News of Local FM Broadcasting

These new frequencies are active in Kyiv on FM band since May 2019:
 

097.2 MHz   UA: Radio Promin    1    kW    Kyiv – KFKRRT tower   since 31^st of August 2019
097.6 MHz   UA: Radio Kultura   0.5  kW    Kyiv – KFKRRT tower   since 31^st of August 2019
104.6 MHz   Radio Jazz          2    kW    Kyiv – RATEL tower    since 15^th of May 2019

However, UA: Radio Promin and UA: Radio Kultura are still broadcasting on the respective OIRT frequencies of 71.30 and 72.86 MHz in-parallel. Also signal of the new station from Boryspil is reaching my location regularly:

094.9 MHz   Boryspil FM         0.03 kW    Boryspil              since 24^th of August 2019

RX: Degen DE-1103
ANT: 80 mb dipole

Special event station Radio Space will be on air

Special Event Station Radio Space will be on air in the 49 m-band on 6070 kHz on Saturday, September 07, 2019 between 12.00 and 14.00 UTC.

Radio Space was in the early 80s a popular Free Radio Station on FM in the region ‘Westhoek’ in Belgium. The station finished forced the broadcast in November 1984.

This year they are having a reunion from the same location in Hoogstade, in the Western part of Belgium, with a 3 day broadcast on FM 94.9 MHz for the region, but also a 2 hour broadcast for Europe on 6070 kHz.

During these 2 hours you will hear the program “The European Top 40 of the 80s”. Admits, more European is not possible via this short wave frequency!

Reception reports are very welcome and are 100% answered with a special Radio Space E-QSL card!

Radio Space can be contacted on shortwave@radiospace.be.

Thanking you in advance!

Station’s website: http://radiospace.be/
Source: thanks to Hugo Matten for the info

QSL from Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide

Thanks to Ric G. Lorenzo for the detailed QSL-card, program schedule and sticker of DZRP Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide!

 

eQSL from Radio Joey

Many thanks to the station’s operator for the nice eQSL!

How russian navy jams international distress channels

Not a new logging this time, but a cautionary tale about stupid and irresponsible using of the HF resource by armed forces of the country where such behaviour is a style of life over the centuries. That’s why I decided to use screenshots from remote SDRs to illustrate the fragrant cases of GMDSS channels jamming.

There is a set of frequencies allocated for GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) on MF and HF bands for short- and long-distance distress calls:

Band            For voice calls:        For DSC (digital selective calling) signals:

MF              2182.0  kHz             2187.5  kHz
HF 4  MHz       4125.0  kHz             4207.5  kHz
HF 6  MHz       6215.0  kHz             6312.0  kHz
HF 8  MHz       8291.0  kHz             8414.5  kHz
HF 12 MHz       12290.0 kHz             12577.0 kHz
HF 16 MHz       16420.0 kHz             16804.5 kHz

All the channels are designated for emergency communication by international agreement and being monitored by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres all over the world. They must be kept clear of other QRMing signals.

However, not all countries follow the international agreements, endangering the lives of people across the seas and oceans. They make interference on the mentioned frequencies now and then, as it can be seen on the following screenshot made on 11^th of August 2019 at about 17.30 UTC:

Here is typical CIS-12 (aka FIRE, MS5) PSK signal on 6311 kHz produced by AT-3004D and AT-3104D military 12-tone multi-channel modems used by russian armed forces. One can see a characteristic carrier (pilot-tone) on 6314.3 kHz as well as 12 subcarriers with 200 Hz spacing between them. The wideband CIS-12 signal is interfering with DSC call of more narrow spectrum which is also visible under CIS-12 on the distress frequency of 6312 kHz.

TDoA analysis showed that source of the signal is located in North Sea, between U.K., Denmark and Norway. That was some warship with approximate coordinates of 56.65 N, 02.05 E:

The Twente University web-SDR in Enschede has a great feature to store 24 hours waterfall for entire 0 to 29160 kHz frequency spectrum daily. It’s a good opportunity to check some signal’s history for some concrete day. The following screenshot demonstrates dynamics of evening signals strength on 5900 – 6550 kHz frequency range. The CIS-12 signal on 6311 kHz is marked by red arrow and red strips at the beginning and end of jamming period.

So, one can see that the jamming of the international distress channel started at about 14.40 UTC, stopped at 18.20 UTC approximately and lasted for about 4 hours:

6 MHz HF DSC channel is still in use in European countries, including northern part of the continent. According to the loggings from DXers in Classaxe Database, these European MRCCs were active on 6312 kHz in year 2019:

DSC ID         Station                             ITU    Last Logged
002070810      Varna Radio                         BUL    2019-08-21
002371000      Olympia Radio                       GRC    2019-08-21
002387010      Rijeka Radio                        HRV    2019-07-16
002392000      Piraeus Radio                       GRC    2019-02-07
002640570      Constanta Radio                     ROU    2019-07-15
002734417      Kalinigrad Radio                    KAL    2019-03-27
002750100      Rig Rescue Radio                    LVA    2019-05-18
002770330      Klaipeda RCC                        LTU    2019-05-18
219015591      Sailor Examiner XPE3307 Pandrup     DNK    2019-07-17
219016306      Simac-1 XPE3817 Svendborg           DNK    2019-03-18
228040600      Test ANFR SR Donges                 F      2019-08-13

By the way, this is not only case of distress channels jamming. The similar interference was also observed on the voice call frequency of 6215 kHz on 23^rd of April 2019 at 18.10 UTC (thanks to my DX-colleague Ray from France for this screenshot from Twente University web-SDR):

Here is the same CIS-12 mode signal of russian military modem on 6213 kHz. Unfortunately, the TDoA analysis was not fulfilled that time. The jamming took place from about 14.40 till 15.20 UTC and from about 17.30 till 19.05 UTC that day:

Conclusion: there are two ways to stop such dirty tricks in light of recent events: 1) to impose more and more new serious sanctions which will destroy putin’s criminal regime and his army of malicious fools; 2) to wait till the russian armed forces destroy themselves in future military exercises.

Free Radio Logs 27.07.2019 – 18.08.2019

27.07.2019

20.21 – 6295.0 – Radio Joey – 45344 – Tristan Garner – Gypsy Woman 2009, 21.14 – Kate Ryan – Scream For More
20.26 – 6284.8 – Technical Man – 4533 – DJ’s speech, polka music, 21.01 – The Three Degrees – The Runner, 21.16 – Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia
20.28 – 6305.0 – Johnny Tobacco – 45444 – Tauski – Sielunveljet, 20.45 – Eini – Kesä ja yö
20.52 – 6390.0 – Studio 52 (tent.) – 35433-45433 – Club dance music
21.08 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 34333 – Survivor – Burning Heart
21.10 – 6230.0 – Coast FM – 45333 – Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist and Shout, 21.12 – One Direction – Midnight Memories

28.07.2019

20.38 – 6287.0 – Johnny Tobacco – 45444 – 55445 – Eddie Meduza – Jag ger fan i allt, 20.42 – Johnnie Ray – Yes Tonight, Josephine
20.46 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45344 – Sermon in English
20.51 – 7700.3 – FRS Holland – 45344 – Bolland & Bolland – Summer Of ’71, 20.58 – Peret – Borriquito, 21.00 – ID
21.30 – 5810.0 – FRS Holland – 35333 – parallel to 7700 kHz
21.47 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – Some pop music

29.07.2019

20.59 – 6300.0 – UNID – 45444 – Heather Myles – Who Did You Call Darlin’, 21.03 – Heidi Hauge – Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose, 21.19 – CD

01.08.2019

20.08 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 33433 – The Beatles – A Day in The Life
20.11 – 6285.0 – UNID – 34433-44433 – Club dance music, 20.14 – SSTV transmission, 20.15 – CD

02.08.2019

21.32 – 6305.0 – Johnny Tobacco (tent.) – 55445 – The Outlaws – Five Minutes More, 21.35 – Dixie Aces – In The Mood
21.38 – 6295.0 – Channel 92 – 45444 – Childish Gambino – 3005, then – greetings to me (thanks!), 21.40 – Sideview – Running Sounds Better With You
22.30 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 33433 – The Police – So Lonely

03.08.2019

19.37 – 6334.0 – Radio Joey – 45344 – Club dance music, 21.35 – Dave McCullen – Let Me Know, 21.39 – 4 Strings – The Way It Should Be
19.42 – 6290.0 – Kennemer Radio 1 – 35333-45333 – Some pop music, 20.06 – Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music, 20.07 – ID, 20.13 – CD
19.43 – 6300.0 – Radio Tidal Wave – 45333-45444 – The Doors – Light My Fire, 19.47 – ID, greetings to me (thanks!), 19.50 – SSTV, 21.09 – Nakatomi – Children of the Night

20.09 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 44333 – Baltimora – Tarzan Boy, 22.53 – Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace
20.18 – 3899.9 – Technical Man (tent.) – 45333 – Probably some folk music
20.21 – 6935.0 – Radio TRX – 44444 – B.B. King – Three O’Clock Blues, 20.26 – Muddy Waters – I Done Got over It
21.12 – 7725.0 – Zeppelin Radio (tent.) – 25422-35433 – Some pop music
21.21 – 6272.0 – Abu Dhabi Radio – 55444-55445 – ID, greetings to me (thanks!), 21.22 – Stan Ridgway – Camouflage, then QSY to 6300 kHz
21.23 – 6170.0 – Channel 92 – 45433-45444 – Estelle – American Boy, ID, 21.25 – Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness, later QSY to 6334 kHz
21.43 – 6300.0 – Abu Dhabi Radio – 55444 – Ennio Morricone – Harmonica, 21.48 – ID, 21.48 – Scorpions – Wind Of Change
21.52 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 44333 – Oldies music
22.01 – 6334.0 – Channel 92 – 45434 – Martin Solveig – Hello, 22.05 – Lush Life – The Music Sounds Better With You
22.09 – 6284.9 – Focus Radio Int’l (tent.) – 25322 – Some weak music on peaks
22.14 – 6265.1 – Radio Doctor Tim – 35422 – Ukrainian Nathional anthem, then – ID

04.08.2019

02.42 – 6935U – Clever Name Radio – 25432-35433 – ID by female voice, some club dance music, 02.55 – The Doors – Love Street, 03.00 – NOFX – We Called It America, 03.05 – The Doors – Spanish Caravan
19.55 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45444 – Sermon in English, 21.12 – ID
20.03 – 6935.0 – Radio TRX – 45444 – Hank Thompson – Rub-a-Dub-Dub, 20.05 – ID, 20.06 – Charlie Rich – Most Beautiful Girl, 20.09 – Ronnie Milsap – She Keeps The Home Fires Burning
20.10 – 4065.0 – Mustang Radio – 44444 – Mud – Tiger Feet, 20.17 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Travelin Band, 20.23 – R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
20.37 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 44433 – Amen Corner – The World of Broken Hearts, 20.42 – Billy Idol – Cradle Of Love
21.15 – 7725.0 – Zeppelin Radio (tent.) – 25432 – Some music on peaks
21.17 – 4071.0 – Mustang Radio (tent.) – 44433 – Robert Miles – Children, 21.18 – CD
21.27 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 34333 – Oldies orchestra music
21.47 – 6284.9 – Focus Radio Int’l (tent.) – 25422 – Some music on peaks
22.40 – 6935U – Seven Trees Radio (tent.) – 25422 – Music and some announcements on peaks
23.21 – 6925U – Clever Name Radio – 35443 – ID by female voice, rock music, 23.29 – Deep Purple – Smoke on The Water, 23.38 – Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

06.08.2019

19.50 – 6290.0 – Vodka Radio – 45444-55444 – Heather Myles – Sweet Little Dangerous, 19.57 – Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is
20.07 – 6272.0 – Quadzilla Radio – 35333-45333 – ID, some speech, instrumental music, 20.11 – CD
21.06 – 6210.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 34333 – Good Vibrations song, 21.13 – Erasure – Sometimes
21.21 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 35333 – Some oldies music

07.08.2019

20.50 – 6300.0 – Radio Discovery (tent.) – 34333 – Some music

09.08.2019

20.02 – 6390.0 – Studio 52 – 24332-34433 – Golden Earring – Radar Love, slight CW interference from AQP Pakistani navy on 6391 kHz
20.25 – 1623.7 – Nameless Religious Pirate – 33233 – Sermon in Russian
20.28 – 1617.0 – Zender Turftrekker (tent.) – 33222 – Some pop music
20.30 – 1647.3 – Radio Armada (tent.) – 34233 – Pop music
20.40 – 1633.0 – Radio Pontiac – 45333-45344 – Polka music, ID, greetings to listeners
22.50 – 6295.0 – Channel 92 – 45444 – Various lounge music, 22.53 – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place On Earth, greetings to me (thanks!), 22.57 – Robbie Nevil – C’est La Vie

10.08.2019

00.30 – 6900L – Unidentified Radio – 35433 – Nirvana – Come As You Are
19.55 – 6850.1 – Radio Freedom (tent.) – 34433 – Light instrumental music
20.00 – 6224.8 – Technical Man – 45444 – Ace of Base – Don’t Turn Around, 20.44 – Boney M. – Hold on I’m Coming, 20.45 – ID, telephone numbers announcements
20.45 – 6299.9 – Cupid Radio – 45444 – AC/DC – Shoot To Thrill, 20.50 – Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in L.A., 20.54 – ID, 20.54 – The Presidents of the United States of America – Peaches, 21.02 – AC/DC – Playing with Girls
20.57 – 6940.0 – Premier Radio (tent.) – 25432 – Some pop music
21.06 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 33433 – The Cure – The Lovecats, 21.09 – ID jingle
22.05 – 6285.0 – Channel 92 (tent.) – 35422-35433 – Some club music, 22.22 – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place On Earth
22.37 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 35433-45433 – Oldies music
22.55 – 6670.0 – Radio Deltracks (tent.) – 24422 – Weak music on peaks

11.08.2019

00.43 – 6950U – Wolverine Radio – 35443-24422 – Short ID, 00.55 – The Beatles – Drive My Car, 00.57 – Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz
18.28 – 3920.2 – Pirate Radio Europe – 44444 – Kino – Pachka Sigaret, 18.38 – Kino – Pechal’
18.58 – 6284.0 – Radio Joey (tent.) – 45444 – Ivy D – Stop That Time, 19.05 – Jan Wayne – Love Is A Soldier
19.07 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45444 – Sermon in English
19.17 – 4080.0 – Mustang Radio – 45344 – DJ Paul Elstak – Rainbow In the Sky, 19.20 – Whigfield – Saturday Night, 20.31 – Golden Earring – Twilight Zone, 20.39 – greetings to listeners
19.23 – 7700.2 – FRS Holland – 35322-35333 – Various pop music, DJ’s speech, 20.17 – Prince – When Doves Cry
21.02 – 3905.0 – Radio Elvis (tent.) – 34322 – Some music on peaks
22.17 – 6680.0 – Radio Deltracks (tent.) – 33322 – Some traces of music on peaks
23.23 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 35433 – Laser sound effects, some announcement by male voice, 23.25 – Stiff Little Fingers – Tin Soldiers, 23.30 – Paul Hardcastle – 19
23.38 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 35433 – Oldies music

12.08.2019

18.58 – 3920.0 – Pirate Radio Europe – 45444 – Music, IDs, email address announcements, 19.09 – The Rolling Stones – Little Red Rooster, 19.11 – The Rolling Stones – The Last Time
19.25 – 7725.0 – Zeppelin Radio (tent.) – 25332 – Some weak music on peaks
19.44 – 6270.2 – Radio Dr. Tim (tent.) – 25332 – Weak traces of music
19.54 – 6290.0 – UNID – 45444-55444 – The Platters – Only You, 19.57 – The Shadows – The Bandit
21.07 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits – 44333 – Alison Moyet – Love Resurrection, 21.09 – Bangles – In Your Room
21.13 – 6885.0 – Radio Ronnie AM (tent.) – 25332-35333 – Pop music

16.08.2019

19.45 – 6225.0 – Radio Sunflower – 44433-44444 – Various pop music, 20.16 – Roy Orbison – Pretty Woman, 20.26 – The Babys – Every Time I Think of You, 20.30 – Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
21.09 – 6295.0 – Johnny Tobacco (tent.) – 55445 – Los Paraguayos – Guantanamera, 21.15 – Michel Pruvot – La Fiesta catalane
21.16 – 6275.0 – Channel 92 (tent.) – 45444 – Elton John – Rocket Man, 21.19 – Boston – More Than A Feeling
22.00 – 6920.0 – Key Channel Radio (tent.) – 35433 – Some music on peaks
22.09 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 44333 – Dire Straits – Money For Nothing
22.35 – 6265.0 – UNID – 35433 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower, 22.40 – Ultravox – Vienna, 22.42 – Dire Straits – Walk of Life
22.55 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 35433 – Oldies music

17.08.2019

17.24 – 6290.2 – Radio Baken 16 – 23422 – Some music on peaks, 17.31 – Rammstein – Du Hast, slight QRM from Pakistany navy on 6291 kHz
17.42 – 6284.0 – Radio Joey – 45433-45444 – Club dance music, 17.49 – Lambda – Hold On Tight, 19.04 – Captain Hollywood Project – Axel F. 2003
17.53 – 6300.0 – Radio Fox 48 (tent.) – 35422-35433 – Some pop ballads
18.12 – 6261.0 – Radio Zwarte Panter – 35422-35433 – Pop music on peaks, 18.42 – Peter Koelewijn en zijn Rockets – Angeline
18.48 – 7725.0 – Zeppelin Radio (tent.) – 35422 – Some oldies music
19.20 – 6295.0 – Radio Joey – 35433 – Dance music, QSY from 6284 kHz
19.47 – 6305.0 – Radio Provokator – 45444-55545 – Songs from old Soviet films, 19.56 – Vitas – 7, the element, 19.57 – ID, greetings to listeners in russian
19.52 – 6970.0 – Radio Fox 48 – 35433-45433 – ZZ Top – If I Could Only Flag Her Down
20.07 – 6910.0 – Key Channel Radio (tent.) – 35433 – Some light pop music
20.42 – 6272.9 – Radio Piranha Int’l (tent.) – 25422 – Some male voice speech, 20.53 – Bob Marley
20.57 – 6975.0 – Radio TRX – 44433-44444 – B.B. King – You Upset Me, Baby, 21.06 – Eddie Taylor – If You Don’t Want Me Baby, 21.15 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Deja Voodoo, 21.20 – Freddie King – Have You Ever Loved A Woman, 21.30 – ID
21.22 – 6885.0 – Radio Ronnie AM – 35433 – Sabrina – Boys, then – various pop music and greetings to listeners
21.57 – 6277.0 – UNID – 34422 – Freddie Mercury – Living on My Own, then – off
22.06 – 6261.0 – UNID – 45444 – Country music, 22.15 – Disturbed – The Sound of Silence, 22.19 – Divine – Love Reaction
22.22 – 6280.0 – Triple L Radio – 45444 – Deep Purple – Child In Time, 22.31 – Pink Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond, 22.39 – Bobbejaan Schoepen – Café zonder bier
23.13 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 25432 – Pop music and DJ’s speech, 23.45 – Rose Royce – Is It Love You’re After
23.19 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 35433-45433 – Oldies music

18.08.2019

00.09 – 6900L – UNID – 34443-44444 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
01.00 – 6879U – Mix Radio Int’l (tent.) – 25432 – Some music on peaks
02.02 – 6285.0 – Kennemer Radio 1 – 25422-35433 – Traces of music on peaks, 02.10 – Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire, 02.42 – clear ID, 02.51 – New Kids on the Block – You’ve Got It
18.02 – 6285.0 – Channel 92 – 45444 – Don McLean – American Pie, 18.08 – Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
18.10 – 6275.0 – Johnny Tobacco – 44444 – Flautas Magicas Band – Canción Okarina, 18.14 – ID
18.13 – 6295.0 – Reflections Europe – 45433 – Some web-addresses announcements in English, 18.18 – Speech by male and female voices
19.24 – 6275.0 – Quadzilla Radio (tent.) – 35443 – Some music on peaks, 19.33 – Queen – I Want To Break Free
19.55 – 6377.0 – Radio Poema (tent.) – 25332 – Some music on peaks
19.58 – 3920.7 – Pirate Radio Europe (tent.) – 45444 – The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses, 20.01 – The Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow
21.08 – 6205.0 – Laser Hot Hits (tent.) – 34433 – Some pop music
21.14 – 5140.0 – Charleston Radio Int’l – 35433 – Oldies music
21.19 – 6324.8 – Radio Enterhaken (tent.) – 24422 – Dance composition with a whistle, some QRM from Israeli 188-110 MOD navy modem on adjacent frequency sometimes

New QSL from FEBC Radio Liangyou

New QSL-card has arrived today from FEBC Radio Liangyou. Many thanks for it!

Es catches with my new toy

My first attempt in Es observations using Airspy Mini SDR and shortwave antenna:

17.07.2019 (Started with a nice hops from Central Sweden and Adriatic sea simultaneously, then the second area relocated towards Central Italy)

1637  087.9 MHz S   SR P1                      Örebro                 60   kW 1400 km
1637  091.5 MHz S   SR P2                      Örebro                 60   kW 1400 km
1638  088.5 MHz HRV Rovinj FM                  Rovinj/Golaš-Vrh       ?    kW 1370 km
1640  090.9 MHz S   SR P1                      Sunne                  60   kW 1530 km
1650  089.9 MHz HRV HRT-HR 1 (tent.)           Savudrija/Svjetionik   0.1  kW 1370 km

1650  089.5 MHz LBN Virgin Radio Lebanon       Beirut/Tayouneh        ?    kW 1880 km

1701  087.6 MHz HRV HRT-HR 2                   Ugljan/Mala Glava      5    kW 1350 km
1701  087.8 MHz I   Radio 24                   Montemonaco            5    kW 1540 km
1701  088.0 MHz I   Radio 24                   ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1701  089.3 MHz HRV Novi Radio (Zadar)         Ugljan/Mala Glava      3    kW 1350 km
1801  087.5 MHz I   Radio Freccia              ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1801  088.1 MHz I   Radio Radicale             Monte Argentario       32   kW 1720 km
1801  087.9 MHz I   Radio Linea Numero Uno     Rapino                 7.9  kW 1540 km
1801  090.5 MHz I   m2o                        ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1802  089.9 MHz I   Radio Italia SMI           ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1803  089.9 MHz I   Radio Dimensione Suono     ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1803  090.7 MHz I   Radio Stand By             ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1803  089.0 MHz I   Radio Margherita           Castelpizzuto          0.4  kW 1580 km
1803  089.5 MHz I   Radio 105                  ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1804  090.0 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            Campobasso             0.4  kW 1560 km
1804  088.1 MHz I   Elleradio                  Rocca di Papa          5    kW 1660 km
1804  089.7 MHz HRV HRT-HR 1                   Biokovo/Sveti Jure     80   kW 1280 km
1804  090.4 MHz I   R101                       Castelpetroso (tent.)  0.79 kW 1580 km

21.07.2019 (Mostly Central Italy)

1510  091.6 MHz I   Radio 105                  ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1510  091.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                Vecchiano/S. Grossi?   0.2  kW 1680 km
1510  088.9 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1510  089.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1513  091.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 2 (tent.)        ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1516  090.1 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1516  087.5 MHz I   Radio Dimensione Suono     ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1517  091.3 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1518  089.9 MHz I   Radio Dimensione Suono     ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1519  091.0 MHz I   Radio Dimensione Suono     ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1524  090.5 MHz I   m2o                        ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1526  090.0 MHz I   Radio Deejay               Ascoli Piceno          5    kW 1530 km
1527  089.0 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1527  087.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1529  087.8 MHz I   Radio Subasio              ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1529  087.6 MHz I   Radio 24                   ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1532  090.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1540  087.7 MHz I   R. Italia Anni 60 (tent.)  C. San Pietro Terme?   63   kW 1570 km
1544  087.8 MHz I   Radio 24                   Montemonaco            5    kW 1540 km
1545  089.1 MHz I   Radio Cusano Campus        ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1551  087.8 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            Cesena (tent.)         ?    kW ???? km
1552  088.7 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1552  089.0 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            Sassofeltrio (tent.)   25   kW 1540 km
1553  088.8 MHz I   Radio Maria                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1554  089.3 MHz I   Radio Maria                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1600  090.2 MHz I   Radio Maria                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1600  090.5 MHz I   Radio Maria                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1601  087.9 MHz I   Radio Sportiva             Bologna/Colle Barbiano 40   kW 1570 km

22.07.2019 (Rodos island initially, then - Central Italy, and finished with Sardinia)

1210  088.0 MHz GRC Radio Ena Rodos            Rodos/CAIR (tent.)     1    kW 1560 km
1212  087.7 MHz GRC Radio Ena Rodos            Rodos/Profitis Ilias?  1    kW 1580 km
(The transmitter is absent in current version of FMList database. Reactivation?)
1212  090.1 MHz GRC Best FM 103.1 (Rodos)      Rodos/CAIR             1    kW 1560 km
1212  090.4 MHz GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma    Rodos/Profitis Ilias   35   kW 1580 km
1214  089.8 MHz GRC Notos News (tent.)         Rodos/Profitis Ilias   ?    kW 1580 km
1216  088.4 MHz GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma      Rodos/Profitis Ilias   35   kW 1580 km
1219  088.4 MHz TUR Radyo Flaş - Aydın         Aydın/Maden            0.5  kW 1410 km
1221  090.7 MHz GRC Rodos FM (tent.)           Rodos/CAIR             ?    kW 1560 km
1221  091.4 MHz GRC Radio Lihnari              Rodos/CAIR             1    kW 1560 km
1228  088.6 MHz I   Radio Camaldoli Stereo     Vico Equense/Mt. Faito 20   kW 1640 km
1230  091.7 MHz GRC Radio Lihnari              Rodos/Profitis Ilias   1    kW 1580 km
1304  088.0 MHz I   RTL 102.5                  ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1311  087.9 MHz I   Radio Linea Numero Uno     Rapino                 7.9  kW 1540 km
1313  088.3 MHz I   Radio Freccia              ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1314  087.8 MHz I   Radio Subasio              ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1318  091.3 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1319  090.5 MHz I   m2o                        Rapino (tent.)         10   kW 1540 km
1323  091.4 MHz I   UNID                       ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1323  091.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 2                ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1328  087.5 MHz I   Radio Deejay               Gairo/Punta Tricoli    3.2  kW 2000 km
1329  090.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                Sinnai/Monte Sirpeddi? 160  kW 2050 km
1329  089.7 MHz I   RAI Radio 1                Ussaramanna (tent.)    0.8  kW 2060 km
1331  090.3 MHz I   Virgin Radio               Villacidro             13   kW 2080 km

23.07.2019 (Various regions of Greece, then - Calabria and Sicily)

1223  089.4 MHz GRC Arena 89.4                 Thessaloniki/Hortiatis 5    kW 1230 km
1226  089.3 MHz GRC ERA 3 Trito Programma      Kalamata/Likodimo      35   kW 1640 km
1226  088.6 MHz GRC Kanali 20 FM               Kalamata/Likodimo?     ?    kW 1640 km
1227  090.3 MHz GRC ERA 3 Trito Programma      Assea-Tsemperou        10   kW 1590 km
1229  087.5 MHz GRC Monaxiki Diakonia          Volos/Mt.Pilion        2    kW 1350 km
1229  089.0 MHz GRC 89 Rainbow                 Thessaloniki (tent.)   20   kW 1230 km
1230  088.3 MHz GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma      Assea-Tsemperou        10   kW 1590 km
1233  089.4 MHz GRC Skai 89.4                  ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1234  091.0 MHz GRC NRG 91                     Larissa/Dovroutsi      1    kW 1360 km
1234  087.7 MHz GRC Mythos FM                  Tripolis/Zatouna       0.5  kW 1570 km
(Format of this station is very similar to Greek pirates 😦 )
1241  089.5 MHz GRC NRG 89.5                   Kozani/Metaxas         2    kW 1310 km
1243  088.0 MHz GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma      Thessaloniki/Hortiatis 100  kW 1230 km
1533  089.5 MHz I   Radio Capital              Palizzi                2.5  kW 1790 km
1541  091.7 MHz I   m2o                        Gasperina (tent.)      10   kW 1690 km
1542  089.9 MHz I   m2o                        Jacurso/Mt.Contessa    2    kW 1690 km
1544  087.8 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            Spilinga (tent.)       13   kW 1740 km
1548  089.2 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            Messina (tent.)        3.2  kW 1790 km
1548  088.5 MHz I   Radio Maria                Palizzi (tent.)        5    kW 1790 km
1549  088.0 MHz I   Radio Maria                Melilli (tent.)        3.2  kW 1910 km
1553  089.3 MHz I   Radio Dimensione Suono     ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1554  090.1 MHz I   Radio Deejay               Staletti (tent.)       0.5  kW 1690 km
1554  088.6 MHz I   Radio Deejay               ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1555  090.5 MHz I   Radio Maria                Chiaramonte Gulfi?     1.3  kW 1940 km

1555  090.4 MHz I   Radio Delfino              Valverde               2    kW 1870 km

(It's always interesting to catch a small local station from Italy instead of big radio networks!)
1556  089.5 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            Scicli (tent.)         0.79 kW 1960 km
1556  091.0 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            San Calogero (tent.)   ?    kW 1740 km
1556  092.0 MHz I   Radio Amore Blu (tent.)    Catania                7.9  kW 1880 km
1557  089.8 MHz I   UNID                       ?                      ?    kW ???? km

24.07.2019 (Absolutely crazy propagation, hops from several different directions: Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Iran and russia in only 1.5 hours)

1555  090.7 MHz I   RTL 102.5                  ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1557  091.5 MHz F   France Musique             Ispagnac (tent.)       0.25 kW 2120 km
1558  088.8 MHz F   France Culture             Lyon/Mt.Pilat (tent.)  160  kW 1990 km
1558  087.9 MHz F   France Inter               ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1559  087.8 MHz I   RTL 102.5                  Cannobio (tent.)       2.5  kW 1670 km
1602  088.3 MHz F   France Inter               Carcassonne (tent.)    79   kW 2250 km
1602  090.9 MHz F   France Musique             Carcassonne (tent.)    79   kW 2250 km
1602  090.1 MHz F   France Inter               ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1602  089.8 MHz F   France Inter               ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1602  089.4 MHz F   France Inter               Montpellier (tent.)    20   kW 2160 km
1602  089.3 MHz F   France Culture             Le Puy-en-Velay(tent.) 10   kW 2070 km
1602  088.9 MHz F   France Musique             Millau (tent.)         6.3  kW 2180 km
1617  089.1 MHz F   France Culture             Saint-Etienne (tent.)  2    kW 2010 km
1619  090.5 MHz F   France Culture             Chambéry (tent.)       8    kW 1900 km
1647  091.1 MHz I   RAI Radio 2                Martina Franca (tent.) 200  kW 1480 km
1647  087.9 MHz I   Radio 105                  Modugno (tent.)        2    kW 1470 km
1648  090.9 MHz I   Virgin Radio               Miglionico (tent.)     0.8  kW 1530 km
1648  090.5 MHz I   Radio Kiss Kiss            Molfetta (tent.)       4    kW 1480 km
1648  087.6 MHz I   Radio Capital              Cassano delle Murge?   5    kW 1490 km
1650  090.8 MHz I   Virgin Radio               Bari                   ?    kW 1470 km
1713  088.5 MHz E   Catalunya Ràdio            ?                      ?    kW 2330 km

May be Spanish DX-colleagues could help to ID this one? ;-) I would be very grateful. Many thanks to Artur Fernández Llorella (Maresme DX) from Malgrat de Mar for the help with identification of this station! There are two transmitters on this frequency: in Olot (500 W) and Arbúcies (200 W).
1714  087.7 MHz GRC Mythos FM (tent.)          Tripolis/Zatouna       0.5  kW 1570 km
1714  088.6 MHz GRC Kanali 20 FM               ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1717  087.9 MHz IRN IRIB Radio Javan           ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1719  091.1 MHz E   RNE Radio Clásica          Canet d'Adri (tent.)   70   kW 2310 km
1723  090.8 MHz I   Radio Italia SMI (tent.)   ?                      ?    kW ???? km
1726  088.8 MHz 404 Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda Pyatigorsk             0.63 kW 1180 km
(Two idiots from Moksel' swamps discussed how dangerous and hard life in United Kingdom is 😆 )

27.07.2019 (Mediterranean region of Turkey)

1538  088.0 MHz TUR Radyo Viva                 Isparta/Gazino Yanı    ?    kW 1400 km
1538  091.8 MHz TUR Alem FM                    Isparta/Gazino Yanı    ?    kW 1400 km
1538  088.4 MHz TUR TRT Türkü                  Antalya/Kepez üstü     10   kW 1490 km
1538  088.8 MHz TUR a Haber Radyo (tent.)      Isparta/Gazino Yanı    ?    kW 1400 km
1538  089.0 MHz TUR R. Mercan Antalya (tent.)  Antalya-Kepez          1    kW 1490 km
1538  090.4 MHz TUR TRT Nağme                  Isparta/Gazino Yanı?   ?    kW 1400 km
1539  092.1 MHz TUR TRT Nağme                  Antalya/Kepez üstü     10   kW 1490 km
1539  088.7 MHz TUR Meteorolojinin Sesi Rad.   Antalya-Kepez          1    kW 1490 km
1539  089.3 MHz TUR Alem FM                    Antalya-Kepez (tent.)  1    kW 1490 km

All the stations were identified by ID jingles, RDS or parallel web streams. Power values are ERP, distances are approximate.

RX:  Airspy Mini
ANT: 80 mb dipole

FRSH – Tomorrow repeat July 28th broadcast

 Dear FRS Friends,

On July 31^st we sent out a mail informing about a possible repeat of our July 28^th broadcast. That repeat was planned for last Sunday but: a faulty 5810 transmitter made us decide to wait another week hoping the rig would be repaired in time. The current situation is that it’s most likely the rig will be repaired for tomorrow. However…most likely is nót 100%!

Anyway, the repeat will take place tomorrow Sunday August 11^th. The time schedule will be the same as it was two weeks ago: 16:52- 20:55 UTC/ 18:52- 22:55 CEST. Frequencies: either 7700 only or (hopefully!) 7700//5810 kHz. We are eager to hear from you either via frs@frsholland.nl  or of course P.O.Box 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, The Netherlands.

In three weeks time- Sunday September 1^st– FRS-Holland hopes to celebrate its 39^th anniversary. That will also be a Sunday evening broadcast. Details will follow in the final August week.

Have a good weekend!

73s, Peter Verbruggen on behalf of the FRS crew being Jan, Roger, Mike, Dave, Brian & Bert.

Source: station’s mailing list

Unidentified VOLMET on 5650 kHz

Unidentified VOLMET transmission in russian has been observed on 11^th of July 2019 from 19.08 till 19.16 UTC (not a closing down time) on the frequency of 5650 kHz USB.

 

Surgut and Nizhnevartovsk were mentioned in weather forecasts read by synthesized female voice. It is typical for transmissions of Syktyvkar VOLMET, however weather report for Omsk (or Tomsk?), which is the content of Novosibirsk VOLMET, seems to be read too.

RX: Degen DE-1103
ANT: Built-in telescopic whip

Repeat of the FRSH broadcast

 Dear FRS Friend,

Last Sunday’s FRS broadcast suffered from instable propagation conditions. Some might have enjoyed good reception whereas others’ reception was poor. It is commonly known that SW conditions have been poor. Not only during daytime but also sometimes during evening.

Last Sunday we were received in Cyprus and Mexico (not via SDR) while reception in areas where 7700 is almost always satisfactory, was poor. Apart from the final 60 min. when the first show (Bert van Leer) was repeated; that was between 23:00-23:50 CEST. During that time 7700 was very strong and also 5810 did well.

There might be a repeat next Sunday August 4^th or August 11^th. At this  moment things are uncertain. But it’s worth while to tune in and give it a try! Same time schedule and same freqs being 7700//5810 kHz. Details are still to be read on our site: http://www.frsholland.nl/20-latest-news/132-frs-on-air-sunday-evening-july-28th.html

Remember there are streams planned for next Thursday, Saturday & Sunday (twice!). FRS’  39^th anniversary will be celebrated on Sunday Sept. 1^st. Details will follow in the course of August.

73s,  Peter V. on behalf of the FRS team

Source: FRSH mailing list

eQSL from Radio Dr. Juice

Thanks to operator for the nice eQSL!