** ALBANIA. 13625, May 12 at 1430 nothing heard until 1431 so R. Tirana apparently came on late with English schedule in progress, but very poor today, only S9+5 peaks and just barely modulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA36, May 12 at 1234, no signal yet; *1235:28 immediately with musical prélude; poor at S7 to S9+8; 1246 YL ID and sign-on with SW and FM frequencies, G.C., ``Soy Feliz`` themesong, `Amanecer Austral` program, usual routine, staff credits talking over theme; 1250 giving 12 de mayo date, phone number. Too poor to stay with today. By 1313 it`s JBA at S6-7, inaudible by 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BULGARIA. 11700, checking out R. Bulgaria`s 100-kW Kostinbrod transmitter tests to NAm instead of 300 kW Plovdiv at 2300-0300: I compared with the other frequency, 9700, which is still 300 kW Plovdiv, UT May 12:
0025 with music, 11700 is definitely stronger.
0122 with French, 11700 is much better than 9700.
0238 with music, 9700 has gained a bit but has some lite CCI, while 11700 has more selective fading. I taped clips for Ivo Ivanov.
Overall, I would say the 100 kW on 11700 is sufficient. Of course, a real comparison with 300 kW on 11700 only cannot be made now.
As for the QRM on 9700: HFCC has nothing else scheduled, but Aoki reminds us of Ethiopia from 0300, alternate to 9705 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake May 12:
12980, good at 1346
13920, very good at 1213; none found lower in this hour. Also VG until 1300:00* with carrier on 5 seconds after modulation stopped. And again at 1346. No ute QRM this time, but Robin Harwood in Tasmania suggests the victim is VMC, Charleville, Queensland with WEFAX.
14700, VG at 1216; fair-good at 1347
14900, poor at 1216, // 14700
15430, good at 1348 // 13920. 15430 is vs V. of Tibet via UAE
15540, very poor at 1218, // 14700, het 15543 presumed V. of Tibet; poor at 1348, het 15542 or so
15550, poor at 1311, het 15548, presumed V. of Tibet
16980, fair at 1353
CNR1 jamming, I do not log as thoroughly as Firedrake, but note some here and there:
15115, 15250 and 15670 at 1225 and the latter continued long afterward
15330, May 12 at 1314 // 15670; 15330 is vs BBC Uzbek via Oman 13-1330
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6100, new frequency without notice from RHC, ex-6150, May 12 at 0622 in English // 6060, 6050, 6010. Like 6150 it`s squealing and undermodulated. A mistake? If so, repeated for the 1100 broadcast in Spanish, still on 6100 at 1145 // 6000. And still squealing but not so undermodulated as was English. So much for MALAYSIA`s new 6100. Unclear why RHC would need to move off 6150 deliberately.
9570, CRI relay, May 12 at 1202 is open carrier, or maybe just barely modulated, and with some squeal filling the void.
9550, RHC Spanish, May 12 at 1202 outdoes 9550 in squealing, but plenty of modulation too in Spanish, plus CCI from CRI`s Vietnamese service, Commies vs Commies for Commies!
13680, yet another RHC frequency with squeal, May 12 at 1346. Maybe same transmitter upmoved from 9550 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. 15650, May 12 at 0615 fair in German and slightly ahead of // 13780, which are, respectively: 149 degrees from Sines, PORTUGAL; and 122 degrees from Woofferton, UK (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. 4055-, May 12 at 0625, open carrier, surely from R. Verdad not turning off its transmitter. Also at 1149 carrier, but much weaker, JBA. Enid sunrise today 1128 UT, and will reach 1113 for earliest SR in about a month (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUIANA FRENCH [and non]. 17870-17875-17880, May 12 at 1502, loud DRM noise. HFCC has GUF here every day thru 30 Oct at 1300-2100, 150 kW, 320 degrees, plus 1700-2100 150 kW 165 degrees, but it`s really only on sporadically. Now there is a special transmission for `Florida` from TDF Montsinéry, May 11-17 at 1431-1558 allegedly in English. Really for Jeff White`s NASB cruise away from Florida to Bahamas.
17875 much stronger than the DRM at same time on 15635-15640-15645, which is BBC via DW Trincomalee, SRI LANKA, so no wonder (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUINEA. 7125, RTG, sometimes on well before 0600, but not May 12: still vacant at 0620, but by 0628 on with weak music, briefly louder as if wiggling that patchcord (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, May 12 at 1204 VOI in Indonesian, not Japanese or English, with IADs, during Warta Berita, good modulation and signal; 1205 Suara Indonesia ID, pronouncing website in English, song maybe with English lyrix; can`t tell. 1209 different music, talkovers, ID as ``Suara Indonesia --- Sound of Dignity``, 1210 continues in Indonesian. For the past biweek, 9526- had been only in English, not just during the 10-11 and 13-14 hours. At 1302, VOI back to English, poor signal, but audible SOD slogan, program summary.
Atsunori Ishida on http://rri.jpn.org/ agrees: ``May 12 9526 kHz Voice of Indonesia: English at *0950-1201 and 1301-1514*, Indonesian at 1201-1301 on May 12`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 15360, May 11 at 1817, Slavic talk doesn`t sound like real Russian, but listed as such, KBS, 250 kW, 62 degrees from Rampisham UK; not much else from Europe on 19m at this hour. Maybe that`s Russian with a Korean accent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. 17725, May 12 at 1354, VOAf from the GJ, fair in Swahili; I notice that the S-meter is fluxuating slightly with modulation, so reduced carrier? But can`t tell there is more on USB than LSB, and 1356 into English with drumming, talk about US of Africa, ``era of the masses``, 9.9.99; now unseems carrier is reduced. That effect probably resulted from selective fading, momentarily (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9720, May 12 at 1155 W&M conversing at first seemed Burmese, but soon RNW ID in Indonesian with kHz; modulation and carrier breaking up, FMing; 1157 saying Spanish is about to begin ``on this satellite channel`` [but, but, this is SW, not satellite], then back to Indonesian! Breakup seems to include extraneous audio source. 1158 this signal fades down and off.
9720 was 100 kW, 225 degrees via IBB SAIPAN scheduled 1100-1157 with RNW Indonesian. That breakup was very much like what we have heard sporadically in previous seasons with IBB Vietnamese around this time, likely same defective transmitter.
9715, *1159 open carrier much stronger than the above, good with IS, not breaking up, Spanish ID as RNW via ``BONAIRE, Antillas Neerlandesas`` [do those exist anymore by that name??]; hum on audio, but live feed is clear with TC for 1200, ``La Matinal`` newscast, so RN is still doing news in Spanish if not in English! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN [non]. 15320, May 12 at 1220, SW Asian language quoting New York Times, Washington Post, Pakistan Post, also mentioning Pakistan several times, UBL, Richard Lugar. Good signal, but no pauses between sentences, as if edited too tightly, not read in real time. 1224 to clip of shouting rally, then different reporter.
HFCC shows this as IBB ``Pakistani``, 250 kW, 303 degrees from Tinang, PHILIPPINES, with same via Udorn, Thailand, 250 kW, 304 degrees before and after this semihour at 1100-1200, 1230-1300, why? To find out what language and `station` among the redundant overlapping services, we have to consult Aoki: R. Mashaal, in Pashto, but from Kuwait, no doubt a previous site already changed. However, EiBi has it as R. Free Afghanistan, in ``Afghan`` also via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. 17850, as soon as I heard about the earthquake in Lorca on MSNBC, I tuned to REE, May 11 at 1830 via COSTA RICA, but just wild silly ballgame coverage in `Tablero Deportivo`. It took them until 1834 to interrupt it for a news bulletin about the quake, soon back to the game. First things first.
17595, May 12 at 1406, REE opening `Africa Hoy` announcing listener survey: do you hear this program on SW, satellite or internet? Write to africahoy@rtve.es or ree@rtve.es --- also gave long physical postal address instead of the 6-digit apartado usually heard, and offered a prize to those responding. I suspect most if not all individual REE programs are doing this, so everyone needs to put in votes for SW lest it be abolished (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5050, WWRB is experimenting with audio processing to make it sound louder and thus more valuable. May 12 at 0350, indeed it does sound louder than before, but also more distorted, made worse by the selective fading; how will it be during WORLD OF RADIO, UT Friday 0330v? The latest from Dave Frantz in reply to my report:
``This processor will keep us busy for some time making adjustments. We are receiving GREAT reports from listeners. WWRB is good and loud now. We have a few ground loop issues we need to work out, running all new wiring in the studios converting to digital audio. We will be testing 15795 very soon. Would you keep checking the signal and let us know how it sounds. We are adding various music programs from Disco to Classical. Basic web site updated http://www.wwrb.org
``The operation of WWRB as a Ministry has been removed. Our transition to a Commercial radio station progresses rapidly. The skeds are to be updated in the next few days. Thank you for the reception report. Captain David L. Frantz, Chief Pilot, Airline Transport.``
Does that mean Brother Scare`s days on WWRB are numbered? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15590, May 12 at 1229 pause, 1230 re-open in English as VOA Spanish, `Buenos Días, América`, W&M news starting with earthquake in Spain. VG signal from Greenville, but this has rather rough modulation, resulting from Wáshington or transmitter? No jamming audible.
17745 // 15580, May 12 at 1430 with `International Edition` from VOA, good weekdaily newscast, closing at 1456 referring to VOA Asia, even tho these frequencies are from São Tomé to Africa, 124 and 138 degrees respectively, but both very good today even here.
1457 Editorial about Syria, but 17745 cut off at 1458:20* before it could finish. Then checked 15580 and it was also off, but came back on and off for a few more words of editorial, stayed on after 1500 for VOA News, unlike 17545. It seems the editorials have been scheduled during expendable transmitter-switching times just before hourtops, à la the Chinese lessons on CRI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also PAKISTAN [non]
** U S A. 9370, WTJC, May 12 at 1207, country hymn and no spurs audible, but maybe just below threshold. Even if they have backed down modulation, the spurs are bound to return (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1564 monitoring: did anyone notice whether WBCQ played 1564, or 1563, Wednesday May 11 at 2100, 2115 or 2130? Next airing on WRMI, 9955, UT Thursday May 12 at 0330 confirmed on webcast, nothing but wall-of-noise jamming on 9955; tnx a lot, Arnie!
Further times on WRMI: Thursday 1500, 2100, Friday 1430, Saturday 0800, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730. On WWRB: Friday 0330v on 5050; On WWCR: Friday 2030 on 15825, Saturday 1600 on 12160, Sunday 0630 on 3215. On IPAR: Saturday 1800 on 7290. Full schedule including satellite and webcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 17580, May 12 at 1500, Harold droning about the end of the world --- boy, is he in for a surprise! Just pray the 89-year-old lasts that long. Tnx more to his billboards than broadcasts, Camping and May 21 are getting a lot of attention from the mainstream media, some with barely concealed derision.
17580 signal certainly better than it had been before 1500, and the reason is that the site switches from Wertachtal to Ascension, per HFCC, which assures us both will continue until 29 or 30 October!
Maybe Mr Camping has it all set up to keep Family Radio going on automation for the world in flames and destruxion, for the five months after he and all its eligible personnel are raptured-away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, no signal from KVOH, May 12 at 1501, and still none at 1707; normally it`s on and inbooming Tue-Fri and this was Thu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Ch 41 RF DTV, May 12 at 1508 UT, decoding intermittently as KMCI-TV 38-1, with People`s Court. Could not get a 38-2 or any others with it. This is from Lawrence KS. Also signs of other signals from that area, but not decoding; plus some weak analog CCI on ch 19 from that direxion, not OKC. This opening correlates with Hepburn`s tropo maps, but we were on the edge of the affected area, and moving away from us in next days (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. While I was checking out RHC on 49m, finding it still on new/erroneous 6100, May 12 at 1145, I also noticed no RNV relay on 6060; another mistake, breakdown, or is that gone? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA [and non]. 13590v, 1Africa, tnx to log from Wolfgang Büschel measured on 13589.611, May 5 at 1725, I check more closely how far off it is when I get it: May 12 at 0613, VG signal around 13589.8, compared to 1590 and 9590 carriers. YL talking about ``spiritual hunger`` to be sated by an imaginary friend.
Next check at 1256 it`s closer to 13590, very slightly on the hi side now compared to RA 9590, VOA 15590, and much weaker vs CODAR. Axually, no definite ID this time, and it could have been VOR via Novosibirsk and no Zambia. When CVC shifted 10 kHz up for a few days, they were far enough off 13600 to cause an audible het with other stations, but from 0600 nothing else audible on 13590 to make the off-frequency obvious, altho several others are registered between 10 and 18 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11500, May 12 at 1316 hummy open carrier with flutter, something very weak underneath, maybe Firedrake but not sure. Scheduled is V. of Russia, Hindi via TAJIKISTAN. This OC is there most days and suspected as an unnoticed breakdown at Dushanbe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA36, May 12 at 1234, no signal yet; *1235:28 immediately with musical prélude; poor at S7 to S9+8; 1246 YL ID and sign-on with SW and FM frequencies, G.C., ``Soy Feliz`` themesong, `Amanecer Austral` program, usual routine, staff credits talking over theme; 1250 giving 12 de mayo date, phone number. Too poor to stay with today. By 1313 it`s JBA at S6-7, inaudible by 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BULGARIA. 11700, checking out R. Bulgaria`s 100-kW Kostinbrod transmitter tests to NAm instead of 300 kW Plovdiv at 2300-0300: I compared with the other frequency, 9700, which is still 300 kW Plovdiv, UT May 12:
0025 with music, 11700 is definitely stronger.
0122 with French, 11700 is much better than 9700.
0238 with music, 9700 has gained a bit but has some lite CCI, while 11700 has more selective fading. I taped clips for Ivo Ivanov.
Overall, I would say the 100 kW on 11700 is sufficient. Of course, a real comparison with 300 kW on 11700 only cannot be made now.
As for the QRM on 9700: HFCC has nothing else scheduled, but Aoki reminds us of Ethiopia from 0300, alternate to 9705 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake May 12:
12980, good at 1346
13920, very good at 1213; none found lower in this hour. Also VG until 1300:00* with carrier on 5 seconds after modulation stopped. And again at 1346. No ute QRM this time, but Robin Harwood in Tasmania suggests the victim is VMC, Charleville, Queensland with WEFAX.
14700, VG at 1216; fair-good at 1347
14900, poor at 1216, // 14700
15430, good at 1348 // 13920. 15430 is vs V. of Tibet via UAE
15540, very poor at 1218, // 14700, het 15543 presumed V. of Tibet; poor at 1348, het 15542 or so
15550, poor at 1311, het 15548, presumed V. of Tibet
16980, fair at 1353
CNR1 jamming, I do not log as thoroughly as Firedrake, but note some here and there:
15115, 15250 and 15670 at 1225 and the latter continued long afterward
15330, May 12 at 1314 // 15670; 15330 is vs BBC Uzbek via Oman 13-1330
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6100, new frequency without notice from RHC, ex-6150, May 12 at 0622 in English // 6060, 6050, 6010. Like 6150 it`s squealing and undermodulated. A mistake? If so, repeated for the 1100 broadcast in Spanish, still on 6100 at 1145 // 6000. And still squealing but not so undermodulated as was English. So much for MALAYSIA`s new 6100. Unclear why RHC would need to move off 6150 deliberately.
9570, CRI relay, May 12 at 1202 is open carrier, or maybe just barely modulated, and with some squeal filling the void.
9550, RHC Spanish, May 12 at 1202 outdoes 9550 in squealing, but plenty of modulation too in Spanish, plus CCI from CRI`s Vietnamese service, Commies vs Commies for Commies!
13680, yet another RHC frequency with squeal, May 12 at 1346. Maybe same transmitter upmoved from 9550 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. 15650, May 12 at 0615 fair in German and slightly ahead of // 13780, which are, respectively: 149 degrees from Sines, PORTUGAL; and 122 degrees from Woofferton, UK (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. 4055-, May 12 at 0625, open carrier, surely from R. Verdad not turning off its transmitter. Also at 1149 carrier, but much weaker, JBA. Enid sunrise today 1128 UT, and will reach 1113 for earliest SR in about a month (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUIANA FRENCH [and non]. 17870-17875-17880, May 12 at 1502, loud DRM noise. HFCC has GUF here every day thru 30 Oct at 1300-2100, 150 kW, 320 degrees, plus 1700-2100 150 kW 165 degrees, but it`s really only on sporadically. Now there is a special transmission for `Florida` from TDF Montsinéry, May 11-17 at 1431-1558 allegedly in English. Really for Jeff White`s NASB cruise away from Florida to Bahamas.
17875 much stronger than the DRM at same time on 15635-15640-15645, which is BBC via DW Trincomalee, SRI LANKA, so no wonder (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUINEA. 7125, RTG, sometimes on well before 0600, but not May 12: still vacant at 0620, but by 0628 on with weak music, briefly louder as if wiggling that patchcord (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, May 12 at 1204 VOI in Indonesian, not Japanese or English, with IADs, during Warta Berita, good modulation and signal; 1205 Suara Indonesia ID, pronouncing website in English, song maybe with English lyrix; can`t tell. 1209 different music, talkovers, ID as ``Suara Indonesia --- Sound of Dignity``, 1210 continues in Indonesian. For the past biweek, 9526- had been only in English, not just during the 10-11 and 13-14 hours. At 1302, VOI back to English, poor signal, but audible SOD slogan, program summary.
Atsunori Ishida on http://rri.jpn.org/ agrees: ``May 12 9526 kHz Voice of Indonesia: English at *0950-1201 and 1301-1514*, Indonesian at 1201-1301 on May 12`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 15360, May 11 at 1817, Slavic talk doesn`t sound like real Russian, but listed as such, KBS, 250 kW, 62 degrees from Rampisham UK; not much else from Europe on 19m at this hour. Maybe that`s Russian with a Korean accent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. 17725, May 12 at 1354, VOAf from the GJ, fair in Swahili; I notice that the S-meter is fluxuating slightly with modulation, so reduced carrier? But can`t tell there is more on USB than LSB, and 1356 into English with drumming, talk about US of Africa, ``era of the masses``, 9.9.99; now unseems carrier is reduced. That effect probably resulted from selective fading, momentarily (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9720, May 12 at 1155 W&M conversing at first seemed Burmese, but soon RNW ID in Indonesian with kHz; modulation and carrier breaking up, FMing; 1157 saying Spanish is about to begin ``on this satellite channel`` [but, but, this is SW, not satellite], then back to Indonesian! Breakup seems to include extraneous audio source. 1158 this signal fades down and off.
9720 was 100 kW, 225 degrees via IBB SAIPAN scheduled 1100-1157 with RNW Indonesian. That breakup was very much like what we have heard sporadically in previous seasons with IBB Vietnamese around this time, likely same defective transmitter.
9715, *1159 open carrier much stronger than the above, good with IS, not breaking up, Spanish ID as RNW via ``BONAIRE, Antillas Neerlandesas`` [do those exist anymore by that name??]; hum on audio, but live feed is clear with TC for 1200, ``La Matinal`` newscast, so RN is still doing news in Spanish if not in English! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN [non]. 15320, May 12 at 1220, SW Asian language quoting New York Times, Washington Post, Pakistan Post, also mentioning Pakistan several times, UBL, Richard Lugar. Good signal, but no pauses between sentences, as if edited too tightly, not read in real time. 1224 to clip of shouting rally, then different reporter.
HFCC shows this as IBB ``Pakistani``, 250 kW, 303 degrees from Tinang, PHILIPPINES, with same via Udorn, Thailand, 250 kW, 304 degrees before and after this semihour at 1100-1200, 1230-1300, why? To find out what language and `station` among the redundant overlapping services, we have to consult Aoki: R. Mashaal, in Pashto, but from Kuwait, no doubt a previous site already changed. However, EiBi has it as R. Free Afghanistan, in ``Afghan`` also via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. 17850, as soon as I heard about the earthquake in Lorca on MSNBC, I tuned to REE, May 11 at 1830 via COSTA RICA, but just wild silly ballgame coverage in `Tablero Deportivo`. It took them until 1834 to interrupt it for a news bulletin about the quake, soon back to the game. First things first.
17595, May 12 at 1406, REE opening `Africa Hoy` announcing listener survey: do you hear this program on SW, satellite or internet? Write to africahoy@rtve.es or ree@rtve.es --- also gave long physical postal address instead of the 6-digit apartado usually heard, and offered a prize to those responding. I suspect most if not all individual REE programs are doing this, so everyone needs to put in votes for SW lest it be abolished (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5050, WWRB is experimenting with audio processing to make it sound louder and thus more valuable. May 12 at 0350, indeed it does sound louder than before, but also more distorted, made worse by the selective fading; how will it be during WORLD OF RADIO, UT Friday 0330v? The latest from Dave Frantz in reply to my report:
``This processor will keep us busy for some time making adjustments. We are receiving GREAT reports from listeners. WWRB is good and loud now. We have a few ground loop issues we need to work out, running all new wiring in the studios converting to digital audio. We will be testing 15795 very soon. Would you keep checking the signal and let us know how it sounds. We are adding various music programs from Disco to Classical. Basic web site updated http://www.wwrb.org
``The operation of WWRB as a Ministry has been removed. Our transition to a Commercial radio station progresses rapidly. The skeds are to be updated in the next few days. Thank you for the reception report. Captain David L. Frantz, Chief Pilot, Airline Transport.``
Does that mean Brother Scare`s days on WWRB are numbered? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15590, May 12 at 1229 pause, 1230 re-open in English as VOA Spanish, `Buenos Días, América`, W&M news starting with earthquake in Spain. VG signal from Greenville, but this has rather rough modulation, resulting from Wáshington or transmitter? No jamming audible.
17745 // 15580, May 12 at 1430 with `International Edition` from VOA, good weekdaily newscast, closing at 1456 referring to VOA Asia, even tho these frequencies are from São Tomé to Africa, 124 and 138 degrees respectively, but both very good today even here.
1457 Editorial about Syria, but 17745 cut off at 1458:20* before it could finish. Then checked 15580 and it was also off, but came back on and off for a few more words of editorial, stayed on after 1500 for VOA News, unlike 17545. It seems the editorials have been scheduled during expendable transmitter-switching times just before hourtops, à la the Chinese lessons on CRI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also PAKISTAN [non]
** U S A. 9370, WTJC, May 12 at 1207, country hymn and no spurs audible, but maybe just below threshold. Even if they have backed down modulation, the spurs are bound to return (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1564 monitoring: did anyone notice whether WBCQ played 1564, or 1563, Wednesday May 11 at 2100, 2115 or 2130? Next airing on WRMI, 9955, UT Thursday May 12 at 0330 confirmed on webcast, nothing but wall-of-noise jamming on 9955; tnx a lot, Arnie!
Further times on WRMI: Thursday 1500, 2100, Friday 1430, Saturday 0800, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730. On WWRB: Friday 0330v on 5050; On WWCR: Friday 2030 on 15825, Saturday 1600 on 12160, Sunday 0630 on 3215. On IPAR: Saturday 1800 on 7290. Full schedule including satellite and webcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 17580, May 12 at 1500, Harold droning about the end of the world --- boy, is he in for a surprise! Just pray the 89-year-old lasts that long. Tnx more to his billboards than broadcasts, Camping and May 21 are getting a lot of attention from the mainstream media, some with barely concealed derision.
17580 signal certainly better than it had been before 1500, and the reason is that the site switches from Wertachtal to Ascension, per HFCC, which assures us both will continue until 29 or 30 October!
Maybe Mr Camping has it all set up to keep Family Radio going on automation for the world in flames and destruxion, for the five months after he and all its eligible personnel are raptured-away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, no signal from KVOH, May 12 at 1501, and still none at 1707; normally it`s on and inbooming Tue-Fri and this was Thu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Ch 41 RF DTV, May 12 at 1508 UT, decoding intermittently as KMCI-TV 38-1, with People`s Court. Could not get a 38-2 or any others with it. This is from Lawrence KS. Also signs of other signals from that area, but not decoding; plus some weak analog CCI on ch 19 from that direxion, not OKC. This opening correlates with Hepburn`s tropo maps, but we were on the edge of the affected area, and moving away from us in next days (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. While I was checking out RHC on 49m, finding it still on new/erroneous 6100, May 12 at 1145, I also noticed no RNV relay on 6060; another mistake, breakdown, or is that gone? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA [and non]. 13590v, 1Africa, tnx to log from Wolfgang Büschel measured on 13589.611, May 5 at 1725, I check more closely how far off it is when I get it: May 12 at 0613, VG signal around 13589.8, compared to 1590 and 9590 carriers. YL talking about ``spiritual hunger`` to be sated by an imaginary friend.
Next check at 1256 it`s closer to 13590, very slightly on the hi side now compared to RA 9590, VOA 15590, and much weaker vs CODAR. Axually, no definite ID this time, and it could have been VOR via Novosibirsk and no Zambia. When CVC shifted 10 kHz up for a few days, they were far enough off 13600 to cause an audible het with other stations, but from 0600 nothing else audible on 13590 to make the off-frequency obvious, altho several others are registered between 10 and 18 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11500, May 12 at 1316 hummy open carrier with flutter, something very weak underneath, maybe Firedrake but not sure. Scheduled is V. of Russia, Hindi via TAJIKISTAN. This OC is there most days and suspected as an unnoticed breakdown at Dushanbe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###