** ALGERIA [non]. 9380, Dec 4 at 2129, Qur`an, poor under splash from the BS on 9370 WWRB. RTA relay via FRANCE is now scheduled here 18-22 UT at 162 degrees from Issoudun (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11742-11751, Dec 5 at 0126, scratchy spur from 11780.1 RNA can be detected in 1 kHz steps over this range, obscured by an 11750 station, so approx. center 11747; too much WRMI BSplash now from 11825 to evaluate the matching spur circa 11813.
11780.1, Dec 5 at 0650, RNA has poor signal with fading, most unusual instead of inbooming; K index at 06 was 3, and per WWV there had been radio blackouts reaching the R2 level. This certainly means the spurs are far too weak to be heard now. NZ is not audible at all on 11725 --- but this being Friday it could also be off for maintenance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6070, Dec 5 at 0107, CFRX with good signal, ``back to The Nightside`` talk show (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COLOMBIA [and non]. 5910, Dec 5 at 0645 check, still no HJDH and TWR Polish Austria is JBA in depressed conditions following blackout; 6010 presumed HJDH very poor with music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9860, Dec 5 at 0122, R. Cairo is good with flutter, but open carrier/dead air instead of Spanish
9963.7 approx., Dec 5 at 0122, R. Cairo, fair with flutter, in whine, Arabic, and yes, off-frequency from 9965.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420 & 9935, Dec 5 at 0122, ERTOPen is closed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. 13725, Dec 5 at 1459 sounds like a hymn maybe in Russian until timesignal and 1500*, but must have been listed NHK in Persian via FRANCE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 610, Dec 5 at 1312, Radio Viva ID, federal PSAs, 1216 mentions Culiacán, loops SW. So the usual XEGS Guasave, Sinaloa, using the Chávez group slogan not appearing in the listings, but here:http://www.chavezradiocast.com/?page_id=433
At this time probably // 650 XETNT. Some CCI from another 610 SS further east, probably XEBX Sabinas, Coahuila. Can`t say I`ve ever heard the official name of XEGS, ``La Ley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 660, Dec 5 at 1321 romantic music in Spanish, loops SW (and no sign of KTNN, not cheating today tho KHAC 880 is in); 1324 timecheck for 6:23, then 6:24 and temp as 7C, vals music; 1327 another break with 6:27 TC, temp down to 6, another song; some CCI perhaps Monterrey, but this is certainly the only UT-7 station, XEACB, Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua, 3/1 kW, ``La Lupe`` and IRCA lists format as ROM. By 1337 UT, KSKY is overtaking, as it just sunrose at 1330 UT from 700 to 20000 watts, both with a minor lobe right at us (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 710.0, Dec 5 at 1339, string of federal PSAs including one in an indigenous language, Chihuahua mentioned and then Cuauhtémoc too, i.e. XEDP. Lower XEs have started to fade out by now, and this one will soon with our sunrise at 1328 UT. XEDP Dec and Jan sunrise is 1400 UT. FCC AM Query includes Mexicans; I rarely check it for them, but I decide to this time:
Strangely, they have three different XEDPs: facility 101134 as 5/0.1 kW at 28-30-00 N, 106-55-02 W; XEDP1, facility 122766/122767 at the same coordinates but 7/0.25 kW; and a second site for plain old XEDP with 7/0.25 kW at 28-25-04, 106-48-22. Note these are a considerable distance apart, and could also explain sometimes way off-frequency to the lo side, and sometimes not (like today, no het on KCMO et al.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. Typo fixed from previous report in URL for TCS QSL:
Viz. Nov 28 at 0002 UT on 6850-AM:http://www.w4uvh.net/TCS2.png
Thanks, John Poet. No tip prior to finding the following one:
6925.66 approx., AM, Dec 5 at 0104 pirate music, good signal; 0113 folk/protest song; segués, 0121 ``Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum``, then ID for The Crystal Ship relay network and more music. Many more logs and thorough playlists here:http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,19708.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU [non]. 5980+, Dec 5 at 0100 I decide to make a concerted effort to detect the carrier-off time of R. Chaski, despite the heavy BSplash from 5985 WRMI. This carrier is never more than JBA, but with BFO I can track it. Still there past 0113 and 0117, so I have to suspect it`s really BBC Hindi via UAE rather than Chaski. The latter station is still being reported by others before 0100; I wish someone closer to Urubamba and/or further from Okeechobee would time when it is currently cutting off the air, so we have a starting point. This frequency is very slightly on the hi side like the OA used to be, but then, UAE site is not known for its frequency precision either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 15330, Dec 5 at 1456, good signal in S Asian music, but cut off at 1457*. Must be R. Veritas Asia in Urdu via VATICAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA [and non]. 11905, Dec 5 at 0113:40 tune-in, JBA carrier --- a bad night for SLBC? NO! That`s something else, soon overridden by SLBC itself from *0114:11.5, very big carrier, but no musical prélude modulates it until 0115:03.5, and 2+1 time pips ending at 0115:17.5, which is very close to the usual altho I have not checked it for a triweek since last log Nov 15. But the music normally starts about 30 seconds before the mistimesignal. The understation? Per Aoki that must have been CNR6, 100 kW, 163 degrees from Beijing 491 site at 01-05 in Amoy (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 9390, Dec 5 at 1405, R. Thailand in halting English, talk about apps involving the monarchy, rather than commercial newscast like we hear on the 1230 broadcast; fair with flutter and ACI from 9395 Global 24`s `Jazz from the Left`. Otherwise this 1400 English broadcast would be our most convenient and propagable even tho it`s intended for SE Asia, Australia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5004.5-USB, Dec 5 at 1415, Navy MARS calls NNN0FLV and at 1416, NNN0YGW heard phonetically, but nothing further after 1417. These are *way* too close to WWV 5000.0000, heavy ACI. Googling leads to `YGW being in Iowa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1748 monitoring: yes, 1748, confirmed Thursday Dec 4 at 2201.1 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395 --- instead of new 1750, playback of 2-week-old show; altho next show, 1749 had already appeared on G24 Wed Dec 3 at 0401 & 2201. Still getting things straightened out after power/internet outage, I guess. But next 9395 slot, UT Friday 0030 does contain new WOR 1750.
WWRB: UT Friday 0425 on webcast and 3185, a different preacher than usual is playing, with very clear audio. Keeps right on going past 0430 with no sign of WORLD OF RADIO. Wrapup at 0453 as Pastor Bob of http://surelycomequickly.com which appears to be a ``CD ministry`` with nothing about radio, and not to be confused with p.e. 0455 he starts another episode, but cut off on webcast at 0500 for dramatic Bible readings as usual. Also as usual, no word from Dave about what`s going on with WOR on WWRB, but he can`t seem to get it to download and keep playing, so has he given up?
Also confirmed on next airing, Friday Dec 5 at 2130.5 on WRMI 7570 and 15770; good on both but 7570 is better, stronger,less fading. next:
Sat 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395 [NEW, we hope]
Sat 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Sun 0200 on WH2XDE 1750 [NOTE: experimental from New York state]
Sun 0231 on KVOH 9975
Sun 1000 on WRMI 5850
Sun 2300 on WRMI 11580
Mon 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB
Mon 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955
Wed 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Wed 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Wed 1415 on WRMI 9955
Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9395, Global 24 via WRMI monitoring:
Thursday Dec 4 at 2130, `Dialogos Greece` with commentary about Greek government cover-ups, and some music before 2156 outro saying will be back in two weeks. This is on the schedule at 0000-0030 & 2100-2130 & 2130-2200 on Thursdays, so is it a 30- or 60-minute program? Pretty sure the original spelling of the first word was different. I don`t find any linx yet to this show for further info. 2159 ads for active antenna from LF Engineering.com and ConnectorZone.com and Universal Radio. At 2201.1, WOR 1748 starts, 2 weeks old now [see separate WOR monitoring log]. At 2255 it`s `Blues Radio International`, another original RMI show now added to G24, having started at 2230.
Dec 5 at 0649 check, 9395 is JBA (and so is WRMI 9955) with MUF still depressed following a blackout; yet, WRMI maintains VG signals for other programming on 7570, 7455, 5850 --- just more evidence that Global 24 ought to be on the 7 MHz band at night (and 11 MHz band at day).
** U S A. 12105, Dec 5 at 0103, WTWW-3 is on as usual with Russian bibling in the nightmiddle, VG signal. Now 9475 WTWW-1 and 9930 WTWW-2 are also on and in // with SFA programming; PPPP mentions that ``you will soon be getting Vol. 9 for 2007 of The Dragonslayer``. At 0644, 5085 is still on, now separately with Xmas music, going from ``Winter Wonderland`` to ``O Holy Night``. At 1414 all transmitters are OFF: no 5085, 5830, 9475 or 9930 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 880, Dec 5 at 1320, something speaking Navajo, which can`t be anything but KHAC Tse Bonito NM/Window Rock AZ, as usual on ND day power, and carrier plus USB only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1080, Dec 5 at 1333 UT, talk in Polish, which is not something you hear every day around here! vs KRLD, loops NE/SW. It`s the Chicago-market WNWI Oak Lawn IL (address in Riverdale; both on the south side of Chicago), 3000/2600 watts U2. Night pattern goes north, day pattern ND. December & January sunrises are officially 1315 UT.
Also hearing Spanish on 1200 at this time over WOAI, i.e. WRTO Chicago, conversation about películas, presumably from Univisión América. BTW, for a 50 kW `clear` less than 400 km away, KRLD 1080 is sometimes remarkably weak. Day pattern is ND, but we get more on cardioid night pattern with a deep null toward Hartford, even off the side of the heart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15151-USB, Dec 5 at 1455, INTRUDERS, 2-way in colloquial Spanish, as heard on this frequency a number of times before. Weak het from a broadcaster on 15150 which would be AWR in Pwo from SRI LANKA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 2143 UT December 5
** BRAZIL. 11742-11751, Dec 5 at 0126, scratchy spur from 11780.1 RNA can be detected in 1 kHz steps over this range, obscured by an 11750 station, so approx. center 11747; too much WRMI BSplash now from 11825 to evaluate the matching spur circa 11813.
11780.1, Dec 5 at 0650, RNA has poor signal with fading, most unusual instead of inbooming; K index at 06 was 3, and per WWV there had been radio blackouts reaching the R2 level. This certainly means the spurs are far too weak to be heard now. NZ is not audible at all on 11725 --- but this being Friday it could also be off for maintenance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6070, Dec 5 at 0107, CFRX with good signal, ``back to The Nightside`` talk show (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COLOMBIA [and non]. 5910, Dec 5 at 0645 check, still no HJDH and TWR Polish Austria is JBA in depressed conditions following blackout; 6010 presumed HJDH very poor with music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9860, Dec 5 at 0122, R. Cairo is good with flutter, but open carrier/dead air instead of Spanish
9963.7 approx., Dec 5 at 0122, R. Cairo, fair with flutter, in whine, Arabic, and yes, off-frequency from 9965.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420 & 9935, Dec 5 at 0122, ERTOPen is closed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. 13725, Dec 5 at 1459 sounds like a hymn maybe in Russian until timesignal and 1500*, but must have been listed NHK in Persian via FRANCE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 610, Dec 5 at 1312, Radio Viva ID, federal PSAs, 1216 mentions Culiacán, loops SW. So the usual XEGS Guasave, Sinaloa, using the Chávez group slogan not appearing in the listings, but here:http://www.chavezradiocast.com/?page_id=433
At this time probably // 650 XETNT. Some CCI from another 610 SS further east, probably XEBX Sabinas, Coahuila. Can`t say I`ve ever heard the official name of XEGS, ``La Ley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 660, Dec 5 at 1321 romantic music in Spanish, loops SW (and no sign of KTNN, not cheating today tho KHAC 880 is in); 1324 timecheck for 6:23, then 6:24 and temp as 7C, vals music; 1327 another break with 6:27 TC, temp down to 6, another song; some CCI perhaps Monterrey, but this is certainly the only UT-7 station, XEACB, Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua, 3/1 kW, ``La Lupe`` and IRCA lists format as ROM. By 1337 UT, KSKY is overtaking, as it just sunrose at 1330 UT from 700 to 20000 watts, both with a minor lobe right at us (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 710.0, Dec 5 at 1339, string of federal PSAs including one in an indigenous language, Chihuahua mentioned and then Cuauhtémoc too, i.e. XEDP. Lower XEs have started to fade out by now, and this one will soon with our sunrise at 1328 UT. XEDP Dec and Jan sunrise is 1400 UT. FCC AM Query includes Mexicans; I rarely check it for them, but I decide to this time:
Strangely, they have three different XEDPs: facility 101134 as 5/0.1 kW at 28-30-00 N, 106-55-02 W; XEDP1, facility 122766/122767 at the same coordinates but 7/0.25 kW; and a second site for plain old XEDP with 7/0.25 kW at 28-25-04, 106-48-22. Note these are a considerable distance apart, and could also explain sometimes way off-frequency to the lo side, and sometimes not (like today, no het on KCMO et al.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. Typo fixed from previous report in URL for TCS QSL:
Viz. Nov 28 at 0002 UT on 6850-AM:http://www.w4uvh.net/TCS2.png
Thanks, John Poet. No tip prior to finding the following one:
6925.66 approx., AM, Dec 5 at 0104 pirate music, good signal; 0113 folk/protest song; segués, 0121 ``Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum``, then ID for The Crystal Ship relay network and more music. Many more logs and thorough playlists here:http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,19708.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU [non]. 5980+, Dec 5 at 0100 I decide to make a concerted effort to detect the carrier-off time of R. Chaski, despite the heavy BSplash from 5985 WRMI. This carrier is never more than JBA, but with BFO I can track it. Still there past 0113 and 0117, so I have to suspect it`s really BBC Hindi via UAE rather than Chaski. The latter station is still being reported by others before 0100; I wish someone closer to Urubamba and/or further from Okeechobee would time when it is currently cutting off the air, so we have a starting point. This frequency is very slightly on the hi side like the OA used to be, but then, UAE site is not known for its frequency precision either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 15330, Dec 5 at 1456, good signal in S Asian music, but cut off at 1457*. Must be R. Veritas Asia in Urdu via VATICAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA [and non]. 11905, Dec 5 at 0113:40 tune-in, JBA carrier --- a bad night for SLBC? NO! That`s something else, soon overridden by SLBC itself from *0114:11.5, very big carrier, but no musical prélude modulates it until 0115:03.5, and 2+1 time pips ending at 0115:17.5, which is very close to the usual altho I have not checked it for a triweek since last log Nov 15. But the music normally starts about 30 seconds before the mistimesignal. The understation? Per Aoki that must have been CNR6, 100 kW, 163 degrees from Beijing 491 site at 01-05 in Amoy (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 9390, Dec 5 at 1405, R. Thailand in halting English, talk about apps involving the monarchy, rather than commercial newscast like we hear on the 1230 broadcast; fair with flutter and ACI from 9395 Global 24`s `Jazz from the Left`. Otherwise this 1400 English broadcast would be our most convenient and propagable even tho it`s intended for SE Asia, Australia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5004.5-USB, Dec 5 at 1415, Navy MARS calls NNN0FLV and at 1416, NNN0YGW heard phonetically, but nothing further after 1417. These are *way* too close to WWV 5000.0000, heavy ACI. Googling leads to `YGW being in Iowa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1748 monitoring: yes, 1748, confirmed Thursday Dec 4 at 2201.1 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395 --- instead of new 1750, playback of 2-week-old show; altho next show, 1749 had already appeared on G24 Wed Dec 3 at 0401 & 2201. Still getting things straightened out after power/internet outage, I guess. But next 9395 slot, UT Friday 0030 does contain new WOR 1750.
WWRB: UT Friday 0425 on webcast and 3185, a different preacher than usual is playing, with very clear audio. Keeps right on going past 0430 with no sign of WORLD OF RADIO. Wrapup at 0453 as Pastor Bob of http://surelycomequickly.com which appears to be a ``CD ministry`` with nothing about radio, and not to be confused with p.e. 0455 he starts another episode, but cut off on webcast at 0500 for dramatic Bible readings as usual. Also as usual, no word from Dave about what`s going on with WOR on WWRB, but he can`t seem to get it to download and keep playing, so has he given up?
Also confirmed on next airing, Friday Dec 5 at 2130.5 on WRMI 7570 and 15770; good on both but 7570 is better, stronger,less fading. next:
Sat 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395 [NEW, we hope]
Sat 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Sun 0200 on WH2XDE 1750 [NOTE: experimental from New York state]
Sun 0231 on KVOH 9975
Sun 1000 on WRMI 5850
Sun 2300 on WRMI 11580
Mon 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB
Mon 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955
Wed 0401 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
Wed 0730 & 1530 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265-CUSB
Wed 1415 on WRMI 9955
Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2201 on Global 24 via WRMI 9395
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9395, Global 24 via WRMI monitoring:
Thursday Dec 4 at 2130, `Dialogos Greece` with commentary about Greek government cover-ups, and some music before 2156 outro saying will be back in two weeks. This is on the schedule at 0000-0030 & 2100-2130 & 2130-2200 on Thursdays, so is it a 30- or 60-minute program? Pretty sure the original spelling of the first word was different. I don`t find any linx yet to this show for further info. 2159 ads for active antenna from LF Engineering.com and ConnectorZone.com and Universal Radio. At 2201.1, WOR 1748 starts, 2 weeks old now [see separate WOR monitoring log]. At 2255 it`s `Blues Radio International`, another original RMI show now added to G24, having started at 2230.
Dec 5 at 0649 check, 9395 is JBA (and so is WRMI 9955) with MUF still depressed following a blackout; yet, WRMI maintains VG signals for other programming on 7570, 7455, 5850 --- just more evidence that Global 24 ought to be on the 7 MHz band at night (and 11 MHz band at day).
** U S A. 12105, Dec 5 at 0103, WTWW-3 is on as usual with Russian bibling in the nightmiddle, VG signal. Now 9475 WTWW-1 and 9930 WTWW-2 are also on and in // with SFA programming; PPPP mentions that ``you will soon be getting Vol. 9 for 2007 of The Dragonslayer``. At 0644, 5085 is still on, now separately with Xmas music, going from ``Winter Wonderland`` to ``O Holy Night``. At 1414 all transmitters are OFF: no 5085, 5830, 9475 or 9930 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 880, Dec 5 at 1320, something speaking Navajo, which can`t be anything but KHAC Tse Bonito NM/Window Rock AZ, as usual on ND day power, and carrier plus USB only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1080, Dec 5 at 1333 UT, talk in Polish, which is not something you hear every day around here! vs KRLD, loops NE/SW. It`s the Chicago-market WNWI Oak Lawn IL (address in Riverdale; both on the south side of Chicago), 3000/2600 watts U2. Night pattern goes north, day pattern ND. December & January sunrises are officially 1315 UT.
Also hearing Spanish on 1200 at this time over WOAI, i.e. WRTO Chicago, conversation about películas, presumably from Univisión América. BTW, for a 50 kW `clear` less than 400 km away, KRLD 1080 is sometimes remarkably weak. Day pattern is ND, but we get more on cardioid night pattern with a deep null toward Hartford, even off the side of the heart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15151-USB, Dec 5 at 1455, INTRUDERS, 2-way in colloquial Spanish, as heard on this frequency a number of times before. Weak het from a broadcaster on 15150 which would be AWR in Pwo from SRI LANKA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 2143 UT December 5
