** CANADA. 28153 CW, May 25 at 0148, VVV DE VE3IDS/B. WGB list:
``28153.0 VE3IDS/B - Owen Sound ON CAN EN94ll - #0/2 (17 Apr 2025)
Note: ID + grid + 10" off power 5w`` - QRZ.com: ``VE3IDS Canada flag
Canada, Donald B Richards, 137064 Conc 7, Owen Sound, ON N4K 5N5,
Canada - 2024 June: I have put a 10 metre beacon on the air. It is on
28.153 at 5 watts to a 110' doublet at 40' AGL. The rig is a radio
shack htx 100.
Please email reception reports to ve3ids.don@gmail.com 72/73, Don
ve3ids`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA [non]. 9580, May 25 at 0204, CRI relay via CUBA S9+30/40 but
suptorted, just barely modulated. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, May 25 at 0202, RHC S9+20/30 but suptorted such that I
can`t be sure whether in English or Spanish. Something`s always wrong
at RHC. Why do they bother? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. Five pirates at once, Saturday night = UT Sunday May
25 0155-0200; I heard no IDs or other announcements, but HFU tells
us:
6965 USB, S9+20/30 music: Drunken DJ radio, but SSTVs showing other
names, Osiris Radio, and Crater Eddie Radio, playlists:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,145502.0.html
6950 USB, S9+20/30 music. Many reports as unID:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,145507.0.html
6935 USB, S9+10 music, the weakest, 77LJS, which means what?:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,145504.0.html
6925 USB, S9+10/20 percussive music, WTF Worldwide:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,145508.0.html
6849.9 AM, S9+20 music, Liquid Radio, ``6850``:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,145501.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ROMANIA. 15130, May 25 at 0209, RRI in Spanish S9, but *much*
stronger S9+30/40 on // 11820, SSOB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9465, May 24 at 0337, NO signal from VOT into UTwente, but
English as usual on 7275.017+ S9+15/25 thisaway and 6165.003+ S7/9+5
thataway. Checking since 24 hours earlier, JRX in Brasil heard VOT
English on 9465. This was another case of erroneous Emirler failing to
change frequency after the 0200-0300 Uighur service on 9465 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785.006+, May 24 at 2212, VOT English not off the air,
S9+25/30 into UTwente, but no time to listen (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 28281 CW, May 25 at 0149, DE AG8Y/B. WGB list: ``28281.0
AG8Y/B - Middletown OH USA EM79tl - #0/1 (08 Apr 2025) Note: de AG8Y/B
- Pwr 7.5w - Ex W8EH`` - QRZ.com: ``AG8Y USA flag USA, ERNEST W HOWARD
JR, CITY RADIO CLUB, 401 Eastline Dr, Middletown, OH 45044, USA -
Station AG8Y is the club station for the City Radio Club of Middletown
Ohio. We have a 10 meter beacon on 28.281 with the AG8Y call.
Previously it identified as W8EH. The beacon is running 7 to 8 watts
to a Cushcraft Ringo about 15' above ground, at 860' elevation. We do
not have any QSL cards for the beacon, so we unable to respond to
mailed QSL requests. 73 Ernie W8EH, AG8Y License Trustee``
28297 CW, May 25 at 0151, EEEE DE NS9RC EN62. WGB list: ``28297.0
NS9RC - Highland Park IL USA EN62be - #0 (08 Apr 2025) Note: de ID +
grid EEE - Half wave vertical pwr 5w - North Shore Radio Club`` -
QRZ.com: ``NS9RC USA flag USA, Rob W Orr, NORTH SHORE RADIO CLUB INC,
PO BOX 1066, Highland Park, IL 60035, USA -- Our website is:
https://ns9rc.org -- Propagation Beacons: To help discover band
openings, the NSRC has operated a propagation beacon on 28.297 MHz
since 2001. It is located at the Heller Nature Center in Highland
Park, IL about 27 miles north of downtown Chicago. The beacon was
built from a Radio Shack HTX-100 running 5 watts to a Cushcraft AR-10
half wave vertical. CW message keying is performed by an Ultimate
PicoKeyer. The 10M band is open a lot more than you may think, even
during periods of low sunspot activity, so be sure to check the beacon
section of the band between 28.200 and 28.300 regularly, you may be
pleasantly surprised with what you hear. Over the years we have
received reception reports from over 30 countries and every continent
except Antarctica`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2296 monitoring: confirmed for the second
week in a row, UT Saturday May 24 at 0300 on WTWW 5085, S9+40/45
direct. And again automation clipped together: ``You are listening to
the ministry of / Glenn Hauser with World of Radio 2296...``. Music
fill at 0329-0331.5* with no announcements.
Also confirmed Saturday May 24 at 1448 the 1430 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001+, S9 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Saturday May 24 at 1600 on WRN North America stream.
Also confirmed Saturday May 24 at 1730 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001-, S8.5/9+5 and 3975.001+, S9+5 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Saturday May 24 at 2002 about 5 minutes into so started
circa 1956 the 1930v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S6 into K9VD Remote,
Jerseyville IL.
Also confirmed Saturday May 24 at 2230 on WRMI 15770, S9/+15 into
UTwente where it`s aimed.
Also confirmed UT Sunday May 25 from 0325 in WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S9/+12 into N9AZZ remote in IL. When I heard ARRL news start at 0310
after Houston AMSAT running late, I knew WOR should appear a
sesquidekaminute later. Next:
1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
Thanks this week for financial support from Doug Brown, a generous
check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA:
``Greetings from London ON. Thanks, Glenn for all you do to keep our
great hobby alive. Best Regards & 73s``
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
WOR podcasts are available several ways, including the last 13 at:
https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofRadio
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9930, May 24 at 2213, WTWW wih TOMBS but modulation dropouts
a few times every minute averaging maybe 10 seconds each but
irregular. Keeps doing it past 2300, making Brother Hysterical even
more unlistenable. After 0000 check May 25 seems to have recovered.
Recheck just in time at 0104* to hear it go off, and 5920 cut on less
than a minute later. The other WTWW, 5085 was already on (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9395, May 25 at 0203, this WRMI is surprisingly OFF, but
9455 is on with TOMBS. At 0315 check, 9395 back on (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 6160-, May 25 at 0203, this WBCQ is off. For quite a while,
its schedule has been very curtailed. Now shown as 01-02 UT Tue-Sat
Hal Turner; plus 02-03 Thu Hal; Devil`s Advocate UT Sat 02-03; AAAWWW
UT Sat 00-01, and that`s all, but I`ve yet to hear it with the latter
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Sporadic E has been possiblizing lots of paths east of here,
nexus over Indiana, May 24 from 2309 UT. See unID 87.7! Yet nothing
else in numerous bandscans until at 0125 UT May 25, 93.3 Jack FM in
OKC has some unusual CCI to its C&W: mention of ``hospital of
Philadelphia`` - not enough to be certain, but a good Es distance and
direxion for: WMMR, Philadelphia PA, 16.5 kW, 264.0 m ``everything
that rocks`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1420, May 25 at 0132 UT, Meximx dominates. Probably
either XEF Juárez or KBHS Hot Springs AR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1480, May 25 at 0131 UT, Spanish preacher dominating. Of
several listed, most likely KLVL Pasadena TX, 5000/500 watts, Radio
Vida (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1549.82, May 25 at 0130 UT even on caradio, and this
early, the het against 1550s is audible, Mexico, Peru, or what? Can`t
measure it but sounds about the same pitch I recall on the bigrigs
later at night. And adjacent, lower and louder het below 1540 from
KGBC TX as usual but not always (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. ``Re: Unid 6938. Ron, I know what you mean, and see that
one very frequently. It's military, as far as I know, but the lone
carrier on 6938 is different. That one might be associated with
intermittent broad band pulses as well that can be seen +/- at least
50 kHz. 73, Walt`` Salmaniw, BC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9125.20 USB, May 24 at 0625, JBA 2-way M&W with pauses,
tonal language maybe Chinese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. FM sporadic E paths are being reported further east, so
another session on the caradio in case they reach OK, May 24 so at
2309 UT to the caradio for tunearounds. Spanish/Mexican music on 87.7
is the only thing unusual, no signs of Es on higher frequencies in
repeated bandscans. 87.7 sounds slightly off-tuned so maybe really
87.74, 87.75 or 87.76 MHz, a `Franken FM`, really channel 6 analog TV
audio.
WTFDA FMDB lists 14 -LD stations on ``87.7`` including three in
Spanish that are not religious: KXDP-LD Denver CO ``La Invasora``,
WTBS-LD Atlanta GA, ``87.7 The Vibe`` and WDCN-LD Fairvax VA, ``Que
Onnda`` [sic]. Very little fading up or down, never in solid, so
unseems sporadic E. Maybe a local pirate, but never heard anything
like it before. $ tereo pilot icon occasionally flashes but usually
not. BTW, the 87.9 dead air in $ tereo carrier surely nearby, is off
now, but was on earlier in afternoon.
All the music sounds like same style, vocals with accordion. There are
interruptions for ads? mostly YL voices in English, and they are often
incomplete, cut off. Long pauses after tunes. Very amateurish
operation. What passes for an ID, heard numerous times, sometimes
thrice or more in a row, sometimes alone, sometimes mixing with mx, YL
sounds like
``de vos es [de?] chilao``
I have no idea if I`m spelling correctly. Could be chilau, referring
to a food; or chilao could refer to soil or a campground. At 2315 an
ad for Pepper? bras, cutoff; and for Lullabee skin care. Seven-Eleven
plug in Spanish, something for $ 5. Plug for ``Rodríguez report``,
parody? Towels from JCPenney. 2336, $ 3 for a guava drink; ``showing
you the way to be a lover again``; 2345 Jim Beam pineapple flavor.
2350 aceite ad. 2357 almost fadeout? But 2401 back with music,
mentions Zacatecas before cutoff. I`ve spent almost an hour with this,
and no closer to any real identification. Does anyone recognize any of
this?
Back online at 0011 UT May 25, the Es DXmap now shows a 99 MHz nexus
over Indiana, numerous paths including as far as Stillwater OK, almost
here, and still at 0108, so I go to car for another try at 0123:
nothing but the ``ID`` several times with long pauses, and weaker than
originally, off at 0129? no it`s back at 0137 (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK,
WOR)
This report dispatched at 0421 UT May 25
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