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Glenn Hauser logs May 30, 2024 |
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Friday, May 31 2024
** U S A [and non]. ``Glenn, Please notice new times of WOR on IRRS-Shortwave & MediumWave via NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association, effective May 31, 2024: - Friday 2030 UT on 1323 kHz to Europe - Saturday 2330 UT streaming on IRN at https://nexus.org/mp3 - Sunday 0930 UT on 9510 kHz to Europe, North Africa, Middle East - Sunday 1902 UT (approx) on 1323 kHz to Europe All AM/MW & SW broadcasts above are also simulcast on IRN (Internet Radio NEXUS) at https://nexus.org/mp3 Best 73s. Ron Norton NEXUS-Int'l Broadcasting Association email: ron@nexus.org https://www.nexus.org ph: +39-02-266 6971 - US Toll free: 1-888-612-0039 UK: 020-3759-0185``
The major change here is resuming one broadcast on SW, 0930 UT Sunday on 9510. I hope the web-only really start at 2330 Sat instead of 2333 to include full program (gh) WORLD OF RADIO 2243 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: With hockey still on going, listening and typing is on a back side for a while, 9395 kHz is lately the best frequency, 5850 kHz is somewhat off. Update, confirming WOR #2243, my confirming is short and sweet, lack of reception due to radio blackouts and solar flares are hampering my listening and confirming your broadcasts, WRMI: 9395, QSB fading a lot, 0130, 0131, 0159 (4-55433), (45433), 0159, May 23 UTC 2024 [Thu] WRMI, World of Radio #2244: 9955, 0021, 0029 confirmed webcast, May 26 UTC 2024 [Sun] 9395, 2330, only, start, heard jingle at start S5, S6 signal, 2359, May 28 UTC 2024 [Tue] 9395, 0130, 0143, 0144, 0159 (45433), except for static best frequency, May 30 UTC 2024 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` WORLD OF RADIO 2244 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday May 30 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9/+15 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday May 30 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR; and S9+10 into Bonaire SDR Also confirmed Thursday May 30 from 1630.8 on SW Gold/Radio, Germany, 6159.999, S9/+5 into UTwente. Also by Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany: ``World of Radio confirmed date (YYMMDD) kHz UTC date (DDMM) country station/details sinpo HjBi 230530 6160 1630 3005 D SW Radio, E, World of Radio #2244, 1659 QSL Serenade, 1700 FSN nx: Trump hush money trial 25432 HjBi`` WORLD OF RADIO 2245 contents: Algeria, Australia, Benin, Bolivia, Brasil, Cuba, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, (Italy and non), Korea North, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Perú, Poland non, Romania, Russia and non, Spain, Switzerland non, (Taiwan), Turkey, UK, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican, Vietnam non; Shortwave Nostalgia; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2245 available from 0118 UT Friday May 31: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2245.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2245.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085; 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2030]; 2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475 [NEW]; 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 [NEW]; 1902vUT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy [ex 2000]; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [NEW]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 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; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Doug Brown, London, Ont., for a generous check in US$ on a US bank 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: 1160 RCC in Spanish, another earlier reply, via ABDX: ``How about KCTO? Last I heard they were running Spanish Catholic (Radio Maria network). They have been reported running day power at night in the past. 73 Tim Hall`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) This report dispatched at 0149 UT May 31
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Glenn Hauser logs May 28-29, 2024 |
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Thursday, May 30 2024
** ALGERIA. May 29 at 0320, direct, nor into UTwente, nothing on 9700 when Ifrikya FM is supposed to be nor on 9500 at 0300-0600, per EiBi, and HFCC with no alternates registered; so where is that? Or resting for two sesquihours? Still nothing at 0414, 0546.
17600, May 29 at 0657, now Ifrikya FM is on and propagating across night path, S7/S8 music; might have netted some floating English if intuned by 0635. 0700 accurate TS and news in French starting with UN Security Council. The SSOB by far; only other 16m significant is JBA carrier on 17855, the China radio war at 06-07: RFA via TINIAN, CNR1 or Firedrake jammer per EiBi. 17600.000, May 29 at 1829, S9/+15 into UTwente, ending English ID, music. No floating English rest of half hour. Grandiosely it`s `La Voix Africaine` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BENIN. 1566, TWR: see UNIDENTIFIED, pro-forma ** BRAZIL. 9818.8345, May 29 at 0336, JBA carrier direct, as carefully measured on the R75 compared to WWV; so R. Nove de Julho is back. Wolfgang Büschel also reported it a bit earlier May 29: ``9818.836 BRA R 9 de Julho Port, S=8 -75dB in EUR 00.31 UT, S=6 in MA state`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. MW ND beacons: see UNIDENTIFIED [and non]: QT, YXL ** CUBA. 9790, May 29 at 0335, CRI English relay is S9+40/50 direct with two raspy spurs approx., 9785 & 9795, impossible to pin on exact frequencies. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ROMANIA [and non]. 9700, May 29 at 0200, RRI opening Spanish, VG into UTwente and into Missouri SDR, no sign at either of RHC Spanish which has intermittently appeared here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also ALGERIA ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935, May 29 at 1829 quickcheck, horrible buzzroar into UTwente (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Wed May 29 at 2200, token English from SNR, S9/+10 direct and the other three detectable; opening headline is that three more countries have recognized Palestine as a state, Ireland, Norway and Spain for a total of 146. Israel objects to Spain. After news, discussion about this. I daresay that`s a lot more than recognize East Turkistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, May 29 at 2159, VOT not off the air, audible direct with IS & ID. 2212 about May 29, 1463? when Istanbul was conquered. 2227 S9+9/15 into Maryland SDR when measured. 2238 `Sports Panorama` by Ms Badax. 2245 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, song. 2250 ``with you every hour`` promo, song. 2253 s/off again ignoring SW, on the way out? 2254.4 IS, 2258.7* chopoff (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non]. 17655 & 15580, May 29 at 1906, both VOA SAO TOME and BOTSWANA with same music, into Canary Is SDR; was supposedly going to broadcast a silly basketball game in Portuguese between 1800/1830 and 2030, in a championship series live from Rwanda, presumably if and when an Angolan team participated. UTwente gets 15580 only; the two SDRs in RSA get neither! and appear to be deaf wideband. 1910 hummy Portuguese announcement about this; one team is Tigers, from Cidade do Cabo = Cape Town. Maybe a pause in game. Soon back to game excitedly. 1918 feed starts breaking up, switch to another studio for a bit (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2244 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday May 28 at 2332 the 2330 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.004, S9+5/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed Tuesday May 28 at 2332 the 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9+15/25 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday May 29 at 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, into UTwente, 6160.000 S9/+15; and 3975.002 S9+5. Also confirmed Wednesday May 29 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490-, S6/S9; recheck for measurement 7489.933, it`s in dead air, hope not during WOR. Next: 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Gold/Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Brock Whaley, Aiken SC, for a generous contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com and comments: ``Keep up the fine work. A fan and admirer for decades. Thanks for keeping the hobby alive!`` One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Near-blackout May 29 at 1453 bandscan direct: on 31m, no WRMIs, no WBCQ 9330, just 9980 WWCR very attenuated S4/S6. Only JBA carriers from: 11930, 13845, 15770, 15825; WRMI 17790 at 1458 is S5 JBA. WWV reported: ``SUMMARY: X-Ray Event exceeded X1 (R3) Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 159 Issue Time: 2024 May 29 1549 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 May 29 1411 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 May 29 1437 UTC End Time: 2024 May 29 1538 UTC X-ray Class: X1.4 Optical Class: 2b Location: S18E62 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point. Radio - Wide area blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for about an hour`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1130 kHz, May 29 at 0316 UT into the R75, the E/W loop gets KWKH with very little QRM, but switching to the N/S shortwire, rock music dominates, no doubt reactivated KLEY Wellington KS running 250-watt day power at night. Then at 0649 UT May 29, on the NRD545 with main E/W longwire, Fox Sports Radio no doubt KWKH mixing with music presumed KLEY and at least one other station. KLEY not dominating at night like it used to (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Re the 1160 unID Spanish RCC station, KCTO: Where is Cleveland, Missouri, anyway? Not even in my Rand McNally Atlas index, but shows in the Large Scale version as due south of Kansas City, just barely east of the KS/MO border. If the longitude there be exactly the same as on State Line Road in the city of KC, 94°36′26.7″W, the long. of the site as in radio-locator.com, 94 36 28.8 W, puts it slightly on the KANSAS side. However, pin on the Google map link puts it about 562.5 feet EAST of the border in MISSOURI! Coverage map cross for site is right on the state line, but zooming in on one of them looks like barely in MO. Why couldn`t MO & KS fix their border at some ``even`` longitude? Why couldn`t KCTO put its towers exactly on the state line to further flummox us? Well, it`s a `road` even that far out of the City, crossing circa 250th Street. Another tiny town achieves world fame by hosting a minor radio station as its ``City of License``. Meanwhile, more from Greg Hardison: ``Glenn: – Re UNID on 1160 kHz, this might be the best we'll do: http://hosannachristiannetwork.com/ Hosanna Christian Network - Linked to, from MW-List under KCTO/1160 entry. Page is entirely in Spanish; page-link allegedly for Online audio leads to an "Error 404" page. – el otro G H`` Mauno Ritola, Finland, WRTH, replies: ``Tim Hall and the other GH is right; it carries now Radio María USA Español and MW list had last year's info. Just listened to it via Kansas City KiwiSDR and heard the attached ID. An update has been sent to mwlist.org and it should be up soon with the correct links and the ID. 73, Mauno`` His clip has ID in English for KCTO plus two FMs - translators no doubt, in Kansas City proper; net timecheck for Eastern & Central zones only, list of stations in several states, NOT including this one, but including on a subcarrier of 99.5 WBAI New York, which is Pacifica! I listened for it again May 28 circa 0645 UT: nothing but a weak KSL? Rather than propagation, if KCTO, I think it must have been on 5 kW day power when it was dominating. Both day and night patterns are slightly clockwise from N/S, and theoretically without much signal thisaway to its southwest (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. Local line noise level worst on LW & MW, has abated slightly, so I can at least detect some NDB carriers, but not enough to copy IDs. Tentatively based on previous experience: 365 kHz, May 29 at 0653: most likely AA, 100 watts of Fargo ND really in MN 346 kHz, May 29 at 0654: surely YXL, 1000 watts at Sioux Lookout, Ontario 344 kHz, May 29 at 0655: previously, JA, 400 watts at Jaxonvil FL 332 kHz, May 29 at 0656: barely copiable, dash and QT, 1000 watts at Thunder Bay, Ontario - if any Canadian can make it, this is it. Cannot hear IC Wichita KS mixing on 332 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1230 kHz, May 29 at 0647 UT, approx. 1 kHz tones lasting 7 seconds between pauses lasting 3 seconds, in graveyard pileup mix. Suspect it`s a failed satellite feed instead of programming or deliberate testing somewhere. Does anyone recognize this pattern? My closest, WBBZ Ponca City OK, cannot dominate at night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1566 kHz, May 29 at 0330, JBA carrier into R75, on both antennas but slightly stronger on the E/W Wellbrook loop. Toward the end of a perfunctory JBA MW carrier search in USB upward at 9 kHz intervals, 1 kHz below each E Hemisphere channel. Nothing at all heard lower vs very noisy summer conditions plus my local line noise. This has got to be TWR BENIN, which I`ve heard before much more easily in winter. Now in summer it has an advantage to North America, lower latitude path far from the Midnight Sun: maxes out less than 40-north in the Atlantic just outside Washington DC where the G.C. path from Parakou to Enid enters North America; also, 100 kW, far more power than anything in Europe, max 1 kW! Only more than that is 10 kW from Iran. Nothing else of any power in Africa, all per mwlist; but shows *0345; maybe they run open carrier before sign-on. I am reminded to check for it by this on the IRCA iogroup May 27 but lacking a time!: ``Benin 1566 in S. Alberta --- Weak, but clear and distinct sign-on bells/chimes from TWR Benin on 1566 last night. I am away in Spain right now so logging into my remote via my iPhone so file reviews not very complete. 73, Steve Ve6wz Sundre AB`` Of course, there are several more 1566s in east Asia & Pacific, but now all in the Dayside, 25 kW or less, except 250 kW FEBC Korea South. The only other extremely remote possibilities than Benin would be an American accidentally 4 kHz off-frequency, or pirate deliberately as a DX spoiler. Another time, lacking any audio, should try to DF it and/or check remotes such as Canary Islands as early as 0330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 2358 UT May 29
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Glenn Hauser logs May 26-27, 2024 |
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Tuesday, May 28 2024
** BRAZIL. 9819v, May 27 at 0649, no signal direct from R. Nove de Julho; normally no more than a JBA carrier on signature off-frequency, but not noticed late-night for some time. Could it be another gone forever? ZY propagation is OK with RVM 9665v audible. Manuel Méndez, Spain, reported May 26: ``9819, Rádio 9 de Julho, São Paulo, checked this weekend at different times, it seems out of the air, just like last weekend`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. 24950 USB, May 27 at 2294, VE1SK calling CQ Parx on the Air. Only phonesig on 12m and none on 10m. QRZ.com: ``VE1SK Canada flag Canada, Stephen "Steve" Albert, 177 SUNNYLEA ROAD, WELLINGTON, NS B2T 1A2, Canada`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13820, May 27 at 0638, pulsejamming not only impossible time for R. Martí but also impossible season, yet none on 13605, the A-season frequency it never runs overnight. More PJ against nothing at 0640 on 11860, stronger 9565; 0653 on 7355 & 7365. Yet 5025 Rebelde is OFF at 0657; first things first! Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba and the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PERU. 4775.15 approx., May 27 at 0659, S5 JBA signal with music, 0700 Spanish with R. Tarma ID vs some CODAR swirshing. One of few Peruvians left on SW. . Normally never heard overnight. On April 24, at 0108-0136, Gianni Serra reported it on 4774.900v into UTwente. Usually detectable overnight: 4810 JBA carrier vs utehash from R. Logos, Chazuta (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Mon May 27 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG S9+20/30 direct, and other 3 frequencies detectable, 15520, 17715, 15390. Feature after news to be about a May 16 move by the European Commission against Meta over impact of social media upon children and teens, the Digital Services Act, interviewing spokesperson about risk to minors of addixion. I see the Friday May 24 (``25``) podcast is now available: ``Michael Ignatieff and our stubborn historical patterns`` https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/english-language-broadcast/michael-ignatieff-and-our-stubborn-historical-patterns/16120420/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) see also UNIDENTIFIED ** TURKEY. 11795.009, May 27 at 2209, VOT English is here instead of 11785! Punch-up error? At 2158 tuning direct found no sig on 11785 or 9875, presumed off; but tuning up to compare 11800 RRI reception, at 2209 I hit SW Asian music, drumming and chanting, on 11795 where there is normally nothing at this hour, surely not VOT which would be in olds this early in hour. But at 2213 English intro by the only OM announcer, to `The Energy Agenda`, a VOT program! This rates S9/+20, stronger than RRI. At 2222 via UTwente measured as above, usual +9 Hz offset like 11785.009 had been. Into UTw heavy ACI from Romania 11800, inescapable even by LSB tuning. 2223 `That`s Why`, Ms Badax, something about salinity in the oceans covering 2/3 of Earth; then music. 2243 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, more music. 2247 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, more music. 2252 WYEH again. 2253 s/off as if satellite and internet only, so no chance of citing 11785 or 11795; and into IS until chopoff at 2254.7*. Which frequency will VOT not be on tomorrow? Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [non]. 17655, May 27 at 1550, S7/9+10 into TWR RSA SDR, song from VOA, not Portuguese coverage of silly basketball tournament in Rwanda as had been previewed. Site is SAO TOME. Supposed to be //15580 BOTSWANA with that, but separate music, seems instrumental pop music only, no announcements, fill? 17655 announcement in English, 1553 ID as VOA-One. 1600 news in English while 15580 continues music. 1638, 17655 a semi-minute deadair break. By 1703, 17655 is in Portuguese into UTwente, VATICAN site now; 15580 still music: not Chinese, but beware of CNR1 jammer and SOH on 15580 at 23-17 per Aoki. I suspect that Angola was a loser on Saturday, so next round on Monday would be inconsequential? But by 1900 when I`m not getting anything on 17655 into Africa, I do hear some S3/S4 weak but enthusiastic Portuguese into UTwente, maybe play-by-play; special time reserved until 2030 also on 15580 much better, yes with 23-28 score at 1901, S9+5/20 on 15579.981. ``Three-minute pause`` with music starts at 1908, until 1913 when the two pbp guys resume chat but not yet game. Constant background hum, feed defect? Later resumed pbp. I wonder which pays which to be on VOA? Not to mention US taxpayers for this non-American offtopicness. By 2025 I notice 15579.993 has switched to music, // JBA 17655 into UTwente. At 2030 sharp, 15580- switches to othermusic, hilife. Maybe that`s now VOA English feed as sked until 2200: yes, ``music never-ending`` VOA English ID at 2033. And now 17655 is off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2244 monitoring: confirmed Sunday May 26 at 2000 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.995 kHz, S9+5/20 into nearby Noale SDR and still not on 918 or 207 kHz. Also confirmed Sunday May 26 at 2157 the 2130 on SW Radio/Gold, Germany, 6160.000, S8/9+5, and 3975.002, S9+15/20 into UTwente. Also confirmed NEW time of Sunday May 26 at 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9+10/25 into Missouri SDR with some storm crashes. Aimed NW but not making it this early into Alberta. Also confirmed UT Monday May 27 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+15 into Querétaro SDR. I see on map some more near Mexico City, untried yet. What`s shown active on the Kiwi map does not always match what you may reach by searching keynames. Also confirmed UT Monday May 27 from 0302.3 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -70 Hz = 6159.930, S9+10. JL gotta go by 0300 but misc. stuff such as closing credits to some OTR show and pauses till WOR start. Also confirmed Monday May 27 at 1930.7 on SW/Gold Radio, Germany, into UTwente, 6160.001 S9/+10 and 3975.004 S9/+10. Always preceded by brief ADDX segment in German, this time at 1927 about LRA36. 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 Gold/Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Gold/Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Gold/Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Brock Whaley, Aiken SC, for a generous contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com and comments: ``Keep up the fine work. A fan and admirer for decades. Thanks for keeping the hobby alive!`` One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. ``WTWW: SW100 Harris problems --- Glenn, The Harris SW100 was in a pitiful condition. The driver inductor jumped track and caused a small breaker to trip. Most of the resistors, screws were not making contact due to rust and corrosion. The items were disconnected and cleaned. The final inductors are messed up and are not turning and will be taken out and cleaned shortly. There was one IC shorted in the controller and was replaced. One door interlock was damaged and had to be adjusted with a new part. The previous engineer had a bad final tuning motor go out and replaced it with a stick to turn it. My son and I took a motor from a Harris transmitter (in storage) and got rid of the tuning stick. The Harris schematic diagram showed a switch for tuning and operation. There was a pot there and was replaced with a switch to match the diagram. The contact shoes for frequency change were in bad shape and were cleaned with sandpaper. The pump in the water tank was not working and had to be replaced with a spare pump. This is only a sampling of the problems encountered. With the remaining problems, it will probably be about 2 months before the transmitter will be in operation on 12.105. George McClintock 5-26-2024`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A. 1130 kHz, May 27 at 0709 UT, NO signal from KLEY Wellington KS, perpetual cheater, not a daytimer but legally ONE watt at night; instead, after many weeks of doing so, no blocking of KWKH Shreveport, silly sportstalk. Finally going legal? No, also no groundwave 250-watt signal daytime at 1530 & 2205 UT chex. I bet whenever they may resume daytime will also be nightcheater again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, May 27 at 0653, NO signal from R. Vanuatu; had been very reliable, at least JBA, checked every night for weeks, but not logged. Ron Howard agrees: ``VANUATU [non-log]. R. Vanuatu, random checking from 0755 to 0940 UT, on May 27. Not heard on 2485, 3945, 5040, 7260 nor 9960. Ron, Asilomar State Beach, Calif. (near Monterey), CommRadio CR-1, external antenna: 100 ft. long wire`` - don`t forget 7890 & 11835, onetime great harmonix (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1160 kHz, May 27 at 0710 UT, dominant signal is Spanish, mentions ``misericordia`` every few seconds -- that`s an RCC = ICR buzzword like you would hear on R. Católica Mundial 12050. Misericordia translates as mercy, compassion, or clemency. There is only one Mex, XEQIN, way off in BCN, no such format and allegedly silent anyway. Altho two ``community`` outlets have CPs. Likely a US station. Only one NRC AM Log possibility as SS/REL: Radio Luz WRLZ Saint Cloud FL U4 2500/500. Yet mwlist calls WRLZ ``Nossa Rádio``, i.e. Portuguese! Link to net website calls 1160 WBIX Orlando; and three others, in Ft Lauderdale, Boston and Connecticut, all ``WBIX``! - which is the real call only for 1260 Boston - where this group for brasileiros originates? Anyhow, that`s not this. In NRC Log, there are several REL but not SS on 1160, including EWTN; could one of those in EE include some SS? KRDY San Antonio TX U4 10000/1000 would be likely by proximity and propagation, but it`s Relevant Radio. That net`s sked unshows Spanish now or anywhen. WMET Gaithersburg MD U4 50000/1500 is with Guadalupe Radio Network/EWTN lacking SS in NRC Log, but net website is in Spanish! Could broadcasts be bilingual? Nothing really fits. Beyond Mexico? Here`s surely an RCC in WRTH and mwlist: HRVZ R. Juan Pablo II, 1 kW in Siguatepeque, Honduras. KSL 1160 SLC is hardly a factor even without auroral condx - hard to believe it`s 50/50 kW ND U1 at only 800 miles. Gets whammed by IBOC noise on 1157 from KFAQ Tulsa, and listed as returning the disfavor. IBOC not a problem right now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 17855, May 27 at 0454, S7/S9 of open carrier/dead air, into UTwente; after this tip: ``[WOR] Open carrier on 17855 kHz, 0415 UTC May 27 --- I'm going to guess someone at REE forgot to hit the off switch a few hours ago? 73, Ricky Leong, Calgary, Alberta, Canada`` Maybe; Still at 0454-0500+, 17855.002, S7/S9 OC into UTwente; nothing on other three REEs: 17715, 15520, 15390, none ever sked at this hour. EiBi shows CRI English Beijing 572 on 17855 at 04-06. But this just went off at 0504 - maybe one or the other saw our discussion, ha (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING ``FREETHOUGHT MATTERS`` -- spring finale: Dan goes to Oxford Union to debate god delusion, 28+ minute audiovideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4WgxxbwxNo Afterward linx to full presentations of three negatives, which were much edited down into the program _._,_._,_ https://ffrf.org/ This report dispatched at 0154 UT May 28
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Glenn Hauser logs May 26, 2024 |
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Sunday, May 26 2024
** ANTARCTICA [non]. Re my pointing out QRM to LRA36 twice a week before 1500: ``UZBEKISTAN, 15474.773 kHz measured on Saturday May 25 at 1327 UT, Nippon no Kaze program in Korean language, S=9+25/+30dB powerful strong on Perseus SDR worldwide net - remotedly at Doha Qatar Middle East Arabia installation. Via CRRT RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting bcast center. c/o RRTM, Amir Timur str. 109 A Tashkent, 100202 Uzbekistan, Central Asia. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 25)`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. Another tornado threat Saturday evening May 25 into UT May 26 found the major OKC TV stations again blowing away regular/network programming for wall-to-wall coverage. If not tornadoes, large hail and flash flooding. Again most of it except some rain missed Enid. Once again the only FM station relaying TV wx coverage from KFOR was the gospel huxter on 89.7, but only briefly and back to praise music while we were still being alert. Enid`s 95.7 & 107.1 were finally back on air circa 2330 UT - but with regular not storm programming. KFOR was first to resume NBC at 0108 UT, but had to break in again by 0118 with storms approaching Stillwater area. Once all the storming move on east of here, we may relax (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935, May 26 at 1813 into UTwente, horrible buzzroar continues. Something`s wrecked at wRiyadh (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K [and non]. Reply to my comment about VOA carrying African basketball in Portuguese: ``A couple of comments -- yes, indeed, R Martí has broadcast some complete major league baseball games. I have found them and much of RM content to be useful in resurrecting the brain cells of my high school Spanish. Nonetheless, your sentiment about the waste of resources, I feel, also applies to the BBCWS. Four hours spent across Saturday/Sunday for Sportsworld and play by play lifted from BBC 5 Live across four frequencies. Four hours/frequencies that could have been spent providing 1 hour a day to the Americas with something like Newsday. Tony Pavick, Hope BC`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A. Re CODAR ID on 4755: if it were WRPV785 as researched last year, it`s licensed to UC Davis but from 5 sites in three counties starting at 4463 kHz: Sonoma: Bodega Bay; Mendocino: Fort Bragg, Point Arena; Humboldt: Trinidad, Samoa. As in http://www.interceptradio.com/fcc.php where you may enter any FCC callsign including CODAR to find out about it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2244 monitoring: ``Unexpectedly hearing WOR on WTWW on 9475 kHz, 2310 UTC Saturday, May 25. Transmitter frequency seems to be off by approx. minus 20 Hz. SINPO 45333 — though the noise is mostly local, I think. 73 Ricky Leong, Calgary, Alberta, Canada`` ``Thanks for the tip, Ricky. Didn't know that WOR was on WTWW. Reception for me is 45444, so noise may be local for you. Good to be able to listen locally rather than SDR. Tony Pavick, Hope BC`` So I enquire whether 2300 UT Saturdays be a reliable new time; and any other WTWW times I am unaware of? Confirmed UT Sunday May 26 at 0000 on WRMI 9955, good into Maryland SDR in quick check as I am about to close down deferring to lightning. Also confirmed UT Sunday May 26 at 0339 about 3 minutes into so started circa 0336 the 0315v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, almost unreadable into nearby MO SDR due to high storm noise level totalling S9+10/15. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Gold/Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [NEW]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW; 0830 UT Monday SW Gold/Radio, Germany 6160; 1930 UT Monday SW Gold/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 Gold/Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Gold/Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Gold/Radio, Germany 6160. As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this week to Brock Whaley, Aiken SC, for a generous contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com and comments: ``Keep up the fine work. A fan and admirer for decades. Thanks for keeping the hobby alive!`` One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Uncle Bill Tilford replies to my comments about WBCQ R. Angela vanishing from 5130.3v: ``The WBCQ website has become useless generally including incorrectly listing me as staff (I'm not doing anything at all with the station these days) and a variety of other errors in their program guide. In fairness, flawed websites appear to be an almost endemic problem in the shortwave world (even VOA's has wormholes where actual radio is concerned), almost as if there is a fear that having one that is usable for program/frequency guides might be a slippery slope to people wanting to listen on line instead. As to what Glenn calls A*ATT, if it received the same level of correspondence as the previous, more cosmopolitan incarnation of Radio Angela, death by asphyxiation would have been just a matter of time. But we'll see if it comes up for air again before November. There too, it needs to be mentioned in fairness that WBCQ also airs John P. Lightning's Radio New York International gratis twice a month, and that show makes MSNBC seem like a fan of the former president in question by comparison.`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, May 26 at 0622, S9+45/50 open carrier: has to be WTWW left on long beyond nominal 0430*; confirmed by JBA spur carriers but closer to plus/minus 12.8 kHz than usual 12.9, i.e. 5072.2 & 5097.8 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VENEZUELA.``Hi Glenn - Here on the California coast, I also noted the absence of 4940 kHz, but did not record exactly from when it went silent. Ron Howard`` No signal at 0223 UT May 26 into Bonaire SDR -- but from UK: ``Glenn - I noted 4940 kHz with a strong clear signal at 0328 UTC 25 May using the Kiwi SDR receiver on Bonaire. Long religious monologue by a lady in Spanish. Assumed this was Estación 4940, though no ID copied. 73, Alan Pennington`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1947 UT May 26
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