** CUBA. 11910-11990, Nov 6 at 1405, DentroCuban Jamming Command not only
attacks 11930 Radio Martí with a wall-of-noise, but allows it to splatter
spuriously far beyond the `necessary` frequency. It`s particularly heavy around
11990. The bane of shortwave, and don`t give RHC a pass for it when their own
signals, such as 11950 in between, remain clear of any jamming. The mess on
11930 also degrades one of our few chances to hear R. Japan in English, 11925
via Palau (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15370, Nov 6
at 1359, RHC is already on here with canned announcement that 9850 and 9550 are
closing, and 15370 is opening. Modulation on 15370 is breaking up. Then the live
announcer, still well before 1400, claims it`s ``exactamente las 9 de la
mañana``! There`s nothing wrong with approx. timechex within a minute, but there
is something wrong when you repeatedly claim them to be ``exact``. Furthermore,
9550 is *not* going off at 1400, still on at 1440 check. RHC has failed to make
its announcements accurate during the Two Sesquiweeks of Confusion until their
own B-15 sked kicks in on Nov 15; but don`t count on them to be correct then,
either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non].
1650, Nov 6 at 0655, as KYHN OK is not too strong at the moment (really 1 kW
night power?), I null it and try to pull something else thru, aiming N/S,
especially some Spanish music. 0656 tentative ID in passing as Radio Zer, which
would finally get me the México DF 5/5 kW XEARZ which has been eluding me.
Trouble is, there are also two US SS stations on 1650, CO & TX, and adding
to the mix is KCNZ IA. I can forget about the two Canadians and other UStations
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1650, Nov 6 at 0659
UT, KFSW Sallisaw, still claiming to be with its singing ID, ``Arklahoma`s talk
radio, KYHN Fort Smith``. Probably paid a pretty penny for their jingle package
which the call change will obsolete, if they ever admit new identity (why not
``Oklansas``?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SLOVAKIA [non].
9955, Nov 6 at 1350, REI in Spanish, for at least the third day, instead of
scheduled RSI in English from 1330, via WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 15400, Nov 6 at 1514, YL ID for R. Tamazuj
and several ``kHz`` mentions in Arabish, no doubt citing own frequencies rather
than a DX program; fair here and also on poor 15550, which is about a
sesquisecond ahead, i.e. two different transmitter sites. HFCC will not break
out specific services under the PNW registration, but shows 15550 is VATICAN at
1500-1630, i.e. followed by R. Dabanga, while 15400 is via FRANCE at 1500-1530
only Tamazuj.
Trying to remember the third frequency, I try 15150, but
that`s AWR via Germany. HFCC shows 13800 is also PNW at 1500-1630, switching
from Madagascar to Vatican at 1600. Which means that siteswitch still comes in
the middle of the Dabanga broadcast rather than between Tamazuj and Dabanga. One
might be amused by observing any overlap around 1557-1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 12035, Nov 6 at 1351, VOT English, poor, but
much better than usual, into `Eco-Friendly Turkey` segment; 1407 recheck nice
Turkish music, as the second half of broadcasts are mostly music. Transmission
break of less than a minute at 1413, but when it cuts back on, seems noticeably
weaker; what happened? Maybe discovered belatedly to be on wrong azimuth? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1797
monitoring: confirmed Thu Nov 5 after 2100 on WRMI 7570, good. NOT confirmed UT
Fri Nov 6 at 0225 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB --- Should have shifted to 0200 UT, but I
did not have a chance to check until 0225, and on two portables, no signal at
all. Was it off? Or blotted by K-index of 3 at 00, 4 at 03 per WWV, altho no
spaceweather storms before or predicted at that time. Could/did anyone hear this
broadcast? Next:
Fri 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE
Fri 2130.5 WRMI 7570 to
NW
Fri 2330 WRMI 5850 to NW
Sat 0730 HLR 7265-CUSB to SW
Sat 1530
HLR 7265-CUSB to SW
Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND?
Sun 0415v WA0RCR
1860-AM ND?
Sun 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE
Mon 0400v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51
to WSW
Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed
1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Very depressed propagation
conditions around 0630 UT Nov 6: 9 MHz almost dead; 11 MHz not much but usual VG
signal from 11725 NZ, with 11780 Brasil much weaker than usual; US stations on 6
MHz weakened, and even 4840 WWCR. But VOA English news inbooming on 6080, tnx to
equatorial SAO TOME site, and despite seemingly unfavorable 20 degree azimuth at
05-07 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 670, Nov 6
at 0640 UT, Cuban music from R. Rebelde is now unimpeded by cheatin` daytimer
KHGZ Caddo Country, Arkansas. What happened? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1290, Nov 6 at 0707 UT, Jim Bohannon show about the
National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, with guest Bruce DuMont, as tuxed JimBo
has just emceed their annual awards show. DuMont founded the Museum of Broadcast
Communications and is the nephew of Allan(sp?) DuMont, TV pioneer who started
the first TV network (until 1955*; I remember seeing it during my earliest TV
DXing days in NM).
Presume this 1290 is Wichita Falls, but uplooked
later in the station-finder, no, it`s from the opposite direxion, KOIL Omaha NE.
Anyhow I soon switch to KSL 1160 UT where I know reception will be better, once
I evade the IBOC from 1170 KFAQ (take that! KSL throws the same noise on KFAQ).
Anyhow, it`s too late to keep listening, but this JimBo show should be of
especial interest to broadcast historians, and they are available OD: not yet as
of 1640 UT, but click on November 5 here:
for some
details, and
Before
0700 UT I was also hearing Bohannon on 680, i.e. KFEQ St Joseph MO, which plays
the first hour at 0607 UT instead of live at 0307 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1630, Nov 6 at 0701 UT, news all about Iowa,
how strange in the nightmiddle rather than plugging into some national network
at hourtop; I bet it`s recorded. 0702 UT weather from some TV station; 0703 UT
``The Mighty 1630 --- loud & clear, KCJJ`` and rock music. Split format from
Iowa City of TLK/AC per NRC AM Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. TA carrier search Nov 6 at 0643-0651: 711 from ENE,
Morocco? 783 from about 80 degrees, Mauritania? 738, probably TP Tahiti (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1740 UT
November 6
