** CANADA. 413 kHz, Dec 8 at 0755 UT, beacon YHD, 250 watts from Dryden, Ontario; must have had a dash but didn`t note it.
406, Dec 8 at 0756 UT, beacon YLJ and dash, 40 watts at Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.
401, Dec 8 at 0758 UT, beacon YPO and dash, 500 watts from Peawanuck, Ontario. Got to be a new one: love these colourful placenames.
Wikipedia: ``Peawanuck is an isolated Cree community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the confluence of the Winisk and Shamattawa rivers, about 35 km from the Winisk River's end in Hudson Bay. Its population is 237.`` --- that does not mean it is anywhere near Kenora in the SW corner of the province! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CAYMAN ISLANDS. 415 kHz, Dec 8 at 0754, beacon CBC, which is 600 watts from Cayman Brac (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [non}. 11920, Dec 8 at 1500, S8-S4 news in perfect French, RFI? but DPRK clew and stingers leading finally to 1509 ID as ``Radio Chine Internationale``. This is 150 kW, 240 degrees via ALBANIA at 14-16 --- the only station anywhen on 11920 per HFCC, but a 5960 could harmonicize here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15140, Dec 8 at 1511, RHC is S9+10 but suptorted; wiggle that patchcord! // 15230 sounds OK. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA [non]. UNIDENTIFIED. 17545, Sat Dec 8 at 1546, VP carrier, the OSOB! (as 17775 KVOH is not on yet or inaudible). Aoki/NDXC shows:
17545 R [sic, only one letter in name column!] 1500-1600 12...67
Amharic 150 122 Issoudun F 4657N 00159E RMI Eritrea b18 Dec.1-
And EiBi:
17545 1500-1600 F R.V. [sic, 2 letters!]. Eritrea Tig Issoudun 167
And HFCC:
17545 1500 1600 48NW ISS 150 122 0 227 1267 011218 300319 D 17400 Mul F RMI TDF 17058 Eritrea
So I ask Jeff White: ``Hi Jeff, Heard a signal on 17545 this morning (and nothing else on 16m then). It appears to be one of yours --- what is the real name of this station; contact info? Is the 4-day-a-week sked correct? Or 3 days as in EiBi. Tnx, Glenn``
He replies: ``Glenn: It’s Saturday only. It’s called Alsmood, but I don’t have a website or contact info. Jeff``
So I go a-Googling, disregarding sites about ALS:
https://www.facebook.com/alsmood.llaytam
with more than 5 megafollowers
leading to this satellite broadcast:
https://www.facebook.com/elradio9090/
and also linked to this on 88.1/88.7 FM:
https://www.facebook.com/88.7fmNews/?ref=py_c
It`s apparently based in Cairo, but nothing much ``about``
https://www.facebook.com/alsmood.llaytam/about
Nothing found about this SW broadcast, so no positive 17545 connexion with this disgraced FB info (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. 6190-USB, Sat Dec 8 at 0730 I struggle to detect Hamburger Lokalradio when WORLD OF RADIO is scheduled, but not a trace. Would just like for once to hear me direct on this station. Deep winter should be the best chance, but too-low MUF and/or too-low power. No luck either at 1531 UT Saturdays on 9485-CUSB. But it`s mainly for Europe. And sometimes off the air without notice (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. 11900, Dec 8 at 1456, gospel huxter in English at S4-S6, not noticed before --- because it`s a Saturday-only broadcast of Bible Voice via Nauen (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1300 & 1480, Dec 8 at 1946 UT during bandscan on caradio for daytime skywave, JBA hets on these two, i.e. ~90 kHz from 1390 KCRC local a mile or so away. The +/- ~30 kHz KCRC spurs near 1360 & 1420 are perpetual and loud enough to listen to, while the weaker ones +/- ~60 kHz near 1330 & 1450 are also always audible; so now I conclude KCRC spurs also spew out to the third order. BTW, the KCRC engineer denies they exist! Despite my hearing the closer 4 anywhere in Enid on anyradio, and the primary ones a considerable distance on the road out of Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Some NDB DXing before I doze, tuning down, don`t even get to 400 kHz:
417, Dec 8 at 0752, IY, which is 25 watts from Charles City, Iowa
404, Dec 8 at 0757, HU, 25 watts at Hutchinson, Kansas.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) more: CANADA; CAYMAN ISLANDS
** U S A. 15580, Sat Dec 8 at 2105, VOA`s only hour via Greenville is S9+30, blasting in during VOA One rock music, but with some IADs (intermittent audio dropouts). Hardly any announcements past 2130 as I continue to wish VOA had more diverse tastes in American! music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1959 monitoring: confirmed Saturday December 8 at 1209 on Unique Radio via WINB, 9265, as I happen to awaken; VP S3-S4. Richard Langley, New Brunswick also reports:
``Heard very weakly using the U. Twente SDR receiver today (8 December). So weak, couldn't make out edition # nor most other information. When WINB signal checked before leaving home at about 1200 UT, nothing could be heard. Propagation not supported to NB``
Saturday Dec 8 at 1531 on HLR 9485-CUSB: nothing audible via UTwente SDR, possibly a trace at 1558. (See also GERMANY)
I am also wanting to confirm WOR Saturday at 1700 on WRN via WRMI 5950, but keep missing it. Did check at 1747 and could hear JBA signal in English mentioning Chinese, so that fits for Guangdong Radio at 1730 on WRN. Next:
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ *5130v Area 51 to WSW
0430 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE
* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:
Complete updated WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. John Carver`s report on this week`s `Allan Weiner Worldwide`, UT Sat Dec 8 at 00-01 on WBCQ, had not quite yet arrived in time for my last report, but now:
``Show started more or less on time on 7490 this evening after a bit of dead air. Allan and Angela in the studio. Allan had a small rant about special prosecutors, equating them with the Inquisition. Said it was a terrible waste of time and money, achieving nothing but the ruined lives of a few good people.
Allan stated they were also on 5130 and 9330 but there is another program on 5130 at this time. Phone caller at 0113 points out to Allan that there's another program on 5130 at that time. More talk between Allan and the caller about politics, social media, cellphones etc. Signal on 7490 starts to diminish around 0132.
Phone call at 0137 from an old listener and some talk about old shows in the archives. Some talk with Angela about "smart" speakers and how they can gather information on the owners.
Allan starts reading some old emails at 0148. Mr. Transistor Norm calls at 0151 and touches base with Allan as it's been awhile since they've talked. Back to the old emails at 0154. Prayer at 0158. Show was off the air at 0200 as was 7490. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, Dec 8 at 1453, this WRMI is off; on Saturdays is supposed to stay on even past 1500; 9395 in well enough (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 21525, Dec 8 at 1905, Radio Africa via WRMI with good signal, S9+10 even audiblizing some humbuzz like video mix, gospel huxter in English. Normally it`s a JBA carrier at best, as obviously getting a temporary winter sporadic E boost.
21610 has VP signal from WHRI, now HFCC registered at 14-19, but Aoki/NDXC says 16-19 on weekdays, 14-19 on weekends.
Tnx to Es, I also explore the higher non-BC bands: a couple hams on ``15`` meters, 21335-USB and 21300-USB. I cannot copy their co-channel contacts, and despite some exchanges, no IDs uttered, geez. No activity on 12 or 10m. On 11m CB, only a hetty pileup on 27025, or rather dominated by someone on 27024-AM.
18157.5-USB, Dec 8 at 1914, bears a ham in NC contacting someone in HI, weaker but also audible. Quick ID from NC sounds like ``W1CP, QRT``. That fits the ARRL lookup, not in New England at all: PORTOUKALIAN, GEORGE, W1CP, FRANKLIN, NC 28734 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15550-USB, Dec 8 at 1916, WJHR heard for third time here, ex-15555, now S9 tnx to sporadic E; 15610 WEWN & 15825 WWCR are also boosted. 15555 was exclusive, but 15550 must avoid 15-16 UT, Tamazuj.
I hasten out to the field and caradio to check for DX reaching FM, but none heard, so I mainly bandscan on MW which is possibly also affected by Es, but lowsun now also means non-sporadic night-like E-propagation is possible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Altho local mean noon is always 1832 UT, I don`t get around to bandscanning for winter daytime skywave on MW until 1945 UT on Saturday December 8. I`m on the caradio at the kitefield north side of Enid away from power lines (but still lite buzz at highband). Nothing much on lowband, not even WGN-720, but 1090 has something besides KEXS KS/MO.
1480, Dec 8 at 1947, Spanish music from KBXD Dallas mixing/atop KQAM Wichita. 1480 also suffers from KCRC-1390 +90 kHz spur; see OKLAHOMA
1510, Dec 8 at 1948, quit-smoking PSA in strong, then fadeout. Got to be skywave, but what; 1958 Nabisco ad is atop the jumble. PSA for USNA.edu, pause 10 seconds for ID: ``ESPN Kansas City, KCTE Independence`` MO plus some FM translators, and back to an Army-Navy SBG. Also an intriguing LAH (low audible heterodyne) from algo (KCTE itself off-frequency? I think it used to be).
1560, Dec 8 at 1950 UT, Vietnamese atop CCI in English, i.e. KGOW Bellaire/Houston already skywaving almost 500 miles.
1600, Dec 8 at 1951 UT, more Vietnamese about equal level to semi-local KUSH Cushing OK, i.e. KRVA from The Metroplex TX. This language tends to stand out on the MW dial!
1700, Dec 8 at 1952 UT, TexMexmx, i.e. KKLF Richardson TX inbooming.
1200, Dec 8 at 2004 UT, breaking news from WOAI.com, San Antonio already propagating, but was not a few minutes earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15359.50-USB, Dec 8 at 1513, 2-way in colloquial Spanish INTRUDERS, just finishing as nothing further heard in next dekaminute (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0100 UT December 9
