** CUBA. 4765, June 26 at 0148, no signal from R. Progreso, but 5025,
R. Rebelde is on. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. The Other
Side:
``Covert castigation: violations of the right to health in Cuban
prisons ---
While ordinary prisoners' health is compromised by 'indifference and
indolence, political prisoners are victims' of 'systematic attacks' on
their health through conditions of isolation, and illnesses, explains
Juan Carlos González Leyva.
Raúl Medina Orama, Lima, 25 Jun 2024 - 18:01 CEST
Magalis González turns on the camera on her cell phone to post her
umpteenth complaint on social media about the health of her son,
Ismael Rodríguez González. The young man, sentenced to seven years in
prison in Cuba for the massive protests in July 2021 (11-J) lies near
her, dazed and with swollen feet, after arriving from the Guanajay
Penitentiary, west of Havana, where he is serving his sentence...``
https://diariodecuba.com/derechos-humanos/1719331284_55644.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ETHIOPIA [and non]. 11610, June 25 at 1830, VOA Amharic this hour
via Woofferton UK is being jammed by buzzing and beeping noises, but
at UTwente, that`s underneath VOA. Tnx to tip from Paul Walker. At
1840, no jamming audible into TWR Kenya remote. By 1915 when language
is Oromo, jamming level is heavier as heard by UTwente. Why would
Ethiopia be so concerned about VOA? Of course the Amharix and Oromos
don`t get along. Recorded sample of jamming right after VOA went off
at 1929; maybe will put into WOR 2249 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 105.1, June 25 at 2322, KOSB Perry is MONO, not shown as
such in WTFDA FMDB. ``Triple Play Sports`` also on AM 1020 & 1580. And
running a commercial for ``University of Maryland, Global Campus``, of
all things, in OSU territory.
However, at 2030 check June 26, 105.1 is OFF, likely another victim of
last night`s windstorm / powerlines down. And at 2043, I notice that
its AM companion, 1020 KOKP is also off! Maybe we can hear KDKA again
tonight if not RVC Roswell. Third 3-play outlet, 1580 KOKB Blackwell
is still ON. I thought they operated out of Stillwater but NRC AM Log
shows Ponca City address for 1020 & 1580, the latter being close to
PC. Trying to check whether 105.1 and 1020 are at same site, but FCC
AM Query can`t find KOKP! As if it have been deleted. LMS can, but not
the page with coordinates. All three are licensed until 2029y.
Since the WTFDA FM DB editors apparently don`t pay attention to my
reports, I have notified them directly about this mono and others
confirmed this year by monitoring: in OK: KIEL 89.3, KFXI 92.1, KOSU
91.7 =50/50; KS: KCVW 94.3; TX: KTCK 96.7; Mexico: XHMYL 92.1. And
just now at 2030 June 26, I notice two more monos: KHEV 90.3, Fairview
OK; and 100.9, K265FL, Enid, talkradio translator tail wagging the dog
of 960 KGWA. KQCV 95.1 Shawnee is another Bott station, likely to be
mono too? Yes! at 2308 fadeups vs KICT Wichita which is $ tereo, the
100/100 kW KQCV signal is definitely mono.
95.3, the KOKC translator in OKC, K237GE, is in $ tereo, talk station
might as well be mono for slightly more effective coverage. Would you
believe that the WTFDA FMDB shows its antenna height as 0 meters
HAAT?? It must really be way up on some TV tower to reach as far as
Enid reliably with 250 watts. FCC FM Query also shows 0 m HAAT, but
658 m AMSL and 314 m AGL, with a link to Calculate HAAT: that
``results`` in 302 m -- that`s 990 feet. If our LP CP on 95.1 come on,
will put an end to it around here (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. RF 15, June 26 circa 1500 and still at 2359 UT, NO signal
from KTBO ``14``, Trinity in OKC. Must have been blown off air by huge
hurricane-force straight winds/not tornadic storm hitting OKC area
late last night, many power lines down in addition to building
damages. KTBO also missing from Optimum cable ch 3 in Enid: unlikely
to have relied on off-air pickup, so TBN damage may be more than just
transmitter/antenna. All other OKC TV signals back to `normal` levels
except RF 29 KTUZ, weakened but still sufficient. Nothing recent on
KTBO website, let alone any damage report!
https://www.tbn.org/stations/ktbo-tv-oklahoma-city-ok
God got`em, but not the secular competitors.
KFOR, KOCO, KWTV and KOKH all went full-storm coverage pre-empting at
least late-night network shows. CBS Colbert, a rerun anyway, could be
found on shunt station KSBI ``52`` on RF 23. No doubt each station`s
website has much about the storm; damage repair expected to take quite
some time. Thousands of customers are without power as temps exceed
100. Enid was missed by this but eastern part of Garfield County also
had outages, as well as many other counties eastward and southward
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
{slight correxion to last report; omitted ``SW`` after ``ignoring``:}
** TURKEY. 11785.009, June 25 at 2159, VOT IS, 2200 timesignal about 9
seconds late: if you can`t do better than that, don`t TS at all! S/on,
English direct is not off the air, S9/+10 vs high noise level. 2208
multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2225, VG S9+30/40 into UTwente when
measured, `Weekly Commentary` about digitalization written by a TRT
guy. 2229 ``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2230 music. 2234 `Turkey`s
Geomarked Products`, on ship models made of different kinds of wood.
2236 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo. 2237 music. 2240 more music. 2244
another song. 2247 another song, NEVER identified or described. 2250
another song. 2254 s/off ignoring SW: satellite and internet only.
Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2255 IS once and off* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785.009, June 26 at 2200, VOT English not off the air but
JBA direct. At 2253 tuned UTwente, S9+35/45, just in time to measure
it and hear OM s/off ignoring SW, 2254 IS, chopoff at 2255* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. A few 10m beacons are making it via sporadic E, insufficient
to reach the FM band, June 25 at 2202-2208 UT: WGB listing first, ``My
very basic old style receiving station is located at #0 JN44jt Low
Piedmont, Italy at 170m/558ft asl.`` And then from QRZ.com:
28215, long dash, VVV KA9SZX --- ``28215 KA9SZX - Macomb IL USA EN40pk
- #0 (20 Feb 2024) Note: Ant Cushcraft CX-1000 pwr 3w``
``KA9SZX USA flag USA, MARK A GARRETT, 9885 E 950 th ST, Macomb, IL
61455, USA``
28245+, JBA, VVV DE K0WKT/B --- ``28245 K0WKT - May City IA USA EN23gh
- #0 (12 Feb 2024) Note: VVV de ID + IA IA``
``K0WKT USA flag USA, Jesse Castillo, 2238 Albert St., May City, IA
51354, USA
K0WKT/B-10 METER BEACON, EN23, May City, IA "VVV DE K0WKT/B K0WKT/B
K0WKT/B IA IA IA 0.5W" 28.245.3 Send reports via mail to address at
top of bio or email to: jessec1@iastate.edu 73!``
29251, EEEEEEEEEE DE KC5SQD/B --- ``28251 KC5SQD/B - Missouri TX USA
EL29go - #0 (20 Mar 2024) Note: de + ID + grid + E × 10``
``KC5SQD USA flag USA, NATHAN O "Nate" SAMPSON, 7619 S GLEN WILLOW,
MISSOURI, TX 77489, USA``
One more logged the next day, June 26 at 2235 on 28244 CW: EEEEEEEE DE
WA6APQ/B CN LONG BEACH CA - also but not in every iteration: PSE QSL
SASE. I`ve logged him before.
``28244 WA6APQ/BCN - Long Beach CA USA DM03vu - #0 (06 Feb 2024) Note:
WA6APQ/BCN EEE - Pwr 30w``
``WA6APQ USA flag USA, DEWEY MYERS, 2903 Monogram Ave, LONG BEACH, CA
90815, USA
The WA6APQ BEACON on 28.2440 MHz is located on a 330 foot hill (Signal
Hill) in Long Beach, California. Radio is a Motorola Mitrek consolette
base station, 30 watts, antenna is Antron 99 vertical. Code speed is
approx. 10 wpm and operates 24/7. Since 1993. If you would like a
beacon QSL card, send SASE or SAE with $ 1.00 (no IRC's) or email for a
printable QSL card. Include the standard (RST) signal report, UTC time
and date. Audio/Video and Youtube recordings are welcome. Thank you
for looking`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2248 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
June 25 at 2336 the 2330 on WRMI 9395, S7/9+5, -58 Hz into Peoria SDR,
but calibration is way off showing WWV on 10000 -62 Hz, so WRMI really
on 9395.004!
Also confirmed Tuesday June 25 at 2337 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
3975.001, S9+5 into UTwente and almost synchro with WRMI.
Also confirmed Wednesday June 25 at 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.000+, S9+5/10 into UTwente, and about 3 words behind on 3975.003,
S9/+5.
Also confirmed Wednesday June 26 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490 -69 Hz =
7489.931, S5/S8 into Maryland SDR. Next:
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks for a
generous check on a US bank for Summer Solstice from Gerald T.
Pollard,
Raleigh NC, 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)
** VANUATU. 9960, June 26 at 0629, R. Vanuatu is S5/S6 direct, 0630 ID
in passing, 0631 drumming introducing the ``local announcements``
segment (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0014 UT June 27
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/article.php?story=20240627011502478