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Glenn Hauser logs April 16-17, 2021  View Printable Version 
Saturday, April 17 2021

Hauser
** CUBA. Correcting previous log, 9475-9505, not 9465-9505; fixed:
9475-9505, April 16 at 0113, jamming against 9490 is splattering
plus/minus 15 kHz; but on 9490 itself, R. República via RMI via FRANCE
is overcoming it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, April 16 at 0612, EHC English is S9 but JBM here, while
6060 is S9+20/30 with good modulation for a change; and 5040, 6000,
and even 6165 are OFF. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13839 S2-S3, 13769 S3; source 13700-AM S9/+10; 13630, 13560
losing out to local Part 15 pulsing, April 16 at 1420, FMish spurblobs
of music with F# tones at ~70 kHz intervals. Something`s always wrong
at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, April 16 at 1855, no signal from RHC, but *1856 open
carrier cut on with hum, S9+5; 1901 English overmodulated with hum.
Something`s always wrong at RHC. 15140 supposed to be on continuously
since 1100 per EiBi, with Kriyol at 1830. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 15300, April 16 at 1855, Horn-of-Africa music at S0-S3, so
figured it would be something other than RFI in French as listed
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7254.936, April 16 at 0606, VON in Hausa, S8/S9+10.
Surprise, back here after long absence, always off-frequency-minus,
after presumably having stayed on 11769.92, where especially at this
hour we are lucky even to hear a JBA carrier. On Feb 4 at 0703 I first
reported 11770- instead of 7255-, and no logs of the latter, since.
But at 1858 April 16 I have presumed VON circa 11769.9, S3-S6,
undermodulated? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6930-USB, April 16 at 2346, pirate with steady S9 of
rock; 2347 ``and now New Jersey by request, is that right?`` April 17
at 0002, ``WTF Radio Worldwide``. Many more logs here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,80373.0.html
Is playing songs about each state in alfabetical order (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 338-MCW kHz, April 16 at 1416 UT, NDB TU, which is 30
watts from Tulsa; I was tuned to 336-USB. Despite proximity on
groundwave, seldom heard at night. Last logged January 1, also about
same hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, April 16 at 1851, REE is S6-S8 about a Bach partita;
this early, better than 15520 and 11940, both S3-S7. 17855 is the OSOB
except for JBA carrier on 17530 which would be VOA Ascension. But
Grimesland or other sites at other times.

At 2132, 17855 even better, S8/S9+10 // 11940 S7-S9, but not // 15520
S7-S9 which has split off into Arabic. This sked shows no such Arabic:

https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/04/radio-exterior-de-espana_12.html
But WRTH 2021 had B-20 Arabic at 2230 M-F on E-Hemisphere frequencies,
which would now have shifted to 2130.

Despite K index of 5 amid G1 storm per WWV as of 2100!

At 2200 I`m on computer so bring up the NA5B KiwiSDR in Washington DC
area, revealed on its map as axually in Maryland between Gaithersburg
and Leesburg VA. Flags above the waterfall denote four Radio Australia
frequencies on 16m! Slightly outdated, including good ol` 17795, sigh.
Anyhow this is still getting 17855 VG at S9+25! Two REE features in
English: first, for April 16, World Voice Day, with Justin Coe; see
http://world-voice-day.org
and from 2211, European Space Agency agenda 2025, with Alison Hughes.
A quick check of my own rx at 2225 finds 17855 faded down to JBA in
the noise; back to NA5B for concluding song, ``Voice`` by Moody Blues
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 16 at 2159 and 2212, nothing but RTTY clatter
into NA5B WDC remote, VOT English to us AWOL. Something`s always
erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2082 monitoring: NOT confirmed at
2055 April 16 the scheduled Friday 2030 airing on IRRS Challenger
Radio, 594 kHz, Villa Estense, Italy; instead via nearby Noale remote
in Italy, and NEXUS-IBA webcast, a couple of guys conversing, but cut
off before any program name, for IRRS ID, and not off the air at 2100
yet; 2105 music, finally cut off at 2111.5*. I had confirmed WOR last
week at 2030. I see WOR is still on IRRS Friday 22:30 CET schedule. So
what happened, a change already? Next:

1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy [ex-Mon 1801]
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
2200vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Chuck Ermatinger, Eureka MO, twice via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com --- Not necessarily in US funds

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

** U S A. 7489.95 &/or 6159.925 approx., UT Sat April 17 at 0003, the
WBCQs with `AAAWWW` underway, Allan saying that 6160 is not on air
with show tonight. Yes, it is, as I check it immediately, running a
few seconds behind 7. Larry Will soon calls to say he just fixed it
and now has remote control of the 6160 transmitter.

0109 lw mentions possible QRM from Iran on 6160 with special Ramadan
broadcast [none audible here tonight, sked 2253-2420 southward in
Arabic] and also Cuba irregularly [splash from 6165 Cuba grows worse
during hour and still there with LSB tuning, so prefer 7490-. I had
pointed out to lw about Iran and that WBCQ should shift to 6155,
midway between the RHC alternatives.]

They say that this summer AW and Tim are going to get 3265 back on
air, changing transmitters around. 0012 Larry off and annoying Freddie
caller immediately replaces him.

[I`ve also just heard directly from Larry: ``Allan and Timtron are
going to be doing some work this summer to bring back 3265 KHz on one
of the big classic WBCQ transmitters, so we may be splitting the Area
51 blocks between 6160 and 3265 with the latter frequency being used
later in the evening. That will give us some more flexibility for
programs such as WOR. I'll be working with them to determine the
optimal frequency/times for our services. Regards, Lw``]

Next topix: billions of robocalls to avoid, and internet scams. Jibe
at Pres. Biden as if he were dumb enough to fall for them. A couple
times including 0019 there is background noise QRMing Allan he does
not seem to be aware of; from phone line?

0022, finally datestamped as 16th of April, YOOL 2021. Refers to
something accusing CNN of being anti-Trump, pro-Biden. Next topic,
reminiscing about the vinyl record era and then reel-to-reel tapes,
how they are both making a comeback for audiophiles. He was about to
read a Radio World article about that, but never got to it. Angela has
hardly a chance to say anything tonight, but plugs a far-right
extremist website.

On March 13 a Maine documentary crew, FSK? Produxions, was at the
SuperStation, and now a 31-minute video about how it came to be is on
youtube if you search on WBCQ 9330. It`s somewhat technical. ``Still
has a few bugs.``

0048, starts to read some Free Radio Weekly items, but interrupted by
a call from someone allegedly in Paris about how locked-down they are
in France. 0052 back to FRW, reads a few pirate names and frequencies,
no further details, so he can plug for them to buy time on WBCQ
instead and avoid illegality.

0056, third call by Freddie interrupting. 0058, Allan calls `BCQ ``Big
Balls Broadcasting``, and right into closing prayer, thanking a god
for electrons. 0100 into music repeating, theme of Hal Turner? and he
starts by 0101 mentioning KYAH in Utah [a station which would like to
air WOR; but night power is 13 watts]. John Carver`s version:

``Tonight's show started on time on 7490 and several minutes later on
6160. Allan and Angela in the studio. Allan starts off reading an
article but phone call at 0005 from Larry Will stating that he was
able to get the 6160 transmitter started remotely. While talking to
Larry, Allan stated that this summer they would be broadcasting late
night on 3265.

Phone call at 0012 from Freddie. Talk is about robo calls, then into
talk about scammers. Allan states that Angela is half naked in the
studio.

Finally back to the article he had started earlier concerning the
admission that CNN had used propaganda and propaganda methods to help
get rid of Trump. Then into the merits of vinyl as opposed to tape.
Allan mentions that a documentary about the superstation has been
posted on YouTube. Mainly concerned with the building of the station.
Allan says to search for WBCQ 9330. Freddie back on the phone at 0046
asking for a link to the video. Phone call at 0048 from a gentleman in
France bemoaning that they still have a curfew at night because of
Covid.

Reading of emails at 0052 which begins with a scan of the newest Free
Radio Weekly. Freddie back on the phone at 0056 to explain a picture
that he had just emailed them. Closing prayer at 0059. Then closing
comments cut off mid sentence at 0100 and then back to the last
sentence of the closing talk which was repeated, into music and then
into Hal Turner. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, April 16 at 0520, JBA carrier, probably R. Vanuatu.
I`ve never had a good log of it on this fundamental, unlike the

11835 harmonic3, where there is nothing yet; but at 0604, 11835 is on
with talk, S4-S7, and 7890 harmonic2 a JBA carrier. This implies that
7260 switch to 3945 circa 0600, as Ron Howard has observed (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) see also NIGERIA

This report dispatched at 0228 UT April 17

 

Glenn Hauser logs April 15-16, 2021  View Printable Version 
Friday, April 16 2021

Hauser
** CUBA. 11850, April 16 at 0108, RHC Spanish is sup-torted, while
11760 is merely under-modulated; 11670 is off; but 13740 is VG and the
OSOB. Something`s always wrong at RHC. At least, neither 11850 nor
13740 is in English tonight like before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9465-9505, April 16 at 0113, jamming against 9490 is
splattering plus/minus 15 kHz; but on 9490 itself, R. República via
RMI via FRANCE is overcoming it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6165, April 16 at 0250, RHC English is JBM here, much louder
on 6000, with COVID-19 advisory. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6970-AM, April 16 at 0120, emphatic talk at S6-S7,
probably the pirate relay of Fox News Channel, but not synchronized
and can`t stand to watch Cable 48 more than a few seconds at a time,
during Hannity. By 0128 is too weak anyway but still on past 0203.
Strangely, no reports of this at HFU, like the last time I heard it
after 0600. There is a report of it at FRN:
http://www.frn.net/vines/read.php?5,8924,8924#msg-8924
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6935-USB, April 16 at 0121, hard talk/rock, maybe in
a loop, deliberately distorted with hard background noise. Then
slightly more intelligible dialog, 0127 song. Off at 0203 recheck.
Other reports of this mashup:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,80341.0.html
Maybe Big Badfish Al in Central Pennsylvania explain it?:
``Captain Black Baerd Radio/Sycko R. 5130 USB was 6935 USB 0115
UTC 16 April 2021, SIO: 444 in CT. 0125 - A mixture of radio stations
overdub and some electric. Thank you Captain Blackbeard and DJ Sycko
for relaying his station`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 341-MCW kHz, April 16 at 0244 UT, Enid`s NDB, EI, is gone
again. Algo JBA probably DNI and/or OIN. Latest reactivation of EI was
only April 14 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, April 15 at 1805 & 1825, no signal from REE N
American overfrequency, not propagating? No, I think it`s OFF, since
neighboring FRANCE manages a JBA carrier on neighboring 17850. But
Spain`s 15520 & 11920 are only JBA carriers. Richard Langley, NB, also
thinx 17855 was off today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2082 contents: Alaska, Andorra non,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba and non, Eritrea non,
France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan non, Kashmir,
Lithuania, Mali, Myanmar and non, New Zealand, North America, Perú,
Romania, South Carolina non, Spain, Thailand, UK, USA, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam; propagation outlook

WOR 2082 is available as of 2343 UT Thursday April 15, 2021
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2082.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2082.mp3

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

The shortwave broadcasts should be:

0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy [ex-Mon 1801]
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
2200vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Chuck Ermatinger, Eureka MO, twice via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com --- Not necessarily in US funds

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

First broadcasts confirmed here UT Friday April 16 at 0130 on WRMIs:
7780 S9/+10; and 5850, S9+20/30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505, April 16 at 0117, WRNO is S9+20 of dead air. Next
check at 0245, S9+30 manages to modulate some gospel music (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, April 16 at
0234-0240: 531(2), 576, 594, 621(2), 639(2), 657(2), *684, 711, 765,
*774(2), 828, 837, 855, 882(2), [NOT 891: Algeria off?], 909, 954,
963, 999, 1044, 1053, 1089, 1098(2), 1107(2), 1125(2), 1152, *1215(2),
1224, 1305(2), 1413, 1503, 1584(2). *strongest. (2) at least two
carriers beating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING
++++++++++++++++++++++++

FRONTLINE | American Insurrection | Season 2021 | Episode 7 | PBS
https://www.pbs.org/video/american-insurrection-65qeoo/

This report dispatched at 0419 UT April 16

 

Glenn Hauser logs April 15,, 2021  View Printable Version 
Thursday, April 15 2021

Hauser
** CUBA. 6060, April 15 at 0627, RHC English with bigbuzz; 6100 & 6165
OK; 6000 & 5040 off. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13420 vs RTTY, 13490, 13560 vs local Part 15 ISM pulsing,
13630; 13770, 13840, 13909, 13979-trace, April 15 at 1412, FMish
spurblobs with F# tone at ~70 kHz intervals, out of RHC 13700-AM which
is only S9-S7 and undermodulated during `Sonido Cubano` music. Not in
the order tuned. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** KIRITIMATI [and non]. 846 kHz, April 15 at 0600 UT, JBA carrier
again tonight, presumed R. Kiribati, Xmas Island; no TA carriers, but
another on 1098, likely another TP, Marshall Islands (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 341-MCW kHz, April 15 at 0610 UT, Enid NDB EI
is still on, alternating nicely with OIN Oberlin KS; almost same
periods but eventually will overlap (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PERU. 4752.468v, April 15 at 0024, R. Huanta 2000 presumed, again
tonight within 4 Hz of where it was SDR SAM-measured last night, via
TWR KiwiSDR, Boa Vista, Brasil, S8-S9 but VP unreadable, so with BFO I
just listen for the carrier to drop, which it does at 0028* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 305-MCW kHz, April 15 at 0604 UT, NDBeacon RO, which is 150
watts from Roswell NM; I was tuned to 303-USB. Seldom heard, last
logged even later on Feb 19. Earlier tonight also had RYN Tucson on
338 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2081 monitoring: confirmed final repeat,
UT Thu Apr 15 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+10
into Bonaire SDR.

NEW WOR 2082 should be ready by early UT Fri Apr 16 for first
broadcasts on WRMIs 5850 to NW and 7780 to NE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Chris Gay, KU4A, notified the WOR iogroup at 0117 UT April
15: ``840, WHAS's Facebook page says they will go off the air at 11 PM
EDT tonight (0300 UTC 15 April) for "several hours" of maintenance. A
great chance to DX the frequency, especially for people like me who
are only 80 miles from their transmitter.``

An amplified compendium of my replies:

At 0301, WHAS still on with ABC news, 0302-0304+ own news; heavy 5 Hz
SAH from KVJY, normally audible with WHAS nulled. Night pattern with 1
kW is supposedly fat cardioid toward SW, protecting WHAS to NE, and
with very little signal due north toward me:
https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=64629

Well, WHAS still haven`t gone off by 0321 UT. O, just cut off rudely
at 0323 uncovering KVJY Spanish praise music. What else? CMHW Cuba
should be heard.

At 0330, KVJY ID as ``R. Aléluya, 1600 Pasadena Blvd., Pasadena,
Tejas``.

With WHAS off, 1.6 Hz SAH between KVJY and something.
Streaming linx for comparison

https://radioaleluya.org/
https://www.cmhw.cu/

Listening to CMHW webcast, ``s/off`` and Cuban NA by 0400 -- but
continues with ``W Santa Clara, en el centro de Cuba`` --- and
``informativo de CMHW...``

The major other UStation on 840 is news/talk KXNT Las Vegas NV, 25 kW
but major lobes to north and SSW.

At 0400, KVJY, Pharr, Texas, brief legal ID in English. Pharr is far
from Houston, but apparently programmed from HQ. Webpage has listen
linx to it and 3 other sibling stations, so not simulcasting?

And WHAS, 5 Hz SAH cut back on by *0416. Off again by 0422*. WHAS on
again for a few seconds at *0424 - etc., etc.? Not listening closely
after that, but WHAS back on to stay by 0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU [and non]. 11835, April 15 at 0626, 3 x 3945 R. Vanuatu
with talk in Bislama, S5-S6 better than usual; also JBA on 7890 = 2 x
3945. No sign of co-channel China on 11835. At 0632, NZ inbooming
S9+10/20 on 11725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2182-USB, April 15 at 0613 UT, YL making a call, no
reply heard. I bandscan across here every night, but hardly ever hear
anything on this once-major calling/distress channel. Must stop and
sit on it for longtime (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1647 UT April 15

 

Glenn Hauser logs April 14, 2021  View Printable Version 
Thursday, April 15 2021

Hauser
** CANADA [and non]. 800 kHz, April 14 at 0606 UT, after hearing
Mexican NA probably XEROK, where it`s ``midnight``, English talkshow
giving phone 1-800-675-1010. Most likely CKLW Windsor, easily dominant
here despite KQCV and the other 800s at night; so suspect with a
network program originating at 1010 CFRB, Toronto. Anyone confirm?
Reverse phone lookups are extremely unhelpful. Both are now iHeart
stations with same show `Power Play` at 2 am, but websites show
different call-in numbers. There are 5 other Canadians on 800, the
others not listed as news/talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, April 14 at 0552, R. Rebelde is S9+20/30, just barely
modulated, minuscule improvement since my last check at 0109 of a
trace. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13912, 13841, 13771; 13629, 13559, 13489, 13418, 13348,
13268-trace, all wide and approx., April 14 at 1317, spurblobs out of
13700-AM RHC, with F# tones and in FM quiet audio on the closer ones,
approx 70-71 kHz intervals.

13981-trace, 13911, 13841, 13770; 13630, 13560, 13490, 13420,
13279-trace, April 14 at 1353, another survey finds them slightly
different averaging closer to 70 kHz. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, April 14 at 2223, this RHC is off while it should have
been in French; while 11950 is on early? By 2315-2317, 11880 is on
during English, merely S9, undermodulated during North American
weather outlook but fade down when name of Chief Meteorologist is
outroed. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, April 14 at 0602, JBA carrier, in bandscan
going up from 531 kHz, now too late to hear anything from Europe,
until I get to 1215; but not too early to hear R. Kiribati in the UT
+14 zone equivalent to UT -10 plus a day. Really no other possibility
so I dare not to declare it unID tho I never get any audio (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 341-MCW kHz, April 14 at 0558 UT, Enid`s one and only ND
beacon, EI, is reactivated at Woodring Airport, 25 watts. Checking for
it nightly, not heard since March 26, when it showed briefly after
another silence since March 15. Now mixing with OIN, Oberlin, Kansas.
EI still on, alone and reconfirmed in daytime 2128 UT April 14. For
how long this time? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 17614.986, April 14 at 1405, JBA carrier and also the
SSOB and OSOB, surely SRI/SBA, which used to be slightly offset to the
plus side, now varying more downward (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, April 14 at 2058, REE is JBA S2, but axually improves
later, N American frequency both on the air and propagating this late
for the first time in the A-21 season. By 2157 it`s S7-S8 and better
than 15520 now which was S5 an hour ago. 11940 is S5-S7 as token
Wednesday English starts at 2200. 11685 for Africa, normally the
worst, is now S6-S8. Justin Coe introduces: feature after some news
will be about the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Second
Republic in 1931y; and concluding about Catalan composer Federico
Mompou. First news by Alison is doubling of COVID-19 cases in Spain
due to a fourth wave caused by eased restrixions for Holy Week {DUH!).
17855 down to S7 by 2207, some fadeouts to 2210. At 2211, 15520 a JBA
carrier; 2212 about República 2 underway as I find 11940 best. By
2214, 17855 is almost gone. We shall hear how well it hold up as more
and more insolation brighten the North Atlantic path over the next
bimonth, with 17855 starting out at ``midnight`` local time for
English. Probability of sporadic E boosting it into further F2
refraxions is also going up but unreliable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, April 14 at 2158, VOT IS vs RTTY, so is on today;
2205 during English news, careful `545 notching almost eliminates the
RTTY as variable bandwidth and passband also help audiblize it. But
TRT can hardly expect such capability at every receiver. Something`s
always awry at Ankara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2081 monitoring: Richard Langley, NB,
confirms the 0230 UT Monday April 12 on WRMI 7780 but 5800 not
checked.

Confirmed here Wednesday April 14 at 2100 & 2200 the pileup of airings
late in the program week: at 2100, JBA on WRMI 7780; and ~20 seconds
later on WBCQ 7489.92v, S7-S8. Also confirmed at 2200 on WRMI 9955, S9
peaks but fades vs jamming. Next, and last:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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UNIDENTIFIED. 4905, April 14 at 0553, JBA carrier vs CODAR. Normally
hear nothing, sometimes RTTY. Certainly not Tibet at midday there,
leaving R. Relógio Federal, Brasil, which is sometimes reported but
not by me. IIRC despite the legacy timesignal name, it`s gospel-huxter
programming, the only other known possibility; unless another ute
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2350 UT April 14

 

Glenn Hauser logs April +13-14, 2021  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, April 14 2021

Hauser
** ANDORRA [non]. More info on the R. Andorra tribute via AUSTRIA,
April 12 at 1700-2045 UT I heard on 6180 via UTwente SDR:

``And the presentator will be Max Lafontaine, former announcer
(1970-1972). A nice souvenir for people who were in Andorra for EDXC
2019 (Christian Ghibaudo, France, BDXC-UK news April 10 via BC-DX)``

``RADIO ANDORRA HIT PARADE. For those who haven't been able to listen
to the Monday night special broadcast, There is a podcast.

https://www.mixcloud.com/AquiRadioAndorra/hit-parade-radio-andorre-du-12-avril-1981/?fbclid=IwAR0srWHBIWcjavu5PKcARdtzTXdKoOZUrzDMlpbfs12HQ0rJtElOWLwsvtk
(via Ghibaudo, April 13, BDXC-UK news)`` (via gh, WOR)

** CHINA [non]. 11895, April 13 at 0608, Chinese at S9, as RFA is
scheduled 0300-0700 via SAIPAN. Don`t think it be jammer as nothing
else on 25mb, besides 11725 NZ; not even 11835 Vanuatu/China (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) See also CUBA

** CUBA. 6000, April 13 at 0559, RHC English is back on correct
frequency after stray to 5990 last night, now overpowering weak Mali
5995 properly from the plus side, as last hour repeat starts a bit
early into news already. Also on 6060 with some buzzes; 6100 with some
squeals; 6165 with some hum; and 5040 is off. Somethings` always wrong
at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11980, April 14 at 0050. CRI English, S8 fading to S5 and
undermodulated, i.e. 2 x relay on 5990, confirmed by // on two
receivers. Someone else heard this recently but did not realize it
could be an harmonic, altho I have reported it a number of times
before. Not always audible, but something is always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, April 14 at 0109, R. Rebelde is S9+30 of dead air, or
with a trace of modulation? Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13740, April 14 at 0113, surprise, RHC in English here,
supposedly only Spanish, S9+30 and better than // 6000 & 6165; and
it`s the 13 MHz OSOB. During weather outlook for all of North America,
including USA, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, temps in F&C, from
``Cuba`s Chief Meteorologist``, didn`t catch his name, who will be
back tomorrow. A new feature? Never encountered that before. Perhaps
trying to one-up Radio Martí, which has long provided Cuban weather
info from afar. But is English on 13740 another feed mixup, like when
once heard on 11850? (not now - still suptorted Spanish); an
experiment or an intentional summer improvement? Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PERU. Re my report of 4752: ``Looks like R. Huanta 2000. Website:
https://radiohuanta2000.com/ not as in WRTH with fm after
2000...``

Dr Hansjoerg Biener replies 13 April on the WOR iog: ``Peru: It is a
very difficult task to keep track of websites, e-mail addresses, phone
numbers etc. It seems that Huanta 2000 regained the rights for the
domain (note the copyright year 2021 for the design). According to my
files http://www.radiohuanta2000.com/ was used in 2016 but became
unavailable in 2017. It was then replaced by the domain
http://radiohuanta2000fm.com for about two years. In 2019 I noted that
the new "fm"-domain had expired, but I was unable to find any new
website``.

4752.464, hearing it again tonight via TWR KiwiSDRs Bonaire & Boa
Vista, Apr 13 from 2358 with music thru hourtop, mostly talk after
0009 April 14, S7 but unreadable with a lot of storm noise altho
Blitzortung shows very little lightning in northern S America, so
maybe from C America if not Oklahoma. Still past 0026 but gone at 0035
recheck; did not hear it cut off, but that was exactly when it did so
last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 7420, April 14 at 0057, RRI with music not // 7375 IS, so
separate programming unlike all-English last time I heard them. But
something`s wrong with the 7420 transmitter: altho quite strong, the
signal level is pulsing, more obvious on S-meter if I attenuate it; at
same time as the frequency wobbles slightly, revealed by BFO. 0100
break for RRI ID in Romanian, back to music but cuts off the air by
0101.5*. 7420 is Galbeni, supposed to run Romanian 0000-0157; 7375 is
Tsiganeshti, English until 0057, French as heard from 0100 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SRI LANKA. 11905, Apr 14 at 0051, S Asian music from SLBC, VP S8-S5
with flutter both vertically and horizontally, i.e. signal level and
signal frequency, Doppler effect on trans-polar route. A few years ago
this started circa 0115 with mistimesignals I would track (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2081 monitoring; next:
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Randy Stewart, Battlefield MO, via PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com Not necessarily in US funds, and says, ``Glenn,
it's about time I contributed to your (virtually) lifelong efforts on
behalf of DXers!``

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

** VANUATU. 11835, April 13 at 0609, no signal at all here from 3 x
3945 R Vanuatu, nor CNR2 as sked; suspect RV be absent, as still
getting Chinese on 11895 S9 from presumed Saipan (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 6205.038, April 13 at 2356, ROCV with dance music, S8-S9
via TWR Boa Vista, Brasil SDR, distorted but stronger than TWR Bonaire
was getting it, and now S5-S6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7828-USB, April 14 at 0055, 2-way in Spanish, repeatedly
referring to Ecuador (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0239 UT April 14

 

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