** BIAFRA [non]. 15560, Aug 27 at 1943, JBA carrier with Doppler flutter during
very disturbed propagation conditions, but it must be the new SW service of R.
Biafra, clandestine, the one which had been on FM only but really bothering the
powers that be in Nigeria. I wonder how much of it, if any, is in English. Tnx
to José Miguel Romero for the story:
``BreakingNews 27/8/15 - Clandestine
Radio Biafra Now Broadcasting Across Most Africa | Masterweb Reports
Radio
Biafra has launched a satellite television dubbed Biafra Television and a
shortwave (SW) radio that will cover most Africa and beyond. According to the
clandestine station, the frequency of the broadcast is 15560 kHz in the 19 meter
band and hours of broadcast for the time being, 7.00 – 9.00 am and 7.00 – 9.00
pm Nigerian time. The station still broadcasts on FM, satellite and Internet,
even though Nigeria National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) claim they have
blocked them on FM and satellite, and would also do the same on Internet.
Briefing Journalists last month after a meeting between officials of
Ministry of Information and President Buhari, Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan, Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Information said: "Right now the signals from radio
Biafra have been jammed successfully by NBC. The commission is also working with
security agencies to get those that are behind that radio because it is an
illegal radio. It is not licensed by anybody to be on the airwaves in
Nigeria."
Nnamdi Kanu, Radio Biafra Director in a statement posted on
their website, described their shortwave radio as "Nuclear War Head". It is
unbelievable that Radio Biafra that is supposed to have had its wings clipped by
NBC is now not only broadcasting in the South East and Niger Delta but now
sending its air waves across Nigeria and Africa. Has NBC lost the air wave war
with Radio Biafra? The answer will be known with what happens in the next few
day[s]``
The story is illustrated with a young opposite-gender couple
embracing, but not clear who they are. The local times given in UT +1 correspond
to UT: 06-08 and 18-20. It`s likely that the site is Issoudun, FRANCE, which is
on 15560 to Africa immediately prior to both broadcasts (but Deutsche Welle
relays had then been scheduled, presumably, as backup/alternatives, surely out
of the way for this).
We may hope for better reception to come; WWV
reported at 1800 Aug 27:
``Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 August
follow.
Solar flux 126 and estimated planetary A-index 30.
The estimated
planetary K-index at 1800 UTC on 27 August was 5.
Space weather for the past
24 hours has been moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level
occurred.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.
Space weather
for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching
the G1 level are expected.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are
likely.``
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 17730, Aug 27
at 2003 on caradio, RHC Portuguese but with suptorted modulation. Can be their
best afternoon frequency.
11840, Aug 28 at 0012, RHC is open carrier/dead
air, while 11760 is modulating plentifully, running S9+30 and splashing up to 15
kHz out, kind of mixing with the RNB spur around 11745. 11670 is also on, not
quite as strong (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND.
9885-9890-9895, Aug 27 at 1255, DRM noise, no doubt RNZI in temporary test
display for the benefit of attendees at HFCC B-15 in Brisbane, Australia, on
this frequency at 0759-1258 for one more day (and a break after 1300) (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. (1650), Aug 28 at 1700 UT,
KYHN webcast is in Herman Cain show, but no break at hourtop --- he`s in a
20-minute quick-response segment; another far right wacko is on an hour later,
with no break either, so I conclude the webcast, if really from KYHN, whose ID I
was wanting to reconfirm instead of ``WFSM``, is way off-time as surely these
shows accede to hourtop news hole breaks in real time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1788 monitoring: confirmed
second SW broadcast, Thursday Aug 27 at 2100 on WRMI 7570, sufficient.
Next:
2130 UT Friday WRMI 15770
2130.5 UT Friday WRMI 7570
2330 UT
Friday WRMI 5850
0630 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1430 UT Saturday HLR
7265-CUSB
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0315vUT Sunday WA0RCR
1860-AM
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 11580
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5110v Area
51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday
HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR
7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 8820, Aug 27 at 2355 I start monitoring on the NRD-545
for the 7520+1300 WWCR+WNQM mixing product to pop on at the same time as 7520 on
the PL-880. This happens at *2358:28 but nothing detectable on 8820. Propagation
is very degraded and the noise level is high. I was able to hear 8820 carrier
before but want to match its cut-on to 7520.
6220, I retune to and find a
better than before signal from the 7520 minus 1300 mixing product, registering
S8+, music in Spanish past hourtop to 0001 Aug 28 brief unreadable announcement,
more music. As previously discovered, this is WMDB 880, ``La Ranchera``,
Nashville, buying night-time on WNQM 1300. At first there was audio mix as
before from some poor 2-way USB sailor. I couldn`t hear much from WWCR on 6220,
till just a bit of steel drumming up to 0000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 11870, Aug 28 at 0014, WEWN is quite weak with Doppler
flutter on the carrier due to propagation disturbance (see BIAFRA), as are some
but not all other degraded US signals. No such problem affects the lower WRMI
frequencies, altho bands above 12 MHz are nearly dead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0309 UT August 28
