** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wed May 31 circa 2010, no signal from
LRA36 into Argentine SDR. Manuel Méndez, Spain says it was on today,
only at *1936-1954*. Earlier mail from them said would be on Sat & Wed
at 15-18 local but that equals 18-21 UT; suspect time conversion
confusion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, May 31 at 0621, HK3QQ is back after missing May
27, and since? With usual slowly spaced keyboard strokes in order with
errors and omissions as previously explained, notably X instead of P;
and X again between Z and C. Also spells out QTH, BOGOTA COLOMBIA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. After a bunch of Florida FM DX, I resume in the car -- see
USA for details, and immediately hear Spanish:
92.1, May 30 at 2324 UT, strong signal with folk? music so not OK;
2331, Spanish ad in pesos, so not Unitedstatesian; 2332 Soriana ad, a
Mexican market nationwide chain, and others in frenetic string; 2345
possibly a different station since now there are ``Radio Disney`` IDs
between every commercial; must have heard at least 6 of them; includes
Walmart and Home Depot, in Spanish. Faded by 2353 when I hear an OKC
ad, i.e. K221FQ, 99 watts of KRMP 1140.
XHFO-FM 92.1 CD. DE MÉXICO CDMX MEX Spanish CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO
RADIO DISNEY 100.0 134.0 19-25-57 99-07-59 230C - 'KHFO Radio Disney
XFM - ELEVA TUS XPECTATIVAS
1890 km/1174 stmi
92.9, May 30 at 2326, ``La KeBuena``, ad for Los Tigres del Norte at
Arena Ciudad de México el 9 de junio; fadeout by 2330 and no DX on
higher frequencies now. There is another Que Buena on 92.9 in San
Antonio TX, but it`s too close and CDMX on 92.1;
XEQ-FM 92.9 CD. DE MÉXICO CDMX MEX Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN KE BUENA
79.07 79.07 214.0 214.0 19-23-40 99-10-26 1929 92.9 FM LA KEBUENA 92.9
FM LA KEBUENA Country
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 102.7, during FL FM DX opening, May 30 at 2117 UT, not
much signal from KJYO OKC; not obscured by DX, just very weak compared
to the other full-powers from OKC like 100.5, 101.9, 104.1. I do pull
a ``KJ103`` ID JBA at 2355 as I quit. Something must be very wrong.
WTFDA listed as:
KJYO 102.7 OKLAHOMA CITY OK CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO KJ-103 94.1 kW
372.0 m HAAT 35-35-52 97-29-22 1A42 KJ103 Artist/Title Top 40 (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. My first sporadic-E FM DX opening this year, May 30 I see an
MUF spike of 107 MHz between here and FL on DXMAP, so out to the car
in the now hot garage, mid-80s at last outside, to DX on the stock
Nissan Sentra 2004 caradio with fender vertical antenna only; all logs
in real time with my own ears, no RDS capability, no internet for
stream comparisons; but research later from my scribbled notes, mainly
the WTFDA FM Database, also in general searching if needed. All times
strictly UT! Numbers just before geo coordinates are kW ERP and
antenna height above average terrain in meters. Identical horiz and
vert figures, u.o.s. Lasst figures are distances in km/stmi
city-to-city so approx., not site-to-city, from disitancefromto.net. I
do not count stations, states or anything, what`s `new` or not, and am
not in a competition. Clarifications, correxions welcome.
100.3 at 2115, Spanish in & out; 2122, Spanish music over CCI; 2125 ad
boletos for a rock concert, 407- phone number; 2129 f/out, 2130 f/in;
2139 vapid M&W chat about Puerto Rico, relationships, Orlando; 2145
``La Rumba 100.3``:
WRUM 100.3 ORLANDO FL Spanish TROPICAL RUMBA 100.3 MAS MUSICA VARIADA
95.0 484.0 28-34-51 81-04-32 13A0 LA RUMBA Song/Artist LA RUMBA
Song/Artist Top 40 1774 km/1102 stmi
104.9 at 2118, S Asian song, no such format in FL, must be that The
Metroplex station in TX I`ve heard before by EGW or airplane scatter:
KZMP-FM 104.9 PILOT POINT TX ETHNIC FUNASIA 35.0 535.0 33-33-37
96-57-34 534B KZMP-FM 104.9 Pilot Point, Dallas, Fort Worth
WWW.FUNASIA.COM 344/214
87.7 at 2119, JBA trace of Spanish. Only 4 such in USA and one in this
corner:
WEYS-LD 87.7 MIAMI FL Spanish SPANISH RELIGIOUS ALMAVISION 3.0 kWH
only 25-58-15 80-12-32 5158 WEYS87.7 877 FM ALMAVISION RADIO
COMPROMETIDOS CON LA VERTAD TEL 305-947-8879 2051/1274
96.5 at 2134, Spanish, call-in number 800-841-1005; Verizon ad in
English, seat belt PSA from NHTSA; 80% off at Banana Republic store,
back to Spanish, `éxitos de ayer y hits de hoy en Éxitos 96.5``; again
at 2206, Spanish ads, ``EX Orlando`` in English, Exitos965.com
WOEX 96.5 ORLANDO FL Spanish CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO EXITOS 96.5 99.0
454.0 28-34-07 81-03-16 7A1F Song/Artist on Mas Musica Y Mas Variedad
- 1-800-411-PAIN Song/Artist on Mas Musica Y Mas Variedad -
1-800-411-PAIN No Program Type or Undefined Ex WDBO-FM 1774/1102
99.3 at 2138, ``Lite Rock 99-3``; 2146, I-95 traffic in Brevard County
from The Trafic Center:
WLRQ-FM 99.3 COCOA FL ADULT CONTEMPORARY LITE ROCK 99.3 50.0 64.0
28-16-40 80-42-03 137E - 'KBIK' Artist/Song - Lite Rock 99.3
Artist/Song - Lite Rock 99.3 Soft Rock 1838/1142
104.5 at 2148, ad covering Dade, Broward and Palm Beach; area code 772
= The Treasure Coast:
WFLM 104.5 PALM BEACH SHORES FL URBAN AC 104.5 THE FLAME 50.0 50.0
113.0 113.0 26-45-43 80-04-41 6306 THE FLAME 1995/1239
105.9 at 2153, 1059SunnyFM.com, Florida adstring:
WOCL 105.9 DELAND FL CLASSIC HITS 105.9 SUNNY FM 96.0 484.0 28-55-10
81-19-08 79DF Title & Artist Sunny 105.9 Rock 1751/1088
92.9 at 2200, ID as WMFQ, Ocala Q92.9:
WMFQ 92.9 OCALA FL HOT AC 92 Q 92.9 FM TODAY'S BEST MUSIC 50.0 145.0
29-04-45 82-05-31 74EA Q92.9 - OCALA'S NUMBER 1 HIT MUSIC STATION All
The Hits 92 - The #1 Hit Music Station 352-732-0079 Top 40 1673/1039
93.5 at 2200, multi-station ID, only one copied is WMIA-FM which is on
93.9 and no apparent relation to the 93.5s unusual situation, 3
transmitters on same frequency: ``Club 93,5 on Revolution Radio`` YL
DJ with rock. Also 2214 adstring, Maycash22.com?, Big Lou Insurance,
800-444-9336 which I find is HQ in Fort Walton Beach; 2218
``Revolution 9-3-5``, rock. Probably WBGF but could be WZFL:
WBGF 93.5 BELLE GLADE FL DANCE REVOLUTION 93.5 24.0 103.0 26-39-56
80-38-38 57ED WBGF REVOLUTION 935 - MIAMI'S HOME OF DANCE REVOLUTION
935 - MIAMI'S HOME OF DANCE Top 40 //WZFL 93.5 1950/1212
W228BY relays:WZFL 93.5 93.5 MIAMI FL DANCE REVOLUTION 93.5 0.25 kW
vert only 25-46-20 80-11-20
WZFL 93.5 ISLAMORADA FL DANCE REVOLUTION 93.5 50.0 118.0 24-57-34
80-34-30 9739 WZFL Miami Revolution on 93.5 Revolution 93.5 Miami's
Home of Dance Top 40 //WBGF 93.5 2080/1292
[WMIA listing which I heard mentioned on 93.5:]
WMIA-FM 93.9 MIAMI BEACH FL ADULT CONTEMPORARY 93.9 MIA 90'S TO NOW
98.0 307.0 25-58-02 80-12-34 1528 93.9 MIA 939 MIA Variety from the
80s, 90s and Today! Adult Hits
94.1 at 2201 rap; 2204 Orlando traffic on I-4, leading to a
translator; but see 94.1 WLLD below:
W231CT relays:WFLF-540 94.1 ORLANDO FL NEWS/TALK NEWSRADIO WFLA 0.25
0.0 28-41-22 81-20-56 ---- 93.1 WFLA Newsradio WFLA Orlando Talk
1774/1102
95.3 at 2205, rock CCI to OKC KOKC translator which really gets out
from a hightower; in FL, lots of xltrs but only rock non xltrs are:
WXCV 95.3 HOMOSASSA SPRINGS FL ADULT CONTEMPORARY CITRUS 95 6.0
100.0 28-50-03 82-39-34 1660/1032 and:
WOLZ 95.3 FORT MYERS FL CLASSIC HITS 95.3 THE BEACH 79.0 145.0
26-30-18 81-51-08 1AD7 953 OLZ - 1866/1160
97.3 at 2208, talk show phone 877-381-3811, CCI from rock. Phone leads
to Mark Levin; can`t find an affiliate list on his site, but this FL
station runs him at 6-9 pm: however, KCLI Cordell OK is also talk, no
sked found.
WSKY-FM 97.3 MICANOPY FL NEWS/TALK THE SKY 97.3 FM NEWS TALK 50.0
150.0 29-32-09 82-19-18 854C [Program Name] on 97.3 The Sky News Talk
97.3 The Sky News 1642/1020
90.7 at 2213, talk show about black women. Surely:
WMFE-FM 90.7 ORLANDO FL NEWS/TALK WMFE 90.7 FM 100.0 223.0 28-36-08
81-05-37 74DE FLORIDA'S NPR NEWS STATION 90.7 News News ---
Conventional propagation is lowest frequencies open first but does not
work that way from FL to me -- I keep checking the few `open` non-comm
frequencies here, like 88.1, 89.5, 89.9, 90.7, 91.3 and have plenty
logs highband before this finally shows up. 1774/1102
94.1 at 2222, Tampa traffic on Wild 94-1:
WLLD 94.1 LAKELAND FL RHYTHMIC CHR WILD 94.1 100.0 455.0 27-40-23
82-06-35 72D5 WiLD 94.1 the Bay's Party Station Title & Artist on WILD
94.1 Top 40
Lakeland is between Tampa and Orlando; note 94.1 above with Orlando
traffic, a local translator there or would WLLD also deal with
Orlando? 1759/1093
94.9 at 2224, Disney World ad, Publix in Atlanta, Williams Family
Reunion ad; but Atlanta is way out of the PTA; I can`t get a HQ for
Williams Family on FB. Which?
WWRM 94.9 TAMPA FL ADULT HITS MAGIC 94.9 97.3 470.0 27-49-10
82-15-39 A986 Title & Artist MAGIC 94.9 WWRM-FM Adult Hits PI Code as
of 6/3/22 (shown on both RDSSpy and SDR Console) 1725/1072
or possibly:
WUBL 94.9 ATLANTA GA COUNTRY 94.9 THE BULL 99.0 298.0 33-48-27
84-20-27 199D The Bull - Atlanta' s New Country Leader The Bull -
Atlanta' s New Country Leader Country 1261/784
MUF seems falling and I need some R&R while catching BBC TV news, so
suspend until 2324 when I find Mexico City is incoming, q.v. (Glenn
Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
** U S A. A much more intense Es FM DX opening over eastern America,
in progress when I tune in May 31 at 1521 UT until 1625. Mostly Ohio
stations, some New York, Ontario and a French Canadian probably also
Ontario rather than far Québec. Compiling and researching details for
full report may take a day or two (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
** U S A. 13500, May 31 at 0602, finally copy definite Morse code ID
thrice amid CODAR: WRPW865 - note that the first four letters are the
same as for the 4-MHz one tracked in Feb to the MS/AL/FL Gulf coast.
And again at 0622 in its icosaminute cycle. Total CODAR audibility
range approx. 13445/13570. So exact center would be 13507.5.
For more info I first try www.radioreference.com but goes nowhere
beyond Sonoma Country on that call. On to FCC ULS which gets it; from
propagation clues I figured it would be on California coast.
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/results.jsp
Call Sign/Lease ID Name FRN Radio Service Status
Expiration Date
WRPW865 University of California, Davis 0014551568 RS Active
03/28/2032
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4575093
Dates
Grant 03/28/2022 Expiration 03/28/2032 Effective 03/28/2022
Next, via
https://cordc.ucsd.edu/projects/hfrnet/
Licensee Geography: map shows six pins on the coast from just north of
the Golden Gate to just north of Fort Ross. The six locations, only
two of which are in Sonoma County, but callsign applies to all of
them:
Call Sign WRPW865 Radio Service RS - Land Mobile
Radiolocation
6 Total Locations
Location Transmitter Address /Area of Operation Latitude,
Longitude Status
1 - Fixed 2099 Westshore Rd.
Bodega Bay, CA SONOMA County 38-19-02.3 N, 123-04-20.9 W P
2 - Fixed Gerstle Point Rd
Jenner, CA SONOMA County 38-34-01.8 N, 123-19-53.6 W P
3 - Fixed Point Reyes Beach South Rd
Inverness, CA MARIN County 38-02-49.3 N, 122-59-20.0 W P
4 - Fixed 2025 Shoreline Highway
Muir Beach, CA MARIN County 37-52-21.0 N, 122-35-51.4 W P
5 - Fixed 948 Fort Barry
Sausalito, CA MARIN County 37-48-55.8 N, 122-31-47.3 W P
6 - Fixed 1 Drake Beach Rd
Inverness, CA MARIN County 38-01-40.8 N, 122-57-40.3 W P
Control Points
2099 Westshore Rd., SONOMA, Bodega Bay, CA
P: (707)875-1906
Licensee
University of California, Davis
PO Box 247
2099 Westshore Rd.
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
ATTN Deirdre Shideler
Eligibility
90.103a1 - The HF radar systems are operated by scientists
specializing in radiowave oceanography at Bodega Marine Laboratory
with Federal funding from NOAA IOOS made available to the Central &
Northern California Observing System.
Now we get to the four-letter handles they are known by but not on the
air:
Point Reyes, CA (PREY)
Station ID: PREY
Affiliation: BML
Coords: 38.0472, -122.9891
N 38 2.8290, W 122 59.3480
Ctr Freq: 13.412 MHz
Time: 2023-05-31 18:15:56 UTC
Age: 0:9 (HH:MM)
Format: ruv
Station Diagnostics
Point Reyes, CA (PREY)
Network: BML
Latitude: 38.0472
Longitude: -122.9891
Center Frequency: 13.412 MHz
Tx Forward Power: 35.00 W
Tx Reflected Power: 7.00 W
Receiver Temp: 29°C
AWG 3-Module Temp: 37°C
Page Generated: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:31:47 GMT
Arrival Time: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:15:55 GMT
Pattern Type: Idealized
Most Recent File: RDL_i_BML_PREY_2023_05_31_1600.ruv
File Format: ruv
Age: 02:31 (H:MM)
Arrival Time: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:15:56 GMT
Pattern Type: Measured
Most Recent File: RDL_m_BML_PREY_2023_05_31_1600.ruv
File Format: ruv
Age: 02:31 (H:MM)
Radial Coverage for Most Recent File [maps]
Another one with closer center frequency I`m getting:
Gerstle Cove, Salt Point State Park, CA (GCVE)
Station ID: GCVE
Affiliation: BML
Coords: 38.5672, -123.3315
N 38 34.0310, W 123 19.8930
Ctr Freq: 13.533 MHz
Time: 2023-05-31 18:15:54 UTC
Age: 0:9 (HH:MM)
Format: ruv
Station Diagnostics
The question is, whether at any given time are we hearing only one of
the six, and how to tell which; or are more, or all of them running at
same time in some kind of coördination? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 7260, May 31 at 0624 no signal from RV, normally on here
until 0759 switch to 3945 and harmonix. Now not on those or 5040. Ron
Howard first noted absence on May 30, heard May 29 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
This report dispatched at 0026 UT June 1
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