** ALGERIA [non]. 9535, Oct 15 at 0552, RTA Arabic via FRANCE, fair and clear, having outlasted REE after clashing the entire A14 season during this hour, rather than resolving the collision ASAP (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 15300 & 15240, Oct 15 at 0536, after missing a few nights, RA is reaudible, now in recovery after an R1 radio blackout and K-index of 5 at 0300. Lots of other signals on 19m too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. Following R1 blackout and K-index of 5 at 0300, signals are unusually hopping on 19m in our nightmiddle:
15265, Oct 15 at 0537, sounds like Firedrake, fair with flutter. Vs VOA Tibetan via Thailand here at 05-06
15120, Oct 15 at 0538, Chinese slightly stronger than Nigeria, both fair signals. It`s CRI in Chinese from Beijing site toward Europe
15170, Oct 15 at 0538, Qur`an from SAUDI ARABIA with rhumbling low audible het, i.e. CRI Cantonese, 59 degrees USward from Jinhua-Youbu 831 site. I suppose BSKSA is more likely to be the one off-frequency
15445, Oct 15 at 0540, CRI Russian, good with flutter, much stronger than // 15665. Per Aoki, both are 500 kW, 308 degrees from Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN; why the disparity? MUF difference of 220 kHz? 17 MHz is not propagating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 11910, Oct 15 at 1321, CRI English has apparently replaced the REE Spanish relay which had been scheduled at 12-14 UT via Beijing site to Philippines; poor with flutter, recognizable topix, style and announcers but NOT // CRI English programming on 9570 Cuba, 9760 direct, and not just out of synch as far as I can tell (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. CNR1 jamming, morning of Oct 15:
12910, Oct 15 at 1329, CNR1 jammer, poor with flutter
13530, Oct 15 at 1331, CNR1 jammer, poor-fair // 12910 but with CODAR
13830, Oct 15 at 1331, CNR1 jammer, very poor
13920, Oct 15 at 1331, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter. None in the 14s, 16s, 17s, 18s, and only the inbander 15s, 15115, 15195, 15265 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5025, Oct 15 at 0559, R. Rebelde carrier is wobbling slightly, and lightly distorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 13850, Oct 15 at 0542, R. Cairo, good signal with flutter, but distorted suppressed Arabic modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 17850, Oct 14 at 2146, last few minutes of REE on SW, Spanish service but very poor signal; just enough to hear the IS once and off at 2155:45*. Will Noblejas now be dismantled/destroyed ASAP?
Missed checking 9690 at 02-04 UT Oct 15, whether the relay of China is also off, or are they contraxually obliged to continue it a bit longer? Did anyone notice? See also CHINA: 11910 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1742 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday Oct 15 at 1315.5 on WRMI 9955, after gh ID at 1315.0 which followed waltzing fillmusic; fair and clear signal except for ``running water`` ute bursts at 1316, 1325 at least. Next: Wednesday 2100 on WBCQ 7490v. Hope to have new 1743 ready to go by 0330 UT Thursday on 9955; then 1230 on 9955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9485-SSB, Oct 15 at 0548, 2-way in Spanish but with expressions ``okey-dokey``! Strong signals. Very strange, and perhaps related, equally strange variety of 8 CW beeps in a row at slightly different pitches (frequencies) around 9490. No residual Cuban jamming against R. República on 9490 as is often the case, so maybe the Cuban jamming network having some fun for a change? Jamming still on and propagating on 9565 against non-Martí (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1536 UT October 15
** AUSTRALIA. 15300 & 15240, Oct 15 at 0536, after missing a few nights, RA is reaudible, now in recovery after an R1 radio blackout and K-index of 5 at 0300. Lots of other signals on 19m too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. Following R1 blackout and K-index of 5 at 0300, signals are unusually hopping on 19m in our nightmiddle:
15265, Oct 15 at 0537, sounds like Firedrake, fair with flutter. Vs VOA Tibetan via Thailand here at 05-06
15120, Oct 15 at 0538, Chinese slightly stronger than Nigeria, both fair signals. It`s CRI in Chinese from Beijing site toward Europe
15170, Oct 15 at 0538, Qur`an from SAUDI ARABIA with rhumbling low audible het, i.e. CRI Cantonese, 59 degrees USward from Jinhua-Youbu 831 site. I suppose BSKSA is more likely to be the one off-frequency
15445, Oct 15 at 0540, CRI Russian, good with flutter, much stronger than // 15665. Per Aoki, both are 500 kW, 308 degrees from Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN; why the disparity? MUF difference of 220 kHz? 17 MHz is not propagating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 11910, Oct 15 at 1321, CRI English has apparently replaced the REE Spanish relay which had been scheduled at 12-14 UT via Beijing site to Philippines; poor with flutter, recognizable topix, style and announcers but NOT // CRI English programming on 9570 Cuba, 9760 direct, and not just out of synch as far as I can tell (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. CNR1 jamming, morning of Oct 15:
12910, Oct 15 at 1329, CNR1 jammer, poor with flutter
13530, Oct 15 at 1331, CNR1 jammer, poor-fair // 12910 but with CODAR
13830, Oct 15 at 1331, CNR1 jammer, very poor
13920, Oct 15 at 1331, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter. None in the 14s, 16s, 17s, 18s, and only the inbander 15s, 15115, 15195, 15265 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5025, Oct 15 at 0559, R. Rebelde carrier is wobbling slightly, and lightly distorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 13850, Oct 15 at 0542, R. Cairo, good signal with flutter, but distorted suppressed Arabic modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 17850, Oct 14 at 2146, last few minutes of REE on SW, Spanish service but very poor signal; just enough to hear the IS once and off at 2155:45*. Will Noblejas now be dismantled/destroyed ASAP?
Missed checking 9690 at 02-04 UT Oct 15, whether the relay of China is also off, or are they contraxually obliged to continue it a bit longer? Did anyone notice? See also CHINA: 11910 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1742 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday Oct 15 at 1315.5 on WRMI 9955, after gh ID at 1315.0 which followed waltzing fillmusic; fair and clear signal except for ``running water`` ute bursts at 1316, 1325 at least. Next: Wednesday 2100 on WBCQ 7490v. Hope to have new 1743 ready to go by 0330 UT Thursday on 9955; then 1230 on 9955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9485-SSB, Oct 15 at 0548, 2-way in Spanish but with expressions ``okey-dokey``! Strong signals. Very strange, and perhaps related, equally strange variety of 8 CW beeps in a row at slightly different pitches (frequencies) around 9490. No residual Cuban jamming against R. República on 9490 as is often the case, so maybe the Cuban jamming network having some fun for a change? Jamming still on and propagating on 9565 against non-Martí (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1536 UT October 15
