** ASCENSION. 17745, May 25 at 1825, JBA carrier, off at 1833 check.
16m stations propagating are so precious that any sign of them is
notable. This is the BBC Ethiopia hour, 1730-1830 one-third each in
Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya per EiBi; strangely, Aoki has the last third
an hour later at 1910-1930. It would be the OSOB except for VOA 17530
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, May 25 at 0548, RHC English is S9+20 but just barely
modulated/suptorted; 6060 is S9+20 but good modulation during music;
6100 is good, S9+20/30; 6145 is S9 but JBM; 5040 is S9+20/30 but with
usual squeal. Somethings` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, May 25 at 2353, pirate bandscan finds one
here, S8 with soul song; 2358 ``Mix Radio International, in
collaboration with Cool AM Radio``, jazz special. Many frequent canned
IDs in different variations, some by YL voice, some by OM, as the
music plays on. Another one at 2359 ``This is Mix Radio International,
Worldwide``.
6878.5-USB, May 26 at 0010, I notice QRM on lowside from USB talking.
It`s an Army MARS net, discussing QSY to alternate frequency M06 (?),
then ``all stations, move to mike zero six eight``. In MARS,
frequencies can never be uttered in clear speech!
>From now on I am monitoring both at same time, always USB: Mix RI on
PL-880 with reelout which is sufficient; and MARS on NRD-545 with
magloop. And so this report *mixes* them together, I hope clearly:
0011 on 6880, MRI YL ID.
0012 on 6880, OM ID over music, mostly smooth-jazz now.
0013 on 6880, YL ID
0015 on 6818.5-USB, now I`ve found the alt. MARS frequency designated
M068, obviously same net group and away from the pirate QRM. Mentions
going back to check the other frequency, out.
0016 on 6878.5-USB, here they are again with QRM, but advising to go
back to the other one to send message.
0017 on 6878.5, digital mode sent, voice: did you copy? No. They off
and on utter abbreviated calls of 6 plus two letters, not always
fonetikaly. Like:
0018 on 6878.5, 6AU and Charlie Hotel, are you ready? Affirmative.
Ute-blast putting heavy QRM onto 6880 MixRI, but briefly.
0019 on 6880, YL M-R-I- ID
0027 on 6880, OM ID as before about Mix Radio International in
collaboration with Cool AM Radio, this time only, heard with e-mail
address for reports: mix.radio.international @ cruzanmail.com ? I am
not at all sure of cruzan and it was not spelt, but seems like an
apropos pirate name.
0028 on 6818.5, net contacts, 0029 digital blaaps; ``This is 6-C-B,
all I got in your message were my call letters; send again; and again,
this time with the other`s call.
Finally some full callsigns: AAR6CU with AAR6AU; one advises the other
about why message didn`t work, because cursor was at end of msg in
MT-63.
0035 on 6818.5, AAR6CE spelt with a message to exchange
0036 on 6880, YL M-R-I ID and ``This is Mix Radio International
Worldwide``; 0037 ``thanks for listening`` but not a closing yet
0038 on 6880, YL ``mix-mix``
0039 on 6818.5, 6CB with 6CH; alternative is to transmit message by
voice or get a relay. ``This is an exercise`` so time to work out the
bugs now before a real emergency with a priority message. By voice,
the code groups should be read with pauses between them, but this
increases possibility of errors; and he examples a few random
alfanumerix.
0043 on 6818.5, -CH and -CE, both with AAR6 prefices.
0044 on 6880, YL ID for Mix Radio
0044 on 6818.5, 6AU and 6CH will get together after the net to provide
info about ``finding the frequency``.
At this point I have enough and take a nap/rest; recheck at 0108, the
MARS and MRI are all off.
Many more reports here of Mix Radio International:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,67556.0.html
only one refers to some ``ham QRM``; went off at 0058*
I also search out the two MARS frequencies, and find that in years
past, I had 6818.5 once and Harold Frodge had both.
Of the full callsigns in this log, the only one getting useful hit on
google search is AAR6CH, leading to a 33-page, 10+year-old embedded
pdf about Texas Army MARS, including a photo of that op,
http://docplayer.net/44567846-Texas-army-mars-lewis-thompson-aaa6tx-february-17-2010.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9830, May 25 at 2200, no signal here from VOT. Must have
come on late; 2229 check via UTwente it`s VG with music, and nothing
else noticed until 2252 COVID-19 advice; 2253 multi-lingual ID reel,
no sign-off announcement, 2255 IS; 2256 restart IS with German IDs
twice a minute but cut off air at 2259*. Something`s always awry at
Ankara, erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 6878.5-USB and 6818.5-USB, Texas Army MARS: See NORTH
AMERICA mixed in with Mix Radio International 6880-USB
** U S A. 13565-CW, May 25 at 1406, HIFER beacon K6FRC in Patterson CA
is JBA with repeating IDs. First time heard since March 28 despite
almost daily bandscans, and never heard at any other hour later in the
day. HF sporadic E today, DXMAP not checked until 1735, across much of
the US altho not directly amid this path. The point of a beacon is for
it to be always transmitting, alerting whenever there be a
propagational opening, but I have my doubts about this one (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. 17530, May 25 at 1825, VOA with African News,
finishing by 1830 but when I detect a few-Hz SAH from a second
transmitter until one of them goes off at 1832, presumably Grimesland
despite poor signal with no sporadic-E boost, leaving a weaker single
carrier with no modulation detectable, but scheduled until 1900 is
another half hour M-F of VOA, in Kinyarwanda via ASCENSION (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2035 monitoring: confirmed UT
Monday May 25 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, VG at Maine SDR.
Also confirmed UT Mon May 25 at 0230 on WRMI 7778, VG at Maine, good
at UTwente, but VP in high noise level here in OK off beamside.
Also confirmed UT Mon May 25 at 0301 on Area 51 via WBCQ 5130, good at
Maine SDR which might have seemed too close.
Also confirmed UT Mon May 25 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, fair at Maine SDR
generally above jamming; fair-good at Bogota SDR with no jamming
audible.
Also confirmed, UT Mon May 25 from 1800:45 on IRRS 7290 via unknown
site, monitored via UTwente SDR, no cutouts past 1809. Tuned in at
1758 to hear open carrier except for constant low warble/RTTY which
could be a clue as to site; 1759 JIP music; 1800 IRRS brief sign-on
with only contact info the P O Box 10980 in N-20110 Milano, Italy;
quick FSN headline news and right into WOR before 1801. Now there is
no ACI from 7285 or 7295, but 7290 still sounds ``scratchy``, maybe
splatter from 7280 Vietnam stilted Spanish and/or 7300 Iran in
German.
Also confirmed UT Tue May 26 at 0109 check the 0100 on WRMI 7780, VP
here in storm noise level and with intermittent uteblaaps on LSB side
or carrier QRM; VG at Maine SDR; G at UTwente but with rapid
buzz/click QRM. Next:
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
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Prospect IL, who sent a contribution via PayPal to woradio at
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This report dispatched at 0323 UT May 26
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