** CANADA. 28174 CW, Sept 16 at 2203, VVV DE VE1VDM/B and 8 dits/E`s. Beacon already logged Sept 7: see that for details (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15230, Sept 16 at 0423, S9/+10 of suptorted music, audible at peaks, presumably RHC Spanish as not // 6000 RHC English. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EAST TURKISTAN. 15445, Sept 16 at 0425, Chinese-sounding songs, S9+20 with heavy trans-polar flutter, 0430 ID in Russian as P. Китая = R. Kitaya. Aoki shows 0400-0600 via Kashi-Saiba, E.T., land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. One of best signals on band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ISRAEL [non]. 9955, Sept 16 at 0412, WRMI not off the air after 0400 as usually happens UT Mondays, rather English with news about Israel, Hamas. Must be the WRN relay whose North American service does contain Israel Radio at 0400-0500 daily. Does I.R. know or even care that is back on SW? WRMI System B program grid claims internet-only during that hour. Also Sept 16 at 0647 check, Spanish no doubt RFI relay hour, which WRMI grid still claims is an hour earlier at 05-06, internet only except weekends. Need to check what really air at 05-06: from WRN it would be Prague & Slovakia; and at 06-07 not RFI from WRN but DW and NHK. 5010 was off this UT Monday as usual instead of TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Sept 16 at 0416 music and talk, probably Dengê Gel and/or Erdowan jammer. No other signals in the 11.5s. EiBi shows site ARMENIA for D.G.; Aoki only on 11535 as Uzbekistan. While not always on 11540, Gianni Serra also reported this the night before: ``11540-CLANDESTINE Radyoya Dengê Gel (People's Voice Radio), in listed Kurdish 09.15.2024 0558-0615 (11539.996-.995 kHz per UTwente, very good), playing two local chants, at 0600 brief tune, woman very long speech (ment Îraqê, Iran, rejîma Îranê); good in SSB sync with nonstop rapid QSB and lite QRN rustle/almost good in AM; in // <denge-gel.org> in streaming with some seconds of delay (Serra, Roma, Italy)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 13810, Sept 16 at 0420, M&W in unID lang, S9+20/30, the SSOB by far and almost the OSOB, i.e. BBC Somali until 0430* as sked M-F only from 0400 per EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 28276 CW, Sept 16 at 2204, dash and XE1JAL/B, previously logged last September and October. WGB list: ``28276 XE1JAL/B - Xalapa Veracruz MEX EK19mm - #0 (10 Sept 2024) Note: ID + grid + 3" carrier`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11514.9, Sept 16 at 0414, open carrier, should be enough direct to detect modulation if any, from pirate Hikari FM or whatever (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 98.5, Sept 16 at 0559 UT, Enid translator is // 99.9 KVBN-LP. This is a change for the 98.5 source, no idea when it happened as I seldom listen to either but 99.9 had a joint ``KVBN`` ID for both frequencies. This would be news to FCC and WTFDA. FCC FM Query still claims 98.5 K253BC, licensed to Paul Regier, relays KGVV which is 90.5 in Goltry, 14 kW, ``The House of Praise / The Love Station``. Goltry is not far away and hardly needs a translator in Enid. But KVBN gets a stronger 250 watt signal on 98.5 than 78 watts on 99.9. Both WTFDA and FCC show 98.5 & 99.9 at considerably different coordinates. But the WTFDA FMDB shows 98.5 K253BC relays KLVV 88.7! Hardly: that`s in Ponca City, once a semi-local signal in Enid but now blocked by another translator here. Are translator licensees free to change their inputs without notice? I searched the WTFDA FMDB only by city: Enid, so I see some other wrong info: 93.1 K226BR of KIMY 93.9 Watonga has been OFF THE AIR for many years. So what if it may officially still be licensed? 96.9 KQOB quit relaying KZLS 1640 a few years ago; Freedom 96.9 is not also on MW, as 1640 became // 1390 KCRC with sportstalk. 96.9 tho licensed to Enid is in effect a full-power OKC station, site closer to there than here. Several other local signals are missing since they are licensed to outlying towns: besides gospel huxters, 95.7, 97.7, 106.3, same group as 107.1, 96.9, 1640, 1390 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, 17715, 15520 but still not 15390, Monday September 16 at 2159, token English from SNR after 2200 timesignal accurate to WWV, S9+20/30 on 17855. Preview interview to be about tourism in Spain this summer, problems in Balearix and Barcelona, with director of World Tourism Organization. News leads with two Spaniards detained in Venezuela, wrongfully accused of spying and planning assassinations. I think they said some Americans were also involved (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.001-, Sept 15 at 2200, no signal from VOT English into UTwente: BUT cuts on carrier at *2201, no modulation and off at 2202*. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. They tried to start and failed again. Signal was only S9+15, weaker than usual, but would have been sufficient. Nor did it resume later in the hour. So we miss this week`s `Letterbox`, if there were a new one, and I also missed checking for the possible final repeat after 0300 on 7275 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.005-, Sept 16 at 2158, VOT not off the air, IS and English IDs, S9+10/20 direct. 2223 into UTwente when measured, S9+45 during `The Energy Agenda`. 2224 music. 2227 more music. 2232 `That`s Why`, about the Hittites who flourished in Anatolia, 1600-1200 BCE, and after a few mins, more & more music. 2252 headlines: Gaza death toll 41,226, and *rump not assassinated. 2253 s/off as if the 1230 on 17620 and IS. 2256 restart IS with German IDs, until 2258.3* chop. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2260 monitoring: confirmed Sunday September 15 at 2158 the 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.003 at S9+5 and much stronger than // 6160.001+, JBA S7 with disturbed conditions. Also confirmed Sunday September 15 at 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9+15/25 into Georgia SDR but with lite RTTY warble underneath. Immediately followed `cello music with no ID break. Also confirmed UT Monday September 16 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday September 16 from 0300.7 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -71 Hz = 6159.929, S5/S7 into Maryland SDR, following Johnny Lightning who gotta go and an insert about contacting Scott Becker. Also confirmed Monday September 16 at 1935 the 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001 at S8/S9 and 3975.003- at S9/+5 into UTwente. Next: 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 a non-commercial service, voluntary financial support appreciated. Thanks this week for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily to woradio at yahoo.com, ``Pleased to once again express my appreciation and admiration. 73, peace, and good health de Jim Gershman, K1JJJ in Rhode Island!`` One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank in US funds to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15150, Sept 16 at 0422, S8/S9 of dead air except for some hum, instead of dead EJOM, i.e. WMLK. Something`s botched at Bethel (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** URUGUAY [and non]. 28350 USB, Sept 16 at 2210, CX5TMJ switches from English to Spanish for contact with YN9H, Henry in NICARAGUA, also audible but weaker. QRZ.com: ``CX5TMJ Uruguay flag Uruguay, Dino Alejandro Gómez Pérez, cx5tmj@gmail.com, Castillos, Rocha, 27200, Uruguay`` with lots of photos of equipment, flags. ``YN9H Nicaragua flag Nicaragua, Henry Arauz Ubeda, Sacramento, Jinotega, JI, 65000, Nicaragua`` - already logged Sept 6, 2024, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0209 UT September 17 _ 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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