** BIAFRA [non]. 11830, Nov 8 at 1917, JBA carrier here and not on 11870, maybe evidence that R. Biafra London matches HFCC B-12 on this new frequency and an hour earlier, Thursdays and Saturdays only at 19-20 via WRN, due south from Wertachtal, GERMANY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 7220 & 7435, CRI Nepali service via Kunming site at 1400, is just as I suspected *still* preceding it with nonsensical Radio Exterior de España interval signal, barely but definitely audible on both at 1359 Nov 8, somewhat stronger on 7435 and less QRhaM, but 7435 also has a squeal on the signal.
This presumably results from the fact that the REE program feed in Spanish, is going into Beijing master control for relay via Beijing site on 11910 and is just ending at 1400, when MC somehow switches that feed onto the circuit going to Kunming. This has been going on for two or three years now, and no one notices but me? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1642, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Nov 8, not a full search but noticed only:
15570, very poor at 1356
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. 6050, Nov 8 at 0230 I am tuning for HCJB, which finally got its frequency back from the Cuban usurpers. I want to hear the automatic timesignal on the half-hour, but get here a few sex too late. Yet there are praise songs by YL in Spanish, so this must be it. Still faces QRM problems, but nothing to compare with co-channel RHC blasts: there is some lite pulse jamming which must be bleeding over from 6030 vs R. Martí, as I can also hear it between the two frequencies.
Recheck just before 0500 for the sign-off. At 0459 ID for 690 and 6050 kHz, auto timesignal which is 3+1, the last prolonged at the same pitch, then sign-off announcement mentioning that next broadcast early morning will be in Quichua. Then national anthem with the refrain ``gloria a ti`` repeated. Open carrier stayed on a while, but did not hear any postlude of Andean music like they used to do (switching error?). 6050 also suffers ACI from Spain 6055, which is much stronger, but that`s been acceptable from long before Cuba intervened on 6050 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1642, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9720, Nov 8 at 0237, R. Cairo with fair signal, just barely modulated in presumed English; stronger signal on 9905 with Qur`an, not as distorted or buzzy as it often is; 9965, very distorted Arabic, no buzz tho (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 15630, Nov 8 at 1353, VOG fair signal with dirge music as befits the general strike (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUIANA FRENCH. 9490, Nov 8 at 0154, no signal from R. República relay which normally ends at 0157. I tuned in time, I thought, to see if the spurs were still there. But I had previously told Jeff White about them, and he said he passed it on, presumably to TDF, so maybe they are working on the problem.
However, the spurs are still there out of the 5960 GUF transmitter after 0200 relaying NHK in Japanese: 0227 check, the usual buzz around 6076, 5994, 5926, 5892, 5844. Listening to fundamental 5960 itself at 0236, it has that motor-boating sound in the background (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. 9595, Thu Nov 8 at 1338, R. Nikkei in American English about the inventor of blue LEDs in Santa Bárbara, then Japanese, further alternations discussing how Korea and China hire lots of grads from US universities who are fluent in English, unlike disadvantaged Japan where there is more of a language barrier. Then repeating some terms and translations, as this is really a language lesson, but also with a message.
(You should hear how broken the English is from some of the correspondents and ``experts`` appearing on NHK World News TV.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 960, KGWA dead air break was not checked at 0600 UT Nov 7 due to elexion returns; but it`s observed UT Nov 8 during which I hear with carrier nulled, ``otro recuredo musical``, probably from XEK Nuevo Laredo; and shortly, ABC news, probably KMA Shenandoah IA; and a bit of ``Stranger in Paradise`` tune before 0605 KGWA blasts modulation back on with funeral home ad (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1120, Nov 8 at 1410 UT, Mexican music, so KEOR Sperry etc. is on the air again, and making 128/minute SAH with KMOX remnant, i.e. 2.13 Hz. The SAH is slightly different each day and I bet KMOX is not the one which is varying.
Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, has been hearing this every morning, Nov 5-6-7, either carrier or Spanish music, never any IDs. And he adds, ``I checked the FCC AM Query site and found a letter from the FCC, dated July 30, 2012, to Rafft granting a STA to remain silent for 180 days, stating its license for KEOR will expire May 22, 2013 if "broadcast operations do not commence". Probably the impetus to get the new facilities operational? Or at least to blow the cobwebs out of the existing 2 kW transmitter?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALILAND. 7120, Nov 8 at 1325, R. Hargeisa is making it this early now, very poor signal but equal to Myanmar 7110. Talk by YL sounds like English intonation, which has been reported in this segment, and I make out a few words such as ``people``. 1329 brief music with heavy beat, back to more talk by another announcer, OM, maybe still English. It`s less than a semihour after sunrise here, but sunset in Hargeisa is not until 1439 UT, per gaisma.com, contrary to an hour earlier as thought by Dave Valko, PA, who has also been hearing it at this time. One hour is close enough for grayline on this band, where signals penetrate considerably into the dayside, and could it even be short-path now instead of longpath? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1642, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 5965, Nov 8 at 0618, REE COSTA RICA relay is still running, discussing about Sahara; yes, in B-12 5965 is 04-08, while // 3350 and 9675 go off at 0600. 5965 is for S America, where it is very, very late at night, while if aimed toward WNAm it would only last until midnite PST (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIBET [non]. 9350, Nov 8 at 1346 noise jamming or bad exciter? Over very weak signal, Chinese? HFCC shows target must be IBB Tibetan via Tajikistan at 11-14 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1642 monitoring: first broadcast could have been 0430 UT Thursday Nov 8 on 9955 WRMI, but again this week I am struggling to get caught up in time, and last week`s 1641 replays, confirmed on webcast. Further WRMI times for 1642 are now: Sat 0900, 1600, 1830; Sun 0900, 1630; Mon 0530; Tue 1200.
First broadcast will be Thursday 2200 on WTWW 9479; then UT Friday 0430v on WWRB 3195 (and maybe 5051, but it was not on air earlier this week); UT Saturday 0230v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB; UT Sunday 0500 on WTWW 5745. On Hamburger Lokalradio, Germany, Sat 0630 & 1630 on 7265. On WRN via SiriusXM 120: Saturday 1830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7506.4, Nov 8 at 0235, WRNO check, only fair signal and very suppressed modulation from gospel huxter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 770, Nov 8 at 1415 UT, more than an hour after sunrise here, weak but steady signal from ``770KKOB.com`` but I am not listening online; discussing elexion (where NM has rid itself of a Republican senator, but still has such a governess). KKOB official sunrise in Nov when non-direxional day pattern starts is 1345 UT; Dec, 1400; Jan, 1415; Feb, 1400 (Glenn Hauser, oK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1460, Nov 8 at 1405 UT, dominant signal is EWTN talk show, saying they are now on iheartradio; runs three sex behind YL on WEWN 15610. It`s KHOJ St Charles MO, an hour after LSR here and still preventing our nearest 1460, KZUE El Reno OK, from being heard, which is not so ``Tremenda``. What would KHOJ signify? Heart of Jesus, maybe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZANZIBAR. 11735, Nov 8 at 2054, ZBC with vocal music, poor with flutter, 2055 announcement, more music cut off at 2057* sharp. I wonder if the SW turnoff is on a timer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9410, Nov 8 at 1344-1345* the ``banshee`` QRM is here against very weak signal where both CNR Beijing and BBC Oman are listed. Yesterday at 1416 as reported, it was upon 9420, the Greek frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 7220 & 7435, CRI Nepali service via Kunming site at 1400, is just as I suspected *still* preceding it with nonsensical Radio Exterior de España interval signal, barely but definitely audible on both at 1359 Nov 8, somewhat stronger on 7435 and less QRhaM, but 7435 also has a squeal on the signal.
This presumably results from the fact that the REE program feed in Spanish, is going into Beijing master control for relay via Beijing site on 11910 and is just ending at 1400, when MC somehow switches that feed onto the circuit going to Kunming. This has been going on for two or three years now, and no one notices but me? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1642, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Nov 8, not a full search but noticed only:
15570, very poor at 1356
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. 6050, Nov 8 at 0230 I am tuning for HCJB, which finally got its frequency back from the Cuban usurpers. I want to hear the automatic timesignal on the half-hour, but get here a few sex too late. Yet there are praise songs by YL in Spanish, so this must be it. Still faces QRM problems, but nothing to compare with co-channel RHC blasts: there is some lite pulse jamming which must be bleeding over from 6030 vs R. Martí, as I can also hear it between the two frequencies.
Recheck just before 0500 for the sign-off. At 0459 ID for 690 and 6050 kHz, auto timesignal which is 3+1, the last prolonged at the same pitch, then sign-off announcement mentioning that next broadcast early morning will be in Quichua. Then national anthem with the refrain ``gloria a ti`` repeated. Open carrier stayed on a while, but did not hear any postlude of Andean music like they used to do (switching error?). 6050 also suffers ACI from Spain 6055, which is much stronger, but that`s been acceptable from long before Cuba intervened on 6050 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1642, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9720, Nov 8 at 0237, R. Cairo with fair signal, just barely modulated in presumed English; stronger signal on 9905 with Qur`an, not as distorted or buzzy as it often is; 9965, very distorted Arabic, no buzz tho (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 15630, Nov 8 at 1353, VOG fair signal with dirge music as befits the general strike (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUIANA FRENCH. 9490, Nov 8 at 0154, no signal from R. República relay which normally ends at 0157. I tuned in time, I thought, to see if the spurs were still there. But I had previously told Jeff White about them, and he said he passed it on, presumably to TDF, so maybe they are working on the problem.
However, the spurs are still there out of the 5960 GUF transmitter after 0200 relaying NHK in Japanese: 0227 check, the usual buzz around 6076, 5994, 5926, 5892, 5844. Listening to fundamental 5960 itself at 0236, it has that motor-boating sound in the background (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. 9595, Thu Nov 8 at 1338, R. Nikkei in American English about the inventor of blue LEDs in Santa Bárbara, then Japanese, further alternations discussing how Korea and China hire lots of grads from US universities who are fluent in English, unlike disadvantaged Japan where there is more of a language barrier. Then repeating some terms and translations, as this is really a language lesson, but also with a message.
(You should hear how broken the English is from some of the correspondents and ``experts`` appearing on NHK World News TV.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 960, KGWA dead air break was not checked at 0600 UT Nov 7 due to elexion returns; but it`s observed UT Nov 8 during which I hear with carrier nulled, ``otro recuredo musical``, probably from XEK Nuevo Laredo; and shortly, ABC news, probably KMA Shenandoah IA; and a bit of ``Stranger in Paradise`` tune before 0605 KGWA blasts modulation back on with funeral home ad (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1120, Nov 8 at 1410 UT, Mexican music, so KEOR Sperry etc. is on the air again, and making 128/minute SAH with KMOX remnant, i.e. 2.13 Hz. The SAH is slightly different each day and I bet KMOX is not the one which is varying.
Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, has been hearing this every morning, Nov 5-6-7, either carrier or Spanish music, never any IDs. And he adds, ``I checked the FCC AM Query site and found a letter from the FCC, dated July 30, 2012, to Rafft granting a STA to remain silent for 180 days, stating its license for KEOR will expire May 22, 2013 if "broadcast operations do not commence". Probably the impetus to get the new facilities operational? Or at least to blow the cobwebs out of the existing 2 kW transmitter?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALILAND. 7120, Nov 8 at 1325, R. Hargeisa is making it this early now, very poor signal but equal to Myanmar 7110. Talk by YL sounds like English intonation, which has been reported in this segment, and I make out a few words such as ``people``. 1329 brief music with heavy beat, back to more talk by another announcer, OM, maybe still English. It`s less than a semihour after sunrise here, but sunset in Hargeisa is not until 1439 UT, per gaisma.com, contrary to an hour earlier as thought by Dave Valko, PA, who has also been hearing it at this time. One hour is close enough for grayline on this band, where signals penetrate considerably into the dayside, and could it even be short-path now instead of longpath? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1642, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 5965, Nov 8 at 0618, REE COSTA RICA relay is still running, discussing about Sahara; yes, in B-12 5965 is 04-08, while // 3350 and 9675 go off at 0600. 5965 is for S America, where it is very, very late at night, while if aimed toward WNAm it would only last until midnite PST (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIBET [non]. 9350, Nov 8 at 1346 noise jamming or bad exciter? Over very weak signal, Chinese? HFCC shows target must be IBB Tibetan via Tajikistan at 11-14 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1642 monitoring: first broadcast could have been 0430 UT Thursday Nov 8 on 9955 WRMI, but again this week I am struggling to get caught up in time, and last week`s 1641 replays, confirmed on webcast. Further WRMI times for 1642 are now: Sat 0900, 1600, 1830; Sun 0900, 1630; Mon 0530; Tue 1200.
First broadcast will be Thursday 2200 on WTWW 9479; then UT Friday 0430v on WWRB 3195 (and maybe 5051, but it was not on air earlier this week); UT Saturday 0230v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB; UT Sunday 0500 on WTWW 5745. On Hamburger Lokalradio, Germany, Sat 0630 & 1630 on 7265. On WRN via SiriusXM 120: Saturday 1830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7506.4, Nov 8 at 0235, WRNO check, only fair signal and very suppressed modulation from gospel huxter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 770, Nov 8 at 1415 UT, more than an hour after sunrise here, weak but steady signal from ``770KKOB.com`` but I am not listening online; discussing elexion (where NM has rid itself of a Republican senator, but still has such a governess). KKOB official sunrise in Nov when non-direxional day pattern starts is 1345 UT; Dec, 1400; Jan, 1415; Feb, 1400 (Glenn Hauser, oK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1460, Nov 8 at 1405 UT, dominant signal is EWTN talk show, saying they are now on iheartradio; runs three sex behind YL on WEWN 15610. It`s KHOJ St Charles MO, an hour after LSR here and still preventing our nearest 1460, KZUE El Reno OK, from being heard, which is not so ``Tremenda``. What would KHOJ signify? Heart of Jesus, maybe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZANZIBAR. 11735, Nov 8 at 2054, ZBC with vocal music, poor with flutter, 2055 announcement, more music cut off at 2057* sharp. I wonder if the SW turnoff is on a timer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9410, Nov 8 at 1344-1345* the ``banshee`` QRM is here against very weak signal where both CNR Beijing and BBC Oman are listed. Yesterday at 1416 as reported, it was upon 9420, the Greek frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
