World of Radio

Chris Fallen fired up the 6 MW HAARP facility last night. At the end, he transmitted some SSTV images which were well received here in Victoria, up to 06:25 UTC today, on and around 2800 kHz. Looking forward to his next set of experiments! (via dxld yg)

** BOLIVIA. 5935, Emisora Bolviana desconocida. Estimados: Existe una emisora en 5935 proveniente de Bolivia. Identificable por la hora dada y el acento. Sin embargo, no se identifica. Hace un par de semanas, un diexista argentino la captó: https://youtu.be/-g_dlnnBvkg He aquí la mia: https://youtu.be/JHhmBXpywKU Saludos cordiales (Claudio Galaz, Ovalle, IV Región, Chile, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Time? The hours …

BBC launches Korean language service covering North Korea — DPRK government may already be blocking some of the short-range frequencies, however Leo Byrne, September 25th, 2017 https://www.nknews.org/2017/09/bbc-launches-korean-language-service-covering-n-korea/ The British Broadcasting Service [sic] (BBC) began its Korean language programming on Monday, an announcement from the UK’s national broadcaster reads, and will transmit news and radio to the entire Korean peninsula. Its …

** ANGUILLA. 11775, Sept 25 at 1806, CB is still off again. 6090 also still off Sept 25 at 2352 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 5935, Sept 25 at 2353, absolutely no carrier from R. Yura, on its reactivated new frequency, as reported by Claudio Galaz, Chile, as unID 0000-0213 Sept 21, when he was checking a …

** ANGUILLA [and non]. 11775, Sept 24 at 2014, PMS is back, first time heard since Hurricane Irma. S7 with good modulation. But night frequency 6090 still missing Sept 25 at 0222 check; 0255, now on with open carrier. 11775 gone again at 1407 Sept 25, audiblizing VP carrier no doubt AIR GOA scheduled 1200-1430 in Tibetan, Nepali (Glenn Hauser, …

** BRAZIL. 9664.77, Sept 24 at 0030, R. Voz Missionária, Camboriú SC, has been knocked down below 9665 after a while almost attaining 9666, music and Brazuguese talk at S5, as measured on the JRC. Recheck at 0523 on the Icom, now I get 9664.790 during music, sermon, S2-S3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. 1180, …

** ALASKA. Radio waves ‘make the sky glow’: Artificial aurora to be created over western Arctic === [CBC] CBC September 20, 2017 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/radio-waves-apos-sky-glow-144152929.html Similar: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/artificial-aurora-alaska-1.4297918 Over four nights starting Thursday, an Alaska scientist will try to create his own artificial aurora that could be visible as far away as Yukon. The experiment is out of the High-frequency Active Auroral Research …

** CUBA. 6100, Sept 23 at 0548, RHC English is gone again from here but remains on overkill: 6145, S9+20 undermodulated; 6060, S9+20 good mod; 6000 S9+20 undermod but suff; 5040 VG S9+30, plugging an upcoming concert in Toronto even with ticket info (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 870, Sept 23 at 1202, XETAR Guachochi, Chihuahua, La …

TAIWAN/USA   SOH Taiwan  A17 Shortwave Frequency list of Aug 30, 2017 monitored by wb at 1000-1220 UT on Sept 21, 06-10 UT Sept 23.  6230.069 S=9+10dB 0948UT 0000-2359 * SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Chi ?     1-7  6279.902 S=9+10dB 0946UT 0000-2359 * SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng Chi ?     1-7  6369.922 S=9+10dB 0943UT 0000-2359 * SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng …

** ASCENSION. 7305, Sept 22 at 0605, poor signal in French, mentions Vaticaine, but listed as BBC, to be followed by Hausa at 0630. No hum (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 1610 kHz, Fri Sept 22 at 0615 UT, YL in Luso Portuguese, talking about the press. No doubt CHHA Toronto, Voces Latinas, now with a little …

** ASCENSION. 5960, Sept 21 at 0555, Dandal Kura with better reception than last night, and yes, still humming; while 6005 ASC with BBCWS is not. BTW, at this time all USA signals on 4, 5, 6 and 7 MHz are weakened to poor/very poor, except 5850 WRMI, still inbooming with BS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. …

** ASCENSION. 5960, Sept 20 at 0524, checking for hum: Dandal Kura reception is very poor with flutter, but still can hear some hum (BFO off, to be sure the hum is not merely from being slightly off-frequency), unlike the next transmitter up with BBCWS on 6005, equally poor but humless. I have been observing this as an anomaly but …