** ALGERIA [and non]. This might have a bearing on the 2.3 Hz SAH I
hear on 891 kHz, Algeria and what? However, I have never heard any
carrier/tone on 889! Glenn
``Mark WA1ION Apr 28 #41056 --- Reviewing some recent captures I came
across a situation around 890 kHz. When listening in AM mode it is not
unusual to hear a 1 kHz tone on the channel. Prior experience has
pointed to the Algerian station on 891 as the source of this. As I was
trying to get clean 890 reception I flipped to lower sideband and
encountered a signal at 889 kHz similar in level to the 891 carrier
noted in upper sideband. A head scratcher for sure.
Has anyone else noted this? I would think that this would mostly be
noticed along the US/Canada East Coast and maybe by the Gulf of
Mexico.
890 here is dominated most nights by Radio Progreso, Cuba. King Kong
signal but often with distorted pirate-like audio, rather like the 910
garbage-fest of R. Metropolitana and the wanky audio from the 550
Venezuelan. Sometimes Progreso mysteriously disappears leaving a
weaker jumble of Colombia, WLS, and WAMG. These intermittent outages
and the dodgy audio point to technical problems.
Could the 889 and 891 products be originating at R. Progreso or maybe
somewhere else?
My strong suspicion is that one of the Cuban transmitters is the
source of the 889 and 891 tones. Too bad we don't have the Key West
SDR anymore. Mark Connelly, WA1ION | South Yarmouth, MA, USA |
FN41vq`` IRCA iog (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** BELIZE. 28258 CW, May 1 at 2308, EEEEEEEEEE VVV DE V31HQ/B EK47##,
i.e. relog of the radio club beacon. Really stands out as hardly any
domestic ones audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000 & 11950, May 1 about 2310, no signals from RHC: so much
for `Mesa Redonda`; not even erroneous Chinese relays today.
Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:
``A Lesson in Semantics for Castroism --- Castroism's usual
instruments to control Cubans' consciousness have become obsolete, and
in many cases they have even backfired...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1714410293_54468.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also ALGERIA [and non]
** SPAIN. 17855, Wed May 1 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG into
DX-390 portable with a few meters clipped-on. No news, must be a
holiday; instead, entire semihour is docu narrated by former anchor
Alison Hughes and probably an evergreen, about unequeal military
relations between Spain and US during the Franco era/Cold War. US
basically had full control/sovereignty over bases in Spain despite
flying both flags (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785, May 1 at 2200, VOT not off the air, almost
sufficient direct into DX-390 portable, but SPAIN has my full
attention until 2230. Then a feature I don`t recognize nor its name;
2241-2249 `Sports Panorama`, yawn. 2253 s/off of the 1230 only; 2254.5
IS until chop at 2256* before restarting with German (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. Two or three HIFER CW beacons unusually at once, May 1
direct: 2304, YSO on 13563; 2305, AN on 13564, i.e. relogs of Ohio and
Arizona; and also continuous dits or E`s about 13562. The LWCA list
has a few single-letter beacons but not this one. Maybe rather some
idling ISM ute (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 17690, May 1 at 1710, again NO signal of R. Martí to Cuban
mercenaries for Russia in Ukraine. Was also missing and found nowhere
else on April 30. Again May 1 at 1720-1725 I do a quick but thorough
bandscan and find it nowhere else on the 21, 17, 15, 13 or 11 MHz
bands. Propagation is degraded but VOA still manages a good signal in
English from Grimesland on 17530, and Martí to Cuba on 13605, while
11930 & 11860 are JBA absorbed. It`s done for now but unconfirmed
whether permanently canceled. Could it be they got zero listener
response? I`m on a Martinoticias mailing list and never saw any
reference to this secret? service.
Now I search the website on Ucrania and get loads of hits on stories
mentioning it but nothing about the broadcasts; however this brief
about the mercenaries:
https://www.martinoticias.com/a/mercenarios-cubanos-en-la-invasi%C3%B3n-rusa-en-ucrania-7-meses-de-silencio/387853.html
Then no significant hits searching on the 4 frequencies used, 17680,
17690, 17865, 17870 -- but no hits on 13605 or 13.605 either as if SW
were irrelevant (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2240 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
April 30 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/25 into Missouri SDR.
Also confirmed Tuesday April 30 at 2330 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.001, S8/9+5 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Wednesday May 1 from 1931 on SW Radio, Germany, into
UTwente: 3975.001 at S9/+20 with some storm noise; 6160.001 at
S9+10/20.
Also confirmed Wednesday May 1 at 2100 on WBCQ 7489.929, S9/+10 into
Maryland SDR. Next:
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160
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