** CUBA. 6000, Jan 4 at 0658, RHC in Spanish instead of English, with efemérides
for 4 de enero, suptorted modulation; while the other ex-English frequencies,
6165, 6100, 6060 and 5040 are on open carrier for a bit longer (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 17730, Jan 4 at 1509, RHC is AWOL from
this frequency supposed to last until 1600, while 17750 is still on. 17580 is
also off, correctly, sked only until 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. 4055, Jan 4 at 0030, R. Verdad with religious
music, S9+10. As requested by Dr Madrid, I`m looking for any duplicate/relays in
the 4000-4100 range, but without any sign of them. Mostly vacant except for some
utilities. There is a steady S9+20 carrier on 4012.80, again at 0056; could be
something local; at 0554 logged as 4012.7 without noting the slight disparity;
Maybe always a ute there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
OKLAHOMA. 1460, Jan 4 at 1409 UT, Mexican music roughly NW/SE when I null KHOJ
MO, 1413 UT Spanish talk, interview with woman on phone. Suspect it`s KZUE,
finally back on air more than a week after latest icestorm which hit El Reno
hard, the last town to have power restored by OG&E; but to be sure, must
check at midday even if I can`t get an ID. YES: Jan 4 at 1728 UT, KZUE now
dominant on groundwave looping N/S with ``música del recuerdo`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 92.1, Jan 4 at 0010 UT check on
caradio (and many other times), KAMG-LP Enid is extremely distorted and bleeding
into 92.3 during usual praise music in Spanish. Something`s very wrong with the
satellator input and/or output (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
SPAIN. 15500, Jan 4 at 1511, open carrier/dead air, presumably REE Noblejas
again like Dec 31, inexplicably on air long before *1900 weekdays. If running
the transmitter anyway, why not add some useful modulation?? Nothing on 15390
which would otherwise be // (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U
S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1806 monitoring: confirmed right on the dot, UT Monday 0400
on webcast of Area 51 and presumably WBCQ 5109.7-CUSB, which was confirmed on
air during following semihour, along with WRMI 9955 which plays WOR at 0430.
Next:
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. 15770, Sunday Jan 3 at 2100, WRMI is poor as usual here, but Brother Scare
after ID is followed by `In Christ We Live` --- never have I been so happy to
hear a gospel huxter, as that may mean the 21-22 slot on 15770 is still NON-BS,
as on the schedule grid, and WORLD OF RADIO could still appear Fridays at 2130,
instead of BS, hopefully only by mistake on Jan 1. ICWL had replaced WOR several
weeks ago Suns at 2100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A.
Just as I thought, here`s the deal about WRMI appearing on 5956.2 for a few
days:
``Glenn: It turns out that transmitter 5 was radiating on the
frequency of an old crystal that was in it instead of the PTS frequency
synthesizer. We now have it on 5015, and it should be on the air at 2300 today
on schedule. Your report would be appreciated (Jeff White, WRMI, 1835 UT Jan 3,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)``
5015, Jan 3 at 2328 check on the R75, there`s BS
on a JBA signal, but definitely there instead of 5956.2; recheck on the NRD-545
at 0033 Jan 4: very poor still, S7 and seems undermodulated to boot, also
suffering from 5025 Rebelde splash, escaped by LSB tuniing. Another check at
0552 Jan 4, 5015 is still JBA. Perhaps it is doing an adequate job in its
boresight, 285 degrees? Well, 7730 night, 15440 day are also on a 285 antenna
with plenty big if not blasting signals here at about 315 degrees from
Okeechobee.
5956.2 was also heard by Dan Sheedy: ``5956.2 WRMI 0010-0057+
1 Jan. LDPOG acting up with unscriptural glossolalia mixed with what sounded
like another audio feed of hymns on piano. Also 0056+, 0441 2 Jan. (Dan Sheedy,
Moonlight Beach, CA CCrane "Skywave"/6m X wire)``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, Jan 4 at 0033 check, WTWW-3 is open
carrier/dead air at S5; WTWW-2 is not on 9930 or 5085; WTWW-1 also is still on
9475 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6120.18 &
6107.535, Jan 4 at 0043, the WWCR transmitter on 6115 is putting out
spur/carriers within its sidebands on these frequencies, as if a tone at those
pitches (5.18 and 7.465 kHz) were being modulated. Yet you don`t hear them in AM
tuning to center frequency. I often note such artifacts surrounding various
blasting WWCR frequencies, when fine tuning across them. They stay for a while,
and then may shift to other spots (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1460, Jan 4 at 1409 UT somestation still playing Xmas
carols! Loops NE/SW, ``O Come, All Ye Faithful``; 1412 UT Catholic promo; 1413
UT `Good King Wenceslaus`, 1422 UT mentions reallifecatholic.com, `We Three
Kings`. Has to be the EWTN station for St Louis MO market, KHOJ St Charles,
meaning Heart of Jesus, 12 kW day power. Nulling it I`m getting Spanish, so is
KZUE finally back on? See OKLAHOMA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** YEMEN [non]. 11860, Jan 4 at 1425, R. Sana`a with familiar
stirring music and brief exhortations, presumably to overthrow the usurpers.
After 1430, IBB R. Ashna KUWAIT still audible underneath. Break for Maghrib
sunset call to prayer happens at 1446:24.5 which is 45.5 seconds later than
yesterday at 1445:39. By 1459 past 1507 the music is suffering from IADs, unlike
earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at
1822 UT January 4
