** ANTARCTICA [and non]. 15475.98 RCUSB, Sat Sept 23 at 2143 first
check, LRA36 is on with interview about southern Argentina, and the S
Atlantic islands, S9+10 into Argentine SDR, but there is always some
background noise, which more carrier would help overcome. Presumably
started well before 1800 as usual. 2256 still going with music past
2308; now since 2300 there is a bit of ACI from 15480 Chinese, CNR1
Beijing site. 2322 the `Antártida` themesong starts; used to play in
the opening but haven`t caught it for a long while --- yet chopped off
the air after a few seconds: guess that was their cue to quit (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6100, Sept 23 at 0652, S8 of dead air, presumably RHC which
otherwise has not shown much activity on this frequency lately.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11760, Sept 23 at 1510, S6/S8 of dead air in Spanish; also
15140 with S9+10 of DA. By 1521, mod resumed on 15140. Something`s
always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:
``READ TODAY THE CUBA OF TOMORROW September 15, 2023 OPINION
Something stinks in Cuba -0- After 65 years of subsidizing a disaster,
the new plan is to… subsidize more! Now it is called a 'special
financing scheme.' The case of Suchel Camacho. RAFAELA CRUZ | La
Habana
Suchel Camacho workers. (Trabajadores)
After six and a half decades of triumphant revolution, the main
newspaper of the Cuban capital still deems it fit to announce that
"washing soap is assured for the patients of the prostrate and
incontinent program. In addition, two bars of soap will be distributed
to children under two years of age, one to people in vulnerable
situations, and to the entire population, according to family
unit..."``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1694794537_49781.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** EGYPT. 9439.995, Sept 23 at 2142, no signal in English from R.
Cairo into UTwente: something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GERMANY. 15690.038, Sept 23 at 1518, algo JBA outstix sorethumbly
on 1-kHz-step BFO tuning. Listed is R. Farda via Biblis at 0530-1630.
AFAIK, Iran does not bother to jam this (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11510, Sept 23 at 1513, JBA S3/S6 music, seems two
carriers beating, presumably Recep jammer and Dengê Gel; nothing now
on the alternate 11.5+ MHz channels (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 6159.9, Sept 23 at 0653 S9 of dead air
instead of TOMBS on WBCQ. Satellite feed from Walterboro may have
failed with no one noticing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785.003, Sept 23 at 2155, VOT is not off the air today,
IS and IDs in English, S9+40 into UTwente. Usually on .009 so this may
be different transmitter. Modulation fairly good but max bandwith
setting does not help, 13.53 kHz, why that precise number? At least no
ACI to prevent such largesse. Altho Argie SDR confirmes 11780 RNA
Brasil is not off the air. After news, 2211 multi-lingual ID filler
reel. 2213 song. 2218 `The Captain`s Log`, travelog since 7 months
about Black Sea, now shifting to some seaside cities such as Sakarya?
which I find somewhat inland east of Istanbul. 2226 song. 2230
`Gripping Piles`. 2233 song. 2237 `Turkey`s Geomarked [sic] Products`
from Tokat, weaving. 2239 song. 2244 ``always by your side``, song.
2249 ``TRT with you every hour``. 2250 s/off as if 1230 or some other
earlier broadcast. Fragment of IS to 2251.7* chop, no finesse.
Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U A E. 15310.129, Sat Sept 23 at 1520, algo JBA off-frequency.
Listed is BBC Arabic for Sudan, via DHA site this semihour only, daily
per EiBi, but M-F only per Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 28461 USB, Sept 23 at 1527, W1DED calling CQ Maine QSO
Party; QRZ.com: ``W1DED USA flag USA, Kevin E Thomas, 235 LITTLEJOHN
RD, Yarmouth, ME 04096 USA`` -- typical single-hop F2 distance,
skipping over most of USA, with little else on 10m, not even a CW
beacon (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2209 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, UT Saturday September 23 at 0130, on WRMI 5850, JBA on a
portable with inadequate antenna but no doubt VG otherwise aimed
thisaway.
Also confirmed Saturday September 23 after 1600 on WRN N America
webcast.
Also confirmed Saturday September 23 after 1930 on WRN N America
webcast.
Also confirmed Saturday September 23 after 1930 on WRMI webcast only.
Also confirmed Saturday September 23 starting at 1955 the 1930v on
WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15 into nearby SDR with some storm crashes.
Next:
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. 7489.9, UT Sat Sept 23 at 0000 WBCQ with `AAAWWW` --- both
A`s together in Fla, heatwave 100 degrees, watermelons exploding, and
for a change does intro in a few minutes instead of midway that it`s
4th of August 2023 - so a repeat; never mind. Whew, he also said the
first half would be political (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. 5800, Sept 23 at 0648, S9+20 of dead air; got to
be WRMI forgetting to turn #10 off at 0400 as per sked. Maybe plugged
into TOMBS feed also failing to reach WBCQ 6160-. A trace of pulse
jamming against nothing too: believe there was briefly some Cuban
exile programming on this, which made it a target forevermore (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 5980, Sat Sept 23 at 0649, the WWCR leapfrog mixing product
of 5890 over 5935 another 45 kHz beyond is back since TOMBS on 5890
overnight occurs only on weekends. And strongest ever? S9+10. But no
jamming audible on ex-Martí frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6059.4 approx., Sept 23 at 0651, the ``bonker`` has
invaded the 49m band: sounds like hammering on an anvil. Perhaps to
celebrate the arrival of Autumn at 0650 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2345 UT September 23
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20230924001502428