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Glenn Hauser logs May 20-21, 2024 |
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Wednesday, May 22 2024
** ALGERIA. 17600, May 21 at 1840 tune-in, Ifrikya FM English in progress, speaker with heavy French? accent, S9+10/15 into UTwente about African nations achieving ``food sovereignty`` such as in Sudan; prompting guest, VP of GRFI, to laud Ifrikya FM, and plugging current event in Algiers. 1847 with 710 exhibitors, more than 25K professionals, about agriculture until May 23. 1848 back to French & Arabic IDs; music I find enjoyable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. 21530, May 21 at 2204, JBA carrier, second only to 21490 at S4/S6; per EiBi CNR1 jamming and SOH do not start until 2300, but surely do. Likely likewise the JBA carriers on 18970, 16100 at 2214. See also UNIDENTIFIED 21530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. Spy numbers figure in this 60 Minutes story May 19: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spies-for-cuba-a-danger-to-us-national-security-as-american-secrets-sold-around-the-world-60-minutes-transcript/ I don`t see a link to axual audiovideo of segment; must be somewhere. It seems that after serving her sentence, Ana Montés is living the good life in Puerto Rico where she is treated as a heroine (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** IRAN [and non]. 5990, May 21 at 1905, as I am checking Canary Is SDR for 5995 MALI, q.v., a big S9+25/40 open carrier here with slight hum, trace of mod at best. EiBi shows it`s VIRI in Albanian at 1820-1920! Typical shutout at Sirjan. I assume this minor language is of interest due to the Islamic minority there, who are thus being disserved; with ACI from 5985 Chinese music, i.e. CRI so-called Portuguese service to southern Africa from Beijing site. How about second registered fq for IRIB Albanian hour? At 1917 into UTwente, nothing on 7325, and 7310 Chinese, probably CNR1 jammer vs SOH. And by 1921, 5990 is off as expected to 1920* in IRIB`s wacky :20 to :20 scheduling of most languages (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MALI. 9635, May 21 at 0648, surprised to find S6/S8 in French here, normally nothing. Got to be Bamako as nothing on 5995. Normally switches from 5995 to 9635 at 0800. Permanent change or error? Check around 1900 May 21 into Canary SDR, neither. But at 1921, 5995 has come on, S9+20/40 with heated discussion in Bambara? and music breaks. 2006 recheck in French (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1120, May 20 at 2035 UT check on caradio, KETU Catoosa back on the air with Spanish music, after missing at 1530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 11935, May 21 at 1642, via UTwente, horrible buzzroar gets ACI from CRI English via Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN on 11940. Still 1854 in the clear without ACI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN [and non]. 17855, Monday May 20 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG S9+30/40 direct, preview of topic: an AI treaty in Europe rating countries on a scale of 1-12, as in interview underway at 2208 after news. As usual lately, almost as good on 15520 backwards to ME, S9/+10, poor on 17715 to S America, no signal on 15390 for Africa. 15390 has been missing so long that I wonder if they QSYed without notice, at least not in English. HFCC A-24 shows all these 161-degree alternatives available on weekdays during this hour: 21620, 11670, 15350, 15385, 11530. By 2230 when French should be on, I check each via UTwente for possible // to 17855: none, altho there is weak signal from algo on 11670, which would be CNR Beijing from 2230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 18155 USB, May 21 at 2207, EA7GX contacting a W7 near Bend, Oregon and other Americans, ``Peter in Spain``. Not surprising since Noblejas booms in S9+20/30 on 17855 in non-English. QRZ.com: ``EA7GX Spain flag Spain, PEDRO ROLANDO ORTEGA, ALBORAN 7, LA LINEA DE LA CONCEPCION, CA 11300, Spain`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, May 20 at 2159, TRT IS, 2200 timesignal, opening English, S9+10/20 direct but still too much high local noise level - HLNL of S9+10. So not off the air today, but no time to listen in detail. Recheck into UTwente where measured: 2253.6 s/off ignoring SW, 2254.3 IS but chopoff by 2254.7, no finesse (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 11785.009, May 21 at 2159, no signal direct from VOT English vs S9 HLNL while RRI 11800 manages to be JBA. But at 2200:15, JBA carrier briefly on 11785. Recheck at 2215 not even that. Finally at 2234 I tune UTwente to confirm no 11785 --- but there is Ms. Badax on 9875.007! That`s the 2030-2130 English frequency running way overtime. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. S9+15/25, but in addition heavy ACI from stronger 9880 which is CRI Esperanto with a Chinese? accent, for S America via Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems; not that that gets Turkey off the hook for denied genocide against Armenians a century ago. Anyhow, not going to try to listen under such circumstances, and besides, it`s primarily time for BBC and NBC news on TV. But recheck at 2254 both 9875 and 11785 off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2243 monitoring: confirmed Monday May 20 at 1930.5 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001 S9+20 and 3975.003 S+10, into UTwente. Also confirmed UT Tuesday May 21 at 0334 the 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/20 into Querétaro SDR. Also confirmed Tuesday May 21 at 1322 the 1300 on WRMI 9955, S5/S7 very poor direct. 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; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Thanks this week to Sheldon Harvey, Québec who sent a box of equipment. One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 17790, May 21 at 1527, WRMI-7, with IS and IDs, ``programming resumes at top of the hour`` -- NOT! 1530 stops and something undermod, presumably ``Radio Africa`` to S America. Propagation continues very degraded, but at S7 direct, this wins as the SSOB. Not all WRMI frequencies ``resume`` at ToH, but they don`t have a runup version specifying ``bottom of the hour``. Nominally 17790 would start at 1500, until 2100. Something`s odd at Okee (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 4840, May 21 at 0658, S9+50! of dead air from WWCR direct, as often happens late at night instead of TOMBS. Standard derision (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13845.026, May 21 at 1534, WWCR-3 perceptibly off-frequency, so I check two remotes for accurate measurement: UTwente inaudible, yet enough signal to lock onto as above. Same readout for NH SDR, accurate calibrated with WWV. MUF is such that 13845 is weaker than usual while 12160 blasts in direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** URUGUAY. 24965 USB, May 20 at 2206, CX4RT working FL and other US. Only phone signal on band. A few minutes earlier, nothing at all on 10m. QRZ.com: ``CX4RT Uruguay flag Uruguay, Juan Conde, Aveneu Victor Hugo casi Lope De Vega Post Code 20100, Punta del Este Grid Square Locator GF25MB Uruguay`` -- putting that GSL on your letter might confuse the posties! Photos of antennas, equipment, motorcycles and three girlchildren on website (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 10024 AM, May 21 at 0650, S3/S5 with a trace of modulation; broadcast spur? Klingenfuß shows numerous South American `Air` SSBs on 10024. Besides Lima, EiBi shows only Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ``COCESNA Cenamer Control``, never specifying AM or SSB mode for anything (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 21530, May 20, Chinese? S3/S5, OSOB. Nothing in latest HFCC; Aoki & Eibi show Sound of Hope 21529.7 and CNR1/Firedrake jammer but not between 13 and 23. Not off-frequency so very likely jammer from western ``China`` such as East Turkistan to be propagating way over here mostly day path (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {Time missing the first time from this, the point being that it was at 1517!} cf CHINA This report dispatched at 2315 UT May 21
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Glenn Hauser logs May 19-20, 2024 |
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Monday, May 20 2024
** ALGERIA. 17600, May 20 at 1752, NO signal from Ifrikya FM into UTwente, apparently off; it still gets 11935 Sa`udi buzzroar, q.v. No 15160 either. 17599.998 is however on by next check 1811, S7/S9 in French, no 15160. 1821 brief break in transmission during music. 1823 several more and stays off till 1824.5. Of course I am hunting for a floating English segment if they can stay on air. After music, 1837 into English with FM frequencies, but who cares about SW? 1838 Zoom Africa, ``guh-reetings to you``, she starts. About IT innovations 20-22 May event in Algiers. Besides some overmodistortion, her pace and accent are a bit of an obstacle and the musical background is annoying; 5G networks, etc. 1842 already wraps up referring us to various web platforms for more. 1843 other announcer about this multi-national exhibition on agriculture, livestock. 1844 back to music-only. 17600 & 15160 are the onlies registered in HFCC every hour from 06 to 19; then 17600 & 13790 at 19-22; 13790 & 15110 at 22-03; 9500 & 9700 at 03-06. That`s it. Béchar at 131 degrees is on 15110, 9500, 17600. Others are ``Ourgla`` at 210 degrees. Béchar, in the NW corner of Algeria next to Morocco, is more favorable for us directly off the back = 311 degrees NW. WRTH spells the other, SSE of Algiers, Ouargla, which searching immediately confirms is correct. Could also be transliterated from Arabic as Wargla -- the ``Ou`` being the French version of W, oui2. Aoki goes with Ourgla, EiBi both as alternatives (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1120 kHz, May 20 at 1520-1530+ UT, NO signal from KETU, 10 kW Spanish daytimer, Catoosa (Tulsa). If on, it would certainly be audible by groundwave. It`s been sporadic in the past. I still have a JBA carrier on 1110, more likely KFAB Omaha NE remnant than closer KVTT Mineral Wells (Metroplex) TX. When it was newer years ago, I visited the 1120 site: gleaming steel towers, no red or white paint (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. Sunday evening May 19 into UT Monday May 20: Four major OKC TVs in wall-to-wall storm/tornado coverage all evening till circa local midnight. CBS KWTV ``9`` shunted 60M to KSBI ``52``. Some of them got live video of tornados in the dark during lightning flashes. Again Enid lucked out, but OKC area hit and also north of here. If anyone would like to experience what we do, I imagine that KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH are also streaming. We got hail for 5+ minutes. Damage inspexion next morning sees two guywires loose on the rooftop TV antenna yet it`s still erect. Need to go up there and secure them. More storms coming this week and next; happy May! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935, May 20 at 1750, still 1845, 1921, horrible buzzroaring from Riyadh, no program audio, S9/+5 into UTwente (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.010, Sunday May 19 at 2200, VOT English not off the air, S9+30/45 into UTwente and I don`t even bother to check it direct. UTw displays frequencies to the hundredth of one Hz, where they are never stable. This is mostly in the top half of the .009 to .010 range so rounding it upward tho never surpasses .010 as I am watching. Some editors do not understand how to do this, rather lopping off all the digits right of the decimal, can`t be bothered with precision! Ms. Badax presents the news. 2217 song starts, ``Time for your letters`` -- what?? I must be imagining as the song is really in Türkiyesh! 2220 brief item about May 19 being a holiday, start of Atatürk`s independence revolution in 1919y, now celebrated as his ``Youth and Sports Day``. 2222 L`Box theme axually starts. Usual friendly host rushes thru more QSL requests than usual from: ``Litonia`` i.e. Latvia but the name sounds more Lithuanian? He has trouble making out their postal address. Then Italy, India, another India, Pakistan, Klepov in Moscow, Pakistan, India, NC/USA, Germany, India same person as before, India same person for 3rd time: how many letters do they send every week? Finally Fiji for the first time from someone with an Indo-Portuguese name. 2238 out of time so play another song. 2242 finally L`box outro, multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2244 music. 2252 Badax headlines, or rather repeating at some length the holiday item, and about Georgia. 2255 s/off as if the 1230 on 17620. Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2255.5 IS, 2256 pause and restart IS with German ID, something`s always erroneous at Emirler, but chopoff at 2257.3* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2243 monitoring: confirmed Sunday May 13 at 2000 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.995 kHz, S9 into UTwente, nothing on 918 or 207 kHz: do they ever test/turn those on? Also on WRN Europe webcast, and WRMI webcast-only. Also confirmed at 2158 the 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975, S9+5 and 6160 S9+10, into UTwente. ``Good evening Glen[n], I was listening to "Wavescan" tonight on 7570 kHz (2300 UT, Sunday). Upon completion, there was a station ID and then the current "World Of Radio" broadcast was aired. I listened to the entire show until 0000 UT. S meter readings on my recently calibrated Hammarlund HQ-145AC were 20db over S9. Truly 55555. I guess this was a bonus airing? I enjoy having both shows ("Wavescan" and "WOR") back to back in the evening. Hank Blackwood, Dalton, GA`` I see both are now on the System D sked, instead of Argentina on weekends, so hope there to stay for a while; aims across NAm at 315 degrees like 5850, where WOR was dropped. Am glad to be on 7570!, tnx, Jeff. Also confirmed UT Monday May 20 at 0041 the 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+15 into Querétaro SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday May 20 from 0301 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -70 Hz = 6159.930, S9/+15 into NH SDR. Next: 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular]; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 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; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Thanks this week to Sheldon Harvey, Québec who sent a box of equipment. One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non]. 3955, May 19 at 2300, special test of `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot` via Channel 292, GERMANY, good S9+15 into UTwente, while // 9670 is JBA as to be expected that close in nightmiddle. Worried, as previous music program was breaking up/overmodulated/distorted but UBMP OK. Seems that rather than music, at least 50% of the hour is talk, interviewing two musical guests, as I am distracted by tornado warnings west of Enid; see OKLAHOMA. Bill Tilford advises about next shows: ``Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, 15 June 2024 as follows: A. 1700-1800 UT on 9670 Beam E-F (best for South Asia remote listeners) B. Repeat: 1900-2000 UT on 3955 & 6070 kHz C. Repeat: 2300-2400 UT on 3955 (best for East Asia remote listeners) June's program will feature music from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. [and one week earlier: From the Isle of Music] All on Radio Channel 292 from Germany. Both shows honor reception reports using kiwi SDRs PROVIDED that which SDR is specified and the entire hour's content is reported with details (the entire hour rule will be strictly enforced beginning in June). Reception reports can be sent to tilfordproductions@gmail.com`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 21530, May 20, Chinese? S3/S5, OSOB. Nothing in latest HFCC; Aoki & Eibi show Sound of Hope 21529.7 and CNR1/Firedrake jammer but not between 13 and 23. Not off-frequency so very likely jammer from western ``China`` such as East Turkistan to be propagating way over here mostly day path (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 1925 UT May 20
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Glenn Hauser logs May 19, 2024 |
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Sunday, May 19 2024
** ASCENSION [and non]. 21645, Sunday May 19 at 1450, JBA carrier, almost the OSOB except for another JBAC on 21485. Aoki & EiBi show 21645 BBC Saturday only in Hausa at 13-17; surely for stupid ballgames. I guess if there were one on Sunday instead they would have to turn it back on. 21485 is R. Tamazuj via FRANCE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15140 & 11760, Sunday May 19 at 1501, NO signals direct from RHC instead of weekly Esperanto; nor at 1520 into Maryland SDR. Nor hit on any known frequency before 1500 in multi-bandscan. Something`s always wrong at RHC. By 1900, 15140 is on opening English hour but VP S3/S5 into Maryland, no 11760 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2243 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday May 19 at 0000 on WRMI 9955, following fruitcake-for-Xmas promo, Ian ID, S9/+5 with jamming underaudible into Peoria SDR; into Bonaire where it`s aimed at 0015, S7/S9 with heavier jamming but still copiable. Also confirmed UT Sunday May 19 at 0337, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S7/S8 into Peoria IL SDR with heavy storm noise, about 12 minutes into, so started circa 0325. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular]; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 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; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Thanks this week to Sheldon Harvey, Québec who sent a box of equipment. One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5050, May 19 at 0604 and still 0645, S9+25/35 open carrier/dead air. Surely it`s WRMI-4, forgot to turn off after only times on skedgrid, 01-04 Legends. Aoki shows 02-05, presumably leftover winter timing. Something`s odd at Okeechobee. And would you believe current Aoki as of 5/18/24 still lists totally defunct WWRB on 5050 at 22-13 on days 127 only = Sun/Mon/Sat?? Dave Frantz died in Aug 2021, but station survived a bit longer; last? log of it I had was Dec 12, 2021, testing on 3360 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1955 UT May 19
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Glenn Hauser logs May 18, 2024 |
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Sunday, May 19 2024
** CHINA. 13690, May 18 at 2219, algo music and talk, S9/+10 with flutter. Could it be NZ? Not until much later. Per EiBi it`s CRI in Spanish to S Europe at 21-23, also Mandarin at 20-21 from site s - which means Shijiazhuang 723 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NEW ZEALAND. 28228 CW, May 18 at 2206, EEEEEEE DE ZL3TEN/B plus a longer message not copied, the OBOB = only beacon audible on band. A bit of USB further up, Spanish on 28340. The W.G.B. 10M Beacon List: ``28228 ZL3TEN - Rolleston, Christchurch NZL RE66ej - #0 (09 Jan 2024) Note: ID + grid + eee``. QRZ.com: ``If you are hearing our beacon we would like to know. ZL3TEN has been on air for 14 years 28.228 MHz. [power??] The Christchurch VHF DX Group consists of a small team of enthusiastic VHFers wishing to promote the world above 10 meters. We have just upgraded antenna to a half wave, which is mounted much higher so you may get a better signal. 73 Ross ZL3ADT ZL3RJ`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PUERTO RICO. 11688 & 11981 approx., May 18 at 2222 fast and loud RTTY, both reportedly NAU Isabela. Had not heard both simultaneously so thought maybe single transmitter, one or the other. INTRUDERS discouraging any legitimate AM broadcasters near either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Sat May 18 at 2200, REE continues in Spanish, not English. Someone recently said English was on M/W/F/Sat. I had not been checking on Sats and their online program sked did not show English at 0000 local double-daylight-time on Sundays, but there`s nothing like making a firm dis/confirmation by monitoring. While I`m at it, 17855 is VG direct, 15520 good, 17715 poor, and 15390 is *still* missing, no beam south into Africa. Something`s nonfunxional at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sat May 18 at 2200, no signal direct from VOT English for us, nor at 2221, while simulEnglish from Romania 11800 manages to be JBA, tho always weaker than VOT. To be sure, at 2230 checking UTwente, no signal on 11785, nor on possible overrun 9875. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. I give the exact frequency since when it has been on recently it`s always +9 Hz (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2243 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday May 18 from a few sex before 0400 on WTWW, 5085, VG direct due west. I`m still not certain of any direxional lobes from their rhombic antenna. ID just before WOR claimed 100 kW on 9475 & 5085. Also confirmed Saturday May 18 at 1453 the 1430 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001, S6/S7 JBA into UTwente rather than usual solid signal; propagation? ``WOR DX program on 6160 kHz today the 18th May 2024 via SW Gold Radio in Germany at 14:40 UTC+ Reception report from Finland via Kiwi sdr in Tampere owned by the local dxers -- using horizontal Loop antenna for 80m. Nice reception SINPO 44444 -- S7+ on an average. Just good - it´d be great to receive your QSL as a verification - many thanks in advance. I put some sound clips for you as testimony. [eight 1 or 2 MB wav files] 73, Kari Kallio Lahti Finland EU`` Sorry, I had to disappoint him as I don`t have a QSL, leaving that to stations carrying the program. Confirmed at 1733 on 6160 with S9 + 15 dB and 3975 with S7 via SWR on Upper Bavarian Kiwi. Fine audio. http://sdr-bayern.spdns.de:8073/?f=6160.00amz6 Mini-Dick antenna at UTwente still deaf. Background noise about S7. Lesley Illingworth reporting`` Also confirmed Saturday May 18 at 1732 via UTwente: SW Gold Radio, 6160.000 S7/S9 and one word behind on 3975.002, S7/S8. Also confirmed Saturday May 18 from *1958 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG on groundwave into nearby SDR, the nominal 1930 starting late after TIAWR. Recently the max span for this WOR is roughly 1900/2030. Next: 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular]; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 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; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Thanks this week to Sheldon Harvey, Québec who sent a box of equipment. One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 2346 UT May 18
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Glenn Hauser logs May 16-17-18, 2024 |
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Saturday, May 18 2024
** COLOMBIA. 5910-, May 18 at 0054 & 0151 recheck, NO signal from Alcaraván Radio on its signature offset. I had not been hearing it at late-night bandscans circa 0630 for quite some time, but perhaps was signing off earlier. Apparently it`s been gone completely. I don`t see it hitting monthly bulletins since March so probably last heard in February. Anyone heard it since? A pity as in the A-season there is no longer a primetime bihour blockage of China via Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, May 17 at 0623, R. Rebelde is OFF. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5990, May 18 at 0053, CRI relay is S9+15/25 but just barely modulated, yet surpassing 6000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, May 18 at 0049, RHC with S9+25/40 of dead air in English. Then I check second harmonic, 12000 dead air is almost as strong, S9+25/35. Why not more of them? Trouble is, the NRD-545 puts internal carriers on some exact MHz. Not even that on 18000; a JBA carrier on 24000; and S9+5 on 30000 -- axually won`t tune above 29999.99. At 0152, 6000 at S9+20/25 now has suptorted modulation, I can barely believe it`s English. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side: ``READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW May 14, 2024 Cuba: no rudder, no compass, and a dictatorship at the helm --- Not one useful or original idea emerged from the most recent Council of Ministers, overseeing a country facing a humanitarian emergency. Rafaela Cruz, La Habana 13 Mayo 2024 - 19:08 CEST The crisis is now so severe in Cuba that the new Economy Minister, Alonso Vázquez, had to recognize that "in general there is an unfavorable outlook (...) export revenues are falling, imports are also decreasing, and different key economic activities, such as the production of the main agricultural products, and sugar and other byproducts, as well as the generation of electricity, are falling short...`` https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1715620099_54757.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. How I FM DX: this is not a competition to rack up totals: I do not count stations, states, countries or anything. I report what I hear with as much research as I can manage to identify, but make no irrefutable claims without evidence. Each DX catch unID or not is a potential learning experience. Always welcome ID help. I don`t use an external antenna any more: I get plenty of DX on the caradio; sometimes on a DX-398 where I can manipulate the telescopic in real time vs nearby or DX CCI, which also has RDS capability. These are all on caradio in garage which of course does have a STereo indicator when activated. All times and dates are strictly UT. Main reference the excellent WTFDA FM Database. Distances are km/statute miles city-to-city, not site-to-site, from distancefromto.net Showing them does not necessarily imply greater ID accuracy. I do not have Internet access while DXing, no comparing with webstreams, nor even consulting the FMDB. Nor do I make any recordings. I already have to spend more time on post-research than during axual DX sessions. As I am recording WORLD OF RADIO 2243 on Thursday afternoon May 16, I check DXMAP and see an MUF spike of 109 MHz! east of here, so pause to check DX in the car, which it turns out is coming from SE Mexico instead: 99.3 at 2259, Spanish rap about ``los Federales``, fading up and down to inaugurate our sporadic E FM DX season; 2301 something about ``pura --- vida``, ``Exa FM 99.3``; 2305 ad for a móvil, in pesos, and for Bancaya (sp?). Fringe KLOR Ponca City overridden, audible at fades. 2305 back to studio and WOR. 2330 next check a bit of English, ID with ``Front Row``, maybe something else. 2343 cancer PSA from Secretaría de Salud, mention Isla Mérida. This must be XHMRA-FM in Mérida, Yucatán, 91.488/91.488 kW ERP. How`s that for precision? There are two other Exas on 99.3 beyond, in far Acapulco and Cd. Obregón. 2344 ad for nationwide store El Soriano. After I take another break, now UT May 17 at 0009, another ID as ``Exa FM 99.3``. 1893 km/1176 stmi 101.5 at 2302, Spanish JBA - got to be careful here, there are SS closest to us both in OK and KS. But ID as 101.5 FM, something about Península, and Mexican political ad. Surely XHYK-FM, Conkal, Yuc, 25/25 kW. Only other on an almost-island is in La Paz, BCS. Yes, at 0010 May 17, a Yucatán political ad. 1886/1172 105.9 at 2333, slogan ``más música que oye`` - not sure of last word; and commercial for hormones, you don`t? hear on US radio. 0001 May 17, station or program name Balanza? News of looking for corpses in a cold case of 10 years; ``Balance Media Globe`` sounds like English, then ``Súper Stéreo 105.9`` and rock in English. These may be two different stations. Besides being in the PTA, latter slogan leads only right to XHFCY-FM, Kanasín, Yuc, 25/25 kW. No hits searching on Balanza/Balance whatever. 1899/1180 100.1 at 2337, bit of Spanish vs 99.9 local LPFM. Based solely on PTA = probable target area, of the 20 XH`s on 100.1, the only one in Camp or Yuc is XHYU-FM, 7.5/7.5 kW in Mérida. 1893/1176 100.3 at 2337, a sign of Spanish. 2357 ad in Spanish, or rather PSA from Secretaría de Salud, ad for Hot Sale, promo for program at 4 pm; address in 24039 código postal, Campeche, XHMI 100.3 ID; 2359 TC, Son las 6``. XHMI-FM 100.3 in San Francisco de Campeche, Camp, 39.8/39.8 kW. 1974/1227 97.3 at 2347, Spanish music, talk, 5:49 TC at 2349; 2351 R. Fórmula ID; 2353 vote for PAN ad; 2355 Campeche ad, promo program at 8 am and 17 pm; ``Radio Fórmula Campeche 97.3 FM``. Slogan ID again at 0009. This is XHRAC-FM, also in San Francisco de Campeche, 25/25 kW. 1974/1227 Following are UT May 17: 92.1 at 0005, music in mono overriding weak OK signal. Only one in Yuc/Camp PTA is XHMYL-FM, Mérida, 2.85/2.85 kW. Not listed as mono and a CHR format should be in stereo. But mono-mode info is woefully incomplete. 1893/1176 94.5 at 0006, Spanish talk, nothing further. In PTA of Yuc/Camp there are two in Yuc: XHVG-FM Mérida 10.0/10.0 kW; and XHMIN-FM, Tizimín 3.0/3.0 kW. Of course with Es we can make no assumptions based on minor power differentials. 1947/1210 = Tizimín 95.3 at 0007, Spanish music fighting KOKC translator in OKC which really gets out from a high tower. Enid 95.1 LPFM CP not yet on. Only 95.3 in Camp/Yuc is XHMH-FM, Mérida, 25/25 kW, Candela FM. Many of these are familiar from previous openings. This one originating on AM 970 even had a SW relay on 6105, widely reported in 2009/2010y. 1893/1176 96.7 at 0008, dramatic Spanish, maybe an ad? Nothing further. Only Camp/Yuc is XHESE-FM, Champotón, Campeche, 6.0/6.0 kW, Ke Buena. 2007/1247 I hate to miss any DX, but I also have to finish up WORLD OF RADIO 2243, so another break at 0011-0049, after which I`m getting Florida instead: 101.5, still tuned here as I turn caradio back on, immediately at 0049, ``D101.5.com, Jaxonvil`` = really V101.5, WSOL-FM, Yulee FL, 100/100 kW. Yulee is just N of Jax on I-95. 1636/1017 94.3 at 0101, ``94.3 The Lake, WNFB, Lake City`` overcomes KSPI Stillwater translator/Bott in KS. WNFB is 50/50 kW. L.C. is west of Jax near I-10, almost halfway to Tallahassee. 1573/977 97.3 at 0104 mixing with Spanish remnant, Toyota in Ocala ad, 352 area code ad. Trouble is, no such station in Ocala. Closest would be Micanopy, N of Ocala on I-75 but closer to Gainesville: WSKY-FM, 50/50 kW. The only other FL fullpower, non-LP, non-translator 97.3 is in Miami. Micanopy is a very small town, not even in my atlas index. 1642/1020 99.3 at 0107, ``Backstage Country`` program or promo. Again at 0110 and ``in the Valley``, ad for oysters & crawfish, so near a coast? Can`t find any hit on the station list of the show originating in Nashville: https://backstagecountry.com/where-to-listen/ where the only 99.3 is apparently a translator in Hope AR of KBYB 101.7 Shreveport LA. Not likely, far from PTA and too close for Es. 99.3 at 0108, CCI maybe different station mentions Hampton Roads, i.e. SE corner of VA, but the only 99.3 in the Norfolk area is a translator in Virginia Beach, W257BV, The Time Machine Radio Network: doubtful but possibly. 99.3 at 0109, ID as ``BIN 99.3`` i.e. Black Information Network. No hits on the DB anywhere for BIN abbr. or in full. Only one in https://www.binnews.com/stations/ is Montgomery, presumably AL, but own website never reveals callsign! https://montgomery.binnews.com/ but that would be W257DS, translator of WMGY-800, ``Praise 96.5`` with gospel music as also outdated? listed in the NRC AM Log. Is there another Montgomery anywhere with a radio station on anyfrequency FM? Yes, NY, WV, IN, but none on 99.3 nor BIN! We do know that BIN claims 99.3 in Mont`y AL due to weather info on website. 1492/927 Opening still going as I have to quit and finish up WOR! I would certainly appreciate any help in sorting out and IDing these 99.3s. And any other uncertain ones above (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 AM, UT Sat May 18 at 0149, weak S7 music OPOB, bet it`s Ballsmacker Radio on its regular Friday evening sked. Yep, per many reports here starting at 0058: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,129600.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 91.7, May 16 at 2335 during DX bandscan, I notice that KOSU is in mono. Have not checked thoroughly but likely mono all day during NPR/newstalk programs. Split personality, after 0000 UT ``The Spy`` music has stereo turned on. Long ago when I worked at KOSU, I recall switching stereo to mono going from classical music to NPR news. FMDB does not show anything but [blank] mode implying always stereo. It`s not exactly set up to display 50-50 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SPAIN. 15390, May 17 at 2157, still no signal from REE to Africa as monitored direct. 15520 is on but not // 17855 which is S9+30. 17715 is much weaker and // 17855. They all join for token English from 2200. One news item at 2203 is about Gibraltar, still no agreement after 6 hours of negotiations with the UKQOGBANI. 2205 `Mideast correspondent` about Palestinian catastrophe; her name twice but no way to understand it, no mention of Beirut, Lebanon so maybe a different one. 2209 feature interview about an art museum dating back to the XV century in Cuenca, travelling and now in Madrid. Yet another segment about a 100% visual medium on a 100% aural medium! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, May 17 at 2158, no signal direct from VOT; by 2201 a JBA carrier. At 2221 into UTwente when measured, S9+35 with `Turkish Folk Tale`. 2224 music. 2229 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2231 music. 2235 `That`s Why` about Greek and Latin medical terms - unfortunately this segment always voiced by Ms. Badax; would like to have understood it. 2244 promo for TRTEnglish.com website, music. 2249 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music. 2254 s/off unusually by the OM, does not mention SW, focus on webcast. 2255 IS. 2256 restart IS with German IDs. 2300 timesignal and s/on German. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. I let it run: still going past 2330 with music. 2332 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2334 music. 2335.5* chop off air abruptly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2243 monitoring: missed checking Friday May 17 at 2030 on IRRS 1323 Italy, and WRMI webcast-only. Anyone hear them? Confirmed Friday May 17 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, JBA direct in HNL, and can`t even be sure it`s me; also undermodulated? But confirmed into Bonaire SDR where it`s aimed at 2219, S6/S8. Also confirmed Friday May 17 at 2232 the 2230 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, S9+5/10 into UTwente. Next: 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085; 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM; 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular]; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 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; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. Thanks this week to Sheldon Harvey, Québec who sent a box of equipment. One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` check of WBCQs, into NH SDR, Fri May 17 at 2346: 3265+ & 5130+ OFF. 6160 -70 Hz = 6159.30 presumed TOM but not BS. 7490 -71 Hz = 7489.929 FKB. 9330.000 WLCR Portuguese S9+30. Recheck 7490 at 0000 May 17: dead air. Finally at 0002 announces this AAAWWW first aired on Friday January 12, 2024. I already reported on that one at the time; never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6986.5 USB, May 18 at 0100, no pirates on their band, but brief 2-ways in para?military English here, like a MARS net? Except they are uttering tactical calls: Juliet Zero Golf, and Big Top Golf? both of which tell the NCS they have no traffic. Nothing on this frequency in EiBi or Klingenfuss. UDXF gets 14 hits mostly as Civil Air Patrol. Maybe interagency? My last log was in 2016y: ```6986.5-USB, 0217 Feb 23, ``shall we keep it open for army only?````` Michigan ARE had lots of logs on this frequency until March 2023 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0255 UT May 18
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