DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated Dec 4
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** CUBA. 13808 & 13672 approx., Dec 3 at 2250, extremely distorted
spurblobs with F# tone, traces of talk or musicmod in FM mode; plus
and minus 68 kHz intervals out of 13740 AM which is S8/9+10 in Spanish
sounding normal, // 13680 which is innocent bytransmitter.
Second-orders also audible much weaker circa 13876, 13604 but not
third-orders. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11850, Dec 4 at 0734, S9+10 of dead air, the SSOB by far,
obviously tonight`s prolonged RHC transmitter, nominally on air only
at 22-06 per Aoki and EiBi as Titán/Quivicán targeting Chile. None
others on 9, 6, 5 or 4 MHz bands. Something`s always wrong at RHC.
Could not help but notice this while checking 11835 for Vanuatu, q.v.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 9330, Sun Dec 4 at 0737, S9+10 of Spanish spy numbers
alternating with uteblaaps, and no sign of WBCQ-6/WLCR (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 13700, Dec 4 at 1542, RHC S9/+10 here but no spurs.
Something`s not wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15230, Dec 4 at 1545, RHC is S7/S9 but just barely modulated;
15140, S6/S9 but undermodulated; 11760, S7/S9 and sufficiently
modulated. Since it`s Sunday, recheck at 1610 finds Esperanto on 15140
while 15230 is off. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** INDONESIA [non]. 7780, Dec 4 at 0807, JBA carrier presumably during
WRMI`s new relay of VOI in English. We join the chorus asking for an
earlier hour on not the worst frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KIRITIMATI [and non]. 846 kHz, Dec 4 at 0748, JBA carrier from R.
Kiribati, altho it`s Sunday usually silent; only other 9/kHz splits
detected are 882 and 1107, likely Canary Islands and Spain, now not
too far into the dayside yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 6185, Dec 4 at 0738, no signal from XEPPM a.k.a. R
Educación a.k.a. Señal Cultura México. Sure hope it`s temporary lest
it mark the end of an era, Mexico`s last SW station. Manuel Méndez,
Lugo, Spain, reported at 0912 Dec 3: ``MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educación,
not heard 0645-0810 the last two days`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6935 USB, Dec 3 at 2241, DJ talking about Indonesia,
relays, S7/S9, only occasional words readable; novelty songs; S7/S9 vs
S8 HNL. 2248 mentions ``Whatever``, so probably R Free Whatever as in
many reports here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,106239.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SAIPAN [and non]. 9900, Dec 4 at 1613, two signals beating on
slightly different frequencies, S6/S8 of dead air or JBM. RFA in
Mandarin scheduled this hour only on Sat & Sun, with CNR1 jamming
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SCOTLAND [non]. 5850, UT Sun Dec 4 at 0100-0200, `Encore` from
Radio Tumbril via WRMI - excellent hour of classical music. I always
listen tho don`t often log-report it. Brice Avery presents a wide
variety, from the familiar to the unfamiliar -- to me, as presented on
the Playlists, where you may select between the current one and the
last/next one: https://www.tumbril.co.uk/playlist-2
Other times on WRMI: UT Friday 0200 on 5850; UT Monday 0300 on 5950;
Tuesday 1300 on 15770; also on Ch 292, Germany (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.003, Sat Dec 4 at 2259-2356*, English from
VOT; today I am not distracted by Spainglish and OETA blows off
Oklahoma News Report for continuing pledge drive, so I listen to
entire hour and try to make notes vs the horrible heavy accents of the
speakers. I`m listening via UTwente on the way to NAm where reception
is always much better with fewer hops, S9+30, and VG mod except for
some hum and lo-fi mics; or some phoned in remotedly?
2259 IS; 2300 5+1 timesignal, s/on with full English transmission
schedule in usual jumbled order; 2301 news for 3 December; 2305.5
TRT/VOTuerkiye ``always with you 24 hours`` liner promo which appears
over & over with slight variations --- except when THEY ARE NOT EVEN
ON THE AIR! 2309, Turkish music break and first feature title sounds
like ``Firsts of Anatolia``, but apparently trying to say Forests
since it is about how walking in a forest or in greenery is good for
health as some scientist from Japan asserts, i.e. stress relief. About
Turkey`s largest long?-coast forest of beech and oak trees, then
calling it a mangrove, name and location never clear but something
like Inapa? on Black Sea Coast? Also good place for bird-watching and
seeing some endangered species.
*2311 CCCCCCI starts from E Turkistan, std denunciation; remains
audible but well below TRT. Segment over at 2314, Turkish song. 2318 I
check it on a Missouri SDR: S7/S9 with splash from 5950 WRMI. 2321
``with you`` liner, next segment intro sounds like ``Whipping Pile``
at first, then ``Gripping Files``??? about how to sleep soundly,
avoiding blue light, ideal temp 20 degrees, etc. 2327 song. 2330
``always by your side``, song; 2335 another ``always``; 2336
``Tuerkiye`s Geomat?? Products``? about rose oil from a certain place
sounding like Sparta, how it is harvested, refined and used in
cosmetix, desserts. 2338 music; 2342 ``with you``, song; 2347
multi-lingual ID filler reel; 2349 s/off with full English sked again;
2351 IS to 2355.6* uncovering Xinjiang PBS.
The Mighty KBC via Nauen cuts on at *0000 but suffers a lot more QRM
from that than TRT did. KBC is of course only one-quarter as Mighty as
TRT, 125 vs 500 kW and maybe too close to UTwente for most solid
one-hop skip, 408 km = 254 miles (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U K [non]. 17780.017, Dec 4 at 1855, surprised to hear `GSTQ` = God
Save the Quing, must be some regal event on BBC ASCENSION to W Africa
from 1700; S7/S9, then echoey announcement from a venue, more music,
slightly off-frequency as have recalibrated R75 vs WWV; but chopped
off air midtalk at 1859.6; I was wondering if ToH news would
pre-empted for World Cup? nonsense? Amazing how major broadcasters
dispense with any finesse, no ``this frequency is now closing: please
retune to ---`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 13927 USB, Dec 4 at 1541, ``MARS Radio`` contacting
``Aircraft 02``, latter unheard tho presumably simplex. And what and
where exactly is this MARS Radio? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 28250+ CW, Dec 4 at 1851, E E E E E DE KA3JOE/B CN
WI5V does not agree on exact frequency:
``28.2495 KA3JOE I BENSALEM, PENNSYLVANIA # 10W, DIPOLE relocated
formally W3ATV 28 Aug 10.`` Nor does QRZ.com!
``KA3JOE USA flag USA
Joseph W Ciesielski, 1176 Poquessing Avenue, Bensalem, PA 19020 USA
WELCOME TO THE KA3JOE BEACON !! Thanks for tuning in! The KA3JOE
beacon operates continuously on a frequency of 28.248.7 Mhz, at a
power level of 5 watts. The transmitter is an HTX-10 fed into a half
wave vertical at a height of 10 meters. I would perfer a good, old
fashioned, tree killing, non-electronic QSL, SASE to my QRZ address,
but I will also respond with an email promptly. It's more fun to
receive QSL Cards in the regular mail.
I have been interested in radio since I was 12 years old. Like many, I
started out on CB radio but got bored of that scene quickly. I then
discovered cars, girls, work, etc. and got side-tracked. Finally,
getting licensed at the age of 36 I rekindled my interest in radio and
have been playing with it ever since. Thanks again for tuning in to
the KA3JOE 10 METER BEACON @ 28.248.7 MHZ. Please QSL, SASE to my QRZ
address, Thank You & 73 Joe`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2167 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
December 3 starting at 2036 UT on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, steady S9+20 by
groundwave into nearby SDR.
Also confirmed UT Sunday December 4 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, VG S9/+10
with no noise into Maurice LA SDR, while the other one in LA is
hearing nothing! Still starts with loud noise burst overriding first
seconds of WOR playout on this frequency/System only.
Also confirmed UT Sunday December 4 from 0458 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
steady S9+22 by groundwave into nearby SDR. Next:
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 5950 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW [? missing previous week]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
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** U S A. 9955, Dec 4 at 1527, WRMI-3 is OFF. It was also off after
1530 Friday instead of WORLD OF RADIO. Skedgrid dated Dec 1 now shows
it off at 1500-2200, except Sat & Sun extended 1500-1700 - but this
*is* Sunday. As usual, contradicts the System B program skedgrid below
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 11835 & 7890, Dec 4 at 0735, still no signals from R.
Vanuatu harmonix, so 3945 is probably also off or elsewhere. Gary
Pence reported Dec 3: ``Glenn, I detected no Vanuatu on 3945 plus
harmonics at 0734z``; Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, also reported at
0912 UT Dec 3: ``VANUATU, 11835, not heard 0700-0900 last two days``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1957 UT December 4
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