** BIAFRA [non]. 11600, Sat Dec 19 at 2029, JBA carrier from presumed R. Biafra
via BULGARIA. Which is about all I can ever expect to get. At 2000, Richard
Langley in NB could not hear it at all even via UTwente SDR, and wondered if
it`s Mon-Fri only? But Ivo Ivanov reports hearing a strong signal at local range
Dec 19 at 2000.
Richard Langley, NB replied via the DXLD yg: ``Ivo: Did
you mean 19 December? As I said, I detected nothing via Twente at 2000 UT. But,
I periodically checked the frequency from time to time and noted an S9 carrier
at 2045. I then stayed on the frequency, and Radio Biafra signed on at about
2050:46. They are on right now with what the speaker said is a live broadcast.
Pretty good reception via Twente but some fading at times. Audio disappeared
between about 2110 and 2115 but the carrier was still there. Back now. Speaker
keeps repeating the SW frequency. Studio --> transmitter problems? -- Richard
Langley`` [as of 2117] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL.
28446.9-USB, Dec 19 at 2043, ZZ90IARU, call given fonetikaly, working US
station. I`ll bet this has something to do with the ninetieth anniversary of the
IARU which was last June, but his QRZ.com page says he will be on the air also
in December 2015, i.e.:
ZZ90IARU
90 YEARS OF IARU Op. Mario Libardi -
PY2DV
Rua Dr. Costa Leite 1038
Botucatu - São Paulo 18602-110
Brazil
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005.00,
Dec 19 at 0551, JBA carrier rating S5 but no modulation audible, presumed RNGE
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 6090-, Dec 19 at
0552, LAH audible on lo side of ANGUILLA, as I was expecting, since Olle Alm,
Sweden, had just notified us that FRCN Kaduna had reactivated:
``6090,
Kaduna finally back on the air. Heard 18 Dec at 2130 with Hausa talk and music,
gradually taking over from CNR. Same low frequency as before. Ethiopia had a
good period here when both Nigeria and China were off. Ethiopia 6090 now signing
off at 2100 just like 6110. Kaduna 6090 signed off at 2259. Now it remains to be
seen if they are back on a regular basis (Olle Alm, Sweden, 18 Dec, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)``
Wolfgang Büschel confirms: ``Kaduna Jarji SW on 6090 kHz was
not heard anymore, at least since end of August 2015. Heard at 0550 UT on Dec 19
on accurate 6089.859 kHz, S=9 signal, ID Radio Kaduna at 0559 UT followed by
some drums. Hit heavily by co-channel CBB Caribbean Beacon (University Network)
from Anguilla on 6090.000 kHz. wb``
Now we await another unscheduled
outage by Anguilla to hear Kaduna clearly over here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [and non]. Saturday Dec 19 from 1955 UT, I`m
monitoring the Satzentrale stream for WORLD OF RADIO which they have been
carrying at nominal 2000 UT. Ham DX program in German continues late, but WOR
1804 starts at 2008. They have some other German DX programs, and non-DX
programs, as per full schedule, in UT+1 at
whence
one may also link audio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU.
28400-USB, Dec 19 at 2040, OA5O, special call of Radio Club Peruano, working
North American stations, S5. Accent and dixion are so bad that there could have
been another letter after the 5. But in QRZ.com, I don`t reach an OA5O, instead
OA4O, so maybe that was it. Only a few signals on 10m, all from S America except
for a beacon from the US 7-call area (I hope that beaconeers keep these
accurate, rather than retaining old calls when moving to other areas) (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 10000, Dec 19 at 2049, WWV has
been taken over by the NWS! Something`s haywire. Typical NOAA Weather Radio
local info for central Missouri! Doesn`t even pause for WWV time announcement
just before 2151:00, but overrides it, generally much louder modulation.
Mentions Columbia, Jefferson City, California, Springfield, Joplin; local
conditions for Columbia. Back to WWV control starting at 2052. Meanwhile I
quickly checked the other WWV frequencies, 2500, 5000, 15000 all of which were
much weaker, and did *not* hear this override.
I keep listening to hear
any more of this SNAFU. Ops normal including WWV`s regular oceanic weather info
at 2108-2111, but then NOAA takes over again until 2112, back again at
2113-2114+ but stops before the pre-2115 WWV announcement. Nothing more till an
hour later than my first observation, 2148-2152: altho there are some
interruptions in NWS, not coordinated with anything WWV is saying, again
overriding the pre-2151 time announcement. This time, includes partial ID as
from somewhere in Missouri, 162.425 MHz, operated from NWS St Louis for central
Missouri, site on a tower at Jamestown (which is halfway between Columbia and
California; NW of Jeff. City). Again, not on the other WWV frequencies, just
10000.
I don`t hear any beat, but possibly this is not the WWV 10000 kHz
transmitter, rather from something else. Why isn`t it affecting the other WWV
frequencies?? Altho I ran across this myself, there was a previous report of
such last week, at a different time in an hour:
``10000, WWV, 1535 and
1538. SINFO=3,3,5,3,3, this one is almost beyond belief, between the WWV minute
announcements I heard the NOAA weather forecast for central Missouri including
Jefferson City, the Kaito 1103 and its telescoping antenna. Someone please
explain this one to me! 12/11 (John Davis, Columbus OH, NASWA Flashsheet via
DXLD)``
If WWV is doing this, automation must be accessing a VERY WRONG
source, no human noticing! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S
A. WORLD OF RADIO 1804 monitoring: trying UTwente Sat Dec 19 at 1557 on
7265-CUSB, not hearing much of anything, neither WOR nor CRI.
Near
shortest day Dec 19, I am trying to hear me on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO,
at scheduled 2030 UT Saturday: only a JBA carrier is detectable now and just
before 2100, not enough to overcome the S6 noise level. However, Harold Frodge
could get it last Saturday in Michigan. Better tune in as early as 0400 for the
repeat at nominal 0415 UT Sunday, since last week it may have started early to
end before 0442. Otherwise:
Sun 0900 WRMI 5850 to NW [NEWish! Please
confirm]
Mon 0400v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 to WSW
[beware of Johnny
Lightning Xmas special, which could run overtime]
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. 9930, Dec 19 at 2054, WTWW-2 is on again, this time with C&W music at
S9+50. Is there a schedule?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U
S A. Re WRMI with IADs before and after 1300 UT Dec 18 on 9955, Jeff White
replied: ``Glenn: We have had some problems with electricity this morning, with
phases cutting out, etc. This could be the problem, but I'm not totally certain.
Jeff`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1100, Dec 19 at 0613
UT, `Red Eye Radio` from NW, quite separable from WTAM Cleveland by mutual
nulling, so KNZZ Grand Junxion CO is once again on 50 kW ND day power; for a
while they had been behaving themselves. In between, the pair produce a fast SAH
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1510.0, Dec 19 at 1341
UT, discussion of GM corn from NE/SW, 1346 UT several ads with 913 area codes
(Kansas City +KS), so even tho it`s not sports talk, it must be KCTE
Independence MO, and not off-frequency producing a het, either; mentions
`Sportsradio 810`, however, i.e. WHB KC MO, which must be a relative (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 2359 UT
December 19
