** CANADA. 2749-USB, March 10 at 0253 UT, marine weather in English by
roboyl, S7-S9 still hard copy in noise level but better than usual.
0256 mentions R-C-M-P- and travel advisories; 0257 abrupt switch to
French by a different-sounding roboyl. Per
https://dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm
the most recent start time for 2749 in Met Area IV is 0240 from
VCS-21, Halifax NS, with 1500 watts; not specified as EE/FF unlike
some of the others. Nothing audible now on 2598-USB as the most recent
Newfoundland broadcast starting at 0207 would be over by now (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 13629 & 13771 approx., March 9 at 1538, JBA S1-S4
spurblobs with F# tone from 13700-AM RHC which is weaker than usual
itself, only S7-S8 with SAH from presumed Bulgaria BS. Second-orders
which should land around 13558 & 13842 not audible. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) see also unID CODAR

** CUBA. 5910, March 10 at 0304, dead air from CRI relay but as soon
as I tune in, power ramped up to quieter S9+30. Shux, missing the
ChiCom news, but maybe will eventually start modulating, underly
and/or distortedly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 9880-9885-9890, March 9 at 2345, checking for RFI/TDF DRM
test, the N American SDRs I try are not getting it, but TWR Dominican
Republic does, barely: SNR 11-13 dB, still at 8.08 kbps, S7-S8 and
occasionally decode breaking thru. Altho 2330-2400 a convenient? time
for NAm, this and all the others are axually beamed 105 degrees from
ISSoudun for S Asia; for how much longer? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, March 9 at 2349, another day of REE North American
transmitter missing, no signal to S Miami SDR, but audible on 11940,
12030. March 10 at 0126 direct check, 11940 is OK, but still no 9690,
just splatter from 9700 Cuba. If 9690 still AWOL on Wednesday, maybe
we can hear token English at 2300 on some of the others (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** TIBET [non]. 12125, March 9 at 1555, surprising S7-S9 signal in
unknown language, but RFA Tibetan via TINIAN, NMI, is listed by EiBi,
not Aoki, this hour only; surely jammed but that would be in unheard
Chinese. Off after 1600 clearing frequency for CODAR only.

11550, March 9 at 1556, similar good signal S9-S6 in Korean, still
past 1600, i.e. RFA Korean via SAIPAN, NMI until 1900 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13565-CW, March 9 at 1537, K6FRC call over and over, JBA,
the 1.8-milliwatt HIFER beacon in Patterson, California; rarely
audible but always around now in the mornings (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2076 monitoring, next:
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. 12050, March 9 at 1557, WEWN Spanish with ICR/RCC news,
surprisingly strong S9/+10. Must be getting sporadic E boost, but no
MUF blob on DXMAP to account for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, March 10 at 0250, WTWW-2 is weakened, only S9/+10 and
fluttery instead of solid, furthermore undermodulated uselessizing it.
Only other TN signal any good is 3215 WWCR, aside from its annoying
squeal; degraded propagation also takes out 5935, 4840 and no doubt
5830 if it be on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 820 kHz, March 10 at 0142 UT, at least on the E-W longwire,
WBAP The Metroplex has QRM from an understation, ``You are listening
to the Zack --- on CBS Sports Radio``. NRC AM Log shows the only CS on
820 is WWBA Largo FL, U4 50/1 kW. Its night pattern is supposed to be
circular skewed SW into the Gulf; day pattern two tight lobes to north
and SSE; or is it on ND STA? We`ve had WWBA QRMing WBAP before, even
with same programming echoing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1030 kHz, March 10 at 0145 UT, Mexmx dominating, Spanish ad
with an 866-tollfree number, more music. First, to rule out KCTA
Corpus Christi semi-Spanish but religious: this one loops E/W, not
N/S, but therefore is still Unitedstatesian. 0149 ID by SHVA =
super-hype voice-actor so beloved of macho stations -- which is a
needed standard abbr. in DXing I have been glad to coin --- mentioning
97.3 FM among others. Mostly dominant but some fades down as KCWJ MO
in English fades up with its frequent IDs such as at 0153, 0216. My
first guess for Spanish E/W is WGSF Memphis TN, U12! 50/1 kW, 24h as
Radio Ambiente per NRC AM Log, but no group and no FM listed; heard
before. And where is our closest 1030, KFAY Farmington AR, English
news/talk U4 6000/1000?

0156, Mexmx is back up, 0200 fade for ToH ID, natch; 0211 non-IDs for
two FMs: 99.1 and 97.3. Ajá, that clinches it thanks to Grp info in
the NRC AM Log for one of the few other SS on 1030: WNOW, Mint Hill
(Charlotte) NC! which is a 9400-watt DAYTIMER, and it`s direxional,
circle tangent west aimed right at us. Its Group at the bottom of page
296 is ``La Zeta`` including a 1060 station and mere translators on
those very two FM frequencies: W247CV on 97.3, and W256BP on 99.1.

I never copied ``La Zeta`` nor any call letters nor any cities, but
this circumstantial info make me totally positive. Per WTFDA FMDB,
99.1 is licensed to Charlotte itself, 97.3 to Monroe NC. Mint Hill is
on the east side of Charlotte just inside the I-485 ring. Monroe is
further out to the SE, halfway to SC. Recheck at 0257-0302 UT, no more
WNOW, just KCWJ including at 0300, ``Real Country 1030-AM, KCWJ, Blue
Springs ---``. So maybe WNOW finally turned off (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. Re: [WOR] Heterodyne on 1540 --- ``Mystery finally solved!
The station at 1540.195 kHz as monitored from the KiWi SDR in
Woodstock, GA and confirmed at my home location in Buford, GA is in
fact WKVQ in Eatonton, GA. I actually heard a station ID at just past
1900 UT on 9 March with someone in between Gospel songs announcing
"WKVQ ...1540 on your AM dial...Eatonton". WKVQ as monitored on KiWi
SDR in Woodstock, Georgia USA, 1540.195 kHz SDR center, Sync Upper
Sideband mode, waterfall/spectrum capture, and audio of ID at 1900 UT
on 9 March 2021:
https://youtu.be/GvV0csFz5TM
- Harry Smith, Buford, GA``

[and non] Here`s something else? on the IRCA iog: ``Rob Keeney 2:31 am
#18357 --- I've got a weak carrier showing on 1540.209 tonight on an
approx bearing of 108° from Harker Heights TX, which is much farther
south than what Fred is talking about. Rob Keeney, Harker Heights TX,
Airspy HF+ Discovery, YouLoop, XHDATA D-808 barefoot``

H.H. is a 26K suburb of Killeen, not even indexed in regular Atlas,
i.e. near Waco and Temple, north of Austin. 108 degrees from there
misses USA entirely, between Florida and Cuba, across Hispaniola, St.
Vincent, skims the NE coast of Brasil. Any 1540s around there? None in
Caribbean but plenty in Brasil, a few in the nordeste. BTW, WRTH 2021
page 554 shows Bahamas 1540 ZNS as in Freeport instead of Nassau. 810
is the one in Freeport, page 93 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 6205, March 9 at 1915-1925, weak S4 open carrier into
Bonaire SDR, ROCV testing another frequency; via WOR iog:

``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain. VENEZUELA, 6205, R. O. C. V., El Tigre,
according with a whatsapp from the station, R. O. C. V is testing
right now on 6205 with only carrier, later will test audio, music, 60
watts power. Checking via SDR Kiwi remote receiver in Bonaire, 1535,
09-03, fair carrier, no audio``

Audio-visually, without BFO on Bonaire, nor on waterfall, not
noticeably different from S4 band noise level. But also audible &
visible are local Bonaire S5 noise peaks circa 6215 and 6150, and more
~65 kHz above and below. ROCV too weak to register any frequency
offset.

By 0224 UT March 10 check on my own rx, a JBA carrier which I can
measure as 6205.022. What`s next? Likely to confront Europirate and
other QRM here. Meanwhile some other N Americans are hearing it better
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5984.0-CW, March 10 at 0305-0307*, can`t help but notice
some automated Morse code as I bandscan, fortunately before WRMI comes
up on 5985. Includes a lot of numbers but not totally as if spy. Never
copied a DE or an ID. EiBi includes lots of utes, but nothing here nor
on 5985.

Search of the UDXF iog immediately gets two and only two hits on 5984.
Including on 4 July *2013*, Russian Navy on 8345, lots of messages
copied including one calling for a QSX [reply] on 5984. RCV was often
being called, which I logged Feb 24, 2021 near the same hour on
another intruding frequency, 5916.0-CW, Sevastopol`, Crimea. I did not
remember that frequency in time to check it again.

UDXF info came from:
``Tony Roper, Icom IC-R8500, SDR-IQ, Longwire, Garex Active Antenna,
Visit my website for aviation images: http://www.rogdabbit.co.uk
Blog: http://planesandstuff.wordpress.com/
Shack situated: http://goo.gl/maps/3GPhm
Maidens, Scotland`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 13832-13900 approx., March 9 at 1542, weak CODAR across
this range where I have not noted it before; as I am looking for
Cublobs; mainly QRMs also weak 13845 WWCR. Or as Harold Frodge, MI,
calls CODAR, with a Feb 16-17 survey at 0444 on the 4 MHz band, 2234
and 1944 on 13 where normally vigent but not including today`s obs:
``Otherness: Int’l Windshield Wiper Synchronization Service
4740-4760 4775-4785 4805-4815 4890-4910 13415-13480 13535-13545``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

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** MEXICO. Re 770, XEFRTM, Zacatecas, here`s another report of it just
received:

``770 MÉXICO XEFRM , Fresnillo. MAR 28 0453 – fair mixing
with CHQR/KATL/KKOB while local KTTH was having automation problems.
Sounded like Fútbol game, or highlights from an earlier game. IDed
with the help of James Niven who confirmed this was //"W Radio"
outlets XEX-730 and XEW-990 . This is a new 25 kW "W Radio"
outlet that's been on the air for a few months. [BP-WA] BRUCE PORTZER,
Seattle WA. Perseus receiver with terminated outdoor 10'x40' delta
loops`` (DXWW edited by Brandon Jordan who is retiring and a successor
is needed, IRCA DX Monitor March 13, published March 8)

** SPAIN [and non]. 9690, REE frequency for N America, is still down -
nothing at 2203 check March 8 tho Europe propagates e.g. 9420 Greece.
There are signals from the other three Noblejas transmitters, 12030,
11940 and even 11685, always the weakest for Africa vs RTTY 11687.5,
presumably NAU Puerto Rico. So another token English broadcast is
likely missed for us at 2300-2330 Monday but not checked then.
However, by 0154 UT March 9 at Bonaire TWR SDR, 11940 thataway is
S8-S9, nothing on 9690 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1040, re `Red Eye Radio` heard under WHO must be the only
RER affiliate listed, WYSL, Avon NY --- the following may be more
likely, from Greg Hardison on the WOR iog:

``"``Red Eye Radio``, the competing slightly more rational? national
talkshow..." --- I believe WHBO is carrying this also on 1040 with a
24 hr ND signal under STA; I've noticed the RER website is somewhat
pitifully non-updated in its allegations of affiliates listed. RER is
indeed about as "rational" as blind, deaf, dumb, mindlessly
unquestioning obsequious groveling worship of Trump ever gets.``

WHBO is in Pinellas Park FL, when not STA, nominally U2 3600/420
watts, per NRC AM Log, NWS/tlk, only net shown with WW1. But RER is
part of Westwood One, as on their program schedule
https://www.newstalkflorida.com/radio-lineup/
at 1-5 am weekdays, 1-6 am weekends - EST, soon shifting to EDT =
05-09 & 05-10 UT respectively. Supposedly only 105 watts per:

Letter from FCC on file dated February 19, 2021:

``This is in reference to the request filed on February 11, 2021.
Genesis has requested a further extension of the STA granted on August
28, *2006*, as modified to continue operating ND at night with reduced
power to allow time to file the required FCC Form 301 application to
propose a new two tower nighttime array (due to the past removal of
one of the nighttime towers).1

In support of the request, Genesis stated that it plans to file the
application to propose a new nighttime two tower directional antenna
pattern within the next 30 days. [...]

Accordingly, the request for extension of the STA IS HEREBY GRANTED,
and Genesis may continue to operate ND at night with a maximum of
0.105 kW using the daytime site tower, with no change to the licensed
daytime operation. Genesis must reduce nighttime power or cease
operation if complaints of interference are received, and use whatever
means are necessary to protect workers and the public from exposure to
radio frequency radiation in excess of the Commission’s exposure
guidelines. See 47 CFR § 1.1310. This authority expires on August 18,
2021. Sincerely, [signed] Joseph Szczesny, Engineer, Audio Division,
Media Bureau`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1510, March 9 at 0023 UT, S9+10/20 of dead air suppressing
sound from understation presumed WLAC; i.e. this is another screwup by
KCTE, DFed from the NE direxion of Independence MO. Well at least this
post-sunset daytimer is not off-frequency and not modulating: two out
of three, how bad is that? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA [non]. 7500, March 9 at 0148, zero signal into Bonaire
SDR from ROCV. Was yesterday its only test day? Not on ex-6906 nor
ex-6200 either. What be next?

7495, I do notice however, some language S7 aside 7500. EiBi shows
it`s VOA Radio Ashna in Pashto to Afghanistan via KUWAIT (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

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JRX Current Logs: March 8, 2021Receiver (s): Degen DE1103Antenna (s): Sony AN-71All times and dates in UTC-GMT

CLANDESTINE** 7540. Mon, Mar 8, 2021. 2103-2115, Voice of Martyrs, Tashkent-UZB, in Korean. Woman talks, speechs, presumed, during this log. Fair to good reception.
** 7550. Mon, Mar 8, 2021. 2052-2100, Radio Free North Korea, Tashkent-UZB, in Korean. Man announcer talks; 2055 Woman and man announcers talk; 2058 Woman talks, with music background; Man talks, too; 2100 Ends programming. Fair to good reception.
** 7590. Mon, Mar 8, 2021. 2117-2127, North Korea Reform Radio, Tashkent-UZB, in Korean. Man talks, speechs; 2123 Woman talks; 2125 A music and a man announcer conversation. Poor to very poor reception.

CUBA** 13680. Mon, Mar 8, 2021. 2250-2300, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Spanish. Man announcer talks cuban sport news; 2253 Woman announcer talks about cuban woman this march 8, International Women´s Day; 2259 ID and a program "Cuba Opinión". Good reception.
** 13740. Mon, Mar 8, 2021. 2301-2320, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Spanish. No regular programming, but Interval Signal (IS) only, during this log and continues. What happened ? Good signal.
Note: RHC in Spanish to SAm, daily, 2200-2400 on 13740kHz relay Bauta.

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** CUBA. 13838, 13769 S6, 13631 S7, 13562, 13493 vs CODAR, all
approx., March 8 at 1408, FMish spurblobs with F# tones out of
13700-AM which is S9+20, back up to good strength today. Oops, those
readings were with preamps off, so add some more S-units to be
comparable. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO [and non]. 770, March 8 at 0600, on a non-DX portable in
another room, favoring N/S paths, Mexican NA, choral for 5 minutes;
0605 maybe local ID but uncopied before ``Doble-U Radio, 900`` and
right into ``Be Happy`` song in English, and followed by at least
three more songs in English; never Spanish? 0634 ``música, W Radio``.
It`s dominant until I change to the R75 on E-W longwire where it`s
mixing with talk in English, got to be K`KOB or WABC. Would have
expected closest and strongest 770 XEACH Monterrey, but soon confirmed
that be still with rival network Radio Fórmula - but why nothing of
it: is XEACH off or emigrated?

Searching on W Radio network site, cannot find any affiliate list but
one other hit is promising:
https://www.facebook.com/wradiomx/
``(W) RADIO llega a ZACATECAS 770``

WRTH 2021 also has this: ``ZC08 XEFRTM 770 25/1 Fresnillo F.Pl.``

2020 IRCA Mexican log has four 770s, including this one on W network:
``XEFRTM Zacatecas Fresnillo 10000 1000 Transmisiones Mik VAR W [net]
new station to replace XEIH which has finished moving to FM. Reported
testing 7/20``

XEFRTM first appeared in DXLD 17-29 of July 19, 2017 as Raymie was
discussing new concessions, this one leading to a Nissan dealership in
Fresnillo illustrated with a streetview.

In my log now, I have not heard Zacatecas or Fresnillo mentioned;
plugged into XEW-900 net feed which is more QRMed and not necessarily
//. 900 Doble-U appears to be mainly talk, but may have an
English-musical subnetwork, as on XEWA 540? Or ``VAR`` encompass
everything. Fresnillo is 1541 km = 958 stmi from Enid. But would seem
uncomfortably close to Monterrey NL for two co-channel stations, 375
km = 233 st mi apart.

On October 27, 2020, IRCA Mexican Log editor Tim Hall reported:
``XEFRTM-770 Fresnillo, Zacatecas (replacement for the widely-heard
XEIH which moved to FM several years ago) is reportedly on the air
with 25 kW and W Radio programming via some kind of a lease agreement.
Slogan is apparently W Radio Zacatecas. The W Radio network has
seemingly not yet created individual web sites for their newer
stations like XEQRMD-1310 and XEFRTM-770. Another target for my
upcoming trip to the Nevada-Utah desert. 73 Tim Hall Chula Vista CA``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 344-MCW kHz, March 8 at 0700 UT, ND beacon JL, which is 25
watts from neighborly JopLin MO, but rarely heard. Was tuned to
343-USB where dxinfocentre.com shows zero beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. Correxion: IY is on 417 kHz, not 415 as originally reported
-- I should have clarified that I was tuned to 415-USB. Such beacons
are often better copiable when off-tuned. Fixed:

417-MCW kHz, March 3 at 0342 UT, IY, 25-watt NDB `Chukk`, Charles
City, Iowa. I was tuned to 415-USB. A regular here, not bothered to
log, but note that classaxe.com shows CBC Cayman Islands active as
recently as January on 415 altho it was thought to be off by last
year; also reported in February on 415 was SLU, St. Lucia, both of
which I would rather hear; but G1 storm and K=5 are insufficient
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2076 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
March 7 from 2300:26 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160-, S9+5 to KB0FX remote
in MO; following WBCQ IS & ID at 2359 tune-in; dead air, no further ID
or sign-on, 2300 bit of music before WOR plays. Note that from next
week this presumably must shift a real UT hour earlier to 2200+,
further into daytime absorption which is already increasing by later
sunsets. Add another sesquihour of daytime at Monticello by Solstice.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 8 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG S9+30/40
direct.

Also confirmed UT Mon Mar 8 at 0230 on WRMIs 5800, S9+30 to KB0FX
remote in MO despite aimed away; and 7780, S8/S9+5 to UTwente. Also on
WRN sat/webcast.

Also confirmed Mon Mar 8 from 1900:30 on IRRS 7290 via Bulgaria, S9+35
at first via UTwente after bumpup to full power, reducinng the ACI
from 7280 Vietnam and 7295 East Turkistan. Spotchecked OK but fading
down somewhat by clean fin at 1929:31 pause, music and FSN. Earlier,
carrier on at *1855:25; 1857 ChiCom ACI jumps from 7285 to stronger
7295; some humwhine on 7290 before modulation cut on at 1859:46 saying
``fluffy and fuzzy``, then fragment of IRRS ID only, no sign-on;
1900:00 Feature Story News headlines, then WOR. Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. 5985, March 8 at 0521, S9 of dead air from this minor #2
WRMI frequency, supposed to be Yeshua Messiah Ministry on Mondays
only. Or is it JBM? Trace of audio but could be crosstalk (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1040, UT Monday March 8 at 0646 UT, WHO is on C2CAM // many
others, some wacka who thinx pyramids are ``energy generators``
feeding into the ``frequency`` of the planet, and believes in
benevolent reptilian ETs; but with an understation clearly mentioning
``Red Eye Radio``, the competing slightly more rational? national
talkshow.

Both NRC AM Log and RER`s own affiliate reference
https://www.redeyeradioshow.com/red-eye-radio-affiliates/
show the only 1040 is WYSL Avon NY, 20000/500 watts; hmm, I wonder
which power now? Where is Avon? Just south of Rochester across I-90,
1864 km = 1158 st mi from Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1540.213V approx., slightly wavering carrier here hetting
1540.0 signals, March 8 at 0524 UR. Also others such as 1539.96
presumed KGBC. Identity of the 1540.2 signal discussed further:

``It may be WKQV 1540 in Eatonton, GA. I live in the Atlanta metro
area. Although I don’t typically travel ESE of Atlanta in the
direction of Eatonton, GA (south of Madison, GA), I was in Loganville,
GA on Sunday afternoon 7 March from 1900 to 2100 UT. Loganville is a
little closer to Eatonton than my home location and in the
(theoretical) deep fringe of the station WKQV ground wave.

I could definitely detect a steady (not fading) het on 1540 on my car
radio. No audio detected just the distorted het. Considering the sale
of the station for $ 10 recently to a Rev preacher, the financial
situation at the station would not be stellar which could result in
the disrepair of the transmitter. - Harry Smith, Buford, GA`` WOR iog

More from Harry at 2027 UT March 8:
``I have been tuning in to 1540 since 1900 UT and the station causing
the het is modulating! It is a gospel format but no station ID heard
at 2000 UT. I am able to hear it at my home location now and also on
the Woodstock, GA KiWiSDR where I approximate the center frequency to
be about 1540.195 kHz.

I have confirmed that the gospel music on 1540.195 kHz does not
correspond with the live webstream of WTBI 1540 in Picken, SC. The
gospel music programming on 1540.195 kHz does not correspond to WOGR
in Charlotte, NC. WBIN in Tennessee is apparently off the air on 1540
kHz.

So it looks like the gospel music programming coming from the 1540.195
kHz might be WKVQ in Eatonton, GA.

Further monitoring at 2025 UT shows a very slow fades at my home
location of Buford, GA and at the Woodstock, GA KiWiSDR location for
the signal at 1540.195 kHz as if the skywave is fading with the ground
wave signal. - Harry Smith, Buford, GA``

``Listening here as well as on several online SDRs points to SE US
location, probably GA or SC. MD, VA, NC receivers had somewhat better
signals than here. Just a weak het on the Rockport, ME, the Edinburgh,
IN, and the Key West, FL KiwiSDR sites. So I think we're zoomed in on
the Carolinas, GA, TN, AL.

0500 and 0600 UTC / 6 MAR checks produced no definitive top-of-hour ID
material, just back to back Black Gospel vocals. The three normal 1540
stations here - ZNS, CHIN, KXEL - are all within 20 Hz of 1540.0
nominal. Mark Connelly, WA1ION | South Yarmouth, MA | FN41vq``, IRCA
iog.

Welcome to Brock Whaley, back with us on the WOR iog, March 8:

``Subject: 1540 What the het is that? From Aiken, SC, 107 miles S of
1540 kHz WTBI Pickens, SC. 1510-1530 UT, Loud low het towards WTBI
1540 kHz on the loop. Covering their slow white choir gospel music and
preaching with the loop aimed north. JBA signal in the WTBI null
(WKVQ?, WOGR?), and the het decreases sharply when WTBI is nulled.
Will try again at 1700 (12 noon local) as daytime skywave still strong
here at 10:10 AM local with WCKY 1530 kHz Cincinnati pinning the meter
with Mike Greenburg ESPN show and WVON 1690 kHz [Chicago] still in
with talk of the George Floyd trial. With those conditions a bit
surprised I hear no audio in the WTBI null, but BFO indicates another
carrier. Brock Whaley Aiken, SC, Palomarloop, phaser for cardioid
pattern, tunable pre-amp, R-1000``

And from Brock later, March 8: ``The 1540 heterodyne at approx.
1540.200a kHz peaks and nulls to the east of me [must mean west ---
gh]. Towards the direction of WKVQ Eatonton, GA. And in the WTBI
Pickens null. On the waterfall it is severely under modulated, if not
just running dead air.

The sidebands on WTBI are much more robust and it is centered at
1540.015. Their daytime groundwave has a fair signal here. This at
1700-1800 (12 noon-1 PM local). The residual skywave I mentioned
earlier (WCKY etc.) is gone and the SDR allows for much better
frequency identification and investigation than the R-1000. Of course,
WKVQ is a daytimer, but could this be the one? It's been known to
happen. Brock Whaley Aiken, SC, Palomar loop, ANC-4, tunable pre-amp,
SDR Play (used here), and many more`` (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

It looks like Harry and Brock have got it as WKVQ. Another reply March
8 on the WOR iog, from the bearings may be something completely
different:

``The carrier was visible on my Airspy HF+ Discovery all night here in
the Rochester, NY area, at about 1540.215. Here the dominant station
is KXEL in Waterloo, Iowa. CHIN-1540, across Lake Ontario in Toronto,
is only barely audible or even visible on the display at times, as I
am in its deepest null. I thought it might be WSIV out of Syracuse, NY
at 57 watts (if they are even on the air), but the signal disappeared
totally after sunrise.

I tried a little DFing with my YouLoop and it seems to peak at a WSW
direction, possibly about 250 degrees. Of course it might be 180 from
that at 70 degrees too - WXEX, New Hampshire?, but at only 3 watts? I
don't think so, as the heterodyne at times is "somewhat" strong and
varies only 10-20 dB down from KXEL's signal.

I don't believe it to be a spur from KXEL itself, as the carrier level
varies differently from KXEL during fade ups and downs. A mystery.
I'll check again tonight. Bill [desertbilly]`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 7500, March 8 at 0033, JBA carrier direct, presumed new
frequency of ROCV which I heard 6 hours earlier via Bonaire remote.
Looks like a good choice for lack of broadcast QRM. Aoki shows nothing
but 28 minutes a week from KTWR, 1217-1245 Sundays only in Japanese.
But slightly more in EiBi adding nearby utes:

7499 0000-2400 ALG Algerian Military ALE ALG
7499 2335-2400 CLA Voice of Tibet TB FE /TJK
7500 2335-2400 CHN CNR1 Jammer/Firedrake M FE
7500 1215-1245 Su GUM KTWR Trans World Radio J J m
7500 1245-1316 Su GUM KTWR DIGITAL J J m
7503 0000-2400 CHN Chinese Military ALE CHN
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, March 8 from 0537:
531, 612, 621, 639(2), *684, 693, 774(2), 855(2), 882, 891, 909, 999,
1044, *1089, 1098, 1107, 1125(2), 1134(2), 1152, 1179, 1215, 1296,
1305(2), 1539. *strongest; (2) at least two beating (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

This report dispatched at 2046 UT March 8
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6085 4/March 2206 TAIWAN Radio Taiwan in Korean. Female talks. Fair. A surprise at that sign today. (Jorge Freitas-B)
5010 04/March 2229 MADAGASCAR. (PRESUMED) Radio Madagasikara in Malagasy. Male, Famele talks, local music.First time I hear it. Surprise. Poor, but excerpts of clear audio. (Jorge Freitas-B)
12085 05/March 0912 MONGOLIA Voice of Mongolia in English. Male Talks. Good signal. In that season of the year it arrives with good signal. (Jorge Freitas-B)
15160 06/March 1654 FRANÇA (Relay) Dimtse Woyane in Tinigrya. Male talks. abruptly left the air at 1858. Fair. (Jorge Freitas-B)
15340 06/March 1706 FRANÇA (Relay) Dimtse Wegahta in Tigrinya. Long talks of OM. Fair. The signal improves as the end of the program approaches. (Jorge Freitas-B)
5860 06/March 2032 KUWAIT (Relay) Radio Farda in Persian. Male talks. Fair. (Jorge Freitas-B)
5910 06/March 2037 ENGLAND (Relay) WBCQ World's Last Chance in Arabic. Religious preaching. Poor. (Jorge Freitas-B)
6065 06/March 2048 ZIMBABWE (Relay) Voice of Hope Africa in English. Male wich Religious preaching. Poor. (Jorge Freitas-B)
13845 06/March 2058 USA University Network in English. Male wich Religious preaching paused. Fair. (Jorge Freitas-B)
11745 06/Mar 2108 06/March SAUDI ARABIA Al-Azm Radio in Arabic. News by 2 OMs. Fair. (Jorge Freitas-B)
5960 07/March 0044 GERMANY Mighty KBC Radio in English. Music, cheerful DJ talk, Several times ID. Fair. (Jorge Freitas-B)
3310 07/March 0048 BOLIVIA Radio Mosoj Chaski in Quechua. Male talks. Poor. (Jorge Freitas-B)
6115 07/March 0140 USA WWCR in English. Religious preaching. Fair. (Jorge Freitas-B)
9965 07/March 0921 PALAU (Relay) Hope Radio Thy Word is Truth in English. Eloquent religious preaching with screams in the background. Good Signal. (Jorge Freitas-B)
17680 07/March 1304 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Relay) TWR in Afar. Male with Preaching paused. Poor. (Jorge Freitas-B)
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