** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, Sept 26 at 0607, HK3QQ on again with
keyboard-letter-sequence beacon. Could not copy X instead of P after
O, so maybe deleted if not corrected (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** FRANCE [and non]. 6100, Sept 26 at 1542, S9 of rock music, no
announcements until 1558*, heard via UTwente, one of the frequencies
publicized for La Boulangère, Mini-Transat yacht race, weather info on
its first day with delayed departures. Something JBA during dead-air
pauses, 1549 and 1555, must have been as scheduled CRI in Russian via
Kashgar, and unimpeded at 1600, CRI theme music starting weak Hindi.
Also possible at 1500 are 5975, 13735 and 15300; first check direct at
1512, nothing on the top two. The race is in two legs, France to
Canaries, then Canaries to Guadeloupe. Probably using higher bands
later in the further race (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11545, Sept 26 at 1515, only signal below 11575
JBA carrier is VP music, Turkish? Presumed current jumparound
frequency for Dengê Gel and/or Recep jammer. 11575 would be VOA Radio
Ashna via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 26 at 2158, VOT not off the air today, IS with
English IDs, only S6/S8 with heavy flutter direct (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2209 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday September 26 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20 into Maryland SDR.
Not confirmed Tuesday Sept 26 at 1308 the expected 1300 on WRMI 9955;
rather again fill music and promo ``did you know your program could be
on worldwide shortwave?`` Maybe next week with new computer system.
Next:
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. 1290, follow-up to my unsuccessful attempts to monitor KMMM
Pratt KS, since I am south of it but blocked by KWFS, while KMMM aims
west; from Linda Brodsky, IRCA list, Sept 23: ``KMMM, Pratt KS
dominates 1290 kHz most nights in Golden. Their current slogan is
"True Country." There are many IDs between songs. Recording of
recent ID attached. -- Linda Brodsky, Golden CO`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR)
** U S A. 5130+, Sept 26 at 0700, WBCQ Trumpmitter is off again, tsk2
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2322 UT September 26
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