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| Glenn Hauser logs March 8-9, 2020 |
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Monday, March 09 2020
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** CANADA. 284-MCW kHz, March 9 at 0626 UT, dash and ND beacon Ya-S,
i.e. dit-dah-dit-dah, dit-dit-dit. As discussed in detail with my last
November 15 log this is really QD in The Pas, Manitoba, miskeying the
Q which should be dah-dah-dit-dah.
Despite storm crashes from southern Nebraska and local line noise
level, I proceed: 326-MCW kHz, March 9 at 0628 UT, dash and NDB VV, which is 133 watts
from Wiarton, Ontario (once a channel 2 TV DX city), per
dxinfocentre.com ``To be decommissioned 2020-03-26`` but William
Hepburn also says, ``Beacons are being decommissioned at such a rapid rate that many
listed here may already be off the air. By 2026, most of these beacons
will be gone with only a few left, __mainly in remote areas. Also, it
has been noticed recently that many decommissioned beacons have been
unexpectantly returning to the air (I call them "zombie beacons").``
I, gh, was tuned to 325-USB. 340-MCW kHz, March 9 at 0630 UT, dash and YY, 500 watt NDB at Mont
Joli, Québec. I was tuned to 339-USB; yet QRM from local 341, EI
Enid. 351-MCW kHz, March 9 at 0631 UT, dash and YKQ, 500-watt NDB at Fort
Rupert - Waskaganish, Québec. I was tuned to 350-USB, yet no sign of
RG at Will Rogers World Airport, OKC; off? 355-MCW kHz, March 9 at 0634 UT, dash and YWP, 200-watt NDB at
Webequie, Ontario. I was tuned to 354-USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 15034-USB, March 9 at 1526, Trenton Military is JBA instead
of usual good signal; yet 14670 CHU is at normal good level, so I
suspect CHR is now underpowered. Also yesterday noticed it very weak
but still on air (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11880, March 8 at 2128-2130+, first day of DST to keep in
step with the Gusanos en Miami, this RHC only S5-S6 is not in Arabic
as before but Spanish during piano music and // 5040, 11760. Also //
15370 at 2132 S9+30 distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC. Also
// weak 9535 & 9640 at 2136. Unfortunately did not get around to
confirming yet whether English have shifted from 22-23 to 23-24 on
11880 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. Further chex of RHC now that DST is in effect: UT Monday
March 9 at 0036, 6000 is in Spanish, 6145 not on; 5040 is squealing
and in Kriyol. At 0038, 11850 in Spanish and suptorted, 11760 OK,
11700 Spanish, 11670 distorted; 9640 and 9535 weaker all with
discussion of béisbol. 6000 & 6145, March 9 at 0130, now these are on in English but both
JBM. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 6060, March 9 at 0030, MUCH better signal and modulation in Spanish,
S9+30. `En Contacto` ending an hour earlier at 0150 UT Monday after
monthly AER DX report so starts at 0135; and also should be Sunday
1335 on all the morning frequencies, and Sunday 2245 on tarde channels
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6060, March 9 at 0610, checking all the RHC English
frequencies, this one is S9+20 of dead air; 5040, 6000, 6100 are OFF;
6145 is the only one still on, S9 but undermodulated; with `DXers
Unlimited` at 0613-0622, so I listen to it all and try to understand
Arnie: topic 1) 35 days with no sunspots; 2) lamenting lack of ham
activity except weekend contests; 3) something about broadcast
training?; 4) dipole antennas. DXUL is the most popular program on
RHC, as he frequently asserts. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13740, March 9 at 1429, RHC carrier still on with crackling,
rapid cutting off and on, 1430 goes off for good. 13700 is still
running OK with no spurs. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11560, March 8 at 1941, Station YHWH is S7-S9 but
suptorted modulation; by 1959 a JBA carrier. Tnx to tip from Rick
Barton, AZ to the WOR io group (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SCOTLAND [non]. 7490.05v, UT Monday March 9 after 0000, WBCQ with
`Encore` classical music, also webcast, shifted without notice one UT
hour earlier as The Planet operates on local time, not UT. Good signal
direct anyway at 0040 check. 9455, UT Monday March 9 at 0215, the new `Encore` broadcast via WRMI
has also shifted a UT hour earlier to 0200 after debut last week at
0300, again without notice (and yesterday`s WRMI on 5850 was a
no-show). We hope everything will be back in sync next weekend. At
least the current playlist was already available on website (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 774, March 9 at 0456, of all the TA carriers (see unID),
this one manages some audio, Castilian talk from RNE synchros, 0500,
six-pip timesignal, talk and music. Still very heavy splash from 780
WBBM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2024 monitoring: confirmed Sunday March 8 at
2130 on WRMI 7780, JBA here; at 2153, poor-fair via UTwente SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday March 9 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, which has just
shifted one UT hour earlier from 0230; and still preceded at 0129.5
with far-outdated ``Son-power Radio`` ID with long-gone 7455
frequency, followed by some 10 seconds of dead air, and a note of
music fill before WOR start, but anyhow VG S9+10/20. And also at 0130
still on much weaker, JBA/VP 7780. But VG at UTwente and Rockport ME. Also confirmed UT Monday March 9 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, VG at Rockport;
and also still at this unchanged time on WRN webcast (so Sat 1700 will
also stay then until BST in April). Also confirmed UT Monday March 9 at 0300 (ex-0400) on Area 51 webcast;
5130 WBCQ poor-fair on SDR in Virginia but not ones closer to Maine;
at 0327 here, fair S9/+10. Also confirmed UT Monday March 9 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, good via SDR in
Pardinho, Brasil, no jamming; not audible in much closer Colombia; and
here JBA carrier vs wall-of-noise jamming. Next: 1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
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, WOR) ** U S A. 7490.2v, Sunday March 8 at 2127, WBCQ with `Marion`s Attic`
amid its summer-shifted hour, fair S8-S9, but reception will steadily
worsen until Solstice with more and more insolation over daytime
path. Same hour, 21-22 UT on Sundays I am more disposed to listen to 90.1
KUCO-FM, or via webcast, to `Feminine Fusion` presenting classical
music composed and/or performed by women, which originates at WCNY in
Syracuse:
https://exchange.prx.org/series/38388-feminine-fusion
I wonder if hostess (sorry), Diane Jones, knows Marie Lamb, ex-`DXing
with Cumbre`, if she still be there. Marie was more into jazz (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330, March 8 at 2135, WLCR on WBCQ still in Arabic,
S9+25/30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9474.97 approx., March 8 at 2129, WTWW-1 is on at S9+40 but
with big hum; as always off-frequency-minus (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search March 9 at 0448:
531, 549, 558, 567, 585(2), 603, 612, 621, 639, 666(2), 693*, 711,
774*(2), 783, 801, 837, 846 (TP Kiritimati?), 855, 882, 891, 909,
936(2), 999, 1026, 1044, 1053*, 1089, 1125(2), 1134(2), 1152, 1215,
1314, 1341, 1575. There could be more above 1200 but the splash/QRM
levels are worse there. (2) = at least two carriers beating; * =
strongest; see also SPAIN 774. At 0652 QRT a quick incomplete rescan finds 576, 639, 693, 711, 774 at
least (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 18135-USB, March 8 at 2141, VG ham discussing
microphones with inaudible contact, no IDs with several exchanges,
grrr! Soon fades down and out, like a sporadic E HF opening few have
noticed. Was the OSOB and nothing on 16m SWBC either (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1840 UT March 9
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| Log March 8th, 23.00 til March 9th at 00.30 UT, log at 11.45 - 12.03 UT |
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Monday, March 09 2020
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CUBA log at 11.45 - 12.03 UT in North America, Bonaire Antilles
and Sao Paulo Brazil.6000even CUB Seldom seen this days, LIKELY Quivican site on even fq,
at 11.45 UT on March 9. RHC Spanish nx, talk on
'virus influencia theme ...'
8 kHz wideband signal noted in remote Rochester NY state.
S=9+15dB strong.
6100even CUB RHC Bauta outlet, 11.50 UT on March 9, S=9+15dB too.
7340.003 CUB RHC weak signal from Bejucal 50 kW center, S=4 at 11.52 UT
11760even CUB RHC Bauta Spanish at 11.53 UT S=8-9 in Rochester NY.
13740.001 CUB RHC Bejucal site, S=9+10dB in remote Rochester NY SDR.
S=9+15dB or -71dBm observed in remote Sao Paulo Brazil KiwiRX.
15140even CUB RHC Bauta center, much distorted audio noted, 11.54 UT
S=3-4 poor backlobe in NY state, S=9+10dB or -74dBm, audio
is 6 kHz wideband.
15230even CUB RHC likely Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW site,
audio S=3-4 poor backlobe in NY state, S=9+15dB or -63dBm,
at 11.59 - 12.02 UT on March 9. 9570even CUB CRI North America relay via RadioCuba, in Cantonese
language at 12.04 UT on March 9:
S=9+10dB -74dBm backlobe in SDR rx at Bonaire Antilles.
S=9+30dB in remote Rochester NY state.
S=9+15dB in remote Massachusetts state.
S=9+35dB in New Jersey state.
S=9+30dB in Detroit MI.
S=8 in dark propagation path into Alberta Canada. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 9 )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel"
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2020 3:24 AM
Subject: [HCDX] Log March 8th, 23.00 til March 9th at 00.30 UT5129.997 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 2301 UT on
March 8. Pop mx played S=8-9 in remote Alberta-CAN SDR rx
installation.
5085even USA WTWW Lebanon TN, English "Amateur Radio License reached
in age of 14 years ..." talk, S=8-9, 23.05 UT on March 8.
5800even USA S=9+5dB one of the stronger signals out of Okeechobee FL
into Alberta. At 23.07 UT WRMI English, public annmt, batch
online annmt, on Middle East ... ?
5850even USA WRMI Okeechobee, TOM BS roarer, but many voices talk on
air mixed, S=9+15dB at 23.11 UT.
5950even same program, terrible to listen though, some male voices,
and female complaint. Lower S=6 strength in Alberta CAN.
5990even CUB CRI English program via RadioCuba Quivican San Felipe
TITAN bcast relay site, S=9+5dB noted in Edmonton Alberta
remote SDRrx. Low modulated -
but much stronger next channel
5995even MLI RTVM Bamako French service, powerful modulation level,
S=9+10dB strong signal, excellent modulation across the
Atlantic Ocean path. Maybe repaired recently by China's
engineer service on that MLI African relay of CRI.
6000 kHz RHC not on air in 23 - 00 UT time slot.
6060even CUB RHC Bauta Spanish sce heard on S=9+20dB level, 23.22 UT
nice modulation and audio quality this night on DST.
Cuban amore canciones at 23.23 UT. 10 kHz wideband audio
seen on screen. Stn annmt at 23.24 UT, and also checked at
00.04 UT on March 9, S=9+25dB in Massachusetts remote SDR.
6069.982 CAN CFRX Toronto domestic sce, S=7 in Edmonton Alberta.
Female voices talk at 23.26 UT.
6115even USA WWCR En sermon rather TOM BS program relay, S=8 at
23.29 UT, 9 kHz wide audio block visible on Perseus software
6180.014 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 23.37 UT
tremendous S=9+35dB powerhouse, real 30 ! kHz wideband
signal noted tonight. also on
11780.007 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 00.03 UT
on March 9th, only tiny S=5-6.
6185.700 MEX ?? empty signal string visible, S=5-6 poor 23.36 UT.
7490.097 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.39 UT
English talk program, '...on China's stable power, ... and
China - US relationship...'. S=9+20dB powerful signal in
Edmonton Alberta.
7570even USA TOM BS overmodulated from WRMI relay at Okeechobee Florida
S=9+50dB twist the needle level, at 23.55 UT, BS heard and
some barking dog in background, noted over and over again.
9330even USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.52 UT
S=8 signal in Alberta CAN. Smooth Bras-Portuguese presenter,
sermon?
9395even USA WRMO Okeechobee, Hard Rock memories played, around 23.56
UT S=9+25dB powerful noted in Edmonton Alberta remote SDR rx.
9455even USA WRMI Okeechobee site, TOM BS at 23.53 UT, then organ +
singer at 23.54 UT. Powerhouse S=9+30dB, 10 kHz wideband audio
block visible.
9504.994 USA WHRI En sermon, S=6 at 23.58 UT.
9535.005 CUB RHC Bejucal site towards Central America, Caribbean target
Spanish sce fair S=6-7 at 23.59 UT.
9640.004 CUB RHC Spanish sce from RadioCuba Bejucal former USSR relay,
Latin Cuban mx program. S=7 checked 11760 kHz S=9+30dB.
11700even CUB RHC French sce on DST time, Spanish Cuban singer group,
surprisingly also intermodulation same programe, often reported
also before many times, on
12000even CUB RHC French intermodulation of 11700 / 11850, some 150 kHz
away distance. Via 250 kW RadioCuba site at Quivican San Felipe
TITAN site. S=8-9 nice signal. Forgot to check lower side
tonight on symmetrical 11550 kHz intermodulation.
RHC lot of "Día de la mujer ..." programs mentioned often during newscast.
Noted also in Sao Paulo Brazil check on remote KiwiSDR rxs there.
All S=9 signals there on 11670, 11700, 11760, 11850 kHz,
and at S=7-8 level on 13740 kHz. At 0015-0022 UT on March 9 followed by
Sports nx as noticias deportivas ... 5999.996 CUB RHC Spanish started from 00.00 UT, Quivican site S=9+15dB
Little low modulated.
15120even CUB CRI Spanish sce via RadioCuba relay site at Quivican,
noted behind the signal skip zone in Sao Paulo Brazil target,
on remote KiwiNet SDR S=8 at 00.19 UT on March 9.
15730even CUB Now at DST time RHC Creole / French sce to South America
at 135 degr azimuth from 50 kW ex USSR relay site. S=7 signal
at backlobe into Edmonton Canada SDR rx unit. Final 00.30 UT Nothing noted of RHC on Sundays night on 11950 kHz at 00.00 UT. Nothing noted around 5910 kHz from domestic Colombian transmission. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
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Monday, March 09 2020
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5129.997 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 2301 UT on
March 8. Pop mx played S=8-9 in remote Alberta-CAN SDR rx
installation.
5085even USA WTWW Lebanon TN, English "Amateur Radio License reached
in age of 14 years ..." talk, S=8-9, 23.05 UT on March 8.
5800even USA S=9+5dB one of the stronger signals out of Okeechobee FL
into Alberta. At 23.07 UT WRMI English, public annmt, batch
online annmt, on Middle East ... ?
5850even USA WRMI Okeechobee, TOM BS roarer, but many voices talk on
air mixed, S=9+15dB at 23.11 UT.
5950even same program, terrible to listen though, some male voices,
and female complaint. Lower S=6 strength in Alberta CAN.
5890even SNG BBC Kranji Singapore across the Arctic zone,
S=4 poor -104dBm signal at 23.13 UT.
5915even ZMB Surprise, surprise Zambia NBC, never heard so strong,
a couple sounded like in African Vernacular mix,
S=6 at 23.15 UT.
5960.003 TUR Voice of Turkey Emirler in English, S=7 or -81dBm
poor to fair signal, at 23.17 UT, female announcer talk.
5990even CUB CRI English program via RadioCuba Quivican San Felipe
TITAN bcast relay site, S=9+5dB noted in Edmonton Alberta
remote SDRrx. Low modulated -
but much stronger next channel
5995even MLI RTVM Bamako French service, powerful modulation level,
S=9+10dB strong signal, excellent modulation across the
Atlantic Ocean path. Maybe repaired recently by China's
engineer service on that MLI African relay of CRI.
6000 kHz RHC not on air in 23 - 00 UT time slot.
6060even CUB RHC Bauta Spanish sce heard on S=9+20dB level, 23.22 UT
nice modulation and audio quality this night on DST.
Cuban amore canciones at 23.23 UT. 10 kHz wideband audio
seen on screen. Stn annmt at 23.24 UT, and also checked at
00.04 UT on March 9, S=9+25dB in Massachusetts remote SDR.
6069.982 CAN CFRX Toronto domestic sce, S=7 in Edmonton Alberta.
Female voices talk at 23.26 UT.
6100even CHN CRI Beijing, 500kW powerhouse, Portuguese program, but
played only Chinese mx over and over. S=9+5dB across Siberia
via Arctic zone at 23.27 UT. Flute mx heard.
6115even USA WWCR En sermon rather TOM BS program relay, S=8 at
23.29 UT, 9 kHz wide audio block visible on Perseus software
6150.004 THA VoA Burmese sce via AGM Udorn Thani relay station,
S=7 at 23.31 UT on March 8.
6180.014 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 23.37 UT
tremendous S=9+35dB powerhouse, real 30 ! kHz wideband
signal noted tonight. also on
11780.007 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 00.03 UT
on March 9th, only tiny S=5-6.
6185.700 MEX ?? empty signal string visible, S=5-6 poor 23.36 UT.
7490.097 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.39 UT
English talk program, '...on China's stable power, ... and
China - US relationship...'. S=9+20dB powerful signal in
Edmonton Alberta.
7494even Most probably TJK Voice of Tibet in Tibetan veiled shortwave
sce via Dushanbe Yangi-Yul site. 23.40 UT, but 2nd check at
23.43 - 23.44 UT the Dushanbe tx hopped away to 7499even kHz.
S=8 signal though in Alberta-CAN remoted SDR unit.
7540even CHN CNR jamming program at S=9+10dB level against US program
co-channel RFA Tibetan program via USAGM RFA Kuwait al-Dschahra
suburb at 23.46 UT.
7560even THA 1000 Hertz test tone procedure by technicians heard
already at 23.51 UT. Probably test procedure from USAGM relay
site at Udorn Thani, Thailand, scheduled VoA Mandarin from
00.00 UT start later. S-8-9 strength. Next door
7570even USA TOM BS overmodulated from WRMI relay at Okeechobee Florida
S=9+50dB twist the needle level, at 23.55 UT, BS heard and
some barking dog in background, noted over and over again.
9330even USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.52 UT
S=8 signal in Alberta CAN. Smooth Bras-Portuguese presenter,
sermon?
9395even USA WRMO Okeechobee, Hard Rock memories played, around 23.56
UT S=9+25dB powerful noted in Edmonton Alberta remote SDR rx.
9455even USA WRMI Okeechobee site, TOM BS at 23.53 UT, then organ +
singer at 23.54 UT. Powerhouse S=9+30dB, 10 kHz wideband audio
block visible.
9504.994 USA WHRI En sermon, S=6 at 23.58 UT.
9535.005 CUB RHC Bejucal site towards Central America, Caribbean target
Spanish sce fair S=6-7 at 23.59 UT.
9640.004 CUB RHC Spanish sce from RadioCuba Bejucal former USSR relay,
Latin Cuban mx program. S=7 checked 11760 kHz S=9+30dB.
11700even CUB RHC French sce on DST time, Spanish Cuban singer group,
surprisingly also intermodulation same programe, often reported
also before many times, on
12000even CUB RHC French intermodulation of 11700 / 11850, some 150 kHz
away distance. Via 250 kW RadioCuba site at Quivican San Felipe
TITAN site. S=8-9 nice signal. Forgot to check lower side
tonight on symmetrical 11550 kHz intermodulation.
RHC lot of "Día de la mujer ..." programs mentioned often during newscast.
Noted also in Sao Paulo Brazil check on remote KiwiSDR rxs there.
All S=9 signals there on 11670, 11700, 11760, 11850 kHz,
and at S=7-8 level on 13740 kHz. At 0015-0022 UT on March 9 followed by
Sports nx as noticias deportivas ... 11780.007 BRA RNA 00.03 UT see above.
5999.996 CUB RHC Spanish started from 00.00 UT, Quivican site S=9+15dB
Little low modulated.
15120even CUB CRI Spanish sce via RadioCuba relay site at Quivican,
noted behind the signal skip zone in Sao Paulo Brazil target,
on remote KiwiNet SDR S=8 at 00.19 UT on March 9.
15425even CHN CNR1 jamming against co-channel AGM VoA Tibetan sce via
Tinang the Philippines realy site, at 00.24 UT, S=9+25dB
noted in Edmonton Alberta remote rx unit.
15730even CUB Now at DST time RHC Creole / French sce to South America
at 135 degr azimuth from 50 kW ex USSR relay site. S=7 signal
at backlobe into Edmonton Canada SDR rx unit. Final 00.30 UT Nothing noted of RHC on Sundays night on 11950 kHz at 00.00 UT. Nothing noted around 5910 kHz from domestic Colombian transmission. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 8 / 9 ) BRAZIL. 9630v & 11856v, Sat March 7 at 2220, no signals at all from
R. Aparecida just when we wanted to hear their DX program. Propagation
OK with 11780 S9+10 RNA in SBG; some weak distorted talk on 11815,
probably RBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR, March 7)
and some DST time changes from March 8th, see above, wb.
CUBA. 13635 & 13766 approx., Sunday March 8 at 1427, RHC spurblobs
out of 13700-AM transmitter, ending music show presumably 'Sonido
Cubano` now one UT hour earlier, and plugging 22 de marzo as "Dia
mundial del agua -- fuente de vida"; 1430 Música del Cine. 13740 is
off but 15230 and distorted 15140 are still on. At 1508, 13700 is
still on with dead air, making the spurs less obvious; and weekly
Esperanto confirmed on 11760 and distorted 15140 --- now one UT hour
earlier for DST season in step with Yankee Imperialists.
Something's always wrong at RHC. Despite being an international SW station, RHC allows local DST to
bump most but not all of its transmissions and programming around.
Something's always wrong at RHC. Based on what happened in the A-19 season, we expect first English to
be at 19-20 instead of 20-21, still on 15140? Next at 23-24 instead of
22-23 on 11880 --- yes, one real hour *later* rather than earlier in
this case. While the 5040 English at 00-01 should earlyize to 23-24,
i.e. same time as the 11880 --- but will that frequency maintain now
and/or into real A-20? Sometimes it's been on 9720. Evening to NAm,
will English start at 00 reliably instead of 01? Will end at 07 rather
than 08 on constantly shifting batch of frequencies? TBD. 15140, March 8 at 1713, RHC still on here at S9+10 but suptorted while
// 11760 modulation is OK during music.
Something's always wrong at RHC. 15140, March 8 at 1830, RHC starting Kriyol, moved an hour earlier
from the winter timing of 1930, so expect English too at 1900. But
this frequency is very suptorted. Something's always wrong at RHC. Yes, English now confirmed March 8 from 1900 on 15140, but who would
want to put up with its crummy modulation? Something`s always wrong at
RHC. 11880 has reliably provided the best signal and modulation back
here even tho it's supposedly for Africa, now at 23 instead of 22?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR, March 8)
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Monday, March 09 2020
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5129.997 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 2301 UT on
March 8. Pop mx played S=8-9 in remote Alberta-CAN SDR rx
installation.
5085even USA WTWW Lebanon TN, English "Amateur Radio License reached
in age of 14 years ..." talk, S=8-9, 23.05 UT on March 8.
5800even USA S=9+5dB one of the stronger signals out of Okeechobee FL
into Alberta. At 23.07 UT WRMI English, public annmt, batch
online annmt, on Middle East ... ?
5850even USA WRMI Okeechobee, TOM BS roarer, but many voices talk on
air mixed, S=9+15dB at 23.11 UT.
5950even same program, terrible to listen though, some male voices,
and female complaint. Lower S=6 strength in Alberta CAN.
5890even SNG BBC Kranji Singapore across the Arctic zone,
S=4 poor -104dBm signal at 23.13 UT.
5915even ZMB Surprise, surprise Zambia NBC, never heard so strong,
a couple sounded like in African Vernacular mix,
S=6 at 23.15 UT.
5960.003 TUR Voice of Turkey Emirler in English, S=7 or -81dBm
poor to fair signal, at 23.17 UT, female announcer talk.
5990even CUB CRI English program via RadioCuba Quivican San Felipe
TITAN bcast relay site, S=9+5dB noted in Edmonton Alberta
remote SDRrx. Low modulated -
but much stronger next channel
5995even MLI RTVM Bamako French service, powerful modulation level,
S=9+10dB strong signal, excellent modulation across the
Atlantic Ocean path. Maybe repaired recently by China's
engineer service on that MLI African relay of CRI.
6000 kHz RHC not on air in 23 - 00 UT time slot.
6060even CUB RHC Bauta Spanish sce heard on S=9+20dB level, 23.22 UT
nice modulation and audio quality this night on DST.
Cuban amore canciones at 23.23 UT. 10 kHz wideband audio
seen on screen. Stn annmt at 23.24 UT, and also checked at
00.04 UT on March 9, S=9+25dB in Massachusetts remote SDR.
6069.982 CAN CFRX Toronto domestic sce, S=7 in Edmonton Alberta.
Female voices talk at 23.26 UT.
6100even CHN CRI Beijing, 500kW powerhouse, Portuguese program, but
played only Chinese mx over and over. S=9+5dB across Siberia
via Arctic zone at 23.27 UT. Flute mx heard.
6115even USA WWCR En sermon rather TOM BS program relay, S=8 at
23.29 UT, 9 kHz wide audio block visible on Perseus software
6150.004 THA VoA Burmese sce via AGM Udorn Thani relay station,
S=7 at 23.31 UT on March 8.
6180.014 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 23.37 UT
tremendous S=9+35dB powerhouse, real 30 ! kHz wideband
signal noted tonight. also on
11780.007 BRA RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, BrasPort px, at 00.03 UT
on March 9th, only tiny S=5-6.
6185.700 MEX ?? empty signal string visible, S=5-6 poor 23.36 UT.
7490.097 USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.39 UT
English talk program, '...on China's stable power, ... and
China - US relationship...'. S=9+20dB powerful signal in
Edmonton Alberta.
7494even Most probably TJK Voice of Tibet in Tibetan veiled shortwave
sce via Dushanbe Yangi-Yul site. 23.40 UT, but 2nd check at
23.43 - 23.44 UT the Dushanbe tx hopped away to 7499even kHz.
S=8 signal though in Alberta-CAN remoted SDR unit.
7540even CHN CNR jamming program at S=9+10dB level against US program
co-channel RFA Tibetan program via USAGM RFA Kuwait al-Dschahra
suburb at 23.46 UT.
7560even THA 1000 Hertz test tone procedure by technicians heard
already at 23.51 UT. Probably test procedure from USAGM relay
site at Udorn Thani, Thailand, scheduled VoA Mandarin from
00.00 UT start later. S-8-9 strength. Next door
7570even USA TOM BS overmodulated from WRMI relay at Okeechobee Florida
S=9+50dB twist the needle level, at 23.55 UT, BS heard and
some barking dog in background, noted over and over again.
9330even USA WBCQ Monticello ME eastern coast state of USA, 23.52 UT
S=8 signal in Alberta CAN. Smooth Bras-Portuguese presenter,
sermon?
9395even USA WRMO Okeechobee, Hard Rock memories played, around 23.56
UT S=9+25dB powerful noted in Edmonton Alberta remote SDR rx.
9455even USA WRMI Okeechobee site, TOM BS at 23.53 UT, then organ +
singer at 23.54 UT. Powerhouse S=9+30dB, 10 kHz wideband audio
block visible.
9504.994 USA WHRI En sermon, S=6 at 23.58 UT.
9535.005 CUB RHC Bejucal site towards Central America, Caribbean target
Spanish sce fair S=6-7 at 23.59 UT.
9640.004 CUB RHC Spanish sce from RadioCuba Bejucal former USSR relay,
Latin Cuban mx program. S=7 checked 11760 kHz S=9+30dB.
11700even CUB RHC French sce on DST time, Spanish Cuban singer group,
surprisingly also intermodulation same programe, often reported
also before many times, on
12000even CUB RHC French intermodulation of 11700 / 11850, some 150 kHz
away distance. Via 250 kW RadioCuba site at Quivican San Felipe
TITAN site. S=8-9 nice signal. Forgot to check lower side
tonight on symmetrical 11550 kHz intermodulation.
RHC lot of "Día de la mujer ..." programs mentioned often during newscast.
Noted also in Sao Paulo Brazil check on remote KiwiSDR rxs there.
All S=9 signals there on 11670, 11700, 11760, 11850 kHz,
and at S=7-8 level on 13740 kHz. At 0015-0022 UT on March 9 followed by
Sports nx as noticias deportivas ... 11780.007 BRA RNA 00.03 UT see above.
5999.996 CUB RHC Spanish started from 00.00 UT, Quivican site S=9+15dB
Little low modulated.
15120even CUB CRI Spanish sce via RadioCuba relay site at Quivican,
noted behind the signal skip zone in Sao Paulo Brazil target,
on remote KiwiNet SDR S=8 at 00.19 UT on March 9.
15425even CHN CNR1 jamming against co-channel AGM VoA Tibetan sce via
Tinang the Philippines realy site, at 00.24 UT, S=9+25dB
noted in Edmonton Alberta remote rx unit.
15730even CUB Now at DST time RHC Creole / French sce to South America
at 135 degr azimuth from 50 kW ex USSR relay site. S=7 signal
at backlobe into Edmonton Canada SDR rx unit. Final 00.30 UT Nothing noted of RHC on Sundays night on 11950 kHz at 00.00 UT. Nothing noted around 5910 kHz from domestic Colombian transmission. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 8 / 9 ) BRAZIL. 9630v & 11856v, Sat March 7 at 2220, no signals at all from
R. Aparecida just when we wanted to hear their DX program. Propagation
OK with 11780 S9+10 RNA in SBG; some weak distorted talk on 11815,
probably RBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR, March 7)
and some DST time changes from March 8th, see above, wb.
CUBA. 13635 & 13766 approx., Sunday March 8 at 1427, RHC spurblobs
out of 13700-AM transmitter, ending music show presumably 'Sonido
Cubano` now one UT hour earlier, and plugging 22 de marzo as "Dia
mundial del agua -- fuente de vida"; 1430 Música del Cine. 13740 is
off but 15230 and distorted 15140 are still on. At 1508, 13700 is
still on with dead air, making the spurs less obvious; and weekly
Esperanto confirmed on 11760 and distorted 15140 --- now one UT hour
earlier for DST season in step with Yankee Imperialists.
Something's always wrong at RHC. Despite being an international SW station, RHC allows local DST to
bump most but not all of its transmissions and programming around.
Something's always wrong at RHC. Based on what happened in the A-19 season, we expect first English to
be at 19-20 instead of 20-21, still on 15140? Next at 23-24 instead of
22-23 on 11880 --- yes, one real hour *later* rather than earlier in
this case. While the 5040 English at 00-01 should earlyize to 23-24,
i.e. same time as the 11880 --- but will that frequency maintain now
and/or into real A-20? Sometimes it's been on 9720. Evening to NAm,
will English start at 00 reliably instead of 01? Will end at 07 rather
than 08 on constantly shifting batch of frequencies? TBD. 15140, March 8 at 1713, RHC still on here at S9+10 but suptorted while
// 11760 modulation is OK during music.
Something's always wrong at RHC. 15140, March 8 at 1830, RHC starting Kriyol, moved an hour earlier
from the winter timing of 1930, so expect English too at 1900. But
this frequency is very suptorted. Something's always wrong at RHC. Yes, English now confirmed March 8 from 1900 on 15140, but who would
want to put up with its crummy modulation? Something`s always wrong at
RHC. 11880 has reliably provided the best signal and modulation back
here even tho it's supposedly for Africa, now at 23 instead of 22?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR, March 8)
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| Glenn Hauser logs March 7-8, 2020 |
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Sunday, March 08 2020
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DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS
updated for North American DST season
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST by Alan Roe
updated for Cuban & USA DST season:
http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE
updated for North American DST season
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html ** BRAZIL. 9630v & 11856v, Sat March 7 at 2220, no signals at all from
R. Aparecida just when we wanted to hear their DX program. Propagation
OK with 11780 S9+10 RNA in SBG; some weak distorted talk on 11815,
probably RBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 9155, March 8 at 0041, JBA maybe Chinese on one of the CNR1
jammer frequencies against Sound of Hope; no others around in the
lower 9`s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COLOMBIA [non]. 5910, March 7 around 2330 I check the two KiwiSDRs
in Colombia for any signal here or on 6010, but none; 47 hours ago,
Bob Wilkner in FL had a tentative something in Spanish where Alcaraván
radio used to abide, and there have been implications visiting gospel
huxters might refurbish it. At 0005 UT March 8 on one of my radios I do get a JBA carrier
offset-minus from 5910, but no trace at 0014 on the other, so probably
a local birdie. 6010, March 8 at at 0018, JBA carrier, probably Brasil
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11760, March 7 at 2219, RHC is S9 but very distorted --- just
in an axuality clip, OK once the announcer resume. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 17480, March 7 at 2222, JBA carrier, the OSOB if you count
this as part of the 16 mb --- only thing listed in Aoki is Cuban Spy
Numbers at 2155-2350 on days 357 = including Saturday (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13635 & 13766 approx., Sunday March 8 at 1427, RHC spurblobs
out of 13700-AM transmitter, ending music show presumably `Sonido
Cubano` now one UT hour earlier, and plugging 22 de marzo as ``Dia
mundial del agua -- fuente de vida``; 1430 Música del Cine. 13740 is
off but 15230 and distorted 15140 are still on. At 1508, 13700 is
still on with dead air, making the spurs less obvious; and weekly
Esperanto confirmed on 11760 and distorted 15140 --- now one UT hour
earlier for DST season in step with Yankee Imperialists. Something`s
always wrong at RHC. Despite being an international SW station, RHC allows local DST to
bump most but not all of its transmissions and programming around.
Something`s always wrong at RHC. Based on what happened in the A-19 season, we expect first English to
be at 19-20 instead of 20-21, still on 15140? Next at 23-24 instead of
22-23 on 11880 --- yes, one real hour *later* rather than earlier in
this case. While the 5040 English at 00-01 should earlyize to 23-24,
i.e. same time as the 11880 --- but will that frequency maintain now
and/or into real A-20? Sometimes it`s been on 9720. Evening to NAm,
will English start at 00 reliably instead of 01? Will end at 07 rather
than 08 on constantly shifting batch of frequencies? TBD. 15140, March 8 at 1713, RHC still on here at S9+10 but suptorted while
// 11760 modulation is OK during music. Something`s always wrong at
RHC. 15140, March 8 at 1830, RHC starting Kriyol, moved an hour earlier
from the winter timing of 1930, so expect English too at 1900. But
this frequency is very suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC. Yes, English now confirmed March 8 from 1900 on 15140, but who would
want to put up with its crummy modulation? Something`s always wrong at
RHC. 11880 has reliably provided the best signal and modulation back
here even tho it`s supposedly for Africa, now at 23 instead of 22?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13605, March 8 at 1827, lite pulse jamming altho Radio Martí
will not move here from 13820 until A-20 March 29. Something`s always
wrong at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. Here`s my eQSL for Oromia Media Network via IRRS:
http://www.w4uvh.net/20200306-11990-kHz--Hauser-Glen-IRRS-QSL-2020-CoronovirusPandemic.pdf BTW, while WRTH 2020 has only one cland to Ethiopia, not this one, the
2019 edition had four more. Have they all really disappeared, and why?
Situation improving? And why has OMN just started up along with IRRS`
expanded Corona virus broadcasts --- related? So far Ethiopia has had
very little infexion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GUINEA. 9650, March 8 at 0044, no overtime signal from RTG tonight.
Ron Howard replies to last night`s report: ``Hi Glenn, There have been several cases recently of Radio Guinea
being on the air well beyond their normal schedule. Believe
this has to do with ongoing local events happening there. Here is the
"Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Conakry, Guinea":
https://gn.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-conakry-guinea-6/
Ron, California`` That`s about avoiding areas of violent protests, but
no info what they are about (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** IRELAND. Re my unID carrier on 5780, March 5 at 0715, here`s a
possibility from the logs of Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal:
5780.0 2145-... 03/3 IRL Harmony R - pir. Oldies. 35343 CGS
5780.0 1439-... 04/3 IRL Harmony R - pir. Mx. 15341 CGS
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ITALY [non]. Re my obs of transmission overlap on 7290 IRRS just
before 1900 UT March 2, Richard Langley, NB, replies: ``Listening /
watching carefully today (7 March) at 19:00 UTC using the U. Twente
SDR receiver, I heard/saw no suggestion of a transmitter change from
before to after 19:00 UTC. Frequency stayed in the vicinity of
7289.998 kHz. -- Richard Langley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 5960, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0135, The Mighty Farty KBC
is VG as usual; Alan Roe reports already, ``NETHERLANDS/GERMANY. KBC
posted this on their Facebook page on 5 March: "On March 29 The Mighty
KBC is moving back to 9925 kHz for the summer period. Sunday 00:00 -
02:00 UTC." This is via Nauen. Alan Roe, Teddington, UK`` But normally 9925 is in use only May-August, following the Croatian
Radio Zagreb model. We`ll see whether MUF support 9925 a month+
earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6923-LSB, March 8 at 0025, pirate with rock song,
0027 segué, 0030 ``Taste of Honey``, 0035 DJ says ``from the capital
of Argyle`` and something about Ireland, ``across the Great Plains of
the North Atlantic``; also pronounces ``oot`` Canadianish. 0043 ``Come
Together``, and gone by 0045. These logs say it`s Zekey`s Attic, first
heard at 1943 March 7 and another transmission in the evening:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,63871.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ROMANIA. 6130 //> 7325, March 8 at 0058 RRI IS prior to English and
no signals on Romanian 5910 & 7410, as transmitters remain OOO. 5910, March 8 at 0129 recheck, however, now RRI is on with Romanian
rock and rap all with heavy beat, S9+20, but 7410 is still off. (I
should have checked 7340 next to 7345 OCB DRM.) Occasional quick two
or three words by YL DJ at 0138, 0149; 0157 ID barely discernible
under music. Alan Roe`s Music on Shortwave shows:
0100 - 0200 Su As We Like! (hour 2) (Club/party) 5910 7340
Wish I had kept listening after 0200 for:
0200 - 0256 Su Radio Concert Season (Classical) 5910 7340 6130, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0140-0145 meanwhile, RRI had its `DX Mailbag`
reading and replying to reports from Zeeland, Michigan; Finland; Japan
as poorly heard in DRM via SDR in Switzerland; and Dave Harries in
Bristol, England (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 420 kHz, March 8 at 0645 UT, ND beacon PK, Olathe KS,
difficult to separate from another one IDing at same pitch, same time,
presumably the usual FQ, Fairmont MN, both 25 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2024 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday March 8 at 0413 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, about 11 minutes in so
started early around 0402, VG S9+30 --- this rivals another St Louis
station with much more power, KMOX 1120! Note: from next week due to
DST, nominal start will be 0315 UT. Next: 2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9395? to NNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9395? to NNW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB or 3210
1900vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania? to WNW
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
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, WOR) ** U S A. 5950, March 8 at 0016, WRMI with a rare spot commercial for
Dish TV vs cable, then ``back to the music`` Oldies where such ads can
be accommodated. The transmission sked shows 5950 during this hour is
System G, but the System G grid shows that on 9395 only, among a
number of contradixions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5010, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0059, Rudy Espinal, Dominican
Republic, WRMI Spanish ID, while 5850 runs a Bob Biermann English ID.
At 0100 they join when `Encore` classical music is supposed to play
but instead Bob introduces music, not Oldies, rather tunes from the
very familiar World Music reel, the first song sounding like gibberish
but maybe a real language, which? Still no Encore at 0112, 0132 chex.
Such a default is what happens when there is something wrong with the
proper scheduled file. I notified Brice Avery about this and he says
the problem should be fixed for the next airing, UT Monday March 9 at
0300 on 9455 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330, March 8 at 1825, WLCR on WBCQ amid German hour as
previously scheduled, poor signal here. Ivo Ivanov and Alan Holder,
however, have heard some mixups or changes in times, languages,
azimuths now that Monticello is on EDT - which should be irrelevant to
overseas broadcasts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, March 7 at 2209, WTWW-2 is already on at S9+40 with
music this Saturday, unlike yesterday - early UT Sat when it was not
on at all. But no 5830 WTWW-1. 5085, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0113 and 0134, still rock, no sign of nameless
theatre organ show nor ham news (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 990, UT Sun Mar 8 at 0106, plug for bass event in
Birmingham, but no station there, then listing of fishing/hunting
events in FL, MO, WY so a network program, also plugging NRA. This page
https://kwamthevoice.com/page-schedule
presents a ``weekly schedule`` without specifying *which* days!
Apparently means M-F only ignoring very different lineup on weekends. Fortunately the host mentions his own website, bbkoradio.com which
converts to:
https://bigbillykinderoutdoors.com/
including KWAM-AM Saturdays 6-8 pm CT, from a well-designed affiliate
map at
https://bigbillykinderoutdoors.com/The-Show/Radio-Stations 0115 UT ID ``KWAM, The Voice, now on 107.9 and AM 990`` and
kwamtheoice.com --- Evidently the slogan is now just ``The Voice``
rather than ``Voice of Memphis``. This is dominant on my E-W longwire,
no CBW, which I do hear on the DX-398 aimed N/S; and on it E/W there
is also Spanish CCI. 107.9 is --- you guessed it --- a paltry 250-watt translator, W300DE.
Speaking of powers, when I heard 990 it was surely on 10 kW day power,
not 450 watt night power, which is supposed to start in March at 0000
UT! Day pattern is tight east-west, night also tight slightly
clockwise, both favoring us (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 5915, March 8 at 0005, very weak talk, African? At 0015
carrier is either wobbling or beating with another --- both Zambia and
Myanmar? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6966v, March 8 at 0020 as I am checking the pirate band,
a hamspur here, chirpy signal constantly drifting downward, seems like
negative keying so I only copy a DE W0 - something before losing it. I
would have tried to match it to a fundamental above 7.0 MHz (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9411.0-USB, March 8 at 0042, 2-way in Spanish,
INTRUDERS. While 9410 is unoccupied by BBC Singapore until 0100 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 1917 UT March 8
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