** BRAZIL. 9723.40, Nov 8 at 0049, Radio RB2, very poor S6 in Brazuguese,
continues its drift ever-downward from nominal 9725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 7350, UT Sunday Nov 8 at 0037,
looking for The Mighty KBC on the frequency it unexpectedly had to use last week
--- no, all I get is a weak signal from CRI English, which was already there at
23-02 via Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN, to Europe (also on 7425 for S Asia at 00-01).
Is KBC back on 7395?
7395, Nov 8 at 0037, JBA carrier, can`t tell what it
is, but maybe KBC via Nauen, GERMANY, where it was a biweek ago. Nothing on
7375, the frequency before that.
At 0131 Nov 8, still only CRI on 7350;
but on 7395, the giveaway beeps of a VOA Radiogram, and then the unmistakable
voice of Uncle Eric, but it`s still very poor, S6. Kim Elliott quickly reported
to the DXLD yg that they were replaying last week`s program instead of a new one
(for those who never found it on 7350 without notice?)
Propagation from
Europe is still very degraded; moving down to 6 MHz band might help a little,
but transmitting via a US station such as WRMI or WBCQ would help a lot more.
Why does KBC have to emanate via Germany? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1270, Nov 8 at 0115 UT, KRXO Claremore (Tulsa), ID
for ``NBC Sports Radio on 1270 AM and 107.9 FM, KRXO The Fan`` --- huh? They
were an outgrowth of 107.7 KRXO in OKC; while 1270 goes on and on with national
ads, PSAs, NBCSR promos at least until 0121 UT, 107.7 is amid play-by-play of
some SBG. Originally 1270 was // 107.7 but way out of synchrony. Now it`s
independent with its own FM, but wonder of wonders, the 250-watt translator is
not getting top billing (yet?)
Here`s the info about 107.9 in Broken
Arrow, K300CY:
showing
its primary as KTUZ, all owned by Tyler Media; this page not updated for KRXO
call-change on 1270 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU.
5980, Nov 8 at 0055, JBA carrier from R. Chaski; 0059 joined by a weaker one
from BBC UAE, making the usual double-pitch het with BFO since they are a few Hz
apart. Restoring a weaker single-pitch carrier from UAE only, R. Chaski cuts off
at 0110:08*, which is 32.5 seconds later than last check Nov 3 at 0109:35.5, or
an average of 6.5 seconds later per diem (noctem?). By the time it precesses to
as much as 10 seconds ``late``, R. Chaski should be about to rest the slippery
clocktimer closer to 0100*. 0138 recheck, no carrier as BBC runs only until 0130
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Should you be reading
this in time, have a try at WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO, carrying WORLD OF
RADIO 1798 at approx. 0415 UT Sunday Nov 8; otherwise, UT Monday 0400 on WBCQ
5109.7-CUSB or 0430 on WRMI 9955; etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 9330.1-CUSB, Nov 8 at 0046, hard rock music, but soon
softer instrumental rock until 0059 with no announcements whatsoever. I assume
it`s Radio Northern Ireland, which was planning to broadcast every Saturday
night to North America on this frequency at 2300, I thought, evidently shifted
to start at 0000 UT Sundays, but no such listing yet appears on the WBCQ 9330
program schedule. On a previous program, Jordan had said goodbye by :45 with
nothing more but music then either. When it stops at 0059, WBCQ ID & IS loop
plays for a minute, marred by some uteblaaps, 0100 sign-off announcement and off
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3185, Nov 8 at 0101,
WWRB is S8 but suptorted, modulation not making a connexion: wiggle that
patchcord! Still same at 0142, nothing but scratching on 3185, while 5050 is VG,
loud & clear (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 600,
Nov 8 at 0127 UT, ad for Kelowna Auto! Has me going, but isn`t the BC station on
600, CKBD, in Vancouver, and also gone for good? No, it must be merely WMT
Cedarapids IA, as they continue with ``on highway 1 south of Iowa City``.
However, I don`t find any such hiway around Iowa City, but the Trans-Canada
Hiway is not too far (north) of Kelowna; hmm. I must suppose this Auto bizness
in IA is otherwise spelt too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U
S A. 1150, Nov 8 at 0122 UT, promos for programs on ``Newstalk 1150, WHBY``, at
least three of them so three such IDs, then mentions Wisconsin Badgers;
surprised to hear this dominating 1150 as I tune across, rather than KSAL KS.
NRC AM Log shows WHBY is 20/25 kW (yes, more at night), so no wonder it gets
out, from Kimberley (Appleton) WI, U4. NRC Pattern Book shows very tight day and
night patterns with huge lobe to the northeast! Must be out of whack, like
non-direxional now; no wonder I haven`t heard it before. Looks like it should
barrel into Europe if on proper patterns (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** VATICAN [non]. 7425, Nov 8 at 0136, JBA carrier from VOA
Greenville, caused by S9+25 open carrier on 7305, leaping over adjacent 7365
Radio Martí transmitter, and a trace of that modulation can be heard on 7425 //
7365. Vatican Radio starts Spanish at 0145 per its new unpublicized schedule,
and now the spur on 7425 rates S6, a mixture of weak Vatican and Martí audio
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0400 UT
November 8
