: WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY? International Marconi Day (IMD) is a 24-hour amateur radio event held annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi on the 25th April 1874. The IMD event is not a contest:  it is an opportunity for amateurs around the world to make point-to-point contact with historic Marconi sites using HF communications techniques similar to those used by Marconi, and to gain an attractive Award for achieving the requisite number of Marconi stations worked (see IMD Award ). IMD is  held on a Saturday close to Marconi’s birthday, when amateur radio stations are established, around the world, operating from locations celebrating the original historic  ...

QSLs FROM THE PAST PART 1 INTRODUCTION Many of the MEDXR blog readers are interested in QSL cards, and some also enjoy viewing old cards and letters from years gone by. As you may know, I no longer maintain an interest in QSLs.....I'm not sure why! After having returned to the hobby (....again) over the past 18 months, I have sent out a handful of reception reports, received QSLs and then I've wondered to myself "Well now....what am I going to do with these??!!!" As the great Blues singer/guitarist B. B. King entitled one of his songs, "The Thrill is Gone!" It certainly was there once, and the fascination lasted for many years. I collected hundreds of QSLs from most countries around the world, and many were received from small, domestic broadcasters who no longer exist.  But those days have indeed passed for me. Now, my enjoyment comes from listening, monitoring, watching the movements of international broadcasters, logging the hard-to-hear smalle...

A14 SCHEDULE CHANGES - PART 3 Here is the third and final part of new frequency and schedule changes for the start of the A14 season, as monitored here at Mount Evelyn. There are 63 observations here to add to the Part 1 and Part 2 blog posts previously published here. This is, by no means, a complete list of all possible schedule changes - simply the ones noted here at my location over the past two weeks. I hope you find these useful. 9455   AUSTRIA. AWR - Moosbrunn. S/on 0400 Turkish to ME. I could be wrong but this seems to be an additional service in Turkish (the other broadcast being at 1500 on 11935 which is also Moosbrunn). Currently, a poor signal but should improve with the coming winter months, Apr 17. 9535   CHINA. CRI - Xian. Japanese service at 2235, NF ex 5985, weak on Apr 15. 9570   THAILAND. VOA - Ban Dung. English to EAs at 2317, NF and weak on Apr 14. 9885   SAO TOME. VOA - Pinheira. Hausa to WAf on Sats only at 2055 to s/off 2...

A14 SCHEDULE CHANGES - PART 2 60 additional schedule changes  to join the previous list posted here in the MEDXR blog last week. I hope you find these notes helpful in your listening endeavours. 7250   INDIA. AIR - Panaji. There appears to be a serious txer fault here with a loud high-pitched squealing tone accompanying the audio in their Malayalam service at 1735. Pity, as it was a lovely strong signal but listening was difficult through this noise. Apr 10. 7265   CHINA. CRI - Urumqi. English to ME at 1738, NF and appears to replace the Russian service previously scheduled at this time during B13, good signal Apr 10. 7350   IRAN. VOIRI - Kamalabad. Russian service with news at 1745 till suddenly off at 1750 mid-sentence at the end of the broadcast. Poor level and QRM CNR 1 7345 on Apr 10. 7360   TURKEY. VoTurkey - Emirler. French service to EAf at 1754, NF ex 9620 and now one hr earlier, fair signal Apr 10. 7365   GERMANY. VOA - Bi...

LOGBOOK: EAST AFRICAN SIGNALS and more….! Some great DX over the last few days…….. 6030   ETHIOPIA. R. Oromiya - Addis Ababa. Noted from 1850 to past 1910, with some great EAf music programming. Clear ID at 1906 as "Radio Oromiya". Been a while since I have heard this one! Good signal in the clear on Apr 10. 7120   SOMALIA. R. Hargeisa - Hargeisa. Interview program in Somali at 1737, excellent signal on Apr 7. 7205   SUDAN. Omdurman Sudan Radio - Al Aitahab. Songs at 1740, then ID and a string of anncts in Arabic at 1744. This time of operation seems different to previous schedules, but very strong here with a slightly muffled audio. S/off at 1759 then CRI's Russian service fired up from 1800, Apr 7. 7210   ETHIOPIA. R. Fana - Addis Ababa. Fair at 1750 with local songs and Amharic anncts. Fair strength until VoKorea made a mess of the freq with it's French service at s/on 1800, Apr 7. May not be operating regularly, as nothing noted on Apr 10 wh...

WWV TESTS ON 25 mHz Thanks to a note from top Finnish DXer Mauno Ritola in the WRTH Facebook page, he's alerted us to the following announcement on the time and frequency station WWV. NOTICE: Experimental 25 MHz WWV Broadcast As of Friday, April 4, 2014 WWV has resumed broadcasting on 25 MHz on a limited, experimental basis. The broadcast consists of the normal WWV signal heard on all other WWV frequencies, at the same level of accuracy. Current 25 MHz Broadcast Specifications (subject to change): Schedule: variable; as an experimental broadcast, the 25 MHz signal is not continuous. It will typically be on the air from approximately 1500 – 2100 UTC Mondays through Fridays, but may operate outside these hours as well. The broadcast may be interrupted or suspended without notice. Radiated Power:    varies; no more than 2500 W Antenna:    broadband monopole, coordinates:   40 deg. 40' 50.8"N, 105 deg. 02' 32.6" W Listener comments and recep...

A14 SCHEDULE CHANGES - PART 1 There have been plenty of new frequencies and other changes over the past week for the A14 transmission period. Most of the movements noted so far appear to be working well, although there are the inevitable handful of broadcast clashes that occasionally occur. This is the first part of a multi-part post, reporting observations made here at Mount Evelyn. There are 93 listings here! The second part will be posted in the next few days. I hope you find these notes useful in your DXing. 5860   KUWAIT. R. Farda - Kuwait. Farsi service with ID at 2047, NF ex 5850 and excellent reception on Apr 2. 5875   THAILAND. VOA - Ban Dung. Korean at 2006, new site ex Tinang, fair with beeping jamming  and // 5900-Tinang where there was no jamming! Apr 4. 5890   NTH MARIANA IS. RFA - Tinian. Mandarin service now here at 2050, under very strong Firedrake jamming, NF on Apr 2. 5900   PHILIPPINES. VOA - Tinang. Korean service ...