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| Glenn Hauser logs February 19, 2025 |
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Thursday, February 20 2025
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** CANADA. 6754 USB, Feb 19 at 0722, Trenton Military, ``No Report
Received`` from Calgary, Cold Lake, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and repeating.
Standard derision. Are any reports ever received now? Those with more
patience may keep listening longer. Meanwhile 10051 USB Gander as
usual funxional including Calgary too. At 1627, no CHR signal on day
frequency 15034 USB; while 15150 WMLK is quite audible, S9+25 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** EAST TURKISTAN. I`ve been remiss lately in not denouncing
imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems,
whenever the land of E.T. come up - if you think this exaggerate,
watch THE BROKEN PROMISE which aired on PBS Tuesday night and maybe
repeats: https://www.thebrokenpromisefilm.com/
It deals with far too many instances of genocide, prominent among
them, ``Xinjiang`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.9, Feb 19 at 1621, S4/S5 music from ex-Hikari
FM, pirate. Numerous logs of it by Rick Barton, Sun City AZ, on
``11530+/-``: Feb 18 at 1700; Feb 16 at 1630, 1715, 2200+; Feb 14 at
*1725, all day, fadeout by 0030; Feb 13 at 2230 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 12100 USB, Feb 19 at 2005, mostly non-vocal hard
rock and pause for YL ID as ``From the United States of America, Mix
Radio International, Worldwide``, S7 into Maryland SDR. Many more
frequent IDs, such as at 2030. Continuing at rechex 2117, 2158, 2227.
At 2120 I tuned it direct: S7/S8, compared to WEWN 12050 S9+15/20. Tnx
to original tip from Eric Fetters-Walp on WOR iog. More reports here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,141171.0.html
So if they assert to be in USA, we don`t need to vagueize it to NAm?
It`s considered poor form for DXers to try to locate pirates, but I
privately run TDOA and get some totally contradictory results, as
usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SPAIN. 17755, Wed Feb 19 at 1613, the only REE, S8/9+5, rarely
sufficient direct to here instead of Africa; as 12030 for ME is still
AWOL and WHem channels 9690 & 17715 do not start until 1900 weekdays.
By 2300 for token English, into UTwente we only hear 9690, with 17715
& 17755 presumably not propagating in the nightmiddle. Initial subject
is emergency EU summit conference, tnx to Felodent Drumpf siding with
Putin over ``dictator`` Zelenskyy (Glenn Hauser, OK WOR)
** TURKEY [and non]. 9660, Feb 19 at 1728, VOT IS with ID in Spanish!
VG S9+20/25 into UTwente. TS at 1730 and s/on English as if it were
1330 on 13635. Somethings always awry at Ankara. Preview of an unnamed
feature, Sports Panorama and Turkish music, into news; 1741 music.
1746 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 1748 music. 1758 about comparative
linguistix, words/concepts which are untranslatable from one language
to another, with many examples, from the journal Science? Did not
catch title of this segment, if any. 1803 music. 1807 Sports Panorama,
yawn. 1815 music. 1821 multi-lingual ID filler reel again! 1823 s/off
as if 1330 on 13635 - something`s always awry at Ankara. 1824 IS.
Chopoff at 1824.7*
6050, Feb 19 at 2013, English also confirmed on 1930 emission,
S9+30/45 into UTwente. Did not check the 2130 on 9610; but at 2300,
5960 is absent, and back to its old trix, 9610.003 is still on
instead, at S9+60! into UTwente. No doubt a repeat of 1930 repeat of
1730 repeat of 1330. Stays on 9610+ to 2355.6* chopoff amid IS.
It so happens that at the very same time, 2300 UT Feb 19, PBS Create
channel features a Rick Steves` Europe [sic] episode on Istanbul!
which is much more informative. At least on OETA-3 in OK, repeats at
0300 & 1000 UT Feb 20:
``Where Europe comes face to face with Asia, we'll explore the
fascinating, multilayered city of Istanbul. We'll lose our way in the
Grand Bazaar and feast like kings with locals at a fisherman's wharf.
We'll follow the fall of the Byzantium and the rise of Islam at the
city's ancient wall, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. To
escape the city bustle, we'll board a boat on the churning Bosphorus,
make friends over backgammon, and try a traditional bath.`` But we
often wonder if old travelogs like this would hold up today, this one
(C) 2008; one can guess by how young Rick may look.
WRTH 2025 skips Turkey, International sexion page 588 going from
THAILAND to UKRAINE! WRTH 2024 still had it with Spanish at 1730 on
9495, English on 9660. And indeed simulSpanish is still on 9495. O,
there it is in 2025 WRTH: page 586, Türkiye alfabetized between
Switzerland and Taiwan. I don`t think U-umlaut falls before A even in
German.
As in my previous report, the 2130 & 2300 English broadcasts were back
on Monday Feb 17 but missing again on Tuesday Feb 18; missed checking
at 0400 UT Wednesday. Alan Roe tells me English did occur today Feb 19
at 1330 on 13635, and:
``TURKEY. As first reported on Monday 17th in the WOR iog mail list by
John Jurasek (VORW) and Craig Tyson, the English Service of TRT The
Voice of Turkey have resumed their programming - that is, the
broadcasts are no longer simply relays of TV audio of TRT World. I
listened on Tuesday and also confirmed that the regular English
presenters are back with VOT programming. It seems that the programme
schedule may have changed slightly compared to what was heard before
their hiatus with "Unscripted Twists of Fate" (previously heard on
Wednesdays) and a new programme "The First Quarter of the Millennium".
For anyone who's lost track of their English frequency schedule, it is:
1330-1425 13635
1730-1825 9660
1930-2025 6050
2130-2225 9610
2300-2355 5960
0400-0455 6125 7285
I'll update and re-upload the programme schedule to
https://app.box.com/s/kbdxb4c5lwpju0kpoi27aiwc35br2g2a
or for short:
http://tinyurl.com/shortwaveprograms
as soon as I am able to. Alan Roe, Teddington, UK`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 338 MCW kHz, Feb 19 at 0711 UT, RYN, 400-watt non-direxional
beacon at Tucson / RYaN, Arizona. I hear this more often that much
closer TU, TUlsa OK. I wonder if the latest fatal small plane
collision today near Tucson could have been avoided by their
monitoring RYN better (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 18157 USB, Feb 19 at 1615, Dale in New Orleans contacting
someone in S Texas. Too close, must be sporadic E, MUF barely high
enough. QRZ.com: ``K5NQ USA flag USA, DALE F BUDENSKI, SR, 4713 NEYREY
DR, METAIRIE, LA 70002, USA`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 28202.5 CW, Feb 19 at 1616, KA3BWP/B, with numerous repeats
and VVVs. WGB list: ``28203 KA3BWP/B - Stafford VA USA FM18gk -
#0 (03 Feb 2025) Note: VVV ID + grid`` - QRZ.com: ``KA3BWP USA flag
USA, JOSEPH P "J.P." MC GINLEY, 46 SCOTLAND CIR, STAFFORD, VA 22554,
USA, 10 meter propagation beacon 28.2025, Keying with an Arduino
Duemilanove, Love our Golden Retrievers, Snoopy (on left) & Kasper RIP
(on right)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2282 monitoring: ``Richard Lemke,
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post,
Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees; WRMI,
USA, World of Radio #2282, 9395 kHz, QRN, 0030, *0034 (55433), 0043,
0045, 0059, (55433, February 19 UTC 2025 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)``
Also confirmed UT Wednesday February 19 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+25/30
into Georgia SDR.
Also confirmed Wednesday February 19 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.003-, S9+5/15 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Wednesday February 19 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490, JBA direct
vs HNL, but S9/+10 into Maryland SDR on 7490 -76 Hz = 7489.924. Next:
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.
Thanks this week to Michael Rosenbaum who sent a contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com in ``Support of WOR editions!``
One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser,
P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9330, Feb 19 at 1624, no signal direct from WLCR via WBCQ;
what`s wrong? WRMI 9395 S6/S8, 9955 S7/S9 but JBM; TOMBS blasting
S9+30 on WTWW 9930, S9+45 on redundant WWCR 9980. Recheck at 1801 into
UTwente, now 9330 is on, S9+10/15 in English, but at 1814 JBA direct
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6250, Feb 19 at 0720, weak signal with music? No,
repetitive tones, many ute. This was once the frequency of Radio
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, last reported in July and November 2017.
6250 also used to be a frequency of S Korean clandestine for the
North. Current Aoki shows:
6250 1100-0700 KOR ECHO OF HOPE-VOH Kor Seoul 1-7
6250 0250-0005 KRE North Korean Jamming Noi Kujang 1-7
6251 0000-2400 J Slot Machine QPS Ichihara 1-7
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0010 UT February 20 |
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| Glenn Hauser logs February 18, 2025 |
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Wednesday, February 19 2025
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** CHINA. 11670 // 11725, Tue Feb 18 at 1512, huge VG signals S9+20/30
from CNR1 jammers: per EiBi, 11670 vs RFA Mandarin via Philippines
this hour only; 11725 vs RFA Mandarin via Kuwait, this hour only on
Tue & Thu only. Aoki fails to * that 11725 be jammed. No trace of
victims here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 5025, Feb 18 at 0730, R. Rebelde is OFF. Something`s always
wrong at RadioCuba. It had been ON earlier in evening (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15230, Feb 18 at 1506, RHC music S9 but JBM. Is anyone ever
hearing any active RHC frequency besides this and 6000? Spanish
evenings on 9710 is not RHC as someone guessed, but CRI East
Turkistan. 9710 still shows on RHC website of grossly outdated info
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.9, Feb 18 at 1509, S6/S6 of JBA music on
signature off-frequency of ex-Hikari FM, in Mexico? Earlier than Rick
Barton reports it normally starting at 1700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9980, Feb 18 at 1504, S9+35/45 of dead air
from TOMBS via WWCR; but resumed in less than a minute. No idea how
many minutes or hours of DA preceded that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 18 at 2300 past 2330, NO signal from VOT, or TRT.
VOT programming was ``back`` Feb 17, but neither on air today!
Likewise the 2130 broadcast on 9610, both checked via UTwente, hearing
only the Chinese no longer understations. So much for that; or, who
knows what`s next? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 26110 NBFM, Feb 18 at 1901, local weather, S5 far from full
quieting, from KMK282, aux of KOVR `13` Stockton CA (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2282 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday February 18 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+20/40 into S Texas SDR.
Also confirmed Tuesday February 18 at 1400 on WRMI 9955, S9/+20
direct.
Also confirmed Tuesday February 18 at 1500 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 direct.
No problem from something on 9960, which would be VOA Philippines in
Myanmarianese at 1430-1630, rather than Vanuatu.
Also confirmed Tuesday February 18 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italian,
1322.999-, S9 into UTwente. Next:
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.
Thanks this week to Michael Rosenbaum who sent a contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com in ``Support of WOR editions!``
One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser,
P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1530, Feb 18 at 0751 UT, Spanish briefly overcoming stupid
sports talk in English from WCKY, ``45 minutos de éxitos en La Raza,
104.9 y 95.1``.
Therefore it is: KZNX Creedmoor TX, U7 10000/220 watts per NRC AM Log,
but beware: another SS on 1530 is KXTD Wagoner OK also with FM on
104.9 but its other is 100.3, Qué Buena. KZNX`s 104.9 is KTXX-FM, 3.2
kW in Bee Cave. Its 95.1 is a mere translator, K236AT in Westlake
Hills TX, 99 watts. Radio-locator shows address 6633 E Hwy 290, Austin
TX 78723. But NRC Log shows address for KZNX in El Paso, tho Creedmoor
is south of Austin, a tiny town pop. 202 as of 2010y census; why does
it deserve such a station? U7 means 3 different direxional antenna
patterns for day, night, and critical hours, CH power being 1000
watts. Locator shows two different sites, nighttime SE of Austin
closer to Manor; day and CH south of Austin. If that`s not complex
enough, per NRC also has a PSRA power of 55 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 1670, Feb 18 at 0755, ``Black Information Network, Macon
1670``, easily surpassing local Enid pirate? Virtual DJ Radio, and
XEFCR Reynosa. That`s WMGE, CoL Dry Branch GA. That leaves WOZN
Madison WI sports the only other 1670 within easy range to here,
besides two Californians and a Quebeckian (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** YEMEN [non]. 11934.9, Feb 18 at 1505, and still 1849, poor signal
direct, presumed Arabic from Rep. of Yemen Radio, via SA`UDI ARABIA,
on signature very stable offset, and no ``jamming`` for a long time
now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6001, Feb 18 at 0515, nothing on 6000 but at UTwente
6000 USB tuning still audiblizes the beepery only. Previously about
this on-off-keying under CUBA [and non], ISRAEL, also maybe Norway?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11954.1, Feb 18 at 1850, JBA signal, also at 2004.
Nothing in EiBi or Aoki on 11955 at these times, but HFCC has NHK
Yamata, Japan registered 1900-0100 in Japanese at 290 degrees. Or
maybe a local birdie, but seems stable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2349 UT February 18, 4 degrees F in Enid |
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| Glenn Hauser logs February 16-17-18, 2025 |
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Tuesday, February 18 2025
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** CANADA. 15034 USB, Feb 17 at 2241, Trenton Military with aviation
weather, nothing but ``No Report Received`` from four, Shearwater,
Greenwood, Gander, Halifax, same repeated several times for good
measure, I lost count. Then four more NRRs from Bagotville, Trenton,
Ottawa, Toronto! 2243, Terminal forecasts: ditto! 2145 ID, aviation
weather, back to group as first listed above. Total loss, can`t even
get info from own base! Back to abnormal. Is no one paying attention?
One can only hope Canadian Forces be a bit more competent in matters
of life & death (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non]. 6000, Feb 17 at 0315, RHC English S9+40/50 but
extremely suptorted; something`s always wrong at RHC. Occasional beepy
QRM. Others had been complaining earlier about that.
6001, Feb 18 at 0213, there it is again, intermittent OOK on this
frequency into Maryland SDR, whilst Cuba is off, but Turkey is weakly
on. Stronger into UTwente on 6000.998. We hear beeping only if allowed
to beat against 6000. Maybe from 4XZ, which has shown up before inside
the 49m SWBC band. EiBi has it only on four other frequencies in ute
bands. See ISRAEL! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ISRAEL. In reply to my CUBA [and non] log about QRM from 6001:
``Good instincts, Glenn.
These new pulse transmissions have been showing up all over, and the
random OOK (on-off-keying, a correct synonym of the traditional ham
abuse of the term "CW") seem to be an idle data circuit state. I
haven't been logging the freqs but there has been one in the 8200-8300
range the past week, local evenings.
When not idling, there are data burst transmissions in an
identical-sounding format, probably PSK, to those previously heard on
many freqs. The old method followed a consistent schedule. One such
freq is 6617U at the top and bottom of the hour, right after Rostov
VOLMET is done. These have been identified by others as the IDF with a
unique data mode. I don't have an original, specific reference for
that ID and how it was determined, and can't claim the credit for it.
Historically, the old schedule didn't include these OOK pulses, just
data. The new data transmissions seem to be on demand rather than on a
schedule and can pop up anytime, with the OOK pulses between.
I've never heard, or seen reported, any 4XZ OOK morse IDs directly
associated with either the old or new schedule transmissions.
One guess is that the morse and data all come from the same 4XZ site,
and that there could have been an expansion of that site recently.
Alternatively, it would also behoove the IDF to create some strategic
redundancy with multiple HF tx sites, however, so something like a new
Negev site to supplement the "Haifa" site isn't out of the question
either.
I'd expect the OOK pulses to disappear at some point once the IDF has
its new wire circuits presumably feeding the tx site(s) properly
configured. The OOK would help their own personnel but also their
opponents find the new IDF data frequencies.
One "old schedule" IDF data frequency, 8781, was subjected to Iranian
jamming on 9 NOV 2024, noted here from 0015 Z after being reported
online by others who wondered what it was. The jammer was a
resurrected "Seda ye Mojahed" countermeasure that hadn't been heard in
a number of years. I haven't heard the jammer again since then. The
known source and the target support the notion that the IDF is the
source of the data transmissions, given their mutual state of war.
Another 4XZ observation of late: they have altered the dit, dah, and
space timing on their OOK morse transmissions recently, as noted on
their CQ loops on 6607, 6990, 8001, etc kHz. At first listen, it
sounds like they are hand-keying, but it is too consistent and makes
no sense to have an unfortunate IDF conscript hand-keying a CQ loop
for hours on end. My guess would be that they are trying to prevent
any software / automatic copy of their traffic, forcing their
opponents to copy all 4XZ traffic by hand. This doesn't rise to the
level of a preventative countermeasure, only an irritation... -- David
E. Crawford, Indian River City, Florida Libre``
Another observation about this, not mentioning Israel, but NORWAY, Feb
17 at 2208: ``Re: [WOR] Jamming on RHC frequency ?? Hello, I am
hearing a beeping sound at 6000 kHz. As far as I can tell, it's not a
CW signal but a USB modulated beeping sound. And it's not morse code
either, just beeps. I am a newbie regarding signal identification, but
could this be "One Beep, two beeps" from Norway? Sigid Wiki lists
frequency range 4.5 MHz - 6.429 MHz.
Here is a bad recording from my high RFI indoor location with horrible
shortwave reception:
https://youtu.be/jBQ_H-iqxLY
Best regards, Sebastian Schlüter``, NW Germany (via Glenn Hauser,
WOR)
** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Feb 17 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG direct
here, almost VG on 17715, audible on 17755 and still no signal on
12030. No news, but interview about Spain locations substituting for
USA in filming Westerns, etc. Guest had a heavy accent (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.003+, Feb 17 at 2335, Voice of Turkey is
back! Long talk about something by familiar OM voice, but no
segment/theme ID when finished, rather 2345 ``with-you-every-hour``
promo, music; lite 6CI JBA underneath. 2350 ``always-by-your-side``
promo, music. 2353 s/off just like in the old days, as if it`s only
the 1330 broadcast on 13635. 2354 IS. 2356 pause and restart IS with
German IDs. Chopoff at 2359:50 just in time to avoid an extraneous
German broadcast, and uncover the Chinese CCI. Something`s always awry
at Ankara, erroneous at Emirler! Many tnx to WOR reporters for
heads-up:
At 2312 from John VORW Jurasek: ``[WOR] Voice of Turkey English
Service appears to have resumed! This requires further monitoring but
as of 2300 UTC, I was surprised to hear the traditional English
Service of the Voice of Turkey on 5960 kHz instead of the TRT World
Television Audio, with the male announcer explicitly introducing the
broadcast with a "We're back".
Program contents are once again the mixture of news reports as well as
cultural features and Turkish musical selections. I haven't seen any
formal announcements of the reversal so it's probably worth checking
5960 kHz for the rest of the hour and 6125 kHz at 0400 UTC. Just a
heads-up! All the best, John, Central Florida``
And Craig Tyson, Perth, Western Australia at 2339: ``[WOR] VOT English
programming heard today and not TRT World feed on 9610 2130-2224 when
transmission cut. Maybe they are back to their old English programming
format? Also repeated at 2300 on 5960``
I have mixed feelings about this; as for the past sesquimonth I felt
no urge or ``obligation`` to monitor Turkey vs Spain, TV news, et al.
at 2300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2282 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
February 16 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.98+, S9/+10 into
nearby Parma SDR, no signal into UTwente. Previous religious
discussion was faded out just before 2000 for 7275 s/off announcement,
continuing on 1323 kilohortz, right into WOR.
Also confirmed Sunday February 16 at 2100 on WRN Europe stream.
Also confirmed Sunday February 16 at 2242 the 2230 on SW Radio,
Germany, 3975.003+, S8/9+5 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Sunday February 16 at 2330 on WRMI 7780, S9/+20 into S
Texas SDR; and on WRMI 7570, S9+10/30 into same.
Also confirmed UT Monday February 17 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/20
into S Texas SDR.
Also confirmed UT Monday February 17 from 0405 on Area 51 webcast
only; on WBCQ 5130+, JL gotta go at 0400, but music continued on both
until 5130 chopoff at 0403*.
Also confirmed Monday February 17 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.003-, S7/S9 into UTwente. Next:
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.
Thanks this week to Michael Rosenbaum who sent a contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com in ``Support of WOR editions!``
One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser,
P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING
https://www.quora.com/Do-people-actually-believe-that-Ukraine-is-winning
[despite initial title, this is mainly about Drumpf & his MAGAtts]
This report dispatched at 0242 UT February 18 |
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| Glenn Hauser logs February 16, 2025 |
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Sunday, February 16 2025
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** BOTSWANA. 9774.99, Feb 16 at 0326, music at S6/S8, VOA English
relay (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA [non]. 9790, Feb 16 at 0322, CRI relay via CUBA is as usual
S9+20/40 but JBM - what mod can be heard is distorted. Something`s
always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6000, Feb 16 at 0336, RHC managing to modulate in English,
S9+30, calling for end to blockade, ho hum. Somewhat suptorted but
mostly readable.
As for mailbag show which I was hoping to reconfirm on UT Monday or
Thursday, Chris Campbell, Columbus, Ohio, reports: ``RHC had their
Mailbag on last night, 0347 UT Saturday. I caught it mid program in
which they actually read a letter from me. Since they are back, the
programming has changed around a lot. At 0300 Friday I heard them
playing Music With A Message. It used to be on Saturday nights only.
But I did hear it on Sundays a while back before their last long
break. Regards, Chris`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MADAGASCAR. 9754.96, Feb 16 at 0324, La Voz Alegre ID in passing
and Bible stuff, S6/S8; always off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6924.95 AM, Feb 16 at 0240, pirate with rock music,
still going at 0316. Several ``6925`` logs say it`s Liquid Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,141004.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6917 USB, Feb 16 at 0240, S9+20 of hard rock. 0246 &
0250 seeming jingles but unreadable IDs. 0253 Radio 48 ID. 0255 ``Mix
Radio International on Shortwave``. 0258 ``Radio 48, the station that
dares to be different``. 0301 parody ad for ``Motel Strict`` which
will take care of unruly children. 0304 long string of heavily
produced hyper IDs for Mix Radio International; exhausting just to
listen to, but can`t complain of IDs lacking! 0314-0316* ``closing
down``. Many more logs here, mostly a lot earlier:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,140990.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.865 approx., Feb 16 at 0318, ex-Hikari FM with
music at S5/S6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Among the ND beacons audible Feb 16 at 0756-0801 UT, not new
but at extended range:
245, FS, Sioux FallS SD, 400 W
305, RO, ROswell NM, 150 W
356, ODX, Ord NE, 25 W
365, AA, fArgo/hArwood ND, 100 W
379, DL, DuLuth MN, 50 W
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 4724 USB, Feb 16 at 0334, US military crypto message
exercise, I say again: starts with ``TROXUY...`` but can`t understand
tactical ID at end, sounds sorta like Hegseth? Out. There were
``scratchy`` sounds thruout rather than echoes (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2282 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT
Sunday Feb 16 at 0100 on WRMI 9955; instead some preacher. WOR is
still on the skedgrid at this time. Once again we have no idea,
without notice, whether this be a temporary or permanent deletion.
Confirmed UT Sunday February 16 starting at 0528 the 0415v on WA0RCR,
1860 AM, MO, with storm crashes from TN & KY, S9+20 into nearby SDR.
Next:
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.
Thanks this week to Michael Rosenbaum who sent a contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com in ``Support of WOR editions!``
One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser,
P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 660, Feb 16 at 0805 UT, not KTNN for a change, but local ads
for Fairview, Williston; ``660 K-? weather``, including windchill of
-40; C&W music. That`s KEYZ, Williston ND, U4 5000/5000, ``Keys``.
Believe that`s new for me. Radio-locator shows night pattern major
lobe to NE, minor to SSE; day pattern more circular with notch toward
Omaha (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED? 680, Feb 16 at 0807 UT, ``Fibber McGee &
Molly`` classic radio episode. CJOB? KFEQ? KKYX? Those are the usuals
heard on 680; format info in NRC AM Log no help as this is likely a
departure from whatever. KFEQ website makes you hunt for plain old
program sked, but here it is:
https://www.680kfeq.com/program-schedule/
Sunday When Radio Was midnight-5:00 am www.whenradiowas.com
However, FMcG&M is not shown for `future` show today or this week:
http://www.radiospirits.com/onradio/wrw_future.asp?source=wrw&pcode=WRW2008
It looks like each program is only one hour, two oldshows, so for five
hours KFEQ must be running an accumulation. FMcG&M is among shows they
are trying to sell when not out of stock (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VATICAN [non?]. 15565, Feb 16 at 1533, VR Amharic the SSOB at
S9+25/35 direct, rivaled only by 15150 WMLK at S9+20/25. Same on //
13830 which is also synchronized, S9+20/25, vs USA on 13845 S9+25/30,
13820 S9+20/25.
On both bands, NO other significant signals from Europe. From 1555 I`m
watching and listening to 13830, now only S8/S9, 1557 VR IS weakening
to S7/S8, and 1600 drumming, into Swahili. There was *no* break in
transmission, supposedly switching from SMG to MADAGASCAR; and still
// synch with 15565.
Latest HFCC Feb 13 shows 15565 SMG adjusting beam from 135 to 145 at
1600. Also there was a change Feb 1 vs Jan 31 on 13830:
Until Jan 31, 13830 was from MDC at 1600-1700 in Swahili, Somali,
English; From February 1 all those changed to SMG. 15565 stayed SMG
only. 1530-1600 portion shown as SMG only on both frequencies before
and after Feb. 1.
So I continue to suspect these are both really via Madagascar before
and after 1600. Someone suggested I should ask VR - maybe as a last
resort. So far the evidence is contrary to registrations, listings
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 1953 UT February 16 |
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| Glenn Hauser logs February 14-15, 2025 |
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Sunday, February 16 2025
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** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, the Part 15 in Enid is still transmitting in
downtown but after some undermodulated music yesterday, On Feb 14
circa 2045 UT it`s back to dead air.
1670 AM, Virtual DJ Radio, keeps plugging away with rockish music
whenever checked, strongest at US 81/412 junxion (Glenn Hauser, Enid,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 105.5, Feb 15 circa 1700 UT on caradio, K288FX Enid is
still off, audiblizing Stillwater`s KGFY [NOT KFGY, my typo]. BTW,
105.5 there was originally KVRO, student station at OSU vs pro KOSU
91.7. KGFY calls started 03/01/89. KGFY address of record is in
Springfield MO! Despite licensee name Stillwater Broadcasting LLC.
91.1, Feb 15 circa 1700 UT on caradio, another Enid station is OFF,
KKRD of Air1. Clears the way for another gospel huxter, talker on
91.3; WTFDA FM DB possibilities:
KAKO Ada OK, 0 Horiz but 100 kW Vertical, AFR, 210 km/131 stmi
KAXR Arkansas City KS 13.5/13.5 kW, also AFR, 106 km/66 stmi
AFR = American Family Radio
KRSO Clinton OK 25/25 kW, no details
However FCC LMS for 91.3 in Clinton shows a CP with NO CALLSIGN! Fac
ID 768299: ``full power`` but no figures, small coverage area. Lic:
Missions Unlimited of Oregon! CP expires 04/08/25; update as of
01/13/25.
As for KKRD, FCC shows it Licensed and Silent! But today is the first
time I have noticed it missing. K288FX also Licensed and Silent! Guess
what, both are at exactly the same NAD83 Coördinates:
36 23' 57.1" N 97 52' 49.2" W
That would be the Broadway Tower, one of four skyscrapers in downtown
Enid, a block away from the 95.1 Tree of Lights. BW Tower is a sad
case, originally an office building including for an uncle of mine,
later vacant and trying to repurpose as hotel but still apparently
shuttered. Now it`s not even funxioning as a broadcast tower. Could be
engineers are having trouble getting into the `penthouse` transmitter
room and roof (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Feb 14 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG
S9+30/50! into Georgia SDR; still NO signal on 12030, JBA on 17715 &
17755. 2301 news leads with the noise Drumpf makes is not going over
well in Spain. 2308 Lebanon correspondentess about Drumpf`s Gaza plan
not welcomed. 2310 interview a prof from London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine, about climate change leading to 2.3 megadeaths.
Worst three, hottest? cities in Spain are Barcelona, Madrid and
Valencia. 2327 fill with a song for Val Day (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2282 monitoring: confirmed Friday
February 14 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+5/20 into Georgia SDR.
Also confirmed Friday February 14 at 2330 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.003+, S9/+10 into UTwente.
NOT confirmed UT Saturday February 15 at 0400 on WTWW 5085, which has
not been on air at all tonight; George says an attempt to test on
15815 caused unexpected problems (FCC says 15810).
Confirmed Saturday February 15 at 1534 the 1530 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001-, S9+10 into UTwente; 6165 China is on but no stronger and
not a problem this time.
Confirmed Saturday February 15 at 1834 the 1830 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.002+, S9/+10 into UTwente.
Confirmed Saturday February 15 at 2030 on WRN North America stream.
Confirmed Saturday February 15 at 2057 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, about 8
minutes into so the 2030v started circa 2049, S9+20 groundwave into
nearby SDR.
Confirmed Saturday February 15 at 2100 on WRN Europe stream. Next:
0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600];
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.
Thanks this week to Michael Rosenbaum who sent a contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com in ``Support of WOR editions!``
One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser,
P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` WBCQ chex, UT Sat Feb 15 at 0051 into Maryland
SDR: 3265, 5130 and 6160 off. 7490 -71 Hz = 7489.929, S9/+20 with FKB;
9330.00 only S9+10 with WLCR in Portuguese. By 0059, 5130.007 is on at
S8/9+5, and 0100 joins 7490- for AAAWWW WTO theme. Talkovers: ``Love
is in the air`` and ``Cupid``; then Happy VD, and Happy WR Day. Last
Saturday he flew from Bangor back to Fla and everyone on the flight
was coughing, hacking and sneezing, so knew he was going to catch
something, which he did with sore throat, nasal, chest and larynx. And
still not feeling well or with good voice. Trimulcasting with 9330 he
says again and this is true. Wants to play love songs, 0111 Love
Potion #9; 0114 trimul on 9, 7 and 5. 0124 says that again, email
invited. Wandering conversation about radio, etc., and tho in same
studio as Angela, we hardly hear her, except when he asks what song
she wants to play next, and she answers to him, not to us. 0139 date
stamp as 14 of Feb. Says keeps WBCQ rates low by eliminating a lot of
people, mostly automated except for 9330 SuperStition which must have
someone running it 24/7, etc., etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 810.60, Feb 15 at 0641 UT, mystery carrier audible
again against 810.00 WHB, KC, MO, not earlier in evening. I DF it
again on the D808, roughly 100/280 to 105/285 degrees from Enid. Not
up to checking multiple remotes this time except for Northern Utah #1
which heard it before and is hearing it again, but not enough to lock
onto it separately from KSFO. At final check direct 0705, more like
810.59 kHz. Greg Hardison and Ron Howard checked CO remote for KLVZ
Brighton [Denver] CO, and found it not off-frequency, but could its
running IBOC have something to do with this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0004 UT February 16 |
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