** BONAIRE. VOA attempted to get airtime on TWR 800 Bonaire last year,
in order to reach adjacent Venezuela without the inconvenience of
shortwave, but first started after 0000 UT with HJHJ 600 Barranquilla,
Colombia, as I monitored last summer. Now a TWR deal is in effect per
this via El Dial, Spain:

``Antillas Holandesas
AER, 20/03/2021 18:39, https://aer.org.es/archivos/26720, EA2-0800
Según Erminy Fernando en el grupo de FB Cadena DX, la VOA ha iniciado
transmisiones a Venezuela desde las instalaciones de TWR en Bonaire
(800). Reportado 2100-2230 con el programa “Venezuela 360”,
presumiblemente de lunes a viernes. (Rafael Rodríguez en el grupo
DXing.info fb, vía Ydun’s Medium Wave Info).(via El Dial)``

Now that it`s Monday March 22, I check for it via TWR`s own Bonaire
SDR. At 2142 an interview is underway with someone fluent in Spanish
but with obvious American accent -- I wonder why such people don`t
make a little more effort to tighten up their dixion. Seems to be
about the border situation; and then another one about the pandemic in
the US, neither of which very pertinent to Venezuela. 2159 VOA ID and
sign-off, quick ID as ``PJB-98, Apreciamos su sintonia`` and back for
more VOA. 98? What`s that about, an FM frequency? There`s no PJB or
any other Bonaire FM station in the 98s listed in WRTH 2021.

While sufficient, the 800 signal is not superstrong on TWR`s own SDR
--- they must be deliberately attenuating it, understandably. On the
waterfall, much stronger signals show on 550, 710 and 910 which are
obviously Caracas, and 860 from Curacao (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** IRAN. Another check of VIRI March 22 to confirm whether still on SW
in English, despite reports that some or all languages would quit. At
first no signals at 1920 on 6040 & 11880, monitoring both via SDRs in
Holland and Ireland where I have been getting IRRS with WOR. But both
cut on late at *1922:30, again like yesterday without the formal
sign-on procedure but instead JIP English, something about Pakistan
just ending. 1923:40, music, ID as ``Voice of the Islamic Republic of
Iran`` and schedule as 1920-2020 UT on 6040 to Europe, 11880 to South
Africa, also on FM 91.5 for Tehran, several satellites, mobile phones.
1924:48 some traditional music; 1929:06 ``IRIB English Radio, coming
up, the news``; 1930 chimes and news.

I check again for the *2350 Spanish broadcast March 22 and there it is
via Bonaire SDR, standard opening with IS, NA, ID, Qur`an, on 5980
with splash from CRI/Cuba 5990; and 7230 with SSB and AM QRhaM, since
after all, Iran is INTRUDING into the W Hemisphere hamband.

So it seems that all this talk about quitting SW was a false alarm,
started by LVRII itself announcement in Spanish, but since then others
have heard them also announcing a new A21 sked for Spanish! It may be
confusion inside the organization, or even a power struggle? There are
at least three entities involved, IRIB, VIRI, and Pars Today. It`s
never been clear to me exactly how these relate to each other.

Anyhow, this has encouraged me to listen to Iran a lot more than I
ever have; remember even when they had a separate English for North
America in our evenings, called `Voice of Justice`? Not sure of its
lifespan, but I see it in my handy 2005y WRTH (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 1460, March 22 at 1902 UT, KZUE El Reno with series of
promos for Grupo Fórmula, and more totally México-centric programming
as they plug into Fórmula feed every afternoon, not sure of exact
times. At least there is no jittering on the audio like during music
the last time I tuned by. Surely it`s not the only Unitedstatesian
doing so, but in NRC AM Log KZUE`s Grupo is filed only under La
Tremenda with two FM translators on 97.7. KZUE is a 500-watt daytimer
but plenty to reach Enid; caradio again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [non]. VOA now on 800 to Venezuela: See BONAIRE

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2078 monitoring: confirmed Monday
March 22 from 1902:18 on IRRS 7290 via Bulgaria. Started late and as I
feared, not flexible enough not to cut me off before finished, at
1930:06, onward to IRRS ID with PO Box, and Feature Story News again.
As monitored via UTwente SDR: strong signal holds up, but so does the
ACI splatter from 7290 Vietnam and 7295 East Turkistan, which cannot
be avoided.

Earlier: carrier on at *1857:10; no sign-on but 1900:38 JIP FSN in
progress, not just half a minute of headlines as customary; 1901:34
cut to IRRS ID; 1901:46 *more* spurious FSN; finally cut it off at
1902:18 for WOR. Another problem is annoying skipping of my audio, but
this must be a UTwente thing, since another SDR at Curlow, Ireland is
not skipping, but just as QRMed.

Note that from next week, March 29 after the imposition of DST in
Italy, this airing shifts one real UT hour earlier to start circa
*1801v. Per HFCC A-21 the QRM situation then will be: 7280 still
Vietnam in Spanish; 7290 Iran in Russian until 1750, and hope it`s off
in time, but even more so, CNR China until 1805. 7285 & 7295 both
clear; but 7300 Iran in German until 1820. Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Gerald T Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous check
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, with comment,
``Equinoctial greetings to the Recording Angel of Shortwave,
who is in especially fine voice these days`` [sic]

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

** U S A. 7489.957v, March 22 at 2226, WBCQ has shifted from the plus
side circa 7490.1 or .2, down to here, as Allan Weiner is conversing
with a caller about radio, evidently an `AAAWWW` playback. Also
applies amid `From the Isle of Music` Cuban hour at 0030 UT Tuesday
March 23. I wonder why the change; random or deliberate, and just
can`t land on .000? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 6205.031v, March 23 at 0005, 0007, 0010.5 between tunes,
Radio Onda Corta Venezuela is now inserting Morse Code IDs as ROCV. S7
into Bonaire SDR, the AM signal remains rather distorted but sounds
less so when tuned in SynchAM mode. Another one at recheck 0120 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA [non]. VOA now on 800 to Venezuela: See U S A [non]

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** CUBA. 13833 approx., March 22 at 1352, spurblob with no program
modulation but hum; 13766 undermodulated with hum and no F-natural
tone here either; source 13700-AM is S9+10 and undermodulated; 13635
S8-S9; 13570 better S7+ and tone; also weaker traces circa 13503,
13440, 13373. Approx. 65-kHz intervals. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** IRAN [and non]. Continued from last report: 6040, IRIB English from
*1920 March 21: at 1948 about pandemic, and now via UTwente, // 11880
is also VG, S9+25 while 6040 is S9+30. 2002 a lexure on Islam starting
with a bit of Arabic; billions of people have been informed about
Islam; something about ``good governance``; New World Order in Farsi,
Arabic. 2011 song. 2014 reading an article from National Geographic
about Amazon forests, greenhouse gases, not just CO2. Still in
progress when chopped off the 6040 air at 2020:32* and 11880 is also
gone.

Like at 1920 joining program in progress, obviously there is no
coördination between programming and transmission on the odd SW
timings of :20 past the hours. Altho news on the (half) hour aired
successfully, perhaps the rest of English programming be pulled from
their TV service? which operates on a different schedule.

Anyhow, English is still going, a day after all SW was feared to be
terminated. I`ve heard the whole hour altho not with undivided
attention vs my favorite Sunday afternoon music on public radio
stations. Nothing heard in English about a SW closedown, nor did Bryan
Clark, New Zealand.

Spanish had been announcing such a close, so am sure to check next
broadcast in that language, from 2350 on 5980, 7230. At 2349 via
UTwente, 7230 is S9/+10 with IRIB IS; 5980 comes on later at *2350 at
S9+20/30 but dumps off at 2351* while 7230 remains. *2352, 5980 back
on with Qur`an introduxion in *English* not Spanish, now not // 7230
which is in national anthem; 2354 into Spanish introduxion of Qur`an,
and by 2357 both in Spanish seemingly matching. Now 7230 has a SAH
from an understation: CNR via Xi`an the only other listee. On ForoDX,
Spaniards suggest SW programming is now coming from the HispanTV
channel; and a Spanish A-21 SW sked was announced.

At 0130 I check UTwente for other sked languages: 6040 Arabic not
heard. but on at 0131 JBA carrier then Qur`an; 7360 has algo, Tajik?
Enough for tonight.

7310 Arabic, 9800, 9870, 9390 at 1456 March 29 via UTwente, seem to be
occupied by regular VIRI S Asian languages as scheduled. 6 MHz
frequencies not heard, maybe not propagating this early.

7300, trying again March 29 for 1520 English, like yesterday, I can`t
hear any of it via UTwente or Kolkata SDRs, just the China/Taiwan
radio war. But maybe it`s still on. Next: *1920 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** MEXICO. 660, UT Mon March 22 at 0407, `La Hora Nacional` so it`s an
XE, still on standard time until April 4, at 10 pm CST Sundays, after
which it goes to 0300 UT. Quick check of other frequencies finds LHN
on 730, 570, 540 but best on 660: likely XEEY Aguascalientes2, tho 4
or 5 others in IRCA listing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 770, March 22 at 0550, rock music, Spanish announcement;
string of PSAs including Secretaría de Salud Pública, Electoral
concluding with 3-tones which as pointed out in NRC IDXD is a giveaway
that it`s Mexico:

``Mike Jeziorski, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México; Sony ICF-2010, no
external antenna. International News MEXICO: If you are listening for
Mexican stations, pay close attention to the three-note chime at the
end of this announcement on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/R9LrXpVLpbE
The chimes end every announcement by the Instituto Nacional Electoral
(INE), which has been running PSA's very frequently on AM stations in
the months leading up to national elections. If you hear those notes
cut through the noise, then you have an XE coming in``

After that, PSA mentioning Tribuna Electoral, Zacatecas, so again it`s
XEFRTM in Fresnillo, rather than XEACH Monterrey or anyother (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) See also USA: WGN

** PANAMA. 18160-USB, March 21 at 2159*, HP9SAM, Steve is going QRT
but says he will be back next Sunday here or on ``56``, at same time
(starting when?) and returning frequency to normal ham usage. An
active ``17`` m guy logged before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2078 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
March 21 from 2200:20 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.93. Before 2200 was in
WBCQ IS & ID loop, then a bit of othermusic until WOR start. JBA
direct vs high local line noise level; but at 2320 check JBA carrier
into VA, MO remotes, as K-index is 5, G1 storms. No response yet to my
request to move us back into the night at 0300 UT Mondays.

Also confirmed Sun Mar 21 at 2300 on WRMI 7780, good S9+10/25 into VA
SDR, but poor only S7-S9 into UTwente; before 2300 there was only
music for several minutes, concluding with the anomalous ``PCJ Radio
International`` ID! again this week.

Confirmed UT Monday March 22 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct after
chimes inserted after ID.

Also confirmed UT Mon Mar 22 at 0230 on WRMIs: 5800 S9/+10 to MO
remote, 7780 S9+10 to ME remote; also on WRN webcast same time for one
more week, but by March 29 should be at 0130 UT.

Next:
1901 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Gerald T Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a generous check
to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, with comment,
``Equinoctial greetings to the Recording Angel of Shortwave,
who is in especially fine voice these days`` [sic]

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

** U S A. 15825, March 29 at 1409, instead of JBA carrier, WWCR
inbooming at S9+10/20 clearly audiblizing the horrible squeal on #1
transmitter. Shares SSOB status with 15140 Cuba. Must be sporadic E
opening but unaccounted for by any MUF spot on DXMAP. At one megameter
distance, on 15 MHz, Nashville is too close for F2 propagation but not
too close for Es (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 720, UT Monday March 29 at 0554, tuning across WGN Chicago,
I pause because Rollye James is sounding like a DXer, discussing
whether WEDO is off the air as a caller claims; they`ve had a CP to
diplex non-direxional with something for 3 years but it should have
expired. Was simulcasting EZL from WKGO. Apparently this is a
trivia/quiz segment during her show. WEDO is or was an 810 daytimer in
McKeesport PA - Pittsburgh market. Per WGN sked, Rollye James is
supposed to be Mon-Thu at 10 pm-1 am CDT = 03-06 UT Tue-Fri; after 05
UT Mondays it`s `WGN Showcase`, reruns of previous week`s shows.

[non] BTW, at 0558 UT under WGN, I can hear the Mexican NA playing
from somewhere in the CST = midnight zone, so most likely XEDE
Saltillo, 24h as in IRCA Log; two of the three others supposedly
daytimers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1140, March 29 at 0355 UT, C&W music, ``100.1 and 1140 AM,
KXRB`` ID, plug a game with wine, mention Sioux Falls. From the north
dominating anyway on my E-W longwire despite night pattern supposed to
be totally to its NW from SE SD; likely really on ND day pattern, 10/5
kW -- unless it has an STA like more and more stations are getting to
run ND all the time with reduced power at night. Again at 0603 UT
check, KXRB country music jingle (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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

The Open Mind --- False Equivalency Created The Big Lie
03/15/2021 | 28m 15s | Video has closed captioning.

Daily Beast columnist Wajahat Ali discusses a culture of false
equivalence that has normalized domestic terrorism and disinformation.
Aired: 03/15/21 Rating: NR

https://www.pbs.org/video/false-equivalency-created-the-big-lie-ag4zs7/

This report dispatched at 1721 UT March 22

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** CUBA. 6060, March 21 at 0619, RHC English with huge humbuzz and
spreading out plus/minus 15 blocking 6070 CFRX; 6100 still on but
S9+10/20 of dead air. 6000 is off, but by 0632, 9700 is still on VG
S9+30. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13376 trace, 13491 S2, 13506 S3 vs CODAR, 13571 S8, 13635 S8;
13765 S9, 13830 JBA, 13895 S3, 13960 trace, 14026 trace: March 21
after 1418, FMish spurblob panoply out of fundamental 13700-AM S9+20.
All approx., at ~65 kHz intervals with F-natural tones, on the fringes
the only reveal. Not in the order tuned. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. Reply received March 20 from Dr Madrid at Radio Verdad,
not including a QSL per se:

``Thank you, Glenn, for your concern about Radio Truth. We are on the
air already with only 250 watts. We plan to fix another module very
soon, in order to increase power. May God bless you and keep you on a
good health.
Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid
General Manager and Director
Radio Truth
Chiquimula, Guatemala, C. A.
--------------------------------------
Please download the attachments.``

The 5 attachments are:

1) one-sheet 2021 calendar with portraits of station people

2) Same calendar expanded to 8 pages pdf, enlarged month by month with
events, slogans; not including start of spring --- too pagan? Or
negligible in the tropix?

3) Pennant; I have several real ones

4) Bumper sticker, ditto

5) Huge 18-page pdf listing all reports received from 2000 to 2020 by
countries, departments, 938 towns in alfabetical order including #251
Enid (if anyone would like to see this I can forward, or ask him).
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** IRAN. Iran quitting SW as of today - Happy New Year
From new foroDX iog: ``LV De la República Islámica de Irán deja la OC
--- AER, 14 marzo 2021 22:22 22:22,
https://aer.org.es/archivos/26437

Según este audio difundido por el Whatsapp de La Voz de la República
Islámica de Irán y mandado por Dario Gabrielli, la emisora dejaría la
onda corta el próximo día 21 de marzo, pasando a solo emisión por
Internet. Debemos recordar que ya hubo un supuesto comunicado por
correo electrónico hace unos meses que decía que también dejaría la
onda corta, y no fue así.``

And from March 20: ``Hola, Al final del programa de hoy 20/03/2021 de
LV de la Rep. Islámica de Irán en español, Pars Today, han anunciado
que dejan de emitir en onda corta desde el día 21. Curiosamente, hoy
dia 20 de marzo es el último día del año persa. Un saludo -- Pedro
Sedano, Madrid, España``

``Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez Marí 11:34am #18 --- Bueno, otra emisora que
desaparece de la Onda Corta. Veremos si aumenta sus oyentes, a través
de Internet. Habrá que comprobar la calidad del streaming.``

``Hola, En teoría continuan en la web de Hispan TV, no en la de Pars
Today, es decir, https://www.hispantv.com/ aunque si haces clic en el
enlace superior de Radio, no pasa nada. Debes situar el ratón sobre TV
en Directo y entonces sale lo de la Radio en Directo; vaya chapuza. la
web es https://www.hispantv.com/directo-radio
Un saludo, Pedro Sedano, Madrid, España``

``Juan Ignacio Gutiérrez Marí 11:42am #20 --- Lo lógico es que
emitieran desde la web de Pars Today. Si hay que ir a otro sitio y
está escondido el acceso, les auguro poco éxito. Un saludo a todos.
⁣Asociación Española de Radioescucha``

From Célio Romais, Brasil, March 20: ``El viernes fue la última
edición del programa Conversando con Nuestros Oyentes y la despedida
de los locutores de Voz de Irán en la onda corta! Este domingo es la
última transmisión. Sigue el audio que grabé.``

To the WOR iog: ``Spanish still on the air this Sunday, as scheduled
(0723 on 15200 and 17630). Jean-Michel Aubier, France``

I post at 1518 March 21: `Célio Romais heard IRIB in Spanish announce
that their last SW broadcast would be today Sunday. Maybe that also
applies to English. Check it right now: English has been scheduled
only: 7300 at 1520-1620; 6040, 11880 at 1920-2020. Glenn``

``At 1520 into UTwente, China/Taiwan radio war is raging on 7300. Iran
is aimed 105 degrees for this English. New Delhi SDR gets nothing on
7300. Maybe better luck at 1920 when 6040 is 313, 11880 at 198
degrees. Glenn``

Jean-Michel AUBIER, Framce: ``Tehran heard on English at 1545 on 7300
with a feature about spring in Afghanistan mention on parstoday.com``

Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany, at 1732 UT:
``A LOT OF SERVICES ARE STILL on air TODAY MARCH 21 !

7310 1430-1730 IRN VO ISLAMIC REP.IRAN Ara Zahedan
7310.004 S=9+40dB in Europe

9800 1430-1730 IRN VO ISLAMIC REP.IRAN Ara Sirjan
9800.007 S=9+15dB in Europe

7290 1650-1750 IRN VO ISLAMIC REP.IRAN Rus Sirjan
7290.007 S=9+35dB Russian, sonor lady announcer excellent audio.

6110 1720-1820 IRN VO ISLAMIC REP.IRAN Bos Sirjan
6110.004 S=9+35dB National Anthem hymn heard 17.24 UT around.

5940 1720-1820 IRN VO ISLAMIC REP.IRAN Ger Sirjan
5940.004 S=9+35dB 17.26 UT German annmt. 73 wb``

gh: Here`s the full registered B20 schedule to keep checking:
http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbyfmo.php?seas=B20&fmor=IRB
By Monday, presumably all will be silent, not yet today Sunday.

Roberto Scaglione, Sicily at 1757: ``Italian is on air today....``

That would be 5930. At 1840 into UTwente, still Albanian on 7305,
5925; presumed Hausa on weaker 9475.

6040 last? 1918:10 carrier cut on briefly and off again. English is
just starting, cut on air to stay at *1920:45. Good into UTwente. But
JIP some program is closing?? Says 1920-2020 on 6040, 11880, FM 91.5,
satellites, internet, phone; music not IS. Program feed may have
really started an hour earlier due to DST confusion? We`ll see what
follows. No, 1929 ``This is IRIB English radio; coming up is the
news``. 1930 chimes and news starting with nuclear deal, Yemen vs
Saudi Arabia, anti-coronavirus restrixions. Music keeps playing during
headlines. Hmm, American accents but a bit of an anti-American slant
---. Right into an interview (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1940 UT March 21
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7890kHz(H), R. Vanuatu, Vanuatu, Port Vila; 18/03, 0629 – 0632 music, male anouncements at BoH, music. Poor (LOB).
https://soundcloud.com/user-463139565/vanuatu7890khz_h_0629utc180320?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
6070kHz, R. CRFX, Canada, Toronto; 18/03, 0633 – 0636 male in english discussion. Poor, few words readable (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/3NQK3
11835kHz(H), R. Vanuatu, Vanuatu, Port Vila; 18/03, 0637 – 0643 slow pop music, male and female announcements, music. Poor, 3945kHz inaudible (LOB).
https://soundcloud.com/user-463139565/vanuatu11835khz_h_0637utc18032?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
6205kHz, Radio Onda Corta Venezuela, Venezuela, El Tigre; 19/03, 2334 – 2341 male Spanish talks, music selections. Very poor (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/htJUj
3959kHz, KCBS Kanggye, Korea North; 20/03, 0854 – 0856 female choral music. Poor (LOB). 
https://soundcloud.com/user-463139565/kcbs_kanjjie3959khz0854utc2003?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
4950kHz, R. Nacional de Angola, Angola, Mulenvos; 20/03, 2342 – 2347 music seems in Spanish, caribean style music. Fady, poor to fair; deteriorating over the listening (LOB).
https://soundcloud.com/user-463139565/rna4950khz2342utc20032021?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
6205kHz, Radio Onda Corta Venezuela, Venezuela, El Tigre; 20-21/03, 2352 – 0004 latin music selections, short male in unreadable spanish talks. Poor (LOB).
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/8LccX
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March 21, log report this morning 05-07 UT in Cape Canaveral FL,
Seattle WA and Edmonton Alberta remotedly.
CUBA  05-06 UT RHC in English on all 5040, 6000, 6060, and 9700 kHz.
5025 kHz R Rebelde on air.
Great waste of electrical energy:
6100even RHC Bauta transmitter ON AIR, but empty signal,
no audio modulation at all.
6000 kHz switched off approx. 06.06 UTC.
5024.998 Rebelde Bauta at 05.45 UT. S=9+40dB powerhouse.
5040even RHC Bauta En 05.47 UT S=9+25dB
5085even USA  WTWW full station ID given at 05.49 UT, book review
        program, '... fascinating people wrote travel books,
        available on Amazon ...' S=9+15dB nice signal in FL state.
6000even RHC English from TITAN Quivican site, little distorted,
        but closed after 06, had already left the air when
        checked at 06.06 UT.
6060even RHC Bauta, TERRIBLE 120 Hertz apart BUZZ audio tone
        signal at 05.54 UT in English. 12 x 120 Hertz apart
        distance BUZZ audio strings visible on either sideband !
        S=9+35dB powerhouse though.
6100even RHC Bauta, most probaly EMPTY CARRIER signal 05-07 UT !
        S=9+30dB level. great waste of electrical energy.
9699.998 RHC Bauta (ex 6145 kHz in previous years), En report
        from Venezuela of fuel gasoline delivery. 06.08 UT,
        Only S=7 signal in Seattle and Alberta, low propagation
        on this NoAM distance this morning.
But in western Europe channel covered by TRT Emirler
9700.018 odd fq S=9+40dB powerhouse signal, nice strong signal
        propagation this morning. Buzzy 28 kHz (!) wide audio
        block visible on Perseus screen at 06.37 UT.
        Also buzzy audio to mention, 17 x 100 Hertz apart
        distance strings visible.
6195even ASC  BBC London English to AF, 06.00 UT S=8 in NoAM.
6184.972 MEX  XEPPM Radio Educación Mexico D.F., Mexican folk
        mx canciones, - Silvia likes too, at 05.58 UT
        S=9 proper this morning on west coast WA and Alberta.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 21)
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From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2021 10:46 AM

Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 18-19, 2021

North American remote SDR monitoring, March 20 at 01.00 - 02.30 UT
at Cape Canaveral FL, Detroit MI and Edmonton, Alb-CAN installations:
4765even CUB  R Progreso from Bejucal site, 50kW, at this 01.00 UT
         hour, mostly political talk, than Latin music px observed.
5024.996 CUB  Radio Rebelde in Spanish language.
         Seldom odd Bauta tx unit fq, here in 60 meterband,
         20 kHz bandwidth audio block, S=9+25dB or -51dBm power.
5040even CUB  RHC Bauta - tx on air, but EMPTY  CARRIER at this
         01 - 02 UT hour only. S=9+10dB or -58dBm signal FL state.
5085even USA  WTWW full station ID given at 01.41:25 UTC, pop mx
         program, S=9 or -73dBm proper signal in Florida state.
6184.972 MEX  XEPPM Radio Educación Mexico D.F., Sp radioplay at
         01.57 UT, S=7 or -87dBm in peaks.
6000even CUB  RHC En from Quivican San Felipe TITAN at 01.58 UT.
6060even CUB  RHC Bauta, TERRIBLE 120 Hertz apart BUZZ audio tone
         signal at 02.00 UT in Spanish. 12 x 120 Hertz apart
         distance BUZZ audio strings visible on either sideband !
9699.997 CUB  RHC Bauta in English sce at 02.08 UT March 20,
         (formerly on 6145 kHz usually in past decade).
         Nice signal though tonight.
11670even CUB  RHC Bauta Spanish transmission towards Buenos Aires
         Lat AM, S=9+5dB backlobe into Alberta-CAN at 02.12 UT.
11760     CUB  RHC Bauta  NOT  ON  AIR, at 02.13 UT.
11850even CUB  RHC Spanish sce via Quivican San Felipe TITAN site
         at 170degr azimuth to Chile, western South America
         target, likely on NoAM  DST schedule at ? 22-05 UT ?
13740even CUB  RHC Bauta tx #5 sometimes irregular on air, Sp, at
         160degr azimuth towards Buenos Aires, eastern South AM.
         Backlobe S=8-9 signal into Alberta-CAN remote Perseus
         SDR unit, noted at 02.20 UT on March 20.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 20)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX" Sent: Friday, March 19, 2021

Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 18-19, 2021

CUBA. 6060, March 19 at 0239, RHC Spanish S9/+10 but big humbuzz.
Something`s always wrong at RHC. Had been starting circa 0300, but DST
probably earlied it to 0200? Iran finishes Arabic at 0230 but then
there`s the Algeria/France hour at 0400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
CUBA. 13630 and weaker 13770 distorted spurblobs, March 19 at 1432,
plus & minus ~70 kHz from RHC 13700, with F-natural tone. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
CUBA. 15426 approx., March 19 at 1441, extremely distorted spurblob
with music of the RHC ilk, but something NEW here. Yes, can // it to
15140 and 15230. Separation is plus 286 kHz from 15140, and nothing
between them, but also a trace at minus 286 = 14854. Still there at
1501, after 15230 has closed. 15140 itself is slightly distorted.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1730 UT March 19
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