** CANADA. Altho there is still some storm noise, Blitzortung shows
only small spots on fringes of conterminous USA, far from here with
quietude in the Great Center, so with LW overall noise level abated,
Aug 18 at 0639-0647 UT I can relog a number of Canadian ND beacons as
well as Unitedstatesians, q.v.:
326-MCW, dash and YQK, 200 watts from Kenora, Ontario
332-MCW, dash and QT under IC Wichita, 1000 watts Thunder Bay, Ont.
346-MCW, dash and YXL, stronger, 500 watts from Sioux Lookout, Ont.
366-MCW, dash and YMW, 500 watts from Maniwaki, Quebec
382-MCW, dash and YPL, 1000 watts from Pickle Lake, Ontario
In reverse order as I was really downtuning (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey, Aug 18 from 1444: 14850 JBA carrier,
none in 13s/12s until 12550 Chinese poor; 12210, 12190, 11460, 11440,
11120, 11100 all JBA carriers, 10870 VP Chinese. AND: good 15110 which
list-loggers would assume is VOA but confirmed // CNR1 on WOOB 12550.
Inband 13, 11 and 9 MHz not checked (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 515-MCW kHz, Aug 18 at 0634 UT, NDB PN Ponca City is
still off; 314-MCW EI Enid is still on nearby but JBA (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, WOR)
** PUERTO RICO. 391-MCW kHz, Aug 18 at 0638 UT, DDP among the US &
Canadian ND beacons, qq. vv.; it`s 1000 watts from San Juan - Dorado.
I was tuned to 389-USB. Logged previously, rarely in Jan & March this
year. 3676 km = 2284 statute miles (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY [and non]. 9830, Aug 17 at 2200, VOT timesignal about 0.5
second behind WWV, YL s/on claiming this be the 1230 broadcast on
15450! with heavy NSS RTTY QRM, still both at 2218. Something`s always
awry at Ankara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Lowered LW noise level allows some ND beacon logs again,
from CANADA, q.v., and, Aug 18 at 0635-0646 UT, in reverse order from
really tuning downward:
335-MCW, BV, 25 watts from Batesville - Almond, Arkansas
347-MCW, AFK, 25 watts from Nebraska City, Nebraska
365-MCW, AA, 100 watts, Fargo - Harwood, North Dakota, tuned 363-USB
389-MCW, DDP --- oops, see PUERTO RICO!
420-MCW, PK, 25 watts from Olathe - Herbb, Kansas
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2047 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Aug 18 at
0100 on WRMI 7780, VG at UTwente SDR, Holland. Next:
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Thanks for financial support from Ivan Soldo, Australian
Capital Territory, for a contribution via PayPal originally
in Australian$ to woradio at yahoo.com
One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. (6159.9), Aug 17 at 2300, Area 51/61 WBCQ webcast starts
their new block of ``old tyme radio programs`` with Jean Shepherd`s
stream-of-consciousness including how Maine is like a different
country. Fun to hear him again, and once started, how can you stop?
Runs about 50 minutes. On Aug 15 we got this from WBCQ, too late to
mention on WOR 2047; to start Aug 17, and weeks to come?
``Hi Glenn, Hope you are doing well. Allan & Angela Weiner along with
Larry and Jane Will are presenting old tyme radio programs on our 6160
Khz transmitter. Monday-Friday 7pm-9pm eastern time {23-01 UT}
starting Monday August 17th. Known as Area 61 Old Tyme Radio it is a
presentation of WBCQ as a nice, pleasant, radio gift to a somewhat
troubled world. We hope all will tune in and enjoy the theatre of the
mind. Thanks, Allan & Angela Weiner``
Then these details; note the continuing patterns from night to night:
[WOR] Area 61 proposed schedule Aug 17 at 4:43 PM
Starting this evening, 23 until 01 next UT day on 6159.9 with webcast
link : (gh)
7-9PM [EDT] 6160
http://splatterbox.us:5110
Monday August 17 (2 hours)
Jean Shepherd 6/17/64 Maine
Chicken Man #1
Dragnet 6/10/49
Superman Origin #1 1939
Gunsmoke 4/26/52 Billy the Kid
Tuesday August 18 (2 hours)
Jean Shepherd 6/30/72 Old Man's Pontiac
Chicken Man #2
Dragnet 6/17/49
Superman Origin #2 1939
Martin & Lewis 9/3/49 Lucille Ball
Wednesday August 19 (2 hours)
Jean Shepherd 7/7/70 EH Scott Radio
Chicken Man #3
Dragnet 6/24/49
Superman The Shark #1 1939
Bob Hope 9/28/43 Orson Welles
Thursday August 20 (2 hours)
Jean Shepherd 2/1/68 Spy Stories
Chicken Man #4
Dragnet 7/7/49
Superman The Shark #2 1939
Dimension X 6/17/50 There will come soft rains
{Ray Bradbury, Martian Chronicles -- gh}
Friday August 21 (1 hour)
Jean Shepherd January 1975 Maine Media
Chicken Man #5
Superman 2/26/40 The Atomic Beam
Friday playlist is only one hour since AAWWW simulcasts at 8PM.
Lw (Larry Will)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Cursory trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier check Aug 18 at
0122: two on 684 kHz, Spain being the one off-frequency; 891 no doubt
Algeria, but no 711 at this time.
From 0327: 531, 621, 684, 693, 774, 855(2), 898, 1098(2), 1107*
strongest, 1215, 1305; and 711.0, so is that Cuba or not? No DFing.
At 0630, JBA carrier about 710.4, not 711. Months ago, Steve Wiseblood
in the RGV presumed he was getting Rebelde on 710.5 but I never did.
Also 621 presumed Canary, 846 Kiritimati/Pacific, maybe 1098,
Marshalls.
WOR iog discussion of my previous log: ``CUBA [and non]. 711.0, Aug 17
at 0602, JBA het presumably one of the Radios Rebeldes knocked
off-frequency again like a few months ago. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba. Too weak to get DF on it, but the only TA carrier this late
is 621 presumed Canary Islands (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)``
``When nearby 621 kHz from Canary Islands could be heard easily in
North America, why not the 711 kHz Moroccon transmission too?
Right 3 kilometers distance to the Atlantic Ocean coastline.
MRC_Laayoune 711 / 864 kHz 300kW (El Aaiun), del 567/657 kHz 5/50kW
location G.C. 27°10'21.58"N 13°21'40.93"W
``Maybe SNRT antenna is too directional in El Aaiún. But I don't know
how it is behaving in practice. I also have no idea if the EMWG data
is valid or not today. In the former Euro-African Medium Wave Guide
(EMWG), the following data were:
711 kHz: AOE - SNRT Al-Idaâ al-Amazighia (El-Aaiún), El Aaiún (300,
directional 180°) - 24h in Tamazight (Berber), Tachelhit, Rifain,
Arabic exc. when local programmes are on air: Mo-Th 1800-1900 Arabic,
Fr 1800-2300 Arabic, Sat 0000-0200 Arabic, Sat 1800-2300 Arabic, Sun
1000-1300 Arabic, Sun 1800-0200 Arabic; relay of SNRT El-Aaiún: Fr-Sa
2200-2300 Arabic; Mon 0900-1300 Rabat programme; local ID "Maghribiyya
Laayoune"; very low audio - offset frequency of 710.9970 kHz (Tibor
Gaal, Hungary)``
Months ago when Cuba was skewed before, we had this same problem. If
it`s too weak to DF, another way to rule out Eurafrica is hearing it
later when it`s daytime there, still dark between here and Cuba, so
when I rouse circa 0900 UT Aug 18, quick check hears nothing above
710, so inconclusive. Need further chex (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, August 18 at 1151
UT, on the DX-398 so DFing: 657, 792 and 1008 all WSW; two? on 1242.
Enid LSR 1152, so almost too late but that was when I happened to
awaken. All of these have NZ or eastern Australia possibilities, under
50 kW except for one. Then a check of lowband 10-kHz channels for
Mexicans found none (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1901 UT August 18
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