giovedì 31 ottobre 2019

FTIOM & UBMP, November 3-9

Starting November 3, UTC times on WBCQ change as noted in broadcast times below.  Channel 292 and Space Line maintain the same UTC.  

From the Isle of Music, November 3-9: 
By popular demand, we repeat our recent episode with Los Hermanos Arango. 
The broadcasts take place: 
1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 
If you don't have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands during the broadcast at 
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/?tune=9400am 
2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 UTC (New UTC) on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US). 
If you don't have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490) 
http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7 
3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany. 
If you don't have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in Europe. 
Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic 


Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, November 3 and 5: 
Episode 137 presents Lautari music from Romania. 
The transmissions take place: 
1.Sundays 2300-2330 UTC (6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 
If you don't have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490) 
http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7 
2. Tuesdays 2000-2030 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 
If you don't have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from different web SDRs in Europe. 
Visit our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot 


William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer 
Tilford Productions, LLC 

Media & Tech - 31/10/2019

Is Denge Welat also using Bulgaria?

Today BRB Denge Welat
1500-1600 on 11540 is probably via Secretbrod + second hx on 23080 kHz

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73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Radio Kashmir changes to All India Radio

From today 31 Oct 2019, The identification of Radio Kashmir has been changed to All India Radio for Srinagar, Jammu, Leh etc.

To hear the new identifications please go to Live Streaming:

AIR Srinagar (Ex Radio Kashmir)    4950, 6110 kHz

AIR Jammu (Ex Radio Kashmir)

Also  Radio Kashmir is AIR Leh  (4760, 6000 kHz)


Thanks to Alokesh Gupta


Radio Kashmir Leh old recording  is in:


From today they are identifying as  All India Radio.

Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
National Institute of Amateur Radio
Hyderabad, India
Mobile: +91 94416 96043
 www.qsl.net/vu2jos

Latest changes for AIR external services

Latest changes for AIR External Services from today.

1215-1330 Tibetan 9425 (ex 9575)
1615-1730 Hindi 12025 (ex 11590)
1730-1830 Malayalam 12025 (ex 11590)

Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
National Institute of Amateur Radio
Hyderabad, India

Mobile: +91 94416 96043

www.qsl.net/vu2jos

From 0800UT BRB Denge Welat on new 15175 kHz, October 31

from 0800UT BRB Denge Welat is on new 15175 kHz, instead of 11510-115

from 0816UT TRT Radio Recep Erdogan is also on new 15175 kHz, instead of 11510-11550 range

from 1200UT BRB Denge Welat is on11540

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73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Agenda DX 31/10/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Hogar, Panama 670 Khz (1954)
Radio Itatiaia AM Vale do Aço, Brasile 650 Khz (1994)
Radio Cora del Perù 4915 Khz (1983)
XEZT, Puebla, Messico 1250 Khz (1969)
Radio Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago 730 Khz (1947)
Radio Deportes, Colombia 830 Khz (1954)

mercoledì 30 ottobre 2019

Denge Welat Kurdish radio via TDF Issoudun

FRANCE/TURKEY  Denge Welat Kurdish radio via TDF Issoudun,
as well as TRT Emirler Radio Recep Erdogan program on Oct 30 at 21.15 UT

Denge Welat Kurdish radio Livestream is 16 seconds behind shortwave,
http://37.187.140.96:8000/;stream.mp3

\\ Checked 9525even kHz channel, Radio Denge Welat program in Kurdish,
9525.004 1/2 kHz TRT Emirler Radio Recep Erdogan.

Much different signals in Europe, Finland NoEUR, Qatar:

S=9+5dB  equal both program noted in Blackpool UK at 21.04 UT
S=7 in Germany and Italy remote SDRs.

S=9+45dB powerhouse signal in Athens Greece of Denge Welat,
(absolute nothing in Greece of TRT Emirler Turkey signal,
due of short skip zone).

S=9+25dB in Doha Qatar remote SDR rx, powerful signal of Denge Welat,
TRT Emirler weak tiny underneath JBA.

In Finland SDR S=7-8 -84dBm TRT Emirler only, Denge Welat weak underneath.
73 wb  df5sx

Media & Tech - 30/10/2019

Glenn Hauser logs October 29-30, 2019

** CANADA. 750, Oct 30 at 0642 UT, some FM station in Georgia is easily nulled, at right angle a fast SAH and producing a song ``Innocence`` in its lyrix over and over; 0645 ``This is Saskatchewan`s New Beach Radio, --- 80s to 90s`` or something like that; i.e. CKJH Melfort, Sask., U4 25/25 kW, in recent format change. There is certainly no coast anywhere near Melfort, but a number of little lakes and the Saskatchewan River not far away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 15034-USB, Oct 30 at 1735, ``no report received`` by Trenton Military from Thule; but whew they got one from Zagreb (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 9630.00, Oct 29 at 2203, RHC in Spanish, undermod with hum, NOT on usual 9640; // 9535. A mistake or hint of thing to come when Arnie gets around to his B-19 changes? No het from Aparecida now, must be off as Missionária, Brasil is JBA on 9665-. However, by 2359 recheck, RHC is back on VP 9640. Or a split schedule using both? Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5910, Oct 30 at 0432, CRI Cantonese relay is still suptorted during music, yet S9+30. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15140, Oct 30 at 1734, S9+10 of dead air from RHC, while the only //, 11760 is OK. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. 6125 // 7355 // 7435 // 6030, Oct 30 at 0009, OCB is // on all, notably 6125 which is supposedly TV Martí soundtrack; during a silly ballgame which may be why. Still no jamming audible on the 7s, but on vacated 7335, 5980 and heavy on 6030. Something`s always wrong at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 13605, Oct 30 at 1402, jamming is still here on Day 4 of B-19, while Radio Martí remains loud and clear on 13820. Something`s always wrong at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GREECE. 9420, Oct 30 at 0002, VOG music is S6-S8 with Doppler flutter, i.e. the frequency itself is unstably fluttering with BFO. Must be a prop disturbance, but nonesuch reported by WWV simultaneously on 3-hourly update: SF 69, K index 1, no storms past or expected. Ditto at 0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN. 9890, Oct 29 at 2206, news in Japanese, good S9+10 so figure it must be a new relay like Madagascar. No, HFCC shows NHK direct from Yamata at 21-23, 300 kW aimed away at 235 degrees, bud directly off the back would be good for us at 55 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Oct 30 at 1421, VP/JBA music on the only active frequency in the Kurdo-Turco sub-band, so presumably this is DK and/or Turkey jammer.

11530, Oct 30 at 1728 suspicious open carrier of S6-S7 is the only activity around here; if the Radio War has gone by now to 9525, only a JBA carrier there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 1050, Oct 30 at 0631, C&W song in English. If it were not for the language and the music I would assume it`s XEG, as loops from Monterrey direxion vs lots of CCI around. 0633 back announcement in -- Spanish, but now there is QRM from another station playing C&W --- that likely be CJNB North Battleford, Sask, U2 10/10 kW with C&W format. Of course, almost all its signal supposed to go northward at night. See also CANADA for next Sask log a few minutes later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 6115, Oct 30 at 1403, RNZP confirmed here in news, ex-6170 after 1259. So far so good: S9/+10, no CCI audible, and WWCR has not overtaken it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 6020 & 7410, Oct 30 at 0433, NO signals from RRI as now
 scheduled English hour to W North America; of course, odds are at
 least one transmitter AWOL. Not much point in checking the much higher
 //s to S Asia, 9820-DRM and 11790 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
 DIGEST)

** THAILAND. 13750, Oct 30 at 0011, JBA carrier, so HSK9 presumed, made the correct B-19 switch 3 days late for the useless North American service direct in English, no longer a JBA carrier on 13745. But today, *no* signal from RHC on 13740 which, if on, would be a barrier to either HSK9 frequency. You never know whether this one will be active or not. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Oct 29 at 2350, VOT has succeeded in transmitting on the third day of B-19 unlike the second, Turkish rock music near end of 2300 broadcast; recheck at 2353 it`s off already, hardly enough time for a formal closing with headlines. So no German extra today.

6125, Oct 30 at 0432, VOT music is poor, S4-S9 with flutter, as they attempt to continue broadcasting English to western North America. It would be nice if OCB Grimesland would turn off 6125 a few minutes before 0400 for us to hear VOT IS, but we`ll be lucky if they close it by 0401.

12035, Oct 30 at 1408, Turkish song at S5-S7 with flutter, as VOT 1330 English to Europe and USward improves a little; but last half of hours are mostly music fill; try to tune in earlier for the meat (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 11720, Oct 29 at 2155, VOA S9+20 with rock music. As expected this new frequency eastward from Grimesland in English for Africa is VG for us in the opposite direxion; one hour only from 2100 but on Fridays should include `Music Time in Africa`; instead of 15580 previous B-seasons which would not be nearly as good under prevailing MUFs at this <2 megameter skip distance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17655, Oct 30 at 1731, VOA in Portuguese Portuguese to Africa, only fair S9-S7 --- now the only Grimesland frequency on this band, no more English midday on 17530. PP is 1700-1800 daily, and also until 1830 M-F. If SWLs in Brasil want to hear VOA, they must put up with that accent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.1v, Tue Oct 29 at 2157, an `AAAWWW` playback is filling this 21-22 `Available Time Slot` on S5-S7 WBCQ as he is talking politically during the final e-mail segment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Final scheduled SW airings of WORLD OF RADIO 2005: 

Wednesday Oct 30 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490.1v (last week started 20 seconds late, not my typo 30)

UT Thursday Oct 31 at 0100 on WRMI 7780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.00, Oct 29 at 2200, WBCQ-6 is on after a long silent period of over a week: the usual WLC Radio guys with very informal chat designed to dupe younger listeners. Opening with a quiz, what do these movies have in common, SF? It`s only S9+10/20 so could well be on the 60 degree azimuth away from us. Nothing in last few days` twits from AW that this would be testing again.

On Oct 30, Ivo Ivanov suggested they would be on 15330 in our mornings:

``WBCQ-6 World's Last Chance Radio is [sic] on air October 30
0100-0457 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic
0500-0657 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 300 deg to CAN  English
0700-0857 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 057 deg to WeEu English
0900-1257 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 255 deg to MEX  English, weak signal at 1100
1300-1857 on 15330 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic
1900-0057 on 11730 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic``

but nothing there on 15330, Oct 30 at 1457, nor on 9330. At 1917, nothing on 11730, nor 9330.

On last week`s AAAWWW he did say would be testing over the pole to China `this week`. Someone did catch that one, Alan Holder, Isle of Wight, UK: ``USA - WBCQ --- Superstation on test with WLC Radio programming in the Chinese language. Heard on October 28 from 1000 to 1100 UT on 9330 kHz. Good signal in the U.K. (S-9+) with some fading. I have checked out a number of SDRs in China, Japan and Korea, but no reception of WLC on any of them. Thanks for the great work you do for the SWL fraternity.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Oct 30 at 1730 check, KVOH is off again, having reappeared yesterday. Wildfire news has been mentioning Simi Valley, which is uncomfortably close to KVOH. Here`s the latest from Ray Robinson to the WOR iog as of 1310 UT: 

``High winds and no power again in Simi today, including Chatsworth Peak. Plus there's a major wildfire now around the Reagan Library, with evacuations in progress. KVOH is off the air today, hopefully back tomorrow. The FM (KWSV, 99.1 MHz), which is much lower power than the SW, is running on generator power. Ray Robinson, Voice of Hope World Radio Network, Americas/Africa/Middle East, www.voiceofhope.com`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZANZIBAR. 6015, Oct 30 at 0432, JBA carrier, maybe ZBC; as discovered yesterday, before 0430 it`s blocked by Tamazuj via much bigger Madagascar, but tuned in too late today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4960, Oct 29 at 2357, no open carrier unlike 24 hours ago when USAGM Sao Tome was suspected of not turning off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9570, Oct 29 at 2202, open carrier, off already at 2203* before I can read the S-meter, circa S9. Nothing scheduled this hour but suspiciously Cuba uses it earlier, and Albania later, both for CRI relays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

this report dispatched at 2055 UT October 30

WBCQ-6 World's Last Chance Radio is on air October 30

USA   WBCQ-6 World's Last Chance Radio is on air October 30
0100-0457 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic
0500-0657 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 300 deg to CAN  English
0700-0857 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 057 deg to WeEu English
0900-1257 on  9330 BCQ 500 kW / 255 deg to MEX  English, weak signal at 1100UT
1300-1857 on 15330 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic
1900-0057 on 11730 BCQ 500 kW / 060 deg to N/ME Arabic


--

73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Wolfgang Bueschel: Radio Kuwait observations


KUWAIT   UNID stn variable fq 15424.939 kHz centered at 07.45 UT on Oct 30, western pop mx played continously, but fq hopped 20-30 Hertz up and down side.

15424.883 kHz at 07.58 UT.

17 kHz wideband signal nice audio, not distorted.

15420 kHz Hit nearby adjacent BBC London English via A'Seela Oman 
relay outlet.

S=9+20dB signal traced on remote SDR rx at Athens Greece.

Annmt '... is now 11 a.m. in Kuwait ...', at 07.58:50 UT.
Full English schedule given by male announcer.
Fqs and \\ FM local Kuwait outlet 90.3 MHz.
Also 11970 kHz DRM mode at 05-08 UT to be announced too
amongst others on full schedule.

07.59:38 UT Kuwait's National Anthem played by brass band.

08.00:05 UT last time pip occured.

08.00:50 again played the National Anthem, 
followed by female announcer in then Persian language.
S=9+20dB still in Athens Greece.
08.02:20 UT Arabic HQuran prayer performed.
08.03:10 UT TX OFF on 15424v kHz.

08.03:57 UT TX switched on air, appeared now on scheduled 7250 kHz,
on exact 7249.848 kHz, 
S=9+10dB signal in Athens Greece, 
S=6 in southern Austria remote SDR rx,
S=9+45dB powerhouse on remote Doha Qatar unit.
08.05 UT traditional Near East Arabic Cello music played.
20 kHz super wideband audio signal visible on Perseus screen.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 30)


KUWAIT   Radio Kuwait in English on badly drifting frequency in 19mb,
Oct 28, till 0800 UT on 15403v KBD 250 kW 310 deg to WeEUR English,
instead of B-19 15530v kHz.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 28)

9749.807 kHz at 12.50 UT on Oct 28, R Kuwait Arabic at S=9+35dB
level in Europe. Broadband 21 kHz wide signal block visible.

approx. 15109.717 centered kHz, Radio Kuwait DRM mode block at 12.52 UT,
9800 Hz wide digital block, S=9+15dB here in Europe,
fq range 15104.817 - 15114.613 kHz.  Language unknown,
scheduled is Arabic.

11629.769 kHz at 15.00 UT on Oct 28, R Kuwait Arabic at S=9+15dB
level in Europe, despite only sidelobe signal flank.

Scheduled ? 13-16 UT, to zones 52, 47, 48 to all Africa target,
Sahel zone etc.

15515 even R Kuwait Arabic service noted at 07.37 UT on Oct 30, S=8 in
remote Delhi rx.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 28 / 30)

Welle 370 special broadcast via Yerevan

Welle 370 will have a special transmission on Saturday 16 Nov between 1900-2200 on 6145 kHz via Yerevan 100 kW.

Radio Star International and Radio Merlin International Halloween show

Italian station Radio Star Int has a one hour show for Halloween via Channel 292 tomorrow (Oct 31). It is being broadcast at 1500 UTC on 6070 kHz for Europe and at 2300 UTC on 7440 kHz for North America and Asia. Also pirate station Radio Merlin International is planning a Halloween party. Merlin is normally heard on 6305 kHz. No times given but he may well be on most of the day. He normally produces a special QSL for the show.

Wolfgang Bueschel log

BRAZIL   11780.005 variable moved around 4 Hertz up and down, R Nacional da Brasilia, talk in BrasPortuguese S=9+10dB at 01.32 UT, strongest bcaster in 25 mb at this hour. Heard in New Jersey remote SDR.

11815.027  Radio Brasil Central, JBA threshold signal level, at 01.34 UT on Oct 31.

USA   9385even EWTN-WEWN En talk at 01.20 UT, S=9+10dB proper signal into MA Massachusetts US state remote SDR site. Society discussion. '... what's happened on the abortion in their state ? ...'

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 31)

Glenn Hauser logs October 28-29, 2019

** ALGERIA [non]. 6060, Oct 29 at 0405 I`ve kept checking in case WRMI show up here as planned instead of 5800 where really heard earlier. No Cuba at all, but now there is something VP talk and music. TDA via FRANCE is now scheduled at 04-06 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA [non]. See USA: WRMI!

** CANADA. 6754-USB, Oct 29 at 0043, Trenton Military with ``no report received`` from Shearwater but the others are received. This is normal as they *never* get all reports from everywhere.

15034-USB, Oct 29 at 1416, Trenton Military gives time as 1315z = 1 hour and 1 minute slow! Yet conditions from various aerodromes are as of 1400. At the moment, ``no report received`` from Gander or Halifax, but yes from some of the others. Something`s always wrong at CHR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11070 & 11150, Oct 28 at 2328, S1-S2 Chinese with heavy flutter, the only CNR1 jammers against SOH audible now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [non]. 13650, Oct 28 at 2324, VG Chinese music on relay via CUBA. S9+30 and no CCI from Japan audible here as Rick Barton, AZ often reports; tho NHK is still scheduled B-19 at 23-24 in Thai/Vietnamese/Myanmarianese. 

This CRI hour for some weeks has been nothing but music fill instead of Portuguese to Brasil -- quite an anomalous mystery for the world`s major SW broadcaster. Ironically, Habana manages to modulate it well, unlike the Spanish and English and Chinese CRI relays on other frequencies! But nice to hear the music well.

This has been going on for at least a month, as JRX in Brasil reported the preceding Portuguese hour September 29 on all four frequencies: ``9410. Sep 29, 2019. 2246-2256, China Radio International, Kashgar-CHN, in Portuguese. A program with Chinese instrumental songs; 2254 Woman voice says the CRI sked in Portuguese, all with IS backgrounds. Good reception, 45544. Parallel logs on 9685 via Kashgar, 45544; 7260 via Urumqi, 35533; 6175 via Cerrik, 35433`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA more CRI relays

** CUBA. 5990, Oct 28 at 2321, CRI English relay, suptorted as usual; something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. See also CHINA [non] for more; note that China relays are the only CUBA entries in HFCC, inserted by the ChiCom, not the CubaCom (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11700, Oct 28 at 2326, RHC Spanish is suptorted, but much stronger than JBM // 11670 and much weaker than VG 11760. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040.05, Oct 29 at 0051, RHC still off-frequency and undermodulated, again in wrong? language, Brazuguese instead of French. This ``Antilles`` frequency ND with vertical? takeoff is hardly appropriate for Brasil, except possibly the very northern reaches if it were fully modulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5910, Oct 29 at 0307, S9+10 of distorted big-band music, yet I know immediately that this has to be the CRI relay ex-9790 as usual for the B-seasons; soon another song in English, ``Beyond the Sea``, and 0310 English story about Japanese robo-hotels. Still at 0403, S9+40 of overmodulated Cantonese. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765, Oct 29 at 0304, S9+20 of suptorted music from Radio Progreso, also vs CODAR swishes. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, Oct 29 at 1413, CRI English relay is S9+30 but suptorted: wiggle that patchcord! Prospects remain grim for reliably decent modulation on this, any more than ex-11880 where the signal would have remained just as huge. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11760, Oct 29 at 1500, RHC S9+10 but overmodulated, distorted, and splattering. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OKO, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. 6125, Monday October 28 at 2302, TV Martí soundtrack on new frequency from Grimesland NC, S9+20 and no jamming. Ex-5980 and jamming still there altho maybe not full-bore. But at 2314 I compare to *Radio* Martí frequencies 7355 & 7435, and they are //! So is it a feed mixup, or special hookup for special occasion? Seem to be chatting about some silly ballgame. Registrations make no distinxion between Radio and TV Martí, but the 23-04 UT M-F-only schedule for 6125, and by dropping 5980, makes everything match TV Marti scheduling.

Up there on 40m band, jamming is still on 7335, ex-RM channel. At 0045 Oct 29, 6125 still // 6030 which is now on with usual jamming noise. At 0306, still 6030 // 6125 and jamming against nothing on 5980. After 0400, 6125 barely bears TURKEY, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Oct 29 at 1409, this is the only active frequency in the Kurdo-Turco radio-war band, VP only S3-S4 talk and music. Still at 1459, chanting, but off at 1502, now shifted to 11530. 11530 at 1507, Kurdish is poor but now with SAH, indicating the ``Radio Recep Erdogan`` Turkish jammer is also on it. At 1514 check, 11540 is off, 11530 is on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 15720, Oct 28 at 2323, RNZP reactivated on this band for springtime, but VP S8 so far; by 0040 Oct 29 it`s improved to S6-S9 but still insufficient. Now scheduled 2259-0558; for our late-night listening, will be much better from 0559 on 11725, 0759 on 9765, 1059 on 9700 but to the NNW; 1259 on 6115.

6115: I have not checked it yet but a risky choice, as in HFCC, WWCR has registered same available all day and all night! But axual 6115 usage per own sked remains only 21-01 during the Week of Confusion, then 22-02 from Nov 3. 6115, also presumably wooden entries for VOR Khabarovsk at 11-15 and JIC MIC Japan at 13-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 11550, Oct 29 at 1502, while checking out the Kurdistan sub-band, JBA algo here, but which would be USAGM Korean via SAIPAN. Similar programming on 11520 at 1508. Both VP but I manage to get enough signals into two receivers to tell they are not //. But after 1500, 11520 is also scheduled as USAGM Korean, via TINIAN -- so may well be // but deliberately non-synchronized (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA [and non]. 6090, Oct 29 at 0105, hearing PMS ANGUILLA on her occasional schedule leads me to recheck RRI B-19 English sked as in previous report, and correct it:

``I`ve yet to check the further one-hour Englishes toward us:
2300 on 6040 & 7220 designated for Eu only; 6090 & 7325 to E Asia
0100 on 6130 [not 6090 as in previous report], 7325 to ENAm
0400 on 6020, 7410 to WNAm; 9820-DRM, 11790 to S Asia``

So at 0100 how about 6130 and 7325? Oct 29 at 0105, 6130 is a JBA carrier with splash from 6125 Radio Martí new frequency; 7325 very poor with splash even from 7315 WHRI with VOV relay in Vietnamese, not English! So both are unusable.

Our last chance: 0400 on 6020 & 7410 to western North America: nothing audible on either at 0401! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Monday Oct 28 at 2300, REE English confirmed at winter-shifted time ex-2200 on M/W/F. Must be Alison Hughes, the reactivated hostess, but just like Justin Coe, right into music rather than any new news about Spain -- something about protest songs recorded by visiting Swedes in the Franco era, who then hightailed it outta there! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** THAILAND. 13745, Oct 29 at 0038, JBA carrier despite HSK9 B-19 registration on blank 13750 for North America, instead of 13745 in B-18. We have been pining for the lower band, since all A-season, 15590 was useless for the 0000-0330 transmission including English at 0000-0100 & 0200-0230. Why the 5-kHz shift? To distance itself from very strong 13740 CUBA which boycotts HFCC? That should help, but even 13750 would be too close when RHC inbooms; altho sometimes it does not or is even AWOL. 

Standard remark: in agreeing to the Udorn IBB relay, Thailand should have insisted upon access to Grimesland for its broadcasts to North America, and even other VOA relay sites when needed such as to reach Europe; altho apparently HSK9 does much better direct to there. I understand that the NAm broadcasts do make it pretty well to Alaska on the way to the restofus (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Oct 28 at 2259, 2314 and 2332 chex, NO signal from VOT English to N America as now sked; despite having successfully transmitted here yesterday. Nor on ex-A-19 frequency 9830. Something`s always wrong at the Emirler transmitter site. I`m sure it won`t be long before it happens to be back and/or with extraneous German hour following after 0000.

Other VOT English to NAm is now at 0400 on new 6125. I had been warning about Cuban jamming overrun since TV Martí is also on new 6125 until 0400. So it is, but jammers have not caught up with it yet (and is // Radio Martí, so are they all simulcasting now, or feed mixup?). 

So at 0400 Oct 29, I`m on 6125 as OCB has just finished --- but the Grimesland S9+20 carrier is still on past 0401! The confused VOT announcer is JBA underneath presumably with his still warped sign-on info. Recheck at 0405: by now GB is off and indeed no jamming --- yet --- with VOT audible but very poor S7-S8, unusable in noise level. K-index is 3, so propagation could be better. See also ROMANIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 12035, Oct 29 at 1410, VOT S5-S7 with music on the 1330 English to W Europe and USward; still insufficient on the third day of B-19 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 11815.074, Oct 29 at 1501, song at S7-S9; surely not NHK near hourtop nor off-frequency? Maybe RBC Brasil? But not reported lately; yet stronger than 11780 which thus could not be RNA at this hour, non-Brazuguese talk (rather: listed TWR Swaziland in Somali). 11815+ is instead TRT in Turkish as now scheduled 14-17 aimed USward; and 1505 starts umlautish talking in Türkish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Oct 29 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, poor S9-S6. Next:

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

Alfredo Cotroneo explains why IRRS was missing from 7290 Monday at 1816.5 when WOR was expected:

``Hi Glenn, Here are the [UT] days & times for WOR during B19
scheduled on IRRS-Shortwave @ 150 kW, also simulcast at
https://nexus.org/mp3 (IRN stream):

Mon 1902 approx (after the news) on 7290 to EU, N Africa, Mid East
Sun 0003 approx (after the news) (Streaming only)
Sun 2203 approx (after the news) (Streaming only)
and also at random several times during the week on IRN (streaming).

There may have been a glitch in the programming last night, so your program *may* have not been aired. I have just corrected it, sorry.

During B19, we are starting 15 min earlier [sic] at 1900 UT and until 2000 on 7290 kHz, so your program starts 15 min earlier. 73s & take care. Alfredo``

I reply: ``I checked today Tuesday via UTwente: 7290 carrier already on at 1854 with severe splash from China 7285. 1900:30 cut on news already in progress, then 1903 FSN program about Ukraine/Biden etc. 

There is still heavy splash from China, but now from the other side 7295. LSB tuning on 7285 helps. Too bad we are still so close to so much interference.

Could you provide a schedule of all programs on the 19-20 UT 7290 broadcast seven days a week?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.1v, Monday Oct 28 at 2305, WBCQ with Kurdish songs, very familiar, just like what I was hearing 25 hours earlier on `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot`. He`s getting a repeat to fill an ``Available Time Slot`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5800, Oct 29 at 2309, WRMI extra frequency is slightly better than usual, S9-S8 music undermodulated. Can`t find a parallel, especially 9395 which is currently Oldies. At 2320 I confirm it`s not // 9455 either with TOMBS.

6060, Oct 28 at 2311, 2332, Oct 29 at 0045, 0102 and later, *NO* signal from WRMI, which was supposed to be a new frequency from today to include RAE ATTW relay in Spanish at 0100 weekdays. The disgraced FB announcement about this remained in place, no update or removal.

5800, however, Oct 29 at 0102 remains JBA sounding like Italian --- no, listening closely it`s Spanish but porteño accent, as RAE Spanish
relay is here! About new president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández. Instead of on 6060 which remains vacant of Cuba and thus available. Rechecked, the WRMI skedgrid  http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs shows 5800 finally gets recognized, as XMTR 3, 160 degrees, 21-01 SMTV, and 01-02 RAE español --- and no entry for 6060: perhaps fearful that RHC may reclaim it? 6060 for RAE relay would have been neat as in FB notice, since that was an old RAE frequency direct from General Pacheco. 

Anyhow, 5800 is replacing 4980, now gone from the air and the sked (tho there is a mystery carrier on 4960: see unID); and 5010 which had RAE Spanish at 22-23, now does not come on until 2300, heard at 2311 in Spanish with Fámily Radio. 5800 is off at 0307 check, presumably at 0200*, tho before it appeared on the sked at all, its JBA carrier could show up later at night.

9395, Oct 29 at 0100, this WRMI still with RAE multi-lingual opening prior to English, and not // anywhere; 5010 robohuxter in English, 4980 still off, 7780 WOR, etc., Brother HyStairical elsewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9385, Oct 28 at 2317, RCC discussion in English, obviously WEWN on new B-19 frequency, poor S6-S9, overnight to Africa ex-11610 --- but not supposed to start until 0000! Perhaps they are confused by DST, and from Nov 3 will really start at 0000 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 4840, Oct 29 at 0313, English voice-over translation of Chinese, but the Chinese is too loud like QRM! Scheduled on WWCR-3 at 0200-0600 UT weeknights is `Info Wars` with the self-described ``psychotic`` Alex Jones; but why? I`m not hanging around to find out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Oct 29 at 1456, KVOH is back! Power back on so maybe fires diminishing in the area? Preaching in Spanish, S7-S9; was not audible at first check almost an hour earlier. Now is the SSOB, otherwise only JBA carriers on 17660 (Sa`udi in French), and 17720 (Turkey in Arabic listed) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZANZIBAR [non]. 6015, Oct 29 at 0404, looking for ZBC, a better than usual signal but sounds like Arabish instead of Swahili. Oh2, R. Tamazuj is B-19 scheduled here at 0329-0427 via MADAGASCAR, // 7315 via FRANCE, but risking collision with WHRI if & when it be on 7315 that late. 

Ron Howard was also hearing 6015 as if it were a format change for ZBC and on this date no second signal. In any event, very bad news for ZBC and its would-be listeners in Africa, let alone America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4960, Oct 28 at 2312, S7-S9 open carrier with flutter, just as WRMI has quit 4980, but probably a coincidence. Best guess is that USAGM São Tomé has neglected to turn off the transmitter overnight between 2100 and 0400. Still there at 0040 Oct 29 at S9-S7, but off at 0312. By then there is a JBA carrier on 4930 where VOA starts English at 0300 via Botswana (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 2047 UT October 29

Agenda DX 30/10/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Tawantisuyo, Perù 6175 Khz (1948)
Radio Macarena, Colombia 5975 khz (1974)
BBC Limassol, Cipro 1332 Khz (1956)
Radio Andina, Perù 4996 Khz (1961)
Radio Moldova (1930)

martedì 29 ottobre 2019

Glenn Hauser logs October 28-29, 2019

** ALGERIA [non]. 6060, Oct 29 at 0405 I`ve kept checking in case WRMI show up here as planned instead of 5800 where really heard earlier. No Cuba at all, but now there is something VP talk and music. TDA via FRANCE is now scheduled at 04-06 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA [non]. See USA: WRMI!

** CANADA. 6754-USB, Oct 29 at 0043, Trenton Military with ``no report received`` from Shearwater but the others are received. This is normal as they *never* get all reports from everywhere.

15034-USB, Oct 29 at 1416, Trenton Military gives time as 1315z = 1 hour and 1 minute slow! Yet conditions from various aerodromes are as of 1400. At the moment, ``no report received`` from Gander or Halifax, but yes from some of the others. Something`s always wrong at CHR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11070 & 11150, Oct 28 at 2328, S1-S2 Chinese with heavy flutter, the only CNR1 jammers against SOH audible now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [non]. 13650, Oct 28 at 2324, VG Chinese music on relay via CUBA. S9+30 and no CCI from Japan audible here as Rick Barton, AZ often reports; tho NHK is still scheduled B-19 at 23-24 in Thai/Vietnamese/Myanmarianese. 

This CRI hour for some weeks has been nothing but music fill instead of Portuguese to Brasil -- quite an anomalous mystery for the world`s major SW broadcaster. Ironically, Habana manages to modulate it well, unlike the Spanish and English and Chinese CRI relays on other frequencies! But nice to hear the music well.

This has been going on for at least a month, as JRX in Brasil reported the preceding Portuguese hour September 29 on all four frequencies: ``9410. Sep 29, 2019. 2246-2256, China Radio International, Kashgar-CHN, in Portuguese. A program with Chinese instrumental songs; 2254 Woman voice says the CRI sked in Portuguese, all with IS backgrounds. Good reception, 45544. Parallel logs on 9685 via Kashgar, 45544; 7260 via Urumqi, 35533; 6175 via Cerrik, 35433`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA more CRI relays

** CUBA. 5990, Oct 28 at 2321, CRI English relay, suptorted as usual; something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. See also CHINA [non] for more; note that China relays are the only CUBA entries in HFCC, inserted by the ChiCom, not the CubaCom (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11700, Oct 28 at 2326, RHC Spanish is suptorted, but much stronger than JBM // 11670 and much weaker than VG 11760. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5040.05, Oct 29 at 0051, RHC still off-frequency and undermodulated, again in wrong? language, Brazuguese instead of French. This ``Antilles`` frequency ND with vertical? takeoff is hardly appropriate for Brasil, except possibly the very northern reaches if it were fully modulated. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5910, Oct 29 at 0307, S9+10 of distorted big-band music, yet I know immediately that this has to be the CRI relay ex-9790 as usual for the B-seasons; soon another song in English, ``Beyond the Sea``, and 0310 English story about Japanese robo-hotels. Still at 0403, S9+40 of overmodulated Cantonese. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765, Oct 29 at 0304, S9+20 of suptorted music from Radio Progreso, also vs CODAR swishes. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, Oct 29 at 1413, CRI English relay is S9+30 but suptorted: wiggle that patchcord! Prospects remain grim for reliably decent modulation on this, any more than ex-11880 where the signal would have remained just as huge. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11760, Oct 29 at 1500, RHC S9+10 but overmodulated, distorted, and splattering. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OKO, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. 6125, Monday October 28 at 2302, TV Martí soundtrack on new frequency from Grimesland NC, S9+20 and no jamming. Ex-5980 and jamming still there altho maybe not full-bore. But at 2314 I compare to *Radio* Martí frequencies 7355 & 7435, and they are //! So is it a feed mixup, or special hookup for special occasion? Seem to be chatting about some silly ballgame. Registrations make no distinxion between Radio and TV Martí, but the 23-04 UT M-F-only schedule for 6125, and by dropping 5980, makes everything match TV Marti scheduling.

Up there on 40m band, jamming is still on 7335, ex-RM channel. At 0045 Oct 29, 6125 still // 6030 which is now on with usual jamming noise. At 0306, still 6030 // 6125 and jamming against nothing on 5980. After 0400, 6125 barely bears TURKEY, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Oct 29 at 1409, this is the only active frequency in the Kurdo-Turco radio-war band, VP only S3-S4 talk and music. Still at 1459, chanting, but off at 1502, now shifted to 11530. 11530 at 1507, Kurdish is poor but now with SAH, indicating the ``Radio Recep Erdogan`` Turkish jammer is also on it. At 1514 check, 11540 is off, 11530 is on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 15720, Oct 28 at 2323, RNZP reactivated on this band for springtime, but VP S8 so far; by 0040 Oct 29 it`s improved to S6-S9 but still insufficient. Now scheduled 2259-0558; for our late-night listening, will be much better from 0559 on 11725, 0759 on 9765, 1059 on 9700 but to the NNW; 1259 on 6115.

6115: I have not checked it yet but a risky choice, as in HFCC, WWCR has registered same available all day and all night! But axual 6115 usage per own sked remains only 21-01 during the Week of Confusion, then 22-02 from Nov 3. 6115, also presumably wooden entries for VOR Khabarovsk at 11-15 and JIC MIC Japan at 13-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 11550, Oct 29 at 1502, while checking out the Kurdistan sub-band, JBA algo here, but which would be USAGM Korean via SAIPAN. Similar programming on 11520 at 1508. Both VP but I manage to get enough signals into two receivers to tell they are not //. But after 1500, 11520 is also scheduled as USAGM Korean, via TINIAN -- so may well be // but deliberately non-synchronized (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA [and non]. 6090, Oct 29 at 0105, hearing PMS ANGUILLA on her occasional schedule leads me to recheck RRI B-19 English sked as in previous report, and correct it:

``I`ve yet to check the further one-hour Englishes toward us:
2300 on 6040 & 7220 designated for Eu only; 6090 & 7325 to E Asia
0100 on 6130 [not 6090 as in previous report], 7325 to ENAm
0400 on 6020, 7410 to WNAm; 9820-DRM, 11790 to S Asia``

So at 0100 how about 6130 and 7325? Oct 29 at 0105, 6130 is a JBA carrier with splash from 6125 Radio Martí new frequency; 7325 very poor with splash even from 7315 WHRI with VOV relay in Vietnamese, not English! So both are unusable.

Our last chance: 0400 on 6020 & 7410 to western North America: nothing audible on either at 0401! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Monday Oct 28 at 2300, REE English confirmed at winter-shifted time ex-2200 on M/W/F. Must be Alison Hughes, the reactivated hostess, but just like Justin Coe, right into music rather than any new news about Spain -- something about protest songs recorded by visiting Swedes in the Franco era, who then hightailed it outta there! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** THAILAND. 13745, Oct 29 at 0038, JBA carrier despite HSK9 B-19 registration on blank 13750 for North America, instead of 13745 in B-18. We have been pining for the lower band, since all A-season, 15590 was useless for the 0000-0330 transmission including English at 0000-0100 & 0200-0230. Why the 5-kHz shift? To distance itself from very strong 13740 CUBA which boycotts HFCC? That should help, but even 13750 would be too close when RHC inbooms; altho sometimes it does not or is even AWOL. 

Standard remark: in agreeing to the Udorn IBB relay, Thailand should have insisted upon access to Grimesland for its broadcasts to North America, and even other VOA relay sites when needed such as to reach Europe; altho apparently HSK9 does much better direct to there. I understand that the NAm broadcasts do make it pretty well to Alaska on the way to the restofus (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Oct 28 at 2259, 2314 and 2332 chex, NO signal from VOT English to N America as now sked; despite having successfully transmitted here yesterday. Nor on ex-A-19 frequency 9830. Something`s always wrong at the Emirler transmitter site. I`m sure it won`t be long before it happens to be back and/or with extraneous German hour following after 0000.

Other VOT English to NAm is now at 0400 on new 6125. I had been warning about Cuban jamming overrun since TV Martí is also on new 6125 until 0400. So it is, but jammers have not caught up with it yet (and is // Radio Martí, so are they all simulcasting now, or feed mixup?). 

So at 0400 Oct 29, I`m on 6125 as OCB has just finished --- but the Grimesland S9+20 carrier is still on past 0401! The confused VOT announcer is JBA underneath presumably with his still warped sign-on info. Recheck at 0405: by now GB is off and indeed no jamming --- yet --- with VOT audible but very poor S7-S8, unusable in noise level. K-index is 3, so propagation could be better. See also ROMANIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 12035, Oct 29 at 1410, VOT S5-S7 with music on the 1330 English to W Europe and USward; still insufficient on the third day of B-19 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 11815.074, Oct 29 at 1501, song at S7-S9; surely not NHK near hourtop nor off-frequency? Maybe RBC Brasil? But not reported lately; yet stronger than 11780 which thus could not be RNA at this hour, non-Brazuguese talk (rather: listed TWR Swaziland in Somali). 11815+ is instead TRT in Turkish as now scheduled 14-17 aimed USward; and 1505 starts umlautish talking in Türkish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Oct 29 at
0100 on WRMI 7780, poor S9-S6. Next:

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

Alfredo Cotroneo explains why IRRS was missing from 7290 Monday at 1816.5 when WOR was expected:

``Hi Glenn, Here are the [UT] days & times for WOR during B19 scheduled on IRRS-Shortwave @ 150 kW, also simulcast at ttps://nexus.org/mp3 (IRN stream):

Mon 1902 approx (after the news) on 7290 to EU, N Africa, Mid East
Sun 0003 approx (after the news) (Streaming only)
Sun 2203 approx (after the news) (Streaming only)
and also at random several times during the week on IRN (streaming).

There may have been a glitch in the programming last night, so your program *may* have not been aired. I have just corrected it, sorry.

During B19, we are starting 15 min earlier [sic] at 1900 UT and until 2000 on 7290 kHz, so your program starts 15 min earlier. 73s & take care. Alfredo``

I reply: ``I checked today Tuesday via UTwente: 7290 carrier already on at 1854 with severe splash from China 7285. 1900:30 cut on news already in progress, then 1903 FSN program about Ukraine/Biden etc. 

There is still heavy splash from China, but now from the other side 7295. LSB tuning on 7285 helps. Too bad we are still so close to so much interference.

Could you provide a schedule of all programs on the 19-20 UT 7290 broadcast seven days a week?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.1v, Monday Oct 28 at 2305, WBCQ with Kurdish songs, very familiar, just like what I was hearing 25 hours earlier on `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot`. He`s getting a repeat to fill an ``Available Time Slot`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5800, Oct 29 at 2309, WRMI extra frequency is slightly better than usual, S9-S8 music undermodulated. Can`t find a parallel, especially 9395 which is currently Oldies. At 2320 I confirm it`s not // 9455 either with TOMBS.

6060, Oct 28 at 2311, 2332, Oct 29 at 0045, 0102 and later, *NO* signal from WRMI, which was supposed to be a new frequency from today to include RAE ATTW relay in Spanish at 0100 weekdays. The disgraced FB announcement about this remained in place, no update or removal.

 5800, however, Oct 29 at 0102 remains JBA sounding like Italian --- no, listening closely it`s Spanish but porteño accent, as RAE Spanish relay is here! About new president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández. Instead of on 6060 which remains vacant of Cuba and thus available. Rechecked, the WRMI skedgrid  http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs shows 5800 finally gets recognized, as XMTR 3, 160 degrees, 21-01 SMTV, and 01-02 RAE español --- and no entry for 6060: perhaps fearful that RHC may reclaim it? 6060 for RAE relay would have been neat as in FB notice, since that was an old RAE frequency direct from General Pacheco. 

Anyhow, 5800 is replacing 4980, now gone from the air and the sked (tho there is a mystery carrier on 4960: see unID); and 5010 which had RAE Spanish at 22-23, now does not come on until 2300, heard at 2311 in Spanish with Fámily Radio. 5800 is off at 0307 check, presumably at 0200*, tho before it appeared on the sked at all, its JBA carrier could show up later at night.

9395, Oct 29 at 0100, this WRMI still with RAE multi-lingual opening prior to English, and not // anywhere; 5010 robohuxter in English, 4980 still off, 7780 WOR, etc., Brother HyStairical elsewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9385, Oct 28 at 2317, RCC discussion in English, obviously WEWN on new B-19 frequency, poor S6-S9, overnight to Africa ex-11610 --- but not supposed to start until 0000! Perhaps they are confused by DST, and from Nov 3 will really start at 0000 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 4840, Oct 29 at 0313, English voice-over translation of Chinese, but the Chinese is too loud like QRM! Scheduled on WWCR-3 at 0200-0600 UT weeknights is `Info Wars` with the self-described ``psychotic`` Alex Jones; but why? I`m not hanging around to find out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775, Oct 29 at 1456, KVOH is back! Power back on so maybe fires diminishing in the area? Preaching in Spanish, S7-S9; was not audible at first check almost an hour earlier. Now is the SSOB, otherwise only JBA carriers on 17660 (Sa`udi in French), and 17720 (Turkey in Arabic listed) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZANZIBAR [non]. 6015, Oct 29 at 0404, looking for ZBC, a better than usual signal but sounds like Arabish instead of Swahili. Oh2, R. Tamazuj is B-19 scheduled here at 0329-0427 via MADAGASCAR, // 7315 via FRANCE, but risking collision with WHRI if & when it be on 7315 that late. 

Ron Howard was also hearing 6015 as if it were a format change for ZBC and on this date no second signal. In any event, very bad news for ZBC and its would-be listeners in Africa, let alone America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4960, Oct 28 at 2312, S7-S9 open carrier with flutter, just as WRMI has quit 4980, but probably a coincidence. Best guess is that USAGM São Tomé has neglected to turn off the transmitter overnight between 2100 and 0400. Still there at 0040 Oct 29 at S9-S7, but off at 0312. By then there is a JBA carrier on 4930 where VOA starts English at 0300 via Botswana (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 2047 UT October 29

Media & Tech - 29/10/2019

Skyline Radio Germany QSL and announcing will be on air again Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Skyline Radio Germany, via Shortwave Radio de., Germany, 3975 kHz, received email QSL in two days. They announced will be on air again on Christmas Day on 3975 kHz and Boxing Day on 6160 kHz.

Here is the mail received and the attached QSL:

"Hello dear fellow SRG listener!
Thank you for taking the time to email us your transmission report.
And we are so happy that you liked our programmes, anyhow,
which were very successful again - wow, yet another 40 reports
prove it beyond doubt!
So here is our special 20th anniversary eQSL for you!
We hope you like it?!
SKYLINE RADIO GERMANY will be back on the air again, hopefully,
on Christmas Day on 3975 kHz and Boxing Day on 6160 kHz,
again via our buddies at shortwaveradio.de! Save the dates!
We'll keep you informed about more soon! See you then!
Yours truly
Jan Hendrik
Skyline Radio Germany - SRG
P.O.Box 2702
NL-6049 ZG Herten
The Netherlands
---

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

Radio Tarma new transmitter

In accordance with the recently published news, that Radio Tarma, Peru, 4749.9 kHz, was testing a new transmitter with 2 kW of power,  and as it seems there was no  improvement in the signal strength, I contacted  with Radio Tarma via mail and in  their replay they say that the new transmitter will come into operation soon and they will be announced the event when it takes place.

Here is the email replay from the station received today October 29:

"Muchas gracias por tu interés, Manuel. Si, próximamente estaremos operando con un nuevo transmisor. Lo vamos a  anunciar. Saludos"



Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

SWLDXBulgaria News October 28-29

ARMENIA(non)   Trans World Radio India via Yerevan, October 29:
1535-1539 on  7550 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri
1530-1600 on  7550 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Sat/Sun
Wrong freq.announcement:9300 kHz(A-19) instead of 7550 kHz(B19)
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_29.html

GERMANY   Reception of DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst in 49mb, October 29
0600-0630 on  5905 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode, fair
0600-0630 on  6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode, good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-dwd-deutscher-wetterdienst_29.html

GERMANY(non)   Sawtu Linjilia Voice of Gospel via MBR Issoudun on October 28:
1830-1858 on  9800 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Mon-Thu, good signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/sawtu-linjilia-voice-of-gospel-via-mbr.html

GERMANY(non)   Bad frequency choice of Koode Radio Inter via Issoudun on October 28
1900-1930 on  6180*ISS 250 kW / 175 deg to WCAf Nigerian Fulfulde, very poor signal
* co-ch same  6180 TIG 300 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German Radio Romania Int in AM mode
instead ofDRM 6180 TIG 090 kW / 307 deg to WeEu German Radio Romania International:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/bad-frequency-choice-of-koode-radio-int.html

GERMANY(non)   NHK World Radio Japan via MBR Issoudun, October 29
0529-0530 on  7450 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf English-freq.sked
0530-0600 on  7450 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to WCAf French, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/nhk-world-radio-japan-via-mbr-issoudun_29.html

GERMANY(non)   Deutsche Welle DW via MBR Issoudun on October 29:
0630-0700 on  9570 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg to WeAf Hausa, very good
0630-0700 on  9830 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/deutsche-welle-dw-via-mbr-issoudun-on.html

KURDISTAN(non)   Updated B-19 of BRB Denge Welat&TRT Radio Recep Erdogan:
NF 11535/11525/11540/11540 replaced 11530/11520/11510/11530 kHz on Oct.27
TRT Radio Recep Erdogan starting on the frequencies several minutes later
Radio war between BRB Denge Welat & TRT R.Recep Erdogan continues in B-19
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/updated-b-19-of-brb-denge-welat-radio.html

KURDISTAN(non)   BRB Denge Welat and TRT Radio Recep Erdogan, October 29:
0330-0600 on  9525.0 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish BRB Denge Welat
0330-0600 on  9525.0*EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish R.Recep Erdogan
0600-0800 on 11550.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish BRB Denge Welat
0600-0800 on 11550.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish R.Recep Erdogan
* instead of  9525.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs R.Recep Erdogan Oct.28!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/brb-denge-welat-and-trt-radio-recep_29.html

KURDISTAN(non)   BRB Denge Welat and TRT Radio Recep Erdogan, October 29:
Day by day on various jumparounds frequencies from 11510 kHz to 11550 kHz
from 0940 on 11530.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish BRB same Oct.28
from 0940 on 11530.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish TRT same Oct.28
from 0953 NF 11520.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish BRB, ex 11535.0
from 0953 NF 11520.0 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish TRT, ex 11535.7
from 1033 on 11535.0 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish BRB same Oct.28
from 1033 on 11535.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Turkish TRT same Oct.28
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/brb-trt-day-by-day-on-various.html

KUWAIT   Radio Kuwait in General Sce on badly drifting frequency in 19mb, October 29
0727&0757 on 15423-20 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Arabic, instead English on 15530v
Something`s always very wrong at Radio Kuwait Kabd Sulaibiyah transmitting station!!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/radio-kuwait-in-gs-on-badly-drifting.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 50mb, October 29
0700-0704 on  5760 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-50mb_29.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb, October 29
0730-0734 on  7425 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb_29.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb, October 29
0739-0743 on 11560 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak/fair
0800-0804 on 11636 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, distorted
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_29.html

NUMBERS STATION   Good signal of E11 Oblique in 31mb, October 29
0715-0718 on  9963 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/good-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-31mb_29.html

NUMBERS STATION   Reception of S11a Cherta in 41mb on October 29:
1020-1023 on  7469 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB, fair
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/reception-of-s11a-cherta-in-41mb-on_29.html

SECRETLAND(non)   SPL relay Dimtse Radio Erena via Secretbrod, October 28:
1700-1800 on  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya ONLY, good signal
1730-1800 on  9720 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Arabic - not on air today!
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/spl-relay-dimtse-radio-erena-via.html

SRI LANKA   Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in 25mb October 28
1630-1830 on 11750 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to N/ME Sinhala City FM, fair signal
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/sri-lanka-broadcasting-corporation-in.html

THAILAND   HSK9 Radio Thailand World Service in 16mb, October 29
1000-1100 on 17630 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to N/ME Thai, weak/fair:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/hsk9-radio-thailand-world-service-in.html

U.K.(non)   Radio Ndarason Int via Woofferton/Ascension, October 28
1800-1900 on  9635 WOF 250 kW / 152 deg to WeAf Kanuri, very good
1900-2100 on 12050 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf Kanuri, very good
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/radio-ndarason-int-via_29.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   B-19 new frequency of Voice of Wilderness via RRTM Telecom Tashkent
1400-1500 NF  7615 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 1330-1530 on 7625 in B-18.
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/weak-signal-of-voice-of-wilderness-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   B-19 frequency changes via RRTM Telecom Tashkent
Radio Free North Korea
1200-1430 on  7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, x 11510 A-19
1900-2130 on  7550 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, same in B-19
North Korea Reform Radio
1430-1530 on  7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 7590 B-18
2030-2130 on  7505 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, same in B-18
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/winter-b-19-unknown-frequencies-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   New frequency of Voice of Martyrs via RRTM Telecom Tashkent
1530-1600 NF  7630 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair signal, ex 7530:
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/new-frequency-of-voice-of-martyrs-via.html

UZBEKISTAN(non)   Trans World Radio India via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, October 28:
1545-1600 on  6240 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to CeAs Kazakh, fair, tx on/off & on/off
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/10/trans-world-radio-india-via-rrtm_29.html


--

73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com

QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.

QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Special English language program on RHC

Listen to @RadioHavanaCuba's English language programming this Tuesday October 29th. We'll have a special program, coming to you live from the Higher Institute of International Relations in #Havana.

We've lined up some special guests and very interesting commentaries by  #Cubaan personalities, on the US blockade of Cuba. Don't miss this special program on the international shortwave radio frequencies of @RadioHavanaCuba  today.

Irma Veitia Herrera
Head of Correspondence Dept.
Radio Havana Cuba 

Agenda DX 29/10/2019

ANNIVERSARIO EMITTENTI
Radio Mosca (servizio estero), Russia 7310 Khz (1929)
Radio Rioja, Perù 5045 Khz (1976)
Radio Guarani, Paraguay (19in SW) 6175 Khz (1955)

lunedì 28 ottobre 2019

Glenn Hauser logs October 27-28, 2019

** CANADA. 15034-USB, Oct 28 at 1413, YAY! CHR Trenton Military has finally been fixed, reports really received! from Halifax, Shearwater, Greenwood, Gander, Halifax again in this cycle. Modulation distortion has also been repaired. It had been totally out of order since at least Oct 4, when I first noted it and on frequent chex ever since then (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [non]. 15700, Oct 28 at 1405, CRI English relay back up here for B-19, ex-11880. They`re right on the ball with QSY --- but *still* totally useless, S9+30 but severely suppressed/distorted (suptorted) modulation, and still so at 1454 recheck. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5990, Oct 27 at 2304, S9+10 of dead air except maybe a trace of modulation and some humbuzz, i.e. CRI relay. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CHINA [non]

** CUBA. 13571, 13636, 13764, 13829, 13898 approx., Oct 28 at 1403, RHC spurblobs out of 13700-AM transmitter. I can no longer call them FM, since they are much more readable in AM mode, but just grumble in SSB trying to pinpoint them. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. As usual, the DentroCuban Jamming Command is lax to catch up with totally predictable and public Radio-TV Martí seasonal frequency changes: giving inside Cubans a twice-yearly chance to hear RM without interference by their dictatorial mind-controlling government.

13820, Oct 27 at 1947, RM VG in clear here, no jamming audible, while jamming-only is heard on ex-13605. Still Oct 28 at 1406 same situation during `Radio Revoltillo`: https://www.radiotelevisionmarti.com/el-revoltillo

``El Revoltillo, programa matutino conducido por Gilberto Reyes, donde compartimos sus correos, con anécdotas y simpáticas ocurrencias. De lunes a viernes de 10:00 AM a 11:00 AM hora de Cuba.``

Note that as a running dog of Yanqui Imperialism (unlike Mexico beyond the border), Cuba stays on EDT another week to match the gusanos in Miami; which will lead to program times one UT hour later from Nov 3, but no? changes in frequency usage.

7355 & 7435, Oct 28 at 0515, RM VG on both with no jamming, which remains on ex-frequencies 7365 & 7335.

Here is the B19 USAGM schedule in HFCC for ``Greenville`` in Spanish: Arnie, please pass on to your henchmen, so they don`t waste jamming on wrong frequencies, innocent by-stations! Like AIR Bengaluru on 13605 at 1500-1730.

00-01  7435
00-04  6125 Tue-Sat [TV Martí]
00-06  7355
00-12  6030
01-02  7365
02-07  7435
06-13  5980
07-14  7355
12-14  7435
13-22 11930
14-20 13820
14-22 11860
20-24  9565
22-23  7375
22-24  7355
23-24  6125 M-F [TV Martí]
23-24  7435

6125 ex-5980 for TVM soundtrack indeed had not started Sunday Oct 27 at 2302 check, and still jamming against nothing (but a JBA carrier, Chaski, Perú?) on 5980. When it does, expect jam bleedpast 0400 to bother Turkey 6125 English to North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11540, Oct 28 at 1416, JBA carrier here and on none of the other Dengê Welat/Turkish jamming channels, so maybe this is it, with degraded propagation? But India is OK on 11560. Nothing on 9525 yet, which per Ivo yesterday would take over later: ``1600-2000 on 9525 Issoudun and 2000-2200 on 9525 Grigoriopol`` -- and as long as it stayed stuck in their mornings 9525 had been jammed by an off-frequency Emirler only. 

Earlier today there were also reports by Ivo Ivanov and Wolfgang Bueschel of various other jumparounds in the 11.5 MHz area, including newly some frequencies ending in -5: 11515, 11525, 11535, but Ivo reported ``From 1330 UT October 28, BRB Denge Welat is on new 11540.0 Grigoriopol, ex 11510 October 27. TRT Radio Recep Erdogan is on 11540.0 Emirler EVEN`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 570, Oct 28 at 0556, caught last part of ID for ``92.1, regional mexicana`` looping SSW. Certainly XEBJB Monterrey NL, which IRCA Log shows as 5000/500 watts, ``BJB Regional Mexicana, Música Regiomontana`, 24 h, // XHGBO 92.1 FM General Bravo. Regiomontana is the classier adjectival form instead of ``Monterreyana``. BTW, in NRC IDXD someone reported 570 Monty as XEMON, which is really the one on 1370 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 690, Oct 28 at 0558-0602+, choral adult Mexican NA from S/SSW with heavy CCI from KGGF et al. There are only three XEs on 690, most likely XEN, CDMX, 100/5 kW, rather than Fresnillo or  Monterrey. Per the anthem appendix about XEN at https://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/2019%20Mexican%20Log.pdf ``Fast adult choral version (2 verses about 2 minutes) at Midnight. ID before and after anthem``, while XEMA has children`s version, and XERG none? 

NOTE: the Log at the bottom also provides hotlinx to station websites, live audio, and when available, disgraced FB. Note that 0600 UT is now midnight in central Mexico back on CST ex-CDT, except for border towns wedded to US timeshifting (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6185, Oct 28 circa 0545, XEPPM still on the air an extra real hour, now that DST is over in CDMX, unlike here. Nominal closing should be 0600, but opening, when?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. More about Enid`s now reactivated beacon, EI on 341 kHz: 

Rick Barton, AZ, replied earlier on the ABDX yg: ``The beacon EI at Enid would have been a Location Outer Marker for (and south of) Woodring airport. Has it been destroyed yet? I show its location here: 36.2750331 , -97.7907633

I see that both Vance and Woodring still have the VHF band omni  range navigation beacons at the field. Woodring has a VOR-DME on  109.0 MHz with the ID ODG, and the VORTAC at Vance AFB is END on  115.4 MHz. The reference name for the Enid NDB "EI" was "GARFY"  NDB. It is no longer depicted on aviation charts. 

re: the comment about GPS: It is ironic that little puddle jumpers  in the wilds of Alaska use hi-tech GPS, but large commercial  aircraft still rely much on older technologies. 73 from the desert southwest - rb`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. Oct 28 at 2130, I`m checking the four new frequencies of RRI English for B-19, ex 2030 in A-19, when we had fairly reliable reception on 13650, if not 11850 which had been missing for weeks. But all four are JBA carriers at best; propagation is somewhat degraded, but what a drastic descent from 13 and 11 MHz bands, to 7 and 6 for the winter; maybe should improve as the season progresses. 

The two for CIRAF 8, eastern NAm are 6170 and 7310, 300 kW, 307 degrees from Tsiganeshti; for CIRAF 27N, British Isles, are 7375 and 6030 from Galbeni, but the latter is only 90 kW at 300 degrees, therefore must be the DRM one; while the former is 300 kW at 290 degrees. Since the same pair of bands are used for near and far targets, I wonder if the European frequencies are at a higher takeoff angle best for shorter paths? 

I`ve yet to check the further one-hour Englishes toward us:
2300 on 6040 & 7220 designated for Eu only; 6090 & 7325 to E Asia
0100 on 6090, 7325 to ENAm
0400 on 6020, 7410 to WNAm; 9820-DRM, 11790 to S Asia
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, Oct 27 at 2301, tune-in to VOT English to North America, S8-S9 on reactivated B-19 frequency, ex-9830 at 2200 in A-19. Amid sign-on with English schedule and still making a mess of it: claims a later repeat is still at 0300 on 9515! And another repeat at 0600 UTC! on 6165 --- there has *never* been such a broadcast, rather a mistake giving local summer time, as it was really also at 0300 UT! Somebody messed up the script at start of A-19 season and announcer has been reading it that way ever since (or recorded). Top news headline about ISIS guy killed and Turkey coordinated in the event; but more time to the next one about some student protest (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2005 monitoring: confirmed Sunday October 27 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, poor S4-S5.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0130 on 9395, S9/+10 and 7780 JBA. As usual, ID at 0129 on 9395 is for `Son-Power Radio from WRMI Studios in Okeechobee on 5850, 7455, 9395``. 

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0230 on WMI 7780, VP S4-S7.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0230 on WRN stream to North America, ex-0130 even tho we are on DST another week; with Slovakia now at 0130. Ditto for the simulcasts on the Af/As/Pac stream. So the Saturday 1600 on WRN should already be shifted to 1700 too.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 from 0259.5 on Area 51 webcast; and on WBCQ 5130-, S7-S9 noisy at 0318 check.

Also confirmed UT Monday October 28 at 0330 on WRMI webcast; and JBA on 9955 at 0340 check.

IRRS ``MILano`` is still registered B-19 for 7290 at 18-19 UT, so I was hoping for no change to the Monday 1816 UT airing of WOR --- but Oct 28 via UTwente SDR, NO signal, just huge splash from Chinese on 7285, listed as 500 kW, 317 degrees from Xian. Europeans would be advised to catch the secret new Sat 1300 UT airing from WRMI 15770.
Next:

0100 UT Tuesday   WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [still suspended?]
0830 UT Tuesday   Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [another episode]
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, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 13685-13690-13695, Oct 28 at 1404, WINB hybrid DRM is back here as expected for B-19, M-F at 12-17, 50 kW at 62 degrees; ex 15115-15120-15125: the lower half secret digital data, the upper half ordinary DRM noise; and is it too close for comfort to 13700 RHC-AM?

HFCC shows this as D = NOT DRM, instead of N = Numérique, as it does for all WINB entries, including 7315 M-F at 07-10 which we know should be DRM, at same parameters; and several overlapping entries for wobbly 9265 covering the entire 24 hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 17775-, Oct 28 at 1452, NO signal from KVOH; could just be propagation but not this time, per Ray Robinson, Oct 28 at 1327, to the WOR iog: 

``With a strong area of high pressure to the north of us, Southern California is bracing for another high wind event today. Southern California Edison (SCE) has enacted several preventative fire-related power outages, including one that covers the KVOH mountain-top transmitter site at Chatsworth Peak. 17775 kHz is therefore off the air currently, and will have to remain so until the power returns.
Ray Robinson
Strategic Communications Group
Voice of Hope World Radio Network
www.voiceofhope.com``

Let`s hope the fires themselves spare KVOH. This leaves a trace of Sa`udi on 17895 as the OSOB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 1857 UT October 28