** CANADA. 750, Oct 30 at 0642 UT, some FM station in Georgia is
easily nulled, at right angle a fast SAH and producing a song
``Innocence`` in its lyrix over and over; 0645 ``This is
Saskatchewan`s New Beach Radio, --- 80s to 90s`` or something like
that; i.e. CKJH Melfort, Sask., U4 25/25 kW, in recent format change.
There is certainly no coast anywhere near Melfort, but a number of
little lakes and the Saskatchewan River not far away (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 15034-USB, Oct 30 at 1735, ``no report received`` by
Trenton Military from Thule; but whew they got one from Zagreb (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9630.00, Oct 29 at 2203, RHC in Spanish, undermod with hum,
NOT on usual 9640; // 9535. A mistake or hint of thing to come when
Arnie gets around to his B-19 changes? No het from Aparecida now, must
be off as Missionária, Brasil is JBA on 9665-. However, by 2359
recheck, RHC is back on VP 9640. Or a split schedule using both?
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5910, Oct 30 at 0432, CRI Cantonese relay is still suptorted
during music, yet S9+30. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15140, Oct 30 at 1734, S9+10 of dead air from RHC, while the
only //, 11760 is OK. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. 6125 // 7355 // 7435 // 6030, Oct 30 at 0009, OCB is //
on all, notably 6125 which is supposedly TV Martí soundtrack; during a
silly ballgame which may be why. Still no jamming audible on the 7s,
but on vacated 7335, 5980 and heavy on 6030. Something`s always wrong
at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 13605, Oct 30 at 1402, jamming is still here on Day
4 of B-19, while Radio Martí remains loud and clear on 13820.
Something`s always wrong at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. 9420, Oct 30 at 0002, VOG music is S6-S8 with Doppler
flutter, i.e. the frequency itself is unstably fluttering with BFO.
Must be a prop disturbance, but nonesuch reported by WWV
simultaneously on 3-hourly update: SF 69, K index 1, no storms past or
expected. Ditto at 0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN. 9890, Oct 29 at 2206, news in Japanese, good S9+10 so figure
it must be a new relay like Madagascar. No, HFCC shows NHK direct from
Yamata at 21-23, 300 kW aimed away at 235 degrees, bud directly off
the back would be good for us at 55 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Oct 30 at 1421, VP/JBA music on the only
active frequency in the Kurdo-Turco sub-band, so presumably this is DK
and/or Turkey jammer.

11530, Oct 30 at 1728 suspicious open carrier of S6-S7 is the only
activity around here; if the Radio War has gone by now to 9525, only a
JBA carrier there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 1050, Oct 30 at 0631, C&W song in English. If it
were not for the language and the music I would assume it`s XEG, as
loops from Monterrey direxion vs lots of CCI around. 0633 back
announcement in -- Spanish, but now there is QRM from another station
playing C&W --- that likely be CJNB North Battleford, Sask, U2 10/10
kW with C&W format. Of course, almost all its signal supposed to go
northward at night. See also CANADA for next Sask log a few minutes
later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 6115, Oct 30 at 1403, RNZP confirmed here in news,
ex-6170 after 1259. So far so good: S9/+10, no CCI audible, and WWCR
has not overtaken it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 6020 & 7410, Oct 30 at 0433, NO signals from RRI as now
scheduled English hour to W North America; of course, odds are at
least one transmitter AWOL. Not much point in checking the much higher
//s to S Asia, 9820-DRM and 11790 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** THAILAND. 13750, Oct 30 at 0011, JBA carrier, so HSK9 presumed,
made the correct B-19 switch 3 days late for the useless North
American service direct in English, no longer a JBA carrier on 13745.
But today, *no* signal from RHC on 13740 which, if on, would be a
barrier to either HSK9 frequency. You never know whether this one will
be active or not. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Oct 29 at 2350, VOT has succeeded in transmitting on
the third day of B-19 unlike the second, Turkish rock music near end
of 2300 broadcast; recheck at 2353 it`s off already, hardly enough
time for a formal closing with headlines. So no German extra today.

6125, Oct 30 at 0432, VOT music is poor, S4-S9 with flutter, as they
attempt to continue broadcasting English to western North America. It
would be nice if OCB Grimesland would turn off 6125 a few minutes
before 0400 for us to hear VOT IS, but we`ll be lucky if they close it
by 0401.

12035, Oct 30 at 1408, Turkish song at S5-S7 with flutter, as VOT 1330
English to Europe and USward improves a little; but last half of
hours are mostly music fill; try to tune in earlier for the meat
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 11720, Oct 29 at 2155, VOA S9+20 with rock music. As
expected this new frequency eastward from Grimesland in English for
Africa is VG for us in the opposite direxion; one hour only from 2100
but on Fridays should include `Music Time in Africa`; instead of 15580
previous B-seasons which would not be nearly as good under prevailing
MUFs at this <2 megameter skip distance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17655, Oct 30 at 1731, VOA in Portuguese Portuguese to
Africa, only fair S9-S7 --- now the only Grimesland frequency on this
band, no more English midday on 17530. PP is 1700-1800 daily, and also
until 1830 M-F. If SWLs in Brasil want to hear VOA, they must put up
with that accent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.1v, Tue Oct 29 at 2157, an `AAAWWW` playback is filling
this 21-22 `Available Time Slot` on S5-S7 WBCQ as he is talking
politically during the final e-mail segment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Final scheduled SW airings of WORLD OF RADIO 2005:

Wednesday Oct 30 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490.1v (last week started 20 seconds
late, not my typo 30)

UT Thursday Oct 31 at 0100 on WRMI 7780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.00, Oct 29 at 2200, WBCQ-6 is on after a long silent
period of over a week: the usual WLC Radio guys with very informal
chat designed to dupe younger listeners. Opening with a quiz, what do
these movies have in common, SF? It`s only S9+10/20 so could well be
on the 60 degree azimuth away from us. Nothing in last few days` twits
from AW that this would be testing again.

On Oct 30, Ivo Ivanov suggested they would be on 15330 in our
mornings:

``WBCQ-6 World's Last Chance Radio is [sic] on air October 30
0100-0457 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic
0500-0657 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 300 deg to CAN English
0700-0857 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 057 deg to WeEu English
0900-1257 on 9330 BCQ 500 kW / 255 deg to MEX English, weak signal
at 1100
1300-1857 on 15330 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic
1900-0057 on 11730 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic``

but nothing there on 15330, Oct 30 at 1457, nor on 9330. At 1917,
nothing on 11730, nor 9330.

On last week`s AAAWWW he did say would be testing over the pole to
China `this week`. Someone did catch that one, Alan Holder, Isle of
Wight, UK: ``USA - WBCQ --- Superstation on test with WLC Radio
programming in the Chinese language. Heard on October 28 from 1000 to
1100 UT on 9330 kHz. Good signal in the U.K. (S-9+) with some fading.
I have checked out a number of SDRs in China, Japan and Korea, but no
reception of WLC on any of them. Thanks for the great work you do for
the SWL fraternity.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Oct 30 at 1730 check, KVOH is off again, having
reappeared yesterday. Wildfire news has been mentioning Simi Valley,
which is uncomfortably close to KVOH. Here`s the latest from Ray
Robinson to the WOR iog as of 1310 UT:

``High winds and no power again in Simi today, including Chatsworth
Peak. Plus there's a major wildfire now around the Reagan Library,
with evacuations in progress. KVOH is off the air today, hopefully
back tomorrow. The FM (KWSV, 99.1 MHz), which is much lower power than
the SW, is running on generator power. Ray Robinson, Voice of Hope
World Radio Network, Americas/Africa/Middle East,
www.voiceofhope.com`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZANZIBAR. 6015, Oct 30 at 0432, JBA carrier, maybe ZBC; as
discovered yesterday, before 0430 it`s blocked by Tamazuj via much
bigger Madagascar, but tuned in too late today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4960, Oct 29 at 2357, no open carrier unlike 24 hours
ago when USAGM Sao Tome was suspected of not turning off (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9570, Oct 29 at 2202, open carrier, off already at 2203*
before I can read the S-meter, circa S9. Nothing scheduled this hour
but suspiciously Cuba uses it earlier, and Albania later, both for CRI
relays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

this report dispatched at 2055 UT October 30

** ALGERIA [non]. 6060, Oct 29 at 0405 I`ve kept checking in case WRMI
show up here as planned instead of 5800 where really heard earlier. No
Cuba at all, but now there is something VP talk and music. TDA via
FRANCE is now scheduled at 04-06 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA [non]. See USA: WRMI!

** CANADA. 6754-USB, Oct 29 at 0043, Trenton Military with ``no report
received`` from Shearwater but the others are received. This is normal
as they *never* get all reports from everywhere.

15034-USB, Oct 29 at 1416, Trenton Military gives time as 1315z = 1
hour and 1 minute slow! Yet conditions from various aerodromes are as
of 1400. At the moment, ``no report received`` from Gander or Halifax,
but yes from some of the others. Something`s always wrong at CHR
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11070 & 11150, Oct 28 at 2328, S1-S2 Chinese with heavy
flutter, the only CNR1 jammers against SOH audible now (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [non]. 13650, Oct 28 at 2324, VG Chinese music on relay via
CUBA. S9+30 and no CCI from Japan audible here as Rick Barton, AZ
often reports; tho NHK is still scheduled B-19 at 23-24 in
Thai/Vietnamese/Myanmarianese.

This CRI hour for some weeks has been nothing but music fill instead
of Portuguese to Brasil -- quite an anomalous mystery for the world`s
major SW broadcaster. Ironically, Habana manages to modulate it well,
unlike the Spanish and English and Chinese CRI relays on other
frequencies! But nice to hear the music well.

This has been going on for at least a month, as JRX in Brasil reported
the preceding Portuguese hour September 29 on all four frequencies:
``9410. Sep 29, 2019. 2246-2256, China Radio International,
Kashgar-CHN, in Portuguese. A program with Chinese instrumental songs;
2254 Woman voice says the CRI sked in Portuguese, all with IS
backgrounds. Good reception, 45544. Parallel logs on 9685 via Kashgar,
45544; 7260 via Urumqi, 35533; 6175 via Cerrik, 35433`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA more CRI relays

** CUBA. 5990, Oct 28 at 2321, CRI English relay, suptorted as usual;
something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. See also CHINA [non] for more;
note that China relays are the only CUBA entries in HFCC, inserted by
the ChiCom, not the CubaCom (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11700, Oct 28 at 2326, RHC Spanish is suptorted, but much
stronger than JBM // 11670 and much weaker than VG 11760. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040.05, Oct 29 at 0051, RHC still off-frequency and
undermodulated, again in wrong? language, Brazuguese instead of
French. This ``Antilles`` frequency ND with vertical? takeoff is
hardly appropriate for Brasil, except possibly the very northern
reaches if it were fully modulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5910, Oct 29 at 0307, S9+10 of distorted big-band music, yet
I know immediately that this has to be the CRI relay ex-9790 as usual
for the B-seasons; soon another song in English, ``Beyond the Sea``,
and 0310 English story about Japanese robo-hotels. Still at 0403,
S9+40 of overmodulated Cantonese. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765, Oct 29 at 0304, S9+20 of suptorted music from Radio
Progreso, also vs CODAR swishes. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, Oct 29 at 1413, CRI English relay is S9+30 but
suptorted: wiggle that patchcord! Prospects remain grim for reliably
decent modulation on this, any more than ex-11880 where the signal
would have remained just as huge. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11760, Oct 29 at 1500, RHC S9+10 but overmodulated,
distorted, and splattering. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OKO, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. 6125, Monday October 28 at 2302, TV Martí soundtrack on
new frequency from Grimesland NC, S9+20 and no jamming. Ex-5980 and
jamming still there altho maybe not full-bore. But at 2314 I compare
to *Radio* Martí frequencies 7355 & 7435, and they are //! So is it a
feed mixup, or special hookup for special occasion? Seem to be
chatting about some silly ballgame. Registrations make no distinxion
between Radio and TV Martí, but the 23-04 UT M-F-only schedule for
6125, and by dropping 5980, makes everything match TV Marti
scheduling.

Up there on 40m band, jamming is still on 7335, ex-RM channel. At 0045
Oct 29, 6125 still // 6030 which is now on with usual jamming noise.
At 0306, still 6030 // 6125 and jamming against nothing on 5980. After
0400, 6125 barely bears TURKEY, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Oct 29 at 1409, this is the only active
frequency in the Kurdo-Turco radio-war band, VP only S3-S4 talk and
music. Still at 1459, chanting, but off at 1502, now shifted to 11530.
11530 at 1507, Kurdish is poor but now with SAH, indicating the
``Radio Recep Erdogan`` Turkish jammer is also on it. At 1514 check,
11540 is off, 11530 is on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 15720, Oct 28 at 2323, RNZP reactivated on this band
for springtime, but VP S8 so far; by 0040 Oct 29 it`s improved to
S6-S9 but still insufficient. Now scheduled 2259-0558; for our
late-night listening, will be much better from 0559 on 11725, 0759 on
9765, 1059 on 9700 but to the NNW; 1259 on 6115.

6115: I have not checked it yet but a risky choice, as in HFCC, WWCR
has registered same available all day and all night! But axual 6115
usage per own sked remains only 21-01 during the Week of Confusion,
then 22-02 from Nov 3. 6115, also presumably wooden entries for VOR
Khabarovsk at 11-15 and JIC MIC Japan at 13-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 11550, Oct 29 at 1502, while checking out
the Kurdistan sub-band, JBA algo here, but which would be USAGM Korean
via SAIPAN. Similar programming on 11520 at 1508. Both VP but I manage
to get enough signals into two receivers to tell they are not //. But
after 1500, 11520 is also scheduled as USAGM Korean, via TINIAN -- so
may well be // but deliberately non-synchronized (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA [and non]. 6090, Oct 29 at 0105, hearing PMS ANGUILLA on
her occasional schedule leads me to recheck RRI B-19 English sked as
in previous report, and correct it:

``I`ve yet to check the further one-hour Englishes toward us:
2300 on 6040 & 7220 designated for Eu only; 6090 & 7325 to E Asia
0100 on 6130 [not 6090 as in previous report], 7325 to ENAm
0400 on 6020, 7410 to WNAm; 9820-DRM, 11790 to S Asia``

So at 0100 how about 6130 and 7325? Oct 29 at 0105, 6130 is a JBA
carrier with splash from 6125 Radio Martí new frequency; 7325 very
poor with splash even from 7315 WHRI with VOV relay in Vietnamese, not
English! So both are unusable.

Our last chance: 0400 on 6020 & 7410 to western North America: nothing
audible on either at 0401! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Monday Oct 28 at 2300, REE English confirmed at
winter-shifted time ex-2200 on M/W/F. Must be Alison Hughes, the
reactivated hostess, but just like Justin Coe, right into music rather
than any new news about Spain -- something about protest songs
recorded by visiting Swedes in the Franco era, who then hightailed it
outta there! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** THAILAND. 13745, Oct 29 at 0038, JBA carrier despite HSK9 B-19
registration on blank 13750 for North America, instead of 13745 in
B-18. We have been pining for the lower band, since all A-season,
15590 was useless for the 0000-0330 transmission including English at
0000-0100 & 0200-0230. Why the 5-kHz shift? To distance itself from
very strong 13740 CUBA which boycotts HFCC? That should help, but even
13750 would be too close when RHC inbooms; altho sometimes it does not
or is even AWOL.

Standard remark: in agreeing to the Udorn IBB relay, Thailand should
have insisted upon access to Grimesland for its broadcasts to North
America, and even other VOA relay sites when needed such as to reach
Europe; altho apparently HSK9 does much better direct to there. I
understand that the NAm broadcasts do make it pretty well to Alaska on
the way to the restofus (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Oct 28 at 2259, 2314 and 2332 chex, NO signal from
VOT English to N America as now sked; despite having successfully
transmitted here yesterday. Nor on ex-A-19 frequency 9830. Something`s
always wrong at the Emirler transmitter site. I`m sure it won`t be
long before it happens to be back and/or with extraneous German hour
following after 0000.

Other VOT English to NAm is now at 0400 on new 6125. I had been
warning about Cuban jamming overrun since TV Martí is also on new 6125
until 0400. So it is, but jammers have not caught up with it yet (and
is // Radio Martí, so are they all simulcasting now, or feed
mixup?).

So at 0400 Oct 29, I`m on 6125 as OCB has just finished --- but the
Grimesland S9+20 carrier is still on past 0401! The confused VOT
announcer is JBA underneath presumably with his still warped sign-on
info. Recheck at 0405: by now GB is off and indeed no jamming --- yet
--- with VOT audible but very poor S7-S8, unusable in noise level.
K-index is 3, so propagation could be better. See also ROMANIA (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 12035, Oct 29 at 1410, VOT S5-S7 with music on the 1330
English to W Europe and USward; still insufficient on the third day of
B-19 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 11815.074, Oct 29 at 1501, song at S7-S9; surely not NHK
near hourtop nor off-frequency? Maybe RBC Brasil? But not reported
lately; yet stronger than 11780 which thus could not be RNA at this
hour, non-Brazuguese talk (rather: listed TWR Swaziland in Somali).
11815+ is instead TRT in Turkish as now scheduled 14-17 aimed USward;
and 1505 starts umlautish talking in Türkish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Oct 29 at
0100 on WRMI 7780, poor S9-S6. Next:

2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

Alfredo Cotroneo explains why IRRS was missing from 7290 Monday at
1816.5 when WOR was expected:

``Hi Glenn, Here are the [UT] days & times for WOR during B19
scheduled on IRRS-Shortwave @ 150 kW, also simulcast at
https://nexus.org/mp3 (IRN stream):

Mon 1902 approx (after the news) on 7290 to EU, N Africa, Mid East
Sun 0003 approx (after the news) (Streaming only)
Sun 2203 approx (after the news) (Streaming only)
and also at random several times during the week on IRN (streaming).

There may have been a glitch in the programming last night, so your
program *may* have not been aired. I have just corrected it, sorry.

During B19, we are starting 15 min earlier [sic] at 1900 UT and until
2000 on 7290 kHz, so your program starts 15 min earlier. 73s & take
care. Alfredo``

I reply: ``I checked today Tuesday via UTwente: 7290 carrier already
on at 1854 with severe splash from China 7285. 1900:30 cut on news
already in progress, then 1903 FSN program about Ukraine/Biden etc.

There is still heavy splash from China, but now from the other side
7295. LSB tuning on 7285 helps. Too bad we are still so close to so
much interference.

Could you provide a schedule of all programs on the 19-20 UT 7290
broadcast seven days a week?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.1v, Monday Oct 28 at 2305, WBCQ with Kurdish songs,
very familiar, just like what I was hearing 25 hours earlier on `Uncle
Bill`s Melting Pot`. He`s getting a repeat to fill an ``Available Time
Slot`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5800, Oct 29 at 2309, WRMI extra frequency is slightly
better than usual, S9-S8 music undermodulated. Can`t find a parallel,
especially 9395 which is currently Oldies. At 2320 I confirm it`s not
// 9455 either with TOMBS.

6060, Oct 28 at 2311, 2332, Oct 29 at 0045, 0102 and later, *NO*
signal from WRMI, which was supposed to be a new frequency from today
to include RAE ATTW relay in Spanish at 0100 weekdays. The disgraced
FB announcement about this remained in place, no update or removal.

5800, however, Oct 29 at 0102 remains JBA sounding like Italian ---
no, listening closely it`s Spanish but porteño accent, as RAE Spanish
relay is here! About new president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández.
Instead of on 6060 which remains vacant of Cuba and thus available.
Rechecked, the WRMI skedgrid
http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs
shows 5800 finally gets recognized, as XMTR 3, 160 degrees, 21-01
SMTV, and 01-02 RAE español --- and no entry for 6060: perhaps fearful
that RHC may reclaim it? 6060 for RAE relay would have been neat as in
FB notice, since that was an old RAE frequency direct from General
Pacheco.

Anyhow, 5800 is replacing 4980, now gone from the air and the sked
(tho there is a mystery carrier on 4960: see unID); and 5010 which had
RAE Spanish at 22-23, now does not come on until 2300, heard at 2311
in Spanish with Fámily Radio. 5800 is off at 0307 check, presumably at
0200*, tho before it appeared on the sked at all, its JBA carrier
could show up later at night.

9395, Oct 29 at 0100, this WRMI still with RAE multi-lingual opening
prior to English, and not // anywhere; 5010 robohuxter in English,
4980 still off, 7780 WOR, etc., Brother HyStairical elsewhere (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9385, Oct 28 at 2317, RCC discussion in English, obviously
WEWN on new B-19 frequency, poor S6-S9, overnight to Africa ex-11610
--- but not supposed to start until 0000! Perhaps they are confused by
DST, and from Nov 3 will really start at 0000 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 4840, Oct 29 at 0313, English voice-over translation of
Chinese, but the Chinese is too loud like QRM! Scheduled on WWCR-3 at
0200-0600 UT weeknights is `Info Wars` with the self-described
``psychotic`` Alex Jones; but why? I`m not hanging around to find out
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Oct 29 at 1456, KVOH is back! Power back on so maybe
fires diminishing in the area? Preaching in Spanish, S7-S9; was not
audible at first check almost an hour earlier. Now is the SSOB,
otherwise only JBA carriers on 17660 (Sa`udi in French), and 17720
(Turkey in Arabic listed) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZANZIBAR [non]. 6015, Oct 29 at 0404, looking for ZBC, a better
than usual signal but sounds like Arabish instead of Swahili. Oh2, R.
Tamazuj is B-19 scheduled here at 0329-0427 via MADAGASCAR, // 7315
via FRANCE, but risking collision with WHRI if & when it be on 7315
that late.

Ron Howard was also hearing 6015 as if it were a format change for ZBC
and on this date no second signal. In any event, very bad news for ZBC
and its would-be listeners in Africa, let alone America (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4960, Oct 28 at 2312, S7-S9 open carrier with flutter,
just as WRMI has quit 4980, but probably a coincidence. Best guess is
that USAGM São Tomé has neglected to turn off the transmitter
overnight between 2100 and 0400. Still there at 0040 Oct 29 at S9-S7,
but off at 0312. By then there is a JBA carrier on 4930 where VOA
starts English at 0300 via Botswana (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

This report despatched at 2047 UT October 29

** CANADA. 15034-USB, Oct 28 at 1413, YAY! CHR Trenton Military has
finally been fixed, reports really received! from Halifax, Shearwater,
Greenwood, Gander, Halifax again in this cycle. Modulation distortion
has also been repaired. It had been totally out of order since at
least Oct 4, when I first noted it and on frequent chex ever since
then (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [non]. 15700, Oct 28 at 1405, CRI English relay back up here
for B-19, ex-11880. They`re right on the ball with QSY --- but *still*
totally useless, S9+30 but severely suppressed/distorted (suptorted)
modulation, and still so at 1454 recheck. Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5990, Oct 27 at 2304, S9+10 of dead air except maybe a trace
of modulation and some humbuzz, i.e. CRI relay. Something`s always
wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also
CHINA [non]

** CUBA. 13571, 13636, 13764, 13829, 13898 approx., Oct 28 at 1403,
RHC spurblobs out of 13700-AM transmitter. I can no longer call them
FM, since they are much more readable in AM mode, but just grumble in
SSB trying to pinpoint them. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. As usual, the DentroCuban Jamming Command is lax to
catch up with totally predictable and public Radio-TV Martí seasonal
frequency changes: giving inside Cubans a twice-yearly chance to hear
RM without interference by their dictatorial mind-controlling
government.

13820, Oct 27 at 1947, RM VG in clear here, no jamming audible, while
jamming-only is heard on ex-13605. Still Oct 28 at 1406 same situation
during `Radio Revoltillo`:
https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.com/el-revoltillo

``El Revoltillo, programa matutino conducido por Gilberto Reyes, donde
compartimos sus correos, con anécdotas y simpáticas ocurrencias. De
lunes a viernes de 10:00 AM a 11:00 AM hora de Cuba.``

Note that as a running dog of Yanqui Imperialism (unlike Mexico beyond
the border), Cuba stays on EDT another week to match the gusanos in
Miami; which will lead to program times one UT hour later from Nov 3,
but no? changes in frequency usage.

7355 & 7435, Oct 28 at 0515, RM VG on both with no jamming, which
remains on ex-frequencies 7365 & 7335.

Here is the B19 USAGM schedule in HFCC for ``Greenville`` in Spanish:
Arnie, please pass on to your henchmen, so they don`t waste jamming on
wrong frequencies, innocent by-stations! Like AIR Bengaluru on 13605
at 1500-1730.

00-01 7435
00-04 6125 Tue-Sat [TV Martí]
00-06 7355
00-12 6030
01-02 7365
02-07 7435
06-13 5980
07-14 7355
12-14 7435
13-22 11930
14-20 13820
14-22 11860
20-24 9565
22-23 7375
22-24 7355
23-24 6125 M-F [TV Martí]
23-24 7435

6125 ex-5980 for TVM soundtrack indeed had not started Sunday Oct 27
at 2302 check, and still jamming against nothing (but a JBA carrier,
Chaski, Perú?) on 5980. When it does, expect jam bleedpast 0400 to
bother Turkey 6125 English to North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Oct 28 at 1416, JBA carrier here and on
none of the other Dengê Welat/Turkish jamming channels, so maybe this
is it, with degraded propagation? But India is OK on 11560. Nothing on
9525 yet, which per Ivo yesterday would take over later: ``1600-2000
on 9525 Issoudun and 2000-2200 on 9525 Grigoriopol`` -- and as long as
it stayed stuck in their mornings 9525 had been jammed by an
off-frequency Emirler only.

Earlier today there were also reports by Ivo Ivanov and Wolfgang
Bueschel of various other jumparounds in the 11.5 MHz area, including
newly some frequencies ending in -5: 11515, 11525, 11535, but Ivo
reported ``From 1330 UT October 28, BRB Denge Welat is on new 11540.0
Grigoriopol, ex 11510 October 27. TRT Radio Recep Erdogan is on
11540.0 Emirler EVEN`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 570, Oct 28 at 0556, caught last part of ID for ``92.1,
regional mexicana`` looping SSW. Certainly XEBJB Monterrey NL, which
IRCA Log shows as 5000/500 watts, ``BJB Regional Mexicana, Música
Regiomontana`, 24 h, // XHGBO 92.1 FM General Bravo. Regiomontana is
the classier adjectival form instead of ``Monterreyana``. BTW, in NRC
IDXD someone reported 570 Monty as XEMON, which is really the one on
1370 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 690, Oct 28 at 0558-0602+, choral adult Mexican NA from
S/SSW with heavy CCI from KGGF et al. There are only three XEs on 690,
most likely XEN, CDMX, 100/5 kW, rather than Fresnillo or Monterrey.
Per the anthem appendix about XEN at
https://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/2019%20Mexican%20Log.pdf
``Fast adult choral version (2 verses about 2 minutes) at Midnight. ID
before and after anthem``, while XEMA has children`s version, and XERG
none?

NOTE: the Log at the bottom also provides hotlinx to station websites,
live audio, and when available, disgraced FB. Note that 0600 UT is now
midnight in central Mexico back on CST ex-CDT, except for border towns
wedded to US timeshifting (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6185, Oct 28 circa 0545, XEPPM still on the air an extra
real hour, now that DST is over in CDMX, unlike here. Nominal closing
should be 0600, but opening, when?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. More about Enid`s now reactivated beacon, EI on 341
kHz:

Rick Barton, AZ, replied earlier on the ABDX yg: ``The beacon EI at
Enid would have been a Location Outer Marker for (and south of)
Woodring airport. Has it been destroyed yet? I show its location here:
36.2750331 , -97.7907633

I see that both Vance and Woodring still have the VHF band omni
range navigation beacons at the field. Woodring has a VOR-DME on
109.0 MHz with the ID ODG, and the VORTAC at Vance AFB is END on
115.4 MHz. The reference name for the Enid NDB "EI" was "GARFY"
NDB. It is no longer depicted on aviation charts.

re: the comment about GPS: It is ironic that little puddle jumpers
in the wilds of Alaska use hi-tech GPS, but large commercial
aircraft still rely much on older technologies. 73 from the desert
southwest - rb`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. Oct 28 at 2130, I`m checking the four new frequencies of
RRI English for B-19, ex 2030 in A-19, when we had fairly reliable
reception on 13650, if not 11850 which had been missing for weeks. But
all four are JBA carriers at best; propagation is somewhat degraded,
but what a drastic descent from 13 and 11 MHz bands, to 7 and 6 for
the winter; maybe should improve as the season progresses.

The two for CIRAF 8, eastern NAm are 6170 and 7310, 300 kW, 307
degrees from Tsiganeshti; for CIRAF 27N, British Isles, are 7375 and
6030 from Galbeni, but the latter is only 90 kW at 300 degrees,
therefore must be the DRM one; while the former is 300 kW at 290
degrees. Since the same pair of bands are used for near and far
targets, I wonder if the European frequencies are at a higher takeoff
angle best for shorter paths?

I`ve yet to check the further one-hour Englishes toward us:
2300 on 6040 & 7220 designated for Eu only; 6090 & 7325 to E Asia
0100 on 6090, 7325 to ENAm
0400 on 6020, 7410 to WNAm; 9820-DRM, 11790 to S Asia
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Oct 27 at 2301, tune-in to VOT English to North
America, S8-S9 on reactivated B-19 frequency, ex-9830 at 2200 in A-19.
Amid sign-on with English schedule and still making a mess of it:
claims a later repeat is still at 0300 on 9515! And another repeat at
0600 UTC! on 6165 --- there has *never* been such a broadcast, rather
a mistake giving local summer time, as it was really also at 0300 UT!
Somebody messed up the script at start of A-19 season and announcer
has been reading it that way ever since (or recorded). Top news
headline about ISIS guy killed and Turkey coordinated in the event;
but more time to the next one about some student protest (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
October 27 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, poor S4-S5.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0130 on 9395, S9/+10 and 7780
JBA. As usual, ID at 0129 on 9395 is for `Son-Power Radio from WRMI
Studios in Okeechobee on 5850, 7455, 9395``.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0230 on WMI 7780, VP S4-S7.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0230 on WRN stream to North
America, ex-0130 even tho we are on DST another week; with Slovakia
now at 0130. Ditto for the simulcasts on the Af/As/Pac stream. So the
Saturday 1600 on WRN should already be shifted to 1700 too.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 from 0259.5 on Area 51 webcast;
and on WBCQ 5130-, S7-S9 noisy at 0318 check.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0330 on WRMI webcast; and JBA
on 9955 at 0340 check.

IRRS ``MILano`` is still registered B-19 for 7290 at 18-19 UT, so I
was hoping for no change to the Monday 1816 UT airing of WOR --- but
Oct 28 via UTwente SDR, NO signal, just huge splash from Chinese on
7285, listed as 500 kW, 317 degrees from Xian. Europeans would be
advised to catch the secret new Sat 1300 UT airing from WRMI 15770.
Next:

0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [still suspended?]
0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

** U S A. 13685-13690-13695, Oct 28 at 1404, WINB hybrid DRM is back
here as expected for B-19, M-F at 12-17, 50 kW at 62 degrees; ex
15115-15120-15125: the lower half secret digital data, the upper half
ordinary DRM noise; and is it too close for comfort to 13700 RHC-AM?

HFCC shows this as D = NOT DRM, instead of N = Numérique, as it does
for all WINB entries, including 7315 M-F at 07-10 which we know should
be DRM, at same parameters; and several overlapping entries for wobbly
9265 covering the entire 24 hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775-, Oct 28 at 1452, NO signal from KVOH; could just be
propagation but not this time, per Ray Robinson, Oct 28 at 1327, to
the WOR iog:

``With a strong area of high pressure to the north of us, Southern
California is bracing for another high wind event today. Southern
California Edison (SCE) has enacted several preventative fire-related
power outages, including one that covers the KVOH mountain-top
transmitter site at Chatsworth Peak. 17775 kHz is therefore off the
air currently, and will have to remain so until the power returns.
Ray Robinson
Strategic Communications Group
Voice of Hope World Radio Network
www.voiceofhope.com``

Let`s hope the fires themselves spare KVOH. This leaves a trace of
Sa`udi on 17895 as the OSOB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 1857 UT October 28

WORLD OF RADIO STATION HITLIST UPDATED Oct 27

Hi Glenn, my latest Hitlist update.
https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

1) Australia - Unique R: Added livestream link (thanks to Tim Gaynor
in WOR iog list)

2) Germany - Shortwave Radio for Eur: Updated links to new designed
website.

3) Updated UTC offset notations (due to summer time changes) for
Croatia, Germany, Greece, New Zealand, Romania, & Spain

The next update will be early November for winter time changes in the
Americas. Best wishes and 73 (Alan Roe)

** ALASKA [non]. 11760, Oct 27 at 1427, any trace of KNLS English
under RHC Spanish? NO, despite tentative schedule quoted in DXLD 19-41
which came from the B-19 info on KNLS Russian website, 11760 for both
the 1200 and 1400 English hours. Rechecking current HFCC info for
KNLS, NOW it shows 11670! for both transmissions, unconfirmed yet but
which should bear a bit less blockage (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** BONAIRE. 7245.0-LSB, Oct 27 at 0031, PJ4K working contest.
QRZ.com:
PJ4K Bonaire
Rich Smith, N6KT
Bonaire Bonaire QSL: Via KU9C
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 7092.6-LSB, Oct 27 at 0023, PR4T calling CQ Contest,
working mostly US stations. This is my mini-dip into the madness of an
annual event, packing 40m with signals on split frequencies rather
than at least convenient 1 kHz intervals. QRZ.com shows:
``PR4T Brazil ARAUCÁRIA DX GROUP RIO DX GROUP BRAZIL Brazil``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11855.7, Oct 27 at 0042, JBA music, suspect R. Aparecida,
which has been undetected here for some weeks, but typical
offfrequenciness, altho sometimes above 11856. Now 11780 RNA is
incredibly stronger, so RA must be very QRP (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 1610, Oct 27 at 1255 UT, talk in English; after sunrise
here and way after in Toronto, so could it be something else? No,
pronounces about ``aboot`` twice, and 1258 ID ``CHHA 1610 AM``. So
Voces Latinas also employs a minority language. TopEnd this time of
year can keep skywaving quite a while, but fading out by 1310.

Stale 2015/2016 program grid at

http://chha1610am.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PostCard-CHHA-1610AM-2016.jpg
does show ``English music`` Sat & Sun until 9 am ET. But this was
all-talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 7103.8-LSB, Oct 27 at 0025, CF3M uttering nothing but own
callsign over and over; soon shifts to 7104.8. QRZ.com shows:
CF3M Canada
Ken Kovalenko
Richmond Hill, ON
Canada
QSL: LoTW or direct via VE3LA

Contesters like to get special 4- or even 3-character callsigns, since
5-character original calls would eat up too much time, reducing number
of contacts and ultimate scores. Even better: as many single-syllable
fonetix as possible. Every microsecond counts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 900, Oct 27 at 0613, Spanish song, XEW? NO, loops SE and
quickly // much weaker 890 with WLS Jimbo nulled, therefore the two
Radios Progreso. Yet WRTH shows 900 is 50 kW from far Holguín, while
890 is 200 kW from closer Ciego de Ávila.

[and non]. Once mighty XEW, La Voz de la América Latina desde México,
is seldom heard here; if I do get a 900 Mexican, it`s XEOK Monterrey,
or used to be: IRCA Log thinx it may be off to FM. There was a 100:1
power disparity, 250 vs 2.5 kW night power! WRTH 2019 gave XEW only
100 kW, a 40:1 ratio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15140, Sat Oct 26 at 1940, `The Jazz Place` on RHC, but
somewhat overmodulated/distorted. I think this is on alternate weeks;
better luck on some of the repeats? Something`s always wrong at RHC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11760, Oct 27 at 0040, RHC is splattering plus/minus 15, even
20 kHz; while // 11700 & 11670 are cleaner. Something`s always wrong
at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11980, Oct 27 at 0048, CRI relay at S3-S4, but hardly any
modulation, i.e. second harmonic of 5990 then checked with same JBM
and suptorted, yet S9+35. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, Oct 27 at 0049, RHC English with jazz show, but JBM,
hum and suptorted, so even worse than first hearing at 1940 on 15140.
Something`s always wrong at RHC.

[and non] BTW, since 5990 useless CRI relay is also on now, they
result in a very weak leapfrog mixing product on 6010, probably the
stronger of hets vs BRAZIL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CURACAO. 7126.6-LSB, Oct 27 at 0027, PJ2T calling QRZ during
contest. QRZ.com shows:
PJ2T Curacao
CARIBBEAN CONTESTING CONSORTIUM
Geoff Howard
#1 Groot Santa Marta
Curacao
QSL: VIA W3HNK

PJ2T, located at our club's permanent QTH called "Signal Point," is
situated on half an acre of oceanfront property adjacent to what used
to be called the Coral Cliff Hotel, formerly owned by PJ9EE, Mr. Chet
Brandon. . . with lots more info and fotos
https://www.qrz.com/lookup/pj2t
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11510, Oct 27 at 1342, Kurdish? music/chanting,
S4-S6, the only active frequency of the bunch up to 11550, presumed
Dengê Welat today; can`t hear a second signal if co-jammed by TRT
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 710.0, Oct 27 at 0603 UT tune-in, last few notes of
orchestral Mexican NA and apparently off, no Spanish or music further.
Must be XEDP, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, from the SW, the only one
I ever hear. This and the other two actives in the IRCA Mexican Log
are all shown as 24 hours.

NB that at the bottom of the Log
https://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/2019%20Mexican%20Log.pdf
there is a new extensive survey of when and what version of national
anthems are played, including XEDP, ``Adult choral at Midnight`` The
morning/evening anthemings do not necessarily denote sign-ons/offs.

BTW, except for border towns, the rest of Mexico which had been on DST
has now gone off it, a week before the United Statesian Hallowe`en
extension, which Mexico never copied despite Dia de los Muertos (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1130, re XEYZ, Aguascalientes2 still/again on the air:
On the WTFDA Forum, Raymie Humbert, AZ, also replied October 20:
``XEYZ still on air!? What necromancy is this? This is an AM that
nearly 18 months ago told the IFT "you can have the AM back, thank
you": [4 pp]
http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/35226_181212173840_5224.pdf
What is going on?`` Pertinent paragraph among all the verbiage:

``Ahora bien, en términos de lo señalado en el último párrafo de la
propia Condición Tercera de la citada Resolución, manifiesto la
voluntad de la concesionaria para renunciar a la frecuencia 1130 KHz.
originalmente asignada, a través de la estación de radio con
distintivo de llamada XEYZ~AM; en ese sentido, es nuestra intención
continuar la operación y explotación únicamente de la frecuencia 107.7
MHz, por medio de la radiodifusora con distintivo de llamada XHYZ~FM.
Como consecuencia de lo anterior, solicitamos que los Títulos de
Concesión correspondientes versen exclusivamente sobre la frecuencia
que opera en la banda de Frecuencia Modulada y en su caso, se indiquen
las condiciones y el momento en que deberá de suspenderse de manera
definitiva la operación de la frecuencia de Amplitud Modulada y por
tanto revertirse en favor del Estado.``

1130, Oct 27 at 0624, super-hype voice actor (SHVA) proclaims, ``La
Poderosa, la más famosa`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1510, Oct 27 at 0629, classical music from SSW/NNE, no
doubt XEQI Monterrey; there is *no* USA AM station with a classical
format we hear. Brand is ``Opus 15-10 AM`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. Re ``Gran Sol`` target of REE on 12030 --- it`s surprising
that it`s NW of Spain, since this is on a 110-degree azimuth, the
other targets being the Indican Ocean and the Middle East ---
disinformation, or deliberately counting on back-radiation coverage?
This led us to assume Gran Sol would be somewhere around the other
targets. In fact the CIRAF target zones registered, 38, 39, 47, 48 are
the Arabian peninsula and the NE quadrant of Africa; not the Indican
Ocean, either, except by extension. BTW, new query: how did that C get
inserted into the SS version of Indian? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY [and non]. 12035, Oct 27 at 1339, JBA carrier from presumed
VOT English to Europe and also USward, but no improvement over ex-A-19
15450 at 1230. The English hours explicitly for us are now 2300 on
5960; 0400 on 6125. Oh2, TV Martí audio is now sked on 6125 at
2300-0400, so once they catch up with it, Cuban jamming likely to
impede Turkey too, as they are in no hurry to turn it off. I`ll bet at
HFCC B-19 this was not recognized as a potential problem.

TV Marti, however, is ex-5980, with nothing registered there between
2200 and 0200, so should finally be a great reopened window for Radio
Chaski, Perú, until whenever it close, 0000v? --- if and when the
Cuban jammers get off it! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday October 27 starting at 0324 on WA0RCR, MO, 1860-AM with slight
ACI from LSB ham; fair. Next:

[however, as of Oct 27, uniqueradio.biz is marked:
``NB : Off the air for now till further notice.``]

2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

** U S A. 7490+, Sat Oct 26 at 2225, TOMBS, but not // at all to 9455
WRMI; what became of `Good Sounding Oldies` still on the sked
http://wbcq.com/schedule/index.php?fn=sked&freq=7490
at 2200-2340 [sic], following Brother Scare at 1600-2200? BS does
appear M-F at 2200-2300, and everyday from 1600 until break for
otherness from 19, 20 or 21, depending (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A. 3215, UT Sun Oct 27 at 0014, awful audio of gospel huxter
conversation, presumably WWRB which has swiftly made a B-19 shift from
5050 where nothing is now. HFCC shows the usual time-share arrangement
with WWCR: during the Week of Confusion while DST remains regnant,
WWRB turnover to WWCR at 0100 UT; then from Nov 4, 0200. But WWRB will
presumably remain active only on weekends. WWRB may continue after
leaving 3215, on 3195 which is also registered 100 kW non-direxional
at 0100-0400 only, while 3185 is also registered available 24 hours,
but at 45 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 660, Oct 27 at 1319 UT, Navajo talk, 1320 hymn in English,
1324 ``reflexions for the 30th Sunday of ordinary time`` and fade. I
guess that`s Catholic calculation from Easter. KTNN Window Rock AZ, I
had not heard in some time, so seems to be adhering to night
direxionality west; Oct SR/SS times are 1315/0045 UT (Nov: 1345/0015
UT). checked here after KKOB 770 was in. KTNN reception improved by
USB tuning since WSCR 670 Chicago IBOC noise is still a problem
peaking lowside 657 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4102+, Oct 27 at 0018, JBA `W` on CW, the weather beacon
somewhere in the USA Desert Southwest. Meanwhile I still hear not a
bit of the `A` beacon on 2097.3 anywhere but Quartzsite AZ (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6900, Oct 27 at 0021, Spanish QSO discussing
propagation, equally audible in AM and LSB but no USB --- so CLSB
mode? Rather, I think it`s LSB being demodulated by a separate AM
carrier, perhaps a pirate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 10002-USB, Oct 27 at 1351, weak 2-way, unseems Spanish,
maybe Indonesian, first noted as QRM to also weak 10000 WWV (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1832 UT October 27

** ANTARCTICA. 15476-, Sat Oct 26 at 1503, checking for LRA36 via
UTwente, instead nothing but some un-DRM-like noise blob; Manuel
Méndez had been hearing it very weakly directly in Spain an hour
earlier, altho it was not heard on Friday. My further chex of UTwente
past 1700 find no noise and no signal either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11520, Oct 26 at 1315 via UTwente checking for
Dengê Welat, bigsig here presumed this; while a weak something on
11510, Turkish jammer not yet glommed? Also 11540 something in
Chinese. Direct at 1348 I hear only a JBA carrier on 11510.

11510, Oct 26 at 1435 back to UTwente, VG referring to Agence France
Presse, so probably D.W. A bit of music under, maybe same station or
the jammer? But tuning around, nothing on others except 11500 has some
VG Chinese.

11500 is in Aoki/NDXC at this time as CNR1 jamming/Sound of Hope, and
11540 jammed at 1200-1400 vs RFA Tibetan via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1090, Oct 26 at 0605 UT, Spanish from south easy with KAAY
from the east nulled and initially dead-air. It`s an infomercial not
for mattresses but now for ``Vitac-30`` [?], an antiseptic, referring
to phone number to call ``en pantalla``, i.e. on the screen, another
*television* infomercial. The number probably depends on which station
is airing it in order to track response sources, but it`s rather hard
to ``see`` on the radio! Maybe they later inserted it verbally. That
name is incorrect; searching, there is a Vita-C vitamin supplement.
Anyhow, still presumed XEAU, Monterrey NL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1580, Oct 26 at 1752 UT, KOKB Blackwell is completely OFF
again, yet again (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 91.7, Oct 25 at 2128 UT, KOSU during NPR `All Things
Considered`, RDS is displaying the current ATC topic, ``TREE OF LIFE
SYNAGOGUE ANNIV. CHANG ON KOSU`` in rotating 8-character fields. Chang
being one of the ATC co-anchors.

I have only two radios with RDS displays, the identical DX-398 and
ATS-909, but I don`t pay much attention to them except during sporadic
E DX openings when the RDS could provide vital ID info or clues,
especially from Mexico --- but often won`t display due to
weak/fading/choppy signals, even if enabled by the station.

Some stations have long used RDS to show current song title/performer
info, but first time I have noted news content as on NPR/KOSU. Is this
something new to KOSU and/or NPR? Is it showing up elsewhere??

At 2130 it changes to generic ``ALL THINGS CONSIDERED ON KOSU``.

Some stations only display their static ID or slogan, such as 94.7 in
OKC, BUZZ; 96.9, KQOB. 96.1 KXXY displays song info. Some other
stations have RDS enabled per icon, but displaying nothing. One of
these slow days I`1l have to survey the entire FM dial around here for
what`s showing on RDS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. Tnx to Mauricio Molano for the answer about the REE 12030
target area ``Gran Sol``, found on Spanish Wikipedia:

>Where is Gran Sol?...
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Sol

``Gran Sol es un caladero situado en el Atlántico Norte, entre los
paralelos 48 y 60, al oeste de las islas británicas. Destaca por la
riqueza pesquera, especialmente por la existencia de merluza, una
especie de gran rendimiento económico. Desde antiguo el caladero de
Gran Sol ha sido explotado por los pescadores españoles y portugueses,
que navegan desde la costa cantábrica y atlántica a faenar en sus
aguas. Este mar destaca también por la ferocidad de sus temporales. El
nombre de Gran Sol proviene del francés Grande Sole (gran lenguado).
No se debe confundir con el Box Irlandés (Irish Box, en inglés),
caladero éste que está fuera del Gran Sol y que designa un área de
pesca reservada acotada entre paralelos y meridianos (box) alrededor
de la isla de Irlanda``

73! Mauricio Molano, Salamanca, ESPAÑA - SPAIN
(http://moladx.blogspot.com/)

Then I hunt for that in English wikipedia, but all it can find is a
hotel/skyscraper by that name in Alicante! So Google translates:

``Gran Sol is a fishing ground located in the North Atlantic, between
parallels 48 and 60, west of the British Isles. It stands out for the
fishing wealth, especially for the existence of hake, a kind of great
economic performance. Since ancient times the Gran Sol fishing ground
has been exploited by Spanish and Portuguese fishermen, who sail from
the Cantabrian and Atlantic coast to fish in its waters. This sea also
stands out for the ferocity of its storms. The name of Gran Sol comes
from the French Grande Sole (great sole). Not to be confused with the
Irish Box (in English), this fishing ground that is outside the Gran
Sol and that designates a reserved fishing area bounded between
parallels and meridians (box) around the island of Ireland``

Note: sol does not refer to the Sun at all, but to lenguado, i.e. the
fish, sole! (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 monitoring: confirmed first SWBC, Friday
Oct 25 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, S9ish from S7 to S9+10.

Also confirmed UT Saturday Oct 26 at 0130 on WRMI: 5850 S9+20 after
some overlapping unneeded fill music for a second or two after the
canned ID; S9-S8 on 7780, also S9-S8 on 5010 but noisier.

Altho 4980 and 5010 continue registered available, it`s not clear
whether the new 6060 WRMI in B-19 will affect what`s on 5010.

Brand new WOR time on WRMI, Sat 1300 on 15770, monitored last week by
Ivo Ivanov, but still a blank space on the System D skedgrid: JBA
carrier here, but Oct 26 confirmed good signal via UTWente SDR.

Not confirmed Saturday October 26 at 1431-1500 on 9485-CUSB, Hamburger
Lokalradio; via UTwente SDR, no signal except huge splash from 9490
Romania.

From next week, WOR should shift to 1531, presumably still on 9485
rather than 7265 or 6190, but not confirmed. At 1530 per HFCC the ACI
should be lessened: 9480 CNR Beijing in Tibetan; 9490 CRI Kashgar
southward in Tamil. Next:

1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany [ex-1030] to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
0830 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

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

** U S A. (7490), UT Sat Oct 26 at 0000 I`m listening only to the WBCQ
webcast; 7490 reception may be degraded by today`s propagation
disturbance after a G2 storm and K-index of 3. FKB gospel huxter ends
at 2400, hangs up, clunk, but after some DA we hear his last minute
repeated! Apparently, WBCQ output had switched to Deland of FLA studio
which got a delayed internet feed.

Then 0001, WTO theme of `AAAWWW` starts and off we go. Annoying Freddy
calls in almost immediately, and AW always gives him priority allowing
him to interrupt whatever he is saying. Asks about other frequencies,
and AW says on 7490 only, since he doesn`t want to bother the guys
back in Monticello with the complexities of multi-casting, running
other transmitters. 6160 it seems is completely silent, since he says
no time has been sold on it at all.

Super-station 500 kW: thinx they will be testing to China this [next?]
week to see how well it funxion over the pole. AW hates the ChiCom
government, yet says CRI would be welcome to relay via WBCQ, altho
they hardly need it. S-S status: ``locked and waiting`` for some parts
and info about how to QSY to higher bands; other than that, both
transmitter and antenna are working well; soon should be on full-time
with Worlds Last Chance Radio;

0043 again laments shortage of shortwave engineers. Has finally caught
up with QSLing, hundreds of them now on the way (meaning P-mailed?).
Still going at 0100 but cut off for Hal Turner.

Good I got this much, since John Carver reports, first at 0016:

``Very poor, noisy signal on 7490 again this week. Can find no other
BCQ frequency on the air, not even 5130. As soon as weather permits
will go outside and check out antenna. Not having problems picking up
other stations. I did check later in the hour and 5130 was finally
running that music program that's been running for a few weeks there.

I'm really sorry I'm not getting anything. Was checking cables,
antenna tuner and pre-selector this evening. They all check out and I
was getting other stations this evening so am assuming that my antenna
is alright but will check it with my eyes once it stops raining. John,
Mid-North Indiana``

I told him the problem may have been the propagation disturbance ---
the northerly WBCQ site is at a disadvantage when that happen (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12050, Oct 25 at 2057, WEWN is still JBM in Spanish, S6-S7,
as I first noted at 1422; is no one paying attention at Vandiver? Than
why should we? Or anylistener (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Altho Hepburn maps show no tropo at all around here, Oct
26 at 1442 UT I bandscan anyway and find Bad signals on RF 35 and 22.
W9WI.com shows a bunch of LPs or translators in mostly remote areas of
KS and OK; the only full powers being in KS: 35 KMTW Hutchinson, and
22 KSNC Great Bend. Tropo areas are to be closer the next morning.

BTW, of my two TV antennas, as of Oct 25, one of them no longer picks
up some of the OKC stations; something must be broken pending my
roofish inspexion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1835 UT October 26