** CANADA [and non]. 800, Feb 21 at 0139 UT, with KQCV OKC mostly nulled,
station in English with Leamington ad, i.e. CKLW in nearby Windsor, Ont., soon
IDing as ``AM 800, CKLW, Bell Media``, temp as -12 C expecting to ascend to -8
(tomorrow`s hi?). Then news of a missing man. Now, nothing from usual occupant
of KQCV null, XEROK with 3x(?) the power and almost twice as close, as sometimes
happens; are they off or QRP or what? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA. 11720, Feb 21 at 1459, Firedragon jammusic mixing with
algo, poor and continues past 1500 hourtop. Vs. IBB Tibetan via Kuwait this
15-16 hour only. Much weaker than VOK IS on 11710 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIEST)
** EGYPT. 12035, Feb 21 at 0117, R. Cairo, fair with
flutter, dead air in ``Spanish`` service; didn`t get around to checking the
other frequencies tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
GERMANY. The annual special broadcast of Radio Öömrang is presumably imminent at
1600-1659 UT Sat Feb 21 on 15215 via Nauen (or Issoudun?). AFAIK there has been
no specific confirmation of this year`s broadcast, but since 2009y at least, it
has always been on this date at this time, and 15215 has been the frequency the
past few years. If you don`t hear it there, try elsewhere on the 19m band. HFCC
has a registration, probably wooden, for 500 kW 315 degree Arabic at 1630-1700
from UAE on 15215. While it`s mostly in Frisian (the point of the event), there
have been brief bits in English, and also in high German.
For a
compilation of last year`s reports about it see under GERMANY:
Also
February issues of previous years.
This also has something to do with an
annual event on Amrum island, involving fire. Search on Amrum for further info,
alternate spelling of the double-umlaut name (Glenn Hauser, OK, 1535 UT Feb 21,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So among many others I am standing by on
15215 from 1559 Feb 21: with BFO I can detect a very weak carrier on at
*1559:20, and a very big carrier on from *1600:00 --- but never any modulation!
As I leave a receiver on it for the entire hour until 1700:05*. So, it`s a bust!
Site Issoudun or Nauen forgot to bring up an audio source? What will they do
now? Feb 21 is the significant celebration date, so rescheduling it for another
date less than 365 away would hardly suffice. Shame. Meanwhile, Roger found this
previous item about plans for this year`s broadcast; the instigator looking for
more people to help with it:
What
he really needed was competent operation thruout the chain, eliminating some
weakest link (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUYANA. 3290-,
Feb 21 at 0706, JBA carrier from V. of Guyana is detectable again unlike last
night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 21540, Feb 21 at
1457, R. Kuwait back on the air today, fair signal with ME Music (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1360- & 1420+, Feb 21 at 0130
UT, spurs from strongest local 1390 KCRC are still barely detectable making low
audible hets against proper stations, and DFing toward KCRC site (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU [and non]. 5980, Feb 21 at 0102, JBA
carrier(s), with wobble on BFO, hard to tell if two carriers or just
propagation, but listening very intently, at 0102:59.5* signal weakens a bit as
one of them apparently goes off, i.e. R. Chaski, leaving BBCWS via UAE as usual.
Last check of this was 8 days earlier, Feb 13 when the same happened at
0102:10*, i.e. 49.5 seconds earlier. Divided by 8, that gives average of 6.2
seconds later per 24 hours, very close and certainly within margin of error to
the 5.83 seconds previously computed for R. Chaski`s sliding autotimer (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAINT LUCIA. I am acting, again this
year, as the PR Director and QSL Manager for the second annual St. Lucia
Independence Special Event put on by the J6 Portable Group.
We will be
using the call: J64SLI / 36
We will commence operations on UT 21 Feb and
cease operation on UT 23 Feb, 2015 (although we may be testing a few hours
before beginning the actual event...)
Our QTH will be on the beach in St.
Lucia, using numerous Buddipole arrays and various home-brew dipoles. The plan
as present is to have at least four operating positions active at all times; but
we will see how that goes.
We will be using various modes including CW,
SSB, PSK-31 and RTTY and will operate as many bands as possible, depending as
one would expect on solar conditions. Our St. Lucia Independence Spl Event is to
be a solely QRP (5 Watts or less) event and will be operated using only solar
power!
We will respond to both Amateur contacts and SWL reports. The
requirements for direct confirmation are as follows:
USA: SASE needs to
be included.
Europe (or elsewhere): An SAE and 2 US Dollars or 2 Euros
are required or confirmation will be via the Bureau. Just a note here: we prefer
no IRC's as they are difficult to get the Post Office to allow us to use
them.
Address info is on a number of DX sites, like ARRL DX News etc.
But, also on my QRZ page http://www.qrz.com and
search for WB5Q. It is at the top of my page. As far as frequencies, we will use
any allowable band that is open, so a search of the DX Clusters would find us
quickly, I am sure. [such as dxsummit.fi --- just search on J6]
We look
forward to many more contacts this year. I sincerely appreciate your help in
getting the word out about our Special Event. 73 de (WB5Q / John Carson, Norman,
OK, Feb 14, WORLD OF RADIO 1761, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
21259.9-USB, Feb 21
at 1831, I am hearing J64SLI surprisingly well, considering it`s 5 watts or
less; unfortunately operating simplex so caller pileups are on the same
frequency. Always uses official ICAO fonetix for call, and do not hear a /36 as
some are reporting; that may be informally added occasionally. In next few
minutes copy contacts with AC7CZ, N8BI, W7BC, KO6E. I would give J64SLI a 5
& 6 on the PL-880 with random wire under the porch eaves (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11905, Feb 21 at 0114, usual big open
carrier from SLBC, music prélude from 0114:46.5, and timesignal ending at
0115:11.5 with only 3 pips, the first ones missing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1761 monitoring: confirmed
Friday February 20 at 2130.5 on WRMI 7570 & 15770, both sufficient.
Next:
Sun 0231 on KVOH 9975
Sun 2300 on WRMI 11580
Mon 0400v on Area 51
via WBCQ 5110v
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
Furthermore! WORLD OF RADIO has been
added to the schedule of WA0RCR, 1860 kHz in Wentzville MO, the Gateway 160
Meter Radio Newsletter. Thanks to Vern Jackson for accepting WOR, and to John
Carson, WB5Q for suggesting this. Vern says:
``Hi Glenn, The afternoon
airing will begin somewhere around 2:30 PM Central [2030 UT]; depending on the
lengths of many other segments; all of which vary from week to week. It will
start at 2:37 PM on Sat. Feb. 21. WOR will air on 1860 again evening around
22:15 CST (0415 UT Sundays) after ARRL Audio News, which follows The Houston
AMSAT Net. This will give wide area night coverage. 73, Vern
Jackson``
Tnx, Vern! More info at http://wa0rcr.mbohnhoffinc.com/
WA0RCR
puts a reliable AM signal into Enid Saturday nights/UT Sundays (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490-, Feb 21 at 0105, WBCQ seems stable
slightly on the lo side now that they are using the ex-9330 transmitter, as
`Allan Weiner Worldwide` is underway. It`s the only frequency this week, nothing
heard on 5110, 9330 or 15420; yet, Allan claims at 0118 that he`s on 7490, and
5110 plus webcast on WBCQ.com and studio video via WBCQ.tv. Also refers us to a
countdown clock at the WBCQ website to the scheduled vote on Net Neutrality, his
major topic tonight, in favor of, of course. Not until 0200 do a couple of
callers inform him that 5110 is not really on the air as expected from
Monticello. He`s still in the land of Fla (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, Feb 21 at 0116 check, WTWW-3 is off, and so is
WTWW-2, nothing on 9930 or 5085; just WTWW-1 on 9475 with the whites-only,
males-only, dead-only, Scriptures for America.
9475, Feb 21 at 1504-1507,
we are blessed with a few minutes of dead air before resuming harangues (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 880-CUSB, Feb 21 at 0137 UT,
KHAC, (Tse Bonito NM but address in Window Rock AZ), ``the Voice of Hope``
program promo for something at 5-9 pm M-F, i.e. this very show; constantly
cheating with 10 kW ND day instead of 430 watts night, per NRC AM Log which also
shows a different slogan, now abandoned? ``Voice of Encouragement``. Also lists
schedule as 08-24 EST, tho I also hear it as late as 02 EST; and all-night?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 990, Feb 21 at 0135,
talk show with prompt ID as ``AM 990, KWAM`` Memphis TN, phone 800-801-8999 and
apparently another similar number depending on whether you agree with Giuliani
or not about Obama being anti-American. What a crock! Holding its own for a
while vs XET and CBW; night pattern is WNW/ESE with 450 watts, while day pattern
is tight E-W with 10 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A.
1530, Feb 21 at 0652 UT, romantic music in Spanish, 0655 UT Univisión América
ID, Spanish PSAs including donate-your-car to a charity for the blind with an
800-number; 0657 UT another one promoting sex education for 14-19 year-olds,
website sounded like poderdehablar.org but that goes nowhere; credit Texas
Health Department about good diets; 0659 UT, 911 promo for lifesaving, YMCA, all
in Spanish; before 0700 UT, only ID heard is for Univisión América, and into
music.
Thruout, WCKY without Brother Scare has been hard to null, but
this one is from the N/S and has to be KGBT Harlingen, RGV, TX. Its 10 kW night
pattern shows essentially zero signal to the north:
While
day pattern is 50 kW ND; hmmm, could it be? BTW, there is another SS Texan
between us, circa Austin, per NRC AM Log, KZNX, Radio Mujer, 10000/220 watts U7
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1530, Feb 21 at 0701
UT, after logging KGBT from the south, I rotate the DX-398 to E/W, finding not
WCKY, but church service announcements mentioning Little Rock, so it`s KVDW,
England AR, 2.5 kW daytimer cheating again.
I was hoping to hear 1530
Colorado Springs CO, which per AM Switch, NRC DX News post-dated Feb 23, changed
call Feb 5 from KCMN to KKHI, now Oldies 1530, and no longer on the I-25 Radio
Network; but Wayne Heinen noted it was off the air as of Feb 13. Too, cheating
would help get it here as before, 15 kW day power instead of 15 watts night.
KKHI, alluding to hi-fidelity? was once the call of San Francisco`s premier
classical music station on 1550, until June 20, 1994 when it became KPIX; thence
KYCY, KFRC, and currently KZDG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
U S A. 1725-CW, Feb 21 at 0618 UT, I am trying for a licensed 70-watt beacon in
Massachusetts that Warren, K2ORS is reported to be running tonight. After
off-tuning 11725 RNZI with BFO, down 10 MHz to 1725 to see if I can hear it on
the FRG-7 with E-W longwire. Yes! A little better by 0630 UT, but barely in the
noise level, such that I can copy only an occasional character, rarely two or
more in a row. At one point, 0643 UT, I think I copy three letters in a row, so
could that get me a QSL? We are asked not to publish them. May not be using the
K2ORS ID here. The earlier notification about this I redistributed to the DXLD
yg follows (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Special licensed
experimental CW beacon on 1725 kHz Friday night
I'll paste in the message
that was sent to NDBLIST. This weekend is the monthly "coordinated listening
event" that ndblist runs one weekend each month. Experimental beacons around 475
and other places are encouraged to be on the air. Warren K2ORS in MA put his on
the air, on 1725 kHz. It's good copy here in NE Oregon around 0330 UT. There are
fades but on peaks the whole message has been copied several times now. If you
copy it please do not post it publicly, in order that others can have a
legitimate chance to copy it, if a verification is desired. The CW is very slow
and you could write down the dots and dashes and decipher them later, if needed.
Note he gives an email address for verification requests. Steve NE Oregon (La
Grande)
"Hi All, I am running an experimental beacon on 1725 kHz CW
(under an FCC Experimental license), about 70W into an inverted-L. Likely
tonight only as we are expecting ice storm over the weekend. Will QSL verifiable
reports, send report to k2ors-AT-verizon.net. 73 Warren K2ORS" (Steve Ratzlaff,
IRCA via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1320, Feb 21 at 0131 UT, Spanish talk
looping SSE/NNW, mentions Sonora, then fades vs all the CCI. Suspect KXYZ
Houston, which is controlled by the ChiCom front running CRI English on 1520 and
1540 most of the time, while 1320 is supposed to be in Chinese; yet, NRC AM Log
shows it as Ethnic/brokered/SS at least part of the time. Could a Houstonian
confirm whether KXYZ is in Spanish evenings, or ever? Other possibility would be
XECPN, Piedras Negras if my DF was off a bit (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1918 UT February 21
