WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE May 21
Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update. https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm 1) Algeria - Ifrikya FM: Added entry for this new station to list (with web home page, facebook page and YouTube Livestream link) 2) Germany - SM Radio Dessau: Added entry to list (Thanks in part to Rafael Martinez for the tip) The next update is scheduled for late June Best wishes and 73, Alan Roe ** CANADA. 6754 USB, May 22 at 0648, NO signal from CHR, Trenton Military VOLMET night frequency, just like 15034 day frequency also AWOL lately. At least we still have Gander on 3485, 6604, 10051, 13270, all USB confirmed May 23 into Maryland SDR announcing correct! time 0020z. Broadcasts start at :20 and :50 past each hour, for how long? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11760, May 22 at 0643, S9+20 of almost dead air except for trace of sup/torted modulation, English? And squeal, and noise field surrounding plus/minus 25 kHz. Something`s very wrong at RHC. No other frequencies found on any band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. Reply via the WOR iog to my May 20 log on 9440: ``Hi Glenn, Actually, Radio Cairo English service made one of its rare appearances on May 21, starting at 2115. The broadcast was clear and the modulation level was good. There was a news round-up followed by "Feature" which discussed the anniversary of the establishment of the Egyptian Geographic Society on May 19, 1875. This was followed by another short programme, but the announcer had a very strong local accent and spoke so quickly, that I could not grasp what she was saying. There was News headlines at 2130 followed by "History of Egypt" discussing Deir-al-Medina - "the Place of Truth", an ancient Egyptian workmen's village. Sadly, the broadcast cut off abruptly at 2138 and did not return, so I gave up listening at about 2145. Of the other languages, German on 9410 at 1900 is co-channel to BBC Dhabayya and Albanian has CRI co-channel on 9490 at 1500, but the Albanian release has been off air for many weeks now. The transmitter with the loud hum is now replaced by another unit from 5th - 11th May and from 17th May onwards. This third transmitter has a buzzing sound, but it is lower level and I find it quite tolerable, provided that they set the modulation level sufficiently high. I had e-mailed them requesting that this alternative transmitter be used from now on. There is still the problem of many transmissions being off air or cut off before time. I am beginning to wonder if there might be problems with the electrical grid in Egypt, causing unexpected power outages. Maybe our Egyptian contributor Tarek Zeidan can clarify the situation? [later:] Albanian service returned to the air May 22 at 1500 on 9490. Still with CRI co-channel but interference only slight. Radio Cairo modulation level and audio quality was good. Will this situation continue or will things deteriorate again in the coming days? Alan Holder, G4ZBH, Isle of Wight, U.K.`` Tnx, Alan. Despite all the other problems, when on, 9440 would consistently read out as minus 5 Hz on 9439.995 into UTwente. It would be helpful to find what that be now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Monday May 22 at 2208, SNR token English VG direct, other frequencies not checked. Interviews with people involved in Madrid International Dance Festival - sorely lacking any visual element. O well (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, May 22 at 2229 check, VOT English is not off the air today, but poorly received direct with splash from 11780 Brasil; not to mention the heavy accents (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2191 monitoring: confirmed Sunday May 21 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only - no show on 918 or 207 for months: still possible? S9+10/15 into nearby Noale SDR, with lite CCI presumably Smooth Radio, Brighton, England, UQKOGBANI. BUT: suddenly stops at 2025, soon replaced by fill music. I am confident there is nothing wrong with my file to cause that. Also confirmed, UT Monday May 22 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S5/S7 into an Athens, GA SDR, as always blasted by external noise transmitter for first 14 seconds and some brief bits later. Better into boastful Louisiana SDR at S7/S9, closer to southwesterly azimuth from Okee. Also confirmed, UT Monday May 22 at 0259 from WBCQ Area 51, 6160 minus 68 Hz = 6159.932, S9+10/25 into NH SDR despite degraded propagation conditions. Unlike last week when this airing was pre-empted without notice or explanation later. Next: 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 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 Doug Brown, London, Ont., for a generous US$ check to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA, ``Thanks, Glen[n] for all you do for this great hobby of ours`` Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7730, May 22 at 0651, NO signal from WRMI-2 recently reactivated as 24/7; and 7780 WRMI-13 but a JBA carrier during degraded propagation. Could QRP 7730 still have been radiating? Another check at 2308: no signal on 7730 nor 7780, while 7570 is only S7/S9 and noisy. Yet lower frequencies are detectable: 5800, 5850, 5950. The nines are good: 9395 S9+20 with that guy visiting from Akron interviewed on `Viva Miami` as per System G sked; 9455 with moanin` & groanin` hour on TOMBS // 15770; 9955 weaker in Portuguese mentioning Rádio Nacional de Brasília amid jamming. Of these, only 7780 is scheduled not to be on air, until *0000. 9955 does not match as the pro-Taiwan `Freedom Synergy Radio` is supposedly 23-24 UT M-F on System G. 0008 check May 23: 7780 on now into Louisiana SDR, not 7730 there nor into Maryland. Nothing on WRMI FB about this situation, but I see only by consulting disgraced FB would we have known what`s now history 3 days ago: ``WRMI is broadcasting live from the Dayton Hamvention in Dayton, Ohio today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday) from 1500-2200 UTC on 9395 kHz`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0025 UT May 23 _ 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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