** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 13840, May 1 at 0144, ME music, very poor with flutter:
it`s VOA Deewa Radio, at 01-04, 334 degrees from SRI LANKA, so also USward
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALBANIA. 9850, May 1 at 0129,
R. Tirana IS on VG signal tonight, 0135 during less-modulated news talk, the low
audible heterodyne from presumed China is still audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 15240 good, 15415 JBA, and
17840 very poor, April 30 at 0539, the three RA transmitters are back on, but
propagation must be degraded, since 17840 is normally strongest by
far.
By May 1 at 0147, RA is good again on 17840 discussing how to aid
Nepal thru charities, but not audible on 15240 or 15415. Really
on?
Meanwhile, RNZI DRM is fair around 17675, as is AM on 15720, so there
ought to be something from RA on 15240, at least. From afar, we tend to think of
Au & NZ as near-neighbours, and indeed they have the closest SW stations to
each other, but the distance between Shepparton and Rangitaiki is really 2732 km
or 1692 statute miles, so propagation can hardly be identical. RBA Kununurra is
further from Shep than Ran is, 2825 km or 1755 st mi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRIA. 9690, May 1 at 0207, good signal in S Asian
language, mentions English word ``Bible`` about once a minute. It`s AWR Urdu via
Moosbrunn at 0200-0230. HFCC shows KBS in English to SE Asia is simultaneous,
which might make for an unpleasant collision over there, but no sign of it here
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 4700-, May 1 at 0123,
JBA carrier slightly on the low side, presumably the always-off R. San Miguel,
Riberalta, as recently reported by Bob Wilkner on 4699.9 in the morning, but
this is more like 4699.95. Lots of other S American carriers on 60m this evening
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11745, May 1 at 0142,
crackling spur from 11780.1v RNA/RNB in the clear here, but matching 11815 has
QRM from R. Brasil Central which must think it`s entitled to the frequency
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11815.02 or so, May 1
at 0140, R. Brasil Central in Portuguese is still on and still getting blasted
by the crackling spur from RNB 11780.1v (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1771,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 2749-USB, May 1 at 0151, marine weather
by YL in English, 0152 ID ``--- Radio`` and into French by another YL; poor
signal improves somewhat and I copy a few phrases, ``Avis à la navigation``
several times, 0159 ``La Nouvelle-Écosse``, ``conditions de glace`` (waters
still icy by mai?); 0200 ``Temps Universel Coordonné``, which was probably a
schedule announcement, and off by 0201.
Per Bill Hepburn`s
this
is VAR-3, somewhere around the Bay of Fundy, NS, WX starting at 0140, 1040,
1640, 2040, and NA (what`s that?) starting at 1240, each in English and French.
Coördinates are 43 44 24 / 66 07 19 which puts it near or in Yarmouth at the SW
end of NS. 2749 is shared with three other stations, next being VCS-2, Halifax
from 0240, and it`s only in English. Also checked 2598-USB for the N&L
stations, but nothing heard: VOK in Labrador starts at 0137 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6060, May 1 at 0127, poor signal with RHC
music in Spanish, but it`s // the English frequencies, 6000 & 6165, not //
Spanish frequencies such as 11760. 0150 confirmed speaking English, so 6060
taking the wrong program feed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
EGYPT [and non]. 9315, May 1 at 0131, R. Cairo in Spanish, distorted but not too
suppressed, on good signal. It`s normally on 9315.0 but since I didn`t confirm
that I don`t add the .0 now.
9964.56, approx., May 1 at 0135, R. Cairo,
open carrier/dead air except for whine on VG signal, nominally Arabic service.
Still the same at 0204 check
12070.04, approx., May 1 at 0137, R. Cairo
extremely distorted and loud music, VG signal // 9315 Spanish service. Supposed
to close at 0200, but 12070+ is still on at 0204, and now it`s in English! //
9315, but still extremely distorted past 0209. Program also has self-imposed
reverb, but telling it`s in English is the best I can manage
11935.06,
approx. May 1 at 0139, R. Cairo in suptorted Spanish talk, // 9315; no het from
Brasil or anything. Off at 0203 check, but now a JBA carrier from something,
which if we went by HFCC would be VOR in Russian via Irkutsk but we know that`s
imaginary; in Aoki we find Lhasa starts 11935 at 0158 and CNR5, Beijing is also
on there long before and after 0200
13850, May 1 at 0203, no signal from
R. Cairo in Arabic, which is supposed to start at 0200; nor on transposed 13580
as heard before. Probably same transmitter which has stayed late on 12070, altho
the 11935 Abis one should now be available (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** IRAN. 9550, May 1 at 0133, fair signal, Spanish talk about
Palestina, no QRM, and eventually at 0138 found // 12025 with good signal during
music, so Voz de la República Islámica de Irán: both 500 kW from Kamalabad, 9550
being 259 degrees at 0020-0320, while 12025 is 304 degrees including our very
own CIRAF 7-south as one of the USA targets, at 0020-0220 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6876-AM, May 1 at 0122, pirate music,
poor signal; 0128 synthetic YL with gmail address. 0128 raucous wailing and OM
announcement ``the sound of another satisfied listener to The Crystal Ship``. Of
course, it`s a courtesy relay, not the already busted John Poet direct. This one
is getting pretty regular, maybe bolder with news that FCC is reducing
enforcement; no pirates now in the 6.9s (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1020, April 30 at 1229 UT, KOKP Perry is
still AWOL, and in its absence there is weak Spanish from N/S, no doubt KMMQ
Plattsmouth (Omaha market) NE on 50 kW day pattern. KOKP still off at 1917 check
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1771, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
OKLAHOMA. 1120, April 30 at 1230 UT, KETU is on again, quick announcement of
uncopiable website and ``La Picuda`` slogan; vs gospel huxter in English
depending on nulling, no doubt KTXW Texas, no KMOX by this hour. KETU is off
again at 1917 UT recheck. I`ve yet to hear any legal KETU ID from it (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 1771, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA.
1210, April 30 at 1233 UT, Guymon with weather ``on Today`s Country, KGYN``, so
is slogan no longer ``US Country``, or just a variant? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** OMAN [and non]. 9740, May 1 at 0134, undermodulated
Arabic mentions Qahira, but this is surely RSO on wrong frequency, since 9500 is
missing, opening channel for Cuban jammer bleed from 9490 vs R. República. 9740
still on at 0206 with Arabic talk alternately breaking into Qur`aning.
Registered time for 9740 from RSO, THUMRAIT is 22-24 only, always USward. Note
that Iran is also registered on 9740 at 0120-0220 but in Urdu eastward (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 2470.0, May 1
at 0154, Brother Scare, poor but steady signal here, and synchronized with 5050
WWRB, not so with 7570 WRMI or 7490v WBCQ. But I`m sure WWRB isn`t really
transmitting on 2470, as heard only on the DX-398, not the PL-880, and among
other weak image carriers I get on 120m. Of course it could possibly be an image
from something else which happens to be synch with WWRB or with its other
frequency 3185 if on, unchecked. It`s not where any MW harmonic would appear
from a standard frequency. Ahá, another bigsig is 7520 WWCR, which is 2470 kHz
above 5050! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF
RADIO 1771 monitoring: confirmed first SW broadcast Thursday April 30 at 2100 on
WRMI 7570 (but not 15770, something else). 7570 is poorly audible in noise
level. I have suggested to Jeff that the 21-22 UT programs on 7570 need to be on
a much higher band in the summer, such as 13 MHz; WRMI hasn`t been on that band
since initially employing 13695 for TOM. Next:
Fri 2130 WRMI 15770 and
maybe 7570
Sat 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB [resuming after maintenance
break]
Sat 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sun 0315v
WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sun 2100 WRMI 15770 [? But not last week. Check 7570
too]
Sun 2300 WRMI 11580
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5110v Area 51 [but 5110 has
been off the air]
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955
Wed 0630 HLR
7265-CUSB
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955
Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB
Wed 2100
WBCQ 7490v
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [or 1772 if ready in time]
(Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5110, May 1 at 0125 check, for
at least the third night running, no signal from this WBCQ, but the BS continues
on 7490 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11920, May 1 at
0121, WRMI fill music again instead of Fámily Radio in Spanish, sounds Chinese
with flute and string instrument; 0141 Cuban music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1771, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, May 1 at 0137, no
signal from WTWW-3 which had been pretty reliable lately; nor any WTWW-2 on 5085
or 9930, while WTWW-1 does blather on 9475 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9825, May 1 at 0134, whiny blob heard again, and
due to fading unseems of local origin; possibly spur or fundamental from a very
disordered transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This
report dispatched at 0455 UT May 1
