** CHINA [and non]. 11590, Nov 15 at 1613, Firedragon jamming I`ve not run across in a longtime, about equal level to Chinese talk, which is RFA via TINIAN at 16-19; also 15-16 via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6060, Nov 15 at 0724, S9/+10 open carrier, only RHC remnant on this or any band, not 10080 either = 2 x 5040 which I forgot to recheck Nov 14. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13767, 13834, 13633, 13566 approx., Nov 15 at 1604, extremely distorted FMish spurblobs out of RHC 13700 AM which is S8/9+10, intervals of about 67 kHz. Outer ones much weaker, and the lowest QRMing CODAR. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauserr, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13606 approx., Nov 15 at 2220, RHC spurblob FMish with F# tone, extremely distorted talk, would make a better jammer than mere noise if Martí were still on 13605! Obviously out of clear AM 13740 transmitter amid all the others I then find to 2227, same unit no doubt as in mornings out of 13700. They are all broad and hard to pinpoint, so I try to pick where the FM be loudest: 13673, 13808, 13877, 13948, 14008; 13534, 13467; some approx. intervals of 67-68 kHz. Note, so bad that extends into 20m hamband: that ought to get attn of intruder-watchers. Could be yet another circa 14075, but a huge digital hamblob already there. The lowest two QRM with CODAR. Innocent 13680 AM RHC is also on. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9535, Nov 15 at 2213, RHC Spanish ID, S9/+10 but JBM. I check some others: 9710 a little better, S9+30/40; 11850 at 2218 S9+5/25 but suptorted to JBM. No signals on 15370 or 15730. Also patrolled all bands 5 to 17 MHz for any RHC English: nowhere, including ex-11880. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9439.995, Nov 15 at 2212, R. Cairo S8/S9 of dead air with whine, no programod. Something`s always egregious in Egypt - not only this but horrible dictatorship vs human rights, so we shouldn`t be too sad they can`t propagandize (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GUAM. 15680, Nov 15 at 2228, S9 of some chanty music; 2229 dead air; 2230 AWR theme, KSDA ID in English, next in Indonesian. 2200 listed as in ``NJ Ngaju Dayak: Indonesia-Borneo (0.9m) [nij]`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Nov 15 at 0735 at first nothing, then JBA carrier from R. Kiribati (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MALI [non]. 5995, Nov 15 at 0723, JBA carrier. By now presumably Echo of Hope, VOH from S to N Korea, its jumparound channel this week? Not checked earlier, as ORTM used to dominate from 0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Nov 15 at 0733, no signal from VON (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.018, Nov 15 at 2220, VOT English is S9+40 into UTwente but undermodulated and hummy vs CCCCCCI undercurrent (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K [non]. 7520, Nov 15 at 2230, VP S5/S8 English headlines, sounds like BBC. Yes, this hour only via USAGM Tinang, PHILIPPINES for Indonesia (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2164 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday November 15 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, JBA into Maryland SDR but S9/+5 into Missouri SDR. BTW at 0303 recheck all three 9 MHz frequencies appeared to be off. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week for a contribution from Henry Blackwood via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com --- ``Keeping WOR on shortwave!`` One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. In a phone conversation early UT Nov 15, George McClintock explains what`s going on with WTWW; from my scribbled notes reflecting his POV: Ted Randall is definitely out of the picture. He does not and never has had any ownership in Leap Of Faith, licensee of WTWW, despite the entry as such in Wikipedia. Ted can do whatever he wants elsewhere, but can`t call it WTWW. George is on the books as head of LOF, but in effect had sold his interest to Scriptures for America, the defacto owner. He has been to the transmitter site and finds it quite in disarray. Both transmitters had been operated with their doors open, which is a no-no, perhaps accounting for splatter. Neither would work until he fiddled with them, finally got them on for brief low-power ~5 kW tests. Cooling water was discolored, dirty. About half the modulation cards missing from each. Tuning to 9 MHz band done incorrectly. Plans to get WTWW back on air with SFA on one transmitter, variety of preachers on the other, but no music. Meanwhile, `WRMI Legends` has appeared in scattered areas of the WRMI program schedule, no doubt Ted Randall`s stuff. Not clear if these will axually start Nov 15, and there may be further adjustments: On the transmission grid, UT, System, Xmtr#, Frequency: 22-23 G 6 9395 23-24 L 8 5950 23-24 L 5 9455 00-01 C 5 9455 On the more detailed programming grid, only the first matching above: 23-24 L 5950 daily 02-03 F 5850 7730 15770 Sunday 03-04 G 9395 Mon Tue Thu Fri Sun Ted still controls the WTWW.us website, but which is now referring to WRMI Legends ``live nightly on WRMI soon``. Later: yes, there`s Ted Nov 15 at 2209 on S9+30/40 WRMI 9395 after disco music, ``we`re back, WRMI Legends``, then Atlas Weather with Erika Walters centred on Miami, but also diverse spots like Escanaba. Does this sorta replace BBB`s `Oldies` filler? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7890, Nov 15 at 0729, JJBBA carrier, but none audible on 11835, harmonix of RV 3945 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 2326 UT November 16
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