** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wed May 31 circa 2010, no signal from LRA36 into Argentine SDR. Manuel Méndez, Spain says it was on today, only at *1936-1954*. Earlier mail from them said would be on Sat & Wed at 15-18 local but that equals 18-21 UT; suspect time conversion confusion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, May 31 at 0621, HK3QQ is back after missing May 27, and since? With usual slowly spaced keyboard strokes in order with errors and omissions as previously explained, notably X instead of P; and X again between Z and C. Also spells out QTH, BOGOTA COLOMBIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. After a bunch of Florida FM DX, I resume in the car -- see USA for details, and immediately hear Spanish: 92.1, May 30 at 2324 UT, strong signal with folk? music so not OK; 2331, Spanish ad in pesos, so not Unitedstatesian; 2332 Soriana ad, a Mexican market nationwide chain, and others in frenetic string; 2345 possibly a different station since now there are ``Radio Disney`` IDs between every commercial; must have heard at least 6 of them; includes Walmart and Home Depot, in Spanish. Faded by 2353 when I hear an OKC ad, i.e. K221FQ, 99 watts of KRMP 1140. XHFO-FM 92.1 CD. DE MÉXICO CDMX MEX Spanish CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO RADIO DISNEY 100.0 134.0 19-25-57 99-07-59 230C - 'KHFO Radio Disney XFM - ELEVA TUS XPECTATIVAS 1890 km/1174 stmi 92.9, May 30 at 2326, ``La KeBuena``, ad for Los Tigres del Norte at Arena Ciudad de México el 9 de junio; fadeout by 2330 and no DX on higher frequencies now. There is another Que Buena on 92.9 in San Antonio TX, but it`s too close and CDMX on 92.1; XEQ-FM 92.9 CD. DE MÉXICO CDMX MEX Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN KE BUENA 79.07 79.07 214.0 214.0 19-23-40 99-10-26 1929 92.9 FM LA KEBUENA 92.9 FM LA KEBUENA Country (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 102.7, during FL FM DX opening, May 30 at 2117 UT, not much signal from KJYO OKC; not obscured by DX, just very weak compared to the other full-powers from OKC like 100.5, 101.9, 104.1. I do pull a ``KJ103`` ID JBA at 2355 as I quit. Something must be very wrong. WTFDA listed as: KJYO 102.7 OKLAHOMA CITY OK CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO KJ-103 94.1 kW 372.0 m HAAT 35-35-52 97-29-22 1A42 KJ103 Artist/Title Top 40 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** U S A. My first sporadic-E FM DX opening this year, May 30 I see an MUF spike of 107 MHz between here and FL on DXMAP, so out to the car in the now hot garage, mid-80s at last outside, to DX on the stock Nissan Sentra 2004 caradio with fender vertical antenna only; all logs in real time with my own ears, no RDS capability, no internet for stream comparisons; but research later from my scribbled notes, mainly the WTFDA FM Database, also in general searching if needed. All times strictly UT! Numbers just before geo coordinates are kW ERP and antenna height above average terrain in meters. Identical horiz and vert figures, u.o.s. Lasst figures are distances in km/stmi city-to-city so approx., not site-to-city, from disitancefromto.net. I do not count stations, states or anything, what`s `new` or not, and am not in a competition. Clarifications, correxions welcome. 100.3 at 2115, Spanish in & out; 2122, Spanish music over CCI; 2125 ad boletos for a rock concert, 407- phone number; 2129 f/out, 2130 f/in; 2139 vapid M&W chat about Puerto Rico, relationships, Orlando; 2145 ``La Rumba 100.3``: WRUM 100.3 ORLANDO FL Spanish TROPICAL RUMBA 100.3 MAS MUSICA VARIADA 95.0 484.0 28-34-51 81-04-32 13A0 LA RUMBA Song/Artist LA RUMBA Song/Artist Top 40 1774 km/1102 stmi 104.9 at 2118, S Asian song, no such format in FL, must be that The Metroplex station in TX I`ve heard before by EGW or airplane scatter: KZMP-FM 104.9 PILOT POINT TX ETHNIC FUNASIA 35.0 535.0 33-33-37 96-57-34 534B KZMP-FM 104.9 Pilot Point, Dallas, Fort Worth WWW.FUNASIA.COM 344/214 87.7 at 2119, JBA trace of Spanish. Only 4 such in USA and one in this corner: WEYS-LD 87.7 MIAMI FL Spanish SPANISH RELIGIOUS ALMAVISION 3.0 kWH only 25-58-15 80-12-32 5158 WEYS87.7 877 FM ALMAVISION RADIO COMPROMETIDOS CON LA VERTAD TEL 305-947-8879 2051/1274 96.5 at 2134, Spanish, call-in number 800-841-1005; Verizon ad in English, seat belt PSA from NHTSA; 80% off at Banana Republic store, back to Spanish, `éxitos de ayer y hits de hoy en Éxitos 96.5``; again at 2206, Spanish ads, ``EX Orlando`` in English, Exitos965.com WOEX 96.5 ORLANDO FL Spanish CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO EXITOS 96.5 99.0 454.0 28-34-07 81-03-16 7A1F Song/Artist on Mas Musica Y Mas Variedad - 1-800-411-PAIN Song/Artist on Mas Musica Y Mas Variedad - 1-800-411-PAIN No Program Type or Undefined Ex WDBO-FM 1774/1102 99.3 at 2138, ``Lite Rock 99-3``; 2146, I-95 traffic in Brevard County from The Trafic Center: WLRQ-FM 99.3 COCOA FL ADULT CONTEMPORARY LITE ROCK 99.3 50.0 64.0 28-16-40 80-42-03 137E - 'KBIK' Artist/Song - Lite Rock 99.3 Artist/Song - Lite Rock 99.3 Soft Rock 1838/1142 104.5 at 2148, ad covering Dade, Broward and Palm Beach; area code 772 = The Treasure Coast: WFLM 104.5 PALM BEACH SHORES FL URBAN AC 104.5 THE FLAME 50.0 50.0 113.0 113.0 26-45-43 80-04-41 6306 THE FLAME 1995/1239 105.9 at 2153, 1059SunnyFM.com, Florida adstring: WOCL 105.9 DELAND FL CLASSIC HITS 105.9 SUNNY FM 96.0 484.0 28-55-10 81-19-08 79DF Title & Artist Sunny 105.9 Rock 1751/1088 92.9 at 2200, ID as WMFQ, Ocala Q92.9: WMFQ 92.9 OCALA FL HOT AC 92 Q 92.9 FM TODAY'S BEST MUSIC 50.0 145.0 29-04-45 82-05-31 74EA Q92.9 - OCALA'S NUMBER 1 HIT MUSIC STATION All The Hits 92 - The #1 Hit Music Station 352-732-0079 Top 40 1673/1039 93.5 at 2200, multi-station ID, only one copied is WMIA-FM which is on 93.9 and no apparent relation to the 93.5s unusual situation, 3 transmitters on same frequency: ``Club 93,5 on Revolution Radio`` YL DJ with rock. Also 2214 adstring, Maycash22.com?, Big Lou Insurance, 800-444-9336 which I find is HQ in Fort Walton Beach; 2218 ``Revolution 9-3-5``, rock. Probably WBGF but could be WZFL: WBGF 93.5 BELLE GLADE FL DANCE REVOLUTION 93.5 24.0 103.0 26-39-56 80-38-38 57ED WBGF REVOLUTION 935 - MIAMI'S HOME OF DANCE REVOLUTION 935 - MIAMI'S HOME OF DANCE Top 40 //WZFL 93.5 1950/1212 W228BY relays:WZFL 93.5 93.5 MIAMI FL DANCE REVOLUTION 93.5 0.25 kW vert only 25-46-20 80-11-20 WZFL 93.5 ISLAMORADA FL DANCE REVOLUTION 93.5 50.0 118.0 24-57-34 80-34-30 9739 WZFL Miami Revolution on 93.5 Revolution 93.5 Miami's Home of Dance Top 40 //WBGF 93.5 2080/1292 [WMIA listing which I heard mentioned on 93.5:] WMIA-FM 93.9 MIAMI BEACH FL ADULT CONTEMPORARY 93.9 MIA 90'S TO NOW 98.0 307.0 25-58-02 80-12-34 1528 93.9 MIA 939 MIA Variety from the 80s, 90s and Today! Adult Hits 94.1 at 2201 rap; 2204 Orlando traffic on I-4, leading to a translator; but see 94.1 WLLD below: W231CT relays:WFLF-540 94.1 ORLANDO FL NEWS/TALK NEWSRADIO WFLA 0.25 0.0 28-41-22 81-20-56 ---- 93.1 WFLA Newsradio WFLA Orlando Talk 1774/1102 95.3 at 2205, rock CCI to OKC KOKC translator which really gets out from a hightower; in FL, lots of xltrs but only rock non xltrs are: WXCV 95.3 HOMOSASSA SPRINGS FL ADULT CONTEMPORARY CITRUS 95 6.0 100.0 28-50-03 82-39-34 1660/1032 and: WOLZ 95.3 FORT MYERS FL CLASSIC HITS 95.3 THE BEACH 79.0 145.0 26-30-18 81-51-08 1AD7 953 OLZ - 1866/1160 97.3 at 2208, talk show phone 877-381-3811, CCI from rock. Phone leads to Mark Levin; can`t find an affiliate list on his site, but this FL station runs him at 6-9 pm: however, KCLI Cordell OK is also talk, no sked found. WSKY-FM 97.3 MICANOPY FL NEWS/TALK THE SKY 97.3 FM NEWS TALK 50.0 150.0 29-32-09 82-19-18 854C [Program Name] on 97.3 The Sky News Talk 97.3 The Sky News 1642/1020 90.7 at 2213, talk show about black women. Surely: WMFE-FM 90.7 ORLANDO FL NEWS/TALK WMFE 90.7 FM 100.0 223.0 28-36-08 81-05-37 74DE FLORIDA'S NPR NEWS STATION 90.7 News News --- Conventional propagation is lowest frequencies open first but does not work that way from FL to me -- I keep checking the few `open` non-comm frequencies here, like 88.1, 89.5, 89.9, 90.7, 91.3 and have plenty logs highband before this finally shows up. 1774/1102 94.1 at 2222, Tampa traffic on Wild 94-1: WLLD 94.1 LAKELAND FL RHYTHMIC CHR WILD 94.1 100.0 455.0 27-40-23 82-06-35 72D5 WiLD 94.1 the Bay's Party Station Title & Artist on WILD 94.1 Top 40 Lakeland is between Tampa and Orlando; note 94.1 above with Orlando traffic, a local translator there or would WLLD also deal with Orlando? 1759/1093 94.9 at 2224, Disney World ad, Publix in Atlanta, Williams Family Reunion ad; but Atlanta is way out of the PTA; I can`t get a HQ for Williams Family on FB. Which? WWRM 94.9 TAMPA FL ADULT HITS MAGIC 94.9 97.3 470.0 27-49-10 82-15-39 A986 Title & Artist MAGIC 94.9 WWRM-FM Adult Hits PI Code as of 6/3/22 (shown on both RDSSpy and SDR Console) 1725/1072 or possibly: WUBL 94.9 ATLANTA GA COUNTRY 94.9 THE BULL 99.0 298.0 33-48-27 84-20-27 199D The Bull - Atlanta' s New Country Leader The Bull - Atlanta' s New Country Leader Country 1261/784 MUF seems falling and I need some R&R while catching BBC TV news, so suspend until 2324 when I find Mexico City is incoming, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** U S A. A much more intense Es FM DX opening over eastern America, in progress when I tune in May 31 at 1521 UT until 1625. Mostly Ohio stations, some New York, Ontario and a French Canadian probably also Ontario rather than far Québec. Compiling and researching details for full report may take a day or two (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13500, May 31 at 0602, finally copy definite Morse code ID thrice amid CODAR: WRPW865 - note that the first four letters are the same as for the 4-MHz one tracked in Feb to the MS/AL/FL Gulf coast. And again at 0622 in its icosaminute cycle. Total CODAR audibility range approx. 13445/13570. So exact center would be 13507.5. For more info I first try www.radioreference.com but goes nowhere beyond Sonoma Country on that call. On to FCC ULS which gets it; from propagation clues I figured it would be on California coast. https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/results.jsp Call Sign/Lease ID Name FRN Radio Service Status Expiration Date WRPW865 University of California, Davis 0014551568 RS Active 03/28/2032 https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4575093 Dates Grant 03/28/2022 Expiration 03/28/2032 Effective 03/28/2022 Next, via https://cordc.ucsd.edu/projects/hfrnet/ Licensee Geography: map shows six pins on the coast from just north of the Golden Gate to just north of Fort Ross. The six locations, only two of which are in Sonoma County, but callsign applies to all of them: Call Sign WRPW865 Radio Service RS - Land Mobile Radiolocation 6 Total Locations Location Transmitter Address /Area of Operation Latitude, Longitude Status 1 - Fixed 2099 Westshore Rd. Bodega Bay, CA SONOMA County 38-19-02.3 N, 123-04-20.9 W P 2 - Fixed Gerstle Point Rd Jenner, CA SONOMA County 38-34-01.8 N, 123-19-53.6 W P 3 - Fixed Point Reyes Beach South Rd Inverness, CA MARIN County 38-02-49.3 N, 122-59-20.0 W P 4 - Fixed 2025 Shoreline Highway Muir Beach, CA MARIN County 37-52-21.0 N, 122-35-51.4 W P 5 - Fixed 948 Fort Barry Sausalito, CA MARIN County 37-48-55.8 N, 122-31-47.3 W P 6 - Fixed 1 Drake Beach Rd Inverness, CA MARIN County 38-01-40.8 N, 122-57-40.3 W P Control Points 2099 Westshore Rd., SONOMA, Bodega Bay, CA P: (707)875-1906 Licensee University of California, Davis PO Box 247 2099 Westshore Rd. Bodega Bay, CA 94923 ATTN Deirdre Shideler Eligibility 90.103a1 - The HF radar systems are operated by scientists specializing in radiowave oceanography at Bodega Marine Laboratory with Federal funding from NOAA IOOS made available to the Central & Northern California Observing System. Now we get to the four-letter handles they are known by but not on the air: Point Reyes, CA (PREY) Station ID: PREY Affiliation: BML Coords: 38.0472, -122.9891 N 38 2.8290, W 122 59.3480 Ctr Freq: 13.412 MHz Time: 2023-05-31 18:15:56 UTC Age: 0:9 (HH:MM) Format: ruv Station Diagnostics Point Reyes, CA (PREY) Network: BML Latitude: 38.0472 Longitude: -122.9891 Center Frequency: 13.412 MHz Tx Forward Power: 35.00 W Tx Reflected Power: 7.00 W Receiver Temp: 29°C AWG 3-Module Temp: 37°C Page Generated: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:31:47 GMT Arrival Time: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:15:55 GMT Pattern Type: Idealized Most Recent File: RDL_i_BML_PREY_2023_05_31_1600.ruv File Format: ruv Age: 02:31 (H:MM) Arrival Time: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:15:56 GMT Pattern Type: Measured Most Recent File: RDL_m_BML_PREY_2023_05_31_1600.ruv File Format: ruv Age: 02:31 (H:MM) Radial Coverage for Most Recent File [maps] Another one with closer center frequency I`m getting: Gerstle Cove, Salt Point State Park, CA (GCVE) Station ID: GCVE Affiliation: BML Coords: 38.5672, -123.3315 N 38 34.0310, W 123 19.8930 Ctr Freq: 13.533 MHz Time: 2023-05-31 18:15:54 UTC Age: 0:9 (HH:MM) Format: ruv Station Diagnostics The question is, whether at any given time are we hearing only one of the six, and how to tell which; or are more, or all of them running at same time in some kind of coördination? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, May 31 at 0624 no signal from RV, normally on here until 0759 switch to 3945 and harmonix. Now not on those or 5040. Ron Howard first noted absence on May 30, heard May 29 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0026 UT June 1
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