TAIWAN  13550.063  SOH program, mentioned 'Mao Zedong' in Chinese
at 14.00 UT on Aug 11. S=5 here in western Europe,
 13640.201 kHz too at same time. 
No CNR1 jamming at this 14-15 UT time slot traced.

IRAN  13590even VoIRIB Zahedan in Arabic, at 14.02 UT on Aug 11.
0830-1430 UT scheduled in A-19 season, S=9+20dB here in EUR.
Phone-in program in Arabic.
13744.965 kHz VoIRIB Sirjan in Urdu language, 12.50-14.20 UT on Aug 11,
S=9 in central Europe.
13765.010 VoIRIB Sirjan in Arabic, S=9+15dB here in western Europe
at 14.10 UT on Aug 11.

KOREA D.P.R.  13759.984 kHz Voice of Korea Kujang in French language, 
male Soldiers Chorus at 14.08 UT. BUT IN BACKGROUND intermodulation
audio signal of KRE jamming scratching signal mixture at Kujang 
bcast center. S=9+20dB strength in WeEUR, 20 kHz wideband audio block.
15244.961 kHz also French service of VoKorea Kujang, French nx 
at 14.18 UT, scheduled 14.00-14.57 UT, S=9+15dB here in Europe.

SAUDI ARABIA  13775.016 kHz BSKSA Saudi Radio from Riyadh in Urdu
language, S=9 here in WeEUR at 14.11 UT, scheduled 12-15 UT. 
Sermon by male presenter.

SRI LANKA/GERMANY  15150.005 kHz  AWR via SLBC bcast center at
Trincomalee, former DWL Voice of Germany relay until 2010 year.
S=6 fair signal noted here on sidelobe in WeEUR. 14.15 UT on
Aug 11. AWR ministry program in Asho Chiu language 
acc Aoki Nagoya database.
15705even AWR Chinese via SLBC relay at Trincomalee,
S=7 fair signal here in WeEUR at 14.20 UT, and at scheduled
14-15 UT also same program surprisingly on nearby  too on
15715even AWR Chinese via MBR Nauen Germany at 14.22 UT, 
S=9+20dB signal strength here in WeEUR.

USA  15770 kHz WRMI S=5-6 here in WeEUR at 14.24 UT 
English likely TV px relay female presenter annmt.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 11)

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Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019 9:50 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 10-11, 2019

CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey Aug 10 at 1325+:
10920, Chinese S4-S6
11120, Chinese JBA
11170, JBA carrier
11540, Chinese S2-S3
11785, Chinese S5-S7
13550, Chinese S4-S5
None further heard up to 15 MHz
CNR1 jammer survey, Aug 11 at 1340: JBA carriers on 10960, 11150, no
WOOBs further up to 15 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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** ANGUILLA. 11775, Aug 11 at 1839, PMS is on with poor signal. This
corresponds to the websked for Sunday as 16-22 UT; and she was not on
at earlier 1423 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 9665.421V, Aug 10 at 0630, Voz Missionária in evangelical
Brazuguese is audibly wavering as I try to measure it, and it`s the
OSOB, consequently also the SSOB! It had varied this much 38 minutes
later when Wolfgang Büschel got it:

``9665.571 kHz on upper side flank now Brazilian station sermon heard
in central Europe post, at 0708 UT on Aug 10, NOT FIX FREQUENCY,
variable 15-20 Hertz moved around up and down`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey Aug 10 at 1325+:
10920, Chinese S4-S6
11120, Chinese JBA
11170, JBA carrier
11540, Chinese S2-S3
11785, Chinese S5-S7
13550, Chinese S4-S5
None further heard up to 15 MHz

CNR1 jammer survey, Aug 11 at 1340: JBA carriers on 10960, 11150, no
WOOBs further up to 15 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1994 monitoring: confirmed Sat Aug
10 at 2100 on WRMI 9955, upcut about 4 seconds late, missing ``This is
Glenn Hauser with World of Radio ---``; good S8-S9

Also confirmed UT Sunday Aug 11 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, very good

Also confirmed UT Sunday Aug 11 at 0329 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville
MO, amid quoting Bob Biermann, interrupted for ham ID as required
every dekaminute, about 20 minutes into so started early circa 0309;
S9+20 readable over storm noise level.

NOT confirmed by Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria: ``GERMANY UNID Music program
via Hamburger Lokalradio on 7265-CUSB GOH 001 kW, August 11:

https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/unid-mx-px-via-hamburger-lokalradio-on.html
1030-1100 7265 / 230 deg instead of World of Radio #1994 Sunday
1100-1200 7265 / 230 deg Spanish Radio Tropicana as scheduled`` Next:

2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW, 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [hiatus?] ND
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [hiatus?] ND
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania ND
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions; hiatus?] ND
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9395, UT Sun Aug 11 at 0130, I remember to check WRMI for
the Mason Vye show which started a week before at 0100-0200, and
supposed to be fortnightly; but what would WRMI program alternate
weeks interveningly? Suspected would just play back first Vye show,
and indeed they do. But first as I tune in, the Radio Tirana IS, as
should be heard here like five other days of week; but instead of RT
programming, 0131 cut to unID rock music. Poor reception on the
ATS-909 by the computer and TVs, but check again at 0142, guy is
giving a Canadian postal code ending in 1A0, and a .ca address. 0159,
ID for WQNA Springfield, and then the full Ontario address ending with
N0N 1A0 fonetikaly; before 0200 switching to Radio Prague IS and
English.

Mason Vye had notified me earlier:

``New program on WRMI --- I host a music-oriented program on student
and community radio stations WQNA Springfield, IL and WTND-LP Macomb,
IL and plan to simulcast an hour on WRMI’s 9395 kHz signal beginning
Saturday, August 3rd at 2100 ET (0100 UT Sunday) and again in a
fortnight on August 17th. My program originates from Alvinston,
Ontario, Canada and features a mixture of popular music with emphasis
on Canadian artists. North American satellite TVRO listeners may
remember me from the defunct W0KIE network. Regards, Mason Vye, Aug 2,
WORLD OF RADIO 1994, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``

I missed the first one, but saw him already on the WRMI sked grid with
his name as the program title. Too bad this bumps off Radio Tirana,
but they never asked to be on WRMI anyway, and are already pre-empted
on UT Thursdays for `This Is A Music Show`.

Then August 9, he writes me again: ``WQNA FM is ending after 40 years
in Springfield, Illinois. The Capital Area Career Center has put the
station up for sale due to rising operating costs and declining
student enrollment in the Radio-TV program. Until a buyer is found,
WQNA will continue to operate with its volunteer staff. Regards, Mason
Vye`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11702-11704, Aug 11 at 1343, intermittent SSB talk
sounds like English intonation, but cannot make it resolve by tuning
up and down in USB or LSB. Suspect third harmonic from an 80m ham
circa 3901, where nothing is audible vs high line noise level; and
probably not propagating anyway on the fundamental unlike the harmonic
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1950 UT August 11
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Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 6-7-8, 2019

CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey, Aug 7 from 1346: 10160 Chinese JBA;
10960 JBA carrier; 11120 Chinese JBA; no more WOOBs up to 15 MHz on a
poor propagation morning (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Grayline close to St.John Newfoundland at 23.57 UT:
ALBANIA  6175even  CRI Cerrik European relay heard properly
in Detroit Michigan tonight Aug 10th, CRI Spanish program mx played
til cut-off at 23.57:15 UT sharp. S=9+10dB across Atlantic path.

CUBA. 5025, Aug 7 at 1952 UT, line noise level has abated, and I
detect the JBA carrier from Radio Rebelde, but strangely there are
also audible pips at the rate of 40 per minute superimposed. An
artifact around here, or transmitted that way? Something`s frequently
wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6100, Aug 7 at 0611, RHC English is S9+20 of JB modulation,
better than 6000 which is off; while 6165 is S9 and barely audible vs
high noise level. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15230, Aug 7 at 1354, RHC is S9+10 but suptorted, while //
15140 is OK. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
CUBA   5025even R Rebelde Spanish talk discussion on Colombia theme,
S=9 or -74 dBm strength in Detroit MI state.
5040even RHC Bauta talk in English on SW Radio and Cuban journalists,
at 23.35 UT RHC worldwide web address given. S=9 or -76dBm strength.
5990even CRI Cuban relay site from Quivican San Felipe TITAN bcast
center - today excellent audio feed at 23.51 UT, S=9+20dB or -55dBm
signal into Michigan state, talk on American media ...


U S A. 7490.177, Aug 7 at 1955, JBA carrier while my line noise is
off, so WBCQ must be on this early already on a Wednesday, prior to
`Financial Survival` at 2000.
Unlike August 5, no sign of an early test from WRNO 7505 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
U S A. 5830, Aug 7 at 0607, WTWW-1 is S9+10 of dead air; if it were
modulating, it would still be under-.
9475, Aug 7 at 2005, no signal from WTWW-1 day frequency either, nor a
trace on 5830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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USA  6159.859 much odd fq TOM BS sermon heard likely via WBCQ old tx
unit. "Jesus Christ is Coming, to my house", at 23.54 UT, 
20% noise level on daylight path S=8 or -73dBm signal strength. 


USA  5049.988  likely WWRB station Morrison TN USA - acc fq list,
S=9+25dB or -51 dBm proper signal at 23.38 UT on Aug 10.
Talk on Columbia Film, "Letter from America", earthcake in Taiwan
and China, Russian Siberia Tundra fires. Global Warming theme also.
(terrible many theme mixture - for my brain). ! 19 kHz wideband signal.

USA  4980even WRMI English TV program relay, noted at 23.30 UT in Detroit
Michigan remote SDR unit, S=8 or -78dBm.
5010even WRMI Spanish language service, S=7 or -87dBm sermon, low modulated
audio level, at 23.34 UT on Aug 10.
5800.016 UNID carrier, - maybe coming from WRMI Exciter in Okeechobee FL
state. S=4 -99dBm strength, at 23.46 UT in Detroit MI.
5850even WRMI TOM BS roarer in English, old record or poor web feeder
audio quality ? At 23.49 UT S=9+15 or -61dBm in Michigan remote SDR.
5950even WRMI tiny signal, JBA under threshold level S=4-5 or -89dBm signal
at 23.50 UT on Aug 10. some mx / singer traced - hard to tell any detail.

MEXICO  6184.997 kHz again on lower fq flank, R Educacion Mexico City 
Spanish mx program at 23.59 UT on Aug 10, 
S=8 or -83dBm in Detroit remote Perseus unit.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
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Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 6-7-8, 2019

NIGERIA. 11769.9, Aug 7 at 2008, S6-S7 of undermod talk from Voice
of Nigeria, yet one of the better signals now on 25m.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Some logs of Sat August 10th in Cape Canaveral FL state,
central Europe and in Japan.
NIGERIA  7254.940 kHz  VoNigeria Abuja noted with fluttery signal of
S=8 or S=-79dBm signal strength, female interview presenter talk;
at 06.51 UT on Aug 10.
BRAZIL   Two Brazilian co-channel in rather "empty" 60 mb range,
noted at 06.30 UT on Aug 10,
4885.015 somewhat little stronger at S=6 in Cape Canaveral-FL
(likely R Clube do Para program ?) and same co-channel
4885.024 S=3-4 tiny signal too.
... and a lot of CODAR signal 'scratches' nearby in range
4736.0 - 4763.3, and
4885.8 - 4913.6 kHz.
9665.571 kHz on upper side flank now Brazilian station sermon heard
in central Europe post, at 07.08 UT on Aug 10, NOT FIX FREQU.,
variable 15 - 20 Hertz moved around up and down.
CANADA  6069.981 kHz CFRX Toronto, talk in En, at 06.45 UT heard in
remote SDR in Cape Canaveral-FL state, S=6 or -87dBm strength.
GREECE  9420even kHz, Greek Radio from Avlis site, Greek flute
folk music, proper signal, 10.8 kHz wideband, in music peaks
up to 20 kHz wideband. S=9+30dB or -35dBm proper signal here
in central Europe. 07.01 UT station ID by female presenter.
When checked again after 08.00 UT, was off at 08.10 UT.
GUINEA  9650even   At 07:05 UT today Aug 10 I have heard the program in
the 31 mb, the fq super-9650 kHz, and synonymous with the audio there
is nothing to complain, a Prayer in French ("Amen ...") in excellent audio
quality, I do not even know if they use the Beijing-China or French
Thales / Thomcat / Ampegon shortwave units. 9 kHz wideband signal
at S=9+10dB level or -69dBm strength.
Um 07.05 UT habe ich heute am 10. August auch das Programm im 31 mb
gehoert, die fq supergenau 9650 kHz, und auch bei der Audio gibt es nix zu
meckern, ein Prayer in Franzoesisch ("Amen ...") in vorzueglicher Audio
Qualitaet, ich weiss gar nicht, ob die chinesische TX Schaetzchen oder
franzoesische Thales/Thomcast/Ampegon units einsetzen.
Bei den Afrikanern hakt es ja meist auf der Feederline zwischen Funkhaus
und dem KW Sendezentrum aushaeusig, dies trifft fuer Conakry aber nicht zu.
TURKEY  11675.688 kHz TRT Emirler in Turkish, S=9 fluttery signal towards
NE/ME, heard also here in CeEUR, scheduled 06-11.55 UT, noted at 07.13 UT.
 same program on
11750.008 kHz towards all-Europe S=9+15dB at 07.21 UT.
11730.023 kHz noted TRT Emirler in Azeri language (Turk language similar)
at 07.14 UT station program ID by female presenter, S=9+5dB or -69dBm
strength here in CeEUR.
ALBANIA  11855 kHz via CRI European relay site at Cerrik Albania, Chinese
language program to all-Europe at 310degr, 07-09 UT, much overmodulated
powerhouse signal of S=9+50dB, IN PEAKS UP TO 90 kHz WIDEBAND signal.
SAUDI ARABIA  13780.009 kHz BSKSA Riyadh 1st Arabic program, via a
non-direction NVIS antenna towards Arab peninsula and ME target, but here
in WeEUR only weak strength of S=6 at 07.28 UT.
KOREA D.P.R.  13759.985 kHz VoKorea from Kujang site in Russian at 07.30 UT
not strong of S=7 level.
UNIDENTIFIED 13745.010 poor signal of S=4-5 level noted at 07.33 UT -
probably another SOH Taiwan outlet, or strange spurious of the 22 mb.
IRAN  13730.005 kHz IRIB Zahedan outlet in Arabic language, heard with
international news on Israel Politician Netanyahu etc.etc. S=9+15dB
at 07.40 UT.
KUWAIT   15109.701 kHz much odd fq Radio Kuwait Kabd with live phone-in
program in Filipino(!) language at 11.25 UT, in AM mode instead,
not R KWT Arabic in DRM 0945-1325 UT scheduled. S=9+10dB
and surprisingly on  17760even kHz frequency in 16 mb to same program.
Content of phone-in: "... several laughing Filipino women ..."
and surprisingly odd fq of RRI Galbeni at 11.35 UT:
ROMANIA  17669.973 kHz RRI Galbeni English, S=5 signal heard
in Tokyo Japan remote SDR unit.
TX at Tiganesti RadioCom bcast center has been repaired now:
Austrian DXer Paul Gager told me yesterday Aug 9th, that the
German language sce from RRI Tiganesti is back on air on 7355 kHz
again via Tiganesti site towards short-distance settled audience
near Austrian capital Vienna / Burgenland
usually daily at 14.00-14.57 UT.
Now on Aug 10th RRI Tiganesti in Russian language at 13.00 UT heard
also on both Tiganesti channels again ON AIR, heard at Tokyo remote
Perseus SDR units on 9890 and 11940 kHz, both S=8-9 signal across northern 
Siberia path to Far East Russia audience.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
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** ANGUILLA [and non]. 11775, Thu Aug 8 at 1351, so-called Caribbean
Beacon is on with so-called Pastor Melissa Scott, on so-called
University Network. ``Scheduling`` has appeared to be random,
scattershot on this and night frequency 6090, but her website does
present a schedule, much less than the 24/7 in the good ole DGS era:
https://www.pastormelissascott.com/shortwave-schedule.html
and this particular log does fit into it; I have added 24-hour UT to
her confusing am & pm, for which days of week are also confusing:

``Radio Broadcast Schedule --- Join Pastor Melissa Scott via the
Shortwave Broadcast from the Caribbean Beacon.

Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla, BWI --- Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday 4pm to 10pm Daytime 11.775MHz 16-22
Tuesday 1am to 4am Nighttime 6.090MHz 01-04
Wednesday 1am to 5am Nighttime 6.090MHz 01-05
Wednesday 10am to 1pm Daytime 11.775MHz 10-13
Thursday Noon to 4pm Daytime 11.775MHz 12-16
Friday Midnight to 4am Nighttime 6.090MHz 00-04
Friday 7am to 10am Nighttime 6.090MHz 07-10
Saturday 5pm to 8pm Daytime 11.775MHz 17-20

WWCR Nashville, TN --- Coordinated Universal Time
Monday thru Saturday 8pm to Midnight Daytime 13.845MHz 20-24
Sunday 6pm to Midnight Daytime 13.845MHz 18-24
Daily Midnight to 11am Nighttime 5.935MHz 00-11

Pastor Scott's Program Broadcast on Intermountain Public Radio
MOUNTAIN TIME. . . [a bunch of FM stations in Wyoming, Idaho]``

BTW, this is not on the Hitlist, altho several other major American
gospel huxters can be reached. While searching for her, I came across
this unsolicited testimonial for the Hitlist from Gilles Letourneau:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0tQFZ0rFC4
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 10920, Aug 9 at 1348, JBA Chinese, and 10960 JBA carrier;
only other CNR1 jammers in survey up to 15 MHz are: 12870, JBA
Chinese; 13550, S5-S7 Chinese with heavy flutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** KUWAIT. 17550, Aug 9 at 2202, JBA carrier from R. Kuwait N American
service in Arabic, in over-optimistic propagation expectation. Several
previous chex recently has been inaudible, but when it is, by this
hour the OSOB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENNG DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 88.3 WBFM, Aug 9 at 1730 UT, `Thru the Bible`` is
starting, today`s reading from the whole thing being Jeremiah 13-16;
starts off about men wearing girdles, then skirts and heels! Hee, hee;
non-robotic voice keeps a straight face?? Don`t listen to whole thing
but retune at 1746 just as wrapping up this segment with Family Radio
ID. So our local satellator K202BY is finally back on the air. I first
noticed it yesterday, but then and now could have been the
non-translator gospel huxter from Wichita with some tropo, and in fact
this one has some fades as I drive around. But now I`ve got the FR ID
out of California. (BTW, 92.1 KAMG-LP is still silent.)

[and non] Fortunately my BST-1 caradio RF feeder on 88.3 still
overcomes K202BY when I turn it on at 1818 UT --- as the memory scan
soon lands on 13670 for another gospel huxter in English (TWBD), this
time all the way from Madagascar World Voice. Aside from the
programming, I still think it`s neat to hear this, mobile in faraway
Enid. Almost exactly 15.8 megameters, or 9.818 kilomiles statute,
8.532 nautical distant. It has to traverse the whole of the African
landmass before exiting from Morocco into the Atlantic. Later in the
hour has faded down considerably. We may soon know whether in B-19
HFCC, they reascend to the 17 MHz band. The B19 HFCC/ASBU Coordination
Conference will be held from 26 to 30 August 2019 in Argentina (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. Electronic billboard on the NE corner of Garriott &
Garland in front of the new JiffyTrip about to open in Enid (which
replaced a worm-infested pecan grove; sad!), flashes ``Rush will soon
be on Enid FM Radio``, and the same for ``Sean``, August 9. I can`t
read it all as I am in motion, but this surely refer to the 100.9 CP
translator K265FL [Fully Loony] for KGWA which is already airing their
rubbish on AM 960. No, 100.9 is not on quite yet. I cannot hardly
wait. This will of course also difficultize if not block reception of
100.7 from Ponca City, and 101.1 from Stillwater & Woodward. KGWA`s
original FM sibling, 103.1 KOFM, has been spurring or overloading down
to this area too (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. I have been discussing KROU`s new 105.7 transmitter from
Spencer/OKC with KGOU+ CE Patrick Roberts, Aug 9:

I`m glad you got a new transmitter for KROU; no doubt it was needed,
not that it will do us any good in Enid with that translator on 105.5,
not to mention Alva on 105.7.

But KROU ERP remains only 1.6 kW, right? As per FCC. Is that the legal
limit for this facility, or how high could you go if cost did not
matter?

I just had another look at the panel photo of the new transmitter:
https://www.kgou.org/post/new-oklahoma-city-transmitter-improves-sound
TPO 30 watts??? That would be the exciter? What is the full TPO? Must
be under 1 kW for an ERP of only 1.6 kW --- so hard to imagine (for me
not in the business) how the new transmitter of a few hundred watts
cost as much as it did, even at a bargain?

``Hi Glenn. The unit with 30w on the display is the exciter, on top.
The transmitter is 4600w. Our antenna is effectively a 1 bay (level),
four-sided panel at 640 ft. 1600 watts effective radiated power. The
new transmitter system is capable of 5000 watts. Thanks. Patrick
Roberts``

Patrick, Thanks for explaining. I did not realize that the ERP could
be less than the transmitter power -- negative gain apparently with
that kind of antenna. Glenn

``No problem. Karen [Holp, former GM] and I bought the panel to give
the most consistent coverage we could, squeezing all we could out of
the “new site” when we moved to [KFOR tower, virtual channel] 4 $ $ $ $ $ .
It really did clean it up. We used to have a 3-bay to this baby panel
at the [KAUT virtual channel] 43 tower. It was producing a messy
signal, side-mounted on that tower. Yeah... 4.6 in and 1.6 out. At our
power level erp-wise, strangely, a “1 bay” lit up is the best option.
There’s NO nulls under it in the first several miles like the gain
antennas produce. No need for null fill because there are no nulls
from multiple bays. No tower shadowing because this beast custom-wraps
around the massive 4 tower. At 640 ft, there’s not much more terrain
shadowing vs. 300 on the 43 tower which had a ton of it. KFOR was
going to charge the same anyway. I took the height :) Negative gain
systems are an odd thing in a way, but they are a bit of a legal
ability to push the envelop as much as we could. It did extend the
reach as a byproduct of raising height too. You know how it goes in
pub radio. We get one chance to do it right. Thanks! Patrick Roberts``
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 36, Aug 9 at 1505 UT, from OKC, KUOK-CD briefly
decodes enough to enable the PSIP ID, then breaks up. Presumably the
same Univisión programming as on a subchannel of full-power RF 29 KTUZ
Shawnee, which displays as 36. Hepburn tropo map shows level-1 minor
tropo enhancement between here and OKC. (Enid is almost always on the
margins or beyond tropo areas --- but wait for next Tuesday!).
W9WI.com lists 7.33 kW, CP for 15. Anything else unusual?

RF 21, KUOT OKC is *much* stronger and in solid with subchannels
1-2-3-4-5, including 3ABN, but KUOT is the PSIP ID on all of them.
W9WI.com show it`s 15 kW, really KUOT-CD, without any subchannel info.
NOT to be confused, as I almost did with another RF 21 listed for OKC,
KTOU, 4 kW with 6 subchannels. There are also Bad signal bars on 20
and 22. In fact rabbitears.info shows KTOU-LD is now on 22 virtually
and really, not 21. 20 could be KQCW-DT Muskogee, which seems to be
the most-often seen from Tulsa market. Ultimately repacked, the only
UHF channels unoccupied in OKC Market #50 will be 17, 20, 28, 34
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9830, Aug 8 at 2330, oh2, something is on here, poor S6-S8
--- listening closely, jup, it`s in German for another Voice of Turkey
overrun instead of turning off NLT 2300 after English (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1994 contents: Australia, Canada,
Cook Islands, Congo DR, Cuba, Denmark, Germany, International Waters
non, Iran non, Ireland/Italy nons, Kashmir, Laos, Latvia, Mexico,
Myanmar, Netherlands non, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oklahoma, Panama non,
Romania, Spain, Switzerland, USA; and the propagation outlook

The shortwave broadcasts should be:

2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0629vUT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [Aug 17? alt. weeks] ND
1430 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0130 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] ND
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW, 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [hiatus?] ND
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [hiatus?] ND
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania ND
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions; hiatus?] ND
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

WORLD OF RADIO 1994 monitoring: ready for download early UT Friday
August 9; and confirmed first SWBC Fri Aug 9 at 2200 on WRMI 9955,
fair S9-S4 with perfect timing starting on the dot with no upcut or
overlap; local high line noise level still blasting below 9 MHz,
disaudiblizing whatever be on e.g. 7780, but not affecting 9955.
Sounds like me under the HNL on 7780 UT Sat Aug 10 at 0130 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15555-USB, Aug 9 at 1357, gospel huxter is readable in
English at S3-S4. WJHR, Milton FL is so rarely audible that it needs
to be logged for the record. Is it sporadic on air, or sporadically
propagating with its paltry incredible 250 watts, run at 1 kW PEP, per
WRTH rather than the legal minimum of 50 kW for FCC-licensed SWBC
stations? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. (7490), Aug 10 at 0054, I tune in WBCQ webcast toward the
end of `AAAWWW` when he usually gets down to business with info about
the Superstation, etc. He`s already talking about it with a caller, so
I did not get it all, just: the power supply modules in the modulator
keep popping off; it`s a design issue which has been there since
installation. When it runs, it runs beautifully. Need spare modules;
in fact, NO spare parts have been supplied tho he has been asking for
them for months! This manufacturer [Continental] is not like RCA or
Gates which used to be eager to help. Nobody cares any more. Also says
they have ``lost the prime manufacturer of antenna`` --- what??
Ampegon?
I am not sure this be relevant, but searching on Ampegon bankruptcy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transradio
Ampegon took over Transradio a couple years ago. Transradio was
successor to Telefunken.

Allan says he is confident things will work out in the end. But could
the superstation become a white elephant? Who would be left holding
the bag, World`s Last Chance, or WBCQ?

Call from John, the VORW, says he is hearing WBCQ on both 6160 and
9330 now. Just in time for this report, here`s John Carver`s summary:

``Tonight's show started on time on 7490. Allan and Angela in the
studio. Allan is feeling used and abused this evening. A rambling
dialog trying to illustrate his disgust with things. First phone call
at 0015 from Freddie. Mr. Mike calls at 0026 with information of two
upcoming hamfests.

Allan says they're still having problems getting the antenna adjusted.
Says the company has gone bankrupt and they can't get manuals,
blueprints, tech information or spare parts. Said it's difficult to
program the antenna for all the frequency changes without a manual. He
says that there are also problems with the power modules on the new
transmitter and the company is dragging its feet getting back to them
with information or new parts. Allan blames the problems on everything
on the antenna and transmitter being controlled by computers and not
having access to programming info. The German company that bought out
part of the antenna company will not honor the warranty on the antenna
so the station has to pay for any assistance and at the moment they're
not getting any assistance.

Allan says that 7490 is running on very low power, as something in the
transmitter melted about 3 this afternoon and he can't tear into it
till tomorrow. Phone call at 0045. Caller says he is an engineer and
is working on a new shortwave station and has been affected by the
recent bankruptcy and was trying to pump Allan for information about
it. He stated that the new station was still in the future and he
didn't feel comfortable releasing any information about it.

Reading of emails at 0057. Allan also mentioned that they had set
another transmitter to broadcast on 9330 and were using it from time
to time but no details on when or what. Closing prayer at 0102. Show
was off the air at 0108 and 7490 went into Brother Stair in progress.
John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1160, Aug 9 at 0241 UT, further chex of KSL SLC, which has
been unusually weak lately: now it`s sufficient, but a SAH of
156/minute = 2.6 Hz, on the R75; rather different on the DX-398,
easily nulling KSL increasing QRM from music, Spanish. At 0317 the QRM
is worse, Spanish music overcoming at times. Nothing from UT to
compare it with, but 850 KOA Denver is also poor, when it could/should
be good. I hear from people at KSL that things seem OK there, running
full 50 kW from the Nautel, but they are looking into it (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1480, Aug 9 at 1306 UT, ``Good Morning Sunshine`` song is
finishing, English named in outro, then W&M light-hearted Vietnamese
chat, from KNGO Dallas, ex-KBXD, but I`ve yet to hear the new ID since
it changed a few months ago. Initially atop KQAM Wichita, but skywave
is dying down less than a sesquihour after sunrise, and soon losing to
KQAM English talker by groundwave (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 10365-USB, Aug 8 at 1354, 2-way in colloquial Spanish,
very poor (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0226 UT August 10
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