** BRAZIL [and non]. 11780, Sept 21 at 0210, RNA reactivated after
missing about a week, during hyper-enthusiastic yelling as if in
futebol, but it`s rather late and there are bits of birdlike SFX. VG
into Maryland SDR, and no doubt would have also been if checked
direct. Chopped off the air in progress at 0230* sharp; normally would
run to 0300. Let the SDR run for a while squelched, but no return. And
// 6180 is now off the air, clearing the way for La Voz Alegre, MWV
Madagascar Spanish gospel huxter hour which has always been in
collision. What next? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2209)
** CUBA. 15140, Sept 20 at 1925, RHC English on BST-1 caradio, YL is
muffled and soft-spoken, can`t follow her, 1928 OM is quite readable
outroducing her as Alejandra García, and into sports. Also squeal on
carrier. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:
READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW September 19, 2023
EMIGRATION Cuba: the country of broken families
The industry uses the suffering of Cuban families as a bargaining
chip. In many cases, they rupture. In the best ones, they are
separated for many years.
YOAN MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ PIEDRA | Holguín
A senior in Havana's Central Park. (Diario de Cuba)
Sandra, a 31-year-old Holguin mother, is struggling tremendously to
care for her two children, alone, because her husband has recently
left the country. Doybel, her eldest son, is 11 years old, and Lesly
is just two. Alexey, her spouse, is another young Cuban father who is
in Mexico "waiting for his turn on the application to enter the United
States," she explains....``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1695048377_49822.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** FRANCE. Here`s the identity of my Sept 17 unIDRM circa 7415:
``[WOR] TDF in DRM Mode --- Here in NB, noted TDF with a DRM
transmission in French today (20 September) on 7415 kHz tuning in at
0135 UT. Wasn't getting much audio initially but improved continuously
to almost constant audio before the transmitter left the air abruptly
at 0157. Didn't hear an ID so not sure of source of audio. There was
also a line of text transmitted: "Diffusion DRM assurée par
l'opérateur TDF".
Also subsequently found them in DRM with French on 6015 kHz at 0220 UT
but with little audio decoding and transmitter off shortly before
0230. What I heard sort of sounded like a domestic program rather than
RFI but couldn't be sure. Same text line decoded. Is there any regular
schedule of these TDF transmissions? -- Richard Langley``
``Hi Richard, As far as I can find there is no published schedule of
these transmissions. Some have been registered in HFCC in the past,
but not this lot. If anyone has a reliable source of information on
these I'd like to know so I can keep the schedule used by KiwiSDRs
updated. At the moment I'm just going on what people are logging at
random, and deleting the entries when no-one has reported it for a
while. I really think this should be something the DRM Consortium
could be doing rather than publishing the largely fictional schedule
on their website. Cheers, Chris`` Mackerell, NZ (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 2209)
** OKLAHOMA. Sept 21 around 18 UT, OG&E crew spotted at work nearby:
they are replacing an electric pole for some reason, but they say the
transformer atop is not a new one. I thought maybe this was finally in
response to my line noise complaint, and it does seem to have
diminished somewhat, but still very buzzy as I approach the pole later
with my DX-398 on MW and SW. It had also been a noise peak area
driving by on caradio. They blamed a new cable TV provider installing
on their poles (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2208 monitoring: confirmed now thrice in a
row on WRMI: UT Thursday September 21 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, VG
direct.
Also confirmed UT Thursday September 21 at new time of 0100 on WRMI
9955, S9 into Maryland SDR with no jamming audible. `Circuit Rider`
gospel huxter was chopped off in progress, but 0100 is his endtime
also on other nights.
Also confirmed UT Thursday September 21 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5010, S9/+10
into Bonaire SDR; and 9395, S9+15 into Maryland SDR. Next:
Also confirmed Thursday September 21 NEW TIME at 1400 on WRMI 9955,
S8/9+10 direct vs high storm noise level, no jamming audible. As also
happens elsewhen, preceding program, `Midnight Cry` gospel huxter gets
chopped off for ID at 1359.5 just as he is attempting to utter his
website.
WORLD OF RADIO 2209 contents: Algeria, Antarctica, Australia, Brasil,
Canada, Colombizuela, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran
non, Japan, Korea South, Kurdistan non, Maldives non, Netherlands, New
Zealand, North America, Oklahoma, Russia, Turkey, USA, (Uzbekistan),
Vanuatu; Pacific-Asian Log; propagation outlook --- (country mentioned
along with others not in order)
WORLD OF RADIO 2209 available from 0044 UT September 22
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2209.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2209.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned late in Sept]
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed by Cuba?]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned late in Sept]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB
1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2208]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1400 UT Thursday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW; also webcast, phonecast]
Thanks this week to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous
quarterly check for autumn to Glenn Hauser, PO 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 [and non]. WRMI 9955 schedule: since I was not hearing any
jamming vs WORLD OF RADIO at 0100 UT Thu Sept 21, I took a look at the
System B skedgrid to see just when jamming would now be ``necessary``
--- and see NO obviously Cuban exile programs on it any more. There
used to be a weeknightly strip at 6 or 7 pm ET, Radio Libertad, was
it? Gone. Maybe for a while, as not included on the outdated Aoki
entries for 9955. Of course the Cubans will still jam any ex-exile
frequency for years to come, at least sporadically; I recently noticed
poor Brother Scare late at night getting pulse-jammed. What about the
Programming page? No exile programs there either. What happened to
them? At least there is still Radio República on RMI via France 9490
and jammed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2209)
** U S A. Re: WTWW coming back by end of Sept? --- On Sept 14 I reply
to George McClintock: ``George, Tnx. Does this mean something other
than Scriptures for America? Or would there again be some SFA too?
Glenn``
``Glenn, New programming in the beginning. Then later SFA. George
McClintock 9-15-2023`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) 5085, later 9475
THE TINY TRAP
On MSNBC at 0204 UT Sept 20, Laurence O`Donnell refers to Vietnam as
``that tiny country the size of New Mexico``, having been bombarded so
excessively.
Yes, per my Almanaque Mundial of 1987y, Vietnam of 329,556 sqkm vs New
Mexico of 315,115 sqkm --- but TINY? Come on. Drastically different
shapes so difficult to eyeball compare (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0114 UT September 22
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=2023092201150354