** CUBA. 6145, Feb 5 at 0713, the only RHC frequency still on air, but
JBM at S7-S9. Other English channels of The Cuban Five are OFF: 5040,
6000, 6060, 6100. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 15696 & 15704 approx., Feb 5 at 1534, squealyspurs in
sidebands of CRI Plus relay in English; and a weaker one about 15692.
These are not evident every day; you never know, but something or
other is always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KOREA NORTH [non]. Ron Howard replies to my 5955 log of Shiokaze:

``Hi Glenn, Feb 4, indeed found Shiokaze changed frequencies. Now ex:
7345, is clear for just CNR1 mixing with Thazin Radio, without
Shiokaze QRM (1300-1400). Found one Shiokaze frequency myself, on
6145, at 1352. Per Hiroshi: JSR Shiokaze, February 4:
1300-1400 6145 // 7245
1405-1435 6070 // 7325
1600-1700 5955 // 6020
Ron, California`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 1319.96, Feb 5 at 2112 UT, KCLI Clinton still dead air
while skywavers are QRMing already from AR/KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re my report of unID DRM-like noise on 7335-7350, Feb 4 at
1553, Walt Salmaniw, BC, replies UT Feb 5:

```Nothing noted DRM tonight at 0400 check. Note this posting at
DRMNA, though:

``On the 4th of February, USAGM Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB)
began testing Radio Marti in DRM from Greenville. The transmitter
being used is a venerable Continental Electronics 617-A 50 kW ISB
transmitter, a Transradio DMOD3 DRM modulator and a content server
from RF Mondiale. Antenna is a Rhombic (BR31) oriented 174 degrees
True. Peak power is around 50 kW but DRM average power is just over 5
kW. Check 41 Meters for further tests. Reception reports to
gstraub@usagm.gov`` 73, Walt``

Original was from Fibber. It linx to this more complete but no times
or frequencies!

http://drmnainfo.blogspot.com/

``Tuesday, February 4, 2020 == DRMNA EXCLUSIVE - Radio Marti on DRM!
Channeling the late and legendary Willis Conover, Radio Marti hit the
air today for the first time ever on DRM - playing JAZZ! You read that
right!

On the 4th of February, USAGM Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) began
testing Radio Marti in DRM from Greenville. The transmitter being used
is a venerable Continental Electronics 617-A 50 kW ISB transmitter, a
Transradio DMOD3 DRM modulator and a content server from RF Mondiale.
Antenna is a Rhombic (BR31) oriented 174 degrees True. Peak power is
around 50 kW but DRM average power is just over 5 kW. Check 41 Meters
for further tests. Reception reports to gstraub@usagm.gov

DRM North America indeed. How cool is this - DRM and Jazz on on the
North American continent. This is what DRMNA is all about!
Posted by us at 7:53 PM``

More from the DRMNA iog:

``I. I am receiving the VOA DRM transmission on 7345 kHz here in the
Atlanta area even though my shortwave antenna was blown down very
recently and is lying on the ground in several pieces! The Screen ID
shows two separate audio streams, Radio Marti and Voice of America.
{No time given! But post dated Feb 5}

2. I cannot decode the audio because it is using the latest xHE mode
and the Dream software does not have that capability.

3. The KiwiSDR web receivers do have the xHE decoders (DRM extension)
and I have listened to the audio on several KiwiSDR receivers in the
SE USA. 73, -Zyg- AF4MP

Brendan Wahl Feb 5 #7184
They're kinda/sorta visible out here on the West Coast, but I have a
faint CNR1 broadcast co-channel. No go in other words. Very weak on
the waterfall so far. Brendan {no time given!}

According to VOACAP the signal is directed towards Cuba, with most of
the signal covering the Atlantic Ocean south of North Carolina and
limited westwards to the Eastern States. As the day progresses the
signal area will expand, at first eastwards towards the night time,
and then westwards across the US as the night sets in. The coverage
will also expand southwards to South America as daylight fades away.
-Zyg- AF4MP`` {no time given!}

Look for further posts here:
https://groups.io/g/DRMNA/messages?start=2:2020:480

Were any of these before 1600 UT as in my first log? Recheck Feb 5 at
1538, no sign of DRM-like noise 7335-7350; but just now, 0158 UT Feb
6, there it is, DRM noise 7340-7345-7350; 7340-AM station RRI
separable by LSB tuning; and more RM on 7355-AM (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed
Wednesday February 5 at 2100 on WRMI 7780, VP on portable.

Also confirmed Wed Feb 5 from 2200:30 on WBCQ 7490.25v, F-G S8-10.

Also confirmed UT Thu Feb 6 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair with storm QRN
via UTwente SDR.

WOR 2020 should be ready for download/podcasts by late Feb 6 or early
UT Feb 7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4840, Feb 5 at 0716, this VG WWCR signal is in dead air;
3215 is S9+10 but JBM, still with BS? 5890 is off tonight as it should
be; and the other one, 5935 S9+10/20, fair with DGS. Clearly, managing
more than one broadcast at a time is beyond their attention span;
altho the fourth may have been dumb luck, while everybody zzz at 1300
WWCR Ave., if any (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1090, Feb 5 at 0703 UT tune-in, dead air of course from KAAY
Little Rock, until 0705 cuts into tail of SRN news; 0705.5 starts
music, a few seconds later cuts to other music, gospel. Something`s
always wrong at Cumulus KAAY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Feb 5 at 1345: only
774 and 828 from the NW, surely the NHKs. A minute early could not
hear FEBC S Korea on 1566. Need to awaken earlier before LSR now
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0210 UT February 6

** CUBA. 6060, Feb 4 at 0643, this is the best of The Cuban Five, in
strength and modulation; then 5040 good; 6145 weaker than 6100 but
with more modulation; 6000 is S9+20/30 but suptorted. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13700 & 13740, Feb 4 at 1525, both RHC Spanish altho 13740 is
supposed to be off by now; and no spurs from 13700 for a change.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, Tue Feb 4 at 2222, RHC English, VG S9+20/30 with
`DXers Unlimited` until 2229, but Arnie refers to 2019 as ``this
year`` and to a ham DXpedition upcoming on November 26 --- so it must
be an old repeat, wherein any propagation info would also be very
outdated. Something`s always wrong at RHC.

11850, meanwhile, RHC Spanish, Feb 4 at 2230 is S9+10/20 but
suptorted/JBM. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** IRELAND [non]. 7290, Tue Feb 4 at 1855, via UTwente SDR, open
carrier already for IRRS via Saftica? Romania, off at 1856*, back on
at *1858.5, 1900 joining `Aïda` theme late, also with a break in it,
sign-on and right into Brother Epston(?) at Crosscurrent(?)
Ministries, Cuba, Missouri, on European Gospel Radio. I was checking
how it would open after yesterday`s late join into WORLD OF RADIO
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** JAPAN. 5955, Feb 4 at 1603 carrier, then with some rock music JBA,
presumably Shiokaze on latest frequency, altho Ukrainian from Romania
is also scheduled. Before 1600, CRI on here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. RF 29, ``48-1``, KOCY, OKC, Estrella TV
affiliate, has a new logo! Just noticed UT Feb 5, a 4-pointed star in
blue rather than 5, each point a different color:
http://www.estrellatv.com/
I can`t say this is an improvement. The old logo can still be seen on
some of their shows, like on a mug, but not on the bug; and KOCY will
have to redesign their ID slide. Why:

``Estrella TV @estrellatv
Nos gustaría presentar el nuevo nombre y nuevo logotipo de nuestra
empresa madre- @estrellamedia_
. Nos entusiasma iniciar esta nueva era con nuestro público fiel.
Están listos? http://Estrellamedia.com #BrillamosMas #Brillamoscontigo
#SoyEstrellatv
1:28 AM · Feb 4, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Estrella TV @estrellatv
The Estrella TV network is home to the most innovative and
entertaining Spanish TV programming on the planet: Tengo Talento, Rica
Famosa Latina, iTestigo, etc.

Estrella Media Inc @estrellamedia_
Estrella Media, is a leading vertically integrated, multi-platform,
Spanish-language media company in the U.S.``

It has ten O&O TV stations including LA, Dallas, Houston. Corporate HQ
in Burbank, CA, a.k.a. Liberman Broadcasting Media, Inc. (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 353-MCW kHz, Feb 4 at 0707 UT, mix of IN and LI, NDB beacons
of 100 and 400 watts resp. at International Falls MN and Little Rock
AR.

420-MCW kHz, Feb 4 at 0702 UT, mix of FQ and PK, NDB beacons, both 25
watts, at Fairmont MN, and Olathe+ KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13927-USB, Feb 5 at 1527, Roadie (sp?) 33 in contact about
engine issue, bound for Quonset, but turning around back to Andrews;
other ID fonetikaly as ``Mars Radio 3JI, out`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 15740, Feb 4 at 1922, big S9+10/20 open carrier from
Grimesland, no Marti modulation like yesterday, just warming up for
1930 jump to 15730 to continue VOA French up to that hour via Botswana,
a nonsensical site switch in the middle of the broadcast. Is there
some arcane rule about the number of hours or dollars each one may
expend?

11720, Tue Feb 4 at 2050, another Grimesland warmup already, 2100 news
and 2105, ``the best music today, now from VOA-One``.

In my quest to ascertain just what subgenres of music appear during
this hour, no help from VOA Africa program schedule, I should have
consulted Alan Roe`s Music on Shortwave first, which fills in gaps:

Sun Country Hits USA
Mon The Soul Lounge
Tue Wed Sat The Hits
Thu Top 20 Countdown
Fri Music Time in Africa

These are all part of VOA One, and besides 11720 grv are on only one
other SW frequency, 6195 bot. You will note huge variety of American
music genres are overlooked, notably classical (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 7490.2v, Feb 4 at 2245, WBCQ with an `AAAWWW` playback
answering question from caller, what is the model of the 500 kW
transmitter. He has to look it up: Continental 420-D-DRM (capable),
then plugs special $ 15/hour rate on 5130, and quotes some of the
programming there which is outdated; so a rather old show and I think
the $ 15 rate is also expired: rerunning such info as was could be
rather misleading to prospects.

Meanwhile, not a peep out of WBCQ-6 9330, since January 16, when that
Blown screen bypass capacitor - antenna piece failed; how`s that going
for repairs/replacement?

Meanwhile, I catch up on twits outlining further problems, captions:

``Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · Jan 31
Yes. Brand new transmitter and the PA tube socket screen ring shorts
out (again). So more downtime on the worlds Superstation. Sorry but
not of our doing. CEC-not quite designed the PA input stage right.
But-again-no one listens to Allan (me). 7490/5130khz still there for
you.

Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · Jan 30
We try. 9330khz superstation still down as the big 500kw PA tube
socket is being rebuilt. Sad but true. 7490/5130 kHz on with the best
in shortwave programming. It is always worth your listening in. Radio-
lots of fun. Still at it 100 years later 👏 😄

Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ · Jan 23
Always doing the radio thing. Testing. Broadcasting. Tuning. All to
provide great radio for the shortwave masses. Kindly keep listening to
7490/5130/6160khz. More to come. Continental Electronics up pulling
the BIG tube socket on the 500killowatter. $ 2.5 million and this?``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5890, Feb 4 at 0638, S8 to S9+10 of dead air from WWCR,
wasted watts as frequently happens on Tuesdays, at a time when this
transmitter is supposed to be off. About same level as 5935 with PMS
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5970, Feb 4 at 2356 tune-in, WEWN Spanish saying it`s about
to QSY from 12050 to 5970 --- but it`s already there! Then I check
12050 and it`s inaudible. However, WEWN has admitted that two
different transmitters are used, so they could overlap. 5970 now is
S9+10/20, into Salve Regina chanting/IS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6055, Feb 4 at 1555 past 1628, S9-S6 of open carrier. R.
Nikkei is supposed to be off by 1500, and so is AWR Madagascar. One of
best signals on band, like 5955 CRI Beijing English, and 5845 BBC
Tinang, Philippines, Korean (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7335-7350, Feb 4 at 1553, sounds like DRM noise over
this range but it`s 15, not 10 kHz wide; vs RHC 7340-AM remnant. No
DRM is known at any time on 7340 or 7345 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0351 UT February 5

DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated Feb 3:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, Feb 4 at 0133, RAE AAM relay via WRMI
succeeds this UT Tuesday, after tango, interview about a national park
in Patagonia, good via Rockport ME KiwiSDR with some static crashes
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13564 & 13632 approx., Feb 3 at 1523, FM/AM spurblobs out of
RHC 13700; breakfast interrupted finding the others until 1543: 13498,
13768, 13837, 13905, 13972. The two outermost were traces only.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15700, Feb 3 at 1547, China Plus relay is S9+30 but just
barely modulated. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1319.96, Feb 3 at 1915 UT, for at least the
third afternoon in a row (and 24h?) dead air only from KCLI Clinton,
always way off-frequency; trace of other audio; and by 2059 recheck,
skywave building up vs the KCLI LAH, ID for KWHN Fort Smith AR and ABC
News sounder; CCI and by 2106 an ID from KLWN Lawrence KS, along with
FM 101.7, sports-talk, my other closest 1320.0. KLWN is only 500/250
watts U1; KWHN is 5000/5000 U2; neither in NRC AM Log with network A =
ABC, but KWHN with Ar = Arkansas Radio Network (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** PERU. 5980, Feb 3 at 2351, JBA carrier from R. Chaski under
pointless Cuban jamming, until autocutoff at 2353:10.5*. Last check
was Jan 27 until 2353:23*, or 12.5 seconds later, 7 days earlier,
averaging 1.8 seconds earlier per noctem, rather than previous dekaday
span average of 1.95; perhaps within margin of error, but of my timing
or their timer? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PHILIPPINES. 9344.975, Feb 3 at 1551, gospel rock at first thought
English, then Chinese, and Chi announcement. It`s FEBC at 14-16 via
Iba site; not worth jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SCOTLAND [non]. (7490.24v), Feb 3 after 0100, `Encore` classical
music on WBCQ; VG reception via webcast, unlike SW; unlike somewhat
defective WWCR 9350, 28 hours earlier, but same misplaced announcement
in the middle of William Tell Overture. Only last week`s playlist for
25/1 is still shown on website. Still a big fan of this rare service
and wish the best for it! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 3 at 2327, NO signal from VOT English, AWOL yet
again. What is going on here? Unseems severe technical problems,
rather severe operational problems, like irresponsible and/or drowsy
kids running Emirler. Does this sporadicity not get back to
management? Erdogan might throw them in jail (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U K [non]. 7445, Feb 3 at 1908, BBC English already propagating
from Talata, MADAGASCAR shortly after noon here tnx to 315-degree
azimuth --- but, just barely modulating, tsk. Quite a long span for
BBCWS, 15-20 UT, but two parts of it colliding with Iran and East
Turkistan, not now.

7445, rechecked Feb 3 at 2220, now Chinese with flutter, i.e. CNR1
jamming or VOA THAILAND this hour only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15740, Feb 3 at 1911, very surprised to find new frequency
for Radio Martí with conversation about the station itself, loud &
clear with no jamming; while VG // 13820 is still on; and detectable
in the jamming still on 11930 & 11860, all Grimesland NC. 15740 would
normally be an open-carrier warmup for VOA French *1930, staying away
from 15730 itself as occupied by Botswana VOA French until 1930*. Then
site switch on 15730. Not rechecked until 2158 when 15740 is off.
Martí-mod maybe mistaken; but could it rehappen? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
February 2 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, good via UTwente SDR.

Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0130, on WRMI 7780, good via UTwente.

Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0230, on WRMI 7780 good, and 9395 fair
via UTwente.

Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 starting at 0403 on Area 51 webcast; WBCQ
5130 checked at 0357 was a JBA carrier.'

Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 3 at 0430 on WRMI 9955, VG via Rockport,
Maine KiwiSDR, far off beam heading, with slight pulse jamming under.

Also confirmed Mon Feb 3 on IRRS, 7290, Romania? via UTwente SDR, VG
but joined in progress already underway at 1901.5, after 5 minutes of
dead air, missing their opening.

Also confirmed UT Tue Feb 4 on WRMI 7780, VG via UTwente. Next:
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4980, Feb 3 at 0512 check, JBA carrier from WRMI-4, testing
with exciter only into 160-degree antenna, per Jeff White. Not sure
how much this or a typical exciter emit, presumably well under 100
watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15610, Feb 3 at 1913, not even a JBA carrier from WEWN; off,
or not propagating all the way from Alabama? 12050 Spanish is also
VP/JBA most of the time; 5970 at night hardly exhibits 500 kW oomph
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0207 UT February 4

** CUBA. 6145, Feb 2 at 0714, only RHC frequency still on air --- and
it`s S9+20 but suptorted, no good. So what will become of the nominal
0800 Sunday Esperanto broadcast on one 6 MHz channel or another? wb:

``RHC Bauta Sunday only Esperanto special 0800-0830 UT not on air
in 49 mb, no trace at all. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW
15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 2)``. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13963, 13900, 13833, 13767, 13632, 13566, 13505 approx., Feb
2 at 1507, FM/AM spurblobs out of RHC 13700-AM, weaker toward the
outskirts but plenty strong closer in. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140, Feb 2 at 1854, RHC S9+10 but severely suptorted, as
has been for several days at least; wiggle that patchcord! Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 1319.96, Feb 2 at 1910 UT, KCLI Clinton is *still* dead
air, about 24 hours after last notice, but I have not monitored it
much in between. Anyhow it adheres to its signature off-frequency. Can
it be that the people at 10040 St. Hwy 54 in Weatherford don`t notice,
or don`t care? NRC AM Log shows current format is only Fox Sports
Radio as easily available elsewhere, so no great loss, not to mention
its FM translator on 97.3, which what do you bet is funxional
normally? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A. 4980, Jeff White now replies about WRMI as heard here:

``Glenn: Briefly: 4980 is using only the exciter of transmitter 4 for
testing, approximately 2100-0900. It's an existing antenna 160
degrees. Of course Okeechobee site. Programming varies, but a lot of
Supreme Master (System J). Ultimate plans will depend on results of
testing. We're watching the adjacent teletype QRM as well [4985].

I've been very busy with a conference crisis this week. The HFCC A20
Conference in China was cancelled. I was supposed to leave today. We
are working on finding another location and hotel. It has not been
confirmed yet. Jeff White, General Manager, WRMI Radio Miami
International, 10400 NW 240th Street, Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov,
Blgaria, reports: ``Fair signal of World of Radio#2019 and Shortwave
Radiogram#137 on February 1:
1300-1330 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Sat World of
Radio#2019 and
1330-1400 on 15770 RMI 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Sat Shortwave
Radiogram#137``. Next:

2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 9395
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB [another episode]
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania?
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1939 UT February 2

** ARGENTINA [non]. 5800, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0120, RAE AAM is on now via
WRMI with porteño-accented Spanish item about progress of gender
equality in different countries, led by Iceland; 0142 music rather
than DX program, so evidently not the original ``Friday`` edition we
have been hearing repeated on UT Mondays; apparently this RAE relay is
going out daily altho produced only M-F; altho sometimes missing on UT
Tuesdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BOLIVIA. 5952.4v, Feb 2 at 0041, JBA carrier vs heavy splash from
5950 WRMI music, i.e. signature split frequency of Emisoras Pio Doce,
occasionally on the air (Saturday nights?). About 24 hours earlier I
tuned across and it was not to be detected. Still going at 0132
recheck, no better than before. Walt Salmaniw was also hearing it in
BC tonight, and Ron Howard in CA last week (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. 2749-USB, Feb 1 at 0732 UT, YL voice marine weather in
English; overlain by CCI at 0733 from human OM voice ID as ``Halifax
Coast Guard Radio``, sharper modulation and more easily readable, then
same voice in French but English accent with ``securité``, i.e.
warning about something until 0735:45* off while the YL is still
going. CCG reference shows VCO Sydney via site Port Caledonia, NS
starting at 0740 on 2749-USB, nothing immediately earlier.

https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/publications/mcts-sctm/ramn-arnm/part2-eng.html

2749-USB, Feb 2 at 0053 UT, YL in English weather, also VCO Sydney NS
via Port Caledonia scheduled from 0040. Same synth voice as on
2598-USB but not // (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA. 2598-USB, Feb 1 at 0738 UT not earlier, but after activity
on 2749 I check sibling frequency, now with something, YL voice in
English citing several events in Newfoundland Standard Time;
visibility less than one mile (sic), gale warning, etc. VCP Placentia
NL via St. Lawrence (not the river/seaway) site starts at 0737.

2598-USB, Feb 2 at 0053 UT, YL in English with forecasts; same station
and site scheduled to start at 0048. Same synth voice on 2749-USB but
not // (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA. 2940+, Feb 1 at 0730, JBA carrier, presumably Radio
Huella, Cali, 2 x 1470+, which I have not detected in months. Don
Moore visiting Colombia just reported to the MARE Tipsheet:

``Colombia, 2940, Radio Huellas, 0345-0357, Weak & somewhat distorted
signal with ID at 0356. 2 x 1470 harmonic. Brett Saylor has logged
this in Pennsylvania. Has been around for a while as I also heard it
in Colombia in 2018 (Jan 26, Don Moore, near Armenia, Colombia)``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6010-6045, Feb 2 at 0047, jamming splatter out of 6030
messing up this frequency range. Something`s always wrong at the DCJC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [non]. 5040 & 5025, Feb 2 at 0049, both RHC and Rebelde are
absent! Uncovering a JBA carrier on 5040, probably INDIA; and slightly
stronger signal on 5025+, presumably Quillabamba, PERÚ. Power failure
at Bauta site? No chance to check other RHC frequencies, but no break
in the priority jamming just logged around 6030. Something`s always
wrong at RHC/RadioCuba. By 0129, both 5s are back on and so is open
carrier on 4765, then Progreso modulating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 4103-LSB, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0102, piano jazz music at
S9+5, a pirate now here, bad news for the ``Windy`` W-beacon in the SW
desert on 4102.3, which I cannot detect now nor lately. It`s Ze-ke`s
Attic, DJ frequently with off-the-wall comments, says Ma (Maud?) is
helping pick the music; 0108 something about QSL cards, available? But
sidetracked to comments about no fires at the house. 0109 ``Redwing
Blackbird``; wife`s name is Arlene, a.k.a. Arlie, or Harley, ha2; 0111
plays his pick, Santana; 0119 says there is a thunderstorm there but
stays on air; going to play ``Abilene`` which he has not heard in 25
years; 0122 ``Dominique`` in French; 0126 a tune he knows nothing
about, ``Just My Funny City of Laughter``; 0129 says is being heard in
Mojave Desert, so: 0130 ``California Dreamin```; 0133 ID for listeners
in Calif; 0134 song about dog walking cats(?), sandwiched between
comments about corned beef and cabbage; etc. Many more logs here until
0155*:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,62840.0.html

NOTE: my previous log of Ze-ke, on 4117-USB, had the wrong UT date:
was really Jan 31, not 30! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA.1320-, Feb 1 at 1851 UT, bandscan on caradio finds dead
air here from our nearest daytime dominator, KCLI Clinton; trace of
some other audio, maybe leakage or KWHN Fort Smith AR, second closest.
KCLI has been off-frequency minus for years, causing LAH against
anything else at night. At 1906-1908 UT still dead air when I measure
it on the R-75: 1319.96! And beating against a much weaker signal.
Then I check mwoffsets which is close: KCLI on 1319.9615 as of two
years and one week ago (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 1 at 2357, VOT after English is still on with IS
and starting to intersperse German IDs; so prospects are good for an
imminent collision with the weekly The Mighty Farty KBC; Nauen carrier
for that *on just before 2359, mixing with TRT producing a SAH --- but
then, Turkey turns off, just in time! Shux. From 0000 Feb 2, KBC
starts modulating its 125,000 watts of Dave Mason in the clear. BTW, I
noticed one editor censored the word ``Farty`` from a previous report
of mine. But where would KBCB without fart mentions? During Uncle Erix
second hour, anyway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2019 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday February
2 at 0423 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about 7 minutes into so started
circa 0416; fairly good at KiwiSDR in Peoria IL. Next:
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 9395
0400vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0430 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB [another episode]
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania?
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 4980, Feb 1 at 0715, JBA music, unID; another possibility
would be 3 x 1660 something, but not // the two closest to here mainly
talking. Later I ask Jeff White if it`s WRMI low-power and he confirms
it is, just testing. No reply when I ask for further basic info about
it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5130, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0001, WBCQ playing that novelty tune I
mentioned last week, connected with TimTron, then opening Radio
TimTron WorldWide, to be a generic program but produced Feb 1, 2020,
and to repeat on Sunday [UT Monday] on Area 51; originating from
WXMZ-LP in Skowhegan. The tune led to replies, first from John
Carver:

``Glenn, In reference to your comment about the novelty tune before
AAWWW started. That originated with TimTron and is played when there
is a problem with his internet feed connecting. I don't know how it is
triggered as if his feed isn't connecting he can't send anything. At
any rate it is a snippet of some sort of ethnic music folk song done
by a youngish female that Tim has slowed down to sound as it does.
Could be Hungarian or Gypsy or something. At any rate it's quite
familiar to listeners of Area 51.

Several years ago I heard it played one time at normal speed on Area
51 and immediately recognized it. I wrote to Larry Will and asked
about it. He replied with the story behind it and gave me a Wiki link
to the story behind the tune and if I remember correctly it contained
a link to the actual tune at normal speed. When I was finally able to
boot the computer today I did a search through the headers of every
message Larry has sent me since sometime in 2010 and couldn't find it
based upon the subjects listed in the headers. If you're really
curious I suppose you could ask Larry Will if he remembers. John``

Voilà, Larry Will also replies, on the WOR iog February 1:

[WOR] Radio Timtron Worldwide's interval signal --- John Carver and
Glenn recently mentioned the foreign language interval signal loop
that Timtron WA1HLR uses before he starts broadcasts of his show,
Radio Timtron Worldwide, and occasional guest spots on Allan and
Angela Weiner Worldwide. This interval signal sometimes makes it on
the air on WBCQ because of the timing issues associated with the
internet delivery of audio to WBCQ master control.

The music loop is a pitch-altered version of the audio from the 2006
Internet meme "Leekspin", also known as "Loituma Girl":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loituma_Girl

...which itself is based on a selection from a traditional Finnish
folk song "Ievan Polkka" performed by the Finnish group Loituma on
their 1995 album "Things of Beauty":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yh9i0PAjck

Timtron has been using this interval signal since at least 2009. At
the 2009 SWL Winterfest, I recall that Tim used a low power AM
transmitter that ran on 650 AM in the late afternoon, using what he
called his "WSM crapstal." Later in the day he switched crapstals and
used 7415 AM. When the frequency switch was happening, he used this
interval signal as audio input. I also remember that this transmitter
was capable of a very wide AM bandwidth and the fidelity was
outstanding; Tim brought along a Hallicrafters S-38 to the Winterfest
that was modified to receive the full bandwidth signal. We have some
recordings of this event, directly from the audio output from the
Hallicrafters receiver, in the WBCQ archives:

https://archive.org/details/timtron2009
Larry Will`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9350, Sat Feb 1 at 2111, `Encore` via WWCR pre-announces
`William Tell Overture` and then plays its famous finale; but just
before that we were already hearing previous movements of WTO, which
has just been back-announced as prelude to act 3 of Wagner`s Parsifal
--- but that was interrupted a few minutes earlier for WTO. Must be an
editing problem. This week`s playlist not yet up, to tell exactly what
was intended altho does not show timings. Always very strong signal,
but marred not only by occasional selective fading distortion, but
also transmitted distortion at modulation peaks causing me to tune
away, sorry. May have been OK on the webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 3215, Feb 2 at 0057, WWRB gospel huxter at S9+30/40 but with
clix, and S-meter shows signal fluxuating with those and modulation
peaks. Something`s wrong (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, UT Sun Feb 2 at 0122, WTWW-2 theater organ music show
has started after a bunch of ham radio news. 0144 outro ``Deep
Purple`` and closing nameless show until 0147 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7597.4, Feb 2 at 0116, S9+25/30 open carrier; reminds me
of this last log on frequency more than a sesquiyear ago:

``UNIDENTIFIED. 7597.4, June 9 at 0212 and 0542, rapid RTTY clattering
away now from unknown source rather than open carrier (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7696.7-USB, Feb 2 at 0115, 2-way in Spanish conversation
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0452 UT February 2