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BC-DX 1659                                                  14 July 2026
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AUSTRALIA   Here is an update for station 4DX on 5055 kHz, broadcasting
from Queensland.

July 6: Checking via Townsville, Queensland KiwiSDR remotedly; not broad-
casting at 06.10 UT, but heard playing non-stop pop songs from 06.29+ UT;
Miley Cyrus - "Party In The USA," etc.; later again via Townsville after
08.48+ UT, with Dave Brubeck - "Take Five," Xmas song "Jingle Bells,"
etc.

July 7: Heard via Townsville, QL, remotedly at 01.50 and 04.12 UT. Later
from 21.13+ UT; played several versions of the pop song "You Can't Hurry
Love" (the Supremes,etc.), etc.; also a readable signal in South Australia
at Tarlee KSDR remote, but that signal had deteriorated by 21.55 UT; while
the Townsville signal was still going strong.

July 8: Hear via Townsville, QL, remotedly at 07.06 UT; later at 08.08 &
09.50 UT, I occasionally saw a very weak signal on my MLite-880; randomly
just slightly above the QRN / static level, but far below threshold level
and never any hint of actual audio. Suspect Al is still running #3 or #2
transmitter ?
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 8)

AUSTRALIA   11900 kHz 'Reach Beyond Australia' Kununurra heard at 11.30 UT
on July 10. "This is Reach Beyond Australia. Programs on this frequency
will commence shortly" A Yl then spoke in listed Rohingya {BGD/MMR target}
Mostly fair.
(Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

11900 kHz 'Reach Beyond Australia' in Burmese to SoEaAS, July 10 at 14.12-
14.19 UT. SIO 333. Religious broadcast, YL announcer with homily or ser-
mon. Via Kununurra bcast site in northern Australia.
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

BOTSWANA   17690 kHz June 26 at 06.51 UT, open carrier direct and promptly
off at 06.52*UT. Since it's Friday, presumably USAGM VOA site center test-
ing, supposedly 06.00-14.00 UT. I was first checking for NHK Yamata Japan
on 17790 kHz, but that would have finished at 06.50* UT.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

BRAZIL   Re:  RNA Brasil on much reduced schedule. With 11780 kHz off at
22 UT, that should help 'Voice of Turkiye' reception, in English at 11785
kHz.
(Joe Hanlon-NJ-USA, wor July 2)

Please distribute this far and wide, as Radio Nacional is a favorite in
the US/Canada and widely heard.

'Empresa Brasil de Comunicacao' for the 'Radio Nacional de Amazonia' has
had to make a schedule change in its SW operating schedule.

EBC's Radio Engineering Manager Maoel Caetano tells me, "Due to technical
problems and energy costs, the 'Radio Nacional Amazonia' service will have
reduced operating hours through at least the end of the year"

11780 kHz will operate weekdays from 0745 to 2000 UT and 6180 kHz will
operate weekdays from 2000 to 0300 UT.

On weekends, 11780 kHz will operate from 0900 to 1800 UT while the 6180
kHz frequency will remain off air on weekends.

This schedule is effective as of today, July 1st
Regards, (Paul Walker, Laramie-WY-USA, via gh wor Juli 1)

BRAZIL   5034.99 kHz  (listening through remote SDR Lima Peru SoAM),
'Rádio Educacao Rural de Coari', Coari, BRA; 22 June, 10.15-10.19 UT, in
Portuguese OM "programa Desperta Amazonia nao e so musica ... abraco ao
pessoal de Sao Joao do Parica, abraco, abraco ...". S9.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 5)

5939.4 kHz  Voz Missionaria, Camboriu, 05.02-05.21 UT, July 05, Portu-
guese, religious comments and songs. // 11750.5 kHz. 33433.

6010 kHz  Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 04.39-05.37 UT, July 05,
Brazilian songs, Portuguese, comments. ID. "Inconfidencia", program
"Memoria Nacional". 23422.

6150 kHz  Radio Saturno, Belo Horizonte, 04.41-05.19 UT, July 05, Brazi-
lian songs, Portuguese, comments, ID. Radio Saturno". 25422.

11750.5 kHz  Voz Missionaria, Camboriu, 20.49-21.04 UT, July 04, Portu-
guese, religious comments and songs. 25422.

15189.8 kHz  Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 20.31-20.47 UT, July 04,
Portuguese, comments, Brazilian songs. 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx July 4 - 5)

BRAZIL   6180 kHz  Radio Nacional da Amazonia, 01.58 UT, 29 June. Port.
Music to ToH ID and sign-off. Fair 

- 6180 kHz  Radio Nacional da Amazonia, 07.59 UT, 29 June. Port. Morning
show with music, public service announcements, listener phones and occa-
sional rooster crowing. Good

- 6180 kHz  Radio Nacional da Amazonia, 02.30 UT, 03 July. Port. Non-stop
music with only a few announcements to sign-off at 03.00 UT. Good to very
good.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

BRAZIL   Re my remark that RVM has not been heard on 11750v kHz lately:

Manuel Mendez, Spain: "'11750.5 kHz Voz Missionaria, Camboriu, 20.49-21.04
UT, July 04, Portuguese, religious comments and songs. 25422."

Wolfgang Bueschel: "11750.550 kHz on upper side flank of 11750 channel,
much stronger than 49mb service. S=8-9 fair BrasPort sermon at 03.51 UT on
July 6th."

"'Hi Glenn. Regarding Rádio Voz Missionaria, I'm hearing what I believe to
be them now (from about 23.50 UT [July 6]) on 11750.55 kHz. Weak sig and
lots of lightning QRN, so it's hard to follow, but seems to be parallel to
5939.xx kHz — which is also not very good. Regards, Art Delibert, Vineyard
Haven, Mass. USA"

But still missing from 9665v kHz ?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 7)

15189.801 kHz  BRA 'Rádio Inconfidencia', Belo Horizonte, poor S=6-7 mx at
00.39 UT.

11750.625 (!) kHz much odd frq bc from 'Rádio Voz Missionaria', Camboriu
SC, S=6-7 signal into Alberta, CAN NoAM target at 01.00 UT.
(wb  df5sx, July 9)

BRAZIL   6180 kHz  'Radio Nacional da Amazonia', Brasilia, 20.31-21.04 UT,
July 06, Portuguese, comments, ID., at 21.00 UT soccer program "No Mundo
da Bola", "Esta no ar No Mundo da Bola ...". 25422.

6150 kHz  Rádio Saturno, Belo Horizonte, 04.46-05.17 UT, July 07, Brazi-
lian songs, Portuguese, comments. 15422.

11780 kHz 'Radio Nacional da Amazonia', Brasilia, 19.42-19.58 UT, July 06,
Portuguese, religious comments, ID. "Rádio Nacional". 24322.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

BRAZIL   11780 kHz  'Radio Nacional da Amazonia', 23.30 UT on 11 July.
Portuguese. BoH public service messages by woman. Music with greetz to
listeners across the nation. ToH long form ID. Good to very good. RNA
reported to not be using this frequency at this hour, so they may have
changed their plans.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

BULGARIA   5890 kHz  July 5 at 02.41 UT, algo JBA direct; must be Iran
Int'l TV as in EiBi database list at 19-04 UT. Not blasted away by WWCR
now on 5890 kHz for only two hours Mon-Fri at 02-04 UT per program sked
now dated July 1; tho #4 transmitter available on 5890 kHz daily from 02
to 12 UT.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx July 5)

5890even BUL  'Iran International TV' program relay in Persian via
         Sofia Kostinbrod bcast site, acc Eibi database list 19-04 UT,
         S=9+10dB into Doha Qatar SDR unit remotedly.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 9)

CANADA   6070 kHz  CFRX  Toronto, 05.02-05.49 UT on July 07, English,
comments, news. QRM from 'Channel 292' on the same frequency. 13421.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

CUBA   5025 kHz  Radio Rebelde, Bauta, 04.53-05.14 UT, July 08, Spanish,
"Portada Rebelde", international and local news, "Los corresponsales in-
forman", ID. "Rebelde, La Habana, emisora de la revolucion", at 05.02 UT
Cuban songs. 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

CUBA   5025 kHz  Radio Rebelde, in Spanish, June 4, 02.34-02.46 UT.
( 5024.996 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente, poor w/ 6.15 kHz filter in
AMsync).  playing song, presumed woman brief talk, playing LatAMm songs,
man unclear talk w/ Spanish accent (w/ audio up and down the qrn thres-
hold); heard better in usb / lsb sync w/ wide filter, non-stop rapid and
deep qsb, loud rustle qrn w/ loud crackles at times, barely audible /
poor / no audio at times in ssb sync / barely audible at times in am.
(Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

CUBA    Another Power Grid Failure in Cuba Yesterday - Friday July 10.

Today at 2000 UT, checking remote in Florida, R Rebelde seems to be up
and perking on medium wave. No sign of R Reloj or R Progresso. I have
not checked for RHC, but seeing as they have only reported once in the
past 19 days or so they may not be high up on the power pecking list.

2026-06-05: [mp3 -at- 0000020e681ee300] Skipping 35 bytes of junk at 0.
Input #0, mp3, from 'https://icecast.teveo.cu/McW3fLhs':
Metadata:
 icy-br          : 64
 icy-description : Live stream from VLC media player   < at RHC!
 icy-genre       : Alternative
 icy-name        : Radio Habana Cuba
 icy-pub         : 0
 icy-url         : <http://www.videolan.org/vlc>
 StreamTitle     :
Duration: N/A, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 64 kb/s
Stream #0:0: Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 64 kb/s
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, wor iogr July 11)

At 3:55 p.m. this Friday - July 10, a failure occurred on the 220 kV line
between Santa Clara and Sancti Spiritus, causing the National Electric
Power System (SEN) to split, the shutdown of several thermal units, and
fluctuations in SENparameters. Collectively, this resulted in a total dis-
connection at 4:30 p.m.

Since then, protocols have been activated to restore the system following
this latest outage, which occurs against the backdrop of the most chal-
lenging circumstances seen in recent times. According to UNE reports,
11 of the country's 16 thermoelectric generation units were offline due
to breakdowns or maintenance,while distributed generation (diesel and fuel
oil engines) remains virtually at a standstill due to fuel shortages.
12:38 p.m. The system is interconnected from Santa Clara to Holguin.

The eastern region is preparing for recovery through the integration of
Unit 3 at the Rente plant into the system. The startup of Unit 1 at the
Felton plant is set to begin in the coming hours. Despite existing fuel
limitations, priority is being given to services at vital centers across
the country.
10:53 a.m. Two substations have been successfully linked, and work is
underway to begin starting up other units in the coming hours.

As part of the SEN recovery process, the 220 kV substations at Santa Cruz
and Mariel have been linked. Startup procedures are beginning for Unit 5
at the Mariel Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) and Unit 1 at the Ernesto
Guevara CTE.

Block 6 of the 10 de Octubre CTE in Nuevitas is synchronized and ramping
up load within a microsystem serving the central-eastern zone. Operations
are continuing to reach the Felton and Rente CTEs and initiate the startup
of additional units in the coming hours. 7:32 a.m. Microsystems exist in
every province of the country.

Microsystems have been established in every province to ensure vital
services, the Electric Union (UNE) reported on social media this Saturday.
A voltage collapse occurred in the western region's microsystem during
the early morning hours.

The priority is to bring the generation units at Energas Boca de Jaruco
back online in order to begin the startup process for the Maximo Gomez,
Ernesto Guevara De La Serna, Antonio Guiteras, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes,
and Diez de Octubre thermal power plants.

Once the grid reaches the eastern part of the country, generation from
the Lidio Ramon Perez (Felton) and Antonio Maceo thermal power plants
will be brought online.

Electrical workers have been working intensively throughout the night
and early morning to restore service as soon as possible, the UNE con-
cluded. 7:00 a.m. Over 100,000 customers in Havana have electricity.

The Havana Electric Company reported on social media that the following
have been restored:
Substations: 20
             36 distribution circuits benefiting 108,608 customers
             (100.8 MW),
representing 12.6% of the city.
Vital health services: 31 (hospitals).
Water supply: 1st and 2nd pumping stages.

<https://www.unionelectrica.cu/nota-informativa/>

Distributed Generation
106 distributed generation plants are out of service due to fuel
shortages. The Patana de Regla, Patana de Melones, Mariel Fuel Plant, and
MoaFuel Plant are out of service.
Forecast for Peak Hours
 Peak-hour availability: 1,278 MW
 Expected peak demand:   3,200 MW
 Expected shortfall:     1,922 MW
 Forecasted impact:      1,952 MW

<https://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cuba/2026-07-11/recuperacion-del-
sistema-electroenergetico-nacional-11-de-julio-de-2026>
(via Roger Thauer-D, wor iogr July 11)

DENMARK   3965 kHz 'World Music Radio', Hvidovre, 19.33-19.55 UT, July 07,
songs in English, Brazilian songs, ID. "World Music Radio". // 25800 kHz.
15422.

25800 kHz  'World Music Radio', Marslet, 16.42-17.04 UT, July 07, songs
in English, other songs, ID. "WMR". 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

E'SWATINI/SWAZILAND   15105 kHz  Trans World Radio, Manzini site - in Ti-
grinya to East Africa, July 02 at 15.38-15.43 UT. A song and a message by
an OM. S6.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

9655.104 much frq oddity signal, faulty aligned {their 4th ENC TX always}
unit at UAE  ENC  A'Dhabbaya bcast center in ME Saudi Peninsula relay out-
let. Relay service for TWR Africa Swaziland, 03.30-03.45 UT requested.
S=8-9 signal noted in Edmonton AB-CAN Perseus SDR unit remotedly.At 03.43
UT in Amharic/Oromo/Side langs to ETH/ERI Horn of Africa target. July 6.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 6)

ETHIOPIA   6030 kHz 'Radio Oromiya', Addis Ababa Gedja, 18.21-18.38 UT,
July 08, Vernacular, comments. 15422.

6110 kHz  'Radio Fana', Addis Ababa Gedja, 18.31-18.49 UT, July 06, East
African songs, Vernacular, comments. 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

FRANCE   9690 kHz  'Pan American Broadcasting', 20.50-20.58* UT, July 6
(Monday), heard via KiwiSDR remotedly at Jakarta-INS; a recording made on
Nov 10, 2007, by the late Tony Alamo (program #482); transmitter briefly
cutting off once in a while.

<https://alamoministries.com/Programs4/program482.mp3>

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 6)

FRANCE   21680 kHz  'Radio France Internationale', TDF Issoudun site - in
Swahili to East Africa, July 02 at 15.20-15.25 UT. Comments on Rwanda and
Congo by 2 male voices. S6/S7.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

11870 kHz  DRM digital mode transmission FRANCE. TDF Issoudun site, 04.00
UT, 02 July. French sce. News with headlines read by man and woman. News
stories about Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and DRC in World Cup. Almost complete
broadcast decoded with very few drops. Aircheck can be heard at

<https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/502138/a0962398-2d77-
4b76-8a62-1415aac2bfd7>

11870 kHz DRM digital mode of TDF Issoudun service, 04.07 UT on 23 June.
French. DRM presumed news reports by man and woman. Many drops. SNR never
above 9.8db.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

GERMANY   15310 kHz  'Bible Voice Broadcasting', via MBR Nauen site - in
Tigrinya to East Africa, July 02 at 16.08-16.13 UT. Talk and comments,
Christian music. S3.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

GERMANY   3975 kHz  'Shortwave Radio Gold', Winsen-Aller, 19.42-20.03 UT,
July 07, pop songs and comments in English, oldies, at 20.00 UT news. // 
6160 kHz. 25422.

Also heard 19.22-20.06 UT, July 08, English, comments, at 19.30 UT Glenn
Hauser's World of Radio, at 19.59 UT ID. "With transmitters in Germany,
this is Shortwave Radio", pop songs. 15422.

3995 kHz  HCJB Germany, Weenermoor, 20.04-20.17 UT, July 07, German, re-
ligious comments. 15421.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

GERMANY    USAGM Shortwave Operations Return to Lampertheim, Germany relay
site.

Following the recent suspension of Voice of America (VOA) shortwave and
medium-wave (AM) transmitters, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)
is orchestrating a gradual return to the airwaves.

Starting next week, USAGM will begin testing shortwave transmissions from
the historic Lampertheim site in Hesse, Germany, which formerly served as
a primary broadcasting node for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE
/ RL). This reactivation indicates that USAGM is working to restore its
global broadcast capacity after surviving a period of severe operational
cuts and the near-abandonment of its legacy transmission centres.

Lampertheim joins a growing list of international USAGM transmitting sta-
tions seeing renewed activity, including sites in Marathon (Florida),
Greenville (North Carolina), Kuwait, the Philippines, Botswana, and Thai-
land.

The permanent commissioning of these shortwave sites will depend heavily
on the results of ongoing signal testing. The Lampertheim reactivation
may ultimately serve as a temporary measure while USAGM awaits the comple-
tion of a major transmitter installation and upgrade project currently
underway at the Kuwait Transmitting Station.

Built in the early 1950s during the height of the Cold War, the Lampert-
heim site was an RF (radio frequency) powerhouse, ruling the airwaves
with eight massive 100 kW shortwave transmitters designed to pierce the
Iron Curtain. Following the corporate merger of RFE and RL in 1976, the
station broadcasted both services simultaneously. In 1995, under the
newly formed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG the predecessor to
USAGM the station became a consolidated hub for American international
broadcasting.

The fall of the Soviet Union and the subsequent independence of Eastern
European satellite states drastically altered the station's mission. The
target areas for Lampertheim's massive curtain antennas were no longer
geopolitical priorities, and direct shortwave programming was shrunk to
almost nothing.

Instead, Lampertheim's primary mission shifted toward technical, admini-
strative, and logistical support. It became a vital satellite uplink and
distribution gateway, beaming TV and radio programming to relay stations
across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It also functioned as the re-
mote-control nerve centre for USAGM's global network of transmitters,
which included the medium-wave transmitter in Cape Greco, Cyprus (install-
ed at the former RMC Middle East Transmitter Centre), the strategic relay
station in Djibouti, the massive 1,000 kW medium-wave transmitter in Orzu,
southern Tajikistan, and, Technical oversight for nearly a hundred USAGM-
affiliated FM transmitters globally.

During the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Lampertheim saw a brief resur-
gence in direct broadcasting as antennas were reconfigured to target the
Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia, filling coverage gaps left by the Kuwait
transmitters.

Today, radio enthusiasts and DXers can track the ongoing progress of
USAGM's shortwave broadcasts by consulting the HFCC A26 (Summer 2026)
seasonal schedules here: HFCC A26 Schedule:

<https://new.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=A26&broadc=AGM>

(Tomas David Hood, WRTH F_B Page; via Latest News from the SW Bands;
Australian DXN July, p#6 - 7; via Craig Seager-NSW-AUS  VK2HBT)

GERMANY   SE-TA 2 brings Rock'n Roll to Europasender Waldheim transmitter
on 6 July.

6195 kHz  0900-1400 UT to ITU zones #27, 28  WAL 2kW  non-dir ITU ant #700
N = DRM mode  Deu  D   ST2  FNA  request #383  (hfcc.org database A26)

SE-TA2 Brings Rock'n Roll to 'Europasender Waldheim' transmitter on 6 July

On 6 July, the Europasender Waldheim transmitter will relay a DRM short-
wave music programme from Germany for Europe.

SE-TA 2 is a private German shortwave radio station producing and curating
a variety of music-based programmes and special broadcasts in both digital
and analogue formats. SE-TA 2 will present Let's Go Rock'n Roll, a 1-hour
music programme repeated throughout the transmission window.

Listeners are invited to send feedback, reception reports and recordings
via e-mail to  <se-ta -at- web.de>
Reception reports will be confirmed with an electronic QSL card.

The programme will be transmitted on 6195 kHz between 09:00 and 15:00 UT
via DRM mode.

'Europasender Waldheim' (ESW) is a not-for-profit Digital Radio Mondiale
(DRM) shortwave broadcast station based in Waldheim, Germany - from Ger-
many, for Europe, across Europe.

ESW relays diverse programmes and special broadcasts via DRM on 6195 kHz,
showcasing advanced DRM features such as xHE-AAC audio, Journaline and
resilient digital radio services over long distances.

More information and contact details are available at
<www.waldheim.es>
(DRM Consortium; via Alokesh Gupta-IND/Bharat; BrDXC-UK bcnews July 2)

GERMANY   What DRMC does not tell you is that 6195 kHz power is
only 2 kW per HFCC. (gh, wor July 2)

<https://www.drm.org/sender-waldheim-returns-on-drm-shortwave/>

SE-TA 2 Brings Rock'n Roll to Europasender Waldheim transmitter
on 6 July.

About Europasender Waldheim.
Europasender Waldheim (ESW) is a not-for-profit minded Digital Radio
Mondiale (DRM) broadcast station based in Waldheim, Germany - from
Germany, for Europe, across Europe. {registered max. with 2 kW, ed.}

The station broadcasts relayed programming via DRM on shortwave and pro-
vides space for diverse programmes, relays and innovative content formats
that highlight the rich DRM feature set. ESW operates on 6195 kHz with a
transmission power of approximately 200 W ERP.

ESW uses a halfwave angled dipole antenna in inverted vee configuration,
built by SAT-Service Schneider, with final feed and current node at the
tower top. The antenna is tuned using an L-section in high-pass configu-
ration, achieving antenna impedance matching with reflection better than
-25dB under all weather conditions.

Broadcasts use DRM with xHE-AAC audio, Journaline and Fraunhofer DRM Con-
tentServer technology to deliver best possible quality, resilient services
and further features over long distances.

The station is supported by SAT-Service Schneider, the DRM Consortium and
Fraunhofer IIS.

<http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=A26&broadc=ST2>

<https://www.waldheim.es/>

A_I:  Realistic Assessment:
xHE-AAC is technically very good, but it is not a magic bullet. With such
low transmit power and typical shortwave conditions (fading, noise, inter-
ference), the results are often significantly limited: Under good condi-
tions (strong signal, SDR with a good antenna): Yes, you get decent mono
or narrow stereo sound—better than the old HE-AAC at the same bitrate.

Under typical/poor conditions: The sound often remains "intelligible, but
not pleasant." The codec handles errors relatively well, but at very low
bitrates (such as the likely 10-15 kbps from the Waldheim transmitter) and
with a weak signal, the sound quickly becomes muffled, washed out, or me-
tallic.

The marketing language from Fraunhofer and the DRM Consortium naturally
emphasizes the best lab and theoretical values ("FM quality", "transpa-
rent at 24 kbps and above," etc.). In practice, on shortwave with 200
watts, the results are often more sobering.

Comparison with other codecs: Opus would often be subjectively clearer and
more robust at the same bitrate (especially for speech), but the DRM
standard specifies xHE-AAC. That's why we're sticking with it.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA via wor /Roger Thauer-D, July 2)

GUAM   Perhaps we should check whether the typhoon affected KSDA AWR Agat
Facpi Point Guam. A bigger schedule than I expected; was it all really in
effect ?

<https://new.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=A26&broadc=SDA>

"'The typhoon directly hit Rota, an island between Guam and Tinian island.
KSDA AWR bcast center is about 65 miles to the southwest, so they may have
missed the strongest winds. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas"

The two frequencies scheduled to be on at 15.00 UT are on and making it
well into Hyderabad, India SoAS, SDR remotedly, 15215 kHz in Kan, & 15530
kHz in Tamil.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 7)

GUAM   KSDA AWR Facpi Point Agat, July 9th nothing on air at 17650 kHz
00.00-00.30 UT Burmese to Myanmar target.

15400 and 15430.013 kHz both KSDA AWR Mandarin scs from Guam on air at
10 - 11 UT on July 9.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 9)

GUAM   15215 kHz  'Adventist World Radio', via KSDA Agat Facpi Point - in
Hindi to South Asia, July 02 at 15.44-15.49 UT. A song, talk by an OM. S4.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

INDONESIA   4755 kHz  'Voice of Indonesia', Jakarta, 20.23-20.34 UT, July
07, French, comments, Indonesian songs. 15421.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

Re:  'Voice of Indonesia' on 9690 // 4755 kHz, July 6.
July 6 - At 15.33 UT, VOINS well heard via Bogor KiwiSDR remotedly, on
9690 kHz !
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 6)

IRAN   15240 kHz IRIB Voice of Islamic Radio Iran, Sirjan site - in Arabic
to the Middle East, July 02 at 16.02-16.07 UT. Songs and talk in Ar. S5.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

JAPAN  Re: Revised Schedule of "Temporary Transmissions in Japanese to the
Middle East" of NHK World Radio Japan.

The full version of NHK World frequency schedule has been amended too

<https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ja/information/brochure/pdf/radio_
frequency_schedule.pdf>
(Alexander Miatlikov-DNK, wor July 2)

JAPAN   3925 kHz  R. Nikkei, Nemuro, JP; 05 July, 09.50-09.56 UT, YL OM.
Very poor, // 6055 kHz.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 5)

11660 kHz  NHK Radio Japan, from KDDI national telecommunication provider
at Koga-Ibaragi-Yamata Japan site heard at 11.05 UT on June 25 and 29.
A man and woman conversing in Korean. Poor- fair.
(Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

17790 kHz of June 24 at 06.29 UT, NHK Radio Japan jazz, 06.30 UT Japanese
talk, S6/S9 and the SSOB direct. The oddly-timed 05-07 UT for Central Ame-
rica is working very well now at Solstice.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

11800 kHz  NHK World Radio Japan (via KDDI national telecommunication pro-
vider at Koga-Ibaragi-Yamata Japan site rented by NHK / bcast center, et.
al), at 14.00 UT. Opening after repeats of NHK tuning signal bf the hour.

Newscast leading with resignation of British PM Keir Starmer, and Swiss
summit meeting, where POTUS made new threats as his VP was meeting with
the Iranians. Man, woman, talk on expected further rise of petrol prices
in Japan due to Gulf conflict.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

11815 kHz  NHK Radio Japan in Japanese to SoEaAS via Yamata center site.
On July 2, 15.41-15.48 UT. SIO 333. Moderate QRN / QSB. Mixed OM / YL
announcers. Flutter on the signal.  {requested 09.55-16.00 UT daily; ed.}
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

17800 kHz  July 6 at 22.15 UT, Japanese at S=9/+10dB, much stronger than
17790 kHz WRMI Okeechobee-FL, despite NHK 17800 kHz at 305 degrees
direct from KDDI national telecommunication provider at Koga-Ibaragi-
Yamata Japan site rented by NHK {ed} bcast center towards all-Asia/Siberia
22.00-23.55 UT per HFCC.org database, nowhere near thisaway.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

JAPAN/TAIWAN    Re:  'Shiokaze / Sea Breeze' JSR's Wednesday English.

Hi Glenn - Thanks to Hiroshi and Roger for the tip about the "Shiokaze
Frequency Change" yesterday June 24 !

The "Shiokaze" broadcast that switched frequencies yesterday is coming in
strongly at 13:00 UT on 6070 kHz; there is absolutely no interference.
Wednesday the 24th features English-language broadcasts in both the first
and second halves of the program.

The 14:05 broadcast on 5920 kHz is also strong, with no interference. This
time slot includes "Shiokaze" announcements at the beginning and end, and
the program features "Furusato no Kaze" (Wind of the Hometown), which ori-
ginally aired last week at 13:30.

It includes remarks by Prime Minister Takaichi from the "National Rally to
Realize the Immediate, Mass Return of All Abductees While Their Parents
Are Still Alive",held in Tokyo on May 30th and organized by groups such as
the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, the
National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea,
and the Parliamentary League on the Abduction Issue.

The nostalgic Japanese song featured is "Omoide no Album" (Album of Memo-
ries). The "Song of the Week" is the 1971 hit "Ame no Midosuji" (Rainy
Midosuji) by Ouyang Feifei.

The Japanese government-produced programs airing in the 13:00 hour—broad-
cast in both Korean and Japanese—are coming in clearly on all frequencies,
with no impact from jamming. The same program airs daily during this time
slot.

The 14:30 broadcast of "Furusato no Kaze" is being transmitted on two fre-
quencies: 9685 kHz and 9705 kHz. The signal from the Taiwan transmitter is
strong during this time as well,and no jamming has been detected on either
frequency ...

<http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/e159609.html>

<https://www.chosa-kai.jp/siokaze>
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor June 24 - 25)

JAPAN   Shiokaze / Sea Breeze / JSR at 1300 UT, again with TWO frequencies
{target radio towards Koreas}  6040 // 6165 kHz (ex 6070), 1300+ UT, July
2, heard via KiwiSDR remote at Khon Kaen, Thailand. On June 24, I logged
Shiokaze's move to 6070 kHz (first reported by Hiroshi on June 23) and I
observed "For a while now,Shiokaze has been using just a single frequency,
after many years it was aired on two different frequencies at the same
time."
Now today I suddenly found they are broadcasting again on TWO frequencies.
(Ron Howard-Monterey-CA-USA, wor July 2)

Re:  Shiokaze / Sea Breeze / JSR at 1300 UT, again with TWO frequencies.

Now today I suddenly found they are broadcasting again on TWO frequencies.
yesterday:
<http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/e159648.html>

A week has passed, and "Shiokaze" has changed its frequencies again. NHK
World's Japanese-language broadcasts for the Middle East have been scaled
back, and "Shiokaze" is bearing the brunt of this impact.

It appears they've reverted from the single-channel broadcast that was in
effect until yesterday back to a two-channel setup. I thought they might
have added a new channel, but that's not the case—they've changed all the
frequencies. On the 1st, the signal from Yatsumata was extremely strong,
with 6040 and 6165 kHz coming in very clearly. There was absolutely no
interference from Chinese stations broadcasting on both frequencies. On
Wednesday, both the first and second halves of the day feature English
broadcasts.

JSR Shiokaze, July 1, 2026 ~
1300-1400 6040, 6165
1405-1435 6090, 7295
1600-1700 7215
1705-1805 5980
1950-2050 6175

today:
<http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/e159651.html>

"Shiokaze," which changed frequencies yesterday, is broadcasting without
any jamming, and reception is good. It is broadcasting continuously on the
previous frequency. The 1300s are now being broadcast on two channels. On
Thursdays, both the first and second halves of the day feature Korean-
language broadcasts.

"Shiokaze" at 14.05 UT is also broadcasting on two channels. During this
time slot, there are "Shiokaze"announcements at the beginning and end, and
the program being aired is "Furusato no Kaze", produced by the Japanese
government, which was broadcast last week at 13.30 UT.

The Japanese government-produced programs "Nippon no Kaze" and "Furusato
no Kaze" in the 1300s are being broadcast on three channels. The signal at
15475 kHz is slightly weak but clear. There is almost no jamming on the
Taiwanese transmission channels. The same programs are aired every day
during this time slot.

<http://www.mediacat-blog.jp/usr/hiroshi/jsra260701.gif>

(Ron Howard-Monterey-CA-USA, wor, via Roger Thauerr-D, wor July 2)

JAPAN   Nagasaki News: AFN Sasebo Transitions from AM to FM Broadcasting.

U.S. Military Radio Station AFN Sasebo Moves to FM, Expanding Its
Coverage 2026/July/04.

If you tune in to FM radio in Sasebo City, you'll find a station playing
American music and English-language programming. It's AFN Sasebo, a radio
service for U.S. military personnel and civilian employees working at U.S.
Fleet Activities Sasebo. Last June, the station transitioned from AM to FM
broadcasting. It is only the second AFN station in Japan to broadcast on
FM after Okinawa, marking the first new AFN FM service in Japan in about
70 years. The station has also become a bridge between the American and
Japanese communities through its broadcasts.

The American Forces Network (AFN) is the U.S. military's television and
radio service for personnel stationed overseas. In Japan, AFN operates
stations in Sasebo, Misawa, Tokyo, Iwakuni, and Okinawa. The Sasebo sta-
tion includes its own radio booth and production studio on the base.

AFN Sasebo broadcasts from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Its programming includes the latest U.S. Top 40 hits, military news and
event information, traffic updates for Kyushu, exchange rates, weather
forecasts, and commentary on current events selected by its DJs.

According to Jack Pridham, the station's radio manager and DJ, the sta-
tion also provides information about local community news, such as new
parks, as well as practical advice like preparing for approaching
typhoons.

Guided by the concept of helping listeners "be good citizens," the station
also explains everyday topics such as garbage disposal rules and Japan's
new bicycle traffic citation system introduced this April, helping Ameri-
can residents adapt to life in Japan.

AFN was formerly known as the Far East Network (FEN) and had broadcast on
AM for many years. In 2014, however, the station's AM antenna at Sasebo
was damaged, leaving internet streaming as the only way to listen. This
prompted discussions about switching to FM. With the involvement of the
Japanese government, more than ten years of coordination and a three-
month trial period eventually led to the launch of the FM service.

Although FM generally has a smaller coverage area than AM, it offers
higher audio quality and better indoor reception. According to the U.S.mi-
litary newspaper 'Stars and Stripes', AFN Sasebo's AM signal had become so
weak that it barely reached nearby residential areas, whereas the new FM
service has significantly expanded the station's coverage. The FM system
is also expected to reduce long-term operating costs, and AFN plans to
use Sasebo as a model for expanding FM broadcasting to other locations.

Since the days of FEN, the station has been popular among local residents
in Sasebo. Following the FM launch, many Japanese listeners contacted the
station with questions. Pridham said he has also received feedback from
Japanese listeners.

"I always assumed our listeners were only Americans, so it was a little
embarrassing—but also very gratifying. I hope people in Sasebo will enjoy
listening for whatever reason they like, whether it's American music or
improving their English."

AFN Sasebo broadcasts on 93.1 MHz FM and is also available through the
AFN Go website and mobile app.

Source (in Japanese):

<https://www.nagasaki-np.co.jp/kijis/?kijiid=
cb309084ebfb449d98efd50db0d44513>

(Akiyoshi Teraoka, Fukuoka-JP, wor July 6)

KOREA  D.P.R. of  {North Korea}   13760.48 kHz {much odd frq * }
Voice of Korea via Kujang tx site, 13.38 UT on June 26. Vocals by female
singer. Male announcer at 13.55 UT and OC at 13.57 UT. IS at 14.00 UT and
into French programming. Poor.
{* rather measured 13760.429 kHz odd frq lately, ed.}
(Bob Coomler, Tucson-AZ-US, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

KOREA REP OF  {South Korea}   15575 kHz  KBS World Radio, Kimjae bcast
center heard at 13.22 UT on June 24. An interview of a man from the Brook-
ing's Institute regarding nuclear proliferation in North Korea. Mostly
poor.

15575 kHz KBS World Radio, Kimjae site heard at 14.40 UT on July 2; a two-
man discussion in Korean. Poor-fair.
(Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

KUWAIT   9310 kHz  Voice of America, via USAGM Kuwait bcast site - in
Korean to East Asia, June 25 at 21.18-21.24 UT. Talk by male and female
voices. S4.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

LIBERIA  6050 kHz  ELWA Radio, Monrovia, 19.44-20.08 UT, July 07, English,
religious comments and songs. 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

LUXEMBOURG   6139.98 kHz   Radio Gloria, Junglinster center site, in Ger-
man, June 7, 02.45-03.06 UT. ( 6139.977 -.978 -.977 -.978 etc. kHz per Uni
Twente, good / very good at times w/ loud audio). man talk, slow organ mu-
sic, man talk over classical chamber music (religious sermon, ment Maria
at times, Jesus Christus, etc.) until about 02.52 UT, women brief slow
lyric chorus chant, continuing w/ sermon untill 02.54 UT, slow classical
music, at 03.00 UT woman brief announcement over slow music ment Radio
Gloria, other woman religious speech w/ a slightly soft voice; heard in
usb/lsb sync, non-stop rapid no much deep qsb, moderate light rustle qrn
when fading, fair / almost good/ good at times.
(Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

LUXEMBOURG   6140 kHz  'Radio Augusta International', Junglinster site,
18.33-18.55 UT, July 08, pop songs and comments in English, oldies, ID.
"Good evening, welcome to Augusta", "Radio Augusta International". 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

MADAGASCAR   11640 kHz  Radio Tamazuj (via MGLOB Talata Volonondry Mada-
gascar relay facility), 03.59 UT, 23 June. Arabic sce. Start-up at 03.59
UT with indigenous music and ID by man. Many mentions of Sudan. Fair.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

MADAGASCAR   15450 kHz  Trans World Radio, via MGLOB Talata Volonondry Ma-
dagascar relay facility - in Urdu to South Asia, July 02 at 15.50-15.56UT.
A song, a message and talk by an OM. S5.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

MEXICO   6185 kHz  'Radio Educacion', Ciudad de Mexico, 04.52-06.14 UT,
July 07, Mexican songs, Spanish, comments, id. "Cultura Mexico, Senal
Internacional ...". 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

NETHERLANDS/U.K.   R. Seabreeze, Netherlands, MW 1395 kHz are getting out
Okay from their new location. Heard this afternoon (1330 UT July 13) with
an E-W wire fence aerial. Speech copyable, ID and oldies.

A quick tune around revealed all the usual suspects (that are left on MW)
except one.

I normally hear BBC R.5L 990 kHz from Tywyn, Cardigan Bay. Nothing heard
this afternoon on 990 kHz, even with a wire fence aerial that gave me re-
ception of R Star Country, 981 kHz, R North, 846 kHz and LPAM R. Clatter-
bridge, 1386 kHz.

It doesn't mean they are not on-air of course, but usually I do receive a
copyable signal from them even during the day. I would have stayed up
there longer, but temperatures are climbing again and the easterly breeze,
as welcome as it was, kept blowing my sun hat off.
(Nick Rank-Buxton-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcdxnews July 13)

R5 Live 990 Tywyn off air re BBC reception transmitter checker Nick:
From 5:21am on 13 July 2026. BBC Radio 5 Live. Off the air due to a fault
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/check-for-transmitter-
faults/#/undefined/LL36%200DG>
(73 Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcdxnews July 13)

NEW ZEALAND   13690 kHz  'Radio New Zealand International', Rangitaiki,
06.02-06.28 UT, July 08, English, news, comments. QRM from 'Radio France
International' on 13695 kHz. 43433.

9700 kHz  'Radio New Zealand International', Rangitaiki, 18.41-18.58* UT,
English, comments, ID. "Radio New Zealand International". 25422.

11725 kHz  'Radio New Zealand International', Rangitaiki, *18.59-19.21 UT,
July 08, interval signal, English, news, comments. 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

NEW ZEALAND   RNZI / RNZ Pacific Is a Little Giant Either Way.
{from Bill Tilford's column in July NASWA Journal}

Technically, what we knew for decades as 'Radio New Zealand International'
was rebranded as 'Radio New Zealand Pacific'some time back, but the signal
is quite usable in much of the Western US nearly 24/7 hrs/d, and after
about 0100 UTC, it is robust here in the Hoosier heartland and often ex-
cellent listening for several hours after that all the way out to the east
coast of the US. Much of the web structure still includes references to
RNZI, almost like an aka. The following is the schedule through October
24, 2026:

0000-0458 UT 17675 kHz (usually listenable in most of the US, especially
after 0100 UTC).

0559-0658 UT 13690 kHz (still strong out to the east coast, but signifi-
cant ham-related QRM there and the midwest. There is cleaner listening in
the western US states). {?? ham QRM on 13 MHz band?? gh}

0659-1058 UT  9700 kHz (this can be noisy at times for North American
listeners).

1059-1358 UT  7245 kHz (weekdays this is technically local to Solomon Is-
lands and PNG, with wider coverage on weekends, but still fairly strong
in at least western US. Further east, you'll probably need a web SDR to
avoid significant ham-related QRM.

1359-1651 UT  7440 kHz (significant QRM at times for North Americans,
most usable near the US west coast and Hawaii, rapidly weaker and noisier
going east).

1651-1758 UT  6135 kHz. Sunday-Friday, there is also a DRM transmission on
7425 kHz. Somewhat usable in Hawaii, the US mainland, not so much most of
the time. The earlier start time is usually filled with a musical inter-
lude of some sort.

1759-1858 UT  9700 kHz. There is also a DRM transmission on 7425 kHz.
Usually not that useful east of Hawaii.

1859-1958 UT 11725 kHz, there is also a DRM transmission on 9780kHz. Noisy
but usually audible in the western US. Better with remote SDRs in Hawaii
or south Pacific.

1959-2058 UT 15720 (Sun-Fri there is also a DRM transmission of 13840 kHz)
Local Pacific service Sun-Fri (you might need a Pacific SDR), wider cove-
rage may be possible Saturdays.

2059-2359 UT 17675 kHz. During this period, the signal starts to cover the
US well, beginning in the western states while faint in the midwest and
then gradually improving over the next three hours.

I can't speak to the usability of the DRM transmissions in North America.
As I am typing this specific paragraph, it is 0430 UT, Monday the 21st.
The signal is booming all the way to Pennsylvania, and I am listening to
a wonderful special feature, Postcards From Persia, with some excellent
Iranian popular singers. The hour ended with an instrumental ska song.

This is of course a relay of RNZ National, which much of the weekly
schedule carries. The previous hour, I listened to some radio drama (who
still does THAT? Huzzah!) interwoven with a program called Culture 101.

I started this piece intending to highlight some favorite programs, but
with deep listening, I discovered that there wasn't anything in the
English language programming that I DIDN'T find interesting.

As someone who was a working musician when he was younger, one of the
most striking things about the musical selections is that if you are
listening to RNZs general programming (as opposed to one of their focus-
ed programs like Nashville Babylon), you are likely to be exposed to a
little bit of everything and anything without warning towards the end of
an hour - jazz, ska / reggae (reggae has influenced some Pacific Island
music by the way), classical, r & b, country and western, rock and be-
yond - all of it high quality.

One thing that deters me from calling out more specific programs is that
the one-off features are wonderful enough to justify the surprise. I WILL
note that one of the flagship music programs, Saturday Night, featured the
complete Alice's Restaurant track by Arlo Guthrie, something that you ra-
rely hear on the radio due to the length, a couple of weeks back.

'RNZ Pacific' does produce some content geared specifically for the region
(Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, PNG, Marshall Islands and be-
yond), and this is noteworthy for its coverage of an area where North
American media suffers from severe myopia. Pacific Waves airs daily with
news and current events; a weekly magazine with features and Pacific
music, Tagata o te Moana, airs Saturdays with repeats throughout the week.

In a typical day,'RNZ Pacific' has news bulletins in several different Pa-
cific languages as well as French. There is also some news coverage of
Australia even in RNZ National's news offerings.

For those who miss the Beeb and don't mind the hour, 'RNZ National' does
carry Newsday at 0600 UTC. It also carries the ABC's (Australia) Wantok
program throughout the week.

RNZ Pacific's full program grid is at
<https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/schedules>

but be advised that these fairly generic program titles often obscure a
cornucopia of pleasant surprises. My advice is just tune in and lsten now
and then - sooner or later, you'll bump into something that gets you hook-
ed.

Some fun factoids: It's pronounced "R N Zed" on air, occasionally during
the week, there is an announcement about how listeners can lodge a com-
plaint about standards, and the bird used at the beginning and end for
frequency changes is the New Zealand bellbird, known variously by the
Maori as korimako, makomako and kamako.

THIS is what shortwave CAN be in the hands of countries that actually
still care about reaching beyond their borders. It almost has me over my
years-long mourning period over the loss of RCI and the Beeb of yore.
(NASWA Journal #7 July 2026; via gh, pages #7 - #10, wor July 2)

PERU   4775.01 kHz  Radio Tarma, Tarma, in Spanish, June 06, 01.12-01.34.
( 4775.006 - .007 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente, poor w/ 5.08 kHz filter in
AMsync). man very long speech, (no much clear, w/ excited voice at times,
ment Tarma) until 01.28 UT, brief slow music pause and man brief announce-
ment ending with ID (Radio Tarma!), typical local lively song, man unclear
talk, local lively song;  heard better in usb/lsb sync, non-stop very
rapid qrn, loud rustle qrn, poor.
(Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

PHILIPPINES   9405 kHz  R Free Asia (USAGM Tinang relay center), 14.00 UT,
26 June. Korean. ID in English into news read by man. Stories about North
Koreans attempting to curb inflation by raising wages. Very Good.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

PHILIPPINES   9940 kHz  Voice of America, via USAGM Tinang relay center
site - in Korean to the Far East, July 01 at 17.06-17.12 UT. Talks by an
OM and a YL. S2.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

11750 kHz  FEBC Radio Manila via Bocaue bcast center at 14.30 UT. Pres
religious talk, listed as Khamti language (Myanmar, SoIndia/Bharat, et.
al.), ethnic vocal music to close at 15.00 UT after FEBC tuning signal
repeats. Slight CCI (maybe R. Inconfidencia, approx. odd frq 11750.625
kHz). Fair on July 5.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

PHILIPPINES   VOA to expand Korean Service to 24 hours starting July 13.
Voice ofAmerica's Korean broadcast will expand to a 24-hour daily schedule
starting July 13, transmitting from USAGM Tinang, Philippines facility:

Broadcast days are Monday through Friday
15:30-21:30 UTC  9950 kHz (Original)
21:30-03:30 UTC 12140 kHz (Rebroadcast)

03:30-09:30 UTC 15120 kHz (Rebroadcast)
09:30-15:30 UTC 12140 kHz (Rebroadcast)
Kwon DaeGeun,
P.O. Box 67, Suwon City,
Gyeonggi, 16326  Republic of Korea (wor iogr July 10)

VOA Korean Service Expanded to 24-Hour.
Starting July 13 (UTC), Monday to Friday service.

1530-2130  9950 kHz Tinang LIVE,
2130-0330 12140 kHz Tinang (Rebroad),
0330-0930 15120 kHz Tinang (Rebroad),
0930-1530 12140 kHz Tinang (Rebroad),

Ex: 1530-2030  9940 kHz LIVE
    2030-0130 12130 kHz Rebroadcast
Sekyung. 'Northeast Asian Broadcasting Institute' in Seoul Korea
( <http://www.neabi.com> neabipress July 10)

PHILIPPINES   12130 kHz  July 8 at 14.56 UT, Korean mixed with weaker
Chinese ?, jamming ? S=9/+5dB direct, the SSOB! Aoki Nagoya DXC database
list shows VOA Korean Mon-Fri at 20.30-01.30 UT only; EiBi database not
at all; but HFCC.org list at 12.30-16.00 UT on *July 8 only*, as well as
23.00-01.00 UT on July 4 only; 20.30-01.30 UT Mon-Fri since 26 June for
rest of A26 season from PHT USAGM Tinang relay site.

At 15.25 UT, KFS HMB CA SDR on NW antenna is hearing it poorly, much worse
than I had, but no ?  QRM / jamming; 15.30UT Yankee Doodle JBA and off but
leaving carrier traces on H2Ofall just above and below 12130 kHZ.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

SOLOMON ISLANDS  [non-log]  5020 kHz  SIBC, continues to be silent; check-
ed 09.20 UT, July 5, at the beach; 
July 6 at 08.45 UT, checking via KiwiSDR remotedly at Onewhero, NZ, with
no signal. Must be a serious problem ?
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 6)

SPAIN   15500 kHz  REE Noblejas, 20.02 UT on July 7. Discussion between a
man and woman in Spanish with good reception. // listed on 15520 kHz but
very poor with noise. Curious because both frequencies list the same power
and azimuth.
(Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

TAIWAN - RTI Direct from Taipei: Tamsui Northern Broadcast Center tests,
German in July 2026; French in August 2026.

Dear listeners,
In July 2026, Radio Taiwan International will broadcast German-language
programs on several days directly from the Taipei Tamsui transmission
facility in Taiwan.

Broadcast times and frequencies:
All broadcast times are given in UTC (CEST UTC+2 hrs)

17:00-17:30 UTC  15145 kHz
17:30-18:00 UTC  11995 kHz

July  3 (Friday), July  4 (Saturday), July  5 (Sunday)
July 10 (Friday), July 11 (Saturday), July 12 (Sunday)
July 17 (Friday), July 18 (Saturday), July 19 (Sunday)
July 24 (Friday), July 25 (Saturday), July 26 (Sunday)

We will once again confirm reception reports with a special QSL card !

Please send reception reports via email to:  <deutsch -at- rti.org.tw>

or via the online form:

<https://www.rti.org.tw/de/content?uid=13>
or by mail to:

Radio Taiwan International
German Service
P.O. Box 123-199
Taipei 11199
Taiwan, East Asia

We would also like to point out that in August (starting Friday August 7),
RTI will broadcast French-language programs directly from the Taipei
Tamsui transmission facility in north-western Taiwan on the same frequen-
cies and at the same times on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Further
information and announcements:

<https://www.rti.org.tw/de/informationlist?uid=15>

Best regards,
The RTI Editorial Team  <deutsch -at- rti.org.tw>

<https://www.rti.org.tw/de>

(Radio Taiwan International; via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1401 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 5)

TAIWAN   TWN Tamsui test 15145 kHz Sat July 4th 17.00-17.30 UT.

15145 kHz (measured exact 15145.002 kHz ) via Taipei Tamsui
northern broadcast center.
Empty transmitter carier on air alrady at 16.56 UTC July 4,
today only S=9 to S=9+5dB signal.

Theme:  ID  'Sonderausstrahlung von Sendeanlage Tamsui'.
        'Special transmission test from bcast center Taipeh Tamsui'

15145 kHz (measured exact 15145.002 kHz) via Taipei Tamsui northern broad-
cast center. Empty transmitter carrier on air at 16.56 UT already, today
only S=9 to S=9+5dB signals heard here in western target from Taiwan bc.

RTI German female announcer audio started online at 17.00:02 UTC.
Eva Trindl and "Charlotte" announcer identified live on air.

Checked best signal at
S=9+5dB signal strength in Doha Qatar, ME on Saudi peninsula.
S=9 in Athens Greece SDR unit there,
S=9+5dB in Vienna / Burgenland / Hungary area on remote Perseus SDR
receiver unit.
S=9+5dB strength in Upper Bavaria, near Munich southern Germany.

Empty 19 mband though, only RTI 15145 kHz occupied channel at this hour,
next used SW channel on 15200 kHz far distance away this evening.

17.17 UT all times and frequencies given in German language.
17.18 UT RTI station IDentification.
17.25 UT advice
17.28:00 UT RTI audio tx line cut-off, transmission end.

Opening 2nd test transmission on Saturday July 4th:
17.28:35 UT 11995kHz (measured 11995.002 kHz exact) RTI audio line started
17.30 UT "Here is Radio Taiwan International" in German.

Next foreign radio service channel is
12014.964 kHz of Voice of Korea Pyongyang KRE D.P.R. from Kujang bcast
center.

17.42 UT interview of presenter "Charlotte" about master study in TWN.
German-Taiwanese business institutes, business internship
(Master's level study).
17.44 UT song "Sportwagen und Panzer", selected by "Charlotte" presenter.
17.59:58 UT end of program, some signal switch-off pips transmitted, and
18.00:00 UT exact time, TX Tamsui switch off air automatically.

Similar test signal condition like yesterday 16.55 - 17.29 UTC,
today Sunday July 5th:
RTI  Taipeh Tamsui test on 15145 kHz.

Next door 15150 kHz noted USA  WMLK  religious program in English,
latter Sundays 12 to 17 UTC, then off air.

Much better shortwave propagation condition today Sunday.
Sonderausstrahlung von Sendeanlage Tamsui.
vy73 de
mlg
Wolfgang Bueschel  df5sx
Stuttgart
World Wide DX Club - Germany. (July 4 - 5)

Re:  TWN Tamsui SW test 15145 kHz Sat July 4th 17.00-17.30 UT.
Lieber Wolfgang, heute - Sunday July 5 - war die 15145 KHz Direktsendung
wieder gut mit SINPO 44444 zu hoeren, nur gestern bei der Vorstellung
von presenter Charlotte war der Empfang ungewoehnlich schlecht.

Vielleicht kann Eva den Beitrag mit der Vorstellung von Charlotte ja noch
mal wiederholen. Viele Hoerer wissen die Arbeit der fuer die Empfangs-
bestaetigungen zustaendigen Mitarbeiter sehr zu schaetzen, deshalb waere
es hilfreich, wenn die Vorstellung von Charlotte deutlicher zu hoeren
waere.
Derzeit heute ist auch die Aussendung auf 11995 kHz mit SINPO 44444 gut
zu hoeren.
(Vy 73+55, Bernd Seiser-D, July 5)

Re:  TWN Tamsui SW test 15145 kHz Sat July 4th 17.00-17.30 UT.
Hallo lieber Bernd, ja das stimmt, die Frequenzen 15145 und 11995kHz waren
heute am 5. Juli wieder etwas besser in Europa zu hoeren.

aaaaaber  -  ich wuerde die August Aussendung auf 11995kHz im 25 Meterband
eher BEVORZUGEN (!) , audio-maessig ist das um die gleiche Zeit ab Mitte
August und nahem daemmrigen Vorabend auf der Ausbreitungsstrecke ueber
ganz Asien hinweg die bessere Wahl. Vor allem auch bei den Hoerern im
nord-westlichen Europa Luxemburg, Belgien, Holland, Nord-Niedersachsen,
hinter Hamburg im noerdlichen S-H Gebiet bis zur Insel Sylt / Grenze
Daenemark.
(wb  df5sx, July 5)

TAIWAN   15145 kHz (measured exact 15145.002 kHz ) via Taipei Tamsui
northern broadcast center. Central and northern European target part like
Netherlands, Denmark, only S=8-9 strength, central EUR S=9+15dB, but
S=9+35dB powerful signal southerly in Hungary and Greece.

Presenter part despite Mrs. Trindl again; accompanied on Sunday was Mr.
Benedikt Kroll, German-Chinese-Taiwanese national background family dis-
cussed. (July 4 - 5)

Reception of a test broadcast by 'Radio Taiwan International', aired this
Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 17:00 UTC on the 15145 kHz frequency. It was a
special broadcast in German from the Tamsui transmission center. In the
video, presenter Eva Trindl speaks after a humorous interview with Mr.
Benedikt Kroll. The song "An Jiu", by the Taiwanese band 'Your Woman Sleep
With Others', was also played. Reception took place in Pancas, Espirito
Santo, Brazil.

The reception video is posted on my YouTube channel at the following link:

<https://youtube.com/shorts/8gS910qYf1o?si=nCMpjqttU7Nl4aF1>

(Celio Romais, Pancas, Espirito Santo, Brazil, July 5)

TAIWAN   RTI German via Tamsui test 15145kHz Sun July 12th 17.00-17.30 UT,
and also on 11995 kHz Sun July 12th 17.30-17.59:59 UT.

Similar test signal condition like July 3rd to 5th 

RTI  Taipeh Tamsui test on 15145 kHz.
Much better shortwave propagation condition today Sunday.
"Sonderausstrahlung von Sendeanlage Tamsui".

15145 kHz (measured exact 15145.002 kHz ) via Taipei Tamsui northern
broadcast center at 17.00 UT:

S=9+40dB full powerhouse RTI signal on SDR Perseus_net at Athens Greece.
Presenter part despite Mrs. Eva Trindl again; also D_J Mr. Jojo Long pre-
senter interviewed, - regular on 'Kaleidoskop' RTI program duty.
Jojo joined Taiwan in February 1992 for first time,
still in duty as RTI presenter since November 1998.

S=9+40dB MUCH POWERHOUSE signal in Athens Greece southern EU noted at
         17.07 UT.
S=9+15dB signal strength in Doha Qatar ME.
S=9+20dB in Vienna Austria/Hungary EU border region again.
S=9+20dB in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, EU.
S=8-9    fair signal in Vigo, North-Western Spain Perseus SDR unit.
S=9+15dB in Genua / Monaco Riviera target, Italy EU.
S=9+15dB in Basel Switzerland, France border region.
S=8      in Flensburg far northern Germany on Danish border region.
S=9+25dB in Eastern Finland on Mauno's SDR installation, 17.13 UT.

and at 17.30 UT to 17.59:59 UT too - on 11995 kHz in 25 Meterband:

S=9+40dB MUCH POWERHOUSE in EaFinland on Mauno's SDR installation, 17.53.
S=9+15dB less strong signal in Athens Greece southern EU noted at 17.54UT.
S=9+30dB proper signal in Munich, Bavarua, Germany, EU.
S=9+20dB fair proper in Vienna Austria/Hungary EU border again.
S=9+5dB  less strong signal in Doha Qatar ME.
S=9+30dB proper signal in Basel Switzerland, France border region
         at 17.59 UT.
S=9+10dB fair signal on Netherlands North Sea coast line Perseus SDR
         installation remotedly.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sunday July 12)

TAIWAN   9705 kHz  Opposition target radio. 'Furusato no kaze' / 'Wind
from the Hometown' at 14.30 UT. To & against NoKorea D.P.R.). Opening
with woman, then man, in Japanese. Fairly strong signal but noisy chan-
nel. Tx is Japan to D.P.R.K. via Paochung, central Taiwan, but the // 
fqy from Tamsui Dist. on 9685 kHz turned out to be much better on a 14.40
UT check. Trad. female vocal Japanese music, woman announcer, to closing
music and off just bf the hour. Fair June 27.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

9740 kHz  'Radio Taiwan International', from Paochung site heard at 11.15
UT on June 29; a Yl and man conversing in Japanese. Mostly poor.
(Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

9900 kHz  'Living Water Ministry' (Paochung relay site) at 15.00 UT; in
progress, (pres.) religious talk in Korean. Man and woman in ping pong
style dialogue. Good with SW-2000629 and 20' wire. Good July 5.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

11615 kHz  'Radio Taiwan International' via Paochung bcast center site,
10.59 UT on 24 June. Mandarin. Crash start with ID into news. No jamming
heard.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1262 July 5)

TAIWAN   9740 kHz  Radio Taiwan International, Paochung central Taiwan
bcast center, heard at 11.23 UT on July 10. A monologue by a woman in
Japanese. Mostly poor.
(Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

TAIWAN/CHINA mainland

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Epoch_Times>

In 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that "three new U.S.- based,
Chinese-language media outlets that provide provocative reporting about
the Communist Party, government oppression and social unrest in China
(namely The Epoch Times, Sound of Hope, and NTDTV) have ties to the Falun
Gong spiritual movement". When interviewed, executives at each outlet
claimed they did not represent the Falun Gong movement as a whole.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_of_Hope>

Search on that and get lots of stories, primarily from AP -
I haven't seen any mention in them of the relationship between Epoch Times
and Falungong, Sound of Hope.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 11)

Re_Ex-Epoch Times CFO pleads guilty in $67 million money laundering scheme

It is of note that Radio FreeAsia considered Epoch Times a partner already
in the old days, when the late Lansing was USAGM CEO and even before. Thus
I considered it always as questionable that RFA/USAGM were supposed to be
"the good girls'n'boys".

Same partnership of USAGM also with Sound of Hope who got transmission fa-
cilities provided,shown in the budget submissions only under the code name
"The Seagull Transmitter" but with stating all the millions spend on this
purpose.

By the way, 'Falun Gong' supporters tried to hand me a leaflet as recently
as four hours ago, on Altmarkt at Dresden. They are there with a stand
every other day. And I would have even considered supporting their case if
they would not run such media outlets.
(Kai Ludwig-D, wor July 11)

TAJIKISTAN/UZBEKISTAN/AUSTRALIA   TWR Asia A26 Changes WEF 28th June 2026

1400-1430 on  9975 (TAC) SUN     (Ex 1345-1400)     Burmese
1445-1500 on  9950 (TAC) DAILY   (Ex 7480)          Kazakh
1400-1500 on 11530 (TAC) MON-FRI (New Txn Added)    Korean
1130-1145 on 15310 (ORZ) SUN     (Ex 17590)         English
1145-1245 on 15310 (ORZ) SUN     (Ex 17590)         Mandarin
1230-1245 on 15310 (ORZ) MON-FRI (Ex 17590)         Yunnanese
1245-1300 on 15310 (ORZ) SUN-FRI (Ex 17590)         Hui
1300-1330 on 15310 (ORZ) SAT/SUN (Ex 17590)         Mandarin
1300-1340 on 15310 (ORZ) MON-FRI (Ex 17590)         Mandarin
1030-1045 on 11965 (KNX) SAT     (Ex SAT 1100-1115) Minangkabau
1045-1100 on 11965 (KNX) SAT     (Ex SUN 1100-1115) Malay.

ORZ  = Tajik Radio relay at Orzu bcast center in southern TJK;
TAC  = CRRT RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting
       bcast center.
KNX  = RBA 'Reach Beyond Australia' Kununurra bcast center site.
(Asian DX Review; NASWA Journal July 2026, page #38)

THAILAND   8743USB mode  Bangkok Meteorological Radio, Bangkok. Very good
w/wx in Thai at 12.10 UT June 29. Again on June 30 w/repeated instrumental
mx passage. 12.25 UT prior to more wx reports in Thai, switching to En at
12.38 UT. // 6765USB mode was better.
(SW TRial; Australian DXN July, p#4; via Craig Seager-NSW-AUS  VK2HBT)

U.K.   17575 kHz  BBC World Service, ENC Woofferton - in English to South
Asia, July 02 at 15.32-15.37 UT. A News Bulletin and comments on Iran. S4.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

11925 kHz  'Pop Shop Radio' via ENC Woofferton bcast center, 02.59 UT on
02 July. English. Top 15 countdown from 'CKLG Vancouver' 1 July 1976y with
jingles and advts. MFSK64 images of record label and LG73 logo at end.
Very good.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

U.K./IRAN  15615.000- kHz on July 11 at 17.39 UT, R. Payam ID after music,
and talk about football in Farsi. Pounding into Uni Enschede Twente
S=9+20/35dB with JBA low het, from about 15615.07 kHz, jamming ? During
fades can also JB detect bubble jamming, worsening by 17.55 UT.

Not in Aoki Nagoya Circle database list; but in EiBi database list under
15615 kHz 17-21 UT requested via ENC Woofferton bcast center; surprised
so strong from WOF to UTw, a short skip distance ?
653 km or 406 statute miles distance, perhaps sporadic E boosted. 17.57
UT shift to a brief hyper sports clip, no doubt soccer World Cup. After
18.00 UT, both kinds of jamming gaining.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 11)

15615 kHz {target radio in Persian}  'Radio Payam' via BBC{sic, via ENC
Woofferton-England relay, 19 - 21 UT by TVS brokery requested, ed.}, at
20.08 UT on July 7. Back and forth talk between a man and woman in listed
Farsi. Brief break with musical notes then more talk at 20.15 UT. Poor
with noise.
(Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

U.K.  12040 kHz  US 'Radio Farda' program via BBC{sic, via ENC Woofferton-
England relay center}, 19.48 UT, 7 July. Heard what sounded like an inter-
view of a man by a woman both speaking in listed Farsi // frequency listed
at 12070 kHz but nothing heard. Fair with noise.
(Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)   see

12040   1430-1700  UAE  RADIO FARDA    Persian   ENC Al-Dhabbiya
12040   1700-2100  UK   RADIO FARDA    Persian   ENC Woofferton England
12070   0600-1300  KWT  RADIO FARDA    Persian   USAGM Kuwait

U.K. {ANTARCTICA non}  12070 kHz on {single day operation, ed.} June 21 at
*2130 UT, BBC ENC site Woofferton crash start for opening of annual mid-
winter special to Antarctic bases.

By 21.28UT I was not hearing anything here, nor on 9510 kHz ENC Ascension
English Bay relay site, 9460 kHz ENC Woofferton-UK. So I hastened to bring
up a remote:
Brasilia, getting 12070 kHz quite well, S=7/9+8dB, so did not even try the
others via. Of course, all that really matters is that DU people get it
well on at least one frequency. But the rest of us are eavesdroppers, en-
couraged by the wide publicity for this annual event.

Cerys Mathews again hostesses the show, she said for the 20th year. First
called, South Georgia, interview about the weather there. Brief music bits
at transitions, as supposedly requested. Most of the greetings quite per-
sonal from family, and rather banal to the eavesdropper, so I don't try to
copy much of that.

21.32 UT music "Walking on a Dream"; 21.33 UT Greetings to King Edward
Point. 21.35 UT music, and calling an island with 4 humans, thousands of
penguins, Bird Island, isolated. 21.39 UT "Sea Shepherd". 21.42UT msg from
director of 'British Antarctic Survey'; calling Rothera which I think is
the main base, on Adelaide Island, music. 21.53 UT remaining messages for
Rothera; 21.56 UT I quickly check reception direct:

12070 kHz best, but too weak, 9510 kHz JBA, 9460 kHz no signal.

21.58 UT Happy Midwinter, and a bit of Simon & Garfunkel. 12070 kHz chopp-
ed off the air at 2200* UT sharp.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

U.K.   Radio Stations in the UK (DAB mode).

Hi, For anyone who may be interested in the BDXC (DAB mode) Radio Stations
in the UK (DAB multiplexes), I have made available the most updated file
on
<http://dabradiointheukdatabase.com/>

where you can download the file. Thanks.
(Jeff Kitching-UK, BrDXC-UK ng bcnews July 7)

U.K.   Radio Times Feedback letters re BBC radio.

Melvyn McGann has won a Roberts Ortus 2 clock radio with DAB, DAB+ and FM
for that letter. The site was re-engineered in the late 80's, the trans-
mitter hall then demolished.There's now an exhibition in Droitwich's heri-
tage centre about the transmitter and it's history with old equipment and
photos donated by former engineer John Philips who worked there for his
entire career.

Droitwich Calling by John Philips, <BBCeng.info> website, long article,
has link to a 1934 film about it's construction

<https://www.bbceng.info/Operations/transmitter_ops/Reminiscences/
Droitwich/droitwich_calling.htm>

Long BBC Hereford and Worcester article about the sites history and the
exhibition, may have posted this link previously

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>

Droitwich Heritage Centre exhibition

<https://www.droitwichspaheritagecentre.org.uk/museum/droitwich-calling>

Radio Times published that letter without apparently any research.
The "transmitter system" has been modified or replaced several times.

Tobias Thorne is webmaster of the Keep Longwave campaign. His petition to
Keep Longwave has 7928 signatures, BBC Radio 4's domestic audience is 9149
million. When presenting it to the BBC one of his suggestions was that as
the BBC would have to obtain new equipment if they wished to keeplongwave,
the electricity companies have been paying for most of it's costs for many
years, and pay for its operating costs that when the new equipment was in-
stalled they should close the national BBC Radio 4 FM network. Many of
those signatures come from outside the UK including ones from Canada and
the Eastern United States who listen with sensitive radios and good anten-
nas.
(Mike Barraclough-UK, wor July 11)

USA   SWRG #455 - preview -.
"... on program #455 (25 June - July 2), Tony Pavick will transmit histo-
rical logos of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Radio Canada and
Radio Canada International.
If you received QSL cards from RCI, you will recognize some of these."

"Welcome to program #455 of Shortwave Radiogram. [Tony Pavick in Hope,
British Columbia in Canada sitting in for Kim Andrew Elliott]. Here is
the lineup for today's programme, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:33  MFSK32: Programme preview
 2:40  MFSK32: Radio in Canada: The Prehistory
 7:57  MFSK64: The CBC and Radio Canada International
10:19  MFSK64: This week's images  {historical logos}
28:23  MFSK32: Closing announcements

Please send reception reports to  <radiogram -at- verizon.net>
And visit  <http://swradiogram.net>
We're on Bluesky now:  <SWRadiogram.bsky.social>
And X/Twitter: @_SWRadiogram

UTC Day      UTC Time     kHz  Transmitter
Thursday     2330-2400   9265  WINB Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Saturday     0230-0300   9265  WINB Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Saturday     2300-2330   9455  WRMI Florida 315 degr
Sunday       1430-1500   9955  WRMI Florida 160 degr
Monday       0030-0100   5050  WRMI Florida 160 degr
Monday       0800-0830   5850  WRMI Florida 315 degr
Wednesday    1330-1400  15770  WRMI Florida  44 degr
Thursday     0930-1000   7780  WRMI Florida 222 degr
(details via Roger Thauer, wor dxld June 25)

What does this have to do with radio? Can I post my favorite recipes
here?

"Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses."
(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, wor July 10)

<https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway>

<https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Decoding_the_SW_Radiogram_
Broadcasts>

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America>

VOA Radiogram was an experimental Voice of America program that began in
March 2013 and ended in June 2017, which transmitted digital text and
images via shortwave radiograms.

There were 220 editions of the program, transmitted each weekend from
the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station.

The audio tones that comprised the bulk of each 30-minute program were
transmitted via an analog transmitter and could be decoded using a basic
AM shortwave receiver with freely downloadable software of the Fldigi
family.

This software was available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD
systems. Broadcasts could also be decoded using the free TIVAR app from
the Google Play Store using any Android device. The mode used most often
on VOA Radiogram, for both text and images, was MFSK32, but other modes
were also occasionally transmitted.

The final edition of VOA Radiogram was transmitted during the weekend of
June 17-18, 2017, a week before the retirement of the program producer
from VOA.

An offer to continue the broadcasts on a contract basis was declined, so
a follow-on show called Shortwave Radiogram began transmission on June 25,
2017, from the WRMI transmitting site in Okeechobee, Florida.

<https://swradiogram.net/post/162168963047/shortwave-radiogram-
25-june-2017-first-show>
(Roger Thauer-D, wor iogr July 10)

USA   WRMI: WYFR engineered for economy.

Regarding the WRMI antenna and transmitter situation: I strongly suspect
that the multiplicity of transmitters and the layout of the antenna system
of WRMI was determined by economy.

When the site was constructed under Harold Camping's direction the use of
a single directly connected antenna for each transmitter eliminated the
requirement for a very complex and expensive switch bay. Operating trans-
mitters on a single frequency reduces maintenance costs over time as well.

Camping was a civil engineer (BSCE from U.C. Berkeley) and very thoughtful
on engineering matters, and most of the antennas and transmitters at what
is now WRMI were from "kits" upplied by Continental Electronics and copies
of TCI antenna designs.

So thrift was very important. I also seem to remember that Harold had made
a deal with Florida Power and Light to obtain AC on a secondary interrup-
tible basis to obtain a low rate. We did a bit of work for Harold, and
I can attest that he was a very thoughtful and thorough (and thrifty!)
engineer.
Ben
(Benj. F. Dawson III, P.E.; Seattle-WA-USA, wor June 25)

USA   7505 kHz  WRNO New Orleans, 09.45 UT, July 5, listening at my local
beach; preaching in English; greatly extended broadcast today (due to the
4th of July holiday?); fair reception. {also July 9 at 00-02 UT on air,ed}
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 6)

7505 kHz  July 5 at 06.38 UT, WRNO still on with gospel huxter in English,
S=9+30/35dB direct with some hum.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx July 5)

5129.9 kHz  July 5 at 06.40 UT, must be WBCQ, S=9+20/30dB direct but just
barely modulated. Was also on this late last UT Sunday, why ?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx July 5)

USA   9930 kHz  WTWW, Lebanon. Presumed, as just audible. 2130 UT w/talks.
Depending on your source, there are up to 47 towns named "Lebanon" in the
U.S. Pretty dumb, but some Australian place names also lack originality
and/or are duplicated! June 21.
(SW TRial; Australian DXN July, p#5; via Craig Seager-NSW-AUS  VK2HBT)

USA   A new 'AAAWWW' coming on WBCQ, since 4 frequencies on air by 23.55UT
July 10, into NH SDR. 3265+, 5130-, 6160-, 7490- kHz back ! on the air,
all with FKB, but 5130 kHz is MIXING with IS & ID loop! Got his beep at
23.59 UT and wrapping up, as I keep listening on 6160 kHz, as Alan replies
"Amen" to him, ID, and 00.00 UT Saturday July 11, WTO theme starts.

First talkover: "With all barrels blazing...". He's in masterblaster con-
trol in ME, she's in Fla on phone. Says WBCQ proudly operates from a 1966
Duke trailer. Advice: don't go into debt. 00.13 UT quadricasting on 7, 6, 
5 and 3, on 10 of July YOOLF 2026, 67 degrees.

He calls for no more screens, wants buttons, dials, switches, meters. The
expected 4th of July special broadcast did not happen, rather they went to
a celebration in Deland with shrimp on the barbie, yum. Allan has subs-
cribed to and reads cover to cover scientifish magazines, including
Smithsonian since elementary school.

All 4 transmitters are now running full power. 00.27 UT plays a tune for
Angela, as I check the offsets displayed on the NH remote:
6160 -76 6159.924, 7490 -75 7489.925, 5130 -95 5129.905, 3265.148 kHz
always way on the plus side. I did not check NH calibration vs WWV this
time. 00.36 UT calls for stop eating meat one day a week, altho he only
eats meat one day a week, and Angela not at all despite cravings, since
she fell in love with a beautiful cow. 00.40 UT reads part of a Smith-
sonian article for the 250th.

00.45 UT disagrees with Trump about value of Science, please fund it,
altho still loves him to pieces. 00.52 UT phone call from Mike the Moose
in NC, listener since 1998y, on Disclosing the truth about UFOs. Prayer
and wrapup by 01.00 UT.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 10)

Not on air 6159.924 kHz  01.10 UT.
7489.922 kHz at 01.08 UT, 5129.911 kHz at 01.04 UT,
not on air 3265.148 kHz - at least not observed though, ed.

USA   9455 kHz  WRMI Okeechobee-FL bcast center. 'Radio Svoboda' program,
at 04.00 UT on July 06. Russian language. After WRMI legal ID in English,
R Svoboda programming began with a mention of upcoming segments of the
broadcast. Abruptly left the air at 0401:50 UT. Very Good.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

9455 kHz {ARGENTINA non}  Tuesday July 7 at 23.30 UT, RAE Buenos Aires
program via WRMI Okeechobee-FL bcast center, in Portuguese during DX pro-
gram, about CRI Bamako relay reactivated; Colombia Alcaravan Radio 5910kHz
switched to English, 23.31 UT closing
'DX.com.ar Atualidade DX'. So it's not from a few years ago.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1263 July 12)

USA   RFE / RL Launches Leadership Transition June 18, 2026.

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Stephen Capus
has announced his resignation, effective September 15, 2026. Mr. Capus has
led RFE/RL since January 1, 2024.

"It has been the honour {sic} of a lifetime to serve in this role, leading
one of the world's most important journalistic organizations. I am deeply
grateful to our journalists and staff for their commitment, professiona-
lism, and steadfastness under immense pressure. At a time when America's
adversaries spend billions trying to control the information space, I wel-
come the intent of both Congress and the Executive Branch to support an
organization that has fought successfully on the information battlefield
for 75 years," Capus said.

As part of an orderly transition, RFE / RL's Board of Directors has named
Lisa Curtis as Capus's successor. Ms. Curtis most recently served as a
Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the
Centre for a New American Security. A national security expert with
35 years of experience on U.S. policy toward the Indo-Pacific region,
Curtis served for over 20 years in the U.S. government, including at the
CIA, the Department of State, Congress, and the National Security Coun-
cil, where she was Deputy Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Di-
rector for South and Central Asia during the first Trump administration.

"The company has been very fortunate to have someone with Steve's exten-
sive experience in the news business at the helm. His determined leader-
ship has guided RFE/RL through an uncertain period. RFE/RL is well posi-
tioned to meet the challenges of a tumultuous media and geopolitical
environment. It will be a privilege to lead this extraordinary American
institution, as we extend our unique contribution to press freedom and
uncensored journalism that fosters democratic societies," said Curtis.

Ms. Curtis served as a Member of the RFE/RL Board of Directors from Sep-
tember 2022 and as its chair from July 2024. Curtis resigned from the
RFE / RL Board on June 6, 2026.

Stephen Rademaker, a Board member since July 2025, succeeds Curtis as
Chairperson. Mr. Rademaker is Senior of Counsel at the Washington, D.C.
law firm of Covington & Burling, and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown
University, where he teaches at the graduate level on U.S. sanctions
policy. He joined Covington & Burling following a long career in public
service in all three branches of government. Mr. Rademaker maintains an
active pro bono practice, which has included representation of RFE / RL
journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was imprisoned in Russia and released in
August 2024.
(Press Release; Australian DXN July, p#13 - 14; via
Craig Seager-NSW-AUS  VK2HBT)

URUGUAY   Boletin senanal Radio Club Uruguayo.
Les comparto el boletin # 910 de esta semana del Radio Club Uruguayo fun-
dado el 23 Agosto de 1933. En sus paginas, encontraran la Seccion Radio-
escucha, que tengo el honor de redactar.

<https://www.cx1aa.org/boletines/Boletin%20CX%20910.pdf>
(Gabriel Gomez - CX7BI-CX0001; wor July 13)

VANUATU   3945 kHz  R. Vanuatu, Port Vila, VUT; 04 July, at 0938-0948 UT,
OM YL talks seems outside, music as bridge to YL ann. QRN, poor; stayed in
the 5040 kHz at this time for quite a while).

Also heard at 05 July, 0944-0950 UT, OM seems giving a speech to an
audience. Poor, fady.
Below, Soundcloud link to access to edited recording of log above:

<https://on.soundcloud.com/Ws01S2mS5Zwa8VKCUp>

(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 5)

VATICAN STATE   17790 kHz  Vatican Radio, Sta. Maria di Galeria bc center
site  - in Malay to South Asia, July 02 at 15.26-15.31 UT. Talk by an OM.
At 15.29 UT, a sequence of interval signal, and the start of the Arabic
language service to the Middle East. S5.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP, Ibiuna SP-BRA; hcdx July 7)

VENEZUELA   4940 kHz  'Estacion 4940', 04.39-05.16 UT, July 07, Spanish,
religious comments and songs. 15422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

VIETNAM   11885 kHz Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, Son Tay site, 18.09-18.20 UT,
July 06, Spanish, news and comments about Vietnam. 35433.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, heard in Oleiros, A Coruna-ESP, hcdx July 9)

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Monday July 6th log - after World Soccer tournament exciting game, seen in
local Swiss SRG TV from Mexico D.F. Aztek Stadium - of Mexico vv England
national soccer team around Harry Kane and Bellingham leader this morning:

NOTHING -  noted on Monday July 6th at 03 - 04 UT time slot on
11910 kHz - Unidentified bcast station - not traced in AM, AS, ME,
nor in Europe,

nor 5130v kHz, nor 6160v kHz, nor 7490v kHz WBCQ noted real in North AM.

5939.362 kHz much frq oddity  BRA  Voz Missionaria, S=7 at 03.20 UT. Bras-
Port sermon prayer. Nothing on air 9665v kHz in 31 mb, but 11750.550 kHz
on upper side flank of 11750 channel, much stronger than 49mb service.
S=8-9 fair BrasPort sermon at 03.51 UT on July 6th.

6000 exact frq  CUB  RHC distorted tiny Cuban SW signal at 03.27 UT of RHC
via Quivican San Felipe TITAN bcast center 250 kW requested but I perceiv-
ed the received En sce signal more as a 10-20 kW "tiny signal" — if that.
Compared to Radio Marti 6030 kHz powerhouse strength from USAGM Greenville
NC state broadcast center and also 12.060 kHz S=5 harmonic signal outlet
too, at same time !

6010.010 CLM  'La Voz de tu Concencia' S=5 poor and tiny at 03.29 UT, and
co-channel
6010.063 BRA  Radio Inconfidencia little stronger S=6-7 at 03.31 UT.

6149.955 BRA  Rádio Saturno, in BrasPort, S=5-6 poor and tiny, 03.34 UT.

9264.986 USA  WINB, En male presenter sermon, S=9+25dB at 03.39 UT.

9275even exact frq and excellent (Ampegon like) audio quality
USA  WMLK Bethel PA state, S=9+40dB full powerhouse at 03.41 UT July 6.

9655.104 much frq oddity signal, faulty aligned {their 4th ENC TX always}
unit at UAE  ENC  A'Dhabbaya bcast center in ME Saudi Peninsula relay out-
let. Relay service for TWR Africa Swaziland, 03.30-03.45 UT requested.
S=8-9 signal noted in Edmonton AB-CAN Perseus SDR unit remotedly.At 03.43
UT in Amharic/Oromo/Side langs to ETH/ERI Horn of Africa target.

11875even UAE  ENC  A'Dhabbaya bcast relay center outlet bcast 'Radio ERGO
(IRIN Radio)', in Somali to Horn of Africa audience target, 03.30-04.00UT,
S=6-7 fair at 03.52 UT.

11960even JP  NHK Radio Japan World, emergency SW sce in Japanese language
for their stranded nationals in ME war of ISR/USA against Iran Persia, as
a substitute transmission for technically interrupted web service trans-
missions in the Middle East and Asia. 03 - 04 UT S=8-9 at 03.53 UT.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 6)

Log of Thursday July 9th at 00.00 UT to 03.00 UT

17790even USA  WRMI Okeechobee-FL tx carried Radio Slovakia International
          in Spanish sce, 00.30-01.00 UT, S=9+35dB powerhouse.
17715.011 ESP  REE Madrid in Spanish from Noblejas bcast center, odd frq,
          S=8 fair signal at 00.35 UT. // 15500 kHz.
17675even NZL  R NZ Pacific from Rangitaiki in En, powerhouse S=9+25dB in
          Alberta-CAN remotedly at 00.37 UT.
17665even CHN  CNR8 domestic sce in Mongolian from Hutubi Urumqi Xinjiang
          province bcast site. S=8 fair at 00.38 UT.

15189.801 BRA  Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, poor S=6-7 mx 00.39 UT
15409.983 likely CHN  mainland CNR1 content jamming against c-channel
15410.002 IND/Bharat  Akashvani/former AIR Bangalore 23.45-01.15 UT, 00.40
15500even ESP  REE Madrid in Spanish from Noblejas bcast center, 00.44 UT,
          S=9+15dB nice proper signal, // 17715v kHz.
15630.002 CHN  CNR11 domestic bcast Tibetan language sce, S=7 fair signal
          back-/sidelobe signal from Dong Fang island, Hainan province
          bcast center in far southern China. 00.45 UT on July 9th.
15640even JP   NHK Radio Japan World from Yamata site, backlobe poor S=6
          signal in Japanese into Alberta-CAN noted remotedly. 00.47 UT.
15800even CHN  CNR1 jammer 00 - 16 UT, noted at 00.50 UT, meant against
          TWN Sound of Hope Falun Gong sect Mandarin opposite radio sce.

13446 - 13552 kHz wideband CODAR windshield wiper sound signal at 00.52 UT
13570.002 USA  USAGM Radio Marti, Spanish sce towards Cuban island target
          audience, tremendous S=9+55dB (!) signal from Greenville NC
          SW bcast facility into Alberta-CAN SDR unit, noted at 00.53 UT.
13670 - 13683 kHz OTHR military security S=9+20dB strong signal at 00.54UT
13739.987 much frq oddity signal  CHN  CRI Spanish sce from Kashi Kashgar
          site in far western China mainland at 00.56 UT.

11730even OMA  BBC London En sce, fair S=7 sidelobe into Canada SDR rx,
          requested 00.00-02.00 UT via ENC A'Seela relay site. 00.58 UT.
11750.625 (!) kHz much odd frq bc from Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC,
          S=6-7 at 01.00 UT.
11829.994 CHN  CRI Beijing in Spanish via Kashi Kashgar site at 01 - 03 UT
          S=8-9 into Alberta-CAN SDR remotedly at 01.02 UT.
12014 kHz USA  UTE RTTY signal probably 12013.9 / 12014.1 kHz NSS  US Navy
          probably from Arlington  site (?), S=8 signal at 01.03 UT.
12119.6  / 12120.4 kHz  PTR  UTE RTTY signal probably from  NAU  US Navy
          S=9+10dB signal at 01.07 UT. see
<https://www.navy-radio.com/commsta/puerto-rico.htm>

 9264.987 USA  WINB Red Lion PA state, En sermon prayer broadcast at 01.10
          UT. S=9+15dB signal westwards into Alberta - CAN. 120 Hertz buzz
 9395even USA  WRMI Okeechobee-FL bcast transmission in Russian(!), at
          01.11 UT on proper S=9+20dB signal outlet. Thur July 9th.
 9440even JP   NHK Radio Japan World in Japanese from KDDI national tele-
          communication provider at Koga-Ibaragi-Yamata Japan site, S=8 at
          01 - 03 UT.
 9455even USA  'US power plant' theme discussion, S=9+45dB powerful signal
          in English from WRMI Okeechobee-FL bcast center, accompanied
          also 120 / 240 Hertz buzz strings either sideband seen / heard
          too. 01.14 UT.
 9490even F__  US sponsored 'Radio Republica' from Miami bcast center via
          TDF Issoudun France bcast center; in UT night time back trans-
          mission. Nice audio and much S=9+25dB powerful signal, 01.15 UT.
 9550even ROU  RRI Bucharest in French language via Tiganesti bcast site,
          S=9+10dB into western Canada, mx program at 01.16 UT.
 9590.003 UZB  BBC London in En towards SoAS target, via CRRT RRTM Telecom
          Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting bcast center. 00-02UT
          fair S=6-7 in AB-CAN Perseus SDR unit. 01.17 UT.
 9670even D__  ch292 private small bcast via Ingolstadt Rohrbach Bavaria
          site, poor to fair S=6 at 01.19 UT.
 9730even ROU  RRI Bucharest in Romanian via Galbeni bcast center, 01-02UT
          S=9+25dB signal noted in NoAM. 01.20 UT
 9870.003 IND  Akashvani/AIR service Delhi from Bangalore in Sinhala lan-
          guage to Ceylon/Sri Lanka SoAS target. S=9+5dB at 01.21 UT bad
          mixture co-channel - on a largely clear frequency range of the
          31-meter band,
 - and
 9870.021 TUR  TRT Emirler Spanish sce at 00.00-02.00 UT, S=9+5dB signal
          to western hemisphere target.
 9955even USA  WRMI Okeechobee-FL state bcast outlet, 21 - 02 UT, much
          strong S=9+45dB signal into western AB-CAN target noted remo-
          tedly in worldwide Perseus SDR net. 01.21 UT mx from 1920 de-
          cade, followed til 01.33 UT as Dixieland mx from Holland mx
          band out a century back, followed by hot Jazz mx program.
 9360even KWT  Checked ME Perseus SDR unit on Doha Qatar location at
          02.40 UT. S=9+15dB signal of Radio Farda in Persian via USAGM
          Kuwait relay site transmission, accompanied by security forces
          Bubble jamming sound from Sirjan Iran SW site on
 9360.154 kHz nearby channel. //
 5860even KWT  USAGM relay site Kuwait NE also Radio Farda program, on
          stronger S=9+35dB level at 02.47 UT, and accompanied by security
          forces Bubble jamming sound from Sirjan Iran SW site on
 5860.068 kHz nearby channel.
 5890even BUL  'Iran International TV' program relay in Persian via
          Sofia Kostinbrod bcast site, acc eibi database list 19-04 UT,
          S=9+10dB into Doha Qatar SDR unit remotedly.
 7459.996 slight frq odd outlet of USAGM Kuwait relay site, program of
          Radio Farda in Persian, S=9+15dB signal into Qatar at 02.54 UT.
 
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 9)