WRTH 2024 CONTRIBUTOR GLENN HAUSER
I was invited to write a page about myself for the WRTH 2024. It appears on pages 8-9, and here: https://www.w4uvh.net/GlennHauser_WRTH2024.pdf That and other articles by or about me can be found atop this page: http://worldofradio.com/ghwrites.html And abottom this page: http://worldofradio.com/audiomid.html 73, Glenn Hauser WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update. https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm 1) Spain - REE: Updated link to English language podcasts (old link only lists podcasts up to 2 Dec) 2) USA - WBCQ: Added link to Marion's Attic web page The next update is scheduled for early February Best wishes and 73, Alan Roe ** ANDORRA [non]. Re 7540, R. Andorra via ARMENIA, with unknown QRM, Dec 31, Wolfgang Bueschel suggests: ``There is a 2nd signal (jammer?) on fqy - some BUZZY 57 Hertz on lower sideband of 7540 kHz, in excellent PERSEUS SDR one could hear terrible music audio tone quality. Reminds me on similar music transmission via Gavar Yerevan for DSWCI and RMRClubs some 5-10 years back, with bad results. Undoubtedly I HEARD a CO-CHANNEL signal on 7539.943 kHz tonight at 21.00-21.30 UT time slot, so US AGM monitoring had this to log at Seoul KOR embassy file in the 30 mins schedule: 2023-12-31 21:04:27 capture: AM 7540 (XXX) WBT VARI The interfering stn on 7539.943 kHz left the air - around 21.30 UTC. Tashkent on co-ch schedule 21.00-21.30 UT ??? wb. 73 wolfie`` Of course, UZBEKISTAN is typically off-frequency-minus like that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 11780, Jan 1 at 0230, RNA is off the air as usual, circa 0200* instead of nominal 0300 UT = local midnight, depriving us of any ZYNY celebrations. It`s not because of summer DST, because that`s no longer observed. What else? 4985 RBC is S4/S5, unusable; 9665v & 11750v RVM would normally be sufficient, but not tonight, VP with propagation disturbance, not only direct, but none any better into Bonaire! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Jan 1 at 0414, RHC suptorted and also breaking up in apparent English, S9+30/40. Wiggle that patchcord! This time no +/- 10 parasitic spurs. A great way to celebrate anniversary of The failed Revolution. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ECUADOR. 6050, Mon Jan 1 at 0401, no signal from HCJB an hour before 2024y, still missing for at least a sesquiweek. Normal sked was until 0235* except extended to 0500* on UT Sun & Mon. EiBi has it reversed as if until 0500* on weekdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.9, Jan 1 at 2326, JBA carrier, no doubt the signature of Hikari FM, pirate in Arizona or Sonora; he really needs more power than a dekawatt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Dec 31 at 2258 tune-in to REE, huge excitement in NY celebration, campanas at 2300 as 2024y arives; no doubt live relay of domestic network, and REE does not cut off at 2300, the regular Sunday closing time. By 2302 it`s back to studio DJs for variety of music for the occasion, unknown for how much prolonged (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Jan 1 at 2300, back to usual token English from SNR M/W/F. No news happens on a holiday, so soon into interview with author of a book about Uruguayan rugby players plane crash in the Andes, now a movie released by Netflix Jan 4; after we still hear taped but retired Justin Coe with contact info including whatsapp. BTW, I don`t subscribe to Netflix or any other premium video/streaming. Already I have not enough time to digest all the other, ``free`` media (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.005, Jan 1 at 2305, VOT is not off, S9+10/20 direct but still too noisy for pleasant listening. Into UTwente, S9+35 at s/off 2353 with all-wrong +3h schedule, 2355 IS once and off uncovering Chinese from XJPBS, std denunciation. VOT is usually varying a few centiHertz below .005, but today above. Meanwhile I`m munching on some Dried Mediterranean Apricots, product of Turkiye, via ALDI Gold Emblem brand, well within 2-year shelflife (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K [non]. 11825, Dec 31 at 2359, BBC via PHILIPPINES is JBA but we can hear BigBen chimes as 2024y arrives by GMT; chops off air at regular time 2400* before full toll can be heard! Tnx a lot, USAGM. Reception of the 23-24 relay is normally much better but there has been a propagation disturbance. And because of this we did not get to hear WWV at 0000, so made do with 0001 January 1, 2024 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2223 monitoring: confirmed UT Monday January 1, 2024 at 0057 the 0030 on WRMI 7780, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday January 1 at 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.922 as measured direct, S9+20. Next: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2222] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [unsked but confirmed Dec 6-13-20] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v? 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW Thanks this week to William T Hassig, Mt Prospect IL, for a generous check to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Jan 1 at 0408: 684, 711, 774, 891 only - likely Spain, Western Sahara, Spain; Algeria strongest (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1521, Jan 1 at 2320 UT, JBA carrier het to KOKC; don`t usually check for 9/kHz TAs this early, even before LSS today at 2327. Wonder if the 2-megawatt Sa`udi supposedly to 2230* be on later? Nothing else of note in perfunctory bandscan, nor anything of significant power in Eu/Af/ME on MWlist. But then there is that 500 kW of CRI Russian from Hutubi, Asia = near Urumqi, EAST TURKISTAN, std denunciation, but its sked supposedly only 00-02 & 11-20, on early? LSR at Urumqi today 0144, so its morning broadcast should be quite possible into much of North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED [non]. Long ago, NYE as well as Xmas eve were prime times for special broadcasts from tropical stations -- on later than usual or all-night; even temporary reactivations for the holidays. But not any more. Jan 1 at 0234 I bandscan the entire 120, 90 and 60m bands without encountering anything unusual - indeed, hardly anything at all, as what few stations remain are more likely to take time OFF than on, notably 4885 R. Clube do Pará, which has been gone since before Xmas, and we can only hope that`s temporary (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0232 UT January 2, 2024 _ 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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