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Glenn Hauser logs May 19, 2023  View Printable Version 
Friday, May 19 2023

Hauser
** ALGERIA. 9470, May 19 at 0503, algo S7/S9 but just barely
modulated, presumed Ifrikya FM, Béchar site as scheduled 03-06. Other
frequency at this hour should be 13790 Ouargla, unchecked. As with
many other items in this report, I`m making a point to monitor before
& after 05 UT, an earlier hour than habitually after 0600 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA [and non]. 21505, May 19 at 0455, two weak signals S0/S2
beating with a fast SAH, i.e. CNR1 jammer vs RFA Chinese via TINIAN
this hour. What else on 13m tnx to ``night`` propagation as we are
only one month from midnight-sun Solstice?

21530, something is here: a Sound of Hope frequency, therefore CNR1
jamming. Also a JBA carrier on 21560.1 but nothing listed and probably
one of those infernal internally generated Wellbrook birdies, rather
than a typically off-frequency Sound of Hope (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA [and non]. 5910-, May 19 at 0511, in the expanse of one
minute, Alcaraván Radio is totally obliterated thrice by ``running
water`` ute QRM on and off. Never noticed that here before. 6010
Conciencia remains absent (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, May 19 at 0505, HK3QQ, Bogotá, the slow but
defective keyboard-letter sequences between VVVs and IDs, which I
would hear any night around 0630 chex. Wonder what the extent of its
schedule be? Strangely, I have not seen any other logs of this very
distinctive and unique programming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11850, May 19 at 0443, RHC is S4/S8 but just barely
modulated, as is longstanding standard for this frequency. Beyond me
why they don`t just turn it off if can`t fix it. Also with plus/minus
10 kHz spur parasites but I neglected to check for those this time. No
comparison to loud and clear // 11760 in Spanish. // 11670 is also on
at 0445 May 19, weaker S5/S6 but decent modulation.

15230, May 19 at 0450, RHC also on here in Spanish, S3/S9 but
modulation suptorted = suppressed and distorted. Somethings` always
wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``Fatalities and a dangerous lack of protection: what Cuban workers
cannot blow the whistle on
In recent years, several workers have died due to frequent violations
of occupational safety protocols.
Alfredo Herrera Sánchez, Madrid 17 Mayo 2023 - 21:16 CEST
Illustration. Diario de Cuba

Workers' Memorial day, sponsored by the United Nations (UN), was
celebrated on April 28. This day "explored the theme of safe and
healthy working environments as a fundamental principle and right at
work." This opened a cycle that closed this May Day, also recognized
by the UN as International Workers' Day. As throughout the last six
decades, in every municipality of Cuba there was a parade organized by
the regime, although this time it was held on May 5 due to the fuel
shortage.

In countries with totalitarian leftist systems, such as Cuba, May Day
is used to celebrate the supposed achievements that make the
"emancipated and empowered proletariat" proud. In democratic
countries, such as Spain, the date is used to demand labor rights (the
original purpose of the celebration). Castroism has hijacked the day
to the point that workers on the island cannot demand changes in their
work environment. May Day parades in Cuba are not conceived for that,
but to show support for the regime...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1684351002_47215.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 12000, UT Thu May 19 at 0446, `Chariots of Fire` theme
introducing `Arts Report` on RHC English, S4/S7 on this second
harmonic, but // 6000 is much stronger, S9+30/40, and nothing on 9700
which is often // English earlier. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 7355, May 19 at 0507, weak pulse jamming vs some
talker. It`s NHK Warudo R. Japan in one of its last two English
broadcasts, via FRANCE to Africa --- so foolish to pick a frequency
which has *ever* been used by R. Martí! Not this season, but much
heavier jamming on 7365 which is RM this season but not at this hour.
Okiro! frequency managers! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** JAPAN [non]. See CUBA [and non] 7355

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17460, May 19 at 0454, Turkish? music at S0/S3,
presumably jammer against Dengê Welat but the only other signal nearby
is JBA talk on 17450, i.e. D.W. itself via Uzbekistan?; in another
failure to coöperate on same frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7400, May 19 at 0508, no signal from R. Vostochnaya
Zvezda, pirate. Had been just about every night, until this from
Lucas Bandura on the WOR iog May 15: ``Operator just posted this
message in the HF Underground discord chat: “no radio pushka {previous
name for same op, meaning rifle} for a while now. chinese
radio/exciter failed. its garbage anyways, lousy amplifier circuit and
very poor audio quality if using the built in modulator”`` and Arthur
Pozner replied:

``It was obvious he was not using anything reliable from the very
beginning. First started broadcasting in USB mode and later switched
to very poor AM and invariably the result was always very atrocious
audio; maybe he will find something that is made in the US or
Japan!``

The other 40m pirate, Station YHWH, not on 7475 this late but was
reported earlier, usually off by 0430v (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 11740, May 19 at 0444, S8/S9 of rock music. It`s RRI
Romanian this hour, 300 kW at 285 degrees from Galbeni for CIRAF 27SE,
i.e. France, but also toward N America (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U K. 5870-5875-5880, May 19 at 0510, DRM noise. This hour only it`s
BBCWS in English via Woofferton, 78 degrees for France & Germany,
where there are bound to be a lot more non-DRM radios; like everywhere
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [non]. 9725, May 19 at 0504, S5/S8 in African language. It`s
VOA via VATICAN in Hausa this semihour only, violating Separation Of
Church And State. 9725 is underutilized, only other being CRI Russian
at 10-12. Long-gone is Brazil`s 9725v, R. Clube Paranaense, Curitiba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2191 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, Friday May 19 at 1430 on WRMI 9955, poor S7/S9 here direct as
usual in this daypart but no jamming audible. Next:

2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7730 to NE [NEW to be confirmed]
0400 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW]
[also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [? no show May 15]
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial
support is appreciated; thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ont.,
for a generous US$ check to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702,
USA, ``Thanks, Glen[n] for all you do for this great hobby of ours``

Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9265VV, May 19 at 0459, WINB ID, muffled modulation and
carrier horribly shaky, worse than usual, rapid clunking, and into
TOMBS, which is incomparably better on 9395 WRMI. Sounds like WINB is
about to collapse but has been on the precipice for years. Can`t help
but wonder how this affect all their hybrid DRM broadcasts later, if
it`s the same transmitter: but I guess it`s not, as WRTH 2023 says
there are 1 x 50 kW and 1 x 15 kW -- yet DRM and AM are never on air
at same time. Strength of DRMs seems like more than 15 kW. In fact,
WINB DRMs in HFCC are registered as 50 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9395, May 19 at 0500, TOMBS via WRMI as someone is trying to
sing ``time is windin` up`` --- sure, as perpetually it`s almost the
Last Day! // 9265 WINB horribly shaky, q.v. But 9455 WRMI is OFF the
air now. Something`s odd at Okeechobee (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1825 UT May 19

 

Glenn Hauser logs May 18+, 2023  View Printable Version 
Friday, May 19 2023

Hauser
** ALGERIA. Correxion: original post typoed 12590 instead of 13590: I
have extracted complete schedule from HFCC as of May 12:

Béchar site, 300 kW at 131 degrees from the NW near Morocco:
03-06 9470 & 9500 [alternates; 9470 reported]
06-09 15110
09-11 17600
11-18 21550
18-21 17600
21-03 13590
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2191)

** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. Here`s another neat little program not only
on but produced at KUCO 90.1 and streaming. Many of the episodes are
in ``the rest of the story`` style with a big reveal at the end,
finding out who he has been talking about. I see that it is syndicated
by PRX to some other stations but I have not found an affiliate list.
They may be conveniently auditioned in groups of 5 at a time = less
than 14 minutes per week.

A Day to Remember with Kent Anderson
Weekdays: 8am & 5pm {CDT = 13 & 22 UT}

A Day To Remember is a daily journey into the treasures of history,
great and small.

Researched, written, and hosted by longtime KUCO broadcaster and
award-winning novelist Kent Anderson, A Day to Remember covers a wide
range of topics, ranging from ancient history to the 21st century:
battles and elections, inventions and adventures, art and culture,
science and spirit.

“It isn’t just a typical ‘this day in history’ module, and it isn’t a
lesson or a lecture,” says Anderson. “I’m telling stories. Some of
them will be familiar, famous events, and others will feature stories
from the past that we may not have heard so often.”

https://exchange.prx.org/series/44007-a-day-to-remember

Details
Date-based history modules. Run time 02:45 for all episodes
Related Site {with scripts and illustrations}:
facebook.com/ADayToRememberRadio
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2191)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, May 18 at 1520 UT, BAD undecodable signal from
Enid`s only local TV transmitter, K17JN-D with 3ABN network.
Presumably caused by DX QRM as there is mild tropo around here per
APRS map. Bandscan finds only two other BAD signals, on `open`
channels, RF 31 & 34. Soon K17JN recovers (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. Correxion to VOT English schedule previously posted with
two typos: Elexion returns: It might be more interesting than usual to
monitor VOT today and tonight. If they can make it onto air, don`t
expect any Breaking News rather than olds, but FWIW, English hours:
1830 5945, 2030 9875, 22 11785, 03 6165 7275, 1230 15450, 1630
11660 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2191)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2190 monitoring: ``From: 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.
Dear Glenn: Confirming World of Radio #2190, WRMI:

15770, very noisy, S7, S9 signal, 2230, 2242, 2255 (45433), 2259, May
13 UTC 2023 [Sat]
9395, static, QRN, QSB fading, 0031, 0045, 0059 (45433), (45343),
0059, May 16 UTC 2023 [Tue]
9395, 2331, 2342, 2359 (45343), 2359, May 16 UTC 2023 [Tue]
9395, 0030, 0044, 0059 (45343), 0059, May 18 UTC 2023 [Thu]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed UT Thursday May 18 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 into
Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed UT Thursday May 18 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S8/9+10 but
noisy into Bonaire SDR.

WORLD OF RADIO 2191 contents: Algeria, Antarctica, Bangladesh, China
and non, Congo, Cuba, Hawai`i, International Internet, Korea North,
Myanmar, North America, Norway non, Oklahoma, Perú, Slovakia non,
Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, UQKOGBANI non, USA, Vanuatu; DRM; FM & TV DX;
propagation outlook.

WORLD OF RADIO 2191 available from 0053 UT May 19:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2191.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2191.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE
[usually, also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?]
2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0400 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457]
1330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [NEW]
[also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial
support is appreciated; thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ont.,
for a generous US$ check to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702,
USA, ``Thanks, Glen[n] for all you do for this great hobby of ours``

Or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5130 -17 Hz = 5129.983, UT Thu May 18 from 0300 WBCQ R.
Angela transmitter at typical offset, `María Bonita` show of Mexican
music variety presented in Spanish, S9+10/20 including high storm
noise level from TX panhandle direct, unlistenable, but not very noisy
S9/+10 into NH SDR where measured; by 0354 drifted to 5129.981,
closing with a march, Zacatecas?

This is monthly on the UT Thursday following the third Wednesdays:
May 17 (May 18 world date):
Radio Maria Bonita (language: Spanish/Español)
Host: Luis Alejandro Vallebueno (Mexico)
Format: Luis, an historian associated with Mexico’s shortwave station,
Radio Educación, presents a different aspect of music from Mexico each
month.
Email: radiomariabonita@gmail.com

24 hours after I was hearing Radio Caroline via 5130 WBCQ, between 06
and 07 UT May 18 it`s off the air again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 2191)

** U S A. ``Yesterday, I was able to adjust the frequency plungers so
that I can now change frequency on #2 transmitter by remote control
from my house or the car. day 9.475; night 5.085 -- George McClintock
5-18-2023`` But has either been on air lately? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11670-11675-11680, May 18 at 0617, DRM noise S9,
unlisted in HFCC, EiBi, Aoki, not even in
https://www.drmrx.org/drm-broadcasts-shortwave-by-frequency/
Same sound of noise on 11615-11620-11625 which is known to be Romania
in German during this semihour, slightly weaker S7. Per EiBi the only
other DRM stations at this time, in case they have QSYed from other
frequencies, are WINB, CRI and CNR1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0108 UT May 19

 

Glenn Hauser log roundup May 11-17, 2023  View Printable Version 
Thursday, May 18 2023

Hauser


Please note and spread the word - for those not on a list where my almost-daily all-band but mainly SW log reports appear -- or for those who are but find this a more convenient archive, weekly merged roundups of all these reports in their original form are posted early every UT Thursday via:

http://www.worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html

The latest one direct:
https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2023_0511_0517.txt

73, Glenn Hauser
_______________________________________________ Hauser mailing list Hauser@montreal.kotalampi.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hauser

 

Glenn Hauser logs May 16-17-18, 2023  View Printable Version 
Thursday, May 18 2023

Hauser
** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, May 17 at 1936, Manuel Méndez in Spain
reports LRA36 already on the air this Wednesday. For a while it had
seemed they were on Saturdays only and there was no advance notice of
this. So I tune in at 2026. It`s JBA on the Mendoza, Argentina SDR,
but good S6/S7 into Buenos Aires, during a song; 2040 talk, ID as on
SW and streaming via Tierra del Fuego at HQ website. 2046 music, 2051
canned ID and talk about the silencio at Marambio base, with a brief
bit of noise at 2101 like wind in the mike. 2103 noticias australes by
YL, but by 2103 fade-out or off the air (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA [and non]. 5990, May 17 at 0003, no signal into Georgia SDR;
had been CRI Spanish relay via CUBA, which may have been canceled, but
did not get around to rechecking later in hour.

24 hours later, May 18 at 0003, 5990 is on air with music but can`t be
sure it`s CRI. Yes, I can: // 9560 & 9800 into UTwente not synched.

9710 & 9590 are sked 0100-0300. Both confirmed into UTwente but 9710
stronger, at 0158 concluding in Spanish about the Chinese language,
0200 usual ToH theme music, no news. That completes my chex of all
previously scheduled CRI Spanish broadcasts on SW, which still exist
but without any current event coverage (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 12200, May 17 at 0642, RHC English again, S9 with some squeal
// fundamental 6100 weaker S7/S9. Nothing audible on 6100 X 3 = 18300,
which might be possible under optimum conditions, if not X 4 = 24400.
No other fundamentals still on. 6100 and therefore 12200 are off
already at next check 0651, before this hour can complete, frustrating
listeners? Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SLOVAKIA [non]. Further chex of RSI relays via WRMI, UT May 17: at
0047, 5850 // 7730 // 15770, subject adoption, so we know it is the
new Tue May 16 edition on System F as heard earlier.

0130 is the next scheduled RSI relay on 5800, but instead we hear NHK
World in English after a couple of false starts. This had been on
System K with the Jan 30 RSI program as heard at 0630 May 16.

NHK does not appear anywhere on the WRMI skedgrid now partially
updated as of May 12. It does now show 7730 as XMTR 2 at 44 degrees to
ENA, 24 hours, much but not all of it duplicating 15770 at same
azimuth for Europe.

0300 is next scheduled RSI relay supposedly on 7730, 7780 and 15770
--- but monitored on 7780 only, no date copied at outset but not the
Mon Jan 30 show, rather Tue May 16 one with something about European
summit in Iceland. 7730 & 15770 with SMTV instead. The transmitter
grid atop now shows that, not the program grid abottom.

At 0630 May 17, RSI again on 7730 and much weaker 15770, System H with
same Jan 30 show as 24 hours earlier and no doubt also previous 105
days intervening, mentioning a Jan 27 anniversary of something in WWII
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 11785, May 17 at 2200, VOT is not off the air
today, S7/S9 with timesignal; later compared to WWV as 12.5 seconds
late. Standard remark about inaccurate pipping; on another receiver
I`d already heard 17855 Spain`s more accurate timesig. Further chex
direct, despite constant squeal on the frequency, some distortion, and
too-accented announcers: 2217 `Whipping Piles` something about AI
systems; music break. 2225.5 two-minute multi-lingual ID filler reel.
2227.5 `Weekly Commentary` penned by that Jonathan again. 2251 the
multi-lingual ID filler reel *again* already; s/off, 2254 IS to
2255:58*. Something`s always awry at Ankara, erroneous at Emirler
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** UQKOGBANI [non]. 5130.06, May 17 at 0656, surprised to encounter
UK-orientated commercialstring after a bit of rock music and DJ; then
Radio Caroline ! IDs in passing. 0701 full ID, sounded like ``6-40``
instead of 648 kHz. Then back to DJ and rock, S7/S9.

Got to be a relay via WBCQ but off-frequency+plus implies it is not
the usual R. Angela transmitter which is always slightly
off-frequency-minus. Was there any advance publicity about this, or
was I the sole listener who ran across it in a routine bandscan at a
time WBCQ is normally way off the air? Not a twit about it from AW,
nor anything on the WBCQ website; one-off, or to continue? Full span
unknown as past my bedtime. I asked Bill Tilford of R. Angela if he
knows anything about this?

``I was not informed in advance, but apparently they are testing
another transmitter outside of core hours on 5130 using Radio Caroline
material. At the moment that's all I know.

I can tell you that Radio Angela per se is an endangered species if we
don't get a significant uptick in financial support in terms of more
airtime buys, donations or some combination of the two rather soon.

This was a bold experiment but is not achieving sustainable economic
results. We would hardly be the first quality broadcasting venture to
fold its tent after one season if that happens. Those who consistently
complain about all the political and religious programming on the air
would do well to take note.``

Here is the complete May schedule:
http://wbcq.com/radio-angela-schedule-may-2023.pdf
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2190 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
May 16 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S8/9+10 into Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed Wednesday May 17 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490 minus 73 Hz =
7489.927, S9 into Maryland SDR. Seemed to start earlier than
traditional 21 seconds past the hour. Next:

0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial
support is appreciated; via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com

One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

Updated WRMI skedgrid shows an additional WOR airing, Sunday 1330 on
9955 System C. Also, the UT Sat 0130 not only on 5850 but also on 7730
now reactivated System F (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5130v, WBCQ: See UQKOGBANI [non]

** U S A. 7505, May 17 at 0653, canned WRNO ID as I tune in but the
gospel huxter audio is not paused or diminished resulting in an unholy
mix. Something`s SNAFU at Fort Worth (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, May 17 at 0704, R. Vanuatu still poor here with BB
talk, no switch to 3945/7890/11835/15780 at 0659. Same thing happened
last night when I was not monitoring but noted by Ron Howard on May 15
and 16, much later QSY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0009 UT May 18

 

Glenn Hauser logs May 16, 2023  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, May 17 2023

Hauser
** CHINA [and non]. A few days ago, May 12, we had news that CRI had
stopped Spanish on SW, to continue only online as ``Onda China``. This
has remained unverified, so on May 16 I resolve to check scheduled
Spanish broadcasts.

17680, May 16 at 0626, JBA carrier, no more than that, like several
others in the nightmiddle on 16mb. CRI only thing was sked, at 06-08
via Kashi/Kashgar, occupied EAST TURKISITAN.

Next Spanish scheduled from 2100. Monitoring via UTwente: 7335 is on
already in Chinese as scheduled at 2054. 9640 pops on at *2057 with
music not // 7335, and at 2059, 9640 talk in neither Spanish nor
Chinese, but they are joint from 2100, just more different music. I
can`t listen for whole hour, but at 2157, they are both in Spanish,
seems to be concluding a language lesson. 2200 sounds like same music
heard an hour earlier, and now also // 17880, still at 2207. At 2221
now a Spanish feature about Chinese folktales, with birdchrip SFX
etc., just like I heard May 12 at 2120: identical? or maybe another
episode. At 2313 check May 16, 11855 // 9800 // 9590 with music to
UTwente.

My impression so far is that what Spanish remains on CRI/RIC is
evergreen archives stuff, nothing about current events requiring a
live staff and new produxion.

``Hoy, 20 de abril``, she says at 2321 May 16 on Chinese learning,
for el dia de la lengua china``.

How about the CRI website? Here`s a page linked as RADIO but it
mentions everyplatform but SW:
https://espanol.cri.cn/audioonline/index.shtml
and everything on it is dated 2017!

Here`s a very generic 2-hour program block showing as of 2017, Boletín
Informativo starting each hour - NOT:

https://espanol.cri.cn/audioonline/informaciones/1223/20170922/30430.html?spm=C46183.PbSsQMGvcUEK.E8hury4RDGY9.1
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 6000 // 9700, May 16 at 0127, RHC English only
here, both somewhat undermodulated with 6165 long gone. 0243 recheck,
9700 now has CCI clearly underneath from Spanish, i.e. Romania as
scheduled 0200-0257. How could RRI possibly know about RHC which
refuses to register in HFCC? Someone should tell them. I don`t know
the total span of RHC 9700, but varies to much later. Aoki does not
list it at all, while EiBi shows 01-04 incorrect Spanish, 05-07
English, all irregular. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 12200, May 16 at 0643, RHC English, S8/9+10 and somewhat
undermodulated; i.e. 2 x 6100 which is indeed still on and much weaker
S7/S9; and no other RHCs found on any band. Same situation as on May
12 when both were heard but dead air. And April 18 with disturbed
modulation. Not only is the harmonic escaping, but the fundamental is
weaker indicating transmitter mistuned to peak on X2. Something`s
always wrong at RHC!

Also today I decide to give RHC another chance to provide an uptodate
nominal schedule. The homepage defaults to Spanish, and under De
Interés, a drop down to
https://www.radiohc.cu/de-interes/frecuencias

On the homepage there are no longer flag icons for languages, such as
UK`s for English, never USA`s! let alone words. To get to English you
have to click on the globe icon in upper right to get a drop-down of
langs. Click and wait for slow loading. Eventually:
https://www.radiohc.cu/en

From there under Interesting another drop-down including Frequencies:
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/de-interes/frecuencias
same as you get by going via Spanish: also for the B20 season,
starting Nov 17, 2020! FWIW:

``HORARIOS, BANDAS Y FRECUENCIAS
PERIODO NOVIEMBRE 2020/MARZO 2021
CAMBIO DE HORARIO Y FRECUENCIA 17 DE NOVIEMBRE
ZONAS GEOGRÁFICAS FRECUENCIAS HORARIOS - UTC
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA INGLÉS (ENGLISH)
New York 6060 Khz /49 m 05:00 - 07:00
San Francisco 6100 Khz /49 m 06:00 - 08:00
Chicago 15140 Khz /19 m 20:00 - 21:00
9700 Khz /30 m 01:00 - 07:00
Washington 6000 Khz /49 m 01:00 - 07:00
06:00 - 08:00
Banda Tropical 5040 Khz /60 m 24:00 - 01:00
06:00 - 07:00
Africa 11880 Khz /25 m 22:00 - 23:00``

The times, such as 15140 at 20-21 instead of current 19-20, correspond
to some winter/B season, not summer/A.

I`ve yet to catch the Africa service before or after 23 UT on 11880,
and suspect it has totally got lost. It used to be at 22 UT in B
seasons, 23 in A seasons, opposite of DST shifting.

How about programming, in English?
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/de-interes/programacion
It leads to exactly the same thing as this:

How about programming, in Spanish:
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/de-interes/programacion
This is NOT a program sked - no names or times of specific pgms, but a
transmission sked in English and the other languages. This one is
undated, but we recognize some frequencies long out of use, if ever,
so surely is very outdated. Like 17730, 6075, 9850, 17580. Somethings`
VERY wrong at RHC.

Things were a little better until the passing of frequency manager
Arnaldo Coro Antich, who refused to participate in HFCC, but would
send more or less intentional seasonal schedules to Wolfgang Büschel.
I wonder who`s mismanaging them now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17480, May 16 at 1537, S5/S8 talk with heavy
flutter; can`t be sure if one station or two in Turkey`s radiojamming
war; but there is a JBA carrier on 17450, maybe Dengê Welat (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MADAGASCAR. 17790, May 16 at 0627, S5/S9 piano and orchestra
playing an hymn, the SSOB until cutoff at 0629* with no ID or
announcement. Scheduled as AWR French at 0600 via Talata (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 350 MCW kHz, May 16 at 1535 UT, still no signal from RG,
400-watt ND beacon at Will Rogers World Airport, SW corner of OKC. I
patrol past here at least once every day or night; first date noted
absent was Feb 20. It had been on since Jan 6 after missing as of Dec
23.

Here is the info from RNA Signals List at:
https://rxx.classaxe.com/en/rna/signals

``OKLAHOMA NFDD 238 - 1 12/13/2022 OKLAHOMA CITY GALLY NDB IDENT RG
LAT 35-17-42.23 N **LONG 097-35-19.24 W **NAVAID STATUS DECOMMISSIONED
*** still on air Dec 14, 2022 *** /// subsequent NOTAM says status
'operational' the first one may have been in error /// Decom (again)
per NFDD 009 - 3 01/13/2023 - Last Logged: 2023-01-24`` (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, WOR)

** SINGAPORE. 12025, May 16 at 1543, S3/S7 something in English. It`s
BBCWS at 15-19 aimed NW from Kranji, better than expected here to the
NNE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SLOVAKIA [non]. 15770, May 16 at 0630, WRMI-9 propagating well
tonight, S9+10/20 as R. Slovakia International relay starts as
scheduled on System H daily. But I can hardly believe my ears as it`s
announced as the *Monday, January 30* broadcast! Among other things,
about some WWII anniversary on January 27. This must mean that WRMI
has got no newer files than 3.5 months ago from this station. Has no
one else noticed? Something`s odd at Okeechobee. Another System H time
is 0130 on 5800.

However, RSI is also scheduled at more times on System F, a different
server, which might not be so outdated. Listen for datestamps at their
sign-ons!
2200 on 5850
0030 on 5850, 7730, 15770
0300 on 7730, 7780, 15770

5850 hardly gets out as early as 2200 in summer, but Georgia remote
gets enough of it to confirm as a new one for today dated Tuesday May
16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, May 16 at 2203, VOT English is not off the air but
S9+50/55 into UTwente with accented news. Spot chex while also
monitoring Slovakia [non], China, and BBC News on PBS TV: 2214-2228
`Weekly Commentary` penned by Jonathan somebody and read by
heavyaccentedess, subject at start about China involvement in ME as in
détente -- is that too strong? between Sa`udi Arabia and Iran. 2234
`Turkey`s Geomarked [?] Products`, 2252 usual sign-off (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2190 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday May 16 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/25 into Missouri SDR. As
always for this emission, Jeff starts to insert a ``World is in
turmoil`` commercial between ID and my start. Can`t automation be
adjusted to fix errors like this? Next:

2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. 5130, May 16 at 0128, S8/S9 of open carrier, surely WBCQ,
but why? R. Angela not starting until 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505, May 16 at 0648, S9+30 as WRNO vies to win the dead-air
sweepstakes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 10140, May 16 at 1546 two JBA carriers. Not a known
Sound of Hope frequency tho 10160 is; and nothing to harmonicize from
5070 whence WWCR longgone. Maybe utes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2325 UT May 16

 

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