** CANADA. Re my 2598-USB mystery, marine weather from NL area on the
air before 0700 UT when none is scheduled, sent my last report to Bill
Hepburn of dxinfocenter.com and he replies:

``Warnings are broadcast on receipt. I'm guessing they included
amended forecasts at the same time.

The official Canadian information can still be found at

https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/publications/mcts-sctm/ramn-arnm/part1-eng.html
pdf version here ...

https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/publications/mcts-sctm/ramn-arnm/docs/RAMN-ARNM-2019-eng.pdf
wrh``

I replied: ``Bill, I searched on 2598 in each file, and it is only
mentioned once each in the tables of frequencies for something or
other, NO details about stations, or times. I already hunted for that
at the site referred from sexion 1.1.1 without finding it. Glenn``

``Part 2 is loaded with station information

https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/publications/mcts-sctm/ramn-arnm/part2-eng.html
as is the .pdf which contains the entire publication. wrh``

``Bill, Tnx, that`s what I was looking for --- I wasn`t getting any
hits on ``2598`` because every entry is ``2598J3E``. 39 of them, and
not one accounts for any broadcasts just before 0700 UT, my original
question. Other than your previous comment apparently meaning they
could show up at any time. 73, Glenn`` (Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, Jan 20 at 1520, RHC `Sonido Cubano` music is
overmodulated and distorted; OK on // 15230 on late, and 13700, with
no spurs today either. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 11570.023, Jan 20 at 1452, VOA Korean is
S9-S7; figured it would be SAIPAN so far off-frequency, and yes, it
is, at 14-15 per Aoki/NDXC. Previous bihour of same, however, 12-14 is
via Philippines (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2017 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
January 19 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, but JBA.

Also confirmed UT Monday January 20 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, good via
UTwente SDR Holland.

Also confirmed UT Monday January 20 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, good via
UTwente, and // 9395 poor. Then directly here, 7780 is good and 9395
JBA carrier. Also confirmed #2017 via WRN webcast.

Also confirmed UT Monday January 20 at 0400 on Area 51 webcast; at
0410 JBA on WBCQ 5130.

Also confirmed UT Monday January 20 at 0430 on WRMI webcast, but JBA
carrier on 9955.

Also confirmed Monday January 20 from 1901+ on IRRS 7290, Romania? via
UTwente SDR -- VG this week at -45 to -55 dBu readings, soon
increasing to 65-75. *1857 came on big carrier, 1859.5 JIP Aïda theme,
IRRS sign-on, 1900:40 FSN headlines and right into WOR.

HOWEVER, at 1918 I notice the signal is GONE! Probably some minutes
earlier; did not have headphones on but could still hear some audio
from them beside me until the noise now. Still OFF until *1930 WOR
over and comes right back on with FSN(?) news. Next:

0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 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, WOR)

** U S A. Doug Smith replies on the WTFDA Forum to my observations of
flashing PSIP calls on KMPX-30 ``29``, 01-16-2020, 09:15 AM:

``My guess (this is a guess) is KMPX has two "PSIP generators"
connected and they're programmed slightly differently -- one with the
"HD" and "-2" and one without the HD & dash.

The "PSIP generator" is a computer attached to the "stream
multiplexer". The multiplexer interleaves "packets" of PSIP data with
packets of audio and video data from the MPEG encoder(s).

PSIP packets are to be transmitted at varying intervals, depending on
what type of data is being transmitted (the "Virtual Channel Table",
or TVCT, is responsible for the way channel names display. There are
roughly a handful of other "tables" that do things internal to your
TV).

I'm guessing you're seeing data first from one generator & then from
the other. Presumably they have a backup unit & left both running at
the same time`` (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search January 20 from 1343
to 1354, local sunrise being 1341, now 3 minutes earlier than our
yearly latest a biweek ago, first on the R75 with E-W longwire so no
DFing, starting at top end:

1566, presumed FEBC Jeju Island, Korea South, the strongest up here
and I am carefully listening for it to go off between 1344 and 1345 at
scheduled beam change from Japanese to Chinese --- almost at 1344.5,
but it`s still there! past 1345 and the next 5 minutes, when finally
at 1354 I DF it on the handheld DX-398 as definitely from the NW, not
WSW. So was it so strong (I almost heard some audio at first) that
remained incoming after beamswitch, or did not change it on time
today? Just yesterday, my neighbor Richard Allen said it did:

``Oklahoma TP DX 1/19/2020, Richard Allen, Jan 19 #5906 IRCA
Except for hearing HLAZ closing down its transmission to Japan, TP DX
was non-existent here this morning. 1566, HLAZ barely audible signal
at 1337 (LSR 1339); barely audible talking and some music at
1341-1342: poor Japanese language talk before close at 1344. This was
the first trace of a TP signal here is nearly a fortnight. Usually
audible JOUB was last heard on 1/6. Receiver: Skywave with ALA1530LNP
aerial. Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA``

Meanwhile a quick check of some other 9-kHz channels: also carriers on
1593, 1557, 1548, 1143, 1044, 972 but lower ones are just about gone
after sunrise here.

AND at 1349, 1206-, off-frequency-minus. What could that be? MW
offsets has a VG choice:
``1205.96, CHN, Yanbian RGD Korean News General (Yanji/Longjing),
2000-1600, 2016-08-09``

That`s right next to Korea North, and at 200 kW is by far the
strongest PRC station, or any east Asian, on 1206. The only other
significantly below 1206 is an Indonesian, 1205.4, too far in more
ways than one (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15805, Jan 20 at 1518, buzz centered here covering about
10 kHz, but does not sound like usual DRM. Only thing scheduled here
was World Music Radio, Denmark, weekends only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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My SW Logs

*Date : January 18, 2020Receiver: Tecsun PL660Antenna: TelescopicStations
received at Chennai (Madras), India.*
Station: Voice of America Khmer Service
Time : 13.30 UTC
Freq. : 11695 Khz
SINPO : 4444

Programme details: When I tuned into VoA Khmer Service at 13.30 UTC I heard
station id of Voice of America followed by demale announcer speaking.

Station: Voice of America Chinese Service
Time : 13.20 UTC
Freq. : 11660 Khz
SINPO : 3333

Programme details: When I tuned into VoA Chinese Service at 13.20 UTC I
heard male announcer speaking and there was lot of transmission noise and
interference.

Station: Voice of America Korean Service
Time : 13.15 UTC
Freq. : 11570 Khz
SINPO : 3233

Programme details: When I tuned into VoA Korean Service at 13.15 UTC I
heard male and female announcer speaking.

Station: Radio Free Asia Chinese Service
Time : 04.20 UTC
Freq. : 11980 Khz
SINPO : 2222

Programme details: When I tuned into Radio Free Asia Chinese Service at
04.20 UTC I heard male announcer speaking.

Station: RTM Wai Limbang FM Malaysian
Time : 13.20 UTC
Freq. : 11665 Khz
SINPO : 2222

Programme details: When I tuned into RTM Wai Limbang FM Malaysian at 13.20
UTC I heard male announcer speaking and there was lot of transmission noise
and interference by some other station.

Station: Maashal Radio Pashto Service
Time : 04.13 UTC
Freq. : 12110 Khz
SINPO : 2222

Programme details: When I tuned into Maashal Radio Pashto Service at 4.13
UTC I heard male announcer speaking and there was lot of transmission noise
and interference.

Station: Republic of Yemen Radio Arabic Service
Time : 04.08 UTC
Freq. : 11860 Khz
SINPO : 3333

Programme details: When I tuned into Republic of Yemen Radio Arabic Service
at 04.08 UTC I heard male announcer speaking.

Station: Radio Thailand Japanese Service
Time : 13.02 UTC
Freq. : 9940 Khz
SINPO : 2222

Programme details: When I tuned into Radio Thailand Japanese Service at
13.02 UTC I heard a male announcer speaking.

Station: World Christian Broadcast KNLS English Service
Time : 03.57 UTC
Freq. : 13760 Khz
SINPO : 3333

Programme details: When I tuned into World Christian Broadcast KNLS English
Service at 03.57 UTC I heard a song "This is the best day of my life" being
played.

Station: World Christian Broadcast Africa English Service
Time : 04.18 UTC
Freq. : 11825 Khz
SINPO : 3333

Programme details: When I tuned into World Christian Broadcast Africa
English Service at 04.18 UTC I heard a male announcer speaking about army
and some test after which music was played.
---
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*N. Arun Kumar*
*Chennai*
*India*
*VU2BBF*
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** BRAZIL. 9667.4, Jan 19 at 0154, Brazuguese from Voz Missionária
noted in quick bandscan jumped way further off frequency than usual
circa 9664.9; fair signal. JBA carrier on 9818.6 presumed R. 9 de
Julho. Both refined at 0330: 9667.478v and 9818.633 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CHINA. 9415, Jan 18 at 2320 some country music adjacent to 9420
Greece, 2322 Vietnamese talk, lite long/short path echo. It`s CRI
Beijing site this hour only, 500 kW at 193 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 6000 & 6145, Jan 18 at 0650, RHC English JBM; 6100 better,
5040 better yet, and 6060 also now in English and best by far of The
Cuban Five. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13326-trace, and progressively stronger FM/AM spurblobs at
68-70 kHz intervals circa 13394, 13462, 13532, 13601, 13677, Jan 18 at
2330 out of RHC 13740, with some matchers on the plus side circa
13809, 13880, 13947. Obviously same transmitter which does the same
thing most mornings when parked on 13700; and when 13740 is also on
the air from a different non-spurring unit. 13740 fundamental is
rather irregular in the evenings, and not heard at all a couple hours
later. It`s been a long time if ever since I`ve found a tarde spur
constellation like this on 13 MHz band. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAO TOME E PRINCIPE. 6080+, Jan 18 at 0648, rap music, must be VOA
relay as always significantly off-frequency+. Yes, 03-07 UT English in
three segments, 138 degrees until 05, then 20, and from 06, 0. Antenna
changes from type 156 to 106 at 0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Sat Jan 18 at 2300+, no signal from VOT English to N
America, so no chance for 2400 German either. Something`s always wrong
at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, UT Sun Jan 19 at 0100 I notice that theatre organ
music is playing already, instead of usual 0130v start on WTWW-2; soon
I switch to $ tereo webcast. Final tune is ``Mr Sandman``, until 0133.5
finishes with ID and into ``real music``. I have yet to hear a
specific *name* for this show now out of Ozarx (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 1090, Jan 18 at 0659 UT, finally I tune in KAAY LR
AR early enough to tell what happen around hourtop: gospel song is cut
short for full legal ID proudly claiming to be a Cumulus station; two
or three PSAs, 0701 quick ID again and into dead air for four minutes
until 0705 resumes music.

Meanwhile I find main QRM is from a 96/minute SAH = 1.6 Hz, not XEAU
which is also barely audible, but something with stupid sports talk in
English, roughly NE/SW, which also means there is still a TA carrier
1089 het from Talksport UK. Format can`t be Catholic KEXS MO daytimer
which anyhow hasn`t been cheating lately. Most likely fit around that
axis is KVOP Plainview TX, U4 5/0.5 kW which is partially sportive
with FSR but supposedly nulling thisaway; not WBAL or the IL, IN, IA,
1090 stations; but there is less likely WCAR Livonia MI, U4 250/500
watts with SBN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1120, Jan 18 at 0710, KMOX St Louis with `Our American
Stories`, an engrossing and touching one. On UT Sats this is scheduled
1-5 am = 07-11 UT, while Mon-Fri it`s only 2-4 am = 08-10 UT. Details
of this nightly bihour of ``no politix``:
https://www.ouramericannetwork.org/recent_shows

KMOX has quite a variety of programming beyond a*s*o*e Rush;
https://kmox.radio.com/shows/show-schedule
-- even `Meet the Press` Sundays 8-9 pm = UT Mondays 02-03, which last
I checked was on a competing network. I guess such distinxions no
longer matter. No sign of `Face the Nation`! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2023 UT January 19
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** CANADA. 2598-USB, Jan 19 at 0648 UT again I am hearing a roboyl
marine weather broadcast in English at a time when none scheduled at
http://dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm
nor at
https://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/Maritime_Weather_Transmissions
- and the Canadian CG website seems to have deleted its once-extensive
scheduling of these. Mentions storm warnings, 0652 for northern Grand
Banx, then for southeastern G.B. Forecasts extend to Monday morning.
Visibilities often one mile or less. Also again there is a slight
reverb on her voice, either self-imposed from one transmitter, or from
two slightly unsynchronized transmitter sites. All the listed 2598
broadcasts are from six stations in Newfoundland & Labrador, or
adjacent Quebec (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, Jan 19 at 1505, S9+10 of dead air except for one
syllable which breaks thru; wiggle that patchcord! OK on 15230, 11760.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13568, 13634, 13767, 13834, 13901, 13967, 14033, 14100-trace,
approx., spurblobs out of RHC 13700, readable both in FM and AM but
not SSB, and with the F# tone in FM, progressively weaker toward the
outskirts where only the tone may giveaway. Now intruding into 20m
hamband where maybe some of them will notice and complain; to CO2KK?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2017 monitoring: not confirmed on
WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, nominal time 0415 UT Sunday January 19: checked
at 0427, 0452, 0509, 0533, 0558, 0630, various ham news shows. Did WOR
play before 0400, after 0630, or never? Next:

2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB [another episode]
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 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, WOR)

** U S A. 9330.0, Jan 19 at 1550, WBCQ-6 still off the air. Allan has
twitted nothing more about this blown screen bypass capacitor since
Jan 17, even in a new one today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1090, UT Sunday Jan 19 at 0702, KAAY LR AR again in dead air
until gospel music start at 0705. At least they are not totally
haywire like last weekend. No sign of an harmonic on 2180 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2182-USB, Jan 19 at 0636, YL voice JBA briefly, nothing
further for a minute. Since hearing a prolonged AM carrier here I pay
more attention to this once-important maritime calling and distress
frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7421.6-USB, Jan 19 at 1552, 2-way in Spanish, not
exactly intruding, but too close to Chinese on 7420-AM, i.e. CNR1
jamming RFA via Tajikistan, and tough luck for PBS Nei Menggu, Hohhot
839 site which ought to have 7420 to itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1957 UT January 19
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On Jan 19 at 00.30 to 01.30 UT, heard in remote SDR rxs in Switzerland
and New Delhi India South Asia subcontinental station.
5779.996 U.K./IRL (?)  Pirate station 'Radio Harmony' soft oldies.
        English Waltz music of the previous century 20ties, S=8 at
        00.30 UT on Jan 19. Historical recordings.
        8.8 kHz wideband audio block modulation.
5800even USA   WRMI likely SMTV radio relay program. S=7 or -85dBm at
        00.34 UT on Jan 19.
5850even USA   WRMI  English program of Radio Slovakia International(?)
        S=7 or -85dBm at 00.36 UT on Jan 19.
5915 kHz bad mixture of two signals:
        Zambia NBC Radio 1 from Lusaka-ZMB, S=9 or -77dBm at 00.38 UT,
        and on lower S=6-7 level at 00.39 UT on Jan 19, on lower side
5914.983 MMR/BRM  Myanmar Radio from new Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Daw
        in central Burma.
5939.600 BRA  Radio Voz Missionaria, Camborio SC, sermon BrasPortuguese,
        at 00.41 UT on Jan 19, S=7 or -85dBm.
5960 kHz bad mixture of two program radios:
5960.003 D__  Mighty KBC Radio program from MBR Nauen Germany 100 kW site,
        S=8 -63dBm ... and much odd China mainland outlet
5959.936 CHN  PBS  XJBS  Xinjiang Urumqi Changji #523 bcast center
        in Uighur language. S=9+5dB at 00.46 UT.
5985even MMR/BRM  Myanmar Radio from former capital Yeegu / Yangoon,
        S=9+5 or --72dBm, excellent signal into Switzerland WeEUR.
        00.47 UT on Jan 19.
and nearby strange
5993-6016 kHz OTHR signal midst on 49 meter band. S=9+35dB in WeEurope.
6055even BUL  TOM BS sermon in English, powerful S=9+30dB at 00.49 UT via
        SPC-NURTS  Spaceline Ltd. Sofia Kostinbrod Bulgaria relay site.
6089.985 IRN  IRIB from Sirjan site in Spanish at 298degr to northern
        Latin America. S=9+25dB powerful. 16 kHz audio wideband, 00.50 UT
6135.098 BRA  R Aparecida, BrasPortuguese, S=8-9 in western EUR 00.52 UT.
6140.022 IND  AIR Aligarh in Urdu to Pakistan neighbour.
        S=7 fair at 00.53 UT in Switzerland western Europe.
6155even UZB  NHK Radio Japan Tokyo in Hindi language via RRTM Telecom
        Tashkent Uzbekistan bcast center. 1000 Hertz tone test early
        before 00.54 UT, then NHK Radio Japan interval signal start,
        at 00.55-00.59 UT, S=9+10dB in Switzerland western Europe,
        8.8 kHz wideband signal.
6184.998 MEX  XEPPM R Educacion Mexico D.F. poor S=5 signal here in Europe
        or -93dB at 01.03 UT on Jan 19.
6195even OMA  BBC London Interval signal chimes, at 00.59:35 UT  BBC ID.
        Pashto language progr start from ENC Encompass Digital Media 
        Services from Al Seela Oman relay site.

6164.996 MMR/BRM  Thazin Radio from northern Pyin U Lwin bcast center,
        likely in Burmese Vernaculars, S=8 at 01.26 UT on Jan 19,
        noted a weaker signal even on closer remote SDR rx at Delhi-IND.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 19)

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