** ANTARCTICA. 15476, checked for LRA36, Tuesday May 3 at 1930 and 1957, but no trace of it. Something had been heard there the previous two Tuesdays in NZ and Australia; and it was missing from its usual earlier broadcast on May 3.
15476, May 4 at 1257, LRA36 is back at S9+8 level, undermodulated talk; 1300 said ``buena música`` audibly and then played some music. At 1346 Spanish talk mentioning some years, possibly a history of the base. 1409 now peaking S9+10 but little improvement to the ear, mentions ``casa blanca`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 15287 approx., May 4 at 1303, very distorted FMy blob in Chinese, no carrier to pinpoint, still same at 1333. At first I assumed the Babcock transmitter in Singapore with BBC Mandarin was out of whack, scheduled 1300-1530, 100 kW, 13 degrees, but now I think it was probably a filthy jamming technique by the ChiCom. Should have tried to // it with other CNR1 jammer audio.
Firedrake May 4: not checked before 1300. All heard were //.
10300, JBA at 1325
11500, open carrier with flutter at 1328 and following semihour. Aoki shows Sound of Hope at 20-16, and V. of Russia via Tajikistan to India at 12-15. Firedrake previously audible in the mix here, but the OC today I suspect was defective Tajikistan
13130, good with flutter at 1328
13920, fair at 1331
14700, VG at 1333
14970, VG at 1332. Cut off a few sex after 1400*
15430, poor at 1340 plus noise jamming vs V. of Tibet via UAE
15545, poor at 1340, jumped down from 15560 following VOT
15560, poor at 1334, het from 15562 carrier = V. of Tibet, TAJIKISTAN
15970, poor at 1337; none heard higher up to 18 MHz
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST
** COSTA RICA. 11880, REE relay, May 4 at 1327 is somewhat distorted and splattering up to 11895 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 13710, May 4 at 1329 pleased to hear a bit of the AIR IS, so I quickly tune to 9690, but that frequency has non-English talk, presumed the usual Tibetan mistake, before switching to English AIR GOS opening at 1330. Both these are from Bengaluru, but apparently with different input feed routings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 15540, May 3 at 1930-1942, R. Kuwait in English with `Today in History` (or whatever title they use), year-by-year chronology of world events on May 3. Since it lasted 12 minutes, more comprehensive than your typical TIH segment on other stations such as Indonesia. If one heard 366 of these, might have a fairly good history text. I wonder if RK compiles this itself, or pulls it off some website. At 1942, notice from the government about procedures for residing in the country, leaving and getting back in, or not. Sufficient reception but not solid (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Sporadic E analog TV DX opening in progress at tune-in May 4 at 1424 UT, Spanish mix of networks on channels 2, 3, 4, 5, peaking SSW; including cartoons on 3 from net-5, Lotería Nacional PSA from another. 1428 Net-5 cartoons as `El Chavo`; opening almost gone by 1500, but at 1504 a bit of ch 2, bug in upper-right looks like Azteca 13. There was NO indication of any activity from Mexico (and very little in the USA) on the 6m QSO map during this period (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Re yesterday`s report of an open stereo carrier on 89.5 from the Braum`s store on W Garriott in Enid --- I went back 24 hours later May 3 with my DX-398 to track it down, but no signal. I now think it was probably an RF feeder in someone`s parked car, which did not occur to me before. If it were an employee, it could happen again; less likely if from a transient customer. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 13620, R. Dabanga via MADAGASCAR, good signal with yelling, May 4 at 0515, with continuous tone jamming. Other frequency via UAE, 13730, only had the weaker noise jamming described previously (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9330-CUSB, WBCQ with dead air May 4 at 0529, 0545 and still at 0545. Next check when I awoke briefly at 0828, GFRN/R2:11 modulation had resumed. 23/7 customer, turn it on and forget it; their fault if the feed fail (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 17750, May 4 at 1410, quite good signal and modulation from Denge Amerika = VOA Kurdish, 250 kW, 120 degrees from Wertachtal, GERMANY at 14-15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9479, WTWW missing May 4 at 1421; it had been on 5755 as usual the night before. Perhaps needed to turn off in order to work on new rhombic antennas for #2 and #3 transmitters. Back on at 1555 check. George McClintock has notified FCC that he intends to test the 40-degree antenna soon at will, anytime on 12100, 5080, 5765, and between 11 and 23 on 9990 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Intruder, 17656.0-SSB, May 4 at 1413, two-way in Spanish, engine noise in background, still going at 1422, between broadcast signals on 17650 and 17660 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
15476, May 4 at 1257, LRA36 is back at S9+8 level, undermodulated talk; 1300 said ``buena música`` audibly and then played some music. At 1346 Spanish talk mentioning some years, possibly a history of the base. 1409 now peaking S9+10 but little improvement to the ear, mentions ``casa blanca`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 15287 approx., May 4 at 1303, very distorted FMy blob in Chinese, no carrier to pinpoint, still same at 1333. At first I assumed the Babcock transmitter in Singapore with BBC Mandarin was out of whack, scheduled 1300-1530, 100 kW, 13 degrees, but now I think it was probably a filthy jamming technique by the ChiCom. Should have tried to // it with other CNR1 jammer audio.
Firedrake May 4: not checked before 1300. All heard were //.
10300, JBA at 1325
11500, open carrier with flutter at 1328 and following semihour. Aoki shows Sound of Hope at 20-16, and V. of Russia via Tajikistan to India at 12-15. Firedrake previously audible in the mix here, but the OC today I suspect was defective Tajikistan
13130, good with flutter at 1328
13920, fair at 1331
14700, VG at 1333
14970, VG at 1332. Cut off a few sex after 1400*
15430, poor at 1340 plus noise jamming vs V. of Tibet via UAE
15545, poor at 1340, jumped down from 15560 following VOT
15560, poor at 1334, het from 15562 carrier = V. of Tibet, TAJIKISTAN
15970, poor at 1337; none heard higher up to 18 MHz
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST
** COSTA RICA. 11880, REE relay, May 4 at 1327 is somewhat distorted and splattering up to 11895 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 13710, May 4 at 1329 pleased to hear a bit of the AIR IS, so I quickly tune to 9690, but that frequency has non-English talk, presumed the usual Tibetan mistake, before switching to English AIR GOS opening at 1330. Both these are from Bengaluru, but apparently with different input feed routings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 15540, May 3 at 1930-1942, R. Kuwait in English with `Today in History` (or whatever title they use), year-by-year chronology of world events on May 3. Since it lasted 12 minutes, more comprehensive than your typical TIH segment on other stations such as Indonesia. If one heard 366 of these, might have a fairly good history text. I wonder if RK compiles this itself, or pulls it off some website. At 1942, notice from the government about procedures for residing in the country, leaving and getting back in, or not. Sufficient reception but not solid (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Sporadic E analog TV DX opening in progress at tune-in May 4 at 1424 UT, Spanish mix of networks on channels 2, 3, 4, 5, peaking SSW; including cartoons on 3 from net-5, Lotería Nacional PSA from another. 1428 Net-5 cartoons as `El Chavo`; opening almost gone by 1500, but at 1504 a bit of ch 2, bug in upper-right looks like Azteca 13. There was NO indication of any activity from Mexico (and very little in the USA) on the 6m QSO map during this period (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Re yesterday`s report of an open stereo carrier on 89.5 from the Braum`s store on W Garriott in Enid --- I went back 24 hours later May 3 with my DX-398 to track it down, but no signal. I now think it was probably an RF feeder in someone`s parked car, which did not occur to me before. If it were an employee, it could happen again; less likely if from a transient customer. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 13620, R. Dabanga via MADAGASCAR, good signal with yelling, May 4 at 0515, with continuous tone jamming. Other frequency via UAE, 13730, only had the weaker noise jamming described previously (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9330-CUSB, WBCQ with dead air May 4 at 0529, 0545 and still at 0545. Next check when I awoke briefly at 0828, GFRN/R2:11 modulation had resumed. 23/7 customer, turn it on and forget it; their fault if the feed fail (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 17750, May 4 at 1410, quite good signal and modulation from Denge Amerika = VOA Kurdish, 250 kW, 120 degrees from Wertachtal, GERMANY at 14-15 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9479, WTWW missing May 4 at 1421; it had been on 5755 as usual the night before. Perhaps needed to turn off in order to work on new rhombic antennas for #2 and #3 transmitters. Back on at 1555 check. George McClintock has notified FCC that he intends to test the 40-degree antenna soon at will, anytime on 12100, 5080, 5765, and between 11 and 23 on 9990 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Intruder, 17656.0-SSB, May 4 at 1413, two-way in Spanish, engine noise in background, still going at 1422, between broadcast signals on 17650 and 17660 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###