** CUBA. 15140, Dec 20 at 2024, nothing but windhowl from RHC when
English should air; at 2027, 11880 is S6/S7 of clear dead air. SAWA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11760, Dec 21 at 0736, windhowl only at S8/S9, obviously RHC
transmitter forgot? to turn off much earlier; now accomplishes even
more; the OSOB! so also the SSOB. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15140, Sun Dec 21 at 1512, S9+15 of windhowl only; 11760
S8/S9 of Spanish, so perhaps Esperanto succeeded at 1600 on one of
them, unchecked. SAWA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Xmas FM sound and lite shows in Enid, UT Sun
Dec 21 circa 01-02 UT: Singing Xmas Trees at NE corner of Oak &
Oakwood in former oil well lot, different visually from last years,
smaller `trees` and other characters, 89.5 $ tereo of very short range,
have to park right next to the fence for full quieting. A few songs,
as always including Chipmunx. Still have no idea who is responsible
for this. Maybe neighbors across the street know?
House in Pheasant Run golf course addition, on west edge of Enid off
Garland, this year is on 102.3 FM $ tereo, unfortunately with some hum,
especially noticeable during quiet passages. Maybe Trans-Siberian
Orch, or similar. We visited two other areas in NW Enid but didn`t
see/hear any FM sound. In between listened to 7570 WRMI The Mighty KBC
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [non]. Finally someone else reports Xmas light shows with
music on FM: ``[FMDX-NA] New logging, Doug Smith W9WI via groups.io,
Fri, Dec 12 at 5:07 PM UT: Haven't been very good at keeping a log
since moving into the city, but I logged a new one this morning.
Really boring format. The sign in front of their house says Christmas
music to go with their light display. In practice, it's broadcasting
dead air on 91.3. Definitely NOT in compliance with Part 15. It's
pretty noisy at my house but clearly present. I live about a mile
away.
I see you can buy a 7-watt transmitter with telescoping antenna for
$ 76 on Amazon. My bet would be it's something like this. (The Amazon
listing claims it's legal under FCC 15.205. While I'm not a
communications lawyer, I don't see anything in 15.205 that comes
anywhere near authorizing unlicensed FM broadcasting at 7 watts. Then
again, this Amazon listing also says "...easily pushes a clear signal
up to 1 feet away, which is much larger than a church campus." )
-- Doug Smith W9WI, Nashville, TN`` (WTFDA via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
But Peter Laws , ex-Okie, replies: ``47CFR15.205 basically says
"you can't operate an intentional radiator in any of these frequency
ranges" ... and since the FM broadcast band isn't listed in 15.205 and
since that's where the device operates, then it's all good! Except (as
you all know) you don't get [to] pick and choose which parts of the
regs you want to comply with (centi-billionaires excepted, of
course).
15.209 covers how much power can be transmitted by an intentional
radiator in various frequency ranges. For 88-216 MHz, you can transmit
at 150 microvolts/meter at a distance of 3 meters. Then keep digging
because antennas and even feedline lengths are regulated.
I know that in the last ~30-40 years enforcement of regulations has
been ... lax ... but unless you run that 7-W transmitter into a dummy
load, I don't see how it can meet the spec. -- Peter Laws | VE[23]UWY
/ N5UWY | plaws0 gmail com | Travel by Train! | Made without "AI"``
(WTFDA via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Ritmo 96.5: commercial for such a station seen on KTUZ,
Telemundo affiliate in OKC. What? Only Okies we hear on 96.5 are KECO
Elk City vs KRAV-FM Tulsa. See: https://unidosok.com/okc-ritmo/
WTFDA FMdb shows Ritmo 96.5 in OKC is a mere 250-watt translator,
K243BJ, but not a ``Relay of`` anything! How can that be? CHR format
yet in Spanish. Callsign is in radio-locator.com leading to: ``Éxitos
96.5``, Parent station: KRXO-FM (HD3), [107.7] a Tyler Media station,
address in Pittsburgh PA!? This claims it`s homegrown Okie, nothing
about PA: https://tylermedia.com/index.php/our-story/
BTW, there is one more 96.5 in OK which we never heard, per WTFDA
FMdb: KMMY, 3.4 kW in Soper - never even heard of that tiny town, just
west of Hugo (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960.005, Dec 20 at 2340 quickcheck, S9+40 into UTwente,
VOT English not off the air, as Efsun speaks (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9660.018, Sun Dec 21 at 1750, VOT English S9+30 into
UTwente, `The Pulse of Turkish Foreign Policy` about Erdogan`s visit
to Ashkabat, Turkmenistan, emphasizing cultural ties, not mentioning
Ottoman Empire. 1802 `Letterbox` with Cemre: 1) Mohammed Breyel, near
KL, Malaysia heard 9660 on 17 Nov. 2) Jayanta Charkobarty, India,
heard 6125 Dec 15. 3) Hidemtsu? Miyaki?, Japan, heard Chinese at 12 on
17775; November holidays? Nov 10: anniversary of Ataturk`s death. 4)
-- Kan?, China, heard Chinese at 1100-1127 6 August via UTwente. 5)
Siddartha Papajarjee, India, heard 9660 Dec 14 at 1730. 6) very
special: Marlene? Sharburn?, Auburn MA, has been listener since 1970.
Sent two handwritten cards, one a pop-up, also a Massachusetts magnet.
Cemre is overwhelmed by these kind gifts from a very long-time
listener. 1822 theme (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Beacon bandscan Dec 21 at 0745 UT hits a couple not always
audible but now barely enough vs the HNL: 338 MCW kHz, RYN, Tucson AZ;
and 344 MCW kHz, JA, Jaxonvil FL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2326 monitoring; confirmed Saturday
December 20 at 2030 on WRMI 9395, JBA direct but S9+22 into Georgia
SDR, and S8/9+5 into Illinois SDR. WRMI webcast still music instead.
Also confirmed Saturday December 20 at 2042 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
JBA into N9AZZ IL SDR, better into new? St Louis SDR, S5+, about 6
minutes into so the 2030v started about 2036.
Also confirmed Saturday December 20 at 2200 on WRMI 9395, S9/+15 into
N9AZZ IL remote.
Missed checking Sat Dec 20 at 2230 on WRMI 15770 & 17790: anyone hear
them?
Confirmed UT Sunday December 21 from 0506 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG
S9+12 into N9AZZ IL remote; much better than noisy St Louis SDR. I
knew the 0415v would be way late since the ``9 pm`` Houston HamSat net
playback did not start until 0353 and usually runs about an hour,
followed by 15 min ARRL News.
Also confirmed Sunday December 21 at 0737 the 0730 on WRMIs direct:
5850 S9+20, 7570 S9+15/20, 7730 JBA S7, 7780 S7/S9; 15770 JJBBA
carrier. 15770 always runs all night, but one wonders if it propagate
to anywhere, beamed NE.
Asleep during 1030 on 9510 Romania, 1130 on 7570 & 7780 WRMI; anyone
hear any of those? Next:
2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0000 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0130 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160.
As a noncommercial public service program, financial support
appreciated. Thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a
check celebrating the Solstice to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK
73702
One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds via PayPal to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 780, Sun Dec 21 at 0740 UT, WBBM reception VP, but enough to
tell that `StarDate` is skipped again. So unreliable. But many more
chances to catch it elsewhere, such as QX-FM in TX daily circa 1830 UT
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 21 at 0748, JBA carrier, so RV re-active here?
Yes, per Ron Howard and Manuel Méndez: ``Hi Glenn - On Dec 21, Radio
Vanuatu, from 0753 till suddenly cut off a few seconds before 0758 UT,
on 7260; at *0758 started on 5040; program about health issues (skin
hygiene), in French and Bislama; program ended at 0801; heard via
Onewhero, NZ, Kiwi SDR remote. The schedule has not changed yet. Ron,
San Francisco``
``7260, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila, 0703-0758*, 21-12, English, Bislama,
news, comments, songs. 15421. Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in
Friol, Lugo, NW of Spain, Sangean ATS 909X, Tecsun PL-880, cable
antenna, 8 meters`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1190, Dec 21 at 0659 UT, ``Greenville`` mentioned, so
part of a ToH ID? NRC AM Log has no 1190s CoL Greenville; lots of
Greenvilles in USA, main three are in NC, SC and TX. Any 1190s near
any of them? TX is too far from Dallas. NC is in Monroe, too far from
Greenville. No 1190 in SC. Strikeout. I was parked on 1190 trying to
ID the SS which had faded down (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 1936 UT December 21
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