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** CHINA. 21490, July 21 at 0114, JBA Chinese, presumed CNR1 jammer vs
Sound of Hope. Also carriers but no mod presumably likewise, on 18985,
18970, 18965 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GERMANY. 9670, July 21 at 0131, music at S9+10, no doubt Channel
292. Hard to believe this be only 2 kW as licensed, even considering
antenna gain. Publicized as 10 kW; has been known to get time on
Moosbrunn, AUSTRIA, 100 kW, but presumably only for sold programming
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ITALY [and non]. 18138 USB, July 21 at 0119, IK2FST calls KA4WHT,
after Paul, S9+20 in Pembroke Pines FL calls CQ 17, but instead he
answers some other Eurostation, Germany? Not heard here; anyhow,
QRZ.com: ``IK2FST Italy flag Italy, cecilio SCARPANTI, Lodi, LO 26900,
Italy``. At 0121 on 18155 USB, had a DL8++ in the Black Forest, with a
WB9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 770, July 21 at 0700, nothing but Spanish, not a bit of
WABC or KKOBs, promo `La Radio de la República` show at some afternoon
time, ``en Grupo Fórmula, 970 AM``. Likely XEACH Monterrey NL: yes,
that chex on website:
https://www.radioformula.com.mx/nacional/2023/7/17/cambios-de-horario-en-radio-formula-se-mueven-chumel-joaquin-ruiz-healy-desde-el-lunes-24-771840.html
but note that was a *year ago*. Lots of stuff on website, but can`t
find a plain old program schedule or network affiliate list (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NEW ZEALAND. 28228 CW, July 21 at 0105, JBA OBOB almost copied
after multiple passes with fading, EEEEEEE DE ZL3TEN and more
including ANT; was not sure of last letter, seemed like F rather than
EN, but got to be this per WGB list:
``28228 ZL3TEN - Rolleston, Christchurch NZL RE66ej - #0 (09 Jan 2024)
Note: ID + grid + eee`` -- QRZ.com: ``ZL3TEN New Zealand flag New
Zealand, The Christchurch VHF DX Group, C/o 18 Westbelt, Rangiora
7400, New Zealand`` - I`ve heard it before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6880 USB, July 21 at 0100, OPOB at S9+10 equal to
HSNL, jazz/blues, 0102 non-ID announcement, song. These say it was
Texas Radio Shortwave via Mix Radio International, both before and
after 0100:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,131712.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.82 approx., July 21 at 0112, strong and steady
local CB pirate carrier but no modulation now and no other channels. 27184.79 approx., July 21 at 1448, S9 open carrier, with intermittent
rude vocal QRM slightly higher, ~27184.94. No skip in now (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. `TIME FOR A RECKONING`: KANSAS FARMERS BRACE
FOR CUTS TO SAVE OGALLALA AQUIFER
By Kevin Hardy, Allison Kite, Stateline.org and The Kansas Reflector
(TNS) https://www.pressreader.com/usa/las-vegas-review-journal/20240627/282406994540459 What has this to do with radio? Surely there be a correlation between
the Ogallala Aquifer and the central US region with greatest ground
conductivity. That means enhanced coverage of MW and LW signals by
groundwave, as we are so fortunate to live in that area. Look for the
30s, which are found nowhere else in the USA - except along the Texas
Gulf coast:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Effective_Ground_Conductivity_Map.png
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK) ** TURKEY. Continued from last report: 11785.009, VOT English via
UTwente: 2249 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, music. 2253 s/off by OM
not ignoring SW but as always for the wrong transmission, 1230 on
17620, then satellite and internet. 2254 IS, 2256 restart IS with
German IDs until 2258.2* chopoff. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K Q O G B A N I. BBC Proms 2024 season underway --- ``Hey Glenn,
I hope all is well. I haven't heard you mention anything about the BBC
Proms this year. I found this link to the Proms page and it started
yesterday. I hope you enjoy the selections this year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5pydkxT0wJb5FB5Z3WwvTVs/proms-2024-your-guide-through-the-season
Chris Campbell, Ohio`` Tnx, Chris; I had sought info on BBC websites but kept getting only
2023 stuff.
For Radio 3 linx to listen on demand, 3 so far. Usually these expire a
month after, or a month after the Last Night:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b007v097
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2252 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
July 20 at 2300 on WTWW 9474.980, S9+5/20 into Maryland SDR; first I
tried UTwente which I already had running for Turkey, registered S7/S9
but JBA to the ear. Not a lobe toward Europe? Who knows. HFCC once
showed due south, 180 degrees, but it certainly does well due west.
Strangely, latest HFCC has no TWW entries on 5085 or 9475, rather
three frequencies not yet? in use, 5830, 9930, 12105; with 9930 only
at 180. NOT confirmed UT Sunday July 21 at 0000 on WRMI 9955 into Maryland
SDR, music instead, some of it gospel, tho WOR still on WRMI websked.
Canceled without notice? What next? Confirmed UT Sunday July 21 at 0331 about 6 minutes into so started
circa 0325 the 0315v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+10/15 into nearby SDR,
with HSNL. Also confirmed Sunday July 21 at 1048 the 1030 on WRMI 9955; had not
checked in longtime but fortunately happened to awaken. Was supposedly
on internet only at this hour per skedgrid; but now the ``except on
weekends`` applies. Also confirmed Sunday July 21 at 1900 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.995,
S8.5 noisy into UTwente across Europe, but better than Trieste SDR
gets it. Next: 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular];
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this
week to Tony Pavick, Hope BC, Canada, for a contribution via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser,
P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. ** U S A. WTWW: George McClintock forwards a series of
messages with photos sent to Al Rillera, apparently a visiting
engineer, as captioned: ``The Harris SW100 AC breaker went bad and would not turn on. It was
replaced with a new one. A lot went bad while you were gone. More bad
news to follow tomorrow. We look forward to your return to Nashville. The #1 transmitter high voltage ON, went bad and the transmitter would
not turn off. REPLACED. Inductors cleaned. Dirty inductor in the SW100 Harris. Cleaned and
lubricated. I have just removed the 4 loading inductors (coils) from the Harris
SW100 number 3 transmitter and placed them in cleaning vinegar. After
washing, they are ready to be put back into place. These coils were so
dirty that the motors were having a difficult time moving them. I had
to put a voltage regular in that had been removed and the wires tied
together by the previous engineer. The high voltage power supply is
working well. George McClintock 7-17-2024 Some of these resistors on the power module have changed value and had
to be replaced. This is the phase detector that was bad, causing the transmitter to
turn off after a very few minutes or seconds. Unless I am mistaken, this is the relay to keep the SW100 blowers
running after shutdown. It does not work. No adjustment seems to make
it work. I am in the process of getting another relay from the
transmitter in storage in the middle building. George McClintock
7-19-2024`` (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7505, July 21 at 0134 tune-in, JBA carrier, then big open
carrier on and off; by 0136 rock at S9+30/40: guess that would have to
be gospel rock, on WRNO. IIRC in seasons past there has been something
Eastern Hemispherian sharing 7505, but nothing else listed now. Maybe
the JBA carrier was WRNO exciter only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1130 kHz, July 21 at 0703 UT, no music, nothing but stupid
sportstalk from tigric KWKH LA: KLEY Wellington (Wichita) KS must be
off instead of usual 250 W day power cheatery at night; or legal one
watt? Hardly, at 1617 UT recheck, no daytime groundwave signal either
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15140-15165 approx., July 21 at 0124, OTH radar
clickery; seems more of that lately inside broadcast bands, but
nothing to QRM here. 7480-7495 approx., July 21 at 0135, OTH radar QRMing `SW Saturday
Night` on WBCQ 7490-; not 25 kHz wide and not so strong but still
audible under J.P. 7405-7422 approx., July 21 at 0137, OTH radar, same sound as above
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1956 UT July 21
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