** ALBANIA. Regarding this log of a few nites ago, I have just noticed that the
frequency should have been 9850 at 0130 --- 9855 is the frequency I did write in
my original log, but I was probably wrong, altho it is also possible that R.
Tirana was wrong as has happened before:
9855 [sic; 9850?], April 3 at
0128, R. Tirana IS, fair with flutter, still no ACI or CCI, just storm noise to
combat. All RT broadcasts are 100 kW on 310 degree azimuth from Shijak, i.e.:
Bern-Paris-Cork-St.
Anthony-Gaspé-Québec-Montréal-Ottawa-Toronto-Cincinnati-Little Rock-San
Antonio-Monterrey-Tepic, all within a degree of that. Enid is about 5 degrees
off, 315, but at this distance should not make much difference in angle; our
path does however go further into the sub-auroral zone over the north Atlantic
and sheer distance weakens it compared to northeast America (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 9580, April 9 at 1305 after the news,
I monitor what`s on R. Australia, where programming keeps changing. ABC Jazz
mentioned, or is this just a promo? Do they plug into domestic networks at
random, or do those vie one against another for additional shortwave coverage?
At 1306 this Thursday I am pleased to hear `The Daily Planet` again, a world
music show, which will include an Ethiopian pianist. But what happened to
`Conversations with Richard Fidler` which had been during this hour lately? 1406
recheck, there it is an hour later than before, and replacing Triple J rock
music, which can only be an improvement.
So what does the current online
RA program schedule show, once carefully reset for UTC instead of ``London``
time --- who cares what time it is in London where even there they refuse to
observe GMT? I could have picked Tongatapu, Midway or many other islands in this
drop-down skewed toward Pacificism. No, it isn`t. It`s a very long listing by
continent/region, including many very obscure places not including Enid. Under
America, only Indiana, Kentucky and South Dakota get separate subentries for
places such as Vevay, Monticello and Beulah! The main America sexion has
everything else from Adak on down except Argentina has its separate listings
including Ushuaia.
Back to the schedule: yes, for this Thursday it does
show `Daily Planet` at 13, `Fidler` at 14. What about tomorrow Friday? 13-14
`Keys to Music`, 14-15 `Fidler`. We did hear the classical show `Keys to Music`,
last Friday when it did not appear on the schedule. But what became of `Late
Night Live`, another excellent interview show, which used to be at 12-13
Mon-Thu? Apparently nowhere on the RA schedule any more, shux. A good thing is
getting rid of 3 or 4 weekdaily hours of Triple J `Unearthed`, except for
Fridays at 15-18.
BTW, at 1401 April 9 I compare the three frequencies:
9580 and 12085 are synchronized, at 70 and 30 degrees toward North America, but
12065, 355 from Shepparton toward Asia, is an echo apart, so suspect it is
arriving by longpath; and also with CCI from Iran (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11815, 11745 and 11710, April 9 at 0644,
extremely distorted crackling musical spurs from 11780.1v, RNA/RNB (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. 1520, April 9 at 1320
UT, fair and steady signal from CRI English about S. Korean stox, other
financial news, ``21 past the hour`` timecheck; not // 9570 via Cuba which is
`China Drive`. At 1327 UT, 1520 calls itself `Beijing Hour` with promos past
1330 UT. This is of course, KYND Cypress TX (Houston), 25 kW daytimer,
supposedly broad circular lobe tangent eastward, but we are NNW.
This is
almost a sesquihour after sunrise here (1207 UT today), but still skywaving in.
Facilitated by the absence of KOKC, and no doubt as good in OKC, where this
ChiCom usurpation of 1520 must cause a bit of consternation among the
uninformed.
Every time I hear this or another CRI relay in the USA, I am
ireful, for China does not allow any US station to broadcast inside that
country, let alone a US government outlet, and in fact jams them when they try
to broadcast into from outside. The ChiCom arrogantly take advantage of our
democratic freedom of speech, the FCC not prohibiting anything to do with
programming, without any thought of reciprocating; which the US ought to
demand.
By 1352 UT recheck, KYND is finally almost faded out, 105 minutes
after LSR (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and
non]. 18990, April 9 at 1358 UT, JBA carrier only here in the 18 MHz band. The
HFCC registered Thursday 13-14 frequency for RFA Tibetan via KUWAIT is supposed
to be 19000, with 18990 on Wed & Sat instead. Could be I am only hearing
trace of a ChiCom jammer on wrong frequency, as has happened before contrary to
schedules (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non].
15370, April 9 at 1249, RHC still AWOL from this frequency, and not on 15730
either. Wolfgang Büschel has received a new A-15 schedule not effective until
April 11, claiming that 15730 will then be the frequency at 11-15, or is that a
transposition typo?
Why would RHC move? In HFCC, wherein Arnie refuses
to participate, for fear of having to deal with ---ugh--- Americans, there is
one possible conflict on 15370: 1230-1300 only, Vatican in Russian via IBB
Tinang, Philippines (violating Separation of Church and State), but no sign of
it here. 15730, however, is registered to Pakistan in Chinese at 12-13, but Ivo
Ivanov axually heard that April 8 on alternate 15700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1768, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUYANA. 3290-, April 9 at 0642, JBA
carrier, slightly on the lo side, signature of V. of Guyana still being on air,
impossible copy vs storm and other noise now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6020, April 9 at 1332, very poor signal
with YL in English, piano, contact info for Sea Breeze, so still here via JSR
Tokyo, and still in English on Thursdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 17550, April 8 at 2035, I find the best source of
soporific SW music for my nap is the Qur`aning from R. Kuwait`s peculiar C&W
N American service, which is propagating today; but it would have been better
without so much flutter fading. It does help me doze until alarm at 2058 when I
have to check WBCQ for WOR. This starts at 2000; I gather that earlier in the
day, Iran has been showing up on new 17550: 1420-1650 in Arabic per Ivo Ivanov
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1520, April 8 at
2129 UT check, KOKC is still off for reconstruxion. Dennis Gibson posted this to
IRCA also on April 8:
``KOKC standby tower status --- On Facebook, Chief
Engineer Mike Fields says it should be back on the air "by the weekend". He is
working on modifying the antenna tuning unit to match the shorter tower. It will
be 190 feet, a little over a quarter wavelength. It doesn't have to be painted
or lit as it's less than 200 feet. The power will be 10 kW. Here's the
STA:
Sent
from my iPhone``
That was quoted already in DXLD 15-13 and in my previous
log report.
I say, that since KOKC was taking forever to rebuild its
full-power 50 kW DA system, will this expedite that process, or delay it even
further? Maybe they are satisfied with 10/10 kW U1, plenty for local coverage,
and never mind all the listeners in New Zealand. If KOKC were to permanently
reduce to 10/10 kW U1, it would lose peripheral interference
protexion.
Of course, it`s still off the morning of April 9, facilitating
ChiCom penetration into deep North America; see CHINA [non], KYND log. At 1321
UT, KOKC programming via KEBC is stronger on 1560 than KYND on 1520 (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PALAU [and non]. 9950, April 9 at
1257, gospel huxtress in English I haven`t noticed before, stronger than and too
close for comfort to 9955 WRMI sounding softer during WORLD OF RADIO 1768. 1259
ID as T8WH Palau and off, ceding 9950 to weaker TAIWAN with a Korean
clandestine. Meanwhile, T8WH is also on stronger 9965 before 1300 and afterwards
with `Water of Life`, some kind of Christian euphemism (R. Australia having
abandoned that relay at that time on that frequency) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIBET [and non]. 15543 & 15568, April 9 at 1315,
very poor hets of same pitch with carriers on 15540 and 15565, i.e. surely V. of
Tibet via TAJIKISTAN on the split frequencies, and CNR1 jammers on the evens.
Today`s Aoki agrees, with VOT on *jammed 15543 at 1305-1337, and on 15568 at
1307-1335 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 15450, April
9 at 1248, V. of Turkey, unreadable YL in English on poor signal, but at least
confirming it`s back on A-season frequency. Once upon a time, this European
service would be sufficient in North America; ever again? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6823-USB, Thu April 9 at 1354, Texas Army
MARS net in informal discussion after training session involving digital modes;
abbr`d IDs heard include THN, 6XB, 6YD, and as NCS today, 6IA, all pronounced
fonetikaly. Previously logged June 10, 2014 at 0125 as in DXLD 14-24; and before
that during the 13+ UT hour, April & Sept 2013 as in 13-17 & 13-36.
Strange that one of the abbr`d calls is numberless (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1767 monitoring: confirmed on
WBCQ webcast, Wednesday April 8 at 2100; and also very poorly audible by 2128 on
7490v. Presumed another play at 0330 UT Thursday April 9 on WRMI 9955, unchecked
as I am still producing 1768.
WORLD OF RADIO 1768 monitoring: confirmed
first SW broadcast Thursday April 9 before 1259 on WRMI 9955; sufficient and no
jamming, but ACI from louder 9950 gospel huxtress in English, ID as T8WH Palau
1259 before closing. Next for WORLD OF RADIO:
Thu 2100 WRMI 7570 [NEW on
schedule; unconfirmed yet]
Fri 2130 WRMI 7570 [and no longer 15770? But both
last week]
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sat 2130 Global 24 9525 via BULGARIA
[not last week, no longer, or to be rescheduled??]
Sun 0315v WA0RCR
1860-AM [last week started 0337.5]
Sun 2100 WRMI 15770 [NEW on schedule,
but not last week]
Sun 2300 WRMI 11580
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5110v Area 51
[SW not on air last week, but on 7490 instead at 0200, also webcast on both;
5110 now back on air]
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955
Wed 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB
Hamburger Lokalradio
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955
Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB
Hamburger Lokalradio
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [or
1769 if ready in time]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S
A. 5110-, April 9 at 0640, WBCQ must be back on air, and now with Overcomer at
much later hour than previously, test? Not of course, entered unto online
schedule. Presumably means Area 51 will be back here on weekends (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1020+, April 9 at 0647 UT, I`m
getting a low audible het slightly on the hi side against nearby KOKP Perry OK;
also some unreadable modulation even as to language. Never heard such a het
before on it. Very rough DF is NE/SW, but when KOKP to the SE is nulled, I am
mainly hearing KDKA as usual.
There are no Mexicans in the north or west
of the country, in deference to licensed 50/50 kW U4 KCKN Roswell NM --- could
this be it? In reality it has been running greatly reduced power for a long
time, and could also have drifted off-frequency. KMMQ, Spanish in Nebraska, has
always been with a Hz or two of KOKP. Possibly one of the Illinois 1 kW
daytimers. Not much else it could be except for KJJK in MN, 2000/370 watts U2
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1749 UT
April 9
