** CANADA. Our prime beacon reference for North America,
http://dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm
now is headed by this note in red:
``Beacons are being decommissioned at such a rapid rate that many
listed here may already be off the air. By 2026, most of these beacons
will be gone with only a few left, __mainly in remote areas.``
More about this in WORLD OF RADIO 1973 and DXLD 19-11
401, March 16 at 0627, dash and YPO, NDBeacon of 500 watts at
Peawanuck, Ontario. I was tuned to 400.
366, March 16 at 0632, dash and YMW, NDB of 500 watts at Maniwaki,
Quebec
355, March 16 at 0634, dash and YWP, NDB of 200 watts at Webequie,
Ontario; a new one here
346, March 16 at 0636, dash and YXL, NDB of 500 watts at Sioux
Lookout, Ontario
341, March 16 at 0648, dash and YYU, NDB of 500 watts at Kapuskasing,
Ontario, mixed with but unblocked by local 25 watt EI in Enid (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6100, March 16 at 0620, RHC English this time is
overmodulated and splattering out to 15 kHz above and below. 6165 &
6060 are OK; 6000 & 5040 are off. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 13700, March 16 at 1348, RHC is S9+20 here, but no spurs
detectable, shux, with WINB silent Saturday from DRM 13755-13760.
Other RHC, 13780, is only S8-S9 and JBM at 1349. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15370, March 16 at 2029, RHC starting Arabic; 15140, March 16
at 2030, RHC starting Brazuguese. Unknown if both were in French
during 2000 semihour today, like they were yesterday; then splitting.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CUBA. 9720, March 16 at 2039, just caught an open carrier and then
off, probably a pre-check by RHC. My next check at 2157 finds S9+30
OC, 2159.5 IS and theme, opening French (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALI. 13630 // 11640, March 16 at 2033, CRI English, YL narration
about ``John Smith in China`` part of a literary series, fair-poor
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6185, March 16 at 2210, undermodulated Spanish? S5-S8,
announcement and music; presumed XEPPM as always on much earlier than
scheduled, but from when?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, March 16 at 2201, Irish music at S9, VG,
then announcement as ``Whiskey in the Jerk``(?), 2204 DJ says he`s
just testing in preparation for his St. Patrick`s Day broadcast
tomorrow. No proper ID, but he is ``The old Irishman, from the land of
the leprechaun`` -- an old man needs to go to bed, stayed up later
than he should; a bit more music and off at 2206*. Many logs here as
Irish Rose Radio, and it`s a jar the whiskey is in:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,51953.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, March 17 at 0032, VP music at S3-S4, not 5
X 1390 KCRC-AM local as I was hearing earlier at 2202 on the other
receiver. Many logs here say it was Moonlight Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,51963.0.html
And Wolverine came on same frequency a few minutes later (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 6919-LSB
** TURKEY. 12035.713, Sat March 16 at 1350, VOT English is S5-S7 with
`Letterbox` but too poor to copy, also with weaker het from 12035.0
KSDA and stray Cuban pulse jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1973 monitoring: missed checking Sat March 16
at 1230 and 2100 on WRMI, 9955; anybody hear them?
Sat March 16 at 1531 on HLR 9485-CUSB: inaudible via UTwente SDR, and
Alan Gale, England, could not hear it either.
Confirmed UT Sun March 17 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG S9+30.
Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 17 starting at 0336 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO,
S9+20/30. Next:
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 5950 7730
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 5950, 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 [NEW]
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW
1900 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730 [or preferably new 1974]
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1974]
0900 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions]
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcast access:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, Sat March 16 at 1805, no signal from KVOH if it`s on
for weekly English broadcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6917-LSB, March 17 at 0034, mixture of musix, crowd
sounds, song not in English, Brazilian talk, 0038 seems like QSOs. I`m
rather sure of the language; could this be all the way from Brasil?
But several logs here guess Spanish and others, no Portuguese:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,51959.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0521 UT March 17
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20190317061504343