 ** CANADA. 28193 CW, July 21 at 0435, tnx to sporadic E, horrible chirping signal, Ex17 VVV DE VE4ARM/B... WGB list: ``28193.0 VE4ARM/B - Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum - Austin MB CAN EN09mw - #0 (31 Mar 2025) Note: VVV de ID + grid + E × 16 - Pwr 5w`` QRZ.com: ``VE4ARM Canada flag Canada, MANITOBA AMATEUR RADIO MUSEUM INC. C/O Johnson, Bruce Frederick, 153 Wharton BLVD, Winnipeg, MB R2Y 0S9, Canada M.A.R.M INC INTERNET WEMSITE MARMINC.CA`` Heard before without the chirping. Only one other on 10m so late, see U S A (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CATALONIA. 14204 USB, July 21 at 0511, VG signal from EA3AKP, John in Catalonia, making quick contacts with UStations such as KK7VCY. QRZ.com: ``EA3AKP Spain flag Spain, JOAN CANALS, POST OFFICE BOX 34, ARBUCIES - GIRONA 17401, Spain`` Lots of photos mostly antennas on https://www.qrz.com/db/EA3AKP (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHILE. 28471 USB, July 21 at 2210, CA3VAK calling DX in English, following a QSO in Spanish, only phone signal on band. QRZ.com: ``CA3VAK Chile flag Chile, Victor M. Aranguiz M., Santiago, Chile`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 18900, July 21 at 0438, JBA talk seems Chinese, no doubt CNR1 jammer vs Sound of Hope; often accompanied by one other signal on band, 18970, but not now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 4765, July 22 at 0152, R. Progreso is gone again, and 5025 R. Rebelde a JBA carrier. Somethings always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 5975-5980-5985, July 22 at 0201, DRM noise. Maybe just came on. EiBi shows TDF DRM Issoudun, irr. during these spans: 00-03 to WEu, 05-09 to NEu (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 11700, July 21 at 0503, S9+20/30 of dead air direct, then JIP French, much better signal than usual. At 0508 I find // 13695 at S9/+10. EiBi shows 11700 RFI Issoudun at 0400-0700, shifting targets each hour, EAf/CAf/WAf, while 13695 at 0500-0700 from CAf to WAf (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GERMANY. Tilford reply to my UBMP log on 9670: ``No soup for you, it was actually in Yiddish. You missed a flamenco/salsa Star Spangled Banner too. And for Letterbox? Tsk, tsk. :) --Uncle Bill`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN [non]. 11730, July 21 at 0504, S9+20/30 of news in French; // 13600 at 0506, S9/+10. These are NHK via Issoudun at 0500-0520 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17715 S9+30/40, 15500 S9+20; 15520 S9/+10, 15390 S7/S9, Mon July 21 at 2200, token English from SNR direct, preview something about books, first public library in Madrid. 2201 news leads with PM Sánchez on official tour of S America to promote democracy, Chile first, then Paraguay, Uruguay; UN warns of catastrophic famine in Gaza; demonstrations against racism in Murcia (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.020-, July 21 at 2159, 2200, no signal direct from VOT. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. So tuning on to Spain, 10m beacons. But recheck at 2211, now it`s on at S9+10/20, yet insuff for easy listening vs noise level. 2250 into UTwente when measured, S9+30/45; 2253 s/off as if 17620 at 1230, something`s always awry at Ankara; 2254 IS. 2256 restart IS with German IDs, erroneous at Emirler. 2300 TS and opening in German with transmissions on 15 and 9 MHz bands. Altrichten to chop at 2303* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28224+ CW, July 21 at 0433, K5GJR/B, nice slow sending, band open late tnx to sporadic E; only this and CANADA, q.v. WGB list: ``28224.5 K5GJR/B - Orange Grove TX USA EL17hr - #0 (15 Mar 2025) Note: ID + grid - A-99 vertical pwr 2.5w`` - QRZ.com: `` K5GJR USA flag USA, Randy L Bates, 505 County Rd 231, Orange Grove, TX 78372, USA I have a 10mtr beacon that runs 24/7 at 28.224.5,consisting of a Radio Shack HTX100, putting out 2.5 watts, using a Pico keyer kit I assembled, into a Antron A-99 vertical antenna at 40'`` Orange Grove is just west of Christ`s Corpse. Heard before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28215 CW, July 21 at 2207, VVV KA9SZX [no /B], EN40pk, also .com and a dash. WGB list: ``28215.0 KA9SZX - Macomb IL USA EN40pk - #0 (20 Feb 2024) Note: Ant Cushcraft CX-1000 pwr 3w``. QRZ.com: ``KA9SZX USA flag USA, MARK A GARRETT, 9885 E 950 th ST, Macomb, IL 61455, USA`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28297 CW, July 21 at 2209, Ex4 DE NS9RC - WGB list: ``28297.0 NS9RC - Highland Park IL USA EN62be - #0 (08 Apr 2025) Note: de ID + grid EEE - Half wave vertical pwr 5w - North Shore Radio Club`` QRZ.com: ``NS9RC USA flag USA, Rob W Orr, NORTH SHORE RADIO CLUB INC, PO BOX 1066, Highland Park, IL 60035, USA - To help discover band openings, the NSRC has operated a propagation beacon on 28.297 MHz since 2001. It is located at the Heller Nature Center in Highland Park, IL about 27 miles north of downtown Chicago. The beacon was built from a Radio Shack HTX-100 running 5 watts to a Cushcraft AR-10 half wave vertical. CW message keying is performed by an Ultimate PicoKeyer. The 10M band is open a lot more often than you may think, even during periods of low sunspot activity, so be sure to check the beacon section of the band between 28.200 and 28.300 regularly, you may be pleasantly surprised with what you hear. Over the years we have received reception reports from over 30 countries and every continent except Antarctica.`` Heard before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2304 monitoring: confirmed Sunday July 20 at 2020 the 2000 on WRN Europe stream. Also confirmed Sunday July 20 at 2100 on WRMI 15770, S8/9+5 into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday July 20 at 2157 the 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6159.999, S9+10/15; and 3975.002, S9+10/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday July 20 at 2330 on WRMI 9455, S9+35/45 into Maurice, Louisiana SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday July 21 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+15/20 into Maurice LA SDR; Spanish preaching interrupted at 0029.5 for ID, then WOR. Also confirmed UT Monday July 21 at 0130 on WRN North America stream. Also confirmed UT Monday July 21 from 0304 on Area 51 webcast only: JL was chopped off at 0300 for s/off of 5130-, anti-Trump rant, not finished until 0303, 11-L S/off, Gotta Go. Also confirmed Monday July 21 at 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, S9/+20 on 6160.000- and S8/9+10 on 3975.001- into UTwente. Next: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 and/or 918; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW]; 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. Thanks for financial support this week from Peter Robinson, Preston UK, a very generous contribution via PayPal, to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5920, July 21 at 0456, this WTWW for TOMBS is unusually absent; had been running late presumed all-night. What`s wrong now? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5920, July 22 at 0154 UT, WTWW is extremely distorted with hum and putting out various spur noises down to 5895 or so. Not so much on the plus side altho 5935 occupied by WWCR. The other WTWW, 5085, is still off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5050 & 5800, July 22 at 0150, these WRMI frequencies are off, supposed to be on; while these are really on: 5010, 5850 & 5950 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5130, July 22 at 0150, no signal from this WBCQ, but at 0200 there is a JBA carrier on 6159.94, so apparently reactivated (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1700 kHz, July 21 at 0445 UT, 10-second clip of a song in Spanish followed by 6 seconds of dead air - exactly the same thing repeated over and over in a loop, still at 0501 -- and *still* at my final chex 0628, 0640! Obviously the usual 1700 dominant here, KKLF, U1 5/1 kW Richardson TX in The Metroplex, Jalapeño Radio, but in NRC AM Log, address in far Corpus Christi. What a joke! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VATICAN. 9710, Mon July 21 at 0458, S9+10/20, Ukrainian about Apostle Paul, 0459 R. Vatikan ID, Laudetur Iesus Christus, 2 notes of IS and off*. Back on *0459.5 more of IS, 0500 LIX and opening Russian, ``Govorit Radio Vatikan``. These are daily per EiBi; on Sundays Ukrainian also at 0605-0700. Then at 0505 I find the same on 11815, S9+20/30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6130, July 22 at 0156, JBA talk in Amerenglish, or maybe two audios mixing, gone at 0159. Can`t figure out any 49mb mixing product. Doubt it`s the 24h R. Europe, low power in Neth, much less Tibet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 17925 USB, July 21 at 0440, JBA contact in English; seems not just ATC info. EiBi shows only on this frequency: 24h, San Francisco R. LDOC, E Oc dx; but Kingenfuß 2022 adds more: Thailand, Guam, Alaska, Hawaii, NY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 0233 UT July 22 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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