** KIRITIMATI [non]. 846 kHz, re my not hearing carrier from R. Kiribati direct, and no more than an uncertain trace sometimes at Oahu SDR: ``Glenn - Here at Asilomar State Beach, have also noted no signal at all recently on 846 kHz. Conditions have been fairly good, as on Oct 22 (Sunday), actually had some rare audio on 1017 kHz, perhaps from Tonga, at 0701 UT, with religious singing; normally I only hear with a carrier. Ron (California)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785, Oct 24 at 2201, VOT English not off the air, S9+20/30 direct; 2220 `Weekly Commentary` read by badax, penned by Miss something with degrees including Oxford about China`s economy (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** UKRAINE [non]. Whatever became of Ukraine in the Mainstream Media which moved on primarily to the latest war elsewhere? Recommended, in English no less: https://www.rferl.org/russia-invades-ukraine (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2213 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday October 24 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20. Also confirmed UT Tuesday October 24 at 0336 the 0330 on WRMI 7780, JBA direct, but at 0349 S8/9+5, sufficient into Louisiana SDR. Also confirmed Tuesday October 24 at 1310 the 1300 on WRMI 9955, fair, as I happened to awaken during a local power outage. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2212] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW Thanks this week for financial support from Arnold Heiles, Heinerscheid, Luxembourg. See previous log reports for his unsolicited testimonial. One may contribute in US funds but not necessarily, via PayPal to: woradio at yahoo.com Or MO, check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic just-barely-audible MW carrier search, October 24 at 0330-0335 on the E/W loop: 576, 612, 621, 639, 774-2, 855*strongest, 891?, 999, 1044, 1098, 1125, 1296, 1305, 1413 kHz. Notably missing: 711 from WESTERN SAHARA occupied by Morocco. Correlating with this posted at 0711 UT Oct 24: ``[bdxc-news] 711 kHz Morocco --- 711 kHz SNRT Laayoune Morocco has been putting a good signal into Playa Blanca Lanzarote but with very poor modulation. It normally makes it very difficult for me to receive WOR New York 710 kHz. This morning 711 kHz noted off, maybe for maintenance and excellent reception of WOR from 06.30 as I type at 07.10 just starting to fade but still audible. 73 John Hoad, Elad FDM-DUOr (Stand Alone) + Wellbrook ALA1530LNP, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote {Canary Islands}`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. [WOR] ``7830 oddity -- Check 7830 and what do you make of those musical? tonebursts echoing? As I have reported before, on now at 0349 and probably much longer span - Glenn,`` Oct 24 on the WOR iog; and I recorded a brief sample maybe to include in next WOR. Still on at 0658 check. Replies: ``Re: [WOR] 7830 oddity --- I think it is 7828 USB, the audio is properly centered then. There are odd short breaks in the strange echo but seemingly random. Quite strong here, maybe a KIWI TDOA will shed some info. MARS stations just came on 7831 USB at 0400 UT. Don Moman, AB, VE6JY`` ``Don, did a single quick TDoA at 0509 and I get western Alabama: 32.90, -87.90. Your Kiwis were all occupied, and the Prince George one is always busy. 73, Walt Salmaniw, BC`` ``I checked at 10 UTC (10/24), and found it was much stronger and steadier here on 5714 kHz than 6830 kHz and 7830 kHz, so a location fairly close in to North Carolina such as Alabama at around 500 miles or so would makes sense since the skip distance on those upper frequencies can get quite long in the fall heading towards winter. However, I checked back 19 minutes later at 1030 UTC and it was much stronger on 7830 kHz than before and stronger than it was earlier on 5714 kHz, so I'm not sure. The transmission source may be varying power levels and antenna target locations. I was no longer hearing it on 5714 kHz and 6830 kHz at 1030 UTC so I couldn't compare against those frequencies at that time. It was still on 7830 kHz and and not audible here on 6830 kHz and 5714 kHz at 1108 UTC. Maybe it's WN2XKQ - https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/442_Print.cfm?mode=initial&application_seq=121165&license_seq=122901 The application does include a frequency range 7810 - 7850 kHz for "Market trials to evaluate the commercial feasibility of the use of this equipment and technology to facilitate financial trading services and markets in the HF band" - https://fccid.report/els/0127-ex-cn-2023/ The initial filing does mention directional antennas being used on 7810 kHz - 7850 kHz with power levels of 3 kw - 24 kw. Doug White KA5ETS, Carrboro NC`` Re: [WOR] 7830 oddity [posted a few minutes later at 1127 UT Oct 24:] ```The current version of the filing shows a station location in Illinois: ``Station Location City State Latitude Longitude Mobile Street (or other indication of location) County Radius of Operation Orland Park, Illinois, North 41 35 29, West 87 52 27, 10470 164th Pl, COOK Datum: NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? Yes Exhibit submitted: No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point: 66.00 (b) Orientation in horizontal plane (degrees from True North): 50.00 (c) Orientation in vertical plane (degrees from horizontal): Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters: 57.00 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters: 218.50 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers: 18.60`` -- Doug White``` Note: I, gh, have not heard nor tried to hear this on any of the other frequencies mentioned than 7830/7828. Earlier discussion from Oct *20* on the WOR iog: ``I heard something similar around 7830 kHz at 0517 UTC. It stopped at 0534 UTC. Very strong signal here in southern Ontario. I did a quick check of online SDRs and it was audible at a good level right from the west coast to the east coast. I got the impression it sounded like a very distorted radiofax signal with a lot of echo. John VE3CXB Hudak`` ``It is on 6830 KHz again today (10/20). I first checked for it around 0250 UTC and found it on 6830 KHz with an S9+10 signal, then it stopped at 0301 UTC, but started again at 0304 UTC. I checked 7830 KHz at 0335 UTC and 5714 at 0337 UTC and did find it there too. It isn't on 6945 KHz unlike on 10/18 when it was. It is still on as of 0415 UTC today. Maybe it's WM2XZV or another HF trader with a new modulation scheme. Doug White KA5ETS, Carrboro, NC`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 27185 AM approx., Oct 24 at 2204, checking CB for any local FM relay: no, pileup but briefly YL says ``tune to 90.1 or 91.3 FM``, and off; those do not compute for Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 2321 UT October 24
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