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Today's Topics:
1. FT-2(Bill Smmith) (Bill Smith)
2. JRX Logs Mar 11-12, 2026 (Jota Xavier)
3. Re: [WOR] Voice of Vietnam on 11913.43 kHz (df5sx.p11_t.online.de)
4. Log March 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2026 (Claudio Galaz)
5. Glenn Hauser logs March 12, 2026; World of Radio 2338
(Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:06:53 +0000
From: Bill Smith <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] FT-2(Bill Smmith)
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FT-2 is a new digital mode developed for amateur radio. Its transmission cycle
is said to be 3.8 seconds as compared to FT-4 which is 7.5 seconds and FT-8
which is 15 seconds. So it is now possible to complete an amateur contact in
less than 8 seconds. Currently, FT-8 is the most popular of the digital modes.
Bill Smith, Douglas, MA
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:19:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <[email protected]>
To: Hard-Core-DX <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs Mar 11-12, 2026
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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JRX Logs March 11-12, 2026
Receiver Tecsun S-2000
Antenna Longwire 10m
All Times Universal Time
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FRANCE
** 9490. Wed, Mar 11, 2026. 0209-0220, Radio Rep?blica, Issoudun-F, in Spanish
to Cuba. Good signal, S9 +20, dead air! The transmission problem continues. CLA
Station.
INDIA
** 11900. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 1808-1820, Akashvani/All India Radio,
Bengaluru-IND, in Arabic. Indian song; 1812 Woman talking news, presumed; 1818
A musical space. Good reception: 45544.
MONGOLIA
** 12085. Wed, Mar 11, 2016. 0900-0915, Voice of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar-MNG, in
English to FE. IS; ID by man; Woman announcer presents news, presumably; 0910 A
mongolian song by female singer; 0914 Returns woman communication. Poor
reception: 35522.
** 12085. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 0900-0910, Voice of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar-MNG, in
English to FE. IS; Man voice; Music; YL voice. Barely audible reception: 25311.
OMAN
** 12095. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 1834-1847, BBC, Al-Seela-OMA, in Amharic to
EAf/Horn of Africa. Man announcer interviews a man, till 1843; Woman announcer
talking and a conversation w/a man. Fair reception: 3~45543.
PHILIPPINES
** 9370. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 1821-1831, Radio Pilipinas World Service,
Tinang-PHL, in Filipino/Tagalog to ME and The World. Woman announcer talking,
interviews a government authority - They say about The Philippines; 1827 A
nice? conversation between two women. Good reception: 45544.
UNITED KINGDOM
** 12005. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 1753-1805, Radio Farda, Woofferton-G, in
Farsi/Persian to Iran. Man talking; 1755 Music pause and woman/man announcers
talking; 1800 YL/OM communications. Fair reception: 35433.
UNITED STATES
** 5010. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 0139-0159, WRMI-Worldof Radio, Okeechobee-FL, in
English to Caribbean/CIRAFs 10-12. WOR, DX program presented by Glenn Hauser.
Poor reception: 35432.
** 5010. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 0200-0212, WRMI-Radio Taiwan International,
Okeechobee-FL, in Spanish to Caribbean. IS; ID; News highlights and in details,
presented by OM; 0211 Brief RTI music jingle; ID and website. Poor reception:
35432.
VIETNAM
Including 1st test on 9840 kHz (Instead 9730 kHz).
** 9840. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 1930-1950, The Voice of Vietnam, Son Tay/Hanoi-VTN,
in French to Eu/ME/NAf. Nothing, carrier closed. I'll wait for the second test,
tomorrow 1930-2000 on 9840 kHz!
Parallel on 11885 son, 1930-1957, good reception in my CIRAF 13: 45544.
** 11885. Thu, Mar 12, 2026. 1905-1920, The Voice of Vietnam, Son
Tay/Hanoi-VTN, in English to Eu/ME/NAf. Woman announcer presents news; 1912
Music pause and woman/man announcer present a progra dedicated to vietnamese
development into "Economy".? Fair reception: 3~45543.
Parallel on 9730 kHz, no VOV, but China Radio International, programming in
portuguese, with Chinese Music, only and strong!
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JRX (Jose Ronaldo Xavier)
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:44:51 +0100
From: "df5sx.p11_t.online.de" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, "Dave Kenny" <[email protected]>, "HCDX"
<[email protected]>, "_ DXplorer" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [WOR] Voice of Vietnam on 11913.43 kHz
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That?s not new spurious matter of o n e of the 5 x SW transmitters in Son
Tay.
Happened few times in past decade also.
VIETNAM 11885 kHz Some bad accompanied audio strings happened again on
the VoVTN outlet from Son Tay, French service at 1900-19.56 UT. Happened
ome ? 5 years ago in 31 mb of Son Tay TX outlet. Today heard VTN Son Tay
on exact 9730 kHz underneath CRI Portuguese on CO-CHANNEL bad fqy coordi-
nation.
11885 kHz Son Tay suffered by bad sideband strings heard and seen 7, and
9 and 17.5 kHz apart away distance on both sidebands too. 11903 kHz
approx. too. on 11895 kHz CRI Kashi in Cantonese language also covered.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 1, 2025)
and in May 2021 too:
VIETNAM To: Phong Tieng Duc Ban Doi Ngoai <deutsch_vov -at- yahoo.com>
Side broadcasts from 9730 kHz Hanoi Son Tay.
Dear editors of the German broadcasts,
I wanted to let you know that your station on the frequency 9730 kHz
also has side emissions on 9704 and 9754 kHz that can be heard in Europe.
The
main frequency is currently (1850 UTC) 35433.
Best regards, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, May 12.
Re: Side emissions from 9730 kHz Hanoi Son Tay.
Hj. These are the old Made in USSR transmitters, around 30 years old, in the
Son Tay
transmission center west of Hanoi.
One of the six transmitters has a control fault and produces
audio track strings, always 8 kHz apart,
like a garden fence ? visible on the software screen,
e.g. in the Perseus RX screen.
This has been happening on and off for at least a decade, recently more
often
in the 41 mb around 7280 kHz, but mostly in the 31 meter band,
when the 6th - faulty - transmitter is in use.
Tonight, 9730 kHz is actually covered by a 500 kW system, by CRI
Portuguese music program from the center of Kashi-Kashgar,
powerhouse S=9+50dB or -21dbm, a really crazy strong signal from
Kashgar Tibet, on the Kyrgyz border.
The German?now English?program from Hanoi Son Tay is best heard today
on 9706 and 9754 kHz, from 16:00 to 22:00 UTC;
otherwise the garden fence on both sides, shows exact transmitter strings at
the
9738, 9746, 9754, and 9762 kHz frequencies upperside,
and 9690, 9698, 9706, 9714, and 9722 kHz frequencies lowerside.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 12, 2021)
VIETNAM To: Phong Tieng Duc Ban Doi Ngoai <deutsch_vov -at- yahoo.com>
Nebenausstrahlungen von 9730 kHz Hanoi Son Tay.
Werte Redaktion der deutschen Sendungen,
ich wollte Ihnen kurz mitteilen, dass Ihr Sender auf der Frequenz 9730 kHz
auch in Europa hoerbare Nebenausstrahlungen auf 9704 und 9754 kHz hat. Die
Hauptfrequenz ist aktuell (1850 UTC) mit 35433 zu hoeren.
Mit freundlichen Gruessen, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, May 12.
Re: Nebenausstrahlungen von 9730 kHz Hanoi Son Tay.
Hj. das sind die ollen Made in USSR Sender, um die 30 Jahre alt im Son Tay
Sendezentrum westlich von Hanoi,
Einer von den 6 Sendern hat einen Fehler in der Steuerung, und produziert
Audio Spur Strings, immer in 8 kHz Distanz zwischen den Strings entfernt,
wie ein Gartenzaun dargestellt - sichtbar auf dem Software Screen,
z.B. im Perseus RX screen,
dies seit mindestens einem Jahrzehnt tritt immer mal auf, letztens oefters
auch im 41 mb rund um 7280 kHz, aber meist im 31 Meterband,
wenn der 6. - fehlerhafte - Sender im Einsatz ist.
Heute Abend ist 9730 kHz eigentlich durch eine 500 kW Anlage, durch CRI
Portugiesisches Musikprogramm aus dem Zentrum Kashi-Kashgar zugedeckt,
powerhouse S=9+50dB oder -21dbm, ein wirklich irre starkes Signal aus
Kashgar Tibet, an der Kirgisengrenze.
Das deutsche - jetzt englisches Programm - aus Hanoi Son Tay ist heute am
besten auf 9706 und 9754 kHz zu hoeren, von 16.00-22.00 UTC;
ansonsten der Gartenzaun beidseitig, zeigt genaue Senderstrings bei den
9738, 9746, 9754, und 9762 kHz Frequenzen upperside,
und 9690, 9698, 9706, 9714, und 9722 kHz Frequenzen lowerside.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 12, 2021)
From: Dave Hughes via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2026 6:21 PM
Subject: [WOR] Voice of Vietnam on 11913.43 kHz
I've seen this for a few days on many kiwi sdrs. Seems in parallel with VoV
on 11885 kHz.
With strongest signal on Twente SDR but it is audible all over Europe but
barely
audible in Asia/Pacific region. Presumed to be a spur from Son Tay, Hanoi
transmitter.
As I write this I see it also on 11856.52 kHz.
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:59:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Claudio Galaz <[email protected]>
To: hard-core-dx <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, WOR DXLD
<[email protected]>, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Log March 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2026
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Log March 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2026
SW.
BRAZIL. 15190. R. Inconfid?ncia. March 8 at 2115?2130 UTC. Soccer. 45433
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI
Regi?n, Chile)
CHILE. 7535. RCW. March 8 at 2349 UTC. Music. 55544 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver:
XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI Regi?n, Chile)
CHINA. 6100. CRI. March 9 at 2140?2159 UTC. Music and information in Arabic.
45444 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH:
Rancagua, VI Regi?n, Chile)
CHINA. 7325. CRI. March 8 at 2135?2145 UTC. English. Talk show about AI. 45444
// 7205 35333; 7285 33333; 7415 45333; 9600 35333 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver:
XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI Regi?n, Chile)
CHINA. 9860. CRI. March 9 at 2200?2210 UTC. Esperanto. Cultural information.
55544 // 7300 35333 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire,
QTH: Rancagua, VI Regi?n, Chile)
GUAM. 11700. AWR. March 12 at 2139?2149 UTC. Chinese. Devotional. 45333
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI
Regi?n, Chile)
NORTH KOREA. 12050. VOK. March 8 at 2146?2155 UTC. Juche songs. 35322 (Claudio
Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI Regi?n,
Chile)
SOUTH KOREA. 11810. KBS. March 8 at 2200?2210 UTC. English. K-pop hits from
2017. 55544 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH:
Rancagua, VI Regi?n, Chile)
NEW ZEALAND. 17675. RNZ Pacific. March 12 at 2152?2204 UTC. News. 45433
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI
Regi?n, Chile)
TURKEY. 9625. VOT. March 10 at 2111?2121 UTC. French. Music. 45444 (Claudio
Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI Regi?n,
Chile)
USA. 13570. R. Mart?. March 11 at 2141?2200 UTC. Baseball game and news. 45444
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI
Regi?n, Chile)
USA. 13845. WWCR. March 11 at 2258?2311 UTC. Music and preaching. 35333
(Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI
Regi?n, Chile)
VATICAN. 11870. R. Vatican News. March 8 at 2040?2059 UTC. French. Talk show.
At 2045 song; at 2050 news. 35333 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808,
Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI Regi?n, Chile)
VATICAN. 11870. R. Vatican News. March 8 at 2100?2115 UTC. Portuguese. News.
45444 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH:
Rancagua, VI Regi?n, Chile)
VIETNAM. 11885. VOV. March 10 at 2100?2110 UTC. Spanish. News. 35333 (Claudio
Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808, Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Rancagua, VI Regi?n,
Chile)
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:33:14 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: WOR DXLD <[email protected]>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 12, 2026; World of Radio 2338
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
** CUBA. 9710, March 12 at 0617, S5/S7 of deadair from RHC and no
others found, SAWA. At 1452, no RHC on 15140, 11760; nor 11880 which
is CRI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2338)
** EAST TURKISTAN. 11880, March 12 at 1452, American English so must
be CRI, discussion of Iran, S5/S6 with some horizontal & vertical
flutter, CGTN Radio scheduled this hour only, 500 kW, 308 degrees from
Kashgar to W Europe (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2337 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday March 12 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S6/S8 into Costa Rica SDR
following `Frecuencia al Dia`; S9+25/35 into Georgia SDR.
Also confirmed Thursday March 12 at 1730 on SW Radio Gold, Germany,
3975.000+, S9/+10 into UTwente, and not on 6160.
Missed checking Thu Mar 12 at 2330 on WRMI 5950; anyone hear it?
WORLD OF RADIO 2338 contents: (Armenia), Australia, (Bulgaria), China,
Cuba, (Cyprus), Czechia, Egypt, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary,
Indonesia, Iran and non, (Korea North), Korea South, (Kuwait),
Malaysia, (Monaco non), North America, (Philippines), Russia and non,
Scotland non, Spain, Taiwan, (Tajikistan), UK non, USA, Vanuatu,
Vietnam and non; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with
others not in order) [please disregard any unavoidable audio
glitches]
WOR 2338 available from 0106 UT Friday March 13:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2338.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2338.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
1300 UT Friday WRMI 15770 [first SW broadcast];
2130 UT Friday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [has been off];
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 7570 to WNW;
1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160 3975;
1530 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1700 UT Saturday WRN via WRMI 9395 to NNW;
1700 UT Saturday WRN via WRMI 7730 to NE;
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100];
2030 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Saturday WRN via WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2200 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 17790 to SSE;
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE;
0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400];
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 5850 to NE;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 5950 to NNW;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7570 to WNW;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7730 to NE;
0730 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW;
1030 UT Sunday IRRS SW 9510 via Romania;
1130 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7570 to WNW;
1130 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW;
2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2300 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
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];
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160?;
2330 UT Thursday WRMI 5950 to NNW [NEW].
Thanks this week to Martin Gallas, Springfield IL, who says, ``Glenn,
Thanks for your efforts to support Short Wave Radio all these years.
Let`s hope we all live to see sanity restored to our gov`t, more
specifically to the VOA, RFE, RFA etc.`` with a contribution by check
on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9955, March 12 at 1457, S4 of dead air from WRMI direct;
also at 1549 into Georgia SDR, S9+30/35 of dead air. I notified Jeff
White in case he haven`t noticed. Still DA until cut off air circa
1655* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 9960, March 12 at 0618, R. Vanuatu JBA S4/S6, so extended
later here rather than 7260 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2338)
UNIDENTIFIED. 13755-13760-13765, March 12 at 1450, S7/S8 of DRM noise.
HFCC & EiBi have TDF Issoudun, 100 kW at 280 degrees for WEu, but at
1300-1400 only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0132 UT March 13
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 279, Issue 13
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