** CUBA. 4765, Dec 12 at 0119, R. Progreso open carrier is already on prior to
nominal *0130 start (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH
AMERICA. 6950.0-AM, Dec 12 at 0126, JBA carrier, and still at 0150, while I am
mainly listening to AWWW on WBCQ, and find a much stronger pirate on 6975, X-FM.
Logs here
say
6950 was Radio True North, moving to 4070 around 0312 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6975.0-AM, Dec 12 at 0150, rock music
at S7, which wasn`t there at earlier check 0125; 0155 DJ announcement goes on
for 3 minutes, talking over music, it seems. Now down to S5-S6 and can`t really
copy any of it, let alone ID. But numerous logs here
say
it was X-FM between 0051 and 0337, some with a very strong signal (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 780-, Dec 11 at 1836 UT, ABC news
ending at odd time from KSPI Stillwater, 250-watt semi-local. Bandscanning in
SSB on NRD-545 10-kHz steps, it`s painfully obvious which stations are
off-frequency, and this one is, roughly 779.98. Even worse cases are 1070 KFTI
Wichita KS and 1320 KCLI Clinton OK (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [non]. 94.3, Dec 11 at 1900 UT, USA Radio News,
full-quieting local quality signal, then news from ``the state capitol,
Topeka``, so it`s still no local Okie, but KVCW, Kingman KS, overriding the
microwatts (if really on now) from Enid`s KLGB-LP. FM from Kansas may be getting
a slight tropo boost this warm midday. Kingman is 141 km = 87 miles away (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 105.7, Dec 11 at 1858 UT,
series of ESPN promos, dead air during ID hole at 1859:50 UT to 1900:00 UT, on
to `Sports Center`; obviously from KRDR Alva which now blox KROU Spencer, when
it`s on. When first on the air a few months ago, KRDR was relaying parent
station in Joplin MO, including local ads from there, instead of ESPN direct.
They still don`t have their act together at the most basic level (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 106.9, Dec 11 at 1950 UT on caradio
in central Enid, I`m trying again to ID a weak station here next to local 107.1
KNID --- lo-fi phoner talk, then ad for financial service, 832-1906 in Cordell
--- so that makes it KTIJ, 100/100 kW, 299/299 m, Elk City, which is 20 miles
WNW of Cordell, and ID as ``107 the ---`` algo, which per WTFDA FM Database is
``106.9 The Zone`` but not as in end-zone, since format is CHR, not SBG.
Distance to E.C. is 176 km = only 109 miles (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1803 monitoring: confirmed the
offset playbacks on WRMI, Friday Dec 11 from 2130 on 15770, from 2130.6 on 7570,
which is now better; heard on my rooftop via the PL-880 while repairing a TV
antenna lead-in. Next:
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 0900 WRMI 5850 to NW [NEW! But not last week]
Mon 0400v WBCQ
5110v-CUSB Area 51 to WSW [but preëmpted last week]
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. 7489.9-AM, UT Sat Dec 12 from 0116 tune-in, `Allan Weiner Worldwide` on
WBCQ. Caller asks about driver tube in the 7490 transmitter. Says it`s at
4CX1500A, replacing the original 4CX1500B with a different socket. These are
getting more expensive, and available only from a rebuilder in California. At
0123 someone asks about the delay on 5110 (really 5109.7-CUSB). Allan says
programming on that frequency is routed thru a server at Larry Will`s place (in
Maryland). At 0130, W5KUB calls from Memphis, about Project Diana, EME on ham
radio. His show newly on WBCQ, `Amateur Radio Roundtable` is UT Weds at 0200.
Allan says the equipment should be working OK from now on, implying that it was
something other than bad propagation impeding reception this Tuesday night.
At 0137, Allan mentions that someone has bought two hours of airtime as
a gift to her husband, to be used on New Year`s Eve; no further details. Neat
idea! Plugging for more customers, Allan says that they don`t have to worry
about music licensing fees since those don`t apply to *international*
broadcasting stations from the USA to abroad; ``I know, I know ---``. O, maybe I
should play music on WOR?? I was avoiding that issue. At 0140 Ramsey calls, who
used to work in hydroelectric power plants, again pleased that I have publicized
his old and new shows and again volunteers that ``I believe I understand Glenn
Hauser``. Allan says gh is a good guy and ``I know he enjoys the diverse
programming on WBCQ`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A.
700, Dec 11 at 1840 UT, very weak signal on E-W antenna, 1842 UT talk about
baseball, mentions Cincinnati, so here`s WLW propagating by skywave just after
local mean noon here. Not getting 720 WGN at this time, but very poor from it at
1856 UT check. Distance 1213 km = 754 miles city-to-city, or really a bit
further since site is on east side of the Queen city, but definitely within
Ohio. Also got WHAS: see 840 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U
S A. 790, Dec 11 at 1835 UT, mentions Oklahoma Farm Bureau, but there is no 790
in OK; also mentions Rogers, so KURM in northwest AR is making it at midday;
skywave boost? Maybe not. Best on E-W antenna, while on N-S antenna there is
C&W music, so KXXX Colby KS (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 840, Dec 11 at 1833 UT, in low-noon bandscan right at
local mean 12:01 pm, Honda ad; could be KTIC in NE, but no, best on the ALA330-S
antenna aimed E-W, into the NRD-545 rather than caradio this time. 1834 UT
mentions ``across Kentucky`` and to clinch it, WHAS ID. Skywave at midday,
distance 1092 km = 678 miles city-to-city, but radio-locator shows site is a bit
east of Louisville, so even further. At least it`s definitely in KY, unlike
several TV stations over the river in IN. A slight SAH maybe from KTIC. Also got
WLW; see 700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 2660,
Dec 12 at 0111, JBA AM carrier. It`s a frequency I always check during 2 MHz
bandscans along with the Canadian Coast Guards. I continue to think it`s still
the second harmonic of KGLD, Tyler TX, 2 x 1330, and claim to be the only DXer
who ever definitely IDed it, a couple of years ago, but now it`s never strong
enough to pull anything more than traces of audio.
In case anyone else
would like to try for it, I point out the official FCC sunset/sunrise times
when, if they are following the rules (aside from suppressing harmonix more than
this), the fundamental cut from 1000 watts day power to 77 watts night power
should occur in December at 2315 UT, just before which one would expect a larger
signal on the propagating harmonic (January: 2345 UT). Sunrise is 1315 UT in
Dec, 1330 UT in Jan, but it also has a PSRA of 500 watts starting at 1200 UT. So
far, when I hear it any time of night, it`s supposedly only a fraxion of 77
watts. Non-direxional at all times. Format is gospel music, and maybe some
preaching.
So far, pickins is sparse for any other MW harmonix this
winter on 2 or 3 MHz bands (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This
report dispatched at 0425 UT December 12
