** CANADA. The ch A2 analog CTV station in the Maritimes, CJCH5, is in NS, not
NB as I misstated in last report. Per the WTFDA list:
it`s
only one sesqui-kW at Sheet Harbour NS, so getting that by double-hop would be
extraordinary, rather than plain old CHBX SSM full-power at single-hop (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHILE [and non]. 12365-USB, June 20 at
2139, figuring this would be a likely time for another Copa América game (if the
tournament isn`t over), so strain to hear CBV relaying one here --- yes, JBA
talk at near-imagination level. I was surprised to read that others were not
hearing this as well as I was last week. No signal from 15345v LRA Argentina
which ought to be on now; off, or degraded propagation?
BUT: There
happens to be another utility talker on 12365-USB, Aussie marine weather from
VMC, Charleville, Queensland, more likely the trace I heard, and CBV is likely
to QRM it when really on.
Per schedule
June
20 starting at 2130 UT was Argentina vs Jamaica at Viña del Mar. But hardly
essential listening for Chileans or Pascuans.
For Sunday June 21:
1900
UT, Colombia vs Perú at Temuco
2130 UT, Brasil vs Venezuela at
Santiago
Next match is not until Wed June 24 at 2330 UT involving Chile,
when a 12365 relay will surely be required (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA. CNR1 jammers, morning of June 20: none in 16s, 14s,
13s, 12s
15775, June 20 at 1337, CNR1 jammer, poor; per Aoki, target is
only a 0.1 kW Sound of Hope nuisance transmitter on Taiwan, which is usually the
case, u.o.s., especially toward band-edges or WOOB.
15970, June 20 at
1337, CNR 1 jammer, fair
15340, June 20 at 1339, CNR1 jammer, good vs CCI
which must be Reach Beyond Australia, which is always in Hindi at this semihour!
But Aoki shows this is also another SOH 0.1 kW channel, so tough luck, RBA! You
may want to have a word with your religionist kin, the Falun Gong.
15265,
June 20 at 1344, CNR1 jammer, fair, always plus a het this hour only, tnx to
off-frequency 250 kW R. Taiwan International
15115, June 20 at 1345, CNR1
jammer, good with usual CCI, target VOA Chinese via THAILAND (and 14-15 via
Philippines)
18990, June 20 at 1346, CNR1 jammer, good! vs unheard RFA
Tibetan via Kuwait, this hour, this frequency on Sats & Weds
only
17485, June 20 at 1425, CNR1 jammer, good; Aoki shows VOA Tibetan
via Thailand, but M/W/F only and this is Saturday. VOA varied jumparound, or
mistake?
BTW, CRI East Turkistan in English on 17630 is not so good
today, compared to the jammers which must be further east in China. 17660 CNR8
Korean is also VG today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA.
16180, Sat June 20 at 2137, 5-digit YL Spanish numbers mixed with digital
noises, VG signal, presumably a 250-kW = RHC transmitter. I found this only
after hearing her on 17570 mixing with local KCRC 1390, thus an overload on the
PL-880, and 17570 minus 1390 = 16180 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 11930 & 9565, Sat June 20 at 2140, heavy
jamming vs mostly crowd noise, presumably R. Martí with a silly ballgame being
broadcast but blocked by Big Brothers. Mustn`t encourage escaping by Cubéisbol
stars to become gusano millionaires (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9965, June 21 at 0134, R. Cairo, good signal but JBM
music in Arabic service
9315, June 21 at 0134, R. Cairo, fair in Spanish
with hum, somewhat undermodulated but not distorted
12070, June 21 at
0135, R. Cairo, VG signal in Spanish somewhat distorted but readable, and
running one sesqui-second behind 9315! Does this mean one is Abis and the other
Abu Zaabal site? Normally overnight, only Abis is scheduled.
11935, June
21 at 0136, R. Cairo Spanish is suptorted, and synchro with 12070, not 9315; and
11935 is axually about 5 dbu stronger than 12070 on the PL-880 meter. Sometimes
11935 is very weak by comparison (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non?]. Lots of sporadic E June 20, but very
frustrating, as mostly weak signal CCI on channel 2 video, seldom even audio to
ascertain whether Spanish or English. Anyhow, all in UT:
1541 on 2, algo
video; lots of fading in and out, nothing logable for hours
1821 on 2, a
bit of Spanish audio; more in and out video CCI
2203 on 2, constant bug
in UR looks rather like an X, plus two lines of tiny text to its right which may
well be call and location or something else IDable if I could only make it out.
Closest thing to design is the TeleVer script T V logo as in Danny`s channel 2
reference, i.e. XHFM Veracruz (which my antenna is aimed at anyway); again
visible at 2228; 2235 when dogs are featured on rest of screen
2246 on 2,
now a small bug in LR, probably star of Televisa-2; heavy CCI
continues
UT June 21:
0021 on 4, algo, variety show? Spanish audio;
also usual CCI on 2
0113 on 4, ``en el Trece``, audio promo, so Azteca 13
net
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA.
6950-USB, June 21 at 0140, pirate music, country? Very poor, and slight reduced
carrier? But that may rather be from remnant of my local KCRC 1390 x 5 harmonic.
Numerous logs here, all out of states eastward from OK, say it was XLR8, until
0150* or 0152*:
I
also noted an AM carrier only on 6955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [non non]. 88.1, June 20 at 1452 UT, there is a
sporadic E opening, supposed way up thru the FM band, so I am checking out the
lowest open FM channels here. Altho I would rather hear `Radio Lab` about
relativity on KWOU Woodward OK, since there is area morning tropo enhancement
from KS and OK, to confuse things. Promo for some church event in Chesapeake VA!
That leads to the nearest 88.1, WHOV in Hampton VA, 2/8 kW, 59/59 meters. Hmm,
or is it?
Another Es check of 88.1 hours later, June 20 at 2122 UT,
commercial (er, underwriting) from Greg Garrett Realty in Hampton Roads, on to
gospel music. Same station still/again?? 88.1 is fading completely in and out
like Es, but I soon find it is // and synchronized with our Oasis Network
translator in Enid on 89.1, K206CA, which supposedly relays KNYD 90.5 Broken
Arrow OK, instead of accessible KMSI 88.1 Moore OK, which is the station I am
really getting thru the turbulent hot 94-degree summer afternoon
troposphere.
Tho mostly Okie, Oasis does have an affiliate in VA, WYCS in
Yorktown/Hampton, but it`s on 91.5 with no known translators, while WHOV 88.1 is
unrelated, at Essence Hampton University, format black gospel/jazz, per WTFDA FM
Database. The Oasis website clinches it at
which
includes Greg Garrett Realty! So beware if you hear local Virginia (or Ohio)
sponsors on an Oasis Network frequency which is really in Oklahoma (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 17855, Sat June 20 at 2131,
REE is VG on NAm beam, 45-54 dbu, can even broaden bandwidth on the PL-880 to 9
kHz --- but no stupid ballgame! Surely there are some, but REE must not have the
SW rights. Instead, music show, featuring classic American rock tunes, all in
English! But presented in Castilian. First one at tune-in something about
melting icecaps. 2132, Richard Harley(?) in Elvis style, ``Pretty Feet``;
mentions Rod Stewart, ``Hot Lips`` (or ``Legs``? I don`t know much about this
genre and generally don`t care to); At 2137 I check the other frequencies and
all three are on, in descending order of strength here: 17715 good, 15490 poor,
15450 very poor. 2148, still hard rock in English, no SBG; 2150 YL sings in
English, ``The End of My Nose`` but just a fragment, then ``Tongue`` as
announced. 2150, ``Can`t Take My Eyes Off of You``, and wrapping up. I guess the
theme was body-parts, à la Wolverine Radio. 2200 sign-off and IS
keeps
playing past 2203+.
Marty Delfín of El País in Madrid tells us
there is serious talk at REE about resuming English on SW, but I doubt this is
what they had in mind! Yet 17855 would be a lot better than 6055 as
before.
So what show was this? Schedule grid
claims
nothing but `Tablero Deportivo` Saturdays 14-22 UT. But this 24 hour grid
doesn`t really reflect what they put on SW, weekdays 18-22 UT either --- I know
I have heard `Españoles en la Mar` sometimes, but it`s not shown on there (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5110-, CUSB, June 20 at 0532,
WBCQ is on again with BS, but VP signal unlike no signal 24 hours before (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9475 & 5830, June 20 at
1335, WTWW-1 is AWOL from both its possible frequencies.
12105, June 21
at 0137, WTWW-3 is off instead of until 0200, but 9475 and 5085 are on (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1280, KSOK Arkansas City KS,
is still off the air, afternoon of June 20 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** VATICAN. 11730, June 21 at 0139, Vatican Radio opening English
segment to S Asia with schedule including another broadcast at ``3:28 pm``, into
discussion of this Sunday`s liturgy. I guess they refer to the Sunday-only
Angelus at 1000-1030 to numerous targets not including S Asia, per EiBi (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0341 UT June
21
