** BRAZIL. 9665.067, July 24 at 0650, RVM music measured direct, I
think accurate to a few Hz; but earlier at 0508 via Maryland remote,
9665 - 77 Hz = 9664.923. Using sync readouts on remotes, one must be
sure they be calibrated accurately by tuning them to WWV: this varying
within 2 Hz of 10000, no doubt receiver instability not transmitter.
Wolfgang Bueschel took issue with measurements in my previous report,
but seems RVM vary considerably in short term (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. Since Spain closes early on weekends, hardly anything on
16m, UT Monday July 24 at 0033; best is 17565, JBA in Chinese? CNR1
not sked per Aoki & EiBi until 0100 with nothing to jam. JBA carriers
on 17595, 17580, 17495. EiBi & Aoki agree 17595 & 17580 also CNR1 but
nothing on 17495 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non?]. Re my UNID 6100 DRM log, David Crawford, FL
replies: ``gh, RHC Spanish was actually in that mess last night,
checked/heard on 6100 at 0515 and 0605, via Bauta site, parallel 9700
Bauta at first check, with 9700 gone at second check. The 6100 audio
was mostly some kind of noise with low real audio, 9700 was clean.
15230 had a signal on it, probably RHC SPN, but too weak to copy in
cx, which would be via Quivicán site. No Bejucal signal has been noted
since 9 July.``
What I heard at 0534 was nothing but DRM noise; or are you suggesting
that the ``mess`` was not really DRM but some other kind of crap out
of Cuba? BTW, my ref to the DRMRX sked not listing anything on 6100
was really A23, not A22 typo.
6100 checked again July 24 at 0506 into Maryland remote, 0531 direct,
NO signals, AM, RHC nor DRM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11850, July 24 at 0040, RHC S9/7 but JBM, ho hum, as usual
where always something`s wrong (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 93.9, July 24 at 1949 UT, lower-half bandscan on caradio
finds no Es nor any expected but can`t help but notice dead air from
KIMY Watonga, `The gospel station` - still dead a semihour later
check, 2019. And *still* dead at another recheck 2359 UT. Standard
remark about no one at station paying attention (Glenn Hauser, Enid,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 90.9 & 91.1, July 24 at 1948 UT, the two Air One stations
are not // with separate announcements, rejoining then for music. On
one caradio I cannot tell if exactly synchronized, but doubt it. I
don`t think there were any local contents to the anmts, so don`t know
why they bother.
90.9 is KOKF Edmond/OKC; 91.1 is local KKRD Enid. As long as branding
spelt Air1, WTFDA DB displays 10 of them in OK, 6 of them translators
each with a different primary and KKRD also as a relay: of KYRA 92.7,
unlike any of the others; where`s that? Thousand Oaks CA, why not? Is
that network HQ? Guess not: money goes to Omaha (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** SPAIN. 17855, Monday July 24 at 2200, token English from REE
previews repeat of a 2-parter from last October about Witch-Hunts,
just before Hallowe`en, ``no news since it`s summer``! Had made
special point of listening today for indepth coverage of yesterday`s
national elexion! Fail. VG into Maryland SDR, and other 3 also
audible, 15520, 17715, and with usual squeal, weakest 11670. Over to
simul-TURKEY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY [and non]. 11785.009, July 23 at 2227, VOT English is not
off the air. S9+40/50 into UTwente, repeat of the `DYKT` feature about
600-year-old castle voiced by the badax; 2224 ``Always with you``
promo, music; 2234 `New Day, New Choices` about e-waste --- hmm,
electrons are really, really tiny. That feature name I don`t often
hear, maybe only Sundays as promised return next week; I had not been
listening on Sundays because of `UBMP` on WBCQ 7490-, but this week
it`s some drama filler. 2241 song; 2249 different song; I missed s/off
but 2253 IS to 2255*, failing to run an extra hour or two in German,
Portuguese (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785.003, July 24 at 2202, VOT English not off the air
today, S9+40/50 into UTwente. Tune-in during news, as Spain q.v. is
broken, Hallowe`en repeat instead of breaking news anything about
yesterday`s elexion! 2209 `Review of the Tuerkiyeish Press`, over as
barely started by 2211. Distorted modulation thruout, worst during
music breax. 2217* dumps off the air; *2219 back on and off again, now
offset .009, different unit? *2222 back on at .007, different2 unit?
with dead air at first, stays on so brings up modulation at 2223, just
in time for theme of `Feeling Supreme/The Healing Spring`, which is
about the benefits of persimmons, especially Trabzon dates.
Multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2232 `Did You Know That` by the badax,
about Ottoman Empire WWI peace treaty. 2235 brief dropoffair. 2236
distorted music. 2241 `Always By Your Side` promo and `New Day, New
Choices` different subject than yesterday but missed it. 2246
distorted music. 2251 s/off. 2252 IS.
2256 restart IS with German IDs. 2300 still on with timesignal and
opening German, still going past 2315. 2318, multi-lingual ID filler
reel. 2326 off air, but false stop, right back on with music.
Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. We hear the same program
themes as in English, like `Feeling Supreme` ending at 2338. I wonder
if the German titles make any more sense than English. 2342, `Wussten
Sie das?` Google says original Tuerkiyeish would be ``Bunu biliyor
muydun?`` Entire extra hour succeeds, 2356 IS now with Portuguese IDs,
but finally off at 2401 check, opening frequency for weaker China
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2200 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
July 23 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+5/15 over CCI
presumed Brighton making medium SAH.
Also confirmed UT Monday July 24 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, JBA S5/S7
direct --- but no 14-second noise blast QRM to start; I usually but
not always hear that on 7780 via various remotes.
Also confirmed UT Monday July 24 at 0302 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -67
Hz = 6159.933, S9/+5 into Maryland SDR. JL had gotta go by 0301.
Next:
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-LSB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-LSB [previous #2199]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
No new contributions this week by MO or check in US funds on a US bank
to:
Glenn Hauser, P O 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. More replies July 23 to my WBCQ 5130+ reports: Larry Will:
``According to Timtron, the transmitter on 5130v is a BC-610-I putting
out about 300 watts. Lw``
``I have been told that this is being tested 24/7. Maybe this will
prove to be a bone for the hard-core dx crowd, at least during the
daylight hours when it truly will be a difficult catch. In the dx
world, perhaps less truly IS more. --Bill Tilford``
So I do try it direct circa 0025 UT July 24: yes, JBA carrier on
approx. 5130.45 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9455, UT Mon July 24 at 0042, this WRMI-5 is S9/+25 but just
barely modulated, language uncertain, Spanish? Italian? Hyper
enthusiasm smax of a stupid ballgame. Transmitter skedgrid claims RAE
Japanese relay this hour from System K. But System K sked itself
claims Legends. And the separate RAE grid shows nothing at this hour.
Transmitter grid shows Legends not until 0100 on 5050, which indeed is
not on yet. Contradixion after contradixion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VATICAN [non]. 7305, July 24 at 0047 S9+20/30 of dead air,
obviously USAGM Grimesland `warming up` for VATICAN Portuguese &
Spanish relays at 0100-0200, violating Separation Of Church And State.
?? You see, the secular USG is showing extreme favoritism for one
particular sect. All other gospel huxters could insist on equal
access. Are the Catholix billed for burning an extra quarter-hour of
juice? The finances of this deal would be very interesting; since VOA
also goes out via SMG, it`s an ``exchange``, but I doubt the hourspans
and kW match, let alone the true bottom-line expenses (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0019 UT July 25
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