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Glenn Hauser logs March 5, 2024  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, March 06 2024

Hauser
Note: previous report should have been dated March 3-4-5, 2024

** CUBA. 5025, March 5 at 0731, R. Rebelde with S9+40/50! of dead air
in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 15230, March 5 at 2259, checking direct, RHC is off, but so
is 13650 the CRI music channel which was on 15230 yesterday. 15140 is
however running late with RHC Spanish, S6/S8 with squeal.

Next check via Maryland SDR at 2338: 15230 is on at weak S5/S7 but
only traces of talkmod at peaks. 15140 now off. 13650 Chimx now on,
S7/S9. 11760 RHC Spanish S9/+10. Somethings` always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.9, March 5 at 1638, JBA carrier, implying the
pirate Hikari FM is still running from Sonora or Arizona on its
signature off-frequency.

As Rick Barton reports from AZ: ``Pirate --- 2/25, 1730, 11515/AM
[nominal]. Another day of Hikari FM. Very unusual sounding music, just
under S9 but mostly undermodulated. During frequent rechecks (incl.
1835), playing more J-pop sounding stuff, like often heard on Radio
Nikkei 2. Heard most of the day on numerous rechecks. Logged Fair/Good
on Drake SW8, Slinky (20 ft.) -- (Barton-AZ)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, March 5 at 2303, S9 but JBA carrier direct
vs noise level; and 9610 slightly stronger JBA carrier: which is VOT
today? At 2316 I try UTwente: it`s 5960.002 when measured, ending
news, into `Review of the Turkish Press`, S9+35/45 with constant 6CI
understation. 2319 some nice choral music. 2326 `That`s Why` repeat
about internet instead of libraries, voiced by the badax. 2331 `Weekly
Commentary` again read by the badax so a total loss, one name of
penner maybe Hussein. 2342 ``A-B-Y-S`` promo. 2348 `Turkey`s Geomarked
[sic] Products` about meatballs made from sheep at a town in central
Anatolia whose name I cannot understand, and it isn`t even spelt!
Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2351 s/off with all-wrong times.
2353 IS. Chopoff just before 2356* restart so no German today.
Uncovers XJRTV at S9/+10 quite sufficient once it`s not blocked, std.
denunciations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 293 MCW kHz, March 5 at 1643 UT in daytime groundwave, FBY,
ND beacon at FairBurY, Nebraska, is JBA vs S7 noise level. 25 watts
per dxinfocentre.com, 50 watts per RNA. Always pleased with this from
a second-adjacent state, even when some OK NDBs are not copiable
except local 341 EI Enid and 515 PN Ponca. As for first-adjacent KS,
now only 332 IC, 25 watts from wIChita, and 407 HRU 25 watts from
Herington. Can`t pull 395 CA, 25 watts from Newton as sometimes
possible, as HNL at this spot is S9. Powers above per RNA list;
dxinfocentre.com lists 332 IC as 400 watts, but I`ll believe it`s
really 25 as at night it`s hard to detect vs 1000 watt QT Thunder Bay
ON (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2232 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday March 5 at 0342 the 0330 on WRMI 7780, S7/S9 and noisy into
Louisiana SDR.

Also confirmed Tuesday March 5 at 1400 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 direct, no
jamming audible. Next:

0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2231][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
[not Thu as on sked but Wed confirmed every week this year except Feb
28]
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW,
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975

Note: WRMI times on 9395 & 9955 shift one UT hour earlier from March
10 due to imposition of DST; while all others stay at same UT!

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or
check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK
73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9955 anomalies of WRMI: March 5 at 0807 is off the air,
normally all-night with TOMBS, while 9395 & 9455 are propagating. At
1630, 9955 is still on but JBA, gone by 1640 recheck. Turnoff time for
this varies widely. WRMI-3 skedgrid shows 9955 daily until 1600 with
RAE French at 1530, but whenever checked it`s been nothing but
continuous ID fillers; and shows extended to 1700 only on Sats with
TOMBS. However, System B program sked shows until 1630 switch to
internet only with WRN after 1600 daily except TOMBS on Sat. And this
does not match the even more outdated System E = TOMBS sked.
Furthermore, the Xmtr 3 sked of 9955 now shows at 0500-1100 it`s only
Sat & Sun with TOMBS, a recent change? if correct.

Note there will be further confusion from March 10 with the imposition
of DST. This causes some WRMI Systems to move programming one real
hour earlier, staying on ET = EDT instead of EST, while others stay on
UT with no changes. Note that this affects Systems, whatever
transmitter/frequency they may employ at any particular time.

Also we note that there is now NO column for Transmitter 2 which has
been eliminated completely. And transmitter 1 on 7730 for Latin
America is totally blank 24 hours. Nor is 7730 assigned to any other
Xmtr. So is it off the air or not? 7730 still shows for numerous
program sked entries in several Systems including E = TOMBS. Seems
like I tuned across it just last night. Very unfortunately, WRMI skeds
are always rife with inconsistencies, self-contradixions.

Oh2, looking at the skedgrids as displaying at 1900 UT March 5, the
TUESDAY column is MISSING FROM ALL SYSTEMS!!! Just like the
Transmitter #2 column. Still so at 2335. What a mess - until I checked
the headers, I thought WOR at 1500 on 9955 was finally displaying
correctly on Wednesday instead of alleged Thursday. It`s now in the
third column from the left, but that`s Thu since there is no Tue for
the second (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0015 UT March 6

 

Glenn Hauser logs March 4-5, 2024  View Printable Version 
Tuesday, March 05 2024

Hauser
** CUBA. 15230, March 4 at 2313, Chinese music! S9/+10 with good
modulation, found here after missing from 13650 at 2312, so on WRONG
frequency, this CRI `Portuguese` relay which reliably for years has
been nothing but - the same? - fill music day after day. Certainly not
// 11760 RHC Spanish which at 2305 was crackly and squealy.
Something`s always wrong at RHC. Recheck at 0121 March 5: 15230 is off
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT [and non]. 9899.953, March 4 at 1846, extremely distorted
talk and music with whine, S9+15/35 into UTwente, no doubt R. Cairo
during Turkish at 17-19 UT. As first reported at 1745 by Dr Hansjoerg
Biener, then by several others in the WOR iogroup. Had been totally
off air for several days supposedly fixing things, but back now as
awful as ever. Mod stops abruptly and carrier off a few sex later at
1900*.

I quickly retune UTw to next sked frequency, 9410 for 19-20 German,
but no show in a few minutes. I break for lunch. Recheck *1930 open
carrier on 9410.000, something else? 1933* off again uncovering some
strange noises nearby. Instead of 9410, this hour ending on 9889.954
at 1857, same strength and horrible distortion as 9900 had. 9890 at
2000 timesignal and off uncovering KSDA in Korean. 2002 now Cairo is
back on 9900, distorted and splattering down to 9890, in presumed
French. Also with tones as if audio mixing from some utility service.

``9900`` also sked for 2000-2115 French, 2345-0200 Arabic and Spanish;
will 9440 English 2115-2245 also be back like this? No, nothing there
at 2156, but 9900.004 is still on with open carrier S9+5/15 and
beepery. I think emissions after 2245 have been gone for a longtime.
Instead of something like Portuguese filling the 2245-2345 hour,
that`s always been sked obviously via another transmitter, at
2215-2330, on 9885. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 15409.981 AM, March 4 at 1652, via Missouri remote,
Station YHWH is S5/S7, JBA undermodulated with the intonations of
Josiah Elias occasionally recognizable; tnx to tip from Rick Barton,
AZ, who had him at 1630. I had not noticed him in routine bandscan
direct a few minutes earlier. 1710 QRM from Spanish 2-way on
15413-USB, see unID. Still trace of YHWH carrier by 1730 but no audio
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Monday March 4 at 2300, VG direct, token English from
SNR, only Amy Egan in studio today, previewing feature about Arts Week
6-10 March. 2302 news starting with cold wave, snow expected, fires
killing apartment people in Valencia, unemployment rate falling. 2309
ID and interview, a separate `Hybrid Arts Week` March 7-10 taking
place informally in a hotel, has been going since *2016y (Glenn
Hauser, OOK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Sun Mar 3 at 2300, NO signal from VOT into
UTwente and no XJRTV either which doesn`t come on until circa 2311.
Instead, VOT English is still stuck on 9610.008, which was supposed to
stop by 2230 after the previous English hour. Something`s always
erroneous at Emiler, zzzz. 9610+ is VG S9+25 into UTwente, and can`t
hear CNR understation in Mongolian this time. Same hour I`m listening
to the final FTIOM on WBCQ, so checking this from time to time or
juggling them both. 2320 plug TRTWorld.com for world news in 41
languages.

2325, `Letterbox` is just starting with contact info. Presenter
appears to be reading all the `letters` cold, so he stumbles around
about pronunciations, and picking out some of their comments. A little
more preparation would be professional but he certainly comes across
as casual. Most are requesting QSLs, and many send or enclose
postcards which he describes, from: Italy, Japan, China, Allen Dean in
England, China, Australia. Nothing from USA or Hemisphere West; I
don`t think I missed any. Time`s up by 2346 so a loving goodbye,
music, ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music, 2354
``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2355 late s/off for the 13635 at 1330
only, and IS. 2356 German IDs interspersed. 0000 March 4 timesignal,
s/on extraneous German and usual program with same music liners as in
English, still going at 0038. Off by next check 0053, uncovering the
much weaker but more accurate ChiCom on 9610.001. The wrong frequency
for German is supposed to be 5960, not 9610! SAWA (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.002, March 4 at 2259 I can tell VOT is on,
but no match for the noise level direct. From 2324, S9+40/45 into
UTwente where measured: 2324.5 ending 2-minute multilingual ID filler
reel, into `The Energy Agenda`, Turkey is #5 in geothermal. 2329
``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2330 `That`s Why` with the badax,
something about indispensable Internet, libraries unneeded. 2335
``with-you-every-hour`` promo. 2342 multilingual ID filler reel,
again! and songs. 2350 s/off, the one with all times wrong in local
but called UTC. 2351 IS until chop at 2356* just before switch to
German, uncovering XJRTV in Chinese, EAST TURKISTAN, land of
imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems: which
does not get Ottoman Turkey off the hook for genocide against
Armenians a century ago. Something`s always awry at Ankara (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 18162.06 AM, March 4 at 1612, long-winded ham about power
supply voltages. Was S9/+20 direct but fades down just as he IDs at a
1619 cambio. Don`t recall ever hearing a phoneham on AM instead of USB
on this ``17`` mb. By 1651 sounds like same guy into Missouri SDR, but
reads 18162.117v, clear ID as W7YO as he is QRT. QRZ.com: W7YO USA
flag USA, GLENN M GURNEY, 2493 JUNIPER DR, BLANDING, UT 84511, USA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2232 monitoring: Also confirmed
Sunday March 3 from 2100.5 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.997 kHz, S7/S9
but noisy into UTwente across Europe, lite CCI music, de extreme
lowpower UK?

Also confirmed Sunday March 3 at 2258 the 2230 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.002, S9 into UTwente but noisy.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 4 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 into
Louisiana SDR, totally obliterated first 14 seconds + 1 by ute noise
blaster, just like old times, some kind of protest against WRMI which
may recur every semihour, and also bits in between. But is of no
concern to WRMI.

NOT confirmed UT Monday March 4 at 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.93,
rather dead air into Maryland SDR, and also dead air on stream which
is running. In a few minutes I email Larry Will and the boardops,
Hello? But no immediate replies and no axion. Remains silent past
0430. By 0511 recheck, 6160 resumes TOMBS but stream is still
silent.

Also confirmed Monday March 4 at 2057 the 2030 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.001, S9/+10 into UTwente; 2059 ID and `CQ Serenade`. Next:

0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2231][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked, reconfirmed every week but Feb
28]
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW,
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or
check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK
73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490v), Sun Mar 3 at 2300-2400, enjoyed `From the Isle of
Music`, finale on WBCQ. I`m glad it was on SW, but in reality, much
more convenient and better `reception` here via webcast, even tho any
originally stereo music still came thru as mono. Lots of short pieces
and announcements by Uncle Bill. Plans to resume in April via some
European SW transmitter, where he expects more support; and we could
still pick it up by remote. I assume same applies to his alternate
show, `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot`. I wonder what will be in this slot
from next week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15413 USB, March 4 at 1710, INTRUDERS, 2-way in Spanish,
QRMing YHWH on 15410. Still going at 1728, at least three stations
between cambios (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0330 UT March 5

 

Glenn Hauser logs March 3, 2024  View Printable Version 
Sunday, March 03 2024

Hauser
** ALASKA. HAARP tests on final night UT March 3, via KFS omni, from
0448 nothing found on higher frequencies until 0451 reaching 3250 with
sweeps upward every 20 seconds with pauses. Makes nice symmetrical
pattern on waterfall of diagonal lines each side of 3250 out to about
3190/3310. By 0536 longer sweeps with no pauses, still restarting
every icosasecond. There`s a weak line on 3215 which must be WWCR: I
tune there briefly and can hear the sweeps going thru it. Finally off
at 0603*. Strictly-SWBC editors may be inclined to throw this and my
9600, 5800 logs out, but I point out they concern ute intruders into
broadcast bands (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6000, Sunday March 3, RHC still on at 0745 with music,
probably in order to Esperanto at 0800 but I`m zzz before then.

15140, Sunday March 3 at 1610, RHC Esperanto S7/S9, spoken rapidly as
if by a ``native`` YL, but primary frequency 11760 is off. I think it
was on before 1600. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Sunday March 3 at 1542, JBA carrier presumed REE to
North America, an abject failure of frequency management, winter after
winter. On weekends starts at 1500 instead of 1900, when all-dayside
path finds 9 MHz well below the LUHF, duh. First hours need to be on
much higher band, like 17855 which presumably resume once A24 start,
and from *1400. Then they will run that into the night, facing a
reverse proplem. Now, 12030 to ME is fair and *much* better even tho
off the back, while the other two, 17715 & 17755 are more audible than
9690. 1500 on 9690 could also be CRI in Bengali via Kunming (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 8992 USB, Mar 3 at 1544, EAM just starting as I tune in a
bit too late to copy today`s unique handle. YL voice with self-induced
whine to make it annoying, sounding exactly same on // 15016 & 11175
USBs, no echoes. Likely from Andrews. Fonetik message starts:
MGAJ7K--- (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2232 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday March 3 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S7/9 into Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed UT Sunday March 3 at 0507-0536 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
only S7 into nearby SDR and JBA direct, the nominal 0415v delayed by
overtime Houston AMSAT Tuesday net from nom. 0300, then much shorter
ARRL News for Friday started at 0454, lasting 13 minutes.

Also confirmed Sunday March 3 at 1143 when I happen to awaken, the
1130 on WRMI 9955, S9+20 and no jamming audible. Next:

2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2231][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked, reconfirmed every week but Feb
28]
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW,
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or
check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK
73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN [and non]. 13830, March 3 at 1529, VR IS, S9/+25, the SSOB
except for USigs it`s between, 13820 & 13845; and little else lower in
band. 1530 ``Laudetur Iesus Christus``, Horn-of-Africa music and
``Ye--`` s/on Amharic, mentioning kHz, meter-band and Ethiopia. Soon
matched // 15565. HFCC shows both SMG site, 250 kW, 113 & 135 degrees.
So strong here unlike any other Eurosigs on band again raises the
suspicion they are mistakenly aiming backwards USward or at least not
suppressing any back-radiation. Swahili follows at 1600, when 15565 is
still SMG but 13830 switches to Madagascar now really aimed USward
beyond, but at 1609 check, 13830 is much weaker VP, while 15565 is
S6/S7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZOMBIA. 4940, March 3 at 0741, Estación 4940 is on, S9+25 about
equal to noise level, in Spanish. Had been absent a few late nights
but not sure if totally off too, earlier in evening (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** YEMEN [non]. 11820, the horrible Sa`udi roarer for Rep of Yemen
Radio is no longer heard, 1536 check March 3. Andy Reid, Ont., who
tries to hear BBC on 11825 in the 23 UT hour, first reported 11820
cleared of noise as of 2344 UT Feb 29. Perhaps the Riyadh NavyDude
visiting SBA/SRI got them to stop it. I never suggested the buzz on
11820 was a Cuban jammer, as Rick Barton misunderstood (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, March 3 at
0414-0420: 684, 711, 819, 837, 855-2, 882, 891-2, 909, 999, 1026-2
fast, 1044, 1053, 1089-2 slow 1 Hz, 1107, 1125, 1305, 1413: mostly UK,
Spain. See previous discussion of what may be on 891 besides Algeria
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9577.3 LSB, March 3 at 0403, 2-way in unID language;
9625.5 LSB approx, 2-way Spanish. Not much broadcasting audible around
this part of 31mb (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17745, Sun Mar 3 at 1534, weak unknown lang with
long/short path echo, prop flutter vertically, and Doppler flutter
horizontally. EiBi shows nothing on 17745 except BBC in Somali via
Woofferton, 1130-1300 SaSu and 1430-1730 Sa -- but this is Sunday!
Aoki shows BBC Somali but 1130-1300 WOF, 1300-1800 UAE and both on
days 1 & 7 only. HFCC shows several conflicting 17745 entries, three
covering 1530, all in Somali. Good luck in sorting them out!:

17745 1130 1600 48 DHA 250 225 0 206 7 291023 310324 D 17800 Som
UAE ADM ADM 1856 UAE
17745 1300 1800 48 DHA 250 225 -15 146 17 291023 310324 D 21790 Som
UAE BBC ENC 4269 SOMLA
17745 1430 1730 48 WOF 300 126 12 618 7 030224 310324 D 17690 Som
G BBC ENC 4743 SOMLA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 1948 UT March 3

 

Glenn Hauser logs March 2, 2024  View Printable Version 
Sunday, March 03 2024

Hauser
** ALASKA. HAARP testing March 2: highest frequency publicized, 9600
with open carrier, at 0240-0255, at first direct, then via KFS remote
where waterfall shows it accompanied by carriers on 9594, 9606, 9612,
and all four go off at 0244, back on at 0245, etc.

5800, another frequency possible until 0900: at 0737 rapid CW beeps at
rate of about 10 per second, perhaps HAARP direct. I wonder if it was
on 5800 earlier despite WRMI?

MHz frequencies publicized for the final night of the current series,
UT Sunday March 3 at 0200-0800: 2.8, 3.25, 3.3, 4.1, 5.4, 6.8, 9.6
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Mar 2 at 2341, LRA36 is underway,
S7/S9 into Argentine SDR with music, 2342 contact info starting with
whatsapp, also says every Saturday on their Collins HF80 transmitter
-- searching shows that was a 1 kW solid-state. Music, 2348 ID; 2358
repeat exactly same announcement as at 2342 so it`s canned, and stops
by 2400*, not another hour this time. I had reconfirmed the JBA
reduced carrier by stepping down in USB to 15475.5 or so (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 7295-7300-7305, Mar 2 at 0733, DRM noise, another TDF test
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 5950, Sat Mar 2 at 0735, Alex Scourby with
Bible reading on TOMBS, this WRMI usually off at this hour, now //
5850; and after considerable delay, // 5890 WWCR which is sked
weekends only. Outdated System L program sked shows nothing after 05
UT; but the transmitter sked for WRMI-8 on 5950 shows TOMBS nightly
after 0700. 5950 is on 355 degrees, same as 9395 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.005, Sat Mar at 2314, VOT English not off
the air, S9+40/45 into UTwente, with `Energy Agenda`; rechex: 2323
``with-you-every-hour`` promo. 2331 ending `Turkey`s Geomarked [sic]
Products`. 2332 ``always-by-your-side`` promo while 6CI understation,
music. 2353 s/off as if the 1330 broadcast only: something`s always
awry at Ankara. 2354 IS; 2356 restart IS with German ID: something`s
always erroneous at Emirler; chopoff at 2356.4*, no finesse,
uncovering XJRTV, std denunciations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2232 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday March 2 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+35/40 direct above noise
level S9+15/20.

Also confirmed NEW airing UT Saturday March 2 at 0500 on WTWW-2, 5085,
VG direct, preceded and followed by `Ancient Word Radio` IDs, hymn
until 0532*. During, I check various remotes: UTwente S8/9+15. KFS
omni CA S9+5/20. VE6JY Alberta S9+20/40. Rochester NY S9+10/15.
Durango2 Mexico S9/+10. BUT no signals into Brasil or Argentina
despite registered 180-degree azimuth; Bonaire maxed out.

Also confirmed Saturday March 2 at 1542 the 1530 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001, S9+10 but ACI from 6165, CRI Urumqi in Pashto.

Also confirmed, Saturday March 2 at 1700 on WRN N America webcast.

Also confirmed Saturday March 2 at 1830 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.001, S9+10 into UTwente; and: ``WoR confirmed, by Hansjörg
Biener:
240302 3975 1830 0203 D SW Gold, E, World of Radio 25432 HjBi``

Also confirmed Saturday March 2 at 2029 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+20
into nearby SDR.

Also confirmed Saturday March 2 at 2030 on WRN N America webcast; and
on WRMI webcast-only.

Also confirmed Saturday March 2 at 2100 on WRN Europe webcast. Next:

0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?]
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2231][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked, reconfirmed every week but Feb
28]
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW,
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975

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** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` WBCQ chex, UT Sat March 2 from 0038 into
Rochester SDR:
3265, off
5130.355, S7/S9, ATATT back on air after a week, break for ID still as
``Radio Angela``
6159.933, TOMBS, S9+5/10
7489.973, FKB, S9+15/20
9330.000, WLCR PP, S9+10/15
At 0100 on 7490, ``the following episode of AAAWWW originally aired on
February 23, 2024``, i.e. last week. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, March 2 at 0733, RV not off the air but with SSB
QRhaM due to some contest (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0030 UT March 3

 

Glenn Hauser logs March 1, 2024  View Printable Version 
Saturday, March 02 2024

Hauser
** ALASKA. HAARP tests: see UNIDENTIFIED 3200

** BRAZIL [and non]. 4985, March 1 at 0725, JBA carrier again audible
from presumed R Brasil Central, unheard last night. Only other 60m SAm
signal the 4810 Perú carrier; 4940 Venezombia still absent (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ITALY [non]. 7290, Friday March 1 at 1919, checking what IRRS is
running in the SW slot it removed from WOR some months ago:
`Flashpoint Global Crisis` from VOA, story about some virus, not about
Ukraine any more, where not enough was happening? to keep that in the
title. Note: WRMI is still running `FGC` at 1935; is that its `live`
time on VOA itself? If so, is the episode on IRRS really from
yesterday? After lunch, at 1951 referring to globalresearch.ca and
Canadian items, something about Calgary and fluoridation. S8/9+15 into
UTwente, best on LSB to avoid 7295 ChiCom ACI. At *1957 more ChiCom
ACI hits from below, 7285, making IRRS unlistenable even by narrowing
bandwidth to 3 kHz. 1959 IRRS s/off referring to continuing on MW 1323
is chopped off by SW site, Bulgaria or Romania? at 2000* before it`s
finished. But later at 2130 no signal on 1323 during WOR (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Ken Zichi replies in great detail to this log
of mine:

``267 MCW kHz, Feb 26 at 0729 UT, HET, 25-watt NDB at HenryEtTa; but
better copy tuned to 265 USB. In 2007y someone reported it on 263.
Occasionally noted but not always logged, JBA vs noise level. RNA and
DXinfocentre.com show it the only 267 anywhere!``

Altho I`m DXing these only by ear on my own regular radios, non-SDRs.

``This 'what frequency is it on' is a source of confusion for many ---
but it has a simple explanation.

An MCW signal consists of a carrier and an audio tone (the CW). Audio
tones, as you may remember can generate 'harmonics' so a 1 kHz tone
will also 'sound' at 2 and 3 and sometimes even 4 kHz.

NOW -- imagine if you were able to 'see' radio waves, and looked at
the radio spectrum. If you did that you would 'see' not only the
'carrier' at dead zero, but also see the code 'tones' at 1 kHz above
and if it is full AM MCW also below that carrier. If the signal has
'harmonics' present you will ALSO see code peaks at 2 kHz and maybe
even more remote away from that carrier.

NOW imagine you set your radio to only receive a TEENY TINY slice of
the radio spectrum as many people do to reduce noise when tuning CW. I
mean, the rest of the spectrum isn't sending any useful info so why
not filter it out? If you tuned in wide bandwidth AM none of this is
'obvious' but the minute you narrow down the bandwidth the details
come screaming to your attention.

NOW tune the radio to EXACTLY the carrier (267 in this example). What
do you hear? With a narrow bandwidth, you hear the solid tone of the
carrier and that's it. NOW, keep that bandwidth narrow and tune the
radio instead to 266 or 265 -- NOW you get the code, To add to the
confusion, if your radio is AT ALL 'off channel' when you TUNE to 265
you may really be tuning to 266 --- well I think you see what is
happening.

But even if your radio is 'dead on' if you tune to the 'carrier', you will
get nothing. Tune slightly lower or higher and voila, there's the code
with much better copy.

A photo of the spectrum from an SDR (so you actually CAN 'see' radio
waves!) may help (the one I can find quickly is a 400 Hz tone rather
than 1 kHz but the principles are the same.):

Note the radio is 'tuned' to 325.430 (+250 Hz) kHz. The station VV was
broadcasting on 326 with an 'audio tone' of about 400 Hz (Most US
stations use around 1000 Hz) and unlike most Canuks they used DSB
rather than RCUSB modulation so that 'lower' sideband is also there
'peaking' at 325.6 kHz. If you look at the 'waterfall' you'll actually
SEE the 'Dash Dot Dot Dot' code drawn out vertically on the screen but
NOT at 326 kHz where the carrier is. THAT is just a solid line. The
code is offset from the carrier at 325.6 and 326.4 kHz.

Does this clear up why an MCW station may 'appear' somewhere on the
radio dial other [than] the carrier frequency? [Indeed it will NEVER
actually appear on the carrier -- that is a solid tone and not the
code you're looking for.] The code will be 'offset' from the carrier
by a specific amount depending on the tone sent. Those 'offsets' can
be as distinctive as fingerprints and you'll note them listed in the
RNA database. 73 //Ken Z`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Mar 1 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG direct
S9+10/20. Before news, preview about interview with Dr Lindsey
Stonebridge, biographer of Hannah Arendt, and later, Beirut
correspondent about Spanish people living in Lebanon. But at 2313
check the topic is drawbacks, crisis concerning social media (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.002, March 1 at 2259, JBA carrier from VOT
direct vs noise level. By 2325 I`m on UTwente, where it`s S9+30/35 and
measured, `Weekly Analysis` concluding, something about Ukraine. 2326
multi-lingual ID 2-minute filler reel; meanwhile, understation CCCCCCI
clearly audible. 2329 sounds like a `Folk Tale`, music. 2342
``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music. 2347 `That`s Why` about physical
activity and health, voiced by the badax, so fortunate to have made
out that much: it`s not just her heavy accent, but her modulation is
not crisp; music. 2352 the canned s/off, English schedule with
all-wrong times in local UT+3 but called UTC. No one at TRT has ever
noticed how wrong this is, or if they have, do not care. This
recording should be destroyed!!! Then only 6 notes of IS until chopoff
a bit before 2354* uncovering XJRTV from EAST TURKISTAN, land of
imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2232 monitoring: Not confirmed Fri Mar 1 at
2130 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1323 kHz: no signal into UTwente,
apparently off the air, nor at 2159, while nearby Noale SDR is tied up
with six ``digiskr`` in Milan tuned to ham frequencies starting at
exactly same time.

Confirmed Friday March 1 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 direct. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW

0500 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [NEW]

1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160
1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?]
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2231][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked, reconfirmed every week but Feb
28]
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW,
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, by MO or
check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK
73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, March 1 at 0519, WTWW-2 is still on with music, and ID
as `Ancient Word Radio`, again at 0529 and off abruptly at 0533*.
Apparently flexible. I thought they were finishing at 0500, thus
choice of 0500 UT Saturday for resuming WORLD OF RADIO. Perhaps a dry
run for that, 24 hours earlier on UT Friday. Also back on air before
2330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. 5000+, March 1 at 0725, NO broadcast signal at all
just above WWV, all off: USA 5010, 5050, 5085, 5130.3v; Cuba 5025.
Also, unlike last night, Thu, TOMBS gone again from 5890 WWCR (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, March 1 at 0732, RV back on with weak talk after
missing several nights. Also reported around now by Chuck Albertson,
Eric Fetters-Walp, Manuel Méndez and Zacharias Liangas (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 3200, March 1 at 0726, S9+25/30 of open carrier until
0728.5* Suspect HAARP Alaska, which has been testing on 3250, and
earlier 5800, 6800, 7000?, 4600, 5400 as mostly monitored by Walt
Salmaniw; but I hear only dead air, no tones. Some of his earlier
reports to the WOR iog:

``I suspect HAARP is on 7000 right now with a whopping S9+40 signal on
all my antennas into Masset at 0447 tune-in. A huge unmodulated
carrier. Massive! Can't think what else it could be. Walt``

``An interesting pattern emerged on 3250 after going off for a few
seconds at 0630. Carriers were noted strongly also on 3100 and 3400,
and weakly below on 2950! Very interesting, for sure! Wish they'd
announce the experiments a bit more to understand them! 73, Walt``

This includes a schedule of times and frequencies for tests Feb 28-Mar
3 UT, with some but not all the frequencies reported:
https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/2024/02/notice-upcoming-haarp-ionospheric-tests.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7735-7775 approx., March 1 at 0735, multi-carrier,
multi-tone uteblob in a frequency span as if chosen to fit exactly
between the WRMIs 7730 & 7780, barely far enough away not to bother
them. Center peak would be 7755 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0112 UT March 2

 

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