** ALBANIA [and non]. R. Tirana, 7430 with good modulation and free of interference, Dec 11 at 2126 as OM concluded English semihour, no frequency info, 2127 theme music and off. Had also quickly checked // 9895 and it was much weaker. Scarcely an hour later, BBC World News provided perfect reception via OETA OKLA virtual and RF channel 13.2 including a story on how Albania`s economy is improving unlike most of Europe. Looked for video on website, but only found text with illustrations: Albania takes strides towards EU accession http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8406675.stm (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BIAFRA [non]. Have been checking V. of Biafra International almost every Friday, since you never know when they will make a change without notice. This paid off Dec 11 at 1924: no signal audible on 15665, where they had been last several weeks. If WHRI were on the air, it ought at least to be detectable; WWCR 15825 was audibly poorly, and if it`s in, so should be more powerful WHRI at a further, more favorable skip distance. VOBI home website has been updated with new look, except the page about schedule STILL shows long out-of-date info, 15280 at 20-21 UT! http://www.biafraland.com/vobi.htm It does however, have a new audio file for Dec 11. Possibly a new frequency would be mentioned therein sometime during the hour, but previously they gave up stating any SW frequency at all. If someone has time to monitor that, please let us know. WHR website, searching on VOBI under specific program criteria, is no better, still showing Fri 19-20 on Angel 1, 15665. But their frequency schedule for all six transmitters shows 15665 used by BOTH Angel 1 and Angel 5 during this hour! I also checked 15280, nothing; 17520, previously used, nothing; and 17690 where there was only something in French. Quick scan across the rest of 19 and 16 m did not find anything. Possibly they went to 25m which was briefly used last year, or switched the time, and I did not look for it after 2000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11760, RHC at 2123 Dec 11 had ``Ed Newman`` in English, while all the other 25m frequencies were in Spanish, so at least half the English hour at 2030 was on the air today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. 6030, DentroCuban jamming already underway at 2129 Dec 11, so is R. Martí starting earlier than 2200 now? Don`t think so; O, it`s not jamming, but DRM! --- sounds so much alike, but this extends from 6025 to 6035. Uplooked later, RRI Galbeni, Romania is in DRM at 2100-2130 in French to Europe. English at 2130 goes back to analog but I had already outtuned (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUIANA FRENCH. 17870-17875-17880, DRM noise is back on one of its favourite channels, Dec 11 at 1926. A notice from TDF via DRM honcho Jacques Gruson to Simone via drmna yg via Alokesh Gupta, dxldyg says``DRM transmissions on 17875 kHz will be performed from Montsinéry (French Guiana) 1300 to 2145 UT towards Brazil from Tuesday 8 December to Thursday 17 December included. In fact, last Tuesday, it actually started at 1700 UT`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ITALY [non]. At 2120 Dec 11, noise blob from my half-on DeLonghi oil heater had QSYed upward ranging 15435-15490, centered about 15465 ex-15435; other like blobs spanned 15170-15220, and 15695-15750, the latter bad news for RNZI 15715-15720-15725 DRM in the WOR HQ area, currently scheduled 2051-2235, I think; noise vs noise! QSY is probably only margin of error in device not designed as RF heater (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15550-USB, no sign of WJHR Milton FL either the morning of Dec 11 nor at 1925 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7465, checking to confirm WORLD OF RADIO 1490 airage on WWCR scheduled Friday 2130, but Dec 11 there was a ``Creation Moment`` (standard disclaimer), and a string of PSAs including Community Coalition = anti-drug (or as the Brits insist on saying, anti-drugS), heart disease screening courtesy of MEDICARE.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE, USDHS, WWCR ID by Dr Plummer, but then opening in Spanish ``hasta 2,300 horas``, and at 2133 Frecuencia al Día a semi-hour early. But at 2135 cut to WORLD OF RADIO, and played to conclusion a few minutes past 2200. Another example to reinforce our advice: if you don`t hear WOR exactly at scheduled time on some of our affiliates, don`t give up (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
