JRX Logs_June 19-21, 2019
Receiver (s): Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000
Antenna (s): Longwire

ARMENIA
** 9880. Jun 21, 2019. 0201-0209, BBC, Gavar-ARM, in Pashto. man announcer talks news, presumably; ID. Poor reception, 25422.

ASCENSION ISLAND
** 11660 BBC, Ascension Island-ASC, in Hausa. 2019-06-19_19'35'25'UT. News. Very good reception. Tecsun S-2000.

AUSTRIA
** 7385. Jun 21, 2019. 0210-0216, Adventist World Radio, Moosbrunn-AUT, in Urdu. Woman announcer talks; ID and website. Poor reception, noise and fading, 25322.

CHINA
** 9525 CRI, Beijing-Matoucun-CHN, in Russian. 2019-06-19_19'00'22'UT. IS, ID and News. Very good reception. Tecsun S-2000.
** 11985. Jun 21, 2019. 1126-1135, China Radio International, Urumqi-CHN, in Mongolian. Man announcer talks; 1132 A song by woman singer. Very poor to barely audible reception, 25322 to 25311.

CLANDESTINE
** 11530 Denge Welat, Issoudun-F, in Kurdish. 2019-06-19_20'01'43'UT. Clandestine Station. Fair reception. Tecsun S-2000.

FRANCE
** 11790 AWR, Issoudun-F, in Yoruba. 2019-06-19_20'31'01'UT. Fair to good reception. Tecsun S-2000.
** 13690. Junn 20, 2019. 1646-1656, Radio France International, Issoudun-F, in Hausa. Man and woman talk news; 1653 ID and man voice. Very good reception, 45544.

GREAT BRITAIN
** 11610 VOA, Woofferton-G, in Tigrinya_2019-6-19_19'25'55'UT. Fair to poor reception. Tecsun S-2000.
** 15260. Jun 20, 2019. 1731-1745, Radio Sama (IBRA Radio in Arabic), Woofferton-G, in Arabic. A song by duet; Man talks ID: Radio Sama and website; 1736 Man preaching, presumably; 1739 A song. Very good reception, 55544.

GREECE
** 9420. Jun 20, 2019. 1717-1725, Voice of Greece, Avlis-GRC, in Greek. Man announcer talks; A conversation with a man. Poor reception, 25422.

GUAM
** 11965. Jun 21, 2019. 1135-0140, Trans World Radio Guam-KTWR, Agana-Merizo-GUM, in English. Male pastor makes a preaching; A song; 0139 Woman announcer talks, ID, ends programming at 1140even. Poor reception this morning here, 25422.

KOREA NORTH
** 15245 Voice of Korea, Kujang-KRE, in Spanish. 2019-06-19_19'16'43'UT. News and patriotic song. Fair to poor reception. Tecsun S-2000.

KUWAIT
** 15540. Jun 20, 2019. 1657-1707, Radio Kuwait, Kabd-KWT, in Urdu. A song; 1700 Time pips, ID; Female announcer talks news, presumably. Fair reception here, 35433.

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
** 11985. Jun 20, 2019. 1800-1815, Radio Free Asia, Saipan-Agingan Point-MRA, in Korean. Man and woman announcers talk; A brief song and woman talks. Fair reception, 35433.

THAILAND
** 12065. Jun 20, 2019. 1707-1715, Voice of America, Udon-Thani-THA, in Somali. Man talks news; A interview with a man. Very good reception, 45544.

UAE
** 9895. Jun 21, 2019. 0244-0250, IBRA Radio, Al-Dhabbiya-UAE, in Dari. Man announcer talks during this log. Barely audible transmission, 25311.
** 13770. Jun 20, 2019. 1631-1645, Deutsche Welle, Al Dhabbiya-UAE, in Amharic. Woman and man announcers talk news; ID. Fair reception, 35433.

USA
** 7305. Jun 21, 2019. 0151-0200, Vatican Radio, Greenville-NC, in Spanish. News of catholic church by female announcer; 0200 Abrupt ends. Very good reception, 45544.
** 7780. Jun 21, 2019. 0216-0223, Radio Prague, Okeechobee-FL, in English. Man and woman talk; ID. Poor reception, 25322.
** 9955. Jun 21, 2019. 0223-0229, Radio Praga, Okeechobee-FL, in Spanish. Man and woman announcers talk about variety czech themes; 0228 A brief song, ID and ends programming. Fair reception, 35433.
** 9955. Jun 21, 2019. 0230-0240, Radio Eslovaquia Internacional, Okeechobee-FL, in Spanish. ID and news by female voice; 0234 "Tema del Dia": Slovak products exporting to European Union; ID. Fair reception this night here, 35433.
** 9955. Jun 21, 2019. 1113-1123, RAE Argentina ao Mundo, Okeechobee-FL, in Portuguese. Woman announcer presents a newsletter; News about brazilian political theme; 1121 ID and sport news. Fair reception till 1123UT, 35333. After 1123, poor reception with noises and fading, 35322.

VATICAN
** 13835. Jun 20, 2019. 1815-1825, Vatican Radio, SM di Galeria-CVA, in Portuguese. Man announcer talks news about church; A commentary about died of Dom Paulino Evora cleric this week in Cape Verde; 1818 Program "Sal da Terra": Today about a religious community Vicentina in honor to Saint Vicente de Paula, present in 150 countries. Very good reception, 45544. 
** 15565. Jun 20, 2019. 1618-1629, Vatican Radio, SM di Galeria-CVA, in Swahili. Man talks news about catholic church and pope; 1626 A short song "Hallelujah"; 1628 Ends programming with ID and IS. Very good reception, 45544.
** 17655. Jun 20, 2019. 1746-1758, Voice of America, SM di Galeria-CVA, in Portuguese. Man and woman announcers talk news; ID and website; 1753 Sport News by Joao Santa Rita; Invitation to "Angola Fala So" program next friday. Very good reception, 45544.

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Cabedelo, Brazil (UTC-3)

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WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST update by Alan Roe, June 21:
http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated June 22:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html

** CHINA. 9180, June 21 at 1330, CNR1 jammer, S3-S5 on Sound of Hope
frequency, // 11785 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15125-15155, June 21 at 1925, RHC 15140 is VG, much stronger
than usual, splattering out plus/minus 15 kHz, on portable with
reelout during power outage in Enid. Something`s always wrong at RHC.
Probably getting sporadic E boost like the USA stations on 19m, q.v.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9455, June 21 at 1332, soft YL talk in Japanese,
S5-S8, mentions Shiokaze more than once? 1335 to kid choral song, and
then found same stronger but not synch S6-S9 on 9705. Aoki/NDXC shows
both are Furusato no Kaze at 1330-1400, but from different sites in
Taiwan: Paochung, and Tamsui respectively. Use it or lose it:
Bangladesh had Nepali at 1315-1345 on 9455; now on 4750 per EiBi but
not Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 88.3, June 21 at 1555 UT, the dead air carrier from
K202BY, the Family Radio satellator in Enid, is off. It`s been on and
dead for many months. This is quickly noticed, as I use 88.3 for the
BST-1 FM feeder in the car, which in most of Enid easily overrides it.
But in time for the widespread Enid power outage, ironically, this
carrier is back on (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. A couple brown-outs and then a blackout
interrupt our lunch at an Enid restaurant, Friday June 21 at 1833 UT.
Fortunately we started just ahead of that but there is a delay
refilling our drinx from the hi-tech dispenser. This turns out to be a
prolonged and widespread but spotty outage.

1390, KCRC is off, while its sibling stations from same studio but
different transmitter sites, lose modulation but carriers stay on:
95.7, 97.7, 106.3, 107.1. Competitors 960, KGWA and 103.1 KOFM luck
out, stay on. All of these have HQ on the north side of Enid a couple
miles apart. 96.9 and 1640, also related to KCRC but with remote
studios and transmitters, are unaffected.

Power is also out when we get home, no AC or anything, and since it`s
the hottest day of the year so far, 99 degrees, we soon head out for
cool places. Public library is still powerfully cooled, so spend about
an hour there, along with the usual homeless crowd. Monitoring some of
the stations for signs of electrical. But they might not reboot
immediately even when restored.

On library computer, checking OG&E System Outage map,
https://www.oge.com/wps/portal/oge/outages/systemwatch/
and astoundingly, shows nothing out in Enid, just Ada. Maybe it`s all
fixed already? But back home, still off. Finally notify OG&E circa
2030 UT, as should have at first rather than assuming they would have
been inundated with calls.

Might as well get some shopping in, if stores are powered. CVS is dark
with a sign on the door. Driving along US 412, clearly the outage is
very scattered. Some electronic signs are still blaring away, while
nearby traffic signals are off (but most still working). We find some
stores further west in Enid that are nominal.

Finally we hear KOFM briefly mention what happened, later found at the
Enid Eagle:

``ENID, Okla. — More than 9,000 OG&E Electric Services customers were
without power for more than four hours Friday afternoon, June 21,
2019, on the hottest day of the year so far, which happened to be the
first day of summer 2019.

A broken cross-arm on a transmission line in the city took down
electricity at about 1:30 p.m. for as many as 9,405 customers before
power began being restored around 5 p.m. for some and by 6 for most,
according to Facebook accounts and OG&E reports.``

Back home again, and running a very small fan with battery power:
94.3, KLGB-LP is also off but some other gospel huxter is there, Bott
Network no longer blotted out. At times seems same if not // 95.1
KQCV. But at 2232 UT, also south central Kansas weather. That would be
100 kW KCVW Kingman KS.

Enid: 99.9, KVBN-LP, same tower as KLGB-LP, is also off, but back at
next check 0509 UT June 22; while 94.3 is on but dead air; no one
around to reboot it? 92.1, KAMG-LP remained on with its constant dead
air.

101.5, the peripatetic KOCD Okeene is on c. 1920 with RDS as KOCD___

Nothing audible on 1390 with KCRC off, but its splatter also off
audiblizes weak signals on adjacents at 2235 UT check: 1380 from
Lawton direxion, and 1400 from Norman direxion, but with that nulled,
SAH and something weaker, probably KWON Bartlesville.

OG&E finally turns back on at 2248 UT, 4.25 hours after it went out.
Whew. Now OG&E website shows 4870 Enid customers powerless (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 15825 WWCR VG, 15770 WRMI good, 15610 WEWN very good, enough
to hear its squeal, and 15555-USB WJHR audible, June 21 at 1923, all
getting big boost from sporadic E as checked on portables during Enid
power outage (see OKLAHOMA); but no boost on 21525 WRMI, so MUF into
HF but not VHF. See also CUBA. After the others are off, 15610 still
strong at 2244 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 4426-USB, June 21 at 0516, robotic marine weather for
Atlantic, vs high noise level. Per EiBi it`s NMN, USCG Chesapeake VA,
timeshared with NMC, Point Reyes CA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1987 monitoring: confirmed first
USA SWBC, Friday June 21 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, fair on PL-880 portable
during Enid AC outage.

Also confirmed UT Saturday June 22 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, S9/S9+10 fair
vs summer non-nearby storm noise. Next:
0629 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [June 22, July 6]
1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
1431 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2030 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 [NEW]
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
0130 UT Sunday WRMI 5850
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 9330?
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v [and/or 2130]
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

Also check 9330 WBCQ for unscheduled airings during testing phase.

[it appears we will now be running on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle, so
freshest new airings are on weekends]

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

** U S A. 9330.00, June 21 at 0512, WBCQ-6, S9+20 with rock music.

9330.00, UT Sat June 22 tune-in WBCQ at 0011 and listen for rest of
hour to `Allan & Angela Weiner Worldwide` or some variant as
discussed. Appears to be a new live show, all about the SuperStation
with a constant stream of callers, and constant hum on the signal
which is apparently coming from the phone line. We glean more
information about all this, summarizing:

Now running full 500 kW, as it will be when launched as the client
insists on not one watt less than 500,000. General testing sked is 4
pm – 7 am (EDT = 20-11 UT), while the antenna crew works on it the
remaining 9 hours in the daytime. Maybe on air less this weekend while
checking out circuit breakers, etc.

Everything has to be ready for the World`s Last Chance ministries
launch, now set for Monday July 8, which will be broadcasting to
Middle East, Europe, USA and Canada [this implies the latest HFCC
registration in Arabic and English only, rather than the imaginary
worldwide multi-language schedule originally publicized].

Despite the super-power, there is very little RF blanking in the local
area, he says. Audio processor is a $ 14K Omnia 11, for good sound;
lo-fi audio is not good for listenability.

Transmitter is DRM capable but --- Allan is interrupted by caller
Freddy to explain what that is, before AW can finish, and does not get
back to it, but seemed he was about to say they would not be running
DRM?

At 0024, AW finally mentions that this is 21 June, YOOL 2019, so
indeed a new live show. (But not the next time it may go out.)

The Continental transmitter is made in USA, believe it or not, Dallas
TX. They use top-notch components. Very complex water cooling requires
constant attention; shift schedules are being set up. Power bill will
be in the high(?) 5-figures per month.

AW`s note to staff: put VORW on some of the test broadcasts. Also
going to simulcast Amateur Radio Roundtable Tuesday night (with 5130).
Reading e-mail and prayer, running over until finished at 0106, back
to music.

Another AWWW hour plays at 0200, and yet another oldone at 0400. In
between didn`t pay much attention but at 0339 noted that zappahead
Larry Will was in charge, apparently live, soliciting e-mail reports
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5085 & 5830, June 22 at 0435, WTWW is on neither. Bob
Butterfield in Maryland had noticed them missing at 0200, maybe due to
storms in the area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST

** U S A. RF 31, KDCU-DT Derby KS (Wichita), Univisión affiliate is
the main station decoding with area tropo,
http://www.w4uvh.net/KDCUtropo.jpg
June 21 at 1420+ UT, altho my antenna is aimed almost the opposite
direxion. This leads to some fine scrambled DTV pixel art photos:
Hands up! Something is attacking my face!
http://www.w4uvh.net/KDCU.jpg
Others totally abstract or with vestiges of visages:
http://www.w4uvh.net/HauserDTVPixArt4.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/HauserDTVPixArt5.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/HauserDTVPixArt6.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/HauserDTVPixArt7.jpg

About three hours later, I found this frozen on the screen after the
DX had faded out:
http://www.w4uvh.net/HauserDTVPixArt8.jpg

Another decode, briefly around 1430 UT on RF 22, from KSNC-DT 2-1
Great Bend KS. BAD signals showing but not decoding, all or most
probably Kansas too: RF 30, 21, 14, 10, 9, 8; and at 1440 UT, 45 and
35 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZAMBIA. On the WOR io group, Ray Robinson replies to my 13680 log:

``'Load Shedding' power outages in Zambia due to low water levels at
the Kariba Dam hydroelectric facility went into effect on June 1st,
and these forced Voice of Hope - Africa to temporarily suspend our
morning broadcasts. Instead, we are now on the air 1300-1900 UT daily,
with an extra hour from 1200 to 1300 on the weekends. The afternoon
frequencies from 1200/1300-1555 UT are 9680 (omni) and 13680 (315°).
At 1600 daily, we change frequencies for the evenings to 4965 (omni)
and 6065 (315°). Local sunset in Lusaka is currently around 1545 UT.
Full program schedule, as always, is on our website, here:
http://voiceofhope.com/schedule/voh-africa_program_grid.pdf
(Posted on 6/21/2019 at 0555 UT.)
Ray Robinson
Strategic Communications Group
Voice of Hope World Radio Network
www.voiceofhope.com`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0527 UT June 22
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** CUBA. 6000, June 21 at 0104, RHC English is JBM, // 6165 slightly
more modulation, both registering S9+10/20. Something`s always wrong
at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9580, June 21 at 0117, CRI English relay is suptorted,
S9+10/20; while same on 9570 via ALBANIA with decent modulation,
similar strength runs about 2 words ahead. Must take another satellite
hop to get it to Habana. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765, June 21 at 0106, no signal from Radio Progreso,
supposed to start at 0030. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, June 19 at 0611, VON is gone again. One of the most
unreliable major SW stations. I suspect the problem is operational,
not technical (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. RF 26, June 20 at 1455 UT, KTEN 10-1 Ada is
decoding with NBC, along with 10-2 The CW, and 10-3 ABC, as this
station remains affiliate of two major networks, just like in the old
days when they had only one analog channel and cherry-picked which
network to run at which times.

After 1502 UT, I snapped a big ID slide, and then a multi-city super
ID over programming, Ada-Ardmore-Sherman-Denison-Durant, in
OK-OK-TX-TX-OK:
http://www.w4uvh.net/KTEN1.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/KTEN2.jpg

My TV DX photo archive, which could need some updating:
http://www.worldofradio.com/tvdxfoto.html

BTW, a documentary history of KTEN has appeared on OETA, and I have it
on tape. I see at rabbitears.info that KTEN is due to repack from
channel 26 to 17, why? which means it will be blocked in Enid by
K17JN-D except when it fails.

Ada is not that far, but normally beyond range, 210 km = 131 st mi,
city-to-city. This was from my higher rooftop antenna, aimed close to
Ada a bit east from OKC, into my HDTV screen.

Then I check my other lower antenna aimed more clockwise, and to my
surprise thru its STB into LDTV get a PSIP on RF 26 for 6-1, KTAL-DT!
Its own video may have decoded briefly, mixed with KTEN. KTAL is
Texarkana-Shreveport, named for its one-time Tall tower (now 1524 feet
AGL) halfway between in the NW corner of LA near Vivian. That would be
approx. 525 km = 328 stmi. I think it`s new on DTV here, while seen a
number of times when on analog 6. KTAL is staying on 26, so maybe will
be getting it more once KTEN is gone, unless something else
intervene.

Per Hepburn maps, Ada is near the center of enhanced level 5-6 tropo
ring while Enid is toward the edge at level 2-3, like Vivian on the
opposite edge (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1986 monitoring: tuned in a minute
too late, but confirmed at 2101, Wednesday June 19 on WRMI 9955, fair
on the portable PL-880 and VP JBA on WBCQ 7490+, too weak to compare.
This WRMI transmission has usually been upcut, so I time exactly when
it ends: 2128:39. Since #1986 lasted 28:48, playout likely started
about 9 seconds before 2100:00; while transmitter does not bring it up
any earlier than that ToH moment, out of synch.

Also confirmed UT Thursday June 20 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair S9-S6,
no upcut.

WORLD OF RADIO 1987 contents: Antarctica non, Canada, China, Cuba,
Guatemala, India, Korea South, México, North America, Perú, Russia,
Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sweden, Turkey, USA; Caribbean; propagation
outlook

WOR 1987 completed by 2308 UT Thursday June 20, ready for first
airings Friday June 21: The shortwave broadcasts should be:

1000 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780
0629 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [June 22, July 6]
1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
1431 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2030 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 [NEW]
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
0130 UT Sunday WRMI 5850
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 9330?
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v [and/or 2130]
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

Also check 9330 WBCQ for unscheduled airings during testing phase.

[it appears we will now be running on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle, so
freshest new airings are on weekends]

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

** U S A. 9330.1, June 19 at 2306, moanin` & groanin` hour from TOMBS
via WBCQ classic transmitter, no #6 yet. At 0151 June 20, now 9330.00
is on with very strong rock music. Others indicate it came up only
some time after 0130. 0537 recheck, amid an old `AWWW` dated only by
remark that he hoped Kavanaugh would be confirmed; but bits and pieces
of details about the SuperStation: says the huge copper feedline alone
cost $ 900K; and that total power consumption when running full-bore
500 kW, would be 950 kW.

9330.00, June 21 at 0116, 9330.00 on again with rock music; 0225 amid
another `AWWW` playback. It seems alternating those is the usual
programming in the test phase. 0300 back to rock (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 1987, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9475, June 19 at 1828, WTWW-1 is S9-S5 of open carrier/dead
air, instead of merely undermodulated as always now. SFAW!

9475, June 20 at 1514, WTWW-1 is off, while 5830 is still on at S9+10
fading to S7 and of course undermodulated. So that rules it out as
source of some unID FM blob circa 9355 others were hearing (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZAMBIA. 13680, June 19 at 1258, a few notes being repeated, an IS?
1300 into different music, poor S2-S3. Presumed Voice of Hope Africa,
scheduled to start at 1300 (except an hour earlier SaSu) per EiBi; and
not Aoki/NDXC where it`s unlisted. There, your only choices would be
CNR1 jamming and/or SOH, but this is not that. At 1405 increased to
S7-S9 with gospel? music. VOHA aims 315 degrees toward W Africa, and
us beyond. Seems to be same as this:
http://intervalsignals.net/Files/zmb-vo_hope_africa_081016.m3u
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9200, June 20 at 0536, mystery open carrier at S8-S3.
It`s been there most nights, altho have not bothered to log it for a
while (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15476.225, June 19 at 1842, since it`s Wednesday,
looking for LRA36, but only this JBA carrier detectable; unlikely
RNASG would have shifted frequency, so suspect a local device, altho
not noticed before (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0356 UT June 21
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** CHINA [and non]. 14900, June 18 at 1333, Chinese at S3-S6, CNR1
jammer only, // 15165 heavy mix with VOA Chinese. Also JBA on 14700.
13130 & 13070 at 1346 JBA carriers; 12880 at 1351, big S8/S9+10 //
11785. All these are accounted for in EiBi and/or Aoki/NDXC as CNR1
jammers on Sound of Hope frequencies, except 14700. 12455 at 1352, JBA
carrier too but write this one off since it`s 1390 KCRC kHz below
13845 WWCR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040, June 18 at 0546, RHC in English at S9+20 but again with
big hum --- wiggle that patchcord! Something`s always wrong at RNC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUATEMALA. 4055, June 18 at 0545, TGAV Radio Verdad is back, VP
signal vs noise level; despite transmitter ``collapse``. It seems it
was just a blown fuse, but of course that could still indicate a
bigger problem. Manuel Méndez, Spain, received this early UT June 18
from Dr Madrid:

``I have good news: Radio Truth is on the air with full power. After
some checking, I decided to start transmitter. When I put power on,
there happened a strong explosion on Module B, but transmitter went on
the air with 300 watts power. Then I installed a spare Module, and it
came on the air with full power. I still need to get the 15 A, 600 V.
thermal fuse though. I adapted a regular 15 A, 250 V fuse for the mean
time. That`s a very difficult fuse to get in Guatemala. I will keep
you informed. May God bless you. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Radio Truth``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH. 12923-CW, June 18 at 1346, a rare CQ marker: CQ CQ CQ
DE HLW2 HLW2 HLW2 QSX 12 MHZ K. That`s Seoul Radio as in EiBi, but
call shown as innumeric HLW only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, June 18 at 0551, VON on early again with song
accompanied by thumb piano, S9+10/20, but 0552 cut to humbuzz, off and
on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.00, June 18 at 0559, WBCQ-6 bigsig ending ``Dixie``, ID
and rock music; 0604 ``Heart of Gold`` song. 0606 replay another song
I remember hearing the previous afternoon; if only I could make out my
dozy scribbling of its title. Mauno Ritola says this ran until 1000
switch to old transmitter.

9330.124, June 18 at 1421, TOM music same as on 9395 WRMI so once
again in the mornings, back to classic transmitter, off the Super6.

9330.000, June 18 at 2108, WBCQ-6 on again at S9+10/20 with an AWWW
playback when he was talking about trains --- Monticello had a
passenger station until ~1953y; later a lengthy conversation with J.P.
On the phone about eroding privacy due to internet. Not checked again
until 0007 UT June 19 with rock music. More of that not checked again
until 0440 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 12050, June 18 at 1353, WEWN Spanish is poor S7 but no FM
spurs on the high side, evidently fixed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0502 UT June 19
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** CUBA. 6100, UT Monday June 17 at 0620, RHC English S9+20/30 but
suptorted; I can tell it`s Arnie but combined with his slurred speech
it`s really hard to understand what he is saying on `DXers Unlimited`.
// 6165 is weaker but a bit clearer. 6060 & 6000 are OFF. 5040 is
still on and in English, S9+20 but with a big hum --- and in a few
seconds, modulation stops except for the hum, as I guess the
sloppyrators are finally about to turn it off late. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13740, June 17 at 1350, RHC is VP only S6-S8, unusually much
weaker than // 13700 at S9+10/20. At least neither is off-frequency
nor putting out spurs. But something`s still always wrong at RHC. 1351
starts `Estampas de Cuba` show which is not about stamps --- altho run
across for years, appears nowhen on program sked
http://www.radiohc.cu/interesantes/programacion
nor via audio on demand archive:
http://www.radiohc.cu/audios
A truly secret show! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1986 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
June 16 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, JBA.

Also confirmed UT Monday June 17 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, good, following
the crazy ``SonPower Radio on 5850, 7455 and 9395`` ID.

Also confirmed UT Monday June 17 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, JBA.

Also confirmed UT Monday June 17 from 0302 on WBCQ-6, 9330.00, during
a SuperStation test carrying Area 51 programming; VG S9+30/40!! while
on original 5130.371 it`s JBA. Unfortunately there is no assurance or
expectation that any WOR on 9330 will become permanent.

Also confirmed UT Monday June 17 at 0330 on WRMI 9955; a few minutes
earlier it was S9+10.

Also confirmed Monday June 17 starting at 1816.30 on IRRS/NEXUS 7290
via Romania, VG via UTwente SDR, strong modulation, and no ACI or CCI.
Tuned in at 1814 to some talk about gout! And into Aïda theme before
WOR started, and ended at 1845:15; ID and 1846 Feature Story News from
London. After 1900 I noticed that Dan Roberts` Shortwave Report` was
playing, i.e. recordings of a few of his favorite stations; not a DX
show.

WOR 1986 also confirmed UT Tuesday June 18 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, JBA.
Next:

0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v [and/or 2130]
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

[it appears we will now be running on a Friday-to-Thursday
cycle, so freshest new airings are on weekends]

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

** U S A. 9330.00, June 16 at 2103, WBCQ-6 is back on testing, S9+25
with gospel huxter, ID, rock music; while 7490+ is JBA at the Sunday
hour scheduled for `Marion`s Attic` which is unlistenable most of the
year on that lower daytime frequency. Too bad it`s not appearing on
9330 --- retune at 2114, now old music, as `Attic` has been picked up,
late! Enough bigsig into the NRD-545 for AMS wideband listening ---
but in this case, it just boosts the scratches on the inherently lo-fi
music. VG except for some selective fading. Presumably well over 100
kW, but no news yet that WBCQ has run the new Continental at fullbore
500 kW.

No time here for continuous listening, so I wonder if the next 7490
program, `UBMP`, followed on 9330 at 2200? Harry Shearer`s `Le Show`
would be next at 2300, but must not have been as no such closing on
9330 before 2400.

At 0000 UT Monday June 17, 9330 starting `Johnny Lightning`, so now
it`s duplicating Area 51 programming fromo 5130+v. Spot chex during
next trihour show he`s live and aware he`s also on 9330 this week.

We were hoping A51 would stick past 0300, since that would put WORLD
OF RADIO on 9330 --- and so it did, starting slightly late at 0302;
and HRI followed, but at 0400 there is disco music for an hour (?).
After 0500 ID and old `Allan Weiner Worldwide` playback from the era
when Angela was merely his girlfriend; but you never know if or when
he will mention the current YOOL date of the original live broadcast.

9330.00 at 0616 is still on with rock music at S9+20/30, strongest
signal on band.

9330.14, June 17 at 1305 next check, now back to the ``classic``
transmitter, off-frequency with Brother Scare. Which number applies to
it?

9330.00, June 17 at 2100 is next check, now on caradio, when #6 is
back on with another `AWWW` playback, but cosmikdebris and Jane
substituting, originally on March 29, 2019 as conveniently announced
at the outset. First topic is the HAARP tests by Amanda Dawn Christie,
then current. As usual, when Larry Will is doing it, he plays a good
deal of music during the hour, which AW never does. VG signal has no
trouble stopping the BST-1 memory scan.

Unchecked what appeared in the 22-23 hour, but at 2300, ``WTO`` again
and 2303 AW himself starting another WW playback, this time with date
April 4. 2019, ``didn`t want to get political, but ---`` initial rant
against income tax, which he says is illegal since the XVI Amendment
was never ratified by enough states. Really?

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

The hour before 0100 UT June 18 has more rock music; at 0100 yet
another `AWWW` playback, starting with cabinet resignations in Canada
some months ago, which Canadian Angela should have been following.
Concludes with `news` that Brother Stair is out of jail. 0200 back to
rock music.

AW`s twits and WBCQ website are not giving any info about 9330
programming during these tests. Program guide is even more out of date
than before, claiming e.g. that WOR is on 9330 almost daily at 2330,
which stopped well over a year ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A. 12060-12120 approx., June 16 at 2112, WEWN-FM still here
peaking around 12078 at S7-S5, Spanish, while correct AM frequency
12050 is only S1-S4. Most of the power is going out on this horrible
spur. Night frequency in Spanish 5970 has no such problems, a
different transmitter. Kai Ludwig says, ``I'd say the error pattern
points at the modulator as culprit``,

12065-12095 approx., June 17 at 1309, WEWN-FM centered a bit higher
around 12085, Spanish and music, vs VOA Korean 12080; while WEWN 12050
is JBA.

There has been a lot of discussion of this on the WOR iog, and I have
forwarded some of it to Glen Tapley at WEWN. Finally started getting
replies June 17, culminating at 1648 with:

``Glenn, Appreciate your info. Can your contacts take another look
this afternoon? I think we may have it under control but would
appreciate feedback. Thanks, Glen``

Such as this from Jim Barrett - Elmira, NY, who has been following
this major problem closely, to the WOR io group:

``At 1815 UT Jun 17, WEWN 12050 noted on my local SDR in the
northeastern US with clean modulation, though a somewhat weak signal.
Perhaps they had to cut back overall transmitter power to prevent the
distortion. Checked the KiwiSDR in Key West, FL where it is a bit
stronger`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0207 UT June 18
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