Please delete the original report as most of the dates were wrong as Sunday March 25 instead of 24, now fixed and replace with:

Glenn Hauser logs March 23-24, 2019

** ANGUILLA. 11775, Sunday March 24 at 1814, ``Clap Yo` Hands`` gospel
tune, a welcome respite from PMS pontificating, but she`s back already
at 1816 saying ``Good Morning`` to some congregation in California.
Are they listening to The Caribbean Beacon? BTW, don`t expect MW 1610
to come back as it was operating in violation of low-power limitations
(never mind there is no such restrixion in Canada) (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. 7546, March 24 at 1438, a JBA carrier is here
apparently as additional jamming to VOA Cantonese via Philippines at
13-15, hit directly by CNR1 jamming on 7545 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 7435, March 24 at 1440, popsongs in Asian language, then
announcement in Russian, i.e. CRI as scheduled this hour only in
Russian, 37 degrees from SZG site, i.e. toward DVR and onward USward,
still the SSOB except for 7490 WWCR blaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, March 24 at 0526, RHC English is S9-S8 but just barely
modulated; 6100 S9/S9+10 and JBM; 6060 good mod S9+20 vs Algerian
Qur`anRM via FRANCE; 6000 S8 and suptorted; 5040 rough modulation
S9+10/20. Arnie Coro now in his other program as ``science editor``,
`Breakthru` spoken at normal pace by more or less normal voice;
suspected and old repeat recorded some time ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13756.582, Sunday March 24 at 1449, since all the QRDRM from
WINB 13750-13760 is silent weekends, I seek out the second-order spur
from RHC 13700, whose first order spurs are easily detected at plus
and minus 28.288 kHz, thus x 2 would be 56.576 --- close enough, 6 Hz
away! margin of error or may well fluxuate that much from day to day.
I finish the measurement just in time before 13700 and its parasites
all disappear at 1455*. The first-orders were also in but not
remeasured today. If, as Ken Zichi alleges, DRM reception cannot
tolerate the least bit of QRM, this tiny spur should be enough to ruin
WINB when it`s on, even tho I could not detect it then (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, March 24 at 0010, hard rock music at
S9/+10, 0015 YL ID ``Best of shortwave radio at Mix radio
International``. I couldn`t help but notice that this was stronger
than WBCQ 5130.48v at S9, incomparably better than JBA 3264.9v, altho
about equal to 7490.18v.

NO entries this date for it at HFU, but tacked on to logs starting
March 23:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52174.15.html
Also reports of same on 15170:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52158.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: barely confirmed
JBA to poor, Sat Mar 23 at 1132 on WRMI 9955; confirmed S5-S4 Sat Mar
23 at 2100 on WRMI 9955. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 24 after 0030 on
WRMI 7730, S9+30. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 24 at 0331 on WA0RCR,
1860-AM, about 5 minutes in, so started circa 0326, S9+30. Also
confirmed UT Sun Mar 24 at 0856 check the 0830 on WRMIs, all three
good and clear: 7730, 5950, 5850, with 5950 softer-sounding as usual.
Next:
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW
1900 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730 [or 1975?]
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1975?]
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions; ex-0900]

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

** U S A. 2097.3-CW, March 24 at 0310, beacon A clearly audible, one
Morse letter every dekasecond. Based on some references, we have been
attributing this to Quartzsite AZ, but Steve McGreevy in the Mojave
says it definitely is not, unknown exactly where but in Q. only a
skywave signal is received (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6175, March 23 at 0528, no signal here unlike 24 hours
ago a French-influenced African language. Likewise March 24 at 0525
check. Something getting a head start on A-19? Nothing scheduled then
either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This corrected report re-dispatched at 2258 UT March 24

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** ANGUILLA. 11775, Sunday March 25 at 1814, ``Clap Yo` Hands`` gospel
tune, a welcome respite from PMS pontificating, but she`s back already
at 1816 saying ``Good Morning`` to some congregation in California.
Are they listening to The Caribbean Beacon? BTW, don`t expect MW 1610
to come back as it was operating in violation of low-power limitations
(never mind there is no such restrixion in Canada) (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. 7546, March 25 at 1438, a JBA carrier is here
apparently as additional jamming to VOA Cantonese via Philippines at
13-15, hit directly by CNR1 jamming on 7545 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 7435, March 25 at 1440, popsongs in Asian language, then
announcement in Russian, i.e. CRI as scheduled this hour only in
Russian, 37 degrees from SZG site, i.e. toward DVR and onward USward,
still the SSOB except for 7490 WWCR blaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, March 25 at 0526, RHC English is S9-S8 but just barely
modulated; 6100 S9/S9+10 and JBM; 6060 good mod S9+20 vs Algerian
Qur`anRM via FRANCE; 6000 S8 and suptorted; 5040 rough modulation
S9+10/20. Arnie Coro now in his other program as ``science editor``,
`Breakthru` spoken at normal pace by more or less normal voice;
suspected and old repeat recorded some time ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13756.582, Sunday March 25 at 1449, since all the QRDRM from
WINB 13750-13760 is silent weekends, I seek out the second-order spur
from RHC 13700, whose first order spurs are easily detected at plus
and minus 28.288 kHz, thus x 2 would be 56.576 --- close enough, 6 Hz
away! margin of error or may well fluxuate that much from day to day.
I finish the measurement just in time before 13700 and its parasites
all disappear at 1455*. The first-orders were also in but not
remeasured today. If, as Ken Zichi alleges, DRM reception cannot
tolerate the least bit of QRM, this tiny spur should be enough to ruin
WINB when it`s on, even tho I could not detect it then (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, March 25 at 0010, hard rock music at
S9/+10, 0015 YL ID ``Best of shortwave radio at Mix radio
International``. I couldn`t help but notice that this was stronger
than WBCQ 5130.48v at S9, incomparably better than JBA 3264.9v, altho
about equal to 7490.18v.

NO entries this date for it at HFU, but tacked on to logs starting
March 23:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52174.15.html
Also reports of same on 15170:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52158.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: barely confirmed
JBA to poor, Sat Mar 23 at 1132 on WRMI 9955; confirmed S5-S4 Sat Mar
23 at 2100 on WRMI 9955. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 25 after 0030 on
WRMI 7730, S9+30. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 25 at 0331 on WA0RCR,
1860-AM, about 5 minutes in, so started circa 0326, S9+30. Also
confirmed UT Sun Mar 25 at 0856 check the 0830 on WRMIs, all three
good and clear: 7730, 5950, 5850, with 5950 softer-sounding as usual.
Next:
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW
1900 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730 [or 1975?]
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1975?]
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions; ex-0900]

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

** U S A. 2097.3-CW, March 25 at 0310, beacon A clearly audible, one
Morse letter every dekasecond. Based on some references, we have been
attributing this to Quartzsite AZ, but Steve McGreevy in the Mojave
says it definitely is not, unknown exactly where but in Q. only a
skywave signal is received (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6175, March 24 at 0528, no signal here unlike 24 hours
ago a French-influenced African language. Likewise March 25 at 0525
check. Something getting a head start on A-19? Nothing scheduled then
either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 2129 UT March 25
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** AUSTRALIA. 5055, March 22 at 0950 weak music at S2-S4 from 4KZ;
unfortunately awake now, I also check 5045 for Unique Radio during a
scheduled airing of WORLD OF RADIO. All I can get there is a JJBBA
carrier, but at least that implies mode is reduced carrier LSB rather
than straight suppressed carrier LSB, a distinxion Tim has never
explained. Now on Sat & Sun there will be plenty of chances to hear
WOR on stronger stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 12000, March 22 at 0129, RHC English at S7-S8 on this second
harmonic of 6000. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. 9950, March 22 at 0130, VP S2-S4 with ME or S Asian music.
Listed as AIR in Nepali at 0130-0230, 500 kW, 35 degrees from
Bengaluru. Weak 9955 WRMI is not a problem now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 95.3-WBFM, March 22 at 2035 UT, in a quick bandscan while
parked on the south side of a store in downtown Enid, something new,
talk station, soon IDed as KOKC, and then dual ID with 95.3 FM getting
top billing over 1520. Now that KOKC can pretend to be an FM station,
even less chance they will ever get 1520 restored to 50 kW. Seems to
be too strong for a translator, as the other ones in OKC just don`t
make it here over 100 km away. No, it *is* a translator per WTFDA FM
Database:

K237GE, relaying KOKC-1520 on 95.3 OKLAHOMA CITY OK 0.25 0.25 0.0 0.0
35-32-51 97-29-30 TALK KOKC NEWSTALK 1520``

The zeroes mean HAAT at ground level; rather, not calculated; FCC
shows:

``K237GE OK OKLAHOMA CITY FX LIC
Licensee: SCREEN DOOR BROADCASTING, LLC
Service Designation: FX Translator Station (retransmits signal,
different channel than main station)
Channel/Class: 237D
Frequency: 95.3 MHz Licensed
File No.: BLFT-20180913ABF
Facility ID number: 143059
CDBS Application ID No.: 1792128
This station relays KOKC (AM).

Technical Data Links & Maps
35Â 32' 51.00" N Latitude
97Â 29' 30.00" W Longitude (NAD 27)
35.547500 -97.491667
Polarization: Horizontal Vertical
Effective Radiated Power ERP): -0.25 0.25kW ERP
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 0. 0.meters - Calculate HAAT
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 658. 658.meters AMSL
Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 314. 314.meters AGL``

Screen Door Broadcasting? Surely not the same company owning KOKC
1520. OKC is pretty flat so AGL will be close to AAT, 1030 feet. So it
must be on some big TV/FM tower, accounting for its coverage with only
250 watts. But its 60 dbu service contour shows from the NE OKC
antenna farm it does reach Edmond, but not Moore or Norman.

As I drive away from what must have been a hotspot in Enid, signal
gets very unreliable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 101.5-WBFM, circa 2040 UT March 22, KOCD Okeene is still
totally of the air, not even 7 seconds now and then (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PHILIPPINES [non]. 9700, 2357 UT March 21, S9 open carrier.
Promptly as soon as it is March 21 at 0000, RVA IS once, rustic
percussion SE Asian music and Radio Veritas Asia sign-on in language
like Thai/Lao, but what is it? Everyone agrees it`s a relay via SMG
VATICAN, but lang. is abbr`d as KC in Eibi, kac in Aoki/NDXC --- and
LAT in HFCC! Well, this is certainly not Latin tho bits may creep in
since it`s RCC programming. WRTH 2019 will spell out the full language
name if I can find a match to time and frequency: Kachin, of course,
and it`s the *only* RVA broadcast left on SW via anywhere according to
this on page 486. And HFCC prolongs same for A-19. Question is, how
much longer current pope will allow SMG to continue to exist at all,
contrary to his ``let`s get modern`` anti-SW stance. As for Kachin,
EiBi says it`s spoken by 900 kilomyanmarianese, a.k.a. Jingpho.
Apparently it is the only remote ministry of RVA which wanted to
continue on SW. Those Kachins must really be into SWLing! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SURINAME. 4990-, March 22 at 0127, presumed R. Apintie about S5
with undermodulated music. Various chex 24 hours later detect a JBA
carrier, far too weak to evaluate modulation, and lighting storms are
closing in on us from the TX Panhandle (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A. 15740, March 23 at 1832, S9+10 open carrier, no doubt VOA
Greenville-B warming up for 1930 site switch in French as heard March
20 --- but almost an hour ahead of time; are they burning 250 kWh for
this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.17, UT Sat March 23 at 0006, tune in to WBCQ as `Allan
Weiner Worldwide` says he doesn`t have the heart to keep doing the
show, but does so anyway, attacking all Democrats in congress as
socialists & communists. And complains that some programmers are
failing to pay their bills or get their programs in, even tho he is
practically ``giving away the station`` with income barely covering
electricity costs. He`s in a terrible mood, and I can`t take it any
more, so perhaps John Carver will file a fuller report. Yes:

``Tonight's show started a bit late on 7490 after a period of dead
air. Theme song ran most of the way through without any voice overs.
Theme stopped then started over again with Allan commenting that he
shouldn't do it but was going to do a show. Said he was too upset to
do a show. Angela and Tom in the studio with him in Maine. Allan says
he's in a terrible mood. Phone call at 0007 from Freddie trying to
cheer Allan up. Allan goes on at length about the state of the
country, being overwhelmed with bills, programmers not paying their
bills, programmers paying with bad checks. States again that he
shouldn't have gone on the air this evening. Says he's fed up with
everything. No money, no appreciation for what he does, increased
taxes and fees.

Says that cellphones have turned the younger generation into the BORG
and are dragging the rest of us in that direction. Is upset that the
country voted in a jerk ass congress. Says that he's had it. Power
company has informed him of another coming rate hike. Says he is in a
battle with entropy. Regrets that he insisted that wherever possible
jobs in the superstation construction be given to locals as he was
trying to improve the local economy. Says there has been shoddy work,
over charging etc.

Stated that the new transmitter is installed and the transmission
lines are installed and everything is just waiting for the antenna to
be finished. Says that testing should begin in mid April.

Another phone call at 0034 from Pirate Joe asking what's wrong with
Allan this evening. Lots of statements from Allan about Republicans,
Democrats, congress, the state of this country. He posited that people
running for election should be required to take intelligence tests.
More cellphone jabs and jabs at their users. The decline in radio
listening, decline in station revenues. He started yelling, pounded on
the desk saying that he was mad as hell and he wasn't going to take it
anymore. He repeated this several times and then I lost the signal at
0043.

Found a signal on 9330 which surprised me. Allan was still talking
with Pirate Joe. Tom noticed that 7490 was off the air and left to
check it. He returned and said that the 7490 transmitter had blown a
breaker. Allan said that his bitching and moaning must have blown the
breaker. Told Angela that was the first time that had ever happened.
He seemed to mellow some then and started reading emails at 0051. Most
emails were sympathetic to Allan's situation. Phone call at 0053
trying to assure Allan that he was not alone in his sentiments.
Another phone call at 0058 supporting Allan then reading of emails
continued. Closing prayer at 0102 and show was off the air at 0106.
Brief period of music and then into the dulcet tones of Brother Scare.
John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6175, March 22 at 0527, hilife music, good S9+10/20,
0528 African language announcement past 0530+, seems with French
influence. Cannot find anything listed now except HFCC has a wooden
entry for NHK direct from Japan in multiple languages between 04 & 07.
Not in Aoki or EiBi, nothing scheduled 0400-0900. Possibly VOA
Botswana failed to turn off at scheduled 0400*? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

this report dispatched at 0436 UT March 23
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19 meterband log at March equinox
of March 22, 19-20 UT
traced in SDR at Germany, and at Detroit MI US state.
15130even F__  NHK Radio Japan, Japanese, via TDF Issoudun relay,
         at 19.46 UT, S=7 Germany, nil in Detroit MI US state.
15140even CUB  RHC Bauta, English towards Chicago 340degr northwards,
         S=5-6 fluttery in Germany, S=9+10dB at MI SDR. 19.44 UT.
15370even CUB  RHC Bauta, French at 19.42 UT, 40degr
         (10deg at New York azimuth, slewed +30degr towards Europe)
         S=9 in Germany, S=9+20dB in Detroit MI US state.
15490even ASC  BBC Ascension island, via ENC Encompass Digital Media
         Services, Hausa sce to WeAF at 19.40 UT, S=5 poor in Germany,
         S=9+20dB in MI US state.
15579.991 BOT  VoA Botswana IBB BBG relay, in English at 19.22 UT,
         S=7 in Germany, S=9+15dB in MI US state.
15610.004 USA  EWTN traced at 19.10 UT, S=7 in Germany, S=8 in MI US.
15730even USA  VoA Greenville NC, French, at 19.39 UT, S=8-9 in GER,
         S=5 poor in MI - skip zone.
15770even USA  WRMI Okeechobee FL state, 19.37 UT on March 22,
         S=9 both in Germany and in Detroit MI US state.
15825even USA  WWCR Nashville, at 19.35 UT on March 22, S=6 in Germany,
         S=7 in MI US state.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 22)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Sellers [DXplorer]" <DXplorer@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 3:44 PM
Subject: [DXplorer] Loggings from British Columbia
Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia. Listening in my car, parked beside
Kalamalka Lake. CommRadio CR-1a and Sony AN-1 active whip antenna on car
roof.
4930 BOTSWANA VOA at 0327, English, sports news. - Fair, March 22 Sellers-BC
6080 SAO TOME VOA at 0350, English, âInternational Editionâ with report on
state of medical care in Venezuela, ID. - Very good, March 22 Sellers-BC 


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re CUBA
Shortwave schedule of Radio Progreso
0030-0400   4765 BEJ 050  non-dir to Cuba  Caribbean Spanish,
?? or 0130-0500 UT instead ?
Nothing on air on that channel at 0141 UT on March 22.
Actual Bejucal 4765 kHz schedule time range
isn't easy to check for central European listener,
midst in our deep night here.
5040 kHz RHC Bauta English at 05.20 UT
English 05-06 UT this morning noted on remote SDR in Edmonton Alberta Canada
at 05.30 UT:
6060 kHz 10 degr azimuth signal aimed at New York eastern US
was BEST well modulated strong signal,
others also strong S=9+40dB level,
but lower modulated and not so audio-well sounded on 5040 kHz,
and all three a bit muffled: 6000, 6100, and 6165 kHz.
73 wb  df5sx
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From: "Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>

Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 6:43 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 20-21, 2019

CUBA. 5040, March 20 at 0548, RHC English is now running in the 05
-06 hour on this frequency; other // English: 6165 has resumed instead
of 6160 yesterday, good S9+10/20; 6100 is splattering; 6060 not so
strong with Qur`an audible under from Algeria via FRANCE at 04-06; by
0553, 6000 is S9 of dead air. Something`s always wrong at RHC.
5040, March 21 at 0547, RHC English with mid-week Mailbag, good; but
just barely modulated on: 6100 S9+40, 6000 S9+10/20, 6165 poor
S8/S9+10; while 6060 is sufficiently modulated but a bit muffled at
S9+20 with the Algerian CCI. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1743 UT March 21
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