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To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to hard-core-dx-requ...@hard-core-dx.com You can reach the person managing the list at hard-core-dx-ow...@hard-core-dx.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Hard-Core-DX digest..." ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt Today's Topics: 1. kSDR : Logs for 21+22 (Zacharias Liangas) 2. #333 Reception in Southeastern Brazil ? March 22, 2024 (Rudolf Grimm) 3. Fw: HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format (df...@darc.de) 4. Glenn Hauser logs March 22-23, 2024 (Glenn Hauser) 5. Re: [WOR] HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format (Rob Wagner) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:33:48 +0000 (UTC) From: Zacharias Liangas <zlian...@yahoo.com> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [HCDX] kSDR : Logs for 21+22 Message-ID: <872117037.117902.1711103628...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 A local fast band scan on 41/49mb on 0620+:?? 21/3 6155 R Austria? radio 0620+? with program in German . 6195? BBC program in French , good signal 7390? RFI program in French Good Signal remain logs in the page? https://zliangaslogs.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/ksdr-logs-for-2122/ thank you for your attention! ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:15:22 +0000 From: Rudolf Grimm <grim...@outlook.com.br> To: Rudolf Grimm <grim...@outlook.com.br> Subject: [HCDX] #333 Reception in Southeastern Brazil ? March 22, 2024 Message-ID: <ro2p215mb2903d38fbf547df1c83bbac6c2...@ro2p215mb2903.lamp215.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Dear friends, #333 Reception in Southeastern Brazil ? March 22, 2024 On: https://dxways-br.blogspot.com/2024/03/333-reception-in-southeastern-brazil.html DXways-br (Blog): http://dxways-br.blogspot.com<http://dxways-br.blogspot.com/> 73 & good DX! Rudolf Grimm PY2-81502 SWL S?o Bernardo SP & Ibiuna SP BRAZIL **************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:09:13 +0100 From: <df...@darc.de> To: "_ WOR" <w...@groups.io>, "_ BCLNEWS" <bdxc-n...@groups.io>, "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] Fw: HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format Message-ID: <A2AAB179D5B049E69FFC353D46E9DF64@PC3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > My antenna got disconnected, so no signals Okay, but checked the KOREAN?s some hour back around 12.50 ? 14.18 UT on March 22 onwards: 3205_DRM KRE digital from KCBS Pyongyang Korean S=9+20dB at 12.50 UT in Hiroshima Akitakata JPN SDR. 3250even KRE unbelievable, SAXOPHONE mx, at 12.56 UT S=9+5dB March 22 excellent KCBS Pyongyang audio quality noted today. 3325even INS VoINS from Palangkaraya in Japanese, and nearby CW QRM, S=8-9, at 12.54 UT. 3480.010 KOR VoP Korean S=9+30dB, 2 x 15 kHz width, but tiny KRE jamming signal though at 13.01 UT. 3899.997 CHN Humbei Xinwan Zongh, Huhu Buir, Mandarin 13.02 UT, S=8. 3910.003 KOR VoP Korean, S=9+25dB 13.04UT, tiny slight KRE jammer JBA. 3930.009 KOR VOP, (QRM to R Nikkei 1 JPN, 3925 kHz), S=9+25dB 13.05 UT tiny slight KRE jammer underneath. 3949.969 CHN PBS Xinjiang, Urumchi, Mandarin, S=9 at 13.07 UT. 3958.983 KRE KCBS Pyongyang via Kanggye site in Korean, S=9 13.08 UT. 3985.013 KOR EoH played a beautiful musical box, S=9+35dB at 13.10 UT slight tiny KRE jammer underneath in Hiroshima and Tokyo JPN. 3990 kHz MIXTURE, BOTH : 3989.966 and 3990.004 CHN PBS Xinjiang Urumchi Kyrghyz, ahead strength, and co-channel another China mainland national sce CNR11 PBS Gannan in Tibetan too, S=9+5dB at 13.16 UT. 4010.007 KGZ Kyrghyz Radio Birinchi, Bishkek, fair S=6 early path at 13.17 UT. 4450even KOR VoP Korean, S=9+40dB powerful signal at 13.19 UT and underneath SIRENE jammer from 4449.987 KRE jamming. 4560.013 KOR VoP Korean, S=9+40dB powerhouse signal, at 13.20 UT, totally jamming-FREE, no KRE disturbtion on this channel. 4885.004 KOR VOH EOH, Korean, S=9+35dB strength, 13.28 UT and hit heavy co-channel KRE EQUAL strength jamming signal from northern Korea D.P.R. 5855.602 KOR HLL2 Seoul Meteo radio Boseong, Kor/English weather report read, 13.30 UT. S=9+15dB. 5995.030 KOR EOH VOH Hwaseong, S=9+45dB powerhouse strength signal, underneath KRE scratch jamming signal, 13.36 UT- 6015even KOR KBS Hanminjok, S=9+45dB powerful signal, and underneath KRE jamming at 13.39 UT. 6038 ? 6051 kHz range KRE Kujang powerful jamming against WHOM ? / NOTHING , S=9+5dB at 13.40 UT on March 22. 6100 kHz BAD MIXTURE : 6099.917 KRE KCBS Pyongyang from likely Kanggye site, and equal signal level 6100even CHN PBS Urumchi in Mongolian px, S=9+40dB at 13.42 UT. 6140_DRM digital mode Pyongyang in Korean, S=9+25dB at 13.45 UT. 6160 kHz NOTHING Pyongyang Korean sce towards the SOUTH anymore, empty channel now. 6184.979 KRE VoKorean Kujang in Chinese via Kujang site, S=9+30dB signal strength at 13.48 UT. 6229.955 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=7 13.51 UT 6249.997 KOR EOH Korean, S=9+40dB, heavy SIRENE jammer of KRE on same signal level at 13.52 UT. 6279.857 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=9+10dB 13.53 UT 6340.166 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=9+10dB 13.54 UT 6350.033 KOR EOH VOH Korean, S=9+35dB strong, NO KRE JAMMING at all at 13.56 UT. 6520.013 KOR VOP Korean, S=9+40dB powerful signal, equal KRE jammer at 13.58 UT, and \\ 6600even KOR VOPeople Kyonggi-do, also S=9+40dB strength. 6850.025 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=8 13.59 UT 6865.117 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=9 14.00 UT 6900.012 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=9 14.02 UT 6970.092 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=7 14.03 UT 7199.998 MMR Myanmar Radio in Burmese via Yegu / Yangoon site, S=9+25dB at 14.06 UT (slight UNKNOWN jamming underneath from BGD or CHN likely ? or Shan state province separate opposite mountain folk ?). Need to tell observation to the ITU IARU Bandwatch folks, due of 7195 and 7200 kHz are channels of the International Amateur Radio frequency allocation, wb. ) 7280.100 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=7 14.18 UT 7589.968 UZB Korean NK Reference Radio via Tashkent bcast center, S=9+10dB at 14.14 UT. 7645.084 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=7 14.13 UT 7719.997 KOR VOH EOH Korean, S=9+10dB at 14.11 UT 7729.867 TWN SOH Xi Wang Zhi Shen. Miaoli, Mandarin S=8 14.12 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 22) Hi Tony, Sorry for the incorrect posting. My antenna got disconnected, so no signals. Now at 1140, have a good signal from Voice of Freedom on 5920 (ex 6045), with NO jamming! Ron From: Tony Pavick Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 12:36 PM Subject: Re: Korea silent Ron At 1134, I am hearing VOP on 6520 and 6600 on. EOH is audible on 5955, 6350 and 7720 for me. 6250 is jammed as usual. That said, signal is nowhere its usual quality Tony On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 at 04:21, Ron Howard <ron888how...@gmail.com> wrote: What is going on? March 22, at 1102 UT, VOP silent on 3480, 3910, 3930, 4450, 4560, 6520 and 6600. Earlier at 1025, all were on the air. Echo of Hope VOH also silent on 3985, 4885, 5995, 6250, 6350 and 7720. Heard earlier also at 1020 UT. Voice of Freedom now on 5920 silent, while also heard earlier. A rare event! Ron Californi From: Wolfgang Bueschel Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 1:17 AM Subject: Re: HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format KOREA REP OF 5855.600 kHz exact measured in Hiroshima Akitakata Perseus SDR net installation at 00.11 UT on March 22, S=9+10dB strength. Unmodulated carrier though. 73 wolfie df5sx wwdxc germany From: Ron Howard Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2024 Subject: Re: HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format - - - - Greatly appreciate the following feedback from Rob Wagner (Australia). Ron "Thanks for the tip, Ron. Here are my observations tonight: 5855.61 USB KOREA REP. HLL Seoul Meteorological Radio - Seoul-Gangseo-gu. Following a tip from Ron Howard, I checked this on March 21 at 1255 to find an unmodulated carrier. Then, weather reports in Korean at 1300, English at 1305, Japanese at 1312, and Mandarin at 1320, concluding at 1329. The language sequence recommenced at 1332, concluding at 1357. Nothing further heard, so I stopped monitoring at 1407. NF (ex 5857.5 kHz). 73, Rob VK3BVW? From: neabipr...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 2:45 AM Subject: Re: HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format https://www.weather.go.kr/w/ocean/we-fax/we-fax01.do QTH: 147-50, Innovation 8-ro, Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do Republic of Korea http://gimcheon.grandculture.net/gimcheon/dir/GC03230058?category=%EC%9C%A0%ED%98%95&depth=3&name=%EA%B8%B0%EA%B4%80%20%EB%8B%A8%EC%B2%B4%28%EC%9D%BC%EB%B0%98%29&search=%EA%B8%B0%EA%B4%80%20%EB%8B%A8%EC%B2%B4%2F%EA%B8%B0%EA%B4%80%20%EB%8B%A8%EC%B2%B4%28%EC%9D%BC%EB%B0%98%29 http://aks.ai/GC03230058 'Northeast Asian Broadcasting Institute' in Se ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 01:21:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 22-23, 2024 Message-ID: <78594105.353718.1711156864...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** MALI. 5995, March 22 at 0700, ORTM S9 of non-DRM noise blob again, after a few days of OK modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.901, March 22 at 1706, into KFS SE remote, S7/S8 of music, 1709 YL voice announcement in presumed Japanese, another one at 1713; extremely excited high-pitched voice at 1720-1722, like a child, artificial, cartoonish. Still at 1857, drifted to 11514.904. Further chex: at 2142, 11514.91, S7/S8. Never could make out an ID but pirate, Hikari FM, in Arizona or Sonora. A lot better than the usual JBA offset carrier I can get direct. If you can get into it vs all those wsprdaemons infesting it. Gary Pence has also been hearing this via same remote. Is it simply relaying this ``online radio station from Japan, Radio Hikari``? https://liveonlineradio.net/radio-hikari Why are they always trying to get me to install something extra merely to listen? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935, March 22 at 1533, awful Riyadh roarer still here, S5 direct vs local noise level S7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Mar 22 at 2300, token English from SNR, S9/+10 direct holding its own against my noise level. Preview, about World Theatre Day. News, first item about REE SW being defended in parliament, necessary vs Internet being blocked; new? transmitter to be installed at Noblejas. If & when a podcast for Mar 23 be availablized, maybe we can copy exactly what was said. Chris Campbell, Ohio, was also listening: ``The President endorsed shortwave in the wake of the Ukraine war even with transmissions to North America. They didn't mention any languages and they already do that even with English. It could be a bunch of fluff, but I hope not. I remember seeing someone actually had contact with Justin Coe. I wonder if he would know?`` -- well, he retired so may be out of the loop. 2308 about upcoming Semana Santa with big processions such as in Sevilla; apartments and even balconies-only are being rented out to spectators for prices like 700 Euro. 2309 announced own new A24 sked without any language details: M-F 15-23 to WAf/SAtl 15390; ME/IO 15520; 18-02 NAm 17855, SAm 17715. S/S same frequencies, all at 14-23. I wanted to be sure about ``17855`` - Might have said 17885 believed to be incorrect, but there was a distortion/fade right at that instant. 2312, World Poetry Day was March 21; World Theatre Day will be March 27 but celebrated on Sat Mar 30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.005, March 22 at 2259, JBA carrier direct vs HLNL, but none heard at 2306 direct: was VOT on & off? By 2323 I`m on UTwente when measured, now VG S9+30/45, during music. 2328 `Turkish Folk Tales: The Nightingale` voiced by a different YL than usual. 2332 music. 2336 `That`s Why` the badax, something about food safety. 2342 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, music. 2348 `a-b-y-s`` again, music. 2352 multi-lingual 2-minute ID filler reel. 2354 s/off as if the 1330 broadcast only. Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2355.5 IS plays only a sesquitime before chopoff, no finesse, uncovering XJRTV in Chinese; std genocidal denunciations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 11720, Friday March 22 after 2105, VOA `Music Time in Africa`, VG S9/+10 off the back from Grimesland as usual into central USA such as the Missouri SDR. We have one more week to hear this, March 29 before the A24 sked when this will be deleted, leaving only 6195 Botswana, useless to us back here. I enjoy some of the music but zone out during the talk/interviews, especially since there is competition such as `Samantha Brown`s Places to Love` on PBS/OETA Create, about Corning NY glass and vicinity (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2235 monitoring: confirmed Friday March 22 after 2030 on WRMI webcast only; 9955 not checked before 2100 but supposed to be off; as before may have cut on during last few minutes of WOR; on after 2100. Also confirmed Friday March 22 at 2105 right after VOA News, via World FM, NZ webcast. Also confirmed Friday March 22 at 2130 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, VG S9+10 across Europe to UTwente. Also confirmed Friday March 22 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, first SWBC of the cycle, S7/S9 into Bonaire where it`s aimed, usually atop Cuban jamming which persists. JBA direct vs my noise level of S9+10. Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160 1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2233][SW suspended but still streamed?] 1400 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Many thanks this week for a generous quarterly check celebrating Equinox and Solstice, from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC. One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` WBCQ chex March 22 at 2353 into NH remote: 3265 off; 5130.336 ATATT S9/+8; 6159.934, TOMBS S9+5/10; 7489.968, FKB S9+20; 9330.000 WLCS Portuguese S9+22. 0100 March 23, I`m on 5130+ with ID as R. *rump International on Radio Angela, and switch to `AAAWWW`: opening remark mixed with WTO theme is `lies, lies, lies`` everywhere except WBCQ for The Truth. Spot check 0030 all about `*rump Derangement Syndrome`. `Bye. Supping toward the end, I might have retuned in case he were reading some items from a new Free Radio Weekly and stumble into the ``AI Trump`` pirate: that would have been fun, but FRW is not promptly published this week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 980, March 22 at 0300 UT, Spanish mentioning an iglesia in Pasadena, Tejas. Surely KQUE, U4 5/4 kW, R. Aleluya, Rosenberg-Richmond TX. Dominant signal now without even trying. Night pattern has a notch due N but a lobe NW, so we are in between NNW. Day pattern very similar (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, March 22 at 0645, R. Vanuatu S5/S7 better than usual direct, YL in Bislama talk -- frequent giveaway word ``b`long``, which means ``of`` in Pidgin; 0646 into music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier check March 22 at 0643: among likely spots, only 891, surely Algeria, and no beat from another this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0120 UT March 23 ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:27:52 -0700 From: Rob Wagner <vk3...@gmail.com> To: df...@darc.de Cc: w...@groups.io, _ BCLNEWS <bdxc-n...@groups.io>, HCDX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: Re: [HCDX] [WOR] HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format Message-ID: <cafppzh9nolubp3a-yon2cd-dbvvxwux-w5ytbeu+rvumq-+...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi, Further to my monitoring last night, another look this morning at 2245 confirmed continued operation on this new channel. There does seem to be some variation in the languages used and the order used. For example, at 2245, I heard Korean and what seemed to be an extended English weather report. But these were not followed by Japanese or Mandarin reports - just lots of unmodulated carrier. until I stopped monitoring past 2315. Strange. March 21 (UTC time). 73 Rob VK3BVW Rob Wagner 91 Bailey Road, Mount Evelyn VIC 3796 On 22 Mar 2024 at 11:17:51?AM, df...@darc.de wrote: > KOREA REP OF 5855.600 kHz exact > measured in Hiroshima Akitakata Perseus SDR net installation at > 00.11 UT on March 22, S=9+10dB strength. Unmodulated carrier though. > 73 wolfie df5sx > wwdxc germany > > > *From:* Ron Howard <ron888how...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2024 5:04 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [WOR] HLL2 Seoul Meteorological Radio, on 5855.5 kHz. (ex: > 5857.5), with new frequency/schedule/format > > - - - - Greatly appreciate the following feedback from Rob Wagner > (Australia). Ron > > "Thanks for the tip, Ron. Here are my observations tonight: > > 5855.61 USB KOREA REP. HLL Seoul Meteorological Radio - Seoul-Gangseo-gu.. > Following a tip from Ron Howard, > I checked this on March 21 at 1255 to find an unmodulated carrier. Then, > weather reports in Korean at 1300, English > at 1305, Japanese at 1312, and Mandarin at 1320, concluding at 1329. The > language sequence recommenced at > 1332, concluding at 1357. Nothing further heard, so I stopped monitoring > at 1407. NF (ex 5857.5 kHz). > > 73, Rob VK3BVW? > End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 255, Issue 23 *********************************************