WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update. https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm
Special thanks to Peter Jones who has run the whole web page through a URL checker and highlighted a few broken links, which have been updated/deleted as appropriate below. Much appreciated, Peter. 1) ~Aggregator - WRN: Updated links to new (B-22) schedules* 2) Austria - TWR: Updated links to the TWR Programme schedules 3) Bangladesh - B.Betar: Added link to livestream (thanks to Peter Jones) 4) Belarus - R Belarus: deleted all links to obsolete domain name and added links to new home page and livestream 5) Brazil - R Trans Mundial: deleted obsolete link to webcam 6) Croatia - HRT: deleted obsolete link to English schedule; updated livestream link 7) Germany - DW: deleted obsolete link to programme schedule; updated links to livestream and latest audio 8) Germany - Hamburger Lokalradio: updated link to HLR livestream 9) Germany - Shortwave Gold - deleted obsolete links to Scorribande and SouthgateARC The next update is scheduled for mid-March. Best wishes and 73 Alan Roe ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, UT Sun Feb 19 at 0002, LRA36 test first heard after 2000 Feb 18, and publicized as 2000-2300, is still running, S7/S9 into Argentine SDR with music; 0012 it`s hard rock; 0015 plugs Panorama Nacional news originating at Esperanza during entire month of January: how helpful; keep in mind for 2024y? 0027 ``Comunicad`` promo. Unknown for how much longer, but Mick Delmage was still hearing it at 0035; he and the other Albertan, Don Moman, were getting it direct. But no way here with my HNL and inferior antenna (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 7399.924, Feb 19 at 0754, JBA carrier from presumed Pará pirate, R. Antares (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11670, Feb 19 at 0750, RHC Spanish still on here, S9+10/20 long-after-hours when nowhere on 5, 6, or 10 MHz bands - slanted news about Yemen, etc. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side: ``Public Health --- Is Cuba planning on a Russian-style privatization of its health system? A sector of the Cuban population, especially those over 50, has for years accepted the lack of freedom entailed by Communism in exchange for 'guaranteed health and education.' But what about now? Juan Antonio Blanco Miami 13 Feb 2023 - 17:50 CET A pharmacy without medicines in Havana. Diario de Cuba [caption] Strange things are happening in Cuba. They have just granted authorization to a MIPYME (TaTamanía) for doctors, nurses and therapists to set up a private business taking care of the elderly. And Havana has not reacted hostilely to the announcement of a private business (Horus Intellicare Solutions) to provide telemedicine services in Cuban territory from the United States, where the community of exiles will pay for the medical attention for their family members and friends on the island. What is the reason for the regime's silence and tolerance of these developments while new and stricter measures are being devised against the exodus of doctors and nurses from the public health system?``... https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1676307006_45201.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 15360, Feb 19 at 1607 Horn-of-Africa strumming and singing, S9/+10 direct. So far new unID clandestine brokered by BRB Belgium, not in latest HFCC Feb 15 but in Observer, Bulgaria, EiBi and Aoki: ``New unknown BRB clandestine broadcast on 15360 kHz via TDF Issoudun on February 16: 1600-1630 on 15360 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Amharic Tue/Thu/Sat. Very good via SDR Albertirsa https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2023/02/new-brb-clandestine-on-15360-khz-via.html 15360 1600-1630 246 XUU Unknown Station AH EAf /F-i 15360 1600-1630 F BRB Amh Issoudun 357`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. Quick check of the 10m ham beacon sub-band first hits two regular XEs; quite a few others uncopied but not chock-full as often happens now. These would be sporadic E rather than F2, with WI5V and qrz.com listings: 28183.3 CW, Feb 18 at 2135, dash and VVV XE1RCS/B EK#### -- ``28.183 XE1RCS C CERRO GORDO, MEXICO # 5W, VERTICAL New 8/08/08, Club call 27/06/10 Back on 16 Sept 1`` 28183.3 is my estimate, not measured but listed as 28183 exactly. - ``XE1RCS Mexico flag Mexico, Radio Club Satélite A.C., Apartado Postal 341-A, Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan, Edo Méx 53100, México`` More info on club and ``28.182`` beacon: https://www.qrz.com/db/XE1RCS?aliasFrom=XE1RCS/B 28276 CW, Feb 18 at 2137, dash and XE1JAL/B EK19MM --- 28.276 XE1JAL I XALAPA, MEXICO 5W, 5/8 VERTICAL New 11 September 2021`` - ``XE1JAL Mexico flag Mexico, Mario Rizo Campomanes, Calle Francisco Navarrete No. 8 - B , Colonia Tamborrel, Xalapa - Enríquez, Veracruz, Código Postal 91050, México`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 19 at 0752, VON signature off-frequency carrier still detectable anext Vanuatu. Gary Pence, KM5X, suggests: ``Nigeria carrier only 0759z, new call sign, Station 67 as in minus 67 Hz from 7255 kHz`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11950 USB, Feb 19 at 0045, poor S3/S4 into Maryland SDR with music reported as classical. With ACI but clear here; CNR1 jamming and RFA Tibetan via Kuwait should start at 0100 when I do hear a timesignal. First reported to WOR iog: ``11950 Feb 18 0025 UNID in USB mode. Classical music in sequence without narration. Excellent signal on Atlanta SDR. Here in my QTH good signal. None of the other broadcasts from Cuba feature classical music at this time. Announcer with ID in English at 0030, but I couldn't identify. Can someone help me? Still streaming. 73 Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia 12°14´S 38°58´W - Brasil, Tecsun PL-660, XHDATA, Antenna Delta Loop and LW 20 meters`` - Cuba not on 11950 weekends. At 0158, a reply: ``Hi, Jorge - This is pirate station Mix Radio International on 11950, according to the HF Underground board. By the way, here near Seattle, it's a very good signal on 11950. It's even very audible here without USB on. Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens, Washington``. And later at 0310 from him: ``I'm not sure when the station switched frequencies, but after hours on 11950, pirate MRI is now on 11935 USB with classical. Sounds good here on the U.S. West Coast! Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens, Washington`` 11935 USB, so I try that and 0418, S8/S9 into northern Utah SDR, with more familiar classical music than before but no IDs of the music. 0433 YL IDs like ``Finest Sounds: You are listening to MRI, Mix Radio International, Worldwide`` and at 0444 inviting reports to mix.radio.international@protonmail.com Appears to be off at 0539 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Feb 18 at 2343, VOT is on today for the 2300 English for NAm, S9+25/35 into UTwente, music, 2351 multi-lingual ID filler reel - you never know when or where this or other regular features will appear during the hour, but this just in time before 2354 s/off with schedule atop CCCCCCI; 2355 IS, 2356 German IDs inserted but cut off 2358* before bonus German hour, ceding to the XJPBS ChiCom, std denunciation. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13563.5 CW, Feb 19 at 1611 UT, PCO, <4 mW HIFER beacon in Pine, ColoradO is JBA, and just above it on 13565 CW, K6FRC, <2 mW HIFER beacon in Patterson, California even weaker JJBBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 monitoring: confirmed Saturday February 18 at 2230 on WRMIs: 5850, S9 direct vs high local noise level; 15770 better with less noise, S6/S8. Also confirmed UT Sunday February 19 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, sufficient into Maryland SDR way offbeam but where the 14-second noise burst at outset is considerably underneath. Also confirmed UT Sunday February 19 at 0451, about 4 minutes into so started circa 0447 instead of nominal 0415, on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, Wentzville MO, S9+15/20 into nearby Warrenton SDR by groundwave. Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power] 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 Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for some US$ and a book to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address; or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 19 at 0752, R V is JBA as usual here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VIETNAM. 11885, Feb 19 at 1614, S7/S9 harmonious choral songs, English announcement. It`s VOV at 1600-1630, part of much longer multi-lingual span; and not noticeably significantly off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1954 UT February 19 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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