** ASCENSION. 21470, April 5 at 1755, algo JBA. A23 sked is BBC
English to Africa at 17-18 only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA [non]. 11980, April 5 at 0100, timesignal and opening CRI
English, S6/S8 direct = 2 x 5990 via CUBA: that`s S9+10/20 but more
distorted. Neither supposed to last past 0100. Off at 0115 recheck.
Supposed to change to 9580 from 0100 as sked, unchecked. Something`s
always wrong at RadioCuba - Commies vs Commies! (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, April 5 at 0607, S9/+10 of dead air in English from
RHC, but nothing audible on 12000. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Apr 5 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG direct,
S8/9+25 and also sufficient on 15520, 17715. After news, 2205 report
from Beirut correspondent on how food prices up 300% especially for
meat, make celebrating Ramadan and Easter tough; 2207 on to main
feature about a boys` choir at a monastery (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785.009, April 5 at 2237, VOT English VG S9+40 into
UTwente, always-with-you promo; 2242 `Feeling Supreme/The Healing
Spring` repeat about correct breathing exercises, as already emitted
April 3. 2251 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2253, s/off by heavily
accentedess citing 1230, 1830, 2030, 0300 broadcasts only, 2255* after
IS played once. First tried to hear it direct: 2159 nothing, but on by
2201, VP S3/S6 vs HNL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2184 monitoring: ``From: Richard
Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening
Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees.
Dear Glenn: Confirming World of Radio #2184, WRMI:
5850, 0133, 0142, 0159, S7 signal, April 1 UTC 2023 [Sat]
15770, 2231, 2241, S7 signal, April 1 UTC 2023 [Sat]
9395, 0036, 0045, 0059, April 3 UTC 2023 [Mon; really UT Tue Apr 4]
9395, 2330, 2358, S7 signal, 2359, April 4 UTC 2023 [Tue]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``
Confirmed Wednesday April 5 at 2100+ on WBCQ 7490 minus 69 Hz =
7489.931, S7/9+5 into Maryland SDR, no point in even trying direct.
Next:
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
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** VANUATU. 5040, April 5 at 0610, JBA carrier in high storm noise
level, presumed RV. Almost seemed like beat from second carrier, or
this one unstable. With Cuba gone, not even excited, that leaves
remote possibility of harmonic 3 x 1680, 4 x 1260, 5 x 1008, 6 x 840,
7 x 720, 8 x 630, or 9 x 560! even domestic (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2359 UT April 5
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