** AUSTRALIA. 10125 USB, Aug 11 at 0645, two Oz hams S4/S5 discussing
equipment. Mentioning Sydney, and Damian? name of one of them? This
time at 0652 IDs without fonetix sound like VK2XZL and VK2AKP.
QRZ.com:
``VK2XZL Australia flag Australia, GI SCLANDERS, 49 WARRAH RD, YOWIE
BAY, NSW 2228, Australia``; and:
``VK2AKP/SK2024 Australia flag Australia, SILENT KEY SILENT KEY,
Saviour "Sam" GALEA, 57 FAIRVIEW ROAD, CANLEY VALE, NS 2166,
Australia``
So one of them is deceased. Possibly miscopied one of the letters? Can
also search QRZ.com by names: there are 394 Damians, worldwide!
including 8 in Australia, but none with similar calls.
In late-night bandscanning I always check this frequency, but first
time any phone heard again in ages. Jan 16 at 0756 a QSO in
non-English, German? unID Ozzies last heard Aug 29, 2023 at 0647. I
never hear any other voices on this band.
This is of particular interest, to me, anyway, since the 29m ``30m``
hamband is supposedly for CW/digital modes only, not phone, but
Australia apparently makes an exception (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GERMANY. 9670, Aug 11 at 0350, Texas R SW test with `YROT`
versions, via Channel 292, only S3/S5 and noisy direct = SINPO 25232.
Insufficient for easy listening over here. Others report better
results; it was aimed toward western N America. Station claims 10 kW
transmitter power contrary to 1 kW license (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 7275 & 6165, Aug 11 at 0340 into UTwente, VOT English
missing from both frequencies, as it was for the previous 2200
broadcast on 11785. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. Hope they
can get back on in time for the `Letterbox` on Sunday (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2255 monitoring: ``[WOR] World of
Radio on WTWW Today --- Sat, Aug 10 at 11:40 PM --- As expected,
reception of WTWW on 9475 at 2300 UT continues to improve for me as we
move past mid-summer. Here is the open and close as received by me
using my RSP1a
https://twitter.com/PopShopRadio1/status/1822416000375238884
and then -- to show of the beauty that is the Qodosen DX-286 -- WTWW
at 2317
https://twitter.com/PopShopRadio1/status/1822416758516683044
Tony Pavick, Hope BC Canada``
Confirmed Saturday August 10 at 2300 on WTWW 9475, VG direct.
Also confirmed UT Sunday August 11 at 0022 the 0000 on WRMI 9955,
S9/+10 into Bonaire SDR, on the edge of OTH radar clickery 9955-9983,
peaking S7/S8 amid.
Also confirmed UT Sunday August 11 at 0344 about 12 minutes into so
started circa 0332 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15/20 into nearby SDR.
Earlier at 0335 I could barely recognize me direct in HSNL.
Also confirmed Sunday August 11 at 1900 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.994+, S9 into UTwente SDR across Europe. Preceded by IRRS s/off
announcement of ``7285`` altho supposedly on 7290 currently via
Bulgaria, unchecked. Next:
2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular];
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
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One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VENEZUELA. 4940 -17 Hz = 4939.983, Aug 11 at 0030, Estación/Onda
Corta 4940 VG S7/9+10 into Bonaire SDR, Spanish preaching mentions
``oro puro`` but no IDs heard; 0034 music sounds Celtic. 0038 `la
historia para hoy`, and 0055 dramatized Bible story (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
This report dispatched at 1956 UT August 11
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