** CHINA [and non]. 6075+, Jan 10 at 1415, CNR1 jammer // 6145, and a het less than 1 kHz on the hi side. Aoki shows RTI in Chinese from Kouhu site at 14-17 is of course *jammed. Likely it`s TAIWAN which is typically off-frequency, just making matters worse. But the ChiCom also have to jam one of their own broadcasts to accomplish this, 1400-1557, CRI Urdu via Kashgar, hee hee (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 9710, Jan 9 at 0613, surprised to find RHC still going here in Spanish after nominal 0600*; seemingly live program, but hardly, at 1+ am local, giving Habana studio phone number for callers: 874-26-19. Usual lo-fi audio on this transmitter, and slightly distorted. Show name as `Revista Informativa de la Noche`, i.e. originally of early evening, then `Efemérides` segment for 8 de enero, Cuban historical events, namely in 1881, José Martí departed Nueva York for a 12-day voyage to ---- at which point the slopperator at RadioCuba turns off the modulation and a few seconds later the transmitter too at 0615*
17730, Jan 10 at 1422, RHC is back on here after missing a few days, with some hum (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, Jan 10 at 0616, ERTOpen, Greek fair with flutter. Haven`t noted it in a while with irregular operation. Not heard on 9935, and would not expect anything higher to propagate if on. But Ivo Ivanov in Blgaria noted at 09-14 this date, 9420 was the only active frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5910, Fri Jan 9 at 1425 shortly before closing, Shiokaze remains with a poor signal only, but sounds like Korean today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 650, Jan 9 at 1416, poor signal in Spanish mentioning PAN de Sinaloa, so XETNT Los Mochis hasn`t quite faded out yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6185, Jan 9 at 0611, open carrier, no doubt XEPPM not having turned off its transmitter yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 11685, Jan 10 at 1523, REE is very poor with silly ballgame, // much stronger 12030, where the language is so rapidly excited I at first am not even sure it`s Castilian. So no longer can say I`ve never heard the 11685 frequency; usual RTTY QRM on the hi side, from NAA? Nothing audible on 11940 except a JBA carrier, so that one is surely off altho nothing else is scheduled; and 9620 if on, not propagating to here beyond a JBA carrier. Another question arises: weekends starting at *1500, so does this mean Spanish SBGs never kick off earlier than 4 pm local? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 9550, Sat Jan 10 at 0619, very poor signal with rock music, IDed by // stronger 15580 as VOA English to Africa. 9550 is 124 degrees from SÃO TOMÉ, and 15580 is 350 degrees from BOTSWANA; the latter only occasionally propagates across the wintry Atlantic night. So with its self-limited airtime and resources, why is VOA emitting rock music instead of first-class world news? Ha (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1755 monitoring: confirmed after 2130.5 Friday Jan 9 on WRMI, stronger on 7570 than // 15770. Next:
Sun 0231 on KVOH 9975
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. 690, Friday Jan 9 at 1407 UT, I remember to check KGGF Coffeyville KS, whether they are playing another episode of `Perspective` from KSU like last week at this same hour --- no, so as I suspected that was holiday filler, but well worth a regular spot, which possibly it has elsewhen. This roster http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/News/p.aspx?tabid=61
shows KGGF does carry it with an X in the block, but time unknown like most of the three other KSU shows and affiliates: someone needs to research complete info!
Now instead it`s a local KGGF talk show about the new state legislative session. 1447 UT recheck, obits including scheduling of funerals. KGGF identifies first with Independence KS, tho COL remains Coffeyville --- each populated about 10K in 2010y (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 9710, Jan 9 at 0613, surprised to find RHC still going here in Spanish after nominal 0600*; seemingly live program, but hardly, at 1+ am local, giving Habana studio phone number for callers: 874-26-19. Usual lo-fi audio on this transmitter, and slightly distorted. Show name as `Revista Informativa de la Noche`, i.e. originally of early evening, then `Efemérides` segment for 8 de enero, Cuban historical events, namely in 1881, José Martí departed Nueva York for a 12-day voyage to ---- at which point the slopperator at RadioCuba turns off the modulation and a few seconds later the transmitter too at 0615*
17730, Jan 10 at 1422, RHC is back on here after missing a few days, with some hum (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, Jan 10 at 0616, ERTOpen, Greek fair with flutter. Haven`t noted it in a while with irregular operation. Not heard on 9935, and would not expect anything higher to propagate if on. But Ivo Ivanov in Blgaria noted at 09-14 this date, 9420 was the only active frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5910, Fri Jan 9 at 1425 shortly before closing, Shiokaze remains with a poor signal only, but sounds like Korean today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 650, Jan 9 at 1416, poor signal in Spanish mentioning PAN de Sinaloa, so XETNT Los Mochis hasn`t quite faded out yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6185, Jan 9 at 0611, open carrier, no doubt XEPPM not having turned off its transmitter yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 11685, Jan 10 at 1523, REE is very poor with silly ballgame, // much stronger 12030, where the language is so rapidly excited I at first am not even sure it`s Castilian. So no longer can say I`ve never heard the 11685 frequency; usual RTTY QRM on the hi side, from NAA? Nothing audible on 11940 except a JBA carrier, so that one is surely off altho nothing else is scheduled; and 9620 if on, not propagating to here beyond a JBA carrier. Another question arises: weekends starting at *1500, so does this mean Spanish SBGs never kick off earlier than 4 pm local? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 9550, Sat Jan 10 at 0619, very poor signal with rock music, IDed by // stronger 15580 as VOA English to Africa. 9550 is 124 degrees from SÃO TOMÉ, and 15580 is 350 degrees from BOTSWANA; the latter only occasionally propagates across the wintry Atlantic night. So with its self-limited airtime and resources, why is VOA emitting rock music instead of first-class world news? Ha (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1755 monitoring: confirmed after 2130.5 Friday Jan 9 on WRMI, stronger on 7570 than // 15770. Next:
Sun 0231 on KVOH 9975
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. 690, Friday Jan 9 at 1407 UT, I remember to check KGGF Coffeyville KS, whether they are playing another episode of `Perspective` from KSU like last week at this same hour --- no, so as I suspected that was holiday filler, but well worth a regular spot, which possibly it has elsewhen. This roster http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/News/p.aspx?tabid=61
shows KGGF does carry it with an X in the block, but time unknown like most of the three other KSU shows and affiliates: someone needs to research complete info!
Now instead it`s a local KGGF talk show about the new state legislative session. 1447 UT recheck, obits including scheduling of funerals. KGGF identifies first with Independence KS, tho COL remains Coffeyville --- each populated about 10K in 2010y (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
