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Glenn Hauser logs June 25-26, 2024  View Printable Version 
Thursday, June 27 2024

Hauser
** CUBA. 4765, June 26 at 0148, no signal from R. Progreso, but 5025,
R. Rebelde is on. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. The Other
Side:

``Covert castigation: violations of the right to health in Cuban
prisons ---
While ordinary prisoners' health is compromised by 'indifference and
indolence, political prisoners are victims' of 'systematic attacks' on
their health through conditions of isolation, and illnesses, explains
Juan Carlos González Leyva.
Raúl Medina Orama, Lima, 25 Jun 2024 - 18:01 CEST

Magalis González turns on the camera on her cell phone to post her
umpteenth complaint on social media about the health of her son,
Ismael Rodríguez González. The young man, sentenced to seven years in
prison in Cuba for the massive protests in July 2021 (11-J) lies near
her, dazed and with swollen feet, after arriving from the Guanajay
Penitentiary, west of Havana, where he is serving his sentence...``
https://diariodecuba.com/derechos-humanos/1719331284_55644.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ETHIOPIA [and non]. 11610, June 25 at 1830, VOA Amharic this hour
via Woofferton UK is being jammed by buzzing and beeping noises, but
at UTwente, that`s underneath VOA. Tnx to tip from Paul Walker. At
1840, no jamming audible into TWR Kenya remote. By 1915 when language
is Oromo, jamming level is heavier as heard by UTwente. Why would
Ethiopia be so concerned about VOA? Of course the Amharix and Oromos
don`t get along. Recorded sample of jamming right after VOA went off
at 1929; maybe will put into WOR 2249 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 105.1, June 25 at 2322, KOSB Perry is MONO, not shown as
such in WTFDA FMDB. ``Triple Play Sports`` also on AM 1020 & 1580. And
running a commercial for ``University of Maryland, Global Campus``, of
all things, in OSU territory.

However, at 2030 check June 26, 105.1 is OFF, likely another victim of
last night`s windstorm / powerlines down. And at 2043, I notice that
its AM companion, 1020 KOKP is also off! Maybe we can hear KDKA again
tonight if not RVC Roswell. Third 3-play outlet, 1580 KOKB Blackwell
is still ON. I thought they operated out of Stillwater but NRC AM Log
shows Ponca City address for 1020 & 1580, the latter being close to
PC. Trying to check whether 105.1 and 1020 are at same site, but FCC
AM Query can`t find KOKP! As if it have been deleted. LMS can, but not
the page with coordinates. All three are licensed until 2029y.

Since the WTFDA FM DB editors apparently don`t pay attention to my
reports, I have notified them directly about this mono and others
confirmed this year by monitoring: in OK: KIEL 89.3, KFXI 92.1, KOSU
91.7 =50/50; KS: KCVW 94.3; TX: KTCK 96.7; Mexico: XHMYL 92.1. And
just now at 2030 June 26, I notice two more monos: KHEV 90.3, Fairview
OK; and 100.9, K265FL, Enid, talkradio translator tail wagging the dog
of 960 KGWA. KQCV 95.1 Shawnee is another Bott station, likely to be
mono too? Yes! at 2308 fadeups vs KICT Wichita which is $ tereo, the
100/100 kW KQCV signal is definitely mono.

95.3, the KOKC translator in OKC, K237GE, is in $ tereo, talk station
might as well be mono for slightly more effective coverage. Would you
believe that the WTFDA FMDB shows its antenna height as 0 meters
HAAT?? It must really be way up on some TV tower to reach as far as
Enid reliably with 250 watts. FCC FM Query also shows 0 m HAAT, but
658 m AMSL and 314 m AGL, with a link to Calculate HAAT: that
``results`` in 302 m -- that`s 990 feet. If our LP CP on 95.1 come on,
will put an end to it around here (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 15, June 26 circa 1500 and still at 2359 UT, NO signal
from KTBO ``14``, Trinity in OKC. Must have been blown off air by huge
hurricane-force straight winds/not tornadic storm hitting OKC area
late last night, many power lines down in addition to building
damages. KTBO also missing from Optimum cable ch 3 in Enid: unlikely
to have relied on off-air pickup, so TBN damage may be more than just
transmitter/antenna. All other OKC TV signals back to `normal` levels
except RF 29 KTUZ, weakened but still sufficient. Nothing recent on
KTBO website, let alone any damage report!
https://www.tbn.org/stations/ktbo-tv-oklahoma-city-ok
God got`em, but not the secular competitors.

KFOR, KOCO, KWTV and KOKH all went full-storm coverage pre-empting at
least late-night network shows. CBS Colbert, a rerun anyway, could be
found on shunt station KSBI ``52`` on RF 23. No doubt each station`s
website has much about the storm; damage repair expected to take quite
some time. Thousands of customers are without power as temps exceed
100. Enid was missed by this but eastern part of Garfield County also
had outages, as well as many other counties eastward and southward
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

{slight correxion to last report; omitted ``SW`` after ``ignoring``:}

** TURKEY. 11785.009, June 25 at 2159, VOT IS, 2200 timesignal about 9
seconds late: if you can`t do better than that, don`t TS at all! S/on,
English direct is not off the air, S9/+10 vs high noise level. 2208
multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2225, VG S9+30/40 into UTwente when
measured, `Weekly Commentary` about digitalization written by a TRT
guy. 2229 ``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2230 music. 2234 `Turkey`s
Geomarked Products`, on ship models made of different kinds of wood.
2236 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo. 2237 music. 2240 more music. 2244
another song. 2247 another song, NEVER identified or described. 2250
another song. 2254 s/off ignoring SW: satellite and internet only.
Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2255 IS once and off* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, June 26 at 2200, VOT English not off the air but
JBA direct. At 2253 tuned UTwente, S9+35/45, just in time to measure
it and hear OM s/off ignoring SW, 2254 IS, chopoff at 2255* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. A few 10m beacons are making it via sporadic E, insufficient
to reach the FM band, June 25 at 2202-2208 UT: WGB listing first, ``My
very basic old style receiving station is located at #0 JN44jt Low
Piedmont, Italy at 170m/558ft asl.`` And then from QRZ.com:

28215, long dash, VVV KA9SZX --- ``28215 KA9SZX - Macomb IL USA EN40pk
- #0 (20 Feb 2024) Note: Ant Cushcraft CX-1000 pwr 3w``
``KA9SZX USA flag USA, MARK A GARRETT, 9885 E 950 th ST, Macomb, IL
61455, USA``

28245+, JBA, VVV DE K0WKT/B --- ``28245 K0WKT - May City IA USA EN23gh
- #0 (12 Feb 2024) Note: VVV de ID + IA IA``
``K0WKT USA flag USA, Jesse Castillo, 2238 Albert St., May City, IA
51354, USA
K0WKT/B-10 METER BEACON, EN23, May City, IA "VVV DE K0WKT/B K0WKT/B
K0WKT/B IA IA IA 0.5W" 28.245.3 Send reports via mail to address at
top of bio or email to: jessec1@iastate.edu 73!``

29251, EEEEEEEEEE DE KC5SQD/B --- ``28251 KC5SQD/B - Missouri TX USA
EL29go - #0 (20 Mar 2024) Note: de + ID + grid  + E × 10``
``KC5SQD USA flag USA, NATHAN O "Nate" SAMPSON, 7619 S GLEN WILLOW,
MISSOURI, TX 77489, USA``

One more logged the next day, June 26 at 2235 on 28244 CW: EEEEEEEE DE
WA6APQ/B CN LONG BEACH CA - also but not in every iteration: PSE QSL
SASE. I`ve logged him before.
``28244 WA6APQ/BCN - Long Beach CA USA DM03vu - #0 (06 Feb 2024) Note:
WA6APQ/BCN EEE - Pwr 30w``
``WA6APQ USA flag USA, DEWEY MYERS, 2903 Monogram Ave, LONG BEACH, CA
90815, USA
The WA6APQ BEACON on 28.2440 MHz is located on a 330 foot hill (Signal
Hill) in Long Beach, California. Radio is a Motorola Mitrek consolette
base station, 30 watts, antenna is Antron 99 vertical. Code speed is
approx. 10 wpm and operates 24/7. Since 1993. If you would like a
beacon QSL card, send SASE or SAE with $ 1.00 (no IRC's) or email for a
printable QSL card. Include the standard (RST) signal report, UTC time
and date. Audio/Video and Youtube recordings are welcome. Thank you
for looking`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2248 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
June 25 at 2336 the 2330 on WRMI 9395, S7/9+5, -58 Hz into Peoria SDR,
but calibration is way off showing WWV on 10000 -62 Hz, so WRMI really
on 9395.004!

Also confirmed Tuesday June 25 at 2337 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
3975.001, S9+5 into UTwente and almost synchro with WRMI.

Also confirmed Wednesday June 25 at 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.000+, S9+5/10 into UTwente, and about 3 words behind on 3975.003,
S9/+5.

Also confirmed Wednesday June 26 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490 -69 Hz =
7489.931, S5/S8 into Maryland SDR. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks for a
generous check on a US bank for Summer Solstice from Gerald T.
Pollard,
Raleigh NC, to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 9960, June 26 at 0629, R. Vanuatu is S5/S6 direct, 0630 ID
in passing, 0631 drumming introducing the ``local announcements``
segment (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0014 UT June 27

 

Glenn Hauser logs June 25, 2024  View Printable Version 
Tuesday, June 25 2024

Hauser
** ALGERIA. 17600, June 25 at 0706, Ifrikya FM, S1/S3 in French but
almost readable, SSOB surprisingly and especially since hardly
anything is propagating on 15 MHz band. Much of the daytime, 17600 has
been JBA here. Used to include some 5 minutes in English sometime
during the 06-07 & 18-19 UT hours, not caught recently (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, June 25 at 2159, VOT IS, 2200 timesignal about 9
seconds late: if you can`t do better than that, don`t TS at all! S/on,
English direct is not off the air, S9/+10 vs high noise level. 2208
multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2225, VG S9+30/40 into UTwente when
measured, `Weekly Commentary`` about digitalization written by a TRT
guy. 2229 ``always-by-your-side`` promo. 2230 music. 2234 `Turkey`s
Geomarked Products`, on ship models made of different kinds of wood.
2236 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo. 2237 music. 2240 more music. 2244
another song. 2247 another song, NEVER identified or described. 2250
another song. 2254 s/off ignoring, satellite and internet only.
Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2255 IS once and off* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2248 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
June 25 at 1300 on WRMI 9955, S4/S5 direct and no jamming audible;
followed immediately RSI Slovakia in Spanish with no ID break. Next:

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 for a
generous check on a US bank for Summer Solstice from Gerald T.
Pollard,
Raleigh NC, to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 9960, June 25 at 0657, in bandscan direct, tune-in just in
time to hear an S1/S3 signal here, YL talking, sounds like French, but
cuts off at 0658*; back on briefly and off again to stay. This is a
formerly used R. Vanuatu frequency, nothing else scheduled now, so
surely this explains why 7260 is no longer heard before 0700, as I had
just reconfirmed a few minutes earlier. But are they moving to 7260
after 0700? NO, still nothing. 3945 is again being reported as the
next frequency, but still lacking the helpful harmonix 7890 & 11835 it
used to provide. 0700 is too early for me to get 3945 if on, and the
harmonix are still suppressed. Other reports:

``Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, 3945 kHz, R. Vanuatu, VUT; 06/25, 0928-0937
YL, OM. 35333, 7890, 11835 off/inaudible (LOB). Tecsun 310ET, Dipole
18m, Embu SP Brasil``

Wolfgang Bueschel: ``9959.998 kHz, two radio signals here on that
channel at 0624 UT, probably R Vanuatu, Pacific radio program. S=9+5dB
on Edmonton, AB-CAN``

EiBi still shows 9960 but at 2300-0458 only. Then 7260 at 0458-1105 &
1959-2259; but also 3945 at 0458-1105 & 1845-1959.

Aoki shows 3945 at 0600-1000 & 1900-2000; 5040 at 2000-2400; 5055 at
2100-0100; 7260 at 0000-0559; and no others.

Yet different info in HFCC: the very first entry is VUT on 2485 at
1000-1900; 3945 at 0600-1100 & 1900-2000; 5040 at 2100-0100; 7260 at
2000-0700; 9960 at 2300-0700; all daily for the entire A24 season. RNZ
has filed those frequencies for them as they also do for Solomon
Islands. Vanuatu have only one 10 kW transmitter, so much of these
skeds must be taken as possible alternatives (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2300 UT June 25

 

Glenn Hauser logs June 23-24-25, 2024  View Printable Version 
Tuesday, June 25 2024

Hauser
** CUBA. 9700, June 25 at 0154, RHC in English with good signal; not
on 11950 now but Jon Collins, Birmingham UK reported at 0020:
``listening to radio habana cuba on 11950 khz in english from 00:00
utc, very strong reception with very good audio etc but yl reading the
news speaks too quickly. Tecsun pl-660+15 mtr long wire`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Monday June 24 at 2200, token English from SNR,
S9+10/20 direct; also detectable on 17715, 15520 but not 15390 which
for Africa is always weakest here. First news item about the tragedy
of Melilla, when thousands of migrants mostly from Sudan were killed
trying to get into that enclave next to Morocco. 2220 interview about
researching the Spanish civil war. 2227 outro, has been with Nigel
Thompson, author of new Penguin book, ``Modern History of Spain``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.000, June 23 at *2200, VOT carrier cuts on a few sex
late, no modulation, S9/+5 into UTwente and not the usual .009 offset,
but cuts off at 2202* and never comes back for rest of hour. So much
for English to us and the Letterbox show. Should have checked previous
accidental alternates 11795 & 9875. Another anomaly followed UT June
24: JRX in Brasil heard them in unscheduled Portuguese after 0000 on
9870, test?; which is sked for Spanish at 0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.010, June 24 at 2200, JBA carrier direct if it`s VOT;
but a few minutes later it`s S9/+10 but still insuff. vs noise level.
Into UTwente at 2218 when measured, S9+40/50 about Turkey`s solar
energy capacity. 2226 music. 2230 multi-lingual ID filler reel, music.
2237 `That`s Why` with Ms Badax, something about paradoxes,
contradixions, lying, logic. 2242 music. 2247 ``always-by-your-side``
promo. 2248 music. 2253 s/off by OM ignoring SW. 2253.4 IS to chopoff
at 2255.2* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9870.005, June 24 at 2355, VOT IS, S9+25/35 into UTwente,
with ACI until it`s off at 2356*, presumably CRI 9865 Urumqi. And at
2256 restart IS with Portuguese IDs; hard to understand, but seems
like ``Ouvem a TRT, Voz de Túrkiye`` [not Turquia, stress on the i].
JRX in Brasil heard this test? broadcast last night and we are
rechecking. Some modulation dropouts. 0000 UT June 25, S/on with
lengthy satellite parameters, 5-digit MHz frequencies, symbol rates,
etc., for a broadcast at 22h Turkish time, I think. At the very end
also mentioned SW 9870, time not copied, but presumably now and an
intentional broadcast before the 01-02 Spanish on same, rather than
accidental. Does not start with news, rather music, and very little
talk during hour. 0027 multi-lingual ID filler reel like during
English. 0034 `That`s Why` theme, now titled ``Por que``? YL announcer
with Luso not Braso accent, and JRX finds her Turkish accent makes it
harder to understand (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2248 monitoring: UT Sat June 22:
``I was passing through the 5-MHz band [5085] when I noticed that WTWW
had a very good signal (SINPO 45333) coming in tonight, and there was
Glenn's voice with "World of Radio" in progress. I already listened to
the latest episode via podcast, but by 0414 UTC, Glenn was talking
about New Zealand and then Oklahoma as the program progressed through
the episode.
The episode was done at 0428 UTC, followed by a religious song, a
couple of transmitter interruptions mid-song at 0430 UTC, then off for
good a moment later. The signal was down to SINPO 35333 before
sign-off. Eric Fetters-Walp, Lake Stevens, Washington``

Confirmed Sunday June 23 at 2027 the 2000 on WRN Europe webcast, but
not on the 2000 WRMI webcast only: rather, music fill; did WOR start
and cut off early or not at all? These timings have been problematic.
Still on skedgrid, and Wavescan started OK at 2030.

Confirmed Sunday June 23 at 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001,
S8/9+10, and 3975.002, S9/+10 into UTwente.

Also confirmed Sunday June 23 at 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9+15/20 into
Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed UT Monday June 24 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+15 into
Querétaro SDR.

NOT confirmed UT Monday June 24 at 0300 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.931,
S9/+10 into NH SDR. Instead, 0301 ID and nothing but rock music, no
announcements, until 0400 ID and turnover to TOMBS!

Larry Will explains: ``I was away this weekend and the automation
system failed to pick up JPL {Johnny Lightning?} for some reason. This
cascaded into the later programming as well. I apologize for the
non-airing. Lw``

Also confirmed Monday June 24 at 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, into
UTwente: 6160.001 at S9+10 and 3975.004 at S7/9+5. Next:

0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular?];
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
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 for a
generous check on a US bank for Summer Solstice from Gerald T.
Pollard,
Raleigh NC, to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5130v, June 23 at 2358, NO signal from this WBCQ into
Maryland SDR. Seems it has not come back since activated with a
stronger transmitter for `AAAWWW` UT June 22 until 0100. ``No *rump
none of the time``  --- I`m for that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WTWW: SW100 transmitter update from George McClintock, June
23: ``Glenn, 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 regulator in that had been removed
and the wires tied together by the previous engineer. The high voltage
power supply is working well. We are getting ready to bring the Harris
SW100 transmitter up in the very near future.`` (via Glenn Hauser,
WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, June 24 at 0635, RV is gone again, no signal. I did
not check for other frequencies but he did: ``[WOR] R. Vanuatu on 3945
kHz --- Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec --- Hi all, 3945 kHz, R. Vanuatu, VUT;
06/24, 0934. 7260, 7890 and 11835 off/inaudible. OM 25422 (LOB).
Tecsun PL 310ET, Dipole 18m, Embu SP Brasil`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 4940, June 24 at 0639, JBA music, presumed Estación
4940. Usually nothing there around this hour, but surely this when
there be; has been quite erratic. Much earlier into Bonaire SDR but
unlogged, it had a VG signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 28290, June 24 at 2127, JBA carrier direct when there is
nothing else on 10m. I could report countless unID carriers, but
mostly internal birdies landing on odd split frequencies. This one
could be third harmonic of 9430 - but nothing listed anywhen there by
Aoki or EiBi. Let this anyway serve as a reminder to be alert for such
harmonix especially on higher bands when propagation opens up (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0218 UT June 25

 

Glenn Hauser logs June 22-23, 2024  View Printable Version 
Sunday, June 23 2024

Hauser
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. [WOR] Hedy Lamarr, spread spectrum
innovatress -- I just happened to run across this on the Cheddar News
cable channel; per TitanTV listings, repeats, here converted strictly
to UT times, days and dates:

[Cheddar News HD] The Lightbulb Moment
The Hollywood Actress That Laid The Groundwork For WiFi
(Repeat, 2/03/2021, S1/E1)
Sun June 23 1730 UT
Mon June 24 0530 UT
Sun June 30 1430 UT
Mon July 1  0230 UT
There may be more in July, as yet unspecified. Another episode is `How
Edison Reinvented Invention` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935-, June 23 at 1947, checking for the Riyadh
roar, not done lately nor seen other reports: into UTwente, there it
is, maybe a trace of program music? modulation underneath, S9+15/25.
In synch mode stepping back and forth 5 kHz, can`t decide where to
land exactly: 11934.842, 11934.722 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, June 22 not tuned in via UTwente until 2220,
S9+50/55 of VOT English, when it`s in music. 2224 multi-lingual ID
filler reel. 2227 music. 2232 `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` about
mulberry molasses. 2234 www.TRTEnglish.com promo, music. 2240 more
music. 2244 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo. 2245 music. 2248
TRTVOTworld.com promo, music. 2253 ``always-by-your-side`` promo and
s/off by Ms Badax as if this were the 1230 on 17620, and IS. 2256
restart IS with German IDs. 2300 s/on German and start Altrichten
until 2302.5* chopoff. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2248 monitoring. Not confirmed
Saturday June 22 at 2300 on WTWW 9475: except for my first 8 words or
so until switched to Scriptures for America Worldwide! I`ve asked Bob
& George if they intend to resume WOR on 9475 now or at any other
time? Bob indicates that this was an error.

Confirmed UT Sunday June 23 starting at 0411 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
the nominal 0315v airing, S9/+15 into Georgia SDR with storm crashes.

Confirmed Sunday June 23 at 1900 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.995,
S9+15 into nearby Noale SDR. 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;
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular?];
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
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 for a
generous check on a US bank for Summer Solstice from Gerald T.
Pollard,
Raleigh NC, to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re FM DX log of WRVQ 94.5, Greg Hardison replies: ``I
checked the WRVQ entry on Radio-Locator, and sho' 'nuff, it jives out
there as 200 kW! I expected a bit of Corporate-Radio BS, perhaps
counting 100 kW twice, as in H + V modulation. So then checked it on
the FCC FM Query page: same deal, logging in at 200 kW. Apparently it
must pay to have connections, hi hi! And it's no real surprise to hear
a spot mentioning "the Beach". Much of my family's from that part of
the planet, and there is a good amount of commercial-and-leisure
trans-traffic up & down I-64 between Richmond and the Hampton Roads
area; much more so than one sees between Rchmd and D.C., which is only
about forty miles further away. As for the "ad" on the Liberty Univ.
Outlet, remember, the RW extremists are above any mere laws, so if
they are not divinely struck down while airing commercials below 92
MHz, then it must be all good! :^)> :^)>``

A few FM stations, notably in Michigan, were ``grandfathered`` in with
excessive powers. I just went thru all 634 MI stations in WTFDA FMDB,
and found only these super-powers:
93.7 320/320 kW ERP WBCT Grand Rapids
104.3 190/190 kW ERP WOMC Detroit
105.7 265/265 kW ERP WSBW Grand Rapids
And of the 515 VA stations, only one other >100/100 kW ERP:
99.1 190.9/190.9 kW ERP WSLQ Roanoke

I wonder if they acquired over-powered transmitter(s?) and/or greater
antenna gain? But especially how they justified greater coverage than
competitors (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, June 23 at 0625, RV is active JBA. The 40m
band now is crammed with hams for Field Day & Night?! Right now they
are far enough from 7260 not to be a problem: LSB on 7259, 7263.
Normally 40m LSB hams avoid the higher reaches anyway, more and more
below 7250 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. MUF spike to 107 MHz NW of here per DXMAP before 0200 UT
June 23, after a day mostly below 88 since big morning Es opening I
mostly missed; so out to the car for bandscan: nothing much, but 89.5,
an ``open for DX`` frequency except for ACI, has something JBA on it:
I rarely even trace KWGS Tulsa. Seems like ID at 0159, ``This is
CF---`` something and shortly gospelhuxterism mentioning prophecy,
body of Christ, etc. Any clues at WTFDA FM DB? After 0230 it`s
inaccessible, `Bad Gateway`, server overload. So I pull out the final
FM Atlas from 2010y: only 3 stations in western Canada, AB and BC,
none of them with CF-calls. O, WRTH 2024 shows that has not changed
much, nor in SK, MB. Meanwhile DXMAP shows paths between OK and WA,
nexus over WY, grrr.

Next day by 1538 UT June 23, FMDB is back in biz: of the 28 Canadians
on 89.5, the only CF- prefix is in Goose Bay. Is there a marginal
religious 89.5 around here? Yes, 23.5 kW KJCC Carnegie OK which I have
rarely logged; and three further translators in OKC, Elk City, and
Felt at far end of Panhandle. In KS, xltrs in Topeka, Parsons (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1954 UT June 23

 

Glenn Hauser logs June 22, 2024  View Printable Version 
Saturday, June 22 2024

Hauser
** GERMANY. ``Hi Glenn, thanks for your regular audio reports. Just to
let you know: We are going into summer mode for about 2 months of
time. Our new schedule is as follows:
https://shortwaveradio.de/en/summer-mode-2024

6160 kHz: 15:00 to 22:00 UTC - Monday until Friday
6160 kHz: 14:00 to 22:00 UTC - on Saturday
6160 kHz: 07:00 to 22:00 UTC - Sundays
3975 kHz: 17:00 to 00:00 UTC - daily

So the Monday slot at 08:00 UT has been canceled. Thanks for
cooperation and good DX, Andy (Engineer - Shortwave Radio, Winsen at
the River Aller, Germany)`` (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2248 monitoring: one must keep
checking the WRMI skedgrids in case a WOR time be deleted, or added: I
do find a new one for Saturdays 0930 UT on 9455. This is at 285
degrees = WNW for western N America, not too far off our azimuth from
Okee about 315. Since I strive to remain sound asleep at that hour,
ASAP almost 6 hours ahead, I asked the WOR group for someone to
confirm that, if they are already awake at 0930: not a single reply.

285 carries on across the Pacific, aimed right at Honolulu, by
coincidence? and then Majuro, Port Moresby, Kununurra, so I wonder if
there be sufficient reception in Australia or SE Asia. Local times:
Honolulu 2330, Majuro 2130, Port Moresby 1930, Kununurra 1730.

Confirmed UT Saturday June 22 at 0400 on WTWW 5085, VG direct; S9/+10
into NH SDR; S9+20/40 into Missouri SDR. Had been signing off at 0400*
other nights but still extended for WOR. Previous program wasn`t
finished but faded down by 0359 for ID and WOR. As usual, a bit of
music followed at 0429 until chopoff circa 0430* with no formal ID or
s/off.

Confirmed Saturday June 22 at 1440 the 1430 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.001, S7/S9 into UTwente in broad summersun.

Missed checking Sat June 22 at 1600 on WRN NAm webcast, but very
reliable.

Confirmed Saturday June 22 at 1735 the 1740 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.001 at S9+10  and 3975.002 at S8/9+10 into UTwente.

Also confirmed from 1941 Saturday June 22 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S9+15 into nearby SDR. Also confirmed in progress the 1930s on WRN N
America webcast and WRMI webcast only. Next:

2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475;
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500];
0930 UT Sunday IRRS 9510
1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
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;
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [irregular?];
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
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 for a
generous check on a US bank for Summer Solstice from Gerald T.
Pollard,
Raleigh NC, to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Saturday June 22, I`m not up and checking DXMAP until 1530
UT when I see a huge mess of sporadic E FM DX lines across
central/eastern USA with MUF above 100 MHz. So I hasten to check on
the DX-398 inside:

94.5 at 1534, ad mentioning the beach, ``Q-94`` non ID; RDS shows
SABRINA_, later FEATHER_, i.e. music refs, not ID. So it is:
WRVQ 94.5 RICHMOND VA 200.0 kW 109.0 m 37-24-15 77-18-55 HD Title &
Artist on Q94 CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO Q-94

If it were merely Q94 the only hit on 94.5 would be Harlingen TX by
searching the Slogan field. So is there a hyphen in the VA one or not?
Stations should be required to utter ``dash`` or ``hyphen`` if that`s
the case. And look at that power, twice the normal 100 kW limit. How
did they pull that off? Richmond is inland, not on a beach.

94.9 at 1535, ad for Lowe? Fibre Internet, City of Roanoke VA PSA:
WSLC-FM 94.9 ROANOKE VA 95.5 kW 598.0 m 37-11-50 80-09-11 949 STAR -
Now Playing Title/Artist COUNTRY STAR COUNTRY 94.9

95.3 at 1537, ads for Colonial Williamsburg, Kia; Virginia Repertory
Theater, Amelia County Fair; ``New Country K-95``:
WKHK 95.3 COLONIAL HEIGHTS VA 47.0 kW 156.0 m 37-26-22 77-26-01 K95!
Title & Artist on New Country K95! COUNTRY K-95

If it were merely K95, the only hit on 95.3 would be Willmar MN by
searching the Slogan field. So is there a hyphen in the VA one or not?
Stations should be required to utter ``dash`` or ``hyphen`` if that`s
the case. Amelia County is west of C.Hts., SW of Richmond.

Then I move to the caradio, but the opening is almost finished:

88.3 at 1550, Liberty University mentioned, and several times, ``The
Journey``, commercial mentioning central Virginia; isn`t this the NCE
sub-band?:
WRVL 88.3 LYNCHBURG VA 28.0 kW 346.0 m 37-11-50 79-21-06 RELIGIOUS
TEACHING THE JOURNEY Liberty University

104.5 at 1605, WTER mentioned, and another station, probably referring
to gospelhuxter net members rather than this frequency, which may only
be normal fringer KZZW Mooreland OK. But WTER is not a valid FM or AM
call anywhere.

Nothing more to 1630 when I have just missed confirming WOR on WRN. At
1635 DXMAP shows the Es nexus has been over SE Missouri (Glenn Hauser,
Enid OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2256 UT June 22

 

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