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** BRAZIL. 28330 USB, May 6 at 2212, PV8AL, Helio calling QRZ with
very quick contacts, contest? QRZ.com: ``PV8AL Brazil flag Brazil,
HÉLIO DE OLIVEIRA ALVES, POBOX 181, BOA VISTA, RR 69301970, Brazil``
with lots of antenna photos (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. 10051 USB, May 6 at *0050, Gander VOLMET, also audible on
13270 and JBA 6604 USBs, but not yet on 3485. At 0625 audible on all
four from 10051 best to 3485 JBA. Per EiBi available 24h starting at
:20 and :50 past the hours: but not for much longer: Mike Cooper
reports: ``[WOR] Gander VOLMET to be decommissioned next month
https://www.navcanada.ca/en/flight-planning/service-notices/2025-06-12-gander.aspx Flight PlanningService Notices
2025-06-12 Gander
Notice of Change
Air Traffic Services (ATC/FSS) Decommission of VOLMET Service provided by Gander International Flight
Service Station - Gander, NL NAV CANADA, the country's provider of civil air navigation services,
conducted a review of the requirement for In-flight Meteorological
Information (VOLMET) Service provided by the International Flight
Service Station (IFSS) at Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. The review determined that the removal of the VOLMET service will
not
have a material impact on stakeholders and would not be a material
change to the services provided by NAV CANADA to the aircraft
transiting the Gander Oceanic Control Area (OCA). Aviation technology has evolved to allow suitably equipped aircraft
to
acquire the required meteorological information directly from
alternate
sources. This has alleviated the need for pilots to monitor a
scheduled
VOLMET broadcast on a high frequency (HF) radio. Aircraft not equipped to receive meteorological information via
alternate means may continue to request necessary weather updates
from
Gander IFSS via the North Atlantic (NAT) family of HF frequencies. This change will take effect on 12 June 2025 at 0901Z Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC). The appropriate aeronautical publications will
be
amended. For further information please contact:
NAV CANADA
Customer and Stakeholder Services
151 Slater Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3
Phone: 1-800-876-4693
Email: service@navcanada.ca`` They used to be shared with New York VOLMET, and 3485 with many other
airports` 2-way. The 2-way comms frequencies for Gander in EiBi are:
2872, 2899, 3016, 3476, 4675, 5598, 5616, 5649, 6622, 8831, 8864,
8879, 8891, 8906, 8918, 11279, 11336, 13291, 13306. Here is a comprehensive frequency list of VOLMET broadcasts worldwide:
https://dxinfocentre.com/volmet.htm Meanwhile, the only other HF VOLMET in Canada, CHR, Trenton Military,
remains silent after another protracted spate of ``no reports
received`` on 15034, 6754 USBs. Who knows if it ever revive? IIRC,
Gander has no such ``nrr`` problem (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 28174+ CW, May 6 at 2207, VVV DE VE1VDM/B EEEEEEEEEE.
QRZ.com: ``VE1VDM Canada flag Canada, Vernon Matheson, 189 Kaulback
St. Apt 401, Truro, NS B2N0B6, Canada, Current operating status:
VE1VDM/B 10m beacon at 8 watts on 28.174 mhz. TX is a AA7DJ 10 meter
beacon and the antenna is a 10m dipole approximately 35' AGL -
Location is remote at FN85ij just outside of Truro NS`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR) ** CHILE. 28460 USB, May 5 at 2207, CE8MGZ, QSO with USA in English.
QRZ.com: ``CE8MGZ Chile flag Chile, WALTER CESAR MARAMBIO GARCIA,
avenida mirador. #5153 compañías altas, LA SERENA. 4 Región teléfono
(+56957382014), CP 1700000, Chile`` - Once again hardly any activity
except deep S America on 10m, nothing much in beacons, or on 12, 15m
phone; see URUGUAY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. [Re: ``846 kHz, May 3 at 0630, JJBBA carrier. Almost
every night I check for signs of R. Kiribati reactivated, which used
to be regularly detectable, since it`s on a `clear` split and very far
east, same longitude as Hawai`i. This is so weak that I am far from
sure it`s not a spoiler birdie`` ``Hi Glenn - Checked May 4, a few times after 0445+ and heard nothing
on 846, via several NZ remotes; was a clear frequency``. Ron Howard
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 28276 CW, May 6 at 2209, XE1JAL/B, a beacon often heard
before; QRZ.com: ``XE1JAL Mexico flag Mexico, Mario Rizo Campomanes,
Calle Francisco Navarrete No. 8 - B , Colonia Tamborrel, Xalapa -
Enriquez, Veracruz, Codigo Postal 91050, Mexico`` - WGB list:
``28276.0 XE1JAL/B - Xalapa Veracruz MEX EK19mm - #0/1 (01 May 2025)
Note: ID + grid + 3" carrier`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PANAMA. 28282 CW, May 6 at 2210, VVV HP1DQP/B plus long msg
including PANAMA. NOT in QRZ.com nor in WGB beacon list! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 15500 & 17715, Mon May 5 at 2200, token English from SNR
equally strong S9+20/30 direct on N & S American frequencies; 15520
S9+10 and even 15390 S8/S9. Preview papal conclave and something about
flamenco; 2201 news leading with Toledo train problems, power failure?
no food; investigation of last week`s blackout (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR) ** SPAIN. 15500 > 17715 > 15520 > 15390, May 6 at 2157, all four REE
frequencies on, 2200 open Sefarad program since it`s Tuesday, VG to
weak sigs direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785 & 9875, May 5 at 2200, NO signals from VOT English
direct; nor at 2231 into UTwente. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.007+, May 6 at 2156, VOT not off the air, S9/+10 into
UTwente but just barely modulated, with IS? At 2215 same S9+10 with
flutter. Into UTwente at 2225 when measured, with music, mod seems
sufficient. 2253 s/off as if it`s 1230 on 17620, awry at Ankara, and
IS to 2256* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2293 monitoring: confirmed Monday
May 5 at 1931 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.001+, S9+10 into UTwente;
6160 not checked. Confirmed UT Tuesday May 6 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+35/40 into S TX
SDR. Also confirmed Tuesday May 6 at 1309 the 1300 on WRMI 9955, S9+15/20
undermodulated. Also confirmed Tuesday May 6 at 1419 the 1400 on WRMI 9955, S6/S8 JBA.
Next: Also confirmed Tuesday May 6 after 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.995+. S9+3 into UTwente. Tuned in earlier, at 1954 Wavescan in
Japan DX report but cut to dead air at 1955. Then at 1956 fired a
canned ID for AM Italia on 207, 918, 1323 kHz, and also in Italian!
AFAIK they have not really been active on 918 or 207 in a long time,
and NOT now at 2007 check. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. Financial support appreciated for our non-commercial public
service program, by MO or check on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9930, May 5 at 2215, WTWW is S9+50 with TOMBS, and this time
no spurs plus/minus 12.9 kHz, other transmitter? Then I find 9475
*also* on with S9+50 of dead air with spur such as 9487.9, but off at
2216*. Circa 2245 George McClintock informs me that a visiting
consultant has got the 9475/5085 transmitter on the air, so it`s
expected to be running both from now on, 9930/5920 with TOMBS and
9475/5085 with Ancient Word Radio, including WORLD OF RADIO UT
Saturday 0300. The cost for getting tubes rebuilt has almost tripled.
However, at 2339 recheck neither 9475 nor 5085 is on. And at 0113 May
6, only 5920 is on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9930, May 6 at 2158, WTWW with TOMBS and heavy splatter
above and below; usual discrete parasitic spurs at 9917.1 and 9942.9,
and for first time, two more at double the ~12.9 displacement!
Definitely on 9904.2, and weaker 9955.8: QRMing WRMI 9955.0! Contrary
to yesterday`s expectations, other transmitter still missing from 9475
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7505, May 6 at 0628, WRNO on late with hymn in English,
S9/+5. Totally unpredictable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1360, May 6 at 0638 UT, Spanish talk and song dominate,
seems religious; and CCI from Mexmx. Mainly probably KTNZ Amarillo TX,
U4 6000/320, and the other could be KGMR Clarksville AR, U1 500/98 or
KMNY Hurst TX, U4 50000/890 watts. Note this May 2 via IRCA: ``KMNY Dallas FW running full 50Kw day power, this night May 2nd 0800
UT -- KMYN big signal on 1360, 890 watt night power - ha ha ha -
blasting away all else S+5/9. Fem Ann: "Somos La Voz de trece sesenta
AM" & @ TOH: "KMNY Dallas Fort Worth". Previous logged Hurst TX as
KAHZ. Cheers, Chris M, Gold Coast Qld.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** URUGUAY. 28433 USB, May 5 at 2159, CX7AM saying 73 in Spanish.
QRZ.com: ``CX7AM Uruguay flag Uruguay, MARIA ELSA TORRES MOGNASCHI,
GALICIA 1469, MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay`` - did not sound like a YL; of
course, not every María in Spanish is female; sure of callsign
fonetikaly. See also CHILE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 9960, May 6 at 0633, R. Vanuatu in English about
inflation; or rather Bislama resorting to lots of English words, S3/S4
but clearer than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. ``Hi Glenn, Re: "UNIDENTIFIED. 630.04 approx., May 5 at
0406, low audible het = LAH against 630.0 stations. MWoffsets has
nothing further off than 630.006 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)" -- For what
it's worth, KHOW [Denver] was operating around 630.019 the entire
weekend of my Nevada-Utah border DXpedition last October. 73 Tim
Hall`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9936.0, May 6 at 0630, open carrier at S3 but with clix
at the steady rate of 22/minute, and also detectable out to 9927/9945.
At this hour no SWBC stations in the way. Yet another of these
mysteries always ending in 6. Almost identically logged earlier: ``UNIDENTIFIED. 9936.0 AM, March 15 at 0618 UT, S8/S9 open carrier
except for clix, at the rate of 20/minute = every 3 seconds, JBA out
to 9923/9950, +/- 13 or 14 kHz. What is this? Yet another one ending
in -6`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 87.9, May 5 at 2010 UT, Mexmx fading in and out on
caradio in Enid, probably RF feeder for entertainment of
huespedobreros. Later at different spot had dead air in $ tereo, maybe
two separate transmitters. No sporadic E shown on the maps (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING [WOR] Email your Reps and Sens to Protect Public Media
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This report despatched at 2320 UT May 6
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