** ARGENTINA [and non]. 15345v, June 8 at 2001 station in Arabic must be Morocco, right? No, not at this instant as ID is ``Huna RAE`` in multilingual spiel. Usual audible het from Morocco, however, as these abstainers from HFCC continue to butt heads over 15345 just as they have for sesquiyears, neither managing to hit and stay on 15345.00 tho did not attempt to measure how far off RAE was now. And plenty of free channels in the area if one of them would just move! RAE had the advantage, 2003 opening French, ``de 20 à 21 heures TU`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. Tuesday evening June 8 sporadic-E TV DX opening was from NNW or so, into UT Wednesday June 9, all analog of course. References are the channel maps at dxinfocentre.com and W9WI.com station listings:
2330 on 2, CTV promo; most likely CKCK Regina tho there are two others further north in SK and AB. CKCK seen countless times before, past 50 years, originally a CBC affiliate
2332 on 4, news in English
2347 on 2, Globalwinnipeg.com mentioned, ``On the Line`` sports. Can only be Minnedosa, MB, CKND-TV-2, 100 kW
2356 on 5, John Deere/SCE ad
2356 on 3 // 4, text graphic in English, sports; CBC exploding pizza bug in LR
0016 on 5, ``CBC News Saskatchewan at 6``, after stox. There are three CBC stations on 5 in SK: CBKST-9 100 kW Prince Albert; CBKT-4 13.l3 kW in Swift Current; CBKT-6 50.2 kW in Yorkton. One might be able to sort them out by offsets, except I no longer have KOCO zero offset OKC to compare with, and no radio capable of such fine tuning.
0026 on 4, CBC promo // 5 Sask
0030 on 4, CBC ``Little Mosque on the Prairie`` sitcom; nice to see this groundbreaking show direct, altho only in bits and pieces. This chex with scheduling on CBKT. On 4 we have CBKST-11, 17 kW in Greenwater Lake SK, and CBKT-1, 100 kW in Moose Jaw, likely the latter; I remember when it was CHAB-TV
0035 on 2, weather in Celsius, mixing with other signals
0043 on 3, sports news, CCI with ads // CBKT on 4 during LMOTP
0043 on 3, mixing with above, French which would be CBWFT Winnipeg, received countless times before; axually, it has two relays on 3 further north in MB, also CBC French one each in SK and AB
0054 on 4, ad for chipmoney.ca, then promo for The National, so it`s still CBC, and back to LMOTP
0057 on 3, also with LMOTP; CCI sports news in English; soon credit roll for LMOTP
0100 on 3, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the CBC satire show, another one we wish we could get other than by DX. Discounting low-power translators, the only two CBC English on 3 in the Prairies are CBCP-TV-3 in Ponteix SK, 18.8 kW, and CBKT-7 in Warmley SK, 100 kW.
0108 on 3, ad for Ezee something
0138 on 6, finally something copied on the hi channel, TD Insurance ad, video only
0158 on 3, Gold Eagle Casino ad. Google finds it in North Battleford, Sask; not to be confused with *Golden* Eagle Casino in Kenora, Ont., nor same latter name in Horton, Kansas = DTV land but nothing on 3 with the demise of analog KSNW. By proximity, most likely CFQC-TV-1 in Stranraer SK
The same new TV antenna feeds into a second monitor thru a DTV converter, but so far nothing decoded. There are 2s and 3s in SD and ND all a bit too close for common skip, but possible.
0200+ I tried FM for a while, but nothing
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake June 9, using interior antenna during a rainstorm:
8-20 MHz, nothing found between 1325 and 1342, except:
14700, fair at 1335
15140, fair at 1336 // 14700. Aoki says it`s a 24h 100 watt SOH freq
16800, fair at 1338 // others
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI, second day in a row with good modulation; keep it up! June 9 at 1322, News In Brief, including item about a scout jamboree involving Malaysians; 1324 next segment by a different YL harder to understand, about classical music mentioning Beethoven`s Fifth (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT [and non]. When I first heard R. Kuwait in Arabic to C&W NAm on 17550, I figured that if it opens at 2000 as scheduled it would clash with VOA French to Africa due east from Bonaire until 2030; but did not get around to checking this until June 8 at 2006: yes, indeed, roughly equal levels, song in English followed by announcement in French at 2008, mixed with Arabic talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBERIA. 4025-, another check for Star Radio, June 8 at 0610, carrier just barely audible and as usual slightly on low side compared to Cuba 5025. Slightly stronger at 0628 allowed some modulation to be JBA; local sunrise enhancement effect? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. Have not logged the third harmonic of R. Victoria, 9719.3, for quite some time altho I often look for it in my morning scans around 1230-1430, when I used to hear it. So June 8 I check at 1927 instead and there it is on 18057.9, preacher in Spanish yelling a semi-dozen times of day, probably when he is scheduled on station. Just barely audible and could not make out much else vs noise level until 1942 tune-out. But previously identified, on unique frequency there is no doubt this is what it was (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Do all the WEWN English frequencies drag with them the plus/minus 10 kHz mushy spurs? Some are more obvious than others as they collide with unwitting neighbors. June 9 at 0619 when 6890 is in use, I turn on the BFO and tune up and down: sure `nuff, there they are around 6880 and 6900, tho no broadcasters to beat against. Fortunately for WYFR, they are far enough away at this time on 6875 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6025-, checking for R. Amanecer, D.R., again June 9 since its unexpected overnight appearance June 7, but absent at 0612; I do, however have a very weak carrier slightly on the low side like 4025 Liberia compared to Cuba 5025. Is Enugu, Biafra, Nigeria, active? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
** CANADA. Tuesday evening June 8 sporadic-E TV DX opening was from NNW or so, into UT Wednesday June 9, all analog of course. References are the channel maps at dxinfocentre.com and W9WI.com station listings:
2330 on 2, CTV promo; most likely CKCK Regina tho there are two others further north in SK and AB. CKCK seen countless times before, past 50 years, originally a CBC affiliate
2332 on 4, news in English
2347 on 2, Globalwinnipeg.com mentioned, ``On the Line`` sports. Can only be Minnedosa, MB, CKND-TV-2, 100 kW
2356 on 5, John Deere/SCE ad
2356 on 3 // 4, text graphic in English, sports; CBC exploding pizza bug in LR
0016 on 5, ``CBC News Saskatchewan at 6``, after stox. There are three CBC stations on 5 in SK: CBKST-9 100 kW Prince Albert; CBKT-4 13.l3 kW in Swift Current; CBKT-6 50.2 kW in Yorkton. One might be able to sort them out by offsets, except I no longer have KOCO zero offset OKC to compare with, and no radio capable of such fine tuning.
0026 on 4, CBC promo // 5 Sask
0030 on 4, CBC ``Little Mosque on the Prairie`` sitcom; nice to see this groundbreaking show direct, altho only in bits and pieces. This chex with scheduling on CBKT. On 4 we have CBKST-11, 17 kW in Greenwater Lake SK, and CBKT-1, 100 kW in Moose Jaw, likely the latter; I remember when it was CHAB-TV
0035 on 2, weather in Celsius, mixing with other signals
0043 on 3, sports news, CCI with ads // CBKT on 4 during LMOTP
0043 on 3, mixing with above, French which would be CBWFT Winnipeg, received countless times before; axually, it has two relays on 3 further north in MB, also CBC French one each in SK and AB
0054 on 4, ad for chipmoney.ca, then promo for The National, so it`s still CBC, and back to LMOTP
0057 on 3, also with LMOTP; CCI sports news in English; soon credit roll for LMOTP
0100 on 3, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the CBC satire show, another one we wish we could get other than by DX. Discounting low-power translators, the only two CBC English on 3 in the Prairies are CBCP-TV-3 in Ponteix SK, 18.8 kW, and CBKT-7 in Warmley SK, 100 kW.
0108 on 3, ad for Ezee something
0138 on 6, finally something copied on the hi channel, TD Insurance ad, video only
0158 on 3, Gold Eagle Casino ad. Google finds it in North Battleford, Sask; not to be confused with *Golden* Eagle Casino in Kenora, Ont., nor same latter name in Horton, Kansas = DTV land but nothing on 3 with the demise of analog KSNW. By proximity, most likely CFQC-TV-1 in Stranraer SK
The same new TV antenna feeds into a second monitor thru a DTV converter, but so far nothing decoded. There are 2s and 3s in SD and ND all a bit too close for common skip, but possible.
0200+ I tried FM for a while, but nothing
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake June 9, using interior antenna during a rainstorm:
8-20 MHz, nothing found between 1325 and 1342, except:
14700, fair at 1335
15140, fair at 1336 // 14700. Aoki says it`s a 24h 100 watt SOH freq
16800, fair at 1338 // others
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI, second day in a row with good modulation; keep it up! June 9 at 1322, News In Brief, including item about a scout jamboree involving Malaysians; 1324 next segment by a different YL harder to understand, about classical music mentioning Beethoven`s Fifth (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT [and non]. When I first heard R. Kuwait in Arabic to C&W NAm on 17550, I figured that if it opens at 2000 as scheduled it would clash with VOA French to Africa due east from Bonaire until 2030; but did not get around to checking this until June 8 at 2006: yes, indeed, roughly equal levels, song in English followed by announcement in French at 2008, mixed with Arabic talk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBERIA. 4025-, another check for Star Radio, June 8 at 0610, carrier just barely audible and as usual slightly on low side compared to Cuba 5025. Slightly stronger at 0628 allowed some modulation to be JBA; local sunrise enhancement effect? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. Have not logged the third harmonic of R. Victoria, 9719.3, for quite some time altho I often look for it in my morning scans around 1230-1430, when I used to hear it. So June 8 I check at 1927 instead and there it is on 18057.9, preacher in Spanish yelling a semi-dozen times of day, probably when he is scheduled on station. Just barely audible and could not make out much else vs noise level until 1942 tune-out. But previously identified, on unique frequency there is no doubt this is what it was (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Do all the WEWN English frequencies drag with them the plus/minus 10 kHz mushy spurs? Some are more obvious than others as they collide with unwitting neighbors. June 9 at 0619 when 6890 is in use, I turn on the BFO and tune up and down: sure `nuff, there they are around 6880 and 6900, tho no broadcasters to beat against. Fortunately for WYFR, they are far enough away at this time on 6875 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6025-, checking for R. Amanecer, D.R., again June 9 since its unexpected overnight appearance June 7, but absent at 0612; I do, however have a very weak carrier slightly on the low side like 4025 Liberia compared to Cuba 5025. Is Enugu, Biafra, Nigeria, active? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
