** ARGENTINA. Have not been able to detect RAE on 15345 while Morocco is on, so wondering if it`s gone again? No, Feb 8 at 2156, very poor signal with flutter, but enough to recognize the RAE IS.

Also weak and fluttery signal with music during scheduled Japanese hour, Feb 9 at 0147 on approx. 11710.7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, have not checked R. Africa lately whether they are still broadcasting convicted and sentenced to 175 years, child-marrying sex-criminal ``Tony Alamo``? Yes! Feb 8 at 2201, in the clear after YFR off 15195, there he is, conversing with his YL sidekick, and at 2226 she is reading some verses, prompted and with interjexions by Alamo. Good signal but deep fades.

I also heard him earlier the same day around 1330 on WINB 9265, as he was comparing himself to some other religionists at the margins who have had problems with the law, David Koresh and Warren Jeffs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. I have long noticed on the caradio that there is something wrong with KSPI 780 Stillwater, a sports talker; Feb 8 at 2049 UT I was hearing hets of almost the same pitch when stepped 10 kHz to much weaker stations on adjacent frequencies, both of them attempting to play music for our enjoyment:

770, KAAM Garland, The Metroplex, TX, with ``The Way You Look Tonite``, nostalgia format, and
790, KXXX Colby KS, with ``Rhinestone Cowboy`` in country format; and mixed with news/talk from KFYO Lubbock TX

There is also a higher-pitched whine when tuned to KSPI itself. It`s about 50 miles away, and hard to believe a daytimer with such a big signal here is only 250 watts. They must be modulating it to the hilt. I think it is putting out spurs, but will have to see if I can measure them on some other radio.

BTW, years ago in Enid I had no problem hearing daytime groundwave from KXXX in the NW corner of KS, or KFYO, also over 300 miles away in West Texas, nulling one or the other, but not any more with KSPI on one side and augmented KQCV OKC 800 on the other, now 2.5 kW instead of original 250 watt outlet. Trying to remember its original call from the 1960s when I started, but FCC call sign history can`t either. KQCV also makes it tough to listen to WHB ex-KCMO Kansas City on 810.

1220, Feb 8 at 2052 UT, looking for the Asian station from The Metroplex, but only hearing weak soul/gospel music outlet; a few minutes later, lengthy local commercial by obnoxious pitchman, but could not copy anything pinning it to KTLV Midwest City or OKC, due to splash from 1230 WBBZ Ponca City with music most of the time. Less than an hour later, I was not getting 1220 at all.

FCC shows the 250 watts are direxional with major lobes at 60 and 250 degrees, nulls including 340 degrees, close to Enidward, so it could still be on but with little signal here, while 250 W would be plenty if it were nondirexional. Forget about it at night, 5 watts on same pattern.

NRC AM Log 2009 shows format UC/GOS, which fits, and slogan ``Key To Living Victoriously`` --- gee, I always thought KTLV was supposed to evoke ``Twelve``. And furthermore it`s marked -I for IBOC, if so, certainly undetectable here.

1610, at quiet spots in western Enid one can make out the NWS relay via Great Salt Plains State Park TIS, WQCL720, axually licensed to the town just south, Jet. Quick & Easy leads right to the GE image at http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.742500,-98.132222&=0.03805,0.06727&t=k&hl=en

We located the mast in the park area to the left of the road opposite the airstrip, where BTW, our ``local`` NEXRAD weather radome is located, identified with Vance AFB, both quite a distance away.

1610 used to alternate NWS Enid 162+ MHz relays with local loop of info about attraxions at the park and other towns such as Cherokee, but lately I have heard nothing but NWS so perhaps the old tape wore out after never having been changed for years, turn-it-on-and-forget-it.

Back to the point, on Feb 8 at 2140 I was unusually getting QRM from another 1610 TIS, believe it`s YL voice, making 1 Hz SAH, most likely from the next closest one, Kansas Turnpike Authority, per MW List Quick & Easy: ``WPQG483 Wellington, KS 0.01 nr jct k35 & us 160 hwy``
which provides its own weather and traffic alerts for paying travelers (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN [and non]. Missed it by that much: at 0146 UT Tue Feb 9 I remembered to check for the SAm broadcast of RNE/RE`s Emisión Sefarad, which I hear Monday mornings at 1425 on 15385, not announced 15325.

Hostess says the 0115-0145 broadcast is on 11780, but at 0146 RNA Brasil is inbooming as usual, some flutter, with ``goooooooooaaaaaaaaallllllll`` remark. Hard to imagine REE being audible here, let alone there, no stronger than the weak REE signal arriving on 11680 --- and the 0115 broadcast is registered B-09 on 11795 which should be clear if axually in use, so let`s hope her announcement in this case is also wrong, but have to wait at least another week to check it out.

Strangely, 11795 is also on the books for the repeat to NAm at 0415 along with 9690 and 9650, but surely only using one of them, 9690 the last we checked, with the others being wooden alternates (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. KVOH, often absent and either not propagating or off the air, but loud S9+20 signal with Spanish religion on 17775, Feb 8 at 2157. When that`s the case, time to look for its parasitic spurs --- yes, noisy blob around 17921, weak and could not make out any modulation to //, and an even weaker one at matching 17629, both 146 kHz away from fundamental. One semihour later, 17775 had faded to only S9+7 at peaks, and the spurs went below threshold.

BTW, I keep seeing schedules published for this station showing they are also on 9975 morning and/or evening. KVOH does repeatedly register that with FCC and consequently HFCC, Aoki, and even WRTH show it, but don`t you believe it until someone axually hears KVOH on 9975.

Is anyone paying attention to reality, and our reports about it? Only EiBi has got the message NOT to list KVOH on 9975 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. Checking around 0136-0140 during the 01-02 UT Tuesday hour Feb 9 whether VOA is still operational as last week? Yes:

A Fondo: best on 7340, good on 9415, barely audible on 11625. No jamming on those, but heavy jamming on R. Martí 6030, 7365, 9825 which are supposedly carrying same program.

Lavwadlamerik: best on 7465, rather poor on 5960, 5835. No 7590.

And WWCR: active on 9980, 7490, 5070 and presumably 5935.

9810 also with Cuban jamming against R. República, along with some rhythmic tones I don`t hear elsewhere, so wonder if that is from the jamming or a bit of RR programming sounders poking thru the noise.

The Feb 8 issue of DX Mix News, Bulgaria shows this as a VT Communications transmission via Rampisham UK:
2300-0400 on 9810 RMP 500 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish
Even tho VT does not admit it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9955 WRMI tonight: Pretty good signal at 0140 UT Feb 9 with JSWC reporter, at first I thought DXPL, but I guess it`s Wavescan, scheduled 0115-0145, and apparently no jamming. Are you on the NW antenna yet? (Glenn to Jeff White)

Glenn: That's good to hear. No, we haven't found the problem yet with the NW antenna, but they're working on it off and on. Our consulting engineer is coming back from Panama around Feb. 15th, so my guess is they'll try it again while he's here.

Yes, Yukiko does the JSWC report on both DXPL and Wavescan. I'm not sure if it's the exact same material though (Jeff White, WRMI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

** AUSTRALIA. 11660, RA at 1433 Sunday Feb 7, quiz asking ``what mythical Hindu bird is similar to the Phoenix?`` Contestant needed a hint: Indonesian airline. This is during the 4-hour, except for news on the hour ``Sunday Nights`` program at 12-16 per the RA program schedule:

``The program features talkback on an issue of topical interest (usually the first hour), an in-depth interview, the popular Inquizition quiz, great music, and the One O'Clock Chat Room.
Presenter: John Cleary``, see http://www.abc.net.au/sundaynights/

RA is currently scheduled on 11660, 13-17, 329 degrees from Shepparton (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. Arnie Coro`s henchmen at the DentroCuban Jamming Command are still attacking his former colleague at RHC, Keith Perron: UT Sunday Feb 7 at 0613, a repeat of Happy Station on WRMI 9955 vs jamming pulses. See USA: WRMI for more.

11760, Sunday Feb 7 at 1539 with VG signal unlike weekdays when they have switched to the other antenna/transmitter which is weaker at midday. Probably because still on same setup as for Esperanto 1500-1530 Sundays only. 1539 program had some memorias culturales of Cuban musicians in New York, during Formalmente Informal, which is normally heard weekdays at 1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also VENEZUELA [non]

** ETHIOPIA [and non]. 9560, Sunday Feb 7 at 1534 station in Chinese, with het whose pitch was constantly wavering. No doubt the latter is the perpetually off-frequency Ethiopia. Per WRTH, at 15-16 it`s carrying the clandestine Voice of Democratic Alliance, headquartered in Khartoum, against Eritrea, at the moment in Tigrinya, and also using Arabic, Afar, Kunama depending on day of week and which half hour. Aoki shows the Chinese as CRI via Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. 7475, ERT at 0650 Feb 7, fun music which another listener evaluated as ``beer drinking songs``, due to wavering amateur pitches and general level of enthusiasm, but this was really the Sunday morning trihour Voice of Greece dedicates to Greek Orthodox services, where there is no separation of church and state broadcaster.

But just as we were getting into it, cut off abruptly without announcement, explanation or apology, at 0652:35*. Yes, it`s time to retune that Avlis to 12105, come hell or high water. All we could do was retune to // 9420 for continuation, but much weaker there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUAM [and non]. 11940, at 1430 Feb 7, English ID from KSDA, Agat, introducing program in a language I could not catch, due to co-channel from Romania. Aoki says it`s Karen daily following Chin daily at 1400-1430. Coincidentally, both stations are aiming 285 degrees from their respective sites, RRI`s being Galbeni, which due to their wide separation means there should be no conflict --- except way off here in deep North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MOROCCO [and non]. RTVM still on 15345 instead of 15341, Feb 7 at 1424, Arabic with perpetual whine out of transmitter. Have they also left 15341 completely earlier in the day? Morocco does not participate in HFCC, but we can`t help but wonder if as part of the just-concluded conference in Kuala Lumpur, representative of HCJB Australia somehow prevailed upon Morocco to get off 15341, especially since they weren`t running it on 15340, and always causing a het to HCJB using 15340 at 1145-1530, 307 degrees from Kununurra to Asia.

Aoki`s latest info was for B-08: `15340`, 09-15, RTVM, 250 kW, 110 degrees from Nador, then 15345 same parameters at 15-22. Making a shift at 1500 from 15340/1 to 15345 may have originally had some interference-avoiding purpose, no longer vigent and may as well be on 15345 from 0900.

Axually, in the best of all possible worlds, the current situation calls for RTVM to shift from 15345 back to 15340 sometime between 1530 and 1700 or 1800, liberating 15345 for ARGENTINA! Fat chance.

RAE was supposedly developing some kind of relationship with HFCC short of full participation requiring payment of dues, much less attending conferences in person. Did the Moroccans even show up as informal observers when a recent HFCC was held in nextdoor Tunisia? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RUSSIA. VOR`s English to NAm frequencies in the 06-07 UT hour, 9840 and 9855, from Pet/Kam and Vladivostok respectively, have not been making it here the past several weeks during the darkest nights of winter; but a bit of solar flux and tilting toward spring helped audiblize them Feb 7 at 0646, during some story-telling.

As before, 9840 quite a bit stronger than 9855, but 9840 has co-channel QRM under from the other Russian transmission from Moscow area in a prime example of self-defeating frequency planning. // 12030 if still in use, is even less likely to propagate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SUDAN [non]. Another check of the collision on 15670, Sunday Feb 7: already on at 1418, not anything African, but Celine Dion with some of her popular hits, still at 1427; and ``We Are the World`` on and on at 1437, presumably including her participation. Is this really being outsent by Miraya FM from Sudan, or from somewhere else as prélude to the intentional relay via Rimavská Sobota, SLOVAKIA?

By 1459 reception had worsened, still music; 1504 could tell they were now in expected programming, mixing English and Arabic about Southern Sudan.

At 1513 the fluttery 15670 signal had SAH, I think, from the Pridnestrovye transmitter already upwarming open carrier as also noted yesterday. At 1529, the Russian tuneup tones were ending and 1530 starting Radio Mada audio mixing about equally with Miraya and SAH of almost 3 Hz.

Alfredo Cotroneo of NEXUS says there is no QRM from Mada in Miraya`s Sudan target area, so doesn`t plan to move. That may be, but Madagascar is only 10 degrees away from the 160-degree azimuth out of Slovakia, so Mada listeners are likely to have a problem with Miraya.

Anyhow, there`s no point in going head to head when plenty of clear frequencies are available nearby such as 15660 and 15680, where Miraya should have gone in the first place, ex-9825. Altho Mada was on 15670 first, since its usage is relatively brief, it should make the shift. Tune in next weekend (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. 9440, Feb 7 at 0647 XYLs discussing, with babies constantly crying and wailing in the background (thus I assume the women are not mere YLs). 0658 mention BBC World Service, and Nigeria, off at 0659:30. Had not noticed this before, Hausa via Ascension at 0630 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA

** U S A. While 15390 was missing for a while, it`s back as the third frequency for the 22-23 UT hour of Lavwadlamerik, Feb 6 at 2221 check // 13725 and 11905. Also reconfirmed 7590 still in use at least during the 00-01 hour, at 0013 Feb 7.

A Fondo, the new VOA/Martí collaboration, was originally announced as M-F only, tho still listed on the VOA A-Z schedule as daily 01-02. But nothing on 7340, 9415 and 11625 at 0140 check Feb 7, so it really is off weekends (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO confirmed on new 4775 via WWCR, UT Sundays 0330, checked Feb 7, ex-5070. Our apologies to the Djiboutians, and those who would DX them, but it was not our idea. I suppose it`s still possible if they turn 4780 on a few minutes before 0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WRMI, 9955: at 1503 Feb 7, R. Prague relay in English fairly audible without jamming; more of a problem, overload from PPP WWCR 9980. 1536 during Baseball Mexico, Bruce Baskin mentioning various teams including the Chihuahua somethings. This certainly is a curious program, but he does his best to make an obscure subject interesting in a non-native language.

WORLD OF RADIO reconfirmed after 1615 Sunday when I was only checking webcast. 16-18 UT programming on weekends repeats at 18-20, i.e. WORLD OF RADIO again at 1815. At 1825 check, I could hear nothing but jamming on 9955, wondering if WRMI is now on the air, but WOR confirmed repeating then on webcast.

Yet another playback of WOR is on the schedule for 2000 UT Sunday; can anyone hear that on 9955? It`s the last until Tuesday at 1630 and new UT Wednesday 0230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) More jamming: see CUBA

** U S A [and non]. 11715, KJES at 1432 Feb 7, steady S9+12 dominating Lampertheim, kids singing with guitar, then into robokids copying catechisms prompted by adult. Wanted to tell whether RVA relay via Vatican during the next hour was mass in English instead of Tagalog as heard a few Sundays ago, but still too much KJES to discern that, also causing low het (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [non]. Aló, Presidente check Sunday Feb 7 at 1824: all five frequencies via CUBA audible with El Hugazo speaking, in order of decreasing strength: 12010, 13750, 11690, 17750, 13680. But 11690 had SAH and co-channel in Hausa, i.e. DW via RWANDA during this hour. I never catch exactly when A,P is starting now; has anyone? RHC long ago gave up doing its own prologue from 1400, despite displaying that on its schedules. And where`s Calabazo?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15570, once again with strong open carrier, and some hum, Feb 7 at 1500, splatter from Portugal 15560. Presumably Greenville test before coming up later on 15580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

** BRAZIL. 5044.98, Radio Cultura do Para, Belem, 0507-0525,
Feb 7, mellow Brazilian music. ID at 0511. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** COSTA RICA. 2859.82, Radio San Carlos, 0154-0204*, Feb 6,
2nd harmonic. 2 x 1430v. Local Spanish pops/ballads. Spanish talk.
Poor in noisy conditions but occasional peaks up to fair levels.
(Brian Alexander, PA)

** ETHIOPIA. 5980, Voice of Tigray Rev, *0256-0310, Feb 6, sign on
with IS. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music. Very weak.
// 5950 - weak under Okeechobee, Florida. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** ETHIOPIA. 6890, Radio Fana, 2040-2103*, Feb 6, Horn of Africa
music and some US pop music. Amharic talk. Fair. // 6110 - weak
under several stations. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6950 USB, WTCR-Twentieth Century
Radio, 0135-0210+, Feb 7, IDs. Lite pop music by Sarah McLachlan,
Sheryl Crow, Carole King and others. Strong. Very good signal.
(Brian Alexander, PA)

Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires

As there are not many logs from DRM monitoring, I thought I would give it a
go now I can actually decode DRM (using a Racal RA1792) and Dream software:
DRM log from 7 Feb:

13810 0840 BBC/DW from Sines SNR: 23.5dB ID: "BBC & DW" Playing pop songs -
English
11900 0842 BNR HORIZONT from Sofia SNR: 18dB ID: "BNR DIGITAL" male and
female talking - Bulgarian
11635 0845 VOICE OF RUSSIA from Taldom SNR: 22.5dB ID "VOICE OF RUSSIA" Pop
songs and male explaining the meaning of each song - English
9870 0849 RNZI Could hear digital hash but nothing decoded except for
partial header.
9780 0850 Radio Exterior de Espana from Noblejas. SNR: 19.3dB ID "REE
Noblejas". female talking - Spanish
9610 0853 BBC/DW from Sines SNR: 22dB ID: "BBC & DW", Playing pop songs -
English
6095 0856 RTL Radio from Junglinster. SNR: 17dB. ID: "RTL Radio" Pop music
- German.
  
Conditions do not appear that good today compared to some recent mornings.

Regards,
Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH (World Radio TV Handbook)

Email: sean.gilbert@wrth.com
Web: http://www.wrth.com

RX : Icom IC756PRO; Racal RA1792
ANT : 15.5m Inverted Vee @ 10m; ALA1530 @ 3m
http://www.hfradio.org.uk

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, España

Escuchas realizadas en Friol
Sony ICF SW7600G
Antena de cable, 10 metros, orientada WSW

BRASIL
9695, Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, 1024-1035, 07-02, canciones brasileñas.
23322. (Méndez)

11735, Radio Transmundial, Santa María, 1048-1053, 07-02, locutor,
comentario religioso, identificación: “Radio Transmundial”, locutora.
24322. (Méndez)

11750, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú (probable), 1035-1040, 07-02,
portugués, canciones religiosas. 23322. (Méndez)

11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 1059-1105, 07-02, canciones
brasileñas, locutor: “En Goiania 9 horas”. 34433. (Méndez)

11915, Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre, 1027-1031, 07-02, portugués, locutor,
comentarios. 24322. (Méndez)

11925, Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 1031-1035, 07-02, locutor,
portugués, comentarios. 23322. (Méndez)

MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación, México D. F., 1020-1040, 07-02, canciones
y música clásica. 24322. (Méndez)