** ANTARCTICA [and non]. 15476, LRA36 missing another day, June 2 at 1231, 1239, 1253, 1340, 1358 chex, not even a trace of a carrier. At 1258 the Bronx-cheer ute QRM recurred briefly after three beeps (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake June 2, under generally poor conditions:
16980, very poor at 1241; fair at 1341
16100, fair at 1241, better than 15970; JBA at 1341
15970, fair at 1241
14900, good at 1242 with flutter; very good at 1338, better than 13920
14700, good at 1243 with flutter, and a hint of talk underneath during a brief pause in the music, presumably Sound of Hope
13920, good at 1246 with flutter; very good 1336: none in the 12s now
13130, fair at 1243
12600, very poor at 1246
12270, good at 1246 with flutter
10970, fair at 1248; fair-good at 1343
7970, very poor at 1251
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUINEA. 7125, June 2 at 0621 hilife music audible, weaker than MAURITANIA [q.v.] 7245 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. 7245, June 2 still chanting at 0621, quite stronger than GUINEA [q.v.] 7125. By 0630 was in non-musical Arabic speech, seemingly didactic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. I had not noted any analog Es TV DX during the previous hour, so was not expecting to hear Spanish on odd frequencies on the caradio, June 1 at 1750 UT, first on 100.3 with discussion of global warming. Fadeout around hourtop ID time, of course, but back at 1803 with ad for Restaurant Maximiliano, celebrating its eleventh anniversary, reservations phone -272-23; 1804 a government PSA and probable ID but could not catch it with fading, ACI from OKC 100.5; then YL DJ. However that ad is a good clue, so I start Googling later, endonde.com leading me to an eatery of that name in Hermosillo, Sonora, plus a 4-digit match on the complete phone number:
RESTAURANT MAXIMILIANO
Dirección: CLLE NAYARIT 97-A Col.5 DE MAYO, C.P.83010
(Sonora, Hermosillo)
Teléfono: 6622157223
There is also a Maximiliano in Los Ángeles, but it just opened this year. More Google hits to directories like endonde, but none near the top from the restaurant itself, to clinch it with anniversary info.
So that makes 100.3 XHSD, Stéreo Cien with 9.8 kW in Hermosillo, per Fred Cantú`s all-Mexico FM-by frequency list starting at http://www.mexicoradiotv.com/frec_fm.htm
FM Atlas never has listed Mexicans by frequency.
I can`t be sure the 100.3 at first with GW discussion was the same station, as that doesn`t seem to fit the program format at http://www.stereo100.com.mx/programacion.html
but it could have been a brief drop-in among the music.
Of course, on the caradio with vertical antenna I had no clues as to direxion this was coming from. Meanwhile, at 1757 there was also some Spanish on 99.5 until 1759 when the OK station took back over.
One more in Spanish: 97.7 with talk at 1813, as I was fortunately far enough away from Enid`s part 15 `WECS` which is still kid-looping for summer break. Strangely, no foreign Spanish heard on any lower channels, so if affected by Es, they were being blocked, not unlikely with our rather packed dial.
In Hermosillo itself there are no 99.5 and 97.7 stations, but there are some elsewhere in Sonora. A frequent catch here on 97.7 is XHGL in Mérida, Yucatán, but apparently not this time (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 21550, June 2 at 0618, RFA Mandarin via TINIAN, poor signal but congrats as the OSOB in the nightmiddle, and // a couple syllables behind strong 17855 which is SAIPAN in typical asynchronous operation, even from the exact same site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 13570, WINB, last heard May 25, is finally back on air June 2 at 1244, usual wobbling carrier with gospel huxter, so far stronger than 13580 WEWN such that the latter`s 10 kHz slush was not yet a problem. At 1309 a different g-h praying, plus a bad hum; maybe God can filter it out. WINB signs off as usual at 1313, presumably not to resume until 1900. See also KVOH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15795, WWRB still missing in morning, afternoon chex on May 31 at 1920; and June 1 at 2115; nor June 2 at 1628 while 15825 WWCR was poorly audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12100, WTWW, still missing around 1920 May 31, but on the next morning June 1 around 1400 in Arabic as previously reported; by 2115 the language was Spanish. Nothing but Bible readings.
At 0612 June 2, the 12100 signal is still very good, S9+20 over summer night-path, now in English, not Alex Scourby, citing chapter 34 of something, in turgid KJV `spake` English, but hot stuff: ``lay with her and defiled her``, apparently about father-daughter incest.
At 1247 June 2, again in Arabic. I wonder if the Christians are as touchy as the Moslems about reciting in traditional Arabic, or will any modern dialect do?
At 1628, off the air, however, while 12160 WWCR was inbooming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11715-, KJES missing June 2 at 1344, not even a carrier tho it was inbooming yesterday during this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, KVOH still missing June 2 at 1628 check; Dave Alpert found out why from the FCC: KVOH neglected to renew their license!
Really, per FCC records, KVOH expired on January 11, 2009! So ever since then, it`s been illegal, racking up a hefty fine??
http://transition.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/KVOH.txt
Main Station Record - KVOH
Permittee: La Voz De Restauracion Broadcasting, Inc.
Call Sign: KVOH File Number: IHFASG-20040413
License/Renewal: Grant Date: 01/11/05 Expire Date: 01/11/09
Such info about all US SW stations is stored here:
http://transition.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/stations.html
Proviso: FCC admits it may not be up-to-date. In fact, this shows WINB expired 11/01/03! After a 5.5-year term (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15480, June 2 at 0604 open carrier to S9+10 peaks, 0615 tone test on and off and on. HFCC shows CNR Beijing at 01-13, and VOR Samara at 04-12. EiBi and Aoki list only CNR1 from Beijing 572 site, but what became of the programming from this on a Thursday, not their Tuesday siesta? Since it`s listed, this is a real CNR1 frequency, not a jammer! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
** CHINA. Firedrake June 2, under generally poor conditions:
16980, very poor at 1241; fair at 1341
16100, fair at 1241, better than 15970; JBA at 1341
15970, fair at 1241
14900, good at 1242 with flutter; very good at 1338, better than 13920
14700, good at 1243 with flutter, and a hint of talk underneath during a brief pause in the music, presumably Sound of Hope
13920, good at 1246 with flutter; very good 1336: none in the 12s now
13130, fair at 1243
12600, very poor at 1246
12270, good at 1246 with flutter
10970, fair at 1248; fair-good at 1343
7970, very poor at 1251
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUINEA. 7125, June 2 at 0621 hilife music audible, weaker than MAURITANIA [q.v.] 7245 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. 7245, June 2 still chanting at 0621, quite stronger than GUINEA [q.v.] 7125. By 0630 was in non-musical Arabic speech, seemingly didactic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. I had not noted any analog Es TV DX during the previous hour, so was not expecting to hear Spanish on odd frequencies on the caradio, June 1 at 1750 UT, first on 100.3 with discussion of global warming. Fadeout around hourtop ID time, of course, but back at 1803 with ad for Restaurant Maximiliano, celebrating its eleventh anniversary, reservations phone -272-23; 1804 a government PSA and probable ID but could not catch it with fading, ACI from OKC 100.5; then YL DJ. However that ad is a good clue, so I start Googling later, endonde.com leading me to an eatery of that name in Hermosillo, Sonora, plus a 4-digit match on the complete phone number:
RESTAURANT MAXIMILIANO
Dirección: CLLE NAYARIT 97-A Col.5 DE MAYO, C.P.83010
(Sonora, Hermosillo)
Teléfono: 6622157223
There is also a Maximiliano in Los Ángeles, but it just opened this year. More Google hits to directories like endonde, but none near the top from the restaurant itself, to clinch it with anniversary info.
So that makes 100.3 XHSD, Stéreo Cien with 9.8 kW in Hermosillo, per Fred Cantú`s all-Mexico FM-by frequency list starting at http://www.mexicoradiotv.com/frec_fm.htm
FM Atlas never has listed Mexicans by frequency.
I can`t be sure the 100.3 at first with GW discussion was the same station, as that doesn`t seem to fit the program format at http://www.stereo100.com.mx/programacion.html
but it could have been a brief drop-in among the music.
Of course, on the caradio with vertical antenna I had no clues as to direxion this was coming from. Meanwhile, at 1757 there was also some Spanish on 99.5 until 1759 when the OK station took back over.
One more in Spanish: 97.7 with talk at 1813, as I was fortunately far enough away from Enid`s part 15 `WECS` which is still kid-looping for summer break. Strangely, no foreign Spanish heard on any lower channels, so if affected by Es, they were being blocked, not unlikely with our rather packed dial.
In Hermosillo itself there are no 99.5 and 97.7 stations, but there are some elsewhere in Sonora. A frequent catch here on 97.7 is XHGL in Mérida, Yucatán, but apparently not this time (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 21550, June 2 at 0618, RFA Mandarin via TINIAN, poor signal but congrats as the OSOB in the nightmiddle, and // a couple syllables behind strong 17855 which is SAIPAN in typical asynchronous operation, even from the exact same site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 13570, WINB, last heard May 25, is finally back on air June 2 at 1244, usual wobbling carrier with gospel huxter, so far stronger than 13580 WEWN such that the latter`s 10 kHz slush was not yet a problem. At 1309 a different g-h praying, plus a bad hum; maybe God can filter it out. WINB signs off as usual at 1313, presumably not to resume until 1900. See also KVOH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15795, WWRB still missing in morning, afternoon chex on May 31 at 1920; and June 1 at 2115; nor June 2 at 1628 while 15825 WWCR was poorly audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12100, WTWW, still missing around 1920 May 31, but on the next morning June 1 around 1400 in Arabic as previously reported; by 2115 the language was Spanish. Nothing but Bible readings.
At 0612 June 2, the 12100 signal is still very good, S9+20 over summer night-path, now in English, not Alex Scourby, citing chapter 34 of something, in turgid KJV `spake` English, but hot stuff: ``lay with her and defiled her``, apparently about father-daughter incest.
At 1247 June 2, again in Arabic. I wonder if the Christians are as touchy as the Moslems about reciting in traditional Arabic, or will any modern dialect do?
At 1628, off the air, however, while 12160 WWCR was inbooming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11715-, KJES missing June 2 at 1344, not even a carrier tho it was inbooming yesterday during this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, KVOH still missing June 2 at 1628 check; Dave Alpert found out why from the FCC: KVOH neglected to renew their license!
Really, per FCC records, KVOH expired on January 11, 2009! So ever since then, it`s been illegal, racking up a hefty fine??
http://transition.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/KVOH.txt
Main Station Record - KVOH
Permittee: La Voz De Restauracion Broadcasting, Inc.
Call Sign: KVOH File Number: IHFASG-20040413
License/Renewal: Grant Date: 01/11/05 Expire Date: 01/11/09
Such info about all US SW stations is stored here:
http://transition.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/stations.html
Proviso: FCC admits it may not be up-to-date. In fact, this shows WINB expired 11/01/03! After a 5.5-year term (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15480, June 2 at 0604 open carrier to S9+10 peaks, 0615 tone test on and off and on. HFCC shows CNR Beijing at 01-13, and VOR Samara at 04-12. EiBi and Aoki list only CNR1 from Beijing 572 site, but what became of the programming from this on a Thursday, not their Tuesday siesta? Since it`s listed, this is a real CNR1 frequency, not a jammer! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###