** BRAZIL. A Brazilian listener mentioned R. Bandeirantes unheard lately on 6090, 9645 or 11925, but I am still hearing its het de approx. 9645.3, against Vatican in Scandinavian, Aug 8 at 0505. I have not been hearing 11925v, however, in many bandscans around this time; nor other Brazilians on 25m. If any make it, aside from RNA on 11780 Sundays only, it`s SRDA on 11765v. Haven`t really paid attention, but 6090 is also off-frequency causing a low het to Anguilla when on, but so does Nigeria (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. As I was checking for WTWW on 9479, came upon extremely distorted FMy blob covering roughly 9448-9460, August 8 at 0459, the CBC announcer immediately recognizable promoting upcoming BBC program after the news, ``The Strand``. Yes, // CBCNQ 9625, but it`s about to sign off, no Strand here!
And found matching blob between 9790 and 9800, spurs about 170 kHz either side. 0500 into news, 0505 sign-offs in English and French, 0506 ``O Canada`` on all three ranges, 0508 to open carriers; 9625 suffers from ACI de REE CR 9630. 0508:15 tone test starts, and it`s louder on the spurs. Sometimes the tone goes on for hours on 9625, but fortunately all were gone at next check 0521. The upper one had been blocking RFI on 9790. Around 1315, weak 9625 but no spurs detectable, back in whack for now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Still hunting for Firedrake, which has virtually disappeared this fortnight, nothing found after 1305 Aug 8 from 8400 up --- until I get to 17515 at 1324. Poor signal, but no mistaking it, as it`s in ``ramshorn`` passage always at this minute, followed by heavy drumming, and cut off at 1330*. Per Aoki the target is BBC Uzbek via Cyprus, which was completely inaudible.
15520, Aug 8 at 1358, weak Chinese mentioning Meiguo, 1359 typical CNR1 hyper-assertive declamation, one pip and off at 1400*. Per Aoki, V. of Tibet has been on 15521 or 15522 for Chinese via Tajikistan at 1330-1342, 1200-1208 respectively. I didn`t think to check whether what I was hearing was on exactly 15520, but may as well have been as a jammer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNID 15562
** CUBA [and non]. 5025, R. Rebelde, Aug 8 at 0520 just open carrier, but that`s all I need to compare to 4025 for Star Radio, Liberia, which was not making it at all. That could be because Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brasil, found it on 3900 instead this date at 0647-0705! Certainly no improvement for the DXer; why such a move? 4025 was a nice clear frequency, no QRhaM; all they needed was more oomph and modulation.
Sunday Aug 8 at 1347, tuning by RHC 15120, I notice that instead of the DX program En Contacto, scheduled at 1335-1350, the stamp program El Mundo de la Filatelia is on instead! At 1352, airing correctly the scheduled program from 1350, En Compañía del Doctor, medical advice. Was there a tape mixup between EC and EMDLF? Or a radical shakeup in programmation? Filatelia nominal time is 1410, as well as 1110; should have checked whether DX showed up at 1410 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also VENEZUELA [non]
** JAPAN [non]. 11655, Aug 8 at 1353, Japanese service of NHKWNRJ via CANADA playing ``This Boy`` by the Beatles, and 1354 back-announced as such by YL DJ, whose voice is so deferential I can almost hear her bowing. 1355 electronic music bit and into OM with news about Pakistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBERIA. See CUBA [and non]. Star Radio
** U S A. Checking WTWW 24 hours after the frequency-change trouble: both channels missing, not on 5755 or 9479, Aug 8 at 0458. Guess they were still working on it. But back as normal on 9479 around 1315 with PPPP (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, WRMI, Sunday Aug 8 at 0503, no jamming and good signal making me wonder if the NW antenna is finally back in service, but unlikely, especially since it`s the Brazilian program Encontro DX, at the moment quoting Adalberto Marques de Azevedo reminding us to remove batteries from devices not in use or being transported. WYFR inbooming even more on 31m, so it was just a temporary pipeline de SFL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7415, WBCQ on much later than usual, UT Sunday Aug 8 at 0517, gospel huxter with southern accent, not that that is distinctive, and certainly not Brother Scare who occupies great gobs of earlier time on The Planet. But next check at 0523 it`s the Beach Boys, 0525 Rod Stewart; what a mix. O, it`s one of Ted Randall`s shows, 0530 outro as ``Outlaw Gospel Life``, with Ted and Dr. R.— Michael conversing, apparently about to wrap up, and at next check 0538, 7415 was off.
This ``Outlaw Gospel`` thing is certainly low profile. Can`t find anything significant by Googling. Apparently it`s a subset of Ted`s QSO show, which is scheduled on 7415 WBCQ UT Sundays 0000-0300, extended much later than that tonight. I reported it previously this year:
``7415, WBCQ, UT Sunday May 9 at 0039, Ted Randall with ``Outlaw Gospel`` show plugging prayforme.com. VG signal, no CCI audible. The current WBCQ schedule claims it`s QSO with Ted Randall, Sat 18-20 and UT Sun 00-03; and still shows QSO Tue 21-23, plus his Radio Disclosure Wed & Thu 21-23.``
Now the prayforme.com website, hosted in Santa Fe, Argentina, of all places, has been suspended. And can find nothing about Outlaw Gospel at http://www.tedrandall.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WJHR, 15550-USB, Aug 8 at 1538, pseudo-scientific talk about the sun shrinking, questioning age of the Solar System. Does not sound like the usual fire-and-brimstone preacher, so programming is being diversified? Whoopee. Sufficient signal (Glenn Hasuer, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. Checking for El Hugazo, Sunday Aug 8 at 1536, no signals on 12010, 13750 or 17750 via CUBA; nominal start time on rare occasions he shows up for ``Alo, Presidente``, is 1530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1580 check Sunday Aug 8 after 1310 UT found no Spanish, unlike Saturday, underneath the KOKB Blackwell OK open carrier; just a mix of several stations including one with country/rock music, which I don`t hear on Saturdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15562, Aug 8 at 1320, weak het to Portugal 15560, presumably ChiCom jamming against V. of Tibet`s variable frequency via Tajikistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
** CANADA. As I was checking for WTWW on 9479, came upon extremely distorted FMy blob covering roughly 9448-9460, August 8 at 0459, the CBC announcer immediately recognizable promoting upcoming BBC program after the news, ``The Strand``. Yes, // CBCNQ 9625, but it`s about to sign off, no Strand here!
And found matching blob between 9790 and 9800, spurs about 170 kHz either side. 0500 into news, 0505 sign-offs in English and French, 0506 ``O Canada`` on all three ranges, 0508 to open carriers; 9625 suffers from ACI de REE CR 9630. 0508:15 tone test starts, and it`s louder on the spurs. Sometimes the tone goes on for hours on 9625, but fortunately all were gone at next check 0521. The upper one had been blocking RFI on 9790. Around 1315, weak 9625 but no spurs detectable, back in whack for now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Still hunting for Firedrake, which has virtually disappeared this fortnight, nothing found after 1305 Aug 8 from 8400 up --- until I get to 17515 at 1324. Poor signal, but no mistaking it, as it`s in ``ramshorn`` passage always at this minute, followed by heavy drumming, and cut off at 1330*. Per Aoki the target is BBC Uzbek via Cyprus, which was completely inaudible.
15520, Aug 8 at 1358, weak Chinese mentioning Meiguo, 1359 typical CNR1 hyper-assertive declamation, one pip and off at 1400*. Per Aoki, V. of Tibet has been on 15521 or 15522 for Chinese via Tajikistan at 1330-1342, 1200-1208 respectively. I didn`t think to check whether what I was hearing was on exactly 15520, but may as well have been as a jammer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNID 15562
** CUBA [and non]. 5025, R. Rebelde, Aug 8 at 0520 just open carrier, but that`s all I need to compare to 4025 for Star Radio, Liberia, which was not making it at all. That could be because Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brasil, found it on 3900 instead this date at 0647-0705! Certainly no improvement for the DXer; why such a move? 4025 was a nice clear frequency, no QRhaM; all they needed was more oomph and modulation.
Sunday Aug 8 at 1347, tuning by RHC 15120, I notice that instead of the DX program En Contacto, scheduled at 1335-1350, the stamp program El Mundo de la Filatelia is on instead! At 1352, airing correctly the scheduled program from 1350, En Compañía del Doctor, medical advice. Was there a tape mixup between EC and EMDLF? Or a radical shakeup in programmation? Filatelia nominal time is 1410, as well as 1110; should have checked whether DX showed up at 1410 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also VENEZUELA [non]
** JAPAN [non]. 11655, Aug 8 at 1353, Japanese service of NHKWNRJ via CANADA playing ``This Boy`` by the Beatles, and 1354 back-announced as such by YL DJ, whose voice is so deferential I can almost hear her bowing. 1355 electronic music bit and into OM with news about Pakistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBERIA. See CUBA [and non]. Star Radio
** U S A. Checking WTWW 24 hours after the frequency-change trouble: both channels missing, not on 5755 or 9479, Aug 8 at 0458. Guess they were still working on it. But back as normal on 9479 around 1315 with PPPP (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, WRMI, Sunday Aug 8 at 0503, no jamming and good signal making me wonder if the NW antenna is finally back in service, but unlikely, especially since it`s the Brazilian program Encontro DX, at the moment quoting Adalberto Marques de Azevedo reminding us to remove batteries from devices not in use or being transported. WYFR inbooming even more on 31m, so it was just a temporary pipeline de SFL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7415, WBCQ on much later than usual, UT Sunday Aug 8 at 0517, gospel huxter with southern accent, not that that is distinctive, and certainly not Brother Scare who occupies great gobs of earlier time on The Planet. But next check at 0523 it`s the Beach Boys, 0525 Rod Stewart; what a mix. O, it`s one of Ted Randall`s shows, 0530 outro as ``Outlaw Gospel Life``, with Ted and Dr. R.— Michael conversing, apparently about to wrap up, and at next check 0538, 7415 was off.
This ``Outlaw Gospel`` thing is certainly low profile. Can`t find anything significant by Googling. Apparently it`s a subset of Ted`s QSO show, which is scheduled on 7415 WBCQ UT Sundays 0000-0300, extended much later than that tonight. I reported it previously this year:
``7415, WBCQ, UT Sunday May 9 at 0039, Ted Randall with ``Outlaw Gospel`` show plugging prayforme.com. VG signal, no CCI audible. The current WBCQ schedule claims it`s QSO with Ted Randall, Sat 18-20 and UT Sun 00-03; and still shows QSO Tue 21-23, plus his Radio Disclosure Wed & Thu 21-23.``
Now the prayforme.com website, hosted in Santa Fe, Argentina, of all places, has been suspended. And can find nothing about Outlaw Gospel at http://www.tedrandall.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WJHR, 15550-USB, Aug 8 at 1538, pseudo-scientific talk about the sun shrinking, questioning age of the Solar System. Does not sound like the usual fire-and-brimstone preacher, so programming is being diversified? Whoopee. Sufficient signal (Glenn Hasuer, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. Checking for El Hugazo, Sunday Aug 8 at 1536, no signals on 12010, 13750 or 17750 via CUBA; nominal start time on rare occasions he shows up for ``Alo, Presidente``, is 1530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1580 check Sunday Aug 8 after 1310 UT found no Spanish, unlike Saturday, underneath the KOKB Blackwell OK open carrier; just a mix of several stations including one with country/rock music, which I don`t hear on Saturdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15562, Aug 8 at 1320, weak het to Portugal 15560, presumably ChiCom jamming against V. of Tibet`s variable frequency via Tajikistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
