Friday, September 28, 2018

QSLs for Month of September 2018


Shanghai Coast Radio Station - XSG. Shanghai, China.
NHK World Radio Japan. Ibaragi-Koga-Yamata, Japan.
Radio Free Asia. Tinian, North Mariana Islands.
Isle of Music / Channel 292*. Rohrbach, Germany.
Radio DARC (Special WRTC Broadcast). Moosbrunn, Austria.
Radio Taiwan International. Paochung, Taiwan.


 *Transmission logged from remote SDR receiver at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Monday, September 24, 2018

Shanghai Coast Radio Station - XSG

Shanghai Coast Radio Station - XSG in China was logged on 19 September 2018, from 19.00 till 19.05 UTC. Reception on the short-wave frequency of 8.4255 kHz/USB rated a SINPO of 55555 -- excellent strength, clear and strong with no interference. Continuous DSC message "CQ CQ CQ DE XSG XSG XSG HR..." was observed. HERE is Shanghai Radio - XSG.

Reception report was emailed on the following day. An eQSL was received in 25 September 2018.

RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 Wave QTH: West Central Malaysia

Sunday, September 23, 2018

NHK World Radio Japan (via Ibaragi-Koga-Yamata)

NHK World Radio Japan, transmitting from Ibaragi-Koga-Yamata (Japan), was logged on 5 August 2018. A Russian language broadcast of mostly talk and occasional Japanese pop music was heard from 11.00 till 11.30 UTC. Reception on 7.355 kHz  rated a SINPO of: 45444. HERE's Radio Japan.

Reception report was emailed and submitted online to Radio Japan on the same day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 24 September 2018, owing to the many holidays in Malaysia since August. A programme schedule and follow-up QSL arrived on 5 December 2018.



RX: Tecsun S-2000 ANT: 1/4 Wave QTH: West Central Malaysia

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Logbook from 19 till 28 September 2018

ALASKA
KNLS New Life Station in Anchor Point was logged on 21 September 2018, at 10.55 UTC. An English language broadcast was observed just before sign-off and mixing with NHK Radio Japan interval on 7.355 kHz. SINPO at this point rated 32442. HERE is KNLS and Radio Japan.

AUSTRALIA
Radio 4KZ in Innisfail, Queensland (Australia) was logged on 28 September 2018 (29 September 2018, Queensland date). Country & Western music was observed briefly, including a track from Dolly Parton entitled "Over & Out", which was followed by a male DJ (presumably The Breakfast Show host Glenn Johns). Broadcast was monitored from 20.10 till 20.30 UTC. Transmission  on 5.055 kHz, under good propagation, invariably begins and trails off with a carrier, mixing with some annoying atmospheric noise. Around 20.10 UTC audio begins to fade, in and out, then peaks after about 10 minutes -- after 20.20 UTC.  At the time when audio was observe, reception rated a SINPO of 25321 -- weak signal with occasionally audible content, despite reception for no more than 10 to 15 minutes, marred in atmospheric noise. HERE is an audio excerpt from this broadcast.

CHINA
Shanghai Radio - XSG was logged on 19 September 2018, from 19.00 till 19.05 UTC. Reception on the short-wave frequency of 8.4255 kHz/USB rated a SINPO of 55555 -- excellent strength, clear and strong with no interference. Continuous DSC message "CQ CQ CQ DE XSG XSG XSG HR..." was observed. HERE is Shanghai Radio - XSG.

Shanghai Radio - XSG on 4.207 kHz (CW transmission), at 16.30 UTC, 21 September 2018. HERE is the station.

Shanghai Radio - XSG on 4.212 kHz (CW transmission), at 16.38 UTC, 21 September 2018. HERE is the station.

Tianjin Radio - XSV was logged on 19 September 2018, from 10.20 till 10.25 UTC. Reception on the short-wave frequency of 12.577 kHz/USB  rated a SINPO of 45444 -- fair to good signal, no interference, only occasional fading. Continuous DSC message in CW was observed. HERE is Tianjin Radio - XSV.

PBS Xinjiang via Urumqi was logged on 20 September 2018, with discussion between female and male announcer in Uighur. Reception on 6.120 kHz rated a SINPO of 24432 -- weak signal, peaks of clear audio content when not fading under atmospheric noise.

SOUTH KOREA
KBS World Radio via Kimjae was logged on 21 September 2018, at 11.00 UTC. This Korean broadcast was noted on 7.255 kHz with a SINPO of 45444. HERE is KBS World Radio.

THAILAND
Bangkok Meteorological Radio was received on 21 September 2018, at 10.38 UTC. Interval signal, followed by weather report and station details in, first, Thai, and then English, was observed. Reception on 8.743 kHz in USB mode rated a SINPO of 55555. HERE is Bangkok Meteorological Radio.


UNID
HF NAVTEX station on 4.209 kHz (CW transmission), at 16.35 UTC, 21 September 2018 HERE is the station.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Radio Free Asia (via Tinian Island)

Radio Free Asia, transmitting from Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) was logged on 6 September 2018. I had the good fortune to catch their shortwave-wave frequency of 21.565 kHz, albeit with a SINPO of 22542. Signal was poor with strong co-frequency interference (QRM) from a China station. Nevertheless, RFA was audible and occasionally clear with some audible content. China station signed-off at 11.00 UTC, just as RFA closed  transmitter.  A Tibetan language broadcast of news/current event reports relating to Tibet and region was monitored from 10.35 till 11.00 UTC.  As most DXers are aware, China attempts to block all Tibetan, Mandarin and Uighur broadcasts by transmitting their programmes over RFA, and this transmission was no different. HERE is RFA (Tinian) mixing with China.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Logbook from 2 till 17 September 2018


ÀLBANIA
China Radio International via Cerrik was received on 17 September 2018. News and in depth reports in Arabic was monitored from 20.00 till 20.25 UTC. Reception on 6.185 kHz rated a SINPO of 24322 -- fair signal strength, clear audio, fading occasionally with some atmospheric noise. HERE is CRI (Cerrik).

AUSTRALIA
Radio 4KZ
in Innisfail was logged on 12 September 2018. This marks the first time their signal has been detected in almost a year. Even at that reception on 5.055 kHz was no better than an SINPO of 15421 -- mostly carrier with faint audio when not fading under. By 20.45 UTC, carrier was gradually buried under QRN. Talk in English with no discernible content was noted at 20.30 UTC.
 
BULGARIA
Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Kostinbrod (Bulgaria), was logged on 8 September 2018. This test transmission for German language speakers in Europe, from 19.00 till 19.30 UTC, was received on 5.900 kHz with a SINPO of 24322 -- weak signal, occasionally audible when not fading under atmospheric noise. Signal worsened after 19.20 UTC. HERE is RTI (Kostinbrod).

ENGLAND
Radio Taiwan International via Woofferton (UK) was logged on 16 September 2018. A German language broadcast was monitored from 19.30 till 20.00 UTC. Reception on 6.185 kHz was 24432 -- poor to fair signal strength when not fading, yet occasionally clear content was observed. 

GERMANY
Isle of Music* via Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany was logged on 8 September 2018.  A fusion of Cuban, jazz and classical music with interviews and occasional station IDs were monitored from from 12.00 till 12.40 UTC. Reception conditions on the short-wave frequency of 6.070 kHz rated a SINPO of 45434 -- fair to good signal strength, clear audio despite occasional fade under atmospheric noise. HERE is the Isle of Music (from Rohrbach),  using the SDR receiver at Twente University, Netherlands.

GREECE
Helliniki Radiophonia (Voice of Greece)
in Avlis was logged on 14 September 2018.  Contemporary Greek music along with an interview, presumably of the singer/performer, was  moderated by female announcer from 18.40 till 19.00 UTC. Station ID, then dead air was observed at 19.00 UTC. Reception on 9.420 kHz was SINPO 35323 -- fair to good signal, no interference, only occasional fading. HERE is an excerpt of this broadcast from Helliniki Radiophonia.

IRELAND
Charity Radio*
in Dublin was received on 9 September 2018, from 16.30 till 17.05 UTC. A music programme called "Swinging Sixties" and "Sensational Seventies" featured 60s Pop and 70s Pop/Glam  Rock,  including Herman's Hermits "Something Happening", Steve Winwood "Higher Love", Slade "Teenage Rampage", Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, "Wake Up Everybody", Wilson Philips "California Dreamin'", along with station IDs between tracks. This station is normally online pretty much exclusively. Not sure if this broadcast was actually put out there by them, or someone else relayed their broadcast. Their transmission was logged on the short-wave frequency of 7.700 kHz, using the SDR receiver from the University of Twente. Reception from this receiver rated a SINPO of 55444  --  good signal strength, clear audio, fading occasionally with some atmospheric noise. HERE's Charity Radio (Dublin).

NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS
Radio Free Asia via  Tinian  was logged on 6 September 2018. Reception on the shortwave-wave frequency of 21.565 kHz rated a SINPO of 22542. Signal was poor with strong co-frequency interference (QRM) from a China station. Nevertheless, RFA was audible and occasionally clear with some audible content. China station signed-off at 11.00 UTC, just as RFA closed  transmitter.  A Tibetan language broadcast of news/current event reports relating to Tibet and region was monitored from 10.35 till 11.00 UTC.

ROMANIA
Radio Romania International transmitting from Tiganesti-Saftica was logged on 8 September 2018. A Ukrainian language broadcast of news/current event reports about Romania was monitored from 19.00 till 19.30 UTC. Reception on the shortwave-wave frequency of 5.910 kHz rated a SINPO of 24332. HERE is RRI (Ukrainian Service).

SOUTH KOREA
Voice of People
was logged on 14 September 2018. Essentially an all news broadcast of reports read in Korean by female and male announcers was monitored from 20.00 UTC till 20.15 UTC. Transmission occurred on 3.900 kHz with a SINPO of 35443 -- fair to good signal strength, clear audio with no co-frequency interference or jamming and no fading. HERE is Voice of People.

TAIWAN
Radio Taiwan International transmitting from Tamsui (Taiwan) was received on 2 September 2018, from 11.00 till 18.00 UTC. This special German language broadcast from Taiwan on  the short-wave frequency of 11.990 kHz rated a SINPO of 44343 -- strong and clear signal, despite slight transmitter noise and atmospheric noise. On previous days (31 August and 1 September 2018) signal could not be received. It should be noted that transmisssions on 9.700 kHz at 18.00 UTC could not be received on these days as well. However, on 2 September 2018, this transmission also rediated well into South East Asia. HERE and HERE is RTI (Tamsui).

TURKEY
Voice of Turkey
in Emirler was logged on 12 September 2018. An English language broadcast of news, Turkish pop music and Turkish views and culture was monitored from: 20.30 till 21.18 UTC. Reception on 9.620 kHz at sign-on was SINPO 45444 -- strong signal, clear audio, no interference, minor fading. However, at around 20.50 UTC signal began to weaken. At 21.00 UTC, station splatter from China station briefly degraded reception to 33333. By 21.10 UTC, reception was much worse at 24222 -- still audible, but just barely. At 20.20 UTC, SINPO rated 14211.


*Transmission logged from remote SDR receiver at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Isle of Music / Channel 292*

Isle of Music* via Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany was logged on 8 September 2018.  A fusion of Cuban, jazz and classical music with interviews and occasional station IDs were monitored from from 12.00 till 12.40 UTC (broadcast time 12.00 till 13.00 UTC). Reception conditions on the short-wave frequency of 6.070 kHz rated a SINPO of 45434 -- fair to good signal strength, clear audio despite occasional fade under atmospheric noise. HERE and HERE is Isle of Music (from Rohrbach),  using the SDR receiver at Twente University, Netherlands.

Reception report was emailed shortly after the broadcasted ended. Bill Tilford emailed with a cursory thank you message, along with an eQSL for this Isle of Music segment.

*Transmission logged from remote SDR receiver at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Monday, September 3, 2018

Radio DARC (via Moosbrunn)

Special Broadcast of WRTC carried by Radio DARC, transmitting from Moosbrunn, was received on the short-wave frequency of 13.860 kHz, here in the Kuala Lumpur area, from 11.15 till 11.45 UTC (broadcast time 11.00 till 12.00 UTC), on 14 July 2018. While this transmission was intended for Europe and North America, bits and pieces of it radiated beyond its targeted areas. Reception at 11.00 UTC signal was not received. Only between 11.15 till 11.40 UTC was signal detected and observed with a SINPO little better than 14211 -- very weak signal, occasional bursts of coherent audio when not fading under severe atmospheric noise. By 11.40 UTC, signal worsened and was barely noticeable under the noise.

Reception report was emailed to DARC and WRTC on the same day. Follow-up emails prompted Rainer at DARC to reply with an email, stating a QSL card was on the way. QSL card and QSL letter arrived in the mail on 3 September 2018.


Radio Taiwan International


Radio Taiwan International, transmitting from Paochung, was received on the short-wave frequency of 15.320 kHz, under excellent conditions, rating a SINPO 55555. This broadcast on 9 August 2018, from 03.30 till 04.00 UTC, featured segments of "Jade Bells and Bamboo Pipes", hosted by Carlson Wong, featured a segment called "Journey on the Road - French Chapter" and "One More Thing" highlighted parking rage in Taiwan.

 
Reception report was submitted online and by email on the same day. QSL card arrived in the mail on 3 September 2018. A follow-up QSL arrived on 16 September 2018.












Saturday, September 1, 2018