DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated Feb 3:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, Feb 4 at 0133, RAE AAM relay via WRMI
succeeds this UT Tuesday, after tango, interview about a national park
in Patagonia, good via Rockport ME KiwiSDR with some static crashes
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 13564 & 13632 approx., Feb 3 at 1523, FM/AM spurblobs out of
RHC 13700; breakfast interrupted finding the others until 1543: 13498,
13768, 13837, 13905, 13972. The two outermost were traces only.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15700, Feb 3 at 1547, China Plus relay is S9+30 but just
barely modulated. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1319.96, Feb 3 at 1915 UT, for at least the
third afternoon in a row (and 24h?) dead air only from KCLI Clinton,
always way off-frequency; trace of other audio; and by 2059 recheck,
skywave building up vs the KCLI LAH, ID for KWHN Fort Smith AR and ABC
News sounder; CCI and by 2106 an ID from KLWN Lawrence KS, along with
FM 101.7, sports-talk, my other closest 1320.0. KLWN is only 500/250
watts U1; KWHN is 5000/5000 U2; neither in NRC AM Log with network A =
ABC, but KWHN with Ar = Arkansas Radio Network (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** PERU. 5980, Feb 3 at 2351, JBA carrier from R. Chaski under
pointless Cuban jamming, until autocutoff at 2353:10.5*. Last check
was Jan 27 until 2353:23*, or 12.5 seconds later, 7 days earlier,
averaging 1.8 seconds earlier per noctem, rather than previous dekaday
span average of 1.95; perhaps within margin of error, but of my timing
or their timer? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** PHILIPPINES. 9344.975, Feb 3 at 1551, gospel rock at first thought
English, then Chinese, and Chi announcement. It`s FEBC at 14-16 via
Iba site; not worth jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SCOTLAND [non]. (7490.24v), Feb 3 after 0100, `Encore` classical
music on WBCQ; VG reception via webcast, unlike SW; unlike somewhat
defective WWCR 9350, 28 hours earlier, but same misplaced announcement
in the middle of William Tell Overture. Only last week`s playlist for
25/1 is still shown on website. Still a big fan of this rare service
and wish the best for it! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 3 at 2327, NO signal from VOT English, AWOL yet
again. What is going on here? Unseems severe technical problems,
rather severe operational problems, like irresponsible and/or drowsy
kids running Emirler. Does this sporadicity not get back to
management? Erdogan might throw them in jail (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U K [non]. 7445, Feb 3 at 1908, BBC English already propagating
from Talata, MADAGASCAR shortly after noon here tnx to 315-degree
azimuth --- but, just barely modulating, tsk. Quite a long span for
BBCWS, 15-20 UT, but two parts of it colliding with Iran and East
Turkistan, not now.
7445, rechecked Feb 3 at 2220, now Chinese with flutter, i.e. CNR1
jamming or VOA THAILAND this hour only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15740, Feb 3 at 1911, very surprised to find new frequency
for Radio Martí with conversation about the station itself, loud &
clear with no jamming; while VG // 13820 is still on; and detectable
in the jamming still on 11930 & 11860, all Grimesland NC. 15740 would
normally be an open-carrier warmup for VOA French *1930, staying away
from 15730 itself as occupied by Botswana VOA French until 1930*. Then
site switch on 15730. Not rechecked until 2158 when 15740 is off.
Martí-mod maybe mistaken; but could it rehappen? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
February 2 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, good via UTwente SDR.
Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0130, on WRMI 7780, good via UTwente.
Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0230, on WRMI 7780 good, and 9395 fair
via UTwente.
Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 starting at 0403 on Area 51 webcast; WBCQ
5130 checked at 0357 was a JBA carrier.'
Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0430 on WRMI 9955, VG via Rockport,
Maine KiwiSDR, far off beam heading, with slight pulse jamming under.
Also confirmed Mon Feb 3 on IRRS, 7290, Romania? via UTwente SDR, VG
but joined in progress already underway at 1901.5, after 5 minutes of
dead air, missing their opening.
Also confirmed UT Tue Feb 4 on WRMI 7780, VG via UTwente. Next:
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 4980, Feb 3 at 0512 check, JBA carrier from WRMI-4, testing
with exciter only into 160-degree antenna, per Jeff White. Not sure
how much this or a typical exciter emit, presumably well under 100
watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15610, Feb 3 at 1913, not even a JBA carrier from WEWN; off,
or not propagating all the way from Alabama? 12050 Spanish is also
VP/JBA most of the time; 5970 at night hardly exhibits 500 kW oomph
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0207 UT February 4
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