** BRAZIL. Continued from last report on the RNA 11905-11910-11915
DRM: Dec 5 at 0402, Brasília SDR has MPB music at 16 dB SNR, always
14.06 kbps, S9+30, just a few dropouts but lost at 0404. At 0428 I go
to TWR Bonaire SDR instead, where it`s 18.7 dB, few dropouts, music
but frequent ID breaks, ``Nacional FM``; 0438 more completely
``Nacional FM 96.1 Brasília`` --- it seems WRTH 2020 includes NO FM
info about Brazil, tho it does at least partially for other countries.
Of course, AM and a bit of SW already occupy 21+ crammed pages. At
0452 this SDR times out for me so I switch to TWR Dominican Republic,
which is generally inferior, but it`s still getting the DRM well at
S9, 17.2 dB. Still at 0554 S8-S9, and past 0640. At 0658 I can hear
the DRM noise myself at S3-S5. Replies to my previous report:
On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 07:30 PM, Glenn Hauser wrote:
``Furthermore, at all times checked, there is also no signal on 6180,
apparently the transmitter repurposed for DRM test on 11910.``
``No, they are using a special transmitter for the DRM tests. It is an
SW2K5, which is a low power SW transmitter made in Brazil
https://btonline.com.br/site/pt/ondas-curtas.asp?codConteudo=125
They are running just 1.12 kW. -- Richard Langley``
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 08:01 AM, Glenn Hauser wrote:
``I find that power level hard to believe,`` --- ``There is a photo
on the DRMNA io group showing power on the transmitter front panel.``
``Altho the antenna gain may also be huge.`` --- ``It is! I saw a
value posted somewhere and I'll try to find it and post it. -- Richard
Langley``
``I agree the antenna gain for the DRM transmission must be quite
good. At a check just after 2300 UT December 4, the DRM signal level
on 11910 into Houston was fairly decent, though I currently lack DRM
decoding capability. Sounds much more powerful than the rated 2.5 kW.
Meanwhile good RNA analog reception on 11780, but audio level rather
low. Did not check 6180. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas``
I still need to hear 6180 and 11910 and 11780 all on air at same time.
Maybe it`s the same antenna of 6180 which is now needed for DRM if not
the transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ERITREA [non]. 17545.055V, Saturday December 5 at 1530, Bayto Yaikl
clandestine talk at S7/S9+10 direct, as I am trying to measure the
frequency, it`s constantly wobbling, roughly 17545.05 to 17545.06,
i.e. offset-plus just like when monitored on the additional Wednesday
broadcast. The Saturday one is registered as from Issoudun, FRANCE. I
thought this behaviour unusual even for ISS, so could be from
somewhere else, like UAE? But now it`s clear the two are at least from
some same site. At 1546 I try it via UTwente SDR: poor S6-S7 signal as
would be apt, too close for skip distance, but in AM Synch mode it
keeps trying to lock onto the wobbling frequency, briefly displaying
offsets + such as: .033, .051, .030, .048, .027, .045 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR) see also GERMANY [non]
** FRANCE. See ERITREA [non], GERMANY [non]
** GERMANY [non]. 15350, Sat Dec 5 at 1540, S6-S8 open carrier except
for telltale Issoudun, FRANCE clattering, i.e. the Saturday-only
[except for Dec 26] scheduled silly ballgame in Hausa from Deutsche
Welle relay.
15195, Sat Dec 5 at 1541, African talk in presumed Hausa, S7-S9, the
Sat-only silly football game from Deutsche Welle relay, managing to
modulate here unlike supposedly // 15350! The two are 7 degrees apart
in azimuth, 165 here, 172 on 15350. 15195 also has a short/long path
echo, and likely so would 15350 if there were anything on it to echo!
Not even the DW IS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also ERITREA [non]
** U S A. 353-MCW kHz, Dec 5 at 0703 UT, ND beacon LIN --- ??? O, I
have been faked out again by the mixture of LI in LIttle Rock and IN
in INternational Falls. They are same pitch and perfectly in sync so
sound like a 3-letter call but then they gradually separate into LI
and IN with different periods, still overlapping. If pauses are long
enough, each should become audible independently at some point.
Classaxe.com shows LI at 6.2 seconds, IN at 6.03 --- close, but no
cigar. Also that they are 8 Hz apart in pitch (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2063 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
December 5 at 1322 the 1300 on WRMI 15770, S8-S9 but noisy. Next:
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [try the Warrenton MO KiwiSDR]
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0500]
2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 61 to WSW [new, ex 0400 Mon!]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 to SSE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Jack Amelar, NY8D, Lowell MI, who says, ``Glenn,
Thank you for many years of WOR and loggings which I have enjoyed and
used. Enclosed find my contribution to help keep your service to the
monitoring hobby going``; with a check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 17775-, Sat Dec 5 at 1623, KVOH is back on during `Wavescan`
in English, having been missing Friday morning in Spanish, possibly
due to deliberate fire-hazard power cut by SCE to the transmitter
site; now only poor S7-S9 with hum --- I need to be careful reporting
hum, as some local device could be imposing it; however there is no
hum at same time on 17830 BBC ASCENSION. By 1817, KVOH has built up to
S9+20/30/40 with praise music and devotional. DXMAP check at 1906
shows a 36 MHz Es MUF blob in the Four-Corners, roughly halfway (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5830, Dec 5 at 1818, WTWW-1 night frequency is on in the
daytime with SFAW/PPP, S9/+10 but noisy; while 5085, WTWW-2 night
frequency is also on and of course even weaker, rock music S9 vs noise
level of S8. Whenever this happen, and it has before, one fears if the
transmitter operator, even by remote control, may be indisposed, or
worse. We know Ted has some health problems. Ivo Ivanov first noted
them both after 1300, 1500, 1630 via remotes.
What are the allowable hours for WTWW? One sesquimonth after B-20
official start, FCC still has not got around to adding it to A-20:
https://www.fcc.gov/general/high-frequency-stations-seasonal-operating-frequency-schedules
But B-20 HFCC registrations: 5085 24h; 5830 00-14 only; 9475 14-22;
9930 14-24; 12105 14-06; 15810 24h. Of course, only the lowest three
are ever in use (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1915 UT December 5
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20201205201503914